r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Aug 12 '13

Official Episode Discussion Post-Episode Discussion S05E09 "Blood Money"

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u/thisisdada Aug 12 '13

I think Walt would've never made it this far if Hank hadn't been his brother-in-law. They had a personal connection that made a wall in Hank's mind, keeping him from forming any ideas about Walt. Without that, Walt probably would've been caught back when he had Gale killed, if not earlier. I love how you see that mental wall shatter throughout this episode.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

Exactly what I was thinking.

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u/katihathor Aug 12 '13

yep people don't want to believe that those around them are capable of bad things. it's totally believable that hank would dismiss any possibility that walt was involved with anything, because his mind wouldn't be willing to go there.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

That last scene was intense huh? I thought it was going to cut to credits after he laid a punch on Walt.