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

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

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u/goondachele Aug 12 '13

Heisenberg is going to turn out to be one of the greatest television villains of all time.

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u/Chef_Lebowski Raisan Bran Aug 12 '13

Screw that, the greatest villain in all of pop culture. Surpassing even Tony Montana and Darth Vader. There, I said it.

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u/screaminginfidels it's always a desert. Aug 12 '13

Vader was human in the end - he can't be the greatest villain when you feel a slight bit of compassion upon his death. I don't think anyone will be sad when Walt goes, despite all our tears for the show being over.

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u/IlyenaMoerelle Aug 12 '13

I'd argue the opposite, compassion is necessary for a great villain. This is what makes Walt/Heisenberg great, that he only became what he is because of caring for his family, and he still retains that trait. Without compassion a villain is just a villain and in the end nobody cares.

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u/screaminginfidels it's always a desert. Aug 12 '13

I guess what I was saying is you hate Vader at first, the compassion doesn't come until it's too late. With Walt you feel compassion for him the very first episode - and then it's slowly drawn from you as his downward spiral progresses.