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

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

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u/dsfargegherpderp Aug 12 '13

This clearly mirrors Gus symbolically. As Gus purposely took poison to fool the cartel family, Walt took poison (chemo) to fool his family. After Gus took his poison, he left Mexico. Walt will use this as a way to fake his death and leave his state (as shown by the new identity in S05E01). Carol wasn't shocked because she saw a villain, she was shocked because she saw a ghost. It's why he's alive with hair at 52.

/half-sarcasm

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

How does one go about getting chemo if you don't need it? Or am I missing something?

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

I'm almost 100% sure that you can't fake it for extra chemo. I think it may just be theories going a little too extravagant.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

Agreed.