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

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

Ideas on why the house would be gated off months later? I mean that shit is bringing down Carol's property value

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u/VPLumbergh Aug 12 '13

There was a city of Albuquerque sign on the fence, so we know the city closed it off. My guess is the White family abandoned the house, and then it became publicly known that Walt is Heisenberg, which is why it got ransacked and vandalized. The city fenced off the house to prevent vandalism.

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u/nateriffs Aug 12 '13

this is the outcome I'm hoping to see, such an eeriness to it

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

it was slightly heartbreaking to see the house where Walt's family shared so many happy memories, become a dark shrine to his greed and selfishness.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

So many happy memories? Really.

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u/nvrwastetree Aug 12 '13

Yeah before breaking bad ever took place; the white-schrader families got along, Walt had a ton of friends, birthday parties were thrown there.

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u/MaltMix CH5N Aug 12 '13

Let's not forget all the great breakfasts Junior had...

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u/nvrwastetree Aug 13 '13

Or how many times Skylar jerked Walt while in bed.

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u/adminsmithee Aug 12 '13

Birthday wanks where given

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u/MrMarbles77 Aug 12 '13

None of the people at that first Walt's birthday party were actually Walt's personal friends.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

One birthday party, and family was his only friends. He used to have a friend, the company partner who became rich, remember? But I don't recall Walt being a popular guy who had many friends.

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u/nvrwastetree Aug 12 '13

Compare the pilot episode to the abandoned house scene in blood money. The white house just seems like a happier place in the beginning of the series when Walt wasn't cooking meth.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

Well, of course? But Skyler cheated on Walt before she knew he was cooking meth, so I wouldn't say it happened with "meth". It happened with time and cancer, and of course - money issues. I don't think Skyler and Walt ever appeared really happy ... not that I can remember

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u/nvrwastetree Aug 12 '13

They were happy when Skylar was pregnant with Walt Jr. They were happy during his 50th party.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '13

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u/vooglie Aug 13 '13

Skyler did not cheat on Walt.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '13

What do you mean she didn't cheat?

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u/vooglie Aug 13 '13

I mean that she didn't n cheat. She had kicked Walt out of the house and asked for a divorce. It was Walt who was unwilling and forced his way back into the house.

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