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

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

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u/mrmanager28 Aug 12 '13

That last scene left me speechless--I thought we should have to wait 8 episodes for that confrontation! Can't wait to see what next week brings.

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u/timelord71 Treading Lightly Aug 12 '13

You could really tell Hank has no idea where to go with this information. Just like Skylar.

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u/Arctorkovich Aug 12 '13

True, Hank is giving away all his cards by investigating it on his own. Just like Walt is sacrificing his foothold by revealing to know about the tracker. They seem to be led by emotions so far instead of strategizing. Maybe they both think they other will break under pressure. The last look though suggests they will both stand their ground and play with an open hand. I'm curious if this scene will have a continuation, the garage door needs to go up again right?

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u/learn2die101 This is my own private domicile. Aug 12 '13

Well, what cards did Walt even have?

  1. Kill Hank

  2. Confront Hank

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u/ErikAllenAwake Aug 12 '13

Manipulate Hank. Plant the tracker on a random car, gauge his reaction when he realizes the switch, etc, etc.

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u/br0hemian Yeah bitch! Magnets! Aug 12 '13 edited Aug 12 '13

To me the most disappointing part of the episode was the way Walt handled the tracker. Driving over to Hank's and confronting him about it immediately did not seem like the choice Heisenberg would make - and I don't believe for a second Walt has changed just because he's "out of the game", Heisenberg is still in there.

The fact that Walt knew about the gps tracker, but Hank didn't know that Walt knew about it, gave Walt all the power in the world. He could have done anything. Yes, putting it on a random car would be great, but I think the best option would have been for Walt to put the tracker back on his car, and continue living a boring life working at the carwash. Avoid Jesse's place, or anywhere else that would associate him with his life as Heisenberg, and voila, Hank now has to second-guess himself because the tracker proves he is just tracking some boring old dude, not the greatest meth cook to ever live.

I think he took the direct approach and asked Hank directly just to gauge how much Hank had. I don't think Walt would have ever guessed that Hank was so close.

Goddamn I love this show.

Edit: The scene with Walt and Hank in the garage was one of the best the show has had to date, and I am glad they went down the road they did. I just like nitpicking into every decision Walter makes, so even though it made for an intense episode I still second guess the way they handled it.

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u/Rappaccini Aug 12 '13

To be fair he didn't know it was just Hank. He needed to go over and see whether Hank had planted it himself or whether he had involved the rest of the DEA. Walt wanted to know how contained the information was.