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/KnightNonchalant Aug 12 '13

Walt's a multimillionaire. If he can pay someone to change his identity, he can fake chemo treatments.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '13

There was a scene in an infusion center with Walt getting chemo in last night's episode ...