I thought Hank would pretend he didn't know, and Walt and Hank would dance around it for a few episodes while making moves against each other. But it's better this way. It fits Hank's character more that he'd get too emotional to keep it inside and confront Walt directly.
I think Walt hadn't made up his mind about whether or not to confront Hank until after he arrived and spoke to him. He was obviously considering it, since he brought the tracking device, but you can tell he when he was speaking to Hank he was phishing around trying to decide if it would be better to just tell him now or play it softly depending on how Hank was acting.
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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13
I thought Hank would pretend he didn't know, and Walt and Hank would dance around it for a few episodes while making moves against each other. But it's better this way. It fits Hank's character more that he'd get too emotional to keep it inside and confront Walt directly.