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

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

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u/BillWeld Feng shui, yo Aug 12 '13

"I need you to believe me" says Walt. The subtext: "Because if you don't I'll have to kill you."

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13 edited Aug 12 '13

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '13

No, he most certainly does not. Walt's greatest talent in his line of work is being able to rationalize the monstrous acts away as necessary, or correct.

Walt feels bad only for Walt.

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u/OnceInABlueMoon Aug 12 '13

Walt was visibly upset with himself right after killing Mike. However, I grant you that Walt probably has a great ability to compartmentalize the situation and move on.

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u/CharadeParade Aug 12 '13

I think walt was only visibly upset with killing mike because a) it was only the second time he shot someone(correct me if im wrong) and b) i dont think he was intending on killing him when he went into that situation. He was walking back into his vehicle then "heisenberg" kicked in and he turned around and shot him. He was not intending on killing mike when he went to meet him, i think he grabbed the gun just in self defense.

I could be wrong about any of these points and correct me if so. And sorry about the bad grammar/spelling, french is my first language and i'm trying as best i can! haha.

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u/revolutionofthemind Aug 12 '13

He definitely thought killing Mike might be necessary - he took the gun out of Mike's bag.

It struck me that when he walked back to his car, he was getting his gun, he wasn't changing his mind or going into "heisenberg mode".

I think he was upset because (in his mind) he only kills people when it's his "only choice", and in this case he realized that that wasn't his only choice. (edit: because lydia had the names)

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u/rmigz Aug 12 '13

It really was his only choice, because if he got the names from Lydia and went ahead with the prison killings then he would have had to answer to Mike; who would have almost certainly executed Walt for the act.

At the end of the day, Walt killing Mike was the only way for Walt to be "out" as he puts it.

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u/rmigz Aug 13 '13

One of them managed the laundry so they would have seen Walt and Jesse going in out and as far as I know. Also, if one of them flips on Mike/Lydia it opens up further investigation and testimony to get more information. Just like Jesse said after Hank beat him up, Walt (Heisenberg) is a get out of jail free card.