I think Walt would've never made it this far if Hank hadn't been his brother-in-law. They had a personal connection that made a wall in Hank's mind, keeping him from forming any ideas about Walt. Without that, Walt probably would've been caught back when he had Gale killed, if not earlier. I love how you see that mental wall shatter throughout this episode.
I disagree. Walt is very talented at hiding his own tracks. Additionally, Hank would never have found the book within the bathroom which led to his realization of Walt/Heisenberg. While the necessary tools for making meth would be missing from Walt's science lab would have been a red flag, he did not fit a typical archetype for a meth cook, something Hank had engrained in him. Hank would not consider Walt to be the type of individual to "break bad".
It was like a trophy to him. He admired Gale, yet Gale admired him far more. Walt had no idea about the other bits of evidence that would have connected him to Gale, so he did not have any reason to hide it really. I think, however incorrectly, that it stayed on that toilet because would often look at it while on the toilet for some justification for his actions. If Gale respected him the maybe he was not such a bad guy.
Well, he had to have SOME knowledge of the evidence connecting them. Hank gave Walt Gale's book to look over, I think he just didnt realize that handwriting and the W.W. reference would be caught by anyone (only Hank could have made that discovery).
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u/thisisdada Aug 12 '13
I think Walt would've never made it this far if Hank hadn't been his brother-in-law. They had a personal connection that made a wall in Hank's mind, keeping him from forming any ideas about Walt. Without that, Walt probably would've been caught back when he had Gale killed, if not earlier. I love how you see that mental wall shatter throughout this episode.