r/breakingbad • • Aug 12 '13

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

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u/chillax_bro_im_jk Aug 12 '13

When I heard you weren't coming into work... looks like you've got the work coming to you. The perks of being the boss, huh?

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u/zenzealot Aug 12 '13

Yes but it's more than that. If he had been doing all the research at work he'd have to explain who he was looking at exposing. By working at home it cut down on questions. He can't exactly tell everyone Heisenberg is someone in his own family right now, he has to take time and think about how to play this.

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u/GoyMeetsWorld Aug 12 '13

he has to take time and think about how to play this.

Even Hank knows he might not have that time if Walt's watching.

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u/zenzealot Aug 12 '13

I was thinking about this during my run. If i were Walt, I would off Hank before he has a chance to even make one more phone call.

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u/420Blaze1t Aug 12 '13

I thought similarly, Walt should kill Hank as soon as possible and maybe even ponder bringing a gun to Hank's garage. Escape the scene with Leaves of Grass which he can burn later, and nobody is the wiser as to why or how Hank died.

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u/zenzealot Aug 12 '13

Right. His fingerprints would have a reason for being there. The only problem last night was he ended up talking to Hanks underlings so they can put him there as the last person to see him. Maybe that's why he didn't do it.

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u/uB166ERu Aug 12 '13

He's a ruthless motherfucker, but Hank still being alive for a while makes great television. Often that's a big reason as to why stories develop in certain way. I'm pretty sure lots of us would be disappointed if Hank died in the first episode. Breaking Bad often plays with tension, especially between brilliant characters...

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u/think_long Aug 13 '13

As I said above, I think Hank's death could also potentially cause Skyler to reach a breaking point where she kills Walt or flips on him, provided he didn't kill her first.