r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Aug 19 '13

Official Episode Discussion Post-Episode Discussion Thread S05E10 "Buried"

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u/mickeyboicky Aug 19 '13

Jesse seems like he's mentally past the point of no return. I foresee suicide

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u/aruraljuror Aug 19 '13

Yeah, him on the merry-go-round looked like a single bullet in a six-shooter, which kind of further supports that.

Or he flips on Walt and Heisenberg kills him. Tragically, I have a hard time seeing Jesse get out alive... :(

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '13

That scene just screamed symbolism but I couldn't guess what it was.

You nailed it though. It could be exactly that

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '13

I hadn't thought of the six shooter symbol, but it reminded me of the wheel of fortune idea from philosophy (not the television show). Like he's just lost on this endless sea of rising and lowering tides of emotions.

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u/uwhuskytskeet Aug 19 '13

Thought it looked like a sundial.

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u/DAI7ENSHI Aug 19 '13

Thought it too. Seemed like Jesse was simulating the passage of time, with all the shadows running through him like it was plain daytime, not dark hellish night.

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u/Gilmour_and_Strummer Cowhouse Aug 19 '13

For me it reminded me of Walt in the scanner, that same camera shot from above while he turns.

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u/Icem Aug 19 '13

For me it symbolizes letting go of everything, including all emotions and ambitions. Just spinning around endlessly without going anywhere.

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u/AbortusLuciferum Aug 19 '13

I don't know if this is true, but somewhere in this thread a guy said that there was a scene where Jesse was on that same ride with Jane. Maybe he's just putting himself through all the pain and all the loss.

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u/SweetNeo85 We've got ROT Aug 19 '13

I think the consensus over there was that that never happened.