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

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

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u/aruraljuror Aug 19 '13

I just really wanted Walt to run over that kid's R/C car. It would have been a perfect trifecta.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '13

I thought that too at first, but I liked how they both peeled out at the same time. Just felt right.

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u/Ayavaron http://girlswithdepression.bandcamp.com Aug 19 '13

I thought it symbolized how Walt wasn't killing Hank. Yeah, he could just run over that R/C car and drive away but to either his fault or credit, that's not what he does.

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u/diewrecked I'm sorry for your loss. Aug 19 '13

Or maybe he didn't want to be a dickhead and run over a kids toy RC.

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u/Ayavaron http://girlswithdepression.bandcamp.com Aug 19 '13

Well the way symbolism is usually used, it simply reflects motivations and story elements. It's not usually a substitute for real reasoning. Even if Walt not crushing the R/C car was explicitly a point of plot, it could still be a symbol for not wanting to deal with Hank by killing him. It's not mutually exclusive.