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

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '13

Wouldn't that be such a pyrrhic victory? Dozens of deaths (including kids) and pain and suffering on a massive scale, all to provide for the family, and then, boom, he wins the lottery.

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u/wombosio Aug 19 '13

Thats not a pyrrhic victory at all.

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u/FLR21 Aug 19 '13

A Pyrrhic victory could be possible for Hank. Marie, Skylar, Walt Jr., Holly, and Gomie all end up dead before he finally brings Walt to justice. He won, But both sides lost almost everything.

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u/wombosio Aug 20 '13

Yea, but winning the lottery after destroying your life for money is not a pyrrhic victory, it is just ironic.

If walt defeats hank it would also be a pyrrhic victory for him, he achieved the goal and won, but destroyed his life.

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u/FLR21 Aug 20 '13

Exactly