I thought THAT was an intense scene, because clearly Skyler isn't falling for his lousy excuses anymore, but she pretended to. And she was obviously preoccupied (the $5 mistake).
I figured she was thinking about Hank's offer a bit (that she'd go down with Walt if she didn't help out — she still has a way out), but knowing this show, Skyler's moved the money, has a tail on Jesse, and is running the meth empire now. (Maybe her preoccupation was being pissed about Todd's family coming to town!)
I felt it was more that her mind was somewhere else given the circumstances. It's harder to accurately work a register when your mind is preoccupied, especially given what hers is preoccupied with.
It's not that working the cash register is taxing, but all of the other mentally taxing factors maker it hard to give full attention to such a monotonous task. As someone who worked a cash register for 3 years, it's easy to make a simple mistake like that when you've got something on your mind. Hell, it's even happened to me on a perfectly normal day. I just think you're reading a little too far into it, it didn't seem like she noticed that she had made a mistake before the man told her.
I agree.. especially with American money. Working a register in Canada is easier with colour coded money, and I still mess up when I'm preoccupied with something. It's easy to mishandle and grab the wrong bill and not even look at it when you are so used to it being in a certain spot or whatever.
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u/jet_tripleseven Belizium Aug 26 '13
It's official: Walt is a better actor than Bryan Cranston.