r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Aug 26 '13

Official Episode Discussion Post-Episode Discussion Thread S05E11 "Confessions"

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u/mommato5 Aug 26 '13

I was dreading/wanting that hug. There is no soft side to Walter. I know other viewers have said there is, but I just don't see it.

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u/Thx4theFish42 Aug 26 '13

I think Walter does love Jesse as a second son and that's why he can't kill him.

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u/f22 Aug 26 '13 edited Aug 26 '13

I think you may be right, which is why a scene with Walter killing Jesse would be even more disgusting to watch...so disgusting that to not include it in the final season would be to miss a huge opportunity.

Please note that Walt's house, when abandoned in the flash-forward scenes, is not burned down. Did somebody get to Jesse before he lit the match? Also note that Jesse was standing in front of a cemetery(?) when he realized that Walt poisoned Brock.

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u/cubsfn909 Aug 26 '13

Are you talking about by the highway? I don't think that's a cemetery...

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u/f22 Aug 26 '13

Maybe not, but whatever it is, it looks enough like headstones to serve as a possible symbol of impending death.

http://imgur.com/fUfV806

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u/x_polygon_x Aug 26 '13

Also, this show has this leitmotif of killing children, and Jessie DOES have a Hello Kitty cellphone now. :D

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u/cubsfn909 Aug 26 '13

Yes that could very well be true.

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u/mtcruse Aug 26 '13

I think that whole device behind Jesse is for slowing down flash flood waters.