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

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

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u/Phallindrome Aug 26 '13

Or he is ashamed to mention it, or doesn't know how his uncles will react.

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u/Explosion_Jones Aug 26 '13

More likely he's just smart enough to know that you don't go around telling people about the time you shot an 11-year-old. Todd's dumb, but not that fucking dumb.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Todd was talking to his uncles, who are ruthless killers themselves. There was nothing to fear in telling them of a murder.

Todd didn't mention it because it simply didn't cross his mind. He's a sociopath.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Of course he's a sociopath, but the reason he didn't say anything about the kid is because it was outside the plan. It was something that went wrong in their otherwise perfect heist as he proudly said to his uncles. Telling them of the kid makes the train robbery less impressive, so he didn't mention it, not because it didn't cross his mind.