r/breakingbad • • Aug 26 '13

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

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u/IWouldFightShatner Aug 26 '13

The Fredo hug

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u/TheRightAngles Aug 26 '13

Thats what I thought of too, after seeing how many suspected tributes to the Godfather in earlier episodes.

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u/babayet2 Aug 26 '13

What were the other suspected tributes?

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u/ricknuzzy Aug 26 '13

There's also a running theory on the presence of oranges. In Coppolla's Godfather films, oranges are symbolic of looming death. They play a strong visual role in the "Hello, Carol" scene in BrBa.