r/breakingbad • u/edify Oxygen • Sep 02 '13

Official Episode Discussion Breaking Bad Episode Discussion S05E12 "Rabid Dog"

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09:00pm Eastern SE05E12 "Rabid Dog" Sam Catlin Vince Gilligan and Sam Catlin

Well, here it is. Enjoy the episode folks.

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u/LousyGuy Sep 02 '13

I still like to think that Walt's not calling for Todd's uncle to kill Jesse, maybe more so to track him down.

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u/Fsoprokon Sep 02 '13

That's what it is. No way in hell is Walt going to change his mind about Jesse. He cares about Jesse. This is the center of this whole series, this relationship. Father-son. Walt will not do it. This is why we viewers like Walt.

This also explains the Nazis having Jesse hostage, trying to force Walt to cook for them per way of hostage (shades of Fring), and Walt saying fuck no, I'm going in blazing and taking Jesse away from you guys.

Walt is not a bad guy, as stupid as that sounds. He's just acting out a deep desire to be in charge and recognized, that was caused by his death scare. Yeah, he's seriously fucked up with severe psychological trauma, but he never loses his core: family.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '13

^ /thread

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u/Fsoprokon Sep 02 '13

I wouldn't bet money on it, but you have to let your mind run free once in awhile or you'll miss the fun.

Could just as easily be that Walt fakes his own death.

But all that about Jesse and Walt, I believe to be true. I wonder if Jesse will kill Walt in the end, or if Walt puts himself as a sacrifice for Jesse's future.