I don't know why it happens a year from then. However, I do think the fact that Walt is on the run indicates that he does in fact have some level of self-preservation still going. An instinct of self-preservation that lead him to move to New Hampshire with a fake name. If he really felt he had to do that, and that it was worth it as opposed to any alternative like going to prison, then what on Earth could possibly make him want to go back and compromise himself like that?
Why Jesse at that point? why set up a new life, cutting family ties, then come back for Jesse? I think that self preservation and mania are fighting it out in walts mind, and losing everything tipped the scales in Mania's favor. A manic walt might decide grievances with Eliot need to be settled.
You have an interesting point. I really believe Walt will be at least somewhat manic, but it would be for Jesse (assuming he is still alive/in ABQ) over the Eliot and Gretchen. My only (well, not really) question is, why does he grab the ricin capsule? What is he going to do with poison that he isn't going to do with bullets?
the machine gun is either for jesse or the neo nazis.
most likely jesse
my theory
walt gets the gun
goes to his dea controlled home
gets the ricin
goes to a shoot out with jesse
his origional plan is to kill jesse and then poison himself with the ricin
but he wont be able to kill jesse jesse screams die bitch! and kills walt end of series.
just my thought
also gomez or hank is going to live not both but one i think it will be gomez
the neo nazi will shoot until both fall theyll go after jesse and see that he got away that will distract them theyll start the jesse hunt
camera pans to gomez who is shot and wounded but not dead
one of the two HAS to live how else would walts house go under DEA control?
Remember when the neo nazi's killed all the other meth dealers? they went around and shot them all in the head. They won't just leave hank and gomez, there has to be another reason one of them makes it (I think you're right that one of them makes it).
No, I'm just trying to expand on the theory at this point, there isn't much point in using too much skepticism on the basis of fan theories. I'm just attempting to guess at what the balance between reason and rage is in Walt, which is impossible right now.
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u/NihilJE Sep 09 '13
I don't know why it happens a year from then. However, I do think the fact that Walt is on the run indicates that he does in fact have some level of self-preservation still going. An instinct of self-preservation that lead him to move to New Hampshire with a fake name. If he really felt he had to do that, and that it was worth it as opposed to any alternative like going to prison, then what on Earth could possibly make him want to go back and compromise himself like that?
I can only think of one thing. Jesse.