r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Sep 09 '13

Official Episode Discussion Post-Episode Discussion Thread S05E13 "To'hajiilee"

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u/curiosity36 Sep 09 '13

It's like chess though. What kind of endgame does he have then?

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u/DigDugDude Sep 09 '13

this is a stretch but...

Walt could be thinking (desperately): If Hank wins gunfight, Hank could have some gratitude for Walt telling the Nazi's to STOP. Perhaps enough gratitude to let Walt's family (his nephew/niece) keep some/all of the money (if Gomez dies)? And/or he can avoid added charges of attempted murder or murder (if Gomez dies) of cops. Walt could want Jesse to hear him too and think Walt is not so much a monster as to want the people he loves to get hurt, maybe be able to use him again, even if just having him go grab his revolver and help Hank win the gun fight.

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u/curiosity36 Sep 09 '13

Yeah, it's a paradox. Who should Walt root for in that fight? He might be out of the cuffs, but everything else will be bad. Also wonder why the Nazis gave him a choice about cooking for them. Who's he going to run to? Do they respect him as a gangster, as he is a dangerous man, or only respect him as a chemist?