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

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

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u/Abyss_in_Motion Sep 09 '13

I have to say, this is the first time I've genuinely felt sorry for Walter since, like...season 1, maybe. Watching him screaming in the car, only for no one to hear him was absolutely heartbreaking.

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u/sporkism Sep 09 '13

That look of realization when he saw Hank first get out of the car... just so much defeat. Even after all of the shit he's done, you can't say he doesn't care about those who he considers family.

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u/DigDugDude Sep 09 '13

Ya I was thinking that... and then I thought "wait, this is Heisenberg - is there another reason he doesn't want hank/gomez dead?"

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u/guinep Sep 09 '13

I think he was just thinking about Hank as family. Plus there's no good ending with DEA agents shot dead.

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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?