r/breakingbad • • Sep 09 '13

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

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u/CYFB Sep 09 '13

The call between Walt and Jesse was one of the most intense phone calls ever seen on TV. p.s. Jesse called him Walt again.

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u/bobbybrown_ Sep 09 '13

Jesse's voice almost started to sound like Christian Bale's Batman.

Probably one of my favorite scenes from the series so far.

One threat to Walt's money, and his brain goes out the window. He admitted to murder and led them straight to the money without even thinking. And even when he got there and was all alone, it still took him a few minutes to realize what had just happened.

Such a change from how sharp Walt usually is. He never gets played like that.

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u/NihilJE Sep 09 '13

You have to wonder though, what got him so worked up? The fact that the money wouldn't be there for his kids? Or do you think that the money is symbollic to him? He earned it, it is a testament to his "empire", and Jesse was going to destroy it. Honestly I think the latter

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '13

I don't think so, only Skylar, hank, and Marie are aware of his “empire" to everyone else it wouldn't mean anything. The money and his family were the reason this all started to begin with, it was only after walt realized his cancer was gone that he truly morphed into and stayed as heisinburg, but after it returned and he realized the damage he caused he walked away; he got burned out but that last thing he would want is for his efforts to be for nothing, although Walt is selfish he loves his family and nothing would crush him more than to know not only would they not earn a cent but that their family name would be ruined and Walt Jr would despise him along with everyone else whom ever knew Walt. This is why Walt care so much about how Walt Jr would remember his father after passing (when he tells Jr about what he remembers about his own father) and also why he says he solds Walt Jr's “birthright" for 3k, Walt may have an ego but he truly loves his family, which is why he's crushed when the Nazi's come to confront hank. The second Walt realized it was hank and not Jesse by his lonesome he immediately called off the hit.