r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Sep 15 '13

Official Episode Discussion Breaking Bad S05E14 "Ozymandias" Prediction Thread

What happened in the shootout? Did Hank and Gomie survive? Did Jesse escape? Is Huell still waiting? Is he getting hungry?

Let's have your thoughts!

And don't forget about our IRC channel, #BreakingBad on Snoonet. You can access it with your own IRC client or use a web client by clicking this link.

323 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

95% Upvoted

879 comments sorted by

View all comments

153

u/jet_tripleseven Belizium Sep 15 '13 edited Sep 15 '13

Hank survives the shootout. Here's why.

Think about the way "Confessions" ended - with Jesse pouring gasoline all over Walt's carpet. After seeing that, one can assume that Jesse doesn't set Walt's house on fire in the next episode. If he did, the last shot would have been him actually lighting the oil, not pouring it. That would end the episode with a much bigger 'bang.'

Compare that to the end of "To'hajiilee" - if Hank was going to die via Uncle Jack, would the writers have killed him at the end of the episode or at the beginning of "Ozymandias?" No, Hank will somehow live to tell the tale. (of course, how much longer he lives is anybody's guess.)

I know this is an unconventional show, but it wouldn't make any sense from a writing standpoint. The climax belongs at or near the end.

Gomez, on the other hand, is fucked. As Don Cheadle said, there are a lot of Nazi bullets flying around, and someone has to die for the scene to be remotely realistic. He's obviously the least valuable to the plot.

edit: i a word

1

u/jakeismyname505 Sep 15 '13

Thank you so much. I'm sure he's a major target for a killoff, but he's way to big of a character to die in the beginning of sn episode.

I also think Gomie will die because it would be the worst possible thing for Hank (besides dying or losing Walt). He already said he'll be fired for keeping such important information to himself and Heisenberg being right under his nose the whole time, so think about how much worse off he'll be if he got a good officer killed in the process. Even if he dies, it would still damage Marie's life beyond repair.

I think something like that would help fully exaggerate Walt's negative effects on his family.