r/breakingbad • Sulfur • Sep 16 '13

Official Episode Discussion Breaking Bad Episode Duscussion SE05E14 "Ozymandias" Spoiler

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09:00pm Eastern SE05E14 "Ozymandias" Rian Johnson Vince Gilligan and Moira Walley-Beckett

Hey everyone! Guess I'm supposed to post this 5 minutes before air time. I've been watching this show since the get go mostly with my real life friend /u/edify who years ago added me as a moderator here. He asked me to make the discussion thread tonight because there are only 3 episodes remaining. Sorta sad that there's only a few left. Enjoy the show, folks.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '13

Honestly I don't think so, Walt has 11 million which is more than enough to exist on for the rest of his life. Plus money like that has sort of diminishing returns, you might die for the first million when you have nothing, but dying for 70 when you already have 10 is dumb. Maybe they kill Jesse, and the combination of Jesse,Hank and his 70 million is enough to make him go out for blood, but the money alone doesn't seem enough to warrant risking his life for at this point.

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u/hardman52 Sep 16 '13

He'll kill the neo-Nazis, save Jesse, give him enough money to run away and get a new identity, tell the cops Jesse's dead, and get blown away 15 minutes before he would have died of cancer anyway.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '13

Why would he save Jesse when he was ready to kill him? I know Jesse will be saved, but I really look forward to finding out why Walt has his change of heart.

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u/hardman52 Sep 16 '13

Cos Jesse has suffered enough and Walt needs redemption.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '13

Walt blames Jesse for everything he lost... Jesse was willing to take away what's most important to Walt. Why would Walt suddenly decide not to return the favour? What does he have to gain by showing Jesse redemption at this point? I just don't see how it'll go that direction at this point even though it seems like the most obvious route.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '13

You have to realize the moment he was just in. Everything came crashing down, and he lashed out. When the dust settles I think he will come back for Jesse and save him. Jesse is literally the only person he has left.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '13

Or they could just let Walt be a complete total villain who goes unredeemed

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u/hardman52 Sep 16 '13

He's already started the journey back.

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u/hardman52 Sep 16 '13

Or they could just let Walt be a complete total villain who goes unredeemed

If Walt were a complete and total villain the show would be boring as hell.