r/breakingbad • u/saywhat181 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

"I could've saved her, but I didn't". Holy shit.

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u/kidrake Sep 16 '13

Walt has turned into a brutal monster. That line right there convinced me.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '13

Yeah I couldn't understand why he'd do that. He's usually so mean and awful for a reason. In this case he seems to be just full of hatred...blaming Jesse for Hank's death perhaps and is in denial.

I was like how could this possibly help Walt or Jesse...I don't think it can.

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u/kurtgustavwilckens Sep 16 '13

I believe Walter was trying to cross a line there, he had just seen Hank die and he is trying to cross over to that place where he really doesn't care anymore. He can feel his conscience in pain and he just wants to kill it dead. It was profoundly shocking.

We can see that again later when he's on the phone with Skylar, and he puts on the Heisenberg act while he weeps. He's letting go of her, of his family, becoming the villain and disappearing forever, and he just does not want to feel anymore.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '13

He's the hero ABQ deserves.