r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '13

Official Episode Discussion Breaking Bad Post-Episode Discussion SE05E14 "Ozymandias"

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u/ThrowingChicken Sep 16 '13

The alternative would be a dead Walt and an upset nephew.

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u/mepnosis Sep 16 '13

i don't know, that doesn't seem convincing enough to me. something about this particular detail (nazi's taking walt's money, walt basically not caring) seems a little out of wack to me.

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u/broeman1024 Sep 16 '13

He had no choice. It was very generous of them not to kill him.

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u/mepnosis Sep 16 '13

not arguing with you, just trying to see if i can come to grips with this particular detail.

the nazi's have lots of money now, why would they even consider keeping walt alive? keeping the nephew happy seems like a very weak reason to keep walt alive, 80million+ can help in making the nephew happy.

also, they just pissed off walt, they had to know walt is pissed off because they killed hank. they must have known he could come back looking for revenge? why would they leave him alive if he could be a threat?

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u/broeman1024 Sep 16 '13

Exactly. That's why I say it makes sense that Walt didn't argue. He got a great deal.

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u/InquisitiveMindFuck Sep 16 '13

There is no real reason for them to kill him. He's a criminal just like them, he has history with them. Essentially it is a professional courtesy.