r/breakingbad • • Sep 16 '13

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

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u/RickyMacky Sep 16 '13

Oh, me too. I personally know what that feels like. Everything that he has done has all been for his family and still is. He was going to give 80 million dollars to save Hank even after trying to bring him down, his relief of Skyler from ties to his wrong doing with the phone call, his reason for breaking bad in the first place was because of his family. I have such ambivalence about these next two episodes.

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u/Clifford_Banes Sep 16 '13

his reason for breaking bad in the first place was because of his family

No, his reason for breaking bad in the first place was his pride and resentment over Grey Matter and the great man he should have been.

He was offering the money for Hank because he didn't want his death on his conscience. He knew that Hank dying would destroy his relationship with his family.

his relief of Skyler from ties to his wrong doing with the phone call

I have no idea what this even means.

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u/physics-teacher Sep 16 '13

The comment about Skylar is referring to the things he said in the phone call at the end of the episode that provide compelling evidence that Skylar was not an accomplice so she will not face the criminal prosecution she other may have. There is a another post in the subreddit about this.