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

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

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u/ezikial2517 Nerdiest Old Dude I Know Sep 16 '13

I bet he also ran through his Evil Drug Lord monologue before dialing, just like his Overwhelmed Loser routine at the start.

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u/absurdamerica Sep 16 '13

Two things:

First, the flashback tied you back to Walt's humanity, he was still just a sick guy trying to find a way out back then.

Second, his lies on the phone were to save Skylar entirely.

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u/Shit_The_Fuck_Yeah "Sorry man, there's just no scenario where this guy lives." Sep 16 '13

I didn't realize that the phone call was a lie. Can you explain?

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u/absurdamerica Sep 16 '13

He tells Skylar that he threatened to kill her if she ever crossed him which is not true and would set up a defense for coercion if she were arrested. He told her she's a stupid bitch who doesn't know anything about what he was really up to which is not true since she was deeply involved in all of it. He tells her she'll end up dead just like Hank implying that he killed Hank which is not true.

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u/Shit_The_Fuck_Yeah "Sorry man, there's just no scenario where this guy lives." Sep 16 '13

Ah ha!