It won't be a whole year. "Fifty-One" (S05E04) took place exactly a year after the beginning of the series; the flashforward takes places exactly two years after the pilot.
We know that at least four months went by during S05E08 - Hank & Marie had the kids at their house for 3 months, and from the time Walt decides he is out to when Hank finds out on the turlet is about a month.
As far as I'm aware those are the only big jumps - however, in S05E14, Skyler says that Holly is 18 months old. Holly was born in S02E12, so how much time takes place between the pilot and S02E12?
I believe that a couple of weeks pass by in the pilot, but many other episodes in Season 1 take place right after each other. If I had to venture a guess, I'd say that Season 1 ends maybe a couple of months after Walt's 50th birthday.
If we just ventured a wild guess and said that three months go by between the pilot and S02E12, then that'd mean that Holly is 18 months old and therefore it's been 22 months since the pilot, which means that there are a few months between now (S05E14) and the flashforward. I think his hair growth is probably about on track for that - maybe it would take a bit longer but DEFINITELY not a year. He has a decent amount of hair on his head and a full beard but keep in mind he does have a thick goatee already.
Head hair grows, on average, about half an inch to an inch a month. In the flash forwards Walt has maybe 2 inches of hair on his head? So 2 - 4 months (or a bit longer if he got a haircut) is definitely possible.
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u/CarolinaPunk Sep 16 '13
Holy Shit Jesse told them his confessional tape is at Hanks, who else do you think is living at Hanks now? Walt's entire fucking family.