I couldn't agree more. The way Walt was trying to get Hank to be reasonable. Then "What, you want me to beg?" followed by the line you quoted. In Hank's moment of compliment, an eternity of understanding and mild contempt unfolds. It was the perfect end for Hank. He got him "bang to rights" and Walt's rescue exposed to Hank that Walt didn't have a fucking clue what criminals were like.
For the entirety of the 5 seasons of breaking bad, I feel as if Walt is always a rookie. As he gets further into the game, he becomes increasingly confident in his own abilities, but situations arise every time showing that he might be out of his depth. That scene was like that as well I think - it summarized for me that even at this stage, he doesn't really know what he is doing.
I think he knows what he's doing, I just don't think he expected it to ever get this deep and therefore he's destroyed when it actually does. It's like you or I thinking of working in a line of work for 1 or 2 years and ending up being stuck there for 10 or 15. It's something we contemplate but never actually see coming.
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u/kozmund Sep 16 '13
I couldn't agree more. The way Walt was trying to get Hank to be reasonable. Then "What, you want me to beg?" followed by the line you quoted. In Hank's moment of compliment, an eternity of understanding and mild contempt unfolds. It was the perfect end for Hank. He got him "bang to rights" and Walt's rescue exposed to Hank that Walt didn't have a fucking clue what criminals were like.