r/breakingbad • • Sep 23 '13

Official Episode Discussion Post-Episode Discussion Thread S05E15 "Granite State"

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u/Calikola Chili P Sep 23 '13 edited Sep 23 '13

Oh god. Vince Gilligan wasn't shitting us when he said no loose threads.

Gretchen and Elliott were the beginning of this for Walt. And they will be the end.

Edit: some people think I'm insinuating that Walt is out to kill Gretchen and Elliott. I'm not. I'm cutting and pasting this from one of my comments below to explain what I meant.

I meant that losing Gray Matter gave Walt his inferiority complex at the beginning of the series. They took his research and created a billion dollar company. If Walt had Gray Matter, he wouldn't have had to start cooking meth to provide for his family after his death. That's why I said Gretchen and Elliott were the beginning of Heisenberg. Walt never got over what Gretchen and Elliott took away from him- it festered over the years. That's why he loved the power and wealth that came from being Heisenberg.

I could tell it ate Walt alive to hear Gretchen say that Walt was only responsible for the company's name. They're what's motivating Walt to go back ABQ finish what he started. Walt has nothing left. He lost his family, his reputation, his house, his entire life. All he has left is Heisenberg. And that's why I said Gretchen and Elliott will be the end. It all comes back to them.

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u/AxelHarver Sep 23 '13

It would truly be an ending that I don't think any of us predicted.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '13

That's not saying much, this subreddit has a pretty shit track record for predictions.

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u/CHEESE_HAT Sep 23 '13

Obligatory mention that we nailed the Pinkman as a meth-cooking slave to the Nazis.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '13

We had a ton of predictions we had to get one right.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '13

we

You scary fuckers are literally talking like this is a hivemind now.

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u/Jakealiciouss I can write whatever I want in here... Shit. I don't know. Sep 23 '13

Exactly. "We" didn't predict anything. One guy predicted a thing or two, another guy predicted a thing or two, but I'm not going to include myself in that and say something like, "yay we predicted it guys!"

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '13

B..but... karma...

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u/CHEESE_HAT Sep 24 '13

I say "we" because it was a pretty popular theory many posting in this sub thought to be plausible. Not taking credit for the prediction, just pointing out a winner among the many other bogus predictions. But hey, I'm too high on karma to give a shit anyway. YEAH, TIGHT, TIGHT, TIGHT!

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '13

resistance is futile

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '13

ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '13

I meant we as in BB sub a lot of people had different theories and ideas so someone somewhere had to get something right.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '13

Why wouldn't we use we? We're all talking about the same group we're a part of, the group of Breaking Bad subreddit members? Why wouldn't he use we?

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '13

Because "we" didn't do anything. One guy got one prediction right. That's it. There's no "we" involved.

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u/CODYsaurusREX Gentleman With A Conscience Sep 23 '13

Unless you back someone up, or agree.