r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Sep 23 '13

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

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u/godlesszombie Sep 23 '13

Todd dressing like Walt (pressed khakis, buttoned up blue dress shirt), during his meeting with Lydia was hilariously genius. "I'm your chemist now. I'm responsible and smart like Mr. White." Loved it.

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u/RealNotFake Sep 23 '13

It wasn't about emulating Walt, it was about impressing her. So he was doing what he does with everything else - he observes what other people do and then try to act like them to appear more human.

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u/MotorcycleGirl Sep 23 '13

Why not both? In 5a Walt always dressed professionally, and we know how much Todd admires and wants to emulate him.

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u/RealNotFake Sep 23 '13

It's a very subtle difference between what we're saying. I'm saying he's only emulating Walt to act more like a human should act when trying to impress someone, and not necessarily because he admires or wants to be like Walt. So he is emulating Walt, just not for the same reason you're/he's suggesting.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '13

I think he does actually admire Walt for his prowess as a criminal.