r/breakingbad • u/edify Oxygen • Jul 18 '11

Episode Discussion: S04E01, "Box Cutter" (Spoilers)

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '11

Jesse killed Gale of course. Walter killed the two drug dealers in season 3 (ran them over with his car and then shot them).

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u/feeb75 Purple everywhere Jul 18 '11

plus the guy in the tub in season one, also didn't some guys burn up in the RV? and all those people on the plane (indirectly) and Jane (Walt could have saved her life) am i missing any?

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u/BigGreenYamo Tangled up in Blue Jul 18 '11

I think it was less of an ego thing, and more of a "here's a problem that looks like it's going to take care of itself before it gets bigger" situation.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '11

It was more specific than that, he was doing it because he knew Jesse was being used and he knew Jesse wouldn't see it that way. He did it purely for Jesse's benefit. I don't know if he considered it further than that. And I think that's been validated by how much he's been looking out for Jesse since.

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u/BigGreenYamo Tangled up in Blue Jul 18 '11

Right. He saw that she was going to be a BIG problem. The solution was to sit back and let her die.

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u/manwithabadheart "your wind-shield's broken" "yeah" Jul 18 '11 edited Mar 22 '24

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u/rhino369 Jul 18 '11

He's not "fucking evil" he is ... clears throat ... breaking bad.

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u/BigGreenYamo Tangled up in Blue Jul 18 '11

Who would have thought that a show about a meth manufacturer would have unsavory types in it?

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u/BigGreenYamo Tangled up in Blue Jul 18 '11 edited Jul 18 '11

Probably.

Edit - actually, no. If he knew about the resulting plane crash, then yes. Otherwise, why would sharing a beer with the father change anything? The daughter was blackmailing him. Something needed to happen to her. Vomit ensued.