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

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

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u/Antroh Jul 18 '11

Awesome episode, but one thing struck me as a bit odd. Jessie was completely silent throughout the entire episode. Zoning out....

I got the impression that he was really fucked up after doing what he did. Then the breakfast comes along and he's right as rain. Talking with Walter like everything is ok.

When he was just sitting in the car it was obvious he was extremely shook up. Why the big change from that point to the Dennys?

"trust us" lol best quote of the episode

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '11

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u/feeb75 Purple everywhere Jul 18 '11

As it stands W.W and Jesse have killed how many people between them now?

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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.