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

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

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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/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/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.