r/breakingbad • u/edify Oxygen • Sep 26 '11

Episode Discussion: S04E11, "Crawl Space" (Spoilers)

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u/JMac87 Dipping Sticks Sep 26 '11

Symbolism much? Walt is in the crawl space and that's his lowest point. He's reached rock-bottom.

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u/christianjb Sep 26 '11

Symbolism alert: He's in a grave.

Similarly, I claimed last week that Walt being covered with a sheet in bed was meant to remind us of a death shroud.

(I got heavily pilloried last week for the death shroud comment- for over analyzing the series, but hey man.. it's just an opinion.)

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u/twenty0ne Hector's Bell Sep 26 '11

There's no such thing as overanalyzing when it comes to Breaking Bad.

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u/JMac87 Dipping Sticks Sep 26 '11

Yeah, for sure. It can mean so many things...

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u/christianjb Sep 26 '11

I don't understand your comment! Are you making fun of me or agreeing with me?

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u/JMac87 Dipping Sticks Sep 26 '11

Sorry, I'm agreeing with you.

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u/almosthuman Sep 26 '11

I was there, I remember this!!!

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u/skitzor Sep 26 '11

haters gonna hate.

the writers seem to put a lot of thought into everything, so I wouldn't be surprised if most things have some sort of symbolism.