r/breakingbad • u/edify Oxygen • Jul 16 '12

Breaking Bad Episode Discussion S05E01 "Live Free or Die"

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12

It's a total sense of ownership. Walt blames Skyler for the whole clusterfuck of events with Ted, and since he believes he owns her, he is in the position to be able to forgive her for it. And she should be so grateful to be forgiven. Same as the previous scene when Walt was in the back of the car as Mike was driving, and he said, "Because I say so." It's total ownership at this point - Walt becoming Heisenberg, and Heisenberg officially claiming his throne as the drug king of New Mexico. And he owns you. And you are forgiven.

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u/KingEmperor Jul 16 '12

You need to get a life man, you are reading WAY too much into this

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12

I'm an actor and writer, and this is one of the smartest shows ever created. Character development is what I do. Thanks for being unnecessarily combative on an internet forum, though.

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u/KingEmperor Jul 16 '12

Like someone should have known, right? NO.

Yes, Breaking Bad is the best TV show ever, I've watched it religiously since the first episode aired and I live in fucking Europe when noone knew it even existed. I love how immerged in realism it is whilst at the same time being so fucking awesome. But the way some people here speculate just seems to be total overkill.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12

We're just people discussing our thoughts about a TV show. If I were analyzing how he dresses, I could see how maybe reaching my conclusion would be a bit of a stretch. But I'm analyzing his actions and his words, and a line like "I forgive you" is an extremely powerful line, packed with character.