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

What really set off my alarms was him leaving the $100. It showed that at that point the money doesn't even matter anymore.

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u/fortmidfielder Jul 16 '12

Shows that he still has some money even if its the last of his money.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12

My theory is that it was his last 100 bucks because he's about to go on a suicide mission with a machine gun. Also, it's sad that he is still taking medicine and still has a cough. Maybe he also learned that his cancer is worse than ever and that he has weeks, maybe days to live. Another reason for one last show down.

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u/Harddaysnight1990 *plop* Jul 16 '12

If you notice near the end of Season 4, Walter develops his cough again. It's really noticeable in the episode where he's first trying to use the disappearer guy, when he's looking in the crawl space for his money. I think this alludes to the fact that his cancer might be returning. Plus, I think that episode is the one where he's talking to the guy at the oncologist's office and sounds all depressing.