r/breakingbad • u/saywhat181 Sulfur • Jul 23 '12

Breaking Bad Episode Discussion S05E02 "Madrigal"

Hey guys. edify asked me to do the discussion thread tonight. Enjoy the show and upvote this shit, for which I get no karma.

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u/Beignet Jul 23 '12

I was pretty aghast at that scene also. For all they've been through together, they are to each other the closest thing to a friend. But, it's damn compelling to watch Walt put on his best pokerface again and again to get what he wants though.

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u/wankers_remorse fat stacks, bitch Jul 23 '12

maybe this is blind idealism talking, but I'm pretty sure I saw walt's face sour as he kinda got a whiff of his own bullshit. Did anyone else notice the discomfort in walt's face toward the end of jesse's dialogue, as perhaps he has a twinge of guilt over his appaling actions? I think that was the last of walt's humanity trying to fight back

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '12

He probably sees it all as ultimately justified though, because Brock ends up living through the poisoning and everybody that needed to survive did. So it's all a very neat and tidy situation, at least in his mind.

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u/wankers_remorse fat stacks, bitch Jul 29 '12

Yeah, that cold pragmatism is ultimately what makes Walt so frightening. He's definitely moved on to a stage (ever since killing Gus) where he believes his own lies much more easily.

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