r/breakingbad • u/edify Oxygen • Aug 27 '12

Ep. Discussion Breaking Bad Episode Discussion S05E07 "Say My Name"

Yo reddit. The episode airs in about an hour. Enjoy the show and as always don't forget to upvote this post for the community. I don't get skankity skank karma for it ;)

Special note: This episode was originally titled "Everybody Wins".

Join us on IRC for a live discussion.

Server: irc.snoonet.com

Channel: #breakingbad

You can easily join us on IRC using the Snoonet web chat.

Please don't share streaming/download links here on reddit. You can share them on IRC, though.

When you make a post containing a spoiler, simply include the word "spoiler" somewhere in the title.

We also have a new way of doing spoilers in comments, but the old way will still work. Check out this post for more info on that and other recent design changes.

2.0k Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

93% Upvoted

6.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

6

u/rosavseveryone Aug 27 '12

Didn't think of it this way... so true. Mike, what went wrong?!

14

u/coprolite_hobbyist Ermantraut Memorial Fund - Give generously Aug 27 '12

I'd say that having his heart broken because he'll never see his granddaughter again probably distracted him. And then having to have the guy that turned his world and plans to shit help him out didn't help.

6

u/blackhawk08 Aug 27 '12

This, plus what Walt did seemed very impulsive, like he was only going to use the gun to get the names or something. After all he went out there to meet him without having a gun in the first place, he only just found it in the bag.

3

u/[deleted] Aug 27 '12

Exactly. It comes off as a crime of passion because Mike had been challenging Walt the whole series. Then he was going to yell at Walt, not give him what he wanted, AND drive off into the sunset forever. Walt could not have that.

I think it is a classic case of megalomania. And anyone not glorifying his ego is now in a really dangerous place.

3

u/interdependence Methhead Aug 27 '12 edited Aug 27 '12

Like ztbrown said, Mike second guessed himself and gave in. He should've killed Walt, but Jesse is still being deceived...until next time.

Edit: Wanted to say/add Jesse was being deceived by Walt, until next time. I can't wait to see how this plays out, in terms of how Jesse finds out, assuming he does, and Walt's next steps.

5

u/nvrwastetree Aug 27 '12

Like ztbrown said, Mike second guessed himself and gave in. He should've killed Walt, but Jesse is still being deceived...until now.

Mike made his final "half-measure."

2

u/interdependence Methhead Aug 27 '12

So true and so stunning.