Walt’s desire to have Jesse killed in revenge sure makes it questionable if the last episode is really going to be about his attempt to save him. There’s a different explanation, though: nobody in his family knows where he disappeared to, or what he’s up to. The reappearance of Heisenberg-style meth (courtesy of Jesse) might make them wonder if he’s back to cooking again. None of them know what happened to Jesse, or even that he’s capable of the same feats as Walt, so he’s the most obvious suspect. Think of the image that would leave in Junior’s eyes. So Walt might just be out to end Heisenberg’s legacy for good, wiping out everyone associated with his signature recipe - which would include Jesse as well. Ending all of the evil his meth venture unleashed would be another fitting way to go out.
I’m also totally unsure about who the candidate for the ricin pill is, but I do hope Walt will devise something special for Todd. Props to the actor and the writers as usual, his brand of evil - straightforward, simple but logical, utterly devoid of emotions or empathy - is something uniquely disturbing, and I hope he’ll get a fitting comeuppance.
No, not at all, just commenting on the Jesse part and how low Skylar sunk on Walt’s journey.
I was surprised to find that Jesse, Hank, and Gomie were all in a car tailing Walt, vs. Jesse being somewhere with a tape recorder. Nevertheless, it’s preposterous to think that the call wasn’t recorded. Despite all the procedural errors that Hank made in the interest of telling a good story, there’s no way he would let evidence like that slip through his hands.
I assumed they were just tailing him.
Marie knows about Jesse’s confession. We have to assume that the recording of Walt’s call, if it exists, was in the vehicle with Gomie, Jesse, and Hank, since they were in the vehicle tailing Walt while the call was going on. So that recording is going to disappear along with the vehicle. Honestly, the evidence against Walt is pretty scant now.
“Honestly, the evidence against Walt is pretty scant now.”
I agree. That’s why I replied the way I did when you said ,“But what about
the confession call and Jesse’s statement? Lots of evidence exists other
than the money.”
Yeah. I see your point.
I suppose they probably were, but I thought the point of Jesse telling him to never hang up no matter what was because they were following the cellphone GPS.
Could have also just slapped another GPS tracker on the car directly, I don’t think Walt ever did pick up one of those devices Saul recommended.
But why the insistence on remaining live on the phone?
So he doesn’t call anyone else, like nazis
Ah, excellent point. But we know what happened there.
I nominate Marie for the ricin. So annoying.
also, just an idle thought: Jesse knows he’s not in for the long haul, they’re going to eventually kill him. But it’s still ominous when Todd gets the yellow suit and breathing mask and Jesse doesn’t!
Yeah I meant to respond to that one.
During the whole desert sequence I was thinking that Walt probably regretted burying all the barrels so close together. I mean, when you find a huge barrel like that do you automatically think that there are probably six more just like it?
They killed Hank because he’s a cop, and because they have already killed his partner, and shot him in the leg. And he’s seen them, and can identify them. Jack says “Nope, I just can’t imagine a scenario where this guy lives.” It’s not being evil at that point, just realistic. Hank would never just walk away from what happened out there, and everyone knew it except Walt.
There’s some truth to that, but it’s a “realism” only for an evil motherfucker who views killing people to protect himself from paying the price for his many, many heinous crimes as a perfectly rational choice.
I never said he was a nice guy, only that it’s really the only logical thing to do in his situation.
Not to beat this to death, but I’d say that an evil act, even if done because prior evil acts have limited one’s choices, is still evil.
Help, I’m trapped in a bubble gum blue meth factory!
