Royal
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Cantatus
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Walt's miscalculation may be that Hank already realized that he's going to have to sacrifice himself to take Walt down.
Royal
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Hank had already come to terms with his career being over once he laid the accusation down on the table. He just wants to make sure he takes Walt down so that it ends up being worth it.
I don't think the possibility of going to jail or even just having to be on the receiving end of the DEA investigative experience ever entered his mind though. Cop's probably fear pulling a stretch in the pen more than they do death.
khalid
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Oh yeah, I agree. Hank wouldn't be convicted of masterminding everything (well, I guess he might be convicted on money laundering charges or tax evasion or something with the medical bills). However, his life would still be ruined and in the public eye he would never be innocent. I don't think even people in the "know" could be convinced of his innocence, they would probably believe that Hank just covered up his tracks well.
The wildcard is if Hank had already given up on getting out of it free and clear. If he thinks his honor demands it, he might decide to take down Walt anyway, regardless of the consequences. Walt's whole videotaped confession will do fuckall then.
spronk
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Hank's only shot right now is Skyler, Jesse, Lydia, or Meth Damon & crew. The latter seems very unlikely to be snitches. I think its gonna be a combo of Skyler and Jesse, forcing Walt to flee - basically doing what he wanted Jesse to do. I have no idea why he would come back though.
Skyler's part is really interesting now. Up until now she has internally justified her shit by "it was for the family, its over, etc". Now she is completely fucking over Hank and Marie with foreknowledge by being complicit in the blackmail scheme. In Skyler's mind Walt is dead in a few months, but then what? Marie will never forget her for all the shit, including her and Walt's actions nearly resulting in Hank being murdered (twice!) or how much danger they have put their kids in. Skyler is slowly going to be eaten alive by being torn apart from her sister, and in the end will turn on Walt who will probably kill her in a fit of rage, and be forced to flee/go into hiding.
Skyler's part is really interesting now. Up until now she has internally justified her shit by "it was for the family, its over, etc". Now she is completely fucking over Hank and Marie with foreknowledge by being complicit in the blackmail scheme. In Skyler's mind Walt is dead in a few months, but then what? Marie will never forget her for all the shit, including her and Walt's actions nearly resulting in Hank being murdered (twice!) or how much danger they have put their kids in. Skyler is slowly going to be eaten alive by being torn apart from her sister, and in the end will turn on Walt who will probably kill her in a fit of rage, and be forced to flee/go into hiding.
Leto Eu`Acumen
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I'm not sure how he'd sell that without a verifiable body, but it is an interesting option. The neighbors reaction in the first episode though where she sees him and drops her groceries in the driveway seems to me more of a reaction of seeing someone come back from the dead than seeing a known drug kingpin back in her neighborhood. Suicide or not, I think by the time we get back to that point, one way or another folks are gonna think Walt is dead and not just scary and/or missing.
I'm also wondering if next week the reason Jesse doesn't light the place up is because he runs into Walt Junior when he turns down the hallway or if Walt gets there in time with his frosty revolver with a more permanent solution
Chukzombi
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I think Jesse may very possibly meet up walt jr right before he torches the house. Neither characters have ever met and both look to Walt as a father figure. Walt jr said he was going to stay close to home, so yeah it could happen.
I dunno how walt could believably fake his own death. It would have to be done in such a way that would leave identifiable Walt DNA behind while not allowing the body to be visually identifiable.
I dunno how walt could believably fake his own death. It would have to be done in such a way that would leave identifiable Walt DNA behind while not allowing the body to be visually identifiable.
Tuco
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Interesting idea. I have no idea how that'd play out and it'd be a bold move on the writer's part.
Cantatus
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If Walt Jr. is there, it also leaves open the possibility that Jesse stumbles upon Holly and that's what gets him to stop. I'm assuming Walt Jr. is looking after her anyways. We know she's not with Marie and Hank, and while Skyler isn't a stellar mother, I think she'd do better than sticking her in a closet or cracking a car window.
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Well he mentioned how Hank had a falling out with Gus, which may imply Gus was holding a bunch of money he owed Hank. Another hole to the "confession" is Hank was being very open with his coworkers about his suspicions of Gus, and that just doesn't make sense if he's also working with him.
The whole thing at the end with Jesse connecting the dots seemed like a big stretch. Even if he remembered the first time being pick-pocketed, why would he think that had anything to do with Brock when the doctors said it was that plant? Was he just mad about being manipulated by Walt into turning against Gus?