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Just found this in some comments on Reddit about Breaking Bad. Mind Blown!!!! "In Breaking Bad, Walt has a habit of taking on some little traits of the people he has killed.When Walt killed Crazy 8, he started cutting off the crusts of his sandwiches — just as Crazy 8 had done. Gus drives a Volvo. After Walt kills Gus, at the beginning of Season 5 (at the Denny’s), Walt is driving a Volvo (w/ NH plates). When Mike and Walt meet at a bar in an earlier season, Walt orders his drink neat while Mike has his on the rocks. After Mike is killed, and Hank offers Walt a drink in his office — he asks for it on the rocks. At that same scene at Denny’s, Walt arranges his bacon into his new age. Someone else used to do that. On top of that, he’s using Skyler’s maiden name on his fake ID. Based on his history of picking up traits from his victims — I believe Walt is going to murder Skyler before the series is over, and it probably had already happened before he showed up at the Denny’s in the Season 5 cold open."
Ok, I hadn't picked up on that before! I did notice the bread crust thing. He also buys the gun used in the scene from Scar Face at the same Dennys. Plans to have the same exit?? Can't wait for the last season.
Wow I never picked that up! Now thinking back, they made an effort to really focus on how he cut his sandwich. I wonder if the same focus was on the car and bacon?
Yea I never picked up on that part of his persona either but now it seems obvious. I love that show so much, there is so much foreshadowing and symbolism. Honestly though I doubt he kills Skyler (although I hope he does because she is so fucking annoying). I think the 52 bacon is more of nostalgic moment, remembering a time when things were more simple and what he has given up for this journey.
Well, I guess the bast way to say it is that it does nothing for me. I watched it once and was speaking the dialog ahead of the characters. Boring.
So does killing Mike, who was really driven by saving money for his grandaughter, ultimately make WW want to give up the drug dealing lifestyle and get back to his family? Seemed like thats where we left off with him. Also does this apply to Jesse? He killed that relatively innocent scientist who was working with Walt under Gus. Has he killed anyone else?
I find this to be a fascinating revelation in the character development of Walter White, so I've been thinking about it a lot today (mostly because work is less interesting to think about). Anyway following this theory and line of thought, WW wouldn't necessarily take on the primary motivation of his "enemy", he would be taking on the character traits that make the person he consumed powerful, and things like the crustless bread would be more of a symptom of that. In fact the character trait of Mike you reference would probably be view by Walter as more of a weakness or liability. This is a pretty common super-villain characteristic also, absorbing the powers of his conquered foe's to make himself all powerful. Which is where I believe we are headed with Walter White. IMO WW will either become the biggest bad ass their is or he will destroy everything trying to full fill that fantasy. I guess it depends on whether you (or the writers) consider Walter to be a villain or a hero, Im betting on villain. This concept is also present in lots of ancient cultures, especially cannibalistic ones. The Aztec's would eat the heart of their enemies to gain their courage and other tribes consumed the brains to gain knowledge and so on. Jessie I believe is a stark contrast to WW, and this theory applies in the opposite to him. When Jessie kills people it tears him up inside, eats his soul, and destroys who he is. Another possible ending I just realized is that Jessie could be Walters savior.
"All I can tell you is... two things: A) You will not be disappointed, I promise, I promise, I promise. B) Every single storyline will be buttoned up, and there will be no loose ends. It's going to redefine last seasons of television. Its going to redefine series finales, which are almost inevitably disappointing. This one will not disappoint. I've seen all eight episodes. I've seen it through to the end, and I sat in front of my screen crying, myself, alone, during the last couple of episodes." -- Michael Slovis, Breaking Bad cinematographer
