Sommat big is defo coming come end of eight.  Shit, it's going to be unbearable.

Walt and Hank, Walt and Hank.  There always the point where a character and his nemesis face off.  How does the machine gun figure in this?  Heat-style standoff?  Probably not.

New badass Walt's probably going to be quietly impressed that Todd dealt with the situation in a such a cold-hearted but efficient, logical way. Jesse's not going to be able to live with it though.

It could lead to a Mike 'n' Jesse vs Todd 'n' Walt situation. But then again, probably not. I've given up trying to second guess this show. There's so many loose ends and various different ways things could pan out it's impossible.

I predict a more "prove yourself" scenario for Jesse involving having to off Todd. There has always only ever been one assistant right and despite Jesse being able to do the cook Walt still sees him as an assistant.

If Jesse is killed off it won't be until just before a final showdown, so maybe 1 or at the most 2 episodes before the end of the series. It will break the dynamic of the show to lose Jesse.

The machine gun may come into play in some accidental killing of Skyler, I can see her poking her nose in and things going tits up as a result.

Not embedding it as it's a fairly obvious spoiler for anyone who hasn't watched it yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_fcdP0UVqw

I'm not entirely sure about how Walt feels about Jesse, you know? I know he's been ruthless before, like with killing the girlfriend and so on, but these days he almost has a bit of fatherly love going on. I suppose he's always had that side to their relationship, trying to get Jesse to better his life (I know cooking meth isn't exactly charity work but you know what I mean) and so on. When Jesse gave Walt the watch he looked really touched.

I wonder if there will be a time where Walt is potentially going to be in a situation where he could kill Jesse and isn't sure whether to go through with it.

Liveinadive wrote:

I don't think Walt is too far gone yet (emphasis on yet) to jeopardize the business

You mean like buying two expensive cars (albeit on contract or whatevs), wearing a clearly very expensive watch when visiting Hank, like jeopardising the lives of Jesse and Todd when the train was setting off....he's already at the point of only giving a fuck about himself, imo. He thinks he's Gus, he isn't.

Dark Soldier wrote:

You mean like buying two expensive cars (albeit on contract or whatevs), wearing a clearly very expensive watch when visiting Hank, like jeopardising the lives of Jesse and Todd when the train was setting off....he's already at the point of only giving a fuck about himself, imo. He thinks he's Gus, he isn't.

The cars are maybe $1500 a month in lease payments max, and it's a $5000 watch; all perfectly legit purchases for a man who's just bought an $800 000 carwash in cash!  I still see redemption for his relationship with Jesse.  I think the look when he received the watch, and the little comment to Skylar about its significance afterwards shows there's still something there.

I think Hank's still suitably in the dark; they said he gambled his way to a small fortune but weren't specific, so he was probably blown away with the purchase of the car wash.  To the average joe, how much could it have cost?  $500k?  $1.5M?  If someone can buy that, you wouldn't begrudge him a nice car (go to the Chrysler website; fully loaded 300C SRT V8, uprated sound system, leather, $8k downpayment on a $48k car, dealer's best price for a 24 month 20 000 mile lease is just $619! Dodge Challenger SRT8 (auto), $44k, $7.5k down, 30 000 mile 36 month lease just $590 a month!) and a decent watch, especially as Walt's basically come into a bunch of money and not spent a penny on himself.

I don't see Hank's radar twitching yet.

MattyJ wrote:

Also, remember Hank has known Walt for years and would never imagine he could do what he's been doing.

True, but the whole Rain Man gambling card-counting thing fits with the bumbling nerd persona he's had throughout the whole series, so I could buy Hank buying that.  A new car plus a watch, and a big treat for his son doesn't set me looking for drug money just yet.

Exactly, plus with the marriage going tits up and that Hank knows Skylar fucked Ted, he would probably put it down to a kind of mid life crises.

Too many folks here thinking this 'Todd' guy is going to become the third man in the Walt 'n' Jessie relationship. Balderdash. If Todd was in Star Trek, he'd be wearing a red shirt....

Blocks100 wrote:

Too many folks here thinking this 'Todd' guy is going to become the third man in the Walt 'n' Jessie relationship. Balderdash. If Todd was in Star Trek, he'd be wearing a red shirt....

Disagree, now he's popped that kid, I think Walt will see him as the 'can do' kind of guy he wants. He certainly follows instructions:

"The point is, no one, other than us, can ever know that this robbery went down. Nobody. Got it?" -Jesse
"Yeah, absolutely." -Todd
"Are you sure?" -Walt
"Yes, sir." -Todd

MattyJ wrote:

I suppose he's always had that side to their relationship

Yeah definitely, this has always been the heart of the show. I still believe he loves Jesse and this will be his redemption whether he lives or dies come the end. Even in season four when he really started to lose it, he would do anything to save Jesse. Look at the episode where he's under the impression that Gus has/will kill him - walking right into the chicken shack with a gun. My point of reference whenever I doubt the relationship are these moments, most notably the end of season two when he finds Jesse with all the other junkies.

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