Yeah, unless he bought himself a huge insurance policy him dying isn't going to help Skylar financially.

At this point it would be best for Skylar for Walt to be dead. The longer he hangs on the longer Hank will pursue this. Once Walt is dead Hank would probably let it go.

If the feds could show that Walt bought the insurance policy with drug money they would take that as well. The feds are pretty tight when it comes to RICO.

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Hank is not going to Break Bad - i.e. not going to agree to live with the "monster" in order to avoid prison. That doesn't ring true to the character at all to me. He'd go to prison before fleeing and living on the lam with a murderer, a person he suspects may have contributed to the twins attacking him.

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That may be true but do you think Hank would let Jesse take him down. Hank told the two cops how much Jesse hates him...

Has Jesse has been suffering these last two days or has he been coming up with one of his great ideas? Bringing Hank down as he promised himself when in the hospital.

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What if Walt and Skyler convince Hank and Marie that Hank goes down with them based on the rehab money. The best way out for Hank is to help fake Walt's death (explains Carol's look and dropping the oranges) and put Skyler and the kids in witness protection. Hank loses his job for the same reasons he told Marie. Marie, Hank, Skyler and the kids run off under witness protection to live off of the late Walter White's master plan.

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If Walt had faked his death and was in witness protection he wouldn't be walking around his neighborhood not caring if he was seen.

It wasn't "oh **** Carol saw me", it was a very calm, "Hello Carol".

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It wasn't "oh **** Carol saw me", it was a very calm, "Hello Carol".

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In that scene, he is expecting to go to his death.

Walt is going to die of cancer. His death is faked to get the Lydia off his back for the short term. Witness protection is for the surviving family members

About Saul and biblical parallels, you have to remember that Saul's name has already been changed. His real last name is McGill, and he only wanted clients to think he was Jewish. So in a way Saul has already had his name changed to become a 'good' Jewish man.

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To me, the look meant they COULD have skimmed, but did not.

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Agreed, for a couple of reasons:
- They had just mentioned that he had 10 guys killed within a two minute window in prison so they didn't want to mess with that kind of guy.
- They were very willing to help him deliver the barrels. They realized they had missed an opportunity and wanted a chance to grab some. If they had already taken some money, they wouldn't want to hang around in case he somehow realized some was missing.

i almost think walt expected them to skim by responding with "close enough" when they told him it was all there

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People sure love to type Hank when they mean Walt

Confusing Hank and Walt should be an automatic banhammer!

I wonder how many high school Chem teachers have tried cooking meth as a result of BB... even if just "for kicks"

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Some interesting ideas yall are coming up with.

1. I think Hank turns off the recorder when talking to Jesse. He admits that he knows Walt is Heisenberg, but he needs proof. Hank humbly asks for Jesse's forgiveness for the beating and explains that both of them have been manipulated by Walt and that they are in the same boat as Walt's victims. They have a common enemy and should join forces to defeat Walt.

2. Maybe Jesse agrees and confesses all to the DEA. But maybe they decide that taking down Walt "off the record" instead of through the DEA is the better strategy.

3. Maybe Jesse doesn't side with Hank at all. As a previous poster suggested, Jesse claiming to the DEA that Hank was involved from the start would be veeeeeery interesting...but I highly doubt that's how it goes.

4. Maybe Jesse tells Hank to go f himself and cements himself to Walt.

5. It may appear that Jesse & Saul are discussing Brock's poisoning and how Walt was to blame. But there were about 5 or 6 scene cuts during that preview, so there's really no telling what was really happening in that scene or even if that was a single scene at all.

6. The idea of Todd & his gang being the next drug lords would certainly fit the pattern of this show. The cartel reluctantly began doing business with an unassuming fast-food chicken cook. They underestimate him and he eventually kills them and takes over their operation. He then reluctantly started doing business with an unassuming nerdy science teacher & his meth-head assistant. He underestimated the nerd who eventually killed him and took over his operations. That science teacher nerd reluctantly started doing business with an unassuming young & naïve exterminator who came off a little slow. The nerd underestimates the young exterminator who kills him and takes over his operation.

7. If "Saul" Goodman equals "Paul," could "Jesse" equal "Jesus?" Perhaps Jesse is the martyr or the savior? It would require his death, but perhaps in death he is the answer?

8. Walt definitely looked like he knew he was going to die shortly when he went into his house.

9. The scenes with Walt buying the gun and getting the ricin will have to happen at the beginning of the final episode at the latest. I can actually see that taking place at some point during the next-to-last episode. That means we only have about 4 episodes left until the flash-forward happens.

I think the "confession" is owning up to Marie and Hank.

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Why would Walt use the ricin to kill himself?

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He wants to make it look like the cancer won. Risen wont show up in toxicology reports.

They show Jessie being terrified by Walt. He's also checked out mentally. If he were to find out about Brock (he'll never find out about the girlfriend, no witnesses), he might snap and agree to testify IF he trusts the DEA can protect him from Walt.

Alternatively, it is difficult to imagine Jessie getting FULL immunity for testimony. So he would be facing jail time - he may not think that is worth it.

But he has seen what Walt can pull off and his fear of Walt may actually keep him from saying anything.

But something blows it all apart - Skylar seems to be ruled out, so if not Jessie, who? Lydia or Todd captured? Do they even know Walt's real name or how to find him? Would Saul or his henchmen rat out Walt? Doesn't seem likely based on their characters and it wouldn't make for good TV.

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8. Walt definitely looked like he knew he was going to die shortly when he went into his house.

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Yeah, that's kinda where my guessing lies, something along the lines of getting all his family squared away, somewhere else. Goes back to ABQ with assault rifle, takes care of whatever outstanding business he has, and then shows up at his house after using the rifle. Gets ricin cig for himself, lights it up, starts inhaling, and end series.

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i almost think walt expected them to skim by responding with "close enough" when they told him it was all there

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Walt feels confident they didn't take his money. He is toying with them when he says that because Walt knows they fear his reputation.

A bullet to the brain is a much better way to die.

I imagine at some point Walt let his real identity be known to Todd, intentionally or unintentionally. Does Todd know about the car wash? They stored the methylmine there briefly at one point.

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Alternatively, it is difficult to imagine Jessie getting FULL immunity for testimony. So he would be facing jail time - he may not think that is worth it.

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I get the distinct impression that Jesse is not interested in immunity. First he tried to give the money away. Then he literally threw the money away. If anything, Jesse appears to be looking for penance, which is why Walt should be worried.

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Gets ricin cig for himself, lights it up, starts inhaling, and end series.

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It's not even in the cigarette anymore. It's just a small vial of ricin.

I think the fact the next episode is called confessions means that none of the obvious confessions will take place.

Someone mentioned - Walt confessing to Jr, not bad
Hank confessing to Gomez?
Gomez confessing to Hank???
Jr confessing to Walt he is selling meth to classmates?

I don't think it will be as obvious as Jesse rats out Walt.


And how, may I ask, has been smarter than Walt in a room?? That will be a short list.

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I imagine at some point Walt let his real identity be known to Todd, intentionally or unintentionally. Does Todd know about the car wash? They stored the methylmine there briefly at one point.

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Well Lydia knows, so if Todd is working with her, it wouldnt be hard to get.

The ricin's not in a cigarette anymore and it wouldn't work as a delivery method anyway.

We need the next episode to get here, because during the wait this place just gets inundated with so much crazy speculation and wild-@ss theories.

It's like football offseason every week!

I almost wonder if Walt, Saul, Sylar, and Jessee all sit down together to figure out to handle everything. Walt confesses everything to Skylar and Jesse including the killings Mike and his men.

I think Jesse set's up a deal with Hank to help get Walt but then Jesse and Walt flip back on Hank.

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Jesse poisons Walt Jr. by putting ricin in the salt shaker. Gets back at WW.

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I think the fact the next episode is called confessions means that none of the obvious confessions will take place.

Someone mentioned - Walt confessing to Jr, not bad
Hank confessing to Gomez?
Gomez confessing to Hank???
Jr confessing to Walt he is selling meth to classmates?

I don't think it will be as obvious as Jesse rats out Walt.


And how, may I ask, has been smarter than Walt in a room?? That will be a short list.

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It is Walt and Skyler coming clean to Hank and Marie.

If you watched talking bad, you can see where I am getting this. Not a spoiler, just a guess based on an image.

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Jesse poisons Walt Jr. by putting ricin in the salt shaker. Gets back at WW.

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Yeah, because Jesse loves killing innocent people.

Walt Jr. loves sodium on his eggs. It's pretty obvious, duh.

I totally missed this connection:

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Brock leaves the hospital and is completely recovered. Jesse, Andrea and Brock later have dinner at Jesse's house with Walter. Interestingly, Walter and Brock sit on the couch for a moment and look briefly: he doesn't seem to recognize Walt as the man who poisoned him, an is instead more interested in his Playstation ("Hazard Pay"). Walt is clearly not comfortable being with him.

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I think the Ricin could be for Walt. Walt likes control and this way he controls how he dies. Heck, when know he lives past 6 months and makes it to his 52 birthday.

IT'S NOT AN ASSAULT RIFLE