Breaking Bad: Season 5...Part 1

on Tuesday, September 11, 2012

     Amazing.  Absolutely amazing.  The first half of the final season of Breaking Bad concluded last week, leaving us with a huge cliff hanger.   The final scene shows the inevitable, as detective Hank Schrader comes to realize that W.W. may in fact stand for Walter White.  The discovery couldn't come at the worst time.  Walt claims that he is finally out of the game after making an unknown amount of millions and the children move back into their house after 3 months.  All the loose ends that Gus and Mike Ehrmantraut had, have been disposed of, leaving Walt seemingly untouchable.  Until Hank finds the poem book that shouldn't have been held on to.  So what facts can we draw from this season that could help us predict what will happen in the final?

     Here's what we know.  We know that Hank has quality proof that Walt could be Heisenberg, the meth king pin that he's been looking for since the beginning of the series.  We know that Hank is getting tired or worn out from his job, as he ventilates to Walt, "I'm getting tired of chasing monsters."  We know that Walt has finally reached king pin status, controlling every aspect of his meth operations as well as calling multiple hits (10) on the informants left over by Gus.  We know that Walt can and will kill anybody that will stop him from assuming the Meth God status.  Keep in mind SOMEONE is going to eat that poisonous pill that Walt hides in his wall socket, I'm not sure who's going to get it but someone will.  Finally, the most vital piece of information that was given to us this season was the clip of Walt's 52 birthday.  Let's recap that scene.  Walt enters a diner, he gets his breakfast and breaks up the bacon on his plate to form the number 52 symmetrically, as he always does on his birthday.  A man comes into the diner and B lines it to the bathroom, Walt meets him in their to make an exchange.  Walt receives a set of keys that opens up a car in the same lot as his.  He opens the trunk and there is a bag.
     So what's going to happen next season? Here are a few scenarios that I've played out in my head.  Walt, blinded by ambition will fall, just as Emperor Julius casear did while he was king of the Roman Empire.  This means that he lied to Skylar, obviously and continues to dominate the meth game unaware that Hank is finally on to him.  Walt ultimately goes on the run which leads him to the diner which eventually leads him to mystery car.  There is also a possibility that Walt hires a hit on Hank too, but well get to that later.  Would it be possible for Walt to move to Czech Republic to continue his meth operations? Sure, why not? But I doubt that would happen because Walt wouldn't leave his family.  Now I know this is reaching for it but here is what I think is going to happen.
    When everything seems to be going good is when shit hits the fan.  Enter Jesse.  Walt has always used Jesse in an incredibly manipulative way, sort of how Tom Sawyer tricks kids into white washing the fence for him but on a higher scale.  He is a puppet master.  Having that said, here is how it'll play out. Hank will come to the realization that Walt is in fact Heisenberg, but he'll also remember who payed for all of his surgeries after he got shot; plus he's family.  So rather than pursing Walt secretly, he confronts him.  Asks him everything and tells Walt to give himself up.  However Walt is a combination of Harry Houdini and Scarface, so he'll offer the unsuspecting Jesse up instead of himself.  Remember, Jesse is "out" and Walt really has no purpose for him, except to play the role as a scape goat.  Don't forget about the $5 million dollars cash at his house that Walt dropped off, which could contribute to his suspiciousness.  So Walt gives up Jesse but Hank is so upset by the whole situation that he tells Walt to leave town or else.  Hence, the 52 year old birthday scene.  
    There is also the possibility that Walt hires a hit on Hank.  If this were to happen however, Skylar would be suspicious, as usual.  Since she already assumes every murder that goes down is Walt's doing, she'll make the connection on what happened and freak out.  An irreversible mistake that could never be forgiven, so Walt leaves.  Hence, the 52 year old birthday scene.
     I don't know what is going to happen but I know that on Walt's 52 birthday, he is on the move, he is alone, and he is moving under the radar.  I gave my best guess on what COULD happen next season given the information from the last but who really knows?  What do you think will happen and how will the writers of one of the best dramas end their series?



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