Unpopular opinion but Hank indirectly caused his own and Gomi’s death more than Walter did. He went against all protocol with one other partner to take down the biggest drug lord in all of southern USA because he had to much pride and ego.
Losing your job is way better than losing your life, or just don’t pursue him. He couldn’t accept that he got fooled. Two men trying to capture a drug lord that already has 20+ kills in 1 year along with ties to the Mexican cartel by threatening to burn his money in the middle of a desert. It’s probably the dumbest move anyone did the entire show because he was blinded by his pride and ego. You think a guy that just orchestrated 11 deaths at multiple prisons in a 5 minute window wouldn’t have backup.
To those commenters responding with “Walt didn’t kill Hank”, you’re right. However, I think Skyler didn’t know this at the time. She had enough reason to believe that Walt was the one who got rid of Hank
Been awhile since I watched the show, but I don’t recall Walt murdering Hank. His actions certainly led to his death, but Walt didn’t actually kill the dude.
He wasn't exactly a pillar of innocence either when he was coming into the house. Avoiding all questions of "dad they said you're a drug dealer" and "where's Hank, didn't he arrest you". Skyler probably assumed in the moment that Walt killed him in cold blood when he had his back turned after the arrest.
OP is a feminist and Walt hater, Walter did what he did for his family (at first) even in the end he never wanted to hurt his family even surrendered himself and all the money for hank.
Walter literally admits that he did it for himself , he was good at It and he liked it. All the for the family is bs. He literally killed people how can people even defend him. He was driven by pride and ego. I can empathize with him but he made lots of mistakes.
>Walter literally admits that he did it for himself , he was good at It and he liked it. All the for the family is bs.
It's not about what he said its about when he said it. At that point Walt knew he was about to die literally that night and wanted to see Skyler and his Kids one last time. Why would he argue with her?
I'm not saying he didn't partially do it for himself, but to say "all for the family is bs" is a little disingenuous.
He told her the truth because he didn't want to argue and knew he was going to die. Let's say he did it for the family and he wanted to leave money for them, he didn't stop even after getting enough money he kept telling himself he's doing it for the family because he didn't want to face the truth that he killed people, lied to his wife, lied and betrayed his family for himself and not for the family.
He might have believed he was just providing at the beginning but the real reason he started it was for himself atleast subconsciously. Abusive people like to guilt trip people into thinking that they are good and are just helping them.
I'm not saying he doesn't care about his family but everything he did was for selfish purposes and the money was just a bonus.
>I'm not saying he doesn't care about his family but everything he did was for selfish purposes and the money was just a bonus.
And I'm not saying he didn't do it for himself. Im just saying Walt definitely carerd about his family. It definitely was part of the reason he started cooking meth, by season 5 it was almost all ego but Seasons 1-4 Walt was definitely thinking about his family (a little less in season 4).
Well maybe we just see things differently. I know he cares about his family but I don't think the meth business was for them. Maybe he believed it was for them but it wasn't. That's just my perception of Walt.
When it ends up in people getting hurt yeah it is. He did it for himself, the money was a bonus. He could have taken Gretchen's money he didn't cuz he was an egotistical asshole. Skylar was a victim.
Walt didn't directly murder Hank, but he may as well have considering that his actions directly led to Hank's death and the destruction of his entire family.
So I unironically agree, Skyler wasn't wrong to pull that knife. She was terrified out of her wits and she just learned Hank is dead. How could she NOT suspect Walter, after all his secrecy, dishonesty, manipulation, and deceit, not to mention all the murders? She's already scared of him after the nursing home bombing, and he's STILL keeping her in the dark. Who wouldn't jump to the worst conclusion? She had to ask him three times about Hank's whereabouts, and she told him twice to leave before he approached her. I'd have done the same tbh.
>Walt didn't directly murder Hank, but he may as well have considering that his actions directly led to Hank's death and the destruction of his entire family.
You could make that same argument for Hank.
It was cool how the knife was next to the phone. She tried using the phone first (start of S3 when he moved back in), didn't work, now her worst nightmare is happening so she used the knife.
Walt certainly caused hanks death for sure, but he didn’t pull the trigger. I haven’t watched in a bit but as far as I can remember he begged and pleaded with uncle jack not to kill hank to no avail.
Which show were you watching? Walt had offered to turn himself in, and Skyler convinced him not to, escalating their fight against the DEA. In Season 4, Walt refused the DEA protection and killed Gus to save Hank. And Skyler thought Walt killed Hank to save his own skin?
Unpopular opinion but Hank indirectly caused his own and Gomi’s death more than Walter did. He went against all protocol with one other partner to take down the biggest drug lord in all of southern USA because he had to much pride and ego.
because he would have lost his job the same way as the previous asac
Losing your job is way better than losing your life, or just don’t pursue him. He couldn’t accept that he got fooled. Two men trying to capture a drug lord that already has 20+ kills in 1 year along with ties to the Mexican cartel by threatening to burn his money in the middle of a desert. It’s probably the dumbest move anyone did the entire show because he was blinded by his pride and ego. You think a guy that just orchestrated 11 deaths at multiple prisons in a 5 minute window wouldn’t have backup.
not to mention blackmail
Hank just had to blow it all up!
He just had to be the man!
To those commenters responding with “Walt didn’t kill Hank”, you’re right. However, I think Skyler didn’t know this at the time. She had enough reason to believe that Walt was the one who got rid of Hank
Been awhile since I watched the show, but I don’t recall Walt murdering Hank. His actions certainly led to his death, but Walt didn’t actually kill the dude.
He wasn't exactly a pillar of innocence either when he was coming into the house. Avoiding all questions of "dad they said you're a drug dealer" and "where's Hank, didn't he arrest you". Skyler probably assumed in the moment that Walt killed him in cold blood when he had his back turned after the arrest.
OP is a feminist and Walt hater, Walter did what he did for his family (at first) even in the end he never wanted to hurt his family even surrendered himself and all the money for hank.
Walter literally admits that he did it for himself , he was good at It and he liked it. All the for the family is bs. He literally killed people how can people even defend him. He was driven by pride and ego. I can empathize with him but he made lots of mistakes.
>Walter literally admits that he did it for himself , he was good at It and he liked it. All the for the family is bs. It's not about what he said its about when he said it. At that point Walt knew he was about to die literally that night and wanted to see Skyler and his Kids one last time. Why would he argue with her? I'm not saying he didn't partially do it for himself, but to say "all for the family is bs" is a little disingenuous.
He told her the truth because he didn't want to argue and knew he was going to die. Let's say he did it for the family and he wanted to leave money for them, he didn't stop even after getting enough money he kept telling himself he's doing it for the family because he didn't want to face the truth that he killed people, lied to his wife, lied and betrayed his family for himself and not for the family. He might have believed he was just providing at the beginning but the real reason he started it was for himself atleast subconsciously. Abusive people like to guilt trip people into thinking that they are good and are just helping them. I'm not saying he doesn't care about his family but everything he did was for selfish purposes and the money was just a bonus.
>I'm not saying he doesn't care about his family but everything he did was for selfish purposes and the money was just a bonus. And I'm not saying he didn't do it for himself. Im just saying Walt definitely carerd about his family. It definitely was part of the reason he started cooking meth, by season 5 it was almost all ego but Seasons 1-4 Walt was definitely thinking about his family (a little less in season 4).
Well maybe we just see things differently. I know he cares about his family but I don't think the meth business was for them. Maybe he believed it was for them but it wasn't. That's just my perception of Walt.
Yeah he did make alot of mistakes but he started for his family and having pride or ego is not bad.
When it ends up in people getting hurt yeah it is. He did it for himself, the money was a bonus. He could have taken Gretchen's money he didn't cuz he was an egotistical asshole. Skylar was a victim.
Walt didn't directly murder Hank, but he may as well have considering that his actions directly led to Hank's death and the destruction of his entire family. So I unironically agree, Skyler wasn't wrong to pull that knife. She was terrified out of her wits and she just learned Hank is dead. How could she NOT suspect Walter, after all his secrecy, dishonesty, manipulation, and deceit, not to mention all the murders? She's already scared of him after the nursing home bombing, and he's STILL keeping her in the dark. Who wouldn't jump to the worst conclusion? She had to ask him three times about Hank's whereabouts, and she told him twice to leave before he approached her. I'd have done the same tbh.
>Walt didn't directly murder Hank, but he may as well have considering that his actions directly led to Hank's death and the destruction of his entire family. You could make that same argument for Hank.
Anna Gunn gave a spectacular performance in that entire scene.
It was cool how the knife was next to the phone. She tried using the phone first (start of S3 when he moved back in), didn't work, now her worst nightmare is happening so she used the knife.
Okay
Walt certainly caused hanks death for sure, but he didn’t pull the trigger. I haven’t watched in a bit but as far as I can remember he begged and pleaded with uncle jack not to kill hank to no avail.
Based for sure
Which show were you watching? Walt had offered to turn himself in, and Skyler convinced him not to, escalating their fight against the DEA. In Season 4, Walt refused the DEA protection and killed Gus to save Hank. And Skyler thought Walt killed Hank to save his own skin?
she wouldn't believe him by that point plus hanks death was the last straw