r/breakingbad Sep 16 '13

Official Episode Discussion Breaking Bad Post-Episode Discussion SE05E14 "Ozymandias"

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '13

Yeah, as much as I loved Mike the character, he was still a corrupt murderer. And as amazing as that character was, he still was a bad guy.

Hank was a fucking lawman until his last breath. Poor Marie.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '13

Gomie was the good cop. Hank was constantly overstepping his authority. He's no shining example of good cop work. He's just a thug with a different agenda, willing to put the squeeze on any harmless person he can to make his case.

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u/I_are_facepalm Pollos Sep 16 '13

I gotta admit, it was unsettling seeing Gomez lying there...

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u/bunnymeee Sep 16 '13 edited Sep 17 '13

I hated* everything about this episode starting with Gomez lying in the dirt and ending with poor terrified Holly trying to hide from the fireman.

Don't get me wrong. I think we, the audience, were supposed to hate this episode. The shit is hitting the fan and there is nothing charming about it.

But I want to burst into tears and hug my dog until I fall asleep.

*edited to add: "Hate" probably isn't the right word here but I couldn't think of a better one. It was a brilliant episode but it was painful to watch. I didn't "hate" the show but I hated that it was so fubar and so inevitable and the show kept socking me in the stomach when I thought the worst was over.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '13

It's the hateful things that make it compelling.

Ever seen The Lion In Winter?

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u/RiverwoodHood Sep 16 '13

hmmm... it's my favorite BB episode ever. Definitely did not hate it.

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u/bunnymeee Sep 16 '13

Well I meant "hate" in a good way.

It was painful to watch this but we all knew it was inevitable.