tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165386137410379596.post731275570877831419..comments2023-10-14T09:57:24.421-05:00Comments on Inconsiderate Prick: Breaking Down: Breaking Bad, Season Five, Episode SevenOld Man Dugganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11092198064040919376noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165386137410379596.post-33456855855617783102012-09-04T17:20:23.648-05:002012-09-04T17:20:23.648-05:00My response to this comment would be that Mike cou...My response to this comment would be that Mike could have killed Walt at any time and Walt could have killed Mike at anytime. If Walt had plenty of chances to kill Mike before and never did, Mike has to have some trust in Walt. The argument to that would be that Mike was always useful to Walter and at that moment he wouldn't be. I think the plot makes sense. Did Walter not just tip Mike off in the park via burner phone so that he wouldn't get busted. Walt also just made Mike $5 million in retirement. Why would he do that if he were going to kill Mike? There is some trust there, albeit skewed, sick, and twisted. The way I look at the relationship is that they both respected each others games, but I think it is reasonable to think that Walt would at least let an old man live. <br /><br />The other part to the argument would be that Mike simply doesn't give a damn at this point. I see Mike different than most do. He has been more reckless than he has put off. In Season 4 he popped out of the back of the Pollos truck without a simple sweep to see who was there, and he did go into the chemical plant by himself for Chow. He is no different than Walt in living at the edge. Not only that, he has been had the jump on before when he got gunned down in Mexico, once again through a car window. The greatest thing about that scene was that Heisenberg turned into Walt afterwards, doing the Walt shuffle to chase Mike down and realizing he had acted carelessly out of rage. The mere fact that Walt had not planned on using the gun is proof enough that Walt didn't have the intention of killing Mike until Mike pissed him off. Stan Earnesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05577181943835320318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165386137410379596.post-21611186703567673312012-08-27T18:47:11.927-05:002012-08-27T18:47:11.927-05:00Deaths aside, the most significant thing that may ...Deaths aside, the most significant thing that may have happened in this episode was the knowing, sympathetic glance between Jesse and Skyler at the car wash. <br /><br />Also, there is no way that the Mike that Gilligan has built up throughout this series lets Walt get the jump on him in the climax. While the scene at the riverbank works well, the Mike we have been shown would never trust Walt to bring the bag to him, never not have a gun at the ready, and never expect Walt to do anything other than try to kill him. <br /><br />Despite that, the outcome was completely telegraphed, which is fairly common on the show. I'm on the opposite side of the spectrum and am rarely surprised at anything that happens. Most of what I see is exactly what I expect to happen. <br /><br />But I'm in the minority on that topic it would seem. Old Man Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11092198064040919376noreply@blogger.com