There are many reasons Saul would be disbarred and imprisoned if all of his actions on the show were known- he’s actively and knowingly money laundered for starters and helped find fronts for a meth lab and counselled that maybe they should let a guy die here and there and a few other things- but out of curiosity, would “just” knowing that two of his clients were major drug manufacturerers/distributors and assisting them with legal work anyway be enough to get him in trouble? I’m curious where the line is in terms of knowing about your clients ongoing criminal activities.
For that matter, can a lawyer accept money for payment that he knows to be gotten through illegal gains?
So is Todd Lydia’s cook now? If so, yeah. 68%? Walt the teacher must be quietly fuming inside. That’s an F. Not even close.
A crazy thought:*
Could Walt be in remission when he was morbidly hoping the cancer would’ve claimed him by now, and use the ricin on himself to fake death by terminal illness, rather than suicide?
*I don’t really like to dwell to much on what these foreshadowing s could mean, since the likelihood of being right is almost nil, especially when you consider the foreshadowing of season 2, there’s no way anyone could’ve guessed early on what those images would culminate at the season 2 finale. I wouldn’t be surprised we’re being teased in a similar fashion…
I highly doubt it- he was coughing and short of breath. Also, with lung cancer, you’re pretty much going to die, at some point not too far in the future- if not of actual lung cancer, then of cancer of another organ that it has metastasized to- brain, spine, liver, etc.
I think that get’s into ‘conspiracy’ territory, he might have even bumped into RICO laws here and there if he suggested that someone should die.
Either way, I shall once again refer everyone to this clip.
Yeah, if you get prostate cancer you have a 99+% chance of making it another five years. Lung cancer? A bit over 16% :(. Over half are gone within a year.
I love that scene, “When the going gets tough, you don’t want a criminal lawyer, you want a criminal lawyer. Know what I’m saying?” And it’s amazing how different Jesse was back then.
Here’s another good one.
Don’t forget how most of all this started. Two of Gus’s guys were using Tomas to sling. Jesse wanted to slip them ricin in order to kill them without raising suspicion. In that sense, it truly is a MacGuffin – representative of the ability to control events to achieve a desired outcome and it’s interpretation all while seeming completely unconnected to it.
The car he acquires with the M-60 is a Cadillac, just like Saul.
OK, so by the time of the flash forward Walt has: Cracy 8’s sandwich preferences, Mike’s habit of having his drinks on the rocks, first Gus’ car and then Saul’s car, Skyler’s maiden name, Jesse’s jacket… am I missing any?
None of Hank’s traits, though, as far as I can tell. For whatever that’s worth. Of course, he could be going to see Hank with that machine gun, and then only later start making bad racist jokes and develop a sudden interest in home brewing.
He also doesn’t seem to be into tattoos, Georgia O’Keeffe or intravenous drugs at any point (unless you count the chemotherapy), so does that mean that Jane doesn’t count as murder?
Depends on what he’s planning for those seven episodes ;). If he’s planning a lot of plot movement, then he’s gotta speed up the confrontation between Walt and Hank.
I’ll echo - great season premiere! Surprised Walt and Hank had their initial confrontation, but yes, MUCH better than have it drawn out all season long.
Rushing a plot development because you have too much stuff planned isn’t a good reason. Plan less stuff.
But yeah, I trust that there will a whole lot of outrageous and hopefully brilliant storytelling ahead. Don’t screw it up, Vince. 
I’m glad they rushed the confrontation with Hank and Walt. The first episode clearly set up three threats to Walt.
- Lydias demand for better purity meth, and her words about “being in a box” seem to indicate her superiors are not going to accept no for an answer.
- Jessies complete disregard for anything except assuaging his guilt. He didn’t care that the gifts would endanger both himself and Walt. Likewise driving around with a massive sack of cash throwing out piles randomly is pretty damn likely to get him caught and some nasty questions asked.
- Hank.
I think that Walt will attempt to have 3 take out 1. He’ll chuck Lydia to Hank in order to save himself but something will go wrong.
Meanwhile he’ll attempt to deal with Jessie himself… And yeah I think Jessie will end up dying as a result.
[QUOTE=coremelt;16566577I think that Walt will attempt to have 3 take out 1. He’ll chuck Lydia to Hank in order to save himself but something will go wrong.[/QUOTE]
I can’t see Lydia doing anything other than being the poster child for cooperation if the fuzz gets their mitts on her. She’s definitely a squealer.
Actually, in the scene preceding her death, when he’s unwittingly talking to her father and he convinces Walter to not give up on family (which results in Walter going to Jesse’s place and Jane dying) he’s clean shaven with a mustache. By the middle of the next episode he has a goatee . . . like Jane’s dad. In fact, they make a point of cutting from the scene showing Jane’s dad returning to work (and causing the crash) and a shot of Walter staring into a mirror playing with his a new chin hair and telling Skyler, “I think I might just keep this.”
And of course he winds up keeping the eyeball from the plane crash for a while.
Oh, nice one.
Maybe but shes got to be taken out one way or the other. Walt won’t let her get away with intruding into his new clean identity and he needs to give Hank Something…
Question, does anyone remember if Lydia knows that Jessie can cook (and can cook to higher than 68 percent purity)? If so I’d expect Lydia to track Jessie down and make him an offer since Walt has turned her down.
Jesse didn’t believe him for a millisecond. In fact, Jesse might not have been 100% sure that Mike was dead before, but Walt’s speech was in effect a confession, in addition to being surefire proof to Jesse that Walt is a liar.
Walt’s bullshitting skills are failing him completely now, both with Jesse and with Hank. That must be more or less a first for him, and I don’t think he’s liking it.
Disagree about Hank. Walt didn’t lie to Hank. Everything he said was true, he is just a dying guy running a car wash. And he really scared Hank with that “tread lightly” line. Walt has always been the wimp in that relationship. I think he enjoyed showing Hank Heisenberg and Hank was scared shitless at what he saw.
Remember Hank directly accused him of arranging the murder of 11 people and planting a bomb in a hospital to protect himself. Hank has no idea of what associates or henchmen Walt has working with him, that look at the end is genuine fear for his own life, not just horror at discovering his geek brother in law is a master meth cook.
I wonder if Walt will actually ever try his meth? Be great if his pure product turned out to have some kind of beneficial side effect, re: his cancer.