Hanks is in the bathroom when he finds the leaves of grass book that gale gave to walt with a big surprise inside. If anyone, anyone out there in the legion of breaking bad fanatics, ever suggested the use of the ohsoperfect crystal blue persuasion well, you get an honorary pork pie hat. Breaking bad by vince gilligan 52705 amc sony pictures. Written by moira walleybeckett and directed by michelle maclaren, it aired on amc in the united states on september 2. In present day, a stunned hank exits the bathroom holding the walt whitman book. I dont think its a fair reading to call hank finding the book trumped up. Hanks character development over the course of the series and norris performance have been critically acclaimed. The dea agent heads into the bathroom, sits on the toilet and fumbles through the group of magazines in a basket before choosing a walt.
Hank schrader was the husband of marie schrader the sister of skyler white and assistant special agent in charge asac of the albuquerque office of the drug enforcement administration. Hank is bedridden while recovering from his gunfight with the twin assassins, and spends his free time studying evidence from the murder of gale boeticher, walts assistant cook. The devastating turn of events led breaking bad to its most powerful unscripted moment, as the cast and crew explain in the ringers oral history of the landmark episode. Breaking bad creator vince gilligan goes deep on the final. This reason is very clearly laid out in episode 8, but even before this. Walt, in deep thought, is observing a fly at vamonos pest when when todd informs him that he has disposed of mikes car. Hank in the master bathroom, absolutely stunned at his discovery that his brotherinlaw is the elusive heisenberg. Gale had formerly been walts assistant in cooking meth and had given walt the book when they were on good terms. Hank saw in season 4 after he was given gales file. Close posted by 1 minute ago breaking bad does hank always use the master bathroom, when shitting in other someone elses home. But walt and jesse dont even know the names of the people who could destroy them.
Amc will broadcast the first of the final eight episodes of breaking bad on sunday night. Sitting down on the toilet in the whites master bathroom, hank looks around for something to read. The note in walts book, that hank found while on the toilet, said to my other favourite w. What did hank read in the book on the toilet at the end of.
While using the bathroom, hank finds a copy of leaves of grass that gale boetticher had given to walt. Still, breaking bad knows how to set things up, and if anything was discovered this week, its that we are absolutely ready for the walt vs. He walks outside, tells marie he isnt feeling great and says they need to leave. This book has a handwritten note reading to my other favourite w. Its not explicitly spelled out where walt got the book, but that is the same copy, and, honestly. Hank then discovers a book in his bathroom with an inscription from gale. Breaking bad is also a show full of symbolism and poetic imagery. Vince gilligan almost literally gave us one in this weeks final scene, when hank, pants around his ankles, reached for some bathroom reading and found gale boettichers fond inscription to his other favorite w. Gliding over all is the eighth episode of the fifth season of breaking bad and. If you havent seen breaking bad through season 5 episode 8, go check out. Breaking bad is a drama about walter white, a chemistry professor who is diagnosed with lung cancer. Breaking bad creator answers fans unanswered questions.
Breaking bad by vince gilligan 52705 amc sony pictures television. As he thumbs through the pages of the book, hank finds a handwritten dedication. Spoilers galore for all of breaking bad in the following post. So now we know what will animate the final eight episodes of breaking bad. Gliding over all is the eighth episode of the fifth season and the midseason finale of the american television drama series breaking bad. There should be things exploding, you cant end it in such an undramatic way. In contrast to many scenes in breaking bad which are ambitiously creative in their cinematography, the final scene in season 5 is decidedly minimalistic. Breaking bad began its final season with enough shoeswaitingtodrop to fill carrie bradshaws closet. And im pretty sure hank is in the master bathroom in the final. Walt is out of the meth business and trying to move on with his life. After thumbing through a magazine, hank loses interest and finds a copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass.
Hank is sitting on a toilet in walts house doing his business and idly flipping through the. He puts the book in a bag and looks out the window at walter. In regards to the possibility of walters brotherinlaw, hank, becoming a bad guy, following his discovery of the initials ww in the book in walts bathroom, gilligan said. Walts copy of leaves of grass makes an appearance throughout season 5 for a reason. He is portrayed by dean norris and was created by series creator vince gilligan. The two walk to walts car and open the trunk, where mikes body is being kept.
Schrader is a fictional character in the amc drama series breaking bad. Hanks attempt to bring waltwhom he now knows is heisenberg. He also portrayed town councilman james big jim rennie on the cbs series under the dome 202015 and currently plays mob boss clay uncle. Breaking bad season 6, episode 1 blood money recap. And why would he keep it in the bathroom, where hank could easily see it. This is simple and should be obvious to most watching the relevant episode of breaking bad. The show aired on amc from january 20, 2008 to september 29, 20, consisting of five seasons for a total of 62 episodes. It has come to my attention that various denizens of the internet are claiming the copy of leaves of grass found by hank in walts. Hank takes a trip to the bathroom, and what does he find. Breaking bad season 5 episode 8 midseason finale recap. This ties back to episode bullet points in season 4.
In the final scene, hank figures out that walt is heisenberg while perusing walts copy of leaves of grass on the toilet. Here you will find discussions and speculations about the show, pictures from the show, amas with the cast, and anything else breaking bad related. Sitting down on the toilet in the whites master bathroom, hank looks. Breaking bad season season 6, episode 2season 5, episode 10 buried airs sunday, august 18 at 9 p. Breaking bad is an american neowestern crime drama television series created and produced by vince gilligan. With bryan cranston, anna gunn, aaron paul, dean norris. He is well known for playing drug enforcement administration agent hank schrader on the amc series breaking bad 200820, for which he received critical acclaim for his performance. In the august 11 season premiere of breaking bad, we pick back up on that flashforward. A subreddit for fans and critics of the hit television series breaking bad on amc. On the ride home hank can barely focus on the road as marie talks about europe.
Gliding over all is the eighth episode of the fifth season of breaking bad and the fiftyfourth episode altogether. Breaking bad hanks realization original version youtube. Breaking bad blood money recap hank discovers walt is heisenberg. The first installment of this weeks breaking bad recap. Walt might not have even seen that dedication, or paid attention to it. Breaking bad was born of gilligans initial and almost reductive desire to tell a story about a good man who turns bad. Why didnt hank arrest walt as soon as he found out. Gale boetticher, walts onetime assistant back in the fring days. Breaking bad does hank always use the master bathroom, when shitting in other someone elses home.
Its a vision of freedom through spiritual attainment, through a connection with nature, through war, and through hard work the poems reflect these many. What did hank read in the book on the toilet at the end of the first part of season five. Nothing quite that dramatic happened, although, within the world of breaking bad, nothing more dramatic could have happened. It was not a remake of something that came before it. A poem in the book, song of myself, is based on many of these same feelings. Hank and walt are enemies, they are now at war, and we have seven more episodes to go. Gliding over all is the eighth episode of the fifth season and the midseason finale of the american television drama series breaking bad, and the 54th overall episode of the series.
This time, walt had the bad luck of inviting hank over and letting him use the bathroom, where hank found a copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass a. Breaking bad has always been an elegant and stylized series, a stark chess game rather than a sprawling worldbuilder with a billion tendrillike side stories. Those who watched the suspenseful breaking bad season 5 midseason finale saw walter whites brotherinlaw, dea agent hank schrader dean norris, piece together the identity of the mysterious maker of blue meth. A graduate of the california institute of technology caltech, walter cofounded the company gray matter technologies with his close friend elliott schwartz and his. In that episode, hank finds a copy of leaves of grass in walts bathroom and. This is the worst kind of ending for a season of breaking bad weve ever seen. Dean joseph norris born april 8, 1963 is an american actor. Breaking bad does hank always use the master bathroom. Enxiangxij waterproof polyester fabric shower curtain breaking park bad south kyle heisenberg cartman hank stan jesse kenny tortuga print decorative bathroom.
Here you will find discussions and speculations about the show, pictures from the show, amas with the cast, and. As hank thumbs to the front of the book, he comes to an inscription in a. Breaking bad actor takes a sht, solves movie mysteries dea agent hank schrader figures out the major plot twists of famous films while sitting on the toilet. He enlists the help of his former student jesse pinkman to manufacture and sell methamphetamine. The problem is not the book itself, its the dedication from gale on page 3 that shows the same w. To be sure, its a remarkable coincidence, but that hank found out through.
Season 5 episode 8 of breaking bad no infringement intended. Review of breaking bad mideason finale, gliding over all. A highenergy and boisterous man, hank was walter whites brotherinlaw. Before you read this post, make sure you take any necessary bathroom breaks, then watch sunday nights 2012 finale of breaking bad.
It was set and filmed in albuquerque, new mexico, and tells the story of walter white bryan cranston, an underemployed and depressed high school chemistry teacher. If you read the following recap of breaking bads midseason finale, youre going to find out what happened. The penny dropped, and hank finally knew the identity of heisenberg the w. White bryan cranston hasnt been as thorough in tying up his loose ends as his aggressively protective demeanor leads everyone to believe, and a. Hank is sitting on a toilet in walts house doing his business and idly flipping through the copy of leaves of grass previously given to walt by gale boetticher, and reads the inscription. Now that mikes out of the picture, someone needs to shut up the 10 people who know too much about the multimillion dollar meth empire. In breaking bad, at the very end of season 5, hank finds a book leaves of grass in walters bathroom.
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