In what breaking bad episode does hank find out about walt. 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. The creator and cast of amcs breaking bad discuss the character hank schrader. But walt and jesse dont even know the names of the people who could destroy them.
He also portrayed town councilman james big jim rennie on the cbs series under the dome 202015 and currently plays mob boss clay uncle. Walt makes his next move against hank, putting hank in a tough position. Breaking bad blood money recap hank discovers walt is heisenberg. Driven at first by the desire to save his family from destitution. Hank heads to the bathroom and finds a copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass. Dean joseph norris born april 8, 1963 is an american actor. And im pretty sure hank is in the master bathroom in the final. Rummaging for reading material, he finds walts copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass under some magazines in the bathroom, the same copy given to walt by gale boetticher. Breaking bad hanks realization original version youtube. Gale boetticher, walts onetime assistant back in the fring days. This is why saul was able to easily find him in season 2 episode 8 where he confronts him. In that episode, hank finds a copy of leaves of grass in walts bathroom and opens it to the cover page where he finds the inscription.
Hank is sitting on a toilet in walts house doing his business and idly flipping. As he thumbs through the pages of the book, hank finds a handwritten dedication. Nov 20, 2015 in contrast to many scenes in breaking bad which are ambitiously creative in their cinematography, the final scene in season 5 is decidedly minimalistic. The two walk to walts car and open the trunk, where mikes body is being kept. Hes a savage drug dealer who has ruined the lives of everyone near him in a desperate search. Its a vision of freedom through spiritual attainment, through a connection with nature, through war, and through hard work the poems reflect these many.
Gliding over all is the eighth episode of the fifth season and the midseason finale of the american television drama series breaking bad. Walt whitmans poetry is a frequent plot element in breaking bad. Why didnt hank arrest walt as soon as he found out. Hanks is in the bathroom when he finds the leaves of grass book that gale gave to walt with a big surprise inside. He serves as the main antagonist of the first two seasons, the secondary antagonist of the third season, a major antagonist in the fourth season, and one of three main antagonists of the fifth season alongside mike ehrmantraut and jack welker. Sep 03, 2012 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. On the ride home hank can barely focus on the road as marie talks about europe. Schrader asac is a fictional character of the amc drama series breaking bad and its spinoff series better call saul. Hank stumbles out onto the patio, where he hears marie playfully telling walt. Gale had formerly been walts assistant in cooking meth and had given walt the book when they were on good terms. In that episode, hank finds a copy of leaves of grass in walts bathroom and. He walks outside, tells marie he isnt feeling great and says they need to leave.
That small thing that has the 1% chance of happening, like in all tragedies, does. Walter walt whitman was an american poet, essayist and journalist. Hank sits on the toilet in the whites master bathroom, and finds walts copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass. Those opposing trajectories form breaking bads examination of masculinity, which is one of many thematic threads throughout the series. Sep 05, 2012 breaking bad recap ii, season 5, episode 8. This book has a handwritten note reading to my other favourite w. If you read the following recap of breaking bads midseason finale, youre going to find out what happened. With walters dea brotherinlaw hank sitting on the toilet and looking for something to read. He does this when he finds a book in walts bathroom that was given to walt by a man that hank knows was a meth cook. I really dont care if you spoil but in what season and episode does hank find out that walter is heisenberg.
The show aired on amc from january 20, 2008 to september 29, 20, consisting of five seasons for a total of 62 episodes. And there he finds a book inscribed to walt by a meth cook. 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. Gliding over all is the eighth episode of the fifth season of breaking bad and the fiftyfourth episode altogether. Walter whites name is reminiscent of the poet, a fact that has played a major role as a plot device in breaking bad and used up to the midseason finale of season five season 4. In breaking bad, i found the character of hank to be annoying, offputting, and i. In breaking bad, at the very end of season 5, hank finds a book leaves of grass in walters bathroom. Thumbing through the front of the book, he sees an inscription in a familiar. After hank realizes that walt is heisenberg, why does he. Sitting down on the toilet in the whites master bathroom, hank looks around for something to read. 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 contrast to many scenes in breaking bad which are ambitiously creative in their cinematography, the final scene in season 5 is decidedly minimalistic. 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. This ties back to episode bullet points in season 4. Whitmans first mention in breaking bad is halfway through season. In the final scene, hank figures out that walt is heisenberg while. Breaking bad by vince gilligan 52705 amc sony pictures. How breaking bad took us to the breaking point boing boing. The downfall of heisenberg comes when, by pure chance, walts brotherinlaw and dea agent hank finds a book in his bathroom that was a gift from a former associate. Sitting down on the toilet in the whites master bathroom, hank looks. Hank in the master bathroom, absolutely stunned at his discovery that his brotherinlaw is the elusive heisenberg. 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. This oneofakind book the ultimate official guide to the showcovers the evolution of. Breaking bad season 6, episode 3season 5, episode 11 was another exciting step towards the grand finale. Schrader is a fictional character of the amc drama series breaking bad and its spinoff series better call saul.
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. Main character walter white shares a first name and initials with whitman, and this ultimately becomes whites downfall. Breaking bad, hailed by stephen king, chuck klosterman, and many others as the best of all tv dramas, tells the story of a man whose life changes because of the medical death sentence of an advanced cancer diagnosis. Hank opened the book to the inside where to my other favorite w. Gale boetticher had given walt a copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass, a collection of poems, which has been seen several times since. Amc will broadcast the first of the final eight episodes of breaking bad on sunday night. Mar 03, 2020 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.
Breaking bad getting it right and wrong the pretend writer. Sep 20, 2012 at the front of the book, gale wrote the words to my other favorite w. Walt, in deep thought, is observing a fly at vamonos pest when when. This blog is for viewers who have seen breaking bad series five, episode nine blood money.
At this point in breaking bad, its clear that walt isnt anyone to be called a hero anymore. Aug 10, 20 the finales bathroom scene, in which hank finds a copy of walts book with a telling inscription from gale boetticher, is one of the shows most suspenseful moments. This is the original unedited version as seen on the last scene of 508s episode. Hank confronts jesse and attempts to turn him against walt, and jesse decides its time to move on. After thumbing through a magazine, hank loses interest and finds a copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass. It gets traced to walts classroom and hank does inventory. Hank went in to walts house to take a dump and looked in walts basket of books to read and picks up the copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass that gale boetticher gave walt when they began working together. 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. Hank schrader is the main antagonist hero of amcs breaking bad.
After hank realizes that walt is heisenberg, why does he take. Sep 02, 2012 hank takes a trip to the bathroom, and what does he find. The season five midseason finale gliding over all is named after poem 271 of whitmans leaves of grass. Hanks slow acceptance of his place in law enforcement.
Breaking bad season 6, episode 3 recap, analysis hypable. That walt would be this careless goes to show how far he has come. Aug 11, 20 those opposing trajectories form breaking bads examination of masculinity, which is one of many thematic threads throughout the series. The show depicts his metamorphosis from inoffensive chemistry teacher to feared drug lord and remorseless killer. 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. He is portrayed by dean norris and was created by series creator vince gilligan.
One of the most critically acclaimed series ever produced, breaking bad sony pictures televisionamc, 200820 won legions of avid viewers who debated its every nuance as they followed the evolution of terminally ill highschool teacher walter white as he became the drug kingpin heisenberg. Walt begins to worry that hank has figured out his true identity. In what breaking bad episode does hank find out about walt cooking. The first episode didnt live up to box cutter but was still good. To make matters worse, walts cancer is back and its when hes throwing up in the bathroom that he notices his leaves of grass book is missing. Maybe someone in the breaking bad writers room is a lost fan. Hank sees the book sitting near the toilet in the whites bathroom. Hank s character development over the course of the series and norris performance have been critically acclaimed. Furthermore, its possible that a judge might rule the siezure of the book was lawful, in that the book was displayed in a manner in the bathroom magazine rack intended for guests use. Even if walt kept the book at home, he wouldnt leave it in the bathroom. Gliding over all is the eighth episode of the fifth season of breaking bad and the. The podcast is hosted by kelley dixon and vince gilligan, the editor and creator of the show, respectively.
Aug 12, 20 hank in the master bathroom, absolutely stunned at his discovery that his brother in law is the elusive heisenberg. The next couple of episodes were great and then there was dead freight which is one of my favorite episodes of all time. Breaking bad is an american neowestern crime drama television series created and produced by vince gilligan. The final shot of breaking bads midseason finale gliding over all has already inspired arguments among fans. The first installment of this weeks breaking bad recap. Even if it were ruled unlawful siezure, it would certainly convince hanks superiors a full investigation was necessary, had hank chosen to go that way. Breaking bad season 5 episode 8 midseason finale recap. A poem in the book, song of myself, is based on many of these same feelings. Bathroom night walt sits down on the 7dge of the tub. So, im really into breaking bad right now, and as i live in holland, i have not seen all episodes yet. When breaking bad left us before the midseason break, the question wasnt whether walt would realize that brotherinlawdea officer hank was onto him, but when that would happen.
In the august 11 season premiere of breaking bad, we pick back up on that flashforward. Walt, in deep thought, is observing a fly at vamonos pest when when todd informs him that he has disposed of mikes car. At this stage, apd already know that a highly qualified meth cook named gale boetticher was murdered. Breaking bad began its final season with enough shoeswaitingtodrop to fill carrie bradshaws closet.
Eh there was also the episode in the first season forget which, sorry. It is whites copy of leaves of grass that finally incriminates walter as the notorious drug lord heisenberg. In present day, a stunned hank exits the bathroom holding the walt whitman book. Hank jokes about people possibly getting suspicious of walt. Review of breaking bad mideason finale, gliding over all. Couch loved the cliffhanger that capped off this weeks episode of breaking bad, but i found it disappointing. The dea finds the gas mask used for cooking in the desert. The finales bathroom scene, in which hank finds a copy of walts book with a telling inscription from gale boetticher, is one of the shows most suspenseful moments.
Breaking bad season 5 episode 8 midseason finale recap tvline. Walter whites name is reminiscent of the poet, a fact that has played a major role as a plot device in breaking bad and used up to the midseason finale of season five. Before you read this post, make sure you take any necessary bathroom breaks, then watch sunday nights 2012 finale of breaking bad. If you read the following recap of breaking bad s midseason finale, youre going to find out what happened. Walt even confesses outright to hank in season 3 episode 1 that he has half a million in cash. That book is dangerous and precious and walt wouldnt let it float around like that. This is simple and should be obvious to most watching the relevant episode of breaking bad. He puts the book in a bag and looks out the window at walter. He is a dea agent who seeks to take down the druglord heisenberg, unaware that it is. Was it dramatically right and hilarious, or way too.
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