The obvious pro move is to have a character who is an obvious psychopath from the first episode, pretend as though the series is an OMG CHARACTER STUDY of said psychopath (which of course assumes that such a character study would even be interesting in the first place), have the character undergo several false epiphanies, complain in the media that your viewers do not hold your protagonist in sufficient contempt, have a hilariously transparent audience surrogate explain that the psychopath is indeed a psychopath in case anyone happened to overlook that fact, then refuse to show your character actually reaping what he has sown for six seasons because you're a hypocrite who wants it both ways.

only reason walt would imply/tell them he killed hank is because he wanted the police to think that. if he mentioned the neo-nazis they might try a reprisal attack against his family for ratting.

ban riverman

Yeah not sure if that was the best phrasing. He believed most of what he was saying regardless of what other motives there may have been.

Unbelievable episode, what a WILD ride.

I guess he might have believed some of it to a certain extant but I think almost all of it was hyperbolic bs for Skyler's/Jr's sake.

I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

SHOCKER

RIVERMAN IS A PILE OF STEAMING DOG **** YET AGAIN

BB GOAT

only 2 more episodes of such goodness **** me

Yeah. I believed Walt's performance in that scene while I was watching it, though. But I think the reveal that he left the baby behind confirms that it was an attempt to absolve Skyler from any culpability.

jeebus that was an amazing episode

He's uncanny.

For about 15 minutes I was wondering how they'd get me to give a **** about anything else that happened after Hank. But then holy ****.

Favorite metaphors/allusions from the episode:

Jesse, rattling his chains like Jacob Marley-- the ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge's old partner.

When Uncle Jack's crew has taken Walt's money, it leaves a perfect hole for Hank and Gomez. Walt literally dug Hank's grave.

I think it was clear from "what would you know about it anyway?"

ETA: but fully willing to accept it working on both levels as he probably 75% meant it.

Yeah, that was the moment that tipped me, too.

Also, liked Skyler picking up the knife-- thought for a second we would get a literal Lady Macbeth. Lol me.

Man I was all like the whole time after he took the baby.

Yeah Walt clearly knows cops are listening and the whole point of the call is to protect skyler from the fallout

Walt's PANTS

I used to dislike Marie, but in the last few episodes she kinda turns me on, is it just me?

Poor Jesse.

Man, that was just the most depressing hour of tv ever.

Hank's line to Walt just before he died was amazing.

That could end up the GOAT episode

Riverman just incessantly attacking BB has him slipping a bit in my eyes. I guess aim high?