You must take photos of you having pancakes in Walt & Jesse's Dennys! I will cry!!
Walt was... Oh God help me... actually trying to be helpful.
Yeah I think Walt really did want to stop Jesse beating himself up over the lost ricin. But Walt was helping himself too. If Jesse couldn't find the ricin anywhere and if he felt sure that he hadn't lost it then Jesse might go back to his original (correct) theory that Huel took it out of his pocket. Walt needed to give Jesse closure to save himself from suspicion. I think it was Vince Gilligan who talked about Walt's motivations in the podcast and how Jesse's breakdown was just an unforeseen bonus.
Walt needs to be worshiped and appreciated. And like you said, he's not getting that appreciation from Skyler (or Junior) but Jesse fulfill that need. And in the process, Walt is becoming more emotionally dependent on his relationship with Jesse.
Skyler and Junior have both drifted away and found substitutes for Walt in the last year - Skyler with her affair with Ted and Junior finding a surrogate dad in Hank. Walt never intended to have any sort of emotional investment in Jesse. Originally Jesse was just supposed to be Walt's IN to the meth business, not a partner Walt would've chosen to work with. But I think Walt (like Laura Roslin!) really wanted to live a little before he died. Jesse brought a lot of chaos and excitement into Walt's life. He gave Walt an adventure and nobody else in Walt's life had ever given him that. Like you say, Walt was addicted to the thrills and the danger and just look how boring things got after Jesse left.
Sadly for Jesse their "adventure" was just him being put through hell and having his life left in ruins. Walt may have become de-sensitized to all the violence and corruption but Jesse could never grow that thick skin.
'Say My Name' was my favourite episode of the first half of S5 and yeah, the main reason is the Walt/Jesse argument.
I'd love to hear your answers to the questions. I've posted some of my own thoughts above. Maybe I'll have to write a big Walt/Jesse speculation post sometime? Thank you so much for your support of these recaps. Your feedback has made it worthwhile for me.
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Walt was... Oh God help me... actually trying to be helpful.
Yeah I think Walt really did want to stop Jesse beating himself up over the lost ricin. But Walt was helping himself too. If Jesse couldn't find the ricin anywhere and if he felt sure that he hadn't lost it then Jesse might go back to his original (correct) theory that Huel took it out of his pocket. Walt needed to give Jesse closure to save himself from suspicion. I think it was Vince Gilligan who talked about Walt's motivations in the podcast and how Jesse's breakdown was just an unforeseen bonus.
Walt needs to be worshiped and appreciated. And like you said, he's not getting that appreciation from Skyler (or Junior) but Jesse fulfill that need. And in the process, Walt is becoming more emotionally dependent on his relationship with Jesse.
Skyler and Junior have both drifted away and found substitutes for Walt in the last year - Skyler with her affair with Ted and Junior finding a surrogate dad in Hank. Walt never intended to have any sort of emotional investment in Jesse. Originally Jesse was just supposed to be Walt's IN to the meth business, not a partner Walt would've chosen to work with. But I think Walt (like Laura Roslin!) really wanted to live a little before he died. Jesse brought a lot of chaos and excitement into Walt's life. He gave Walt an adventure and nobody else in Walt's life had ever given him that. Like you say, Walt was addicted to the thrills and the danger and just look how boring things got after Jesse left.
Sadly for Jesse their "adventure" was just him being put through hell and having his life left in ruins. Walt may have become de-sensitized to all the violence and corruption but Jesse could never grow that thick skin.
'Say My Name' was my favourite episode of the first half of S5 and yeah, the main reason is the Walt/Jesse argument.
I'd love to hear your answers to the questions. I've posted some of my own thoughts above. Maybe I'll have to write a big Walt/Jesse speculation post sometime? Thank you so much for your support of these recaps. Your feedback has made it worthwhile for me.