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 bathroom was not, in fact, a gift from gale boetticher but rather from his old lover and business partner gretchen schwartz. Walt whitman is also very wellknown for his homoerotic content, but its unclear whether gale is using the book as a subtle way to romantically pursue walt or if walt understands thats whats going on. As smart as he is, walt s inability to acknowledge the number of dumb mistakes or oversights that have plagued his operation will be his downfall in the end. Walter whites walt whitman book from breaking bad up for auction. This, to many, may be dismissed as a mere reference to the initials they both share, but that gives. Whitman s first mention in breaking bad is halfway through season. Gale boetticher had given walt a copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass, a collection of poems, which has been seen several times since. Breaking bad season 5 recap hank confronts walt in. He wiped gus laptop, only to have the cops find the chicken mans secret bank accounts.
What did hank read in the book on the toilet at the end of. I do not own any of this content poster, this is one of my favorite scenes from the show so i decided to upload it for others to enjoy. When hank finally finds out that walt is the meth kingpin and mastermind heisenberg he has been searching for, he feels betrayed, humiliated, and vengeful towards walt, swearing he will put walt under the jail. In an immediate flashback, hank recalls his discussion of a case with walt that concerned lab notes by gale boetticher bullet points, where hank joked walt could be w. In the august 11 season premiere of breaking bad, we pick back up on that flashforward. It has been the recipient of numerous awards and has been one of the mostwatched cable shows. The breaking bad story comes to a bloody end even though walt is retired with plenty of. 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. Schrader is a fictional character of the amc drama series breaking bad and its spinoff series better call saul.
The only issue is that one fateful copy of walt whitmans leaves of grass reveals to hank that walter white is heisenberg. Much later, in season five, that inscription prompts whites brotherinlaw hank to start putting together the pieces that will unravel whites secret. 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. He plots even more feverishly to destroy walt, trying to gather the evidence from skyler and trying to persuade jesse to give walt up. As a favor to hank, gomez will go investigate the car wash by asking walt for a tour while his car is getting washed. 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. In breaking bad, i found the character of hank to be annoying.
Breaking bad brings walt whitman back to the forefront of pop culture breaking bad includes lines in which characters quote passages from whitman, and a. Recognizing gales handwriting, hank suddenly makes the connection that walt is heisenberg. Rewatching the series i dont remember gale ever giving walter the walt whitman book that hank found with a note from gale. Here you will find discussions and speculations about. Sitting down on the toilet in the whites master bathroom, hank looks around for. A poem in the book, song of myself, is based on many of these same feelings, furthering the connection between walt s life and whitman s poetry. He wont find anything, but it will tip off walt that hank is on to him and walt will end up killing hank and gomez.
In the final scene, hank figures out that walt is heisenberg while. Here you will find discussions and speculations about the show, pictures from the. Hank went in to walt s house to take a dump and looked in walt s basket of books to read and picks up the copy of walt whitman s leaves of grass that gale boetticher gave walt when they began working together. As hank thumbs to the front of the book, he comes to an inscription in a. The midseason finale of season five, gliding over all, is titled after poem 271 of leaves of grass. Hank discovers walts secret scene analysis from ep 508. Hank opened the book to the inside where to my other favorite w.
Hank heads to the bathroom and finds a copy of walt whitman s leaves of grass. We see walt return to his home, but its boarded up and fenced off its completely abandoned. This book has a handwritten note reading to my other favourite w. The 7 plot points you need to remember for the final season refresher course the hyperserialized saga of walter white and co. Walt then finds a poem in the notebook from walt whitman and suggests the mysterious w. It continues breaking bad s ongoing walt whitman fixation. The series is also applauded for its realistic depictions of chemistry, despite the controversial topic of cooking and distributing illegal drugs. The book is eventually walt s downfall when hank finds his copy in the bathroom in the episode gliding over all, whose title is another walt. In season 5, hank finds the whitman book that gale inscribed to walt and starts to. Walter whites walt whitman book from breaking bad up.
It has a tight shot on the book, walt is smiling reading and then hank calls. He claims that this has killed him, and that this is the last nail in the coffin. Hank realizes that walt is the drug lord he has been pursuing. Walt is put on the spot because he behavior had been so erratic. He walks outside, tells marie he isnt feeling great and says they need to leave. Final scene between walter white and hank schrader, breaking bad season 5 episode 9 blood money. Written by moira walleybeckett and directed by michelle maclaren, it aired on amc in the united states on september 2, 2012. Spoilers galore for all of breaking bad in the following post. Hank and gomez will suspect walt is using the car wash like the laundry superlab to make his meth. Breaking bad, one of the most famous television series of all time. During a family barbecue, hank finds a copy of walt whitman s leaves of grass in the bathroom, the same copy given to walt by gale.
Hank heads to the john and picks up a book for reading. Hank s is in the bathroom when he finds the leaves of grass book that gale gave to walt with a big surprise inside. Hank finds out that walt and skyler paid for his medical bills when he was shot by the cousins as marie did not know it was drug money when she accepted it from skyler. I at first assumed that id simply forgotten the scene in which gale gives walt the book, but. On the galegretchen breaking bad leaves of grass conspiracy. Throughout breaking bad, the poetry of walt whitman comes to frame the shows narrative arc, and whitmans lifelong poetic project leaves of grass is full of insight into concepts of freedom and the life it gives us. Throughout breaking bad, the poetry of walt whitman comes to. Hank punches walter breaking bad s05e09 blood money. What did hank read in the book on the toilet at the end of the first part of season five. Hank is sitting on a toilet in walts house doing his business and idly flipping.
Leaves of grass by walt whitman unless you want to know what he literally read. When hank calls walt and asks about jesse and the rv he suspects walt is shown sitting reading the leaves of grass book. The men linked to those bank accounts were finally dead, but hank stumbled across the whitman book. This is the original unedited version as seen on the last scene of. Breaking bad hanks realization original version youtube. Walt whitman s poetry is a frequent plot element in breaking bad. After skylar showed walt the mountain of cash he had earned walt woke up to the fact that he had already achieved what he sought and finally decided to stop cooking meth. When walt discovers the book, he is at an especially high time in his life, where. Walt shows him the whitman passage in gales notes and hopes that hank believes the story. Why didnt hank arrest walt as soon as he found out. To supplement our comprehensive breaking bad coverage, across the margin an exhaustive look into the ever present connection between walt whitman and walter white by. In breaking bad, at the very end of season 5, hank finds a book leaves of grass in walters bathroom. He found the walt whitmans book in walters bathroom that incriminated him, because it was the same style of handwriting that gale had in his laboratory folder.
Its gales dedication to walter on walt whitmans poetry book, that gale gave to walter, that allows hank to finally realize that walter is heisenberg, which ultimately leads to walters downfall. That is, until hank finds a book given to walt by gale on the toilet, and finally connects all the pieces. The complete third season was released on region 1 dvd and region a bluray on june 7, 2011. In breaking bad, what if hank never discovered the book. Breaking bad blood money recap hank discovers walt is heisenberg. It is whites copy of leaves of grass that finally incriminates walter as the notorious drug lord heisenberg. He is portrayed by dean norris and was created by series creator vince gilligan. I t is impossible to ignore the many mentions of walt whitman that one encounters on breaking bad. In a way, it could be said that from beyond the grave, gale got revenge on walter for orchestrating his murder. When hank says that he believes gale is heisenberg, the legendary meth dealer he was chasing before had to leave the dea, walt must cover for the vague references to himself in gales lab.
In the episode, hank finds leaves of grass in walt s bathroom. Breaking bad blood money recap hank discovers walt is. On the ride home hank can barely focus on the road as marie talks about europe. He suddenly realized it because walt stole the book from hank and now he finds it in his toilet room and realize that walt stole it and probably is the man hes looking for according to all the other strange things that had been going on in their lives. But if you have seen the whole show, liked it, and paid close attention, you will still get tons of great insights and commentary on every page of this book much more than the other books on breaking bad ive read, which talk a lot but dont really say much. In the episode bullet points, hank schrader finds the initials w.
Well, if you havent seen the show you wont know much of the references in this book. Julyseptember 2009 breaking bad, season five beverything that happens from hank s discovery to walt fleeing to new hampshire takes place in less than two weeks, from early to midmarch. Walt in which the subject of leaves of grass or walt whitman came up. At this stage, apd already know that a highly qualified meth cook. Gliding oer all, through all, through nature, time, and space, as a ship on the waters advancing, the voyage of the soulnot. Tread lightly scene breaking bad season 5 episode 9. This is the original unedited version as seen on the last scene of 508s episode. Breaking bad brings walt whitman back to the forefront.
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