"You knew. And you bitched and moaned and so on and so forth about how I make my money. It's illegal! It's immoral!" etc.Originally Posted by UChessmaster
"You knew. And you bitched and moaned and so on and so forth about how I make my money. It's illegal! It's immoral!" etc.
"After all, I am strangely colored."
But knowing doesn't prove involvement. Under the eyes of the law, she could have acted under duress of the threats against her and her family, which is a valid legal defense.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
That is still a whole lot better than "You helped me setup and run a fake business to launder money". Then he also added the bit at the end about "You have no idea what I have had to do to get where I am" implying a certain level of ignorance on her part. Really, I doubt any Fed would believe that Skylar knew absolutely nothing whatsoever, but just being the wife that chose to look the other way is a lot less damning than a being a full blown accomplice.
Even better for Skylar, she didn't simply look away (willful ignorance). Instead she was forced to be involved because of threats and coercion by Walt (acting under duress).
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Yeah but that's a tricky stance to take. Claiming that she were forced into being an accomplice would suggest that she knew more (in spite of being under duress). That opens her up to further questioning on the exact nature of her situation with Walt. I can't help but feel that somewhere down the line, she would expose herself.
However, she can use the duress argument for why she didn't straight up go to the police with her limited knowledge on Walt being involved in illegal activities.
Last edited by Splash!; Wed, 09-18-2013 at 10:56 AM.
The tape on Walt's hand was a sign from the director/writer that he knows his call is being taped. There is no way Skylar was going to get off scott free. This call saved her from the worse portion of punishment.
Did you read or see that somewhere? It definitely sounds plausible and is a clever way to add depth to the scene.
Everyone should also keep in mind that no one (still alive or who would talk to the feds) knows how much money Walt made except for Skylar. Saul and his boys know of 7 barrels loaded with cash, but with the limited info the feds have (unlike all the Hank had), they wouldn't know to pursue Saul and his handymen.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Yeah I read it. At first I thought it was meant to tape his family back together (without him).
I think he meant the DEA/Cops/FBI using the threat of pressing charges against Skylar (for her direct involvement) to extort Walt into giving himself up. Because at this stage,Walt worrying about being in a courtroom with Skylar testifying against him is hardly something to be worried about (with him already dying of cancer).
Husband and wife can't be made to testify against each other, and knowing about your spouses illegal activity and not reporting it is not an offence. Add to that, that Walt made it sound like she was living under threat and abuse, making her fear for her life and the childrens life (supported by the fact that Walt kidnapped his youngest as soon as she finally took a stand). She will walk away clean from it all as long as she plays along. If she promise to testify against Walt she will even go free even if she confesses to everything. Walt Jr. will even believe she was innocent and forced to go along with it.
The last two episodes are going to be 1.5 hours long.
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful. -Marie Curie
I wonder why they chose to do that instead of making 3 more episodes. I think 1.5 hours of the crazy shit that will go down in these final episodes might be too much awesomeness that some of the awesome will get lost in the mix. It's kind of like the Super Bowl with all the pageantry and the commercials. Too much going on, so you miss some of the more nuanced greatness.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Yeah I wouldnt be surprised if the episodes themselves weren't any longer and it was all commercials. This is probably the most watched event outside of the Superbowl I guess.
75 minutes not counting commercials.
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful. -Marie Curie
Your average hour long show is around 40 minutes of actual show, so 75 minutes is a lot of material for an hour and a half episode. Can't wait!
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
To all those Skylar haters.
Edit: About the episode, turns out it`s 75 minutes WITH commercials, actual episode will be about 6 mins longer than other episodes, oh well.
Last edited by UChessmaster; Sun, 09-22-2013 at 01:48 PM.
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful. -Marie Curie
Funny, she doesn't actually confront that actual situations that cause us to hate her character. I do feel bad for her as an actress though, must be stressful.
For example?
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful. -Marie Curie
It's difficult for me to recall most of it, because I marathoned the show a year ago. But for one example, she never addresses Skyler cheating with Ted.
Considering she just found out Walt is a drug lord, fucking Ted was not anywhere near getting even. She should`ve fucked Walt Jr, Honk, Gomez, Gus, Mike, Tio Salamanca, Tuco`s body, Ted, Holly, The chair Walt sits to eat and THEN they`re even, maybe.
Last edited by UChessmaster; Sun, 09-22-2013 at 03:18 PM.
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful. -Marie Curie
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