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Originally Posted by dyna mo
thoughts on the heisenberg telephone speech to skyler?
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Just as the Heisenberg identity was never able to fully eradicate 'Walt' and he still occasionally reverted to doing things Walt would have done, that call is an example of 'Walt' and 'Heisenberg' bubbling up to the surface. Walt trying to give Skyler an 'out' by accepting all blame, Heisenberg trying to outsmart everyone listening in... and Ozymandias tells Skyler what he really thinks of her. I see Walt/Heisenberg/Ozy almost like a multi-personality disorder brought on by extreme stress and chemotherapy.
I also love the fact that the writers were able to essentially lift text right off of forums where people posted hateful rants about Skyler and put those views into Walt's mouth. It was the best and most subtle way to condemn the audience troll viewpoint that wives should all just shut up and follow along.
I do think the episode would have been stronger if Walt Jr. was accidentally seriously hurt during the knife fight. Not killed necessarily, maybe blinded by his parents' blade. That would have brought home a lot of the 'family' themes his character is based on.
