Jk239·10/10/2013in General
We heard him say it's not over until my children get all of my money. Then he didn't bother with the rest of the 80 million or whatever. Why did he do this? Because throughout the whole series he hasn't let up on anything like this.
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Chanman001·10/14/2013
I think by the end of it, he had realised the errors of his ways, the biggest one being greed.
All he wanted to do at the end was set things right as much as he could and that was to provide for his family and kill those who crossed him.
He knew the money he had organised for his family at the end would be more than enough to take care of them for the rest of their lives.
At the end greed didn't factor, so he didn't care about the rest of the money.
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Cr8meone·10/15/2013
He knew that going to Jacks camp was most likely going to be the last thing he would ever do. He also knew (after) he was dead/dying and there was no way he could get it to them with out the cops getting to it first and then they would not except it even if he did. In the begining he only wanted to make $737,000 to leave them. He ended up leaving them 9+ Million, I think he was happy with that.
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Madrigal-Ehrmantraut·10/15/2013
first of all, it wasn't about the money. Remember, he was doing it for himself, to feel powerful and in charge, and the adrenaline of being at death at every turn. The money for his family came second place to that. Maybe if he hadn't gotten shot that night he would've kept jack alive and tortured him to find out where the 80 mil was. But also remember, he had already told the Schwartzes what to do, and wasn't planning on going back that night to give them more. If the Schwartzes gave 80 M to Walt Jr.s 18th birthday, things would look fishy. 10 M is a lot more believable. He also knew Jesse didnt want the money, because he saw it as blood money
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Chanman001·10/15/2013
Maybe towards the end he was doing it for himself, but at the beginning it was mostly for the money and possibly a little for the thrill.
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Max ba·10/15/2013
Yes I thought Walt's Felina (reason he was going back) was to get his money back, which was his motivation throughout, but turned out it was the chemistry and ultimately Jesse that he loved.
also
<<yeah the money
It would figure that Jack and Lydia had amassed mucho dinero.
When Todd and Jack and Kenny drove away from the diner with the Methlamine tank trailer, it appeared to be about 2/3 full. If Walt was correct stating that they were running low, they musta made a lot of crystal blue.
Following the money would be a good starting point to continue the story, Jesse has none, Lydia has some time to make arrangments for hers.>>
always follow the money
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PinochetChile·10/17/2013
1. It wouldn't have been feasible for Walt to collect the money and hide it safely. He was a wanted fugitive and had no resources left.
2. It would have been difficult or impossible to give that money to his family for the reasons listed above.
3. He was shot and knew he would likely die soon.
4. He probably knew that the cops would be on the scene iminently.
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Lisa23·10/18/2013
When Walt made the 737k he said he needed, I knew from that point on that he was not doing it for the money. Im not sure what his "baby blue" was, but im putting my money on his PRIDE (his knowledge and ability as a chemist, his contribution to the world, his sense of control) and family, incl Jesse. He wanted to leave a legacy for his name and his family.
When Jack was asking him "shoot me or u will never know where the money is," he didnt care, it was more important to him to not be a loser again (the type of "loser" he and others condidered him to be before he took charge of his life i.e. getting in the meth businness). Also, he gave Jack his money without thinking twice of the repercussions e.g. Hank being killed anw, loosing everything he worked hard to make and protect.
He screwed up a little bit (or a lot lol), but he tried. He was never timid again, only when his family was at risk, he backed off and showed fear. He achieved his ultimate goal and I think Walt is happy with that ("You use MY MONEY, never yours" that pretty much sums it up).
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Tbirdparis·3/27/2018
The obvious in-universe explanation is that from Walt's point of view, there was very little chance of getting out of Jack's camp alive. So, seeing as his absolute first priority was to leave whatever he could to his family, he could not risk going there first and dying before being able to pull the fake blackmail trick on Gretchen and Elliot. Also given his extreme pride and his need to have the absolute last say on every penny he made, killing Jack and his entire crew would have been an adequate enough outcome given Walt's circ*mstances, to ensure that the people who robbed him and ruined everything would not live to use any of it. The old Walt would never have settled for this compromise, but since he has realised that he no longer has enough options left to win every game, this is the best he can do.
From the writer's point of view, it's pretty clear what they were trying to do. If he had been able to pull of the miraculous feat of getting every last penny back, kill every last person standing who had crossed him _and_ gotten all of the money he made to his family, then they would have given Waltan almost outright victory. But this way it isn't one. It's a consolation, and a pretty bitter one at that. By getting some money to his family (but not all of it by far), he is given one last small sense of personal redemption that at least the reason why he did what he did was not completely lost. Losing the rest of it is just part of the sizeable pennanceWalt has to pay. Walt's good side (the part of him responsible for his original impulse to leave whatever he could to his family that got him started on this in the first place)is foreverleft knowing that he could never give his family the full legacy he felt he created for them. And Walt's dark side (the greedy, manipulative, arrogant man he became) would have to forever accept the fact the in the end, he didn't come out on top in every way. Ultimately, Walt had to lose, otherwise the entire story arc of Breaking Bad would have had no meaning - Walt's world did need to completely collapse. Giving him just a little consolation - the knowledge that his family would get something but would never know it was from him - this was just enough.
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What do you think?
