Mister Jack Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 They need to address that. Walt's cover story was pretty airtight while Jesse is over here with...no cover story at all, as far as we know. How is he still a free man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Hank has tried to capture him before, but they really stopped giving a fuck about Jesse during the Gus case. Hell, people gave up real easily in this show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 That can't keep up forever. Jesse needs to get his shit together if he wants to avoid attention from the IRS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 I'm sure Saul took enough care of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Yeah, but how? That's what bugs me. Jesse wasn't exactly going for that nail salon idea and past that we never heard what he was doing to clean the money. It's kind of a plot hole at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Not really. This still is largely Walt's story. At this point it's unnecessary to the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 It's Walt's story but Jesse was there from the beginning and he's barely shown up at all in the last couple episodes. I want to see what's happening with him a little more often than what we've seen ever since he quit. Now that he's out, the big question for Jesse is "Now what?" Well I want to know that too. What's he going to do with his life now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 To be fair they had planned on killing Jesse off at the end of the first season. Maybe they spitballed it from there? xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 That's just the thing. This is Jesse's story too, and he's been a big part of it all up to the last few episodes this season. He has been a big part because we've seen his transformation from the loser drop-out chilliP cooker, to the mature and continuously quick-thinking man he is today. He quit. We only had like 1-2 episodes of the 8 where he wasn't a big part. There wasn't much to show about his life since this wasn't like him not cooking because he was depressed, or throwing parties to cope with drug addiction or shit like that. He quit because morally he was done with the business. There was nothing to show from his side that mattered in the context of these episodes. As you saw Jesse was sitting in his house doing shit when Walt walked in. His life is uninteresting and normal. Walt has been doing all this shit, Hank has been investigating, and Mike is gone one episode into the finale. The last episode was emphasizing how Walt has now built an empire and become the new Gus. Jesse had no part. You've got to understand that it was 1-2 episodes he wasn't really a part of. He'll be back on the next season most likely, either hunting Walt or having his own impact. At this point knowing shit like where he is laundering the money is superfluous. It doesn't matter to the scope of the story. Sorry, I love Jesse too, but I know this isn't done. He'll have some major involvement next season, alongside Todd and Hank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Well he did just have 5 million dollars dumped in his lap. I expect them to address how he's going to spend it without getting busted when the show comes back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorrrr Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I asked myself the same question the other day. I seem to recall that he complained to Skinny Pete and Badger about having to pay taxes and that he was an outlaw. To be fair, he doesn't seem to spend any of the money anyway, he bought a fancy house and sound system and then just threw away most of his money when he turned his house into Skid Row... He's probably got quite a bit stashed. Who knows though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 True, but how did he buy the house? On paper, I mean. Even if Jesse isn't as important as he used to be, it's kinda jarring that nobody finds it suspicious to see a meth head burnout buying a nice house with no official source of income. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I feel like Saul took care of that since he worked to get Jesse the house in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I'm sure Saul did SOMETHING, but what? With all the episodes devoted to the car wash scheme, the writers know how important that part of being a career criminal is, but unless I'm forgetting something we never even got one line to explain Jesse's situation. It's a minor detail at this point, but minor details brought down Al Capone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I guess I never really thought about it since I don't particularly care for Jesse. But you're right; they spent a while going through the potential fronts with Jesse and Walt until Jesse was all "I don't want to launder my money." and they just left it at that and continued with Walt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Hopefully they address that before the show ends. Even if Saul just casually says "Hey Jesse I got your latest payment from the laser tag place" and then never mentions it again that would be enough for me. Or maybe Jesse IS that stupid and he ends up getting caught, but I doubt Saul would allow him to be so reckless. On another topic... What do you guys think is gonna happen now? I mean, Hank knows. He KNOWS. There's no way he thinks it's a coincidence. I don't see him arresting Walt, though. I mean, we've got 8 episodes left and if Walt spent them in jail that would be rather dull. I see it going down one of two ways: 1) Hank decides he can't take it anymore. He wasn't prepared to discover what he did, and it ends up being the straw that breaks the camel's back. He becomes so disillusioned that he quits the DEA and moves far away in order to get a normal job and try to live out his life away from the ugliness of the world he's leaving behind. I consider this a possibility because of how visibly shaken he was after all the prison stabbings. He said he missed his old job working for a logging company because he wasn't "chasing monsters." 2) Hank confronts Walt with the intention to arrest him. Walt, seeing no option to talk or weasel his way out of it anymore, takes the only course of action he has left and murders Hank. Some people might say that Walt isn't so bad that he would murder his own brother in law, but I don't put anything past that son of a bitch anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I really hope it doesn't get too domestic. There's the issue of Hank. There's the issue of Walt obviously not backing out of the empire he wants and lying to his wife about it. I miss Gus. I was fond of him and thought he added a lot to the show. Wrt what Hank plans, well, who knows. I mean, what will he gather from Walt's involvement with his failure at catching Gus given that he resorted to Walt for help on several occasions? All those visits and talks? Walt did indirectly save his life from those assassins and potentially Jesse's wrath, however affected that may have been. But Hank doesn't know about that. I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Honestly Mr Jack, you're now wanting the show to nitpick every little detail. I don't need to know how Jesse is laundering the money. The DEA already forgot about him because they were researching him during the Tuco phase since he was connected to Heisenberg, but left him when Gus appeared in the scene. They haven't found anything among the evidence to connect him to Gus, so he's just another junkie seller out there while they have bigger fish to fry. Hank's boss even told him to drop the Gus case, they obviously don't give a fuck about cleaning the streets as much as producing reports to make the big guys up the ladder happy. HOW is it important to know every detail of Jesse's plan now? Maybe it'll play a big role later, but it isn't necessary to the scheme of Walt's empire. Maybe Hank will see the connections and go after Jesse again. The DEA doesn't handle monetary discrepancies, that would be left to another department in the government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I don't need to know every detail, just that one. If Jesse isn't smart with his boatload of cash, it will get him in trouble. If Jesse gets in trouble, he becomes a liability to Walt. So yes, it IS necessary to Walt's scheme that Jesse has a plan of some kind. Jesse knows enough shit about Walt to bury him for LIFE if he gets busted and then offered a plea bargain. Whether he would take it or not is irrelevant. Walt wouldn't leave a huge loose end like that if it came up. As for the DEA, they aren't interested in Jesse right NOW but if he got busted by the IRS for having way, way more money than he should, you can bet they'd become interested again. Small-time dealers don't make the kind of scratch Jesse has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 I'd argue that would make a good plot. But then I'd argue that the show has 8 episodes left and we already know they'll largely deal with Hank Walt and people hunting Walt. I don't think there's space for Jesse to fuck with the IRS. So I don't really see it necessary for them to mention something that chances aren't won't matter in the scheme of Walt's death-race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 See, I have my doubts that Hank is gonna be around that long. How is he gonna dick around for 8 episodes? Or even 6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Well we know there's a time skip. He could easily investigate for an episode or two. Confront his inner morals as well. Maybe tell Walt to leave town by episode 4. Time skip. Boom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 It's possible, but I don't think Hank would give Walt an opportunity to skip town. Considering what he's done recently, I highly doubt Hank is willing to let that slide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Do you really think the guy who was traumatized by killing somebody and seeing dead people won't be traumatized by his brother in law being Heisenberg? Do you think he has the guts to admit to the rest of the team he had Heisenberg under his nose this whole time? I can see Hank having a LOT of inner turmoil. Jesse meant nothing to him. Walt does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) I absolutely think he would be traumatized, but at the same time I don't think he would give Walt a chance to run away from the DEA. Walt had NINE people stabbed in prison. He blew up three people with a bomb. He shot Mike. He's a complete fucking psychopath. Traumatized or not, I don't see Hank as the kind of person who would actively give slack to someone like that. I think he's either going to leave the show in order to avoid having to deal with it at all, or he's going to swallow his pride and confront Walt, and I don't see the latter ending well for him. Edited September 7, 2012 by Mister Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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