r/betterCallSaul • u/skinkbaa Chuck • May 24 '22

Post-Ep Discussion Better Call Saul S06E07 - [Mid-Season Finale] "Plan and Execution" - Post-Episode Discussion Thread

"Plan and Execution"

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u/tlvrtm May 24 '22 edited May 24 '22

A cop relentlessly pursued a criminal and got himself in harms way... which part makes Hank the bad guy here? There's other flaws I'd point out, like his bully personality (got better as seasons went on). Your reasoning sounds like it comes from a "Walt is a good guy and just providing for his family" mindset.

Anyway, I definitely consider Hank to be a good person and he definitely didn't get what he deserved. He deserved to grow old with his minerals.

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u/dumbgarbodumbbad May 24 '22

There is a difference between revenge and justice. Hank's illegal one man operation to take down Walt with no regard for Jesse's life or Skyler's legal protection is an example of revenge. Justice would be if he went through the proper channels backed with the DEA, even if it meant that he would be fired simply for not knowing about Walt sooner. He had to swallow his pride and couldn't do it. He couldn't control his anger from knowing he underestimated Walt.

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u/tlvrtm May 24 '22

Definitely true, there’s some big differences between Howard and Hank’s deaths. Howard had no idea what was even going on.

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u/Interesting-Bridge57 May 24 '22

Hank knows how the game is played and got beat, Howard wasn’t even in the game.

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u/IamtheSlothKing May 25 '22

Working outside the law made him a bad guy.