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Why did Walt kill Lydia?

She wasn't responsible for any of the shit Jack did.
Motley hateful center azn
  09/30/13
She had Todd go to the house and threaten the baby and Skyle...
Umber Razzle Meetinghouse
  09/30/13
So he had no intention of harming her before he talked to Sk...
Motley hateful center azn
  09/30/13
he didnt know that until he visited skylar which was after h...
Navy Duck-like Gas Station
  09/30/13
She threatened Skyler. She's a loose end. She crazy. ...
Multi-colored scarlet coldplay fan
  09/30/13
He had no way of knowing she threatened Skyler. And Just bei...
Motley hateful center azn
  09/30/13
Skylar told him the men mentioned the woman. He can put 2 an...
trip buff locus
  09/30/13
after he already had poisoned her, retard
Navy Duck-like Gas Station
  09/30/13
skylar told him that the masked guys specifically told her n...
Cowardly Home
  09/30/13
know nothing about the show but I assumed she had a direct h...
Ultramarine Stimulating Address Dysfunction
  09/30/13
OFS. I wouldn't mind not pulling out.
talking mahogany step-uncle's house love of her life
  09/30/13
walt had an annoying habit of having to let everyone know wh...
Elite sweet tailpipe dragon
  09/30/13
*HANK
Navy Duck-like Gas Station
  09/30/13
got it
Elite sweet tailpipe dragon
  09/30/13
she was a part of the drug ring producing the blue without H...
ruby charismatic hall fat ankles
  09/30/13
Probably shoulda killed Jesse too then.
Floppy Purple Sanctuary Tattoo
  09/30/13
he intended to, but when he saw Jesse was enslaved he change...
ruby charismatic hall fat ankles
  09/30/13
No risk of an impoverished methhead who knows how to produce...
Floppy Purple Sanctuary Tattoo
  09/30/13
Jesse's pretty well been destroyed by this and lost everythi...
ruby charismatic hall fat ankles
  09/30/13
I like the idea I read somewhere that he planned on killing ...
glittery pale orchestra pit
  09/30/13
yes, VG basically said yes to this in the post show
ruby charismatic hall fat ankles
  09/30/13
He retired and let Todd run the show. When Lydia visited him...
Motley hateful center azn
  09/30/13
cr. some tension here.
Out-of-control office
  09/30/13
He realized his dream of a family wasn't happening.
Avocado garrison
  09/30/13
Didn't he want to kill everyone distributing the blue meth; ...
Adulterous Filthpig Parlor
  09/30/13
No he wanted to get the guys who killed hank and took his mo...
Motley hateful center azn
  09/30/13
He left her with an operation which she up-ended and had eve...
shaky shrine cuck
  09/30/13
What? No.
Maize bbw
  09/30/13
She was beyond Skyler-level shrew - reason enough.
Boyish blood rage nursing home
  09/30/13
There was no good reason. The show creators just painted Lyd...
Maize bbw
  09/30/13
Loose end that could've gotten Skylar in trouble if she ever...
aromatic sex offender
  09/30/13
she had walt kill 10 of mike's solid quiet professional gang...
Copper jet-lagged field puppy
  09/30/13
this actually is a legitimate flaw with the final episode. s...
aqua hominid
  09/30/13
Right on the last point but it made sense
ruby charismatic hall fat ankles
  09/30/13
see above
Copper jet-lagged field puppy
  09/30/13
i can buy that but it seemed to come out of nowhere as playe...
aqua hominid
  09/30/13
VG said basically the writers decided she had to go and they...
glittery pale orchestra pit
  09/30/13
Loose end and let's face it, she was a massive cunt
sticky crackhouse jew
  09/30/13
OP here. Where are we on this?
Motley hateful center azn
  07/12/25
It’s been awhile, but wasn’t Lydia working with ...
Curious lime library multi-billionaire
  07/12/25
OP here. This still makes me uneasy
https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK
  11/27/25


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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:07 PM
Author: Motley hateful center azn

She wasn't responsible for any of the shit Jack did.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144502)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:10 PM
Author: Umber Razzle Meetinghouse

She had Todd go to the house and threaten the baby and Skyler. She appeared to be unsatisfied that they were only verbally threatened and not physically harmed or even killed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144519)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:12 PM
Author: Motley hateful center azn

So he had no intention of harming her before he talked to Skyler?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144585)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:23 PM
Author: Navy Duck-like Gas Station

he didnt know that until he visited skylar which was after he poisoned lydia

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24146026)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:09 PM
Author: Multi-colored scarlet coldplay fan

She threatened Skyler.

She's a loose end.

She crazy.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144514)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:11 PM
Author: Motley hateful center azn

He had no way of knowing she threatened Skyler. And Just being a loose end wouldn't explain why he was so catty with her on the phone. He seemed genuinely vengeful.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144537)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:13 PM
Author: trip buff locus

Skylar told him the men mentioned the woman. He can put 2 and 2 together.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144606)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:24 PM
Author: Navy Duck-like Gas Station

after he already had poisoned her, retard

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24146036)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:15 PM
Author: Cowardly Home

skylar told him that the masked guys specifically told her never to discuss the woman she met at the carwash.

i guess you could wonder whether that was his plan for the ricin even before meeting skylar, though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144647)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:19 PM
Author: Ultramarine Stimulating Address Dysfunction

know nothing about the show but I assumed she had a direct hand in getting one of his friends killed. If not, then seems harsh. Chick seems semi-hot from the pictures.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144665)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:28 PM
Author: talking mahogany step-uncle's house love of her life

OFS. I wouldn't mind not pulling out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144709)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:20 PM
Author: Elite sweet tailpipe dragon

walt had an annoying habit of having to let everyone know what he did

hey jesse i was there when your bitch choked

hey jesse i poisoned the kid

hey skyler here's how hank died and i didn't do it

hey lydia i poisoned you

dude, act like you've been there before

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24146002)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:25 PM
Author: Navy Duck-like Gas Station

*HANK

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24146044)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:33 PM
Author: Elite sweet tailpipe dragon

got it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24146086)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:16 PM
Author: ruby charismatic hall fat ankles

she was a part of the drug ring producing the blue without Heisenberg, he set out to destroy his baby along with himself

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144656)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:22 PM
Author: Floppy Purple Sanctuary Tattoo

Probably shoulda killed Jesse too then.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144693)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:23 PM
Author: ruby charismatic hall fat ankles

he intended to, but when he saw Jesse was enslaved he changed his mind, no real risk of jesse cooking again

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144696)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:25 PM
Author: Floppy Purple Sanctuary Tattoo

No risk of an impoverished methhead who knows how to produce the GOAT meth ever cooking again?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144699)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:26 PM
Author: ruby charismatic hall fat ankles

Jesse's pretty well been destroyed by this and lost everything, I think Walt's confident he's not going back into production

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144702)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:30 PM
Author: glittery pale orchestra pit

I like the idea I read somewhere that he planned on killing Jesse along with the nazis but his paternal instincts kicked in when he saw that he was enslaved and beat down. It was his act of redemption.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144716)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:33 PM
Author: ruby charismatic hall fat ankles

yes, VG basically said yes to this in the post show

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144734)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:33 PM
Author: Motley hateful center azn

He retired and let Todd run the show. When Lydia visited him at the car wash he was like IDGAF. Now he's suddenly worried about his legacy?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24146088)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 9:39 PM
Author: Out-of-control office

cr. some tension here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24146656)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 9:42 PM
Author: Avocado garrison

He realized his dream of a family wasn't happening.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24146681)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:17 PM
Author: Adulterous Filthpig Parlor

Didn't he want to kill everyone distributing the blue meth; stealing his legacy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144659)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:34 PM
Author: Motley hateful center azn

No he wanted to get the guys who killed hank and took his money. He had no beef with them before that happened.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24146090)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:27 PM
Author: shaky shrine cuck

He left her with an operation which she up-ended and had everyone killed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24144704)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 9:34 PM
Author: Maize bbw

What? No.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24146595)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:45 PM
Author: Boyish blood rage nursing home

She was beyond Skyler-level shrew - reason enough.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24146140)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 9:36 PM
Author: Maize bbw

There was no good reason. The show creators just painted Lydia as a contemptable character and they knew fans would cheer when she got pwned. Plus they had to give Walt SOMETHING to do with the ricin, and there was really no one else left for him to use it on.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24146633)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 9:40 PM
Author: aromatic sex offender

Loose end that could've gotten Skylar in trouble if she ever got caught.

Has murdered in the past, and would probably murder in the future, so he's probably saving some people.

He doesn't have to feel too bad, since she's a killer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24146663)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 9:45 PM
Author: Copper jet-lagged field puppy

she had walt kill 10 of mike's solid quiet professional gangsters because MAYBE they would rat. while walt didn't know of todd's visit to skylar until after he poisoned lydia, walt knew lydia considered leaving his family alive (relatives of a dead dea office head) a "half-measure."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24146697)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 10:05 PM
Author: aqua hominid

this actually is a legitimate flaw with the final episode. seems the writers originally had scenes in a different order whereas it would be completely logical for Walt to poison Lydia after his meeting with Skyler. as written it made no sense, or at least wasn't accounted for with any dialogue

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24147000)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 10:07 PM
Author: ruby charismatic hall fat ankles

Right on the last point but it made sense

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24147011)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 10:08 PM
Author: Copper jet-lagged field puppy

see above

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24147012)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 10:10 PM
Author: aqua hominid

i can buy that but it seemed to come out of nowhere as played out, other than the fact that writers painted themselves in corner with the flash-forward

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24147036)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 10:09 PM
Author: glittery pale orchestra pit

VG said basically the writers decided she had to go and they wanted to do something with the ricin.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24147031)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 10:12 PM
Author: sticky crackhouse jew

Loose end and let's face it, she was a massive cunt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#24147049)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 1:31 AM
Author: Motley hateful center azn

OP here. Where are we on this?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#49095179)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 1:48 AM
Author: Curious lime library multi-billionaire

It’s been awhile, but wasn’t Lydia working with Todd and Uncle Jack to produce meth?

Killing her was basically tying up a loose end and ensuring Lydia didn’t seek retribution against Skyler, Walt Jr, etc. after Walt took out the skinheads, right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#49095199)



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Date: November 27th, 2025 12:11 AM
Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK


OP here. This still makes me uneasy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2375205&forum_id=2...id#49465029)