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Why did Walt kill Lydia?

She wasn't responsible for any of the shit Jack did.
fragrant ticket booth
  09/30/13
She had Todd go to the house and threaten the baby and Skyle...
mauve gas station
  09/30/13
So he had no intention of harming her before he talked to Sk...
fragrant ticket booth
  09/30/13
he didnt know that until he visited skylar which was after h...
vibrant knife
  09/30/13
She threatened Skyler. She's a loose end. She crazy. ...
racy demanding sandwich background story
  09/30/13
He had no way of knowing she threatened Skyler. And Just bei...
fragrant ticket booth
  09/30/13
Skylar told him the men mentioned the woman. He can put 2 an...
Exciting alpha
  09/30/13
after he already had poisoned her, retard
vibrant knife
  09/30/13
skylar told him that the masked guys specifically told her n...
Soul-stirring kitty
  09/30/13
know nothing about the show but I assumed she had a direct h...
Stirring french meetinghouse
  09/30/13
OFS. I wouldn't mind not pulling out.
diverse autistic main people
  09/30/13
walt had an annoying habit of having to let everyone know wh...
chest-beating stubborn theatre
  09/30/13
*HANK
vibrant knife
  09/30/13
got it
chest-beating stubborn theatre
  09/30/13
she was a part of the drug ring producing the blue without H...
Drab aromatic school cafeteria
  09/30/13
Probably shoulda killed Jesse too then.
medicated crotch school
  09/30/13
he intended to, but when he saw Jesse was enslaved he change...
Drab aromatic school cafeteria
  09/30/13
No risk of an impoverished methhead who knows how to produce...
medicated crotch school
  09/30/13
Jesse's pretty well been destroyed by this and lost everythi...
Drab aromatic school cafeteria
  09/30/13
I like the idea I read somewhere that he planned on killing ...
Wine bonkers heaven pervert
  09/30/13
yes, VG basically said yes to this in the post show
Drab aromatic school cafeteria
  09/30/13
He retired and let Todd run the show. When Lydia visited him...
fragrant ticket booth
  09/30/13
cr. some tension here.
Zippy Shrine Pisswyrm
  09/30/13
He realized his dream of a family wasn't happening.
Contagious honey-headed plaza
  09/30/13
Didn't he want to kill everyone distributing the blue meth; ...
aphrodisiac blue doctorate church
  09/30/13
No he wanted to get the guys who killed hank and took his mo...
fragrant ticket booth
  09/30/13
He left her with an operation which she up-ended and had eve...
Kink-friendly point
  09/30/13
What? No.
Citrine jet-lagged orchestra pit ape
  09/30/13
She was beyond Skyler-level shrew - reason enough.
nighttime snowy volcanic crater
  09/30/13
There was no good reason. The show creators just painted Lyd...
Citrine jet-lagged orchestra pit ape
  09/30/13
Loose end that could've gotten Skylar in trouble if she ever...
cracking gay half-breed menage
  09/30/13
she had walt kill 10 of mike's solid quiet professional gang...
exhilarant bossy generalized bond jap
  09/30/13
this actually is a legitimate flaw with the final episode. s...
deranged headpube place of business
  09/30/13
Right on the last point but it made sense
Drab aromatic school cafeteria
  09/30/13
see above
exhilarant bossy generalized bond jap
  09/30/13
i can buy that but it seemed to come out of nowhere as playe...
deranged headpube place of business
  09/30/13
VG said basically the writers decided she had to go and they...
Wine bonkers heaven pervert
  09/30/13
Loose end and let's face it, she was a massive cunt
cowardly pit
  09/30/13
OP here. Where are we on this?
fragrant ticket booth
  07/12/25
It’s been awhile, but wasn’t Lydia working with ...
pontificating vengeful library community account
  07/12/25


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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:07 PM
Author: fragrant ticket booth

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: mauve gas station

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: fragrant ticket booth

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: vibrant knife

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: racy demanding sandwich background story

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: fragrant ticket booth

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: Exciting alpha

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: vibrant knife

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: Soul-stirring kitty

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: Stirring french meetinghouse

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: diverse autistic main people

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: chest-beating stubborn theatre

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: vibrant knife

*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: chest-beating stubborn theatre

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: Drab aromatic school cafeteria

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: medicated crotch school

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: Drab aromatic school cafeteria

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: medicated crotch school

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: Drab aromatic school cafeteria

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: Wine bonkers heaven pervert

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: Drab aromatic school cafeteria

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: fragrant ticket booth

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: Zippy Shrine Pisswyrm

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: Contagious honey-headed plaza

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: aphrodisiac blue doctorate church

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: fragrant ticket booth

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: Kink-friendly point

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: Citrine jet-lagged orchestra pit ape

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: nighttime snowy volcanic crater

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: Citrine jet-lagged orchestra pit ape

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: cracking gay half-breed menage

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: exhilarant bossy generalized bond jap

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: deranged headpube place of business

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: Drab aromatic school cafeteria

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: exhilarant bossy generalized bond jap

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: deranged headpube place of business

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: Wine bonkers heaven pervert

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: cowardly pit

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: fragrant ticket booth

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: pontificating vengeful library community account

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)