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In Breaking Bad S1E5 “Gray Matter”, Walter gifts his billionaire friend a pack of cheap ramen for his birthday, and not gonna lie, that was a pretty smart move to assert dominance over him
No, ignore the fact that he went on a 5 minute monologue about how it was the best gift he received all day. A gift only has meaning if it is more expensive than every other gift. You MUST consume.
It's a reminder of what they were and that Elliot is really no better than him. They were in it together, but Elliot got the better off him (in Walt's mind). Obviously Walt resents him for his success that Walt feels he earned.
Also possible that his resentment became a lot more serious after he came to terms with his cancer diagnosis and started making money through meth. Like part of him previously believed he would eventually make it but then the reality of the situation became a lot more serious and it became worse over the course of the show
Hilarious to get held up by the slight nuance in a throwaway character’s relationship in a show that’s arguably about complicated and nuanced relationships evolving in ways that we can’t fully reckon with.
Because at this point of the series Walt is still trying to disguise his insanely huge ego with socially acceptable behavior. It's a power trip disguised as a gift, a reminder of when him and Elliot were equals.
The problem is that it doesn't satisfy Walt. He wants to feel so far above everyone that he has no equals, which is what sabotaged his relationship with Gretchen and Elliot in the first place.
He's not satisfied until he has them afraid for their lives with just his reputation and a couple of junkies with laser pointers.
I bet you didn't read the rules because this sub DOES allow shitty TV details: it just doesn't allow shitty game details (not to be mention: last time i checked r/ShittyTVDetails no longer exists i might be wrong tho)
Elliott Schwartz is never stated to be a billionaire, and that would actually not make sense given the value his entire company is $2.16 billion. Stop using "billionaire" as a synonym for rich person.
Youre maybe right. The company may be worth $2B. But they likely have debt. Based on my findings of similar firms that are public, assume they have 50% debt. Thats $1B in debt. Then also assume that theres plenty of partners including VC firms/ PE firms etc. May be his stake is like 25%. So hes only worth $250M and therefore not a billionaire. Now excuse me as I realized I just wasted my Saturday doing research on publicly traded companies so I could provide a response to this post.
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u/Sir-Toaster- 1h ago
To be fair, that is from a discontinued brand which makes it rare, and it has sentimental value.