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Why did Walt kill Lydia?

She wasn't responsible for any of the shit Jack did.
angry vivacious step-uncle's house international law enforcement agency
  09/30/13
She had Todd go to the house and threaten the baby and Skyle...
hilarious jade persian temple
  09/30/13
So he had no intention of harming her before he talked to Sk...
angry vivacious step-uncle's house international law enforcement agency
  09/30/13
he didnt know that until he visited skylar which was after h...
Cerebral senate
  09/30/13
She threatened Skyler. She's a loose end. She crazy. ...
stubborn space
  09/30/13
He had no way of knowing she threatened Skyler. And Just bei...
angry vivacious step-uncle's house international law enforcement agency
  09/30/13
Skylar told him the men mentioned the woman. He can put 2 an...
big purple people who are hurt
  09/30/13
after he already had poisoned her, retard
Cerebral senate
  09/30/13
skylar told him that the masked guys specifically told her n...
Dashing Public Bath
  09/30/13
know nothing about the show but I assumed she had a direct h...
Fragrant jet national security agency
  09/30/13
OFS. I wouldn't mind not pulling out.
Frum pungent sweet tailpipe
  09/30/13
walt had an annoying habit of having to let everyone know wh...
pearly cracking hell
  09/30/13
*HANK
Cerebral senate
  09/30/13
got it
pearly cracking hell
  09/30/13
she was a part of the drug ring producing the blue without H...
bistre dilemma
  09/30/13
Probably shoulda killed Jesse too then.
orange circlehead
  09/30/13
he intended to, but when he saw Jesse was enslaved he change...
bistre dilemma
  09/30/13
No risk of an impoverished methhead who knows how to produce...
orange circlehead
  09/30/13
Jesse's pretty well been destroyed by this and lost everythi...
bistre dilemma
  09/30/13
I like the idea I read somewhere that he planned on killing ...
umber mewling locus
  09/30/13
yes, VG basically said yes to this in the post show
bistre dilemma
  09/30/13
He retired and let Todd run the show. When Lydia visited him...
angry vivacious step-uncle's house international law enforcement agency
  09/30/13
cr. some tension here.
Comical native
  09/30/13
He realized his dream of a family wasn't happening.
Aggressive Brass Depressive
  09/30/13
Didn't he want to kill everyone distributing the blue meth; ...
Glittery Lemon Box Office Sneaky Criminal
  09/30/13
No he wanted to get the guys who killed hank and took his mo...
angry vivacious step-uncle's house international law enforcement agency
  09/30/13
He left her with an operation which she up-ended and had eve...
beady-eyed nudist parlour hairy legs
  09/30/13
What? No.
Drab Electric Furnace
  09/30/13
She was beyond Skyler-level shrew - reason enough.
sick beta plaza mad cow disease
  09/30/13
There was no good reason. The show creators just painted Lyd...
Drab Electric Furnace
  09/30/13
Loose end that could've gotten Skylar in trouble if she ever...
walnut wonderful orchestra pit background story
  09/30/13
she had walt kill 10 of mike's solid quiet professional gang...
Racy Fuchsia Partner Boltzmann
  09/30/13
this actually is a legitimate flaw with the final episode. s...
rambunctious french travel guidebook famous landscape painting
  09/30/13
Right on the last point but it made sense
bistre dilemma
  09/30/13
see above
Racy Fuchsia Partner Boltzmann
  09/30/13
i can buy that but it seemed to come out of nowhere as playe...
rambunctious french travel guidebook famous landscape painting
  09/30/13
VG said basically the writers decided she had to go and they...
umber mewling locus
  09/30/13
Loose end and let's face it, she was a massive cunt
talking brindle idiot heaven
  09/30/13
OP here. Where are we on this?
angry vivacious step-uncle's house international law enforcement agency
  07/12/25
It’s been awhile, but wasn’t Lydia working with ...
Ivory mildly autistic trailer park community account
  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: angry vivacious step-uncle's house international law enforcement agency

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

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



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:10 PM
Author: hilarious jade persian temple

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#24144519)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:12 PM
Author: angry vivacious step-uncle's house international law enforcement agency

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#24144585)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:23 PM
Author: Cerebral senate

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#24146026)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:09 PM
Author: stubborn space

She threatened Skyler.

She's a loose end.

She crazy.



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



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:11 PM
Author: angry vivacious step-uncle's house international law enforcement agency

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#24144537)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:13 PM
Author: big purple people who are hurt

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#24144606)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:24 PM
Author: Cerebral senate

after he already had poisoned her, retard

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



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:15 PM
Author: Dashing Public Bath

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#24144647)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:19 PM
Author: Fragrant jet national security agency

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#24144665)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:28 PM
Author: Frum pungent sweet tailpipe

OFS. I wouldn't mind not pulling out.

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



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:20 PM
Author: pearly cracking hell

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#24146002)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:25 PM
Author: Cerebral senate

*HANK

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



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:33 PM
Author: pearly cracking hell

got it

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



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:16 PM
Author: bistre dilemma

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#24144656)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:22 PM
Author: orange circlehead

Probably shoulda killed Jesse too then.

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



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:23 PM
Author: bistre dilemma

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#24144696)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:25 PM
Author: orange circlehead

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#24144699)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:26 PM
Author: bistre dilemma

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#24144702)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:30 PM
Author: umber mewling locus

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#24144716)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:33 PM
Author: bistre dilemma

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

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



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:33 PM
Author: angry vivacious step-uncle's house international law enforcement agency

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#24146088)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 9:39 PM
Author: Comical native

cr. some tension here.

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



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Date: September 30th, 2013 9:42 PM
Author: Aggressive Brass Depressive

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

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



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:17 PM
Author: Glittery Lemon Box Office Sneaky Criminal

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#24144659)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:34 PM
Author: angry vivacious step-uncle's house international law enforcement agency

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#24146090)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 5:27 PM
Author: beady-eyed nudist parlour hairy legs

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#24144704)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 9:34 PM
Author: Drab Electric Furnace

What? No.

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



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Date: September 30th, 2013 8:45 PM
Author: sick beta plaza mad cow disease

She was beyond Skyler-level shrew - reason enough.

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



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Date: September 30th, 2013 9:36 PM
Author: Drab Electric Furnace

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#24146633)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 9:40 PM
Author: walnut wonderful orchestra pit background story

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#24146663)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 9:45 PM
Author: Racy Fuchsia Partner Boltzmann

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#24146697)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 10:05 PM
Author: rambunctious french travel guidebook famous landscape painting

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#24147000)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 10:07 PM
Author: bistre dilemma

Right on the last point but it made sense

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



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Date: September 30th, 2013 10:08 PM
Author: Racy Fuchsia Partner Boltzmann

see above

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



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Date: September 30th, 2013 10:10 PM
Author: rambunctious french travel guidebook famous landscape painting

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#24147036)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 10:09 PM
Author: umber mewling locus

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#24147031)



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Date: September 30th, 2013 10:12 PM
Author: talking brindle idiot heaven

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

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



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Date: July 12th, 2025 1:31 AM
Author: angry vivacious step-uncle's house international law enforcement agency

OP here. Where are we on this?

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



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Date: July 12th, 2025 1:48 AM
Author: Ivory mildly autistic trailer park 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#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#49465029)