blog post 12: the killer carpet

So Ted, we never really see what happens to him. The last we see of him is in the hospital when Skylar visits him after he manages to trip over his own carpet and almost kill himself. This all started because he would not pay the IRS the money Skylar gave him. He instead bought himself a new luxurious sports car… Skylar was very upset and sent two of Saul’s associates over to scare him. They came in threatening him but really they were both harmless. Ted becomes frantic and tries to run which is when he tripped over the rug.

I think this shows how selfish people can be. I see a lot of people who come into money but don’t give any attention to their true priorities. Also in the end Ted and Skylar were only concerned about saving themselves, even when she visited him in the hospital. Ted was willing to let Skylar take a hit because he did not want to pay the IRS. Karma? Maybe. He did have an affair with Skylar… Eventually Ted agrees not to say anything about the whole incident.

Our decisions make larger impacts than we think. This is something that I’ve been reiterating throughout many of my posts. Breaking Bad obviously takes these situations to the extreme, but it’s true.