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Originally Posted by NewChief
It was masterful in that, by delaying it, they made it more impactful and gave Hank the ending he deserved.
Just cutting to Hank and Gomie both being dead at the beginning of the episode wouldn't have had nearly the effect.
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And it provided a perfect opportunity to reiterate that Walt was always something of an outsider in the DEA-cartel chess game. Both Hank and Uncle Himmler knew the score, and both knew Walt's opportunity to negotiate was a stupid, useless error