The whole show prior to this season had built up a persona for Walt that meant he was always a step ahead of Hank or was able to somehow diffuse his suspicions. It would be weird if Hank got so close to figuring it all out after Gale died, then got stopped by Walt, and then kept getting close again. It would've become a cliche in my eys. Kind of like how I said earlier that Californication seems to go through the same arc every season, Breaking Bad would've developed the same problem. Every season it'd be Walt finding a new way to build or maintain his empire, Jessie going through some depression for something he was involved in cause of Walt, Hank getting close to figuring him out but never quite doing it and Skylar being an annoying B****. It was sort of a slow burn as Walt built up his empire but if it wasn't for Hank "stumbling" on his discovery the story would've fallen into a cycle as Walt had already become a king pin.
Hank stumbling upon something coincidently, allowed for the show to break out of that and move the story to the end. It was also a given that something small would get Walt. The show was never going to end with Hank leading a proper, successful investigation and then putting Walt in handcuffs. It needed to be something outside the box.
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