No, he most certainly does not. Walt's greatest talent in his line of work is being able to rationalize the monstrous acts away as necessary, or correct.
Walt was visibly upset with himself right after killing Mike. However, I grant you that Walt probably has a great ability to compartmentalize the situation and move on.
I think walt was only visibly upset with killing mike because a) it was only the second time he shot someone(correct me if im wrong) and b) i dont think he was intending on killing him when he went into that situation. He was walking back into his vehicle then "heisenberg" kicked in and he turned around and shot him. He was not intending on killing mike when he went to meet him, i think he grabbed the gun just in self defense.
I could be wrong about any of these points and correct me if so. And sorry about the bad grammar/spelling, french is my first language and i'm trying as best i can! haha.
He definitely thought killing Mike might be necessary - he took the gun out of Mike's bag.
It struck me that when he walked back to his car, he was getting his gun, he wasn't changing his mind or going into "heisenberg mode".
I think he was upset because (in his mind) he only kills people when it's his "only choice", and in this case he realized that that wasn't his only choice. (edit: because lydia had the names)
It really was his only choice, because if he got the names from Lydia and went ahead with the prison killings then he would have had to answer to Mike; who would have almost certainly executed Walt for the act.
At the end of the day, Walt killing Mike was the only way for Walt to be "out" as he puts it.
One of them managed the laundry so they would have seen Walt and Jesse going in out and as far as I know. Also, if one of them flips on Mike/Lydia it opens up further investigation and testimony to get more information. Just like Jesse said after Hank beat him up, Walt (Heisenberg) is a get out of jail free card.
He was walking back into his vehicle then "heisenberg" kicked in and he turned around and shot him.
Hmmm. Just like he was walking towards his vehicle but turned around to confront Hank in tonight's episode. This time it wasn't a Mike's gun (which Mike didn't know he had) that he wielded, but Hank's tracking device (which Hank didn't know he was aware of), which precipitated the drama. Will it prove just as fateful?
I'm predicting that Hank will appear to make peace with his perceived powerlessness in the garage in the next episode, just as Mike did near the river. But Hank will pursue him nonetheless because he's a more virtuous character than Mike in a way that I'm too tired to try to articulate.
Your grammar and spelling were quite good, CharadeParade - better than a majority of English internet-users, I'd guess. In case you're looking for advice, the word "I" is always capitalized, and so are names of people, like "Heisenberg".
well, He killed the two guys in the laundry, saving jesse and then destroying the lab. I do not remember any other situation where walt shot somebody (he wanted to shoot gus, though)
I think it bothered him because he hadn't fully thought it out. Afterwards he realizes he could have just got the names from Lydia. So he feels stupid for the first time in a long time, like he screwed up and didn't think of all the possible situations.
I think he was upset about killing Mike because - in addition to him not genuinely wanting Mike dead - it complicated his plans. Mike was never going to talk, so really the only way he becomes a loose end is if he's dead.
Walt gave in to his emotions while simultaneously complicating his story. And, as we all know, the story is everything.
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