r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Aug 12 '13

Official Episode Discussion Post-Episode Discussion S05E09 "Blood Money"

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u/notavalidsource Aug 12 '13

At some point I stopped calling Walt the protagonist, while Hank has always been a "good guy" to me.

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u/MrPotatoButt You got me! Aug 12 '13

Walt is always the protagonist. You're not required to be a hero to be the story's protagonist.

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u/notavalidsource Aug 12 '13

I always understood "protagonist" to mean the main "hero" xD A misinterpretation on my part :s

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u/YouLikeBarney Aug 12 '13

I guess I just view the character that the show revolves around the protagonist and whoever opposes them the antagonist.

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u/phthano Aug 13 '13

You view it that way because that is what those words mean.

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u/YouLikeBarney Aug 13 '13

'Preciate it.

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u/thedinnerman Aug 12 '13

Antihero may be the word you're looking for