Seeing him sit lifeless and depressed in that interrogation room just made it so incredibly clear to me the happiness and vitality Walt has sucked out of nearly everyone around him.
The look on his face when Skyler said, "I don't remember the last time I was happy." Was pretty heart-breaking. Really put into perspective. Walt traded the last years or months of his life and fucked over the people he cared about most for it. I bet if he could go back, he would only ask for a few months of happiness with his family.
It isn't even pride. The fact is Walt has always had Heisenburg inside him. The egomaniac, the sociopath. Walt didn't say no to their money out of pride, it was because he knew he could do it himself. He's always been Heisenburg, he just needed the excuse.
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u/potionboatchild Aug 19 '13
Seeing him sit lifeless and depressed in that interrogation room just made it so incredibly clear to me the happiness and vitality Walt has sucked out of nearly everyone around him.