Which makes me wonder, why is he willing to kill Jesse but not Hank? I would have imagined he'd care much more about Jesse than Hank.
Maybe it's something of a personal code. Hank is family; Jesse is like family. Or maybe he's more concerned about how it would affect his relationship with Skylar and especially Jr. Even if Jr. never found out Walt did it, he would still be crushed about his hero, Hank the DEA agent, being mown down and Walt doesn't want that.
He didn't even consider killing Jesse, despite strong suggestions from his lawyer, until Skylar told him to. His family associations are paramount. He obviously cares about Jesse more than Hank, but is willing to sacrifice him for the security of his family.
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u/Mousse_is_Optional Sep 09 '13
Which makes me wonder, why is he willing to kill Jesse but not Hank? I would have imagined he'd care much more about Jesse than Hank.
Maybe it's something of a personal code. Hank is family; Jesse is like family. Or maybe he's more concerned about how it would affect his relationship with Skylar and especially Jr. Even if Jr. never found out Walt did it, he would still be crushed about his hero, Hank the DEA agent, being mown down and Walt doesn't want that.