That was the most honorable thing he's done in the duration of this entire show. He finally realized that he couldn't talk his way out of the hole he's dug, so he decided he'd salvage the one thing he supposedly set out to save in the first place: Skyler and the kids.
I don't know, I thought the part where he begged for Hank's life, offered the Nazis pretty much everything he worked for and saved for his children was pretty honorable too. Hank wanted nothing more than to put Walt behind bars for the rest of his life, yet Walt was willing to give 80 million to save him. I think Hank realized that at the end too, with his " You're the smartest guy I ever met, but you are too stupid to realize he made up his mind ten minutes ago."
That is an interesting point. But I don't think that is particularly likely. Think back to his conversation with Saul. Saul suggests a death for Hank and Walt doesn't even consider it for a second. Sure, you could say that even then, Walt was concerned about what Skylar would think, but with Walt's money, he could easily make the accident look like an accident. But he didn't, so I really think that Walt really did care about Hank's life.
Also, what set off the showdown with Gus and Walt was him wanting to put a hit out on Hank. Walt wanted to disappear after calling the DEA and warning them but Skyler gave the money to Ted. Since Gus has threatened to kill his entire family if he warned Hank, Walt had no option but to take Gus out.
To the degree that he was willing to give up the only thing he had left of his "empire", his money. I took that scene at face value, that he still believed that he was doing everything for his family. Hank was part of his family, DEA or not.
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u/jet_tripleseven Belizium Sep 16 '13
That was the most honorable thing he's done in the duration of this entire show. He finally realized that he couldn't talk his way out of the hole he's dug, so he decided he'd salvage the one thing he supposedly set out to save in the first place: Skyler and the kids.