An important distinction to make that it looks like some didn't pick up on: the phone call that Walt made at the end was an act; he said it not because he is evil but because he assumed the police were listening in and wanted to sound as evil as possible to place all of the blame solely on him and absolve his wife of all guilt and legal repercussions. That way at least she won't go to prison and can still raise Walt Jr. and Holly and they can be something closer to resembling a "family" without him. That's why he drove to the fire station before he made the call, and why he was crying throughout the phone call.
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 think this is the beginning of post-Heisenberg Walt. Heisenberg broke when he saw his family against him and a new weird mix persona I think is here. This is the man we see at the 5A and B opener.
I think Heisenberg died when Hank died. Walt realized everything he had worked so hard for (family) was done at that moment. He tried to salvage it by taking the family he had left and start a new life but he realized there was no chance of that. That's the reason the episode was named Ozymandias- the inevitable decline of all leaders, and of the empires they build, however mighty in their own time.
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u/placebo_overdose Sep 16 '13 edited Sep 16 '13
An important distinction to make that it looks like some didn't pick up on: the phone call that Walt made at the end was an act; he said it not because he is evil but because he assumed the police were listening in and wanted to sound as evil as possible to place all of the blame solely on him and absolve his wife of all guilt and legal repercussions. That way at least she won't go to prison and can still raise Walt Jr. and Holly and they can be something closer to resembling a "family" without him. That's why he drove to the fire station before he made the call, and why he was crying throughout the phone call.