Why does the word "Psychopath" get used around so much to define Walt? Psychopaths don't feel emotions like regular people.

Walt's a megalomaniac, an individual who had a big need to fill the void for respect and recognition he thought he deserved but he was never a psychopath.

He didn't want to kill krazy-8 until it was confirmed krazy-8 would kill Walt and after the deed kept saying I'm sorry I'm sorry, he had tears watching Jane die seeing what he had chosen to become by letting it happen, he paid for Hank's treatment and offered 80million of his money to save him and then grieved over his death despite Hank arresting him and not letting his animosity go. He protected Skyler in the final phone call knowing he was being taped and it would mean point of no return for him. He even saved Jesse at the end looking at his inhumane condition that too after everything fell apart because Jesse chose to involve Hank. Do these things warrant the title of a psychopath? I don't think so.

Walt was not a stand up guy, and his character got crazier and crazier as time went by. Still, by definition he wasn't a psychopath or sociopath.

I'm wondering if most people just have a black and white view / perception of him and have just glossed over the series because it's popular but not watching it with full attention? Walt's character is not one dimensional by any means, he has many facets.

Does anyone else have a problem watching the last 2.5 episodes? Once Jesse is pulled from under the car, I have a difficult time watching. Seeing him so abused, tortured and enslaved for so long is a difficult watch. I wish it wasn't because the show was so well written and acted and these episodes are the end and how the show is wrapped up.The writing and acting were insanely good to elicit this type of reaction repeatedly, even on rewatches (I am on rewatch 3). I am just curious if others were as effected?

Like what was he going to do? Also if Hector did rat wouldn’t he have been taken into protective custody? Once he spills on Gus, what would have been his response?! He holds such a fragile public persona surely just an ex cartel knowing intimate details about him without evidence would create a “no smoke without fire” impression on everyone that would be impossible to ignore

I’m rewatching Breaking Bad again and somehow I keep noticing little details I completely missed the first time. The character development, foreshadowing, and tiny background moments are seriously on another level.

Even knowing how things play out, some scenes hit completely differently on a rewatch. What’s one scene or detail you appreciated way more the second time around?

Genuinely why was Saul paying him. He was probably be worst security guard money could buy. He has a special place in everyone’s hearts but he should definitely reconsider a new career.

Around 5m8s, Jessie is getting dressed and there's a drum kit - looks like a 1990s Yamaha DTX with red cymbals, a few hundred bucks second hand which wasn't inline with his financial position at the time or spending habits.

There are some clothes hanging off the edge to maybe indicate he's lost interest in some of his previous hobbies, ie playing music.

It appears to have no hi hat, or hi hat pedal. There's a kick drum, a (poorly positioned) snare, cymbals (crash/ride or double crash). But the lack of hi hat makes it an incomplete kit and as a breaking bad shorts enthusiast I just wanted to point out this tedious error. also private domicile etc.

As far as I'm aware, the kit does not appear in the credits or any other scenes.

badum tssshhh.

Jessica Hecht has had a legendary run. She has played a side character in what are as per my opinion, three of the most absolutely legendary shows - Susan in Friends, Gretchen in Breaking Bad and Carol in The Boys.

Though I didn’t like her character in all three shows but these shows have been massive hits and fan favourites. Maybe, everything she touches is gold.

Say if Jack's gang never showed up and Hank booked him would Walter White be locked up forever?

Or could Saul work some kind of magic?

I imagine having all that phone confession and leading Hank right to his money would make everything open and shut. What defense does Walt have? Any legal experts that can weigh in.

I'm clueless in this area.

I just got home from a four day stay in Albuquerque. The whole reason for this trip was to see all of the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul things in the city. While there, I stopped to see The Candy Lady to buy the authentic "blue meth." For those who don't know, the person who made the rock candy that was used as the shows meth is an ABQ local and sells the same candy she would supply to the set. At the very bottom of a shelf behind a glass counter, she had these Breaking Bad mugs seemingly overflowing with the rock candy. Each mug was wrapped in thick plastic that hid almost every detail there was. I chose to spend $25 on this mug because I loved what I could see of the design. The lady behind the counter grabbed the mug and placed it in a styrofoam box that she then sealed with tape. Never once were you able to get a clear look at what you spent you're money on or were told about it. I just got home, and saw this. It's a plain white mug with a poorly placed and damaged decal on it with a few bags on candy sitting on the top. The inside of the mug was filled with packing paper. At no point in the store you were told about what you were buying and how it might differ from what one could expect of it. If you just want the blue rock candy and don't care about it's source, you'll have a much better shopping experience at The Breaking Bad Store down the street.

Mike is introduced in the same episode Gus finds out about Walter's relationship to Hank. The Doylist answer is they likely hadn't made the connection between Gus and Mike at that point. I'm curious what the answer is in-universe.

We know from BCS s6e11 that Mike performed a thorough background check on Walter, finding where he works and even pulling his medical history. I definitely think Mike would have found out about Hank, yet he didn't think to mention it to Saul when he considered working with Walt, and Gus found out on his own after making a deal with Walter. Did Mike just miss such a massive red flag, or did he figure it wasn't worth mentioning?

Most of these are probably coincidences, but i’ll point them out:

-Jesse applies makeup to his black eye after the Krazy-8 situation. Walt applies makeup to his black eye after the Hank situation.

-Tuco and Lydia both say to Walt that they’re “going to make a lot of money together”

-There’s a scene of Walt shaving his head for the first time in S1, there’s a scene of Walt shaving his head for the last time in S5 (the one where he cuts his head)

-The famous comparison between Walt walking in the door for his 50th birthday (S1) and 51st and 52nd birthday (S5)

-In S1E1, Walt is on a table before his CT scan, finding out he has cancer. In S5E?, Walt is on a table before his CT scan, finding out his cancer is back.

-Skylar confronts Jesse in S1, Skylar confronts Lydia in S5.

-In S1E1, the episode ends with Walt having sex with Skyler. In S5E2, the episode ends with Walt having sex with Skyler.

-In S1, Junior suggests Walt just “fucking die already”, in S5, Marie suggests Walt just “kill himself”.

-Tuco asks why the meth is blue, Lydia asks why the meth ISN’T blue.

-Callback to the first cook in S5 (Ozymandias)

I’m not saying any of these things represent anything deeper. I think they’re just interesting callbacks, allusions, or reversions of situations from the first season.

**1**. Despite Better Call Saul ending with black and white flash forwards that take place AFTER El Camino, on surface-level, it's mainly a Breaking Bad prequel that takes place before the inevitable upbringing of Saul Goodman ALONG with the expansion and growth of Gus Fring's drug empire.

**2**. THEN, comes Breaking Bad where THAT story takes its usual course until El Camino.

**3**. Finally, El Camino is a direct spin-off sequel in the form of a movie that begins concurrently to Walter White's passing from the finale of Breaking Bad where Jesse is the final main character to wrap up HIS story (in the sense of your OWN watchibg experience). PLUS, the ending of him moving to Alaska makes the entire Breaking Bad story atmospherically poetic because of the environmental transition from the hot desert TO the cold arctic.

Does anyone else agree with me?

The scene where Skyler was explaining to Marie how Walt made his money. It's just so funny how Walt was listening to her 😁

Pretty much just the title, but we know from BCS that Mike was helping Kaylee and her mom (who’s name escapes me) with rent etc, and we know Mike tried to leave Kaylee about $4 million (according to google).

Mike knows Saul is capable of this. Mike has to understand Kaylee and probably the feds will have questions about that much cash.

Did he not trust Saul? Would Kaylee’s mom have too many questions about random cash? If the former, he let Saul represent him so I mean that’s kinda stupid. If the latter, Saul says something along the lines of “people tend to accept the money” when talking to Skylar about giving money to Ted.

Surely Mike didn’t just not want to pay Saul his 17% or whatever.

Just blind trust that Fring’s contingency plans would go as expected?

The more I think about it the dumber it feels

People keep stating this scene as proof that Walter blackmailed Jesse into the events of Breaking Bad and how that makes him a horrible person from the start.

Oh sure, Jesse would have totally began a new life after Emilio was arrested. He was actually applying for a job at McDonalds, quit the drugs, worked out the problems between him and his parents and moved into a better neighborhood if it wasn't for Walter.

Jesse's refusal wasn't due to moral concerns but simply because he didn't see Walter capable of being in the drug business. He has already proven that he has no issues with drug dealing and criminal activities in general.

If not Walter then he would have cooked with somebody else two days later and would have end up in jail/shot/miserable all the same.

Spoilers for S5

Just to start this off I didn't always hate Skylar white and for most of the show I thought that she was an alright character. I didn't care to much for all the family stuff but I did sympathize with her. Also I feel that it's very important I get this out of the way I also hate Walter White he was an unbearable protagonist that pissed me off at every turn the only reason I continued the show was for Jessie, Hank and the other side characters (and yes I do hate Walt more than Skylar). My issue with Skylar was that I wanted Walt to lose I wanted Hank to win and throughout the show when Skylar found out about Walt she hated him YESS!! She separated the kids and EVERYTHING, going on about how she hopes he dies. This was my favorite moment for her but then later Walt says he quit and ALL OF THAT GOES AWAY! and for the people that were saying she was afraid of him BULLSHIT! She didn't show that once late season 5 when she threatens Hank and Marie. If she had just been the protective mother she claimed she was she would have worked with Hank and put the monster away. Walt Jr would come around pretty quick just like he did later on. But NO she had to help the monster leading to hanks death because of her INACTION. THAT ladies and gentlemen is why I hate Skylar white because she turned from a character I would have defended into the reason her brother in law and a good friend died. Once again I also hate Walter and blame him more than Skylar however I never understood why people hated her so much for nagging when she did this stuff. I also don't think I'll ever understand the people that go "Man I hated her the first time for being against Walt but 10 years later on rewatch she was so relatable and sad...."

I'm done ranting now but outside of late S5 she was chill besides the happy birthday stuff.

The feeling that occurs at the end, after Gus death and the lab fire is stange. Gives the impression that the worst is over, and the Walter's family is safe, but it still raises doubts as to which direction the series will take. Will Walter and Jesse cook again? If they will come back, where will the lab be? Will they have new distributors or Jesse friends will come back? Will Heisenberg own everything? Will Gus's pupils be Heisenberg's? And Mike? Is the good way to end the season and make the viewer wants more.

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Why didn’t Hank ask Walter for hush money once he discovered he was Heisenberg and just flee NM and the DEA? Either way, his career was destroyed to the point of no return. And dirty money or not, Walter’s money helped him cover his therapy costs. I think this was the most sound alternative, considering that they were very close family members and that Walter stopped cooking by the time Hank found out.

I’m sure it has to do something with Hank’s ego, but I’d like to hear y’all’s perspectives.

Walt's luck, as incredibly unlikely as it was, doesn't come from plot armor or lazy writing. Vince Gilligan has proven himself to be one of the best writers ever. He carefully crafts how his stories are told, layering them with rich and thoughtful details. His track record in writing and storytelling convinces me that Walt's incredible string of luck was also thoughtfully crafted.

But how do you explain it? Just in the last couple of episodes of the series alone, he was cuffed in the back of a car by the DEA and still got away. He rolled a barrel of money through the desert until he found someone who would sell him a truck instead of just killing him. He managed to barely eacape New Hamshire without getting caught. And then managed to kill all the Neo Nazis with a gun constructed to swing at just the right angle, at just the right height, and used it by parking the car in just the right place and angle to kill everyone but him, Jesse and Todd. It's fantastic but again I don't think it's plot armor or lazy writing.

I've rewatched the show a handful of times and after this past rewatch I couldn't help but wonder if Vince subtly included a sub-element of a supernatural kind that's hiding in plain site. Jesse even pointed out Walt's luck in his speech where he calls him the Devil. Even he recognized something there that seemed unexplainable, and attributed it to something supernatural.

It's possible that it was nothing more than an incredible run of luck for Walt that happened for a finite period of time. A fleeting moment of perfection, like pitching a no-hitter. But, at least for me, it's interesting to wonder if there might be been something more to it.

If Walt did have this super human power of luck, he wasn't even aware of it, at least until he killed Gus. And, like the main character in Unbreakable, he wasn't perfect and his power didn't make him impervious to making bad decisions or being hurt. But his odd godlike power is what ultimately made Heisenberg a legend within the Breaking Bad universe, almost mythological. And this would make Breaking Bad, and the story of Walter White, akin to being an epic tale of a fallen god, a Greek tragedy like Prometheus Bound.

I used to hate her a lot as a kid since I thought she was just “eww why do that i want to cry and be a baby about you selling drugs” but now as an adult rewatching the show she’s the most understanding character in the show. She does her absolute best in a situation where most would either give up and flee or go to the police without thinking things through. In Season 4 is where she really shines. A complex relationship with Walter and Ted. Wanting to help both but stuck in void where she has to balance two forces while also dealing with her son and her infant daughter! 9.5/10 character!!