Shooting Mike
The cold and calculating hitman for Gus Fring was actually very likable thanks to his moral compass. Due to this, fans were very angry at Walt for shooting Mike out of pure envy and selfishness. For many, this was when Walt became the true villain of the show.
Throughout the five seasons of Breaking Bad, Walt caused the death of almost 300 people, directly or indirectly. As the character descended into wickedness, Walt didn't necessarily seem to fall under the label of a psychotic murderer.
The sides of his personality — sociopath and family man, scientist and killer, rational being and creature of impulse, entrepreneur and loser — are not necessarily as contradictory as we might have supposed. Or rather, if we insist on supposing that they are, it may be for our own sentimental reasons.
And while, of course, Walter White is evil, too, (himself being an antagonist who makes numerous questionable decisions), it's no secret that fans root for him over the course of the series. Anyone who gets in his way is deemed an antagonist, but only a few Breaking Bad villains stand out as genuinely evil characters.
That realization hit home during the phone call at the end of the previous episode, "Granite State." Walter Jr. will not try to understand his father; Walter Jr. will not knowingly accept his money; Walter Jr. will never forgive him. His father was his greatest hero, but became his ultimate villain.
Aside from putting his wife and kids in danger, he inadvertently got his brother-in-law Hank (Dean Norris) killed. Some would argue Walt was beyond redemption when he let Jane die from an accidental overdose. While that was a despicable decision that had severe consequences, he carried guilt for his involvement.
Crime didn't pay and Walter lost just about everything, including his life. But it was also, by the show's bleak, almost Calvinist standards, a relatively happy ending. It wasn't, as he so often feared, all for nothing – he found a way to get his money to his children.
He is now beyond five years out from treatment and free of disease.” Starting with his very first chemotherapy session, Walter documented his progress in photos. Six years later and still in remission, Walter has no lasting side effects other than scar tissue from the radiation and some anxiety.
Walt, the trained scientist, calls himself “Heisenberg” after the Heisenberg Uncertainly Principle by the German physicist Werner Heisenberg, who posited that the location and momentum of a nuclear particle cannot be known at the same time.
Laughing Nazi sociopaths loot Walt's money. Walt betrays Jesse, hands him over to be tortured and killed, and reveals that he knowingly let the love of Jesse's life die for good measure.
Many thoughts of grief may have flooded Walt's mind after Hank was killed in Breaking Bad, but the reason why Walt tells Jesse the truth about Jane's death is indicative of his true nature. Walt's evolution to becoming Heisenberg was created out of a series of events of desperation and tragedy.
As Walt either wouldn't or couldn't do anything to save Jane, he decided not to wake Jesse up, knowing that her death would help him gain control over Jesse as a result, and possibly saving Jesse from the same fate and to protect his own criminal secrets. Walt watching Jane die.
Walter, while smarter, had some series issues which Fring didn't. Fring was more disciplined. He had a better logical mind than Walter and never let his ego get in the way of winning. He was more methodical in his approach and had a higher level of self control.
It is shown in the show directly that Walter White outsmarts Gus Fring. Not just Gus Fring , Walt outsmarts everyone. In the end, Gus Fring is killed by Walt White which is a clear indication Walter is smarter than Gus.
145 is a good estimate of Walter White's IQ. That's just above genius level, which is 140. Somebody with an IQ of 145 is very capable of being a college professor or a chemist.
It's all my fault. I had it coming,” Walt confesses. Walt isn't just crying because he's ruined the only real relationship he had (both business and personal), but he's crying because he's realized the mess he's made of his life, and those around him.
While Walt is trying to wake Jesse, he inadvertently and unknowingly knocks Jane onto her back; she starts to choke on her own vomit. Walt rushes to help, but after hesitating for a moment he changes his mind and lets her die. He begins to cry before looking on resolutely.
Even as her marriage crumbles, Skyler permits Walt to take care of Holly and defends some of his actions to her lawyer, who advises that she leave Walt immediately. She later finds that Walt has signed off on their divorce and left the house for good.
Jesse was actively putting Walt and his family in danger by pouring all the gasoline in their house. And when Walt found out Jesse was working with Hank he felt betrayed and so he spit on him and told him he watched Jane die to make Jesse feel betrayed.
Jesse is furious that Walt was tracking, while Walt argues that Jesse has betrayed him. The confrontation escalates into a brutal physical fight. Jesse eventually gains the upper hand, pinning Walt to the floor and punching him in the face, breaking his glasses.
Walt Truly Was The Real Villain In Breaking Bad, Not An Antihero. Breaking Bad's Walter White has been widely called an antihero, but this was really not the case. An antihero is a protagonist who lacks the typical ennobling qualities of a hero, such as idealism and courage. Walt was neither antihero nor protagonist.
At the ending of 'Gliding Over All', when Hank read the quote from the book, the thought of Walter being Heisenberg hit him for the first time, his brain started remembering and connecting all the events that happened before, like Walt dissappearing, Walt's mysterious fortune, his knowledge in chemistry, the time where ...
Fulminate of mercury
Tuco starts to get nasty but Walt has a plan. The bag of meth crystals he has just given Tuco were in fact "fulminate of mercury". He throws a crystal on the ground which detonates, creating an almighty explosion.