Walter is obsessed with getting money so that he can buy "things for Ruth"; he is unaware that treating Ruth more kindly and with more respect would be more appreciated and valued than any "gifts."
Walter was staring at a future of nothing and knew it did not have to be that way. Unfortunately, he allows his obsession with materialism and the realization of his dream clouds his judgment.
Walt is obsessed with Jesse largely for his social needs. It is becoming apparent after the fugue state. When Skyler did not talk with Walt, only Jesse was his companion. He shared no chemistry with his son or the Schraders.
The fly could also be a symbol of Walt's obsession and need to be in control, a recurring theme across Breaking Bad. He feared as though the fly would contaminate the lab, so he didn't let up until it was dead. Walt even locked Jesse out of the lab for a time, so he could take care of the issue himself.
As much as Breaking Bad tried to say Walter White took a sinister turn due to cancer, his dark journey actually began after an act of kindness. In Breaking Bad, it's explained that Walter White (Bryan Cranston) began cooking and selling meth and became Heisenberg because of his cancer diagnosis.
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.
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.
Funnily enough, Rian Johnson has the distinction of directing Breaking Bad's highest-rated episode (season 5's "Ozymandias") and its lowest-rated, season 3's "Fly." The former sees Walter White's life crumble around him in a devastating and visceral fashion, while the latter sees him hunting a fly in his meth lab, as ...
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.
In what is likely the most quoted scene of the entire series, Walt informs Skyler that while she may think he's in danger in the wake of Gale's murder, it's actually him who is the danger. “A guy opens his door and gets shot and you think that of me?” he snaps at her.
Aside from seeing death around every corner, we have to remember that Jesse was abjured by his parents, and he still has PTSD from shooting Gale. The Solution: In order for Jesse to have a fighting chance, Brock needs to make it out of next week's episode alive.
From the end of season one to the beginning of season two, Walt's greatest adversary was Tuco Salamanca, a power-crazed drug dealer who never tolerated disrespect from his own crew.
I understand the second time Walt ordered Jack to kill Jesse (in the desert after Hank died): Walt felt betrayed by the seemingly only person he held a soft spot for (other than his family). Jesse did something Walt never dreamed he would do, which was spill to the DEA.
Walter is obsessed with getting money so that he can buy "things for Ruth"; he is unaware that treating Ruth more kindly and with more respect would be more appreciated and valued than any "gifts."
'Tread lightly. ' "If that's true — if you don't know who I am — then maybe your best course is to tread lightly." The Internet nearly exploded when Walt said the now-famous line, as fans tweeted up a storm.
A defining factor of narcissistic personality disorder is that the individuals have a sense of entitlement in which they assume that others will automatically comply with what they want to do. This trait is present in Walt when he decides that his opinion is best when talking to Saul, Mike, and Jesse.
In the original story Walt injects Jane with another hit of heroin while she's unconscious, murdering her. This was toned down to a version where he intentionally turns her on her back so she chokes to death on vomit. In the filmed version, Jane accidentally turns on her back while Walt was attempting to awake Jesse.
No. From the moment Walt had him dragged out from under that car in the desert, Jesse never forgave his former partner. From that moment on, Jesse felt nothing but hatred and resentment towards him.
The calculated malice of the whole thing is made crystal-clear by the fact that, as Jane begins to choke on her vomit due to an overdose, Walter's instinct is to turn her on her side to save her, but then he stops himself because the idea of her living means more trouble for him.
There is only one television episode with a perfect score on IMDb, and that deservingly goes to "Ozymandias." The highest-rated Breaking Bad episode and in TV history, the episode is a knockout emotional rollercoaster and a masterclass in dramatic storytelling.
Hank Is Killed
There's a reason that Walt's ultimate downfall is punctuated by Hank being killed. While Hank wasn't always perfect, he was one of the very few characters in the show who was trying to do the right thing, and Walt's belief that he was smarter than everyone is what got Hank killed.
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.
His father was his greatest hero, but became his ultimate villain. Walter Jr. hates Walt. He despises him.
He's committed murder. But underlying his crimes is a common dynamic. Walter White is an abuser. With his wife, Skyler, he is manipulative, physically cruel, and threatening.