Naturally, audiences loved the character.
But that all changed after he broke bad.
Breaking Badcreator Vince Gilligan took the TV antihero stories pioneered byThe SopranosandMad Mento the next level.
Gilligan challenged televisions usual M.O.
of maintaining the status quo with a story of change.
Jane encouraged Jesse to assert himself and become more independent from Walt, and Walt didnt like that.
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Although he couldve easily saved her, he stood back and watched her die.
Walt actually let a woman die just to make his own life slightly more convenient.
This was actually kind of brilliant.
Breaking Bad, created by Vince Gilligan, follows a chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin named Walter White (Bryan Cranston) as he attempts to provide for his family following a fatal diagnosis. With nothing left to fear, White ascends to power in the world of drugs and crime, transforming the simple family man into someone known only as Heisenberg.
But then, Walt keeps pouring tequila and pressuring his son to drink it.
When Hank tries to intervene and take the bottle away, Walt demands that he give it back.
He keeps pressuring Walt, Jr. to drink until he ends up vomiting in the pool.
Jesse was Walts lapdog who he manipulated into doing all his dirty work.
It was a smart move on Walts part, but it destroyed Jesse.
Killing Gale was one of the devastating traumas that would haunt Jesse for the rest of the series.
He killed Krazy-8 because, if he didnt, Krazy-8 wouldve killed him.
What made his murder of Mike Ehrmantraut so contemptible was that he didnt have to do it.
But it just proved he was right about Walts egotistical behavior ruining everything.
She called the police to have him removed, but they couldnt do anything without a court order.
Its astounding to think thatSkyler was the character who got the most hatewhen Walt pulled stunts like this.
Talk about kicking someone while theyre down.
But to get to a place where he can retire and feel safe, Walt has to go fullGodfather.
Walt literally kidnaps his own daughter before he leaves.
The most unforgivable thing he did in the series was poisoning an eight-year-old boy.
When Jesses girlfriends son Brock is poisoned, Walt convinces him Gus did it.
Jesse resumes his loyalty to Walt and the two team up to hatch a plan to assassinate Gus.
Walt was so determined to win that he endangered a childs life.
This was one ofBreaking Bads most shocking twists.
