Finally started watching Breaking Bad, catching AMC's marathon this past weekend & I love it. While reading Tim Goodman's deconstruction of the 3rd season premier, about how Walt really is the bad guy but he won't admit it to himself, I started thinking, Is he really that bad?
Sure, the plane crash he's indirectly responsible for is pretty bad, no getting around that... but let's take that off the table for a minute...
Aside from the 167 people killed in the plane crash, he's directly or indirectly:
- taken out three nasty drug dealers (one a total psychopath)
- put two hopeless junkies out of their misery
- gotten a kid removed from junkie parents
- sent a guy who loves prison back to jail
- gotten his brother-in-law promoted for shooting the psycho drug dealer
- paid for his cancer treatments, surgery and a new water heater without incurring any debt
- and now his kids' college and mortgage will be covered.
Sure, he's cooking meth, but it's really good meth - isn't that better than bad meth? If the tweakers aren't getting it from him, they'll just get it somewhere else, right? So, is he adding to the meth problem, or helping to rid the planet of stupid people that much faster? Maybe he really isn't a bad guy, but performing a valuable public service and helping his local economy.
I'm starting to see Walt as the good guy, but he needs to steer clear of anyone involved in air traffic control.
My favorite part of the show, Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman. Awesome, brilliant casting. More Saul, please!
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