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Topic	Finally finished Breaking Bad... Spoilers obviously
Kisai 08/21/17 2:02:42 AM #23:	CruelBuffalo posted... And you know this how? If he really just cared about his family he would have taken the money to pay for his cancer treatment But then they wouldn't have any more show. CruelBuffalo posted... It seems to me you guys are upset that Walt isn't a hero and you wanted an ending where Walt didn't have to deal with the repercussion of his manipulation and actions that put himself over the family. Admittedly, Walt didn't seem like a bad guy when they first started writing him. But much later, like around season 4 or 5, it felt like his character had changed, kinda. Then again, Vince Gilligan had said that their original idea was to "take Mr. Chips and turn him into Scarface", and if that really was their intention from the very beginning, then I'd say they did pretty well on that. Because near the end, it was like they were writing a totally different character. I can't imagine season 1 Walt giving that threatening and disturbing, "I am the danger" speech to his wife. I never expected Walt to be a hero, I just expected some consistency with the character, and not having to resort to excuses as to why he did some of the dumb things he did, or why he changed in character. But like I said, if that really was their intention from the very beginning for him to change, then... --- WHO MODS THE MODERATORS? <cite>Kisai posted [p:885160208] in Finally fi... [t:75692402]...</cite> <quote><cite>CruelBuffalo posted...</cite> <quote>And you know this how? If he really just cared about his family he would have taken the money to pay for his cancer treatment </quote> But then they wouldn't have any more show. <cite>CruelBuffalo posted...</cite> <quote>It seems to me you guys are upset that Walt isn't a hero and you wanted an ending where Walt didn't have to deal with the repercussion of his manipulation and actions that put himself over the family.</quote> Admittedly, Walt didn't seem like a bad guy when they first started writing him. But much later, like around season 4 or 5, it felt like his character had changed, kinda. Then again, Vince Gilligan had said that their original idea was to "take Mr. Chips and turn him into Scarface", and if that really was their intention from the very beginning, then I'd say they did pretty well on that. Because near the end, it was like they were writing a totally different character. I can't imagine season 1 Walt giving that threatening and disturbing, "I am the danger" speech to his wife. I never expected Walt to be a hero, I just expected some consistency with the character, and not having to resort to excuses as to why he did some of the dumb things he did, or why he changed in character. But like I said, if that really was their intention from the very beginning for him to change, then... --- WHO MODS THE MODERATORS?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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