Current Events > Hank is actually the protagonist of Breaking Bad when you think about it

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TheHoldSteady 04/02/24 4:42:10 PM #1:	Walt's the main character and antagonist, and the narrative is of his villain origin story and all the destruction he causes. But Hank's the only one actively trying to stop him. If Hank was the main character, he'd be the protagonist and it'd be a straightforward crime drama of his investigation of this mysterious, revered drug lord peddling blue meth --- Don't ask about Charlemagne. <cite>TheHoldSteady posted [p:979697251] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Walt's the main character and antagonist, and the narrative is of his villain origin story and all the destruction he causes. But Hank's the only one actively trying to stop him. If Hank was the main character, he'd be the protagonist and it'd be a straightforward crime drama of his investigation of this mysterious, revered drug lord peddling blue meth </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Baron_Ox 04/02/24 4:43:23 PM #3:	TheHoldSteady posted... If Hank was the main character, he'd be the protagonist ...but he's not, though, so I don't get the topic title. --- "I could never encapsulate all my cosmicality on my own." - mr. MFN eXquire. https://imgur.com/4CDGncR <cite>Baron_Ox posted [p:979697275] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>TheHoldSteady posted... </cite><quote>If Hank was the main character, he'd be the protagonist</quote>...but he's not, though, so I don't get the topic title. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 04/02/24 4:43:45 PM #4:	No, because protagonist and antagonist have to do with plot structure, not morality. Protag/"the good guy" aren't synonyms. Walt's the protagonist because he moves the plot forward, Hank is antagonistic in that he tries to stop it. Morally, though, yeah. Hank's a bit of a piece of shit/corrupt cop but he didn't poison a kid. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:979697282] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>No, because protagonist and antagonist have to do with plot structure, not morality. Protag/"the good guy" aren't synonyms.Walt's the protagonist because he moves the plot forward, Hank is antagonistic in that he tries to stop it.Morally, though, yeah.Hank's a bit of a piece of shit/corrupt cop but he didn't poison a kid. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LoveLikeJazz 04/02/24 4:44:08 PM #5:	What about the characters who are antagonists to Walt? Those are the real bad guys. Walt is just trying to earn money for his family, that makes him a good guy. Man it has been so long since I watched that show. It had some really good moments. I'm actually almost through season 1 of The Sopranos, first time watching. It's pretty good, although the late 90s fashion is SO cringe lmao --- PSN: LoveLikeJazz https://soundcloud.com/pacuta <cite>LoveLikeJazz posted [p:979697287] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>What about the characters who are antagonists to Walt? Those are the real bad guys. Walt is just trying to earn money for his family, that makes him a good guy.Man it has been so long since I watched that show. It had some really good moments. I'm actually almost through season 1 of The Sopranos, first time watching. It's pretty good, although the late 90s fashion is SO cringe lmao </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jupiter 04/02/24 4:44:16 PM #6:	TheHoldSteady posted... Walt's the main character and antagonist Isn't this contradictory? --- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kid_prodigy23 <cite>Jupiter posted [p:979697289] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>TheHoldSteady posted... </cite><quote>Walt's the main character and antagonist</quote>Isn't this contradictory? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 04/02/24 4:44:27 PM #7:	Walt is the lead point of view in Breaking Bad so he is the protagonist. He is a "villain protagonist". --- https://imgur.com/gallery/dXDmJHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GL-BYZFfY <cite>Doe posted [p:979697291] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Walt is the lead point of view in Breaking Bad so he is the protagonist. He is a "villain protagonist". </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
uwnim 04/02/24 4:45:50 PM #8:	Jupiter posted... Isn't this contradictory? Yes. --- I want a pet Lavos Spawn. [Order of the Cetaceans: Phocoena dioptrica] <cite>uwnim posted [p:979697309] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Jupiter posted... </cite><quote>Isn't this contradictory?</quote>Yes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LoveLikeJazz 04/02/24 4:46:14 PM #9:	Doe posted... Walt is the lead point of view in Breaking Bad so he is the protagonist. He is a "villain protagonist". Ah so I guess the proper meaning of protagonist isn't necessarily "good guy of the story" but rather "main guy of the story". --- PSN: LoveLikeJazz https://soundcloud.com/pacuta <cite>LoveLikeJazz posted [p:979697312] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Doe posted... </cite><quote>Walt is the lead point of view in Breaking Bad so he is the protagonist. He is a "villain protagonist".</quote>Ah so I guess the proper meaning of protagonist isn't necessarily "good guy of the story" but rather "main guy of the story". </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jeremy517 04/02/24 4:46:54 PM #10:	LoveLikeJazz posted... Walt is just trying to earn money for his family, that makes him a good guy. If that was the case, Walt would have been willing to sell the methlymine for $5 million each when everyone else wanted to. <cite>Jeremy517 posted [p:979697318] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>LoveLikeJazz posted... </cite><quote>Walt is just trying to earn money for his family, that makes him a good guy.</quote>If that was the case, Walt would have been willing to sell the methlymine for $5 million each when everyone else wanted to.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 04/02/24 4:47:20 PM #11:	LoveLikeJazz posted... Ah so I guess the proper meaning of protagonist isn't necessarily "good guy of the story" but rather "main guy of the story". Yes. Travis Bickle is the protagonist and main character of Taxi Driver but he is absolutely not the good guy. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:979697327] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>LoveLikeJazz posted... </cite><quote>Ah so I guess the proper meaning of protagonist isn't necessarily "good guy of the story" but rather "main guy of the story".</quote>Yes.Travis Bickle is the protagonist and main character of Taxi Driver but he is absolutely not the good guy. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssb_yunglink2 04/02/24 4:49:57 PM #12:	Yeah protagonist is just the main character of a story. The good guy of the story can absolutely be an antagonist if the main character is a villain. --- Hee Ho <cite>ssb_yunglink2 posted [p:979697366] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Yeah protagonist is just the main character of a story. The good guy of the story can absolutely be an antagonist if the main character is a villain. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KI_Simpson 04/02/24 4:56:33 PM #13:	That's some clean burning meth, I tell you hwhat. --- They/them <cite>KI_Simpson posted [p:979697446] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>That's some clean burning meth, I tell you hwhat. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jerry_Hellyeah 04/02/24 4:57:14 PM #14:	Nah, Im the protagonist --- This is a cool sig <cite>Jerry_Hellyeah posted [p:979697453] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Nah, Im the protagonist </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChocoboMogALT 04/02/24 5:22:59 PM #15:	The protagonist moves the plot forward. The main character is the perspective of the audience. A classic example of the difference is The Great Gatsby. Gatsby is the protagonist, the narrator is the main character. --- "We live in a country Hasire.." ~ yosouf06 REVOLVER STAKE! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v717/ChocoboMog123/AltEisenRChocoboMog.png <cite>ChocoboMogALT posted [p:979697821] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>The protagonist moves the plot forward.The main character is the perspective of the audience.A classic example of the difference is The Great Gatsby. Gatsby is the protagonist, the narrator is the main character. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 04/02/24 6:13:23 PM #16:	LoveLikeJazz posted... Walt is just trying to earn money for his family, that makes him a good guy. Walt did about 5 billion things that weren't about earning money for his family, and he had plenty of outs that didn't dig him deeper. --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:979698551] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>LoveLikeJazz posted... </cite><quote>Walt is just trying to earn money for his family, that makes him a good guy.</quote>Walt did about 5 billion things that weren't about earning money for his family, and he had plenty of outs that didn't dig him deeper. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ItsNotA2Mer 04/02/24 6:15:09 PM #17:	Protagonist just means the most prominent character. --- It is impossible to live in the past, difficult to live in the present, and a waste to live in the future. (He/Him). <cite>ItsNotA2Mer posted [p:979698581] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Protagonist just means the most prominent character. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Necronmon 04/02/24 6:16:50 PM #18:	Walt is just trying to earn money for his family, that makes him a good guy. He outright said in the last episode that all that really mattered was being good at something and he would not let anything take that from him, and that there was nothing he would not burn down to keep " feeling like a REAL man." <cite>Necronmon posted [p:979698610] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote><quote>Walt is just trying to earn money for his family, that makes him a good guy.</quote>He outright said in the last episode that all that really mattered was being good at something and he would not let anything take that from him, and that there was nothing he would not burn down to keep " feeling like a REAL man." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mario2000 04/02/24 6:19:41 PM #19:	nah we all know Finger is the real protagonist --- Arrrr the SS Goku, Mighty fine boat... -fatmatt Hope Frieza doesn't chuck an Iceberg at the Goku, otherwise it's all over. -Nekoslash <cite>mario2000 posted [p:979698647] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>nah we all know Finger is the real protagonist </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pikachuchupika 04/02/24 6:20:39 PM #20:	Walt is the protagonist. Everyone else are the antagonists, including Walt Jr. Jesse is also a protagonist. <cite>Pikachuchupika posted [p:979698661] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Walt is the protagonist. Everyone else are the antagonists, including Walt Jr. Jesse is also a protagonist. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 04/02/24 6:23:01 PM #21:	Walt is the protagonist and main villain Hank is an antagonist and main hero (for lack of a better word, hes not perfect) <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:979698702] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Walt is the protagonist and main villain Hank is an antagonist and main hero (for lack of a better word, hes not perfect) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 04/02/24 6:24:24 PM #22:	Baron_Ox posted... ...but he's not, though, so I don't get the topic title. lmaooo --- https://i.imgur.com/286sD4e.png http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html <cite>Choco posted [p:979698724] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Baron_Ox posted... </cite><quote>...but he's not, though, so I don't get the topic title.</quote>lmaooo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 04/02/24 6:24:57 PM #23:	Pikachuchupika posted... Jesse is also a protagonist. I think he'd be a deuteragonist. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:979698737] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Pikachuchupika posted... </cite><quote>Jesse is also a protagonist.</quote>I think he'd be a deuteragonist. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mystic_belmont 04/02/24 6:40:37 PM #24:	LoveLikeJazz posted... Walt is just trying to earn money for his family, that makes him a good guy. This is 100% incorrect. Walt even admits it's all about him. If he was trying to help his family, he would have accepted help from his friends back in season 1. --- "Freedom was meaningless without ownership and control over one's own body" -Tera Hunter 'Joy My Freedom' [Evil Republican] 3DS FC: 5429-7297-4842 <cite>mystic_belmont posted [p:979698998] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>LoveLikeJazz posted... </cite><quote>Walt is just trying to earn money for his family, that makes him a good guy.</quote>This is 100% incorrect. Walt even admits it's all about him.If he was trying to help his family, he would have accepted help from his friends back in season 1. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LoveLikeJazz 04/02/24 9:24:30 PM #25:	Lol Alright ya'll it has been a long time since I watched the show. Sorry I had it wrong. --- PSN: LoveLikeJazz https://soundcloud.com/pacuta <cite>LoveLikeJazz posted [p:979701632] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>LolAlright ya'll it has been a long time since I watched the show. Sorry I had it wrong. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 04/02/24 9:34:58 PM #26:	Thats such a big plot point I dont know how you could forget that unless you also forgot the entire plot itself <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:979701809] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Thats such a big plot point I dont know how you could forget that unless you also forgot the entire plot itself </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Aloc 04/02/24 9:39:58 PM #27:	LoveLikeJazz posted... Lol Alright ya'll it has been a long time since I watched the show. Sorry I had it wrong. You weren't actually paying attention at all --- Aloc will now post in PG or try <cite>Aloc posted [p:979701884] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>LoveLikeJazz posted... </cite><quote>LolAlright ya'll it has been a long time since I watched the show. Sorry I had it wrong.</quote>You weren't actually paying attention at all </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LoveLikeJazz 04/02/24 9:43:24 PM #28:	Aloc posted... You weren't actually paying attention at all I paid attention 10 years ago when I watched the show. I came in here just trying to make discussion and already admitted my memory failed me. Why continue to put me down for it as if it matters at all? Ya'll just live to correct others lol --- PSN: LoveLikeJazz https://soundcloud.com/pacuta <cite>LoveLikeJazz posted [p:979701921] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Aloc posted... </cite><quote>You weren't actually paying attention at all</quote>I paid attention 10 years ago when I watched the show. I came in here just trying to make discussion and already admitted my memory failed me. Why continue to put me down for it as if it matters at all? Ya'll just live to correct others lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 04/03/24 5:18:35 AM #29:	how does one watch a show and then misremember the main character's entire being --- https://i.imgur.com/286sD4e.png http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html <cite>Choco posted [p:979705628] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>how does one watch a show and then misremember the main character's entire being </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Jerry_Hellyeah 04/03/24 10:24:22 AM #30:	Yeah no, he didn't watch it --- This is a cool sig <cite>Jerry_Hellyeah posted [p:979708293] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Yeah no, he didn't watch it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LoveLikeJazz 04/03/24 11:17:30 AM #31:	Lol. --- PSN: LoveLikeJazz https://soundcloud.com/pacuta <cite>LoveLikeJazz posted [p:979709041] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Lol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turducken 04/03/24 11:18:12 AM #32:	I mean, even if that WAS Walt's reasoning it wouldn't make him a good guy. He becomes a drug kingpin and is either directly responsible for or complicit in dozens of killings, some of completely innocent people. You can't just handwave whatever atrocities you commit under the 'I did it for MY FAMILY!' clause. --- THE FIGHT WILL CONTINUE, AS LONG AS THE AMERICA INSIDE MY HEART IS STILL ALIVE <cite>Turducken posted [p:979709055] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>I mean, even if that WAS Walt's reasoning it wouldn't make him a good guy. He becomes a drug kingpin and is either directly responsible for or complicit in dozens of killings, some of completely innocent people. You can't just handwave whatever atrocities you commit under the 'I did it for MY FAMILY!' clause. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mario2000 04/04/24 12:54:11 AM #34:	This is why I won't knock zoomers for lacking media literacy because it's obvious nobody has media literacy anymore. --- Arrrr the SS Goku, Mighty fine boat... -fatmatt Hope Frieza doesn't chuck an Iceberg at the Goku, otherwise it's all over. -Nekoslash <cite>mario2000 posted [p:979721824] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>This is why I won't knock zoomers for lacking media literacy because it's obvious nobody has media literacy anymore. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Punished_Blinx 04/04/24 1:05:05 AM #35:	LoveLikeJazz posted... I paid attention 10 years ago when I watched the show. I came in here just trying to make discussion and already admitted my memory failed me. Why continue to put me down for it as if it matters at all? Ya'll just live to correct others lol It's true but to be fair there are people who legit think Walt was a good guy even though the show specifically spells out that he isn't. This isn't a dig at you specifically. It ends up happening to all of these crime dramas. --- A Fallen Mascot <cite>Punished_Blinx posted [p:979721913] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>LoveLikeJazz posted... </cite><quote>I paid attention 10 years ago when I watched the show. I came in here just trying to make discussion and already admitted my memory failed me. Why continue to put me down for it as if it matters at all? Ya'll just live to correct others lol</quote>It's true but to be fair there are people who legit think Walt was a good guy even though the show specifically spells out that he isn't. This isn't a dig at you specifically. It ends up happening to all of these crime dramas. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 04/04/24 1:37:37 AM #36:	mario2000 posted... This is why I won't knock zoomers for lacking media literacy because it's obvious nobody has media literacy anymore. anymore? --- https://i.imgur.com/286sD4e.png http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html <cite>Choco posted [p:979722196] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>mario2000 posted... </cite><quote>This is why I won't knock zoomers for lacking media literacy because it's obvious nobody has media literacy anymore.</quote>anymore? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Punished_Blinx 04/04/24 1:40:46 AM #37:	Choco posted... anymore? Yeah the same shit happened to The Godfather, Goodfellas and Scarface. There's always the guys who just ignore how this story ends and what happens to the people around them because the fantasy of gaining power is so appealing. --- A Fallen Mascot <cite>Punished_Blinx posted [p:979722218] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Choco posted... </cite><quote>anymore?</quote>Yeah the same shit happened to The Godfather, Goodfellas and Scarface. There's always the guys who just ignore how this story ends and what happens to the people around them because the fantasy of gaining power is so appealing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dancing_cactuar 04/04/24 1:47:54 AM #38:	Punished_Blinx posted... Yeah the same shit happened to The Godfather, Goodfellas and Scarface. There's always the guys who just ignore how this story ends and what happens to the people around them because the fantasy of gaining power is so appealing. People lost all media literacy YEARS ago, never forget how there were and still are people in our reality that will tell you with a straight face that Light did nothing wrong. --- PS5s have liquid metal tech like the T-1000- AceCombatX Game devs don't deserve money- Zithers, in a topic he made on a game site about artists deserving money. <cite>dancing_cactuar posted [p:979722271] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>Punished_Blinx posted... </cite><quote>Yeah the same shit happened to The Godfather, Goodfellas and Scarface. There's always the guys who just ignore how this story ends and what happens to the people around them because the fantasy of gaining power is so appealing.</quote>People lost all media literacy YEARS ago, never forget how there were and still are people in our reality that will tell you with a straight face that Light did nothing wrong. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Punished_Blinx 04/04/24 1:54:08 AM #39:	dancing_cactuar posted... People lost all media literacy YEARS ago, never forget how there were and still are people in our reality that will tell you with a straight face that Light did nothing wrong. Did they ever have it Why is Romeo and Juliet regarded as the ultimate love story --- A Fallen Mascot <cite>Punished_Blinx posted [p:979722312] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>dancing_cactuar posted... </cite><quote>People lost all media literacy YEARS ago, never forget how there were and still are people in our reality that will tell you with a straight face that Light did nothing wrong.</quote>Did they ever have it Why is Romeo and Juliet regarded as the ultimate love story </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheHoldSteady 04/04/24 9:10:14 PM #40:	DrizztLink posted... I think he'd be a deuteragonist. Marie is the deuteragonist. --- Don't ask about Charlemagne. <cite>TheHoldSteady posted [p:979737373] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>DrizztLink posted... </cite><quote>I think he'd be a deuteragonist.</quote>Marie is the deuteragonist. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 04/05/24 1:13:50 PM #41:	TheHoldSteady posted... Marie is the deuteragonist. Marie is the pooperagonist, because she is awful. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:979748014] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>TheHoldSteady posted... </cite><quote>Marie is the deuteragonist.</quote>Marie is the pooperagonist, because she is awful. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jupiter 04/05/24 5:21:17 PM #42:	DrizztLink posted... Marie is the pooperagonist, because she is awful. She was definitely bad the first season, but I feel like she got much better as time went on. --- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kid_prodigy23 <cite>Jupiter posted [p:979751952] in Hank is ac... [t:80737330]...</cite> <quote>DrizztLink posted... </cite><quote>Marie is the pooperagonist, because she is awful.</quote>She was definitely bad the first season, but I feel like she got much better as time went on. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Hank is actually the protagonist of Breaking Bad when you think about it