Breaking Bad/Characters: Difference between revisions

* [[Because I'm Good At It]]. One of the major (if unspoken) reasons Walt continues to cook. When Jesse cooks his own batch of meth crystals, Walter takes offense and examines the crystals, pointing out every flaw in them.

** He also acts very smug in the Season 4 premiere, when {{spoiler|Victor, one of Gus' henchmen}} tries to cook his own batch of meth.

* [[Becoming the Mask]]: Walt invents "Heisenberg", his criminal alter ego, as both a convenient pseudonym and a coping mechanism. As times goes on and his behavior becomes more flagrantly amoral, it begins to seem as though there may not really be a difference between the two.

{{quote|'Stay out of my territory.'}}

* [[Secret Identity]]: His Heisenberg persona that he uses to sell meth.

* [[Tom Hanks Syndrome]]: Actor Bryan Cranston while not exclusively a comedic actor was previously best known for his work as a [[Bumbling Dad]] on ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]''.

* [[True Companions]]: With Jesse, despite the fact that they have sometimes violent disagreements and {{spoiler|at least one major rift in season 4}}.

* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Has been slowly sliding into this ever since {{spoiler|his cancer went into remission and his actions have become less and less justified.}}

** Not to mention {{spoiler|"I fucked Ted."}}

* {{spoiler|[[Villain Protagonist]]}}: Might be on her way to becoming one of these {{spoiler|since she's now taking a more active role in her husband's business.}}

* [[Women Are Wiser]]: Averted. She may be more practical than Walt but She is even greedier and has quite a ruthless streak.

* {{spoiler|[[Your Cheating Heart]]}}: In the second episode of season 3 {{spoiler|with Ted Beneke}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Fatal Flaw]]: His obsession with personal revenge against Tio Hector proves to be his downfall.}}

* [[Gut Feeling]]: Has a very good sense for when he's in danger, occasionally bordering on [[Spider Sense]] territory. {{spoiler|Unfortunately for him it fails him at the worst possible time, resulting in his death.}}

* [[Kick the Dog]]: Possibly his ordering the death of {{spoiler|Tomas}} though its never explicitly said that he did. Definitely his threat to Walt that {{spoiler|he would murder his entire family including his infant daughter}} should Walt interfere with {{spoiler|Hank's murder.}}

* [[Kick the Son of a Bitch]]: His {{spoiler|taking out the Cartel}}.

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Suffers a brief, almost non-verbal one when it dawns on him that {{spoiler|Hector has drawn him into a trap. Esposito [[Incredibly Lame Pun|goes out with a bang]] by conveying Gus' rapid transition from [[Evil Gloating|triumph]] to [[Didn't See That Coming|confusion]] to [[Oh Crap|shock]] to [[Despair Event Horizon|terror]] with nothing more than facial expressions and a single scream.}}

* [[Villain with Good Publicity]]: Is the well respected owner of a chain of chicken restaurants who publicly supports the DEA at fundraisers.

** {{spoiler|He almost recites this trope word for word when he fires Walt, who (albeit unwillingly) led Hank to the laundromat.}}

 

* [[Disabled Character, Disabled Actor]]: RJ Mitte has mild cerebral palsy in real life but Walt Jr. was conceived from the start as having it, and Mitte had to learn to walk with crutches and speak ''less'' clearly to portray the level of affectation that the show's creator had in mind.

* [[Disabled Snarker]]

** Until his parents' separation, at which point he sides with his dad and demands to be called Walt Jr.

* [[Out of Focus]]: Has appeared less in Season 4 than in any other season. It is likely due to not even a year passing in-story while the actor has aged visibly, as noted above.

 

 

 

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