Walt's weakness/arrogance/poor decision-making are seemingly out of character compared to his earlier behavior in dealing with Tuco. Remember the sodium nitrate episode, and the walkaway afterwards? What about the Walt White that engineered the hit on Gale to a degree of sophistication, and improvisation that would make Machiavelli proud?
I want to see more of that Walt White. The earlier Walt was essentially a nihilist with nothing to lose, and would take greater risks with his intellect, and life. It certainly has something to do with the way Skyler got involved, and his new-found responsibility to placate her, but manage her involvement.
Really, Walt is alone again. He obviously perceives (probably inaccurately) that Skyler has reserved feelings for Ted, and has essentially betrayed him, thus dooming the entire family. I, too, think that we are going to see the return of Heisenberg, and maybe the final death of Walter White.
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