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And to add to that, she's dead on when she says "Someone has to protect this family from the man trying to protect this family". Walt made the choice of saving Jessie knowing that it would set Gus irrevocably against him - what did he think would happen? Did he think that Gus would balk at involving his children and wife if he didn't get his way, considering he thought Gus was ok with killing kids already? That was far more foolish than anything Skylar has done to endanger others.

Even Skylar's paying off of Ted's IRS debt was forced by the fact that she can't bear scrutiny because of Walt - she could have probably skated by turning Ted in if it came down to that, but she couldn't because of Walt. I think she's actually paralleling Walt's descent - originally she cooked books because she was convinced by Ted (pre-affair) that he was doing what he could to save people's jobs, which is the same "I'll do some evil for a greater good" excuse that Walt uses. Now the two of them are taking each other down in a negative feedback loop where each of them causes the other to more and more extreme measures to cover up their crimes.