[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by Tinordi

He has basically already betrayed Jesse.

And I think it's more vague than killing Hank but betraying his family. No matter what decisions Walt makes he justifies them out of some perverse sense of protection for his family. I think he'll end up using them for his own personal gain most likely pitting one of them (his son) against Hank his pursuer.

The interesting thing about Walt is that he's incredibly egotistical and almost all of the important decisions he makes about his own vanity and pride. He could have just accepted his friends' money for the treatment and the show would have been all over. But he didn't because of his own pride. He didn't 'need' to cook meth at all, there were other options, but he got a taste of feeling important and never let it go.

When they start the charity drive to launder the money Walt laments that no one will know that he actually earned that money and then dismisses it as a bad idea.

There's many many other examples.

Great post.

Obviously I agree. These decisions are made by someone who was very capable of greatness, chose a less challenging and rewarding road in life and now very obviously regrets not having achieved all that he was capable of now that his life has an expiration date.

It's fascinating stuff.