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Originally Posted by Daradon
I would agree that Hank is more law and order vs. morality, and it is sometimes a bad thing, definitely often annoying, but I think the assessment above is pretty over the top.
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I notice feeling remorseful over beating up Jesse didn't stop him from beating up Walt. That's the problem, he thinks he is a moral man, but he's not, which is why he's going to fall - if he had stayed away from all the ethically questionable things he did to move his case forward, he wouldn't be in half the dilemma he is now.
If Hank truly was "law and order", he would not constantly be breaking the rules to further his agenda. He is specifically asked, on more than one occasion, why he is neglecting the dozens of other drug cases in favour of this one particular one, and he has no good answer, so he just ignores the questions, and also ignores all the orders to desist. Why? Because Hank is about Hank, not about the law or putting away the villains or keeping the streets safe.
He puts on a good show of being a normal, moral person, but when he is stressed his true nature is apparent. That's why, when he figures out that Walt is Heisenberg, he crashes the car and then can't even look Walt in the eyes - it's not that Walt is a terrible human being who makes and sells drugs, it's that Walt has destroyed the illusion of the omnicompetent vigilante with a badge that Hank has built himself up to be in his mind.