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Old 08-25-2013, 09:13 AM   #1381
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Anna Gunn writes a NY Times article on the hatred that Skyler has received.



http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/24/op...ter-issue.html
I despised Skylar because she cheated on Walt. Now that that has kind of faded, I don't mind her as much. People look at Walt now and see someone who is truly evil and no longer have sympathy for him, but going back to seasons 2 and 3, he was still a very sympathetic character and Skylar's affair with Ted was just terrible. Beyond that though, I don't find her to be a particularly interesting character. When compared to people like Walt, Jesse, Gus, Mike, Hank, etc., she is just boring and tends to take away screen time from these more compelling characters. In contract, Game of Thrones has several interesting female characters that I really like, so I don't think it is fair to call someone's negative feelings towards her sexist.

Edit: Also, after reading the article, I find it kind of suspect that Anna Gunn completely omits her character's affair. Also kind of dubious to suggest that male characters don't inspire the same kind of vitriol. I don't think there has ever been a character in TV history that I have hated as much as Joffrey Baratheon.

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