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Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 13 hours agoI first watched it during University years, and I was very much of the camp that was doing the vicariously living through the power fantasy of Walt’s rise to power and the bitch wife and crying jessie ruining it for him.
I recently, like a year ago as a 31+ year old rewatched it again, and jesus christ what a top to bottom egoistic selfish asshole Walt is, all I did is feel sorry for Skyler and Jessie.
I think knowing where it’s going makes a big difference. Like, first time in going in blind Walt is a sympathetic for the first bit, and for most of the story is dealing with the unintended consequences of raising funds for his treatment. Knowing where it’s going it’s a lot easier to see him in a lot worse light earlier in the story.
Nahcman, Walt makes some egregiously selfish and egotistical calls even in season 1. For an obvious one, he turns down his old friend’s money, money they say is effectively Walt’s, just so he can rub his own ego even more. Then he goes on to use them as an excuse for where the money is coming from.
He robs his own school of supplies, too. There are many, many many selfish piece of shit things Walt does. Fromcthe start.
kameecoding@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Well yeah, that might be a factor, also that on a a second watch you can start picking up on things better, because it’s much clearer from the get go that while his very initial intention to not leave his family behind poor, it really quickly becomes about his ego.