Breaking Bad Finale
With the return of Breaking Bad it is easy to for fans of the series to forget a very important aspect of the show that has been with it form the very start. The show would initially lead you to believe that Walter White is a good man who is down on his luck who through a series of unfortunate events begins a downward spiral that less to him becoming a drug kingpin. When you watch the show closely something becomes very apparent even form the beginning. Walter has been a psycho from the start of the series! That is part of the real genius with Breaking Bad. Walter was never a good guy and his pathetic life was always a fabrication. Right from the start you see that Walter is burning with extreme resentment and rage. He hates his ex-partners for stealing his glory, he hates his pretty much every member of his family, he resents working at a car wash and he truly seems to hate being a middle school teacher. Walter is probably the most narcissistic character to ever be on television. He has nothing but contempt for all of those around him whom he sees himself as being better then. He never truly sees the good that he does have in his life.
The world owes Walter White and somehow over the course of the series it becomes apparent that "helpless" Walter was always a vicious narcissistic psychopath just waiting for an opportunity to strike. Ironically, in many ways Walter is no different then many successful businessman who also inhabit this kind of behavior. Does anyone remember Bernie Madoff? Additionally, Walter's life can be seen as being symbolic of any capitalistic venture that allows people to profit off of products that harm and kill people. Tobacco and alcohol anyone? I am very excited to see how this series wraps up in the end and I think there have been enough clues left along the way to show us where it is going to go. However, I will make one bold prediction and just say that everything seems to point to Walter dying or being destroyed. Somehow I think that Walter is going to be the only one standing at the end. But we shall see. This is one of the few shows that I am truly confident will end in a truly satisfying way. Remember my name!
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