View Full Version : "Breaking Bad's" Walter White: Why are we so often willing to give him a pass?


TMC
09-17-2013, 11:42 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maureen-ryan/breaking-bad-reactions_b_3942905.html

Walt's actions at the end of this week's episode may make him seem noble. But, says Maureen Ryan, "Walter White is not noble. He's not selfless. He's not a hero. He may be a complicated guy, but what dominates the mixture right now is his obsessive need not just to manipulate everyone around him but to control their lives and their impressions of him. To all the people who see him as a more or less decent guy who's trying to do the right thing, let me ask you this: If a man rescues people from a burning building, do we give him a medal -- even if he's the one who set the fire?
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