i think the entire point of Breaking Bad

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Originally Posted by Sharp Nine

i thought of it as kind of a study of the audience - finding out how deeper into that bad shit walt could get while the majority of watchers still identify with him.

This

The viewers sense of what is morally right and wrong grows more lenient as the show and characters progress. I find myself complying and agreeing with some Characters actions, that I would never agree with if the context was stripped away.

Walters case is a trip though, because he is such a perfectionist and his reasons for delving into evil are so perfectly set up (cancer stricken man that wants to leave behind something for the family) that you as a viewer go, alright, that's not so bad I guess. But even after that perfect plan is gone (walters cancer is in remission, his family is fucked up, especially that little faggot as crippled son) the viewer STILL identifies with him and his actions... at least, I did.