People admiring Walter White was definitely a phenomenon (does not mean it was universal among the show's fans, just that it existed), and in some ways there ar

People admiring Walter White was definitely a phenomenon (does not mean it was universal among the show's fans, just that it existed), and in some ways there are aspects of Walter's personality that are admirable in an individualist society: making money based on your own talents, being extremely competent or the best, self reliance in difficult situations. They didn't care about the horrible stuff he did and the lengths the show went to to explain to you that this is not a good guy.