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"Ever since the middle of season one where he was given the out (the rich couple offered to pay) I just couldn't stand him" No offense, but I think you're larg

"Ever since the middle of season one where he was given the out (the rich couple offered to pay) I just couldn't stand him" No offense, but I think you're largely missing the point of the show - this is about a man who never got to 'drive' in his life despite having tremendous promise early on. He didn't take the money because he didn't think he had a life to save and even if he did it would be more of the same... this was his chance to do something for once in his life. Just like The Wire, there are no clear-cut good/bad guys. It's about choices made, having to live with the consequences of those choices, and exploring the resulting character transformations. Yes, the main character is moving closer to the dark, but he's believable as a person who could rise from a fairly ho-hum existence to becoming a drug lord. Of course it's going to be uncomfortable and grisly to watch due to the subject matter. This is why I love the show. It isn't some silly two dimensional hollywood'ish heist thing where the good guys and the bad guys are clearly delineated. It actually has a soul.

MatthewPhillips 14y ago
No offense, but the guy who cooks meth is a clear-cut bad guy, hence why the grandparent (and me, and many others) can't stomach watching the show.
- gnaritas 14y ago
  He cooked meth to provide money for wife and newborn because he's got terminal cancer and needs money fast. Do motivations mean nothing in your world?
  - losvedir 14y ago
    Not sure you'll ever read this, but I feel compelled to argue on the internet! :-p Yes, motivations matter to me, and that's why I initially liked the show: it's a losing situation, he does what he can to provide for his family. That ended the moment he was given an out by the rich family, as I mentioned in the original comment in this thread, and could pay for the cancer and satisfy his wife and child for life. At that point, he was too prideful to stop what he was doing and continued to put his family in danger. I couldn't empathize or support him at all after that.

MatthewPhillips 14y ago

No offense, but the guy who cooks meth is a clear-cut bad guy, hence why the grandparent (and me, and many others) can't stomach watching the show.

gnaritas 14y ago
He cooked meth to provide money for wife and newborn because he's got terminal cancer and needs money fast. Do motivations mean nothing in your world?
- losvedir 14y ago
  Not sure you'll ever read this, but I feel compelled to argue on the internet! :-p Yes, motivations matter to me, and that's why I initially liked the show: it's a losing situation, he does what he can to provide for his family. That ended the moment he was given an out by the rich family, as I mentioned in the original comment in this thread, and could pay for the cancer and satisfy his wife and child for life. At that point, he was too prideful to stop what he was doing and continued to put his family in danger. I couldn't empathize or support him at all after that.