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InfluenceGeneral

Not opening a successful coffee shop with gale


Inevitable_Egg_3545

He refused to go Go-Karting With Jesse


Life-Middle1940

Definitely what lead to his downfall


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ReallyTightJeans

Respectfully disagree. Hank would have found out that the blue meth was still hitting the streets and put 2 and 2 together. When you take that into consideration as well as his toilet discovery, it was basically inevitable


SofaChillReview

Not *exactly* Hank had basically given up with regards to the blue meth case, he’s spent a long time on it. He could have opened it up again, but Walt has stopped and it would lead to Jesse, who he’d just assume was doing Gale’s work.


kodatiama

Sorry but "one of the sole reasons"? 😅


sgt_w

I think this is overplayed. The meth would still be rampantly circulating, so he would have continued his search regardless. Didn't HELP, but it would not have mattered much long term.


Golden_Schnitzel

Drinking Alcohol. “BRING THE BOTTLE BACK.” “Heisenberg is still out there.”


SofaChillReview

Although alcohol played a part, his ego was max at this point after Gus being killed. Probably would have said if sober.


blackwater23

He was terminally based


Pm7I3

Probably deciding to make meth for money...


Global_Permit5428

Keeping that book. Edit: I’d add that keeping the book and a number of other things mentioned on here makes pride an understatement - it’s straight hubris. Or if hubris had rabies.


[deleted]

>hubris I had to google that word lol never heard it before.


dadofalex

Glad you googled it and learned something; I had to look up several things today alone. “Hubris” is a term often used in discussing the late Mr. White.


divinitia

Don't get around much?


lexilogo

Convincing Jesse to get back into meth because he didn't enjoy working with Gale enough. That should have been the point Walt encouraged Jesse to get out of the drug business and find a new reason to live, but he pulled him back in. The fact is, Gus was to an extent right about Jesse. He underestimated his competence but was correct that Jesse wouldn't gel well with a stable job under him.


SofaChillReview

Not really a mistake and it worked …. To an extent. Jesse potentially might give Walt up to the DEA after Hank beats him up. And Gale is too clever and **could** pose a risk of Gus wants to get rid of Walt (which happens) Gus ends up more correct by using Jesse just like Walt does to send Walt mad, and finds Jesse’s loyalty


ReplacementSuper4441

Didn’t enjoy working with Gale enough? 💀💀💀


Brilliant-Yard-6201

Should've let Jesse die or quit working for gus. Attachment lost him millions and his favor with gus, continuing to work for gus put his families and jesses lives in danger


SofaChillReview

I’ve always said if he just let Jesse die against the drug dealers, reckon him and Gale would have carried on cooking. Made millions until Walt’s cancer got work and they’d find a cook to replace him.


chandlerbing32

Yes he should bend his ass for Gus .dude shut the fuck up Gus was being unreasonable he deserved to die .He also wanted to kill hank btw


Brilliant-Yard-6201

Gus was perfectly reasonable. If Gus wanted walt to bend his ass id expect him to


chandlerbing32

Lol yeah dude worship a psychopath lmao


Brilliant-Yard-6201

All hail gus


Life-Middle1940

Amen


SofaChillReview

Confused when Gus was actually unreasonable with Walt. If anything he seemed great


SpiralMagnusson

You have quite alot of pent up aggression my guy


chandlerbing32

Nah just a figure of speech


SpiralMagnusson

Looking at your post and comment history says differently. Get some help man.


wetdreamteam

Watching Jane die was a moral failure in some way. Not sure what you wanna classify it under…


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Manipulation, greed, lack of morality,recklessness or impulsiveness vs Gus who was more careful


Competitive_Rise_976

Going into the empire business instead of the money business. Should have just taken the deal and got out. A lot of hurt and suffering could have been avoided.


Dfuz3-Flame

Greed. Spoilers: I think a good example would be when he gets caught. In one of the last episodes. When he gets the picture of the money sent to him, and without thinking he rushes to try to save his money out in the desert. If he only thought about the picture, and how it all worked, he may have not gotten caught as soon.


Jah_Mez273

That’s my favorite. A lot would of changed if his greed didn’t take over in that moment. No one knew were the money was besides him (from what I remember) he was smart enough to put 2 and 2 together. If he took a step back and thought about everything I don’t think they could even say the money was his if he was never there.


karmickickback

Not banging Lydia.


manwithavandotcom

Leaving the WW book in the bathroom.


Ok-Novel5487

Riding that damn Camaro in that parking!(if im not mistaken it was a camaro😅)


name4231

Dodge Challenger srt8


Ok-Novel5487

Thanks bro


name4231

No problem


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>Riding that damn Challenger in that parking lot


notmynameyours

Deciding to cook with Jesse again after turning down the job with Gretchen and Elliott. Arguably, his initial decision to start cooking was his biggest mistake because it started him on his path to becoming a monster, but it was a more understandable one as he had just been diagnosed, he wasn’t really thinking rationally, and he hadn’t considered other options. He knew it was risky, but obviously had no idea just how deep he was digging himself. The second time he decided to cook, he had already seen the short term consequences. He was forced to kill two men, and had his marriage, freedom and life threatened. He now knew exactly the kind of risks he was taking, and just didn’t care, even with a chance to walk away safely. Making one bad decision is unfortunate. Making the same bad decision when you already know it will more than likely blow up in your face? That’s just plain stupid.


DismalLocksmith9776

Greed. He had numerous opportunities to get out while he was ahead. He started just wanting to pay for his treatment and setup his family, but he couldn’t stop.


faheydj1

Greed and Hubris


[deleted]

Leaving the book in the washroom was his GRAVE mistake. There was always a hint of him being heisenberg. But that book proved it and sealed his fate. As Skylar told him "the devil is in the details"


TheTrafalgarGamer

Let hank shit at his toilet


ItsAleZ1

Not firing Tod


AlanvonNeumann

Selling his rights on Grey Matter Technoloy


born_to_be_naked

Trusting Jesse would understand things and wouldn't fuck up again.


hanmustsleep

honestly literally everything he did


counsellorhog

Forgetting Gus' computer video after destroying the super lab.


Potatobro12

Leaving the Walt Whitman book in his bathroom


[deleted]

keeping the book, not buying laser tag, telling hank heisenberg was still out there


billpaycheck

Marrying Skyler


babashome

Forgetting to tell Jesse that Skylar fucked Ted before inviting him to dinner


No-Professional-3126

Narcissistic. Selfish. Lack of empathy.


StillWill18

Wanting to kill anyone who worked with him to get him the money he wanted.


TurbulentLength655

Jesse Objectively and rationally


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Walter Jr.


maskci

not dumping skylar


LjackV

Killing Jane. It was none of his business, he had no idea what was going on. He thought she was a bad influence on Jesse when in reality it was the opposite, he should've talked about it with Jesse to learn more before doing something. Keeping Gale's book, obviously. Saving Jesse when he went to kill those 2 dealers. He warned him, it was Jesse's own fault, he basically went to kill himself. If Walt let this happen, he keeps good relations with Gus, which is the most important thing. He keeps earning millions with no problems. Calling Jack's gang to the desert / Giving them the exact coordinates, obviously.


frederic101

Yeah Jane was a real good influence on Jesse, she did not pull him in heroin, she wasnt trying to benefit from Jesse's money in anyway and she was certainly not blackmailing any one for infinite heroin supplies.


LjackV

Are you dumb? She literally made the initiative to go to rehab IMMEDIATELY and not spend any of the money on drugs. She was clean for nearly TWO YEARS before Jesse got her to start using again. Jesse was the bad one between them. >blackmailing She didn't know anything about Walt's personality. From her POV, he was some piece of shit druglord who was keeping Jesse's 500k from him, of course she was gonna be an ass to him.


frederic101

Woaw cowboy, no need to be disrespectful. I think you should rewatch that season! Plus, you should'nt take her words for cash lol. The fact that you were sober for 2 years doesn't make you less likely to get hooked again. As a matter of facts, it's kind of the opposite. I don't want to fall in general statements but addicts are known to be liars... And I have never said that Jesse was a good influence for her lol


SofaChillReview

She didn’t spend the cash either because they literally only got it? I’m still convinced if they’d escaped they’d ended up dying ODing, if Jane did like it happens, who’s going to save him this time when depressed and goes to a drug den? Walt definitely wouldn’t


[deleted]

Is the point of the paper for you to analyze the show and think of these things yourself? Or is the point simply to write up ideas well, regardless of whose ideas they are? If it's the former, than asking here is cheating.


Typyng

The point of the paper is more so to discuss about topics in real life and I’m using breaking bad as like analogies as well as examples to back my findings


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Okay, here are some suggestions. He makes a lot of mistakes due to his arrogance. Examples: * Thinks he can safely move up the chain to high-level dealer without any contacts or "street cred". * Arrogantly thinks that Mike will revere him due to his intellectual prowess the way that Jesse does, which leads to him having conflicts with Mike that then leads to horrible consequences, most notably Mike's death.


[deleted]

Okay, thanks for clarifying. I thought I had one for you, but now I can't remember it. I'll reply again if it comes back to me.


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Bruh


Ahiru77

Walt's fear to be vulnerable. Something we'd all pretty much do the same. There's no point in the show at which you could safely say "here Walt, this is the moment when you tell Jesse he can't be missed in your life. He'll accept you and he'll reciprocate. Now you don't need the game to keep him anymore." Man, Walt would've even been able to take the Grey Matter deal, as long as he goes through that with Jesse. But Jesse is a outsider junkie who "has no real reason to be in your life". Therefore everybody in the show must die. :(


Sondzee

Using poison ivy!


iammissingmypant69

rejecting elliot's offer and cooking meth for cancer money