Thoughts on Walter Jr?

Since it was never mentioned on the show, I decided there must not be anything wrong with him and he was just doing it for the attention, which fits his character.

I hated/ignored Walt Jr. so much that it took this post to remind me he is part of the show at all. He's a flat character, a sympathetic sweetheart who is the world's victim. Does he serve any role at all other than as a victim?

The major characters I empathize most with are Skyler and Gus. I like Skyler because she seems like a real human, put into a bind by circumstances and unable to angelically cope. I like Gus because I can relate to how he dislikes drama too close to himself but is willing to go nuclear if necessary to shut it down. I like Mike as a character, but I struggle to relate to his choices.

The minor character I empathize with is Gale. He was probably the peak neurodivergent in the show.

I hated him almost as much as I hated Walt Sr. For different reasons.

He's the entire reason for all the shit that went down. If Walk Sr. didn't feel like such a failure he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to protect Jessie in order to banish his demons and feelings of inadequacy.

Like even if Junior managed to cope aittle better and stop being such a whinny little brat things could have turned out much better.

I hated him almost as much as I hated Diane Chambers from Cheers, but for her the hatred validated how good a character she was, where for Junior it only shows how good a plot devoce the character is.

His face sells him as an r-slur cripple better than the crutches

I forgot he existed half the time

But the breakfast though?...

Want to see something really scary?

Just look into a mirror!