24 Awful, Awful, Awful TV Characters That Were Unfortunately The Main Character Of Their Show When They Should've Been Killed Off In Episode 1

"Every choice he makes puts his family at risk, he refuses help out of stupid pride, he’s arrogant, and he wound up getting at least 160 people killed. He’s a brilliant chemist, but he’s a shit businessman and an evil person."

—u/DrApprochMeNot

"One of the most frustrating moments of the show was when Hank and the DEA concluded Gale was Heisenberg, but a drunk Walt’s pride could not let someone else take credit for his illegal work."

—u/BigTuna0890

"I'm rewatching Breaking Bad now, and it occurred to me pretty early on how much of a loser Walter White really is. The constant terrible lying, the insecure ego-trips, how much of a fucking douche he is to Jesse, and he's a dork to boot. He's such a disingenuous fucking dickhead that my biggest plot hole so far is how he pulled Skyler White in the first place. For all her faults, she's leagues better than Walt."

—u/djl8699

"He also could have taken a job offer from his old company in the first few episodes. Yes, it was pity and charity, but it would've been a meaningful job in the chemical industry and solved his problems.

That's why his confession to Skyler in the very end was so important — I did it for me. He wanted the thrill of 'breaking bad' and not quietly or competently solving his problems like a normal person, but a menace with nothing to lose."

—u/Catshit-Dogfart