- 13Pandora13
- Nov 5, 2008
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I've got tiiits that swingle dangle dingle
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He was cast as a pawn for Skyler to strong arm the owner of the car wash she insisted on buying. Can't believe I didn't recognize him.
Speaking of that, watching Skyler evolve as a character is really interesting the second time through. Watching her begin to embrace corruption, starting with cooking books for Ted and then later by applying her skills at laundering money really echoes Walt's journey in a lot of ways. They're both only really good at ONE thing.
You watch Skyler gradually embrace where she's at with her job and her marriage, begin to apply her practical skills out of sheer desperation (and revenge/power), and then even begin practicing and rehearsing lies and beginning to "break bad" (including banging Ted) which basically seems to amount to "doing what you WANT to do, couple it with what you HAVE to do and then apply what you KNOW how to do."
She moves from fear to acceptance to rationalization and proactivity so gradually you hardly notice the character growth. From there, she moves into studying, cunning and planning to execution and stubbornness, and basically becoming Walter, which is a really fascinating character arc.
I mostly disagree with this. She is the perfect foil of Walt - he uses his family as a façade to himself and others to excuse his behavior, while she uses corruption to genuinely protect her family. She is in an unwinnable position - it's like the line in OitNB line, "bitches in here doing 15 years for lettin' their boyfriends do deals in the kitchen 'cause they was afraid of getting beat if they said no." Skyler doesn't have the threat of violence, but she has the very real threat of losing her family - something Walt impresses upon her by kidnapping their daughter. There's nothing in common with their character motivations. Walt is a sympathetic villain and Skyler is an unlikable hero.
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