LM4sure said:That Newsweek article was a great read. It was good to know that they don't plan on holding any punches. Vince Gilligan even says they may lose viewers as Walt becomse darker because people may not be able to sympathize with him anymore. I wonder if that is why they decided to keep Jesse alive past the first season. As Walt becomes less and less sympathetic, is Jesse supposed to be the one that viewers start to sympathize with? That would be quite the feat. I remember I detested that punk in the first season. But by the end of last season I felt bad for him.
Seems to be the way it's headed. Walt is becoming an increasingly corrupting influence on Jesse and basically transforming into the antagonist, while Jesse will continue to be the more centered one the audience can relate to.
Walt's been steadily rising to the top of the meth distribution world for the entire series so he's probably ultimately bound to take over Gus, perhaps at the end of the season, which could solidify him as the antagonist of the series. Protagonist to antagonist; it would be neat to see.