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What does it actually mean to "break bad"?
"Breaking bad" means you have morals and ethics that you have lived by your entire adult life. You know what is good and you know what is bad, and your conscience reminds you. But when life ...
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Why is Hank shocked when he discovers the origin of the money for the treatment?
To understand this you have to look back to Hank's position and the chain of events leading up to this.
First of all, you recall, Hank did not want to tell the DEA of his discovery of Walt being ...
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Did Walt's insurance refuse to cover his cancer treatment?
Wanted to add some quotes from the show for full context. In 1x04 - Cancer Man there's the following conversation:
Marie: Okay. So first thing tomorrow, I talk to my radiologists, we find you the ...
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Did Walt's insurance refuse to cover his cancer treatment?
The HMO will treat cancer, but not at the clinic that they are choosing, which is known to be one of the best cancer treatment facilities in New Mexico.
This kind of treatment, for Walt, is "out ...
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Why didn't Walter White choose to work at Gray Matter instead of becoming a drug lord in Breaking Bad?
Just to add an important element to the other answers...
Given Walter's high intelligence and the obvious benefits of working at a successful pharmaceutical company, why didn't he make this seemingly ...
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Why didn't Walter White choose to work at Gray Matter instead of becoming a drug lord in Breaking Bad?
It's already quite some years that I watched the show. However I am quite certain Walter was already (deeply) involved in the drug trade when his old friends/business-partners offered him a job.
So ...
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Why didn't Walter White choose to work at Gray Matter instead of becoming a drug lord in Breaking Bad?
There are some good answers here already that I agree with, but neither of them mention the depth of Walt's ego and how that plays out later. Minor spoilers if you're just watching the show for the ...
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Why didn't Walter White choose to work at Gray Matter instead of becoming a drug lord in Breaking Bad?
The timing of Walt's history matters here. He broke with Grey Matter a long time ago.
Walter White broke with Grey Matter a long time before the events depicted in the show. He could have joined at ...
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Why didn't Walter White choose to work at Gray Matter instead of becoming a drug lord in Breaking Bad?
He doesn't want to accept Elliot's offer because he thinks that is Elliot's pity, he is looking down on Walt and Walt's ego wants to be on top of everything. He doesn't want to be the employee, he ...
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