If that were true, he'd have no problem offing Hank, rather than turning himself over to him in the desert and effectively DESTROYING Heisenburg. He also would act the part of a badass kingpin when telling the nazis to kill Jesse, instead of the pathetic guy we actually saw in that scene who was conflicted over his feelings for Jesse and being subtly made fun of by them. He also would not have left the business and turned over his product and its supervision to Lydia and some Europeans he's never met.Wispmage wrote:I would have to disagree. I think at the beginning, he cared about his family more than anything. He started cooking/selling meth as a means to provide for them after he died from the cancer. But over the course of the show, his priorities have shifted, his greed has grown, and he's become a much more self-centered and sadistic man. Remember when he missed the birth of his daughter in order to make that big meth exchange?Gamerforlife wrote:Walt doesn't care about money. He cares about family. That is what the money has always represented. It's the reason why he's raised all that money. Jesse attacks the money, he's attacking Walt's family.
At this point, he cares more about his stature as a (former) drug kingpin and about his millions than he does his family. Not saying that he doesn't care about his family, because he certainly still does. I just think that he cares about the money and the power more.
We're not seeing a whole lot of Heisenburg this season. I think Walt really does want to leave that persona behind him and is trying to be just Walt again. With his cancer back, his focus is back on where it started, leaving something behind for his family. It's why he told Skylar he'd turn himself in if she agreed to make sure her and Jr were provided for.
Unfortunately, Walt is learning the hard way that you can't just leave that life behind. That's not how karma works
