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Originally Posted by salesman
Yeah, I get that he's supposed to be in over his head and not the criminal type, but some of the stupid things he does have nothing to do with being "street smart". He's just failing hard at common sense sometimes.
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**SPOILERS**
Yeah, it does seem like he's getting dumber and dumber.
I was hoping that the show would chronicle Walt's descent into becoming a total criminal badass.
At the start he was a normal teacher who wanted money for his family.
Then he started dealing drugs but wasn't sure if it was right, and he didn't want to hurt anyone.
Then he stood up to the motorbike gang and bluffed them into giving him his money.
Then he started spending the money for family on cancer treatment for himself, which I think is a pretty big turning point, because before he was prepared to die and only wanted to help his family.
They melt that dude's body in Acid in the bathtub.
He tries to poison Tuco.
He tries to expand his drug dealing business with more dealer.
Then he goes to sell drugs while his wife is about to give birth to their new baby (also a turning point).
Then he watches Jessie's girlfriend choke to death instead of saving her, because she tried to rip him off.
In season 3 I really wanted Walt to have his first active kill. Skylar told him to leave, so he doesn't have his family holding him back anymore. He's already seen a bunch of people die so it's not a huge thing for him anymore, but he still hasn't actively killed anybody yet. During season 3 he should be making enough money that he can quit he job as a teacher (don't know why he hasn't already, it hasn't been relevant since the first few episodes). By the end of season 3 he should be killing suckaz left, right and center, and he should be street smart and criminally adept.
Then in season 4 I want him to kill Skylar, and maybe even Walt Jr. In my eyes this would complete his descent and cut all ties with his former life. Then the rest of the season should be Walt vs Hank, with them having a shootout and maybe Walt's identity being revealed.