LOL! Yes, the whole premise is disturbing. But it makes you wonder... when we're desperate, where do we draw the line? Just the first 2 seasons, you see Walt as the upstanding chem teacher who has lots of love in his life, but that pesky terminal diagnosis turns his whole world upside down. It kind of makes it... plausible? Acceptable even? Not sure. The one thing I know for sure - firsthand experience with a drug addict brother who was jailed for dealing - drugs attract low life people who have skewed ideas and moral compasses that move to accommodate their addictions. Drugs and violence also go hand in hand, especially where people are desperate.
I guess I find the meth addicts as disturbing as heroin addicts. It's a crazy world, and unfortunately, I was too close to it for way too long. My brother brought some horrible, ugly drama to my entire family's life. From stealing from people, to contracting thugs to beat up a guy who who refused to pay him for his real job (this guy was a meth addict) to his horrid habit of lying. You couldn't ever believe a word he said. When he was sober? He was sweet, generous and fun to be around. The other guy? Nope.
I just try to put myself in Walt's position and for some bizarre (and disturbing) reason, his reasons for getting in that mess seem understandable and dare I say... imaginable?
That has got to be a testimony of the great writers for the show, and the actors as well. It takes a gifted person to be able to make a skanky person seem likable. Aaron Paul does a magnificent job, and I can't say enough about Bryan Cranston's acting abilities. But watching Jesse's family deal with him and his lies is tough to watch. It hits home.
At the very least, I've never been to Albuquerque. It's been on my list, but I haven't done it - and it's only a 6 hour drive. Now D18 and I just might have to make that road trip sooner rather than later. Their climate and topography is similar to ours, and it's a lot cheaper there. (I'm thinking about my eventual retirement now...)
Anyway, the whole drug scene is troubling to me. I can't watch Intervention or Drugs Inc. Ugh. There is little hope in that ball game.
Sobering message but worth watching. I'm hooked. Just like a meth addict.
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
