Walt is a piece of shyt, there's no argument about that from my end. However, all that "we had a good thing before you fukked it up" shyt Mike was talking is nothing but sour grapes. It's a criminal enterprise, ain't no room for the sentimental shyt. Get over your homie Gus getting blown the fukk up - he underestimated his opponent and paid the price. If we're following the cause and effect law that closely, then Mike should blame himself for all the times he failed to kill Walt. Point is, his goons being in jail isn't something Walt caused, it's just a circumstance of being in business with killers and drugs and shyt. Walt killed someone trying to kill him, that's part and parcel of this criminal shyt. In the here and now, Walt made Mike more money, tipped him off about the DEA, and got his "go bag" for him. I'm sorry, but I'm not about to pretend Wat was supposed to do these things because he fukked Mike's life up. It's criminal business, that kind of code doesn't hold up for me.
Mike was too fukking stubbornly salty about Walt killing Gus and being a general a$$hole to ever give him an ounce of respect or thanks. That's his prerogative, but it was his undoing and just as grave a character flaw as Walt's ego. Just because Walt has become a maniac, let's not pretend Mike is some angel who died to redeem our sins. He's a piece of shyt too, and his own sloppiness and stubborness brought on his death.
You're putting too much on the Gus Fring thing, and not enough on Walt's ego. That scene put on display that Mike understood what Walt was about more than anybody else. He knew that Gus didn't have to die.
And now that I think about it more....(read after the next quote)
Not to mention that all Walt did was protect his partner and himself.
If Mike wanted to blame anybody for being the catalyst to bringing down Gus' empire it was Jesse. Jesse is the one that was stealing from Gus, Jesse is the one who couldn't leave shyt alone and wanted to play vigilante, Jesse is the one that backed Walt into a corner by siding with Gus.
If Jesse hadn't done the shyt he was doing Walt would have been content to just cook for Gus till his contract was up.
I had to think about this more. Mike is actually completely right.....because Walt is actually the person who forced Gus' hand to bring Jesse in. Everyone knew that Jesse was gonna fukk shyt up because he was a junkie. Walt still made up a reason to get Jesse to cook with him, and kick Gale out.
I had actually forgotten about that piece of information. We all like to think it's always been Walt & Jesse, but the fact of the matter is...if Walt had played his position, everyone would be alive. Him and Gale would be cooking together, making good money, he would've had enough money to help Jesse deal with his addiction and the death of Combo...
Facts are...Walt's induction of Jesse and defiance of Gus was the pebble that got the boulder rolling. Exactly, what did Gus do to jeopardize his operation except allow Walt to be a part of it?
So Mike was right, and had Walt pegged to the very last breath. You guys think Walt helped Mike out in the end "just to help out a business partner?" No, watch it again....look at the stare he gives Mike & Jesse when they shake hands behind his back. The same nikka that didn't even want to acknowledge Heisenberg, was dapping up the sidekick....and it ate at his pride and ego. No, the only reason he did all those things was for Mike to kiss his rings. He wanted Mike to say his name (Say My Name being the title of the ep), and Mike was the only character who wouldn't play into Walt's game.
In the end, I don't think Mike much cared about "his downfall," because he predicted it anyway. He knew from the beginning that Walt was "a ticking time bomb" and that if he stayed close he'd end up being caught in the explosion. He stayed anyway because he wanted to provide for his 9 guys and his granddaughter. You guys think his pride was his downfall, but in actuality...Mike was doomed as soon as he compromised his beliefs about Walt. That ticking time bomb just went boom on his ass just like he predicted all along
. He's had his moments but most often than not I have rooted for his death.
