Breaking Bad was definitely one of the greatest television shows ever and it is due to the amazing writing and acting. While Walter White is the main character and definitely the one whose character we have all come to know and fear, I chose to instead focus on two other characters; Jesse and Todd.
First, I'll start with Jesse. We all know Jesse as being Walt's partner and as a irresponsible kid who could have been good, but went to drugs. Jesse was definitely the heart of the show, as he was able to bring out the emotions from the audience. His ethos was close to perfect, as everyone could believe his story; a kid who had potential in life, but decided to go to drugs. As for logos, although he seemed stupid at times, he showed some knowledge in chemistry mainly due to his knowledge on meth. He also was the one who said what everyone was thinking (i.e. kill Tuco, wrong of Todd to kill the kid). Finally, his character was able to elicit more emotion than any other character on the show. Everyone sympathized with Jesse and felt bad for him whenever he was treated like trash or dealt with difficult situations. Overall, he was, by far, one of the best characters on the show.
The other character I decided to analyze was Todd, the guy that helped them rob the train and whose Uncle helped kill the 9 people in jail and also Hank and Steve. While many people see Todd as trash and hate him, I want to take this time to defend him. His ethos showed him as a naïve kid; someone who didn't know anything and thought, for example, that killing the kid would help them. Also, considering who his uncle is, I'm not surprised he turned out the way he did. It was either listen to Jack or be killed, not great choices. He also elicited sympathy not only from his uncles cruelty, but also when he fell in love with Lydia and tried to hook up with her. As for logos, like I said he was a stupid kid, but when he did have good ideas, they would usually be good ones, like keeping Jesse alive. While I can't say that killing Andrea or imprisoning Jesse was good, I do believe that Todd was a likeable character and I was sad when Jesse killed him.
Overall, Breaking Bad had a unique set of characters and they were what made the show what it was. While I'm sad that it's over, I'm happy that it was able to entertain us for 5 seasons and provide us with amazing television.
I Love Jesse sooo much. He was by far my favorite character. While I also felt like todd was kind of a wrong place wrong time kid who in general had good intentions and was very nice, (He left the tarp of so Jesse could "look at the stars") I was very happy for Jesse when he got to kill Todd. PS, this comment also contains spoilers... I used to like walt's character, but he became a monster near the end. Jesse went through so many bad experiences and always tried to do the right thing. He almost always was looking out for the people he loved. at the end of season 3 when Jesse kills the other chemist, (was his name glenn? The dude who designed the super lab and was into poetry and stuff) Jesse became my favorite character. I was so happy at the end when he survived and could finally just walk away.
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