Breaking Bad: Hank Schrader - A Hero in an Antihero's World
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When I read the subtitle sit your ass down I thought you added it to make me sit down. Lol and I was just going to get up. Turns out it was part of Hank, but nice advanced subtitle.
Pls do mike next. Love your videos!
ScreenPrism, Without any explanation needed; masculinity isn't bad or ever toxic. Just as you don't hear in daily conversations, popular culture or underline in this video series bad or toxic femininity. The problem is greed, excess and recklessness. Too much of many things can be bad. They all create a blindspot otherwise noticeable, but offer a high and attractiveness unmatched. It'd be great to see the same analysis/perspective applied to Walt's wife and Hank's wife. You guys did Walt's wife, but covered extensively for her violence, arrogance, controling and mental/psychological abuses. The outcome being that this video on Breaking Bad takes the role of God, in a irony of a quote from the series highlighted in the video...Man plans god laughs indeed.
Do True Detective, please!!
The next BB video should be on Mike. There's so much between him and Walt that could be covered, especially the fact that Mike genuinely had no fear of Walt, and was mentally and physically tougher.
“Good guys never get ink like the bad guys do”
After Hank dies, all the news talks about is Heisenberg
BangoBuck87 yeah but was hank really a good guy?
Thomas Garcia is that a joke?
@@thomasgarcia8118 of course he was
@@thomasgarcia8118 he is not perfect but he grows up as a charecter through out the seasons...he goes from being a bully and a cocky detective to a broken man to a genuinely nice guy and a brilliant detective.
@@laughingatnothing4642 to a dead man
"You're the smartest guy I've ever met. But you're too stupid to see, he made up his mind 10 minutes ago."
When he said that I died on the inside
Hankie boy 😭 R.I.P
Such a powerfull line jesus
who made up his mind?
Great line. Shitty actor.
Dean Norris is criminally overlooked as Hank. He gets praised but not nearly the amount he should. He’s one of the most realistic performances in the whole show. He feels like a real person in every scene. Never once felt like I was watching an actor. He’s up there with Cranston, Paul, and Esposito.
In the words of Walter Jr.: "Good guys never get ink like the bad guys."
Omg agreed never once did they feel like actors
Probably because he’s so similar to his character
probably because in his own words he just played himself 😂
Sussy baka
"You're the smartest guy I ever met, and you're too stupid to see.... They're not rocks, they're minerals." - Asack Shrader
the best part is where hank said "its schradin' time" and schraded all over those guys
Lmao😂
Ballsack shaver
ASAC
And lets not forget Walt kept that book rather than storing it away due to his own ego of someone praising him. Walt set up his own ultimate downfall.
Ultimately - what this series showed us, is that all the characters died from their overestimation or their arrogance. You can watch it all along. Hank thought, he could handle Heisenberg on his own in the middle of the desert, expecting to outsmart Walt, though Walt had outsmarted him for over a year. Gus died, because he was so obsessed over killing the Salamanca clan, that he would ignore all the instincts and warn signs, that had plagued him before (the booby-trapped car). And Walt ultimately died, because he thought he could control a white supremacist gang. Jane dies from overdose, thinking she is superior now, having a bunch of cash. Don Eladio and his cartel die, because they think, they can control Gus Fring. Combo dies, because he and Jesse think, they can deal in foreign territory.
In contrast to that, we can see from El Camino, that the only character to get out alive, because he did not overestimate himself, is Jesse. He is the only character, who gets smarter over time and is not blinded by his own power or wealth, like the others are. I guess that's the reason, why we all root for him in the end.
IljasCustoms All Jesse want is to be happy and he deserves a good ending.
Also I agree that Walt’s ego led to his downfall but his death is a triumphant one. He died by his own terms, surrounding by a thing he loves the most, a meth lab.
@@PvtAnonymous good analysis but what's with all the commas
@@doctored3029 sorry, I'm German. We use a lot of commas.
He set up his own ultimate downfall by selling his shares in Gray Matter and not copyrighting/patenting his work
The more you watch videos like this the more you realize how brilliant the writing was for Breaking Bad
Master Of Disguise it really captures the nuances of the human experience. Nothing is fully black and white, we’re all living our own shade of grey.
Master Of Disguise Yeah theres so so much going on beneath the surface.
It's like this for every culturally resonant story. Often times the writers don't even realize the archetypes they're portraying. Breaking bad is another valuable account of the human experience.
And they had the decency to end it before they lost steam. 5 perfect seasons.
@@life-destroyerofworlds7036 He definitely knew what he was doing. He had the whole show pre planned expect so changes
I started the show hating Hank and wishing they'd write him out, but by the end I cried so hard when he died. Gotta be one of my favorite character arcs in television.
I hated Hank at the beginning of BB because he reminded me of the racist, toxic masculine, douchebags I met in the military who were only in it to boost their egos.
I'm glad that he became the hero / one of the few good people by the end of the show.
Yea I can’t stand people that are like Hank in real life too. The racist, tough guy, rolling on coal ignorant douchebags. However the show is that good that I ended up actually caring for Hank when he died.
@@PlanesAndHoes Yea lemme guess, they made a few jokes so they must've hated em to their core right? True racism is quite rare bud.
@@essel23fly He made some shit jokes. Doesnt make him a racist bud. You kids are hilarious. Words dont make a man. You'll understand that when you've experienced enough of the real world.
I also hated Hank very much. He was so rude to Walt and always blithering him. So yes I hated hank. But at the end I also cried because it was a no way back for Walt. It was the end to his life. So I still have a soft side for Walt. And my heart started to feel for Hank.
Missing the parallel that Hank initially kept Tuco’s grill as a trophy before throwing it out, but Walt keeping Gale’s book as a trophy is what got him caught
@Agent 39 probably an aesthetic
Gale's book wasn't really like a trophy but more like a gratitude letter
@Agent 39 How is the pentagram evil?
@@notapplicable6985 it’s worshipping a theoretical evil also every person with a pentagram I’ve met in real life being a dickhead and bullying Christian’s
@Agent 39 do yk the definition of a pentagram...
We need a Breaking Bad spin off focusing on Hank titled "Better Thank Hank"
Nah we need a breaking breakfast walk jr shiw
this is my favorite comment
But could you imagine a Hank and Gomey crime drama prequel
Better Fuel Huell
better shank hank
Hank doesn't just rock,he minerals!!
They’re minerals! Jesus Marie!
Best comment here
That's actually a dope comment. Hank would be proud.
Such an underrated comment
My favorite genre of music is mineral n' roll :)
The fact that hank gave walt the satisfaction that walt wanted all along (calling him the smartest man he ever knew) just as walt witnesses his greatest failure is so poignant
Poignant, nice vocabulary
@@soulsurvivor2706 what other word would you use
@@carolfromhr9900 none, thats why i complimented him
well "the satisfaction that Walt wanted all along" feels like a stretch... Walt didn't need to be called the smartest ever by anyone let alone Hank (who by his account was just the goofy and mislead brother-in-law) and it's simply not what he was after. but i do agree that this last line of Hank's was amazing and yes the contrast by his death staggering.
@@lorenzocesar6519 you serious? one of the main elements of the show is about how he feels underappreciated and how he's sick of not being seen for how much he's worth. whenever people try to underestimate him or say something that he feels insults him he will gladly prance about and say how he is much smarter than they say. literally the only reason he kept jesse around was because he liked having someone inferior to him and unknowledgeable of any of the things he knew. he liked having someone who was like an idiot around him to make himself look better.
Walt and Hank are mirror images of each other- Hank on the surface is brash, ignorant, violent, arrogant and appears to be acting in the service of his own emotions, but underneath it all he's a logical, highly intelligent man who acts in the service of others and learns to put his emotions to the side, while Walt appears to be the rational, humble and cautious one but just below the surface is the pure embodiment of blind, selfish, sadistic rage.
Ooo good insight
“Acts in the service of other” yeah his own family members. Even sociopaths have some amount of love for their families
Hank in fact is not able to put his emotions to the side. He nearly beats Jesse to death out of Rage what the hell do you mean "learns to put his emotions to the side?" The reason he DIES is because he wasted time bragging, flexing his ego, which allowed the Nazi's to reach and kill them. If he did that at the very least on the road back he'd still be alive, and the Nazis would be confused and broke.
Dean Norris should've won an award for his performance, especially in the last 2 seasons.
Agreed. He was great in that role
jack002tuber same
nah. although his character was well portrayed, bryan and aaron delivered on way more challenging roles.
Jack Fahy shoulda got a supporting cast award
Jack Fahy totally
Just noticed something cool, when Walt shoots Jack in the final episode he actually cuts him off mid sentence just like how Jack cut off Hank. Poetic
Great find!
Mind blown
Hank says: Do what you gotta do
And gets shot when he utters the last syllable (or maybe the D)
But Jack says: wait, wait, want your money right? Wanna know where it is? You pull that trigger you never k... (gets shot).
Hank has a distinct resignation and understanding that his life is over, he has no more cards to play, no moves to outsmart or get himself out of this situation. He’s in full control in knowing his fate.
Jack is consistent his own way, he’s cocky, thinks he understands walt’s motivation and that he actually has an ace up his sleeve, walt’s money, he is taken out of the game at a moment when he’s not ready (unlike hank).
There’s a parallel, but i like to think Hank died a hero’s death, by choosing, understanding or embracing it, while Jack dies like Gus, Gale, Victor, Don Eladio, Tuco, Mike, villains who didnt see or expect their end, too overconfident in their abilities.
The only exceptions to the villain deaths of this kind are Walt and Hector Salamanca, but both lived through loosing everything they cared for and ended up dying by avenging their family, definitely the reason (helping their family, hector says “family is everything” and walt goes by that motto throughout the series) both came to the villain business for.
Its poetry played out with real and fleshed out characters, with philosophies that stay consistent throughout the chaos that the universe throws them.
This show isn’t good or great or perfect, its better. This show is sublime!
Good catch! I LOVED when Walt did that. What growth. He didn't give a crap about the money and it was all about revenge for Jack killing his hero.
@@kristineilochi4615 and for enslaving and kidnapping his "son"
I like Hank because he is one of the few characters who doesn’t change over the show. Sure he is different, but on a personal level, he died with the same morals and beliefs that he always had.
Agreed. He is also the only character that actually successfully bettered himself throughout this show. Jesse tried a lot but always gave in to his old ways in the end.
Hank was a six-figure grossing, morally superior thinking hypocrite. Watch again and notice how the writers frame his and Marie's actions outside of the main story. Yes, there are moments where we like him---same for each character. There is no hero in the story. His thirst for power and dominance is touched on in every season. That is also part of what the writers were trying to convey in Walt and Skyler's confession type---to get you thinking and to make connections. He lived and died by his status and power..."my name is ASAC Schrader."
@@charlesswitzer8378 Counterpoint: You can't that your perspective is right unless you actually helped write the show :)
@@templarlad392 That was my opinion and insight into what "I" saw. That's the entire point of a comment forum. I wasn't claiming to arbitrarily be "right." smh.
@@charlesswitzer8378 You sure don't act like your opinions are just opinions my good fellow.
None of your comments say "I think" or "maybe" my good fellow.
So forgive me if you come off as "I know the story more then you do" lmao.
*YELLING AT THE DRUG DEALERS*
On the phone, to Marie: “..... I’m back babe, what’s up?”
I think if Hank never met Walt, he would've caught him much sooner. Knowing the person too well was his downfall because he already had his notion that Walt was a boring Science teacher. But if he looked from the outside in, with no relation, he would've caught Walt in season 1.
awesome take
True
Yeaa but Walt was smart he never got close to law enforcement, he got caught because he was so close to Walt, being in his home finding that book
Watch Double Indemnity for a similar scenario.
If he never met walt there be no breaking bad
Hank stumbling on Leaves of Grass in the bathroom isn't just a cosmic accident, it happens because cocky WW keeps it around as a kind of trophy.
Yeah, his ego caused most if not all of his problems.
Also, how many of us could walk away from something that everyone tells us that we are the BEST at? Just imagine how rare it is to be the best at anything? So you finally walk away from it and most people NEVER know it is you? That would be tough.
I was looking for this comment lol
@@logiciansmagician1772 I partially agree with you but I think it's a lot more than just someone told him he was the best. I think it's because Walt himself deep down knew that Gale was an incredibly talented chemist and could've been a difficult adversary so long as he didn't "do what needed to be done" and thus by beating Gus and Gale, Walter had proven to himself to be some sort of apex predator and I doubt after all the self loathing from leaving grey matter (and former love interest) to someone he seems to view as his intellectual inferior I doubt his fragile mentality could've been able to leave such a significant piece of his ego behind due to the overwhelming feeling of confidence he'd been lusting for in the back of his mind for decades. Sorry for the article of possible bullshit but I've been bored out of my mind all week and I love talking about this show, it's astoundingly good to say the least.
@@idiot4187 Well, everyone who knew meth knew that he was the best..Yeah, Gale was good. Jesse was better. But still, Walt was the best. They were only copying his formula and they still couldn't achieve the same quality(although it was close). I think too that if Walt had the choice to do it all over even knowing what he knows now he would still choose to be Heisenberg and not part owner of Grey matter. Through Heisenberg his true self was released. As a billionaire owner he would still be Walter White(Let's assume that if he got to change things he didn't get to keep the knowledge of Heisenberg but only to not sell his stake in grey matter). He was Heisenberg who played the role of WW not WW who played the the role of Heisenberg(IMO).
Personally i was always rooting for jessie the whole time, he was a lovable scamp idk i thought he was the best character.
His movie was epic
Funny to think that he originally was supposed to be killed off in season one
Well that didn’t turn out so well
Same
@@houseofmatrix6174 frr
*Skyler goes unconsciously to the pool
Hank: Woah Pool Party!!
Lmao that killed me, ruined the entire moment.
"When he killed the hero of his own story" damnnnnn
Corrupted hi
Rupty schaut BrBa videos? Nice
Yeah
Ruptyyy!
Du hier?
They're minerals, God dammnnit
jEsUs ChRiSt MaRiE
*Hank* ...he made up his mind 10 minutes ago... they're minerals *bang*
sounds like a steven universe fan
"rock collection." nah... nah.. nah, nah, i want allow that... nah.. nah..... .... ... .. . .. . . nah. nah nah, nah nah.... nah.. nah.
@@thomasbaron5367 Not a direct quote.
It’s crazy how Walt probably would have been caught by Hank in season 1 if it weren’t for them being family. They already knew that only about 10 people had the key to the stolen lab equipment and that the man was probably bald and in his 50’s, so it would have been really easy to put 2 and 2 together. But Hank just couldn’t imagine Heisenberg being his own brother-in-law.
Im not over hanks death, its been 5 years now. I still cry when i think of the scene, it was just too unexpected. Love this character.
Same. I still think about this show to this very day, even after the 2013 premiere which was the last time I saw it. You know a show is powerful when it has a lasting effect like that
I think of Mikes death..
I wish I could’ve watched the series earlier but I just finished it last month. I wish I could’ve had the same emotions as everyone else and I did. Forgive seconds before it showed Walt’s reaction.
🤣
Year later, how you coping?
Oh man, Hank vs the cousins is one of the most badass well shot scenes in tv history, so intense
Yes, seemed so real too.
The cousin's?
@@ezraprzytyk The two mexican guys who don't talk, tried to kill Hank in a parking lot
@@ezraprzytyk They were Tuco's cousins, the twins.
It was plot armor times 10 lol
I'd love to see Breaking Bad but entirely from hanks point of view
Me too! im waiting for someone to edit all hank scenes from season
1 to 5 lol
Would end with a black screen
Hankin Spank
It’d be interesting to see if people would actually figure out it’s Walt all along or shrug that thought off completely like Hank does.
Season 1 and most of 2 world be boring af then
Walter White isn’t an Anti Hero. He’s a villain, and that’s ok. People can like villains while also acknowledging it.
thanks for poiting that out, I wouldn't even have noticed if it wasn't for your comment but yeah they got the concept of an anti-hero completely wrong lmao.
They always say that a story is only a good as its villain, and Walter is one of the greatest. But in this case, the story was made all the greater by having a hero worthy of him.
@@insanusmaximus2857 I remember seeing someone call Hank vs Walt “the reverse Batman vs Joker” and they were probably right
He might be qualified as an anti-villain: a character who has heroic qualities but who utilizes evil means to justify the ends.
People who call walt a villain have never seen real movie villains
Walt with his bag of cash answering "half million in cash" is such a menial but tense moment that is just a small witness on how great the writing on this show was
Hank's final moments were tragic but he went out like a Boss. Knew his time was up & accepted his fate
That's what real men do.
@@trawlins396
Christopher Moltissanti shot his pants while begging for his life on his knees. I thought for a while that's what real men did.
@@dam11232 I have no idea who that is.
@@trawlins396 this mafia guy from the Sopranos who was mock executed by some Russians and he was always a tough guy. But when they had him kneeling he cried, begged and shot his pants
@@dam11232 oh. Thx.
I bet he learned his DEA ways using Skillshare..
Lmaoo
LOL, aww, poor Hank! Walt had the advantage of actively misleading him all throughout u.u
Right after his water color class....
😂😂😂
raphael: A truly brilliant, try witty comment! GREAT the way your mind works. lol. Good job!
I also see the irony of Hank being killed by a 9mm, where in the 1st episode of season 1 he commented how 9mm is such a weak round.
Kinda falls apart since pretty sure that was a .45 though I could be wrong. I say this cause at 15:02 you get a look at the gun and it looks like a 1911.
@@trisalty1172 Its a browning Hi-Power 9mm handgun
Now, my gun fu isn't as strong as some, but my understanding is 9mm actually hits harder, because it is faster than .45.
Or at least, due to its smaller size and higher speed overpenetration is a bigger risk.
Idk, idc, use what you trust your life to by all means. That's just what my understanding was/is.
I guess, but he was also shot point blank. when hank is fighting people he's not shooting them inches from their heads
@@trisalty1172 The gun Jack shot Hank with is a Browning Hi-Power which is chambered in 9mm.
My man Gomey...I still cant get over Gomey
isn't he still alive?
@@nynonimousnynth3844 got shot with hank
@@MalkNation oh
I liked Hank, but I never liked Gomez tbh.
Here to comment/watch weird stuff racism
I thought Walt or Jessie would die, I thought gus would die. But when Hank died I was shocked, didn't see it coming in 1000 years
lol... you thought 2 lead characters would die but this dumbass clown would survive?
lol...
@@DEBBAH1907 "dumbass clown"? How was he a dumbass clown?
@@cbabygags2553 debbas probably some wannabe gang banger/dope slinger, that thinks all law enforcers are out to get him 😂
debbah why’s he a clown.
@@theskinman1948 --He's a clown because he had so many clues pointing to Walt, it was the weakest part of the plot that he didn't see it. Then he got himself and Steve Gomez killed by failing to consider that Walt would bring backup. After poor Jesse begged him not to do that and explained that whatever he thought was going to happen, the exact opposite was going to happen. He should have put it together when Walt's trail led him to Tuco.
Walt was an anti hero up until season 2-3 . Maybe you can make a case for it up till season 4 when he killed Gus, but poisoning a kid and destroying part of a senior home is hard to justify.
By season 5 he’s a full on villain.
He was never an anti hero. He was a villain along. Only difference he came to grips with his pride completely.
villain main character is the best. fuck being good people
Ok but to be fair, the nursing home wasn't intentional. Its not like they could just move hector.
And call me unobservant but the explosion only looked like it damaged the room hector and gus were in.
He was a villain since the moment he let jane die
@@LaloSalamancaGaming69 since he raped skylar in the kitchen actually
"what kind of vegan eats chicken" "this kind of statement shows how good of a detective he is" wow he's a genius
Imagine if Hank hadn’t taken a shit in Walt’s bathroom. How would the series have ended?
walt was out of the business at that moment but the nazi white supremacist still needed meth cuz theres was shit after heisenberg retired. jesse would have found out about the ricen and how walt manipulated him, whatever happens after that is up to your interpretation.
MetalizedButt Walt or Jesse would’ve gotten the other murdered.
With the persuation of Lydia, the neo nazis would have to eventually get to Walt since Todd isn’t good at cooking meth at all. Walt would refuse to train Todd causing a friction between him and Jack. Walt’s family would eventually be threatened (wife most likely) and Walt would have no choice but to retaliate. Overall, I say it would still be an interesting season albeit not as effective as the original.
Walt would have confessed eventually, he wanted people to know that he was Heisenberg. His pride would not have let him just go quietly
Jesse would’ve burned Walt’s house down and Walt probably would’ve killed Jesse.
I rooted for everyone in the show tbh lol, even Hank except when he had Walt and Jesse pinned in the RV. I had no loyalties really, but I always did want to see Jesse happy.
not just brian exactly
Ya same except i stopped routing for Walt
yes! me too. that’s the best way to watch a show like this. you can see every character for what they are
After Walt crossed a big line in the season 4 finale, I had to let go of my “loyalty”. My list is Jesse, Walt, Schrader, Mike, and Gus lol
I felt sorry for Jesse for most of the show
as someone with ptsd, i have to say that hank's (and therefore norris') portrayal of ptsd is the most accurate ive ever seen in tv. while most shows show flashing back and seeing their face, thats not usually the case, rather everything becomes blurred and you dont know whats gonna hurt you but you have a feeling its gonna come back and worse, you want to fight and flee at the same time, so all you can do is freeze
I love how he starts out as this “Chad” epitome of toxic masculinity (aggressive, arrogant, a little sexist, emotionally without a clue) and we see Walt as this emasculated, directionless pushover in contrast. Then Walt becomes a more sophisticated version of a powerful, self-important man who is undoubtedly toxic (essentially the early season Hank but more villainous). But Hank transforms into a different kind of masculine (not just the early Walt who, while not a ‘toxic masculinity’ guy, isn’t really any kind of person- absence of bad things doesn’t mean presence of good things). He evolves into something almost no one bothers talking about because it’s easier to talk about the toxic version- he evolves into POSITIVE masculinity. He comes to terms with life and death, strength and weakness, loving life for all its pleasures (even the sort of silly things like geology), persisting in what’s right, seeing things clearly, and utilizing his true talents and skills. He loses the toxic parts of himself and becomes the man he really is.
Such a good point.
hank becomes based. walt becomes cringe.
Shut up bitch toxic masculinity is always best
This comment was definitely typed by a woman lol
@@trevorclinton5692 cope
Hank was really smart, but his mouth was his greatest undoing. His big mouth always helped W.W to be a step ahead of him.
@mijitman926 Man it's simple if you are dealing with important matters like that don't tell your fucking family about it. It's no different than those dumbass criminals who tell their wives everything then get caught because the bitch knew too much.
You have no clue who the story will get to just from gossip alone compromising a good case. Plenty of killers have gotten away because some dumb officer told his wife or friends and they tell the media or some shit for money
@@fullmetalpleb Walt purposely deceived him into thinking he was someone Hank could confide in... especially after Hanks PTSD periods, where he was a broken man... That's the whole point of it.
mijitman926 imo it should of been pretty obvious and Hank was given so many clues
Couldn’t agree more! He unintentionally tipped Walt off so many times
You cant even blame Hank really. No one would or has expected Walter. Walter screwed himself getting caught due to his own ego and inadvertently persuade Hank that he didn’t catch the true “Heisenberg”. Hank gave him information cause they are family , i saw it as him talking about his day casually. Walter would have been home free if he wasnt talking drunk when they had dinner that one episode
It was surprising to me that the show managed to get me to start rooting for Hank towards the end, which is why his death was so surreal and heartbreaking to me.
Nearly Everyone watching BCS is rooting for Lalo by season 5
Not going to lie but hanks death was messed up when I first saw it too. Especially when he was cut off mid sentence, it was brutal
You weren’t rooting for Hank the whole time? Walt wasn’t the good guy in this show if you didn’t notice
I mean hank is one of the few people who is sincere in world were no one is what they seem.
Walter falls to the ground exactly how Gus did when his "brother" Maximino gets killed at Don Eladio's house to emphasize the gravity of the loss of both Gus's brother and Walter's brother.
The look in Hanks eyes when he realizes Walt is Heisenberg. Not just on the crapper, but for 10-20 mins of the show while the realization sets into Hanks mind... Hank is my favorite character. Absolutely the main protagonist. Hes far from perfect but relentlessly commited to find Heisenberg. And that look in his eyes finally juxtaposes the entertaining cartoonishness of the show with terrifying criminality in a real life sense. His eyes take me back to when i was a kid and the first reports of Jeffrey Daumer, the OK City Bomber, Columbine, and 9/11 played out on live television. Hanks eyes made me realize the charasmatic chemistry teacher is a profound public enemy. And im forever grateful to Dean Norris for delivering that performance for me.
one of the best, most layered shows ever written
Not one of. Just the best. No qualifiers.
@Ryan Akwar nope. Ok, the Wire and Sopranos had more layers, but Breaking Bad outshines them in other aspects.
@@fatalshore5068 The Wire is slightly better imo. But only slightly.
Walt arguing to save Hank is such a great scene.
@Biruk Tebase Even Skyler singing happy birthday?
The only reason Hank knew what the whitman book meant was bc of all the detective work he did while bedridden
Hank is such an underrated character. From his relations with everyone and his personality and the way he acts. He’s in my top three characters.
remember hector SALAMANCA
I am ..the one who dings!
Translated from:
Ding Ding... Ding Ding Ding Ding!
(it would actually be like thirty because he would do it with the letter board they have at the Nursing home but I can't be bothered to work that out).
Sohaib: That actor did a GREAT job especially when you learn that he is NOT a Mexican-American and speaks no Spanish. Had to learn his Spanish lines phonetically. He's actually Jewish and from NYC.
@@arx754 are you serious
@@arx754 WHAT thats wild im asdfgh
bruhhh lmfaooooo
Hank's death hurt me more than any other because really he was the person with the most character development and i always thought he would be the one to catch walt
Jesse was the one with the most development, hands down.
I mean, he did catch Walt. He just died shortly after.
No way hank had the most charavter delepomemt. Maybe he did but his charavter was far less than walt's jesse's and others
Hank was not pretended to die at first but the actor had taken a new project and had to left the show, that's because they decided to kill his character, I think that's because his dead was so heartbreaking
The show is taking Mr Chips and turning him into Scarface........... so I'm pretty sure Walt wins the character development trophy you flannels
Hank is the breath of fresh air.. When you lose faith in the system.. Guys like him keep your hopes and faith alive.
Hanks comedy was seriously underrated he was hilarious at times
"Woodrow Wilson? Willy Wonka? Walter White?"
"Woody Woodpecker...."
Nathan Hitt Walt Whitman? Anybody nvm
White Whale!
Welsh Wizards?
Wait, what?
"You got me" **Woody Woodpecker laugh**
At the start I didn't really like Hank. I didn't want Hank to find out about Walt, but over time I felt bad for Hank and wanted him to succeed. What happened to Hank was jut heartbreaking.
Imagine if Hank was more likeable and easier to root for... I felt bad for Mike more than I did for Hank.
@@djkroz No, the whole point of Hank's character is to be opposite of Walter's character; Hank is a great character, he starts out being unlikeable, not because he is an irredeemable person, but simply because he is boisterous and a little obnoxious, but he has a core of values that shine over time as he is broken down as his fate unfolds. Walt is also a great character but for the opposite reasons, we are tricked again and again into empathizing with him because he is the main character, but really he is a sack of shit the entire show, he is the source of all of his own problems and he was never doing anything for his family, otherwise he would have swallowed his pride and taken his ex-business partner's offer of paying for his cancer instead of making meth, but his ego couldn't handle it and he is shown to have no values other than his own pride and ego as his fate unfolds.
Wolff he was an asshole to Walt
@monokhem why is Hank a scumbag?
@@makhaonasclepius7107 Yes, all the people in Walt's life contribute to his diminished sense of ego. Until he starts cooking meth, when he realizes how he has wasted his powerful mind in the company of people who think he is useless.
Thank you The Take for this video. Not only does it put so many of my thoughts into words but also helped me realize things about the show itself but also about life too. This video is masterclass, I rewatch it every 6 months at least.
Hank was always my favorite character of the show, not because he was a perfect character but a flawed good character
Hank's PTSD came from the turtle incident, not directly from the shootout with Tuco.
Gordon S. Nah, it came from tuco shootout. The turtle incident just made it worse...
It was after Tuco, his colleagues were congratulating him and he went into elevator and having PTSD
I agree the turtle incident was evil on a whole other level he not only puked up his guts out from sight of it he knew he was in over his head and wanted out..
Hank has a panic attack in the elevator and the sound effect in the background is of the hydraulics on Jessie's car during the shootout. It definitely came AFTER the turtle incident but there's no reason to believe it wasn't caused by the shootout or the turtle. Who knows.
Tortuga
i could not find cooking Meth on skillshare do you have any sugestions ?
David schloss 😂
They took it down a few days before you posted your comment dude. Bad timing.
Deepweb maybe
Its on the regular internet if u knew what to look for but the instructions are bad in one area that will make you explode
I think you could check out netflix, ive seen some drug related stuff there
It was incredible to see best friends become archenemies without them even knowing it.
Breaking Bad tells a story about a set of characters playing a game against there own ego:
Walt - Walt thought he could handle and control those close to him, he believed he was strong enough that the dangerous people around him wouldn’t dare touch those close to him. However, eventually Hank died. Walt eventually realised that his own self importance wasn’t enough to scare those around him, he slowly broke when this situation happened. Yeah of course the cancer did cause majority of his decline in health but looking at it further, he lost those around him making him not feel important anymore. Eventually killing himself off. He realised he didn’t have as much control as he thought, that’s seen when he desperately changes his identity. He was scared and he needed to fight for his life. However in the end he essentially said who cares and boosted his ego once more to kill off the gang.
Hank - Hank died because he became so caught up in his own world of ‘catching bad guys’ that he forgot he was chasing his own death. Heisenberg. Near the end he realises it’s Walt, his madness inside his head believed he could catch Walt like he did with the rest of the bad guys. However, as soon as he sees the gang, he not only sees his death but he realises how much too far he went. How smart and dangerous Walt became to himself and those around him
It’s an extremely sad ending to a hero, he was one of many heroes that lived inside such a depressing world without knowing so.
The reason Jesse survived was because he didn’t get caught up in all of his mind. As he became older he not only realised he bit off more than he could chew, he realised that he was being used by Walt and Hank. In the end, Jesse is the perfect example of someone who lived inside a reality to only deal with the harsh consequences. That’s why he survived, because he was woke. He knew he could either die or survive. That’s what Walt and Hank forgot because they believed they were too strong for anyone to kill them. I know that’s why people rooted for Jesse, because he was the only one with a normal persons thought process.
It's also the exact downfall of Gus Fring. He wanted to satiate his own ego and desire for vengeance by sticking it to Hector Salamanca at every turn. He could've just allowed Nacho's sabotage to play out, but instead Gus helped get Hector top-notch medical treatment for him to partially recover from his stroke. He also wanted to make Walt grovel before him and make him "know his place," and in his arrogance, he underestimated how dangerous Walt could be.
One could also say Saul and Mike succumbed to their egos as well. Saul wanted to be the consigliere to a powerful and rich crime boss, probably to keep sticking it to Chuck. He played a role in keeping Walt ensnared in the trade, eventually leading to the collapse of Walt's empire and Saul being exposed as an accomplice. As for Mike, he kept dismissing Walt as a pest and antagonizing him. After Walt yelled, "You're welcome!", Mike just couldn't handle it and so he lashed out and belittled Walt, a very stupid move that finally set off the "time bomb" that Mike feared.
Hank wasn't a pure hero. Where Walt was consumed by ego, Hank was consumed by obsession.
Thank you Everybody act like Hank was Saint
@@ourcorrectopinions6824 He was obsessed with the Heisenberg case, this is evident by the fact that he placed the priority on catching Heisenberg when he was told to focus on other cases. He was also willing to sacrifice Jesse to catch Heisenberg.
Was so obsessed and prideful he got himself killed.. could’ve brought much more cops and let them in on what was going on.. but no just had to keep pushing and alone too.. what an idiot
@@michaelvalverde879 He didn't tell the cops because he would've gotten fired, pay attention to the plot.
@@jessetheanimenerd3304 was able to convince gomez wasn't he?
My loyalties switched to Hank pretty early on. As Walt began to lie through his teeth and manipulate all around him, I found it hard to support.
mothershipish1 I don’t blame you, Walt kept making it harder for people to support him as the show went on.
Kamen Rider I mean my only problem with Walt was his pathological lying, other then that I completely agreed with everything he did. And he did do it for his family but himself as well. Because their is no such thing as a true self less act that’s pure horse shit if you ask me.
Walt had to lie because he had the Government screw him every turn.
@@God-bk1kq he litterally turned down every ammount of help he got, he had every possible out and still he went with making drugs, he didnt care about providing for his family, he cared about his image AS the "provider for the family"
@@oneringtorulethemagicarp7199 You need to watch the show again.
Walt quit the business multiple times. He quit after killing Krazy-8, he quit after Skyler filed for divorce, and he quit in the season 5a finale.
If he never cared about his family, he would've ignored the 80 million, and continued with the international deal to sell to the Chzech Republic. Remember that this was after he revealed Grey Matter to be worth billions of dollars. Walt was content with the amount he made and no longer wanted to compete with his old company.
I never rlly liked Hank that much throughout watching BB and definitely didnt see him as a hero but when he said those word just b4 he died my heart absolutely sank. He was a good person meddling with devils and he paid with his life.
Fun fact, hank was also the lead swat guy in the scene from Terminator 2, where the swat team is in the lobby where Arnold is walking outta the elevator towards the swat team. He’s the swat leader that says:
“down on the floor face down”
“down on the floor now”
“okay drop him”
This is the moment hank was in terminator
Great video. Gus was Walt's nemesis, but Hank was Heisenberg's one.
Hank Rocks! I mean, Hank Minerals!
Lord Reyne of Castemere --don’t listen to doofus, the minerals line made me smile. Hey, we need THAT as an additional line to ‘laugh out loud’....Smile Out Loud-SOL
Jesus Christ Marie
ugly bee "I said CHEETOS, not FRITOS... There's a CHE sound."
When someone sees Hank: This guy minerals.
Hank was the biggest asshole in the entire series. His fellow cops at the scene of the turtle explosion thought he was too. Bending the rules to makes busts levels his moral high ground. The fact that Walt paid for his treatment made no difference to him because he turned on Walt in a split second, and despite that Walt still tried to save him.
In some of the last episodes when Hank was alive, he has pretty scary eyes lol
He has the real masculine hunter eyes
Another Jesse?
milky way what
Can't blame him. All that mental trauma, all the deaths and suffering you tried to stop, was being done by your brother in law all along. He realized that his confrontation with Tuco and the twins was because of Walt. And he was determined to bring Walt down.
Filled with excitement and cunning. The eyes of the hunter.
Now, objectively watching the show and analyzing character choices and interactions, I love how the story of Breaking Bad unfolds, like watching the most carefully stacked jenga crumble and fall apart due to one cracked individual.
This is frankly the best video I’ve seen on hank and made me think a lot more than before and isn’t that what it’s all about
I love when hank comes home from the prison killings and says the guy who did it is a MONSTER and WALT smirks and goes home
@Tony F Is there a middle ground? Hank sent them to prison. But why does that mean that he sees no value in their lives? Why does that mean that he couldn't care less if they are intentionally killed extra-judiciously?
John Novakovich he actually didn’t care and he showed us that when he was willing to let Jesse die when he was trying to catch Walt. Hank literally said it himself he didn’t care if Jesse died as long as he helped them catch Walt lol
@@kevinhernandez8020 Willing to let Jesse die isn't the same as not caring at all if he lives. For example, if we say Hank values Jesse at U=1 where U is the utility Hank gets from Jesse's life, he values Jesse at least a little. Most people value human life as a general rule, and I don't think Hank in this situation completely turned that away. But let's say he reeeeally hates Heisenberg and wants him to face justice. Capturing Heisenberg would give Hank U=100. So is Hank willing to let Jesse die to catch Walt? Yes. But that doesn't mean that in a vacuum, he cares about Jesse at U=0. He could care about Jesse, just not enough to keep him alive in this specific situation.
John Novakovich he literally almost beat Jesse to death in case you forgot lol but I think throughout the show it is clear that hank gives zero fucks about any criminal lol sure he was a good person but when it came to criminals he despised them and most likely wanted them all dead unless they were of use to him
@@kevinhernandez8020 he also was a Hippocrate his wife was a criminal but he still helped her out of prison many times
Hank ruled. His death was the one I felt the most on the show.
Derik Roberts true! I feel the same
Derik Roberts I hated hank. Dude was a poser
Thomas Garcia dUdE wAs a pOsER
@Kamen Rider 100% sweet and sad
I literally shouted NO when he was shot, I was rooting for him from day one, and the sudden death of him really hit me hard, I had tears lol
Hank is by no means without his flaws but he is the closest we get to a hero in this story. Hanks worst moments doesn't even come close to the shit Walter, Gus or even Jesse did
He was a racist and treated his wife like shit. Also put his emotions and personal feelings ahead of his duty as ASAC.
@@tmacthaskydiver8310 None of that is nearly as bad as stuff Walt, Gus and Jessie did
@@nihilist1280 for sure, but relativity doesn't make him any better. Just makes them worse.
@@tmacthaskydiver8310 I mean no? He didn’t treat his wife like shit. His wife was a chronic shoplifter and he tried to get her help. So yeah no.
@@tmacthaskydiver8310 "He was a racist"
He's not actually racist. Occasionally making a racist joke =/= actually being racist. Also, rewatch any scenes where Hank makes a racist joke and you can clearly see Gomez making ones along with him yet you don't call him racist for some reason.
"treated his wife like shit"
Literally the only time he ever did was during his recovery phase where he was frustrated with his current condition and took his anger out on Marie. Even then, he's still shown to love and care for her.
This is so well thought out and well done! Good job
Can you do a video about Mike? He's one of my favorite characters in BB.
Yes please! Mike is the best and I’m glad we are seeing more of him in Better Call Saul.
Should probably wait until after better call saul
Furry Jellyfish as much as I would want a Mike video right now, you’re right that it should come after BCS concludes
I came exactly for ask the same thing.
Mike, Hank and Gus were my favorites characters in BB...
Sadly I'm thinking on my favorite characters in other tv series and they all die...
Do I have a curse maybe?
I think he's pretty much everyone's favorite. lol Even my son (who's a casual watcher of the series) liked Mike from the first scene he saw him in. 👍
Watching Hank go down the Heisenberg rabbit hole, and just getting more and more and more obsessed was one of my favourite things about Breaking Bad
Hank was undoubtedly one of the top 3 smartest characters in breaking bad, the way he solved his cases, discovering Fring despite him taking all the necessary precautions... He busted walt during a shit.
I HATED Hank in the first few seasons, but he really grew on me when he almost got killed. His recovery was a very powerful story and it saddened me to see even he wasn't immune from the destruction known as Walter White.
Why did you hate him at all?
@@beepbop6542 for me it was cuz of his racist remarks
@@beepbop6542 for me it was cuz of his racist remarks
@@jessaelf What's wrong with racist remarks? Also he was right it WAS a beaner they caught. He spends his whole life dealing with drug selling murderers and gangsters, and without a doubt 90+% of those in New MEXICO are going to be Mexican. The Mexican cartels are pretty racist too don't like involving blacks and whites.
@@jessaelf ?
Hank is one of the most well written characters in TV history, Gilligan could’ve made him a douchebag but instead he made a well layered lovable DEA agent/ Part time hero
I mean, he was douche a lot of the time, but he was always a good guy under the surface. Even when he went crazy and beat the piss out of Jesse, his conscience kicked in and he called the police on himself.
"I'm back babe. What's up?"
Sums him up pretty good.
Thing about this show is, all of the main characters are very smart and have to think their way out of the problems they come across. Another thing is none of their adversaries are idiots either, often they are equally as cunning. This show celebrates intelligence, a rarity in television nowadays.
I think ever since episode 2 Hank was my favorite character. Not that the others didnt, but he felt so real, his reaction to the stuff that was happening was so onpoint. Flawless acting and writing made Hank the best character of the best show ever made imo
This show has made me uncomfortably aware of my moral compass. Walt greatly angered me quite early on in the show, and the only reason I didn't want him to get caught were the possible repercussions on Jesse and Walt's family. I've always feared for Hank's life, from that moment he took the photo with Tuco's dismembered crew. I've always admired his capacity to care and forego his convenience and ambitions, even when he was too macho to admit that he cared too deeply. For all that I genuinely loved Walt, while still hating him, I wanted Hank to win. I wanted Jesse and Skyler out of their dark places, because they couldn't stop loving someone who would only pollute them.
I've always considered myself neutral, but faced with this hostile and realistic show with very little glimmer of light and virtue, I felt like I've been left almost no room for choice from the start, and I found my true leanings starkly reflected back to me.
Well said
I'm sorry did you say hanks capacity to care? about his freinds and wife? maybe, sometimes. but to litterally anyone else? he litterally laughed at a guy who died tragically, while he was seeing the blood bath that took place. that shits fucked. if you were anything but morally perfect to hank he treated you like the scum of humanity. all he really has going for him is a cool uncle aesthetic and not being a gang member
@@oneringtorulethemagicarp7199 He's lawful good. He did fuck up with Jesse. I hated that about him. But he does have a capacity to care. And care too deeply. Just, in his own definition of righteousness. I do agree with you that that's fucked up. He's textbook chivalry, and that doesn't always mean a good thing. That's why I said that it made me uncomfortable of where my leanings tended as I watched the show. A kinder person would empathize with a person in pain, be they good or bad; but in a show where stakes are high and values are always tested, I didn't think I would side with a man like Hank, so tightly wound with what he felt was right. I had always thought I would be more forgiving. Of course, Jesse ended up being my favorite character, and the one I felt had the most ideal values. But I never thought Hank would be a close second.
@@djinnsbetpools yeah, I mean, everyone in this show is just a terrible person... except for jesse, who genuinely seems to just be manipulated and make really shitty choices rather than any moral failing
That’s what makes this show so great. It makes you question your own morality
A Saul Goodman Episode
Bruno 2ns we got better call saul
S'all good, man. lol
They started doing BCS videos. I'm sure he's on the horizon :D. CAN't WAIT
@Shiggindorf Swaggalou
"Over analysis" is just a term used by people that never paid attention to basic English classes.
Amazing & Outstanding Analysis!!!
Superb Work!!!
Wow, great analysis on the topic. This was an interesting perspective.
Hank slowly became one of my favorite characters on the show
Hank was am asshole.
@@jeremykirk1334 hank was amazing
@@jeremykirk1334 if Hank was an asshole, then Walt must be devil reincarnate
He didnt start having panic attacks after shooting tuco, he had them after tortuga went "boom boom".
except that he did, remember the elevator scene
@@Alex-yq1ci Yep. The Tuco shoot out started it and the tortuga was just an absolute hammer blow to his ptsd
He threw out tuco’s grill for a reason
Train go boom. Jk but yes you are right
Just checking in with this video again to say that you guys' analyses of Breaking Bad are some of the best on TH-cam.
Wow, great video. Really interesting analysis with another point of view I never thought of.
Only thing I do not exactly agree was the ending. Walt never gave up and always relied on his brains and that there is always some possibility to get out of struggle. I loved that and it quite inspired me. It was his overgrown ego that finally got him, but his brains got him to the top ... at least for a while.
Hank never begged for his life. Walt groveled more than once. Hank wins the 'real man' award.
the ‘45 still carved his skull 🥱
But who died first 🤔
It saddens me that people think Walter acts like a ''real man'' in this series. Lying, cowering, begging, manipulating, just to get revenge on the world for being a pushover his whole life. Hank had a few issues to work through, but he stood true to what he was.
Yall Hank fans are toxic
@@Vini-zv3lr Yeah, it's like a young womans -who is terrified of men- idea of what a man is
Bryan Cranston is such a great actor omg
@St3Don78 all the cast of Breaking bad are fucking amazing.
Enjoyed revisiting Norris's Hank. Well played.
i can’t overstate how much i love his character
As Walt pushes the barrel through the desert you can see Walt’s pants from season 1.
Where?
Simion Alexandru it’s kinda hidden, but if you look closely you’ll see a pair of dirty pants.
@@Iniix_ Ty I eventally found it !
You can also see that Walt learned how to roll a barrel.
On the masculinity point, Marie is similar earlier in the season with the negative aspects of femininity. Just as Hank's jocky, a little callous and too aggressive at times, Marie's materialism and need to 'mother' other characters shows the issues with someone trying too hard to be the matriarch over others, not wanting to empathise with the person they condescend. Hank curbs his obsessions and recovers, at the same time Marie addresses her kleptomania and despite her depression helps Hank recover.
Hank and Marie are a very good couple because as characters they both start as overbearing and a little unlikable while we're rooting for Walt, but become sympathetic and tragic. The condensation disappears as they struggle with trauma and show more unconditional love than Skyler and Walt. Hank in the end is a flawed but heroic male character, and Marie is his partner in every sense of the word, seeking justice.
I felt for her the most (to my surprise) in her last scene, and I personally thought that part of their 'overdoing it' came from not having children of their own, perhaps Marie couldn't (but they're still a likeable loving couple).
ya they became my favorite non central characters near the end of the series and were my least liked in the beginning. the opposite was true with walt towards the end i was really hating him.
Is materialism a defining feature of matriarchy?
In the sense of judging others for their relative lack of wealth and status, I think it's a negative aspect. If toxic masculinity is callous aggression and enforcing a masculine hierarchy, I see toxic femininity as acting the same with the feminine; via gossip and verbal abuse instead of the physical aggression in men.
Negative portrayals of matriarchs (for example Cinderella's stepmother, Cercei Lannister, Bellatrix Lestrange etc) tend to use class and wealth to belittle and bully others, patriarchs are typically intimidating through show of force. If you disagree fair enough, but the "toxic" parts of masculinity and femininity are still not rigidly defined, something we see in actions then analyse when critiquing the hierarchy.
I personally see materialistic greed as an indicator in the same way the creators view Hank's aggression. Materialism isn't only prevalent in women, nor physical intimidation in men. But we're critiquing the gendered archetypes, and I personally saw it as the two mirroring the same arc and theme. But if you disagree i hope you see where I'm coming from. (y)
The Wayfarer well said
Eloquently put.
Cool video people have put a lot of work Into this and it’s appreciated
Yo these analyses got my baked ass all fucked up these are absolutely terrific thank you for showing us the deeper meaning behind this amazing masterpiece
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the real villain of Breaking Bad was Walt's incredibly fragile Ego that manifests as Hisenberg (smug, egomaniacal, compulsively lying, emotionally manipulative, condescending). Had he just swallowed his pride and accepted Gretchen's help none of this would have happened. Had he just sat there and ate his food and not given into his ego at that dinner in season 4, he would have gotten away with it. All of it, but alas. Walt had to give in to his ego and arrogantly drive Hank to go back to the investigation which ultimately lead to his, and everyone around him's downfall.
Paully808 then there would be no breaking bad show either
Paully808 what downfall? His family would be provided for and he doesn't care if they approve of him. He got busted like he wanted to so the world knows of him, while also punishing the rat.
Paully808 true also if he saved Jesse's girlfriend none of this would happen
RK that's an asinine argument. It's like saying (if you're Christian) that without Satan, the Bible wouldn't have been an interesting read, forget everything he fucks up for the rest of eternity, at least he spiced up the story. I'm talking about in universe what he should have done to maintain his empire and not drag everyone and their mom into the pits of hell along with him. Hank was right, Walter White is a monster.
Sidhaarth Ln looks like you missed the point of what I was saying. His arrogance and ego at that dinner are what lead a Hank that had essentially closed the Hisenberg case to reopen it. If not for Walter's incredibly fragile, practically child like ego Walt, Skyler, Jesse, Mike and Flynn would have been able to keep all the money. They would have gotten away with it all and loved filthy rich lives till they dropped dead. But as we all now know, Walter is incapable of that. His ego demands he be credited with his work, despite all the damage it would cause or the downfall it would eventually lead him to. His ego Hank to know it wasn't over, that he was still out there.
I love this show and I believe it is Hank's ego and need to be recognized is what sets the entire story into motion. Here's my point it is at Walt's 50th birthday party that Hank is showing a video of himself making a drug bust. Making Hank the center of attention. And I find it perfect that they show this moment in the first and last episode.
Hmmm... and Walt jealousy of Hank, wanting to be the respected center of attention that Hank was, is what really drove Walt's decisions. I like it. that explains why Walt refused to take the various "charity" offers by others to pay his bills, he couldn't stand to be humiliated anymore.
Hank telling Sky about Walt and trying to help her instantly gave me Cercei Lannister and Edard Stark vibes
I remember watching Breaking Bad with my mom. She always hated Hank, saying that he was arrogant and annoying, and cheered when Walt managed to beat him at something.
I liked Hank and reminded her that if we were watching a show like CSI, we'd love Hank and laugh at his personality quirks instead of hating him for them. Needless to say, by the time his end rolled around, we were both just hoping that there was a Deus Ex Machina to save him.
Excellent analysis of an excellent character. Thanks for the video.
I would not appreciate Hank's racist and sexist comments regardless of what kind of show he appeared on. You can recognize a character as the hero of the story while still acknowledging their flaws. I hated Hank for most of the show but he definitely grew on me with character development.
@@heatherisnotcool That's fair enough. I don't necessarily remember all of the comments he made, but I do remember a lot of jingoistic Mexican comments being thrown around now that you mention it.
Absolutely agree that we can still recognise and enjoy a hero while acknowledging their flaws. Hank was a character that was certainly flawed but he grew on you as the show went on.