Quora: In Breaking Bad, Why Is Walt Obsessed About the Fly in His Lab? This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Eileen Kim, hooked on Breaking Bad since 2008 For me, the fly is a manifestation of the beginnings of the crack in Walt's moral character. Walt's monologue is especially telling of this internal conflict he's experiencing, which has been beautifully propelled thus far throughout the show and launches his character into new and scary territories henceforth. In the beginning of the episode, the presence of the fly in the lab contrasts with Walt's obsessiveness and quest for perfection, illuminating the very core of his character.
Walt is a "good" person, straight-edge, moral, trying to do the right thing. But now, "there's no end in sight," as Walt states in response to Jesse's concern about Walt's health.*** Walt reassures him that his cancer is still in remission, and therefore there's no end in sight. Jane's death opens up Walt's psyche to the fact that perfection no longer exists. "There's been a contamination.
" Breaking Bad Season 4 First Spoiler | MEAN and MASSIVE. First spoiler from Bryan, 'Breaking Bad' While we wait for the next season of to begin, Bryan Cranston gave the . Here is what Bryan had to say: “It is hard to say something without tipping the hat on another and causing a domino effect, but in the first episode of the season, there is a very unexpected turn of events, and one of our characters who has been on the show several times finds a possible demise. Mysterious.” An obvious guess would be Gale, who we left in the third season’s finale with a gun pointed at him . But this wouldn’t be too surprising. So who else could it be?