Forum Overview :: Breaking Bad :: nonconcur!

[quote name="up with pod people"][quote name="Ice Cream Jonsey"]why else did they have a bit where Walt interacts with his baby for the first time?[/quote] as a person highly attuned to Men Being Cute With Babies, I must argue this is not the case. he's been high-contact and caring for Holly wherever possible; Skylar gatekeeps her. I guess you could argue he was interacting with the baby those times to antagonize or corner Skylar, but as much as I think Walt is a self-interested person, I don't think he's a sociopath. also: people extend their "self" to include their children as literal parts of themselves: it's why people who hate kids usually like their <i>own</i> kids. I think he genuinely cares about them, more than he could care for any separate person.[/quote]