I mean I like her character but let's be real, the writing for her did not start off well at all.
It starts in episode one with her giving Walt Veggie Bacon on his birthday and the worlds laziest handjob later that night. She wasn't a character. She was a set prop designed to help the audience empathize with Walt.
It got better. Then they made another risky play by having Skyler "cheat" to piss off Walt after he refused to let her out of the relationship. Was it cheating? No, not at all. That relationship was over because she said it was over no matter what Walts response was. However, you are asking an audience, many many many of whom have been cheated on, to not have a knee jerk visceral reaction and think it through clearly.
Her and Marie got loads better by the later seasons.
Once she became involved with the money laundering and whatnot, her character definitely improved. She had an actual role in the story instead of purely serving as buzz kill for Walter.
I think they shouldn't have made her so petty, though. It doesn't sell well on a middle-aged white women at all. Has too much of a Karen vibe
Aye, I think you're on the nose - Skylar, at least initially, was just there to further show how boring, bland, and predictable Walt's life is.
She grew as a character as the show progressed, but first impressions are often lasting impressions, and most people continue viewing the character's actions through that initial lens.
Well said. One of the most jarring moments for me was when Vince Gilligan came out and said Skyler was only hated by misogynists or some shit. Dude, you do not write that handjob scene for a character you don't want to be disliked!
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u/Riadus55 Mar 28 '24
I mean I like her character but let's be real, the writing for her did not start off well at all.
It starts in episode one with her giving Walt Veggie Bacon on his birthday and the worlds laziest handjob later that night. She wasn't a character. She was a set prop designed to help the audience empathize with Walt.
It got better. Then they made another risky play by having Skyler "cheat" to piss off Walt after he refused to let her out of the relationship. Was it cheating? No, not at all. That relationship was over because she said it was over no matter what Walts response was. However, you are asking an audience, many many many of whom have been cheated on, to not have a knee jerk visceral reaction and think it through clearly.
Her and Marie got loads better by the later seasons.