Yup, it’s basically the same character arc as Walt in Breaking Bad. Dude causes his own downfall due to pride and ego. If he had just kept his head down and focused on his goal, he would have gotten away with it. But he couldn’t leave well enough alone, and had to keep dropping hints like the zodiac killer.
You could say Light and Walt were both victims of the plot.
The version of their stories where they are both egoless individuals who keep their heads down, take no risks, and never get found out by anyone would not be very entertaining.
I think a shorter version of Breaking Bad where Walt is successful in his original apparent goal would be quite entertaining, but obviously there’s no way they keep it up for that many seasons.
Yup, it’s basically the same character arc as Walt in Breaking Bad. Dude causes his own downfall due to pride and ego. If he had just kept his head down and focused on his goal, he would have gotten away with it. But he couldn’t leave well enough alone, and had to keep dropping hints like the zodiac killer.
You could say Light and Walt were both victims of the plot.
The version of their stories where they are both egoless individuals who keep their heads down, take no risks, and never get found out by anyone would not be very entertaining.
I think a shorter version of Breaking Bad where Walt is successful in his original apparent goal would be quite entertaining, but obviously there’s no way they keep it up for that many seasons.