As Breaking Bad progressed, Walter White became harder and harder to root for, but the harsh reality is, we were never supposed to cheer for the protagonist in the first place. When the show first started, it was easy to sympathize with Walt, given he was portrayed as a family man and hard-working teacher who was bravely battling cancer, but it quickly became clear there was more than met the eye when it came to the protagonist. While his circumstances were undoubtedly brutal, Walter had various bad moments in Breaking Bad's first season that foreshadowed the man he would become.