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** The masculine cannot suffer abject terror: Some feminist critics discuss why the FinalGirl even exists in the first place is that the largely male audience of slasher films would’ve rejected watching a male hero suffer ‘abject terror,’ seeing it as emasculating. In many ways, Jesse serves a similar purpose as the traditional final girl in an updated version of this trope, being the youngest male MC and least traditionally masculine. In his [[spoiler:captivity]], the show uses Jesse to explore [[spoiler:the horror that Walt wrought on others]], without having to emasculate one of the other more traditionally male main characters. Characters like Walt, Hank or Mike being as emasculated as Jesse was during his [[spoiler:captivity]] would break the masculine convention they represent, and unlike Jesse, [[spoiler:all three of these characters meet their end through senseless gun violence.]] Additionally, whereas Walt constantly reasserts his masculinity in through violence, [[spoiler:including the end of ''Felina'']], Jesse is the DistressedDude that the audience can [[TheWoobie pity]] and empathize with, who Walt [[spoiler:saves and protects, and who goes on to live, forever changed by experience.]]
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** The masculine cannot suffer abject terror: Some feminist critics discuss why the FinalGirl even exists in the first place is that the largely male audience of slasher films would’ve rejected watching a male hero suffer ‘abject terror,’ seeing it as emasculating. In many ways, Jesse serves a similar purpose as the traditional final girl in an updated version of this trope, being the youngest male MC and least traditionally masculine. In his [[spoiler:captivity]], the show uses Jesse to explore [[spoiler:the horror that Walt wrought on others]], without having to emasculate one of the other more traditionally male main characters. Characters like Walt, Hank or Mike being as emasculated as Jesse was during his [[spoiler:captivity]] would break the masculine convention they represent, and unlike Jesse, [[spoiler:all three of these characters meet their end through senseless gun violence.]] Additionally, whereas [[spoiler:whereas Walt constantly reasserts his masculinity in through violence, [[spoiler:including including the end of ''Felina'']], ''Felina'', Jesse is the DistressedDude that the audience can [[TheWoobie pity]] pity and empathize with, who Walt [[spoiler:saves saves and protects, and who goes on to live, forever changed by experience.]]
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** The masculine cannot suffer abject terror: Some feminist critics discuss why the FinalGirl even exists in the first place is that the largely male audience of slasher films would’ve rejected watching a male hero suffer ‘abject terror,’ seeing it as emasculating. In many ways, Jesse serves a similar purpose as the traditional final girl in an updated version of this trope, being the youngest male MC and least traditionally masculine. In his [[spoiler:captivity]], the show uses Jesse to explore the [[spoiler:the horror that Walt [[spoiler:wrought]], wrought on others]], without having to emasculate one of the other more traditionally male main characters. It’s hard to imagine the male viewership accepting Characters like Walt, Hank or Mike being as emasculated as Jesse was during his [[spoiler:captivity]], with all three’s stories ending [[spoiler:without any damage to [[spoiler:captivity]] would break the masculine convention they represent, and unlike Jesse, [[spoiler:all three of these characters meet their masculinity, all dying in end through senseless gun violence.]] Additionally, whereas Walt constantly reasserts his masculinity in ''Felina'' [[spoiler:through violence]], through violence, [[spoiler:including the end of ''Felina'']], Jesse is the DamselInDistress, DistressedDude that the audience can [[TheWoobie pity]] and empathize with, who Walt [[spoiler:saves and protects, and who goes on to live, forever changed by experience.]]
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** The masculine cannot suffer abject terror: Some feminist critics discuss why the FinalGirl even exists in the first place is that the largely male audience of slasher films would’ve rejected watching a male hero suffer ‘abject terror,’ seeing it as emasculating. In many ways, Jesse serves a similar purpose as the traditional final girl in an updated version of this trope, being the youngest male MC and least traditionally masculine of the male MCs. masculine. In his [[spoiler:captivity]], the show uses Jesse to explore the horror that Walt [[spoiler:wrought]], without having to emasculate one of the other more traditionally male MCs.main characters. It’s hard to imagine the male viewership accepting Walt, Hank or Mike being as emasculated as Jesse was during his [[spoiler:captivity]], with all three’s stories ending [[spoiler:without any damage to their masculinity, all dying in gun violence.]] Additionally, whereas Walt reasserts his masculinity in ''Felina'' [[spoiler:through violence]], Jesse is the DamselInDistress, that the audience can [[TheWoobie pity]] and empathize with, who Walt [[spoiler:saves and protects, who goes on to live, forever changed by experience.]]
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** The masculine cannot suffer abject terror: Some feminist critics explain discuss why the FinalGirl even exists because in the first place is that the largely male audience of slasher films would’ve rejected watching a male hero suffer ‘abject terror,’ seeing it as emasculating. In many ways, Jesse serves a similar purpose as the traditional final girl in an updated version of this trope, being the youngest male MC and least traditionally masculine of the male MCs. In his [[spoiler:captivity]], the show uses Jesse to explore the horror that Walt [[spoiler:wrought]]. [[spoiler:wrought]], without having to emasculate one of the other more traditionally male MCs. It’s hard to imagine the male viewership accepting Walt, Hank or Mike being as emasculated as Jesse was during his [[spoiler:captivity]], with all three’s stories ending [[spoiler:without any damaging damage to their masculinity, all three dying in gun violence.]] Additionally, whereas Walt reasserts his masculinity in ''Felina'' [[spoiler:through violence]], Jesse is the DamselInDistress, that the audience can [[TheWoobie pity]] and empathize with, who Walt [[spoiler:saves and protects, who goes on to live, forever changed by experience.]]
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** The masculine cannot suffer abject terror: Some feminist critics explain the FinalGirl exists because the largely male audience of slasher films would’ve rejected watching a male hero suffer abject terror, emasculating him. ‘abject terror,’ seeing it as emasculating. Jesse serves a similar purpose in some ways is an updated version of this trope, being the youngest and most non-conforming male MC and who serves as a foil to the more least traditionally masculine older of the male characters like Hank or Walt. MCs. In his [[spoiler:captivity]], the show uses Jesse to explore the horror that Walt [[spoiler:wrought]]. It’s hard to imagine the male viewership accepting Walt Walt, Hank or Hank’s endings having them be Mike being as emasculated as Jesse is was during his captivity. Whereas [[spoiler:captivity]], with all three’s stories ending [[spoiler:without any damaging their masculinity, all three dying in gun violence.]] Additionally, whereas Walt reasserts his masculinity in ''Felina'' [[spoiler:through violence]], Jesse is the DamselInDistress, that the audience can [[TheWoobie pity]] and empathize with, who Walt [[spoiler:saves and protects, who goes on to live, forever changed by experience.]]
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** The masculine cannot suffer abject terror: Some feminist critics explain the FinalGirl exists because the largely male audience would’ve rejected watching a male hero suffer abject terror, emasculating him. Jesse though defies this expectation, being the youngest and most non-conforming male MC and who serves as a foil to the older male character like Hank or Walt who struggle to show vulnerability like Jesse. Whereas Walt reasserts his masculinity in ''Felina'' [[spoiler:through violence]], Jesse is the DamselInDistress, that the audience can [[TheWoobie pity]] and empathize with, who Walt [[spoiler:saves and protects, who goes on to live, forever changed by experience.]]
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** The masculine cannot suffer abject terror: Some feminist critics explain the FinalGirl exists because the largely male audience would’ve rejected watching a male hero suffer abject terror, emasculating him. Jesse though defies in some ways is an updated version of this expectation, trope, being the youngest and most non-conforming male MC and who serves as a foil to the more traditionally masculine older male character characters like Hank or Walt. It’s hard to imagine the male viewership accepting Walt who struggle to show vulnerability like Jesse.or Hank’s endings having them be as emasculated as Jesse is during his captivity. Whereas Walt reasserts his masculinity in ''Felina'' [[spoiler:through violence]], Jesse is the DamselInDistress, that the audience can [[TheWoobie pity]] and empathize with, who Walt [[spoiler:saves and protects, who goes on to live, forever changed by experience.]]
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** The most morally ‘pure’ of the group? The trait that’s most emphasized about him is that he’s much more naive and innocent than other characters in the meth business.
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** The masculine cannot suffer abject terror: Some feminist critics explain the FinalGirl exists because the largely male audience would’ve rejected watching a male hero suffer abject terror, emasculating him. Arguably, Jesse serves though defies this purpose among the male MCs, expectation, being the youngest and most effeminate non-conforming male MC and who serves as a foil to the youngest. It is hard to imagine the largely male audience of the show accepting an older male character like Hank or Walt being as emasculated as Jesse was during his [[spoiler:captivity]].who struggle to show vulnerability like Jesse. Whereas Walt reasserts his masculinity in ''Felina'' [[spoiler:through violence]], Jesse is the DamselInDistress, that the audience can [[TheWoobie pity]] and empathize with, who Walt [[spoiler:saves and protects, who goes on to live, forever changed by experience.]]
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** The masculine cannot suffer abject terror: Some feminist critics explain the FinalGirl exists because the largely male audience would’ve rejected watching a male hero suffer abject terror, emasculating him. Arguably, Jesse serves this purpose among the male main characters, MCs, being the most effeminate male MC and the youngest. It is hard to imagine the largely male audience of the show accepting an older male character like Hank or Walt being as emasculated as Jesse was during his [[spoiler:captivity]]. Whereas Walt reasserts his masculinity in ''Felina'' [[spoiler:through violence]], Jesse is the DamselInDistress, that the audience can [[TheWoobie pity]] and empathize with, who Walt [[spoiler:saves and protects, who goes on to live, forever changed by the experience.]]
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** SoleSurvivor? [[spoiler: He’s the sole survivor of Walt’s and Gus’s drug empires (and Saul, but he’s OutOfFocus in Felina). He’s the only one left who can tell the story of Heisenberg’s rise and Hank’s death.]]
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** SoleSurvivor? [[spoiler: He’s the sole survivor of Walt’s and Gus’s drug empires (and Saul, but he’s OutOfFocus in Felina). He’s Like the Final Girl, he’s the only one left who can tell the story of Heisenberg’s rise and Hank’s death.]]
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* FinalGirl: Despite not being in a horror movie or a girl, with a critical lens, Jesse serves a very similar function as the FinalGirl by the [[spoiler:end]]. Let’s look at the general parameters:
** SoleSurvivor? [[spoiler: He’s the sole survivor of Walt’s and Gus’s drug empires (and Saul, but he’s OutOfFocus in Felina). He’s the only one left who can tell the story of Heisenberg’s rise and Hank’s death.]]
** The most morally ‘pure’ of the group? The trait that’s most emphasized about him is that he’s much more naive and innocent than other characters in the meth business.
** Confronts the monster at the end? [[spoiler: In two ways. Strangles Todd, freeing himself from his horror. But also confronts [[VillainProtagonist Walt]] telling [[ArcVillain him]] he won’t listen to his orders anymore.]]
** Usually a combination of TheHero, TheCutie, and the DamselInDistress? To a T.
** Becomes an ActionSurvivor, and is forever changed by the horror of the experience? Check.
** The masculine cannot suffer abject terror: Some feminist critics explain the FinalGirl exists because the largely male audience would’ve rejected watching a male hero suffer abject terror, emasculating him. Arguably, Jesse serves this purpose among the male main characters, being the most effeminate male MC and the youngest. It is hard to imagine the largely male audience of the show accepting an older male character like Hank or Walt being as emasculated as Jesse was during his [[spoiler:captivity]]. Whereas Walt reasserts his masculinity in ''Felina'' [[spoiler:through violence]], Jesse is the DamselInDistress, that the audience can [[TheWoobie pity]] and empathize with, who Walt [[spoiler:saves and protects, who goes on to live, forever changed by the experience.]]
** SoleSurvivor? [[spoiler: He’s the sole survivor of Walt’s and Gus’s drug empires (and Saul, but he’s OutOfFocus in Felina). He’s the only one left who can tell the story of Heisenberg’s rise and Hank’s death.]]
** The most morally ‘pure’ of the group? The trait that’s most emphasized about him is that he’s much more naive and innocent than other characters in the meth business.
** Confronts the monster at the end? [[spoiler: In two ways. Strangles Todd, freeing himself from his horror. But also confronts [[VillainProtagonist Walt]] telling [[ArcVillain him]] he won’t listen to his orders anymore.]]
** Usually a combination of TheHero, TheCutie, and the DamselInDistress? To a T.
** Becomes an ActionSurvivor, and is forever changed by the horror of the experience? Check.
** The masculine cannot suffer abject terror: Some feminist critics explain the FinalGirl exists because the largely male audience would’ve rejected watching a male hero suffer abject terror, emasculating him. Arguably, Jesse serves this purpose among the male main characters, being the most effeminate male MC and the youngest. It is hard to imagine the largely male audience of the show accepting an older male character like Hank or Walt being as emasculated as Jesse was during his [[spoiler:captivity]]. Whereas Walt reasserts his masculinity in ''Felina'' [[spoiler:through violence]], Jesse is the DamselInDistress, that the audience can [[TheWoobie pity]] and empathize with, who Walt [[spoiler:saves and protects, who goes on to live, forever changed by the experience.]]
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** [[spoiler:The opening of "Buried". After tossing money that he and Walt earned cooking meth to a poor neighborhood, Jesse crashed into a swingset, got out of the car, and just rested on the merry-go-round. He didn't say a word the entire episode.]]
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** [[spoiler:The opening of "Buried". After tossing money that he and Walt earned cooking meth to a poor neighborhood, Jesse crashed crashes into a swingset, got gets out of the car, and just rested rests on the merry-go-round. He didn't doesn't say a word for the entire episode.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed: [[spoiler: On one hand, he gets off lightly compared to the rest of Walt's partners (and rivals too, for that matter), keeping his life and his freedom and getting away with a good $200,000 to start over in Alaska. On the other hand, he still suffers from trauma over the things he went through both as Walt's partner and as a slave to Jack's gang, and he can no longer have any contact with his family or his old friends.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed: [[spoiler: On one hand, he gets off lightly compared to the rest of Walt's partners (and rivals too, for that matter), keeping his life and his freedom and getting away with a good $200,000 to start over in Alaska. On the other hand, he still suffers from trauma over the things he went through both as Walt's partner accomplice and as a slave to Jack's gang, and he can no longer have any contact with his family or his old friends.]]
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* ManChild: Jesse is a twenty-something [[LazyBum slacker]] who still acts like a stereotypical [[{{Delinquent}} teenage rebel]]; what with his irreverent attitude, [[BookDumb poor history of educational performance]], [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy fondness of hip-hop culture]], and the fact that he chooses to both sell and use drugs all day long (instead of getting a real job); all despite his background as being part of a suburban white upper-middle-class family. Jesse's immaturity was especially apparent early on in the show, though he matures significantly over the course of the series, ironically because he's forced to [[BeingEvilSucks realize what becoming a criminal thug has done to his life]]. At any rate, despite being the younger one and less intelligent of the two, Jesse eventually ends up acting ''less'' immature than [[PsychopathicManchild Walt]] does.
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* ManChild: Jesse is a twenty-something [[LazyBum slacker]] who still acts like a stereotypical [[{{Delinquent}} teenage rebel]]; what with his irreverent attitude, [[BookDumb poor history of educational performance]], [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy fondness of for hip-hop culture]], and the fact that he chooses to both sell and use drugs all day long (instead of getting a real job); all despite his background as being part of a suburban white upper-middle-class family. Jesse's immaturity was especially apparent early on in the show, though he matures significantly over the course of the series, ironically because he's forced to [[BeingEvilSucks realize what becoming a criminal thug has done to his life]]. At any rate, despite being the younger one and less intelligent of the two, Jesse eventually ends up acting ''less'' immature than [[PsychopathicManchild Walt]] does.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"This is my own private domicile and I will not be harassed... [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch!"'']]]][[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:As he appears in ''El Camino'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/des5jpg.jpg ''"And whatever happened with me, it's on me. Okay? Nobody else."'' [[/labelnote]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"This is my own private domicile and I will not be harassed... [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch!"'']]]][[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:As bitch!"]]'']][[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:As he appears in ''El Camino'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/des5jpg.jpg ''"And whatever happened with me, it's on me. Okay? Nobody else."'' [[/labelnote]]]]
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* BeardOfSorrow: He grows one in the second half of season 5. He loses it at the beginning of ''Film/ElCamino'' after [[spoiler:getting back to Skinny Pete's]].
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* BeardnessProtectionProgram: Defied. Despite Skinny Pete's suggestion to keep his beard to prevent himself from being recognized, Jesse shaves it off regardless, wanting to disassociate from his trauma.
* BeardOfSorrow: He grows one in the second half of season5.5, in part due to his captivity by the Nazis. He loses it at the beginning of ''Film/ElCamino'' after [[spoiler:getting back to Skinny Pete's]].
* BeardOfSorrow: He grows one in the second half of season
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** His ultimate fate is contrasted with Saul's [[spoiler:as the last survivors of Heisenberg's criminal empire.]] [[spoiler:Both of them were forced to leave their old lives in New Mexico behind and assume new identities (Jesse as Mr. Driscoll, Saul as Gene Taković), but whereas Jesse is hopeful and finally free to pursue the life he so desperately craved, Saul was stuck in a boring and repetitive loop of existence that has ground him down, was finally caught and then confessed in all his crimes.]]
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** His ultimate fate is contrasted with Saul's [[spoiler:as the last survivors of Heisenberg's criminal empire.]] [[spoiler:Both of them were forced to leave their old lives in New Mexico behind and assume new identities (Jesse as Mr. Driscoll, Saul as Gene Taković), but whereas Jesse is hopeful and finally free to pursue the life he so desperately craved, Saul was stuck in a boring and repetitive loop of existence that has ground him down, was finally caught caught, and then confessed in all of his crimes.crimes and got what was effectively a life sentence in federal prison.]]
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* HeelRealization: In the season 3 premiere. Subverted by the end of the season, it comes back in full force [[spoiler:in season 5's "Say My Name".]]
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* HeelRealization: In He has this in the season 3 premiere. Subverted While it fades by the end of the season, it comes back in full force [[spoiler:in season 5's "Say My Name".]]
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** A darker version occurs, in ''El Carmino'', [[spoiler:when Todd takes Jesse into the desert to help bury a body. Jesse gets his hand on a gun, and clearly has the advantage against Todd; he has every chance to swiftly kill him and steal his vehicle, and due to the fact that they are alone, it would take hours for any word to get back to Jack's gang, leaving him with plenty of time to escape. Todd, true to form, never really notices that Jesse are considering all these factors as he offers him some pizza and a beer for helping him out. But Jesse is so utterly mentally broken at that point (and worried about Brock), that the prospect of a simple reward of some decent food and drink is enough to get him to back down from killing the man who murdered his girlfriend]].
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** A darker version occurs, in ''El Carmino'', [[spoiler:when Todd takes Jesse into the desert to help bury a body. Jesse gets his hand on a gun, and clearly has the advantage against Todd; he has every chance to swiftly kill him and steal his vehicle, and due to the fact that they are alone, it would take hours for any word to get back to Jack's gang, leaving him with plenty of time to escape. Todd, true to form, never really notices that Jesse are is considering all these factors as he offers him some pizza and a beer for helping him out. But Jesse is so utterly mentally broken at that point (and worried about Brock), that the prospect of a simple reward of some decent food and drink is enough to get him to back down from killing the man who murdered his girlfriend]].
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* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed: [[spoiler: On one hand, he gets off lightly compared to the rest of Walt's partners (and rivals too, for that matter), keeping his life and his freedom and away with a good $200,000 to start over in Alaska. On the other hand, the things he still suffers from trauma over the things he went through both as Walt's partner and as a slave to Jack's gang, and he can no longer have any contact with his family or his old friends.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed: [[spoiler: On one hand, he gets off lightly compared to the rest of Walt's partners (and rivals too, for that matter), keeping his life and his freedom and getting away with a good $200,000 to start over in Alaska. On the other hand, the things he still suffers from trauma over the things he went through both as Walt's partner and as a slave to Jack's gang, and he can no longer have any contact with his family or his old friends.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed in that though he [[spoiler: will likely suffer trauma for the rest of his life, he still gets off lightly compared to the rest of Walt's partners (and rivals too, for that matter). Not only does he get to keep his life and his freedom, but he also gets away with a good $200,000 to start over in Alaska.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed in that though he Downplayed: [[spoiler: will likely suffer trauma for the rest of his life, On one hand, he still gets off lightly compared to the rest of Walt's partners (and rivals too, for that matter). Not only does he get to keep matter), keeping his life and his freedom, but he also gets freedom and away with a good $200,000 to start over in Alaska.Alaska. On the other hand, the things he still suffers from trauma over the things he went through both as Walt's partner and as a slave to Jack's gang, and he can no longer have any contact with his family or his old friends.]]
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** The first canonical instance of this is after Walt gave him his entire life savings to buy an R.V. in the pilot, he nearly blew it all off that night by going to the strip club with his friends, even bragging about it. He was only able to get one after giving the rest to Combo and having him steal his mom’s.
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!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/BreakingBad'' | ''Series/BetterCallSaul''[[note]]Flashbacks only[[/note]] | ''Film/ElCamino''
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* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: [[spoiler:He decides to leave the meth business despite Walter persistently trying to persuade him otherwise and refusing to give him his share of the money nearing 5 million dollars. Later, after Walter gave Jesse his money, Jesse decides he doesn't want his "blood money". He first tries to have it sent to Mike's granddaughter and Drew Sharp's parents, but Saul and Walt refuse to arrange this, so Jesse starts driving down a poor neighborhood and tossing his money away.]]
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* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: [[spoiler:He decides to leave the meth business despite Walter persistently trying to persuade him otherwise and refusing to give him his share of the money nearing 5 million dollars. Later, after Walter gave Jesse his money, Jesse decides he doesn't want his "blood money". He first tries to have it sent to Mike's granddaughter and Drew Sharp's parents, but Saul and Walt refuse to arrange this, tells him that the DEA would most likely intercept it, so Jesse starts driving down a poor neighborhood and tossing his money away.]]
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* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler:Jesse completely loses his shit when he realizes Walt really did poison Brock, beating a confession out of Saul and coming within a hair's-breadth of burning the White house to the ground.]]
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* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler:Jesse completely loses his shit when he realizes Walt really did poison Brock, beating a confession out of Saul and coming within a hair's-breadth of burning the White Walter's house to the ground.]]
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* StarterVillainStays: A variation. [[VillainProtagonist Rather than be portrayed]] as an antagonist, Jesse is the first villain Walter meets where the latter is introduced into the meth business.
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* IAmAMonster: After coming out of rehabilitation, he accepts his role of a bad guy as a way to cope up with the death of Jane.
-->'''Jesse Pinkman''': You either run from things, or you face them, Mr. White.''\\
'''Walter White''': Well, what exactly does that mean?''\\
'''Jesse Pinkman''': I learned it in rehab. Its all about accepting who you really are. I accept who I am.''\\
'''Walter White''': Well, who are you?''\\
'''Jesse Pinkman''': I'm the bad guy.''
-->'''Jesse Pinkman''': You either run from things, or you face them, Mr. White.''\\
'''Walter White''': Well, what exactly does that mean?''\\
'''Jesse Pinkman''': I learned it in rehab. Its all about accepting who you really are. I accept who I am.''\\
'''Walter White''': Well, who are you?''\\
'''Jesse Pinkman''': I'm the bad guy.''
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* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler:Jesse completely loses his shit when he realizes Walt really did poison Brock, beating a confession out of Saul and coming within a hair's-breadth of burning the White house to the ground.]]
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* LikesOlderWomen: One of his interests is "milfs", and Vince confirmed himself that Jesse was trying to flirt with Kim in "Waterworks".
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* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed in that though he [[spoiler: will likely suffer trauma for the rest of his life, he still gets off lightly compared to the rest of Walt's partners. Not only does he get to keep his life and his freedom, but he also gets away with a good $200,000 to start over in Alaska.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed in that though he [[spoiler: will likely suffer trauma for the rest of his life, he still gets off lightly compared to the rest of Walt's partners.partners (and rivals too, for that matter). Not only does he get to keep his life and his freedom, but he also gets away with a good $200,000 to start over in Alaska.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed in that though he [[spoiler: will likely suffer trauma for the rest of his life, he still gets off lightly compared to the rest of Walt's crew, whose crimes he's usually complicit in. Not only does he get to keep his life and his freedom, but he also gets away with a good $200,000 to start over in Alaska.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed in that though he [[spoiler: will likely suffer trauma for the rest of his life, he still gets off lightly compared to the rest of Walt's crew, whose crimes he's usually complicit in.partners. Not only does he get to keep his life and his freedom, but he also gets away with a good $200,000 to start over in Alaska.]]
