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The Alleged Morality of Hank Schrader in Breaking Bad

2025-05-14 Entertainment
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This video essay analyzes the morality of Hank Schrader in Breaking Bad (Sony Pictures Television). Hank is part of law enforcement, so a large part of your perception of his morality is based on your opinion on the drug war. However, Hank has many moments of decency, loyalty, hypocrisy, and abuse over the five seasons of Breaking Bad. So is he a decent person? This is Hank Shrader's morality explained. FAIR USE NOTICE: This video may contain copyright material; the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This material is made available under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made "fair use" for the purposes such as criticism, comment, review, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that otherwise might be infringing. All rights belong to its owners. Music Used: Tumbleweed Texas by Chris Haugen (YouTube Audio Library) Silk n Cashmere Riddim by Konrad OldMoney (YouTube Audio Library) Desert Drive by Everet Almond (YouTube Audio Library) Sinister by Anno Domini Beats (YouTube Audio Library) Lost Cowboy by Coyote Hearing (YouTube Audio Library) & Green Tea by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/smith... Music promoted by Audio Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7zatZLprhA Timestamps: 0:00 Hank Schrader Morality 1:28 War on Drugs 6:44 Decency 9:04 Hypocrisy #breakingbad #hankschrader #walterwhite

Top Comments (10)

@danyf.1442 2025-05-14

Hank transformation I feel is a bit underrated in the context of the whole show. He goes from absolutely obnoxious, to having good moments and awful moments, to basically dying a hero. I still hate him for using Jesse as bait and when Steve asks him what if something goes wrong he goes "that would be bad... anyway" lol. He totally didn't care that he put Jesse in mortal danger.

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@danielaf1487 2025-05-14

Hank's PTSD after the El Paso experience was beautifully rendered: it almost made me forget what an irritating, obnoxious jerk he sometimes was. Dean Norris did a pretty amazing job portraying the facade of macho bravado shattering into a thousand pieces!

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@TrueRetroflection 2025-05-14

This video perfectly sums up why Walt knew that false confession tape would've been effective

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@SierraMonstera 2025-05-14

Side Note: Credit to Dean Norris for his facial acting. His expressions, limited as they are due to Hank not being very open emotionally, are great at selling how Hank is feeling moment to moment. Especially when he goes to beat up Jessie.

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@sievish 2025-05-14

i really love that this channel hasn't moved on from the Breaking Bad universe either. just like me fr

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@johannvonbabylon 2025-05-15

I don't think Hank's decision to go after Walt was selfless. Yes, you could think of it in terms of him doing the right thing vs. preserving his career, but Hank is ENRAGED by Walt having been playing him for years on end. My thinking is that when Hank finds out who Walt really is, he feels utterly emasculated, and putting Walt away is all he can do to get his pride back.

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@nathanfinn3300 2025-05-14

They're morals Marie! Jesus Christ!

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@JustanObservation 2025-05-21

For anyone wondering about the Hank Cheating Scene... it's from a 2009 Minisode. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRy6j4ZErjk&t=5s

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@cb-9938 2025-05-14

I think one of Hanks biggest mistakes was going to the School to ask Walt about the Mask and missing Chemicals Had anyone other than Hank gone. Walter would've seemed very shady. Instead Hank went and looked around. Cracked a Joke, then left after not finding much

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@EvanDavies-p5b 2025-06-05

In my eyes what sets him apart from the other people in Walters circle, is that he doesn't change as a result of exposure to his actions. Yes he was always a flawed individual, but he remained true to his values, while everybody else allowed Walter to make them a worse person.

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