8 Reasons Walter White is Wile E. Coyote

In the American Southwest, a hirsute genius uses science to pursue an impossible blue dream. Holy cats, Walter White is Wile E. Coyote.

I still have a lot of emotions from the finale, and this analysis is helping me work through them.

SPOILERS ABOUNDING FOR ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS OF ALL TIME.

Seriously. Spoilers.

Serious.

Okay.

Here it is.

1) Likeness

The more wiley Walt gets, the hairier he becomes. The closer Wiley gets to catching Roadrunner, the more he looks and acts like Walt.

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2) Location

Breaking Bad takes place primarily in New Mexico. Wile E. Coyote’s turf is thought to be anywhere from Texas to Monument Valley.

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Note both series are fans of yellow-sky cinematography.

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3) Science

Walt is to chemistry what Wile E. is to physics.

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4) The Unattainable

A man’s reach must always exceed his grasp. It’s blue as the sky for a reason.

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5) Playing With Fire

Rapid escalation. externalized costs and impending doom–a metaphor for the Cold War and the Drug War.

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6) Futility

Some things can’t be stopped. Other things can’t be started.

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7) Regret

Tragedy is making a mistake. Horror is realizing it a moment too late.

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8) Defeat

It’s as inescapable as gravity.

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BONUS REASONS

Birth date

Wile E. Coyote first appeared on September 17, 1949.
Walter White was born September 7, 1959.

Tenacity

You don’t have to like him, but you have to respect him.

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Rad creator facial hair

It keeps in the mystery.

A-a-a-a-and spent.

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