Again, the question of why? Why aren’t we repelled by such a story? Why do we keep reading, keep watching? Is it, perhaps, because we understand why it is the character is acting the way he or she does? Does this knowledge somehow alter our perception of their actions? Knowing that Walter White from “Breaking Bad” was dying of cancer, and cooking meth a means to take care of his family after his imminent death, altered our perception of his actions. While none of us—I hope—suddenly saw his increasingly illegal activities as “good” or even “moral”, it seems to make a difference that the audience was able to understand how he got there. And how things got so wildly out of hand.