An FBI Profiler Explains The Psychology OfBreaking Bad‘s Walter White

In the latest episode of Vanity Fair ’s “ Psych of a Psycho ” YouTube series ( late subjects include Game of Thrones ’ “ hideous and vile ” juvenile criminalKing Joffrey ) , server Candice DeLong , a former FBI profiler , breaks down the psychological science of Breaking Bad ’s Walter White .

As anyone who ’s see the show can testify , Walter ’s evolution from genus Cancer - stricken interpersonal chemistry instructor driven to do-or-die measures , to power - mad egomaniac fond of jaunty hats , is one of TV ’s most searingly memorable character arcs . Watch this light video to hear more about what motivated his crime … and what propelled him onward once he got into “ the conglomerate business . ”

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