Brian Earl Spilner said:
Well for one, she treated Walt like garbage even before he started cooking, which contributed to his decision.
When did she treat Walt like garbage prior? He started cooking in episode 1. She threw him a surprise birthday party, gave him a handy, etc. I cannot remember a single bad thing she did in the first half of the episode.
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Not to mention the fact that she could've gone to the police or Hank at any time and put an end to it. She was just as complicit as him for most of the show.
In hindsight, she did screw up by not turning him in right away. I assume the Skyler in the finale would agree to that.
But at the time, they were already separated by the time he told her (in his own apartment). As far as she was concerned, she and the kids were safe and she wasn't complicit (yet). And "ratting" out Walt, might put her and the kids in MORE danger. She had no idea if the cartel or whoever (she didn't know who), might go after her to kill her as a witness.
Then Walt moved his ass right back in without her permission. I think the moment she didn't tell those police right away was the first moment she became complicit. But did she REALLY? She could tell the police right then and there, "he's a meth cook!", but she would have no proof. And she would come off as a deranged scorned wife who was trying any excuse to get her husband kicked out. The police would leave, and THEN all the witness danger concerns would kick in. So I can totally understand the decision to not rat him out.
Frankly, I think the way the writers slowly eased her in to complicity was genius. I think many people would react in the same way if we were faced with the same situation.
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But worst of all, she ****ed Ted.
That was when she was trying to get his ass to leave the house after he refused. Because she assumed (pretty correctly), that the rest of the family was in danger if he was there.