A chemistry teacher starts cooking meth and somehow you end up rooting for him, which says a lot about you.
Fun fact: Jesse Pinkman was written to die in season one, but Aaron Paul's performance changed the entire plan.
Lad finds a magic notebook and his very first thought is to become God, which is quite the leap.
Fun fact: Writer Tsugumi Ohba is a pen name, and the author's true identity has never been confirmed.