Not sure you'll ever read this, but I feel compelled to argue on the internet! :-p
Yes, motivations matter to me, and that's why I initially liked the show: it's a losing situation, he does what he can to provide for his family.
That ended the moment he was given an out by the rich family, as I mentioned in the original comment in this thread, and could pay for the cancer and satisfy his wife and child for life.
At that point, he was too prideful to stop what he was doing and continued to put his family in danger. I couldn't empathize or support him at all after that.
Yes, motivations matter to me, and that's why I initially liked the show: it's a losing situation, he does what he can to provide for his family.
That ended the moment he was given an out by the rich family, as I mentioned in the original comment in this thread, and could pay for the cancer and satisfy his wife and child for life.
At that point, he was too prideful to stop what he was doing and continued to put his family in danger. I couldn't empathize or support him at all after that.