>>Wasn't he cool and leaving Walt alone
>post-tied-up-loose-ends
>>until Walt strolled back into the picture of his own accord?
>
>At this point Walt was just trying to do right by Jesse.

He was flagrantly trying to manipulate Jesse and it backfired.

>>>Actually it can... because everything you laid out up there
>>>(save the Brock thing) has Jesse has the catalyst.
>>
>>That's a big fucking thing!!! Hahaha.
>
>Not in the context of this show it ain't.

If you don't see how Walt hurting a child after knowing Jesse's explosive history with hurting children has a massive impact on how Jesse responded, I'm not sure what to tell you.