So while it’s still his fault that he got so caught up in the life, Jesse rarely gets to reap any rewards, facing mostly tragedies like Jane’s death and his imprisonment.
Despite being a meth-abuser and a criminal many times over, Jesse Pinkman still earns audience sympathy for two reasons.
Which, like Cranston said, kept Jesse on a solo route worth exploring further in a movie.
One is that Jesse never actually has anything particularly great happen in his life, and many of his negative decisions are forced upon him by others in higher power.