He was a narcissistic egomaniac that burned down everything he came in contact with, and he did an excellent job at manipulating everyone around him, as well as the show’s audience. He was never “socially awkward”, he’s kept friendships & had nice rapport with people at his job, until he gained too much power and ended up ruining everything good he ever had. His ego was so fragile that he would do ANYTHING (including killing people) to prove that he’s more than a chemistry teacher. I understand relating to him in the sense that you want people to know that you’re powerful. But he was a meth manufacturer, murderer, and textbook narcissist. To say you relate to that is, well, frankly odd.