I'm not aware of any series in which only the acting made it popular, thus I cannot agree that the script did not have as much to do with the show's success.
Sending Hank to Leavenworth (in any credible fashion) would have expended an enormous amount of the plot on Hank. If the show was about Hank, then this would make sense. I've seen this sort of weird plot device used, mainly in British Drama, which tends to trail down such rabbit-holes, or often worse, contrive some amazingly convenient way to speed through what would have been realistically a very long drawn-out process.
As far as the hiding process was concerned, it seemed to be a minor plot device in which the details were irrelevant; Walt needed to be removed from the setting. New Hampshire seems as good a place as any.
Finally, the killing of the Aryans, could have been done any number of ways, however, it had to be done in a unique way. Simply walking through the door, or ambusing, and blowing them away would not be suitable for Walt's character. You may notice that throughout the series, Walt does not actually kill many people, but when he does it is always with a certain scientific flair reminicent of Dr. Phibes, a fascinating character played by Vincent Price in two movies that I'm certain you would find abominable.
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