Breaking Bad 2x6 | "Peekaboo" | First Time Reaction!

[@r.achel044]

this episode really shows who walt and jesse are at the core. one is kind, the other is ice cold. when they're together it can be extremely entertaining and even warm, or just sickening. it's a twisted father-son relationship. jesse never stood a chance against walt's manipulation, his big heart was always used against him. this episode really shows their true colors when they're not around each other, no masks

[@jgrAnimations23]

I never even noticed that

[@beeaye7944]

It's even reflected in their associate colors; "Pink" - Warmth, feeling, humanity, affection. "White" - Cold, calculated, bleak, blank.

[@j_fley6702]

@@beeaye7944 White is literally every color in the visible spectrum. It's not bleak, blank or cold

[@beeaye7944]

@@j_fley6702 Thanks for sharing your personal opinion about common word associations? Jeebus.

[@j_fley6702]

@beeaye7944 its physics, not opinion, but np

[@Siah-Nara]

When jessie says “have a good rest of your life kid” I started sobbing so hard

[@stevendalloesingh]

Why? Man died 2 minutes prior, did you shed a tear?😅

[@jennytalls2087]

are you... are you really surprised why someone would be more sympathetic to a child than the child's abusive father?

[@TheLevitatingFleem]

@@stevendalloesinghdamn homie you’re actually retarded lmaooo

[@red2977]

Jessie knows what drugs do to people. Jessie is an addict and lets face it. He is a drug dealer. He isn't a good guy, but he is also not evil and the character has legitimate empathy. Jessie has strong feelings about children. It is part of his character probably because he is being cut out from the life of his little brother.

[@SuzakuX]

I think Jesse's perspective is a bit off because he's clearly not as susceptible to addiction as some. He quits cold turkey a few times through the series and is able to generally manage it, which is not something a lot of others can do.

[@MrFrankEast]

@@SuzakuX Yeah he more so uses from lack of purpose

[@GroovydawgJ]

@@MrFrankEastsounds like me 😭 not with meth but with weed and alcohol

[@MrFrankEast]

@@GroovydawgJ big ole fax. Same. We live in a weird time not a lot of purpose to choose from in the dystopian post covid landscape

[@curtiszyr]

@@MrFrankEastnah brothers don’t settle for that mediocrity. Let’s pushing harder to make something out of nothing

[@deltoidable]

I think you're the only reactor to think Gretchen and Elliot did nothing wrong. Creator of the the show, Vince Gilligan says, that everyone assumes they must have wronged Walt, but Walt left Gretchen and sold his share of the company because he couldn't handle being around Gretchen's ultra wealthy family. They didn't cut him out, Elliot didn't steal Gretchen, Walt is bitter and regretful for what he gave up.

[@LorraineVirginie]

Since you asked for related spoilers (but without being too specific)… Jesse’s empathy for children will be a central theme to this show. That is to say there will be other scenes where we see children in awful life circumstances. But personally I think this episode is the toughest one to watch in that vein. Most of the other scenes that come to mind are difficult but not drawn out through the entire episode or shown in such a painful way. To avoid them you would miss a significant amount of very important content in the show.

[@birch5757]

When that kid turns to Jesse (random stranger) and says "I'm hungry", I am filled with such a mix of rage and sorrow. Just a reminder to always try to be helpful and kind to little kids, because we don't know what they're going through. I say this as a father to a small child, people mistreating children should be ashamed, except they are apparently incapable of shame. Makes me mad 😡

[@naveenmagapu4670]

You are in for a lot more crying in this show. The emotional rollercoaster and anxiety is insane.

[@TampaCEO]

From my perspective, this was the hardest episode to watch of the entire series. The rest of the series will have some violent moments but they will be short. You are not going to have to watch this level of misery and suffering again. But i'm glad they did show it. It's important for the viewers to see just how horrible an impact these drugs have on some people.

[@ilove6kies]

Not for me there is another episode that definitely tops this one. It involves Todd I think you know which one I’m talking about.

[@TampaCEO]

@@ilove6kies yes... I was thinking of that. I'm just saying it's quick - over in 5 seconds. This episode was a full hour of gore.

[@habadasheryjones]

@@TampaCEO I mean its not over that quick exactly. There is an entire haunting, cold open following that event in the episode after.

[@Onaterdem]

This season's finale was pretty difficult too. Pretty difficult.

[@TampaCEO]

@Onaterdem Actually, you are right. Season 5, episode 14 (Ozymandias), was the hardest show to watch. The entire cast deserved awards for this single performance.

[@aaronwells6608]

This show is for real. There is going to be dark stuff, lots of it. Not sugar coating it.

[@StayFractalesque]

You know the girls are having a tough time when they can't finish a scene, find themselves talking over the dialogue because they're trying to 'disassociate', as Maple put so perfectly.. it's a very universal 'human condition' type behavior..

[@altafkalam2716]

When Ariana said she can't handle when bad things happen to kids, I was like, boy, you don't know what's coming.

[@BornInsane0]

"They're prideful people" the projection from Walt is so real

[@JohnnyBNerdy]

Dale Dickey (Spooge's Lady) is probably one of the best character actresses in the game

[@alvincenzo3249]

Patty the day-time hooker.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

That kid did an amazing job. Not once do you ever feel it's unrealistic, the kid was very believable. The two adults are the one's that are a bit over the top.

[@kuhpunkt]

"the kid" is actually twins. Look up "peekaboo twins aaron paul" to see them a few years later meeting Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

@@kuhpunkt Yeah, that's a common thing on a set, using twins, especially children. However, the point is the acting. The saying is, never work with children or animals, but there are cases where a child actor is phenomenal. The episode is one of these cases, where the child actor is very believable and adds to the scenes they're in.

[@John_Locke_108]

Most people on meth tend to be over the top.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

@@John_Locke_108 People using methamphetamine are erratic, I wouldn't describe them as over the top. David Ury and Dale Dickey are both talented, but this wasn't their best work.

[@ajs8873]

@@My-Name-Isnt-Important they should've cast you in both the roles so we could see how it should be done.

[@duranwilliams9500]

“Yo, that’s my bank!” 🤣🤣

[@karturobinewski9069]

This is an episode that has always haunted me...because of that kid. And it's an episode that gets it right by stripping anyway any notions that there's anything noble about what Walt is doing. He's helping perpetuate all this sadness and madness by getting into this business. It's something the series is not always consistent on, since at times they make Walt feel like a total anti-hero.

[@ankhtahr1401]

I THRIVE on the spite you have for Walter, it's so satisfying to watch you see right through him. Many people adopt Walt's view of himself as the poor genius who just always got the bad end of the deal, while the show is making it pretty clear that his pride and his protectiveness around his work have always been his downfall, even in the Gray Matter days.

[@thedarkemissary]

Nah. That couch speech will always be his definition of himself. Being Heisenberg is what truly lets him be free and find fulfillment. And it's his pride and protectiveness that allows him to succeed as much as he does. He's just very poor at spontaneous adaptation.

[@sandragorman8688]

OMG they talked throught he show's first F bomb, the best part of the episode. I guess the significance doesn't come through on streaming. But to pull that on an AMC show back then.... took big balls.

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

The first season has several F-bombs.

[@jerodast]

When I first saw this, I don't remember what service I used, possibly DVRd from AMC itself, but the F bomb was muted out. Kinda confusing to be honest haha because it was such a slow and deliberate delivery, not in the middle of a rant where he was obviously cursing. I guess it was unmuted on original airing, not just like "they'll get the full version on DVD"?

[@beeaye7944]

It's a compelling contrast to see the veneers of both Jesse and Walt start to slip away. Jesse is shown to be much more than his flunkie "Captain Cook" personae, while simultaneously its becoming clear that Walter the dedicated teacher and family man has merely been a convenient disguise for the cold, calculating and egotistical monster underneath.

[@SuzakuX]

I think something a lot of people overlook about this episode, and uniquely this season overall, is that it shows a lot of the otherwise unseen victims of Walt and Jesse's trade. _This_ is Walt's contribution to the world. Now, you can maybe make a libertarian argument that they're just giving people what they want, but what they're giving people is poison, and a point is made that Walt's product is more potent, more addictive, and more expensive than the competition.

[@MarisuSedai]

We should start telling you to schedule therapy after some episodes.

[@ianp5367]

Especially this season and next ...

[@adamvialpando106]

Vince Gilligan has talked about what led to Walt and Gretchen splitting up. Walt was brilliant but deeply insecure. He came from nothing while Gretchen came from a rich family. He felt inferior because of this and eventually he broke off their engagement while on vacation with her family. He then decided to sell his shares in Gray Matter to Elliot for around $5000. It was after he left that the company became successful and he became bitter and felt they were making money off his stolen ideas, though he remained friendly with them. But remember this, Walt sold his shares on his own because he felt insecure about his fiance's wealth. Nobody forced him out or tried to talk him into it or even made him feel unwelcome. And from what Vince has said Gretchen's family was nothing but nice to Walt. The decision was fueled purely by his own ego and pride yet he acts like he was intentionally slighted

[@Maxisamo1]

"Take the money. Take the money. I know it's blood money but I gotta root for something!"

[@yunolks3]

You know what's always fun after an episode like this? Riding dirt bikes in the desert

[@tsmartin]

Any follower of this series knows that even riding a dirt bike in the desert can be risky.

[@yunolks3]

@@tsmartin not if you wear a helmet

[@r.achel044]

i love the wildlife in the desert too, specifically tarantulas

[@jmiyagi12345]

@@tinocontreras5105Meth Damon!

[@Hollycb12]

Yall miss things when you're talking so much. I like your videos but i wish yall would take things in a bit more

[@MapleDivine]

We have subtitles on every time and are really good at multitasking!

[@bulbakirb5789]

It's honestly nice to see reactors that understand just how awful Walt is even this early on because there's so many people that legitimately think Walt is cool and awesome acting the way he does even tho thats not the intention of the show. Same thing with homelander in the boys or movies like fight club.

[@Onaterdem]

I've seen more than a few people defending Walter killing ****. Some people seriously think he's the hero, and is always in the right, and was right to kill a person who possibly maybe could've hurt themselves in the distant future but also probably not??

[@keeganwatt5209]

I'm not sure people see homelander in that similar way to Walt. Some people genuinely believe Walt is good whereas everyone knows Homelander is evil but just find him fun.

[@-k7228]

@@keeganwatt5209You would be surprised how many edgy kids idolise homelander

[@DripStopShop]

Girls watching this show always start hating on Walt for lying, which is so weird. What do you want him to say?? You want him to tell her the truth? Let the man get them some money. Hating on him for cooking meth is one thing, but it’s dumb to get mad at him for lying while he’s trying to get them rich, you know?

[@nochannel1q2321]

No one ever seems really bothered that Skylar manipulated him into getting treatment and then into a situation to receive money from Gretchen. It's not her fault he's lying about it now, but the reasons for even considering what to say kind of come from Skylar's behavior earlier even if Walt is the one to make the decision now about what to say.

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

@@nochannel1q2321 If you think about it Skyler is a monster and the true villain of the series!

[@ajs8873]

@@winstonmarlowe5254 yeah, you’re definitely retarded.

[@EvHervey]

Just got the notification and... well, we all did our best not to warn you guys. We all knew what was coming. 12 hours to the premiere and... yeah, that thumnail looks just about right.

[@Diegesis]

we almost didn't make it past this one and we just hit another one in ep 12 lol

[@ajs8873]

@@DiegesisI can’t wait for the Phoenix (s02e12) reaction!

[@extantsanity]

@@Diegesis My dad was a family therapist and when this one was over, he looked at me with this exasperated look, as if to say, "Yeah, I don't know if I can do another one of those". I immediately consoled him by saying, "That's as bad as it gets, don't worry, we made it..."

[@dougjones1074]

You think Walter is a boring teacher, wow

[@jacksonhodge4638]

I know meth heads. Until about 4yrs old I had the same life as the ginger boy. I’m not a psychopath, but I have ZERO sympathy for fiends. Most realistic late stage addicts I’ve ever seen on TV.

[@TTM9691]

It's cool and interesting how many Seinfeld alumni are in this show; this episode has three of 'em, all talking to each other (Walter, Skylar and Gretchen) lol.

[@shsrpr]

15:42 Agreed. I don't like this episode on rewatches. I think it's a good episode, in terms of writing, story progression, acting, but it's really tough to watch the parts with the kid, I usually just want to skim through it. I think this is the last episode of the series that is like this. There is some bad shit that happens in future episodes for sure, but this one is a massive downer for much of its runtime.

[@crispy_338]

It hits hard knowing kids are living like this irl

[@JustAMagicDuck]

Thank goodness this is as dark as the show gets. Definitely nothing more grim and horrific than this episode on the horizon.

[@davismorgan99]

There is an episode in the 5th season that might give you some trouble, although I don’t find it nearly as heartbreaking as this one. There will be moments, but nothing this constantly heartbreaking.

[@Shhtick]

I enjoy when Walt said FU to her hehe 😈

[@nahommesfin6197]

They missed Walt n Gretchen’s very important dialogue which truly defines Walt’s character,they need to rewatch that part off air.

[@oggyreidmore]

You guys react so deeply to this show that I was actually kind of worried about how you'd react to this episode. I've seen lots of reactors and this episode tends to hit hard for everyone, but you guys feel your feelings so deeply and your empathy is so strong that I was concerned that you'd quit the show after this one, or at least take a really long break. No spoilers, but you should be okay for a while as far as intensity of the episodes - at least they're not as in your face harsh like this one.

[@ricardobautista2141]

Uh...Jane?

[@ayofzi8895]

delete@@ricardobautista2141

[@MrPib-yu2no]

Love that yall are reacting to this, but youre also sort of talking over some of the best acting the show has to offer lol. The scene where Walt switches to Heisenberg with Gretchen is amazing.

[@crispy_338]

Yo maple was in an engineering program?! Shoutout to my fellow MechEs

[@MapleDivine]

I switched to BioChem and pre Pharm 🫡 SHOULD NOT HAVE

[@crispy_338]

@@MapleDivine Oh yeah fuck that 😂😂

[@Col_Fragg]

Does anyone fear for their mental health when they actually reach the "DARK" episodes?

[@keito9158]

I wonder if they will finish this show. It seems pretty tough for them. And frankly...as tough as this episode is its kind of pedestrian compared to the future.

[@logan-pe4rm]

They have to finish. Nobody can start reacting to BB and not finish. It’s way too popular of a show, it basically GUARANTEES that you’ll get an audience, plus it’s just a great show

[@keito9158]

@@logan-pe4rm I assume they will too. But their reaction is extremely different to anyone's I have ever seen. It almost looks like they are physically pained by what is happening. And really, this isn't anything yet compared to what is coming.

[@ajs8873]

@@keito9158 how about you shut up about “what’s coming” and just let them watch? How about that? Does that seem like an idea?

[@AboveAverageGamer1]

​@@logan-pe4rma lot of reactors quit in season 4, it happens. Wouldn't be surprised if they quit when Walt let's a certain thing happen later this season.

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

@@ajs8873 you sound hysterical, take your meds

[@wwk68tig]

one of the "best" episodes in entire series.........in a tough way. thanks so much for another wonderful reaction..........

[@MrNowLaters]

Sorry buddy it just get worse from here. You better lock in

[@Gunleaver]

Regarding Walt & Gretchen's history, nothing more is said about it on the show, but in an interview, one of the writers, either Vince GIlligan or Peter Gould, said that while they were dating in the early days of Grey Matter, Walt & Gretchen went to visit her family, who were super rich and had a home in someplace fancy on the East coast, like Martha's Vinyard or the Hamptons, and Walt felt uncomfortable and ashamed and out of place, and resented Gretchen for it, and blew up the relationship afterward, and that resulted in him selling his stake in Grey Matter to Elliot and Gretchen, which was not worthy very much at the time, and the work they started together, eventually bore fruit and they got rich, while Walt worked at another lab, met Skyler, and then things never quite took off financially for them.

[@OwnYourBaldSpot]

The shows emotional but the things that set you off aren’t really present in other episodes. A lot of people find this one especially hard to watch. I grew up in a town with a lot of drugs so I wasn’t surprised by any of it…

[@markl1839]

BRO. SAME. I started BB before season 4, so I was bingeing the earlier seasons until I hit this episode. I had to take like a two-week break before I could pick it back up.

[@bigpictureguys8415]

Spoiler…. That was Jane’s episode for me

[@MrProteus616]

One of the hardest and best episodes. Reveals one of the central themes of show. We watch Jesse become a better person and Walt become a worse person.

[@AboveAverageGamer1]

Did you guys notice that the clerk spooge and skank killed for the ATM is in fact Hugo who lost his janitor job at the school?

[@olekanuriel9359]

no thats not him. hes the guy that helped jessie and walt out of a ditch on ep. 2

[@NataXano]

Great reaction as always! This show is amazing but does have a lot of difficult stuff to watch, no other way around it, but this probably one of the roughest.

[@danielperkey7619]

I never flipped on Walter he is the greatest man ever

[@cshubs]

There's video from a breaking bad signing where the twins who played the little boy show up and say hi to Aaron Paul, who totally remembered them, even though they were 10 yeas older.

[@erndaburn7745]

Yeah the end of this episode broke me. Jesse has a soft heart when it comes to kids.

[@mikelor84]

20:30 "sorry for the dolphins" LOL Arianna is so funny

[@jarodsmith6890]

9:54 Maple: I'd tent the windows, probably darker than they're allowed to be. Arianna: 110% - Both agreeing that she would, and saying how much darker she would tint them.

[@dmac3316]

This was a very pivotal episode in the series. It was good to revisit thru your commentary

[@OwnYourBaldSpot]

What did you think of the grey matter stuff? Did you believe Walt at all or not really? He left yeah but if they did profit off his ideas that’s actually some real stuff, even if he’s a big dick

[@John_Locke_108]

Watched this on Patreon and their reaction was not easy to watch. Brutal episode.

[@PrometheusOfSodom]

I would have too if they didn't charge so much per month and actually did post a lot more early access to reactions like Nikki & Steve React channel.

[@Diegesis]

we charge $5 over a 30 day period. that's 17cents a day. and we don't do early access cause we post the vids as soon as theyre edited so early access on patreon would just mean artificially slowing down the releases on KZbin.

[@logan-pe4rm]

@@PrometheusOfSodomIf they didn’t charge so much? Wtf are you talking about? In what world is $5/a month alot? $5/a month for access to EVERY full reaction? But sure, it’s too expensive, right. Yet I’m sure you’d have no isse coughing up $8 for a medium sized frappuccino.

[@logan-pe4rm]

@@DiegesisYou guys are doing great. Don’t listen to the naysaying cheapskate.

[@thedarkemissary]

Again... It ain't like he had time to come up with the best possible story. Skylar just sat him down and dropped a surprise on him. It was the best he could come up with in the moment.

[@jimchabai3163]

Soldier on! There's obviously going to be some very tough episodes but I think youlll be fine. This is one of the great episodes of Breaking Bad that everyone remembers. It's nice to see a genuine reaction to this show from you too.

[@sakidickerson]

This was a tough one. I cried when I saw this and then again just now cuz of yalls empathy

[@bobbong8483]

@8:01 "Marshmallow Puff Sandwich" is now what I am calling Fluff

[@Sig509]

At least the kid has a chance for a better life now, he is still young, might get adopted. That's probably the only positive thing in this episode. And yes, it is important to always keep in mind with these drug-centered shows what drugs do to the people, and who is the source of the money. Not only it destroys lives, families, but also cause crime, as addicts are getting desperate to fund their addiction (like here, the "clean" ATM robbery, where there were clearly people killed at the store).

[@KlooKloo]

Peek-A-Boo: Where Jesse and Walt stop hiding and show their faces: Jesse is an inherently good, wounded child, and Walt is a dark hole of blind, bitter resentment.

[@KlooKloo]

@nebulous798 come at me bro

[@B-a-t-m-a-n]

When you cry for the little red-headed kid, you are crying for the thousands of kids who live like this every day.

[@franciscoortega5963]

This episode in particular is my favorite. Not in any good way, but as far as character growth. I believe the writers were planning to kill off Jesse after season 1, but the fan base in general liked Jesse as a character. So the writers went back to the writing room and changed the story to make it so Jesse didn’t die when they were originally planning. They then wanted to build Jesse’s storyline to get more people to like him. They hit the target perfectly with this episode.

[@dahartluke8438]

Its funny watching females watch this show and seeing their perspective, like the stuff they latch onto and analyze lol

[@leeannmcdermott8313]

There will be some tough episodes for you guys😢

[@bmann1976]

one episode a week on YT isn't enough

[@xt0ferx]

I can't wait for y'all to make it through all of this show and Better Call Saul and El Camino

[@mst4705]

Hey, I'm a 38y old guy and I still tear up at with the kid scene at the end.

[@AndoThree]

The slow evolution of Jesse's character is easily one of the best and most compelling things in the entire show.

[@tonygibson5171]

Lol “screw Walt, he’s on a power trip” - Yes, the whole show is just one slow burn of a very long power trip.

[@BulkLogan]

Is there any possibility you guys could put out 2 episodes per week? Please

[@johnmorris8444]

11:18 I never understood the tinted window thing. Why?

[@cb1774]

real warning - this show does involve kids being hurt. I would say they do not linger on it as much as this episode. but take care of yourselves. I am sure there a warnings somewhere on the web for each episode, maybe read ahead to prepare/know when you're in the right head space to watch (if ever).

[@HR-uc9bz]

15:49 Im really curious about their relationship. Was it just friends? Was it a love triangle that Walt walked away from? Was it Walt's ego misunderstanding a situation?

[@Starman256]

Walt and Gretchen used to be an item. But Walt left her because he couldn’t stand being around her rich family. He started the company with her and Elliott. But after he left Gretchen and Elliott led the company together and made billions.

[@pedma1]

2 more episodes till you meet the GOAT

[@SidPhoenix2211]

16:40 they actually "halo light" every character as much as possible. Cinematographer (from S02 and onwards) Michael Slovis liked to give subjects backlighting as much as possible.

[@Diegesis]

very true

[@TheRepublican777]

Hey Jesse earned that babysitting money thay day lol

[@tonyzed9123]

you guys are my favourite breaking bad reactors by far. yall flipped on walt faster than anyone else and i respect it so hard.

[@yw1971]

Some great TV there. Nothing similar since.

[@Seneca84]

Never be sorry for the dolphins, Arianna

[@scaf5363]

It’s so funny when people try to blame Skylar for everything or say “Well she’s not completely innocent” and you see Walt being a lying narcissistic/arrogant ass lmao

[@bigpictureguys8415]

Gretchen & Elliot suck. Walt clearly takes pride too far but give me a break with those two.

[@rotcehb]

This shows the reality of meth: as much as I like Jessie (and I really dislike Walter) they're preying on this type of people to make money. When you think about it it's just awful how many lives Jessie and Walt are willing to destroy for money. The difference between Jessie and Walt is that Jessie has to face the reality while Walter never truly does and he has this "romantic" vision about what he is creating. In other words: Walter is doing everything to save his family, including sinking other's families

[@jakewissink9675]

Man you guys haven’t seen anything yet. Season 4 and 5 will tear your emotions up.

[@laffingist218]

i don't like cars, what's the thing that makes people think clear windows look weird on a nice car? is it just a security thing? other than that tinted windows seem impractical to me

[@jlilley73]

This is a very memorable episode, very hard to watch -- maybe the hardest in the entire series, in some respects at least. I can say with confidence that you won't have to watch another episode quite like that one.

[@stressfreepaperchase3215]

"screw Walt" ahhhhhh not yet, not yet.

[@innercircle341]

yes screw him from the very start

[@habadasheryjones]

Yeah screw Walt mode begins now. I never caught just how screwed up the lie about Gretchen was the first time I watched. The nerve of Walt, of all people, to call them prideful.

[@SoaringTrumpet]

I really appreciate how caring and in tune y'all were to the depressing and heartbreaking child welfare part of this episode. This is definitely one of the more difficult ones to watch for that reason alone, then add to the mix an increasingly insufferable Walter and you get a tough ep to get through!

[@jwr6796]

Hey! I have Walter's shirt! Same darn one.

[@atrus3823]

I’m impressed. You guys gave up on Walt faster than most!

[@lonebear6779]

I guess I'm done with movie/show reactors, I don't understand these reactions, saw quite a few like this recently. Sure the episode is brutal and isn't fun to watch but it's fictitious. If you are that distressed watching a story, how do you even cope with reality, knowing that such events, and worse, happen to real people all the time. I'm not jaded, it hurts seeing this kid living in such conditions but again it's actors in a show. So either it's faked reactions, or it's real but then it's overreaction over a few scenes, which means either can't deal with real life or in complete denial and thus no point watching. Emotional response should be proportionate, if made-up stories and good performances fire up your brain or heart that much, how will you be able to handle things properly when bad stuff will happen to you or to someone you know/love ?

[@thedarkemissary]

It's called immersion. How do they cry at the end of The Last Samurai? It's fictitious. It ain't real. So, how do they cry? How do people cry at the beginning of The Last of Us? It's fictitious. It ain't real. So, how do people cry? Maybe you don't have the ability to immerse. Or maybe you are desensitized. Sounds like a you problem either way.

[@jameskaten8291]

One of the traits that defines humans is our ability to engage in storytelling. At its best, storytelling requires the audience to willingly suspend its disbelief. We know that we're looking at actors on a stage, shadows on a movie screen, or pixels on a monitor, but we intentionally set aside that reality so that we can experience the story on a personal level - that's the magic of storytelling - and when the storyteller and the audience make this kind of connection, it can generate real emotion and passion. When a person reacts emotionally to a well-told story, it doesn't mean that the person is too dumb to understand that it's just a story, and it doesn't (necessarily) mean that the person is faking the emotion. It means that the person has entered into a contract with the storyteller to suspend disbelief and actually engage with the story. That's what I'm seeing here.

[@lonebear6779]

@@thedarkemissary I know it's a me problem considering many people seem to think it's the normal way to react to things. I'm not saying people shouldn't have reaction because it's fictitious, that wasn't my point. I get emotional too watching some stuff. My point was how much should a story move someone compared to how real life stuff does. It feels to me that people are way more emotional to what happens to characters in shows than what happens to real people.

[@lonebear6779]

@@jameskaten8291 I understand but in some ways, I probably can't completely relate to that. I can't set aside reality completely (so yes a me problem). I don't see being manipulated blindly by a storyteller to feel emotions so strongly as a good contract. Getting some levels of emotions, some thoughts about the situation, how it can relate to my life is all good, but getting so worked up, so sad, so angry and all, that affects you for a while after the scene is done or the show has ended, no thanks. I want to feel and think at the same time, not being so overwhelmed by emotions that you can't process stuff while it's happening.

[@deltoidable]

@@lonebear6779 Yeah, that's true in the sense that we're exposed to real world horrors mostly through sanitized new's stories that leave out a human perspective. When we are exposed to real world horrors through a detailed first hand account, people are much more emotionally responsive to that reading statistic. Also, characters in shows often are based of real people, or represent the experience of many people. Child abuse is real, and depictions of it can remind of that it's reality, which can be upsetting. Stories really force you to engage with something in a way that the real world can't. People who are that sensitive don't usually seek out detailed real world horrors, because they find it even more upsetting.

[@Maxisamo1]

In regards to "is there more heavy shit with kids?" Yes. Yes there is. As drawn out as this episode? No, but it gets worse in regards to how dark it gets

[@Diegesis]

yeah it's not really the same vibe as this

[@alexreverman4585]

The exact situation of how Walter left is always a bit ambiguous but my personal interpretation has always been that Walt has always had that chip on his shoulder and felt out of place around her family's wealth and left. Maybe there was faul on her side as well, but Walt strikes me as someone who has continually sabotaged himself out of pride. He worked on Nobel-winning research and he couldn't find work beyond high school chemistry? Nothing against it, but the pay isn't great and it doesn't seem like Walt is there for the love of inspiring young minds. No, there's a pattern to this guy.

[@Hellomarsh]

I need to stick up for my man Walt, a man provides. He loves his family and he's doing what needs to be done.

[@SuzakuX]

Spoilers: Load of BS, Walt himself admits it by the end.

[@Hellomarsh]

@SuzakuX at this point he still is lying to himself. But I get it, he's so full of rage and I relate to that, sadly.

[@F26_RAIDER]

I'm almost annoyed with how hard on Walt they are this early in the series. Seems they turned on him much quicker than I recall most had when the show originally aired. I can't imagine how bad they'll hate him towards the finale of this season.

[@-k7228]

Honestly walt acts like a fucking cunt to everyone in the series how can anyone not hate him?

[@element4element4]

This episode has always been the hardest to watch for me. Other episodes are not this hard to watch. After watching this episode for the first time, I had to take a break from the show for a little bit. Later I realized it's an important episode, it shows that their crime is not victimless. There are layers and layers of victims coming out of them selling meth. I have skipped this episode on some rewatches of the show.

[@joetamburello6292]

If you dislike Walt this early just wait 😂

[@MagnificotheGreat]

I was wondering when they would flip on walt lol