Breaking Bad 3x3 - "I.F.T." First Time Reaction

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Dive into the gripping world of "Breaking Bad" with Maple and Arianna as they react to Season 3, Episode 3. In this intense episode, the complexities of Walter White's double life continue to unravel, bringing new challenges and moral dilemmas. Witness Maple and Arianna's reactions to Walt's escalating involvement in the drug world and the increasing strain on his family relationships. The episode weaves a tense narrative with Jesse Pinkman's personal struggles and the looming threats from dangerous adversaries. Join them as they explore the masterful storytelling, character development, and the intricate web of lies and consequences that define this critically acclaimed series. Don't miss their insightful discussion after the reaction, where they delve into the episode's themes of loyalty, redemption, and the cost of power in the gritty world of "Breaking Bad."
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00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Reaction
23:31 - Review

[@Kickinthescience]

Skylar with a discount George Clooney

[@MapleDivine]

I just choked this has altered my brain chemistry

[@jxchamb]

😂

[@Quzga]

Well Skyler is a discount Marylin Monroe..

[@cavaughngrace1488]

​@@QuzgaNot even close! Not even a discount version imo

[@Quzga]

@@cavaughngrace1488 I was referencing her singing to Ted lmao

[@martinholt8168]

I once worked in a bingo hall. You haven't lived until someone calls BINGO! and you hear four dozen old ladies yell FUCK! at the same time.

[@Maxisamo1]

"I have built up anger sometimes, but you know Batting Cages, Kickboxing..." "I just cry in my bed"

[@aaronslater470]

You have to understand that all the matters is who Tuco was, not what kind of person. Tuco was made, he was an earner, and he was family. An attack on a senior officer of the organization must have reprisal or they look weak. Weakness, even perceived, invites death

[@cpob2013]

Theres people who work for the cartel, then there's people who are the cartel.

[@thedarkemissary]

Ironically, it was the same vibe Walt was describing after Skinny Pete got jackd.

[@allyourmoney]

Exactly. He's a CAPO with a crew under him. You can't let people just knock off someone like Tuco. Your whole organization would start to crumble. It's like letting someone get away with killing Tony Soprano.

[@Gecko....]

They aren't the american mafia. They don't have made men and they don't have caporegimes. They want to avenge tuco because he's family, a blood relative.

[@BobTheSkull]

I Had a family friend that kept their Dad's phone bill paid for about 8 years because they didnt have any recordings of their voice and wanted to keep the voicemail active to hear them talk. it was heartbreaking when i heard that story. people who have your parents still and have a good relationship: dont take it for granted. take some videos together or of them. we live in an amazing age of technology, in a few decades youll cherish the videos of your parents you have.

[@Quzga]

Honestly I would love to hear my grandfather's voice again. He passed away in 2013, but it's just weird how I can remember his face, expression etc perfectly but absolutely no memory of his voice. He had a massive mustache and owned a barbershop called "The mustache" lol

[@cluster_f1575]

For years I've had voicemails from my parents I've never got around to deleting. I'm not sure why I held onto them, but after losing them both in 2020 I'm so grateful I had. Given that my dad had Alzheimers made those voicemails back when his mind was still lucid & sharp all the more precious.

[@soundofnellody262]

My father passed away in December 2018. During covid lockdown in 2021 I sorted out some old stuff and found my old Nokia phone. It still worked and I found tons of old sms messages of my father and some recorded voice mails. I cherish this old nokia like a family heirloom..

[@havok6280]

“At least she’s not vengeful…” 😂

[@Sergey.Ivanov.1]

Skyler isn’t cheating on Walter not out of revenge, she’s cheating so he knows how shitty she feels. Sometimes the only way is to put someone in a similar situation.

[@khaalmalki4039]

@@Sergey.Ivanov.1 No it was also a revenge and to make him angry.

[@havok6280]

@@Sergey.Ivanov.1 it's called spite. And a little bit of payback... And seizing power...

[@havok6280]

@@szeddezs she could have kicked him out legally. She chose not to. Her lawyer told her how.

[@Sergey.Ivanov.1]

@@havok6280 Soul Goodman explained in detail why Skyler couldn’t do it. Did you miss it?

[@mathmexican4234]

tbh there are some similarities to certain arcs of Skylar and Walt. In the beginning, Walt feels helpless and trapped, having to rely on the choices of others, which makes him feel small and worthless, so he takes power back in a skillset he has at his disposal. And now Skylar is feeling helpless and trapped. Walt is making the decisions and she has no power, so she uses whats at her disposal to make her feel powerful and gain control. And I wouldn't put much stock in those most hated lists, because freaking Emily from Friends is at the top as well lol. all she did was fall in love with Ross then have him say the wrong name at the wedding, then ask her not to be friends with the woman whose name he said instead of hers lol. There's got to be either a bias of simply how well known a show is, or just thinking of some moment people don't like and choosing the person. I guarentee nobody they talked to on that survey sat down for an hour to go over every character in popular media that is bad and thing of someone they hate the most.

[@Quzga]

"I wanna give him a hug, and probably an SSRI" lmao, too relatable

[@Sig509]

weaklings

[@leonidaslemonis127]

⁠@@Sig509Ok Frieza

[@LeumazDnazor]

​@@Sig509Yes o great alpha male

[@grumpyboomer61]

Personally, I never hated Skyler. I can't say that I liked her, but she was more annoying than anything else. As for the Cartel having some kind of code where women and children are concerned, I have no idea. The Salamanca's clearly don't. As Bolsa said. "They are not like us."

[@MRjamesfamous]

I absolutely relate to Walt. Not the killing and drugs, but in the feeling of never being fully in control of your own life. If i discovered something that made me feel like i had regained that control (especially after being told that i would die soon), God only knows what i would do for it

[@joetamburello6292]

He’s a narcissist. Nothing to relate to really

[@ToneLone69]

@@joetamburello6292that’s why the show isn’t popular, not relatable…

[@chatubarecords]

@@ToneLone69the show is popular because it’s great at displaying how bad these feelings can take you in your life if you just accept them as who you are and not work on them. No, you’re probably not going to murder people or make drugs. But you’re probably going to ruin relationships, hurt people around you, all in the while justifying everything just like Walt does. If you identify with Walt, go to a therapist.

[@ToneLone69]

@@chatubarecords you’re just plain stupid or really dick riding someone else’s opinion on this show to think Walt doesn’t have at least 1 relatable thing to his character IN THE ENTIRE SHOW!

[@misters1r900]

@@chatubarecordsThe point of the series is to show how anyone, under the right circumstances, can do anything ranging from shoplifting to murder. You’re supposed to identify with Walt a certain degree because he starts off as an average guy like anyone else.

[@moisesBTW]

‘Really Skyler. Right in front of my salad?’

[@taylorv9661]

Skyler wanted a modicum of control in her own life. *insert gif of Lucille Bluth saying “Good for her.”*

[@sungunner6244]

THIS. She is Walter's hostage to this point, and he mades her looking crazy bitch in eyes of son, relatives or police. She can't kick him out of house or her life, so she decided to claim her rights with at least her own body

[@JohnnyBNerdy]

the entire series is everybody breaking bad. Walt with the meth, Skyler with the smoking and cheating; hell Walt Jr. started calling himself "Flynn" to rebel against his parents and this episode with Hank taking out those two drug dealers in the bar. Even Marie, with the kleptomania!

[@jerodast]

Hell Marie was the harbinger of the trend. We knew the show was about Walt; Marie showed us it was about everyone.

[@SethWilson]

I went to a Bingo hall once. It was terrifying.

[@Terp311]

Ok

[@mhernandez1345]

My understanding of the bar fight is that Hank is ashamed of having ptsd from the bombing as well as some survivors guilt & he wants to feel like a badass & that he still has what it takes to take down 'bad guys.'

[@user-nd3ks4mi7b]

I think Skyler reacted that way because she didn't like Walt twisting her arm. Walt is a pathological liar and a criminal and he not only expects Skylar to not tell anyone but also forces her to stay near him by moving back in and rejecting the divorce.

[@thedarkemissary]

I read it completely the opposite. He's fully accepted that she'll go the police and he'll be arrested. He just doesn't care. As long as he's not making the decision, himself, to leave his family, he's fine with the outcome, internally. He's faced with the same scenario and makes the same choice later in the series as well.

[@artistfloor9]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@thedarkemissary No, he didnt think he would be arrested. He had a strong feeling that she wouldn’t have the guts to turn him in, and she didn’t really have any concrete proof at that point anyway. That’s why he was so calm and made a little show of being a loving father in front of the police. He wanted her to know that she couldn’t get rid of him. He hoped that once she gave up on the idea of getting him out of the house, she would just kind of resign herself to her fate and accept the money. He was right that she didn’t have the guts to turn him in, but he was wrong that she was just going to quietly accept it. As usual, he underestimated her willingness to push back against him.

[@thedarkemissary]

@@artistfloor9 That takes a lot of assumptions on how Walt presumably views his wife. None of which really coincides with moving out in the first place, her going back to work, submitting to her demand he gets treatment. It ain't like he made the baby cry on demand or coax Walt Jr. into speaking up. Obviously written well and executed for tension. But, you're giving a lot of credible calculation to a man whose plans routinely blow up in his face.

[@artistfloor9]

@@thedarkemissary Your explanation doesn’t make sense because Walt does not want to get caught. If he gets caught, then he doesn’t get to give his family the money.

[@thedarkemissary]

@@artistfloor9 Right. That's what he explains to her in that scene. Whether or not she turns him in, she HAS to at least take the money.

[@SoaringTrumpet]

Hey Maple and Arianna! I really enjoyed the reaction and, as always, the extended discussion afterwards.

[@remar-6]

Idk id rather find out my significant other was making drug money than sleeping with their boss 😂

[@jerodast]

One is a general betrayal of society, the other is a personal betrayal. I'd rather find out YOUR significant other is sleeping with her boss than find out she's been selling meth in my community.

[@Johnspartan296]

Damn, what a very skewed moral compass you have. One of those is infinitely worse than the other, and I'll give you a hint; its not the cheating.

[@SchweinerSchinkler]

@@Johnspartan296 umm yes it is the cheating. Why would i care about random people getting high on my gfs drugs? They would get them from elsewhere if she didn’t make them. Cheating on the other hand affects me

[@Skullzrapper]

I think sleeping with Ted was the only way Skyler felt she could hurt Walt. She resents him for putting her in the position she's in.

[@thedarkemissary]

What position is that? Not being okay with being with a criminal? She's helping Ted.

[@bigpictureguys8415]

@@thedarkemissarynot getting what she wants when she wants it. But in all seriousness Walt knows he’s a criminal, she knows he’s a criminal. She could expose him & protect herself but she’s not for the sake of his relationship with his son.

[@lilkat42]

​@@thedarkemissary The position of being forced against her will to live with a man who lied to her for months, put her family in danger, and sexually assaulted her.

[@thedarkemissary]

@@lilkat42 Literally not being forced to do anything. She can leave at any time. Neither of them know that the family is in actual danger. The SA thing, again, leave at any time, turn him in, you already have the lawyer on board.

[@SuzakuX]

@@thedarkemissary You're a libertarian aren't you? Same kind of energy when someone justifies treating workers like shit with the excuse "well they can just quit" while ignoring the _implied_ threat (IE poverty) that coerces them to continue working in subpar conditions.

[@bossdippedinsauce6376]

I don't know what they don't understand.If beat up 3 dudes in a bar with zz top playing in the background, it would be one of the greatest moments of my life

[@ZenShroud1]

It's a dream fewer and fewer people have, unfortunately. lol.

[@Crazy_Diamond_75]

@@ZenShroud1 I'm a guy and I don't get it. Why is beating up people such a fantasy, and why is it "unfortunate" that people don't want to start random fights? I mean, if you want it that bad, why not just go to a bar and hit somebody?

[@marcusgomez5056]

Skylar ain't a ride or die. That's why she's hated. She even threatened to rat out her misguided yet dying husband of many years

[@Johnspartan296]

Counter point: Walt sexually assaulted her, put her and her children in danger by making meth and working with cartels and neo nazis, murdered people, and literally kidnapped her baby daughter. Why would anyone in their right mind be "rIdE oR dIe" with someone like that? Also, what? "Misguided yet dying husband"? Literally all of the above.

[@calamityaj7318]

11:52 I love that she did the same exact thing Don Eladio did 😭

[@lorddoosworth8175]

"ding ding ding, ding ding ding... ayeayeaye" 🤣

[@jerodast]

11:52

[@calamityaj7318]

@@jerodastjust edited it, thanks lol

[@cshubs]

I live in Abq. I worked for a few years 1/4 mile from Jessie's house. Sometimes, during lunch, I'd drive by just to give it a gander. I worked a couple hundred yards from a park bench where Mike heard the wife might be a problem.

[@PauloHernandezXD]

That’s gotta be a trip to live or witness an IRL area where a movie/show was filmed

[@cshubs]

@@PauloHernandezXD I live next door to a Better Call Saul location, but I can't name it til our hosts get there. I met Bob Odenkirk when they filmed on the corner.

[@PauloHernandezXD]

@@cshubs that’s really cool :3

[@davidpothier6823]

"There would be no peace for him" the right level of intensity Maple

[@cpob2013]

There would be no house for skylar without walt

[@oneandonly753]

Women🤓

[@cb1774]

don't apologize for the spiciness, it's the best lol

[@jxchamb]

It's why we're here.

[@2ost1]

fun fact, in every episode color theory is applied in clothing, scenery and ambience through out the whole series! really cool when you start to see these details!

[@Gunleaver]

This episode has a lot to do with why Skyler is hated. She is offered two different opportunities to get away from Walt and his actions, and turns them down, choosing instead to cheat on her husband with another dishonest man who claims he is committing his crimes in order to protect his family. The show is presenting Walter as a villain, and according to Anna Gunn, who plays Skyler, believes they are presenting her as a relatable victim and voice of morality in the family, but what they are showing us is someone who only wants to do the right thing on her terms. The show is presenting Walt and saying "here is a bad guy" and we accept that. But with Skyler, they are saying "here is a good guy," and that is just not true, so we resent it. Also, because Walt is the protagonist, the implicit agreement between audience and show is that we put his evil deeds to the side to examine him more objectively and to root for him against antagonistic forces, as long as those forces themselves are bad. People love The Godfather movies because the Corleones go up against other crooks. They like the movies where the family goes up against good guys much less. They root for Tony Soprano for similar reasons, and even his non-mafia victims are generally shown to have stumbled into his path through their own weakness or greed. But Tony Soprano and Michael Corleone never get into shootouts with the police, they never have cops assassinated unless they are corrupt. Because the agreement between the show and audience is that you do not ask us to root for a bad person against good people. It also means that anyone who goes up against the protagonist had better actually BE a good guy. You send a dirty cop or a hypocritical politician after the protagonist criminal, they are going to be hated. And that's Skyler, an inattentive wife, who nags and whines and blames him for things she has no proof of, who does not take an actually moral or defensible position against Walt, while at the same time, depriving him of his family. If she was morally clean and took away the kids and ruined his illusion of being a good father and husband, that would make her the hero for most people. But by refusing to help the police or Hank, by being snotty to Hank and dismissive of Walt Jr, Skyler puts herself in bad guy territory. She thinks Jr is mature enough to decide to reject his father's name, and indulges him, without regard to how hurtful it is to her husband, but she refuses to tell him the truth about his father, even after it is clear that without those facts, he will give character testimony on Walt Sr's behalf and visit him without her permission or knowledge. That's not only hypocritical, it's stupid. Viewers will forgive a lot for a competent character, they will accept a lot for a character who does the right thing, but they will not put up with the bullshit of someone who plays the victim, claims to be the good guy, but does a lot of shady shit there own self, while getting in the way of the protagonists. It's the same deal with Jesse's parents. Because Jesse is the protagonist, lots of people dump on them for not being nicer to him and not being more sympathetic to his plight. The difference is, someone in Jesse's position does not get there without burning a lot of bridges in the past, whereas Walt, when the show opens, is working two jobs, for low pay, to support Skyler and their children and her only interest in his working is to complain when it interferes with her social plans. Objectively we know Skyler is right in the first two seasons to be suspicious of Walt not being present or available to her, because we know he is cooking meth. But she does not, and she acted the same way with regard to his being made to stay late at his job by his employer. She was nagging him, in front of their friends and family, when he had a legitimate reason to be late. Like the boy who cried wolf, she exhausted her credibility, and when she's actually right, no one cares.

[@Jjack1392]

i start cooking all kinds of stuff when im stressed & angry, its a good outlet to clear ur head

[@bloatus7611]

IFT has always been one of my favorite episodes. Your boy was wildin the whole episode and she did the one thing she could to gain control back. I think it was less about the divorce than the fact that he was being so smug about being manipulative and gross.

[@ecbenson98]

That's exactly what I was thinking. Everything Walt was doing was making her feel manipulated and helpless, and that was how she could get some power back. That and I think she'd been wanting Ted for a while and Walt gave her justification

[@thedarkemissary]

Literally gives her the money, tells it's okay to call the cops. Lawyer tells her to call the cops. Where is the point where she doesn't have control?

[@ecbenson98]

​@@thedarkemissary Ok, she doesn't *feel* like she has any control. She already tried calling the cops, and they didn't do anything (correctly, from what they were told and could see), she didn't want anyone else to find out, particularly Walt Jr, and she didn't want to be forced to accept drug money

[@SuzakuX]

@@thedarkemissary I mean when you're putting someone in a situation where their only options are a rock and a hard place are they really in control?

[@beeaye7944]

Absolutely a power play. Walter decided to call Skyler's bluff and hold the family hostage--Skyler showed Walt that while he might have control of the public perception of their family, he doesn't control their marriage.

[@scottconroy7949]

lol, every week you do this to me! Sat-Mon is my weekend, so while i'm wandering around on KZbin on my "Sunday night" i always see your new BB video...and it always takes me a few seconds to realize i'll have to wait until i'm home from work tomorrow to watch /facepalm

[@MapleDivine]

Have a good day at work!

[@scottconroy7949]

@@MapleDivine Thanks Maple! It was a boring day, but even boring days i'm sitting by the ocean!

[@mikegilgenbach4840]

Too ride or die? There is no degrees to ride or die. It either is or it isnt.

[@ToneLone69]

Ye ride, or ye die lol. Simple as that fr

[@jerodast]

I forgot this episode came so soon. I love Skylar's lawyer's response, it's dead on, no bullshit. She's probably even seen a number of previous cases where the spouse was a criminal or dangerous but her client wanted to keep that part quiet while still getting their share. And she knows it doesn't end well. As I said last vid, Skylar is not becoming EVIL like Walt, but she chooses to become an accomplice to a meth dealer because she's afraid to lose her station. Watching her realize she can't just get what she wants without giving up the fantasy is darkly hilarious in an admittedly cruel way. So since the legal system can't help her on the terms she insists on, instead we fight with: pettiness 😂 And great reaction to The Line haha.

[@ProfeTa6]

Hank's reasons in the bar is something that is common in many men. He was scared, had something traumatic happen to him, and full of doubt ""Do I still have it?", "Can I take it?" so he decided to test himself and be sure.

[@havok6280]

Not exactly. An altercation like that would have jeopardized the position in El Paso. He didn't anticipate Gomy covering for him.

[@dripcaraybbx]

I appreciate that you have a patron called "Donkey Lips"

[@MapleDivine]

Some of them are so freaking funny and they just scroll on by hahaha 😂

[@bigpictureguys8415]

33:25 the cartel 1,000% does not follow that mob rule 😆

[@poepidonidoepi7510]

I love Waltuh fr, love the reactions too, cant wait for the next ones!

[@wombat5334]

I really agree with your "we hate characters we can relate to" theory.. It really rings true. We like characters that show the best o fus - idealistic characters - cap america stuff.. but we hate the character that show the worst of we _we_ do.. the petty shit and annoyances.

[@PauloHernandezXD]

Idealistic characters give false expectations. They paint a black-&-white perspective of good & evil. But who dictates what’s good or evil? The majority? One person? That’s why RPG games are great, you can side with one of two groups. And each group has members that mean well, & other individuals that can do some really deplorable stuff. And it all boils down to with who you’re willing to compromise with.

[@Smokey1419]

This was the first episode i watched and i was hooked wondering if Sky was gonna drop dime. Glad i was channel surfing that day

[@peterjackson6011]

As cold as Skylar was at the end, I have to admit that it made me laugh when I finally realized the meaning behind the "I.F.T." episode title.

[@kevandre]

it's kind of interesting, when I first watched this show I haaaaated Skyler. Like, that was 2013 or so so it's been a hot minute since then. These days almost everything she does I'm like you know what fair enough lmfao She just trying her best to get the dude connected to horrendous terrifying people away from her kids. If he won't leave when she asks him to, and he won't leave even when she calls the cops and he stays to call her bluff about it, the best thing to do is make him want to leave by "cheating" on him. I don't think it's that unreasonable to be honest, and even at that point I don't even consider it cheating anyway. She's asked for a divorce, that relationship is over at that point

[@bigpictureguys8415]

Skylar being #3 all time is insane. IMO it’s largely because the show was popular and she’s relatable.

[@jerodast]

"He knocked her over onto her back, and then he watched her die. I just think that that's weird!" Funny out of context haha. (41:35)

[@noviembre.rz1]

Skyler was like "thats right, right in front of your salad"

[@urgeINurgeTHEurgeNIGHT]

The gut feeling should never be ignored you'll know it once you feel it and when you do GTFO

[@jerodast]

I'm a little confused if they recognized/remembered what happened to Tortuga last season. Surely it was clear from the start, and CERTAINLY from the sight of the turtle, that he was about to be decapitated.

[@inflewence]

Nice reaction. Arianna's face when she dropped the Ted bomb😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@Birdboy029]

34:35 EXACTLY. That doesn't speak to his partner, wife, son, or infant daughter. Anyone.

[@peterohara7317]

I think that pole/ this show demonstrates that people have pretty different standards in morals when it comes to people they like vs people they don't like.

[@bigpictureguys8415]

Nailed it. Jessie is cute and Walt isn’t

[@MontgomeryWenis]

Bingo! Hank wanted to get in trouble so he didn't have to go to El Paso. Thanks why he left his gun in the car.

[@alanpinheiro3659]

CANT WAIT FOR ONE MINUTE

[@ketene]

I love the conversation about Skylar being hated and honestly I feel it comes down to the leftover Nagging Wife trope that was so popular in the 90s/early 00s. I think this show unfortunately had a large viewership of dudes who didn’t really grasp the horror of Walt’s devolution and didn’t see this show as a portrait of toxic masculinity, and Skylar gets targeted as a wife that’s in the way of the protagonist doing cool stuff. 🙄 I am loving watching your videos and the more sensible modern commentary bc a lot of the fans of this show when it was airing were not this thoughtful and didn’t see Skylar as a sympathetic character dealing with an impossible balancing act.

[@DavidLiteman]

16:08 He needed to get his power back the only way he knew how

[@champagnebulge1]

"They are not like you and I." Wise words. Know who is essentially a bourgeois merchant and consumer of worldly pleasures and who prefers martial violence and glory.

[@candvdz9618]

How eloquent lol

[@Qazaq_Qiyat_1465]

Former UFC fighter Keith “The Mean of Dean” Jardine’s cameo was awesome

[@jennym2276]

Jane threatened a drug dealer. She needed to go. I actually could care less. She got Jesse onto H. He got her to relapse but she stepped over the line. She should have just said. This is it. We won’t be back. Instead of oh you don’t know do you.

[@frankthetank520]

18:58 Idk about new mexico but here in MN you cant be drinking with your conceal and carry. well you can argue .04 but thats like 2 good drinks and who knows how long they were at that crap bar for before Hank decided to put his gun down. Like gomez we proably should of had these on us in the first place

[@elbruces]

Skylar and Walt getting into a knife fight would be way too crazy over-the-top for this show.

[@TheTororist]

i mean, you are both sneak spoling@@doorknobhandlebar

[@fredwardandthebear3192]

​@@doorknobhandlebarPretty sure they're being facetious

[@CyreseParrish]

​@doorknobhandlebar Both of you need to chill tf out with the spoiling, you're not even really being subtle about it.

[@iskywalking420]

Douchebag comment.... by an obvious attention hungry douchebag.

[@austinweaver5649]

Hank was expressing emotion in the only way he's allowed to. He lives in a hypermasculine world, where showing fear or any emotion other than anger will end his social standing and possibly career. He's struggling with PTSD but can't tell anyone, so he gets it out with violence and aggression.

[@grumble2501]

Ok I now demand a podcast where you two discuss anger management and emotional intelligence and stuff. That was wonderful! 😅

[@WARdROBEPlaysWWII]

Please watch the parody video of this as an 80s sitcom.

[@lilkat42]

I love Skyler as a character. She's so complex. She's a a bit of a Karen, but she's not a bad person at heart. She's hesitant to report Walt because of the kids, which is a noble reason. But I think she also desperately wants to avoid completely blowing up her life, which is absolutely what would happen if Walt gets caught. So she's totally powerless, just praying he dies sooner than later. If she were a stronger person, she'd turn him in. But her very human weakness, the desire to cling to her normal life, keeps her trapped in this position. And the only thing she can maintain any control is by doing what she did. It's such a brutal, unsubtle way to tell Walt, "You may have me trapped in this marriage, but I am NOT your wife." Anna Gunn plays it so, so brilliantly, too. So brilliantly that it made a majority of the fandom loathe her, even though Skyler is playing literally the only card she has left.

[@aaronwells6608]

It didn't do anything but damage though. Walt might cook meth, might be a complete asshole, but he would never stoop so low as to break his wedding vows. What she did is quite literally the worst thing one person can do to another.

[@lilkat42]

@@aaronwells6608 I disagree. I imagine lying and murdering and putting his family in danger violated his wedding vows. And cheating on someone is not the worst thing you can do to someone, not by a long shot. I'd much rather my husband cheat on me than lie to me about being a criminal and put my children in danger of axe-wielding psychopaths.

[@brownsey1]

@aaronwells6608 Wow, Aaron! I just responded to your other comment, but it appears I've wasted my time. You've just put wedding vows above murder, drug dealing, and, if we're being real, the potential dangerous involvement of your "beloved" family with the cartel.

[@lestwins8114]

I've already watched the whole show and Skyler is a hypocrite

[@lilkat42]

@@lestwins8114 how so?

[@scottbobott1484]

I…friended Ted on Facebook?

[@aphelion2902]

super old reaction so you probably wont see it but for people like hank sometimes getting into fights like that is more of a form of self harm than anything else

[@saulh7773]

The word of the day is "piece."

[@LorraineVirginie]

Lol I’m pretty sure he said “graduation parties” not Pilates 😂😂😂☺️

[@godmagnus]

It was a joke.

[@CharlesVanNoland]

Skyler almost came home to Walter's axe-murdered body.

[@PorungaSan]

So may lives would have been saved if that had happened

[@StayFractalesque]

Hell Hath No Fury..

[@kimghanson]

Best I.F.T. reaction ever!

[@lukeanimal]

Giancarlo Esposito’s Spanish is so bad lol

[@jmwild1]

I remember him talking about this, it was his first real attempt. He gets better at it as time goes on.

[@pricemoore2022]

Awesome reaction of my favorite episode of Breaking Bad!!!!😊😊😊

[@Josh86_925]

U should see Walter White's house in real life now. It looks like a border. The lady that lives there has big as black gate surrounding her whole house, becuz fans kept throwing pizzas on her roof 🤣💀. KZbinr Daniel Mac tried to bring her a pizza, and she completely lost her shit.

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

*IFT FTW!!!* 😊😊☺️

[@havok6280]

I love the moment for Sky but she definitely conceded the moral high ground… Her lawyer told her exactly what to do and she chose not to follow the advice…

[@revolutionaryspectre9023]

I'm not sure she conceded the moral high ground, Walt is manipulating her and also her son, who's turned against her and Skyler said she doesn't want Walt in her life. It's not exactly cheating if you tell your husband "I want nothing to do with you, get out of my life". Like they broke up, Walt just doesn't accept it, but that doesn't mean anything. I mean she did it to hurt him and try to get him to leave, so it's not like she's an angel or anything, but Walt is a vicious drug lord and a murderer so idk that she conceded any moral high ground to Walt.

[@thedarkemissary]

It's even more ironic when she spent the last 2 seasons demanding Walt take others advice and accept Gretchen's money. Figures, neither of these 2 like being told what to do for their own good.

[@Im.Smaher]

@@revolutionaryspectre9023So, she definitely conceded the moral high ground

[@havok6280]

@@revolutionaryspectre9023it is exactly cheating. If you’re married and you sleep with someone else, it is cheating. Prior to this, Skyler was Walt’s victim. None of this was her fault. Going forward, she is complicit.

[@havok6280]

@@thedarkemissaryso Skyler is just like Walt in your opinion? She refuses to do what’s right because of bs excuses? That’s a pretty low bar.

[@PauloHernandezXD]

0:42 And here’s the most notorious part of the show, the odd sounding Mexican-Spanish. You’d think they’d ask real Mexicans to proofread & adjust it so it doesn’t sound so funny.

[@michaelblaine6494]

Hank left is gun in the car because otherwise it would’ve been assault with a deadly weapon

[@misters1r900]

Only if he used it

[@OwnYourBaldSpot]

Loved your reactions as always! Good call not checking out the live chat for this one.. Skyler may not be the kind of person I’d ever want to be friends with, but the hate she gets next to an actual murderer is wild. This is BB tho, so of course nobody is innocent, (almost nobody anyway)

[@petermenya8411]

I don't think the hate she gets is wild. We just have different standards. If my significant other would manufacture drugs and would kill people I'd forgive that before I could forgive betraying me and our family. That's exactly what she is doing. Just listen to her when she talks to the cops, don't even have to go to the end of the episode. "He's trespassing.. He's here against my will.. broke into MY house." B*tch stfu, you are married and you co-own that shit. Walt is a murderous, egomaniac piece of sh*t. But he started this entire thing for his family, Skyler is doing nothing just tearing the family apart or even worse away from Walt. I agree that Walt loses/lost his way and the whole thing changed from earning for his family to build his empire, but still Skylar is worse. You don't betray family.

[@timchuck9969]

Props on the acting, but Gus’s spanish is *rough* 😬

[@jdnaz1288]

"I wonder if Walt ever like tells Jesse" Ummmmmmmmmm.....

[@floridaman.813]

Careful there…

[@PauloHernandezXD]

11:15 Cartel members don’t care if their people do evil things. And it really is a tribalism thing with them, they stay loyal to their own people.

[@MrHartApart]

IFT, wonder what that could mean...

[@brownsey1]

Where's Ken? 😂

[@zzseabearzz3859]

literally skylar couldve just moved out if she wanted to be away from Walt, wouldve had the exact same impact on the kids as walt being the one to leave

[@Warriorten10]

And just leave the kids without a house because of Walt's ego? No, it's not the same thing

[@brownsey1]

@Warriorten10 The comments from some here really make you scratch your head. But then when I think about it, they don't, because people actually in the world!

[@williammoffettjr.6518]

I. Farted. Timidly.

[@jxchamb]

😂

[@cheappoetry2798]

Rewatching this episode made me realize how bad of a scumbag Walt truly is. Using the kids against Skyler

[@aaronwells6608]

I don't think he was doing anything against Skyler. He was just trying to live in his own house.

[@cheappoetry2798]

@@aaronwells6608 he forfeit that option when he became a criminal. Murder, drug dealer, distributor. Why would you want him around your kids?

[@havok6280]

Skyler waited until Jr got home to tell Walt about Ted. That seems like she was using the kids as well...

[@lestwins8114]

​@@cheappoetry2798 Maaan I dont feel sorry for skyler one bit cry me a river. I've already watched the whole show. Later on the show Walt finally signed the divorce papers and packed his sh!t and left the house. And then we find out she didn't even filed the divorce papers 😂. Wait isn't what she wanted ? If Walt is sooo dangerous for the kids why she decided to sleep with him , get back with him again AND help him with his drug empire by laundry the money ? And let's not forget the whole thing about make Marie watch the baby while she's getting backshots by Ted. And also the smoking while pregnant c'mon man... she might be the reason why walter Jr have cerebral Palsy with all them cigarettes during pregnancy 😂😂

[@cheappoetry2798]

@@lestwins8114 you're clinically insane

[@user-iy4it4ft6m]

How can you two hate waltuh? 😞

[@godmagnus]

RIGHT in front of their salad!

[@zayoverheaven2255]

Lol Walt the goat

[@jjc5871]

Is it bad that I consider cheating, especially to intentionally cause pain, to be far worse than making meth??? And I don’t even like associating with people that only smoke weed. Or drink on a regular basis for that matter.

[@iskywalking420]

You clearly have some serious issues (in a multitude of ways)..... Seek help.

[@lilkat42]

I don't know if you guys read the comments, but at the end of the review you mentioned wanting a study on why people hate Skyler so much. I don't know of an academic study, but Jack Saint has a really good video essay called "Why Do You Hate Skyler White?" that explores it. Hint: it's to do with misogyny and toxic masculinity. No surprises there! Note: there are spoilers in Jack's video, so you'll have to wait until you're done with the series to watch it.

[@RobewhO]

I've not met many women who stick up for Skyler's character, though. Anyone who tells you this is simply a matter of toxic masculinity and ONLY that, well they are just objectively wrong and have some kind of personal agenda to push.

[@lilkat42]

@@RobewhO No one is saying that toxic masculinity is the only factor.

[@gibsonmunyi7225]

Are you for real. you really think everyone that hates her is misogynistic? *SIGH....I swear you ppl just love throwing that word around.

[@lilkat42]

@@gibsonmunyi7225 I never said that. I suggested a video that explores the issue in depth. You're welcome to go watch it if you are interested.

[@brettstalling2269]

@@gibsonmunyi7225 big eye roll

[@angharad256]

Skyler lost me in episode one. The surprise party that Walter didn't want after he had worked his SECOND job and the birthday handjob that he also didn't seem to want very much (which she couldn't be bothered to pay attention to) were pretty despicable. Most of season one was her trying to manipulate Walt without any concern for his feelings, from the way she revealed he had cancer to the family (bursting into tears in front of their teenage son and forcing Walt to tell everyone) to the intervention, where she assembled the family to browbeat Walt into getting treatment and only wanted them to talk as long as they agreed with her. The party where she told Elliot about Walt's cancer against Walt's wishes. The stupid support group that you KNOW Walt didn't want to attend, where she complained about Walt going for long walks and not talking as much as SHE wanted. He couldn't even have cancer the way he wanted to. All of that, to me, is really revelatory about how she must have been for all the years of their marriage prior to this. I think she had a HUGE hand in creating Walter White, and was a big part of the reason why he enjoyed being a drug kingpin so much. That doesn't mean I don't have sympathy for her, especially as the show progresses; I don't even hold her affair with Ted against her, because by this point she's trying to seize back control of her life. But it is kind of poetic justice, given the way she treated Walt.

[@the_crypter]

Naah this is some lowkey incel bullshit. Walter always wanted a party he is like one of those edgy high school kids. We know on his next birthday even though he didn't say anything, he was expecting a surprise party, he was waiting for everyone to pop out and surprise him but nobody did and he was visibly sad. Have you never loved anyone ? I don;t understand how one talks about this like an AI chatbot, 'she burst into tear in front of her son to manipulate him' like lmao, she is crying because she is pregnant and his fucking husband is about to die from cancer and he won't even take the treatment and will leave her a widow, in debt with two childrens one of who is not yet born and another one who has cerebral palsy. Like this isn't some master grandplan by her unlike Walter, she just doesn't want her fucking husband to give up and die. Same thing with telling elliot, and the doctor. People keep saying various shit but the truth is Walter was in a dogshit place in life before the cancer is because he is a dogshit human being, as simple as that. We even have the showrunners telling how the breakup b/w walt and gretchen happened which was due to Walt's insecurity and fragile ego and treating gretchen like shit.

[@memento81]

yes. His ascension/descent into a megalomaniac drug kingpin only went this far because he started in a toxic relationship with a covert narcissist who made this feel like a freeing empowerment for him, a lifestyle where he suddenly has agency.

[@schmuck.on.wheels]

She was scared her husband was gonna die and reacted imperfectly because she is human! Like don't get me wrong she's a very flawed character of course but this is such bullshit.

[@jimchabai3163]

What a load of crapola you wrote. You'd do the same thing if you were 8 months pregnant with no full time job and another tennage child with a disability.

[@bigpictureguys8415]

That’s a good point I haven’t heard brought up many times

[@bigpictureguys8415]

I think it’s only to point out Walt started cooking for his family. He only found out it removed his insecurities/fed his pride after he did it for a while. Kind of an important distinction when evaluating his character

[@mhernandez1345]

No did it because he is prideful. He could have just taken the money from Gretchen & Eliott. He decided he would rather lie murder & sell drugs than accept help. Walt is an ass.

[@John__Dough]

To be fair, letting Jane die was in self defense. She was a threat to Walt (blackmailing him) and a threat to Jesse’s life, with the drug use.

[@usernamepassword236]

Not really though he gave them the money there was no reason for him to be scared about her releasing the information and it wasn't even a good threat for Jane either because Walt could out Jesse also

[@bigpictureguys8415]

@@usernamepassword236what happens when she blows that money & wants more? She’d always be a threat bro

[@usernamepassword236]

@@bigpictureguys8415 still not really as that would backfire on Jesse and we have no clue what they were gonna do with the money either

[@artistfloor9]

Letting someone die because they threatened to expose your crimes does not fit the definition of “self defense.”

[@bigpictureguys8415]

@@artistfloor9 legally? No of course not. But she’s threatening to essentially end your life. From an individual’s perspective that’s a direct threat to your life.

[@misters1r900]

People hate Skyler more than Walt because they can understand, rationalize, and relate to some of Walt’s actions, whereas with Skyler you often cannot.

[@Johnspartan296]

People that hate Skyler more than Walt arent well adjusted, imo.

[@BojackReacts]

@@Johnspartan296explain? If you want a divorce would you not have it taken to court? You can’t play victim yet take yourself away from freedom.

[@jarvisfowlkes3200]

Love you girls great reaction poor Jessie and go Skylar

[@21schizoidman43]

Me da una pena el pobre walter blanco 😅😂

[@gnoogie]

This episode shows how gnarly human nature is LOL. Lots of yuck all around

[@christopherbradford193]

Bingo hall? Y'all are way too young...lol 😜

[@benji4197]

"Men are so weird!!" Ma'am, this is television

[@bigpictureguys8415]

😂

[@bigpictureguys8415]

Do they excessively shit on Walt? Yes. Are the Walt defenders taking it too far? Absolutely. Walt is playing chicken with Skylar. He’s gambling that she loves her kids enough to not tarnish their father’s reputation in their eyes. 🤷🏼‍♂️ That’s fucked up & it’s noble of sky not to hurt them to get what she wants. If she only knew the actual danger Walt’s profession puts them in she’d bite that bullet.

[@ifuwantsomecomegetit]

Need to start a drinking game. Take a drink everytime Maple says "like".. now I know why my dad would always get annoyed with me when i did that...

[@GarudaLegends]

I know this is not live, but can anyone relay it to me?