Breaking Bad 4x1 - Box Cutter - Group Reaction

[@allyourmoney]

I liked how Mike reflexively pointed his gun at Gus. It was just so terrifying, even for him.

[@jeanchrinot]

When is that? I didn't notice.

[@allyourmoney]

@@jeanchrinot It's not in the reaction, but here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imKvZ52HZbWZqNk

[@zdiegi5493]

WOW, I never would have noticed that...what an amazing detail!😮

[@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi]

Two times Mike was shocked - this box cutter scene and the Magnet scene in season 5 episode 1 in the junkyard.

[@sham9505]

Makes more sense knowing that Victor and Mike are usually together in BCS

[@zbennalley]

I felt like Victor got killed for a few reasons. He got seen at a crime scene for one thing, Gus wanted to make a point to Walt that he's willing to kill his trusted employees, and also he stepped out of his lane and started cooking without his permission. Also my favorite thing is Mike pulls his gun on Gus out of reflex when he cuts Victor. Like he was truly afraid for his life in that moment.

[@abz8170]

zbennalley what are the exact minutes victor dies in this video Thanks

[@IvanIlev]

> "Also my favorite thing is Mike pulls his gun on Gus out of reflex when he cuts Victor. Like he was truly afraid for his life in that moment. " Yeah! Every time I watch this scene I look at Mike. He didn't see it coming. I wonder if he spoke with Gus about it after it happened or if he just kinda figured it out by himself.

[@prav4981]

Imo Victor being seen wasn't the reason (as afaik Gus doesn't know it yet). I like to look at it like a message, "if you cross me once more, you'll need two more barrels"

[@briangonigal3974]

@@IvanIlev In a commentary track Vince Gilligan reveals that Johnathan Banks (the actor who plays Mike) pulled the gun out in a purely spontaneous ad-lib, and also that was the only take as the complex blood-spurting effect made re-sets for additional takes impractical. When it was first described to him Gilligan thought "Damm, that doesn't make sense for him to do that, I'm going to have to cut around it in editing somehow", but when he actually saw the footage he realized that reaction was Perfect.

[@DDPK]

@@prav4981 he was also wasting materials. and victors responsibility was protecting gale as well

[@dmidkif]

Gus killed Victor for 3 reasons: 1. He was seen 2. He wanted to send a message to Walt and Jesse 3. Victor was taking too many individual liberties by using the lab equipment without receiving permission.

[@ShikamaruGoku]

Agree with 2 and 3, but Gus didn't know he was seen until later

[@vaughnhenderson1174]

@@ShikamaruGoku Mike called him to the lab, he probably mentioned it on the phone.

[@eliasgibson4743]

Daniel Midkiff reason 4 is that Victor was supposed to protect gale and he failed

[@OlPalJoe]

@@eliasgibson4743 yeah does gus have a personal-ish connection to Gale?

[@dmidkif]

@@OlPalJoe Gale being alive was essential for the lab running smoothly. Gus realized (rightly so btw) that Walt is too much of a wild-card and could not be the cook without the whole operation blowing up, and while Gale's cook was not as good, no other chemist came close to his or Walt's cooking ability.

[@aworkinprogress4387]

That Gus scene was one of the most intimidating things I've ever seen on television. He was terrifying without uttering a word.

[@dwnkaomwn3953]

"Always say less than neccessary". The 48 laws of power.

[@Tolkien224]

“You don’t go to Denny’s, you end up at Denny’s.” - Hannah. I don’t know why, but I laughed so hard at this quote, lol.

[@list25]

It's perfect because that's exactly where the show ends up.

[@prettyteeth]

That is a quote Im using for life.

[@borntogazeintonightskies]

Breaking Bad in a nutshell: [Some serious shit happens] “Let’s go get some breakfast.”

[@arebutwords5102]

I read this exactly when I heard it

[@HectorTWE]

Denny's is for winners!

[@thatshuckinggreenie4048]

The collective groan when the ketchup came on screen 😂 RIP to my man Victor

[@Lightsephiroth]

That scene will be in my memory forever 😂 I was like "fuuuuuuck"

[@alibabapirce9782]

nah got did it better in season 7 but it wasnt bad eighter

[@azh698]

First BB scene I ever watched.

[@rubub8455]

@@alibabapirce9782 season 7 was really the best season

[@tvftw1]

Killing Victor wasn't the period at the end of the sentence, it was the whole sentence. Commanding a scene for like 8 minutes without a word. Walt was taken aback, Mike was shocked...Jesse leaned forward

[@LonestarGA]

I always liked that Mike was as shocked by that as Walt and Jesse, even instinctively raising his gun and pointing it at the perceived threat.

[@areyouexperienced_]

you can tell that it pisses nahid off that rana calls mike poppop XD

[@reverseBLT]

Hands down, Gus is one of the greatest villains ever created. He's the ringer of this series.

[@Hexon66]

Sorry, one of my pet peeves. He's either one of the greatest villains... or...he is "hands down" THE greatest villain. Hands down one of... doesn't work.

[@sandenson]

@@Hexon66 Yes it fucking does

[@Francis2061]

Nahid: what do you think about Mike? Rana: Pop Pop? Nahid: Yeah. MIKE.

[@suryasishtalukdar210]

It's getting really annoying with that pop pop shit , his name his Mike

[@ducksauce9187]

@@suryasishtalukdar210 lmao calm down crybaby they can call him what they want

[@FuckFascistYouTube]

@@ducksauce9187 And he can say it's annoying all he wants. You calm down

[@glutenfree7057]

@@FuckFascistKZbin You sound very triggered. Pop pop is a nice nickname

[@rustincohle2135]

The act of Gus killing Victor works on multiple levels 1. Partially because Victor had been spotted at the crime scene and could be identified, potentially leading back to Gus. Although, this doesn't seem enough of a reason to kill him, seeing as how Gus has, in the past, always tried not to resort to unnecessary killings of his subordinates. If it were JUST to prevent the police from picking him up, Gus would have sent Victor out of state and given him hazard pay. Gus doesn't generally kill his subordinates for becoming inconvenient; otherwise why even have hazard pay? 2. Partially because Victor overstepped his bounds by cooking that batch of meth. Gus didn't invest all that money into the lab for as Walt put it to have a "short order cook" make his product. That's the chemist's job. Victor's batch would be an inferior product. When you're under Gus's employ, know your place. 3. Partially for punishment. Victor and Mike had failed to protect Gale, Gus's investment. Mike is too senior and too important with Victor being a subordinate. Out of the two, Victor goes. 4. The MAIN reason however was to prove a point. And that point is... do not fuck with Gus. After Walt's actions, a drastic example needed to made and out of the four men present (Walt, Jesse, Mike and Victor), Victor is the most disposable. Without Walt, Gus has no product. Without Jesse, Gus loses Walt. Without Mike, Gus loses a valuable private investigator, tracker, assassin, intelligence officer, the muscle that can keep the other employees in line etc. Victor is basically a security guard / secretary in Gus's operation. Easily replaceable. Gus had to show that anyone is disposable, that he's willing to get his hands dirty, willing to take out his own employees, and to put fear into Walt and Jesse to keep them in line. And lastly, that Gus is not one to be crossed.

[@rafaelreyes1732]

Mike drew his gun during that scene. Even he wasn't ready for Gus' brutality

[@heinrichagrippa5681]

Having to wait a week? Dude, this is the next season, we had to wait _an entire year_ to resolve that cliffhanger.

[@briangonigal3974]

Even so, it wasn't as bad the time we waited a whole year for a certain character to finish taking a dump.

[@SushiBandit28]

"I like you now" ... lol

[@aSongScout]

Holy crap...I never picked up that the reason Victor was killed was because he was seen.

[@startissu3]

I thought it was because he took his own initiative in cooking the meth. i didn't consider the consequence of him being seen the first time i watched it.

[@josh420masterB]

I always felt there were two reasons for Gus to kill Victor; to tie up a potential loose end and to send a message to Walt and Jesse not to fuck with him.

[@kylec8015]

@@startissu3 I think it's both. Later on, you see Gus looking idly at a wall of posters and it focuses in on a wanted poster of Victor.

[@joevictor53]

startissu3 this is what I always thought it was for. Because Gus didn't like him making his own decisions and cooking on his own

[@bruceturnbull4219]

Tf? I've been subscribed to you for a while for your piano videos. Crazy seeing you in the comment sections of random videos.

[@tomitankengine]

"I know what Billy Ray Cyrus looks like.... I watched Hannah Montana" 😂😂

[@tdog790]

omg when Rana was liking victor at the beginning.. 😂

[@briangonigal3974]

You'd think they'd have learned last episode when they were so happy to see Gale back: never get too attached to the minor characters on this show.

[@DiamondAxeStudiosMusic]

7:24 That's mineraler to you, Hannah

[@erikhendrickson59]

Viktor's top priority was to protect Gale at all costs until he was ready to run the lab himself. Not only did Viktor demonstrate his incompetence by allowing Gale to be killed, but he allowed Jesse Pinkman of all people to do it. If Jesse, a man Gus views as a "useless junkie" can outsmart Viktor, then how can Gus allow him to continue as his right-hand man? And of course, as many noted, Viktor was eyeballed by multiple witnesses at Gale's apartment.

[@staceypiper3319]

Poor Victor he was so proud of himself when he tried cooking

[@808INFantry11X]

But that was his mistake he forgot who he worked for and how he does things. Especially because Victor failed to do the job he was supposed to do which was protect Gale and then he went off thinking he could do other jobs not assigned 2 big fails in Gus's book.

[@Blueissuperior]

I always thought it was because he started cooking, that's not his job

[@williamfrederickiversen8518]

Victor: Been watching him for weeks, I know every step of his cook. Walt: Oh you like chemistry too? Name every chemicals!

[@Conorall_]

This episode is in my top 5. It shows Gus at his full savagery.

[@Blobby3822]

Only 99% of his full savagery actually.

[@marcoacosta7024]

Dezerk Reviews & Vlogs [SPOILERS] I think when he suffocates that guy with a plastic bag in BCS was hands down his most savage moment.

[@Conorall_]

@@marcoacosta7024 Or what he did to Nacho the next episode

[@Conorall_]

@@balabanasireti He was even more terrifying then yeah your right. How calm he was killing all of them was chilling.

[@Conorall_]

@@Blobby3822 Fair point, Cartel killings probably were more

[@chelscara]

Jesses physicality throughout the scene with Walt lecturing is so good. He just wants Walt to shut and be as far away from Gus as the chair will allow.

[@SaraBearRawr0312]

Ive seen this show 3 times start to finish and just now noticed that victors blood only covered half of Gus face... nice foreshadowing.

[@wholelottagangshid]

Nice spoiler

[@sebaynovuelve]

How about you don't put that in the comments when reactors haven't got to that point yet.

[@acdc2454]

Only Nahid reads the comments for BB videos and he’s seen it already.

[@IV_97]

@@sebaynovuelve they obviously don't read the comments if they don't want spoiled

[@jeffzzzz1955]

Only 3 times?

[@justinholliday2268]

I like how Hannah pulls up her hoodie for safety! Respect ✊

[@diddyknux]

Your Breaking Bad reactions are one of the highlights of my week, no lie. Season 4's one hell of a ride.

[@Jeremy-jm3fe]

Watch Nikki and Steven reactions, they're almost done with the series. 4 more episodes left.

[@ririyanty1170]

If you watch it back you can mike instinctively pull at his gun because he didn’t realize what was happening

[@arwyss]

Yes! My favorite characters in the whole show are finally here! Hank's minerals.

[@DiamondAxeStudiosMusic]

3:05 MAMAAAAAAAAAA, JUST KILLED A MAAAAAAAAN, PUT A GUN (in a close-ranged proximity to) HIS HEAD, PULLED MY TRIGGER NOW HE'S DEAD... MAMAAAAAAAAAA, LIFE HAD JUUUUUUUUST BEGUUUUUUUUUUN, BUT NOW I'VE GONE AND THROWN IT ALL AWAAAAY....

[@yeetboi9817]

When I watched Breaking Bad I didn't feel any empathy for Victor.

[@reactions5783]

Who would?

[@alyssa2807]

@@reactions5783 People who have the capacity to feel empathy... He didn't deserve that shit. Nobody deserves to die like that, it's a fuckin awful death. Sure, Victor was in a bad business and he probably did some really bad things. But for him to just get slaughtered like that because he wasn't fast enough to save Gale, or was seen by onlookers or whatever, it's not right

[@yure3124]

@@alyssa2807 He was still a criminal, and im sure he has also killed people before, so what is your point?

[@alyssa2807]

CoDeX I think I made it pretty clearly...

[@rizipt]

@@alyssa2807 How many men you suppose he left in a pool of blood like that? Sure he did bad stuff but doesn't deserve bad stuff. That was the point?

[@philglass295]

Haha, Rana gleefully praising Victor. You sweet summer child!

[@luismendez4763]

7:23 minerals

[@innercircle341]

What a final two seasons you have ahead

[@GimmeJimmy23]

Best final two seasons in human history!

[@GimmeJimmy23]

You're g*dd*mned right!

[@kimwexler9393]

I'm worried. I've had 4 days off work without social/family time and literally have spent my waking hours making breaking bad characters and lots (including meth labs) in Sims 3. I get too much satisfaction from this. I need to be stopped.

[@natskivna]

It's not Billy Ray Cyrus on the shirt. It's Kenny Rogers!

[@CharifRocka]

Lol. Right. I thought so.

[@chunkyMunky329]

They said that in the episode

[@Japan705]

I wonder if Victor showing that he could cook was really his last attempt to show his worth after being spotted at the crime scene. His situation could also be similar to the first story to the first law in The 48 laws of power where victor tries to impress Gus by showing he could cook when ironically he only revealed himself to be a threat/liability by being able to replicate the process of the blue meth

[@BusinessHooks]

I felt bad for victor he looked so proud thinking he could be the next cook

[@codebyarthur]

"Please don't kill Victor". LMAO.

[@movieman175]

7:25 HE BROKE NEW GROUND!

[@jomo999]

Oh my ghaaaad!

[@DiamondAxeStudiosMusic]

Aw shucks, Gale is dead... well, at the very least we can all safely say that he will have no relevance to the story from here on out, and none of his actions in life will have any negative affects on the ones who killed him whatsoever.

[@george8873]

The part about the box cutter scene that really stood out to me is how shocked Mike was too.

[@kickusthescrotus1035]

His name is Mike

[@thegametaster189]

Victor Basically because a he was seen and could have been connected to the murder 2 Gus couldn't kill Walter or Jesse but still needed to put fear into them 3 because Victor took it upon himself to start working the batch when he was not told to overstepping his boundaries

[@RynKen]

Since this episode went out of its way to talk about the big deal between pretty pure (96%) and really pure (99%), I'm guessing Gus' main reason for killing that guy is because he tried to cooked meth while ignoring the finer details that get the best results. I think this makes the most sense because merely following a recipe wont consistently make the best product. If it did, Walt and Jessie would both be worthless to Gus, meaning he could just kill them and find someone else to make it.

[@boogabuga7657]

The only reason Gus brought in Walter was because Gale insisted.

[@andrealuisi9097]

Not really, they wrote the season 2-3 story without knowing what to do in season 4

[@imarealone_0076]

@@andrealuisi9097 they literally showed that Walt only got brought on bc of gale. Why are you disagreeing? Lmfao

[@Hexon66]

@@imarealone_0076 Really. Even if they retrofitted that motivation, it IS the story.

[@KillerAJ]

It's sad that Gale vouching for Walt's product is what got him killed.

[@freem8son86]

Gus didn't only kill Victor because he got seen. He also did it to make a statement to Walt. "This is what I want to do to you right now, but I can't".

[@yakivpopavich]

12:53 Yeah as evil and bad as Victor was you have to imagine he has parents somewhere, and they will never know what happened to him. He will simply be missing forever.

[@chicageauxt1ger110]

Their t-shirts are "Kenny Rogers" ... not "Billy Ray Cyrus ;)

[@robertspain3742]

Oh so much enjoyment watching yall is on the horizon. I guess patience is a virtue but one a week with yall is a test of patience but the reward is so great.

[@Zartoo_3rd_Overlord_ofBlargon7]

So what do you think was more shocking: Gus killing Victor or Tuco beating No Doze to death?

[@josh420masterB]

Definitely Gus killing Victor. You could see Tuco's beatdown coming. Gus slitting Victor's throat came out of nowhere. It's much more visceral too, seeing Victor struggle, Gus pulling his head back so he bleeds out faster. Even Mike was shook by that.

[@RayramAureanBlue]

@@josh420masterB I agree. Tuco was an unhinged meth snorting ass beater, who was intimidating in his own right, but you kind of expect that of him. Gus' dual personality from amiable to bone chillingly cold is truly a menacing feeling.

[@inequis6063]

I doubt Gus killed Victor because he was seen. No one knew he was seen besides Mike when Victor told him. If so, there's no way anyone else could've known he was seen, so he must've killed Victor for some other reason

[@pinkbeavers]

You dont think mike would have mentioned that gus on the phone? I highly doubt mike kept anything from gus

[@kimberlys8422]

Even Mike was shocked. An hour prior he was going shoot Walt. The character progression is brilliant.

[@alithegeek]

The two times I’ve seen Breaking Bad, I didn’t notice the Kenny Rogers shirts and now I don’t understand why they’re both wearing Kenny Rogers shirts

[@Doommaster677]

Welcome to the season which elevated Breaking Bad from great to now legendary television 😊☺😊

[@Schmidteren]

Gus has too much respect for what Walt can do, chemistry wise. That and also because he gothimself seen, and also he shouldn't have messed things up this hard, and know his place... But,... DAAAAAAAAMN!!

[@dylanvela9477]

Season 4 is the best season forsure

[@kdizzle901]

Definitely not billy Ray cirus

[@mr.b3168]

These last 3 episodes were intense. It kind of mellows out in terms of action now, but the suspense stays.

[@n30ng75]

Ive seen this show a few times, and yall got me hyper fixating on something I never picked up on, before. The use of the colors!

[@GEMINI52398]

That's not billy ray on the t-shirt, It's Kenny Rogers.

[@jay4988]

Damn Gus really is amazing in this!! He said nothing at all but a lot at the same time 🤯 just incredible 👌🐐

[@malifex9922]

Watching this episode makes me realize that the one improvement they could have done with scripting would have been to tie in the mineral collecting somewhere in the final season. Like Hank recognizing some mineral where Walt stashes his barrels or something. I dunno, but that would have just been so good because it would have been such a good long burn.

[@gossprime2120]

Gale saved Walt's life, thanks to Gale, Gustavo got interested on Walt and prevented Tuco's cousins to kill him

[@israymervalentin-arias6313]

Not only was he killed cause he was seen but he didnt get there fast enough to save Gale. It was Victor blowing up his phone trying to warn him and now Gus is stuck with Walter and Jesse.

[@homeiswhereukeepurdealdoe]

"even pop-pop's shook" gets me everytime LMAO

[@earthandairandrain]

Well... time to buy more hydrofluoric acid and some new barrels.

[@CraigKostelecky]

There were a lot of bottles of acid up there. Is it used in the everyday process of making the meth, or is it just available for this reason? Either way, they look prepared.

[@NotMakada]

21:32 YEAH MIKE (GOD DAMN IT) -Nahid for the 5372828 time

[@pelonp3691]

how did rana watch Hannah montana, she's like 10 years older than me

[@killler240]

Early 30s

[@williamfrederickiversen3324]

Victor: Boss, Is that a raincoat? Gus: Yes it is

[@sergiorossell]

walter was to blinded by his own paranoia that he failed to see gale was his ticket out of the meth bussiness unscathed. Gus didn't want gale to take over so he could kill walter and jesse, gus knew walter would have to eventually stop due to his cancer, so he had gale as backup. gus was a bussiness man, not a basic druglord such as don eladio, who he already despised. side note: you have to love how mike reaches for his gun the moment gus cuts victor's throat. he certainly couldn´t tell if he was next right there.

[@LadyVenomWay]

Nice one Normies

[@ChrisPBacon-xn9up]

When Gus and Jesse looked at each other I thought itbwas more that they came to an understanding. That if they fuck up again they'll be next, as long as they just work they'll keep getting paid. Something Walt didn't understand since he thinks Gus is going to kill him later.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

Back in the day billy Ray Cyrus didn't have a beard

[@l3eastunleashed]

I always looked at it as Gus killed him, because he knew the recipe and didn’t say anything, which would have saved Gale and got rid of Walt

[@stktenioudakis]

I ve never thought about it before but Whenever walter takes a step for the worse its always for or because of jesse...and jesse is so fucking stupid / unlucky every time in order for walt to step in, i m really curious what would be the course of the show if jesse died in the first season because i can't see walter taking so many risks without him, jesse literally stopped being useful the moment walter met saul and he fucked up countless times before that too

[@deebz22]

This is the first episode of BB that you see actual fear on Mike's face

[@alinadornieden8411]

its not just because victor got himself seen. it was partly because he wanted to kill walt and jesse but because that wasnt a option he killed the only expandle in the room. multiple reasons

[@lullhabit6292]

Thanks for the subtitles guys !

[@ShakenPig]

Me as an abattoir worker: that box cutter would never reach anywhere near the jugula. It would snap first.

[@czee2035]

Saul had a cloth during his call w Skyler so he doesn't leave prints Lol🤣

[@IoElijah]

He didn't kill Victor just because he was seen! He killed Victor because, in that moment, Victor was running his mouth about being able to cook as good as Walt, assuming that would make it easier decision for Gus to kill Walt. BUT Gus knows (and we know because of the flashback) that no one can cook like Walt can - not even Gale. The message Gus was trying to send by killing Victor is "If you're so determined to be my only cook - have it your way."

[@LanceJ.]

Jesse was terrified and realizes he’s completely at Gus’ mercy.

[@Billdude21]

Please bring Marketa back.

[@AirBahg]

the emotional flip from watching nikki and steven to your slow asses lmao i dig it though

[@zbennalley]

Are you becoming a ROCKER? 🤟🤣🤣🤣

[@joevictor53]

zbennalley they're minerals Marie!

[@mr.martinez6932]

"You don't go to Denny's, you *end up* at Denny's" -- Hannah throwing shade & I'm so here for it

[@Hexon66]

They shat on Chili's a while back too, but you know they're still hitting Applebee's or TGI Fridays.

[@Dick-McLongcock]

Mike flew too close to the sun

[@asain79able]

*gus murdering one of his henchmen in cold blood with a fucking box cutter* Rana: dat sucks

[@ObaREX]

Welcome to the best season of the show.

[@deathninja16]

When she said you don't go to Dennys you end up at Dennys.. I felt that. Like in my soul.

[@neolunaticus]

The beginning of this season specifically, I feel like, deals with trauma.

[@jasminbreakingbadwalkingde4614]

also gale was only in like 3 to 4 episodes total. I don't feel to bad.

[@probro6722]

OPM episode 3 is out, and its the best episode so far. Waiting for the group reaction !

[@marcuswolve7297]

Hannah is just the best.

[@AlasdairGR]

Walt could’ve had a great career with Gale and Gus. But no, that damn ego and pride of his.

[@shotgundorothy]

Watched week by week and then season by season from season 2...

[@forealz3255]

"Dont kill Victor...there's no reason to kill Victor".........well. lmfaooooo

[@GimmeJimmy23]

I feel like you guys are 77% correct. Gus did not kill Victor just because he had been seen, but, that was most of the reason. The other part, is that he decided it had come to a point where he did, in fact, need to employ a fear tactic. In Gus' eyes, things had "gone nuclear," so to speak. By killing Victor, he had tied up a loose end, and, tied up a loose end. Thoughts?