Breaking Bad Episode Titles Tier List

The most pointless HN Films video yet! This is NOT a normal episode ranking! Instead, take a dive with me into the exciting world of episode titles! What makes a good title tick? What about a bad one? Who even cares? Enjoy this video of some guy reading off the Breaking Bad wiki for 20 minutes.

[@BeatRiceIsHere]

I'm stealing this

[@kylelaborte1960]

what the…, where did u come from mr beat rice?

[@HNfilms]

He loiters around my channel looking for video ideas to steal

[@willhorton7624]

Keen to see honestly

[@literallymelmao]

i’m getting way to involved in all these BB tier-lists. now i see you here on this channel 😭

[@DabigJK]

We must beat our rice to commemorate this comment

[@95mudshovel]

the best part was when Walt said "I am Ozymandias" and the ground cracked.

[@michaelp_c]

it really shows that walt's name is ozymandias

[@sashimi879]

I thought it was Heisenberg?​@@michaelp_c

[@marioi.carrillo6264]

I also like that part where he summoned an intergalactic being to destroy an entire city and prevent a nuclear war between the US and the Soviet Union.

[@coolunusual]

This would be just a really silly dumb joke but for that episode AMC actually released a teaser having Walter read that poem and actually says My name is Ozymandias so that actually kind of happened lol

[@JammersJammers]

3:33 i think the bee is tuco and it shows that even after tuco is dead, he stills causes walt problems (having to fake the fugue state).

[@sleepysnorlax9384]

Not just Walt but also Hank, who now suffers from PTSD due to his run in with Tuco.

[@melgarinho7862]

Iron (Fe) = Blood Litium (Li) = Meth Sodium (Na) = Tears Blood, meth and tears. Beautiful title, S tier.

[@attackoramic8361]

Lithium for meth? I don't get it.

[@melgarinho7862]

@@attackoramic8361 I'm pretty sure it's one of the main ingrediences when making the product. Don't ask me how I know.

[@McBloccguy0]

​@@melgarinho7862How did you know?

[@dude_thats_rowin]

@@McBloccguy0BRO DID YOU NOT SEE HIS COMMENT?!??!?? HE SAID DONT ASKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!

[@michaelp_c]

@@melgarinho7862 it's not, it can be used to make meth tho

[@deadaccount1.57]

"Cancer man" is a reference to an X files character "Bit by a dead bee" refers to the consequences of the tuco thing even after his death, the bee being tuco in this context

[@hambugler194]

We're clearly running out of idea's

[@quidprobro]

11:26 hn films when he interacts with his subscribers

[@DriverHenryWho3245]

🔥🔥😂😂

[@rcdr898]

HN Films, "Pilot" actually refers to Walt piloting the RV, which he is driving in the cold open. It is also foreshadowing the "pilot" of the Wayfarer that will collide with another "pilot" in midair, killing hundreds in season 3. Hope this helps!

[@matthewcraker6729]

Ugh. Imagining Plan and Execution actually being named "Candle" now.

[@hmaker7671]

'kafkaesque': - cool word - obvious reference to the title in the episode - also subtly references what happens in the episode (jesse thinking his situation is getting worse) B tier 'green light': - cool phrase - obvious reference to the title in the episode - also subtly references what happens in the episode (gus gives walter the 'go ahead' to start cooking meth again) D tier this might be my first dislike on a breaking bad ranking ever, mr n. films

[@HNfilms]

I apologise for my oversight on Green Light, I was drinking heavily when I wrote that part

[@hmaker7671]

@@HNfilms you should probably stamp down your foot to drinking and say 'NO MAS'

[@HouseMDLover69]

Kafkaesque is like... A much cooler word tho

[@RyGuyLV]

I'm not convinced we're living in the good timeline until the Better Call Saul titles tier list happens

[@HNfilms]

Its the darkest timeline sorry

[@_Baby_Moses_]

I never knew what I.F.T. stood for until this video

[@ThanosKoopa881]

The fact that I got a MLB ad with Bryan Cranston before this is crazy

[@Ashrow229]

Me too!! Lol

[@DoopDoop68]

Oh my gosh same

[@timesmy668]

14:55 you suprise me everytime just how bad your opinions can get

[@mrautismo420]

Frrrr

[@DanielsProductions11channel]

Good video, but I think there's some more meanings that I think are on the Wiki too. 'Grey Matter' is both the business, and about grey morality with Walter ending the episode deciding to return to cooking meth. There's also 'Sunset' which I see as also representing the RV being destroyed as the end of an era for the show. I think those two titles should be higher, but most episodes have clever titles.

[@Jumpingbadger913]

FeLiNa gotta be the hardest episode title in tv history, the song el paso reflects the overall plot of breaking bad and its double meaning with Iron lithium and sodium is so goddamn perfect

[@RobbieLugos]

0:38 Obviously Pilot is a reference to the fact it introduces Walter White, foreshadowing the plane crash he ends up being responsible for in season 2. It’s also clearly a reference to his last name because they both have five letters. That last one is kind of a dead giveaway.

[@dannyogle8613]

I.f.t not getting S is a crime. First episode i thought of when i saw this video. Great vid though man as always

[@YellyOld]

14:52 im glad someone else is saying this bro ive always seen this "everybody wins" is such a great title

[@tfemrobin]

“Green light” also symbolizes Walt having the green light to keep cooking

[@danieluss8729]

"Mandala" also means in spanish send it, which could refer to Walt needing to sent the meth to Gus

[@bbbabrock]

7:39 It is also sunset for the crystal ship.

[@zapify6999]

bit by a dead bee refers to walt being affected by his “fugue state” but in reality the fugue state is fake, hence “dead” bee

[@chubbs2783]

Everyday I hope this guy Ranks Every Metasisasis Episode, you know we all want it.

[@FreddieDowds-dx3ju]

12:45 It's even cooler when he says the name of the series: "Not to be the Breaker of Bad new"

[@ElectricFury]

To give Sunset credit, I've always seen it as a double meaning with that being the episode where the RV is destroyed, and right in the middle of the series, so it's the transition of the lighter first half of the story to the much darker second half, i.e. the sun is setting on the series.

[@kiio1291]

10:20 it's funny you should mention that because Betsy Brandt really wanted to be an extra at Jessie's party, it's also said that she's a complete party animal

[@dannyogle8613]

That was, excuse me, a damn fine twin peaks reference

[@rgazibara]

you underestimated season 3 titles S3E4 Green Light, Walt thought he got the GREEN LIGHT to kiss Carmen, who is wearing a green blouse S3E6 Sunset, the Sun sets on the RV era of BB and the show gets much darker after this episode, like it does when the Sun sets S3E7 One Minute, Hector also says one minute in the cold open S3E11 Abiquiu, home of Georgia O'keeffe, and the whole episode is about home, Hank doesnt want to go home, Walt wants to go home,Jesse feels at home with Jane and with Andrea and Gus invites Walt to his home

[@weirdguy1495]

Here are the explanations for each episode in the series based on the wiki page, split in two so that my comment will be able to send. Pilot: The pilot episode (first episode) of the series; a pilot light is needed to cook crystal; the alternate title Breaking Bad references the show itself and Walt breaking bad (raising Hell in Vince Gilligan's words) Cat's in the Bag...: Part of a reference to Sweet Smell of Success, where a character resolves an issue; "The cat's in the bag" usually involves keeping secrets such as Walt's cancer and Emilio's death ...And the Bag's in the River: The second part of the Sweet Smell of Success reference as the second and final part of the Krazy 8 mini-arc; Walt's cancer diagnosis is no longer secret; "The cat's in the bag and the bag's in the river" means that a situation such as Emilio and Krazy 8 has been handled Cancer Man: Is all about Walt's cancer and his role as a man; a reference to Vince Gilligan's former show The X-Files's villain of the same name, foreshadowing Walt's own villainous turn later Gray Matter: The name of the company that features heavily in the episode; gray is a mix of Walt's and Elliot's last names; a type of brain tissue; emphasizes the gray morality of the show Crazy Handful of Nothin': A reference to Cool Hand Luke, where the titular protagonist is called this based on his poker hand; Jesse tries to sell a pound but gets beat up; Walt's handful of explosive mercury which is "not meth"; Krazy 8 is now a handful of nothing A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal: A reference to Fargo, where the antagonist wants this sort of situation to happen but it all goes wrong; mirrors Walt's desire for a non-violent deal and the same violent outcome; Walt's deal with Tuco Seven Thirty-Seven: The first of four clues for the final scene of the season, involving a Boeing 737 airplane; Walt needs 737 thousand dollars to get out of the game Grilled: Walt and Jesse are interrogated (grilled); Tuco's grill jewelry; Tuco's grilled steak Bit by a Dead Bee: A running joke from To Have or Have Not, where a drunk keeps asking if anyone's been bit by a dead bee; Walt and Jesse are bit by the consequences of the dead Tuco Down: The second of the teddy bear cold opens, where the planes have been struck down; Walt and Jesse are both in low conditions (Walt is shunned by Skylar, Jesse is homeless) Breakage: Any type of service that is unused by the customer; a word Jesse says in the episode; Walt breaks through his old life to be a criminal; Hank experiences mental breakdowns from his encounter with Tuco Peekaboo: Jesse plays peekaboo with Skooge's kid; Walt plays a figurative game of peekaboo with Gretchen about his money laundering Negro y Azul: Black and blue in Spanish, usually meaning bruising; the name of the song in the teaser; Heisenberg's outfit and meth; Skylar's dress; Jesse's black TV with a blue searching for signal screen Better Call Saul: Saul Goodman's slogan 4 Days Out: Walt and Jesse spend four days out in the desert; Walt's cancer test takes four days to come back Over: The third of the teddy bear cold opens, where the planes have crashed over the area; Walt's Heisenberg business is over for now; Walt is ironically under the house; Walt's civilian life is over Mandala: Sanskrit for the circle of life; Combo dies and Holly is in the process of being born in the same episode, which is part of the circle of life; Los Pollos Hermanos is run like a mandala in Southeast Asian political formations- difficult to get in Phoenix: Jane is revealed to be from Phoenix, Arizona; the Phoenix Lander is talked about on the news; Holly is born and Jane dies, mirroring how the phoenix is born from its own ashes ABQ: The final teddy bear cold open, where the plane crash happens in Albuquerque, commonly nicknamed ABQ; 737 down over ABQ means a plane has crashed over Albuquerque No Mas: Spanish for no more; Walt doesn't want to cook anymore; Jesse doesn't want to be an addict anymore; Skyler doesn't want to be married to Walt anymore; a reference to Roberto Duran announcing his retirement from boxing, only to return to it a short time later, like Walt does with his cooking Caballo Sin Nombre: Spanish for horse with no name, a song sung by the band America; Walt sings this song twice; Walt says This is America; the song is erroneously considered a song about drug escapism; the song describes a man traveling for days through a desert, which describes Walt's current loneliness IFT: Skylar's bombshell line at the end of the episode about how she literally f'cked Ted; the Cousins figuratively f'cked Tortuga for being a snitch Green Light: Permission to proceed; Gus gives Walt a green light to start cooking while he's at a green traffic light; Hank wants to be given the green light to search for Heisenberg Mas: Spanish for more; Walt returns to the cooking business, closing off the plot thread started in No Mas; Hank searches for more RVs Sunset: Gus and the Cousins meet at sunset; the RV's sunset has come and gone; the RV is destroyed near the time of sunset One Minute: Hector states that Marco has one minute to live while holding his head underwater; Gus warns Hank that he has one minute before the Cousins get him, which is shown in real time; Skyler asks Walt if he has a minute I See You: Leonel recognizes Walt when he sees him; most of the episode is spent in an ICU (Intensive Care Unit); Juan Bolsa sees the hitman that kills him Kafkaesque: A grotesque vision of the world where guilty individuals futilely search for salvation; mentioned during Jesse's meeting as something to describe his current situation Fly: Walt and Jesse spend the episode trying to kill a fly. Abiquiu: Georgia O'Keefe, the artist of the painting Jesse and Jane look at, is from this New Mexican city. Stay tuned for Part 2.

[@weirdguy1495]

Part 2: Half Measures: References Mike's famous "don't take half measures" speech. Full Measure: A direct continuation from Half Measures; describes Walt's and Jesse's murder of Gale to save their own skins. Box Cutter: Gale uses one to open a box; Gus uses the same box cutter to kill Victor; Walt's and Jesse's murder of Gale is a figurative box cutter, unleashing Gus's monstrous side. Thirty-Eight Snub: The type of gun Walt buys; Walt gets snubbed by Gus when Mike says he won't see him again; Skyler gets snubbed by Bogdan when he refuses to give her his car wash; Walt gets snubbed by Mike when he refuses to help him with killing Gus; Marie gets snubbed by Hank when he corrects her on what to call his minerals; Jesse gets snubbed by Badger and Skinny Pete when they leave him. Open House: Jesse's house is open to anyone that will come by; Marie steals from various open houses to cope with her situation. Bullet Points: The Pollos Hermanos truck gets various bullet holes in it; Skyler stresses the bullet points on her list to Walt; Walt is worried about Jesse's bullet casings. Shotgun: Jesse rides shotgun for most of the episode; the fake hitman at the end of the episode is armed with a shotgun. Cornered: Skyler corners Walt with questions; Skyler is cornered into leaving; Skyler ends up at the Four Corners Monument. Problem Dog: Jesse's confession about killing Gale is disguised as him putting down a problem dog. Hermanos: Spanish for brothers; this is Los Pollos Hermanos owner Gus's first episode as a lead character; Gus's blood brother Max is shown for the first time; brothers-in-law Hank and Walt work together Bug: Walt bugs Jesse's car; Hank gets the information from the bug planted on Gus's car; Hank is a figurative bug up Walt's butt. Salud: Spanish for cheers or health; used in Gus's toast to Don Eladio when they drink the poison; a figurative toast to end Gus's connection to the cartel Crawl Space: Walt spends the last scene of the episode in his house's crawl space; Walt is in a metaphorical crawl space wanting to shield himself from the world. End Times: An omen for imminent doom, apocalypse, and transformation, mirroring Walt's trajectory from this point onwards; Saul says this during his goodbye to Jesse. Face Off: Walt's and Hector's big confrontations with Gus; Hector and Gus face off against each other; Gus's face is blown off. Live Free or Die: New Hampshire's state logo where Walt's car comes from; Walt's new motto in life after killing Gus Madrigal: The titular business that Gus was partnered with shows up for the first time here; a madrigal is a poetic song performed by two or more people without instruments, mirroring Walt's, Jesse's, and Mike's current setup of being their own bosses. Hazard Pay: The conflict of the episode where Walt and Mike argue about how to spend their money. Fifty-One: Walt turns 51 years old; frustratingly this is the fiftieth episode; Heisenberg is starting to take over more than half of Walt's life; 51/50 is a California code where people who want to die can be involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility, referencing Skylar's drowning attempt and Walt's threat to have her committed; Skyler uses an Area 51 mug; it is 11:51 at the end of the episode. Dead Freight: Unused cargo space; Walt, Jesse, Mike, and Todd steal from a freight train in a dead zone; Drew Sharp is killed shortly after the freight leaves. Buyout: Jesse and Mike buyout from the drug business; Walt reveals his buyout from Grey Matter to Jesse. Say My Name: Walt says this at the start of the episode; Walt demands the names of Mike's guys; Mike addresses Walt by name before he dies; the original title Everybody Wins is a reference to Walt's line at the end of Buyout and is ironic because nobody wins here. Gliding Over All: Walt Whitman's poem book previously owned by Gale and currently owned by Walt that becomes a smoking gun when it comes to Hank learning who Heisenberg is; Walt's drug business glides over everyone; there are aerial shots during the time skip montage showing the fumigated houses from above. Blood Money: What Jesse considers to be his share of the money due to all the deaths that happened to get it. Buried: Walt buries his money; ironically references how his and Skyler's secrets are uncovered by Hank and Marie; Declan's lab is buried underground. Confessions: Walt makes a bogus confession video; Saul confesses to stealing Jesse's ricin cigarette; Jesse wants Walt to confess his misdeeds to him. Rabid Dog: Jesse is considered a rabid dog that needs to be put down by Saul. To'hajiilee: The climax of the episode takes place at the reservation of the same name. Ozymandias: References the name of a poem about a king whose empire crumbles all around him, mirroring Walt's current situation. Granite State: The state name of New Hampshire, where Walt moves to; sums up the rough and unyielding states of the survivors' lives; Walt's current situation is a monument to his fallen reign Felina: Spanish for feline; the song at the start of the episode is El Paso where a girl named Feleena leads a man to be shot by his enemies, which is Walt's current goal; an anagram for finale; the elements iron, lithium, and sodium, signifying blood, meth, and tears.

[@EJ2K2K]

Best part about this video is the Sonic music in the background.

[@skabogatoXVIII]

Dude, I had this idea a few months ago, but it would be shortest to longest title

[@beanman2206]

I recently rewatched the last episode of season 2 and I got shocked at how brilliant it is.

[@chedder_chandlure]

How could you do my boys Green Light, Cornered, and Say my name like that?!

[@2wayalley743]

so annoying how he somehow completely missed how green light also represents walt going back into the meth business smh

[@maxeyre2024]

Love this concept--episode titles need more appreciation.

[@Crystal_959]

I just like that Felina can be broken up into chemicals. Even if iron, lithium and sodium don’t actually mean anything neither do bromine and barium and those are prominently featured in the title

[@gordgar0943]

I always appreciate a good tier list!

[@MohitSubedi]

Breaking Bad as the shows title would be A tier, right?

[@HNfilms]

Ya for sure, I do love some good alliteration

[@az4535]

Horrible ranking man but great idea loved the video

[@Nickk7878-v8t]

Fly, a pretty braindead title, gets an S tier. One Minute, representing one of the most intense scenes in TV, gets a B tier. I am titling this comment Y.F.M. You Fucked Me… tbh, good video though.

[@HNfilms]

One Minute is just referencing 1 scene. The whole Fly episode is about Fly

[@ashleigh2376]

@@HNfilmsOne Minute actually has a double meaning. It references the start of the episode where Hector is drowning one of the twins and he asks the other “How long do you think he has? Maybe… one minute?” And then later the “one minute” scene with Hank.

[@Pablo.673]

Always thought Inertia would be a better title for Gliding Over All

[@joserb-zs1vd]

Live Free Or Die is S tier

[@JS-iu3ce]

Green light could get bumped up a teir as it’s also gus giving Walt the green light to cook again

[@skitzswaggy]

that thumbnail is pretty fucking cool

[@antbox1992]

you missed the second meaning of Shotgun. The guy who Jesse stopped at the end was gonna shoot Mike with a shotgun, (that's what Gus wanted Jesse to think I mean)

[@hurk735]

don’t care about the video only skipped to the part with Sharon

[@HNfilms]

Thats in the next video idiot

[@shady.passionate]

Gray matter is my favourite episode. Very underrated, if you care for character introspection you like it

[@koolpopcorn27]

Immediately discredited for putting Seven Thirty-Seven in C tier. Thats insane

[@koolpopcorn27]

Okay lol then you put “Green Light” in the D Tier. Have you ever watched the series?? A cursory glance at Wikipedia would have explained the symbolism here.

[@2wayalley743]

love how you completely miss the symbolism of some scenes/titles lol

[@HNfilms]

Im an idiot

[@Poncholie]

I talked about this in the bbu discord so I should get credit

[@HNfilms]

We dont talk about the BBU discord

[@DoopDoop68]

You should make a video with your takes on bb spinoffs and how likely you think they will happen.

[@danv47]

Im pretty sure FeLiNa is supposed to mean "Blood, Sweat and Tears"

[@Saigo2134]

The elements that FeLiNa represent are the main ingredients in blood meth and tears so the episode title can also be read as Blood, Meth, and Tears

[@dannycalypse]

You're missing quite a lot of double meanings, e.g. "Sunset" being a callback to when Tuco told Walt and Jesse his cousins are going to arrive at sunset in "Grilled".

[@fawfulsfury626]

+Sunset is the final episode that the RV is in correct?

[@dannycalypse]

@@fawfulsfury626 I think so. How does that relate to the title?

[@HNfilms]

The Rv is sunsetted

[@dannycalypse]

@@HNfilms I see.

[@NotCushy]

Make a ranking every sopranos episode or ranking every succession episode PLEASE 🙏 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@raveyard21]

Say my name is the worst episode title in any show ever just because it replaced Everybody Wins

[@JaneViolet_]

Anyone else notice the tier letter images are from Sonic Unleashed? Lol

[@HNfilms]

Peak fiction

[@TeamFortress2Official]

Love the Spyro music 👍

[@ThanosKoopa881]

W 1 am video fr

[@goos98]

Might have been worth trying to understand the meaning behind the titles if you didn't know. Just saying idk and putting it wherever is crazy lol. Like why even make the video?

[@ebrucan7161]

bit by a dead bee is actually a good title

[@benrichardson6199]

The Teddy Bear Flash Forwards would've had a better payoff if, in better call, saul we see Howard hamlin and his wife Cheryl get on a plane, and it turns out to be wayfarer 515

[@cyrillic4]

no fucking way you put kafkaesque above i see you

[@sarojandongol1482]

10:51 is that on a green screen?

[@HNfilms]

Doubt it

[@mcgobbler]

17:11 twin peaks

[@HNfilms]

I’ll have 2 eggs over hard

[@mcgobbler]

@@HNfilms I'm hard

[@rmbhs6013]

we are not watching

[@througtonsheirs_doctorwhol5914]

Thanks for your tierlist !!! Nothing like the idea of rewatching Better Call Saul in full after following it from season 1 to 3... then watching the last seasoins in a run when they finally released the previous to last. **spoilers ********** ***spoilers****NOW though I forever hate Heisenberg. **** spoilers**** He kills Mike, so F*** him. Can'T stand him. The best man in that show, and he offs him like an animal. Die Waltheisenberg, sufffer. AMAZING work by Cranston!!! I love him so much, what a guy!!

[@ThanosKoopa881]

Thx pooky

[@tornadogamah]

im in love with you

[@man6284]

I prefer better watch tv

[@MrCrunchyKev]

The american accent on the ''negro y azul'' is so annoying

[@HNfilms]

Im sorry my American accent is so annoying

[@trains34]

HEY

[@grassnothing1631]

epic

[@adamrhome8055]

Sorry but your list is ridiculous!

[@spedmonkey8051]

Really hard to sit through

[@ThanosKoopa881]

My fav is IFT and felina