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Breaking Bad - You Cut Me Out Scene: Walter (Bryan Cranston) has lunch with Gretchen (Jessica Hecht)
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US Air Date: 2008
Network: AMC
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Jessica Hecht
Director: Peter Medak
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[@claucemicro1080]

If this weren’t a fiction series but a fictionalized account of real events, Walter would hate Bryan Cranston so much because he won all those Emmys at his expense.

[@pyth4177]

This comment

[@asssssssshvvf2569]

Elite comment

[@jerryloft3008]

I don't get it dude

[@asssssssshvvf2569]

@@jerryloft3008 what isnt there to get 🤣

[@jorgegarnica9674]

"Those were my Emmy's my awards,you cutted me out"

[@rossturpin747]

The most aggressive F bomb ever delivered.

[@Beardsandbars]

IFT in its own way was just as aggressive.

[@scott.hanson]

Wonder how many takes that took. "Say it ANGRIER!"

[@sortofanoakyafterbirth3661]

Hamlin's to Jimmy was pretty aggressive.

[@leogarcia8640]

@@sortofanoakyafterbirth3661 that one caught me really off guard

[@haydeng3541]

@@sortofanoakyafterbirth3661 I don't remember that. When was it?

[@astrangerhere]

Bryan played this flawlessly. The amount of anger, hate, rage, regret boiling inside Walt is off the charts.

[@Italian69Boi]

he hates himself though and takes it out on her (typical narcissist)

[@Italian69Boi]

He walked awsy because of his own insecurity i dont think she cheated he just didnt feel good enough which is what causes someone to become a narcissist (they hate themselves and have zero confidence)

[@fight8the8feeling8]

Jealousy is a big part as well.

[@BillyButcher90]

@@Italian69Boi That's psychological projection

[@RTU130]

Yea

[@adinosaurwithaflamethrower1227]

Man, Bryan Cranston and Jessica Hecht both did such a great job in this scene

[@TankUni]

You could see a flicker of shame and remorse on Walt's face, but then the rage came rushing back in. Good acting indeed, from both of them.

[@falcon6415]

The entire show had great actors all around loved it this sene was done beautifully.

[@bobsauce9840]

I can't believe that you believe that

[@voidremoved]

this actor and the one who played walts wife should have changed roles. Ths should be skylar and the blond one should be gretchen

[@Gooner184]

@@bobsauce9840 wut?

[@ilyalead4blade897]

1:17 that's just brilliant acting. Walt intentionally poked the weak spot and watches the reaction to see how much hurt he has dealt

[@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm3153]

@@gibsnackgaming6087 ok

[@jamesjoe1690]

I don't see ti

[@spiton]

@@gibsnackgaming6087 who tf are you lmao

[@zuckmarkerberg340]

He's the show's editor, apparently

[@sqir1124]

@@gibsnackgaming6087 respect God don’t compare him to some human

[@braedensteele3184]

Walter had the perfect life in front of him. A successful company he started with his best friend, a girlfriend who loved him, and a Nobel prize. But when he realized his girlfriend's family was already incredibly successful, he felt that he wasn't the provider, wasn't the biggest man in her life (mentions her father and borthers), that he wasn't good enough, and his exceedingly fragile ego collapsed and he abandoned it all and settled, then blamed his decisions on them for capitalizing on his sudden and mean spirited departure.

[@sucukmitei5436]

he had this ego problems since ever

[@forwardmoving8252]

This is just lazy, s*** storytelling tbh. His ego wouldn't allow him to be with a woman he loved because she had a rich family ? Lmao. Straight up childish garbage and nobody is like that. Even people with big egos.

[@jeanpaulsinatra]

@@sucukmitei5436 that's true, but you can understand the chip on his shoulder when you watch the prequel series about growing up a middle child in a working class family, with his mother trying to hold everything together and coming off tyrannical as a resullt

[@legoyoda9782]

I feel like Walters bitterness isn't really unreasonable though. It's stated that most of what made Grey Matter successful stemmed from Walts work and research. If someone made millions off of the work YOU did, you would probably be a bit upset too. You can make the argument It's his own fault since he walked away, but still.

[@thepants1450]

@@legoyoda9782 he walked away AND sold his shares. He can only be upset at himself, but Walt blamed others.

[@renaldoawesomesauce1654]

She really sold it. I mean the near tears in her eyes are so visible. Plus she sells the whole "I loved you what was I supposed to do? You literally left me what was I just supposed to abandon all the research and quit living because you walked away? How can you see it that way?" It actually hits close to home xD damn.

[@roronoazoro-tg5nr]

well , walt didn't buy it because for him despite her words and tears , it's doesn't hide the fact that she made millions from his work

[@renaldoawesomesauce1654]

@@roronoazoro-tg5nr He sold his company share for immediate gain and bought his house with it. If anything, Walt didn't have the foresight to realize just how much "his research" was worth. They also offered him to come back many many times, but he refused out of the bitterness of "coming back" on his hands and knees. Opting to be a teacher instead.

[@roronoazoro-tg5nr]

@@renaldoawesomesauce1654 yeah i think we all get it , walt was stupid with a massive ego, and elliot and gretchen made millions from his work.

[@renaldoawesomesauce1654]

@@roronoazoro-tg5nr I'm not really sure you do get it. When he left, his work wasn't worth millions. It was only worth millions because they used his work and applied it to valuable things. If his work were truly worth millions, he would be a millionaire. Walt was a genius chemist, but not a genius innovator. His value as a drug dealer came from a perfection of science, but his true value came from Gus' understanding of business. Walt on his own was nothing more than an RV drug pusher making thousands. Introduce a little business sense from Gus, and Walt becomes a millionaire. I feel that's a theme of the show that is missed by most people. Walt never appreciated business sense like he should have, and it cost him so much.

[@roronoazoro-tg5nr]

@@renaldoawesomesauce1654 👏👏👏

[@davidfajardop]

I would've loved to see a bit more of their backstory ...

[@tempviduse]

Vince gilligan talks about it in an interview. Essentially they where going to be married but walts ego got in the way when he met her family and saw how wealthy they where.

[@btw6301]

I like it better this way. It's messy like real life. The show gives you just enough to guess at a few things that -might- have happened, and leads to many the audience filling in the blanks in different ways. In this way assigning levels and types of guilt, and/or sympathy to both of them. Much like Walt and Gretchen did. Did Gretchen callously use and cut out Walter according to her life of soft privilege - setting another of the triggers for his degeneration? Or was Walter already consumed by arrogance and resentment, and destroyed the relationship with his lover and business partners? Well, neither. But also both. Terrific show.

[@christaylor3911]

@@btw6301 well said.

[@gaz7051]

@@btw6301 As the saying goes, there's three sides to every story... In this case, there's Gretchen's side, Walter's side and the truth.

[@samanthab1923]

tempviduse So he goes in the opposite direction & marries poor Skylar & this genius takes a job as a teacher? Crazy

[@leafodan3730]

The scene does a good job of portraying Walter as a guy who skews history because he always felt he should have that success, even though it’s strongly indicated that he walked away from success. His hatred at himself not grabbing his success is projected onto his ex and his former partner. So you walk a way from the scene suspecting Walter is very much not the hero or guy wronged, so much as he’s the guy that just wants to be successful and powerful.

[@MazBringsby]

WRONG. It's an ambiguous scene. There is no WINNING side. Both are flawed. Use your brain, PLEASE.

[@richardgorton6504]

@@MazBringsby grow up....stop CAPITALIZING words to make yourself SEEM intelligent...you are insignificant, yet your hubris to a stranger on KZbin is laughable

[@4newestaccoun]

@@MazBringsby it's not as much as ambiguous as it is implied. Bryan Cranston actually played Walt so well that he made certain quirks for when Walt was lying. He uses them in this scene

[@bluedjules7623]

@@MazBringsby Dude, the scene is open for interpretation. Don't be cocky for no single reason.

[@MazBringsby]

@@richardgorton6504 The idiot here is clearly YOU. You can't perceive any dimension to cinema other than the obvious STRAIGHT lines, GOOD/BAD narratives and fail to see the shades of grey beyond apparent contrasts between characters.

[@crocs_n_socks]

As someone with a bit of an ego, I can totally say that "I'm sorry for you" is like the worst insult you could say.

[@KP-by4eu]

i feel sorry for you is never a good sentence to say unless if someone just had a family member die or something.

[@girishg414]

Pity is the worst insult to pride.

[@prithvirajsrinivasan1077]

For real. No one likes to be high roaded.

[@ryankwon8785]

@@KP-by4euWalt is not the same Walt Gretchen once loved and befriended. To her, the kind and brilliant Walt she knew is dead. There is only Heisenberg.

[@ExtremeSpeedMewtwo]

It is. It's far worse than hearing someone say they hate you.

[@aydon1276]

Everyone talks about Walter in this scene but I think Gretchens reaction at 1:40 is some of the best acting I've ever seen in my life.

[@shivanshtyagi3254]

Her eyes portray the change in her thought process and stance. From pity and remorse to subtle anger. Amazing

[@Minnesota_Central]

Gretchen... *looks at Walter* aydon: "tALeNT"

[@Brainzzz123]

@@Minnesota_Central I get that's it's a funny way of putting it but you're simplifying it

[@Minnesota_Central]

@@Brainzzz123 no it's not simplifying. That's exactly what he's insinuating. He's saying a simple expression made by a low fruit actress is the greatest acting he's ever seen. I get people are obsessed with the show. It is very good. But over praising every tiny detail?? Come on man. It's just meme fawning at this point.

[@Ares99999]

@@Minnesota_Central Why does it bother you?

[@alekm.5377]

Walt's bitterness accelerates his Cancer.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

Other way around actually.

[@Xxrocknrollgod]

Straight White Male no

[@Jack-hu7cb]

oh yeah? have u conducted research into this or?

[@billballinger5622]

@@Jack-hu7cb its a well known fact a negative mindset damages health.

[@billballinger5622]

@Sergej Brašanac 100 percent. its a shame our "medical" institutions focus on physical external means of healing like surgeries and pharmaceuticals instead of actually treating the source of most disease wh

[@katiequinn5589]

I feel like much of Walter’s ego is dependent upon him feeling needed. So when sold his share of Grey Matter, he secretly believed (and perhaps hoped) that the company would go belly up without him, because it would indeed prove that Grey Matter and Gretchen couldn’t survive without him. It’s sad to think that being wrong on both points is what hurt Walter the most, rather than the fact that he threw away Gretchen’s love and had to watch her date and eventually marry his best friend while the company he started attained success without him.

[@mrj3986]

💔💔💔💔💔 Damn....

[@bobpoop6025]

Good point

[@winzyl9546]

walt is a fragile littleman, it made him feel inferior after gretchen introduced him to her filthy rich family. Thats why he left grey matter.

[@accel9104]

they robbed him,

[@Ares99999]

@@accel9104 They utterly did NOT rob him. At all. In any way. Walt sold everything, including what he had been working on, when he left. It was no longer HIS.

[@theflyingdutchman1301]

These two dont get alot of screentime together, and only once in a setting like this. But my god its absolutely wonderfull, all those frustrations and emotions.

[@MyNameIsFredFuchs]

Their flashback when Walt was her professor is fantastic too

[@Kospanic]

Makes you realize that BCS capitalizes on what Breaking Bad did poorly, very deep conversation between characters.

[@criert135]

@@Kospanic Nonsense. BCS is brilliant but saying BB did that poorly is just daft

[@user-ik8vy1rg8f]

Really great acting from her.

[@diallo1347]

Thats just smart writing. The tension and frustration is better in a setting where the characters have to be discrete with their outrage. If the scene was in a private setting and they could yell and scream, it wouldn't be as intense.

[@VoLCoMzYaDiGG]

I love how Walt has so much hatred.

[@zairman]

I probably would too if I had cancer. It's one of the worst diseases to die from, and is horrible to watch a family member go through.

[@5TRICT9]

I hate how you have so much love.

[@alguldandoce7982]

"I love how" comments are cancer

[@VoLCoMzYaDiGG]

@@alguldandoce7982 Comments that are salty are cancer.

[@nnoo]

@@zairman sodium bicarbonate or apricot kernels, thank me later

[@waltuh8888]

"Sir would you like to donate an extra dollar to the childrens hospital" 1:40

[@hellobye709]

Relatable

[@ethernalclassic3076]

So true

[@jessestinson9252]

Lmao that's cold

[@RTU130]

O

[@hesnotquitedead]

Donate to the children’s fund? Why??? What did children ever done for me?

[@sw1rly801]

Now that I understand Gretchen more, I love this scene more. It's so great how Walt talks to her "Little rich girl adding to your millions." Like, damn.

[@criert135]

Walt’s pride and ego were what cost him the success from Grey Matter. He walked away and screwed over himself. Yes, they got rich off his work but only because his pride made him throw it in their faces and leave them.

[@artjoeylarena481]

he felt inferior and left.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Sounds like you don't understand.

[@Leo-gp4tu]

@@criert135 you feel that pride big boy? *punch that’s pride fking with you see? Gotta fight through that shi

[@Pwilliams4000]

@@artjoeylarena481 yeah that’s pretty much what happened

[@abdulqudz89]

1:41 the amount of venom that came from that sentence made me replay it the very first time i saw this.

[@gook5219]

Venomancer?

[@masterzombie161]

At this point, Walters own mother didn’t know her son had cancer.

[@jonathanjacobo612]

I wonder how she felt when her son was the most famous drug dealer in the world

[@hannahfaye2317]

@@jonathanjacobo612 *drug manufacturer lol

[@criert135]

His mother could have exploded off screen and nobody would have noticed

[@byronsenior6499]

Did they ever show her.

[@papalik9555]

@@byronsenior6499 nope, but she was mentioned

[@chrishottinger6635]

It’s such an appropriate response with the f bomb because he doesn’t swear often in the show so it shows how it’s really meant and it’s not just blurted out

[@johnsmithee6660]

This is the moment Phuc became Yu

[@neoneherefrom5836]

ok

[@Waldo-Manfred]

@@neoneherefrom5836 we really needed your "ok" on this. thanks

[@neoneherefrom5836]

@@Waldo-Manfred ok

[@laddie1851]

@@neoneherefrom5836 alright

[@benny7929]

ok john smithee

[@rushv825]

Priceless moment in this series. That’s the way to say it.

[@zacharypadron783]

Honestly is one of the most important scenes in the show. Really shows exactly who Walter is and what his motivations are. It’s not until the series finale that he finally admitted that he did all this for his own self, but this scene showed it

[@Absurdword]

@@zacharypadron783 Good point especially considering this is relatively early on in the show and Walt is so quick to reveal his insecurity and toxicity. This long pent up resentment is really what eats away at him, to the point he can’t take responsibility for what happened and distorts the truth

[@jiraiyals5595]

Cranston is so good at portraying a character with deep seeded, unfettered anger that has been building for decades. Must take incredible skill

[@marwansobhy7050]

Men will literally throw away millions, a woman who loves them and a successful company instead of going to therapy

[@128wk]

It's like Mike said, Walt just *had* to be the man.

[@UndeadSlayer5]

I find it sad that Walt has so much hatred so for something that he did to himself

[@AesirUnlimited]

I never thought about that, but you’re right.

[@AJ-hs2ld]

Are you dumb? They’re not talking about the meth business lol

[@test-tl8dt]

its what happens when someone is too arrogant to accept their own failures. instead of taking the hit and moving on they get angry, spiteful, vengeful. sad human condition to witness.

[@108noonoo]

@@AJ-hs2ld Ye it was Walts fault he left the business. Think thats what he is saying.

[@AJ-hs2ld]

@@108noonoo yeah but people want to make relations w walts growing character in the meth business and his potential in gray matter. It’s not the same character in those timelines. Little was said in this video w Gretchen. Like the original comment saying that he “did this to himself” when he was apart of gray matter

[@RobZombieIsAGod]

The change in character from Walter White (Gray Matter) Walter White (Teacher) to Walter White (Kingpin) has to be the greatest in TV history.

[@ariel5301]

Y E S

[@Grimreepa220]

He is Heisenberg

[@concept5631]

Gotta say, Gretchen dodged one hell of a bullet.

[@jaygarcia2648]

Tell a man that's big on pride " I feel sorry for you" That's one way to drive him insane

[@SanDiegoisnice]

Someone tried that on Don Draper and Don replied "I dont think about you at all"

[@gook5219]

Elliot cuckolded him. That's one way to drive him insnae😮

[@AyKrax]

nah just be like "aww its cute ur still thinking about me"

[@AtaiMuratbekov]

When i first watched the show i was fooled by Walter, but when i chose to rewatch, my eyes opened. Walter never really cared about his family and all that thing about "leaving money for the family" was bullshit. He tried it, he liked it and he wanted to continue. All these years he was not a good guy, he just kept all of his anger and evil inside of him because he was a coward. But when death knocked on his door, his fears went away and opened the doors for all that anger and evil that was inside of him.

[@WoodsUlmann]

On a rewatch now and couldn't agree more. The scenes with Walt, Jr. especially are heartbreaking in retrospect. He has a major life setback in his condition and he faces it bravely, with a sense of humor and grace. He loves his parents deeply, he tries his best to take care of his dad... and what does he get for it? A dead, drug kingpin father and PTSD for himself, his mother, and his sister when she grows up. It's such a tragedy.

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoods8202]

I think he did care about them, but he also had a massive ego. If someone has a dangerously big ego it can get in the way of the people you care about and you’ll lose yourself just like Walt did

[@asylum-one6317]

It's ironic because Walt told Jessie later that he left on his own Accord for 5 grand.

[@Beginningtopeak]

Would his pride let him tell the truth to a third party about it? He refuses to stop cooking even when his family is set for life because his pride won’t let him stop.

[@gary609906]

He got an Accord and 5 grand?

[@rossturpin747]

@@gary609906 them hondas be temptin

[@blueonblack83]

@@gary609906 That was very Naked Gun.

[@RRD1989]

@@gary609906 LMAO

[@SyrupBuccaneer]

"You walked away. You abandoned us- ME." Brilliant performance by Jessica Hecht.

[@joejoerunya8908]

I always loved this scene because it really gets into his character. I always wondered why he was so brilliant at chemistry but was teaching at some little high school

[@jadeorbigoso5212]

That's because of his Ego

[@kentvesser9484]

Yeah, I would guess word got around that he wasn't a reliable partner for a startup or as an employee assuming he could even bend his ego to do his best work for another. By teaching high school chemistry he could check his ego because he was just going through the motions.

[@matthewriley7826]

@@kentvesser9484Or Gretchen and Elliott were the only people who could stand working with him and he got himself fired from all the other labs and companies because he became insufferable to anyone in charge.

[@the.abhiram.r]

it literally shows his nobel prize in the opening credits of the pilot

[@harveymarckson]

It's pretty hard to sympathize with Walt here, not that it's impossible because although his fault the bitterness is in a sense understandable. At the end of the day, though, Walt left Gray Matter on his own accord, sold his shares entirely before the company went big, and cut himself away from both Elliott and Gretchen simply because of his ego. Not even faced with the dire situation of a death clock ticking and incoming medical bills does his sense of self worth and pride change that, in fact it may have even exacerbated those feelings. Pretty cut and dry reasoning. Literally the entire premise of the show. Some of these comments are just ignorant af lmao

[@dericmederos1514]

pretty cut and dry. Although I don't get why i bothered Walt that Gretchen was rich. Like he was intelligent, you can't buy that.

[@diceflawless9115]

I think maybe Walt found out Gretchen and Elliott were messing around

[@digitalhellscapeproduction6438]

@@diceflawless9115 he would’ve mentioned that

[@AesirUnlimited]

Walt is still in the wrong, and his ego is definitely his biggest downfall. But I feel like maybe he was bitter that they didn’t call him to come back once they made it big. They didn’t need to give him his shares back, but why didn’t they offer their old friend a job at their million dollar company? He isn’t wrong on saying that his work and research were a big part of their success. But not once did they ever offer their old friend a job. It took him dying of cancer for them to feel the need to give him a job. It wasn’t a job offer for an old friend. It was pity, and a way to help themselves feel better over cutting him out. He’s not the good guy in the situation, but neither are they.

[@maxh276]

I don't see any ignorant comments, everyone seems to understand his ego got in the way and that she's condescending. Pretty straight forward

[@gavinvalle5653]

The entire show is built on the consequences of Walt's poor decision-making. He wanted to cash-out of "Gray Matter" for $7,000, so he did. WHO'S fault was that, exactly? WHO'S lack of foresight? He ditched his girlfriend, so she ran into the other guy's arms. WHO'S fault was that? Only Mike completely understood who Walt was: "You're a timebomb, Walter." Pretty much everything bad that happens on this show is because of Walt.

[@martinnieva8484]

Yes. Walter is too poor at human relations, too unstable and too emotional. He's got an IMMENSE amount of luck. He's just extremely remarkable at chemistry and I guess "good" at critical thinking (dunno if is it the correct name). Gus was way out of his league!

[@man_without_fear2349]

@@martinnieva8484 Gus's downfall is caused by him letting his emotional stuff takeover the professional path he had whole his life. Walt's downfall is basically because of his huge ego

[@martinnieva8484]

@@man_without_fear2349 Gus' downfall was taking half-measures, to begin with. After that, he then dropped the guard with Hector. That's it. And Walter's poor human relation skills are in majority due to his huge egocentric tendencies like you say!

[@ikelowry]

“Everything bad was because of Walt” lol so Walt asked tuco and crazy-8 to try to kill him and Jesse? Did Walt ask Jesse to go out and kill gus’ men after he was ordered not to? Was Walt supposed to sit back and get killed while gale becomes his “replacement” after he learned the recipe? Was he supposed to wake Jane up after giving her and Jesse the warning of what HEROIN does to people. No, people look at Walt like a pushover the entirety of the series and don’t know the consequences of when he pushes back

[@olegoleg1838]

Yeah, but mike is a much much worse person still so i kinda don’t get why the series treats him as a good old grandpa everyone loves

[@frde2190]

Best line delivery ever, the sheer hatred you can hear in Walters voice is incredible acting

[@debjitpaul8580]

You don't get to feel sorry for Walt, only Walt get to feel sorry for Walt.

[@afonsodeportugal]

Feeling sorry = condescension. You only feel sorry for the weak. That's what angers Walt here.

[@nextlvlroy]

Gretchen: I feel so sorry for you, Walt. Heisenberg: That would be the ricin I gave you. Goodbye Gretchen.

[@Seruleo_]

this is the moment Walter became Hamburger

[@KyCandicee]

🤣🤣🤣

[@buckcarroll8583]

Too early for this HAHAHAHAH

[@ginpak7037]

Stop craving for attention. "Hamburger" really? That breaking bad joke should be funny, yours wansn't. At all

[@Seruleo_]

@@ginpak7037 loser

[@mattevans7388]

😂😂 Lol. I thought it was pretty damn funny myself

[@nativewood]

"Little rich girl adding to her millions!" *Head tilt ("Tell me I'm wrong.")

[@akhilnair1137]

He was just being petty. No wonder gretchen let sorry for him.

[@AdamFerrari64]

Bryan looks super scary in this scene.

[@gook5219]

Scary face?

[@kotathegymrat]

That moustache makes him look like a serial killer

[@gdbssa]

This is flawless acting by both of them. What a scene, what a show

[@kiko1935]

When I was a teenager I thought this scene was so cool because he was telling off this woman who wronged him and he was giving her what she deserves. Then I got older and realized oh there's clearly more to the story, he's not being honest with himself and more importantly he's held this in for years like a poison. There's nothing badass about a bitter old man who can't accept his own shortcomings.

[@jackperry6269]

yeah it's not clear cut. Why did Walt leave?

[@dannyteich9356]

@@jackperry6269 He broke up with Gretchen because he felt insecure after meeting her rich and successful family. And it would have been uncomfortable for him to stay at the company with her, so he sold his shares for a few months rent and left

[@bigmanliam]

@@dannyteich9356 walts a dumbass

[@Killgore-ip2yq]

You watched it from Walter perspective, that's understandable, but I'm glad you have a retrospective view on this. This is the Walt that we often label as Heisenberg, but really, it's just himself, and he's releasing all his venom at someone who didn't do him wrong.

[@carlo_cali]

I don't think there was another point in which Walt was so pissed. They are both phenomenal actors. The casting for this show went above and beyond. It always seems like that with iconic roles or films.

[@LexingtonPlummer]

To me, this is Breaking Bad’s “I shoot lightening from my fingertips” moment.

[@jewwhovotedfornaziparty]

this is the most intense "f.. you" i have ever heard.

[@GhostyMist]

1:40 Most insane F-Bomb I’ve ever heard.

[@erikstrickland96]

I remember this being the moment where I truly lost all support for Walter. It hit me that he created his own problems but always loved shunting the blame onto others.

[@nin_tendo6458]

Same, no one ever talks about this scene but it was obvious to me he had always been a bad guy at this point.

[@pierren___]

When your friend lacks money, you let him go ? Or you help him temporarly ? Gretchen doesnt think like that, because shes a rich girl.

[@LarryLopez91]

​@@pierren___ The hell you talking about?

[@pierren___]

@@LarryLopez91 he was right

[@Kriz10010]

@@pierren___ Walt and his ego couldn't bare with how Gretchen came from a wealthy family, he felt inferior to them and his ego was hurt, so he sold his shares and left his best friend, his girlfriend, and his company. Bought a house, started a family and became a highschool teacher, now that the company was striving without him, earning millions. He blamed them, claiming how they stole his work and cut him off the company, despite how he chose to leave in the first place, not to mention the numerous attempts they tried to offer him to work back at the company, they also offered to pay for his medical expenses to treat his cancer, yet Walt, being the egotistical baby that he is, felt insulted.

[@yuumijungle548]

just needed 2 magic words to make her leave xD

[@bluecomet1109]

Now I have to watch the entire series all over again

[@VGirl]

There's a reason Walt chose to marry Skylar - a waitress/clerk - over a millionaire fellow scientist

[@ericmyers3063]

This is the moment the hunt for the best hit men west of the Mississippi began.

[@bartouille8028]

@@orange9022 did you watch the show ?

[@dj-flights7376]

Notice that Gretchen smiles a little when she says she feels sorry for Walter 1:32. Gretchen obviously got to know Walter well in the past, so she knows this is the most insulting thing she could say to such a proud person like Walt, and she definitely said it to hurt him. Walter knows that she knew this, so gives a rage-filled F bomb. As for why Walter would walk away back then - something happened when Walt met her father and brothers, he likely felt he was a poor man in a rich man's house and his brilliant work in Chemistry wasn't enough for her or her family. He wasn't gonna sing and dance to get them to like him. He also probably resents rich people who didn't work for what they have and hated the entire situation, so he just took off. As for why he would leave his research and company behind, when you're young and everything you've done so far has been a hit, you think you'll have a million more hits and opportunities. But Walt was wrong, he already made his hit and only had one. An opportunity to develop a million dollar company never came again. So he grew to resent Gretchen and Elliot over the years, and blames them for stealing his work even though he walked away, too proud to ever return and rejoin the company. After years of resent for them and never becoming a big shot, when he entered the meth world, he felt like the titan of industry that he was supposed to be. He saw the meth world as redemption for what life had screwed him out of, even though he did it to himself with his pride.

[@armiddle29]

I don't see it that way. This whole interaction mostly shows that she doesn't recognize Walt, shocked by his behavior, and she is being genuine when saying she's sorry. Notice how she gets even more shocked after the F-bomb, do you really think she would react this way if her "I feel sorry for you" was intended the way you described? I doubt it

[@dj-flights7376]

@@armiddle29 Yes I do think she would react that way, she was even more shocked because she didn't think Walt would say that back to her. The old Walt, while proud, never would have. She thought she would "win" and put Walt in his place and hurt him by saying she felt sorry for him. She was genuinely surprised by the rage he let out. Yes, I agree with you that she actually does feel sorry for him since he has a terminal disease and walked away from millions, but she also knew that she was insulting him when she said it. It's like she was saying it from a place of "I'm happy and you're bitter so I feel sorry for you."

[@Ahmed-DB]

ngl, I think this is a good analysis

[@Matt-cr4vv]

This shows us all, though I know I don’t catch it when I first watched the show, Walt’s immense inferiority complex, ego and pride and the genuine extremes he will go to because of it. He works at a job he’s ashamed of and eventually we see the misery he’s felt for 20+ years because of what his pride cost him. He meets Gretchen’s family and when he learns of the wealth she comes from he leaves out of nowhere without explaining any and sells his snare of the company and leaves his fiancé and best friend behind without any explanation. And then we see how the level of his pride is so extreme that it leads to him destroying countless lives and the death of so many people that all would’ve easily been avoided had he not been so prideful. He leaves the company and never gets over it because of his pride. He refuses a job from them that would’ve solved his financial worries and avoided the meth world because of it and also clearly refused the offer that Elliott and Gretchen pay for his care. He refuses the generous options to earn the money to pay for his care himself because he sees it as charity and obviously can’t take the real charity because he has to take care of it on his own so he remains in the meth business. The longing for what could’ve been guides him so much that he refuses multiple options to exit the business and move on to living the remainder of his life with his family. Try make it appear money driven, especially when Skylar takes him to the storage vault and shows him the gigantic amount of cash as she explains that not only is it so much that she can’t launder it all; but she doesn’t even attempt to count it so she just stacks it and keeps it safe now. She points out that it’s so much that they could never spend it all, begs for their exit and return to a normal life again and having their family back, and asks nim how much more he has to make and when will it be enough for him. And it comes across as greed so many times such as instances where he doesn’t give Jesse his fair cut, complains about how much the take is to Mike and not wanting to pay to keep mikes people quiet, and dismissing the exit option they all have where they’d each walk with $5M and pointing out that their end product would be worth $300M. But then he tells him about the company he left and it makes all it all click that it was never truly the money in a greed sense but rather building the amount of money to the level that he finally has an rmpire to replace the one he walked away from. And while it is largely overlooked because of the crazy harm he causes one of the really sad things is his decision that in the end would cause it all. There’s so much focus on how when he left Gray Matter that he cost himself a fortune. But I think it’s sad that his pride led to leaving the two people he was closest with, and clearly cares for him a lot, behind without ever explaining things to them and leaving them to wonder wat happened for the rest of their lives. And who’s the show tricks us looking back they were clearly good people. When Elliott learns of Walt’s cancer he immediately offers him a job, which I think shows his good character, because when we see Walt’s ego it seems lie Elliott knew who Walt so he chose to try to offer him a job and went into how much of an asset Walt would be ad never reveled he knew of the cancer or his desire to help until Walt began to decline and make an excuse and didn’t offer to simply pay for it until after that because he likely knew of Walt and how he’d react to being offered charity. Or seeing him forget all about the lavish gifts he was being given and cherished the gift from Walt and explained to everybody how meaningful it was and pointed to Walt and mentioned team success. And I think Gretchen calling Walt when she found out about his cancer despite how he had abandoned her when they were engaged showed she was a good person too. So while it gets forgotten or overlooked k think one of the tragedies of Walt is that he abandoned his and his best friend, didn’t really remain in contact with either of them, and then built a resentment and hatred of them as he believed in the lie he told himself that they’d cut him out and built a fortune that was rightfully his by stealing his work when what actually happened is that his pride led him to cut his finance and best friend from his life, sell his stake in their company at the beginning stages when they hadn’t made it yet, and then when they became incredibly wealthy felt entitled to the fortune they earned and entitled to the share he could’ve had despite leaving them behind and not sticking through the period of time that they probably struggled through for the business to become what it did later on. Incredible

[@theragingrodent__]

It's not super often you feel genuinely uncomfortable watching an argument on screen. A lot of the time directors and actors feel the need to amp it up to 10 with a shouting match and perfectly articulated arguments, but here what's so awesome is that you can feel the poison in every word Walt says. He's not trying to make Gretchen see his side of things, he's trying to hurt her as bad as he possibly can with words alone.

[@RighBread]

AND YOUR EYEBROWS

[@benhartland4708]

HA HA!!!! omg dude you read EXACTLY what i was thinking lmao!!!!!

[@khang.ngtr487]

damn that's "I feel sorry for you" must've topped Walt's tipping ego. I remember watching this scene and foresaw his answer of a F-bomb after hearing that. Awesome moment.

[@jcepri]

phenomenal acting. Her reactions are so believable, as is his rage.

[@ryantres85]

Bitterness is an awful and dangerous feeling.

[@afonsodeportugal]

Tell that to Black Lives Matter!

[@Thewhitewhale10]

I still cannot get over the delivery of this line...

[@h.ar.2937]

It's moments like these that makes this show great. The characters, motivations and even their struggles all feel real

[@hdrissy]

Walter lost his first empire, so he thought he'd build another one before he bit the dust. Little does he know, he's gonna lose both. Ozymandias 2.0.

[@exu7325]

He didn't "lose" it, he abandoned and sold it himself. And for what? All just because he feels inadequate when he discovered Gretchen comes from wealth.

[@traviskarnes6825]

@@exu7325 You buy that theory? Don't give me the ole stand by well Gill confirmed; it either been there done that have the shirt I could you plenty of reasons, why it never holds up. Instead re watch the series pay close attention to this scene the scenes of season 1 then 5 too specifically, when him and Jessie are talking about Jesse wanting to leave after that watch closely of the scenes from live free or die then finally in the series finale with Walt's last inter action with these two . Also research the actress who plays Gretchen look at some of the roles she's known for then tie into the character Gretchen once you've done all of and if you closely watch pay attention to the details you'll find out it wasn't just Gretchen's parents, having Wealth or Walt's hurt ego that is the catalyst the straw that broke camel back of him leaving Grey matter before it took off like it did was something else.

[@walterwang766]

@@traviskarnes6825 Gretchen is a lesbian?

[@MikelosM]

Well, at least he used the first one to pass on the wealth he made from the second one

[@andyspendlove1019]

@@traviskarnes6825 you don’t buy that “theory”? Not only is it confirmed by Gilligan, he says the whole Gretchen and Elliot thing is his proudest writing achievement with the show, the thing that made it all work. You can believe whatever conspiracy theory you want; but it’s only a conspiracy theory.

[@verynice6685]

scenes like this make me forget this is just a tv show

[@reallyhappenings5597]

If only Walt had gotten therapy he probably could have built another company without destroying everything.

[@Millsey_]

I would LOVE to see a mini series or even just a one episode special about the Grey Matter saga

[@paddypenman2682]

at least he didn't finish his last sentence with "and your eyebrows"

[@gook5219]

At least he didn't cuckold her husband

[@mrwho995]

This scene is massively overlooked. A lot of people seem to take Walt at his word that he was screwed out of Grey Matter, that it was Gretchen and Elliot's fault. But in reality it was his decision and his mistake that they had nothing to do with. Gretchen and Elliot did nothing to deserve having their lives threatened in the finale; they were innocent bystaners and will live the rest of their lives in fear of assassination. All for daring to be successful after Walt voluntarily left the company.

[@millabasset1710]

It's meant to be vague, I hope they don't make a prequel in the future ruining it.

[@parkerboy795]

​@@millabasset1710It wasn't that vague. Gretchen's account was verified and fleshed out by Gilligan. Walt even supported it by his resentment of her being rich and adding to her millions.

[@scrotiemcboogerballs4159]

Mindless scumbag loser take.

[@randywest3027]

He is end of the series intensity Heisenburg here. He was ALWAYS heisenberg, and the whole series is about his acceptance of who he really is. There was no Fall From Grace, there was just stepping aside from the illusion.

[@sweeper1977]

Walt:"I am the only one who can make it 99.1% pure!"

[@Hupomone]

I understand we all pulled for Walter in some sense, but man that guy is a small, bitter, jerk.

[@rawhotdogger6428]

This was like the original version of the scene from BCS, when, after Howard says something like "I feel sorry for you Jimmy", Saul replies with his infamous quote "... LIGHTNING BOLTS SHOOT FROM MY FINGERTIPS"

[@goranbrekalo]

When Walt said 'Its my hard work. My research. And you and Elliot make millions of it', Gretchen should said 'Billions. With a B.'

[@johans3164]

Bruh if she said that, Walt reaction would make me laughed hard lol

[@abdullahaboelyas4300]

I've heard the F word many times in movies and TV shows, yet this one just feels different. It's not just a normal cuss word delivered randomly, it's a an entire mountain of emotions that was expressed simply yet very powerful.

[@Notimportant253]

I think it’s also doubly powerful bc he rarely uses language like that from what I remember. Such vitriol and spite in a simple 2 words…. She did the one thing Walt can’t stand; show him pity.

[@hardcore13ful]

I can see why Walt is mad at her.

[@shinji136]

And why is that?

[@7razman]

People always ask... When did Walter White become Heisenberg? I think it was always inside him, the ego and the burning resentment, coupled with years of jealousy over what he feels was taken from him by Gretchen and Elliot. All of that is Heisenberg. And right here, in this this scene is where we see the first glimpse of it from this otherwise mild mannered man. We finally sense that something darker lies underneath his facade.

[@reallymakesyouthink]

I love how they put this whole storyline in. They could have done poor chemistry teacher sells meth and it would have been great but knowing the whole time he could get any financial help he wants but refuses makes the story far more compelling.

[@josephgibbons2009]

To quote from Walt himself "So you were always like this"

[@parthsharma9606]

This scene had me like DAMN after he cursed her out. It was so unexpected and just so iconic.

[@dzgeek1078]

That's the moment Gretchen became biznatch

[@akayysworld]

biznatch

[@miliba]

Tuco doesnt like that word. He would break bones

[@JoeMama-ci9bd]

dont say that to Tucos aboleta

[@Polysthenes]

Understanding his past (his ego destroying his friendships and potential success in life) helps us understand why he disliked Gale and discontinued their partnership. Mike was right. He's a time bomb.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Gale was obviously a direct threat

[@tankdogization]

Buy some Bitcoin, Walt. You’ll thank me later.

[@NiklasBlack]

Bitcoin didn't exist back then

[@adrianohenrique7891]

@@NiklasBlack Really?

[@saxo689]

Say my name Satoshi Nakamoto Youre god damn right

[@crunchynapkin]

@@NiklasBlack it came out in January 2009, season 2 took place in 2009.

[@danielhicks4826]

Ah the newest Ponzi scheme part 66...hey good luck with that lol.

[@ej11481]

Based on the description Gretchen gives, I'm guessing Walt meeting Gretchen's family in Newport went a bit like Howard Hughes meeting Katherine Hepburn's blue-blood family in The Aviator. Hughes had it in him to suck it up and keep seeing Hepburn. But Walt's pride was too wounded to keep seeing Gretchen (and having broken up with her, he didn't have it in him to keep working with her and Elliott).

[@joelbulsara6940]

My favourite lines were, "that cannot be how you see it" and "you left me" and "I go up to our room and you're packing your bags, barely talking" and "what did I dream all that" proving Walter was butthurt over literally nothing and that he's a shameless self saboteur.

[@amanalone3473]

Notice how she never actually denied stealing his work.

[@GlassesAndCoffeeMugs]

To some extent she might have, but there's a legal definition of "stealing" and a non-legal one, if Walt felt they actually did legally steal his work he could've adjudicated that in court, but since he never did it's far more likely his ego got in the way back then as usual, he probably did a bunch of work and left to make some "point" without ever trying to patent any of it or claim ownership of anything.

[@phanindravaibhav3319]

It's implied clearly that he left of his own accord and took a payment of 5000$ (before the company became big). Pretty sure that also includes giving them the right to his research/things he made at the time. He just refuses to admit that due to his sheer ego.

[@shinji136]

She literally questions everything Walter's saying and deems it ridiculous. Even if you refuse to look at the scene for what it is, Vince already explained what went down, and it's literally just Walt being unable to handle Gretchen's family being rich and being intimidated due to his ego, leading to him walking away and selling his share of the company so that he wouldn't have to get involved with her again.

[@tangykombucha5558]

They filmed this scene at the savoy restaurant in Albuquerque. It’s a real restaurant I’ve been to many times

[@arizonashane]

In an alternate timeline, Walt married Gretchen, they made millions together, and everyone that Walt killed is still alive.

[@RaulGarfias]

0:00 *Gretchen:* “What happened? Because this isn’t you” This is him. The one that you knew, wasn’t.

[@ryanb8232]

Hot dayum man that gave me chills!

[@Alknix]

When you look through rose-tintend glasses, red flags become regular flags.

[@gook5219]

Yes, the one who fu*ked her

[@lilithdemonia74]

All these Hollywood movie dieectors and actors who look down on "tv" shows need to hang their heads in shame, after seeing spots like this. The exchange between these two is flawless. And Breaking Bad delivered this kind of excellence time after time.

[@rhwf]

Walt's whole narrative about himself is based on the lie that he was cut out, when in reality he chose to leave.

[@reek3654]

I think he only says he left by his own decision because he is too prideful to admit what really happened. If he actually chose to leave than Gretchen would have reacted different to him telling her she and Elliot cut him out

[@altafkalam2716]

@@reek3654 It's the opposite. He chose to leave and the company became succesful without him so he had to convince himself that they cheated him out.

[@SuperGamingeek]

There's some more context behind this scene that Vince provided separately Basically Walt stormed out out of the 4th of July weekend getaway because his ego couldn't handle how rich she and her family were. He saw the mansion and his Heisenberg complex kicked in. He's always resented Gretchen for being born rich. “I think it was kind of situation where he didn’t realize the girl he was about to marry was so very wealthy and came from such a prominent family, and it kind of blew his mind and made him feel inferior and he overreacted. He just kind of checked out. I think there is that whole other side to the story, and it can be gleaned. This isn’t really the CliffsNotes version so much. These facts can be gleaned if you watch some of these scenes really closely enough, and you watch them without too much of an overriding bias toward Walt and against Gretchen and Elliott,” said Gilligan.

[@seekerxiii]

Pretty late to this, but any idea where I can find this interview/analysis Vince gave?

[@lynko5863]

I would love to see a presequel, maybe a movie or a short-series, about all of this. Young Walter working with Young Gretchen and Elliot.

[@the.abhiram.r]

the "little rich girl adding to her millions" is funny to me because gretchen seems like one of the most down to earth wealthy person out there

[@elitalks258]

Person in front of me: Goes 10 below the speed limit Me: 1:40

[@AA-uv3uf]

Walt is in the right here. Idk how people can see it any other way. It is his work. Regardless of his insecurity, he should have had a deal struvk with elliot later. But i bet they wpuld get lawyers involved. Saul even said. Just ignore walts insecurity here. Hes one hundred percent, in the right . And as to them pushing him out. Im sure we all experienced being in a group scenario and being gaslit the whole time.

[@dipo7502]

Idk how you see he's in the right tbh, it was his choice to leave and sell his shares. Elliot was probably as confused as Gretchen was when Walt left abruptly, what was he supposed to do?

[@AA-uv3uf]

As I've said. Some people gaslight others. They did it to Walt. Gaslighting is actually a very powerful and effective weapon, to try to create a sense of failing cooperation , trust issues. Walt is a smart guy, clearly egotistical, but I do believe, that some people have the ability when in groups to make someone feel an outcast. It's one of the hardest things to prove, but we have all experienced it at one point, and Walt wouldn't lie about something like this

[@Dexorfs]

Phenomenal scene. Walt is so convincing in his anger & hatefulness that you might not even notice that he doesn't counter a single part of Gretchen's retelling of the event. He merely deflects and insults her with things not directly related to the matter of him actually leaving them. I think this is the single biggest hint in the series that Walt really *did* leave of his own volition - the reason he doesn't say "No, that's not what happened" and spews insults instead is that he *doesn't* have an alternate retelling of the events where he really got pushed out. Walt isn't stupid enough of a character to not bring up something like that in an argument if it really was the case, and the writers certainly didn't sloppily write the scene this way by accident.

[@firemarshallbob4540]

Walt was a timid sociopath, bottling it up in exchange for the family life he had now until it broke apart in his pursuit for his personal gratification of doing something with his chemistry far in line or beyond the pay grade of Grey Matter OR he developed it as time went on being quickly integrated into the world of openly sociopathic criminals. Truly a disgusting and interesting character that always victimized himself, like Tony Soprano

[@DeyTookOurJobs]

One of my least favorite scenes. Not because its bad but because of how frustrating it is to know that all he had to do was take the job offer and his life would have instantly been better. Hell, he could've negotiated his way back into ownership

[@benjijacobs2049]

Before truly learning about what happened around season 5 we honestly feel for Walt during the grey matter situation then we find out he chose to quit the company and only took I think $10,000. It’s his fault no one else’s but his. He could’ve come back and taken Elliot’s offer from season 1 but he didn’t, Walter White as a character has this major flaw, an ego.

[@afonsodeportugal]

What kind of man would take alms from the man who took his empire and stole the love of their life? No man... no man at all.

[@karnasingh860]

Walt left gray matter sold his shares but still blame them for getting rich LOL 😂 classic walt

[@Alknix]

You don't understand! They artfully manipulated him into selling his share! He explains it in the final episode of Better Call Saul!

[@Jordothecat98]

@Alknix that literally never happened

[@Alknix]

@@Jordothecat98 Uh-doy. Of course it never happened!

[@RedCrusaderArc]

It all comes down to Mike's quote about knowing one's place. Mike understood that we're all just cogs in a system where someone is always dependent on someone else or has to answer to someone higher up. Great writing to create a character like Walt that was so blinded by ego, self-resentment and jealousy that lead to so much carnage.

[@guilhermehank4938]

Walter White fans when you tell them selling meth is wrong 1:40

[@kimmyfreak200]

1:40 he has this same look when he tells the dollar store jesse and his partner in the parking lot to "stay OUT of my territory"