Walt Outplays Mike | Full Measure | Breaking Bad

Mike prepares to kill Walter but soon realizes he was outsmarted.
Season 3 Episode 13 Full Measure: After killing the drug dealers, Walt has a tense meeting with Gus, who makes it clear that his patience has reached its limit. Walt professes not to know the whereabouts of Jesse, who he falsely claims has fled the state. Gus chooses Walt's new assistant, who turns out to be Gale. In a meeting with Gale, Gus says that with his overhead he cannot afford to lose even a week's production. Walt realizes Gus intends to replace him with Gale, the only other trained chemist, and that he will be killed once Gale masters Walt's procedure. After he is abducted by Gus's men, Walt calls Jesse and orders him to murder Gale, knowing that Gus will have to keep him (and by extension Jesse) alive once he is the only trained chemist left. Victor races to Gale's apartment to stop this, but Jesse arrives first and, after some hesitation, pulls his gun on Gale and fires.
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Breaking Bad follows protagonist Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a chemistry teacher who lives in New Mexico with his wife (Anna Gunn) and teenage son (RJ Mitte) who has cerebral palsy. White is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of two years left to live. With a new sense of fearlessness based on his medical prognosis, and a desire to secure his family's financial security, White chooses to enter a dangerous world of drugs and crime and ascends to power in the world. The series explores how a fatal diagnosis such as White's releases a typical man from the daily concerns and constraints of normal society and follows his transformation from mild family man to a kingpin of the drug trade.
Better Call Saul is the prequel to the award-winning series Breaking Bad, set six years before Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) became Walter White's lawyer. When we meet him, the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and often against, Jimmy is "fixer" Mike Erhmantraut (Jonathan Banks), a beloved character introduced in Breaking Bad. The series will track Jimmy's transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts "criminal" in "criminal lawyer."
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[@henrikskjolden]

I love how Walt turns from a whimpering pathetic old man to just straight up menacing in a split second.

[@jeffersonsam5316]

Common Heisenberg W

[@fernando9316]

He sold the meek, pathetic part of the act perfectly. Got Mike to lower his defenses and wrongly assume he has the upper hand. It's brilliant.

[@henrikskjolden]

Absolutely! @@fernando9316

[@chrisallen9509]

@@fernando9316 I always interpreted that part as him truly having no power in that moment and actually fearing he was about to die, but he pulled himself back into Heisenberg mode and his demeanor completely shifted. I never thought it was intentionally manipulative at the start

[@lovecraftianbucket7594]

That's the power of being insecurely confident person. You can be insecure while being confident and outsmart people with wit and genius at the same time

[@someokiedude9549]

It once again shows that Mike made the same mistake everyone else did: he underestimated just how far Walt would go.

[@billpage5900]

I would say Walt uses Mike's contempt for him to his advantage. He already thinks Walt is an a spineless egomaniac. Walt pretends to betray Jesse because he knows in Mike's point of view, that's something he would do.

[@abdiganiaden]

I don’t understand why Gus didn’t punish Mike for this mishap same way as Gus punished Victor after getting seen at crime scene.

[@someokiedude9549]

@@abdiganiaden He was too useful to Gus' organization to be disposed of.

[@randycantera147]

This scene reminds me of the scene in `The Usual Suspects' where Verbal Kint tells the story of Keyser Soze and says "To be in power, you didn't need guns or money or even numbers. You just needed the will to do what the other guy wouldn't." Walt or Heisenberg demonstrated in this scene that he had that will in spades.

[@thedarknessunderneathpodca6366]

@@abdiganiaden Mike is almost sure to kill a few people, possibly even Gus, if he tried, and he is Gus' most useful henchman.

[@playboikaniiii]

Mike, the cold-blooded security guy, reacting shocked is just as unusual as him being outplayed

[@youmils03swagger]

yea, I think the point is that they’re both unusual.

[@achmaddmitri9090]

Glad Walt killed him

[@MWayne-zz1cr]

I didn't hurt Walt's cause that Mike was in a very similar position to this a few years earlier with Werner Ziegler, which clouded Mike's better judgement here.

[@markusr1308]

Mike was outplayed by Lalo too, when Lalo lured Mike to Jim’s house

[@shhhake]

No matter how good you are at something, there's always going to be someone out there that's just a little better... eventually.

[@derekeano]

His panicked, despairing pleas towards Mike to his cool, calm and collected confidence is so perfectly done.

[@shmosel_]

You can tell he's a professional actor.

[@reeceshugrue6167]

@@shmosel_You can tell this is the moment Walter White became Bryan Cranston

[@user-nk4un8xg8w]

He’s nerves, but on the surface he looks calm and ready

[@rickkert077]

to drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting? @@user-nk4un8xg8w

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

I’m laughing at the fact that Walt fixed his jacket _four times_ after the call was placed to Jesse, just to impress the fact that he was confident. 😂

[@stevie2timez173]

After watching BCS and seeing how smart, calculated, and ruthless Gus and Mike were, it puts into perspective just how genius and crazy Walt was.

[@ShinySephiroth1]

Walt also had the element of surprise on his hands because they underestimated him, since he was "just a high school teacher". If they'd taken Walt seriously from day one they'd have stomped him outta existence.

[@juanlaise1059]

​@@ShinySephiroth1 Don't discredit Walt. Gus had the complete advantage over him. He had men watching him all day, he had more money, connections, experience, thugs, and Walt didn't even have Jesse at the later part. Yet he still managed to kill Gus and win.

[@witheretide8515]

@@juanlaise1059 yeah i think gus's connection to the cartel and hatred of all of the them blinded him, and Walt used that to his advantage and caught him where he thought he would be safe, genius for Walt to carry out

[@ShinySephiroth1]

@@juanlaise1059 I disagree - the flashback in BCS showed Gus knew about Walt but decided not to strike because he thought he was a nobody. If Gus had sent Mike to kill Walt before he even knew Mike existed, Walt wouldn't have stood a chance.

[@juanlaise1059]

@@ShinySephiroth1 Disagree all you want. Walt was the underdog in their struggle. Why would he kill him when Walt was no threat to Gus at the time?

[@soramatita]

The moment when Mike's facial expressions change from fully confident (because he believes this is just Werner 2) to actually confused because he can't believe what just happened literally gives me chills. Mike met Heisenberg.

[@johnye4433]

Mike is no fool, just dial Gale

[@steppindown6874]

Werner Heisenberg was the Physicist that discovered "The uncertainty principle", disregarding actual physical meaning of it aside, it truly is poetic that after Mike saw the full extent of this he was overwhelmed by uncertainty due to the sheer chaos of the circumstances. He knows the exact position of Walt but he's uncertain of the velocity of which things are escalating, just like the principle. Bravo Vince.

[@johnye4433]

@Jonathan Birch well it is like drunk driving, all faults on Gale

[@shortclips39]

@@johnye4433 🤦‍♂️

[@louisfernandezleija69]

⁠@@steppindown6874 I agree, shallow and pendantic…

[@oMaddieMassacreo]

Jesse’s loyalty to Walt never ceased to amaze me. When Walt yelled “Do it, Jesse! Do it!” He didn’t hesitate for a *second*

[@Omar_Obi]

Do what? What did he ask him to do

[@Xpwnxage]

@@Omar_Obi He asked him to kill the other chemist employed by their boss. With him dead, the boss would need Walt and Jesse to cook the product.

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

Boy was hot off the pipe, so you KNOW he sped to the building HIGH as a mf lmaooo

[@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3]

It really is. I have one single friend I would do something like that for. It really is something amazing to see.

[@ryans6280]

😢

[@remi-D]

4:19 Walt popping his jacket at the end is one of the most badass moments in the whole show

[@lucasalmirdossantosfernand3710]

You are goddamn right

[@kitay03]

too bad his jacket was already up to begin with so it's just pointless

[@Trollololololful]

Wow you're easily impressed, must have the mind of a 7 year old.

[@theconfusedllama]

@@kitay03 Probably just adjusting it, whether for nerves, or it's not "sitting quite right"

[@Eurodollartrader]

Bravo Vince

[@dunkev4152]

Can't believe Walt doxxed Gale

[@jiji7250]

ikr the fans are gon go crazy and ruin his privacy now 😢

[@facehurt7606]

LUL

[@00_00.1]

Bro swatted him

[@SillyGoose2024]

Oh please. You just wanted to use the word doxxed in a sentence.

[@AllosaurusJP3]

​@@SillyGoose2024 Aw someone didn't get the joke :(

[@timothykalio157]

I like how Mike was originally going to play it cool in the beginning about there being some kind of leak, but he quickly noticed how Walt pretty much called out his crap

[@farstrider4592]

“The sooner you figure out what this is the sooner we all go home”

[@nilsber.]

He thought he was gonna get ambushed down there

[@cottoneyejoe8285]

​@@nilsber. Probably not ambushed, mike and victor would have just followed him down and shot him

[@nilsber.]

@@cottoneyejoe8285 Yeah i chose the wrong word I guess

[@Alex-l1j7y]

The second Walt saw Mike, he knew what was in store for him

[@MitchellFace]

Seeing Mike actually worried was one of the most unnerving things of this entire show

[@vdoggydogg3922]

and was genuinely shocked with how Mr. Fring use the box cutter in the lab.

[@tylerdavis6919]

adds to the suspense seeing mike worried

[@300thNPC]

It's like a David vs Goliath situation. Walt is some meek rookie while Mike has years of experience in the business and an absolute professional. In this moment Mike and the viewers couldn't help but be shocked that Walt actually pulled this off

[@vedantdesai1]

He thought he could just knock out Walter like he did to Werner Ziegler - an old straight edge. Little did he know what Walter was capable of as Heisenberg… he is not like Ziegler… far from a straight edge

[@bryarmaputi5856]

Mike can't believe Walt got the upper hand immediately From Walt to Heisenberg within a few seconds

[@marilynmanord1790]

I know I LOVE it! Brilliant on Walt’s part.

[@MadelineSawyer]

When a wolf is cornered

[@anonemous7881]

Mike thinks Walt is pretending to be Heisenberg but in reality, Heisenberg is pretending to be Walter. He is always 5 steps ahead and has contingency after contingency for Mike and Gus.

[@marilynmanord1790]

@@anonemous7881 I like you!!! Love Walter White! Love your comment.

[@blaze4metal]

You could see Mike's frustration when Walt first drops Jesse's name as leverage.

[@Hysteria98]

"You just had to blow it all up, you just had to be the man" "Um no, remember when you dragged me down the Laundry to kill me, Mike?"

[@chasehedges6775]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@patrickthomas2119]

Yeah, I never got how angry Mike was with Walt. So much of the fallout was caused by Gus and Jesse (more those 2 than anyone else). Walt was just acting in the interest of himself and his partner. Gus also had a massive ego and lashed out by being dependent on a druggie and an unprofessional chemistry teacher. Mike blaming Walt for that when all Walt was doing was acting in self preservation (and preservation of Jesse). Mike is no dummy; he know the only reason Gus was going to use Jesse was because he deemed he was easy to manipulate. So the fact that Mike likes Jesse would lead you to think he would side with Walt and Jesse (or at least sympathize with them) over gus. But no, his rage is all directed at Walt. It is like they forgot that Gus was going to have Jesse killed and Walt protected him; that is what triggered this whole thing. Gus was always planning on replacing Walt with Gil. Mike clearly knows what is going on and yet he blamed it all on Walt. "Because of your pride and your ego". Non it was Gus's pride and ego coming into conflict with Walt's Ego and desperate actions of self preservation. It is one thing in the series that always bothered me.

[@JanSanono]

@@patrickthomas2119 lmao exactly, face off only happened because Gus told Walt he’d kill Hank and him when Jesse gave the go ahead, and if he did *anything* to intervene he’d kill his entire family. Mike in BCS is a much better dude than Mike in Breaking Bad imo.

[@JM-fv1jf]

@@patrickthomas2119 The people who suck up to Gus and Mike really don't seem to get this at all, they just think Walter is pure undistilled evil as if Mike was somehow innocent in all of this. Just because Mike has some morals doesn't mean he wasn't in the game fair and square.

[@genossejannikov8219]

@@patrickthomas2119 Mike might be a smart guy, but he has also got his share of personal baggage. He's already had to rationalize working for Gus' for all these years, using Walter as a scapegoat really isn't too out of character. Especially when you realize that half of the fanbase was successfully gaslit by him.

[@TheRealCCall]

4:01 Me when I’m losing an argument online

[@firstlast-wm3li]

😂💀

[@homeaustraliano]

WHAT'S THAT NAME😭😭😭

[@honduraswalks]

I would freak out if you said my address

[@GanonDeMesDorfs]

4:10 When he/she replies with your address + your parents

[@BlockImmigrants]

I live at 6778 Taco Bell Apartment 9, Roof Street Doctor Town

[@ovskii96]

After watching BCS, Mike's reaction says a lot. For the first time in years, he's run into someone just as dangerous and cunning as Lalo. And considering this was where Lalo died, it's almost like Mike is facing Lalo's ghost. This is as close to terrified as Mike can get.

[@barbosaluiz]

And combined with how little experience Walt has in "the game", its only natural for Mike to underestimate him.

[@LAVATORR]

Any other show(s) and I'd say you're giving the writers too much credit. But BB/BCS are so good I'll accept time travel and precognition as viable theories.

[@ryans413]

Lalo and Howard are in the ground under the lap lol

[@kingclampz6081]

Agreed Lalo was the last shown death in bcs and Walter was the last shown death in brba The bell Lalo gave hector played a part in the death of Gus

[@josiahgonzalez942]

This is such a reach 🤦‍♂️ BCS wasn't even a thought when this episode was written lalo wasn't even considered by Vince and Peter. Just stop

[@DYSCtv]

Walt played smart at this scene but so bad lying against his wife 😂

[@luisfuentes3012]

Women know things y'all

[@jfnshit772]

Skylar White always finds out, yo

[@DYSCtv]

@@luisfuentes3012 very true

[@hyperionplaysgames1451]

It's probably coincidence but I think this is why Mike says "Everyone sounds like Meryl Streep with a gun to their head" to Jesse in Season 5

[@coffeelatte141]

I hate skyler

[@matteog8310]

the best shot is at 1:06 walter is staring down into a red light, almost as if he's a few footsteps away from hell

[@SpaceMissile]

His grave.

[@JanSanono]

The greatest scene in the entire show, especially after Better Call Saul. Walt slid on Mike, Victor, Gus and Gale and does it in such a manner that left my jaw dropped. I genuinely thought there was no escape for him. And the way Mike reacts is the same. Really the only time Mike was outsmarted in the whole universe.

[@patrickbasedman9074]

That, and his death

[@PalladinPoker]

Except Lalo did it a bunch of times, as did Ziegler, as did Nacho, as did Gus himself. Maybe Hector too with the Tuco jail situation. In BB this is pretty much it though.

[@clownmagma]

@@patrickbasedman9074 He wasn't even really outSMARTED there in my opinion it was just such a wildly stupid and unpredictable thing for Walter to do that he couldn't have really foreseen it

[@JanSanono]

@@PalladinPoker Werner: died immediately after Lalo: died in a goofy ahh firefight which basically hurt Hector's reputation and helped Gus gain standing within the cartel more than anything else he did Nacho: would've been killed in Mexico were it not for Mike, probably after revealing Gus' secrets All three had a gun to their heads and died, Nacho at least got to take his own life, the others weren't allowed a last stand. The difference is: with a gun to his head Walt didn't just avoid death, he completely destoyed Gus' plan, eventually leading to his downfall. As for Mike being outsmarted really only Lalo was able to, and that was mostly down to Gus' insistance to head down to the laundry without Mike, where, as far as Lalo was concerned, there was nothing of note because he didn't know how to get access to the lab.

[@PalladinPoker]

@@JanSanono the fact that they all died has nothing to do with them outsmarting Mike. Lalo dying didn't even have anything to do with Mike. We both know the only way Walt survives S4 is dumb luck, Mike being removed from the picture and Gus being far to accommodating to Jessie. How does Ziegler escaping from a secure compound Mike was in charge of and partially designed not count?

[@gastriasis]

The parallels with Werner - walt: "I'll cook for free" "There won't be any more trouble, I promise you." "If i could just talk to Gus I can make him understand." - werner: "The money, I'll give all of it back." "Oh Michael look, I know I've made trouble for you, and I'm very sorry for the damage I caused, I will repair what I broke..." "Let me speak to Mr. Fring, I will explain everything. I will make him understand." And of course, in both cases, Mike tells them it's not up to him.

[@Ali-jn7nu]

But walter didn’t accept that answer And reached the point to kill mike just for his ego

[@picaglace3248]

​@@Ali-jn7nu stop blaming Walt for everything ,what he was supposed to let mike kill him right there ?

[@lifedeather]

I love when Werner calls mike Michael

[@SuperNovaJinckUFO]

It illustrates exactly why Mike underestimates him. He's thinking, he's been here before, where a civilian working for Gus got out of line, and needs to be put down. But then without any warning, suddenly he's facing Lalo Salamanca

[@jakandratchet9930]

Only unlike Werner, Walt is the one who survives and ultimately wins.

[@AzzyTheTarned]

One of my favorite scenes, such a comeback from Heisenberg

[@nicklink217]

"nice move walt"

[@JanSanono]

This is the moment Waltuh got his dick out

[@davidmaligo5647]

It's so badass

[@Zane_Carr]

hbxdo

[@patriot459]

Something that always gets under my skin is that being killed by the guys in this show normally means they are incredible at hiding everything meaning your body is going to disappear and there will be nothing for your family to even bury or remember.

[@trevor6433]

A majority of the people they killed were never found

[@vendimi9547]

In better call Saul, when Werner is going to die, Mike tells him that there will be a story (him dying in an accident while working), so they probably always have stories like that

[@patriot459]

@@vendimi9547 yeah similar to what they did with Howard just crazy they have your death perfectly planned out and no one will ever find you

[@murkje]

​@vêndïmīæ yeah exactly. But they still bury in a desolate place or dissolve your body which is what really creeps me out

[@jcal1274]

Dude, amazing detail to point out but I did't need to read that.

[@aldahry4573]

Bro thought he was dealing with Werner Ziegler 💀

[@Squilllo34]

But instead it was lalo

[@Mediamarked]

Walter Wiegler

[@bigbubba7753]

Rachel Ziegler. Weird, weird!

[@Sheikh_Speare]

1:22 Mike: "Yea, unfortunately I do Waltah. Downstairs. Lalo and Howard are waiting." Walter: "Who?"

[@Lin3r]

^^

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

I've learned the hard way to finish BB and BCS before watching any KZbin videos or reading comments. 😆

[@sabin97]

@@thebasketballhistorian3291 you should apply that to every series you watch....i never watch youtube videos until i've finished all available material.

[@kiemugen9830]

wait, they buried the, under the lab?

[@JimPower64]

Anytime I read “Waltah” in the comments of these clips I read it in Mikes voice and I start to lose it 💀

[@TheMDXtremeReal]

This is probably the best outsmarting your enemy moment in any TV series

[@DreckbobBratpfanne]

Not in any, but it's a really good one, awesome acting as well on Mikes part. (The Anime Death Note arguably has multiple ones even better alone)

[@nirjhar4803]

​@@DreckbobBratpfanne Death Note is probably the greatest 'Battle Of Wits' show in all of tv... But BrBa and BCS did have Death Note level moments imo...

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

@@DreckbobBratpfanne Yep I was just going to mention Death Note.

[@jeli3953]

I don't know about that... the roadrunner sure got Wile E. Coyote messed up plenty of times!

[@freddie-fucknmercury891]

@@DreckbobBratpfanne the anime death note bores me to death. No pun intended.

[@miguelporras8366]

I just noticed this was Walter's declaration of war against Gus: "Because YOUR boss is gonna need me". So, Gus is not his boss. So, it is his enemy. Edit: Mike's words must also be read in the context of the half measures speech ("my boss, your boss")

[@SpaceMissile]

Good catch!

[@mattb2842]

I love how Mike suddenly needed a bit more distance between him and Walt, just to be safe.

[@outlastingflame1614]

Suddenly Walt isn’t so killable anymore.

[@nicolaslanglais]

If I ever lose my memory, I'll be sure to rewatch this entire series like it's the first time. It's just perfect. The scripts and the acting is just godly

[@ransomweslock2007]

How will you remember to rewatch it

[@EatYourVegs]

@@ransomweslock2007 lol I was gonna reply the same thing 🤣🤣

[@firstlast1947]

This happens to me with a lot of books. A few years after I read them, I forget most of the details, so I read them again and it's like a brand new experience! I've even bought the same book twice because I thought it looked interesting in the book store, then when I get home I realize I already have a copy. LOL

[@nicolaslanglais]

@@ransomweslock2007 I'm writing myself a note on my Google drive. Hopefully I'll stumble on it lol

[@borris3768]

How will you remember to watch it

[@BR3ND4NK]

Crazy to see the emotional change from being in a near death experience to then flipping the script and having the upper hand, and being in total control.

[@kiemugen9830]

he wasnt in total control, jessy could be stopped by police or crashed because of speeding or gale could answer the call

[@mark-jf5ik]

@@kiemugen9830control of the situation not if a meteor landed on someone at the perfect time

[@spitgorge2021]

i don't think Walt was afraid here. he was backed into a corner and certainly uncomfortable about that, but as soon as he had the idea for jesse to do it, his fear became a farce.

[@user-ue1ed7lt7t]

I like that. We should apply to ourselves and use our brains too 😂

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

"The sooner you figure out what this is, Walter, the sooner we can all go home." Amazing line.

[@offbrandfiji6487]

explain

[@Yucca409]

@@offbrandfiji6487 explain what? He basically told that walt is about to die and theres nothing he can do about it so might as well just let it happen.

[@offbrandfiji6487]

@@Yucca409 explain to me how that is amazing

[@Yucca409]

@@offbrandfiji6487 do you need everyone to explain everything for you?

[@offbrandfiji6487]

@@Yucca409 yes, because that line really doesn’t have any deeper meaning other than him trying to trick Walt, so tell me, what’s so amazing about it?

[@2regarded]

I love how lalo in bcs really highlights the one weakness of mike and gus, that neither one of them is equipped to deal with a wildcard. Lalo was smarter, making him unpredictable and walt was crazy and nuerotic, making him unpredictable

[@rafaelvaldivia4698]

And also the fact that walt was not only smarter, he was genius. Gus was already dead the day he betrayed walter. Mike was a useful tool for the business , that walter kept alive for his own interests

[@andreiboroianu946]

@@rafaelvaldivia4698Until he couldn’t keep him no more…

[@sort6726]

Gus and Mike literally predicted nearly all of what Lalo did after he faked his death lmao

[@2regarded]

@@sort6726 nearly....

[@fedebjalways]

Walt went from this innocent and desperate chemistry teacher to an evil genius outplaying cartel bosses and guys like Mike. The change of his personality and his mindset was truly a pleasure to watch. He really broke bad!

[@andersonskydiver53]

My favorite part was when Walter White said "Jesse, it's time to break bad" and proceeded to break bad all over the place, truly one of the most well-written shows of all time, bravo Vince!

[@swiftyy5354]

​​​@@andersonskydiver53what about that time when saul said it's better call saul time and better callded saul all over the place, truly a work of art by Vince

[@Carloshernandezmma]

Vravo bince!!!

[@wontonschannel]

1:55 the face* of disgust Mike gives at Walter "giving up" Jesse is made all the more impactful knowing the dynamic Walter and Jesse was similar to Mike and Nacho, to an extent. Mike wouldn't even THINK of doing something so low, let alone to someone with their entire life ahead of them, so seeing Walter do it probably makes his mouth taste horrible.

[@vikramjeet2081]

Exactly

[@bradley_gam1ng]

"Walter, the sooner you figure out what this is, the sooner we all go home." just genius

[@SiIhou]

Sadly he got outsmarted

[@qcriverrat]

That line is so good. Maybe the best writing staff of all time.

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

Barvo Vnice

[@JadeiteMcSwag]

walter wasn't going to go home though

[@josiahgonzalez942]

​@JadeiteMcSwag that's the poin... nevermind

[@Sploberrie]

This is my absolute favorite scene (and probably episode too) of the show. Mike acting like there's actually a malfunction and not referring to it as an execution. Walter's delivery after alerting Jesse. Mike's facial expression completely changing. Mike's zoom shots in general, especially the gun click and "why?" Seeing Mike and Victor aiming their guns together is somehow adorable. The callback to Mike calling Gus "my boss, your boss" in the previous episode. Not to mention the enhancement by seeing a scene of this scenario going as planned in Better Call Saul with Werner.

[@cameron3991]

Best episode was the last when Walt got everybody with that M249 Bravo in the trunk on that actuator it would have mowed everybody down in there

[@rajkin5315]

@@cameron3991 The duality of man right here hahah

[@roddydykes7053]

@@cameron3991it was an M60

[@urthboundmisfit]

I will say this for Mike: when he could see Walter had figured it out, he had enough respect for Walter to admit Walter was right.

[@blaze4metal]

@@urthboundmisfit Yeah at that moment, Mike felt he had Walt in "checkmate". He was unarmed and they already had him in the right place (the facility is way out away from the public). Figured he'd make a fuss, but no way for him to escape so might as well tell him.

[@vignesh8616]

The revolver loading sound at 3:55 is very satisfying ngl

[@MatthewPetersheim]

Yes fr 💯

[@bigsmilereviews100]

Yeah? Why?

[@darkraider3638]

Mike's face at 4:07, it's at this moment he realises they aren't dealing with another Werner, they are dealing with another Lalo, they underestimated Walt big time

[@Katdancing]

Walt also had a lot of faith in Jesse to carry out the deed even though he knew he did not want to

[@sygmeister]

Well, Walt really had no other choice given the situation. Both Walter and Jesse are dead men if Jesse doesn’t whack Gale.

[@rosePetrichor]

Mike knew that Walt was trouble from the minute he showed up, but just like all the other trouble he'd encountered, he thought it was trouble Mike could handle. This is the moment Mike realised that this was the guy who was going to ruin everything and that for the first time in a LONG time he was in over his head

[@kaz7690]

1:41 This is the moment where Mike became Skyler White

[@joshuaformoso5694]

This scene is still my favorite. Mike goes "Yeah? *click* Why?" and it's so badass

[@eyesears9748]

That hammer pull is so chunky, I love the sound design there

[@vitojohn8168]

Then heinseberg said yeahh

[@swervoo_7953]

this is literally the equivalent of “ call an ambulance ! but not for me “

[@ryans6280]

😂

[@londonisforeverblue1022]

the look on mike's face is soo subtle but soo briliantly acted. One of my favourite moments

[@bluegum6438]

Is this the only time we see Mike genuinely perturbed?

[@Mediamarked]

@@bluegum6438 I believe for this scene, to make him shift his face in this way- they used the same trick on Mike, that was once used to make racehorses more active before a sale. Involved Ginger root.

[@hrishid291]

The way Walt (Brian) goes from "scared shitless" to "you can't touch me" is incredible.

[@robertbarnes4666]

this man is at his scariest when you have him in a bad position

[@boslog]

0:14 Walt: why are you walking in a weird way? Victor: Nothing suspicious here.. move along

[@relyesss]

This parallels so well with Werner Ziegler’s death. Only this time, Gus doesn’t succeed in ridding of the person and Walt outlives him

[@Squilllo34]

Mike thought it was like werner ziegler and that it was just another out of line civillian that needs to be put out. In reality they were doing with a threat on par with lalo

[@rfurdaylee]

This series was TIGHT!! TIGHT!! TIGHT!!! TIGHT!!

[@rorylynch7775]

This is the moment Walt outplayed Finger. Vravo Bince

[@KTfit2]

The way Walt just manhandled this situation is a true testament to how far Walt was willing to go. You rarely see mike baffled like this but Walt is such a demon in business

[@nutbastard]

Plan for the best and prepare for the worst. Walt was smart, he had info up his sleeve for just this sort of contingency.

[@ignisimperia6972]

You guys, you're just guys, okay? Mr. White.. he's the devil!

[@MichaelTheRead]

I think what shocked Mike the most is how quickly Walt went from literally begging for his life to staring Mike down with true lethal intent all in the span of a minute. The last time Mike such a psychopath was the abusive boyfriend in his beat cop story. Except this guy? Walt? He's actually got smarts, and Mike knows that's what makes him really dangerous. A time bomb. Tick, tick, tick.

[@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3]

"And I do NOT plan to be around for the boom".

[@b.g.3073]

Lalo wasn't a psychopath?

[@eiyp3]

That comparison doesn't make any sense, could have compared it to Lalo though

[@damienhanrahan1162]

Better Call Saul fleshes out Mike as the absolute fixer who never gets swindled and can fix any problem - really puts in perspective that Walter the genius was able to embarrass him

[@darthuchiha1418]

Walt was many things but he wasn’t stupid or ignorant, he just kept letting his pride and ego get the better of him. Honestly his greatest advantage was that everybody kept seeing him as a measly highschool teacher who is in way over his head this moment alone should have been enough to convince Mike and maybe even Gus to not underestimate how desperate, opportunistic and resourceful Walt can be when he is backed into a corner

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Definitely among the top 5 scenes in the series. I love how Jesse doesn't even hesitate when he realizes Walt is in grave danger. Yeah.

[@bereket-xx4dn]

Also puts it into perspective why Walter let Jane die cause with Jesse dead, or nodding off on heroin all the time Walter would have been screwed 😂

[@JoseMora-wc5zz]

Imagine how awkward it would of been, if they tipped Gale off, he lives, Jesse gets killed on spot, and Walter is facing The Finger himself at the barrel of a gun.

[@JadeiteMcSwag]

hahaha

[@user-nf4je8ic2q]

From Walter to Heisenberg in one scene

[@jin6000]

This was one of the most tense moments in television history. Absolutely amazing. Masterfully written, filmed and acted. The scene that follows with Jesse is absolutely heartbreaking too. Incredible work.

[@spockman4250]

I feel like one of the biggest strengths Mike has is also one of the biggest flaws is his confirmation bias. He’s so often proven right that he routinely assumes he’s right or underestimates the people around him. He gets outplayed here by a man he assumed was just in over their head like Pierce or Warner. He thinks that Saul is just some flashy ambulance chaser and instead goes to someone else to hide his money, leading to his getting caught. He thinks his actions in working for Gus against the Salamancas are justified, but Nachos dad shows him he’s just the same. In all these instances he’s been so confident in his judgement that he doesn’t even stop to consider he’s wrong, and all of that leads to his downfall.

[@JadeiteMcSwag]

mike eats tons of L

[@Cynwale]

Exactly.

[@athousandfeethigh]

Also when Lydia was pleading for her life that she didn't plant the tracker and he assumes she's lying which could've gotten them all caught

[@starstray4326]

You guys in these comments describe the characters so well lol thank you for your insight

[@jesse_cole]

The real cunning of Walter was in his ability to manipulate Mike into thinking he was terrified for his life. In reality, Walter was never scared. It was just a ploy to convince Mike that Walt was desperate enough to give up Jesse to save himself. The second Jesse was on his way to Gale, all traces of fear left Walter's face and voice, even with Mike's gun trained right on him, as if he was in control the enrire time. The dude was cold-blooded.

[@yippykiyay89]

I think he was scared and actually begging for his life and hadn't come up with the idea to call Jesse at that moment

[@jesse_cole]

@yippykiyay89 I don't think that's what the scene suggests. Genuine emotion isn't that easy to just "drop" the way Walter did once the tables had turned.

[@Josama0214]

​@@yippykiyay89Nah he wasn't scared. He obviously planned it all out before

[@welsin924]

@@jesse_coleit is possible when you're as narcissistic and egotistical as Walter. Though he may have been fearful because two men are literally about to kill him, he had it planned out. Once this plan was successful, he had an extreme rush of dopamine from his ego being satisfied.

[@crazy_acid77]

Mike wasn't just shocked that he was outplayed; he was shocked at the depths Walt would go to win.

[@frankvandorp2059]

Mike would have done the same thing if his life was on the line.

[@SproutMeansGrow]

Mike's facial expression at the end here is even more awesome than after Axel Foley through him over the buffet at the Harrow Club in Beverly Hills Cop.

[@nikobellic2515]

He was really great in Armed And Dangerous starring John Candy as well

[@gianquesadilla]

Where Axel wrecked the buffet

[@theneighbor4209]

1:15 Exactly what Gale says to Jesse before he shoots him

[@aronsors2935]

woaah 🤯 Bravo Vince 🖤

[@williamding6944]

3:16 doesn't Mike in this shot kind of looks like an old Tuco?

[@TerrorStartsAtHome713]

He moved like he was a Twin Peaks character there

[@Yeahdude1992]

The BEST scene from BB in my opinion.

[@vikass6802]

Mike : Walter the sooner you figure out what this is the sooner we all go home. Walter : You're goddamn right!!

[@DOOMESDAYS]

Victor didn't go home

[@BrilliantWhenYouGlow]

Saul worked on the same street as gale lived! 😮

[@jamesmccarthy5086]

One of the best scenes of the show. Mike was absolutely defeated

[@iseeyah249]

Such a sick counterplay by Heisenberg. Truly the goat of this game.

[@zack2thafuture]

"Walter, the sooner you figure out what this is, the sooner we all go home" is the craziest line I've ever heard.

[@TarikA]

This is such an intense scene and I'm sad I'll never be able to experience it again "for the first time". But well... this goes for almost all of this outstanding show.

[@aakashsaini2184]

WW: You might wanna hold off! Mike: Yeah? (clicks gun) Why? WW: Because your boss is gonna need me. Mike: Yeah? (clicks gun) Why?

[@officialtjtrev8910]

Because YOUR BOSS is gonna need me

[@officialtjtrev8910]

Yeah? (Clicks gun) Why?

[@ABeastG]

WW: 63 53 Juan Tabo Apartment 6. Mike: Yeah? (clicks gun) Why?

[@aakashsaini2184]

WW: Thats Gale Boetticher's address and Jesse is going there to kill him. Mike: Yeah? (clicks gun) Why?

[@officialtjtrev8910]

@@aakashsaini2184 WW: I did it for me... i was good at it Mike: yeah? (Clicks gun) why?

[@aymaanrashid2033]

One of the rare moments mike is shocked

[@TheWhiteTiger101]

Another was when Kim told him Lalo was at their apartment

[@user-qs4pe3qc8e]

Another was when waltuh broke bad

[@ComplianceIndia-go6yc]

The reason why Walt was able to do this was he observed his enemy closely and studied them thoroughly. Mike's style of skilling is that he takes time and keeps chill...all this borrowed time for Walt to think and he got enough time to execute his idea which he had already planned before this event was about to happen.

[@iamvipulj]

So his entire move rested on the assumption that Gale won't pick up due to some reason when Mike calls to inform him 🤣

[@JadeiteMcSwag]

yeah that is a huge problem

[@Hanson032]

To be fair it was a desperate move and one he didn't intend on since Mike picked him up earlier than expected

[@jakep313]

The irony of us rooting for Walt is that everyone would have been better off had he died here

[@Oswaldo_Zuniga]

0:20 never noticed how Victor shodow appears in his future coffin.... now that's foreshadowing...

[@cycy8699]

i dont even know whats reaching or whats not with this show lmao might as well be intended

[@Alphanumeric69]

I can't believe they let him keep talking the moment his first words weren't "Jesse, I need you at the laundry right now"

[@IsraelLopez-oo2fh]

This is the moment Walt told Jesse to book Gale a trip to Belize.

[@aakashsaini2184]

"Send him to Belize" I'll send YOU to Belize Saul:

[@hashslingingslasher20]

You know, there is one inconsistency. In BCS Mike is the one that helps Saul find the Kettlemens by telling him that they’re probably still in the same neighborhood. I feel like someone as smart as Mike would have figured that Jesse was still in town and found him in no time…

[@Sedna063]

Why though? Jesse is a single guy on the run from promised death with money in cash. He can be gone. Kettlemens had children and their house.

[@swilhelm3180]

Probably the best TV show ever made. Just meticulous from beginning to end. What a masterpiece.

[@minerock16]

That moment when the realization hits and all the creases disappear from Mike's face, didn't even know that was possible

[@plbeckman]

I love that this show has the best fans. We come back to these clips and admire this genius show. Walt can go from pathetic and begging to ruthless and brillant in seconds. Walt is the most dangerous character ever to appear on the screen.

[@logn-x5e]

"We had something really good going on Walter, you screwed it!" Yeah Mike, sure, like you were not gonna kill me anyways.

[@Nicole_Auriel]

I love that there's a compilation video on this channel of every time Mike outwitted his enemies, but this is the one time someone outplayed him.

[@Roberto-so7qu]

Just realized Walt says “You don’t have to do this” just like Gale

[@Carloshernandezmma]

Vravo bince!

[@H.K.5]

Anyone who can outsmart a guy like Mike is a certified mastermind.

[@Sheikh_Speare]

1:52 "I'll give you Jesse Pinkman." dang, that's low. Poor Jesse. 😂

[@FantasyVisuals]

An honourable move from Walt , by not giving Pinkman ? Unlikely , he knew getting rid of Gail was his best option. He probably still didn't care about Jesse. Amazing scene tho. 🏆

[@juanlaise1059]

​@@FantasyVisuals Didn't care about Jesse? He is in this mess because he cared about Jesse.

[@frankvandorp2059]

@@juanlaise1059I don't get why everyone always glosses over that. People love to blame "Walt's ego" for the falling out between him and Gus, but in reality it all started because Walt protected Jesse, and Gus just couldn't get over the loss of two easily replaceable minions and decided to blow up the entire partnership over that. Walt kept trying to make it work with Gus for a long time and only decided to kill him when he really had no other option left.

[@ryans6280]

Remember he was playing chess. He didn't actually mean it. He knew how to play his cards

[@Adam-dc8lh]

This was the absolute peak.

[@adlowo]

Mike came in expecting Werner and found Lalo instead

[@Kenny-the-Platypus]

Ridiculous comparison, but I had an office worker like that. She's a petite people-pleaser, but she actually moonlights as a metal singer.

[@siraaaj3464]

Hardest ip drop ever

[@shawnellesmith]

4:08 Mike just realized this isn’t a Werner Ziegler situation, but a Lalo Salamanca situation

[@RynaxAlien]

Smartest character using his brain for survival to it's finest

[@Squilllo34]

mike thought he was talking to a werner when he was actually talking to a lalo

[@kishanbhatt1206]

I'm jealous of those people who will watch this scene, for the first time. Masterpiece!

[@ulisesaranda6987]

Walter White has the strongest plot armor in the history of television.

[@lmnoph]

This wasn’t really plot armor, more of luck but still a good plan

[@jakarybenson7824]

4:12 “Yea”

[@user-fv2hb4mm7m]

Who is rewatching this masterpiece in 2024?

[@zamp6969]

“Mr White, he is smarter then you. He is luckier then you.” - Jesse Pinkman

[@ignisimperia6972]

He's the devil!

[@Carloshernandezmma]

He’s the devil!!

[@stamatisgkionis2357]

It is so nice seeing Walt,giving every single one of them what they deserve in this show

[@Largecanyondog]

You can beat almost anyone on earth by playing the fool. Their ego will always blind them.

[@Max-hz4td]

incredible series, unrivaled to this day.