Breaking Bad 5x02 'Madrigal' | First Time Watching!

[@altafkalam2716]

You need a whole Mike show? Boy, do I have a show for you.

[@joandjoe6291]

don't spoil anything1!1!1

[@marquiscarr3114]

@@altafkalam2716 but was that really Mike show? I mean he did have a lot of moments, and we were given his background, along with his job prior to working for Gus Fr… damn that was his show 🤣

[@xaositectz]

They 100% know about BCS and probably plan to watch it afterwards. but it's not a Mike show unfortunately, he's just one of the storylines.

[@LucasAraujo-lx3lv]

I mean, part of the fun of the prequel is not knowing which characters of this universe will reappear... So this is kinda spoiling

[@ryannelson1297]

@@xaositectz Maybe not the whole show, but there is a specific season where the Mike storyline is infinitely more interesting than the other storylines.

[@CrazyHorseInvincible]

Lydia's desire to eliminate those 11 people is a lot like her calling Mike Dwayne and wearing giant sunglasses: it's an action that's superficially prudent but ends up drawing attention and making her less safe.

[@michaelblaine6494]

Good point. I never thought of that,I watched the show as it aired and never looked at it that way before

[@estoy1001]

Walt isn't an ant; he's the moth that flaps its wings on one side of the world & causes a hurricane on the other.

[@bazil9394]

"He's the Devil!"

[@estoy1001]

@@bazil9394 That too.

[@angeloalvarez5520]

Yo mister white

[@747Cone]

40:30 You guys ascribing morality to Gus just because you like his character is hilarious. He's a criminal ladies. Being good at being a criminal doesn't make him ethical. He was "doing business" Yes, he was. Just because you didn't see the extent of his brutality in the realm of the show doesn't mean you should fall for his neat veneer of respectability, like the characters in the show do.

[@reesey8676]

Agreed. Gus is a monster, and I don’t doubt he had done some horrific things over the years; directly and indirectly. He had Tomas murdered, that says a lot…

[@ugandanchungus8455]

its sad how majority of fans of this show hate walt just for the sake of it, even tho he is evil, but at the same time glaze for other characters like mike and gus who have been doing this much before walt

[@Quzga]

@@ugandanchungus8455 Shows the importance of charisma. It can get you very far in life even if you're a shitty person.

[@brianroman4114]

⁠how do you not understand? Gus is supposed to be the bad guy and he does it very very well. He's a great villian. Walt is more of a pathetic tragedy. Gus is far more fun to cheer on because he's not pretending to him se or others that he's a good person. Only as a cover

[@joshsaunders6392]

​@@brianroman4114 how does a good villain lose to a pathetic tragedy?

[@bigpictureguys8415]

36:47 people aren’t against you not liking Walter. They’re against relentless fault finding & scrutiny in literally every single thing a character does or says at every turn. I hate Walter! I really do, like overall as a person. But at the appropriate times.

[@MrFrankEast]

Yeah I think thats most peoples problems. Its not against the law to not like walt its just kind of obnoxious to loudly SIGH and groan when walter sneezes

[@alouie1484]

Exactly! The audience isn't supposed to like Walt. He's an egomaniacal asshole, but they talk about him like he's some clueless idiot who has no idea what he's doing. That's what I find frustrating with their commentary.

[@comeatmebro8120]

Yeah my issue with them is that every time he utters a single line, they criticize it and relay how bad of a person he is. Like we already get it, he’s become egotistical and unlikeable. No need to keep saying it ad nauseum.

[@thedarkemissary]

It's a feeling of frustration at the leaps of logic that shift the blame from everyone else to Walt. Removing all accountability from other people making their own decisions. Along with the sympathy they shower on other people. "Poor Skylar, Walt has her trapped." - He signed the divorce papers. "Poor Gus, Walt destroyed everything." - Gus literally plotting to have Walt killed all season. "Poor Jesse, Walt played him." - Jesse is the one who attacked the drug dealers. "Poor Mike, Walt is dragging him back in." - Lydia is the one with the hitlist. It gets frustrating hearing the one-sided argument.

[@deltoidable]

@@thedarkemissary Walt's ambition causes everything. It's like the finale of season 2, he didn't cause the plane crash, but he did let Jane die, which made her dad depressed and lose focus at work, which led to hundreds dying. He may not be 100% to blame, other characters make their own choices, but he has at least half blame for almost every bad thing that happens in the show. Walt's reckless choices have consequence, innocent's suffer. It's not really their job to present a fair an balanced argument, it's just their opinion. Skylar made her choice before she knew Walt was a dangerous killer. Now she's trapped Walt could have just kept his head down, and let Jesse die for his choices. Kept making money. Walt is literally the Devil to Jesse. Constantly manipulating him, he let Jane die and poisoned Broc. What Jesse did to those dealers doesn't matter. What Walt's done is evil. Gus and Mike are in the game, they make their own choices and bear their own blame. However, from their perspectives Walt is a pain in the ass and selfish. He gets Gale replaced by Jesse, just so Walt could save Hank from Jesse pressing charges. Jesse gets into problems with some of Gus' street dealers and that leads also Gale dying, which eventually leads to Hank investigating Gus. Mike makes his own choices also, so I don't blame Walt for that. From Mike's perspective Walt is super obnoxious. He killed Gus, which exposed their criminal conspiracy to the police, got everyone arrested or under investigation, and everyone lost their source of income. Walt's plan to destroy the laptop led to the DEA finding their accounts, which led to their money getting seized, which leads Lydia making the hit list.

[@kczkmmne]

12:30 probably the realest takeaway from this whole season 😂 mike's perpetual "i'm drowning in idiots" face i do think they still needed to take care of the laptop bc APD/DEA would've sent it to someone to decrypt it and it had footage of all of them, but it did also do the domino effect of leading the cops to Madrigal great catch with the blue-yellow bit, i've never noticed that before!

[@John_Locke_108]

One of the best Wtf cold openings of the show.

[@Grumbo91]

I dont think anyone 'likes' walt, no one thinks he's good.. To answer your discussions at the end, i think some of the reaponse you get is the constant chatter about it and the picking apart of every single thing that he does, even when he does something reasonable or smart. Just my thoughts, it doesnt bother me all that much so i could be way off.

[@angeloalvarez5520]

Yeah Walt is a jerk with many negative qualities. I enjoy his character, but not because I find him admirable

[@soliopy]

So I've been a fan since BB was still on the air and over the years I have seen almost every view and perspective possible from this fanbase. So please trust me when I say that actually yes, I have seen TONS of these toxic masculinity bros that genuinely excuse every single thing Walt does. To be clear, these guys don't love Walt DESPITE the bad things he does, but they will actively argue Walt has never done anything wrong. - - - LATER S5 SPOILERS - - - . . . . They will say stuff like "well he made sure the poison wouldn't be enough to kill Brock" or "well it wasn't him that shot the kid". Every one of Walt's actions always have some angle they can justify and spin it with. The most outrageous I've seen are the guys so in love with Walter that they got furious at Jesse for "snitching" on him when he helped Hank. If you want to see a perfect example, go watch RT TV's Breaking Bad reaction videos for the final episodes. One of their guys on there is so hardcore pro-Walt and anti-Jesse, he was actively rooting for Walt to kill Jesse in the finale of the series (I guess for snitching?). He also hated Jr/Flynn for "disrespecting and not listening to his father" in Ozymandias + Granite State 💀

[@mr.ripley3846]

There is a reactor who hates everything that Skyler White says or does. It l began with the veggie bacon in episode 1. According to him, Skyler is responsible for every damn thing that happens to anyone

[@Etticos.]

@@soliopyright dude, so many red pill idiots find Walt to be alpha as fuck and find him to be a beacon of masculinity and badassery, it is absurd.

[@kriswilkie8813]

@Grumbo91 exactly… Walt might be the greatest fictional character ever written but it doesn’t make him a good guy.

[@thedarkemissary]

So, once again Walt is criticized, with people (Mike) withholding information from Walt. Yet, Walt's also criticized when he does it to other people, effecting their decisions. Double standard continues. "Walt is so dumb, Gus is too smart to not encrypt the laptop." "Walt is so dumb, they found Gus's unencrypted handwritten note of secret bank accounts. Come on, now. Having your cake and eating it too.

[@Dahmen-ll8cd]

@@thedarkemissary so true king

[@brownsey1]

Honestly, how can you still be irked by this? 😅 It's been 10 months of reactions 😂

[@Zachrinox]

the German guy (Schuler) who died at the opening scene, is the same actor who was in Schindler List. He was the one screaming and shooting the bodies in the immolation scene. He was also the one who shot the engineer girl in orders of Amon Goth. Same actor.

[@gravewaxxsupercoven1980]

Amon shot her

[@JMO_1976]

You act like Walt taking care of the laptop was a stupid idea because it was encrypted. First, how would he know it was encrypted? The only one that might've known was Mike, so why didn't he speak up? Second, encryption can be broken, but it takes time and resources. Depending on how important the information is would determine if LEOs want to deal with that. As for Walt wanting to continue to cook meth, as he said he's in debt, and just because he's in remission it doesn't mean his previous cancer won't come back, or a new one could start. So his need for money still makes sense. In fact the only one who doesn't need it is Jesse, so why would he want to risk things?

[@jakubport7361]

Walt is the true villain of the season 5. He used to be anti hero, manipulator, but when he killed Gus, he realised how much of a power he truly wields. I'm so glad you ladies are enjoying the show, love your reactions 🎉🙌

[@willbyrn5920]

What exactly do they think is left of the “empire”? It was the cartel and they’re literally all dead and so is Gus. Walt is literally the only one left in the area at this point.

[@gnoogie]

37:09 calling walt a manipulator in a derogatory way and earlier in the episode at 11:27 praising Gus for being good at manipulating people. You can't make this stuff up LMFAOOOO

[@RipleyVolta]

I mean obviously two people can be manipulators of a very different kind. Gus was a manipulator more in the sense of a criminal mastermind controlling events and people like pieces on a chessboard. Walt is a manipulator in a much more seedy manner: lying to his family, lying to Jessie and making him think it's his fault the kid was poisoned, pursuing his own megalomaniacal power fantasy regardless of the toll it takes on his family. So yes they both deceive people, but the way Walt does it is significantly more creepy and affronting in nature.

[@gnoogie]

@@RipleyVolta gus literally ordered a hit on a child to manipulate Jesse into taking out those dealers to justify getting rid of him lmao. Acting like Gus is a bastion of moralIty bc he's outwardly more cold does not make him less reprehensible than walt is. Being motivated by vengeance is not somehow better than being motivated by pride. If you IDENTIFY with the idea of revenge more, it makes sense, but at that point, whether vengeance or pride is a more acceptable motivation becomes an amoral argument, and neither is more or less "better" than the other Again, it all truly boils down to "ew, I don't like Walt. ew pride" while not extending that same disgust for Gus. it's just blatant and has been throughout these reactions

[@lokazoum4816]

​@@gnoogie It's not about morals, Gus is cool, Walter is not, that's it.

[@RipleyVolta]

@@gnoogie You're arguing against a strawman. Nobody said Gus is a bastion of morals, or even more moral than Walter. He's just more respectable and badass as a villain, whereas Walt is often quite a pathetic figure. He has his own cool moments when he owns his villainy like Gus does, but he spends much of the show lying to his family, Jesse, and himself about being a bad guy. Walt also acts irrationally many times, Gus is usually much smarter and more deliberate until his fatal mistake of visiting Hector personally. None of this is about weighing their immorality on some sort of objective scale. What diegesis is reacting to is simply the qualitative difference between the characters in their personalities

[@gnoogie]

@@RipleyVolta there is nothing that makes Gus more respectable than walt. being "cool" should not make one's actions more acceptable, which it clearly does with a large percentage of humanity. Gus is only more "badass" if you think being a cold, calculated psychopath is cool, and if you identify with his motivation more than Walt's. by the way, that cold callousness Gus shows is just as much of a front from Gus as Heisenberg is for Walt. both of their motivations are equally emotionally driven and not things to admire. both pride and vengeance are pathetic and weak things to be driven by. if you actually look at their behavior on paper, reacting this differently to their actions because of "vibes" is jarring and not based on any real meaningful information.

[@stardmg]

Blue is good! Yellow is bad! Mix them and you get green! And remember what one of Walt's common color choices are? He's always been on the fence of good and bad

[@yt.byliam]

Not quite but close! Blue often represents sadness, loyalty, and escape and is most associated with SKYlar as well as the blue meth. Yellow most represents pleasure, fear, and caution and is often associated with Jesse. These colors make green which represents greed and envy which is often associated with Walt/Heisenberg. There’s a whole page dedicated to the colors in both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, it’s fascinating. One of my favorite uses is when just before Walt says “I am the danger.” He takes off his red shirt (red representing blood, murder wnd violence) and reveals a darker red shirt. The page discusses how the color wheel is utilized and related to characters. How Marie being purple and Jesse being yellow demonstrates how opposite and separate they are, with the colors being complementary.

[@Forsecondbreakfast]

Season 5 really feels like it's a separate show compared to 1-4. To me it really feels like the turning point for the show

[@TheRepublican777]

Walt wants, or expects Skyler to be proud of him for protecting the family from Gus by killing Gus but instead she is scared of him because he is that bad guy too now

[@rareclassicart2857]

skyler is scared because walt the innocent guy she knew her whole life is a killer now who is ready to bomb a nursing home just to get him,but doesn't understand that this was the only way to kill a guy like gus , otherwise her family will be killed

[@Polymathically]

Mike is the wisest person on this show. But even he can't escape what he's done.

[@BruhMrog]

"You're not supposed to like this character", what so you can't like any character just because they're a villian? If you just want "good guy" characters go watch like star wars or some bullshit. People can like characters because they're well written and not just because they're good people. Stop being so one dimentional.

[@ChildishDicaprio]

The writers did a great job making us love then hate the main character. It shows Walter’s character development

[@Hellomarsh]

I loved Walt from the start. He is a sad character who is very talented that lived an unfilled life and he has an opportunity that he took. (I know he's wrong but come on.)

[@Donyalicious]

A lot of people including myself never loved Walt lol

[@Dahmen-ll8cd]

@@Donyalicious a lot of people, including myself, always loved walt's character from the beginning until the end😂😐

[@Quzga]

@@Donyalicious I felt pity for him but always disliked him. Jesse and mike was always my #1. But I rarely cheer for MCs, same in succession, couldn't stand Kendall!

[@Gunleaver]

Two things regarding reactions to the criticism of Walt. First of all "you don't know how writing works" is bullshit. Just because the writers believe they are depicting something does not make it true. Death of the author. The fact that the writers are clearly trying to depict Walt as the worst does not mean they are succeeding, or the things that they believe indicates Walt is in the wrong, are objectively correct in denoting that. Second of all, while the law of averages suggests that in the thousands who enjoy your coverage of the show there are a few people who are unabashed Walt stans, in general, a lot of the pushback against the denunciations of Walt has to do with his characterization in regard to the OTHER characters. To wit, the narrative that Jesse, Mike, Gus, Skyler or Jane is objectively morally superior to Walt, or his innocent victim, or that Walt is the party at fault in their conflicts with him. Walt can be a piece of shit, and still be preferable to other characters. Walt can be a piece of shit and still the victim of another character's mistreatment. And Walt can be evil and completely to blame for the death of a character, and that character still be a piece of shit. More often than not, the defenses of Walt and his actions are not per se, but are pushback against the narrative that Jesse, Mike or "Daddy Gus" or even Skyler is the good guy in their conflicts.

[@sedaotieno]

All those people are absolutely morally superior to Walt and it's not close... Walt is a cockroach

[@thedarkemissary]

Maple has grown a sort of combative, almost antagonistic, relationship with the KZbin comments. Building this false conclusion that people love Walt or thinks he's cool or justified. That, in itself, bolsters the lack of impartiality.

[@NYsBestArachnid-BasedProtector]

​@sedaotieno Mike and Gus are morally superior to Walt?? LMAO, best joke I've heard all day

[@dementedavenger2784]

@@thedarkemissary She can't be wrong. Her serial killer narrative is hilarious because of how wrong she is.

[@Sephalia]

I hear what you're saying, and I think your second point in particular is good. However I don't think they've argued that anyone else is morally superior - in general their commentary has been that he's bad at being bad, whereas others are much better at being bad. He's also the main character, so he's naturally going to be the focal point of their discussions and criticism. On your first point, somewhat tangentially related: I think for a lot of the backlash that can be seen in comments section, we can all use some practice in remembering that not everything is directed at "me" in particular. Know what I mean? Like if Maple says "you don't know how writing works", she's talking to people who don't know how writing works. There are going to be people like that in the comments. No one else has to take it personally. Of course there's some hyperbole there, I'm just pointing this out because I see this a lot on the internet where people can get personally offended about remarks that don't apply to them. I think it helps to remind myself I don't have to defend myself against someone who's not throwing punches my way. I think your comment is pretty reasonable but this is just something on my mind, wanted to throw it out there.

[@betwixttales]

35:45 - I never liked Walt. He's a complete narcassist. In the beginning, he made a comical character because he kept running head first into problems created by his own sense of pompous superiority - getting knocked down again and again. But in season 4 and 5, he just became an intolerable egomaniac, who didn't care what measures he needed to take - or what kind of hurt and damage he might cost - as long as he got to be the almighty kingpin. Come hell or high water. But I found his arrogance insufferable from the beginning.

[@peterjackson6011]

My take on the negative feedback you've received about your opinions on Walt: I remember reading about why Vince Gilligan wanted Bryan Cranston to play Walter White. Vince directed an episode of The X Files in which Bryan Cranston played a neo nazi with terminal cancer. He said for Walt they needed "someone you would simultaneously hate and feel sorry for, and only Bryan Cranston can do that." I don't think the hate comes from people liking Walt. It's not like they disagree with you. I think it's more from how Walt can't say one sentence without the two of you ripping it to shreds. You run the risk of missing crucial details because you're gagging at the sight of him on screen. No, we as the audience are not exactly "rooting" for him anymore. That's true. He is overconfident, ambitious, and sleazy. That is also true. That last scene with Skylar was nauseating. I get that you are reactors. I get that Walter is a walking stack of red flags. But maybe try to understand his motives and hear him out until his next horrible moment? Trust me, for the rest of the show you won't have to wait long till the next one. Love your reactions and analysis, ladies. I'm here till the end, regardless.

[@Hellomarsh]

Dude that is a great take and I knew BC was on x files but I didn't know Vince said that about him. I love these gals, seeing this show from their pov is also interesting. But they be cutting my man down the second he steps in frame lol

[@Athasin]

He said for Walt they needed "someone you would simultaneously hate and feel sorry for, and only Bryan Cranston can do that." Thing is Bryan Cranston failed to do that with these two ladies. So yeah, the hate does come from people liking Walt so much that they try to tear apart the opinions of two women who dislike him because he's narcissistic villain who has committed heinous acts all because of his ego.

[@ugandanchungus8455]

@@Athasin their opinions are torn because they hate him for literally wrong reasons. a very good example is how they blindly agreed to mike's final speech to walt before he got killed that it was walt's pride and ego that led to gus's empire being torn apart, when it was literally all because the junkie jesse was an impulsive imbecile who was trying hard to be a hero by trying to kill gus's men for tomas's death. obviously walt is a bad guy at this point, but these reactors overhate him just for the sake of it, because the show wants you to despise walt at this point

[@sangfroidian5451]

I have followed since before these girls were on the channel and I have enjoyed their reactions and development through the process. I like their breakdowns of what they see, think and how they feel. However, they are now moving into the territory of telling the audience how we must feel based on their thoughts/feelings and either I'm misunderstanding or their egos are seem to be getting out of control. I'd advise scaling it back just a little and don't judge your audiences for how they think or feel about particular events/characters in the shows they watch. 🤫

[@joshiesushi]

It's crazy how they get so defensive about it as well. Not many people actually like Walter as a person. Everyone knows he is written to be obnoxious, but they really really nitpick every single thing Walter does. Walter has an ego problem, but the girls appear to be getting one themselves.

[@Rajarshi_X]

Criticism was because you shit on walter for the most stupid reasons while everyone else equally or more bad/annoying. You refuse to give him credit for what he has accomplished in such a short time considering where he was in the beginning. Daddy Gus with his empire behind him got blown apart by him. His transformation is what you're in denial about. You wanted him to "know his place". Thats just my perspective . Literally speaking this show got to this point because Jesse is an incompetent imbecile and we love him despite that. In the same way Walt deserves some credit despite his flaws. Also yes he's a bad person it doesn't take 300 IQ and a film degree to understand that.

[@Dahmen-ll8cd]

@@Rajarshi_X I agree

[@andrewjcalhoun7865]

Preach!!!

[@mkazaa]

The laptop being encrypted doesn't mean it was safe from DEA eyes. It just means when Hank looked it over by himself he wasn't able to access anything. The police have access to people able to crack encryptions. Considering this is a case including a multimillion drug empire and domestic terrorism I'm sure they'd have someone working on it.

[@psychbat7807]

I think you two have to get over the fact that this is Walt’s show… until the very end it’s Walt that is connecting everything from start to finish.

[@jeffbenson7471]

You are watching the perfect storm forming and gaining momentum on the horizon while Walt struts around in the height of overconfidence. I've been anxiously waiting for you two to get to season 5. As exciting as season 4 of this show was for everyone as it played out, once you have watched this series and then watched a few reactors it's basically just waiting for season 5 to arrive. The show was always great, but it really was all just buildup setting up this season of the most amazing TV I've ever watched

[@ascii_9727]

remember when in the pilot episode of the show you said "I hope by the end of the show he makes an empire if his product is this good" oooooh how did the monkey's paw curl 😂

[@Serryy]

This is the episode where Walt and Jesse become part of the family Madrigal

[@kevinwalsh9704]

“Time for a meth head round up. METH HEAD ROUND UP!!!”

[@procrastinator99]

@@kevinwalsh9704 HAHAHAHAHAHA. Maybe I overdid it a little, but this made me laugh REALLY hard, thank you.

[@puririiin]

@@kevinwalsh9704STOP IT😭😭😭😭😭

[@SpicyMarcoBB]

This is my favorite comment 😂

[@chucks9205]

Lydia is 🔥

[@LudusAurea]

The phone call where Walt manipulates Jesse into letting him set up a scenario where he can deliver fake proof that Jesse is wrong is one of the best dialog interactions in the show honestly. Out of like hundreds of incredibly good conversations. No one's getting mad at each other, no "bitch", no "yo", you can just hear Jesse is genuinely at his wits end and hes being dead serious.

[@pavelow_97]

I don't think people have a problem with you hating Walt, per se, it's more that every single time he does something you react quite dramatically

[@1nonlyrawbert]

Yeah over dramatic. Like we know you hate Walt and most people did by this point. you don't have to overcompensate in your reactions like we forgot.

[@joshiesushi]

​@@1nonlyrawbertAnd to act all high and mighty acting like they understood the writers better because they hate Walt so much is what Irks me. "If you defend Walt in any way, you just didn't get the writer's vision" kind of snob vibe.

[@vladleon2307]

C'mon, guys, they just bait you for comments)) Nobody could think about Walt that way for the whole show. Just think about it - "Oh, we watching the show about dumb petty pathetic looser who is doing his stupid things and denied his place for the whole five seasons. It's awesome, we can't wait to see how it's gonna end". Sounds weird to me)

[@DanielZeal]

It's truly wild that the final scene of this episode is one of the most sickening Walter White scenes to watch, considering what he's done (and what he has yet to do).

[@Quixotic1018]

What I loved about that last scene is that it is a mirror of the final scene in the pilot episode. And he's a whole new level of domineering without doing much at all.

[@alanpownall7965]

So, how are we enjoying Walt embracing his villainy?

[@jacobrossitter5024]

26:57 Laura Fraser's Scottish accent coming through on that "abandoned"

[@seanyoung9014]

27:33 "So nobody else has to die.." Bwahahahahahaaa!!!

[@Hellomarsh]

Hey man, no spoiler, but yes 😂😂😂😂😂

[@morpheusjones4753]

@28:09.....Actually, didn't the magnet to police evidence room scenario have to be done anyway since neither Walt, Jesse or Mike were privy to Hank's info regarding the laptop info being encrypted? They assumed that they would be cooked (boned as Mike said) since the laptop was booked into evidence.

[@MysterE95]

You guys are not wrong for disliking Walt. Some fans are just cringe. I remember being a teenager and watching the show for the first time and thinking Walt was “cool”. The more I rewatch the less I like him, and I don’t even mean morally, I just mean I straight up don’t like his personality. And he’s not as smart as he thinks he is.

[@VoyaJet_co]

He outsmarted Gus and practically everyone else in the show, the only mistakes he ever made were emotional ones which were mostly early on in the series, the funny thing is, he finally became what he needed to be in order to achive the kind of success that he wanted to achieve but it cost him his morality (and people started disliking him), he basically stooped down to Gus’s level in S5🤷 nevertheless it’s an extremely accurate portrayal of what it takes to be a drug lord

[@josephsarto689]

Even if the computer was encrypted. Law enforcement has forensic techs that can break through the encryption. It just takes longer to view what’s on the computer

[@thetechlibrarian]

Hank interrogating Mike is one of the best teams in the whole show not only that but remember Gus's laptop was encrypted they couldn't get anything off of it however the magnet broke the picture frame and the picture frame had the offshore accounts in it they probably wouldn't have found otherwise

[@Dahmen-ll8cd]

They are still saying that walter is not the mastermind, and they are still underestimating him after he won against gus😅😅 lmao i can't with them .. their opinions are so funny and entertaining, that why i am still watching them

[@marvymarv959]

The fact that Mike decides to join up with Walt should tell them something…but nope.

[@joshiesushi]

A middle aged chemistry teacher who single handedly toppled a drug empire.. Walt is obnoxious, but it's literally hilarious at this point how they can't even acknowledge the fact that he did that

[@John_Locke_108]

First time we get to see Mike look truly worried. Keep his granddaughter's name out of your damn mouth.

[@SkaffaS]

surely they would have found the note behind the picture eventually, Walt just made them discover it faster.

[@angeloalvarez5520]

I enjoy Walt as a villain, and find him entertaining. He sucks though and its kind of fun to dislike him

[@bigpictureguys8415]

35:19 come on girls. The vacuum cleaner disappearing act would’ve NEVER WORKED for Skylar, Walt jr, & Hollie. Even if they were up for it which they never would’ve been. You really think that was an option?

[@alexarias5717]

What "vacuume cleaner disappearing act"...? What are you talking about?

[@bigpictureguys8415]

@@alexarias5717 the disappearer. Robert Forrester Did you even go to the time stamp for context?

[@strogaa]

Best scenario it would've given Walt time. But his own ego wouldn't allow him to keep the silence.

[@bigpictureguys8415]

@@strogaa do you really think Skylar or Walt jr would’ve out of the blue been down for that?

[@strogaa]

@@bigpictureguys8415 Definitely not. I'm only talking about Walt. Skylar would've needed a lot of information about the situation, and Walt jr even double the amount. And Walt wouldn't be able to give it to them.

[@jeffbenson7471]

I agree an entire show just on Mike would have been awesome. But he gets a lot more camera time in season 5 and that actor does such a section with that fascinating character. Speaking of fascinating characters, what a piece of work neurotic, ambitious, nervous, morally corrupt Lydia is huh? She's a great addition to the cast (side note, that actress speaks with the thickest Australian accent! You will never detect a hint of that on the show though)

[@alexarias5717]

I love this comment! And yeah I hated Lydia but liked what a conundrum she is.

[@SpicyMarcoBB]

I just wanna say I look forward to your reactions every week because they are genuine and funny reactions. The loud minority that doesn’t like it can suck it!

[@battleaxe8252]

How did Walt get blamed for Ted?😂 yo these chicks are hilarious 😂

[@shaheersiddiqui-d8r]

they are are like one dimensional reactors with little to no insights of how this shit works XD literal hypocrites imo

[@joetamburello6292]

Well to be fair he has caused pretty much all the chaos on the show. I know the hardcore walt lovers can’t admit that but it is true

[@shaheersiddiqui-d8r]

@@joetamburello6292 its about the ted situation genius, walt had no connection to it

[@joetamburello6292]

@@shaheersiddiqui-d8r calm down kid

[@XxXDestroyer]

​@@joetamburello6292 Except that isn't being fair lol. Walt is clearly not to blame for Ted. I know the hardcore Walt haters can't admit when even a single thing isn't his fault, but it's true.

[@_Jt8_]

@ 25:32, you mentioned needing a whole show focused on Mike. I recommend watching 'Mr Inbetween.' The main character "Ray" is played by the show's writer and creator Scott Ryan , he portrays a character similar to Mike, if mike was from Australia. None of the other reaction channels I watch have discovered this gem of a show yet.

[@buhlenzimande9303]

It gets more crazier after this

[@JustAMagicDuck]

This has one of my favorite openings of the series. We always talk about “Franch” in my house.

[@MaMvidS45]

Walt is the living embodiment of digging the deepest hole, impossible to climb from, yet he somehow, someway, comes out on top. They're never moral victories, they're moral losses aplenty. His victory is in his full expression of the id.

[@quinardosoto977]

As far as the final convo goes: everything you said about walt is 100% correct, and the whole thing with how certain types of people act towards the character (and other characters) comes down to a single word: Bias. Woth that said, its interesting how you immediately place a bunch of assumed talent and accolades on Lydia when the most important aspect of her character that we learn in her first acene is that she is a slimy liar and snake willing to kill anyone to protect herself. Again, Bias.

[@NYsBestArachnid-BasedProtector]

@quinardosoto977 Not to mention Lydia has fewer scruples than Walt in general, and she's a huge coward, as they'll come to learn later on. You're absolutely right on the money.

[@biglu323]

@ 25:30 - It's called Better Call Saul.

[@LouisMorganxb3]

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[@AlexClarkcompany]

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[@OscarOwenn]

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[@LouisMorganxb3]

I've been looking to get one, but have been kind of relaxed about it. Could you recommend your advis0r? I'll be happy to use some help

[@OscarOwenn]

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[@LouisMorganxb3]

Wow, her track record looks really good from what I found online. I'll take a chance and see how it goes. Thanks for the info

[@jwilkins1008]

This is the point of the turning of the show

[@bigpictureguys8415]

23:35 Well like he said he’s 40K in the hole. 🤷🏼‍♂️ With the danger of Gus gone it’s understandable he’d want to get back in the game

[@Hellomarsh]

"Is this little green house his?😮 oh my gosh cottagecorrrrrre." I don't know why this made me laugh so hard.

[@chrisadraheim]

I think most of what Maple is saying is right, but I think the reason her takes seems so weird to a lot of people is that she's also missing some important pieces of the puzzle. It's true, the fans who think Walt can do no wrong are massively missing the point, but you also can't ignore that the elements that brought those fans to that position are also very present in the writing. The writers have talked about writing the show to appease both fans who loved and hated Walt, and the result is a story that is a bit open to cherry picking. I would say if you only view the show from one side or the other of that divide, you are almost certainly going to miss some big parts of what's there. Vince Gilligan mentioned in an interview that his 70-year-old mother, who he claimed would never have watched a show like Breaking Bad if her son wasn't making it, was still rooting for Walt at the end of the series. It may be at odds with the over-arching point of the greater point of the show, but that stuff is there, and the show really is trying to make you feel conflicted, whether or not you actually feel conflicted. For most people it works, and you're not watching wrong if doesn't work on you, but if it doesn't you're probably effectively watching a different show from the people who do feel conflicted, and you're absolutely watching a different show from people who feel unconflicted but take the opposite side.

[@chrisadraheim]

I think the same can be said with regard to Walt's status (or lack thereof) as a mastermind. This is another area where the show gives plenty of evidence to cherry pick to support either side. However, I think the point is that Walt is learning to become the mastermind as the series goes on. Just like how the show is less interesting if Walt really is just doing everything for his family and the only conflict is whether or not he can earn money, the show is less interesting if Walt is ready to go toe-to-toe with Gus at any point before he finally does. These are things that are meant to unwind and unravel as the show goes on. I mean, the big reveal at the end of the season 4 finale shows us that Walt was masterminding more than the audience is let on to believe. You can point to the magnet caper as more Walt and Jesse buffoonery, but the fans love the buffoonery so you can't cut that out of the show completely. Also, the fact that the plan backfires isn't really because they're stupid and outmatched. Yeah, the laptop was encrypted, but even Mike didn't know enough to say that would be the case. Also, the "backfire" is kind of to Walt's advantage, since it doesn't lead directly to him and does put Mike in a position where he has to collaborate with Walt. Also, even with an encrypted laptop they could still find Gus's password somewhere, or guess it, or brute force it with software. And let's not forget that "Daddy Gus" makes mistakes throughout the show not unsimilar to Walt's. I mean, he's the one who tipped his own hand that he couldn't kill Walt yet. He's the one who knew Walt well enough to know how to play to his ego, but not enough to know better than to build his whole strategy around a guy as erratic and unstable as Walt. If Walt were that important to him, it should have been a no-brainer to sacrifice the street dealers that killed Tomas to appease Walt and Jesse. And, of course, his undoing is his petty personal desire to bully elderly invalid, which creates the opening to get at him that Walt had been looking for all of season 4. We also get that flashback of young Gus have a very season-1-Walt type experience. Walt's maybe not a Gus-level mastermind, but Gus had decades, Walt is lucky to have made it over a year with his cancer. His only option is the speedrun route.

[@MizozoTheShadow]

come on guys obviously they were gonna decrypt the laptop. hank was just saying he didnt see anything the 2 seconds he was on it

[@yingfortheking]

6:30 this is peak gaslighting and emotional manipulation

[@marquiscarr3114]

7:46 Gus literally had everything on that list Walter was naming Mike wasn’t in no way gone help someone else build everything up from ground zero for damn shole not Walter

[@JD-xt8cj]

Arianna is correct, I never thought of that, police might not have found the bank accounts

[@onepureturtle]

11:36 He was good at it... He was alive

[@anasthebest]

What amazes me is that these two clearly hate Walt even when they want him to embrace his villainy attitude they still dislike him .. he is the main character of the show for God's sake if you didn't appreciate his character until now why you keep watching the show?

[@KublaVeruca]

Walter White is a great character. A manipulative sociopath with all consuming ambition. Ruthless. Predatory. Flawed. But, a family man. hahahahahah . Though isn't true of most gangsters? And, what would arguably the best show ever, easily in the top five be without Cranston's WW? Just some boring ass procedural....

[@BB13131313]

Jonathan Banks is such an incredible actor!

[@IntellectualWarrior-r5o]

Walt became a Beast to survive. And now he's understandably too afraid to become civilized again.

[@edwardlwittlif]

Hard agree with y'all about Walter. I think when the show came out, antiheroes weren't *AS* common on TV and a lot of people just rooted for Walt as the main character, not to mention Walt's particular masculine insecurities are... Let's say they aren't rare in the general population. So you add all that together and people really have some weird feelings about a dude who is unequivocally a shitty person.

[@KublaVeruca]

Anti-heroes have been popular since the 70's. At least in movies...and comic books...and real books for that matter... TV...you may be right... I think it all started with the Sopranos. Which was the beginning of amazing tv....in general...

[@edwardlwittlif]

@@KublaVeruca Yep! Plenty of antiheroes elsewhere, but not so common in serialized TV at the time. I'd be very interested to read about the difference between the Sopranos and Breaking Bad's audiences. One being on a "premium" channel versus one airing on cable (as well as being huge on Netflix, which had a virtual monopoly on streaming TV at the time) gives me the hunch that the two shows reached different audiences. Basically, that many people watching Breaking Bad hadn't been prepared by the Sopranos to truly understand an antihero character on television. But that's a hunch and I'd love to read some real studies about it.

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

Walt is such a good person, being a liar, control freak, and manipulator. You have to understand that he is this way because it makes him feel alive. Skyler, on the other hand, is such a bad person for not liking that about him or being loyal to him. She should be both submissive and happy. I like Walt, because he commands authority over his wife. He is a real man. Skyler should be thankful of him for treating her so nicely and providing her and her kids with so much. This is what I hear when people defend Walter and hate on Skyler.

[@kaiholeung903]

Why you girls need to care how people feel about walter/skyler?😢 just watch the show ok?😂

[@Quzga]

Red toilet paper is fitting after having mexican food lol

[@joetamburello6292]

Walt is pure evil when he manipulates Jesse by “finding” the cigarette

[@CastOffTheShoeFollowTheGourd]

I appreciate the criticism of Walter 'cause of not having anyone to discuss the show with, and not understanding his decisions or how the show wanted us to feel about him (in previous seasons this one was obvious). His thoughtless, impatient, overly ambitious, drive in season 2. His guilty conscience in season 3, seamed to make him a bit more rational, for a time, but then . . . The unnecessary panic attack mixed with unjustified arrogance that was all of season 4. However he does have every right to be confident in the business now. He knows that he can solve almost any problem. And regardless of what the DEA or Madrigal say, this whole thing is an embarrassment so they'll bury it.

[@Ranid-eq6so]

9:57 Time to meet Lydia Rodarte-Quayle.

[@John_Locke_108]

Siskel and Ebert refered to the introduction of Lydia as the turning point of the episode.

[@Ranid-eq6so]

@@John_Locke_108 Didn't Gene Siskel die in 1999?

[@John_Locke_108]

@@Ranid-eq6so Really? Did Ebert give his funeral two thumbs up?

[@boldbearings]

You two are so funny.😂 I liked your Land Before Time vid. I hope you get Bluth's other masterpiece: The Secret of NIMH 😮

[@Hellomarsh]

I didn't know they did a land before time reaction that's cool.

[@boldbearings]

​@@Hellomarsh Just Arianna, but very nostalgic 😂

[@Renoistic]

Imagine anyone watching this episode and going "why are people mean to walt :( ". Jeez

[@morpheusjones4753]

Is the title of the show solely about Walt? To a certain extent, most of the characters 'Break Bad' to some level. Obviously Walt to the most extreme, but he's not the only one that is 'Breaking Bad'.

[@laffingist218]

I hope comments told you Lydia is the hot cool AF blacksmith from Knight's Tale and she's Scottish

[@Hellomarsh]

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!!!!!

[@laffingist218]

@@Hellomarsh Laura Fraser, look up her interviews, real accent is kinda wild

[@Hellomarsh]

@@laffingist218 will do. Thx

[@jays1ck066]

damn Mike pulled a half measure 🙁

[@taygocrazyyy]

Also, there is nothing wrong with liking Walt, a lot of people just tend to root for the main character.

[@lucasmorais7646]

In Better Call Saul Mike is the deuteragonist/tritagonist. We learn A LOT about him.

[@squidgama]

Please don't feel bad about not liking Walt. There's a very small but very loud minority of incels who see him as just another Patrick Bateman who they think is justified in doing all these horrible things because it's "for the family" or because of his cancer. Everything I've seen so far of your opinions and predictions about the show has been pretty on spot when compared to how Vince Gilligan intended it.

[@hopdig]

An AED would never give a shock on a person with a pulse, and if you dont hook it up it wont either. Anyway you cant use an AED as a easy way out

[@buhlenzimande9303]

Meet the tattooed lady

[@TheOriginalDogLP]

its so funny how they get more and more disgusted by Walt from season to season and in contrast some commentors trying desperately to defend him

[@bigpictureguys8415]

How bad would German jail even be to do that to yourself?

[@frachtheini]

I'm german and it's not bad at all 😂 American prison is hell compared to german prisons

[@RobertMorgan]

Shame/Guilt is it's own prison.

[@UnleashthePhury]

Probably considerably less nice than wherever that guy lives

[@BLKBeard76]

They 100% would have hacked into that laptop

[@DWLeggette]

Those cylindrical hashbrowns are the best.

[@IntellectualWarrior-r5o]

Some people will sink the whole ship if they can't be the captain.

[@champagnebulge1]

Please don't describe it as "wet squelch sounds" 😷

[@SovereignJoh]

During the edit, I ended up listening to it around 50 times, so I had to share the love.

[@jasonm8017]

I hope my last meal isn’t tater tots………could be worse I guess

[@sdmfmw9109]

I was team Walt for years and in some instances I stoll am. With that said, season 5 Walt is undefendabĺe

[@walterlippmann6292]

I love how much they hate Walt

[@Quzga]

11:38 Are you saying Gus was good at it, and he liked it? ;)

[@twoheart7813]

I know, they should have named this episode creepy, I mean, who drinks beer with ensure

[@joetaptaco]

I think you underestimate the level of Walt’s ego. It’s the Sun. Skyler’s discomfort, Mike’s problems with his crew, Jesse’s remorse, the scrutiny of Madrigal by the DEA, they are all tiny to him and things to avoid or eliminate as he decides is necessary. His willingness to take risk and not worry about what could happen, is like a superpower.

[@bens8183]

They show you in ep. 1 that he basically becomes a homeless man with a machine gun in a year, so you kinda know that its worth hating on him for a while until they reveal how that happens. These writers are some sadistic b*stards haha.