Hydrofluoric Acid Will Do The Job | Box Cutter | Breaking Bad

Following last season's cliffhanger ending, Walt (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse (Aaron Paul) anxiously wait to see what their drug lord boss, Gus (Giancarlo Esposito), will do next. Meanwhile, Skyler (Anna Gunn) desperately searches for clues to Walt's activities, while Hank (Dean Norris) continues his slow, painful rehab.
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Season Four - Episode One: "Box Cutter"
Episode Description:
Following last season's cliffhanger ending, Walt (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse (Aaron Paul) anxiously wait to see what their drug lord boss, Gus (Giancarlo Esposito), will do next. Meanwhile, Skyler (Anna Gunn) desperately searches for clues to Walt's activities, while Hank (Dean Norris) continues his slow, painful rehab.
Episode Overview:
Now that Jesse has done what he needed to do to keep them alive - namely, kill their prospective replacement, chemist Gale Boetticher - back at the lab Walt is being held under guard waiting for their boss, Gus, to make the next move. When Gus’s henchman, Victor, arrives holding Jesse at gunpoint, that’s all Walt needs to see to convince him that Gale is dead. But as Walt wants to get started on their next batch of meth in order to meet their production schedule, Victor insists on doing it himself. Meanwhile, back at the White family house, Skyler is puzzled to find her husband’s car in the driveway. After stashing it nearby to keep Walt Jr. from thinking his dad is back home, Skyler then sets out to find Walt. Lawyer Saul Goodman assures her that Walt is fine, but Skyler uses her wiles to persuade a nervous locksmith to let her inside her husband’s condo to look for clues to his whereabouts.
Having been sidelined by Victor, Walt is content to sit back and watch for any mistakes he might make in cooking up the next batch of drugs. Yet, impressed by Victor’s thoroughness, Walt and Jesse anxiously wait to see what Gus has in store for them now. Making it clear that he holds Gus responsible for Gale’s fate, Walt says that Victor can’t be trusted to run the lab. After hearing Walt’s argument, Gus silently delivers an ominous message of his own by using a box cutter to slit Victor’s throat.
Left to continue running the lab for now, Walt and Jesse enlist Mike in dissolving Victor’s body in a barrel of acid. After disposing of the liquefied remains, Walt and Jesse retire to a nearby diner to discuss what to do next. Finally, after returning to the house to retrieve his car, Walt assures Skyler that everything is fine before heading to his condo, unaware that the investigation into Gale’s murder is about to uncover a lab notebook that could incriminate him and Jesse.
#WalterWhite #JessePinkman #GusFring

[@pschroeter1]

It was a relief to see they complied with OSHA regs at the end and labeled the drum corrosive.

[@arrowdynamlc]

I know, right? If they hadn't done that, I would have seriously questioned their morals.

[@wombatZ]

@@arrowdynamlc lol

[@arcticwulf5796]

If somebody got hurt when handling it later, there would be a investigation on how it happened and who failed to dispose it correctly.

[@samarseneault2182]

Funny enough, the label isn't exactly correct

[@juliannavarro3440]

@@samarseneault2182 why not?

[@rithrius5384]

I love how consistently terrible they are when it comes to handling barrels.

[@nareshJman]

one of the underrated comment

[@leblanc3536]

They realized this one rolls, at least

[@EugeneOneguine]

@@leblanc3536 They're learning, slowly but surely.

[@smiffwilm]

They should've played more Starfox 64.

[@ohio72213]

@@nareshJman jesus christ its got 2 thousand likes lmao why do u tards say "underrated comment" under practically every comment thats clearly not underrated?

[@gh0strickle_ftw155]

Gus definitely made the right call going for the red floor

[@Doomzdayxx]

Underrated comment

[@mannymath5643]

Bravo.

[@concept5631]

Vravo Bince!

[@schampson7376]

This floor would also look great in a children's hospital

[@alrightatgames]

@@schampson7376 just like Kunduz

[@balu.92]

I know Victor wasn't very sweet-natured but totally uncalled for to label him as corrosive.

[@xinavswok4607]

how tf doesn't this have more likes!!😂😂

[@davidlane1248]

@@xinavswok4607 right?! Unfortunately the overused jokes keep getting the sheep to cackle their pants shitty instead

[@jaigracejjoy]

@@davidlane1248 "hehe body go zzzz"

[@andrewtran6429]

Now this is a good tier joke

[@Letyourcolorsblendwithmine]

Nice

[@charlestoncabasal348]

the look on walt's face when jessie said trust us, he remembered jessie as the one who questioned the ability of that acid

[@YaNoAwantoMas]

Well spotted.

[@YaNoAwantoMas]

Btw, have a nice day!

[@zaittsev]

@@YaNoAwantoMas ...

[@DatGuyWithDaGlasses]

YaNoAwantoMas lmao who hurt you 😂

[@thecrazygreengo]

@@YaNoAwantoMas Beg a parent for a hug you sad sack of dogshit

[@ienderlord2983]

0:29 So Walt learned that barrels could roll.

[@funnyusername7097]

Hahah ikr... “those are barrels... THEY ROLL”- Hank S.

[@victordien9915]

Oh shoot, you're right, I didn't think he learned how to until "Ozymandias" 🤣

[@spacewolfjr]

just not full ones :)

[@animeshanandcool]

Under rated Comment

[@briang.2218]

incredible writing, really shows his character development

[@secondcomingofbast9908]

Poor Victor. All those years of loyalty, down the drain.

[@tom4590]

Underated

[@yellowfolder]

@@spacedad3550 r/That'sTheJoke

[@spacedad3550]

yellowfolder yeah I’m aware I was just commenting ab it bc I thought it was funny.

[@FoodForThought356]

@@spacedad3550 Yes, that's what he meant in a subtle way. You just overstated the obvious. 🤦‍♂️

[@revilhunter]

Don't try to cook for Gus unless you're asked to

[@fredinlittlewood]

Little known fact, this scene was improvised. Vince and the crew were having a hard time finding a prop to convincingly depict a body dissolving in acid within the container, so actor Jeremiah Bitsui surprised the crew by dissolving himself on set. It's these small details that really show why Breaking bad is such a classic

[@dengar_tenga4445]

How did he manage to reprise his role in BCS 🤔 they found a really good look-alike (little on the bigger side but does the job)

[@ryansshane]

@@dengar_tenga4445 bcs is the prequel so it was recorded earlier, and thus he wasn’t dissolved yet

[@dengar_tenga4445]

@@ryansshane Ah yeah that makes sense to be honest

[@m-w-y7325]

@@dengar_tenga4445 SCIENCE bitch!

[@robbyg1232]

wow truly amazing BRAVO VINCE!

[@dharmallars]

Love how mike went from horrified at seeing the guy murdered to mildly amused at seeing them trying to get rid of the body

[@jokerobama6857]

I think he also starts to respect both of them, they can do the bare minimum to clean evidence with the morals and experience in Mike's line of work

[@miningtrout2868]

@@jokerobama6857 He knows when it comes to chemistry, Walt is unmatched. It’s when Walt doesn’t stay in his lane that Mike has issues.

[@helwrecht1637]

He also like, hates all of the guys who work for Gus. He works with them, but he hates them.

[@skeleton599]

@@jokerobama6857 no he definitely didn’t respect them, he was just staring angry at the fact that they caused the death of his long time partner.

[@MawileMage]

He also still looks like he's thinking a bit about what he just saw and that one of his guys is there dead and bleeding out. A love the subtle acting on this show.

[@WolfGr33d]

One of the rare moments where Mike actually isn't already experienced in something.

[@enjoyitbro]

It also disproved what he later said to Walt about it all running like clockwork

[@futuremovieactor]

enjoyitbro What happened with both Nacho and Victor among other things were times when those moments were mulled over and decided by Gus-or answered and adjusted to quickly-so it all was in some way or another managed to still fit into the design. Gus getting killed though? That one absolutely unplanned moment when the one running the show was removed from the equation threw everything into a blender and collapsed the whole structure that existed and maintained itself before. * Chaos and anarchy took the wheel and drove things off a cliff. It all had to be rebuilt from scratch.

[@corsai045]

@@enjoyitbro this only happened due to Walter getting gayle killed, if walter never tried anything, it would have been fine

[@vmurda415]

Is that an age joke?

[@BB-rj7vb]

@@corsai045 Walter would've been killed by Mike if Gale wasn't killed. It would absolutely not have been fine. Take off your rose tinted Mike hailing glasses

[@GuitarGuy650]

Idk why they're struggling with the container. Just use a bathtub!

[@ZackExplorer28]

yeah, look how well that went.

[@mark-ish]

@@LungZ762 woooosh

[@mitch5502]

@@mark-ish that's the sound of that joke going right over his head hey?

[@faizan5456]

You can buy your house might settle

[@VectormanRxQueen]

Real N lol

[@maggoteater2290]

Man the stunt guy who dissolved in acid was incredible in this one. Shows that Vince is willing to go the extra mile for realism

[@maggoteater2290]

@I wasent crazy until I met you people seem to like it

[@V-for-Vendetta01]

@@maggoteater2290 no it's not. You'll always have that one idiot who never understands the most obvious sarcastic comment and some other idiot who comments R/WoOosH every single fucking time

[@trex8656]

Lol that’s dumb, he didn’t die in the episode you idiot! Jon Snow came back to life

[@HawnixArtistry]

I hear he turned out okay though.

[@maggoteater2290]

@@V-for-Vendetta01 and where exactly is that my problem?

[@badjet3662]

“Trust us” It’s funny because Jesse learned it the hard way and now he’s kinda proud he now knows how it works.

[@cgopie1]

I don't think he's proud. He's still in a state of shock as he'd only just killed Gale at this point.

[@HeatyFrog]

@@cgopie1 Nah there's an element of pride there. Then Walt gives him that look like "yeah, you're a real pro at dissolving bodies"

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

@@HeatyFrog Exactly. Walt was like "you're singing a different tune now!"

[@jeffzzzz1955]

Yeah the last thing he is, is proud

[@samoaspider]

its because of Jesse and Walt that they were in that situation the first place, so thats why the awkward stares. Even though the acid works, Mike aint havin none of that trust shit from them

[@Ani-Albanian]

Walter after killing Krazy8: 😢😢😢😢😢 Walter after season 3: It ain't nothing but a thang

[@SpitefulAZ]

Just another day in da lab.

[@roddydykes7053]

Walt after killing Jack: 😏😏😏😏🥰

[@beardedsaint3250]

Nothing but a G thang!!

[@jf13579]

@@roddydykes7053 Walt after killing Jack: 🍆

[@holsomvr2769]

@@roddydykes7053 Walt after killing Jack: 💀

[@jaypee9575]

I'm imagining the actor for Victor sitting in that barrel holding a tiny little smoke machine while they pour water on him.

[@shish992]

prolly a vape or something 😭

[@fennecbesixdouze1794]

It's hydrofluoric acid dude, can't you see the labels on the jugs?

[@ddrewy5118]

@@fennecbesixdouze1794 amateurs

[@roddydykes7053]

@@shish992 this was before vapes

[@merxellus1456]

😂

[@JBrander]

2:34 Victor's head falls off Walt: "huh, neat" **continues cleaning the barrel**

[@imaansharifi]

Wonderful comment. I laughed a lot. Thank you really

[@MyCrafcik]

OH SO THAT'S WHAT HE WAS LOOKINGAT

[@Absurdword]

@@MyCrafcik it took me a sec to realize what was happening but it's unmistakable. Nice creepy little moment.

[@michaelzhang9806]

I thought it was either the body bubbling and dissolving or just a piece of his body falling off, didn’t realize it was the head.

[@SamsarasArt]

Oh fuck

[@jpaulc441]

I love the smell of an acid dissolved body in the morning. Smells like Victor-y

[@TheRedKnight101]

It's sweet sweet victory yeah!

[@draenog96]

Underrated comment

[@asdfasdf-yr9cl]

Macaco Louco its from sodom-napalm in the morning 🙂

[@gdicommando4456]

holy shit you just won the internet

[@Sebastian-ce9el]

Walter76

[@Publiclighthouse]

Can you imagine your whole existence coming down to this? You were raised by a mother & father, went to grade school, had friends and then somehow along the way, things went awry, and you're stuffed into a plastic barrel where your body is turned into an unrecognizable gel, never to be discovered or acknowledged? It's as if you never existed anyways.

[@chiyulater9752]

L.Pasteur That’s life. We will all die someday, this is just one way to perish.

[@minuit7915]

That's why people are everything, your memory can live long after your death.

[@walterwhite1006]

Holy shit you're amazing every time someone dies i always look at it the way you described

[@walterwhite1006]

Besides the barrel part lol

[@thejew1789]

Dude honesty. Every time someone dies in real life or in fiction I always look at it like this. They had experiences and now they are just totally gone.

[@Rasmos]

1:37 mike's walkoff after picking up the barrel. smooth.

[@kalls2k907]

The "meh that was nothing for me" walk off 😂😂

[@Connection-Lost]

@@kalls2k907 It was more like "I didn't want to help you dispose of my trusted ally's corpse because you caused this"

[@brmbkl]

@@Connection-Lost true, it was resigned disappointment

[@nont18411]

Little did Mike knew that he would be in the barrel himself.

[@voidremoved]

@@Connection-Lost really I thought he was worried bout getting his threads messy

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

2:34 As Walt's cleaning the barrel you can see him stop for a moment to look at the head as it's floating down

[@Qball__]

Oh that is just nasty

[@juwannlowe4608]

Wait that was his head ?

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

@@juwannlowe4608 Yes

[@ChrisbyChickenMan23]

Wonder what exactly he was thinking

[@fleatactical7390]

Ha! Missed that.

[@Hot18Shot]

You're staring at your own type of casket, Mike.

[@madgamer889]

Vicious Zero is that really what walt put him in?

[@MultiScarface7]

@@madgamer889 Yeah

[@ryannagel2512]

I just watched season 5, and I’m pretty sure Walt buries Mike in the Desert, as he is already there when he shot him.

[@joeb7339]

@@ryannagel2512 Walt drives Mike's corpse to the Vamanos Pest place. He pops the trunk and Mike's in there. He tells Todd he doesn't want to talk about it, and they grab one of the barrels. The rest is off-screen.

[@fattymcbutterpants9700]

@@shanktown It is

[@matheuscruz8574]

2:35 Walt's like "oh shit that thing moved"

[@karamanid]

Head fell off

[@vyasrushi5177]

He was more like - "yep the acid is doing its job"

[@elhighground8506]

This show made me realize how easily you can end up in an acid barrel with no one ever knowing. Its scary

[@clamcrewcarclub6017]

That’s a lot more effort and money than the average drug dealer is willing to go through. More likely shot and left in the weeds under some overpass, or crushed in a 2001 Chevy cavalier in a car compactor lmao

[@elhighground8506]

@@clamcrewcarclub6017 Asi es aqui en Culiacán

[@entenhundadventures4384]

@@clamcrewcarclub6017 r/suspiciouslyspecific

[@SpellingBeeC]

Only if you messed up with wrong people

[@OmniversalInsect]

It would be very suspicious if you had enough acid not to mention extremely hard, plus how do you dispose of it all?

[@ThatNBAguy123]

Terrific acting by Tony Dalton and Patrick Fabian.

[@axlrosest]

💀

[@alexsingleton907]

Hilarious and original

[@ElMarcoHoJ]

​@@alexsingleton907If I haven't seen it, it's new to me!

[@crazyrabbits]

A very understated performance. They really brought something special up from the depths.

[@mpg8314]

1:37 Love Mike's reaction while maneuvering the bin, acting so disgusted like saying "I just kill, don't deal with corpses"

[@ragejoona431]

Mike deals with corpses too. He had to clean those two drug dealers that Walt killed just three episodes prior. Mike's just more traditional with disposing them.

[@zackcross7190]

@@ragejoona431 Mike is used to putting them in his trunk and burying them out in the desert. He never thought of dissolving a body with acid.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

@@zackcross7190 Does he bury bodies in the desert? Maybe back in Philly but I'm not sure he would in NM. He knows and has exploited how easy a body would be for police to find if you know where to look. Dismemberment would be safer.

[@theperson4yearsago565]

​@@zackcross7190bruv

[@SphireUK]

2:30 I wonder if Walt had flash backs to when he was talking about what made a human on the chemical level... think there is still a soul in there?

[@walterwhite4529]

Actually i did

[@bryanbrosta9816]

"There is only chemistry here"

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

Actually a very interesting thought. Kinda explains his expression

[@oak1739]

No. He was looking at one of the body parts floating downwards inside the barrel.

[@DasHoovie]

He noticed victor's floating head

[@alihamarat8549]

Mike was thinking "How the hell did these two manage to stay alive this long?"

[@christophermarcek9910]

Poor Victor he thought he was in line for a promotion instead he got the box cutter. "Hello Western Union, Message Received " loved that quote.

[@marcuschan3906]

it's a dude smoothie

[@cartoonken5060]

Jarlaxle Daerthe Do you make them yourself orrr?

[@Karolis_Raišelis]

ERB of history

[@shanedaniels5629]

I accidentally sang it

[@joestrk1333]

thank you donnie

[@royjonesrampage6684]

GAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!

[@nont18411]

Lalo and Howard should consider themselves lucky not to end up getting dissolved like this.

[@FaZaFurhod]

They're dead, it's not like they can consider anything

[@corsai045]

@EmiCubed [GD] they got buried at least they aren't slush in a barrel somewhere

[@epicfan1598]

@@corsai045 not like their bodies were found anyway

[@Hans-yo2cq]

Mike, Jesse, and Walt are honestly my favorite team in the show. I love how mike is consistently calling out Walt’s ego, and how Jesse reassures when mike is right or wrong about Walt.

[@callinater6133]

They could’ve honestly carried an entire show as that trio haha

[@Dracon350]

@@callinater6133 we were _this_ close to not even having Mike, but Odenkirk was doing work for How I Met Your Mother, and as much as i love Saul, i'm so glad they improvised and gave us mike.

[@DRM1891]

Such a horrific thing to do with a body. Scary in that it seemingly makes it totally untraceable afterwards.

[@helicobacterpylori701]

@Nick Milligan this process is something that Mexican cartels have done in real life. They use a different acid probably.

[@Haunterthe1st]

David M Wikipedia is generally correct? And I don’t remember a single time myth busters were completely wrong.

[@Haunterthe1st]

David M regardless that’s not how the acid works in real life, so I don’t know what you are trying to argue.

[@roetemeteor]

@pyropulse That's cool. Hydrofluoric acid doesn't work this way in real life. I don't care what the mafia does or cartel, or anything like that, because that's not what the acid does. It doesn't even hurt your skin that badly. What it does do is break down your bones. I imagine at that point, you could just cook it into a indistinguishable sludge.

[@MoonAlongMyHead]

Yeah, that’s pretty much what made the inhuman “work” of Santiago “El Pozolero” Meza López a thing of nightmares. He claims to disposing of 300 bodies, yet nobody can be sure of the amount (estimates range between 100 and 650) since the evidence is, for lack of a better word, compromised. No need to look it up, it’s gruesome, he worked for Mexican cartels out of Tijuana.

[@gonzobandito]

Mikes face when he has to help hahaha

[@johnnywalker5745]

He was still shocked of what just happened hahah

[@benmorgan8890]

God damn imagine just being melted by acid and shipped off to god knows where. Never to be seen or heard from for the remainder of time.

[@Icerollstar1]

Unless you're an important politician or something chances are nobody is going to remember you anyway

[@theguywhoisaustralian1465]

Well, you're dead so I don't think you know or care. Just think of it of a slushy cremation.

[@therebel4332]

If you get into that game then you need to know there's a chance you're going to be killed at some point

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

You wouldn't know or give a shit. That's the beauty of death. Once you die your at peace forever

[@DesertStateNevada]

@@patstaysuckafreeboss8006 How do you know youre at peace forever?

[@ArchitectGG]

2:30 One of the best moments of the episode. Where we see just a tiny glimpse of Walt locked away inside Heisenberg. That split second of "what the hell am I doing here?"

[@OllihuAkbar]

I think he was just looking at the head falling off inside the barrel

[@theta_clips]

I don't belong here..

[@certifiedhalfwit7714]

@@OllihuAkbar well that’s something I’ll never unsee thanks

[@Amity907]

He’s spraying the barrel with the same energy he had cleaning cars at the car wash in season 1

[@happyblt624]

no i think he was realizing "isnt it gonna be a bit suspicious that this looks extremely red?"

[@L251125]

Ah, yes. The famous "dude smoothie".

[@Andy-xl9gz]

🤣😊

[@hitmanhatton]

Mike is pissed that Walt and Jesse are still alive and his partner is the one being being put into a barrel. It's not that hes above helping. That's his job! its that he can't believe the turn of events and that he's helping the people that should be dead dispose of his buddy

[@javierburgos7]

It really was his own fault for being stupid enough to hand walt a mobile phone to talk to jessie instead of just shooting him straight away as he was ordered... but i guess even a mostly realistic show like breaking bad needs to have plot armored characters from time to time...

[@KobaAM]

Exactly. I love his body language when they pick up the barrel. As soon as its upright hes walking away with his back to them...

[@joshuel2008]

Víctor was never Mike's buddy, he was just his Co worker

[@imposterblockade1826]

@@joshuel2008 whoa whoa i look at my co workers as buddies

[@johnyreyes3567]

@@joshuel2008 youre wrong bro, all of Mike's men have been meticulously chosen and heavily vetted after years to make sure they are loyal, smart, and not to mention silent. He cared about Victor at least enough to where he instinctively pulled a gun out on his own boss when Gus' slit his throat. And we see how angry he got at Lydia when he was forced to kill one of his own men because she hired him to kill Mike's other men

[@Joe-ev9ci]

anyone else notice the head fall off when walts cleaning the barrel?

[@marcelusdwiferriadimartino8011]

damn..can't unsee it now

[@christophercardarelli1328]

Notice Walter's face when he stop and notice it too

[@vaibhavmishra5281]

@@christophercardarelli1328 At what second ?

[@adaddyyumyumshira5358]

Whoever didn't see that is a fucking moron

[@RemixedVoice]

It's not his head. It's a congealed conglomeration of melting flesh bone and organs. The idea that he would have a discernable head at that points amuses me.

[@HumphMcPaxo]

Such a memorable and dark moment. Mike, the expert disposer-in-chief and henchman, getting advice from Jesse on how to dissappear a body. Jesse, who has been taught by Walt, the genius chemist, who is now truly becoming Heisenberg the ruthless drug lord... Incredible characters, incredible actors!

[@joescaletta9665]

0:59 victor is smiling 😂😭

[@Enchilada750]

Try keeping a straight face when your costars are trying to stuff you into a barrel and there's fake blood all over you XD

[@ltstar9612]

Respect to jeremiah for actually dissolving himself for this scene

[@mwp593]

Try think of a more funny and original joke next time

[@brutallyhonest123]

@@mwp593 that’s meme “culture” for you

[@gulabjamun6897]

@@mwp593 OMG,he died seriously.

[@Cukito4]

Grow up.

[@SpellingBeeC]

​@@mwp593what joke, he being serious dude that guy died

[@NikoBellic069]

I love how Lalo and Howard were in this scene in spirit.

[@allister-malister9179]

That lab might just as well have ghost tours now.

[@MaCabaret]

I love the absurdity of Walt and Jesse fumbling around with the barrel. There’s still room for a chuckle even after one of the series’ most horrifically shocking scenes.

[@brendanmccallion2350]

2:25 His new Tinder profile photo

[@Dan-us7db]

Lol yeah

[@kikayei]

Uh, why did they had to drag Victor’s body to the container and not just bring the container to the body? A Scooby Doo moment right there.

[@sabadogra728]

Its because they had to show the struggle, (both physically and mentally)

[@nav5738]

You know Jesse and Walt's relationship with barrels right

[@sabadogra728]

NAV ITS A BAR-ROLL. IT ROLLS

[@thechosenone1533]

Because they still had to move the acid plus body after that. Moving his body is easier than moving slush.

[@KK_on_KK]

@Blob reach what? Use one of the forks to lift the body, carry it into the drum (yes, it will fit when you widen the forks) and then tilt the drum it upright by hand because trying with the forks is too risky especially on a poly drum. Doesn't take much to fuck up the lip of the drum to where the lid won't properly seal. Metal drums you can get away with because you can hammer and bend it until the lid fits (the gasket is inside the lid).

[@Prozach24]

Walt pausing when he sees the silhouette of a lump of flesh that used to be a head fall off a body is such a good detail

[@LivenrightHalo2]

Incredible, Vince didn't even complain while he was dissolving, true commitment his acting.

[@imaansharifi]

"Vince" ?

[@jesusdontlikethatimgaybuts9493]

jeremiah bitsui is the actor who plays victor, vince is the director of the show

[@Murv002]

This joke is not funny anymore!

[@auugh43546]

@@Murv002 This is the moment that Murv turned into Heisenberg.

[@mannymath5643]

@@Murv002 This joke doesn't even have the makings of a shinebox!

[@jamesmmcgill]

Imagine if Lalo and Howard ended up in barrels of acid instead of ended up buried underneath the lab....

[@velvetthunder96]

sheesh thank god i watched those episodes already

[@mappingshaman5280]

Well at least Howard wouldn't be buried next to the man who killed him

[@allister-malister9179]

To be fair those two got it better, I’d rather be a skeleton than goop.

[@dionysisarvanitis8246]

0:56 im wondering what the actor of victor where thinking that moment.

[@Bocktai5]

If you look closely , he is smiling.

[@satashaahnberg7831]

@pyropulse Jesus Christ dude, relax.

[@igkgigoh]

"one fat joke and I'm out of here!"

[@effen_aey_man]

Imagine you are a body guard for a crime lord (or just some innocent kid) and you just vanish without a trace. Poof. No sign that you ever existed and your corpse is a puddle of red jelly mixed in acid. That is some dark shit right there

[@xlixity]

1:12 Mike: _"How do we keep losing to these incompetent bufoons?"_

[@ibøøru]

"trust us" fascinating how Jesse is the one that drags Mike into his own death

[@austinwinston684]

And Walt gives Jesse a little look like "that's my boy. We done some badass shit too. Mike isn't the only one counting bodies."

[@gabrielmascitti8418]

Wrong. Walter looks jessie that way because he was getting cocky

[@bluestar1068]

Gabriel Mascitti agreed

[@MCoconut97]

@@austinwinston684 absolutely wrong

[@MrGreen-qr5pe]

Gabriel Mascitti dumb fuck! He said “trust us” because they’ve don’t it before to that one drug dealer that they had in the basement

[@Will-oj3un]

Mike: “I never used this stuff. You sure it’ll work?” Jesse: “Trust us” Studio Audience: Hahahahhaah

[@Straight90s]

I’ve always said I wished Breaking Bad had a laugh track

[@theperson4yearsago565]

​@@Straight90sLMFOAOA

[@rishibhavsar3802]

we've seen in better call Saul how mike has been in the business for years and Walter White enters it without any experience yet screws everyone up. that's BADASS right there.

[@king5queen]

Well that was the premise of the complete as to how he single handedly builds and destroys everything. He looses his way , objective and literally screws up every single thing.

[@anuj8825]

logic does not need experience

[@christophermarcek9910]

Mike knew right away that Walt was a ticking timebomb and eventually he'd blow it all up and he was right.

[@13Gangland]

@drew13600 He had cancer. At that point, when so close to death, might as well dance with it.

[@imposterblockade1826]

@@13Gangland lmao

[@OldTimeyDragon]

Man, the fact that Victor's actor had to be completely silent while being dissolved in acid really shows his dedication to the role!

[@henrygaervell3251]

Love the way Mike walks away after lifting the barrel up. All done in a single smooth motion

[@bwwestman]

He's in the same room as Walt (the person he just tried to kill), plus he knows that Walt is now more valuable in Gus's eyes. So Mike can't do anything to Walt. He doesn't like being around time bombs.

[@TheLejonell]

Love how a drama such as Breaking Bad manages to do the dumping of a dead body into a comedy scene and make it work.

[@arvidinator3184]

TheLejonell Ayy a fellow smultronmussla!

[@stevenschumaker9779]

comedy of errors. tale as old as time

[@aluisious]

It wasn't a comedy scene. There's something wrong with you.

[@MagnusvonYoshi]

@Mr. House If this was played seriously, Walt and Jesse wouldn't be struggling so much stuffing Victor into the barrel. Mike would be gripping the barrel for a second or two after pulling it upright. Walt would be the one telling Mike "it'll work" instead of Jesse calling back to the tub incident. There's quite a few ways this is deliberately played for comedy, at least before cutting to the barrel full of red-orange sludge.

[@TheBGuy453]

I think it depends how you want to take it

[@obadashiti6221]

The look on Walter’s face at 1:55 when Jesse says trust us lol Like do you remember what you’ve done with this in the tub, moron 😂

[@jkuang]

"Trust us," said Jesse. And Walt gave him the look, almost like saying, "why are you revealing our hands?" Those little details are so great.

[@apassionatenerd.3564]

I think the look was was more because the first time they used it Jesse mucked it up by putting the acid in the bathtub and it burned threw the floor.

[@capncake8837]

@@apassionatenerd.3564 And was also doubtful that a simple plastic box would be able to withstand the acid.

[@lilmane1070]

@@capncake8837and you say this based on what?

[@ML-sc3pt]

​@@lilmane1070 the show..

[@ThisNameWasTaken0]

Interesting development point for Jesse. In season one he would always leave the logistics of planning things in the scientific realm to Walter, saying “what are you going to do” and “what’s your plan”, to him saying “trust US” in season four. Really makes you appreciate how over the course of the show Jesse does what Walter does best, learn and adapt from those around him.

[@JOHNNYCFC18]

I just love at 1:24 Walt looks at Mike as if to say we are are struggling so a little help, and Mike still stands there 🤣

[@tomofspades]

The visual of Walt meticulously cleaning the red suspended barrel with blue cleaner as it holds the half dissolved corpse inside... All kinds of horrific and oddly mesmerizing. This show was great at enticing that feeling

[@danielx8694x]

Trust us. We are experts.

[@franktools5011]

Mike: you sure this will do the job? Jesse:Trust us. Walt:*flashback of jesse using bathtub instead of a container*

[@kauske]

If breaking bad had realistic chemistry: "Fuck, he's been in this acid for a week now, and he's barely dissolved!" Shoulda used sulphuric acid and high test peroxide, body would be gone in under an hour. That or a hot hydroxide solution.

[@joemerino3243]

I imagine a lot of killers get caught trying to 'dissolve a body in acid.' Fictional portrayals like this keep that going.

[@minigrande1939]

There is a story of an idiot fan of the show killing someone and trying to dissolve the body in acid but messed up .london UK

[@exu7325]

They're making a tv show, not a chemistry lesson for aspiring criminals. The meth-making chemistry is off too, it's intentional.

[@kauske]

@@exu7325 Not really, showrunners have confessed they just didn't look into the chemistry and did what sounded cool.

[@BlueDongDroop]

If it was realistic mike would have gotten splashed with a single drop of HF and fucking died.

[@CuriousPug12]

One of the darkest scene from the show

[@mancheetah5610]

curious pug not watching a young women choke to death and doing nothing to help?

[@mohamedfayad8515]

Or an innocent child gunned to death?

[@AEFR1997]

One of the darkest, not the darkest.

[@therebel4332]

I wouldn't say so. It was a drug cartel that came a cropper, he knew what he was getting into.

[@yesandyes9168]

mohamed fayad innocent? That little punk ass bitch killed combo

[@trevor6433]

That was probably so awkward for Mike. Being in the same room with the people you just tried to kill.

[@xCARNAGE_ASADAx]

I swear I'll never see the lab the same way after finding out Howard and Lalo are buried there. It gives a whole different vibe now and it's brilliantly morbid.

[@rithrius5384]

Looks like he wasn't very Victorious in his career choice.

[@GuitarHeroPhenomSux]

*CSI intro theme plays*

[@chasingclouds4412]

2:19 you can see shadow of liquid, indicating there is no body inside

[@booqueefious2230]

When they put the "corrosive" label on the barrel, it's a subtle reference to the barrel being full of acid

[@markthompson8246]

Dissolving man was my favorite character. I wish they done more with him.

[@vijaysarathy7572]

brilliance from Vince by bringing in cameos of lalo and Howard

[@BYTheKillerB]

Look the body in the barrel, you can ses the skull falling apart and everything disapear

[@hubbsllc]

That got me. *Got me*. What all they had to go through to get that on film.

[@ameeruddinsyed3858]

Mike doesn't know that his fate will be the same...

[@wlockuz4467]

Jesse: Trust us Walt: Instant bath tub flashbacks

[@shafinsiddiqui1902]

You can feel the pain and pressure Jesse has been through when he says "trust us"!

[@SteveNathn]

Great writing for Lalo and Howard to keep quiet throughout this scene. Very consistent with their characters following better call Saul. Bravo Vince!

[@saveir6601]

0:48 grab his shoe lol Walt is so hilarious sometimes with the casual talk and then he’s like welp we can’t do this without you mike

[@arjitjere1559]

Mike's expression to see them going through the motions at his expertise job is priceless🤣

[@sabanachkebia6786]

Best tv show ever

[@Fbitypeshit]

saba nachkebia the cast the scrip the acting the music the story from the beginning to the end, everything is on point, after every episode except "the fly" you want to know what’s gonna happen

[@akbarankh]

FBI we got em yeah bcause that episode has a very little budget

[@triviaz7505]

Only game of thrones is better

[@kartikeya2240]

Game of thrones

[@szarik5521]

@@triviaz7505 game of thrones is garbage

[@felixcolon599]

I love the moment of compassion Mike has for Jesse in helping them pick it up

[@GuberShep]

The squeaky cart really adds a lot to this scene, even if overlooked.

[@phuturephunk]

The use of the backing track at 2:00 ish as they start the process was so perfectly matched with the visuals. Just dark, depressing and ominous....yet strangely routine.

[@Noir.Crowley]

Anyone can notice that Mike used a low percentage of his strength to lift the barrel, proving that is one of Breaking Bad's most powerful characters

[@arnoldrimmer960]

He could beat Hank even with all infinity minerals

[@TheRealMycanthrope]

"Trust us" Jesse speaking from *hard* experience

[@PIFFthePUFF420]

Walt looks at him and says shut the f up without saying a word.

[@gmansgnarlyscienceshow2820]

Bases can be just as corrosive as Acids. Both types of Lye, Potassium Hydroxide (Caustic Potash) and Sodium Hydroxide. Both have the same pH even at at similar concentrations, and become HIGHLY caustic when exposed to heat. When added to water, an exothermic reaction occurs, giving said heat at 200 degrees Fahrenheit.

[@Ronbo710]

"My whole house smells like toe cheese and dry cleaning" - Jesse Pinkman

[@laurenhydride2336]

Quick fact: Hydrofluoric acid doesn’t really do anything externally to you for about a day, so the fumes coming off the body once the acid is poured on, don’t actually happen. Also, if this is a 220 litre drum they put him in, they spent roughly $10,000 dollars just on the acid needed. Assuming 2.5L costs $120, which is usual price

[@sacr3]

Better to use a strong base than an acid, a strong base eats through biological matter fast. Like lye+heat = dissolved body in hours

[@laurenhydride2336]

@@sacr3 yep! And it’s much more cost effective. Molten lye, like HF, eats through glass. And I heard it’ll have no problem destroying organic matter.

[@ThePharaoh9]

this is the same show where gus was able to walk perfectly fine after a bomb detonated with him centimetres away and with half of his face missing

[@MrStarmuller]

Man, i can feel the human flaw flowing through my vein

[@TheGman70100]

To think people are buried under the lab

[@whichDude]

1:54 Ominous moment with Mike considering what happens later.

[@Alphae21]

explain

[@gannicusfinch7068]

@@Alphae21 (spoilers) Mike ended up also getting dissolved in a barrel after Walt killed him.

[@ElJefeDeTexas]

"trust us" as his house is haunted and got no bathtub

[@joffles6516]

0:28 look at that outstanding character development, walter has learned to roll barrels

[@Damocles54]

Now we know why the floor is painted red.

[@skully3242]

Is no one gonna talk about how this is one of the few scenes Mike is emotional? It looks like he’s tearing up. 1:01

[@dragorn3212]

Mike is simultaneously infuriated and astounded at how Walt and Jesse maneuvered their way out of that. At this point he really starts to realize that Walt isn't in it for peanuts. And you really feel for him because victors death just barreled on top of everything

[@taylorsmith2330]

I’m surprised Mike had never used acid to dissolve a body before, considering his ingenious solutions for most other problems

[@terrenusvitae]

there's more than one type of acid, maybe he was just unfamiliar with the Hydrofluoric variety.

[@Aaron-ru6ld]

because acid is bad at dissolving bodies. A strong base would make much cleaner work of a body since the human body is already slightly acidic. Something like Sodium Hydroxide would do the trick, and it's what's used by many of the cartels.

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

He was used to burying dead bodies out in the desert. He never considered the effectiveness of acid.

[@porpetassassina7]

This scene gets even better after you watch BCS and realize there are already 2 other corpses buried underneath the lab

[@very7962]

This is the exact moment that Victor became soup