Meeting Gus for the First-Time! Breaking Bad REACTION "Mandala" 2x11 | Breakdown + Review

[@-12Sided]

Skyler singing to Ted is the most horrific thing you’ll see in this show 😂💀

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

facts

[@one_eyed_pete2462]

All these years later and that scene still makes my skin crawl lol

[@unqualifiedgamer6252]

Its a creme against humanity. Way worse than anything walt ever did. 😆

[@flogg8635]

Yeah, cringeworthy

[@DC3328]

Amen and I'm not a Skylar hater

[@dougadams1052]

Skyler singing Happy Birthday is a recreation of Marylin Monroe singing to JFK on his birthday. And Jane introduced Jesse to Heroin - a much stronger and addictive drug. It's the worst.

[@RullXov]

Indeed, it is.

[@Josh86_925]

Every kind of opiate is more addictive than crystal. Any opiate painkiller from fentanyl to morphine, oxy, roxys, percocet, norco all originate from the poppy plant. Same high, and same withdrawal as heroin. They just found a way to put it and pill form for a fat profit. But a lot turn to black (heroin) becuz it's so much cheaper. But the withdrawal from any opiate makes crystal look like a walk in the park... literally. Crystal is a lot mental. Opiates is mental & physical. The restlessness is the worst!!! U want to jump out of ur own skin

[@jxsh03]

I dont think Jesse is at fault for Jane backsliding back to doing drugs. She made that choice completely on her own. He told her pretty firmly to leave and she decided not to.

[@carinak619]

Is it possible that he was already high out of his mind when she came into the room? I have been thinking about why he wouln't stop her there and that's the only reason that came to my mind that would make sense to me. That he wasn't able to grasp the situation because he was too high to understand fast enough what was even happening.

[@cindycrewsbeach72]

She made her own choice. She’s been in recovery for 18 months. She knows exactly what this will lead to. But she also feels bad for him so she doesn’t want to leave. But when she came back with heroine, that was on her. 💯.

[@emptilion]

I don't think either of them are completely at fault. To a certain degree they both are at fault, but addiction is very tough. They are constantly together, a mate of Jessie just died. It is very easy to just say, "one can can't hurt" before completely slipping. The whole situation just sucks.

[@bilkywaygalaxy]

I love your reaction to the happy birthday scene. Honestly it’s one of the funniest scenes in the show for me. Anna Gunn is such a great actress 💀

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

it was so hilarious/uncomfortable 😅😂

[@mrtveye6682]

It's funny, but it's also one of the most cringe scenes ever done on television... 😅

[@ThomasGlynnJr]

Watching this and realizing how many miss the Marilyn Monroe/John F Kennedy reference - is soooo sad and disappointing. It never ceases to amaze me how quickly an iconic cultural reference vanishes in a generation or a so...

[@gthewolf7948]

Funny? I hate this and hate skyler

[@deathninja16]

i remember when this show came out and i had no idea who Giancarlo Esposito(gus) was. so his reveal was that much more surprising.

[@biglu323]

@25:27 they werent shooting meth. , It was heroin that Jane went out and bought separately.

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

we realized! crazy

[@harryw.174]

It was both, Jane says "i like to mix some ice with it", the "It" is heroin, the shot had both heroin and meth in it, a combo sometimes called a "goofball" compared to a speedball which uses cocaine.

[@poepidonidoepi7510]

We all were mortified by Skyler singing that its just a matter of time for everyone to be scarred by it 😂

[@scotthome3314]

Congratulations! You never have to see Skyler sing to Ted ever again. (Unless you become fans of someone else's reaction channel.)

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

thanks. we're honored to have passed the trial by fire successfully

[@RichiePoore]

lol, I actually saw Erics soul leave his body from the cringe of Skylers song. Good stuff.

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

😆😆😆

[@brentkelly5445]

you want unsettling? watch "Requiem for a dream"

[@dreamyvee]

This episode has the worst scene and one of my top 10 favorite scenes. Happy birthday is by far my least favorite moment. The conversation between Gus and Walt was one of my favorites. I got chills when Gus switched from the manager to GUS.

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

such a great moment!

[@Justinhomii]

The door slamming at the end reminds me of Malcom in the Middle. Heroin addicts say they're always trying to chase- replicate that first high that's why they put so much emphasis on Jesse after his first high. He really got lifted out of that room on a board too.

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

wow that's wild! cool note

[@im-gi2pg]

@@nerdymarriedcoupleheroin.

[@snidefultodd]

20:35 that was likely a piece of a cotton ball. it soaks up your preferred substance and you draw from the cotton so that any unwanted impurities are removed from what you're putting in your blood. it's a filter. safe injection kits come with oodles of little clean ones.

[@chrishouseinc]

Not sure if you've realized it yet but the drugs Jane had them do was black tar heroin not meth, furthering the downslide.

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

we found out! yeah it's bad stuff 😬

[@chrishouseinc]

Where'd you recognize Giancarlo Esposito from I noticed you anticipating his arrival? Have you seen the boys or anything else with him in it? @@nerdymarriedcouple

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

​​​​@@chrishouseinc mostly familiar with him as an actor from his role as moff gideon on the mandalorian. we've reacted to quite a bit of star wars content on this channel, and we are major SW fans. i (eric) knew he was in this shoe just as general knowledge, and saw his name in the opening credits. good actor 👍

[@youknow227]

​@@nerdymarriedcoupleIncredible actor Nominated for an emmy in S4 and lost To Jesse

[@RosaLichtenstein01]

Notice Eic keeps saying "I didn't expect...". One thing you _can_ expect from this show is to be saying precisely that several dozen more times between now and the end of Season Five, and then all through 'Better Call Saul", if you watch that next.

[@LorraineVirginie]

“He’s a prideful man” Literally this is all there is to understand about Walt

[@maureenseel118]

"Keep him there. He'll protect you!"... 20 seconds later...

[@TheRepublican777]

Jesse had never done Heroin before that is Janes drug of choice and she mixed it with the meth

[@dariusz_darson_8968]

You're at the point where the show switches to another gear. And that doesn't mean it will be action packed. But the stakes, the tension, everything really... Best part is it will be like that from now on. You're in for an a absolute treat. Enjoy the ride!

[@tentinquarantino3005]

"That's so annoying" lol this show has the craziest cliffhangers and conclusions to episodes that just make you itch for more, almost like a drug 😂

[@isaiahpavia-cruz678]

The Marilyn Monroe birthday thing the most evil, most horrifically greusome scene of the show. 😂

[@Brodyischill]

Lol I was cracking up at the level of cringe that filled your room when Skylar was doing her 'thing' ... My first reaction was that similar to Erics 🤣... the next 6-10 times I have re-watched the series I immediately skip past that part... I physically can't take it lol

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

ENDLESSS CRINGE

[@halo3iskewlyay]

I never really noticed the parallel between Jesse/Jane and Spooge/Wife. Great observation.

[@onepcwhiz6847]

The dab of cotton is used as a filter.

[@BobTheSkull]

very divisive episode but its so good. on one hand, jesse is a horrible person and a drug dealer scumbag. on the other jane knew he was a drug dealer, chose to associate with him, and then didnt leave after being told multiple times by jesse and being reminded shes in the program. Jesse wasnt in a good place and was coping because he feels he got his friend killed, and hes basically an addict himself. and i love Giancarlo Esposito is such a fucking good actor. i watch almost anything he is in now.

[@Dave-jm3zf]

"on the other jane knew he was a drug dealer, chose to associate with him," Exactly Jane is not as sweet and innocent as people seem to think, she knew exactly what was going to happen "paid cash, fake name". Shooting someone up for the first time is even looked down upon by other users, watching how cold she was to Jesse after that awkward interaction on the step also hit different this time. Yes Jesse probably shouldn't have done that, but Jane was ice cold. I am not excusing Jesses behaviour or claiming his innocent in all of this either.

[@georgebush67]

Notice how Jesse and Jane chose this path willingly.

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

yes

[@yersiniapestis5237]

google addiction

[@georgebush67]

@@yersiniapestis5237 so addiction is a justifiable excuse for everything? Including blackmail, murder, manipulation etc. You saw the instant personality change in them once money got involved, that has nothing to do with drug addiction, that's called greed.

[@yourfriendoverseas5810]

17:59 Is the best reaction from Eric this episode. I wonder what part of it appealed to Eric. The ambition? The attempt at closing the sale? The drive Walt has to make it work? Also I have no idea where you two have the willpower to not watch another episode right after this one. I think I might have missed my first born's birth if I got the call right as that cliffhanger ending hit.

[@onepcwhiz6847]

There’s 19 bags. Each is 2 pounds.

[@israymervalentin-arias6313]

This show is so addicting. Nooooooo it’s over! Hahaha

[@Pernicion]

Jesse and Jane are shooting Heroine, not Meth. Jesse is familiar with meth, Jane is familiar with heroine. They're sharing, like any good couple should.

[@bsjett]

It's both. Jane said she likes to mix a little ice (meth) with it.

[@anenemyanemone4923]

I cracked up at "The Spooges". I just imagined a Ben Stiller movie called "Meet the Spooges". Hell, I'd watch that. And yeah, meth is totally the One Ring*. To be fair, I do actually know some folks who use the word "precious" as slang for a certain similar compound with a hydrogen atom instead of a methyl group in some spot or other. *I now understand, in retrospect, what was happening during the period when my dad was using meth when I was a kid. Now that I'm an adult, he recognizes how awful it is, but admits that if you put it in front of him, he probably wouldn't be able to resist it.

[@RobinRice1]

If you don't say the words "Marilyn Monroe" than I have to wonder if you know that Skyler was re-enacting famous birthday when MM sang that to President Kennedy. You can google it.

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

we did realize after thr fact! deep cut but meaningful reference

[@jdguitar1040]

Could tell even just from your intro remarks (from the 'Better Call Saul' BB episode reaction I just watched from you two) that I'm gonna dig your reactions to this show. Liked & subscribed :) Also, you'd mentioned that in that previous reaction that you were contemplating, and have been asked/suggested toward, reacting to this shows prequel next - Better Call Saul. Add my voice to that choir ;)

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

thank you so much for watching!! excited to continue... and most likely will check out better call saul too 👍

[@RullXov]

Skyler singing Happy Birthday is a recreation of Marylin Monroe singing to US president Kennedy, on his birthday on May 19, 1962.

[@gthewolf7948]

Worst and not funny. I hate skyler

[@DiegoDeschain]

I love how every reaction to the birthday singing scene is full, physical cringe, like, people squirm for real, it's really awful xD

[@Goliath1337]

So you finally met the big character.... 'wax all over the place' lady

[@The1Marsello]

At the end of each episode - 26:26)

[@matthew6427]

I love this show so much but I cannot watch Skylar sing. It's nice to see other people enjoy it though 😂

[@orangewarm1]

Its funny that the cancer doctor is Junior Soprano's cancer doctor.

[@ViktorHark]

Whenever I rewatch BB, I always skip Skyler singing to Ted, it's so cringy.

[@crystallee9543]

Jane shot them up with haroin that's Jane's drug of choice

[@Jermrants]

You’ve been sentenced to jail for 20 years, OR you have to watch Skyler Sing the birthday song to Ted 1000 times, which one you picking? 😂🤔

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

wow 😂

[@cliveklg7739]

They were doing Heroin not meth. The cotton is sort of a filter for larger particles.

[@galaxygrl_]

i don’t know why you guys keep expecting characters to be on the good side, every side character is bad…when will you learn lol

[@diggadirt393]

14:43 on behalf of all your viewers / subscribers, I would like to apologize for you guys having to go through this, and I would like to thank you for showing mercy and cutting the segment short. I promise you will never have to go through anything like that in BB ever again. 😑

[@Derkosson]

This show is full of heartbreaking scenes, violence gore and horror... And yet it's still the Marilyn Monroe scene that is the most skipped on rewatch.

[@TTM9691]

I was wrong last episode/reaction when I commented "between Walt's drunken poolside scene and Jesse trying to meet Jane's Dad, this is possibly the cringiest episode of the whole series." Mea culpa! Skyler's Marilyn moment is something nobody can abide! That said: this must have been the most hilarious reaction to that scene I've ever watched!!!! Usually I SKIP that scene, in every reaction! I just can't do it! With you two??? I had to RE-WATCH it over and over again!!!! If that's not the best compliment I can give, I don't know what is! Worse than any horror movie that scene!

[@TTM9691]

You have to make a short out of that part. Start where they cheer "Skyler! Skyler!"....your faces start to prepare WAY in advance! You know something is amiss, but you don't know what! hilarity ensues! Let it run until Eric regains his equilibrium! I swear, people will watch that on a continuous loop. I know I will!

[@TTM9691]

14:24: Look how Eric's smile starts to fall! 🤣😄 Kailyn too. Reactions like that cannot be acted! Only Jack Nicholson could pull that off! 😂

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

wow haha these comments are so funny; good suggestions! so awesome that you enjoyed our cringe so much. honestly the moment was so out of left field and strange that our reaction is just pure bewilderment at what is going on. what a moment 🫣

[@TTM9691]

@@nerdymarriedcouple 😅😄

[@monil2447]

Skyler reacts to Ted exactly as she did to Mary: "I'm not snitching on you but I don't agree; I'm not on your side but you're lucky, I'm not a snitch." Instead of opting for a radical position, she has her ass between two chairs (it's a French expression, Google doesn't give me an equivalent, but you probably understand what it means. Is there an expression in English to say that?)

[@pkleo73]

I dont know how dark that Beautiful Boy movie is, Ive never heard of it. But if youre interested, check out Requiem for a Dream if you havnt. Also 'Spun'. And yea, that moment with Skyler is god awful lol. Oy. I havnt been able to sit through any other reactors watching it either lol.

[@HSR107]

fuzzy thing is a piece of cotton to act as a filter for anything not dissolved by the solvent.

[@BlueLikeWoah]

No patreon?

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

we are on patreon. we publish new episodes there every tuesdays and fridays, and we are four episodes ahead from youtube on patreon. we also do full length on patreon!

[@BlueLikeWoah]

​​@@nerdymarriedcouple ah I see it in the description now, thank you, sorry I hadn't noticed. My bad.

[@GregMuniz7]

I literally can’t watch the singing part. I skip it every time

[@alltaira5922]

As this series goes on I grow to hate Walt more and more.

[@onepcwhiz6847]

I have to skip over Skylar’s song every time. I just can’t.

[@nerdymarriedcouple]

i just CAN'T

[@andrew348]

The preview spoils everything. But at least it saved me from watching the full reaction

[@im-gi2pg]

Wait. Because of Walt’s greed, they expanded into dangerous neighborhoods and Combo was killed. Jesse didn’t even go to Combo’s funeral because he was heartbroken and felt guilty. Jesse wanted to drown his misery and told Jane to leave. Jane felt the power balance shift so she came back with heroin and a needle (why does she still have that stash?) and took control and upped Jesse’s addiction game. All Walt’s fault.

[@mauvejf3762]

Happy Birthday scene is the cringiest scene in TV history

[@123Jim91]

Off says the beta. Girl come to Ireland, some Whites are still men here

[@snidefultodd]

You are alone.

[@belle8932]

literally.. what