Mike Wants Out?! | Breaking Bad 5x6 Reaction

[@SpartanandPudgey]

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[@jsaradar10]

Y'all don't like evil Matt Damon?

[@shannontaylor7236]

That dinner table scene gets me every time! 😂😂😂

[@JoshuaMartian-go3tm]

So when Jesse is unhappy with 1.5 million salary for making meth from Gus that's worth 94million he's reasonable but when Walt is not happy with 5 million that is ultimately worth 300 million iHE'S being unreasonable? hahaha Yall turned into Jesse apologists. lol smh

[@memeticproperties4517]

Fun fact: The song Walter was whistling is titled "Lily of the Valley", the flower he used to poison Brock.

[@BenDover-kt8wm]

Seen the series like 10 times and never knew that. That's fucked up

[@yeehaw3172]

What's so fun about your little fact here, buddy?

[@ladyhotep5189]

Ayo😂that's fkd up for real

[@MaynardsSpaceship]

​@@yeehaw3172It's fiction. You can relax. Lol

[@moistmalarkey1067]

​@@yeehaw3172you must be fun at parties, buddy.

[@indridcold3762]

Every episode you watch from here on out is one step of greatness after another.

[@STAXXX313]

You are absolutely not wrong. This is about to get completely bonkers.

[@dean93arr]

They far ahead or maybe finished the show already.. so no point spoiling anyway lol

[@Mic-Mak]

39:30 It's not that Mike wasn't supposed to be a minor character. He wasn't supposed to be a character at all. Remember the episode where he is introduced? It's the one where he shows up at Jesse's to clean the scene of Jane's body. Originally, it was supposed to be Saul who showed up, but Bob Odenkirk wasn't available because he was guest starring in How I Met Your Mother. Hence, Mike's character was created. People often praise BB for its great planning because of its perfect execution, but most of them don't realize that a lot of stuff wasn't planned, and that the writers had to deal with a lot of challenges, that they handled brilliantly. That's what makes them great. First, there's the writers' strike, which shortened the first season. Then there's the fact that Jesse was supposed to be killed off early on, but they kept him because Aaron Paul's such a good actor. You have Mike's introduction, which is pure happenstance due to Bob Odenkirk's unavailability. Then there's Gus. Gus was supposed to be a minor villain who only appeared in a few episodes, but Giancarlo Esposito didn't want to play the role unless he had a long arc over multiple seasons. Luckily, Vince Gilligan and AMC agreed.

[@MattMajcan]

serial killers who are psychopaths or just psychopathic killers in general often keep an item from the person they killed as a trophy. i believe thats what todd keeping the tarantula represents. its also a brilliant contrast from hank earlier in the show who initially kept tuco's grill but ended up throwing it away in a river

[@salvadormartinez8577]

He is a sociopath.

[@mrtomas0990]

​@@salvadormartinez8577wrong

[@DefinitelyAGoodGuy]

Exactly, he lacks empathy.

[@aBoyHasNoName87]

I think under a different reaction video someone once commented that the creators of the show supposedly hadn't intended it to really be a "trophy" for Todd, like with some serial killers that actually want to be reminded of their victims, maybe even are somewhat proud of their "collection". Todd isn't proud, he just doesn't care, killing the kid seemed to be the logical and rational thing for him. He saw the spider in a glass and thought it was cool, so he kept it. Which to me still shows symptoms of his sociopathic nature, because you would think any normal human being should at least feel a LITTLE bad and not want to keep anything actively reminding you of the child you "had to" kill and remain so emotionless about it.

[@macdaddy1376]

That's why hank is scum. No excuse for keeping a trophy

[@DustinAxelson]

One wrist handcuffed... another half measure.

[@jackisnthereipromise]

*No more half measures, Dustin*

[@TheRoyalFino]

"dID yOu AlSo tEll hIm aBoUt mY AFFAIR?" and Jesse's reaction Is one of my favorite moments of the show up there with the ending of CRAWL SPACE.

[@daisiesx96]

Walt was whistling the tune “lily of the valley” btw.

[@Col_Fragg]

They should have just ignored the kid. What's the kid going to say? "I saw some guys doing some sort of work over at the train tracks. They were doing something to a parked train." Any adult is going to assume they were doing some sort of maintenance or something. They're not going to jump in their car and drive out to the railroad tracks. Even if they did, there would be nothing to see. Certainly nothing that looks suspicious.

[@elbruces]

Seriously, they just could have said "we're working for the railroad, move on kid" and that would have been it. But Todd.

[@ulumulufreund]

But Meth Damon is just fucked up. God i hate this guy.

[@Randomyoutubecommenter]

The problem isn't immediate it's when it comes out on the news, then people start brainstorming and what the kid said to his parents even if it's the subtlest details could be used to figure out the whole thing

[@dylanthompson8511]

I personally would've let them go, but i can also agree that, while small, there's a chance the kid could unintentionally get you busted, so i can understand Tod's decision. If he told his parents about the encounter, even in passing, they would no doubt know what their kid had witnessed and call the cops.

[@RealBrianLeFevre]

@@Randomyoutubecommenter They replaced the Methylamine with water so the theft wouldn’t be detected. One tank of slightly diluted chemicals isn’t going to make the news.

[@chad_dante]

When you watch Better Call Saul, you’ll get to know Mike way more than you currently do, he’s a Goat

[@TehCream]

One of the coolest film making aspects of this season is that there are hardly ever any lights on in the Whites home. The house has gone from being filled with light to filled with darkness.

[@buckdurant5336]

Mike is an intriguing character. Reason enough to watch Better Call Saul. Mike and his story are explored and it's fantastic!!!

[@lakotagrywlf]

It’s interesting how when people watch this show many of them go through this moment where they need to rewrite Walt’s character in their heads. They need to recontextualize Walt and his history into him always having been a “bad guy” because they can’t reconcile having rooted for him the whole time till now. This is ignoring the first episode-that chemistry is the study of change, the bigger and faster the change, the more violent the reaction. Walt was a volatile solution waiting for the catalyst of just the right (wrong) situation, as anyone is.

[@Austin.Kilgore]

I think a SIGNIFICANT portion of the fan base don’t get Walt’s character at all… especially the layer seasons. They’re too black & white in their thinking when it comes to Walt.

[@DustinAxelson]

Keeping Todd on and not disposing of him is a half measure.

[@olegshevchenko5869]

Hmm, indeed, also out of character for Mike.

[@elbruces]

Jack probably would have been a problem if they went that way..

[@sebaynovuelve]

Did Mike know at that point who Todd's uncle was? Maybe that's why he didn't do it

[@bradcarver8127]

Yes, Mike states in the episode that Todd’s connections came up in the background check he did on the Vamonos Pest crew. Didn’t worry him then, doesn’t worry him now.

[@rkempo]

@@olegshevchenko5869 Mike makes quite a few half measures I think. I don't know if thats just a flaw in his character or they screwed up the writing for him. Its not massive for me, but if you want to be over critical, its there.

[@briankirchhoefer]

The song Walt was whistling was Lilly of the Valley.

[@scottishzombie]

Mike is my absolute favorite character on the show. I love what Jonathan Banks brought to the role; that mix of being extremely competent and jaded. It just speaks to me.

[@STAXXX313]

The reason they showed the bike being stripped is so the audience compared it to what is happening to the kid.

[@kusut]

lmao love that you two rolled your eyes on "empire business" line. btw I understand you wanna check out other show before BCS, but the cons is you might miss/forget the BB reference/throwback/cameo/etc from BCS

[@Austin.Kilgore]

8:37 Wait… but YOU just said “I mean… he’s right” and then when Walt try’s to rationalize it, you get on him? Lol (Also I 100% don’t believe Walt would’ve even done that but I do think he’d see it as there’s nothing he can do to change it, it’s done. So he’s just gonna try to rationalize it as best as he can to feel as best as he can about it. Which of course is much easy for him than Jesse.)

[@fjsioewiox]

26:40 what's also funny is that once upon a time Mike recommended killing Jesse to both Gus and Walt - remember his "half measure" speech? funny how everyone loves Mike and Jesse together now

[@TampaCEO]

24:22 - Literally every person who's reacted to this scene has laughed their asses off. I'm so glad the writers included this awkward dinner scene. It was perfect!

[@fjsioewiox]

they talked way too much over it though, missed some lines

[@joetamburello6292]

The most chilling thing is not only did Todd kill the kid but Walt doesn’t give a damn about the kid

[@bunpeishiratori5849]

I disagree. Walt did give a damn. He was upset too.

[@joetamburello6292]

Then why was he whistling a happy tune right after “consoling” Jesse. It’s pretty clear he didn’t have a damn

[@LochAndLoad95]

Not just any tune, he was whistling "Lily of the Valley" which obviously ties back to when he almost killed a kid himself. He couldn't care less, or maybe he's even thriving a bit

[@blueyeshadow2738]

@@bunpeishiratori5849oh well that’s why he was whistling Lily of the valley and kept being good chums with Todd. Like that man doesn’t care anymore

[@robbiemedica2652]

​@@joetamburello6292 That was several days after. He was upset when it happened but he wasn't enough to dwell on it, and at that point he was just happy about the methylamine.

[@azamatlalayev4746]

The dinner scene is sooo uncomfortable but hilarious at the same time. Poor Jesse 😂

[@timopraxis]

Todd's shrug of "S*** happens" is exactly what Skyler said she was not going to tolerate as their family's MO a few episodes ago. Walk can't stop people from being killed no matter what line he's telling her or himself.

[@robbiemedica2652]

I find it interesting that people single out Walter's ego. To me it's obvious the three older male characters here are all run on ego and pride, Walt, Mike and Hank. They all make stupid decisions that they shouldn't make based on desire to feed their ego.

[@skodiakman]

Bingo.

[@olegshevchenko5869]

All the context you need about why Walt left Grey Matter is in that episode from season 2: WALT: ... What would your presumption about me be, exactly? That I should go begging for your charity? And you, waving your checkbook around like some magic wand is gonna make me forget how you and Elliot, how *you and Elliot* cut me out? GRETCHEN: What?! That can't be how you see it. WALT: It's my hard work, my research, and you and Elliot make millions of it. GRETCHEN: That cannot be how you see it. WALT: Oh. God, that's beautifully done. You were always the picture of innocence. GRETCHEN: You left me... you left me... WALT: The picture of innocence! Just sweetness and light! GRETCHEN: You. Left. Me. On the 4th of July we had you and my father and my brothers, and I go up to my room and you're packing your bags, barely talking. What, wh- did I dream all that? WALT: *That's* your excuse? To build your little empire on my work? GRETCHEN: How can you say that to me? You walked away, you abandoned us! Me, Elliot... WALT: LIttle rich grl, just adding to her millions.

[@SpartanandPudgey]

We need more!!

[@reyjr2269]

@@SpartanandPudgeyi think Walt left because Gretchen and Eliott had an affair and sold his shares.

[@fibophi239]

@@reyjr2269 Wrong. It's Walter that had the affair and got Skyler pregnant. Based on the dialogue above. No sane person would accuse someone for leaving her because she was the one that had an affair.

[@fibophi239]

Actually, turns out I'm wrong also. “Breaking Bad” actress Jessica Hecht, who plays Gretchen, mentioned in an AMC Q&A that Walt left the company and their relationship because he felt inferior. Gilligan confirmed this was true to HuffPost, saying, “She’s correct, and that’s what I explained to her and to [Bryan Cranston] before they shot that big scene between the two of them where they were at the restaurant.” “It ends with him being so nasty to her saying, ‘Fuck you,’ and then she leaves tearfully,” said Gilligan. “In my mind, the interesting thing here - and I always kind of hate to nail it down so explicitly - but let’s put it this way, most viewers of ‘Breaking Bad’ assume Gretchen and Elliott are the bad guys, and they assume that Walt got ripped off by them, got ill used by them, and I never actually saw it that way.” Gilligan explained that the truth is more nuanced. It all stemmed from White’s feeling of inferiority while spending time with Gretchen’s family. “I think it was kind of situation where he didn’t realize the girl he was about to marry was so very wealthy and came from such a prominent family, and it kind of blew his mind and made him feel inferior and he overreacted. He just kind of checked out. I think there is that whole other side to the story, and it can be gleaned. This isn’t really the CliffsNotes version so much. These facts can be gleaned if you watch some of these scenes really closely enough, and you watch them without too much of an overriding bias toward Walt and against Gretchen and Elliott,” said Gilligan.

[@reyjr2269]

@@fibophi239 you are right. That makes Walt even worse. But it’s kinda fitting for his character. Blaming others for his own bad choiices

[@Gunleaver]

Regarding Mike getting careless with Walt, I don't think he sees Walt the way the viewers do. Because Mike has his own pride and he does not want to ever give Walt credit. He hates that Walt outsmarted him with the Gale situation, and throughout season 5, he is fuming at every display of competence by Walt. He relishes turning him down when Walt & Jesse invite him into a partnership, and he really hates the reality that he needs Walt to earn the money to protect his guys in prison. After they go into business together, most of the decisions are a pissing contest between him and Walt. In Mike's mind, he is the expert in criminal stuff in general, while Walt is strictly a meth-cook specialist. Mike is the guy with the matter-of-fact, been-there-done-that, seen-it-all attitude, and to him, Walt is just a crazy amateur who gets lucky and has no business meddling in his world. So every time Walt succeeds where Mike thinks it's impossible, rather than teaching Mike a lesson, it just irritates his pride. From outwitting Mike & Gus and having Gale killed, to beating Gus and destroying the lab, to figuring out how to wreck the computer in the evidence storage place Mike thought was impregnable, to robbing the train when Mike said it could not be done, all just kept picking at Mike's ego and making him more and more angry at Walt. I think the only reason he went along with the last two plans was because Jesse had the original idea, and even if Walt's expertise made it all work, Mike could still tell himself this was Jesse's plan and Jesse is his protégé, so they aren't REALLY listening to Walt. So when Mike wants to cash out, beyond getting clear, deep down inside, he wants to win just once against Walt. Acknowledging that Walt is way too smart to be kept secure the best way Mike knows how, is a loss. He thinks he has already defeated Walt's last gambit, by anticipating his plan to swipe the methylamine, and thwarting him, so what more can Walter do? And part of it, is the chance to humiliate Walt, by going back to the old days, when his capacity for violence allowed him to calmly treat Walt like he was nothing. He is enjoying holding Walt at gunpoint, trapped and unable to use his great brain, because you can't outthink a bullet, and he enjoys trapping him in a zip tie, forcing him to sit helplessly. To accept that Walt might be able to escape such a situation would be to give him more credit than Mike wants to. Everything on this show comes down to pride. Hank almost blew up his career, because pride kept him from admitting the truth about his reluctance to accept the promotion, back before the parking lot shootout. Skyler pissed away numerous chances to save herself and the kids from Walt, but pride kept her from admitting that her husband turned to crime behind her back. Jesse let pride drag him back into Walt's partnership after Hank beat him up, despite the reality of everything he said to Walt in his hospital bed about his life since joining Walt being true. He let Gus & Mike appealing to his pride turn him against Walt to a degree and make him reluctant to act against them, even when he had a clear shot in Mexico or the chicken farm summit. Gus let his pride and need for control bring him into business with Walt in the first place, wanting the best meth, and then into conflict with him, thinking he could and should dominate their relationship and not being willing to discard a couple of street trash dealers to stay on the good side of the best cooks in the southwest. His pride would not allow him to let his feud with the Salamancas rest, so he had to rub his victory in Hector's face and hand Walt & Jesse the key to defeating him. And of course, Walt's pride would not let him take money from Gretchen & Elliot or bow out of the business when he had earned enough. The only way Mike is going to survive is by accepting the L and not trying to one-up Heisenberg.

[@Gunleaver]

The writers did not know what Walt was buying weapons for, either, at least when they were making these next couple of episodes. It drove them nuts when they were trying to plot out the back half of Season 5, because they had to come up with an explanation and a purpose for the machine gun in the trunk. Every great idea they had that did not involve Walt using the machine gun, they basically had to dump.

[@mindymartin248]

You guys HAVE to watch "Better Call Saul" after this. Well first the BB movie "El Camino" and then "Better Call Saul"... Then I promise you guys would really like "Stranger Things". It would be a nice change of pace.

[@ladyhotep5189]

I think they're going straight into stranger things

[@LochAndLoad95]

​@ladyhotep5189 highly disappointing but I know they'll get around to BCS eventually. Nothing wrong with taking a break from one universe to check out another for a while. I just want more BB universe 😭

[@cormacl_04]

They said they were going to be watching el camino straight after bb

[@treystone9464]

Jessie originally was supposed to get killed early on in the series. Mike was always just Saul's private investigator, nothing more. It's hard to imagine the show otherwise They are fan favorites now. The writing has a very organic serendipity, gives it a realistic life of its own in these rather fantastic circumstances. Like dreams.

[@DrewDragoon]

Jesse saw firsthand the effects of his meth in season 2, with those drugged out parents and the little kid. He continues cooking knowing that's what happens to people that use his product. He doesn't stop to consider how many innocent kids he's harming by cooking the meth, but as soon as it's visible to him and a child is shot in front of him now suddenly he cares.

[@bucky7162]

Dont be so dramatic. Do you feel the same for every employee that works at an alcohol brewery? Because believe me there are way more kids suffering due to alcohol abuse than drug abuse. If Jesse wasn't selling drugs someone else would be, the blame isn't on him.

[@bradcarver8127]

I love the awkward dinner shot of all three at the table, and yes Jesse is Walt’s “son”

[@akhilsbiologypandora9718]

Jesse is Heisenberg’s son💕✨🔥

[@CharlesVanNoland]

You have to remember, while watching that scene w/ Jesse at the dinner table at their house that Skyler's first interaction w/ Jesse was while she was prego, coming onto his property through the driveway gate, while Jesse was dragging Emilio's garbage-bag-wrapped-and-duct-taped-corpse out of the RV with a black eye he'd covered in makeup, because she was worried that Jesse was selling Walter the maryjane and she did not like that. She was going to make him "one sorry individual" because her brother-in-law is "in the DEA, yo". Jesse said that he could dig it. He didn't dig it, because Walter had threatened to turn him in for selling meth if Jesse didn't help him cook and sell meth. Oh how the times change!

[@DefinitelyAGoodGuy]

HahagahahahaHahahah jajajajajajaja

[@MLennholm]

People say that Skyler was annoying in the first season but I almost saw her as a comic relief character thanks to that scene

[@CharlesVanNoland]

Walt chose the most painful part of his wrist to melt off the ziptie at. He could've done the opposite side, just maybe?

[@dereknolin5986]

Or there's actually a method where you can use your shoelaces as a kind of friction knife to cut through a zip tie.

[@szeddezs]

@@dereknolin5986 A hard plastic zip tie vs a cotton shoelace? He also has only one free hand.

[@dereknolin5986]

@@szeddezs Yep, I've seen it done. They teach it in self-defense classes. I think it's because the nylon weakens as it gets hot. You have to keep tension on the zip tie as you heat it by sliding the shoe lace back and forth across it. Google it.

[@MLennholm]

@@dereknolin5986 Sounds like it would take quite a while, but it might work. What we see in the show wouldn't work at all because the moment he brought the leads close enough to arc it would blow the fuse.

[@dereknolin5986]

@@MLennholm If you google online, you'll find multiple videos of people using the method. It works surprisingly quickly, like under ten seconds once you tie the knot, because you also cause tension on the ziptie while you're sawing, and it only takes a small nick to create a sort of chain reaction that makes it snap.

[@charlesdwayne2196]

14:50 I have never seen someone be scared by a tv remote lmao

[@comeatmebro8120]

I always thought that Mike leaving Walt tied up the way he did was because he became a bit more careless due to the stress of the situation he was in. He woke up from being shot to find out his boss was dead, he has DEA on his tail constantly just waiting for him to slip up, the $2 million that he made for his granddaughter was seized, he stayed up all night to keep an eye on Walt, he had just helped dispose of a kid’s corpse, etc. So yeah he messed up here but i think thats the point is to show that even somebody like Mike can be sloppy at times

[@austinbreuer4276]

Hank even said that eventually perfect people mess up

[@MLennholm]

You can't blame Mike for not being aware of Walt's supernatural powers. Walt was able to magically change the laws of physics so that the short circuit he created didn't blow the fuse.

[@olegshevchenko5869]

Not only did Skyler made it clear she wanted the marriage dissolved, Walter forced his way in and basically made an ultimatum: "I stay unless you tell the cops I'm a meth cook, but then you'll be destroying your whole family. Oooh, look what a loving and sweet father I am holding my baby daughter and talking about being a father and husband". Cornered as she was, she didn't owe Walt anything at this point, besides maybe teaching him a lesson. So no, she didn't cheat, he simply got what was coming.

[@itsame_k]

yeah, like if you think what Skylar did was cheating, then you're quite literally saying that a person can't leave a relationship and start seeing someone else unless the other person agrees to you leaving the relationship, which would be pretty insane.

[@AboveAverageGamer1]

​@@itsame_kit's almost like marriage is a more serious commitment, huh, what an interesting concept!

[@olegshevchenko5869]

@@AboveAverageGamer1 yeah, the same being a hostage is. You should not be able to just unilaterally end it.

[@MaynardsSpaceship]

​@@AboveAverageGamer1...You think it's a concept that can't be dissolved??? What's divorce?

[@MrFrankEast]

@@olegshevchenko5869 Ahh you mean like when Walt DID sign the papers? And skyler totally didn't bring this on herself because "hurr we can no testify against each other :DDDD" point? lol everyone forgets walt DID sign the papers.

[@mrcool7358]

Walt the Shooter shoots you with Tv Remote uv rays 😂😂

[@rRT_1]

Mike putting one hand cuff on Walter is a very cringe writing choice

[@mrtomas0990]

Please don't criticise 'the best season in breaking bad.' 😂 the best season in TV history bcoz idmb told the sheep so

[@jonnefcb98]

@@mrtomas0990 Why are you here? Imagine clicking a reaction video to something you don't like just to go into the comment section and hate smh. It's sad. People think S5 is the best because they find it engaging and exciting. Just look at Spartan, he's practically giddy watching every episode, compared to back in earlier seasons when he was trying to hide his boredom. But yeah, he clearly looks up imdb scores before every episode and uses that to decide how to react, right?

[@koory0uz904]

​@@jonnefcb98I love BCS but this is the reason why I don't want them to react to it, because I notice his boredom too.

[@jonnefcb98]

@@koory0uz904 Completely agree, and I've actually commented the same thing on an earlier video. BCS is great, but it's not for everyone. It's very slow. If you're used to watching 20 minute anime full of action, BCS is gonna be rough. Can't believe people are still trying to convince them, like read the room, please.

[@EntrEsprit]

eh, it's fine, it would be way more annoying if it impacted anything really

[@stevesmith4600]

At what point will you hold Jesse accountable for Jesse's actions? I hear you, Walt manipulates Jesse. Jesse attempts to find creative ways to avoid others from getting hurt. But Jesse is still making decisions that involves risks. While Walt does not care for about the risks, Jesse is still thinking about them, trying to mitigate them, but in the end, he is still deciding to take the risk. I think Jesse looks like a good person, because you have someone like Walt who doesn't even care. But if you look at Jesse in isolation, he is still deciding to do criminal actions that has the chance to put other people in danger. It's not like he's 13, or 7 ... he's a grown man, making choices that harms others. Do you think the mother of the boy on the bike in the dessert cares that Jesse tried thinking through how to do a train robbery so that no one got hurt, or does she care that Jesse made a choice to participate in a crime which resulted in her son getting killed?

[@backforblood3421]

This isn't any kind of real spoiler, and it's surely a product of Walter not having been present to teach them how to dissolve them in acid, but someone infinitely more evil has their body dealt with tremendously more respectfully in Better Call Saul than the way that of Drew Sharp is here.

[@Jonkronn]

Nice take as always guys. My favourite couple to watch on YT. Love from the central coast.

[@highlander31527]

0:52 We feel your frustration. I like Spartan, but I love Pudgey being annoyed at him. Male or female, there is always one member of the relationship that is like this.

[@LochAndLoad95]

I didn't read that as her being annoyed at all lol more like she was agreeing with his disgust at the killing of a child

[@theveryworstluck1894]

The dinner scene toward the end, I think, is my favorite scene in the whole series.

[@asifahmed7080]

*Oh boy, fellows, prepare for the next weeks reaction. Its gonna be magnificent*

[@danielmclane5776]

Walter is following the advice he got from Gus when it comes to selling out his interest. Never make the same mistake twice.

[@jmstauff601]

Jesse’s brother never died? It was Andrea’s brother who died.

[@Gunleaver]

Regarding the history between Walt & Gretchen, it is never gone into in greater depth on the show(s), but in an interview, one of the writers explained that Gretchen comes from old money, and when she took Rand home to the Hamptons or Martha's Vinyard or some fancy East Coast rich peoples' community, he was intimidated and felt out of place and ashamed over not fitting in, and his own humble background. He felt like a charity project or a pet, an inferior in the relationship. As a result, he picked a fight with her on the way home and that led to their breakup and his taking the buyout from Gray Matter, in order to get away from her.

[@llorona7847]

29:27 Walt is only acting like he’s not afraid because he knows Jesse won’t let Mike kill him. His whole attitude only works when he knows he’s not actually in danger.

[@Philliben1991]

The spider is the antithesis of the fly. The fly was Walt's conscience. The spider is the complete absence of conscience.

[@rajon94]

No one would be able to get out of that ziptie except Walt

[@chester6514]

Bloody Walter and that stupid hat 😂

[@cecillegravelle2590]

he's whistling a tune to a song called LILLY OF THE VALEY.

[@TampaCEO]

14:45 - OMG!!! Your reaction was so funny. 🙂

[@MichaelPittmanJr.]

Hello everyone from South Carolina!!

[@NickFish117]

"There's that kid, The older guy who killed the kid" is a perfect way to express my feeling about todd. That dude is a child with a gun.

[@christophermetalhead5303]

This is what I posted on y'all's previous video awhile ago and pertains to the gray matter subject. The thing about Walter White is, even back then, he was never a good guy, he always had an egotistical complex. Vince Gilligan, the creator, revealed Back when he was at gray matter, him and Gretchen sparked a romance and were gonna get married. But Walter met her family who was rich, he felt inferior around them, and chose to leave, pretty much showing he chose to stay poor till he turned 50. Plus he made it out like they stole his research when in all reality he wanted the company to be all him and his only, never acknowledging their part in founding the company. and possibly push Elliot and Gretchen out of the picture. If he would've stayed, he would've whined and filed a lawsuit to be sure it was his company solely and have all the power. Personally I never liked Walter from the beginning because of the choices he made, I like the other characters more.

[@raianthony8492]

Thank youuuuuu!! This whole comment is facts. I disliked Walter pretty early on in the show when I first watched it. And Walter stans are so annoying bc they act like the above isn’t cannon to the story and like Walter is some wronged victim… he’s not.

[@christophermetalhead5303]

@@raianthony8492 exactly, he makes himself like he's the victim when really everyone else he's brought around him, whether it's his family or Jesse or anyone else, are the actual victims. Even gus started to notice how much ego and selfishness Walter has.

[@MaynardsSpaceship]

All of you are right!!! To be fair, I believe the point of the show is to attempt to manipulate the viewer into being on Walt's side and to see him as the main one to root for. It was effective! But it can bring out some interesting perspectives in its viewers...

[@blueyeshadow2738]

@@MaynardsSpaceshipyeah I agree if they had chosen to show the gray matter stuff it would’ve taken out some of the brilliance of Walt’s arc its better to have the audience at first think Walt has been good and then show that he never was

[@philosofree]

Your guys' incessant predictions and gamification of trying to figure out what's going to happen has completely killed your appeal to me, as reactors. You're hardly even reacting anymore, you're trying to guess the end, and then act all smug the times when you've happened to guessed correctly and figured it out beforehand. I've been fans of yours since halfway through your House of the Dragon reactions, but your evolution into "mark my words, Walt is gonna kill Mike right now!" couldn't be farther from the point of enjoying a reaction channel: seeing people REACT to what's actually happening, react to the story, react to the genius of masterful shows, reveals, story arcs. That's the appeal!. Not endlessly trying to prove how smart you are for "figuring it out beforehand." Good luck moving forward--respectfully--but I'm checking out.

[@wrighty9x919]

Lowkey kinda facts, I’m noticing this too.

[@fabb7papa496]

Not sure how we came to the conclusion that Walter either enjoys or his ok children to get killed. In fact the ones he had to kill or had a hand in it was matter of him or them. Most people will choose Walt’s choice if it came to that. I believe you guys are judging Walt wayyyyyy too much & not taking into account what happened or who did what as much. Like his wife cheating on him while his out there making money so they are secure once he dies! Just put yourself in that situation it’s not like he could had told his wife her honey guess what I’m making drugs to keep you financially secure! Yes he kept it from her for a good reason yet she just choice to screw her boss told Walt like yea I did him then took his $600K to pay him off bc she cooked his books. Yea Walt made mistakes but it feels like even when his not to blame lately you guys are blaming him. As for Jesse his not 5 yr old baby just bc he shows more emotions doesn’t make him an angel he made tons of mistakes that changed the entire outcome of the course! Otherwise several relationships would’ve been as they were.

[@Alleyezonjimz]

27:37 "Is this guy SIRINGS!?"

[@backforblood3421]

So, what happens if "the kid" gets away? Maybe they get caught, as opposed to the innocent 14 year-old boy being murdered infinitely unjustifiably.

[@houghi3826]

Fact nobody has posted yes, I think : The song Walt was whistling was Lilly of the Valley.

[@logic63]

"Oh noooorrrrr."

[@backforblood3421]

I was just thinking, having seen both series, about there being so many missed opportunities, mostly because they made it up as they went along in Better Call Saul and hadn't conceived of any such things while making Breaking Bad.

[@aledjango]

Prepare for Todd...

[@Donut_Sprinkle]

this!!!

[@bobbilm3035]

Oh yeah, Walter is definitely next level now!

[@Tungar111-mv2hw]

You guys are going to LOVE better call saul. It's just as much about mike as it is saul.

[@ricksutton2028]

You guys have to watch Better Call Saul after this is done - incredible back story on BB and very entertaining to boot!

[@Jim73]

lol, where have i heard "loose unit" before? is that an Australian-ism or a general British-ism?

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

14:44 PUDGEY LMAO!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@beyonderbill3409]

You mentioned that Mike was gonna kill Walt and now they're partners. Just sayin'... Most fans have VERY rose-colored glasses on when it comes to Mike. It's forgotten that both Walt and Jessie would have been dead 2 seasons ago if Mike had his way. He's a monster. He's no better than Walt, Gus, or even Todd. It shouldn't be forgotten.

[@EW17171]

Walt is still him

[@GregMuniz7]

The next episode is iconic

[@spicynugget_0294]

I'm waiting for the next episode the ogs know what I'm talking about

[@tftchristo]

will you watch better call saul? its so good

[@d33846]

pudgy is waaay too smart for her own good :) been loving your guys reaction of this series from the start!

[@angeloalvarez5520]

Do you really think that I'd forgot

[@angeloalvarez5520]

Or I'd regret

[@kroanosm617]

This show is genius because the writers adapted as they went. They have a hard script and stick to it. Jesse was supposed to die at the end of season 1 but after the Gilligan saw the actor portraying Jesse he knew it would be a big mistake. Mike was a character they created to fill in for Saul because he a commitment to appear on another show at the time so Mike was going to fill the spot for that episode.

[@BertonMelch]

Walter is a nut 🌰 I love it 😹

[@NPA1001]

I know there seems to be some conversation that you aren’t gong to watch Better Call Saul as the early seasons are a slower pace.. this may be true, but if as you say you like the character Mike then Better Call Saul is a must watch.. Mike is even better in that show than in Breaking Bad.

[@rqash155]

That dinner scene is the most awkward dinner scene ever 🙄🙄🙄

[@dereknolin5986]

Vague spoilers ahead ... ... ... ... ... ... But guacamole!

[@michaelhubert1153]

It'd be great if you guys could scale down the gap between the sound volume between your reactions and the show. I always have to put the master volume very high to hear the dialogues which makes your reactions very loud. Otherwise, still loving your reactions ! Thank you !

[@meanstreetmook]

Each episode I am wondering if this is the one you stop rolling your eyes at Walt, and realize his Ego is 100% justified. Also Jesse isn't "Just as smart", his two vague ideas, the magnet and the straw were simple starting points. Walt took that and developed each plan that they executed. You might be in the hate Walt cult, but this isn't the Ned Flanders show, it's breaking bad, and Walt's final form is emerging.

[@prettybullet7728]

Jesse always had a soft spot for children.

[@jackisnthereipromise]

10:56 Pudgey put together what Todd’s is; bland, void of any deep emotion, sociopathic murderer.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

The methylamine has never gone bad, but there was one time when Walt lied to Jesse saying it was _going_ to go bad (to convince him to process it all with Walt).

[@Gunleaver]

The idea of Saul having a brother with whom he never got along is VERY amusing. Until it stops being funny...

[@TampaCEO]

Todd is a pure psychopath. Outwardly he is a sweet kind young man, however his brain is capable of justifying the most horrible of acts. Thankfully, these people are rare, however they do exist.

[@mrtomas0990]

He's actually a... sociopath..lol 😅

[@TampaCEO]

@mrtomas0990 A psychopath has "Manipulative behavior, narcissism, and superficial charm" whereas a sociopath has "aggressive and reckless behavior". I don't see much in terms of being aggressive from Todd. Even when he killed the kid, he did it in a cold and calculating way.

[@mrtomas0990]

@@TampaCEO i was joking bro....i made a homage to the last 'debate' on this...sorry i had to explain it, as for your condesending finish to your post, it wasn't necessary. However, I actually do not agree with your distinctions. It was expained to me better by a trusted source/poster @petrolov2253. I beleive him over you i'm sorry.

[@TampaCEO]

@@mrtomas0990 Sorry, I should have figured when I saw your laugh emoji. I was probably the person who posted the original comment on another page that he was a "sociopath" and was quickly corrected. For some reason this led to a long debate. Either way, I finally looked up the difference and I saw that Todd definitely fit "psychopath" based on the bullet points I read. There are some people just like him walking the earth so he is definitely a lesson for us to learn from. Both psychopaths and sociopaths need to be avoided.

[@mrtomas0990]

​@@TampaCEOyeah the whole psycho/socio can of worms 😂

[@Happylievergratefull]

Stop getting bottox puggy

[@Georgia7Pap]

I think the reason why Walter left Grey matter is explained later. We'll see them again.

[@angelicaever1939]

Maybe you can watch the movie "Pride and Prejudice" 2005. Is fantastic

[@Pernicion]

This commentary made me want to see your reaction to Better Call Saul. Can't wait.

[@les-b5p]

"Mike's a very interesting character , I really like him. "( uh oh)

[@acaciopoliveira]

Yup MIke's the Man, Saul is alway one bright light (Better Call Saul)!... Spartan, Pudgey.... from now on every episode feels like the last episode!

[@nukiesduke6868]

Yeah so uhh the jar and spider means absolutely nothing. Just one of those pretty shots to fill up some run time.

[@TheRepublican777]

All they had to do was say they are construction workers fixing the train he would know no different

[@dmidkif]

I agree, major half measure from Mike. Why would he zip-tie one hand when he could handcuff two?

[@lagronemikal]

"I'm Skyler..BOO-HOO...I want to cry all the time...WAH-WAH...I don't deserve a stud like Walt...I drink wine, screw my boss and judge everybody else..." -yeah Skylar we know. Shut up already. Lame.

[@mrgotitfordalow]

Cringe comment.

[@SentimentalGentleman]

the next episode is in the top 10 imo

[@biyoself]

❤😮😮 keep watching haven’t seen nothing better watch the better call Saul Nick but you have to watch El Camino. It’s the movie.lolol

[@jenso413]

yep I agree that Mike handcuffing one of Walt’s hands was a little lazy. it’s one of the only moments in the whole show I think of as somewhat lazy writing