No More Half Measures | Breaking Bad (Jonathan Banks, Bryan Cranston)

[@jrizzy626]

“Tell me a bedtime story, Pop Pop.” “OK honey. I used to be a beat cop…”

[@Pricey_72]

Anyway. Big boy, 270, 280.

[@leeroyjenkins6061]

"...and I told 'em: This is it. This is how it ends..."

[@KlaymenDel]

You're silly, Pop Pop

[@dashx1103]

If Walt hadn't killed Mike, a few years later Mike would have had to confront Kaylee over someone like this "sidewise a$$hole" that Mike referred to ... and Kaylee would not have taken a "half measure." Kaylee would have been a ruthless killer if things had played out that way. I sincerely hope that series is made some day.

[@Ultrasound700]

It'd be funny hearing him tell the story without any bad words and exaggerated voices.

[@illbeback3150]

He made that mistake again.

[@brucelston]

And again

[@Zandyneer]

And again

[@nathanwhite4305]

Rust Cohle season 1 - True Detective. If you know, you know

[@Jaymark895]

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[@shinyagumon7015]

Phenomenal acting from Jonathan Banks here. You can really see the anger Mike experiences while retelling this story.

[@StarShade0]

That and his eyes frequently target the floor as he’s recalling old information.

[@nafnaf0]

Mike is legendary

[@brucelston]

The thing is Mike didn’t stop with the half measures but inadvertently taught Walt to never compromise. Always see things to its end.

[@BRouge]

-" No more half measures Walter." [Walter burns everything to the ground] -"Wait no!"

[@DaScorpionSting]

"It's funny how words can be interpreted."

[@123brunekk]

Mike advising Walt about taking no half measures and proceeds to take half measures time after time

[@craftymasterproductions4218]

Ironically, Walt ended up following Mike’s own advice better than Mike himself

[@jxsh03]

To be fair most of the time the decision was out of Mike's hands.

[@kevinsantillans7415]

Like what? Examples?

[@Bruhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.]

And then Walt took too big of a measure. Funny how words can be left up to interpretation, huh?

[@boundedsleet6262]

@@jxsh03 When he brings him to the laundry for instance and Walt sends Jesse to kill Gale, 'Your boss is going to need me', Mike believes him. Or when Walt killed Gus, he does need Walt to get the operation going again to get his daughter his money and keep the other men of the operation in check so they don't grass (Inform) on him. Arguably yeah he should've killed him multiple times, but he had reasons not to.

[@miguelporras8366]

"My boss. Your boss" Two doritos later: "Because your boss is gonna need me... 6353 Juan Tabo Apartament 6"

[@danadane2501]

The small subtle vocal tonality switches, cadence shift and facial movements/sometimes lack there of are some the examples as to why Johnathan Banks is such phenomenal actor.

[@_roko_]

Right before he tells Walt he took the gun out of his mouth you hear him take a shaking breath through the nose, all the small things like that sell his anger so well

[@JoSheperd]

I think people who idolize Jesse and Mikes relationship and demonize Walt in contrast to Mike forget these scenes here.

[@vinogr00nko93]

that's because Mike's relationship ship with Jesse got better with time, Walt's got worse

[@JoSheperd]

@@vinogr00nko93 Still

[@patrickthomas2119]

@@vinogr00nko93 that is because Walt stopped being a naïve yesman that just went along with everything Gus wanted. I think a big issue Mike had with Walt was resentment that Walt wasn't just going to be a yes man and posed a threat to his comfortable criminal life where he got to have pretenses of ethics. Gus was an evil man but well composed, Mike twisted composure and competence with ethics so he could rationalize being an evil man himself. Walt stripped that veil right off and revealed exactly what Gus was, and therefor revealed who Mike had become and I think he blamed the person that exposed the truth. Mike annoyed me at the end with how much he blamed Walt for Gus's and his own failures and for how much of a hypocrite he was. cool character; but totally overrated.

[@SACosby-lp5td]

​@patrickthomas2119 i disagree. Walt was arrogant and egotistical and if he had just done his job they could have all gotten really rich. But he had to be the man. Mike didn't like walt because he knew what he really was. A brilliant chemist but he wasn't a leader , he was best when he worked for someone else. And when he didn't everything went to crap

[@patrickthomas2119]

@ that is just incorrect. Gus obviously saw him as a liability and was looking to steal his recipe and replace him with Gil as soon as possible. And Walt didn’t do what he did at first to “be the man”. He saved Jesse’s life. I am not saying Walt was not egotistical but Gus was just as egotistical and after they had their disagreement about Jesse Walt knew Gus was going to kill him as soon as possible. So it simply became about survival.

[@datemasamune2904]

Banksman talking to Whiteman about his meeting with Goodman regarding Pinkman, and how it’s affecting their relationship with Chicken Man.

[@Please_allow_me]

Would it not be Ehrmantrautman?

[@cannonfodder6543]

@@Please_allow_me fingerman

[@J_GoTTi]

Whoever thought this story up, or maybe even actually experienced that, put this story in the best plot point possible.

[@runechuckie]

godamn I never noticed at 3:51 how Mike's lip is twitching in anger.

[@RighBread]

You can hear his breathing speed up slightly too and start to quiver. Jonathan Banks is a fantastic actor.

[@GrabnarMyers]

I dont see it

[@FantaBottle001]

And at 4:22-4:26

[@MasterofSpiders]

Mike before he started hating Walt's guts.

[@Idk98268]

Actually I don’t think he blamed Walt for saving Jesse, he started hating him either after he killed Gale or suggested killing Gus

[@Lalvon_Zelpharr]

Mike started hating him after he fucked everything, and ruined his life lol

[@cb7622]

"Saul says you've done things like this before": Better Call Saul, S2E4. Mike talks Nacho down from killing Tuco into just getting him arrested for assault and a weapons charge.

[@MikefromBB7]

good eye

[@wintermute701]

This is the exact moment Mike decided never to make that mistake again.

[@mozes6305]

Waltuh

[@fhowland]

I think about this scene often. Can we just appreciate how great the lighting is in this show?

[@dantaskin]

This was the moment when Mike became Finger

[@aboxofbeans]

(always sunny music plays) *Mike Makes That Mistake Again*

[@Agent-hh2kk]

And then in the end Mike took another half-measure that cost his life

[@skreign]

I like the lighting on half of their faces 🌗

[@patriot459]

Probably the only time mike willingly got real with Walt. I respect mike a lot because he seems like a guy that would explain the rules and how things need to be but if you cross him then it’s done. He doesn’t snap and kill you right away as long as you follow the rule.

[@jkta97]

I forgot that Walt didn't realize Mike worked for Gus until this scene. It's so weird watching a scene where Mike hasn't fully started to hate Walt yet lol.

[@Ewgene]

"I'll never make that mistake again." Proceeds to spare Walt's life several times until he eventually kills him. Of course.

[@fingolfin536]

Jonathan Banks is such an amazing actor

[@yourilevesque2]

You're missing Mike standing up: ''No more half measures Walter''.

[@zaknyberg]

It’s interesting how this monologue reminds me of Jaws.. Almost the same tone

[@JeanJuliusVernal]

Gentleman gentlemen

[@tobe1207]

What's unrealistic about this is, in real life nobody ever goes that long without interrupting lol. At least to me

[@glassheart97]

Very true

[@thatsoutstanding4331]

Mike took a half measure by not killing Walter at the beginning of season 5 🤷‍♂️

[@birch000000]

bo svenson reference is fire

[@lance8147]

Thos is 1 of favorite scenes. Johnathan Banks does this character perfect

[@AL_Neri2]

mike was the biggesr hypocrite in the show

[@CarmenRivera-cp2ys]

It's wild how seemingly sublime it is because few point it out.

[@AL_Neri2]

@@CarmenRivera-cp2ys i was downvoted the hell out in breaking bad sub when i criticised this bald hypocrite

[@KoltAir]

Can you elaborate?

[@BilltheButcher1855]

Not necessarily a hypocrite, more of a walking contradiction. As we all are or can be at times.

[@Shredow2]

@@BilltheButcher1855 No, he's definitely a fucking hypocrite. He cries about Lydia putting a hit out on him to two people he actively tried to kill in the past. Whine about Walter not "knowing his place" and killing Fring to protect himself when Fring himself overthrew the entire Cartel with Mike's help. The list goes on and on. People give Mike a massive pass because BCS developed him so much.

[@Gogluism]

"I'll never make that mistake again". Well he did, f*cked around and found out lol

[@dashx1103]

Mike: I was a cop and I didn't murder a suspect once.

[@Westhelockpicker]

When Mike first met Walt he would of never thought this is the man that will kill me

[@LTDANMAN44]

NO MORE HALF MEASURES, WALTER. YOU CUT OUT THE BEST PART

[@The_King_Of_Leeches]

Knowing Mike, I don’t think he chose the half measure in that scenario

[@henrypeters5291]

The half measure was warning him. The full measure, at least according to Mike, would have been to kill him.

[@gu9838]

this was before mike hated walter

[@alecjones4676]

Little did Walt know he was about to be in the same situation as Gordy in the very next episode

[@JeanJuliusVernal]

It seems everyone is in the cloud these days.

[@RichChinchic]

He did do half measures alot. Your right.

[@eren__morwen5947]

And then he made that mistake again.... which cost him his life

[@maxperry4978]

In the end he made that mistake again and it cost him his life

[@bigrob9759]

Gotta love that show

[@traanels]

Two halfs makes a full...

[@matthewglabek2787]

He is going to work for Enbio Agency for 25 years until he dies

[@MikefromBB7]

he definitely didnt hate walter here. i think that started after he had gale killed.

[@yunusgokcen174]

Walt shouldn't had defended Jesse.

[@wmsproductions]

This show is soooooo good

[@JeanJuliusVernal]

Sustainability matters folks!

[@ladyloo5341]

and in the end he took half measures for Jesse just for Walt to kill him. He should have shot Walt right there and then after Gus' death.

[@JeanJuliusVernal]

It's me folks

[@jimpikoulis6726]

A beat cop 👮‍♂️ 😂😂 Mike gets the measuring tape and points 👉 to a half measure

[@chrisxavier3147]

"because it's moronic"

[@sshyshy6097]

by telling walt that story in of itself was a half measure sort of a warning story he shouldve just killed walt then n there

[@alecjones4676]

Boss wouldn't have liked that

[@thetransferaccount4586]

this is it! this is how it ends!

[@eazyylucas]

my scene

[@jhgfdsertuiokjhg]

Half measures availed us nothing

[@MrJackWorse]

This is good!

[@nikkiwallace2263]

there is no god

[@ΚωνσταντίνοςΠαπαναστασίου-υ8σ]

Except there is

[@Latinomy]

3 mins ago :o

[@Redhotshawntexas]

Putting your logo on this clip like you own it is hilarious 🫵😂