Breaking Bad: Hank Is Not The Hero

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[@MarvinT0606]

It's sick how Hank was producing meth all this time and using Walter as his hostage/ in-house chemist. Good thing Walter managed to confess everything.

[@coreyhall1150]

Walter felt scared..... He wanted out MANY TIMES but he was just too weak to walk away. He feared for his children.........

[@MarvinT0606]

@@coreyhall1150 Hank even threatened to kill Walter's family and even gave him a black eye.

[@coreyhall1150]

@@MarvinT0606 mm tragic... (Smh) Tragic.

[@vyass966]

best ever

[@bendarling5573]

I wonder how many scenes would have to be removed for it to make sense that that really was happening the whole time. Presumably, most of the scenes that would conflict with that are the ones when Walt and Hank are alone together; the rest of the time, Hank (and Walt) could just be lying to people.

[@sushi_xoxo]

It made sense that Hank would have a huge blind spot to Walter after 20ish years of knowing him.

[@EmitOcean20]

Correct. People loves lies. Even lying to our selves. That's what makes the world go around so nicely. 😅

[@jamesmacdougall2694]

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[@justalonesoul5825]

It makes even more sense from a simple story-telling point of view tbh 😅 I mean, parodies of the show where Hank finds out immediately are hilarious ("Walt... you sussy baka!"), but it doesnt make for several seasons of long episodes full of twists 😄

[@jamessmith4172]

Yeah exactly. I have a brother in law who teaches and honestly I would probably think it was a weird dream if I saw him cooking meth with my own two eyes. I don’t fault Hank for that.

[@mazarine_44]

@@EmitOcean20 Yep, the government uses our taxes to build public parks, we’ll all retire at 65, and a minimum wage job can support basic necessities 😂😂 And I’m the Pope!!!

[@anon3746]

Hank is like if the war on drugs was a person.

[@concept5631]

That's a good analogy.

[@jamesmacdougall2694]

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[@chuni5942]

Holy shit you're so right. Right down to the overt racism.

[@Carnomus]

@@chuni5942 I don't think hank is racist, I think its just because the show was made in 2008 and didn't recognize the things he said as racism

[@chuni5942]

@Carnomus I think using slurs counted as racism 14 years ago. Also he's generally an asshole to people who don't know him, so you can't even say it's because he's playing into the atmosphere at the office.

[@mrsd11034]

Hank never seems to care about making the streets safer, it always seems to only care about winning over the other guy.

[@afrosamourai400]

The streets will never be safer..and the only way to make it safer would be to win over criminals.

[@Jay-Jones]

You come up with that all by yourself? Did you also know water is wet?

[@kimjong504]

@@Jay-Jonesdon’t be obnoxious

[@BrownSillyCat]

​@@kimjong504how tf is he obnoxious

[@Echo-vs5ic]

@@BrownSillyCat i mean he literally just decided to randomly hate on this comment, how tf is he not obnoxious

[@hunter99225]

My read on Hank is that he sees people as very black and white. As good people and bad people. This is why he never considers Walt as a suspect, because he already put him in the good person category. This is why he loses his crap when he finds out it Walt. It’s also why he dosent car about Jesse, beats him and is okay with letting him die. Because he judge Jesse as a bad guy from the minute he had the fake phone call about Marie.

[@Galvatronover]

@@NunoFilipe99no he’s just too focused on surface level traits of a person

[@Raulxz]

Bro doesn’t car

[@alim.9801]

​@@NunoFilipe99 he's casually racist but i think he doesn't realize how bad the stuff he says is bc Gomez gives him a pass and nobody says anything, yknow?

[@Chickenpesto2468]

Which they phone call was ironically not even him so he beat up Jessie for no reason

[@nont18411]

Similar to Chuck McGill, if you think about it.

[@NateIsLame]

“Casual racism is how you show that you care about each other” made me laugh out

[@seanstinchfield-mp2xm]

Jeff Bridges in Hell or High Water

[@SteelSquishy]

"he's not racist, just casual racism cops aren't racist, my daddy is a cop"

[@niceslow5287]

@@SteelSquishy😂

[@niceslow5287]

@@SteelSquishyI kinda get his point but he really described it poorly

[@notsocrates9529]

Yes. I was in the cavalry, "rAcIsM" is what bonded us together. A platoon of rednecks, wasps, cholos, Asians and of course the token Black dudes ripping on each other is how we built camaraderie.

[@DutchVanDerLinde-sx1ox]

The whole breaking bad series is about how ego gets everyone killed. Even the main character

[@leandrou100]

and the dumbest/purest guy (Jesse) stays alive.

[@jerryrikki9466]

Well the cancer was killing him very soon regardless, he went on a suicide mission and died at peace

[@xoMrsWentzxo]

ego and greed!

[@xoMrsWentzxo]

⁠ I wouldnt say he was at peace, he died alone and hated.

[@jerryrikki9466]

@@xoMrsWentzxo dying at peace goes beyond being with people and beyond what they think of you. He did right by him so to speak, and so was at peace with himself at the time of death

[@loganerb3952]

One theme that makes Breaking bad so amazing is that the characters aren’t good or bad… just different shades of grey

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

I mean I think the wire is really good at that. I don't think that's really true for breaking bad. Walter is unambiguously bad by the end. Tuko is almost cartoonishly bad. There are some shades of gray but there are definitely archetype villains on this series. Maybe not archetype heroes of course but archetype villains.

[@William-the-Guy]

This.

[@wyntmoon]

That's actually the worst part. I wish Breaking Bad had strictly morally good and evil characters like some sort of Catholic Sunday School lesson

[@Kaledrone]

​@@wyntmoonthen go to a Catholic Sunday school lesson instead

[@nont18411]

I mean… The ending of Breaking Bad universe literally told us that “Every single bad thing that happened is all Jimmy’s fault” though. They made it clear that Jimmy McGill is the ultimate bad guy of the story.

[@arkumbra6241]

“My father is in law enforcement. Casual racism is how they get thru the day” 💀💀💀💀💀

[@cassiusblaxk]

Yeah wtf??? Casual racist banter is suppose to be normal? The fuck is wrong with people like this???

[@KatarnandKanos]

Yeah, no kidding.

[@NybergCarl]

People who seek jobs within a structurally racist system and then casually use racist terminology... these people might actually be racist.

[@True_Christian]

@@NybergCarl There is only *one* structural racism that exists anywhere in reality, and that is of the anti-White variety, and it's omnipresent in our modern times.

[@xvrqt]

i know 💀 how do you write that out and not have a moment of self reflection 💀 💀

[@AimlessTrek]

Of course Hank was upset, he loved Walt like a brother in law

[@JGD714]

Just to be shot by that piece of shit Todd's Uncle, I can't even say his name.

[@yokatta-f]

Agent Gomie, whatever happened there

[@JGD714]

@@yokatta-f whatever happened there?!?! WHATEVER HAPPENED THERE?!?!? I'll tell you what happened! This piece of shit's uncle and his gang shot Gomie with no provocation whatsoever!

[@jcnom6606]

@@yokatta-f WHATEVER HAPPENED THERE MARIE?!?

[@jeffevans3280]

How much betrayal can Hank take? He probably felt like he was stabbed in the heart.

[@Sean12248]

Lyle was really the only good guy in the BB universe. He just had to clean that fryer and make it spotless!!!

[@gibgibbo5738]

He was a good lad to be fair

[@DaveSCameron]

@@gibgibbo5738 kinda like No Country for Old Men message I would offer..., 👍

[@smellsuperb1]

And he lived to tell the tale of dealing with not only Hector but also Lalo 👊🏾💯🤣

[@binarystar300]

@@smellsuperb1 IDK he did have to show Hector his BAWLS ⚽⚽

[@smellsuperb1]

@@binarystar300 🤣🤣

[@icyr0bin-794]

"hank isnt racist because all cops are like this!"... bro isnt putting the puzzle pieces together 😭

[@Acro_YT]

Spell the acronym kiddies, A _ _ _

[@vulturedroid7674]

Because people make edgy jokes in the workplace? Oh nooo!!!

[@misfitsatanas5756]

Soon as i got to that part of the video i went...UH OH!

[@icyr0bin-794]

@@vulturedroid7674 an instituion that has direct power over other people's lives shouldn't be making jokes about how a portion of that population is inferior

[@aneurysm.]

​@@vulturedroid7674 bazinga

[@nathanrudd2327]

Hank sending Jesse to his possible death so he can catch Walt and justifying it by saying Jesse's death would just be more evidence to incriminate Walt is all you need. He's no hero. Edit: Almost everyone missed the point. It's not about who is right or who is wrong. The point is that hank isn't a hero, his actions towards the end proved that he isn't the hero. I'm not going to sit and argue with anyone about it, it's a fact.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Well yeah not just sending him to it but being completely indifferent about it emotionally. Just couldn't give a f*** if he lived or died and actually saw benefits to him dying. I mean even Walter wrestled with killing Jesse more than that. He had to mull the ethics of it all. Obviously he chose to try and kill him because that's why the show is called breaking bad.... But that was an example of Hank's moral failings. He's also casually racist, which it seems to be forgiven by most because he's so close with his buddy but just something to point out.

[@_zigger_]

who gives a fuck about that junkie

[@theeast7005]

​​​​@@michaelcorcoran8768He wasn't indifferent. Rewatch the scene where him and Gomez discuss this, he says something like "the druggy who's dribbling piss on my bathroom floor? If Walt does all the better". Maybe I just interpreted it differently but that doesn't sound indifferent, he even had like a kinda happy tone when saying it. I mean it kinda makes sense for me too, Jesse was an accomplice to Walt who he viewed as an absolute monster and was a major obsession for him.

[@notjimpickens7928]

@@theeast7005 that is a good point, he was very much obsessed at that point with getting walt, even if it could end his career with the dea to continue or cause problems later on, and I imagine that definitely includes Jesse dying or not. Hank is low-key kinda scary, since he doesn't care about life of people involved, like gomie and himself, by not immediately calling for backup from every branch of law enforcement they can, instead of just a "clean up crew" or whatever he called the dea for when he caught walt.

[@theeast7005]

@@notjimpickens7928 Oh yea that's another good point. Honestly feel bad for gomez, mfer didn't get no big speech like Hank did, just killed off screen lol.

[@cobra1xtz]

One of my favorite scenes with Hank is when he brags about the Cuban Cigar to Walt, right after making fun of people who were arrested for Marijuana, it shows you right there, Hank is willing to break laws to bring himself satisfaction, even if it contradicts everything he says and stands for. Seems like a small moment when it happens, but it really does give you a lot of insight into Hank as a person.

[@pnkdrmz]

typical cop shit tbh

[@Gabriel-el3hn]

Don’t forget wanting to hire a prostitute for Walt Jr. That stuff happens a lot throughout the show

[@RustieFawn]

One is a good law the other isn’t. Being a cop doesn’t mean they agree or disagree with all laws.

[@clocked0]

​@@RustieFawnAccording to who?

[@fukhyu3330]

To be fair Cuban cigars aren’t illegal because they are illicit drugs, they are illegal because the US banned all imports from Cuba. So in the mind of a DEA agent it’s not the same as marijuana

[@londojellyfish]

"my own father is in law enforcement and causal racism is just how you show affection to each other" is a WILD sentence dude

[@derpeth2101]

lmao

[@GlutenDSena]

Yeah like, just because it's normalized there, which I'm sure it is, that does not mean it's a good thing

[@marduk6836]

As a competitive rаcist, I find this hijacking of our culture very offensive.

[@rhamby3470]

Its not bad in context either​@@GlutenDSena

[@BenHussGaming]

That's when I paused to read the comments and consider stopping the video here

[@MasterFatness]

Hank was a great character. In the end, just like Walt, he was willing to circumvent rules both written and unwritten, just to get exacly what HE wanted. He showed that when he tried to lure Skyler into incriminating herself, to get some dirt on Walt that he could present to his superiors. After that, he was willing to let Jesse get killed in order to get to Walt. After all, Jesse was just a "junkie murderer" in his eyes. Hank ended up having no morality beyond what was best for himself... once again, just like Walt.

[@annenelson5656]

Nicely put! Thanks!

[@giacomolandi9277]

feels a little unjust... True, on some very basic level they are alike, but I doubt Hank would go as far as ordering the killing of a dozen people just to get what he want.

[@christianc.christian5025]

@@giacomolandi9277What feels unjust is trying to draw an equivalence between the measures taken by someone who was facing prison versus the guy trying to put people there. I don’t think Hank was “as bad as Walt,” but I’m also aware that Hank is the only one of the two who chose to work for a government agency which arbitrarily decided to imprison or kill people over their choice in recreational habits. I’m sure that being burned to death is pretty awful. But if you’ve ever been to jail/prison, you probably also get how morally fucked it is to want to put people there for doing something - drugs - that is no one else’s business.

[@silviogrijalva8801]

Skyler was complicit with Walters criminal empire. It’s only natural that he would try to get her to confess to her involvement in this and testify against him. Getting lawyers involved would naturally create barriers to bringing Walter to justice.

[@isopropyltoxicity]

All the characters break bad in their own way, they all have their own deadly sins they commit all the time

[@sebastianbelcher5354]

Hank showed who he was by how he treated the prostitute in the first season. He never really changed. The difference between him and Walt is the law is (sort of) backing him up. Hes not as corrupt as Walt but he's definitely willing to put other's lives in danger to reach his goals.

[@AndI0td763]

My thoughts exactly. That scene with Wendy stuck out to me because it showed how Hank was to people he saw as being beneath him. He has good qualities but also is very selfish and is willing to cut corners to get what he wants. Like how he went solo in search for the source of the blue, he was doing things outside the confines of the law because of his obsession. Then when he treated Marie terribly when he couldn’t be mobile and live normally. Those things made me seriously lose respect for Hank. Also in the beginning how he treated Walt, even during Walt’s own birthday Hank had to steal the attention for himself.

[@chysayeh4043]

“i know hank isn’t a racist bc my racist cop father talks like that too and i don’t want to confront that” lmao cmon dude

[@sagemonarch3627]

LOL exactly

[@romantaylor1854]

racist jokes are just something men do, you could walk into a room of men from every ethnicity on the planet and they would all be ripping on eachother

[@seto_kaiba_]

Get off your high horse bro. Just because he made a point you don't agree with doesn't mean its out of some moral cowardice. There is a clear difference between actually being racist and making racist jokes with your bro who makes racist jokes back as a form of banter. If Hank was a genuine racist, he's probably in the most unique position to actually express it. He's got no filter and has a lot of power that he often lords over people he sees as beneath him. If he was actually racist--we'd see this manifest in him being just like your typical racist bully cop but for all of Hank's faults in dealing with the community, when he does act like a legit jerk, he does not discriminate.

[@JayCity10]

Hank also took pictures of Tuco's dead friends. It was disgusting behavior from the perceived good guy.

[@fatalpoo9270]

Not really

[@Kaledrone]

Pretty sure a DEA agent wouldn't even be allowed to do that in real life

[@fatalpoo9270]

yeah for "evidence" and a lot of gore footage gets "leaked" or released to the public bc it isn't illegal@@Kaledrone

[@afrosamourai400]

Fuck tuco..who cares about this monster?

[@wowza5758]

nah he just had a sense of humor

[@gscruz47]

A lot of people fail to realize Hank’s own obsession with Heisenberg has led to his demise He passed up the promotion in Texas to pursue a lead on Blue Sky, he was directed by his own superior to drop the Fring case yet he chose to follow up on it Just as Walt had his own ego issues, Hank equally had his own obsession issues

[@pedrowalter633]

Sounds like you didn't watched the series. Hank dropped the promotion in Texas because of the incident with the tortoise blowing up

[@doozsromhacks]

he passed up on the promotion because he was traumatized lol the heisenberg case is a part of it tho for sure but that isn't really the main reason

[@kretgwiazdonos7397]

But those are different scenarios. One is paid to do a cop job. Hank perceives being a cop as more than sitting behind a desk. He was not doing anything wrong, only chasing a drug kingpin. Was he obsessed? I dunno, i don't think so. He was just being a great cop, as he had been for his entire life. Walt is on the other hand a drug kingpin, not a tireless cop. While Hank was only doing his job as best as he could, Walt was going out of his way to feed his ego

[@giovannidejoie8618]

When he refuses to go back to El Paso in S3 it’s because of his trauma…the blue sky is just a convenient excuse which is shown to us in the shower scene when marie tells him he doesn’t have to hide his feelings around her & he acts defensively but when he becomes ASAC & only focuses on the heisenberg case then it’s cause of his ego cause by S5 after Gail. & Gus died while hank was this close to closing the case he’s become obsessed to not let Heisenberg slip through his fingertips

[@jerryrikki9466]

​​@@doozsromhacksthe Heisenberg case was his excuse. That's partly why he became so motivated to get him. It was his own way of reconciling the fact to himself that he was to scared/traumatized to take the promotion in texas and saving face with his peers. That's why it meant so much to him, he needed to prove to himself he wasn't broken. That's why he obsessed over it. "I'm not scared of Texas, I'm just close to getting this bastard Heisenberg". That's what makes it perfect. When he finally solved it (what should have been his proof he still had it and justification for not going to Texas)it broke him even more, shattered his world because it was Walt, his friend and brother in law. It made him second guess himself and his world on every level, even more then el Passo did

[@Kendorable]

"Hank isn't racist he just constantly says deeply racist things as a joke, my dad's a cop I would know"

[@nicolaszenho]

I just know your friend group is entirely white

[@dp-r9856]

LMAO fr.

[@MrWahooStudios]

He says those racist jokes to a Mexican friend who also makes racist jokes against Americans Its not really that deep

[@xenomorf4836]

Look we got the fun police over here

[@RaqueliaRamlogan]

@@MrWahooStudios So he's not racist because he says racist things to a person who also makes racist jokes? Makes perfect sense.

[@marcbahn5487]

Give me a break. Outa here at 3:10

[@mclovinpo]

Right tf kinda comment was that

[@94drow96]

Yeah that was a ridiculously wild statement 😂. Its not racism he just cares alot lol I thought he was being being facetious until he moved on lol

[@jagd7102]

​@94drow96 all three of you clearly have never been in a fraternal profession. Military, trade jobs, law enforcement, ect... Racist banter with your bros is extremely normal lol.

[@marcbahn5487]

@@jagd7102 I don't know about the others but my comment was addressed to the ridiculousness of people constantly crying about racism in everything people do.

[@gregpinta3021]

“My dad is in law enforcement” yup okay makes sense

[@ringkunmori]

I found out about this ironic parallel between BB and BCS In Breaking Bad, the biggest foe Walt faced was a former employer, Gus Fring, while the death that led to his downfall was his brother-in-law, Hank. In Better Call Saul, the biggest foe Saul ever faced was his brother, Chuck Mcgill, and the death that led to his moral downfall was his former employer, Howard Hamlin.

[@binarystar300]

Saul never worked for Howard at any point in the series. Or are you talking about Chuck's moral downfall 🤨

[@ringkunmori]

Jimmy worked at HHm

[@potatoman7594]

that's a really cool detail!

[@potatoman7594]

​@@binarystar300bro jimmy worked in the mail room for like 5 years

[@sircybin8371]

Vrovo Bince

[@Demento56]

"Hank's not a racist because he only uses casual slurs in a social setting" is not the defense of his character I was expecting.

[@Camcolito]

He's only a social racist.

[@benjaminsaffir7871]

Hank never seemed to care much about the lives of Albequerque's residents or the harms caused by the drug trade. He just liked being a winner and 'busting' the crooks. I always got the impression that if his early life shaked out differently, he would have easily fought on the other side of the drug wars.

[@redrustyhill2]

Yep.

[@jamesmacdougall2694]

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[@gtothereal]

The best cops think like criminals.

[@92brunod]

@@gtothereal So do the worst.

[@tylerdavis3]

I’d say that goes for almost everyone that’s in involved in the drug trade and “war on drugs”.

[@marshallcheung2731]

Vince Gilligan had originally planned to kill both Jesse and Hank by the end of Season 1. Season 1 was originally approved for 9 episodes, but was cut down to 7 due to the WGA strike. Hank was meant to meet his end in Episode 9. Jesse was also meant to die in Season 1 as a way of showing that even the main characters in the series were not safe, but once Gilligan saw Jesse's performance, he knew that killing off his character would be a mistake. Good thing for that strike.

[@coasterblu9892]

Source?

[@Lucy-dg9en]

"hank is not a racist he just uses slurs" BRO

[@Vampireinarm1]

He's right

[@medullaaaa]

You can call someone a slur and not be racist or homophobic, preferably between friends

[@CruzzzControl1984]

By the end Hank was defending his pride, because he couldn't stomach the fact that Walt did all of this under his nose. An amateur that he ultimately was the reason he even considered selling meth. Walt heard the amount of money an average bust was, and he was all in

[@spaceace4387]

Hank couldn’t stand it that Walt was a tougher guy than he was. He was so sad and bitter that he was willing to victimize his own niece and nephew. It’s a good thing Uncle Jack made him his bitch and killed him in the most humiliating way imaginable.

[@paddypibblet846]

​@@spaceace4387agree. Pseudo-masculine "tough" guys like Hank are very feminine and petty. He went from "bullying" White to trying to bring him down a notch.

[@Boredasfuck29]

​@@paddypibblet846I wouldn't say he's "pseudo" masculine... he's one of the biggest badasses on the show.

[@paddypibblet846]

@@Boredasfuck29 With a badge (near impunity from the law), gun, other officers, and 100lbs on everyone else... it's easy to be a "tough" guy. Being a physically weak, frail, and dying school teacher who climbs to the top in one of the most brutal business out there requires real courage.

[@alexander1902]

I think that started when he coward after his first taste of DEA work. He realized he was out of his depth and ran back into the safety of his obscure office, busting dime bag dealers and feeling like he was making a difference when he knew he wasn’t.

[@raptorshotgun4107]

I think Hank's disrespectful attitude toward Walt was a major factor that pushed Walt toward crime. He didn't only want money, but also the respect of those around him.

[@afrosamourai400]

Oh poor walt..he sold poison because hank was teasing him..please!!

[@raptorshotgun4107]

I'm not saying that Walt is a victim or that his actions are justified, the desire to be respected, however, was a motivating factor. @@afrosamourai400

[@shiptj01]

Probably right.

[@alexander1902]

Seems like Walt was just mad that he fumbled the bag and took a buyout that amounted to “a couple months rent” before the company took off. He blamed the Schwartz’s when literally all of his shortcomings were of his own doing. Getting rich off drugs was his way of not feeling like a failure.

[@pyro380]

What a retarded take.

[@saltytbone]

11 minutes of Clif Notes recap of series. 1 minute of original thought.

[@mossbergr]

hate to say this, but i absolutely agree

[@williamshakemilk2192]

unfortunately most video essays. Title says analysis, turns out to be the summary.

[@iamcase1245]

I love how he used the fact his father is a casually racist cop to defend Hanks constant racial attacks in Mexicans. "He had a Mexican friend so his jokes aren't racist"

[@ElusiveEllie]

What do you expect from the kind of person who excuses racism in the police force because "It's how you show you care"?

[@exa2993]

@iamcase1245 a better argument was that Mexican cops are racist to hank as well

[@HF-dv5vv]

For mine Hank is Walt’s true nemesis. Right from the start Hank is the centre of attention at Walt’s 50th, he’s everything Walt isn’t because he’s satisfied with his career, content with himself as a man and is happily married to a woman who doesn’t run his life. Walt entertains this idea of Hank as his rival when he confronts him by the pool but isn’t really honest with himself about this. When the two face off outside Hanks garage it’s then that Walt realises his mask has slipped and Hank sees him for who he truly is. All this time though Walt didn’t want Hanks downfall, he just wanted to feel like he was better than Hank and when the latter dies, it sinks in with Walt that his criminal life is irreversible. He deluded himself all this time by thinking he could make meth and never deal with any bloodshed, now that he’s suffering consequences it’s sunk in that his choices have affected his family that cannot be undone.

[@andyandbee]

This is my favorite assessment so far. Also in se5 Walt is not even a little bit scared of what Skyler or anyone, the only time he seems even slightly on edge is around Hank. Plus I think he starts believing his own delusions. If you rewatch him killing Mike it's as though he's all of a sudden a bystander after he shoots him. It's hard to explain what I mean, I just wonder if anyone else thought the murdering Mike scene bizarre. Everything about se5 seems like it's suggesting the cancer spread to his brain

[@marvinthemartian9584]

Hank and Steve going alone to arrest Walt is something that they do in all movies/tv. The heroes always go alone to take out the bad guys. However, I didn't get to hear Steve Gomez do the Wilhelm scream. I feel jipped.

[@ndhickson3599]

😂

[@Loch1210]

But also remember,Walt basically blackmailed Hank with that video and money trail

[@kck-kck879]

*gyped

[@PexiTheBuilder]

OR if they go with swat, main characters go first, with maybe kevlar vest and pistol, when swat coming behing with full gear and smgs.

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

"My own father is in law enforcements and casual racism is literally how you show you care about each other." Dude, you drank the Kool-Aid and went back for seconds.

[@channel5980]

Eh, it's no big deal. Liberal-leaning Americans make it out to be a bigger issue than it is.

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

@@channel5980 I think I'm misunderstanding, but it sounds like you just said casual racism isn't really a big deal.

[@channel5980]

@@NuncNuncNuncNunc It isn't.

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

@@channel5980 That's what you tell your One Black Friend (tm). Is it the same for casual anti-Semitism or other forms of hate? Casual cop-hate also not a big deal?

[@maximusorbis2548]

@@channel5980ok cracker

[@BobLoblowLawFirm]

We see Hank’s pride and destruction but we never see how depraved he truly is. I think he choose that career as a way to keep his demon locked away.

[@nundulan]

His demon was his love for minerals

[@laurelannmoss5859]

That's a take for sure. 🤔 What exactly is his demon?

[@darklordvader66]

​@@laurelannmoss5859in his pants also known as "marie crusher"

[@jasonlittle6542]

You may have a good point in that. My only counterpoint is that we all have our demons, as we're only human with an animal nature we keep in check. We all find ways to keep our underlying base levels in check, to the point that some of those demons can be virtually dead.

[@nolanlemmon8180]

@@laurelannmoss5859 Hank may be doing something noble as a law enforcement officer, but he's doing it for ignoble reasons. Hank clearly gains a certain level of enjoyment from aggressively ordering people below him around, but his sense of ego means that he has to find a way to do this while appearing to others as morally upstanding, and what better field to do that in than law enforcement? I'm not trying to argue that all police officers or federal officers are doing it purely for the power or pride, but some do, and Hank is a prime example of that.

[@JeffBedrick]

It seemed immediately obvious to me from the pilot episode that Hank's arrogant belittling of Walt as a man who was incapable of taking care of his own family is what triggered everything that transpired in the rest of the series.

[@jimmym3352]

Everything? A bit of an overstatement. Everything implies Walt is not responsible for his actions.

[@JeffBedrick]

@@jimmym3352 You must know that's not what I meant. I meant everything that Walt, the protagonist, did throughout the remainder of his story arc. Of course, misinterpretations and petty, pedantic nitpicking are the lifeblood of social media comment sections. Good times.

[@biggsleezy]

Walt's last conversation with Gretchen before he went all in on the Meth game, were it turns out that he dumped Gretchen and the soon-to-be billion-dollar company Gray-Matter, due to the inherited wealth of her family, shows that he was always a man of pride. It sometime toned down prior to his initial life from the first episode, but that pride was redeveloping after his cancer diagnosis and he used being a drug kingpin to make up for it.

[@Oera-B]

​@@JeffBedrick Of course they are, that's why you decided to engage in one. He wasn't accussing you of anything, just questioning your word choices, you doofus.

[@judywright4241]

@@biggsleezy-- totally agree, while we don’t meet Walt’s mother, he was certainly denigrating of her. The insight we get after Walt gets beat up by Mike and Walt Jr finds him broken and vulnerable which shamed Walt, even as he describes his last memory of his own father, weak, dependent and his abhorrence of that state. Yet Walt Jr professes THAT being preferable to how fake his father has been all year. You could see the message didn’t sink in. We get that kind of vulnerability with Hank after he starts getting panic attacks after Tuco’s death. It brought he and Marie closer…at least until he gets shot, he then is dismissive and mean.

[@treyvincent6876]

“Casual racism is how you show you care for one another”….thats one for the ages

[@chiri4782]

i was thinking that too lmao

[@amecampeon01]

I'm gonna have to push a big fucking X to doubt.

[@Thatonegirl989]

Yeah I almost stopped the video there but his dad is a cop so what do you expect.

[@jasonkinzie8835]

His partner makes racist comments about white people so its just buddy cop banter. Yes I think that there is a lot of systematic racism in the police force but I'm not really offended by the banter because I know that neither of them are serious.

[@TheArchitect097]

Literally the quote of the month for me.

[@joelglanton6531]

I agree with this and I always hated how he never grew from his early interactions with Jesse and still viewed him as expendable

[@afrosamourai400]

Yeah a drug dealer like jesse is definitively the type of guy you become close with right? Lol

[@joelglanton6531]

@@afrosamourai400 Who said anything about "becoming close" with him?

[@afrosamourai400]

@@joelglanton6531 "still viewed him as expendable" jessie was a drug dealing murderer..why should a cop not see him as expendable?

[@Wveth]

@@afrosamourai400 I don't think you have the right attitude to understand the things this show is trying to say. Maybe move on, this isn't a conversation you're going to understand.

[@ArkansasGamer]

​@@afrosamourai400no cop should view anyone as "expendable". You dummy.

[@randomshit65]

Casual racism is how you show you care about each other 💀💀💀💀💀 nah man lmaooooooooo i have pretty dark comedy don’t use casual racism to show my friends I care 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ReinEngel]

Hank is a typical bully. He treats you like shit and jokes about you while hiding it behind "Oh, I'm just kidding, lighten up!" and gaslighting you.

[@jamesmacdougall2694]

You’re mentally weak

[@juliagoetia]

Exactly! He's the peak example of toxic masculinity lmao.

[@jamesmacdougall2694]

@@juliagoetia you’re dumb.

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

Just breaking balls

[@larky368]

I get so sick of people using the term 'gaslighting' when all they mean is lying. Watch the movie "Gaslight' so you understand the meaning.

[@necrofrigian]

“Hank is not a racist” has gotta be the funniest shit I’ve ever heard.

[@prlysis]

Do you consider Gomez racist as well?

[@stevenlillard4243]

​@@prlysis "pick me guys! I'm not like them! I have a badge! I'll beat them even harder than you see!" He's alot like the gay black dude from the shield

[@galleryofrogues]

@@prlysisyes

[@notanonymous3976]

i was on Hank's side until i discovered he was racist. now i am on Todd's side

[@dx5741]

@@notanonymous3976 Todd is literally a Nazi

[@TheArchitect097]

"it's not racism, because being casually racist in law enforcement is how you show you care" is one of the weirdest, most apologist things I've ever heard. I understand why you think the way you do, but do you really think that's the way it should be, especially in law enforcement, and that's just fine? That was such a wild ass statement.

[@blahblahblahbloohblah]

Also all those clues were spread across like 2 years and seen by the audience as obvious because we were in on it. We see the whole thing, and we see it as obvious in hindsight too. He was aware of the Salamancas and the cartels, discovered Gus Fring's thing entirely on his own, and eventually did figure out the wild card that had been playing him the entire time, Walter White. He's a very good detective.

[@Peter-vf3dl]

Entirely agree. It is, for a serial format, very convincingly depicted how police work realisticially functions. I never had the impression of inkompetence, since when the dots had been presented, they connected them properly. And I honestly do not think Hank lacks empathy. Certainly not for his family, since he explicitely brought his nephew in contact with the meth-addicted ppl in order to show him the consequences of its consumption. Maybe he is not an expert since drug addictions are heavily induced by psychological issues the user had beforehand, however his intentions and care with the kid had been honest. His humour is also most likely his way of shielding himself in order to keep focusing on his job. That's no excuse for his behaviour towards the woman, however maybe an explanation. Emotional distance, so he doesnot want to get overwhelmed by the dread and horrible fates of addicted ppl. Although, he doesnot want to get involved with the mess produced by drug addictions, the fact, that he is (willingly) involved in the (neverending) war on drugs shows his unwavering conviction and sense of justice. To me, his apparant lack of empathy and jokes at sb. else' expense have always seemed to be some kind of facade to keep everyone and everything at a certain distance. It cracked when he realized that his brother-in-law had been the drug kingpin all along.

[@conscripthornet4430]

The only thing that would make him a "bad" detective is the highschool chemistry equipment scene. That metal door was locked tight and iirc there was only 2 keys to get in; Walter's and the Principal's. Doesn't take a genius to figure out the underpaid overqualified high school chemistry teacher stole that equipment to sell meth.

[@JohnDoeWasntTaken]

@@Peter-vf3dl Agreed, I liked Hank as a character the entire time because I recognized he emotionally distanced himself from certain things to cope with the horrible things he has to deal with. I practice emotional distancing a lot so I recognized it instantly, I never got the vibe he was a wannabe tough guy, you could always tell it was his way of softening the blow from traumas so that he can keep functioning normally in his line of work. Especially after the bomb attack you can see that he is very much vulnerable to trauma like anyone else, and without his familiar friends to support him he couldn't emotionally distance himself from it. As for how he treated Jesse, you can say every character in the show is a product of their circumstances and occupations. After dealing with potentially thousands of drug addicts it's not surprising in the least he had no empathy for those sorts of people. It doesn't excuse what he did but it's an understandable reaction from him considering Hank has probably seen a lot of suffering that results from the drug trade, causing him to have no empathy for anyone involved in it.

[@shapeshifter7676]

If he didn't know Walter personally, he would've been the prime suspect at the school

[@gwilson314]

Great comment. Hank always had good instincts, as you said him nailing Fring was something he sensed on his own (even in contrast to skeptical voices in the department). The whole point of Walt being under Hank's nose was that Walt initially wasn't a drug kingpin or anything like that (which is why Hank wouldn't suspect him).

[@wjb-wt6sc]

Casual racism is still racism, needing to put on a front of toughness fpr your racist cop brothers doesnt make a bit ot dofference.

[@yiannikorfias6366]

Bro said he’s not a racist, he just uses racists remarks.

[@JimMilton-ej6zi]

You can't be racist against a culture.

[@clayw8884]

My favorite part is how his evidence for it not being racist is just “my dad is a cop and he says things like that all the time”

[@lukasmadrid1945]

​@@clayw8884"all cops do it, must be okay!"

[@clayw8884]

@@JimMilton-ej6zi according to oxfords English dictionary racism is; “prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized” First off; Mexicans are a community due to their shared identity… Second; Americans often get race and ethnicity confused. Although race is an aspect of ethnicity, ethnicity also covers a group’s culture and customs…. Therefore discrimination on the basis of culture is inherently discrimination on the basis of ethnicity. “Latino” is an ethnicity… discrimination on the basis of ethnicity falls under the dictionary definition of racism, therefore prejudice against Latinos is (by definition) racist.

[@jamesmacdougall2694]

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[@Noah-lo9vb]

Thoughtful essay, mostly. I want to empathize that it’s hard to default to the opinion of an internet stranger above your own father. But…. I would consider that maybe it’s not that every single law enforcement member is constantly saying racist things but they’re not actually racist, and consider if the institute of law enforcement may encourage racism. And maybe it leaks out of casual banter and is reflective of a system designed to keep some people on top. This extends to Hank too. I do think your experiences maybe blind you to how Hank’s racism is a huge part of his character and an indicator of the same dangerous tendencies that brought down Walt. I think you got so close to fully understanding his character, and expanded my perception of him, but couldn’t see that detail.

[@RemyistStudio]

Man he racially profiled Hugo, dude is racist, and noting the casual racism in law enforcement (institutions that have a known problem with racism) doesn’t make him not racist ?!

[@chuni5942]

His dad is a cop it's cool. Cops are definitely not known for racism.

[@williammoore1980]

Is the wittwe snowflake upset by the bad words in a make-believe show?

[@CortesKidd]

Causal racism is not how you show that you care. Hank has multiple scenes where he is racist towards criminals of hispanic decent and other characters

[@jamesmacdougall2694]

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[@mohammedkebab]

That doesn’t mean he is inherently fully racist

[@mohammedkebab]

A full-on racist wouldn’t make exceptions, like Gomey. Also, we don’t see him talk down to non criminal Hispanics, which I think Vince Gilligan would’ve established if he wanted us to see Hank as racist.

[@juliomaldonado4028]

Don't ever enter the trades or the military cortes.

[@seto_kaiba_]

Not really. He treats White criminals with the same amount of contempt as he does Hispanic ones.

[@scarem84604]

Great analysis! I have always felt the same way about Hank. Honestly, the only redeeming characters in the series are Walt Jr and Holly...IMO. When actors, writers and directors can blur all lines between redeeming qualities and abhorrent behaviors you know you have something special.

[@thebelen2359]

And Lyle... Dude just wanted the fryer to be clean.

[@BrainDamageComedy]

jr betrays his dad and chooses his uncle over him. does not stick by walt at all once the shit hits the fan.

[@ValensBellator]

He was far from perfect, but when you’re surrounded by the rest of those main characters you tend to look like a full-blown saint 😂 I agree that “pride goeth before destruction” was definitely a theme for many characters though, and hank was one of them.

[@inafridge8573]

Idk, Skylar seems like a much less destructive person. She does get in on Walt's business though. But that's complicated. And you can't get mad at her for cheating because Walt was no husband. Similarly Marie has her selfishness but she is much less destructive than a Hank or a Walt

[@NunoFilipe99]

Says the fascist

[@KingFloch88]

​@@inafridge8573Skyler was still married and should have taken him to court but the situation she was in makes it a bit understandable but just comes across as petty and unlikeable especially at that point in the series. I love her character though.

[@ross4]

Hold on 😂 He’s not racist because all cops are racist? You literally said casual racism is how cops show they care about each other.

[@webiorg6147]

No, he said cops use banter to show they care about each other or joke about criminals to bond.

[@ducksauce172]

>father is in law enforcement >Casual racism is acceptable Yep, checks out.

[@Rosa5311]

I'm glad someone said it!! That rubbed me the wrong way

[@mr.monkey354]

Reddit moment

[@penjamin1479]

Like father like son.

[@marty890]

Apart from everything everyone else said, Hank brought along Walt, a civilian, while on a Dea operation, he took photos of himself making fun of the corpse of a criminal and had the trashiest paperweight ever. worse than everything else, he shared reserved information with his family, just for the fun of it (Gale's video and lab notes). He brought Junior, a disabled teenager, to see meth addicts and bullied a prostitute in front of him because he wanted to be the cool uncle. This doesn't make him a monster, but it makes him deeply flawed in my book. It's true the thing that mattered the most to him was his ego.

[@brettbrooks5511]

Tbf on one of your points, I'm assuming the paperweight you're referring to is Tuco's grill. That was a gift from the other agents and Hank got rid of it pretty quickly. Everything else is fair

[@linchet]

Most reasonable take; Hank is one of the LEAST flawed characters in the show, but nonetheless still flawed

[@exa2993]

@linchet lmao u have to be joking... the pranker got pranked for once and as a cop broke into Jesse's house and beat the crap out of him... also his brother in law was Heisenberg under his nose most of the series and didn't know..

[@BobtheRedead]

"Hank isn't a racist. I know this because my own dad is a cop, and constant racist remarks are just how cops show they care so much about you!" Listen to yourself, my dude.

[@chadsrobber]

Hank and gomey were just joking around

[@BobtheRedead]

@@chadsrobber Hank uses racist slurs frequently, and not just toward Gomez. When interrogating Jesse, Hank asks if he got food at "that Chink place around the corner."

[@Rosa5311]

​@@chadsrobberthat doesn't mean he's not racist tho

[@chadsrobber]

@@Rosa5311 Live in your own delusional world then

[@Rosa5311]

@@chadsrobber No u

[@Luke_SkywaIker]

In the end, hank’s gloating over arresting Walt got him and gomie killed. If he hadn’t taken so long to get Walt in the car mocking Walter or calling Marie he would’ve gotten out before jack’s gang arrived

[@xoMrsWentzxo]

Yes!

[@maicoxmauler2825]

Unlikely tbh. They were in the middle of bumfuck nowhere with one road leading back to town. Jack was already on the way.

[@newthrash1221]

“Cops that use racist banter are not racist because my dad’s a cop”. Normally i’d agree with that sentiment in any other career, but american law enforcement isn’t exactly known for their progressive and colorblind tactics. So i think your process that brought you to the conclusion that Hank is not a racist id flawed. Hank can very well be racist (i don’t think he is), there really isn’t enough context in the show to decide for the viewer to make a conclusion on that notion.

[@enclaveherewhyisntyourvide3089]

L take plus mask pfp.

[@braydenc5208]

Insensitive, maybe. But racist? Come on.

[@galientl4723]

@@enclaveherewhyisntyourvide3089 it isn’t

[@newthrash1221]

@@enclaveherewhyisntyourvide3089 lol you got a robot as yours, stop regurgitating the same shit your dad says. Your pops a bum too.

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

@@enclaveherewhyisntyourvide3089 "nuh uh!" good argument sport

[@maniachaelchallenges]

“Hank’s not a racist cop because I don’t wanna think of my dad that way” lol

[@abeltesfaye_]

Right???? Honestly I stopped listening at that part, pathetic

[@arian41148]

when everybody is racist, no one is.

[@arian41148]

​@@abeltesfaye_you're too sensitive

[@Acro_YT]

⁠@@arian41148Or maybe he’s just saying facts. Cops have been shown time and time again to be racially biased (and beat their wives a lot more).

[@Acro_YT]

@@arian41148That is narrow minded thinking.

[@wadecrudgel6006]

Great video and really sound analysis here! However, I think that it’s important to understand that just because Hank doesn’t attend Klan rallies doesn’t make his behavior not racist. I think it supports your conclusion to understand his casual racism as an extension of his machismo and arrogance. As you say, casual racism is often accepted within law enforcement communities, and I think that contributes to Hank’s characterization as someone who seeks to gain social status without really considering the harm he might be doing to others. Rather than dismissing his behavior as “just part of being a cop”, I think you could strengthen your analysis by understanding it as a different kind of racism.

[@mediumsizedmagician]

W comment

[@hutchphilpot6870]

This is an excellent insightful response to the critiques of the narrator, as well as to a huge percentage of this comment section. I admire someone with the ability to respond to things critically, but fairly. Someone that doesn’t just write someone off completely because they may not agree with what or how something was said, and instead responds likes this. People could learn from you and comments like these. Taking what could be perceived as a tone deaf comment (3:03) on the motivation of the casual racism behind Hank’s character and writing off the man’s video/work/insight completely is more 2024, than 2024 itself. I think this speaks to a societal lack of emotional maturity in this current timeline. In that the first time we’re watching something and hear an opinion we even mildly disagree with we STOP listening, turn the video off, run to the comment section and tell everyone that the storyteller is WRONG and not to watch. Or worse yet they’re called unintelligent, told they lack wisdom or objective clarity, or worse yet the storyteller is a RACIST. This is so pervasive today, and something I’ve been guilty of myself many, MANY times. In fact, I’m still guilty of this, just less often. I’m more self aware and conscious of it, and actively try to diminish this trait through introspection and LISTENING to the entirety of the message. By opening myself up to listening to opinions of those I might not like or agree with, or those I TRULY despise in the pursuit of existential intelligence, empathy, and understanding. To continuously learn. To learn is to LIVE, and that’s almost exclusively, a human experience. We’ve reached a place where people are not incapable of learning and striving to reach a higher level of intelligence, but UNWILLING. That is truly an indictment on where we are societally in 2024.

[@daxtonperry7208]

Casual racism is still racism.

[@alexanderdeal5125]

😢

[@reviewerofcomments]

this is why all racists need to go competitive to avoid the woke mob

[@channel5980]

So? Not a big deal.

[@daxtonperry7208]

@@channel5980 perpetuating racism is a big deal actually.

[@jameer7565]

You're obviously 16 ​@@channel5980

[@garyindiana5501]

“hank is not a a racist. yes he makes jokes and uses slurs” um what ? spoken like a true child of a cop lmfao

[@Garviel_Loken.]

That's what friends do. Joke about each other

[@seafood1471]

@@Garviel_Loken. friends yes, but colleagues? there is such a thing as professional standards and in my eyes the type of casual racism depicted from Hank falls well short. Dude told on his dad hard lol

[@claytonveno3710]

Last I checked making "offensive" jokes and using slurs in a comedic manner instead of as racial insults do not qualify as RAAAYYYCISSSMMMSSSSSS!!!

[@TraditionalCrusader]

The term “racist” was invented by Leon Trotsky of the Soviet Union. It is a buzzword meant to illicit an emotional reaction towards its intended target. We have been brainwashed.

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

@@claytonveno3710 What's with the caps and multiple exclamation points? Looks like you got triggered hard lol

[@tjered1]

Kino confirming casual racism is common in the police force 😅

[@mattzr1550]

Just becausse hank has a mexican friend doesnt mean he isnt racist, he clearly holds racist beliefs throughout the whole show

[@juliagoetia]

Right? I was mega confused when he said that, only for him to explain that he has a family member who is a cop, and suddenly it all made sense lol. Gotta justify to himself that his family definitely isn't racist, even when they very clearly are.

[@grenouillesupreme]

I haven't watched the show in a long time but hank doesn't seem racist in the scenes he showed in the video

[@wyatt9619]

​@juliagoetia Hank is not racist. You are to sensitive

[@linchet]

Agreed. Yes, Hank isn't inhumanely racist but he still holds racist beliefs. At least admit he IS racist while acknowledging that alone doesn't make someone a bad person

[@railynne6697]

Whole heartedly agree…do people think they put those jokes in for no reason. Hank is not a bad guy but it’s the fact that he holds those beliefs and it IS for a reason

[@allaboutroofing2]

"Causal racism is how you show you care about each other." -this channel

[@linchet]

- also most people who have close friends of different races

[@TeamGrimm07]

I mean it’s true to an extent. Me and my close friends say some horrendous shit to each other. Just how you show love sometimes

[@showsister69]

We know you have no friends. Log off

[@bronsondixon4747]

Virtue signal

[@drugsmadilla]

Based

[@Benny-Fazio]

Ahh yes , law enforcement workplace racist banter , checks out for the police in America, but out of respect for YOU ! & your fawtha for bringing pure kino into this world thank you Mr kino

[@DanielLopez-lv2zi]

I have news for u, If in law enforcement “casual racism is how you show you care for each other” then it’s an inherently racist institution. So basically u are saying, hank isn’t really a racist, but he has to act like he is, and enforce racist laws, to be a cop…

[@juliagoetia]

Exactly! Thank you! That line drove me nuts lmao

[@noahdunham4494]

Thank u for being the only other comment about this. My head spun so damn fast to change the vid cause i cannot take this seriously after that.

[@soldierorsomething]

Phew, luckily no other countries in the world have cops, than the USA or there would be racists everywhere!! :O

[@artistoblivion]

Jokes have nothing to do with how law is enforced. What a ridiculous take

[@bleachboss1358]

Bro has never had friends irl

[@mannhouse8014]

3:03 Kino? FUCK YOU DOIN? Sharp as a fuckin cueball…

[@Riccardo-wp5fv]

Finally someone talked about it. Hank had indeed good traits on him, but being on the right side of the law kinda covered who he really was. He's pictured as an aggressive man, who never showed empathy or even respect toward people he considered "lower" than him. He didn't really cared about the consequences his hunt to Walt could lead to Skyler, Walter JR, Marie and especially himself as we see in the end.

[@supersaiyanzero386]

Hank is like.. if Tony Soprano was a DEA Agent. Kinda. Hank is kinda similar in many ways emotionally especially toward the end. Yelling, ego, Fatness. I'm gonna keep an eye on that next watch of Breaking Bad and see if it holds up.

[@x__thesickest6388]

Hank never did anything half as heinous as the shit Tony Soprano did in Season 1 alone. Might as well compare Molly to Tekashi 69 😭

[@xvrqt]

"Hank isn't a racist cop, I would know because my dad is a racist cop and he says it's normal" was so outta left field elle ayy emm oh

[@notoriouslybratty]

Thank you for making this video! I have felt crazy like I was the only one seeing how Hank was willing to do whatever to catch Walter at the end. So many people were rooting for him at the end but I just got irritated how Hank was cutting corners to get his conviction. While he was right about Mike, he really abused his powers of law enforcement to harass the guy with no evidence. Hank’s gut was not wrong but you can see how that started making him dangerous.

[@bobjohnson1633]

A member of the most evil and powerful gang accusing his power to do evil.

[@jimmym3352]

I was rooting for Walt LOL. No really, I never thought he (Hank) was a hero. He obviously had his pride issues too. It's what made the series such a great series. That said, the character of Hank did get marginally better throughout the series. He was horrible the pilot episode. I would have been happy to see him shot in the face after the pilot episode.

[@IronFreakV]

I wish Marie would've died instead of Hank

[@josephmarshall2295]

Casual Racism is how you show you care about each other??? Lmfao that has to be the funniest wildest thing ive heard in 2023 lol 😂😂😂 i literally almost choked on my food

[@tilenHD]

its called being funny its funny because its absurd you are laughing because its funny that some people actually think like that dont u get it. you have such a westoid logic you wouldnt survive a day on the balkan internet

[@legitplayin6977]

@@tilenHDNo that’s called “balkans are a third world shithole that no one willingly lives in”

[@circleinforthecube5170]

@@tilenHD you say that like western countries didint invent the internet, having 2000s kiwifarms 4chan somethingawful level internet discourse isin't something to brag about, also, american zoomers make bad edgy jokes all the time, the internet your on is probably less edgy than aqua teen hunger force anyways lmao

[@tilenHD]

@@circleinforthecube5170 you just dont get it

[@circleinforthecube5170]

@@tilenHD honestly i don't give a shit

[@michaelRG1000]

“Casual racism is how you show you care about one another” is the craziest shit I’ve ever heard lol just say he’s joking if you want to justify it

[@concept5631]

The cognitive dissonance is crazy because he had to have sat on that line while making the script.

[@MiamiMike1793]

Hawk is the perfect representation of an America cop. Unhinged and wreak less with disregard for living beings

[@devonwhite2443]

What are they wreaking less of?

[@chuni5942]

He qualified for immunity

[@reviewerofcomments]

*eagle

[@larkc7677]

It’s telling that Hank’s first action when he catches Walt is to call his wife to gloat, rather than reacting professionally and following proper procedures. Hank’s ego not only cost him his life, but that of Gomez as well. For that reason alone, Hank is no hero.

[@x__thesickest6388]

"Hank is not racist it's just a cop thing" What? "My father was in law enforcement" *clicks off*

[@-.-u.uwe.o]

EXACTLY ESP TRYING TO DEFEND IT BY SAYING “casual racism is a way to show you care about each other” so fuckinv blind to the atrocities that cops inflict on minorities

[@BesoffenerIslamist]

oh no, the criminal doesn't like cops. Who could have imagined that?

[@x__thesickest6388]

@@BesoffenerIslamist my record's way cleaner than your underwear, wife-beater.

[@misfitsatanas5756]

Absolutely the same reaction dude. Instant click off.

[@AJ-ew7kr]

Homie outed his father 🤣🤣🤣

[@AlexMax2742]

THANK YOU! Despite being on the "right" side of the law, Hank was an obsessed glory-seeker just like Walt. His short-sightedness led in a very direct way to leaving his family without a father, Jessie's period of unjust imprisonment and eventual escape, and Walt having the opportunity to die on his own terms.

[@DaveSCameron]

Decent shout yes. 👍

[@KaelWrit]

and the law isnt really on the right side in the drug war anyway. Everything Walt did was enabled by that drug war

[@DaveSCameron]

@@KaelWrit of course yes, excellent point

[@AlexMax2742]

​@@KaelWrit You're correct, but even in the shaky moral framework of the drug war Hank fell short by going rogue. And you can apply that to many other people in this universe - Walt's moral failings ran deeper than merely being a meth cook, and Saul's problem wasn't _just_ that he was legal counsel for a drug kingpin.

[@binarystar300]

If there's one criticism I have of Vince Gilligan, is that he sometimes OVER-GLORIFIES law enforcement. I mean, it's a common TV trope with all these shows like CSI Cops etc. but it takes away from the otherwise perfect writing. Being a cop doesn't automatically make you a good person!!

[@ShadowChaoDS]

if law enforcement has a culture of racism that hank has to adopt in order to fit in, then the entire institution of law enforcement is racist, hank included.

[@thorntonwager6750]

Moronic take

[@PRESTIGEworldwide32]

i guess real racism must be how law enforcement shows they care about the public. they keep it casual with each other though.

[@MARCSEIDis]

a big character flaw within Walt is his pride and his ego, as so eloquently put by Mike. But that's also very much true of Hank, too. Pride cometh before the fall, after all.

[@flyingsky1559]

Hanks deadly sin is wrath

[@linchet]

@@flyingsky1559 now you got me trying to correlate the main cast of the show with the seven deadly sins

[@MayISpeak]

Just a slight nitpick, racism comes in different forms and different levels. Saying Hank “isn’t a racist” makes it seem as tho racism only comes in the form of wearing a white sheet with a swastika on it. Yes racists can have friends who are of a different race. Just because Hank and Steven are friends doesn’t mean Hank doesn’t have negative views about other people who look like him.

[@aGame284]

Casual racism has the word racism in it but i guess somehow isnt racist. Bro definitely also outed the entire police force as casually racist too. Just because people participate in it doesnt make it okay. Especially with cops too, wtf

[@anaortega3988]

I was like 🤔hearing that justification. Hank is racist asf 💀

[@notanonymous3976]

competitive racism is where it's at

[@aGame284]

Facts, what's your rank

[@notanonymous3976]

@@aGame284 i say the n word if a black gives me permission

[@shoticko]

It seems like you are reaching to find flaws of Hank. Just because he has his own flaws doesnt mean he was only motivated by his pride and not just by doing a good thing. Its very subjective just to count down reasons he was doing it for. But no one really knows. In this life everybody has ego, pride, fears and passions. The thing is, no matter the point of views or motivations only fact is we still have to live on the same f'd up planet, no other choice (yet) and in this F'd up world, to man up and gather your strengths to do the right things and even die for them is still heroic, no matter your flaws. Have you heard about stories about Ghandi ? Mandela ? Every hero has his dark side in the end its what they die for that matters. Only Jesus can be considered the purest hero but people even talk about his flaws and motivations.

[@ACTION-RELOAD-DANGER]

I have to agree with everything except one thing, the consistent racist comments Hank makes absolutely affect how he views the world which in turn affects his police work its clear from the way he acts that he considers the criminals he prosecutes as subhuman by the way he laughs in season 2 when finding the bodies of two of tucoes men he even sends pictures of the corpses to his brother in law without a thought because to him they're just pieces of meat

[@lucassantossj]

Don't forget in season 1 he got a innocent man arrested in front of the entire school without proof he stole the lab.

[@seto_kaiba_]

Except he treats all criminals like that. He is just as much of a 🐓to White criminals as he is to Hispanics.

[@zerodood]

Seriously, the mental gymnastics people go through to defend Hank are astounding. It was pretty clear he was on a power trip throughout the show. And no, I don't care if he was doing it to mask his trauma from the job, that didn't give him a right to be a bully.

[@alexander1902]

Yeah, he was a punk. But I think that was the whole point, he fit in doing busy work in a small office but was a joke to actual DEA agents who took their job seriously. When shit got real, he tucked tail and rain at the first chance.

[@dylanwesley3964]

​@alexander1902 I disagree with him tucking his tail. When that bomb went off, hank sucked up his anxiety and went to put a Tourniquet on his fellow agent.

[@IzDube]

@@alexander1902nigga those agents got blown the fuck up and hank had to try and save as many of them as possible. what are u on about, and I think seeing a dozen of ur peers get blown up gives most people a desire to get out

[@IzDube]

I don't understand the idea that he was a bully, he was just a normal person lol. I dislike how he acted towards criminals but he treated Walter normally for a brother in law. The worst thing he did was how he acted towards Marie but unless u live in some fantasy land sometimes u have to endure people treating u unfairly when there going through shit and help them through it. I dislike a little how he acted towards Jesse but if I didn't watch Jesse for 5 seasons I would think very poorly of him too, from an outsider perspective he's just a junkie drug dealing murderer, doesn't excuse him but I don't think it's realistically that bad to not value the life of someone like that

[@jimmynuetronrblx8628]

exactly@@IzDube

[@imark2569]

11:48 disagree. He doesn’t want to get Walt to defend his reputation. He wants to get Walt, without tarnishing his own reputation

[@geraltrivia9565]

Bro Hank is racist full stop considering he was racist when Gomez wasn’t even there at times

[@Killakwabo]

I love the fact the Hank was kind of what Walt shouldve been. He had all the macho alpha man bravado only to deal with PTSD when I saw action while WW being meek and mild manner ended up becoming a savage.

[@shapeshifter7676]

He was like that before PTSD too, he was like that his whole life

[@BrainDamageComedy]

great point

[@notanonymous3976]

correct me if i am wrong, but "being macho" is something anyone can do, whilst PTSD is involuntary and people get it worse than others

[@Barney_rubble983]

Hank is uncorruptable, he was a good man. Also i think he had a great deal of love and respect for Walt and was actually intimidated by Walt's intelligence, so he light heartedly mocked Walt. But Walt was actually very insulted and Hank never realised.

[@jimmyjoel7596]

Was enjoying that......till your dad is a casual what ????

[@dlrichardson56]

lol hank is not a racist?? lol. oh but my dad is in law enforcement. hahahahahaha buddy i dont think you know what racsim is....

[@KS-bo5bg]

My own father is a slave catching, murdering, revenue stealing thug. Thanks for saving me some time.

[@chuni5942]

Where tf did slave catching come from? Other shit is true tho.

[@legitplayin6977]

@@chuni5942The police in southern states originated as slave catchers, ig that’s what he’s referencing

[@jameer7565]

​@@chuni5942Southern police forces were primarily sheriffs and slave catchers through a large chunk of history.

[@lakibramble]

"Hank isnt racist." No he defiently is 😭 If it was just banter with his friend steve then yea, id agree. But hes shown to use slurs outside of his kinship with his friend, often dosent really treat mexicans like people, or well, any criminal by that matter. And yknow were supposed to think that. In one of the scenes in his new job, he does some racist shit. And everyone looks at him weird for it. Racism dosent have to be an evil thing, its just a behavior people slip into. Everyone has that part of them to some degree, and id say hank has it more than the avarage person. I dont think hank like, hates Mexicans, but its extremely clear that he tends to veiw them as criminals and doesnt have much respect for their culture.

[@reviewerofcomments]

he's not racist! he *said* his dad's a cop, and his dad is also racist often! all cops do it, not just Hank!

[@lakibramble]

@@reviewerofcomments so all cops are racists I see

[@stouthelm6324]

I would say Hank’s racist banter isn’t a problem with close friends but with random people and those he is authority over them it’s a problem

[@chuni5942]

Ong say what you want with your friends but treating strangers like that isn't ok

[@xhappybunnyx]

his interaction with Wendy shows how he thinks of the "lower class" and I'm surprised isn't the nail in Hanks racism coffin lmao. He clearly harbors intense judgement for people he doesn't know

[@Redblowup]

@@xhappybunnyx man she was a hooker

[@elbicho405]

Hank is a noble man after all

[@mrchocolatetoast1355]

I think the literal point that Breaking Bad is making is that nobody is all good or all bad we all have the potential to be both in us and how the events and decisions surrounding our lives can push us 1 way or the other and even people who have never put a foot wrong like Walt under the right circumstances can be pushed all the way to being evil

[@notanonymous3976]

which is why exercising willpower is so important in order to remain steadfast

[@gwilson314]

Well, Walt Jr. is unambiguously the good guy in all of this, and he very strongly sided with his uncle and wanted nothing to do with his father by the end of the show. I think Hank's character, though flawed, was always that of an earnest cop whose main goal was to catch bad guys. He had goals were beyond his own ego, unlike Walt.

[@AshleyPemberton-g3o]

“Casual racism is how you show you care about someone” Jesus Christ.

[@AveragePicker]

The golden rule: Do unto others as a racist would do unto them.

[@isaacgriffin8259]

Cry harder, pu$$y

[@jagd7102]

Yeah you've clearly never had a close male friend of another race. Always banter and be racist to each other, it's very normal.

[@boxman7044]

Guys rip into each other, it’s kinda how it is

[@seto_kaiba_]

Oh quit pearl clutching. Some people are more comfortable with making racial jokes towards each other. The modern internet and its obsession with black and white thinking is so nauseating at this point.

[@brush5004]

This video and the comments section reads a lot like a shitpost

[@dbanos1]

hanks racist as so is your cop dad

[@Pixelpunch3]

Dude literally self reported himself and his dad as racist 😂

[@ausername8699]

This is why you leftists will never win. You're puritanism when it comes to causal banter won't build wide coalitions.

[@krisshishymishy]

"Im not racist! My partner is Mexican!".... Please....

[@meowmachine9147]

Right? Hank was casually racist but it's still racism.

[@chadsrobber]

@@meowmachine9147 him and gomey joked around with each other, why are crying so much

[@chadsrobber]

Maybe learn that him and gomey joked around , gomey was fine with it, grow up and move on

[@vanceamania]

I love how both him and Walt start in completely different places and end in same different places all the while remaining so close to the other