Breaking Bad - The Fumigation Lab Scene (S5E3) | Rotten Tomatoes TV

[@lundylow]

Vince Gilligan did such a good job of cutting the stress and dread of these characters' circumstances with an occasional moment of "maybe everything's gonna be alright." He just peppered them in there. And it was just the right amount.

[@jakedurazo712]

not that vince gilligan isn’t really important to the series but you also gotta give credit to the editor and the specific writers and director for this episode vince gilligan is hardly ever actually behind the camera and making those kinds of decisions

[@grzybowy1680]

Bravo Vince!

[@heriksalvadorianreacts6646]

@@jakedurazo712 lmao. He is the showrunner also executive producer of both shows and director of the movie. Get lost GOT fanboy.

[@luckystiff5695]

@@heriksalvadorianreacts6646 individual episodes have their own directors, it’s not always the showrunner at the helm

[@davidlazerz8564]

@@luckystiff5695 a director is like a conductor, he doesnt write the music he just helps translate it from the page. Gilligan decided all the major beats of the story and how to connect the dots, the directors helped stylize those action beats and story points to make them interesting to watch.

[@RJWaynerium]

The whole notion of having a meth lab in customer's housing was the most genius idea in the show, second being the massive laundry room setup. But this is elegant, having all your equipment in modular cases, plug-and-play, and then easy to pack up when done and then move to the next house.....simply brilliant.

[@byronsenior6499]

It must have taken a lot of research on the writers part to figure out how the setup for making this stuff would go. That's what gets me.

[@r9kv753]

​@byronsenior6499 they hired real life consultants in order to make sure they don't accidentally teach people how to make meth

[@byronsenior6499]

@@r9kv753 That to. :) I meant the construction of this system for creating it.

[@SquidwardLSDSquirtingOctopussy]

Imagine all those households who later found out on the news that the fumigation company was actually a thieve circle. And to make matters worse...their entire house got "methed up" by Americas most wanted Drug Kingpin as well lol

[@freespeech3817]

@@r9kv753 Stupid way of wasting precious money and work time since anybody with internet access can easly find info how to set up such lab.

[@nguyenngo7661]

It's kinda crazy how Walter manages to mess up every good situation he gets. The money from Elliot, cooking for Gus, the fumigation solution. He screws up a good opportunity and somehow manages to salvage it just to mess everything up again until everything was gone

[@rc59191]

He's a little man with a giant ego Mike said it best he just had to control everything instead of knowing his place and cooking.

[@Killzoneguy117]

The most damning point is when he has the perfect opportunity to throw Hank off his trail. Hank is convinced that Gale was Heisenberg. And that was that. Gale's dead, Heisenberg's gone. All Walter had to do was keep his mouth shut, keep a low profile, and keep cooking. Hank and the DEA would think that it was just someone copying Gale and would be chasing non-existent leads and Walter could complete his contract with Gus and then go his separate way. Instead he couldn't keep it shut, had to put Hank back on his trail, and then lead to Hank sniffing around Gus's operation and well... yeah.

[@michaelbanaszak7775]

@@Killzoneguy117 Excellent analysis! Walter White is his own worst enemy...

[@QuanLovesGaming]

He enjoys chaos.

[@alexstroud4665]

How did he mess up the fumigation situation again? I can't remember

[@trevor6433]

I feel like if Walt’s brother in law wasn’t in the DEA they could’ve done this routine for 20 years and never had trouble.

[@humayunbaloch1189]

But then again he woudnt hAve found jesse

[@jameshetherington1]

Honestly if Walt wasn't so self destructive they could have gone on for as long as they wanted

[@Korijenkins1414]

@@jameshetherington1 Walt's self destructiveness didn't really play a role in his downfall. It was over when Hank found a book in the bathroom, pretty much random chance.

[@detachsoup6061]

Expect he still had cancer.

[@harleyokeefe5193]

@@Korijenkins1414 Walt keeping the book that was literally the only surviving piece of evidence that linked him to anything around is an example of his self destructiveness

[@CartoonyBoi]

From RV, to Lab, to someone’s house. Now that’s what I call improvising.

[@KingCasual1986]

I think you mean RV. I’m pretty sure you can’t make meth in virtual reality!

[@spicynachodoritos]

@@KingCasual1986 Who's to say we can't make meth in VR

[@dominicchallis2928]

@@spicynachodoritosThis is my own private imagination and I will not be harassed.

[@fishko7026]

"Correction: Frome RV, to the basement, to the RV again then the Lab , to someone's house".

[@shrimp1970]

@@dominicchallis2928😂

[@TheBic4]

Walt was so obsessed with a clean lab they spent an entire episode killing a fly only to work in a place like this lol

[@radix4400]

It's under fumigation, ain't no fly surviving in there with all those gaseous chemicals... wait.

[@bruno0518]

He wasn't obsessing with a clean lab. He's was with a lot in his mind and the fly was his way to cope.

[@Ackshuallymmm]

Wasn't about the fly?

[@chumi_colores]

Well they aren't going to find any alive flys in a fumigation site

[@rency1803]

The fly was lalo's dead spirit keep whispering "werner zieglerrrrrrrrrr" into his ear, it had to be put down.

[@JHauxx]

The montages of BrBa and BCS are truly classic.

[@infinitynotifications7082]

Yeah but the first 3 seasons of Better Call Saul are boring as hell compared to Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad is the type of show you can rewatch over and over.

[@zionsimanian9310]

@@infinitynotifications7082 😐

[@buxxi90]

@@infinitynotifications7082 disagree. I've rewatched BCS more than Breaking Bad, love the pace and character building.

[@buxxi90]

@@DatCatReal good point

[@michaelmcgee2026]

@@infinitynotifications7082 I agree. The series really didn't start for me until his brother commit suicide.

[@CallMeJ.]

I still think "Vamonos Pest" is a genius name for an extermination company in New Mexico.

[@jaycuthbert245]

0:10 judging by outside looking through the doorway both Walt and Jesse are clearly in Mexico to produce their product lol

[@yungteenwithalillean]

i was like wtf is he talking about til i clicked the time skip thats mad funny

[@brightoneasterling9304]

The music was so brilliant In this scene and all of the cooking scenes, what I love most is the progression of taste in arrangement which corresponds with the progression of lab quality throughout the series. In season 1 and 2 they were still making meth in the trashy RV and the music reflected the quality of the lab, in season 3 and 4 the lab cooks were accompanied by orchestral instrumental arrangements to reflect the professional business-centered laboratory provided by Gus and in season 5 and this scene in particular the music reflects the grandiose nature of simply cooking for yourself without the added constraints of deadlines or threat of law.

[@vaughnbooker3463]

I love episodes\montages of Jesse & Walt working without conflict, they're a great team...sometimes...

[@Shatterthewaves]

Song is -> The Peddlers - “On A Clear Day You Can See Forever”

[@emely1810]

🙏🏼

[@nikitaivanov1536]

Thank you greatly!

[@sdaiwepm]

Thank you!!

[@Jkinsella082]

2:40 this part goes hard

[@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3]

The reaction has begun.

[@metelineblue294]

it represents me having a climax while watching these montage, bravo vince!

[@lightskinwithairpods9808]

Facts

[@majik5194]

The shot at 2:26 goes harder

[@coyoteden8111]

Anyone know the software? Houdini?

[@AdamTheCannon]

7 year old me making potions in the shower:

[@tendo2787]

For me it was always the bath ngl, I became a chemist when I ever had a bubble bath

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Best place to make weird water color mixtures is the kitchen sink! i’m honestly surprised kid me didn’t mustard gas himself on accident, but the colors were fantastic!

[@CFSworks]

I really like the symbolism at 2:06 with the fumes venting out into the yard with all the kids' toys. That's a powerful shot.

[@lukewest9513]

What’s it symbolising?

[@HarperSeemsCool]

@@lukewest9513 fumes near kid pool

[@lukewest9513]

@@HarperSeemsCool yes, what is it symbolising?

[@HarperSeemsCool]

@@lukewest9513 kid pools near fume

[@lukewest9513]

@@HarperSeemsCool bro are you joking? What is that symbolising?

[@DekuStickGamer]

Nothing beats the cooking meth scenes in Breaking Bad. I could watch them all day.

[@Go-Go-Guts]

Straight up asmr

[@Alknix]

It's a a good idea to intersperse them with the scene from the Crystal Palace or from Splooge's house. You know, to keep the perspective.

[@BigBrosFilms]

@@Alknix also the tucker scene

[@acat6145]

Yeah I find them good practice

[@chaitanayaA]

DEA wants to know your location

[@brightoneasterling9304]

Vince Gillian really made cooking meth look as elegant as bob ross painting… now that’s genius

[@sergiomendoza4850]

Setting this lab up and tearing it down every couple of days must’ve been really annoying lol. Smart because it makes it much harder to find but annoying for sure.

[@anlexaify]

One may find the cleaning up to be negligible when the return of investment you get out of it is tremendous

[@BoneThugsRTheBest]

Yea no point in complaining when you know youre making thousands.

[@OffGridInvestor]

You trying to tell me no job has annoying parts? How long was the setup? 15 minutes?

[@jacobsan]

Thousands 🤣🤣

[@anthonysnyder6871]

It’s actually truly crazy that they were making Meth in peoples’ homes. It’s so crazy and brilliant at the same time

[@Adamdow95]

This scene was a major influence when I directed my 4-minute short film about Screen printing. The use of camera angles, close-ups and editing were really inspiring and helpful.

[@tranha3616]

If walt didnt have that gigantic ego, he could have done this forever.

[@sadboiz0m-b130]

yeah except he had cancer

[@NickJR528]

​@@jbphilly1234If Walt was smarter, he would have gotten rid of that book

[@mistersinister2043]

Someone would have recognized the smell of meth in their home afterwards sooner or later.

[@doesntmatter7560]

​@mistersinister2043 that's the suburbs💀 ain't nobody there know the smell of meth, they'd assume it was the chemicals from the fumigation

[@gregmadore6365]

One of the best TV shows ever

[@infinitynotifications7082]

Correction: The best.

[@francishartogensis3488]

No its the best

[@tahakamrankhan2929]

🙏

[@peterjo408]

Sopranos>>> breaking bad

[@SyrianReviews]

Richard Donaldson HELL NAH

[@AnCapone1899]

"Maybe you and i could partner up"

[@caseyw1286]

So here is what I find funny. Walt goes crazy over there being “one” fly in Guses lab saying it poses a risks to contamination. Yet he is perfectly okay with cooking in a house filled with bugs, fumigation, and other harmful chemicals lol.

[@falclao]

true

[@doesntmatter7560]

It was symbolic for his need for control in the lab, since everything was going wrong in his life at that moment

[@leonli1284]

The drug sniffing dog walking past the house on his off time: ayo

[@HenriqueOliveira-of5er]

They're like a traveling circus! Bringing their tent full of joy to a neighbourhood near you!

[@SusanKnecht-f2v]

I really miss this show watching these clips from the show, gives me chills 🤗

[@Zibenlurr]

If no one has mentioned it yet, the song is "On a Clear Day, by The Peddlers. What a lowkey funky gem. It is a cover of a Robert Goulet song from the 50's, I belive.

[@megasean3000]

Worse than the underground lab but better than the RV lab.

[@HankAndStuff64]

It's interesting how there's always relaxing music and satisfying imagery in almost every scene where Walt is cooking. It's another way Vince Gilligan tries to get you to side with Walt even though he's a pretty evil dude.

[@Vulcan650Vampire]

I love how Jesse just leaves the front door wide open for anybody to walk in and help lol

[@PunishedKrab]

“Hey, home owner again, how is the fumigation going?”

[@kingroti]

1:11 this might be a bit far fetched but i think this nod symbolizes that they have to work with what they have or get to work but they also do it in the finale maybe it’s the same symbolism idk

[@sionsonorism]

coolest montage in the series

[@heisenberg6142]

I think crystal blue persuasion beats it

[@aryaman_7]

Burning down the lab was the best one

[@kwiky5643]

Ikr but the atoms have a weird color

[@SteveNathn]

To get all that equipment into those cases must have been quite the feat of engineering

[@AJ_CAVIL]

They started cooking from RV to structured lab to other people houses

[@ered203]

My question is this; Did the houses actually get debugged or were they just contaminating neighborhood after neighborhood with meth lab chemicals...like the back yard of this house? I mean, some kid was going to play in that back yard again, and good old Walt is dumping anhydrous all over the place.

[@nightwaddie5426]

The show made it clear that Walt had no care for human or even children's lives for that matter. Considering that they ran an air tight operation, I would venture that they probably actually did debug the homes after, just spent an extra 2-3 days cooking than the usual debugging, complete guesses on my end, but Walts downfall was never amateur moves like not debugging homes after cooking in em.

[@discman15]

The music in this series is so amazing

[@nilaygurel1359]

Yesss do you know this one?

[@KashiwaDaisuke]

"On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" by The Peddlers

[@jared4902]

All fun and games till the nanny cam catches you cooking 🤣

[@ZeusandHades]

Thinking about the aftermath after he gets exposed, imagine all the houses that had to be condemned cause he made meth in them.

[@YaowBucketHEAD]

02:07 ahh the New Mexico backyard. Thinning grass that's almost dead. Love the desert, don't miss the disgusting landscape at times. Near invincible weeds, plenty of "goatheads", and everything dead, dead, dead.

[@Denji228]

1:08 Most iconic shot ever.

[@NotoriousBroadcasts]

These were the good days ❤️

[@nadzialolo]

i love this scene so much.

[@dpoisonedburritos]

I just realized how fitting a metaphor it is that Walt is now cooking Meth inside of family houses, since season 5 really sees Heisenberg completely taking over his own family, too.

[@robtothejuice]

The scene with them on the couch watching tv and talking about Andrea and Brock is the one moment in the show you can genuinely tell they truly care for each other. In a mostly extremely toxic relationship, it showed at the end of the day they were truly each others best friend. Walt just had too much ego and couldn’t put it aside when it mattered most.

[@Apex_clipz-gw4hz]

2:28 is just perfect

[@Vik-wy3it]

Is anyone gonna talk about the song they chose for this scene? I've been listening to it nonstop all day. The BB soundtrack is incredible, I've found a lot of great songs

[@mehedihasanridoy8240]

It's not just a song,its a masterpiece art work with chemistry

[@jshrubz]

One thing that always bugged me about Breaking Bad was the filters that they wore on their respirators. Chemical filters are always round, while particulate filters, like the ones they used, are rectangular. Totally not suitable for an environment with harsh chemical fumes. A small, obscure detail of course but one that would bug someone like me that works in the chemical industry.

[@goldenshark7546]

As someone also works in chemical research lab, it doesn't bother me much. Small details like using correct filters would make me happy, but I also remind myself that many "wanna be" street illegal drug producers use these shows as an inspiration and not giving them correct information is also important. If they use incorrect equipment for their illegal stuffs, by all mean let them

[@PETERODZZ]

I think I want to watch the whole thing again. I am going to do my own marathon episode after episode

[@abdullahmatloob9803]

All the people saying that all Walter had to do this and that and he would never had gotten caught are forgetting that Heisenberg had a massive massive ego issue, which became the reason of Walter’s demise

[@arnabmukhopadhyay7078]

1:45 why are they pouring metal fillings in it?

[@connordowning216]

catalyst, aluminium probably

[@nahor88]

@@connordowning216 That's exactly what it is. You need a positive ionic metal to get the reaction going, and Aluminum is the cheapest option.

[@roddydykes7053]

They mention it as aluminum, while Victor is cooking while they’re being held hostage after killing Gale

[@thedarkknight9153]

Because unlike Victor, Walt and Jesse never forget the aluminum.

[@Unvaccinated69]

Alooooominum

[@tuffneggah]

this is the moment ted got the green light for skylar's back door

[@benmorgan8890]

The montages in this show are the blue meth grade of montages.

[@hillscasino]

1:50 what type of framerate / camerawork is this called

[@holiteni.pololi]

zoom out

[@hillscasino]

@@holiteni.pololi nah its not that

[@carlosdcf8268]

i think is less than 24fps or maybe a little speed up 24fps, i'm interesed in knowing too

[@hillscasino]

@@carlosdcf8268 yeah i often see it in action scenes but ive never known what its called. its easy to spot but idk the name for it

[@MiguelRodriguez-pb2fo]

I was thinking the same thing!!!, I knew something looked different in those frames

[@stacc_962]

Vista 4 volte, l'ultima terminata un mese fa insieme a mio figlio, è indubbiamente la serie televisiva migliore che abbia avuto il piacere di guardare. Non ha punti deboli, il regista è stato semplicemente geniale. E questa, a mio parere, è la scena più iconica delle 5 stagioni, Gilligan non poteva abbinarvi brano migliore.

[@alexandermfrei]

Is this the only moment in the show Walt was actually happy?

[@spender2005]

I doubt it. He feared for his life in some parts but for a lot of it he was happy. Acknowledging the moment Skylar asked why he did it to which he responded with “I liked it. I was good at it. I was really… I was alive.”

[@hamzerpanzer]

He was happy in that scene where him and Skyler were looking for a house

[@roddydykes7053]

He was happy just before he died at the end, lovingly laying his hand on the tank

[@spartan101ful]

Train Heist before shooting the kid

[@siler7]

........did you even watch the show?

[@younghex9577]

Never watched breaking bad. Always heard it was a good show. And off of these scene alone. I know it's a good show

[@dustinclouse6888]

I'm jealous. I wish I could go back and erase it from my memory (all 20 times I've watched the entire series) so I could experience it again. My favorite show of all time, hands down.

[@harshchaudhary9907]

It's not the best, ITS THE GREATEST SHOW EVER MADE Period.

[@mistersinister2043]

Imagine how pissed Hank would have been to find out Walt was operating a rolling meth lab through residential neighborhoods and poisoning families around town lol.

[@PaintballerReviews]

Weird to think these houses are actually infested with bugs And Walt was fine making the product But a house fly in the lab He goes crazy

[@Josama0214]

Walt didn't care about any fly it was all just symbolism

[@lbowsk]

This scene was epic. Loved it.

[@mrcherry4382]

Willy wonka? Walter white? You got me…

[@imaansharifi]

This show makes me love meth but it doesn't make me wanna try it.

[@armyofninjas9055]

I think you misunderstood the source material. It ruined everyone's life.

[@jamalempfehlung9841]

I‘tzZ pReeTy fuUn!

[@gandalf8216]

I suggest trying it, if you can apply the harm reduction policy and only have access for a very limited amount. After the crash and recovery, you can reassess the effects with the comedown in mind: was it worth it? The answer is often "no".

[@rusianalf]

I feel like sticking to a van in the desert is still easier. Just bring a battery jumper next time

[@heisenberg6142]

They didn’t want easy they wanted a nice workspace that could never be tracked back to them

[@orianultimer]

They couldn't produce as much product in an RV

[@racheddar]

If the show ended on this scene... perfection.

[@curtiscarpenter9881]

Passion in the work is perfection in progress.🤯

[@Ahnhughwhale]

Walter white really did build an empire with his fumigation business. It looked like Everyone in town gave him 5 star reviews.

[@cbawitlife]

1:07-1:11 isn't there a version of this shot in later episodes with walt and todd and then walt alone?

[@murrayberg254]

Just saw this scene on Breaking Bad today, had to get the song!

[@luismarquez5038]

This kinda addictive montages, ooff.

[@penitent2401]

while they are doing this, they are not clearing the house of pests, would whatever pests they were hired to fumigate chew through and contaminate the room?

[@Migsxx]

2:10 walt made the “wildfire virus” aka the walking dead

[@KingCasual1986]

My right ear really appreciates the bass.

[@robertfurniss4415]

I have always found it funny that I first saw this blue meth back in 1979 when I moved to Albuquerque. Didn't know what it was and never tried it but the guy selling it had no shortage of customers. Just saying

[@valentindelasnubes9233]

best creation ever, breaking bad deserves respect and honor

[@Cavefire76]

I don’t remember this scene of Malcom in the middle

[@purpleapple4052]

My kidneys synthesizing up piss while I'm asleep so I have to wake up at 1 AM:

[@theeyehead3437]

I wonder if the cops ever found out that he was cooking in people's homes. I mean, most of the people involved died, right? Except Jesse, who escaped.

[@ktxed]

This should have been the ending

[@tankdemsy1]

Their last cooking scene together…

[@thekiller989]

Theres now a non zero number of houses in America that have had meth cooked in them by a fake fumigation company. Because i am positive somebody has now tried this being inspired by this scene.

[@singalongwrudy8690]

Imagine if they used this ingenuity for goo... ...oh forget it .-never mind.

[@pixpusha]

None of the neighbors smell it?

[@jordanastro4694]

They mentioned that in the show…no one would really question any smell as everyone thinks the house is being fumigated.

[@doesntmatter7560]

​@jordanastro4694 and they probably don't know what meth smells like since it's the suburbs

[@adambuster9]

Always wonder how scenes like these appeared in the Columbian version of the show

[@aemiliuskai14]

"Let's go pestilencia"

[@omegajrz1269]

Adiós Bichos

[@wylobooth594]

2:40 what is this called? Satisfying asf

[@Mike-mo7nk]

The rv, yeah, the laundromat, kind far fetched... But this venue? I had to laugh..

[@Pedro-xz6wt]

it's so dirty, them cooking in people's homes. at least gus had the decency to own the place where he built his lab. walter's business is way shadier.

[@EarlMcManus2005]

The lead singer sounds like Tom Hardy's Bane.

[@LasagnaGarfield]

I'm I the only one who smashed blue jolly rancher and puts it on a ziploc

[@invizig9137]

Don't those houses have nanny cams? If I was allowing a bunch of strangers into my house to get it fumigated I would have definitely put some cams around.

[@adamjohanssonn]

they mentioned it, todd, one of the workers said he found one and disabled it

[@invizig9137]

@@adamjohanssonn they can't find them all

[@MarloSoBalJr]

With all of that fog.... good luck finding anything

[@torresdanilo8548]

​@@invizig9137Remember Todd's team were professionals at searching houses a long time before Walt and Jesse came as Saul said

[@freddycouples4499]

Hi interwebs! Can you help a guy out and tell me the name of that song? It's a banger! Thanks in advance! Cheers

[@Kenny-the-Platypus]

On a Clear Day by The Peddlers

[@freddycouples4499]

@@Kenny-the-Platypus thank you sir!

[@arthurdc6578]

Back to my 12's

[@Drbuddz]

Best BrBa scene ever in my opinion.

[@matthiasvanogtrop1754]

Not even close

[@joshuatokosi]

no lol

[@laflame5806]

@Adolf Hitler Was Right shortsighted comment. Your single digit iq is showing :)

[@siler7]

Worst abbreviation ever.

[@digesteddough5237]

@@siler7 it’s called BrBa or BB like, most the times

[@evangrudi3521]

Middle aged women making the worst memes ever.

[@SunadeDNN]

Cooking meth is such a beautiful thing on award winning tv shows.

[@antoniopalacios5799]

está escena la vi lsd, hermosoooo

[@lilsatanex]

This happens in real life more than people think 😅

[@dunkermitcell83]

Look at those machines 😳

[@Gabriel-infante.]

That is art

[@DrakeCarter_Mase]

Excellent idea to have a traveling meth lab 🔥