Walter White Kills Mike Ehrmantraut | Say My Name | Breaking Bad

[@ronin7561]

Imagine trying to die peacefully and then your killer comes up to you trying to have a conversation with you

[@mack-attack-420]

'im terribly, terribly sorry for my behaviour'

[@rbxless]

'Lovely view huh?'

[@georgementchoukov2864]

Imagine your killer saying "oh bro, you know what. I could have just asked somebody else" lol

[@TheUnrulyMonster]

I really wish I could take that bullet back

[@isaachester8475]

“Please forgive me, that was rude. Can I make it up to you? Maybe a drink?”

[@bubastis6306]

If there’s one thing Better Call Saul did, it made it more evident just how much of an absolutely chaotic force Walt really was. All of these characters survived cartels, psychopaths, criminal masterminds and in the end all of their lives get uprooted and destroyed by a chemistry teacher with an ego problem.

[@mikyto7313]

Walt was a genius whose ego ruined his life and chance at success. Grey Matter and the drug trade both were never enough for him because he wanted to be the #1 man. He was an egoistical maniac, yes, but he was extremely smart. Yes, he lucked out with some things but often it was his genius that got him to where he wanted.

[@tylerthomas7763]

If that show teaches us anything it’s that these characters were always bad. Walt just became apart of that world, but it’s not like Gus and Mike were any different. Mike killed people as much as Walt did and was working in the same business. Gus killed people too and his revenge was his motivation. Sure Walt did things and bad things at but I wouldn’t consider anybody in this show to be a saint sure they had limits but they all had blood on their hands.

[@АлексейСизёмин]

"Technically, chemistry is the study of matter, but I prefer to see it as the study of change. It's growth, then decay, then transformation." © Waltuh.

[@keats27]

....who has nothing to lose because he's dying. Sorry, will never buy this scene. No way does that character suddenly become an idiot.

[@keats27]

@@deanjustdean7818 The strength was there, but you don't suddenly become a handgun expert and walk up on a cop/marine/enforcer to luckily find him with his guard down. If Walt was going to kill Mike, he should have blown him up. This was....idiotic on a lot of levels.

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

The more your watch Better Cal Saul, the more you realize how 100% right Mike was in telling Walt he ruined everything

[@rickgrimes8870]

It was actually Walter's care for Jesse and Jesse himself that ruined things.

[@alejandroquinones2286]

@@rickgrimes8870 Bro what? Walt was willing to let Jesse die if it meant going to the top and that was his ego talking, the only thing keeping Jesse alive is Walt's bond with him.

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

@@rickgrimes8870 Point is, it’s all because of Walter that things went bad

[@chrisulfen8775]

Heisenberg is king. As good as they are, or how flawed Walt was. Walt brought all of them down.

[@kitgusto2390]

@@codyhiginbotham6616 No it wasn’t. It all started when Jesse tried to kill those dealers who were employed by Gus. Jesse is to blame.

[@TheAndrewj96]

That *_”yooouuuu”_* at 1:49 was delivered so amazingly. So much built-up disgust and hatred rolled into one word.

[@skillmyster666]

soulja boy tellem

[@Wuddizzup]

YOU >:(

[@IrfaanGamingO_O528]

Y O U 😠

[@zakarya569]

YOU 👹

[@fl8281]

YEEEW

[@exi8550]

Even as Mike is dying, Waltuh can’t help but make it about himself. Mike’s last line was truly the perfect line

[@nishikiyamareaction]

put your d away waltuh

[@Ulappa]

I HATE WALTER!!!!

[@countryballcentral]

I'm not having

[@morganfreeman2102]

Lame weirdos ^^

[@rez6525]

@@morganfreeman2102 ratio

[@a.w_.]

Imagine getting popped by a guy and a second later he tells you “damn my bad I didn’t need to do that”

[@stellarwind1946]

He was still going to kill Mike whether he gave him the names or not.

[@johnfurlong5472]

@@stellarwind1946 what makes you say that?

[@tornadogamah]

"my fault og"

[@rickDArula]

@@johnfurlong5472 Jesse later says : there's no way Mike would let you kill his guys without you having to look over your shoulder for thr rest of your life. Which makes me think he's dead and you already know that. Something like that.

[@226inferno]

Mike:🗿

[@angela_jx]

The way jonathan banks says “YOU, and your pride and ego” with such disgust is so so good

[@ryannishikawa1356]

Mike only really loses his cool twice in BB/BCS but everytime he does, it's killer, just incredible

[@ПавелСавин-ч8к]

I think Jonathan Banks overplayed in this scene.

[@zxrytags9344]

@@ПавелСавин-ч8кis that a bad thing?

[@owenedward144]

@@ПавелСавин-ч8к Bizarre and lame opinion lol

[@emmam1387]

@@ПавелСавин-ч8к well everyone has their opinion

[@DogWithHangover]

I've known people like Walter. They start small and they are humble. Later, they have a taste of success and suddenly, it goes to their head and they despise everybody who helped them along the way. They actually believe they are the solitary reason for the success. It's a good lesson for what not to be.

[@the.abhiram.r]

walter was always an egotistical person, he literally couldn't stand being with someone that was more successful than him

[@Alex-l1j7y]

@@the.abhiram.rSomebody made a good point that he didn’t like working with gale because gale was just as smart and educated as Walt unlike jesse which played into his ego im sure

[@alecjones4676]

​@@Alex-l1j7yWell I think he also couldn't manipulate him emotionally the same way he could with Jesse, which I think was half the fun for Walter

[@DwaveG.]

Beats being a complacent nobody like Mike

[@will_it_work]

Walt had no one helping him. He did it all himself.

[@redhood444]

“You could’ve made as much money as you NEEDED” that’s the biggest line in this to me Walt only needed 600k but his greed and ego couldn’t stop there

[@redhood444]

@@EwTZ2xpQwpA but after he killed gus he still kept cooking he haz enough money he never cared about the money it was about holding an empire

[@nismo3871]

@@redhood444 I think that its also the power he feels/gets that why he continues to cook.

[@kunalkashelani585]

Didn't Walt mess this all up to save Jessy from the people who were trying to kill him?

[@josephcooper5225]

At the start he did yes but he lost money through multiple things that put him in debt again so he needed to keep going for that, Hanks medical bills etc etc but yeah his greed definitely got the better of him and took entire hold of him

[@Getdownorlaydownbum]

It wasn't the money it gave walt the excitement he craved

[@adamrobinette6832]

It was literally the first time Mike put his guard down the whole show. He never guessed Walt would be that low to cheap shot him like that.

[@elliotpoco7539]

So basicly Walter tricked Mike.

[@justsomeguywholikeswater3566]

Cheap shot probably isn't the best word, cheap shot implies that there's a valiant way to kill someone with a gun when there really isn't, by this logic we could consider tucos death a cheap shot as well tbh

[@alt_are_a_box3489]

”If you lose your gaurd you lose your life”

[@mad_titanthanos]

Mike deserved it. He had it coming what did he think he'd keep pushing Walt's buttons and nothing would happen?

[@SurajSinghTomarArya]

No. He didn't expect him to kill him at that particular moment. There were many times before Mike knew walt had valid reasons to kill him like when he was about to execute him.

[@josecano9210]

Mike literally died all bc he bruised Walt’s ego beyond repair while simultaneously staying loyal to his guys. Respect

[@yjkuan]

It was not because he bruised Walt's ego... Walt already had much intention to off him because he needed to get to those 10 people on the list. The last conversation adds oil to it though no doubt.

[@irvinmorales1409]

Ask Nacho's father what he thinks of Mike. You gangsters with your justice. You're all the same.

[@GladwinAbel]

Mike died cause he needed to die and he underestimated walt again lol.

[@Zapdos97]

Loyal to guys who'd sell him out. I swear it seemed like he intentionally did that to troll Walt

[@djsatane]

Mike should know his place, and realize Walter was the master

[@NealX_Gaming]

Telling Walter to "know his place" is basically the most 100% guaranteed way of making him murderously angry. He killed Mike with the exact same energy that made him tell Gretchen "FU" in S2 Episode 6.

[@HatredInTheFlesh]

You never belittle an egotistical man

[@raydhen8840]

@@HatredInTheFlesh Ehh, worth a shot, Mike spitting nothing but facts.

[@lmaobox4068]

@@raydhen8840 I hope it was worth that shot Looks like it went through the liver

[@angelhr79]

His place was that of someone that could be killed off at any moment as evidenced by the time Mike was going to have him go down the lab and be executed. Maybe if Gus didn't do that, they could have kept working and making money. Maybe don't try and kill off your chemist next time. Of course Walter wanted to take over after that, you don't have to worry about being disposable if you are the one in charge.

[@Phyt5]

@@angelhr79what? Don’t bring up logic because all of the Mike fanboys won’t be happy about that

[@m0rf]

For me the saddest part is Walt following Mike and trying to apologise. Even in Mike’s last moments peacefully contemplating the end and looking over the beautiful view, Walt ruins the moment thinking about his own ego. Mike’s response is perfect.

[@martingulyas448]

He really had enough of Walt's bullshit

[@martingulyas448]

@Jason Voorhees I know, I meant his last words. He really didn't want to listen to his "apologies"

[@Mr62Lincoln]

@Jason Voorhees LOL Walt didn't make it either genius.

[@josephfarrugia2350]

@Jason Voorhees it takes an ignorant idiot to describe Mike with the word “coward”, especially after this scene 🤦🏽‍♂️🤣

[@suddenimpulse030]

@Jason Voorhees walts an idiot that destroyed himself and everyone around him through his own obsession with his ego pride and narcissism. That's literally the entire point of the show. He even admits it in part multiple times during the show, like his convo with skylar at the table. Direct from the people that made this entire show.

[@-Jek99-]

Mike is usually good at predicting anything around confrontation. The fact that even he didn’t expect Walter to do this is extremely sad.

[@incidentlyaniguana2193]

He underestimated his pettiness and lack of self-control. Can't even call it pride, this was Walt's most pathetic moment to me.

[@SheaRoberts]

@@incidentlyaniguana2193 More pathetic than poisoning a child? I mean Mike was in the game. Sure he was loyal, smart, and all those good things. But still in the game. It was to be expected in some way. Even Gail was in the game. But the fact Walt was ok poisoning a child to me was to see how pathetic and how far he would go.

[@-Jek99-]

@@SheaRoberts regardless it was still pathetic. Great TV show all around. Too bad more shows couldn’t have as good of writing as this.

[@deathisonlythebeginning5098]

especially when u see his planning in Better Call Saul

[@ramblincapuchin9075]

Walter gets under his skin. He holds a mirror up to the reality that this business changes people and Walter does NOT hold it well I think we forget that the transition into Frankenstein's monster is a slow fade. Truth is that Mike still holds out that he's not completely gone.Mike has been living this life for a long time and for the most part, has had the jump on whoever was on the docket The last time he had that on Walt was in that Laundromat, but that old Heisenberg magic snuck past. He can't just kill Walt on "some prophylactic measure" as much as he despises him. It would confirm that Walt got the better of him if he lost his cool. That would cinch his humanity It's telling, that brief moment of apprehension _YOU_ caused him to overlook what Walt may have been scheming and it cost him

[@brendanl1108]

“I can’t up and leave mike I’ve got a family. People who depend on me” That line aggravated me to my core cause Mike was the one truly doing it all for his family

[@unscr]

True

[@1esteemed5]

It's easy to hate on Walter but you forget that Gus threatened to kill Walter's entire family, it turned him into this, Mike would have done so for Gus without a second thought.

[@varunikaloganathan2101]

@@1esteemed5 that’s true but at this point gus was gone so it would’ve been safe

[@xrrgr]

@@1esteemed5 Walter was already turning into this person, it wasn’t a threat that did it solely.

[@elicarlile5582]

And walter was doing it all for himself

[@SimBol1216]

2:16 can someone add Squidward's walking sound effect

[@gavinethridge9961]

You have to wonder what Mikes thinking in his last moments. Fring is dead. His money for his family got taken, he will disappear without a trace. He took a half measure and got killed by the guy he was worried about the whole show. Brutal ending for an amazing character.

[@chelskisoldat7973]

He has already made sure his family is looked after financially long long before this

[@chelskisoldat7973]

@The Guy Who Knows Some Guys you obviously don't watch Better Call Saul or you would know

[@jamesdick3244]

@@chelskisoldat7973 no it all gets seized basically

[@Servantofthearts]

@@chelskisoldat7973 he got caught so everything bought with drug money would get seized

[@Myspace1]

Yeah I really liked him BB but... After watching him in BCS .. it's really tough to see this video... What a loving character he is ..

[@nightjays3197]

Bro really killed him because he lost the argument

[@thecollector4332]

He also killed him because he knew mike would go after him had he killed the guys in prision either way.

[@accountnotusedanymore9119]

Walter was so egotistical.. I mean the dude had a conscience back then but now He didn’t take the job that could’ve saved him He didn’t listen to skyler He killed Gus He didn’t leave the job when things were getting bad And now he killed Michael

[@imppro]

Bro just like me fr

[@DmpstrPirate]

That's what weak men do when they lose. They lash out rather than learn from it

[@lightmodesupremacy7321]

mike ratio'd him so hard that walter didn't block him, he just straight up killed him. the ehrmantraut grindset

[@mohammeddiyaa5232]

the fact that Walter actually reached a level that he killed a man just because he was annoying him is crazy .... greatest show

[@peacethrufire2430]

It wasn’t because he annoyed him, he told Walt to keep his place and if you understand the final season Walt has become completely about control, but EVERYONE always blames Walt and has a soft spot for mike even though mike and fring were some really egotistical bastards just as much as Walter was, although not as outright.

[@giovannisoaresvercellino2411]

@@peacethrufire2430 Mike didn’t do anything wrong, he was going to leave and everything would’ve been alright Walt got in his feelings and killed him

[@phuhq1349]

He still alive in el camino

[@quicklyform5162]

@@phuhq1349 that’s called a flash back buddy

[@ExtremeSpeedMewtwo]

And it started off with Walter breaking down and crying when he had to kill someone who literally tried to kill him (Krazy-8)

[@MaCabaret]

“You. You, and your pride and your ego!” That’s it. That’s the whole show.

[@dapperbunch5029]

No it’s not, you clearly have not watched Breaking Bad.

[@rumpustime5460]

Mike was the man Walt pretended to be. Tough as nails, respected by everyone he worked with in the game, but never lost his human integrity or dedication to his family.

[@gregslingerland7292]

Exactly why everyone respected him. He wasn't there to be a big shot, he was there to put money in his pocket.

[@rover5058]

Except that walt was more intelligent and ruthless than mike. The only one who could kill walt is Lalo

[@loganc751]

@@rover5058 yeah, maybe Walt was more educated than him. He was extremely talented with chemistry. But as a whole, he wasn’t smarter than Mike. He screwed everything up, causing everyone around him to die or go into hiding. He consistently made the wrong decisions and doubled up on mistakes, something both Mike and Gus warned him about. He did it all for his family yet he tore his family apart in the process. Walt was not ruthless. He was an idiot who pretended like he was smarter than everyone else.

[@lugardo]

very good point

[@afnanshahidduggal6709]

​@@loganc751 Walt was definitely more intelligent than Mike, but Mike (and most everyone) was wiser than Walt (which is kinda what led to his downfall)

[@sozboy1]

What hits the most for me is how after Mike is shot he instantly goes into survival mode, he’s so stealthy even wounded that Walt doesn’t notice him leave the car. Knowing how skilled Mike is I’m 99% sure he could’ve killed Walt if he wanted to but he made the personal decision that he was done and would rather go out peacefully.

[@JadeiteMcSwag]

nah he could not have

[@anonini01]

@@JadeiteMcSwag have you watched Better call saul? you get a better idea on who he was and how skilled he is, dudes been shot in the shoulder and he literally stuck a menstrual pad there and continued on like nothing happened lmao

[@lucasgrey9794]

@@JadeiteMcSwag You must be blissfully unaware of what Mike was. lol.

[@CatAttack6471]

@@anonini01 man mike was so goated, him avenging his son was so well done

[@jay-ik9in]

@@JadeiteMcSwag Like everyone said Mike just didn't want to kill Walt. He literally let Walt take his gun.

[@lippi2171]

The writers decided to kill off the most likeable character with a great background story, seconds before he could leave the show peacefully... Only to show how much of a merciless, messed up thug the main character became. It still hits deep after all those years.

[@mrdabrow]

I wouldn't say that he's *the* most likeable, but that he's one of the most likeable characters, with the other ones being Saul and Jesse.

[@GroovydawgJ]

@Pinko Slink thats false bozo. sociopaths are merciless and brutal.

[@xeox4280]

I didnt like him

[@TheSundayShooter]

@@mrdabrow Mike appeals to aging, insular men and Jesse women or daffodils

[@GroovydawgJ]

@@TheSundayShooter L bozo. walt is one of the most irritating, unlikeable characters ever. People with brains like Hank, Jesse, Gus, and Mike more.

[@MarcanMC]

If Mike just drove off when Walt said “you’re welcome” he would’ve probably survived

[@AdrianVD24]

yeah but we'd have missed this epic scene

[@markg999]

Yep...Mike normally was very cool and collected person his ego at that moment couldn't let that remark by Walter go...but he went off on an unhinged ego maniac with a gun and it was what ended up getting him killed.

[@thundercricket4634]

This show is nothing if not a cavalcade of disasters that could have been avoided if only one person had made a slightly wiser decision.

[@mad_titanthanos]

Exactly that. Most people cant digest it here but Mike has been incredibly annoyingly condescending to Walter (or most people around him) thinking he's holier than thou and above him. He had it coming

[@jrjcarl]

Like Mike said, he had an amazing thing with Gus, he enjoyed working for him and made enough good money from that. Walter ruined everything because of his feelings, and Mike just couldn't take the sarcastic "You're welcome" from Walter.

[@UMCorian]

If Walt had actually planned to kill Mike, Mike would have smelt it coming from a mile away and it would have failed miserably. Not even Mike could have guessed Walt would make an impulse decision quite like this.

[@samspetifore9875]

That’s what makes this scene so good. I love, too, that Mike does with dignity.

[@MasterChiefSamus]

Walt did plan it. He handed Mike the bag before being chewed out, which means he'd already stolen the revolver. That right there shows premeditation.

[@remphz3321]

@@MasterChiefSamus Walter probably took it because he didn’t trust mike not to turn on him

[@bovelyyoung1041]

@@remphz3321 if he didnt trust him he wouldn’t have volunteered to go for him

[@remphz3321]

@@bovelyyoung1041 nah he needed to for the names of his people. He took he gun as a precaution

[@johnjones4426]

It really feels like Better Call Saul is the main story and Breaking Bad is the story of the guy who came in and royally f*cked everything up

[@kazar_redbull1]

Exactly

[@noamont9936]

LMFAO

[@marcialsoto5059]

Breaking Bad. Walter broke the Bad.

[@shanejive6292]

Spot on

[@-Down-D-Stairs-]

💯

[@CSC52698]

Mike wasn't scared of Walter at all, but Mike underestimated Walter, because of how unpredictable Walter can be.

[@alanvelasquez837]

Walt already had planned something since he took the gun out of the bag hours before giving it to Mike.

[@BigA678]

@@alanvelasquez837 or he thought Mike would use the gun on him

[@Adam-de8jm]

I read just read that in mikes voice. “Waltah”

[@imcallingjapan2178]

Mike overestimated Walt, you mean. Didn't anticipate how much of a backstabbing weasel he is

[@RoDInTheHouseMF]

@@BigA678 nah

[@impersonal6650]

I like how the "good thing" Mike was talking about included Jesse being killed (full measures). The hypocrisy is insane.

[@eggynack]

Yep. Especially because, while he might have felt at that time that Jesse's life was a small price to pay for the fate of the empire, by this episode he values Jesse's life about as much as Walt does, if not more.

[@imsorrydave9000]

& being complacent with employing and murdering children

[@snookies1224]

I hated Jesse in this show and while he may have enabled some good story arcs etc, I stopped watching it because i hated him. In the real world he would have been dead in season 1.

[@DaveTheBunny]

Probably my favorite example of narcissistic rage in fiction. Walts ego was wounded so he invented a reason to lash out, and when it's done he seems ashamed of himself because he rationally realizes how petty, pointless, and cruel he was. For once Walt can't justify it as defending himself or protecting his family and he feels small because he can't escape the fact he just killed a man for hurting his feelings.

[@darendroid]

And then he learns nothing because he goes through the exact same emotional cycle with Hank's death a few episodes down the line.

[@cursed_arzine]

well put 👏

[@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor]

Mike had it coming, he beat Walt up in a bar in front of everyone and repeatedly threatened him in other occasions.

[@billybandana8]

@@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor you can’t be that stupid 😂

[@barisbal7782]

i mean... even if it wasnt for his ego, walt had figured that mike had to go. he knew he was always going to stand between those inmates. and even tho he could make his move with lydia, he couldnt afford the risk of mike's return for revenge. because that would be half measure.

[@Patthewwonis]

I like how Mike was so right about Walt and yet STILL manages to underestimate him because Walt is just THAT unpredictable

[@WELSHGAMER99]

Mike's overall argument was inaccurate tho

[@matthewhoward7384]

@@WELSHGAMER99 nah, walters pride and ego made everything go down the drain, he wanted to be higher than gus, he wanted to be king. Just somehow didn’t realize it would destroy everything he loved

[@WELSHGAMER99]

@@matthewhoward7384 If that was the case why was Walt content with Gus up until saving Jesse?

[@MikeMulahMusic]

@@WELSHGAMER99😂because Gus had way more power and threatened to kill Walt’s family. That’s why Walt had Gus killed in a concealed way

[@xnortheast1106]

@Mike Tha God No, Jesse was the one that ruined everything. He caused the conflict between Walter and Gus. Walter only killed Gus because of that conflict and Gus wanting to kill and replace Walter once he copied his formula. Please, watch the show.

[@bubba7578]

"Let me die in peace" Perfect final words for mike

[@Joe-xo4yg]

@Sam Get your car of my chest 🚙 🖖🏻

[@pendragonU]

he didn't even need last words, he was a man tired of having to tell idiots what to do. He was finally reaching the big silence where words will never be needed, becoming one with The All, and the beauty of the peaceful river water flow was all he getting there. Walter isn't even aware of the larger picture his POS life drifts like a numb witted one

[@ExMachina70]

Tragedy and beauty in one scene. Mike's history could have ended much more grim considering the life he lead. At least he was able to go out in peace. Sad as it may be.

[@KiLLJoYYouTube]

I want there to be a scene in better call saul season 6 where he’s rushed to hospital and he’s shown to be alive.

[@ExMachina70]

@@KiLLJoYKZbin That'd be crazy if he lived through it.

[@samchat21]

1:05 I love how Mike scoffs after Walt says: “You’re welcome!” Mike’s probably thinking to himself: “Man, this guy is such a joke.”

[@danieldickson8591]

It was the last straw for Mike, that after everything Walt had done he still wouldn't accept responsibility for it. All his frustration and contempt just erupted in an epic dressing-down.

[@JessePinkmanIsPathetic]

Yet he died by a “joke”

[@King-ig1mx]

This is one of the saddest scenes in this masterpiece of a show. Mike was one of my favorite characters

[@MsJP34782]

Will you just let me die in peace 😿

[@skronked]

Exactly. No question

[@Sutterjack]

Agreed - Mike was so incredible in avoiding the most experienced trained killers, and yet he underestimates Walter in this one moment and it costs him his life. Really sad moment in the series.

[@singhamit572]

Damn same here bro, i am in emotions and tears for mike

[@ponolovefarms3926]

That was a tough night for me

[@PriestessOfSlaanesh]

Hank: “Nah Walter, I can’t bring you to the DEA raid. It’s too dangerous without any training” Directed by Vince Gilligan

[@MD_Hooligan]

The Good Ending

[@Zak6009]

Still gotta beat cancer

[@raivin7172]

@@Zak6009 "Thanks Gretchen and Elliot for your care about my health! I'll accept your money and forget about bad things in my past!" Directed by Gince Villigan

[@maikatideibaskapanaumrqlatupa]

@@MD_Hooligan nah that's a bad ending, Walt dies a coward who never unlocked his full potential.

[@redman9301]

@@maikatideibaskapanaumrqlatupa bro better a coward then what he became

[@eoinharrington7192]

I love how while Mike is literally dying a slow painful death he doesn’t show any signs of being in severe pain or any fear of death he just calmly accepts his fate and just dies peacefully

[@SirDimi69]

Nah he is in shock. No pain there.

[@darkchocotony3391]

And that's the way everyone should be when he dies. Just accept that Chemistry rules.

[@Phukugoooglification]

I like how he tells Walt to shut up

[@alightthatnevergoesout]

Wasn’t peacefully, but it was solemn

[@SpartanZK]

@@SirDimi69 of course there isn't. he's an actor

[@ugandaplayer]

Even though at this point Walter is past the point of no return, I don't think Mike is right. Gus's plan all along was to get Walter to work with Gale until Gale can copy everything and then get rid of Walter. I think Walter acted rationally for half the series. It's hard to tell exactly where was that point of no return ( probably letting Jane die, although even that is questionable since there's a good chance Jane and Jesse would soon completely lose their lives while abusing H but idk ). Say what you will about Walter, he became a monster at this point but Mike is not right about "them" having a good thing going, Mike had a good thing going, not Walter.

[@Infamous_Val_05]

Gus only wanted to kill Walt after he killed the 2 guys, but even after that, Walter started being paranoid and reckless throughout all of season 4 which is why Gus fired him. Walter did have a good thing after Gale died and no one was there to replace him.

[@ilirianzuta6852]

@@Infamous_Val_05 Not exactly true. The entire season was used to show that Gus was planning for Jesse to replace Walter. Walter knew this, which is why he was paranoid. The only thing keeping him alive was Jesses loyalty to Walt and vice versa

[@ilirianzuta6852]

@ugandaplayer That doesnt have to be the case because Gus eventually offered Walt an annual salary to work for him. This was before the 2 drug dealers were killed. So he did have a good thing going for a while. Unfortunately Jesse kind of ruined the peace with his actions and Walt had to save him and risk compromising everything and ruining everything. Thats when things went to hell for him. Sure, Walt could have just contacted Gus instead of doing what he did maybe, but his loyalty to jesse changed everything. It worked out for him in the end though

[@andrewashmore8000]

Yeah I agree with you, Jane dying was the turning point , while logically it may have made sense to try to save Jesse longterm ultimately though it broke Jesse cos he loved her so much, and it broke her father, out of pure luck he had a golden opportunity to save her, but took the wrong road. Guess it shows in life , faith is waiting for people to make wrong decisions at every turn ,Walt made a massive mistake.

[@leximatic]

@andrewashmore8000 I guess Walther had a strong feeling of being &¥¢%ed in his life, after this "Grey Matter" desaster and ending up as a teacher. I think after a while being successful as a criminal, he got the impression that he could revenge on everyone and everything. Grey Matter had cast a shadow on him, a coalblack dark spot in his heart, that grew bigger over time. He defeated lung cancer for a while, but didn't defeat the cancer of his soul for a minute. After all only his partner in crime got the last piece of love that was left.

[@ILOVEGOOOOOOLD]

The moment Walt realized Mike was right about him ruining everything is wild. His face says it all

[@KeMeEscupaUnPollo]

Exactly, him murdering Mike was just a kids tantrum over the impotence of accepting the truth.

[@3xoticG4m3r]

Dude mike was a dick and got shot

[@anakinskywalker70]

To me his face says Mike, you just signed your death warrant.

[@gary7846]

I mean walt could just get the bag, beat cancer, and send all the cash through "donations" and live good but his ego doesn't like that he thought he deserves better

[@curtisaguinaga7021]

In fairness, Jesse did start it by going after those gangbangers

[@RightCornerVillain]

It blows my mind to think that Walt is a chemistry teacher during the entire series of better call Saul!!

[@andrewaigalew]

Also working at the Car Wash.

[@80robina]

What clip is Walt in BCS, must have missed it

[@andrewaigalew]

@@80robina he isn't in it yet, probably last few episodes of the season. They're talking about how during the entirety of events of BCS since it's a prequel.

[@80robina]

@@andrewaigalew well I have watched all BCS and I can't see him

[@andrewaigalew]

@@80robina the season isn't over bruh. Its ongoing

[@jneal1347]

"Shut the ****** up and let me die in peace." Absolute legend.

[@xTonyTornado]

Soyboy

[@blondeepartygirl]

🙏

[@MR_Ehrmantraut]

well thanks

[@cloudzol4623]

you don't have to censor curse words on the internet

[@Grimbaloo]

@@cloudzol4623 You don't, but it's nice to.

[@kunalganotra7759]

“Done your job, known your place” - words you never say to a narcissist.

[@thegreenvoltage]

“… you and your pride and your ego…” is the line that echos in my head when thinking about this scene. Jonathan’s performance is incredible and just telling Walt point-blank what’s wrong with him and why everything keeps going to hell around him. He said it in the most direct way possible with no hesitation or fear. Just anger and aggravation.

[@shetheyithe8894]

It has to be conducived to him. ( Walter ) If he fulls his point-blank. It will lead him to death by somehow.

[@seamusthatsthedog4819]

It's one of those line deliveries that live rent free in my head.

[@gabelachenman408]

And then Walt killed him for it -_-

[@aniketb3513]

Gus was after his family threatening him so he had to , could have argued like this but instead he stared angrily

[@TrayHardPlay]

Actually Walter was just fighting for his life

[@maulisthelord]

What makes it even sadder is that Walt figured out how to get the names. So Mike died knowing his family would never get any of his money, and all of the 9 guys that he trusted on that list would die, and their families would never be supported. He died in pain, knowing that his plans would never come to fruition, and he was next to the one person he dispised more than anyone.

[@scottydscottd]

Fruition. Not flourish in.

[@maulisthelord]

@@scottydscottd I got u

[@bushkingdom2371]

Damn

[@karlali7155]

9 guys he trusted? They were blackmailing him and they were gunna snitch on him if he didn’t pay up…

[@NonyaBiznezz-n9f]

Probably why he told walt to shut up

[@matheusemd]

I love how Mike is portraited as the ultimate professional: no mistakes, no emotions, all his actions calculated from cleaning up Jane's house to escaping the police manhunt on him. But at 01:30 he finally loses his cold front and lashes at Walter telling him everything he thinks of him, and then dies because of those seconds stepping out of his character...

[@Gekkoid]

dude you're so right... I never realized this until now. what a god tier show and scene.

[@unclemaxi83]

Focused Mike will never expose his back to his counterpart.

[@supremarket]

Mike opened the bag and we see the empty holster. I think Walt was ready to get those names no matter what.

[@thephoenix4093]

@@supremarket he was most likely going to threaten him into giving the names, but because of what mike told him he froze and couldn't pull out the gun. so he shot him.

[@bananagod5530]

@@supremarket even Walt himself said. All of this didnt need to happen. all he need to do is get the names from the woman. He just killed Mike because Mike insulted Walt's Pride.

[@du_nut_tuch_me4230]

1:32 accurate representation of the current Helldivers 2 situation:

[@Zuberm1]

you just had to make it exclusive you and your corporate greed and your ego

[@charlesng553]

We had a good thing. We had the players ,we had the railgun, we had the flamethrower and you just had to go in and chase FromSoftware. If you kept Sony from ruining the playerbase and stayed the course for a PVE game without nerfing - we couldve been happy. But no, youuuu had to ruin it with your ego and pointless balance philosophy.

[@rafanana0077]

Nice pfp

[@du_nut_tuch_me4230]

@@rafanana0077 you too

[@gabrielegilli9209]

"Just because you shot Jesse James don't make you Jesse James". Mike was totally right about Walter.

[@LuminousVoid88]

Yep.

[@speedracer2008]

That’s the best line Mike ever said.

[@matthewberrie3099]

Waltuh

[@snake0911]

Mike was just butt hurt Walt killed his boss

[@speedracer2008]

@@snake0911 True, but he did turn out to be right that Walter was in over his head taking over Gus' place.

[@tobyduarte9849]

"You! And your pride and your ego!" is delivered so great by Jonathan Banks, granted his whole performance is stellar, but I feel like Mike's character was waiting a long time to say this!

[@Jackw00pw00p2]

And ultimately it was what got him killed too. He could have driven away after Walt handed over the money but he got pushed back in and spoke his mind.

[@bigbuffguy9589]

@@Jackw00pw00p2 Right. Mike's big mouth got him killed.

[@advaitmenon2667]

​@@Jackw00pw00p2one rare emotional outburst from an otherwise stoic character.... and it turns out to be the last mistake he ever made. Very sad, to be honest

[@auralcross3139]

​@@Jackw00pw00p2You can see that he had all that resentment saved, only Walter was the only one to get it out of his head.

[@dashx1103]

I'm pretty sure he said "you, your pride and your 'eggos.'" That was a call back to Walter Jr.'s obsession with breakfast. Pretty sure.

[@dannigro8794]

I love how despite everything Mike’s been through he gets killed by Walt over something stupid. Just goes to show how you could do all this crazy stuff put yourself in danger and your death could be caused by something that didn’t even need to happen.

[@asphaltannihilator157]

Happens every day. Soldiers live through wars and come home to die of diabetes and car accidents.

[@geol5448]

@@asphaltannihilator157 life is random like that without any reason

[@beepy409]

I think mike would've needed to be killed anyways. The reality is if Walter went after his guys Mike would've probably came after Walt.

[@sensudubs4421]

Reminds me of how Steve Erwin died. The guy swam with sharks, wrestled with gators, and got bit by several venomous snakes. Then he dies to an accident with a sting ray. Damn shame but sometimes legends die in nonlegendary ways.

[@kiosk5595]

Imagine going through hundreds of solo confrontations with the criminal underworld. It might be easy to forget that any one of them could kill you at a moment’s notice if that’s just your daily life

[@Mr.Coffee576]

Mike saying Walt should’ve just kept his head down and cooked is hilarious, considering that Mike was about to kill Walt in S3. Sure, Walt had an ego but his main reason for doing all that was survival.

[@doublexp568]

Yeah he was only looking at his from his perspective. Gus was a snake that was always going to to kill Walt from the beginning.

[@Perhapsawiseman]

Not to mention that Mike beat him up at the bar!

[@justsomeuser.5765]

Bro really killed mike because he was losing an argument

[@hicoop]

Bro did the death ratio

[@equalizerfrank1469]

Bro is a gamers

[@Vagabondponcho]

Fr 💀

[@IAkaksjdjtjeidi]

@RhulksLegs facts

[@MrOner07]

mike hurt his feelings....walter doesnt like that

[@SalomeMarquez]

What I love about this scene is how cold and heartless Walter is portrayed here, and how Cranston makes it seem accidental, almost "innocent". Mike died protecting his men, but by telling him he can just get the names from Lydia, Mike knows he died for nothing.

[@kevinmach730]

I can't get on board with Mike as any kind of hero or protecting anyone beyond his own self interests, much like Walt. But I agee with you on one point and in my opinion it's the the most distrubing part of the scene for me. Walt speaks about realizing he can just get the names from Lydia as nonchantlantly as if he'd just missed a turned on his way to run an errand- while a man bleeds to death next to him because of his actions. oopsie. At least he apologized, I guess. One of the many corners Walt turned on his way to becoming the villian.

[@harleyb7880]

And it proves what Mike was saying about him Walt's ego is his downfall. He tells him to shut up cos there is no point him trying to explain it anymore.

[@risualeo]

I would say that the real reason behind Mike's death was everything he said about Walter, not the protection behind. Walter was angry and salty because he knew everything Mike said was true.

[@harleyb7880]

@@risualeo Dude...I literally just said that🤣 And got no likes *facepalm* 🤣

[@jc-kj8yc]

@@kevinmach730 this wasn't cutting a corner to become a villain. Walt has been a full on villain for 2 seasons by now

[@XtreemeUser]

I love it when Mike looks so defeated and given up after Walt had shot him. Mike has dealt with killers, mercenaries and gangs all his life but that one moment of losing his guard had screwed him. So he's just sitting there trying to die in peace not even fighting back anymore thinking "Really? Killed by this guy?"

[@shetheyithe8894]

No, Mike knew Walter will die by somehow. Because of Walter's personality. He already knew Walter is very sensitive to all of things. Smart but sensitive.

[@saumyatyagi6763]

He could have killed Walter but he didn't.

[@Iwanwahid1969]

@@saumyatyagi6763 yeah...he got cocky cause he underestimate Walt over and over and over. You thought he would have learn his lesson by then.

[@saumyatyagi6763]

@@Iwanwahid1969 I would say that mike never expected Walt to just clip him. Walt can be dumb sometimes.

[@micahbell7840]

The guy killed him also the only one who killed his Boss Fring.

[@muneshwarml]

That "YOUUU" had so much disgust held down for a long time, absolutely loved the delivery

[@dharmallars]

“I just realized that Lydia has the names. I can get them from her.” Hearing that for the first time made me so angry I could barely even focus on the rest of the scene

[@johnnym1320]

it's just a show, mike is fine

[@totallynotacop9728]

@@johnnym1320 he's dead :(

[@biggusdickus1689]

@@johnnym1320 Jonathan Banks is fine but Mike is dead for realsies :(

[@leonrififi3543]

@@biggusdickus1689 Actually, Bryan Cranston shot Banks for real to make his death more believable. Bravo Vince, this is the moment the unfunny joke became even less funny somehow

[@zlarb]

@@johnnym1320 oh i thought this actually happened

[@grownupkidzclub3427]

I like how Mike just accepted his fate. It seemed to me like he knew he would meet this type of fate and just reflected upon his life

[@날Gnarleigh리]

He was the most sensible one of all to accept in this line of work things eventually catch up to you

[@profblack]

He knew that he didn’t really have anything to live for any more. He couldn’t see Kaylee and Stacey again and had no way of getting any more money to them. He would have spent the rest of his life just waiting to die so why not get it over with.

[@pacman_birthmark]

I hope Mike had a quick, cheeky bite of his pimento cheese sandwich in his final moments.

[@redhairedgodlybeast3143]

Mike already said it. That Walt was a ticking time bomb, just waiting to explode and destroy all of the people near him. Mike knew this and didn’t want to be caught in the crossfire, but in end. He ended up in the crossfire. LLM🕊

[@hawksgoated3613]

3:30 the music stops and theres nothing but peacefulness of the bugs and river😞

[@Wastelander1337]

I love how Mike accepts his death in a way that Walter never could. He doesn't want a big final finish to his life, he's ready to just sit down and enjoy his final moments.

[@edmonte7332]

Being in the business for so long I'm sure Mike was ready for death. It was just a matter of when.

[@omarmassaoudi2932]

Bro, did you not watch the finale?

[@Wastelander1337]

@@omarmassaoudi2932 the finale was Walter dying for something other than himself, but he still refused to die in peace and instead went for a grand finale to save Jessie. It was the right thing to do, but it could've been him being upset that someone else was getting credit for his legacy or him just wanting to get revenge on the neo nazis. Either way, he didn't die peacefully

[@hwtte5438]

@@Wastelander1337 he dies equally peacefully as Mike, both were fatally shot, both walked elsewhere from the scene before passing, contemplating quietly before death. It's not some big parallel between the two characters or anything, but Walter absolutely passes in a similar fashion.

[@juanpabloorselli4515]

@@hwtte5438 The one dying in the lab is Heisenberg. Walter totally "dies" under his house. When Skyler tells him she gave the money (they could use to flee after Gus threatened Walter´s whole family) to Ted Beneke. After that moment there is no more Walter White and Heisenberg takes full control. Even the call from Marie telling the cartel wants to kill Hank while Heisenberg´s laughter is heard in the background is an invitation to it. That everyone is entering HIS world now. And the death of "both" sides of the same person happens in similar shots. Camera going up slowly while they´re laying on the floor. One in his home. His comfort zone. The other in a lab. His comfort zone.

[@johnpaulabocad6941]

1:40 I love that low angry grumble Walt gives Mike, total dad energy right there

[@ГеоргиХристов-д6ж]

The part when he said "put your d*** away Walter".... Absolute chills!

[@PS-pk4mx]

Lol was looking for this comment 😂😂😂😂

[@Wyszyncygan]

Bravo Vince

[@FingRTwins]

*waltuh

[@p0p7art]

He didn’t say that

[@maxjonesonyt8112]

@@p0p7art I was about to hit you with the 🤓 but saw your profile picture

[@LymLevolveon]

Mike was always right about Walt, he's like a time bomb, always ticking to explode

[@LymLevolveon]

@KLm Mike didn't deserve to die there 😢

[@alexeiharp7676]

Yes and no, Walt showed that he could run this business and leave it when he was satisfied with the amount of money earned was sufficient. Through horrible ways yes but still. Walt had retired for good from crime/empire business until Hank found that one evidence.

[@AzumarillConGafasBv]

@@alexeiharp7676 until Hank found that one evidence... That Walter keep bc of his ego

[@unknownvoid2321]

@@AzumarillConGafasBv walt only kept it because deep down he wanted to be caught…

[@biged680]

ding ding ding ding ding AHHHH *BOOM*

[@archiekennedy3732]

Mike saw right through Walt right to end. Walt’s face when Mike addresses his ego and pride is amazing, shows how inflated Walt’s ego was.

[@Delightfully_Witchy]

It wasn't a particular deep thing to see. Walt was pretty bad.

[@T1Oracle]

@@Delightfully_Witchy Mike too. Fans keep forgetting how many bodies these guys put in the ground.

[@james8194]

Yeah we’ve never seen Mike like that, just shows how far Heisenberg had pushed him.

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

He wasn't seeing thru Walt when he let himself get shot instead of gtf out of there.

[@Delightfully_Witchy]

@@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394 That occurred to me as well.

[@JWStreeter]

2:15...sends chills down your spine. This was the moment Walt was officially evil.

[@user-vw9lj1yn1b]

Yeah, he was evil when he killed a professional hitman/gangster. Not when he poisoned a child, constantly manipulated Jesse, r*ped his wife, let Jane die, and continuously lied to everyone in his life.

[@Whaddayamean13]

Love how after Walt says "i've got a family and people who depend on me" Mike just goes "yeah..." shows how he understands that he has family here too but he's not as egotistical as Walt is. He knows that once he's in the game, he's in for life.

[@tyler.walker]

I heard it as sarcasm. Mike has had to sacrifice so much to support his family, and Walt uses his family as an excuse to continue making bad decisions.

[@ndschau]

Reminds me of the BCS ‘bagman’ episode with Mike and Jimmy in the desert. Mike tells him to get up and keep going. Why? Because he has people who depend on him.

[@staycleandontdodrugs]

Damn i just wrote the same thinf

[@Acesahn]

Especially since Mike intended to support his own family from the shadows.

[@ashishranjan8286]

i 100% visualized mike responding "imagine that." but alas

[@Cedricson]

Mike's death is easily one of, if not the most unjust deaths in the series. Not only could his death been totally prevented had Walter swallowed his pride, but his attempt to give to his granddaughter the money ultimately failed in this same episode. If you remember, he entrusted his lawyer Dan to put money in Kaylee's deposit box, only for it all to be seized when Gomez caught him in act at the bank's vault. On top of it all, he couldn't even give his daughter a proper goodbye because he had to promptly flee. He lost everything

[@pajadivina3605]

It may be unfair but it is the life that mike chose, he could have had the justification that he did everything for his granddaughter but that is not an excuse, he was a criminal and in the criminal world you can die at any time and it will not exactly be a Heroic death, whoever you do it for, a good criminal will remain a criminal

[@Cedricson]

@@pajadivina3605 That is very true, in a way you can almost perceive him as a mild mannered version of Walter White as they both shared the sentiment of doing what they did for their family.

[@rukifellth3866]

@@pajadivina3605 walter has a much happier ending in comparison. this bugs me quite a bit tbh.

[@pajadivina3605]

@@rukifellth3866 Walt was one of the most evil characters in bb and like Mike there is no justification for the things he did but his way of playing his cards (apart from being the protagonist) was what gave him his advantage and his "happy" ending. Walt died alone and without his family but he died happy knowing that he would never set foot in jail, that he triumphed as a teacher and that after a lifetime he was able to do something of value even if it compromised innocent lives. After all, all criminals end up dead or imprisoned and there it does not matter if the ending was more or less happy, everyone has what they deserve, whether it is fair or not.

[@luisaguilar7997]

@@pajadivina3605 you’re directly quoting mike in that aren’t you? He gave that exact speech to the bald dude that sold Nacho pills, wise words

[@sandhanitizer15]

Whenever you feel useless, just remember they had a hairstylist on scene for this show.

[@kotak4420]

not tryna be that 🤓 emoji kinda guy but in this scene walter is fake bald. But yeah that could be the make up artist work so also don't know why the hairstylist was there

[@alnobleman2884]

@@kotak4420 I had a stroke reading that.

[@545wei]

@@alnobleman2884 that comment was not hard to read.

[@return4887]

@@kotak4420 where does it say he wasnt bald in this scene?

[@monsieurassembling6139]

@@alnobleman2884 if you didn't understand that maybe you do have strokes

[@ZachC29791]

It blows my mind that this scene literally exists and there’s people who don’t realize Walt has always been the real villain. 5 seasons of utter brilliance in storytelling and it goes right over peoples’ heads.

[@michaelking8391]

everyone understands his transformation. It is what the show is about. Before attending to the intellectual capabilities of others, one ought to prioritize introspection of their own.

[@Seinsmelled]

Walt was only ever villainous in season 5, most of his actions are just self defense, or can be seen as self defense

[@sukka4pain]

@@Seinsmelled absolutely not

[@layers1473]

It blows my mind that you think the show is about to point someone in there as a "villain" LOL

[@regomortem]

"This whole thing could have been avoided" is such a telling line. Notice how Walt uses the passive instead of active voice (i.e. "I could have prevented this.") to avoid placing himself as the subject of his statement, therefore not having to claim responsibility for a mistake he committed. That, on top of bringing up Lydia and her possession of the names he wanted BEFORE telling Mike that he's sorry, makes his apology all the more disingenous and furthers his impenetrable pride and utter lack of humility.

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

its not apology, its more like "you died for nothing suck it up" type thing

[@thepowerofsand6180]

Man is literally bleeding to death but he still makes it about himself

[@zerjiozerjio]

“Walt used me as an object.” -Mike

[@PostModernToast]

That's not passive voice, that's a past modal. Passive voice would be him saying "this could have been prevented by me".

[@bennnoboyo5238]

coach

[@davidmb1595]

Mike’s story was the saddest. One of the most loyal, smart and hardworking people here and he ended up dead and losing everything he had accomplished for his family.

[@edwleo8124]

Remember when Jesse was going on a crisis and told Saul that he wanted to give money to Kaylee or the boy. I wish they would of gone through with that.

[@edwleo8124]

At least with Kaylee

[@patriciocordero4189]

Dude I love Mike too man, but he was the enforcer of a drug cartel... that is not really hard working or a good person

[@davidmb1595]

@@patriciocordero4189 definitely not a good person, I agree. But was he hardworking? Yes indeed.

[@forestsunset9617]

Mike was a bad guy, a loyal, principled bad guy.

[@dumbguy5157]

I loved when walt told finger “you’re just a finger, but i’m the hand” and then proceeded to hand all over finger Truly one of the hand moments of all time

[@AnonYmous-ow9zr]

Morbius memes are seriously going too far these days...

[@jom6987]

@@AnonYmous-ow9zr fr

[@BlielPol]

Bravo, Vince!

[@ryanrusch3976]

It's Godzilla ma'am, he tried to read your post, he's dead.

[@eazy1726]

my favorite was when finger used his signature move called "fingering" on Walt but it didn't work, truly shows how far Walter white broke bad.

[@bloodyraptor6251]

I like to think Mike was reflecting on his life and thinking how he could've done better, but also feeling a sense of bliss, and then Walter just chiming in and dragging his conscience back to reality, prompting Mike's final words 😂

[@Zilch616]

Seeing the backstory of everyone in BCS helps to hammer home the fact that the right chemistry teacher in the right place at the right time can erase years of hard effort and planning

[@wattsnottaken1]

All the hard work that went into the underground lab and one ego maniac Chemistry teacher destroys it all. The twenty years Gus spent building up his distribution all went down the drain. BB and BCS are too good 🔥

[@billross9132]

Not to mention how Walt Indirectly and unintentionally took down the entire eladio cartel and the Salamancas, not sure wat Happened to Lalo or tucos.grandmother tho since I haven't finished bcs

[@nont18411]

And the whole Saul Goodman office that Jimmy and Kim spent years planning and fighting with a lot of heartbreak and heartwarming moments? Walter just wiped it out of existence.

[@Raphie009]

@@billross9132 _Almost_ indirectly. He did kill Ocho Loco and (by proxy) Hector. However, Los Mellizos, Bolsa, and the rest of the Eladio Cartel were all Gus. Edit: Tuco is the odd man out in this hitlist. He really set his own death in motion through virtually no machinations of either Walt or Gus.

[@gforce07]

Lmfao

[@williamrothkopf740]

Underrated part of this scene: Walter: I just can’t just up and leave like you Mike. I have a family. I have people that depend on me. Mike: *clicks lips* yeah… Walter is so self centered he doesn’t even think that maybe Mike is leaving something behind too. That maybe people depend on him as well.

[@turkishjanitor3666]

You can hear and see that was so fed up with Walter's bullshit at this point

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

Walt became such a unlikable character as the show went on. I cringed at everything he did in the later seasons, except for saving Jesse but even then he already destroyed everything.

[@historydelic]

@@Spacemonkeymojo same for me. In the beginning he was a likable character, but it's slowly turned into on of the most hated characters for me

[@JetSetRadiumFuture]

@@historydelic That is the point, he went from a nobody loser to a powerful drug king... His character develepment was written so well....

[@josiahgonzalez942]

​@l.lazman4751 you obviously don't understand the show if you think Walt isn't a drug lord🥴🤦‍♂️ literally is feared as "heisenberg" on the streets maybe get yo facts straight

[@henry_b1230]

By telling the dying Mike that Lydia has the names, Walt is adding to his pain because now he knows that his 9 guys will be killed too :(

[@CookieThug]

@@EwTZ2xpQwpA so much for no more half measures huh

[@tolowokere]

As interesting as that sounds, it does not look like that's what happened here. It really does look like Walt got caught up in a rush of emotions, and only after the regret had set in did he realize how all this could have been avoided.

[@biohazardsoldierPMK]

Sure, he doesn’t mean to add to the pain. He’s trying to apologize for making Mike’s death basically meaningless and also unintentionally saying Mike’s holding out on the information was futile. Everything about Mike’s death was senseless. Great writing

[@no1u521]

@@CookieThug Kiss Land!

[@solidzack]

I mean Mike could've easily been added to the list of said people that knew the truth about him and Mike was useless to him. He had no benefit for letting Mike live

[@finowa2566]

Everyone is defending Mike, but for some reason everyone forgot that Gus threatened to kill Walt's entire family and that's why he killed Gus, after which this whole situation started

[@noirekuroraigami2270]

that's cuz walt was bringing the DEA with his brother

[@ughitssarah2371]

Walter doing that angry little walk after mike told him off had me dying

[@gap_tooth]

literally a toddler having a tantrum and stomping away because his mom is making him go to bed early 😭

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

looney toons type stuff, guy walk out of camera and comes back, funny but terrifying

[@ChadKing69]

Mike getting capped was even funnier dude didn’t see it coming

[@Zilly.]

had mike dying too

[@shawerful5209]

@@Zilly. ouch

[@DamienJelaine]

It's crazy how miserable and out of place Walter seems now that we've got an entire world without him in Better Call Saul. To know that he solo destroys everything these powerful, patient, methodical gangsters built in the shadow of the system, just by being a man cursing at Fate for making him an invisible anecdote no one would ever remember. Only that type of anomaly could bring such a collapsing chain of events, as they were all prepared for so much more of a threat (government forces, politics, cartels and their armies, even progress) but never the blinding ego of the weak.

[@die1mayer]

Walter wasn't weak. He may not have been physically imposing and he didn't have an army of goons, but he got the brains and the intent to use it.

[@DamienJelaine]

@@die1mayer "weak" according to their world, not as a character. It is well established now that Heisenberg was an unbeatable mastermind, this isn't what I'm talking about. The way these organised criminals view the rest of the system would make them see a 50 years old highschool chemistry teacher as part of the weaklings, vulnerable dependant sheep who never gets his hands dirty by fear of the systemic consequences. Which is why Walter was on their blind side more than once, at the beginning of BB anyways. My point is, they were not prepared to this kind of threat, and they all died because of it.

[@onionman8160]

That's right. Gus was practically the only one who was always one step ahead of Walt, his hatred of Hector was the only reason he went out.

[@frog6054]

Walter White is the devil

[@therealistintheboot8822]

Without the foundation of Walt and Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul would be boring garbage.

[@kodackmaster]

This scene is even more impactful knowing mikes Backstory and the money he was getting for his family that we meet in BCS. Great story telling here and it shows

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

Yes, this Walter is a complete idiot and Mike made a grave error to associate with him. Emotional crazies should never be your partner.

[@tinsoldier5621]

BCS?

[@chiaradolberry4907]

@@tinsoldier5621 Better Call Saul (prequel)

[@jagmaharesi2486]

@@badrelkadoui1922 wouldn't say it's because of walt since he had no ties to the lawyer who got busted

[@felipegrigolon1987]

Better Call Saul is the sad parade of all the people whose lives would be screwed by Walt

[@LaggardlySort]

Walt saying about Lydia having the names is really salt in the wound for Mike, as it confirms that he is going to die for no reason at all and also that his long-time associates will soon be killed off by Walt.

[@sergioperez47000]

The fact that Jonathan Banks actually was shot by Cranston and died make this scene even more remarkable. Brillant decision to keep it. It amazes me how good cgi was in BCS. Bravo Vince!

[@IrvinMenezes]

Banks? That’s Finger.

[@the-nm7sd]

LMAO What kind of drugs you two guys on💀

[@joeyjonquantaviusjr9927]

@@the-nm7sd 99.1% pure sky blue methemphetamine

[@theunknownuser9609]

I swear these actors are incredible. Such dedication to their craft.

[@LM-nb7rj]

This is some next level method acting.

[@randomguy4781]

Mikes death has the be one of the most tragic in the show after seeing BCS/BB, he spent years working with Gus, worked with Werner Ziegler, and then Walter destroyed it all, plus all the money he worked for never got to Kaylee because he got caught. everything he did was pointless in the end.

[@spencerfoote6977]

All that work for nothing

[@MajorGrin]

he provided for Kaylee directly during all those years so it wasn't all for nothing

[@himlolo]

If you watch Better Call Saul you know that’s not true

[@joshuapaul8580]

You'd think working with Ziegler would've clued Mike in to the inevitable dumpster fire that Walt would be the catalyst for. Gus, too, for that matter should've known better

[@Bragglord]

Not for nothing, thanks to BCS...I mean, he secured an absolute palace of a house for his granddaughter. That definitely counts for something

[@ImmortalBobarb]

Imagine what it was like for Mike when his family doesn't get any money, everyone he trusted is dead, you were killed for nothing and the killer is trying to talk to you

[@ojjuiceman]

Mike could have killed Walt but you could tell he was just so tired of all the fighting and death. He rather have a peaceful death than get revenge and that perfectly sums up who Mike was as a character... Such a powerful scene

[@miltonzelaya9248]

No

[@hey7514]

​​@@miltonzelaya9248 No

[@HaydenLau.]

How could he have killed Walt with no gun and wearing a bullet inside his chest?

[@DimaShinder]

@@HaydenLau. he had a 45 in the scene after this

[@thunderball11111]

@@HaydenLau. Are you blind? Man had a gun, also had the jump on walt, was also a far better killer.

[@trevor6433]

I like how Mike says “you could’ve made as much money as you ever needed,” instead of “ever wanted.” Cus he didn’t need that money but he always wanted more

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

Good point

[@freezasama5802]

Walter was masking all his actions as "its for my family" but like revealed in Felina it was all for himself

[@husky3g]

$737,000. That's how much he needed but he couldn't stop there.

[@royalmighty9389]

Because he liked it. He was good at it. He felt alive.

[@dasbubba841]

@@royalmighty9389 It wasn't about the money itself. The money was a measure of his "empire".

[@gurubhaktmohit]

"You and your pride and your ego" That's one of the worst things you could have said to Walter tbh

[@DrCarter33]

He was right though

[@maximilianoferrer6841]

Although, Mike should’ve kept walking away the moment Walt shouted ‘YOU’RE WELCOME!’, I believe that Mike’s own ego was challenged which caused him to confront Walt. Had it not been for that, Mike would probably still be alive.

[@efrainordonez7091]

@@maximilianoferrer6841 yeah but mike was so fed up with Walt he wanted to put him in his place.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@efrainordonez7091 And that's the issue. Mike, Gus, Hank, everyone keeps trying to put Walt "in his place" instead of treating him as an equal or superior, which he is. That's why he snapped.

[@otaviohenrique9567]

what's "tbh"?

[@Omega0850]

"If you had known your place..." I think thats what pushed him over the edge. Because i think what Walter hears in the back of his mind is: "You should have known your place and remained a little high school chemistry teacher, while your ex-partner Schwarz became so successfull."

[@purpleshirtfish]

This is hands down Walt's most pathetic moment and the worst part is he himself realizes it.

[@justincrediblefantasy8263]

Totally, very tragic moment in this show.

[@MerrasMies]

How that is the worst part?

[@drivernephi2212]

@@MerrasMies childish bitch-fit meltdown over his ego being hurt

[@sabertoothtooth2572]

I would say poisoning Brock was more pathetic

[@danteghazizadeh1656]

@@sabertoothtooth2572 nah he didn't do that out of emotion, he did it to save his own life

[@medinaalangabriel]

This right here was the most unexpected moment in the entire series for me. I just couldn't see him dying. I saw him as someone way too careful, to savvy to get himself into a situation with no way out. His death was quite fitting cause only something this random and crazy could kill him.

[@donnyd3]

for real tho😂

[@phoenixav9550]

Yeah. There is no logical reason as to why Walt would kill Mike here so he assumed there is no need to have his guard up. Except walt wasn't thinking logically here.

[@RhettMueller864]

@@phoenixav9550I mean to be fair Mike tried to kill Walter multiple times

[@urthboundmisfit]

@@RhettMueller864Yeah, under orders.

[@youraveragepasser-by7367]

​@@RhettMueller864under orders

[@SheldonAdama17]

“You don’t have enough stickers to talk to me.” - Mike’s actual last words

[@zoxyy.1x]

huh

[@willie-jn9cz]

@@zoxyy.1xbetter call Saul reference.

[@fallenwarrior1935]

It was actually: “Waltuh. Put your d away, Waltuh. Let me die in peace”.

[@Berserk_96]

​@@zoxyy.1xyou need to watch better call saul right now

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

As much as the show tried to make us feel for Mike, he did try to kill Walt in the laundromat, which would have left Walt Jr fatherless. I think Walt was justified here

[@zayaanzen8517]

It's sad how Mike's tough journey came to an end in a way like this.

[@adverumthegreat4736]

That's just the reality of the criminal world though. You can do your best, but it can all end abruptly, for no reason. No big finale, no final fight, just death. That's what happened here.

[@zayaanzen8517]

@@adverumthegreat4736 Yeah, that just makes it realistic.

[@baphometic8767]

mike is not innocent. he's just more likable than some of the others.

[@deadhorse1391]

Killed by a high school teacher that outsmarted him

[@redhood444]

@@baphometic8767 no one said he was innocent

[@nobodypicksbulbasaur828]

After watching all of Better Call Saul, Mike's anger toward Walt means so much more than it originally could have. All the blood, sweat, and tears that went into Gus Fring's operation was destroyed by one greedy man. What probably irritates Mike the most is that he could have killed Walt so many times before the dominoes fell. The man who gave the "no more half measures" speech was ultimately killed for choosing a half measure with Walt.

[@JSmellerM]

People bring up the "no more half measures"-speech but it was never Mike's place to decide taking full measures against Walt. Mike worked for Gus and followed orders. One of his orders must have been that he mustn't kill Walt. After Walt killed Gus Mike could've killed Walt but instead he decided to keep providing for his family. So it was still full measure just not the way ppl think of it. In the end he died because Walt was a wildcard that couldn't be predicted. Even before his death Mike took the full measure by leaving his family behind to not put them in danger. All the half measures debates do not take into account that Mike did everything for his family. He was always full measures for his family.

[@buddyfett1341]

all of Mike's own greed and murders he committed were destroyed by a chemistry teacher that wanted and the same things.

[@pimpompoom93726]

Not so much greed on the part of Walter as his ego problems. His need to gratify his ego was far greater than his need for money.

[@jamaljames9331]

Yeah the more I watch BCS, the more I hate Walter but in a good way. The more you rewatch Breaking Bad, the more you realize he was never a good person even going back to the beginning.

[@clintgillespie8579]

How can you watch all of Better Call Saul when there are still 6 unreleased episodes.

[@hAze_the_shrimp]

What's even more disturbing is knowing after Mike died, Walter had to drag is corpse back up, stuff him in the trunk, hope to not get pulled over by police, and in the next episode, with todd, dissolved him in acid, with 0 remorse for what he'd done.

[@chimkinNuggz]

Actually i think he just left his body there. Theyre in a rural area. By the time police find him he will be a skeleton

[@hAze_the_shrimp]

@@chimkinNuggz no, in the following episode, we saw Mike in Walt's trunk. it is confirmed Walt did dissolve Mike in acid.

[@chimkinNuggz]

@@hAze_the_shrimp really? I must of missed that scene

[@m3rl707]

@@chimkinNuggz yea it was very quick. Walt opened the trunk of the car and we briefly saw Mike's corpse

[@Vapor817]

@@chimkinNuggz walt and jesse have a conversation about mike right after walt closes the trunk with mike's body in it, that is the last we see of mike in any physical form

[@BetterCallSaul-z3t]

If I remember correctly, Gus wanted to replace and kill Walter so he didn't really have an option to want to kill Fring & Gale. So Mike needed to stop acting like its all on Walter.

[@amaclikanal]

The fact that Mike could've easily killed Walt after he got shot but decides to sit and die peacefully will always be my favorite thing in the show

[@m3rl707]

Mike didn't care whether he lived or died, as said in Better Call Saul. All he wanted was to get his money to Stacey and Kaylee, but it was too late. Unfortunately he failed. Rip Finger

[@shetheyithe8894]

Mike used to say: " He (Walter) is amateur " and he was right about that.

[@furqanshafiq9017]

@@shetheyithe8894 your damn right he was narcistic son of a bitc.

[@kaiwei5072]

Maybe he took what nachos dad said to him which is “this is not justice, it’s revenge” to heart.

[@Mazamasan]

He had no gun

[@Crossroads_Romeo]

I love the shock on Walt’s face for damn near this entire scene, you can tell that a large part of him expected that Mike would somehow just take the bullet, that it would bounce off him or something similarly fantastical.

[@DaekoTan]

He expected Mike to put up a fight, give him a thrill and fuel his ego. He didn't expect that Mike was ready to call it quits. Just like how he kept forcing Jesse to continue being in the game.

[@Crossroads_Romeo]

@@DaekoTan Mike’s death in my opinion was honestly more dramatic than it should have been even with how fast it was, part of me wishes they’d gone the Wire route with him and just had this invincible, completely terrifying presence just get snuffed out without any fanfare at all, but what we got was obviously also a legendary scene.

[@helmaroc259]

Reference to Omar? If so yea, he was such a great character shoutouts to him. And his name rung loud and clear even after death, just like Marlo wished for but never got

[@megaboner690]

​@@Crossroads_Romeodeath in the wire literally ruined all other TV show deaths for me. It's too realistic they just go down over in b more

[@nkk313]

@@DaekoTanMakes sense. Was wondering how he knew that Mike wouldn’t see him coming through his rear view mirror, but he was planning on it.

[@edgarroberts8740]

What I love about this scene is that the writers had one shot to do a moment where somebody tells Walt off. A scene where somebody confronts him, calls out his BS, and tells him straight to his face that he's a self-serving, narcissistic megalomaniac and that all his pretenses of "it's all for my family" are just an excuse for him to satiate his ego. And they chose the perfect character to do so with Mike. People often say Gus was everything Walt wanted, but failed, to be. And that's true. But I think it's also true of Mike. Part of Walts narcissism is that he genuinely wanted to believe he was a good, decent husband and father and was hard done by the world. And, as BCS shows, that (with a few ambiguities) is Mike. Even if you think Mike is a monster for going into this work, you at least have to acknowledge that he's genuinely motivated to do it for his family, be that an adequate justification or not. He makes millions with Gus and doesn't spend a penny of it on himself. His biggest luxury in life is a pimento cheese sandwich. After Gus's death, he's the person most eager to just sell their methylamine and close down business - he takes no joy, or sense of self-aggrandisement, from this work. To him, it really is a sacrifice for the sake of others close to him. And that means it's so perfect and satisfying for him to call Walt out here. Mike knows what it is actually to be that guy. He sees right through Walt. From his point of view, Walt is just a pitiful and transparent man-child. Hell, to Mike it must be downright insulting that Walt would even pretend they're in the same boat. Such a well executed moment in the show.

[@stevej4328]

Well analysed. I enjoyed reading this. You're so right

[@incidentlyaniguana2193]

Mike wasn't a monster. He got sucked into it. Originally he was doing bodyguard work.

[@rafaelverolla7276]

@@incidentlyaniguana2193 Mike was a dirty cop that couldn't protect his son from his dirty colleagues. That failures defines him. He wasn't suck into that life, he decided that he would do whatever it took to protect his surviving family, and that for him meant becoming a monster.

[@incidentlyaniguana2193]

@@rafaelverolla7276 Sucked in to it was an overstatement. Moreso, he kind of had a domino effect, where he at first unwillingly dipped his toes into bodyguard work, eventually escalating bit by bit. When he started working for Fring, he didn't really know what he was getting into. That's why he fought back against Werner and Nacho's fates, however he eventually caved. In my view he gradually became worse by shutting off his empathy bit by bit until he became the remorseless professional we see in BB.

[@donkeykongisbetterthanmari7495]

Moral: Be like Mike.

[@Stormertheboy]

2:34 Walt’s like “Omg is he ok? i didn’t mean to hurt him”

[@Ithinkdylansarobot]

That “yeah.” At the beginning means so much bc Mike does everything for his family but doesn’t boast about it like Walt

[@vestralus715]

Walt was convincing himself and his family that he was doing it for them. But the entire time it was really for himself, and he finally admitted it in the end.

[@yuriridley6180]

Walter: “I've got a family, I've got people who depend on me.” Mike: “Yeah...” [sarcastically in his head] “... and I don't.”

[@Rendex756]

The difference is that walt never did it for the family he was just convincing himself that he is doing if for the family

[@konnalad]

No, it's because Mike was abandoning his own family to run away.

[@TheBlackAztec3]

Mike did it for fun not for his family. He couldve left anytime

[@barakaobama4017]

God I love 2:12 shot. The way the sinister music starts as Walt reenters the scene with murderous intent. Like the boogeyman coming to claim his victim.

[@chungusmaximus526]

Kind of looked like a thot walk tbh

[@Winchent]

Bravak Vinbama

[@OmegaMemeBoss]

Bro got that hunchback walk

[@speedracer2008]

It lets you know Mike is dead.

[@fish_birb]

Coupled with how he walks like an immature child after losing an argument with his friend.

[@toucheaulait892]

The irony is that Walt is arguably the most dangerous character in the entire Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul universe. You see the other characters coming unlike him. Like Mike once described him very accurately, "A ticking bomb."

[@iansaunders2781]

“And I have no intention of being around for the boom” :(

[@mrconroy4672]

@@iansaunders2781shame that all he had to do to avoid this was to comply with Walter and give up the names of men. Papa Varga was completely right about Mike and the criminal world.

[@maty5591]

Todd?

[@OMSbets412]

Multiple times throughout the series Mike hinted at Walt’s Demise.. crazy

[@thdeepesthriver]

He didnt kill him cause he lost an argument, he killed him cause he took the bag out of his hands.

[@joondagoon6774]

yes i can see he accepted defeat because he did not speak back after mikes speech

[@sean2914]

Better call Saul is so good that it actually elevates this show. I feel so much more for Mike after watching his journey

[@anthonyfuqua6988]

The long layovers between seasons of Better Call Saul make it hard to keep up with without rewatching it before every season. Can't believe it debuted at the beginning of 2015.

[@jogman262]

What AMC needs to do is play all seasons of Better Call Saul followed by Breaking Bad and then El Camino. What a binge that would be.

[@ilyabykov2437]

@@anthonyfuqua6988 Quality takes time.

[@ryecatcher25]

Stop watching saul after season 4. Same repetitve boring stuff iver and over and over.

[@theendisnear6351]

@@ryecatcher25 You're losing a lot, bud. This mid season finale was probably the best episode in the entire series. Still, I get it. BCS is slower, much more of a character study than BrBa. It probably feels repetitive and laborious for the ADHD-ridden spectators such as yourself ;)