The man is out here acting like he's someone and nobody seems to want to correct that misapprehension. No Doze just takes his beating so do the two scammers. The dude is not that big nor that good a fighter No Doze had a gun he could have shot him the 2 guy had a number advantage. They just stood there and took it like they're actors who're paid for it.

I'm on my 57th rewatch but the thing I don't get is why is Walt cooking meth to begin with? Couldn't he just get a second job like DoorDash?

The other day, my friend played the song in question while on a car drive, and I said "Oh, it's this song! I heard it in an episode of Breaking Bad a while back," and they responded saying that it never appears in either show, nor the movie.
Am I just crazy? I very clearly remember hearing this song during some point in one of the shows.

It's sort of a meme in the Breaking Bad community that many... less adept viewers end up hating Skyler. She interferes with Walt's plans! She's ungrateful towards her lying, scheming, manipulative, criminal, attempted rapist of a husband. She's the bitch wife who gets in his way.

...yeah, I don't think it's a very hot take these days to say that, clearly, Skyler does not deserve that kind of hate. She's the victim of Walt's endless abuse and manipulation, driven by his enormous ego and complete lack of respect for her as a person and as a partner. But during my recent rewatch, I've been struck by just how interesting of a character Skyler is. Serious props to the writers and especially to Anna Gunn for bringing such an amazing performance.

Where to begin with Skyler? First off, one consistent detail about her is that she is quite smart, even though basically nobody actually respects this about her. Walt certainly doesn't. He constantly underestimates her ability to see through his bullshit (especially early on), from his lie about his second cell phone actually just being his phone alarm to his attempt to throw her off his scent by insisting he's not having an affair. When she does fall for his lies, it's usually only because what he says is both consistent with the information she has and easier to believe, psychologically, in the moment (because she's emotionally vulnerable or because it seems like less of a leap of logic), like with saying Jesse sells him pot or the "fugue state". But even then, Skyler is smart enough to still be suspicious. Once the cat starts to come out of the bag, she can never fully trust him again. But Walt never really stops treating her like his intellectual inferior, like someone he can easily deceive and puppeteer, because he doesn't think of her as any kind of equal. This is despite the fact that, in several moments, Skyler is able to use her own intellect and understanding of Walt's psyche to outmaneuver him. When he gets the better of her, it's never because he's just smarter. It's because he's willing to go to extremes that she isn't.

Outside of her relationship with Walt, Skyler is also shown to be an extremely competent accountant who can see through Ted Beneke's cooked books right away, a skilled negotiator when she's detained after she tried to return the stolen tiara that Marie gifted her, and even to have a pretty decent criminal mind herself when she deals with Saul and the car wash. She's also consistently capable of cutting through other characters' bullshit, like when she gets Marie to finally admit that she shoplifted the tiara, or her interactions with Saul in general.

Skyler's not perfect. Her biggest weakness, one that Walt constantly exploits, is her deep attachment to her idea of their family. It's why she can't go through with the divorce and report Walt to the authorities, as her lawyer suggests. It's why she ultimately becomes an accomplice rather than break apart her family. This is part of what makes her such a compelling character. She doesn't want to be at odds with Walt, to be working against him, but she basically has no choice when he decides, right from the get-go, that she's not worthy of his honesty or respect. Skyler also has a strong need to feel some level of control and agency in her life (although this is really just a human thing; every character in the show exhibits this in one way or another), which at times means conflict with Walt and other times means working with him. But she lacks the same degree of ego and aversion to receiving help that drives her husband to the depths of depravity that he reaches, which makes her a lot more sympathetic. She's a victim, but she's never a totally helpless, resigned one. Even when Walt forces her hand by moving back home, she doesn't let go of her agency quietly: she fucks Ted, and later she uses Walt's ill-gotten gains to help Hank recover from getting shot.

Basically, my point is: Skyler is a fantastic character. She's compelling and sympathetic and she feels real thanks to great writing and a brilliant performance. It amazes me that she's so hated by a certain subset of viewers, because I honestly find her to be one of the more refreshing and interesting parts of the show. She's one of the characters who's able to call Walt out to his face, to tell him the things that I find myself wanting to shout at him sometimes. She's also super important to seeing how Walt's actions ruin people's lives, including the people he's supposedly doing all of this for.

I have watched the show around 5 times now and it only just occurred to me that the entire plot is based off this superior cook. Would actual meth addicts care if the product is pure, I would have thought they just want to get high.

Just finished. Man I always start weeping like a baby as soon as baby blue starts playing. Man the perfection of the show always surprises me , like every detail has some reason behind it and is explained later on. Beautiful.

Time for el camino the better call saul

Next time i will start with better call saul.

Disclaimer - I got ChatGPT to summarize the following:

There have been two real-life meth cooks named Walter White whose stories bear uncanny resemblances to the fictional character in Breaking Bad. However, the creation of the TV show's Walter White predates the public knowledge of these individuals, and their stories were unrelated to the show's concept.

The Real-Life Walter Whites:

1. Walter Jack White (Montana):
   • A meth dealer arrested in 2013.
   • His case gained notoriety because his criminal activities and name aligned with the show's narrative.
   • He was sentenced to over 12 years for drug trafficking and firearms charges.
   • His case came to light after Breaking Bad became a cultural phenomenon.
2. Walter Eddy White (Alabama):
   • Arrested in 2008, the same year Breaking Bad premiered.
   • Accused of manufacturing methamphetamine and placed on Alabama’s most-wanted list after probation violations in 2012.
   • His criminal activities occurred contemporaneously with the show's rise but were coincidental.

The Fictional Walter White:

• Breaking Bad, created by Vince Gilligan, premiered in January 2008. The character Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, was conceived independently as a "Mr. Chips to Scarface" transformation, according to Gilligan.
• There is no evidence that either real-life Walter White influenced the fictional story.

Edit: I googled and fact checked this information before getting ChatGPT to summarize it for me. I didn't discover it from ChatGPT, I just asked it to type it out for me cos I'm too lazy. Thanks for all the insults though lol

In mine it's "すげえっっ！！ガツンとキたぜっっ！！！！" which means like "Fuck!! This shit kicks!!!!"

I very much remember a scene where after one of the times walt and jesse cooks for gus, there is a whole scene of people in sterile suits sorting and weighing the product while there is some song playing in the background. I literally can't for the life of me find it and I'm hoping someone can.

I just finished rewatching the show, it was my first time watching any of it since 2013 when I first found it.

And GOD I think it’s the best tv show that was ever made. Period.

Something I realised watching it is just how GOOD the acting is. Every character is so fleshed out and feels like a real person, the writing is amazing and the stories are phenomenal. I think Vince Gilligan is a genius and now for the first time I’m about to watch Better Call Saul because I don’t want this universe Vince created to end 😭

In the show, we see what happens to Walt, Jesse, and Mike's money. But where is Gus's money? Considering how long Gus was in the game, he should have a mountain of money.

It's probably just a coincidence, but I noticed how Jesse's overall behavior in his "i'm the bad guy" arc is actually pretty similar to the way Todd acts. As much as they are actually the opposites (just think about the way Jesse wanted to save Andrea's brother), when Jesse gets into doing immoral stuff as a coping mechanism he really shares Todd's overall polite and confident behavior, his kind smile and his empty stare. Also, this just gives another reason for Jesse to hate Todd in s5 considering how much he regretted what he did to cope with grief.

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I’ve rewatched more times than I can count and in almost every scene Marie is in I can’t stand her. I actively hate her when she comes on the screen and I feel a sick sense of joy in the last 3 episodes of the series because of her whole world being rocked by Hank’s. I’m sure she has redeeming qualities for some people but I literally cannot stand her. She may be one of the characters I hate the most in all of television. More than Joffrey. It sucks cuz I love purple too.

Just finished the series, and I absolutely fell in love with Hank’s character by the end. Before his death, it felt like the show shifted to him being a main character, if that makes sense.

From the start I suppose he was always a good cop. He was respected within the DEA and got those promotion opportunities, but his finest hour was definitely his “lone wolf” manhunt of Walt.

As soon as Hank put the pieces together, he was fucking LOCKED IN. He played everything near perfect with the information he knew. He gets Jesse to cooperate, but he and Gomey figured out they’re not meeting in person without major problems. Then, they successfully track Walt’s activities enough to connect him to Saul, then to Huell, then to the money, etc. etc. Walt might be a bad criminal but you still have to give Hank credit for doing that running an operation without all DEA hands on deck.

He was 2 steps ahead the whole time. With Jesse’s input he was able to predict exactly what Walt was going to do, up until the end. Jesse came up with the idea of using his money against him, but the setup and execution?? All Hank.

And the best (worst) part is that it all worked. For once in the show something didn’t go tits up for the DEA. Or really anyone trying to get Walt. They had him dead to rights (see what I did there?).

Even Walt knew he wasn’t getting out there without being dragged into a car against his will. The only wrench in the whole thing was Jack and the Nazis not listening to basic instructions.

ASAC Shrader and Steve motherfuckin’ Gomez are the best damn DEA agents around, and they were badasses through and through.

Rest in peace you two; if only they knew that they succeeded in the end.

Also, Gomey looks so cool with the shotgun in the show lmao

In the very first episode, Walt is shown trying to shoot himself when he thinks that he’s about to be arrested. To me, this establishes that he’s someone who would rather die than go to prison. That made me wonder why in the end, he decided to call the authorities to turn himself in (Before obviously changing his mind after watching Charlie Rose), instead of just retiring to his cabin and dying a quiet death to the cancer. Thoughts?

Edit: First off, thank you for the replies everyone. I appreciate the insight in the comments. Second, I'm sorry to anyone who I may have upset with this post. It was not my intention to criticize the show, nor imply that I wanted the writers to do something differently. It was a question I genuinely had that in hindsight wasn't a very good one. I'll think of something better to ask if I make another post in the future.

This is a good video on YouTube of all of the deleted scenes from season 3.

My favorite starts at 13:35, when Walt tells Jr about the Porsche he used to own. You then see a flashback of him and Skylar in it when they were leaving the house tour.

https://youtu.be/bOBlEtsCQi4

Interesting moment. I think it shows Walt was pretty financially successful - or at least on the path - when he had that job and did something to screw it up.

You know I love Breaking Bad. But I just watched True Detective Season 1. If you haven't seen it, get ready for an unforgettable 8 episode masterpiece. Brilliant doesn't begin to describe it.

-Season 4 was the worst season.

-Gus was defo the most irredemable character in the show downright.

-Walter's death was by far the saddest

-Drew Sharp's death was not effective at all and felt like a forced plot device so Jesse snitching on Walt would have more "weight" to it.

-Todd was nowhere near as evil as people make him out to be.

-Mike and Jane kinda had it coming, not sure why this is even a hot take to begin with.

-They should've stretched out Season 5 into Season 5 and a new Season 6, some parts in it definitely felt rushed: Like Walter building his empire after Jesse and Mike are out of the picture, and Walt's run being just 3 mere episodes (C'mon he made it 2200 miles in a single car in like a fucking day or 2 while evading police from New Hampshire to New Mexico, simultaneously not dropping by for any supplies, or to rest, and never coming into contact with state-border patrol? GTFO here)

-Victor and Tyrus deserved more, not just in BrBa but in Better Call Saul

Anyone surprised that Walt never cheated on Skyler? I just finished rewatching the show, and thought it could have been an interesting detail… When he went full Heisenberg it would make sense and fit his character. Again, this wouldn’t be a major plot device or anything.

Lydia for example, could have worked since they were working closely together. And you know… she’s a baddie.

Thoughts?

i know we already have a wonderful trilogy of the brba universe and the conclusion of the main characters but if interest in continuing the universe rises, i believe they could pull off an anthology series rather than go for a gus backstory type of thing, or a philly cop mike thing. those arent too bad either though.

"pieces" because everything is broken, breaking bad, get it ?😩😩

ideas: visiting jesse in Alaska and giving us an update on what he's up to. his current occupation, his friend groups, his current love life. obviously i dont wanna get too unrealistic so his family wouldnt be in the picture but theres a lot you could do here. maybe showing jesse receiving help for his ptsd?

an update on the white family: after skyler finishes her "deal" with the law in exchange for the coordinates and the nuance of her abuse, she moves to a different state with her son and daughter. flynn never truly recovers and rumors go around about him despite his new name. holly is raised completely oblivious of the truth, maybe if they want this episode to be set further in the future, have a scene of holly discovering the truth of her father. she'd be 16 now anyway

the cartels in mexico are in disarray with so much territory up for grabs: we could see multiple cartels fight over juarez territory and see all the other don's reactions to eladio dying. the cartels are vast, theres many opportunities here to explore

an episode for the "unheard": families of that had a member die on wayfarer, their sadness. maybe a story of a boy that got caught up in drugs despite being ambitious and morally good, and how the blue ruined him. maybe a mockumentary recapping the worlds "perspective" of who and what heisenberg was. the peddlers and mules now having nobody to report to. a "fake" heisenberg that tries to imitate him but fails miserably. this happened in real life with the Dexter Killer, could be realistic.

Ive watched the show probably 6 times at this point, as well as BCS 3 times now. What I can’t wrap my head around is why Walt is a HS chemistry teacher and car washer.

So my understanding about Walt’s career is that he had a Masters degree. Worked at Sandia labs. Won a Nobel prize there and used the prize money to found Grey Matter Technologies.

Let’s assume he could not get a job at a pharmaceutical company or some other Chemistry based research job because he was a bad team player which perhaps ruined his reputation to get such a position. That’s my head canon that makes sense. That or he just preferred being an educator, and in a few scenes and especially in some deleted scenes we see that at some points he seemed to really enjoy teaching.

So why not be a professor at a college. I know colleges will want there professors to have doctorates. Whereas high school teachers typically have Masters and sometimes a Bachelors. So that adds up you’d think, right? Not really. I looked it up and there’s a bout 70000 new PHDs issued per year, and only about 1000 Nobel Prizes. A Nobel Prize is far better on a resume than a PHD.

So Walt’s Resume by the beginning of the show is a Masters degree, Sandia labs, Nobel Prize winner, and cofounder of a multi-billion dollar Chemistry company, literally having his name in partially embedded in the company name, not to mention he had 20 years of experience teaching.

Even assuming he couldn’t be a college professor after leaving Grey Matter, due to it still being a small company at the time, once Gray Matter grew, and his years of teaching experience grew I don’t see why Walt would get a job at a car wash instead of trying to get a job as a professor. Nobel Prize winner with decades of teaching experience combined with being a cofounder of what is seemingly one of the most successful research companies, Colleges would be begging for a professor like that. Hell, even if there was the issue of colleges throwing away resumes where they don’t see doctorates, he would be a recognized name in his field. He would’ve had a Wikipedia page for sure!

Youll find very few HS teachers or even PHD’s who have a Wikipedia page.

He was clearly one of the most brilliant chemists in the Breaking Bad world. The only thing I can think of is that this aspect of the show simply requires a bit of suspension of disbelief, but I’m wondering if I’m missing something.

Watching the show for the first time and I just finished Season 3 Episode 5, “Mas”. The scene where Gus shows Walt the lab and tells him that men provide for their families no matter what is one of my favorites in the series so far. Great acting by Giancarlo Esposito basically being Walt’s Lady Macbeth.

I’ve seen so many Reddit comments about how Ted Beneke is an awful character, he’s hated on, and overall just terrible but I’d have to disagree (to an extent). Also to preface, I’ve only watched this show 1 time so I haven’t delve into the deep details of this show but I feel I can make some sort of comment on Ted.

1. Skyler’s “affair” if that’s what you’d like to call it ~ yeah Ted is kind of a douche and made comments and moves on Skyler but it was HER choice to go farther with Ted. If you believe what Skyler had done to be an affair, blame Skyler more than Ted, and if you believe it to not be an affair since Skyler had made it blatantly obvious to Walter that she wanted nothing to do with him, then it isn’t even a big deal? People do things like that all the time when they are “separated”. Ted was thinking with his head… and not the one with the brain.

2. Teds tax fraud/stealing money from his work ~ uh yeah that was really stupid of him honestly but that’s literally because he is a dumbass. Skyler didn’t HAVE to help him or even accept the fact he was committing that illegal activity. It was again… HER DECISION. I honest to God think Ted Beneke was literally an idiot who thought he could get away with a lot of things.

3. Him slipping on the rug and literally dying ~ this is just plain embarrassing. I’m glad it ended that way and I got so annoyed at Skyler for feeling bad for sending Saul’s guys over to scare Ted. Like Ted honestly would have been safer in some sort of mental asylum that has ramps instead of stairs so it’s harder to trip and no corners or anything on tables.

In general Ted is stupid and not even a super bad character, there are so many worse characters in the show, and Ted is just there to carry on the storyline of Skyler’s illegal activity. The fact people actively hate on him makes sense if you look at it from an outsider “I skimmed through the show” type of view, but even just looking a little deeper into Ted personality, he just needed to be pussy-whipped a little bit into shape.

the initial setup in season 1 and 2 was incredible..... each and every character from then to now got like printed all the way in my mind. The way: character build up happens with Walter White being an innocent guy to the OG Heisenberg and kingpin of all drug business, this was next level.... especially the reaction of hank when he realizes that whole year the person whom he was searching was his very own brother in law

the emotional side of this what I found out to be was: even WW kept protecting jesse at many times especially to remind that last episode to rescue him from jack's prison but overall at each level I found WW too aggressive and he basically just used jesse all for his personal benefit...... also the way WWjr had that bad reaction on his dad was very emotional with him calling the police.... just for his family, this guy became so good and idk well he said he liked it and was good at so he started making meth..... but deep down, basic storyline of whole web series was him working hard for his family's future

but anyway!! coming back the whole series had too many next level badass scenes..... Bryan Craston was a beast but Aaron Paul was a true charm of this series...... so what next after finishing this??? Better Call Saul or El Camino: also if someone can tell me: are these just same universe series or they are like about what will happen after the breaking bad series.....

Enjoyed the 1st and 2nd season the most, plot was amazing and character build up likewise..... but man!! the 5th season was something of another level..... last 3-4 episodes of the 5th season was a blast, especially that episode where hank gets killed and also prior to that when walter-mike have that last conversation, there's a lot more to say but my main question is:

Since I've finished the whole breaking bad 5 seasons web series.... what should be the next pick: el camino or better call saul.... will they tell me: what next??

also what was that ending: what about the 70 Million that he earned and also is WW dead in the end??

It was amazing. I got kind of bored the first season, and was like "people call this the best show of all time?" And slowly I started to pay more and more attention and fell in love with it.

The emotions I felt during my watch through are honestly unlike any I've ever had before.

All I really knew about the show was people idolized Walter and hated Skylar, and I honestly expected to dislike Skylar from what I heard but I couldn't help but think everything she did was at least somewhat justified.

On the contrary, I despised Walt. I thought he was kind of annoyingly prideful in season 1 so you can imagine how the rest of the show went for me lmao.

A line that made me laugh (in a spiteful way) was when Walter said "It's all about me." He sounded so delusional it was funny. Sucks that he was right about this though.