something small you may have missed from this episode. Think of when Walt was here to have dinner, family pictures on the walls, children's toys laid out in plain sight. none of that in sight when Jesse is there. gus is so meticulous in everything he has done.
When Walt arrives at the house its warm, inviting, music can be heard and it feels like its supposed to be a friendly dinner between two family men. When Jesse arrives the house is dark, cold, no kids toys or mention of family at all.
We learn in better call Saul that he owns the neighbourhood so this house is really his office not his home. He uses family to manipulate Walt hence the toys and pictures. You only learn that Gus is more evil the more you learn about him. Terrifying character
@@mst4705 While this is possible, I think it would be in character for Gus to pretend to be a family man to relate to Walt on a more personal level. So the writing works out regardless
Walt knows he's only alive for his product. Once Jesse agreed to teach someone else how to cook it, Walt loses all his leverage. And Walt knows Jesse can cook his formula. That's why, "You just signed my death warrant."
Yes and No it's not about Jesse teaching someone else to cook necessarily I mean obviously he doesn't want him teaching the formula to the cartels but that's Gus's plan to do that if he doesn't and they kill Gus first the cartels will come take over the whole operation and they will be involved possibly even killed or enslaved to the cartel I think Jesse realizes that, they need Gus alive while this deal goes down it's more about Jesse being the cook and replacing him for Gus regardless if he teaches anyone else or not if Gus doesn't need Walt anymore he will be killed
@@magnuskarlsson8655 lol yea I usually talk text to my phone when I leave these comments at usually 4:00 am in the morning and my phone doesn't stop to put punctuations as I speak and if I talk text the name of the punctuation it usually doesn't come out right so I don't bother most people can just figure it out when they read the comment it's not that hard it's just a comment I'm not writing a book here lol
I mean to be fair Jesse did screw Walt. His Stupidity, over confidence and need to be the “good guy” towards the end of season 3 is literally the reason Gus changed his mind on Walt. Walt saved Jesse’s life last second and It really bit him in the butt. If he just let Jesse self-destruct and self sabotage; he would have a great working relationship with Gus. But deep down Walt really does have a soft spot for Jesse. That’s 100% facts. 🤷🏾♂️💯
What are you guys talking about. Jesse got Walt and all of them in trouble by insisting on killing Gus’s guys to where Walt had to save his ass and then lead to Gus agenda to plan to kill Walt and use Jesse.
THIS! It blows my mind how everyone seems to blame this on Walt (even Mike) when it's Jessie who ruined their relationship with Gus. Everything was smooth sailing up until Jessie got vengeful and everything that happens for the rest of the show is because of that.
@@Athasin While I agree with you 99% , I might add that it was Walter who forced Jesses team into expanding their territory and therefore intruding the turf of those two mf, who then used the boy to kill Combo. Jesse warned him about it. He didn't listen. if you go back the chain of events it leads to Walts territorial pissing.
@@soundofnellody262 Combo's death was 100% Walt's fault but tafter Combo's death things stabilized. Walt fixed his mistake. Things destabilized when Jessie decided revenge was more important than a stable & safe business. So everything that happened in the rest of the series is because Jessie decided revenge was more important than business.
@@soundofnellody262 Walt gave a very good argument to this. Jese never cared about revenge, he could have easily spent a few days to search that area and would have figured out who killed Combo, but he was too busy getting getting high. He only randomly found out 3 months later AFTER they got employed by Gus and while being scummy as fuck stealing meth and trying to sell it to recovering addicts. It's crazy how many people that think Jese is a saint in this story.
Exactly! People like to entirely blame Walt, call him greedy etc. but when push came to shove he chose Jessie over business. Meanwhile Jessie chose revenge over everything, then proceeded to blame Walt for everything falling apart.
While I completely agree with the fans and Maple and Arianna when they say Walt makes bad, poorly thought-out plans and makes huge mistakes, whenever these fans or Maple and Arianna try and come up with better alternatives and solutions, they tend to be way worse and even more poorly thought out then Walt's plan.
It’s funny how they so desperately want Walter to come up with a smart plan. Yet I know that the plan he eventually comes up with, they’re going to hate it. lol
i already know they’re gonna hate the end. they complain abt everything walt does and he’s always wrong unless there’s an actual bad buy or someone worse in front of him. besides that walt is always wrong in their eyes
@@MysterE95 the show is called breaking bad…..go cry to clifford the big red dog if walter is so bad 😂are you 💩ing me ? i can explain more if you still don’t comprehend and i wasn’t complaining im just saying what’s gonna happen and how they’re gonna react because they think 1 dimensionally abt the show
You seem to completely forget that walt actually turned against gus to help jesse. He is an asshole yes, but jesse fucked it up with gus first and walt stood by his side. Now the tables turned and jesse does not return the favor because he is so easily manipulated by gus. I can totally understand walts anger here
They have their preconceptions and bias and + they simply don't pay attention enough. They're only focused on what fits their thinking. You'd think they'd start understanding more with the story progressing but no, they're stuck lol
Well, Jesse is still sticking up for Walt which is the only thing keeping Walt alive at this point. Also, didn’t Jesse technically return the favor by taking out Gale? But lets for a moment just imagine the consequences that would rain down if Jesse did manage to kill Gus. The cartel would run wild without Gus to keep them at bay and there would be an all-out war in Albuquerque. So Jesse made the right choice by not killing Gus until the cartel was dealt with
Jesse blew the whole operation up when he tried to kill the two dealers and Walt opted to save him. Now Jesse is being primed to take over the cook, which would officially sign Walter's death warrant. Obviously, there's a whole other back story to Walt and Jesse's relationship, but in Walt's eyes, everything went mad when Jesse went rogue.
21:20 "how did jesse sign your death warrant?" Im no walt defender by this point in the show, but I assume walt is refering to when jesse tried to kill the 2 guys that killed thomas. walt felt he had to step in to save jesse, and since then he has been in gus's crosshairs. Really, if walt had just let jesse eat the consequences of those actions, he may still be happily cooking without worry with gale.
except he wouldn't be happy cooking with gale because gale was specifically hired to learn Walt's recipe 100%. this tells us Gus was always going to get rid of Walt
He said you signed my death warrant because he was going to show Gus that he could cook his formula, which makes Walt expendable. That's the only reason Walt is alive at this point
Don't expect them to see it. They're both too biased and they simply don't pay enough attention overall - except for the stupid that fits their preconceptions lol
@liljackypaper They got that slightly mixed about when Gale was hired, but their broader point is true. Gale was being primed to learn Walt's methods/formula. Hence why Walt looked to get Jesse back!
I know that you guys are really frustrated with Walt. I actually see that as a good thing. If the show was just about a slick character like Daddy Gus, a super hero like perfect character who doesn't make mistakes, then it would feel unrealistic and flat. The fact that a regular guy who got in over his head in all of this, who is very flawed, and constantly making mistakes, is what keeps the show grounded. It's not a Marvel movie, it's a story about realistic people with realistically bad judgements that frustrate the viewer. You're not supposed to like Walter. And he's not supposed to be a role model or naturally good at everything. His journey is more realistic because it's messy and flawed.
i think longtime fans can forget what watching season 4 for the first time is like since it’s hard to forget just how insane and wonderful the last few episodes are. walt is just bumbling around for the first eleven episodes till he finally locks in at the end and comes up with an incredible plan. when you don’t know what’s coming it’s just infuriating
Alot of it comes from audience bias, us having more information than Walt that they can't put themselves in his shoes and see that he doesn't know the dynamic between Jesse & Gus or anything they talked about. His view of Jesse signing his death warrant has some merit from this point of view and limited view of what's happened
@@brookeannschrockhe's powerless right now and doesn't have any insight on what's really going on. It's understandable. People just can't put themselves in his point of view because we as the audience have seen the true extent of Gus vs the Cartel and Jesse' involvement
@@LouSassol69erthank you ! they think one dimensionally abt walter yet give literally everyone benefit of the doubt and are ok with basically the entire show but walt is unbearable even tho the show is called BREAKING BAD abt WALTER WHITE lol
23:52 ugghhhh Jesse was the one who broke the truce and attacked the dealers forcing Walt to intervene. That’s what soured the whole Gus situation. Walt could’ve had everything he wanted but he put his whole life in peril to save Jesse there. But no keep pretending it’s all Walt’s fault because he started the relationship with Gus.
@@bigpictureguys8415 A) Yes. That's why Walt doesn't provide any reason as to why the plan wouldn't work and instead tries to make it about Jesse not being a murderer. Just manipulating him (again). B) Even if somehow Gus found out, what do you think would happen? That Gus would kill Jesse and hope Walt is okay with that? C) Even IF somehow Gus found out and IF he planned to kill Jesse, It would be his own fault at that point and out of Walt's hands which was exactly my point. Walt shouldn't have snitched. He only did because he couldn't stand not controlling Jesse (a running theme with Walt).
@@BigLadpenguin Why are you so sure Jesse’s plan to kill those dealers would’ve worked? Did you see how hesitant and nervous Wendy was being about giving those guys the burgers? She may have very easily changed her mind or acted suspiciously enough to give away the plan. Thats why Walt told Gus, because he wanted to avoid things spiraling out of control
@@comeatmebro8120 A meth addict appearing nervous is nothing new. I doubt it would raise any red flags to the geniuses who killed a kid and left a crime scene. Wendy had already shown her loyalty and resilience when she stood up to Hank's questioning for hours. "That's why Walt told Gus". This is just factually wrong. Walt was completely against the idea before Jesse had given any details of his plan. That's because neither the plan nor the likelihood of it working mattered to Walt. Walt wants to control Jesse and this has been pretty obvious since day 1. Please go back and watch the scene where Jesse tells Walt his plan. Walt does everything to convince Jesse apart from give an actual good reason why the plan won't work.
The cartel doesn't have any interest in killing walter anymore, the twins wanted him for personal reasons but they are dealt with. Gus however wants to replace him and dispose of him any chance he gets. How do you not see that? Hating walt is one thing, but when you said the war between Gus and the cartel is Walters fault I had to think really hard but still couldnt figure out how you came to that conclusion
One of my favorite minor details in this show is when Gus is getting shot the bullet hits the ground then the sound of the rifle firing goes off next. So many tv shows/movies depict both things happening at the same time but bullets travel faster than sound. It often gets overlooked but this a chefs kiss of realism that no one asked for but is greatly appreciated for throwing in.
Gus is a brilliant criminal. Had a restaurant chain as a front since day 1, set up scholarships, went to charity events, & established connections with powerful people. Walter needed to be walked through it all like a child.
I mean we saw how he failed though didn't we. Literally last episode. He got his partner killed by going to the cartel. Gus wasn't just made perfect. Gus is what Walt could be with more time.
14:11 "Ignorance of the law doesn't equate to criminality, it equates to ignorance" is so untrue lol. They definitely could still prosecute. But I do love the way Skyler came in and saved Ted's ass. Haha
I think she just means that in the eyes of the IRS agent they weren't knowing partners in fraud, just stupid. And he felt bad enough to give them a second shot.
Her advice is more that the IRS is less likely to deeper-dive if you simply come forward and admit you fucked up It's a lot of resources to investigate each individual, they'd (usually) rather you come forward, claim ignorance, and pay what you owe They're not in the mood to waste MONTHS to look into some dumbass who doesn't know what they're doing unless they have more evidence of meticulated criminal activity
You know Jesse felt the need to thank Mike for saving him but he never thanked Walt for saving him many time I find that interesting it's like he didn't see it as him saving his life in those other cases but Mike's save was a real direct save so i guess that's why?
19:40 y’all can’t even see how from Walt’s perspective Jesse’s story there is suspicious? Especially with Jesse asking for tips & lying about being at Gus’s house?
They should pay more attention to connect the right dots. What the cartel has to do with Walter at this point??? Jesse MESSED UP SO BAD, he had the opportunities to poison Gus. But the whole gimmick of "jesse you are important to me" is working and he's been manipulated the whole time and Walt figured that out: "ITS ALL ABOUT ME"🙄🙄🙄 poorly put by him, but he was kinda right. The truth is that Jesse is on gus' hand and Walter was let down by him. PS: Walter is a scumbag but not stupid overall. He has fueled Hank's will to keep digging, but that's not the whole reason of him being in this situation. Gus gotta go dog
I know it sounds counterintuitive, but thats why we gotta fund the IRS. Because when they aren't funded, they go after middle/lower class people bc its easy. They need resources to go after rich people (who have lawyers and hide their money better) bc it takes more effort and time. Also, i love your guys "hot takes" bc they are normal/healthy brain takes lmao other people are just weirdos hating Skylar and thinking Walt is a badass role model... i cant wait for your BCS reactions, you guys would definitely love it
There are lots of options for skylights too. Besides windows and light tubes, some old boats used to use prisms to spread daylight into a cabin interior. The same principle can be used with bundles of fiber optics to get natural light deep into the interior of office buildings. For the vault dwelling enthusiasts you can make a decent imitation of daylight with collated light, using a parabolic mirror, and a color filter.
What exactly did you guys think Gus would do when he realised Jesse could cook Walt's formula without him? Do you think Walt just pulled the whole "you've signed my death warrant" out of his ass? Have you been watching the show? You know Gus wants Walt dead. You don't think once he sees he no longer needs Walt for Walt's product to be made he won't get rid of him? That's what he means by "You've killed me". Jesse has. Jesse is so caught up in being worth something to anybody that he walked right up to Gus and sat on his lap.
How many comments did I just see claiming Walt's "death warrant" accusation was ACTUALLY complaining about Jesse going after Gus's dealers way back when 😆 Weird how he only got really mad about it just now... Walt doesn't need to fear death warrants apparently, he's got a nice band of devotees ready to defend him from all the hurtful aspersions
I wish more people would react to "the shield" its a great FX crime show that the younger audience should watch. Just the first episode is enough to convince people to check the rest to see where it goes.
Its been so fun rewatching this series with y'all watching for the first time. Another excellent reaction! The IRS will go after working class taxpayers for pennies because its easy, they don't have to deal with the time and expense of fighting 20 tax attorneys going after a rich tax cheat. That's why a certain political party keeps trying to defund the IRS, which just makes life worse for us working schmucks.
Yeah it’d be suspicious if Hank up and died but in all likelihood it wouldn’t even start a real investigation against Gus. At best Gomez would start looking into Gus but that’d be it
Another big lesson. If you're going to cook meth, and you are lucky enough to stumble into an operation that is as professional as Gus', maybe count your blessings and just do your job.
So much anti Walt bias and not seeing a bigger picture... Walt knows Gus wants to get rid of him one way or another. He knows that sooner or later something's gonna happen. So stupid of him wanting to somehow get out of this alive. Also no, it's not all Walt's fault. But well, it requires to actually watch the show and not be biased towards certain characters. Or not blindly hating certain characters. Whoever the character may be lol. I have nothing against not liking some characters or have preferences. But when it's too much bias or too many misconceptions due to being blind to some stuff....jeez lol
I have seen this masterpiece twice. I never took a side while watching between these 2 characters. What makes you think that each time Jesse is the rightful one?
You guys hate Walt so much that you don't even try to see that his anger towards Jesse helping Gus is totally rational. If Jesse cooks a batch of blue without Walt's help, Gus kills Walt pretty soon afterwards. Jesse is too naiive to realize this of course, but every character is written consistently and with a logical reason for the way they're acting.
No, not everyone has to agree with that perspective. Walt is his own worst enemy. Jesse owes him nothing. He does not have to try to kill Gus just because Walt wants him to. Tbh Jesse should have just let them kill Walt, he would’ve been much better off.
@@MysterE95 Walt saved Jesse's life multiple times throughout the show. Walt gave Jesse a job at the lab when Gus considered him a worthless drug addict. I think Jesse realizes this, and it's partially the reason Jesse decided to go along with Walt's plan and kill Gus. I think Jesse really would've poisoned him if he'd had the opportunity, but Gus is a master manipulator and turned Jesse against Walt. Both Gus and Walt are very bad people, using and abusing Jesse for their own gain, but Gus simply has the upper hand at this point. It's not as if he cares for Jesse more than Walt does.
@@ComedicPause Sure, but don’t forget the real reason Jesse chose Walt over Gus was because Walt poisoned a kid and blamed it on Gus. I know nobody is innocent, but I think it’s pretty inarguable that Jesse would have been better off letting Walt die. Then Gus’ operation would have continued, and the DEA wasn’t even looking into Gus, just Hank. All the major drama was caused by Walt and would have been over with.
@@MysterE95 That depends if you think Jesse being a tough guy under Mike or a meth cook under Gus for the rest of his life would have been "better for him." Jesse was screwed either way, but at least with Walt, he paid his karmic dues for all the bad shit he did and got a fresh start. With Gus in charge, it's likely the business would've completely rotted away his soul until he was a total villain rather than the conflicted kid that he was throughout the show.
@@MysterE95 Walt would have been better off letting Jesse die after he went for the drug dealers, but he didn't. Walt is a bad guy but like everyone in the show and in real life he does have loyalties and people he cares about. Jesse is too dumb to realize he's just a tool for Gus to get rid of Walt. Once Walt is gone, Jesse is pretty useless too after he taught other people the way to cook.
Walt is such a smug snake all the time. People like me who like him, like him because hes such a egomaniac and its fun to watch him FAIL to keep his ego in check. So many times i said "Walt, what are you doing?!"
There are a lot of others who like him and vocally complain about Walt's genius needing to be respected more, where it's like, genius is not the issue fellas...
Jesse really was scared and wanted his help but walt was only worried about the fact that he lied to him and time is running out he signs his death warrent if he replaces him he really hirt Jesse's feelings acting like he doesn't care if Jesse died when he really does
What really made everything go bad was Jesse trying to kill those guys for killing the kid and Walt saves him but that made Gus not trust them and not keep his word so he still wanted to kill Jesse and replace and kill Walt so that kinda caused all this problems but he was right to want to kill them but Jesse is to emotional but yea Walt is the reason he signed another contract with Gus
WOW their opinions are a little biased and stale! How they just blame Walt for everything and not realizing that Walt literally saved Jessie’s life by killing those two guys which is what angered Gus in the first place!
The differences between Gus and Walt are very prominent this episode. Walt gets into physical fight with Jesse, while Gus shows true power during rhe sniper scene 🙏🏽
If you think about it in a meta way, the show actually gets the audience to side with Gus and go against Walt. His persona is so effective even the audience is drawn into it. That said, it's pretty annoying to have you guys miss half of what the show is telling you because you're just deadset in hating Walt. He is a huge asshole but the show goes out of its way to make clear that each character is operating within their own bubble of needs and wants, and they make perfect sense seen from that perspective.
WHY DO YOU GIRLS HATE WALT SO MUCH???!!! AND PRAISE JESSE AND PUT HIM ON A HIGHER PEDESTAL??!! COZ HE’S CUTE AND LIKES KIDS??? I love and hate both of them equally. But please remember, Walt and Jesse are in this position because Jesse was so consumed by revenge and he wanted to kill those two men, WALT SAVED HIS ASS!!!! One last episode, im gonna watch one more episode of your reaction, and if its the same, imma quit 😂
That fight between Walt and Jesse is pretty corny, but I guess thats the point, theyre not even really trying.. indeed, just having one of those cliche physical altercations after the tension and dialogue comes to a head.. i ageee with arianna.. why not two females fighting instead? like skyler and marie! i admit, that would have been better.. ..::Up Next: Women Scream & Beat The Ground With Sticks In The Woods at Rage Retreats.. Only 5k Per! Bears too!::..
Wow only by seeing their facial expressions to walter being beaten up i know for sure that they are enjoying it , this scene is supposed to be tragic but as usual they are gonna make fun of it because they hate walt so much
Clearly, Breaking Bad is not meant to be enjoyed and isn't supposed to be fun to watch. Only somber expressions of respect and sympathy are appropriate, followed by quiet reflection on tragedy.
@CrazyHorseInvincible why are you twisting my words? I didn't say they are not allowed to enjoy the show and have fun with it. I am saying they are enjoying seeing walter getting beaten up, and they are having fun with that scene that is supposed to be tragic and sad
@@Dahmen-ll8cd There are correct ways to experience the show and incorrect ways: clearly we're on the same page on that point. For example, when No Doze has been beaten by Tuco and he shouts at Walt to "do that thing" while miming CPR, some people had the gall to laugh at that. There was nothing funny about that scene at all because a man was dying.
i don’t think you guys have a lot of “hot” takes, i think y’all are usually right on the money about it. i loved the little clapping song at the end about america. so real. gotta love ‘murica.
@Reanimator14454 that is not his primary concern at the moment. Also note Gus did not deny that when Jesse brought it up. So again, how is Gus being deceptive in this conversation?
@Reanimator14454 use whatever word you want. Gus is telling Jesse the truth. He needs Jesse's help to diffuse the situation with the cartel. If Jesse knows Gus wants to kill Walt ( WHICH HE DOES), then how is it a hidden agenda? The fact is Gus has only deceived Jesse once. Conversely Walt is constantly lying to and manipulating Jesse.
