Breaking Bad (S5 Ep.13 & Ep.14) Reaction | First Time Watching | Asia and BJ 

Walt was so ugly to Skyler on the phone because he KNEW the police were listening. He wanted them to believe Skyler was not a willing accomplice in order to protect her. Talking to her like that would help protect her.

Asia figured it out that Walter was trying to keep Skyler from being incriminated. Some reactors miss that upon their first viewing because of how much of an emotional whirlwind the viewer is being put through in the episode. But that's 100% what Walter was doing. Trying to salvage what little piece of humanity he had left in him.

Ozymandias is a television masterpiece. He grabs you by the throat from the first to the last scene. The level of script, direction and, above all, acting is at a level unattainable for many other artists

Did you guys notice when Walt was rolling the barrel, there were his pants laying on the ground. The same pants that fell off the RV from the first scene of the first episode

That fight and then the shot from behind him, looking at his wife and son cowering down On the floor on fear while he yells “we’re a family!” Him realizing every ounce of damage he’s done and that no they aren’t a family. Whew

@32:19 - The woman at the counter with Walt Jr., is the writer of "Ozymandias", Moira Walley-Beckett. She would, of course, win an Emmy for writing that episode.

Anna Gunn killing it in this episode.

Walt was responsible for the death of the girl Jesse loved so much, then almost killing the kid of his next girlfriend, then killed Mike who was like a father figure to Jesse. He brought so much pain to Jesse's life.

Anna Gunn's acting when she chased after her baby always gets me teared up.

Oh. Is it time for "Ozymandias"?

25:46 You can really tell how much Walt loved Hank… Loved him like a brother-in-law.

Small nod to Walt, when he's cursing out Skyler on the phone, he's being brilliant. It sounds like he's cutting loose on her and finally taking out all his true aggression, but in reality, he's releasing her of any wrongdoing in the eyes of authorities. By making it seem like she was being held hostage she gets a better chance in regards to prosecution. The best part is, Skyler knows it given her expression as she holds the phone in her hand. Also, don't forget, at the BEGINNING of the season, Walt is turning 52 at the diner. Then later, we see him as he's turning 51.

Jesse was Walt’s second son. He felt so betrayed by Jesse going to his brother in law, then I think blamed him somewhat for his death, so wanted to hurt him.

Asia's intuition with Hank/Gomez/Jesse tricking Walter and leading them to Walter's money and the quickness understanding Walter putting everything on himself with the phone call with Skylar. Girl's on point; well played!

Jesse Plemon´s character is like the incarnation of evil in those last episodes of BB. Fring lived and acted by some code of honor, if you want to call it like that, but behind "Todd´s" eyes is absolutely nothing. Jesse Pinkman was literally living in hell in season 5.

These were award winning performances. They won every category. This episode is widely believed to be one of the best episodes of television.

The actor playing Holly nailed it at the gas station. I wanted that kid to win an Emmy. 👏🏼🙏🏼

Ozymandias is highest rated episode on imdb ! Im glad you guys made it till now because the finale is gonna be one hell of a ride ! ✅

he was protecting her, not spilling his guts. He was confessing in a way that let her off the hook. So many people miss that.. OH WAIT.. at the end Asia caught it.. NICE.. sharp catch..

This episode remains the only episode of television on IMDb with a 10* rating. After all of these years.

The parallels between hank dying and Gus’ partner dying and both of their reactions to it is brilliant

I love the way they shot the scene of Skyler trying to get Holly back. Her screams, desperately running after the truck. Anna Gunn did her thing in that whole sequence. And Bryan Cranston’s facial expressions during the phone call at the end. The cast in this show really stands out in all of television.

The greatest episode in television history

I want to go back and watch it all again for the fourth time. You can catch new things with every viewing. Can't wait for the finale, it's like watching this with friends for the first time. I'm 64 years old, and I swear that this is the best series ever made.

Not only did they kill Hank/Gomey and take the money but they also captured Jesse to be their cook, so they had the quality product again. That was a major score for Jack/Todd/etc.

Those 2 episodes were the biggest rollercoasters of anything Ive ever watched. Anna Gunn went his the stratosphere here with her acting.

His ring tone on his phone is "Blinded Me With Science!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

He didn't let anything out during the phonecall. He was aware police was listening, all the things that he said - he said it to help Skyler and to make it see like it was all him. I can't believe people miss it, especially with beautiful acting by Cranston, where you can see how much pain it causes him to say those things in the wake of what's happened. Also Anna Gunn, who plays Skyler - if you pay attention you can actually see the moment she realizes what Walt's doing.

Ozymandias has got to be the best goddamned episode of television ever filmed. It’s so good it hurts.

"They did us wrong. They did us dirty." Never seen them so enthralled in a scene. 😂

“ pay attention to what they said over the phone“ “ what did he say?“ “ he said a lot“ 😂😂 brotha!!

We hated Hank at first when watching the show but loved him by this point. This was crushing.

Walter saved Skyler with that phone call- giving her an alibi

I’m sure someone’s already mentioned this, but that last episode is still considered by many to be the best episode of television ever.

Years later and I still get goosebumps at the scene of Walt trying to get the fam out with him.

Some say that Heull is still in that room to this very day…

That broke Walter's heart to have to talk to Skyler like that , But He had no choice , He did it to save her and his family ! You could tell by the look on her face at 1 point that she knew exactly what he was doing and why he was doing it ! I've seen that scene a million times and I'm still sitting there with tears running down my face !

Vince Gilligan uses a lot of traditional, medieval literature and concepts ie. Jesse chained to the lab and forced to cook... imagery is from Dante's circles of hell... where one is condemned to repeat the action that at one time brought pleasure (though illicit) for the rest of eternity and cannot escape... EXTREMELY powerful image.

I’m glad you guys understood the phone conversation so many reactors missed it

One thing this season did well was parallel Hank and Walts pride. Hank just had to get Walt after he’d been tricked, which was his demise, just like Walt couldn’t let Gale be the master chemist, which led to his.

Be sure to pay attention to the song they play in the last seine in the last ep. Truly fitting.

i’ll never forget the first time i saw this episode. this story is so masterfully told that all along i could understand why walt was doing what he was doing. and then the fight between skylar and walt happens and walt jr and skylar are on the ground looking at him in terror and it really hits you that you’ve been sympathizing with a complete villain all along. i’ve yet to see a better show than this.

I love how the music on this show fits the situations so perfectly. When he’s rolling the barrel it was saying “times don’t get no better boy, got to leave this place”, “had a job a year ago”. This show is just something else

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.

Yeah Walter has turned into a monster.... But he really did still want to protect Hank, Jessie, Hollie, Junior and Skylar by the end of that episode that is what he is doing. Crazy smart....SOB that Walter White.

Nice!! This went up fast. Ozymandias is considered one of the greatest hours of television in history. Walt begging for Hanks life, & then his reaction to his death is bone chilling. You guys are the best!

The scene where Holly calls for her mother is improvised. The actress' mother was behind the set and Cranston acted along. It's amazing.

Time for the tissues🥺

I can't believe my eyeballs😂 I like how Walt put on that act on the phone to Skylar to clear her of any involvement. He knew the police was there listening. That was so cool.

I remember being so sick to my stomach when Hank and Gomez were killed.

Ozymandias is the best chapter of the whole series fr fr

I knew y'all would be mind blown and love this. Two more episodes. Thanks.

20:55 hahahaha I’m in tears 😂😂😂 yall are the best 🙌🏻

When episode 13 ended......That was the LONGEST week of my life during this show's initial run! We got hanging like that for a week!

The lady who plays Lydia is Scottish with a very heavy Scottish accent, you should hear her in real life she's so different.

Hank told Heull he had a wire on Walt's phone, and that was a lie. It would have been bold-faced illegal to wiretap a phone without evidence. Following him, though? Yeah, easy.

The episode 'Ozymandias' is based on the poem 'Ozymandias' written by Percy Shelley. Here is the poem: I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said-"Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal, these words appear: ‘My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away." The poem is about how even the greatest empires fall and become lost to time. There was a statue of the king Ozymandias (Ramesses II) that was discovered in the 19th century but was all broken. In his time Ramesses II was a very powerful king in control of a vast empire. This statue was a once a symbol of his power, but now all that remains is this broken statue that symbolizes a long ago collapsed empire and a long forgotten reign of this mighty king. In the poem the line ‘My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!' is ironic because it's an inscription on a statue that is meant to convey power, but on this broken old monument it just looks silly and shows how this powerful King of Kings and his mighty empire was destroyed by the ravages of time and "nothing beside remains" except sand. To get the full experience watching this episode, you must watch Bryan Cranston's reading of this poem. The video was aired on AMC right before the episode premiered. It was meant to set the mood for this episode. The video is available on YT, titled: 'Ozymandias As Read by Bryan Cranston'

i like to think Jack's crew didn't really beat Jesse up but one time where his face got split, just cause they show Marie still at the carwash right after Jesse is shown chained in Todd's lab. this all seemed to happen within a day, perhaps just hours after the shootout in the desert. maybe its just a weird edit, but if this is chronologically correct, Todd had been clearly scheming and plotting on keeping him (or probably Walter most likely) as a slave cook for him to have that whole rail and lock thing rigged up and welded ahead of time :o

It’s still amazing that the actor most deserving of an Oscar in this episode is Holly.

Walter was willing to give up all his money to save Hank.

Gosh I forgot how good this episode was. I enjoyed your reactions so so much! You both understood all of this so much better than I did when I watched it the first time.

42:40 Walt was very aware that the police was listening. All he said on the phone was to make sure that Skyler was seen as his victim, and not as his partner in crime. He was heartbroken to speak this way to his wife, that is why he was crying.

BJs reaction at the desert shootout cliffhanger was ALL OF US!

Finalllly time for the greatest episode in tv history

Asia FTW catching that Walt was saving her on that call knowing he was being recorded/tapped.... & earlier, BJ caught that Walt was being tapped on the phone in the car ride to the dessert... & Asia again knew he led them to the dessert... great teamwork yo!

Love this episode!

I know y’all have been finished with this for a while but I love these, especially as you get closer to the end. We can tell how engrossed you are when there is very little talking and joking and your eyes are glued to the screen!! Such a great show. Watching you watch them has made me want to rewatch the whole series on my own.

legend has it huell still waiting at the safe house 😂

You are one of the few reactors to catch the fact that Walter was trying to take the heat off Skyler with that phone call. Most people don’t figure it out this soon.

That phone call at the end was Walter legally accepting 100% of this and that Skyler was a victim of him, that she coerced by Walt. Its giving her the least amount of legal culpability though she'll still have some.

These are two 10/10 Episodes and the writing just gets better until the end.

Notice that he rolled the barrel past the pants that fell on the ground in S1E1.

Well... That was intense. *Edit to Add:* The acting in this show... *D A M N!* 🤯

Asia, you nailed it! Walt was trying to clear Skyler’s name as best as he could. When I watched the family scene for the first time the night it was aired, I felt sick to my stomach when he was backing up that truck into Skyler’s car. CRAZY!!

Jessie warned Hank, when it comes to Walt "whatever you think is going to happen, the exact opposite is what's going to happen."

Such an amazing couple of episodes, especially 14. All the acting from everyone is just superb. Hank stayed true to himself, gotta love that at least but it was so sad to see him go. Great video as always, have a great one!

I just realized when Walt put his hands up @16:22 that's exactly how Gus did when he walked right towards the sniper. I heard the writers say every time Walt murdered someone he took on aspects of their personality

Walt finally learned he can roll barrels ...

The two of you make a great team. You are smart and you back each other up. Always stay on each other's side.. never let ego or petty jealousy tear you apart like Walt and Skyler. Keep raising your kids to be great people and their futures will be Amazing! Much Love and Respect to you Asia and BJ

walt absolutely broke about as bad as bad can get

Only one minute in and you, Asia, said a mouthful... That's pride you were describing. This def hit Hank hard in his pride.

When they had the flashback at the start of the episode, Skyler was on the phone at the kitchen counter and the knives were in full view, a subtle tip-off of what was to come.

Reelin with Asia an Bj . You guys are my favorite on RU-vid. Congrats on the 100k subscribers well deserved ! Keep it up yall are my favorite

35:44 It's Marie's fault? Isn't this ALL kinda Walter's fault? 😅

Took me a rewatch to figure out when Walt was being a monster on the phone with Skyler, he wasn’t being an asshole, he was buying Skyler plausible deniability. He knew the cops were listening and wanted it to sound like Skyler put up with it under threat.

🔥🔥🔥 was that great or was that great guys!! That is in my top three all-time best TV series! Thanks for reacting to all of them!!

Walt did kill Hank though, Skylar wasn’t wrong

I'm so glad you figured out the phone call. It's super obvious, yet SO MANY other reactors miss it.

i really feel for skyler

Lmao lechuga is spanish for lettuce 😂😂

Y’all need to watch “El Camino” after y’all finish the season finale. It shows Jessie’s life continued and it’s decent.

These two episodes are some the best TV ever made, spectacular acting and twists that nobody saw coming! They're always crazy to watch.

I never realized until I watched this episode again, via this reaction. Jesse never gave up Marie's name to Jack and them. He said: "Nobody else knows. Just me and his partner."

The reason Walter said all that horrible stuff is to make Skylar seem like she is the victim and was forced to keep Walter's secret.

You guys are lucky to be able to watch episodes back to back. Those of us who watched it when it aired had to wait A WEEK! It was torture, lol.

Walt knew the phone is tapped, he's exonerating Skylar as an accomplice.

Seeing everything happen the way it does in these episodes where Hank and Gomez have Jesse working with them to take Walt down as well as Hank and Gomez arresting Walt only for moments later Jack and his gang to show up after Walt called them and then says to not come when he realizes Hank is there and then for them to all get into a shootout seems a bit like everything Walt has done has lead up to this point. And then in the beginning of Ozymandias we see Gomez has been killed and not long after Hank is killed by Jack. And while Walt has no doubt done a lot of terrible things, the fact he was going to give Jack all his money so Hank could live I think says a lot. Despite their differences in the last half of the season, Walt never wanted Hank dead. It sucks Jesse is now a prisoner and has to cook for the Neo-Nazis now, especially after Walt told him he watched Jane die and could have saved her. And for Walt to go on the run after giving Skyler an out with the police with the phone call in that she wasn’t a willing participant and that Walt forced her to launder his money for him with the car wash which is probably the nicest thing he’s done for her in seasons only for him to have to go on the run afterwards… this show has been a wild ride and while many complain about how the Nazis are the villains of the last half of the season, Walt has been the real villain after Gus died. His ego is so big after killing Gus that he believes he’s untouchable and that’s what makes him the villain of the last season. Great reactions guys, I hope you’re both doing well. Take care!

I light up every time I watch you guys 🔥 Great vibes with both of you, love the vids

'Better Call Saul' was a perfect spinoff to Breaking Bad I think ya'll would really enjoy it.

I forgot about Walt giving her an alibi. Brilliant.