A person like this is a predator. You have to be a fellow predator for them to view you as an equal, otherwise you're prey. You have to convince him that dealing with you is less effort than just robbing you.
My grandfather loved this series, he would always talk about it to my grandmother who didnt really care about series but when he died in 2015 she discovered netflix a few years later and she watched the whole series again and again. Bless her and my grandfather, wherever he may be...
@@13_years_old_boy Yeah and even more rare since he was French, and the French arent the biggest fans of anything that speaks English lmao. He didnt understand all the hype surrounding the show so he decided to be the judge of it, he ended up loving every bit of it.
Yeah, I always took the Salamancas as the 'respect is earned' kind of people. I think about that scene where Nacho jumps into a swat infested area to get some coke to make Lalo happy. He immediately got Lalo points there.
Major drug dealers have to respect having balls. Every single person they work with is someone who could bend and turn them in. They need people with an I-don't-give-a-fuck attitude to survive that business.
We thought Tuco Salamanca was a maniac. Then the twins showed up and we thought they were crazier than Tuco. Then Lalo Salamanca shows up and he makes the twins and Tuco look sane. What a family.
It's actually kinda cool how Better Call Saul retroactively emphasizes how much of a wild card Walt was in this type of setting. Scenes like this get enhanced when you put that into perspective.
Walt casually walks into the drug scene and just leaves a carnage and destruction in his wake. He disintegrated the cartel, the salamancas, Gus Fring's entire empire - then just offs himself.
@@DekuStickGamerthe inevitable change chained down by an intelligent man hiding and preventing himself from living. It was only when Walt had nothing left to lose did he break bad and bring about great change. Imagine if every powerful mind were encouraged to strive for more
Absolutely... I see people on Twitter and reddit all the time talking about how they don't understand how people like this show lol... So many people gave up on it a few episodes into season 1 and never let it develop, they missed out on one of the greatest series of all time
@@DirtNassty as much as I like Breaking Bad I feel like it can't touch Ozark on an emotional scale at all. Breaking Bad had cooler action scenes but Ozark was deeper imo
@@gin.gefilms nah...i love ozark too but it has nothing on BB... Ozark was alot slower too, alot more slow dragged out episodes. After you get into season 2 of BB the action and suspense never slows
@@DirtNassty hm I mean you're entitled to your opinion but I totally disagree. Ozark moves at a much faster pace to me. I think Breaking Bads first two seasons were it's best then the quality dipped. Ozark I feel is the other way around and gets better every season. Both shows have great acting and even better antagonists. But Ozark (even with its flawed characters) gave me people to root for. I found myself rooting for nobody besides Hank in Breaking Bad. I think they're on the same level of greatness. It just depends what you're looking for out of a show. Buddys death in Ozark was more emotional than any scene in Breaking Bad (for me.)
It's not just a rush of pulling it off that Walter felt at the end. It's the feeling of making that much all at once after decades of feeling like a failure and barely getting by. It finally feels like a "win". I'm only in my late 20s but I can definitely relate.
Walt doesn't even know how much respect he earned from Tuco after this confrontation. He walked into a drug compound, by himself, and got his money back from one of the toughest guys in the cartel. Probably the first person to ever to step to Tuco in his life.
@@iurifestuccia7423 Im sure he has a notion. But if he understood fully, he wouldnt fear Tuko as much as he did. he wouldnt be as nervous knowing the kind of respect Tuko had for him
And that dose of adrenaline that Walt got at the end there paved the way for the rest of the series. It's where he stopped caring so much about the money but the rush he got from getting away with it.
@@ceus1001 I just rewatched this and said to myself when I saw the scene, this is where Heisenberg starts to become Heisenberg. “One pound won’t cut it. You have to take 2.” God I love it
@@johnsteele8073 I see it as being a mixture of intense emotions. Excitement at succeeding and being the badass he'd never been before, and also a minor freakout because he knew how close he was to being cut up into tiny pieces if Tuco hadn't called off Gonzo.
Bryan Cranston really is a masterclass actor. Went through 4 different emotions in the span of 5 minutes. Went from being stern, to regretful, then being happy while being scared through the whole process. Truely in a league of his own.
Accurate! Funny thing, as you might expect, people point out that Raymond Cruz is nothing like this character. He pulled it off so well that he freaked his wife out, lol. I also remember him playing the sniper in the movie "Clear and present danger" back in the 90s.
The acting from Bryan Cranston is so super here. You can tell that even though Walt is stone faced and fierce here, he's really scared shitless. Those little notches on his face and throat give it away.
0:27 in this particular moment seemed that the word “partner” triggered a flashback in Tuco’s mind. And it seems to happen again when he yells “you never trust the people that you love!”, later in the s2. That someone is indeed Nacho Varga; I believe BCS writers used that to build Nacho’s character.
The scream and smile at the end. The feeling of being scared shitless the whole time but actually pulling it off. Perhaps Vince Gilligan felt the same after the show ended. Brilliant writting and acting.
I think a part of the scream was also a feeling of immense validation, since this was the first time he managed to pull off a scheme like this. Walt spent his whole life knowing he had incredible intellect and chemistry skills, yet not once did anyone ever acknowledge him. He was just Mr.White, some lame chemistry teacher who would live and die an unremarkable life without ever accomplishing the things he knew deep down he was capable of. But finally being able to pull of a genius scheme like this, outsmarting dangerous criminals, getting to have control over them, and walking away with 50k was probably deeply satisfying and validating. He had finally proved to himself that he really WAS capable of incredible things all along. His addiction to that feeling of power is probably what led him down the path of constantly seeking more and more money
@@ctpp64 I think that was reflected on the laugh. He screamed because he was scared the whole time and then laughed because he got what he wanted, in a world that doesn't play by his rules.
As well as what the other comments above said, to me this scene(or, this episode, is also one of the last times Walt was just Walt. I know it’s a bit of a meme, but I feel like this scream is for me when Heisenberg really took over.
@@tstone1874 T stone blood whyna go askin people how dey know thins man they jus know man like really know dem things bruh. Also,Vince Gilligan said it himself,in the DVD commentary.
I love how Tuco's thought process went through the scene, especially when he went from shocked/cautious/slight fear to impressed and then even amused at the end like "like what the f.. this dude lol"
Man not to be mean or anything but for people like me who just got into s01, I just find that these types of comments ruins the experience for us. Please keep em comments with SPOILER ALERTS written in upper case thnx
Nazim Aknouche yeah stay away from RU-vid until after. Even if you stay away from comments, breaking bad videos will be recommended and can be spoilers
@@naz3858 you're not being mean. But as the other commenters have said, if you come to breaking bad video comment sections and havent seen the whole show you're pretty much guranteed to get spoilers Just binge watch the show then come read the comments
Me: so Verbalase, how much money did it take for you to be bankrupt just so you can have your self-insert goon to Charlie from Hazbin Hotel? Verbalase: 0:08
oh shut up with that shit already everybody says THIS SCENE OR THAT SCENE is the birth of heisenberg. in reality Heisenberg was born many years before the events of breaking bad.
To me this shows how Tuco’s morals works. After Walter made this he immediately recognizes some of himself, so he gives respect back. But don’t let that distract you for the fact that he’s a real beast.
@Adler Anton Clearly you just proved that you don't speak Spanish since you don't know orale can be used to other than that shit you're talking about, go away clown
Tucco being calm in that moment makes so much sense. His wires all all crosses, he is high strung and intense when things are calm, and calm when in stressful situations.
Believe it or not but the Character that plays Tuco hated doing this series because he's against violence he's actually a really quite well spoken person and very respectable
Then did he get hired automatically or did he do auditions for a role that his pr agent found?? Make it make sense, because if he didn't connect with the character then why take the role.
I love this scene because Tuco is so Chaotic Evil, that he doesn't respect people who aren't Chaotic Evil or at least Chaotic Neutral. You have to earn his respect, or you fall into his world of crazy. Jesse didn't pass the check, so he was robbed and beaten. Walt didn't give a s***. Tuco respected that, and also is an adrenaline junkie, so he was probably super stoked Walt was able to make him not feel completely numb to the entire world for just a moment. What an incredible show. 👏
That's pretty on the spot, especially Tuco being the kind of guy that needs this rush of adrenaline. I'm a psychiatrist and this scene is gives inside into a great phenomenom: Tuco is a heavy methamphetamine (and potentially other stimulants) user. Contrary to popular believe, Meth and other stimulants aren't addictive or effective for all people. People that have a high base-level of dopamine and noradrenaline will not find any pleasure in strong stimulants - in fact quite the opposite. They start feeling ill, irritated and nauseous and will develope an almost immidiate distain for any amphetamines, being very unlikely to take them again, and even less likely to ever become addicted. . Then there's the other type of person. People with an average-to-low dopamine and noradrenaline output, will find pleasure in amphetamines, as they make up for the lack of stimulation they usually suffer from. There's also the kind of person with a pathologically low dopamin output - p.e. people with ADD / ADHD - these people will find extreme comfort in the consumption of amphetamines and are at high risk to develope unhealthy consumption habits. Tuco is without a doubt someone whose Dopamine release is very low, hence why he finds extreme pleasure in taking methamphetamine. If he doesn't take it, he becomes numb; life becomes senseless and appears messy and boring. The phenomenom I refered to is regarding stimulant users (mostly dl-amphetamine, street-amphetamine [which is usually sold as "amphetamine" but is often actually a derivate of some phenylamine that has similar effects], high doses of Methylphenidat [often refered to as "Ritalin"] and methamphetamine). These are all people who suffer from low-stimulation, which is why they consume the stimulants and develope a significant urge to redose / take another hit once the effects wear of. The issue is, that while these substances create stimulation, they do not create "natural-stimulation", but an altered form of it which can lead to irratic or unusual behavior. This is most notable for methamphetamine, because the dopamin it causes to release is "altered", so to speak; it is least notable in Methylphenidat and DL-Amphetamine (pharmaceutical Amphetamine). When Tuco takes Meth he immidiately recieves stimulation, however Meth is known to bind to more receptors than other stimulants and therefore creates not only stimulation, but also decreases inhibitions and rational thinking. Now, when Tuco's place blows up right in front of him, his brain pumps out large amounts of Dopamine and Noradrenaline that are enitrely natural and unaltered. This means that Tuco, even if if it's only for a short while, receives completely natural stimulation that doesn't have an altering effect on him), which then allows him to be more reasonable. Three years ago I conducted an experiment / study on "Behaviour and personality of regular stimulant users during consumption and after complete elimination of the substance in vivo". We had 40 participants that were heavy Stimulant Users (Methylphenidat and Caffein were excluded) and that were described as "irratic and unpredictable while high" and "absent or rude" while sober. All 40 participants didn't consume for 48 hours at which point all 40 exclaimed the desire to consume again (avg. 100 points). 38 participants became less polite (decrease from 74 points to 32 points), more absent (increase from an avg. 9points to an avg. of 42 points) and less rational(decrease from an avg. 67 points to an avg. 57 points) during that time-frame. After the 48 hour period, 30 of the 40 participants were chosen to parttake in 'dangerous' activities spread over the next 48 hours, containing Bungee Jumping, Parachuting, Climbing and riding Roller Coasters. The other 10 simply stayed at the psychiatry. 10 hours into the 'dangerous' activities we observed this (avg. of the 30 participants): 1. Desire to consume again reduced from100 points to 87 points. 2. Politeness increased from 32 points to 56 points. 3. Absence decreased from 42 points to 28 points. 4. Rationality increased from 57 points to 69 points. After 30 hours into the 'dangerous' activities, the statistics looked like this: 1. Desire to consume again reduced from 87 points to 68 points. 2. Politeness increased from 56 points to 70 points. 3. Absence decreased from 28 points to 12 points. 4. Rationality increased from 69 points to 80 points. After 48 hours, once the 'dangerous' activities ended, the stats changed further: 1. Desire to consume again reduced from 68 points to 50 points. 2. Politeness increased from 56 points to 84 points. 3. Absence decreased from 12 points to 4 points. 4. Rationality increased from 80 points to 88 points. There's a lot more involved in this study but i'm running out of time and I doubt anyone will read this anyway so I'll make it really quick: People like Tuco, that lack sufficient dopamine output and consequently consume large amounts of Stimulants that often create a 'distorted' stimulation, leading to irratic and dangerous behavior; will regain composure, rationality and communication-skills when stimulated by survival instinct (meaning situations that our brain percieves as dangerous and consequently floods our brain with adrenaline, dopamine and noradrenaline). This situation (Walt bombing the room) creates this stimulation for Tuco which allows him to become more rational and focused in the moment as well as unconciously percieving Walt as a person that deserves respect.
@@creativeself7147 Very interesting!! I totally fall into the Tuco category, myself - with ADHD and low dopamine and risk-seeking behavior to feel "normal" and all that... but properly medicated and not abusing meth lol.
@@creativeself7147It's interesting that as people have engaged less often in physically risky behavior, you see more and more people abusing stimulants. Kind of matches what you're talking about here.
I'm glad they play this scene all the way out. Everybody else cuts it before Walt leaves the building. This scene is only complete with Walt's reaction in the car. The noises he makes are so guttural and primal. It's the terror of the confrontation, adrenaline and the realization of victory coming together all at once. He at that instant feels more alive than he has ever felt. It provides the high that he needs to feel over and over again throughout the track of the rest of his life.
This is when he realised he did it because he likes it.. He was good at it.. Made him feel alive.. This was the moment that got him hooked on the life style..
"ARE YOU FUCKIN NUTS?" "WANNA FIND OUT?" This is probably my favorite part about this scene. You know you've pulled something absolutely insane when someone as batshit insane as Tuco asks if you're crazy.
@@jaytaylor2971 Oh trust me I know. But this moment is special to me because of how early into his career it is and he wasn't NEARLY the menace he was later on just yet
@@jorts_master69 when Walt sends Jesse to the store to get containers so that they can decompose a body with chemicals only Jesse doesn't listen and just does it in the tub and then the chemical and half decomposed body parts eats its way through the tub and the floor for me that was a what the fuck moment
I've never quite been able to accept that Walt could trigger an explosion of that size and not get hurt standing only feet away. It blew out three factory windows. Seems like some strong plot armor.
That feeling after Walter gets back to his car is a dangerous thing, we are hard wired for that experience when we go for a fully committed "hail Mary pass" and pull it off, such calculated high risk survival behavior is something DNA treats as useful & admirable....... this was Walter's drug of choice and what changed him so dramatically. Many people have become addicted to that experience throughout human existence.
Robert Deskins I know this is sorta late, but you got any links that further explain this? Sounds really interesting, would like to do more research on it
@@QzFeeDz1 I don't have specific links but I can give examples- the experience is the same one Proximo is remembering when talking to Maximus Decimus Meridius in the movie Gladiator when he described the sound of the cheering crowds when he won his matches in the Coliseum, it's what makes UFC fighters climb on top the cage walls after a victory, it's also seen in touchdown dances &, the thrill people have while skydiving- it the sudden sharp spike in dopamine, adrenaline (epinephrine) & norepinephrine production. The way these chemicals increase awareness, strength, limit pain perception and prime the body for high performance can be incredibly intense under the right circumstances they are as powerful an inebriating experience as hardcore drugs like lsd or methamphetamines if not more so and being that they occur naturally rather than as the effect of intentional narcotic use they can have more psychological effect because inebriation by intentional narcotic use is something you expect to happen. I can attest from personal experience with lsd, psilocybin, mescaline, MDMA, opiods, cocaine &, methamphetamines that while these are all intense (in good & bad ways) none is as intense as the rush from winning a good fight or suddenly finding yourself alone with the right girl...... That rush is reinforcing to the ego because you did one of DNA's 2 objectives; 1) Survive/victory in direct violent conflicts, DNA wants to survive. It is self replicating and it don't want to die. 2) The other thing wants is to pass on its strength to a new generation and gain strength from others, it wants to procreate and survive beyond each of us. The ego reinforcement provide by dna, the intensity of the experience of being pumped up is easy to get addicted to and the pursuit of that experience can lead you like Alexander the great to pursue it to your death. Does that help?
@@QzFeeDz1 The behavior you see Walter White engaging is a mix high risk narcissistic ego reinforcement & adrenaline addiction, these to states combined with a natural talent like war or drug production give people a chance to that rush into an early grave- The simple fact of the law of diminishing returns will push things to far. Like Axl Rose said in the song mr. Brownstone "I used to do a little but then a little wouldn't do it so a little got more and more, just kept trying to get a little better said a little better than before" and thats just plain narcotic addiction a high risk seeking narcissist will end up in the grip of a profound adrenaline addiction. A less dangerous example of a plain but strong adrenaline addiction would be Evil Kenevil, that guy broke like every bone in his body over time jumping those Harleys over buses and shit but he just couldn't stop doing it.
@@islamsatkanov2825 I think he meant a miniature BJJ fighter that lives in one's mouth that puts out hot cherries with armbars and various other grapples.
Walt’s awesome when he’s overwhelmed with excitement. I love his celebration here and when he and Jesse calculate how much money their gonna make from their first big cook.
This episode was the most telling of the whole series. It illustrated Walters addiction to the danger of high stacks drug dealing. It also illustrated his super power in science and how he could use it in a fight. Yep this is an important moment.
@@ddbrock9675 people meme on it a lot but yeah, this probably really is the scene where Walt's love of the criminal life began. It's where he first found true pleasure in it
@@marufio Yes but it was an act to a degree. Walter was either leaving with the money or no one was leaving at all. Seeing how he ripped them off & beat the fck outta Jesse Walt lost it. But it was all planned Tuco didnt plan like that!!
Walt's cancer was his advantage. He felt like he had nothing to lose, so he put it all on the table. You can see a taste of this when he gets in those bully's faces for making fun of his son.
@@blaze4metal well that's it - Tuco thinks that walking in there alone was suicide enough, little did he realise Walt was going to blow up the building, it's like overkill, but for having a stupidly dangerous idea that would most likely result in death
The thing I’ve always found so interesting about this interaction is that based on very little evidence walter figures out how to deal with tuco. He instantly realized that being tough and equally crazy would get him what he wants, so he threatens to blow up the whole building with everyone in it lol.
If u have ever felt what Walt is feeling at 3:58 it is amazing acting. That feeling of making money or winning something important to you is perfectly shown here
I won like 3k off a ridiculous parley one time, it all came down to Trae Young getting fouled and hitting two free throws in garbage time. I did pretty much exactly what Walt did here
Man I was just as pumped as Walt the first time I saw this episode. Perfect don’t choice to end it too. What an amazing series, second only to Better Call Saul!
This is where you're wrong... Heisenburg is actually the pseudonym of Walter (Walt) White, the shows main character. Walt was actually born on the 7th of september 1959. The show actually begins on his 50th birthday, so in reality, Hesienburg was born at least 50 years and a few months before this scene. Heisenburg was also the name of a scientist famous for coming up with the Heisenburg Uncertainty Principle, a principle that states that it is inpossible to know the exact position and velocity of a subatomic particle at the same time. However, this Heisenburg was born on the 5th of December 1901, meaning that he would be between 107 and 108 years old (if he was alive at the time of this scene). In short, Heisenburg was not born during this scene, u less you are reffering to a child who would be later named Heisenburg, whos parents decided that based on the outcome of this scene, they would abort or keep the baby. Alternatively a baby (later named Heisenburg) could have been co ceived by set members during the fining of this scene. In a case like that, Heisenburg would be born as a result of this scene, making your statement, "and thus Heisenburg was born" correct. Outside of those circumstances however, you are catagorically wrong.
This will never stop being my favorite show. It's almost impossible to watch anything else after falling in love with this magic that they managed to produce.
@@ziweiyuan I thought the Wire was a little slow, but BB has a tendency to taint TV shows after it because of how exciting every episode was. It's good, but its not the same level. And season 2 is a dud. I couldn't even finish it tbh.
Walter getting back in his car is one of my favorite moments from the whole show. The satisfaction of getting his money back coupled with the shame of what his life is becoming
4:04 I really like how they added that part. Seriously adds to the story telling and all.. I could see them easily cutting that part out, but so glad they didn't
That was actually the most important part of the entire scene. It shows the moment that he went from Walter White to Heisenberg. That feeling he had right there, that I AM THE MOST POWERFUL THING ON THE PLANET feeling is more addictive than any drug in the world. We all have it. We have all tasted it. The home run you hit, that hot chick you got in bed, the fight you won....remember that FUCK YEAH feeling you had? That's chemicals being released into your body. It's the ultimate high. The addiction to the feeling is what made Heisenberg.
@@memyself898 Damn. After reading OP comment I wanted to write an answer beginning with „That was actually the most important part of the scene“. Then I saw you used these exact words. What a coincidence.
@@b_side8669 he also was in some movie about this white kid who grew up in East LA with his Chicano mom (he had a white dad). It's a rough movie to watch but the guy who played Tuco is in it (as kind of a sidekick).
Possibly the supply cable it's usually a 4mm or 6mm XLPE or SY steel wire armoured cable which are incredibly strong, the only point of failure would be likely be at the termination.
Either that, or that's some really shit A/C unit with just a very light metal case and a plastic bladed fan in it and hardly much weight to it.. lol. Damn, the damage tho to Tuco's office was surely equal 15G he paid in compensation for whipping that mule boys ass.. he might even have to relocate as the cops would be all over that place.. but he had no bargaining position when his office got blown up and the guy is still holding a bag of that shit lol. In reality, the Mexican cartel's would operate like this... The very next day while he's sleeping, his wife's head would be on his breakfast table when he woke, or passenger seat of his car. With a note written on her forehead; "money after sale or it's your son next, you work for us, bitch" That office scene stuff would not phase them at all. They are ultra-violent and would go to war on Walter with a small army picking off his family and friends if they couldn't get him. He wouldn't be safe against a cartel like that. No matter how ruthless he is or good at chemistry. Remember these are the same guys who sent a DEA guys head on a tortoise across the US border loaded with Semtex.
@@redtrychguy8676 he had a mutual understanding and unique chemistry with Jesse that WW couldn't find in others. So it wasnt about using Jesse and simply cared about money over Jesse. Otherwise, why would WW disagree with working with Gale if WW was only concerned with money? He could've turned up to the lab, cook, gone home and made his money , with Gale as his lab partner. But it's obvious, WW choosing to work with Jesse was about more than just making money!
In 3:07 tuco didn't say "oh really?", He said "orale" which is the Spanish slang equivalent to "gotcha" used interchangebly in greetings and positive affirmation
This was the hookline of the show. You don't really know where the show is going but once Walter does this you know exactly what kind of person he's going to be in this world.
The scene at 4:01 shows how walt becomes heisenberg. He enjoyed every thing he did in that moment. At the time we were all happy seeing this, not thinking what he would become
