Ironically, his brother-in-law Hank being a DEA Agent helped him to go on undetected far longer. Any other DEA Agent without any personal or familial connections to Walter would've caught on much quicker when the equipment went missing.
100% in better call saul there is a good example on how quickly the police become suspicious when speaking with Pryce when the baseball cards go missing. Any other official would of suspected Walt and asked for who was last person to access equipment
@TheNinthGenerarion there was no point at which he thought it could be Walt. Him struggling with the idea that it could be Walt and being in denial about it, was never a plot point. Can't just be making up storylines
The teacher angle of "these notes give off the typical just copying vibe" was an acceptably subtle if still unnecessary stroking of his own ego. But flat out saying "maybe this genius chef isn't caught" was an admission.
Walt really was acting sus a lot. Like in that moment, Walt could have deflected it much better by jumping in and saying, "heh, as an expert on WW's, let me think ...". Or that duffel bag full of money, Walt could have said "chemistry notebooks". I grant you, I'm not "in the moment" so it's easier for me to be calm, but then again Walt is supposed to be the genius manipulator. Of course, some of it might be that he feels more powerful when he's toying with Hank.
@@kingbeauregard I think the duffel bag bit was actually fine. It's a weirdly specific thing to say, but it's so unbelievable that the truth easily passes itself off as a joke, which Hank bought.
@@kingbeauregard can’t forget that Hank’s totally lowered his guard for a lot of Walt’s slips on account of the guy being his brother - so, Walt definitely has more wiggle room to be all “hahah, you got me” when he knows his brother’s gonna basically laugh it off with him.
@@paris-1911 Sure, but Hank never really notices how weird Walt is acting. It's not even like Hank is in denial, which would be an interesting way to go with it, like if Hank really needed to believe there is an honest man in this world and that man was Walt.
@@kingbeauregard Basically what I mean - the first part, not the denial theory. Hank loves his family and he lets his familial relationship with Walt completely blindside him in the end. It makes his expressions of genuine rage toward Walt in the end all the more impactful, the amount of _hell_ Hank went through either directly or indirectly because of Walt is maddening. At least he got to cuff him.
His ego was ultimately his undoing. Man could have walked away with enough money to support his family multiple times, without anyone finding out. And he couldn't do so, because his ego wouldn't let him.
@@Wing4455 Can’t say for sure, if we’re assuming this is a slightly more cautious Walter who doesn’t yap to Hank at that dinner conversation, then maybe he also realizes to put the book away. Or, yknow, check it for a note. Who knows, but Walter was a _dumbass_ for opening his mouth about Gale.
Gus also buffered him from repercussions with the cartel as well as dealing with the daily logistics of running a drug empire allowing him to just cook and reap the profits.
just pure negligence coz he's out of the business (vince said it in an interview), what bothers me the most is why he didn't rip that message or anything related to gale after he died, like most people would do? it's just weird
That was the entire point behind the series! How a man becomes egocentric and arrogant and believes he’s untouchable after so many close calls or over confidence. Walt earlier on would not have made such a stupid mistake but he turned into an absolute monster like having the 10 guys killed in prison within a 2 minute window. What always bugged me was WHY would Hank suddenly assume it was Walter? That book could have been bought anywhere and there may have been a good excuse plus Walt had no ties to Gail Boittecker.
@@garethtaylor1470 the reason he connects it to Gale is because Gale actually wrote in the book and gave it to Walt. He wrote,” to my OTHER WW…” which Hank was then able to connect that to the original notepad and all the pieces started to fall together in Hank’s mind
i've never seen a tv show/universe with such a dedicated/consistietly-inventive youtube channel. ( _maybe_ the office) this video is basically a 50min compilation of a tv show lamp-shading, _after the shows already over_ ps; a comp of every shot/angle that a character can be seen in a reflection; would be doooope. a comp of mike mackerel-staring mf's down, too. and one of all of walters freakout, "JESSE!! JESSEEE!!!! JESSEEEEEEEEE!!!!" moments.
It’s the Clark Kent problem. Your friend looks like Superman you don’t think he’s Superman you just think he looks like him. I mean what are the odds this chemistry teacher is a drug lord?
The perfect criminal, straight as an arrow, no priors, no connections, has his teaching job as the perfect Alibi. If he'd done his job and known his place, he would be fine right now
Walt was seen by many as a genius underachiever loser. Biggest reason why it took Hank far too long to find out about the whole thing and it was by accident too. Otherwise he would’ve been successful pulling the whole thing off.
I always wondered why they never talked to the first responders to the fire. I'm sure one of them would have seen a middle aged guy in his underwear on the side of the road.
@@sebsmith5100 I know many people that watch YT videos at higher playback speeds like 1.5x. They can still understand everything going on (especially if its just clips they've already seen) and get through an hour video in about 40 minutes.
When I rewatch this show, which I’ve done dozens of times, Walter always gets lucky. But then again, he’s smart enough to hold his own. Walter is a bloody genius. Gus was a genius, but Walter was a better one. Keeping himself alive using what ever means necessary. Walter did it to everyone. He was able to fool everyone. Not for long, but a while. He was a terrible liar. My only complaint, if you are going to lie, try to be good at it. Breaking Bad is amazing.
I think Gus was way better than Walter was. Gus would've continued to millions of millions if Walter didn't ruin the entire operation. Everything was perfect for him.
@@AlexOxygen true, Mike said the same thing. Walter’s ego blew things up. Gus never killed Walter, Walter kept himself alive until he was ready to kill Gus. That was Gus’s biggest mistake. He had the opportunity to kill Walter a few times, Walter kept himself alive. Great show regardless.
Anyone ever notice Crazy 8’s yellow car is Jesse Pinkman’s car throughout the rest of the series? When you look close at the grille, you will see the Buick grill doesn’t quite fire right.
Many reasons. He was unassuming so he was underestimated. He was smart. He backed himself into corners so he was desperate and men will do anything out of desperation. He was motivated by family. He was motivated by the fact he was dying and he wanted to be remembered in a certain way. I could go on and on, but mostly because he was smarter than almost everyone around him. Andddd a lot of dumb luck
I remember watching this show 3 years ago and omg it's the best show ever, and if you watch better call Saul you do your self a favour because this is top cinema. Bcs makes you appreciate even more breaking Bad. I have to say that the Skylar haters have to admit that she is a crazy good actress omg she was great.
They came up over the Mountains, near present day Salt Lake, and saw land stretching to the Horizon. More land than they had just crossed, an Ocean of Land, and it crushed them entirely. When Hank gets shot and Walter falls down at 42:05, that is what being crushed, entirely, looks like.
This many years later I still don't understand how Hank did not see them run away when he killed Tuco. I mean hell, they couldn't have been more that 50 yards from Hank
On my last rewatch of the series, my Bluetooth speaker that I forgot to turn off earlier made its little battery dying sound at the exact moment Hank got shot, now I laugh every time I see it 😢😂
Prof! I love this video. Collins was a true force of musical power in the 80s. I appreciate how you show such great respect to these iconic artists. Well done! How about something on Neil Finn and Crowded Hpuse? He’s my fav singer/songwriter and they are my fav band.
Plot armor. The real Walter White was found out about the same time. If not a little longer. look him up there’s a vice documentary. he was not a high school chemistry teacher. He was just a really good cook, but he did use the Heisenberg system where he didn’t know any of the foot soldiers and street dealers. He only knew one distribution guy.
To the closest call is when Hank picks up the heavy gymbag and asks Walt what's in it to which Walt replies, half a million dollars. Hank only should have opened the bag and find out that Walt told the truth at that point.
I always assumed he meant his life, at least up to the point of becoming Heisenberg, in the sense that it felt like a "prison" since he was trapped in this meek, underachieving lifestyle. Especially compared to his peers who were very wealthy and in high status jobs/professions, meanwhile he's a high school teacher who has to pick up shifts at a car wash just to get by. Becoming Heisenberg gave him a level of power and wealth he had never previously experienced.
Simply because they underestimated Walter, it would've been too much for a guy like walt (according to their knowledge about him) to be someone as dangerous as Heisenberg, even if Walter told Hank that he is Heisenberg face to face he'll still think it's a joke
"Remember Tony: the guys who last in this business are the guys who fly straight. Low key, quiet. And the guys who want it all: Chicas, champagne, flash.... they don't last."
