Breaking Bad - The Value of Human Life
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- This is a video essay about the morality of Breaking Bad and the value of human life in AMC's hit series starring Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul. Breaking Bad is a character study of what humans value in life. Each character in Breaking Bad has a moral compass, but how do they make decisions?
In this video, I examine the best scenes and murders in the 'Breaking Bad' series, and the turning points in each season that highlights the decision-making process for the characters; their philosophy, how and why they choose to kill in each situation, and how weighted each choice is.
The cost of taking a human life has to filter through three factors; Pragmatism, Morality and Consequences. The characters are conflicted whenever all 3 factors cannot be satisfied.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:54 Walt Kills Crazy 8
4:38 Walt Lets Jane Die
7:21 Jesse Kills Gale
8:50 Gus and Hector
9:46 Hank's Death
12:03 Walt's Final Decisions
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@Walter White Long live Breaking Bad
The difference between Walt and Jesse is that Jesse feels remorse for the horrible things he does and tries to make up for them whereas Walt either justifies his evil actions to himself or actually likes doing them.
@Radical Larry it’s only when hank died that Walt actually started to care about his actions
"I was good at it." - Heisenberg.
@Radical Larry he wasnt always like this in the end he lost his mind
Except most of the deaths in the series were a direct consequence of Jesse going off the deep end and Walter trying to save him
@@antimatter4733 alot of people forget that jesse was shit..
Fun fact: Krazy-8 was never meant to survive the first episode but all the actors everyone on set loved the actual actor who played krazy-8 so much, Vince came up with a way to write him into episode 2
It's a good thing they did, too. Given how good the writers are, I'm sure it still would have been great television either way, but the moral dilemma of killing krazy-8 and the tension that it brought to the series is what really sold me.
That’s awesome im glad he was in BCS too
I genuinely can't tell if these are jokes anymore
@@asad9414 You could always watch and find out
@@flamegeyser9781 The interviews? Well, not that big of a fan so eh
Something I find very interesting about Jane’s death is that, in the moment, Walt probably did think he could live with himself. However, it was only _after_ the fact that we find out about the immense feelings of guilt he’s experiencing in the episode “Fly”. In this episode, a fly gets into the lab, and Walter erratically tries to destroy it. Jesse is confused as to why Walt is so fixated on the fly, however as the episode progresses and a drugged up Walter apologised for Jane’s death, and even almost reveals to Jesse that he was there, it’s clear that it represents his guilt for letting her die. He only saw her as a chain around Jesse’s leg, some junkie who was using him solely to get high, but when Jesse sobs in his arms saying that he “loved her more than anything”, and Jane’s father being so distraught that he accidentally collided two planes together, killing hundreds, it’s clear that Jane’s life had more meaning than he initially thought. Ironically, Jesse is the one who manages to kill the fly in the end, symbolising that he has finally moved on from her death. However, that same night, a fly buzzes around in Walter’s bedroom, keeping him from sleeping, showing that he is truly unable to live with his actions.
Edit: I was rewatching season 5 recently and a scene caught my attention. The episode after Mike's death, Walter sat in their headquarters waiting for Todd to arrive so they can dispose of his body. The same fly can be heard buzzing around. Just a cool little detail I thought I should mention.
Are you mat pats son ?
Well said.
160 iq bro
Agree 100%. His fervent denial is another giveaway. When he turns off the radio..the way he consistently denies his actions and what he is. His rationalisations. He can't fully embrace the monster because he still has a conscience deep down.
bro you are a genius
What i love about this show is that every death has consequences, and changes characters. Jesse after killing Gale become depressed and changed completely.
It’s like The Godfather I and II in that respect. The deaths stay with you and they have consequences.
"The threat of death - the fight for survival is present in every scene"
Especially the scene where Skylar sings happy birthday to Ted
Well, I wanted to die watching that scene... doesn’t that count
but i was fighting for survival because cringe was crawling in my skin
@@theonlyplain soo true my god hahaha
I almost cried watching that scene.
@@theonlyplain that's the point of the comment
I love that Jesse continues to call Walt “Mr. White,” throughout the show. Shows his innocence and childlike attitude even more
Nah it could just that it would felt weird for Jesse to call his former teacher by his first name
i love that too
it shows that Jesse still shows respect, for the man he knew all his childhood years
Todd does it too, which was even odder for how sociopathic that character is!
@@judywright4241 Todd was a very strange character. This guy shoots a child with no hesitation, no remorse, not even a shred of emotion, and yet he otherwise doesn't seem like a terrible person. As awful as he was, I couldn't help but like him a little. Not as a person, I think he deserves to fester in burn in Hell, but every time he came on screen I couldn't help but crack a bit of a smile. For a show that has so many characters with sociopathic tendencies, it's incredible how they were able to write them all so diversely and make them really feel different and alive.
@@parasike I remember it one time. Do you remember the times?
The fact that after 8 years of this show ending, people are still making videos about it is amazing.
Yeah breaking bad is goated
And i still feel we haven't made it to the core of the Show's themes
Greatness
So people still talk about tons of media years afterwards
This show is like one of those (almost) perfect pieces of art that can never be replicated or topped.
Every single aspect of this show can be analyzed for decades to come. That's how much of a masterpiece it is.
Tool and Breaking Bad, two of my favorite things
Better Call Saul isn't far behind and I think after the final season, will be right there with BB in all time TV show discussions.
@@BlyGuy halfway through the final season now of BCS and holy shit, it's only getting better. Not gonna spoil anything in case you haven't seen it yet but the most recent episode (s6e7 I believe) was one of the most intense episodes of the entire series so far, in my opinion.
That's the power of the strong creative vision and good teamwork
It’s crazy to see how someone like Walt was made for the criminal life while Jesse never was
Because Walter is a narcissist and the money and power feed his ego.
Why do you all say the same exact thing?
@@marinecomponentvandefensie5351 tbh bc they wanna feel smart lol
Walt was not made for the criminal life. It started because of his illness and having a family he wanted to take care of. He couldn't pay all of his bills, his son was handicapped, wife pregnant and he was already working 2 jobs. He had up to 2 years left so jail or death wasn't a problem for him. He was in over his head and decided to do it, at first, for the family. He was good at it and accomplished his goal. As Walter White he was helpless. As Heisenberg he was in control.
Well, put yourself in Walter's shoes. If you were absolutely going to die of cancer within a certain time, are you 100% certain your better moral principles would survive for that time? Are you really so certain? Hmmmmmm....
Another small detail relating to crazy 8 is that for the entire rest of the show, whenever Walt makes a sandwich for himself he removes the crust from it. Almost like a reminder of where he began, and that it's too late to turn back.
He does that with other people he's killed. Once he kills Mike, he starts getting drinks on the rocks, just like Mike used to.
Excellent video, bruh.
There's a line from season 3 that I paraphrase all the time, when Walt is buying the condo. Walt is all "I'll take it," and the dude is like "Yeah no, this is just the mock up, this isn't the real condo," and Walt says "Tell me one thing that isn't negotiable," and ends up getting his way.
It took until seeing your vid to realize that Hank's life was the thing that Walt couldn't negotiate.
Cheers, mate.
It's a good sense to have when it comes to business. There is nothing in this world that isn't negotiable.... so long as we're all being polite about it.
I had a full time job I was burnt out on, so I told the boss, "You can have me four days a week, or no days a week". His counter was to offer more money. I declined the raise. The schedule was adjusted accordingly.
It's not that you'll never arrive at an impasse, it's just that anything can be talked about. Circumstances can be shifted. Sometimes, there is no middle ground tp be reached and you better be prepared to walk or fall in line. But it's a lot better if you're prepared to walk.
That's my advice for young people - do whatever you can to save enough money that you never need a particular job. Being able to quit a job at the drop of a hat and not worrying about it will make every job far more enjoyable. Too many people enslave themselves with poor spending practices. That trapped mentality is not healthy.
@@nutbastard Amen to that
did u fr just say "excellect video, bruh"
@@nutbastard good advice
It doesn`t always turn out as great as it did for you thou
i wanted to work less then six days a week and that was no option for my slavemaster
so I left the company in a moment they really needet me
kind of as a final "fuck you"
@@adriansherman bruh
Breaking Bad is always the best tv show ever made.
It's good, but I don't know if I'd say it's the best. The Sopranos easily pulls ahead in my opinion. In the later seasons of BB, they seemed to jump the shark. It just got to a point where it didn't feel believable anymore. Where it really tanked for me was after the introduction of the neo-nazi group. It didn't really seem to fit for some reason
@@notsojoerogan ding dong your opinion is wrong
@@triggeredbeetle5370 Breaking Bad is great, but The Sopranos is undoubtedly better without The Sopranos you most likely wouldn't have Breaking Bad.
@Radical Larry It's just something I could never really put my finger on. Something always felt weird about it to me. I understand it's supposed to represent how far/low he'll go, but it just didn't jive right
@@notsojoerogan 😐
first time i've seen someone mention that Walter directly killed Jane by rolling her over
That's not direct. He tried to wake Jesse up by shaking him and that caused her to roll over. As far as I'm concerned it was morally justified to let her die, not only because she threatened him but also because her presence not only put her life but also Jesse's at risk and they'd either ruin their lives and try to blackmail him again or end up killing themselves anyway
@@antimatter4733 so you think its morally ok to let someone die of a drug overdose because... theyre in a romantic relationship with someone and are both addicted to the same drug? because they threatened a drug kingpin into giving their partner his fair share?
@@SorchaSublime yes, I think it's morally okay to let a meth addict die of an overdose in order to save your friend from becoming an addict and ruining their life, especially if you've already exhausted all the alternatives
@@antimatter4733 thats fairly monstrous. A: murder by negligence isnt the only way to prevent someone from "becoming an addict", B: jesse WAS already an addict hence why he had to go to rehab afterwards, C: someone being an addict doesnt devalue their life or make it acceptable to have a hand in their death.
@@SorchaSublime A. It clearly was, her father already tried rehab and Walt tried to cut her funding, same with Jesse, I don't see any other way to get him off meth
B. The only reason he went to rehab was because he thought he killed her, otherwise there was no way he'd go
C. It certainly does devalue their life, if their entire life revolves around getting their next high until they die from an OD or their body gives out, their life is obviously less valuable than a functional member of society the same way that a person in a coma has less value to their life, at that point killing them is pretty much a mercy
"You're the smartest man I know, yet you're too stupid to realize he's already made up his mind"
"Do what you're gonna do."
"Do what you're gonna d-"*
" pow💥"
@@amberhernandez Ouch, my feels
Do what you’re gonna do-
A great death caused by Walter to talk about would have been Mike, he simply killed him to prove to himself that he doesn't roll over. A desperate attempt, instant regret when his adrenaline leaves his system and comes to the realisation that he wasn't thinking with his head but his ego.
And Mike had no interest in what he had to say and told him to let him die
He didnt have a choice, if he didnt kill Mike he would've Come back to kill Walt After the prison hit
@@yory5000 Mike wouldn’t have been that stupid to come back after disappearing just to kill Walt.
He’s a wanted man being pursued by the DEA for his involvement in the meth business; he would never be so shortsighted to do that.
Mike is a calculating and cautious man, unlike Walt, whose impulsivity is what gets Mike killed.
Jesus Christ, this is even better than the Videos from "The Take" about Breaking Bad, more!!!!
Thank you!
I agree, but I've never been a fan of The Take.
@@williamshakemilk2192 No, that's game theory.
@@williamshakemilk2192 Film theory also exists.
@@jimland4359 Almost every video The Take does is some variation of "We don't like this thing therefore it's sexist."
This is why I have always believed that this show is a contrast of two worldviews. Walter is a nihilist, and the apex of his view is finally revealed when he says, "I did it because I like it." Jesse, on the other hand, though doing the same thing, is a moral realist, and you see how it destroys him from within throughout the show.
Thats not what a nihilist is because Walter keeps searching for meaning in his life and finally found it
@@eezghp7712 he found a sense of meaning in his hedonism, but he recognizes it out of a nihilistic framework. If nihilism were true I’d probably be a hedonist as well. But there are greater joys to be had than the pursuit of self pleasure alone.
@@Dan-ch8kv You’re contradicting yourself. You cant be both a hedonist and a nihilist. Hedonists seek pleasure. The purpose of life is to seek pleasure. Nihilists dont see a meaning in life. Also Walt isnt a hedonist because hedonists only think pleasure matters in life and nothing else.
@@eezghp7712 you can be both. Nihilism = no ultimate meaning. And you can take that view in multiple directions. Despair isn’t the only path of the nihilistic road. Others take a self interested approach, resulting in a subjective sense of purpose through hedonism. When Walt said “I did it for me, because I liked it,” that was the climax of the show. It was the moment he was honest with others about his own worldview. He didn’t believe in an objective ultimate purpose, but he found excitement and joy in his hedonistic approach.
All that to say he was wrong. Nihilism is wrong, and hedonism doesn’t achieve its own goal, but you can hold both views together.
@@Dan-ch8kv But Walt is not a hedonist. The sports car he bought was the only hedonistic example. Ofcourse he found a purpose, that was the whole point of the show. Walt doesn’t embrace nihilism, Walt finds a purpose by taking back control of his life, making free choices and feeling “alive” (which you didn’t include in his line against Skyler). None of these are either nihilistic or hedonistic. He also said he was alive to Jesse in episode 1
Also if Walt was nihilistic he would do everything for revenge against the “society” and general life that fucked him over. He doesn’t do that, instead he wants to “redeem” the past by giving his life a purpose again and fulfill his lost potential as a chemist, father, husband and even teacher
Ive watched the whole series a couple times now and each time I rewatch it, I always forget how mentally draining it is as a viewer. The writing, the acting, the editing, and the videography makes it feel like you're actually there with the characters as they go through their crazy journeys. One of the best shows ever.
Crazy to think that Jesse was supposed to only exist to facilitate Walts entry into the drug trade. The chemistry (pun intended) between Aaron and Brian though was so good, and Aaron was such an amazing actor that Vince couldn’t let him go. I cannot imagine this show without Jesse, especially his bumpy father/son relationship with Walt and it’s tragic ending.
Walt was more afraid of life than death.He was secretly relieved when he learned he would die because he knew his suffering would end.He was free from fear because of this and did all those impossible things he did because he didn’t have anything to lose anymore.Death is not the enemy living and suffering is
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One of the things I love this show is there aren't many death scenes. Like, every characters death, even minor characters have huge effect on the story and the other characters.
such a underrated channel, keep pushing man!
Thank you!!
The channel is only a half-year old. Give it time and it will get the recognition it deserves.
yeah wtf he’s def gonna blow up soon
an*
This is also explored in Better Call Saul, when Lalo killing the Travel Wire employee was relatively unimportant to the audience and we root for Jimmy to win the case. However, seeing the victim's family in the courtroom and knowing they aren't going to receive justice for someone who was important to them is difficult for both Jimmy and the audience.
What I always liked about Breaking Bad is the plausibility it offered.
There is litteraly no plot armor and as you have said actions have consequences. It's a good emulation of reality.
New video tomorrow covering that topic
There's tons of plot armor actually it's just done well enough for the most part to fly under the radar.
@@adamantiiispencespence4012 absolutely
"He's smarter than you, he's luckier than you" "Mr White is the devil" Jesse directly acknowledging Walt's plot armour
@@adamantiiispencespence4012
What plot armor is in the show?
I love how you structured the video around the "determining whether to take a life" chart absolutely brilliant.
it was always weird cause in the breaking bad universe it feels like you either suffer for decades as a normal person/hero, or you can thrive for a few years at best as a villain
No. A briefly mentioned aspect would be what's fair and legal. We don't know for sure what Walt contributed to the company. But should it be possible to gain nothing from all this? Life didn't seem fair to Walt. And even in that he wasn't respected as a teacher. Low wage. The medical bills for his son and himself. Bad medical advice at first .good medical care if you are rich. A critique of society is in there that is seperated from drugs
Not gonna lie Breaking bad has to be the most realistic show I’ve ever seen for example walt and jesse are the main characters in most shows main characters die this heroic death but in breaking bad walt and jesse can die at the most random places/time or when someone dies it gets taken seriously or shift the plot in the entire show
Keep in mind, Jesse was meant to be killed off in the first season. But Aaron Paul nailed the character so hard that they just couldn't kill him, and as a result one could argue that BB is as much about Jesse as it is about Walt.
Same thing happened with James Marsters as Spike in Buffy. He was supposed to be a one off, and ended up being pivotal for the rest of the series and the spinoff.
I don’t know if you can call it the most realistic but every aspect of the show has been thought out and precisely calculated
@@blazer7731 Agreed. Breaking Bad is sort of factually realistic, and as great as it is as a work of art and story telling, it is very very much contrived.
Which is a good thing; Who wants to watch a show where everything is realistic? Screw that, we want drama! The story of my life told accurately would be very realistic and cripplingly boring.
The odds that anyone has lived Walter's life are basically zero, and even then, nowhere near as entertaining even with embellishments.
It's just compelling entertainment.
Have you heard of punctuation?
@@nutbastard Well, Saul was supposed to appear in only 2 episodes while Mike was never supposed to exist. Now both of them have their own show.
Jesse had something called EMPATHY AND REMORSE. Which was something Walt gave up on for awhile, but in the end he regained it. He had to lose everything in order to find his humanity again. But Jesse innately cares about protecting the small, week, innocent and defenseless, especially children. Even tiny insects. He’s a natural protector. And THATS why doing the antithesis of that tortures him so. It’s against his innate nature to kill a defenseless person who has done nothing to him or people he cares about. He will fight back when it’s justified. He will stand his ground and defend it, himself and those he’s loyal too. Because that is what a natural protector does. And Mike saw that in him. Mike saw his genuine good heart. And Gus saw his loyalty. But he also saw his courage, and it was that moment when Hector slit that guys you know what, and Walter whimpered. But Jesse looked at Gus Enraged, about to come out of his skin and jump him, and he looked Gus right in the eye without a trace of fear. He looked like he was ready to take him on in that moment. Go back and watch that scene. It’s there. But Think about it, You never see Jesse being tortured with remorse because he shot the cartel guy, or over those two guys Walt ran over to save him just as he was about to lay his life down to take them out, as payback for what they did to Andreas brother and Combo. There is bravery in him, much more than Walter actually. Walts is bravado. But Jesse’s is courage. Walt on the other hand? Three words: narcissistic personality disorder 😂🤣
Good job destroying your otherwise cogent argument with stupid emojis and armchair psychiatry. Your mentality is childish, and honestly pretty sad in how small-minded it is. No appreciation of the enormous complexity that can exist within “mentally healthy” people. Walt made the choices he made because he was extremely intelligent, ambitious, prideful, and unsatisfied with his life. When he realized he was going to die soon, he decided that he was going to make a difference in one way or another, and prove his existence to the world that had disregarded and spat upon him relentlessly up until then. You act so smug, and yet you ignore the fact that a large chunk of men would choose to go down a similar path under those desperate circumstances.
absolutely correct
Gus had the personality disorder. No remorse. No feeling. Nothing. Sadistic.
I always tought in that diagnosis for Walter, even in the end he admitted that he did everything for himself.
Fits perfect with the description and 9 of the 9 syntoms in the Dsm5.
Btw, good analysis on Jesse.
Yeah and one thing I think personally why they put Walt as the narcissist because he's already old and then diagnosed with lung cancer so he feels as tho life's over and it was shitty, as to jesse being young and having much to live for still and is caring for others and isn't a piece of shit????
Something interesting is that in Felina, Walt came there to kill Jesse, but seeing him in that state made him change his mind. It's one of the few times in the show where the first box isn't checked, but the second box is. Jesse doesn't need to die, but Walt is dying anyways so killing him won't affect him one bit. The third box isn't checked either, all of Jesse's loved ones are dead except for his parents, who already disowned him. Walt could kill Jesse and no one would be affected. But he decides in those moments, to save Jesse for Jesse's own sake. He, for the only time in the show, does something purely because it benefits Jesse. It shows under everything he still had some care for him, deep down
I have always had a very hard time determining what is Jesse's value to Walt. Sometimes it feels like Jesse is closer to being a son to Walt than Walt's actual son. At the same time, Walt would never endanger his son's life like that and he would never manipulate him in such a way...At the end of the series, is Walt there to save Jesse or just to get killed by him? It's been a while since I've watched the show, maybe I'm remembering some of this wrong.
It's a good question. I think that Walt does have *some* fatherly affection for Jesse, just think how far he went to keep him alive and safe etc. Throughout the series' b4hand, but he does see him more as a tool than a person. If he has a job that needs doing that he can't (or doesn't want to) do himself he sends in Jesse. The manipulation is just how he gets Jesse to do what he wants. I don't think he even realises he's doing it half the time, it's basically a reflex. At the end... I honestly don't know if he went there to save Jesse or kill him (and stop him cooking *his* product) but as soon as he saw him his instincts kicked in and he saved his life.
Jesse's like the son he never had, just like Christopher Moltisanti to Tony in the The Sopranos
@Alexander Kerensky I think they're pretty clear: Walter saw on TV that the blue meth was still being produced, there was only one another person that could do it, Jesse, he also saw Gretchen and Elliot talking about how Walter didn't matter on the creation of their business (just to divert attention from the fact that the great mind behind their business was a drug lord). He decided to take revenge on the nazis, kill Jesse and find a way to give the rest of his money to his family (using Elliot and Gretchen). In the end he saw that Jesse was being slaved and decided to save him.
A simple way of describing it: Walt loved jesse, but he valued himself more
@Scott Flecktarn damn, you think?
This is a very erodite take on a classic series. Outside of the themes of this video, I would like to point out the calibre of acting in this show still surprises me.
Hilarious that you tried to sound intellectual by writing “erudite” and yet, didn’t even spell it properly.
@@SnailHatan Why be rude? He’s just complimenting the acting.
@@SnailHatan The word was used correctly, in the right context. Just a spelling mistake, Hitch.
I'd like to think it's a mix of "erotic" and "erudite", which is in fact absolutely true here.
Loved that- such a tense show and this really adds another layer to it all
"...And the Bag's in the River" is arguably not just one of the best Breaking Bad episodes, but arguably (imo) one of the best pieces of media I've seen tackle the taking of another human life. It's done with such beauty that when I watched it for the first time, I realized this show had grown from entertainment to pure artistry.
The opening alone is amazing. The flashback to Walt's past intercuts with his current life, cleaning up human entrails and flesh from the half dissolved corpse of Emilio helps contrast the old Walter White with the evolving one. And as you pointed out, details such as Skyler's pregnancy and Krazy 8 wanting the edges cut off his sandwiches helps reinforce the value of human life - it's not a simple matter of Walt going down to the basement to finish off Domingo. He's severely conflicted about taking someones life.
I also appreciate them showing his little 'pros and cons' list of if he should or shouldn't kill Krazy 8. On the one side, there's a plethora of moral reasons to not kill him, but it's all seemingly swept aside by the singular, cold note on the opposite side: "He'll kill your entire family if you let him go". Walt has moral standards at this point, but they're not seen as possible (or even logical) to abide to in this situation.
When Walt realizes that Domingo intends to kill him, he doesn't storm into the basement in anger. He's distraught that his hope to avoid face to face murder is now out the window ("Why are you doing this?"). He's so distraught by this that he barely reacts to being stabbed in the leg during the killing , instead slumping down and saying "I'm sorry.... I'm so sorry".
And the ending.... is just art yet again. The camera pans down to Walt looking over the cars on the motorway, the flashback from the start of the episode returning with the key question: what is it that makes a human? The body? The soul? Does Walter White even have a soul now?
I remember as the episode ended right there, I thought to myself that Walt had lost a core part of his humanity when he killed Krazy 8. And it now seemed lost forever.
I wish I could go back to watching this for the first time. The adrenaline this show kept me hopped up on... damn
This video gave me goose bumps and makes me wanna rewatch breaking bad
That was an excellent video. I loved the ideas that you shared. I never seen breaking bad explained from this angle. You made me appreciate the writing much more and understand the motivations of the characters much more clearly. I feel that this video also helped me understand life alittle bit better too. Appreciate your excellent ideas and writing. You will definitely reach a million subscribers with this level of quality and originality. Also excellent voice work and editing. Can't wait to see more!
Thank you I really appreciate that!
Exceptionally well done. I believe you could do a second video spending even more time unpacking the choices made by Walter, Jesse, Gus and also Mike.
How do you only have 15k subs? This content is so good its an actual crime that you haven't blown up.
Haha thanks. It’s still early days!
Nice analysis. Most people don't realize how savage life is when you get down to the barebones. Shows like Breaking Bad are good to remind us of that.
Funny that Walter didn’t care about how good his meth was from the start. He was just happy that it was adequate enough to sell. If only Jessie didn’t go ahead and try to sell to Krazy-8 then Walter at least would’ve been able to achieve his goal.
I hope this channel keeps on thriving and growing! with content like this it'll be a breeze!
Thanks man!
Can we just appreciate how this summarisation is next level comprehension of the show and even though I have watched the series I never felt this way like I do now after watching this. Brilliantly summarised and true representation of actual theme of the show!!
this channel is GOLD!
Would love for you to do a similar video about 'Better Call Saul'!. Keep up the great work!
Well it’s have to be about the morals of Jimmy’s deception instead of the value of life
bcs seems boring to me,i watched the first ep and i wasn't charmed like i was with bb.
@Mister Majestic how is it better then breaking bad
Finally, someone that understands the actual moral of the story
Thank you for the consistently thought-provoking and masterfully composed content!
"In the Breaking Bad world, actions have consequences." unlike the real world.
Unlike other tv shows
@@JustanObservation I'm just jokin' round.
What is the measure of the common man?
No deeds to share, gifts to compare.
When all I have it rests in on ticking hands,
I have my ways, descent delayed
And I have tried to make you see a brighter hue,
But deep down I know I'll be
Forever blue
great video
Funny part is, Walt did kill Jane. Jane knew that she should sleep on her side to prevent choking, Walter slips her onto her back by mistake trying to wake Jesse up. Walt, even if accidently, did indeed kill Jane.
Gustavo did consider how his action would affect a person's loved ones. He did a lot of what he did to destroy Hector.
Damn man I love your video essays, I watched the Godfather one and this one and I absolutely love how you put them.
The most underrated and unseen channel on youtube, I'm telling you.
Thank you!
Ikr
Superb analysis. Brilliant. And so humane. Compassionate, as some others analyzing the series are not.
One of the best Breaking Bad followups on UA-cam.
It upsets me when people say “Walter White is a sociopath.” The entire point of the show is that he’s not. This video helps prove that.
I'm not 100% sure on what the definition of sociopath is but the closest to that in this show is definitely Todd
This is really damn impressive man,you’re gonna go big, keep up the amazing work!!!
this is genuinely my favorite breaking bad analysis vid, great job man
I think it's interesting how Jane was hugging Jesse, she was already on her side and if it wasn't for Walt shaking Jesse she wouldn't have died.
says who? who says she wouldn't have rolled over by herself?
Another amazing video. This highlights another reason why I consider Breaking Bad the best TV show of all time
8 years old and this show still blows me away
Very good, one of the better Breaking Bad analysis clips I’ve seen.
I think I'm going to finally binge watch this show while still on lock-in. So glad I ☺ found this channel. Keep up the great work. And have a great voice BTW. 👌
Thank you! Definitely worth watching.
New favorite channel! Makes me want to watch all three brilliant films and programs. Thank you
The Walt letting Jane die thing is important but i always feel like the rolling Jane over was underappreciated, Walt pushes Jane over by accident turning a safe whoops puked on your back into a lethal choke. It was Walt's fault and he did nothing.
12:20 I love the Hector overlay, bravo sir
I love your video essays, on BB and Succession in particular. They remind me of the best bits of English literature study in senior high school and beyond, doing deep dives on characters, their motivations and universal themes. Thanks for keeping the passion alive using these modern day masterpieces, where the writing and plots are just as rich.
The very moment you stop viewing Human Life and the Ethics tied to it as the ultimate value , you abandon all Humanity .The moment you start viewing Human life as something disposable and something to be treated as an object , you abandon Personhood and you abandon the Human Race to become something subHuman .
Great algorithm youtube. Superb channel with quality uploads on interesting topics, found you off your joker video and I have no idea how you channel wasnt recommended sooner. Keep up the great work.
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Excellent video! Keep them coming!
Such an amazing analysis video :) Good job mate!
the algorithm has blessed you, you are a hidden gem may success come your way thank you for the insights into some of everyone's favorite shows and movies
Thank you
I'm a simple man. I see video by this man and I click.
And you commented too! Thanks my man
The Walt and Hector parallels in their final stages are impeccable 🙏🔥
Of all the Breaking Bad and related series "analyses" put on line, I like this one the best. Kudos!
This is an amazing channel, keep making your videos!
A fantastic video, you earned a sub. Keep it up with this fantastic content, you produce some of the best video essays I have seen on UA-cam.
Amazing work ! This is such an interesting take on the show delivered in a very efficient manner. Thank you !
ENGAGEMENT FOR ALGORITHM, Amazing vid btw loved the visual editing you put in, it made your points a million times more easy to grasp
very underrated channel, definitely deserves more recognition
What I would do to be able to re watch breaking bad like it was the first time I was watching it
The last shot is amazing. Congrats. You're one of, if not the best movie analist/video essay guy out there, including The Take, Nerdwriter. Browntable and etc. Your videos are just more rounded overall, don't know how to explain it.
Thanks so much, Andrew!
great video! i love how you analyze these shows
Thanks Mina!
Bravo man, amazing view on one of the best series ever made. Insane video!
One of? The absolute best series ever made.
One day ,this channel will be one of the tops and I'll say I was here since the beginning .😊🇴🇲
Keep it up , this content worth being in this platform 💪
I love this channel. Superb analysis & amazing support from the video editing.
NEW SUBSCRIBER 👏 You’re an exquisite narrator. Just the right volume, smooth, lilting, rich and soothing tone, perfect cadence and enunciation, and your accent is fantastic. Simply put, your narration is everything Chills is not 😂🤣 his droning voice is pure 🤦🏼♀️ it literally gives me a migraine; seriously though, you possess great vocal technique and tonality. And Finally, thank you for not sounding like Chills 😂 Breaking Bad is arguably the greatest drama television has ever known. It deserves a narrator like you 👍
Beautifully critiqued - well done!
this channel is too damn good!!!
Something about this video touched me man, good job
0:17 from s1e: "Chiral/Superimposable mirror images" -- I've watched 'BB' all the way through 5 times and only just now caught the sly metaphorical foreshadowing of Walt's character arc. I remember thinking chirality is a little advanced for academic high school chemistry...
One of my favorite channels is covering one of my favorite shows. A+
Dude, love watching your videos! I am certain that you will blow up. I just hope that you will keep on making content.
This is a really well written and wellmade video. Thank you for uploading quality content. Hope you have a nice day.
Great video! Thank you for your observations :)
Another interesting plot point to analyze in this video's fashion: With the three filters in the video that are considered when taking a human life, which ones were foregone when Todd killed Drew Sharp?
Obviously Todd is on the more mentally disturbed side of the spectrum when it comes to the Breaking Bad characters, maybe coming from hanging out with good ol' Uncle Jack for too long or maybe it's just how his mind works, but it's interesting to analyze what might go through his head when, say, his maid accidentally discovers his share of Walt's money or when the motorcycle kid accidentally stumbles upon the Season 5's characters' methylamine heist. In both of these situations, the victims had basically no knowledge of what they witnessed other than "Whoa, what a fat stack of cash I found" or "Whoa, a strange bunch of bald guys celebrating next to this railroad". The victims could not have made the right connections to the grand scheme of things even in their wildest dreams, so killing them was completely unnecessary when a half-baked explanation - or even no explanation at all - would have fooled them.
So in Todd's mind, they had to die, checking the first filter of "Pragmatism". Could he live with it? Is he even mentally sound enough in the first place for this to be able to disturb him? What are the consequences? Well, the cleaning lady most likely had a family, and Drew Sharp had parents that went on TV to express how distraught and desperate they were to get answers... But this part of Todd's didn't even seem to exist.
For a guy who thinks RVs are made by literally stretching a car and listens to "70's yacht music", as his actor described it, it's not surprising that much of his brain processes are severely underdeveloped. But if we're looking at his actions through the lens of this video, well, his first filter is one-size-fits-all (any witness needs to go), and the second and third filters for him are virtually non-existent. A very disturbed man to say the least.
Mike would also be a good character to analyze - it seems like pragmatism and whether or not they had it coming determine the last two filters for him. Anyways hope you enjoyed this :)
Not agreeing. Even though the boy witnessing the heist, probably was clueless as to what he witnessed, he could pose a real threat if he later was interrogated by the police. He did see their faces, knew how many they were, details like that.
Very, very, very, underated channel. Keep up the great content.
4:04 I really like the missing shard part, it shows Walt’s naivety about gangsters before he fully becomes one himself. He realised then and there that no matter the human they’re still selfish criminals who won’t hesitate to kill to get what they want or for revenge and he doesn’t have the choice to spare anyone who’s a threat to him even once. Even more so the deeper he gets in the criminal world and his opponents and partners become more cold, powerful and dangerous
Edit: eventually it goes for himself too
dude your channel is goated man