Its very interesting to see contradictory emotions many people have towards Walter White from one second to another. You said that you re so excited to see him go down in a ball of flames but few seconds later when he is removing the recorder in Hank's office with Hank leaving him alone for a while, you were nervous for him to hurry up so that he doesnt get caught. Part of you wants him to succeed despite your disapproval of the things he's doing and the way he is behaving. That is the same with me as well. I agree with most of the things you guys say about Walter. While i think he 100% deserves whatever bad things are happening to him and i have no sympathy for any of his suffering, i have great admiration for his capability every time he succeeds. I ve stopped being on Walt's side ever since he chose to continue making meth after his bad experience with Tuco leading to Tuco's death and seeing him choose to continue after the torture he put his family through that experience was a real put off for me, nevertheless every time he is facing the threat of death in the later seasons, i ve always approved of his actions no matter how bad they are because i understand the human need to survive. He is still my favorite character all the way to the end and i still like him no matter how much i disagree with him. I think its the desire to still want the best for Walter that is in many of us even though we have many negative impressions of him. Many of us still identify with him in some way and hold some positive relationship with him which is really interesting for me. Walt killing the 2 drug dealers in season 3 was done to safe Jesse so i find that ok. Walt making Jesse kill Gale was done to safe his own life so that too i m perfectly fine with. Walt killing Gus and poisoning Brock was also in desperation to death threats from Gus so i too accept his actions. Letting Jane die however is the one of the things he has done that i disapprove of. Unlike many of his situations he faces, Jane wasnt threatening Walt with death, she was threating to expose him and put his career and freedom at risk. With Mike, the threat Walt faces was also possible exposure and lost of career and freedom so Mike's death was also unreasonable for me. I think most people have a mix of positive and negative attitudes towards Walter, only the minority have an entirely one sided view of him either fully supporting or fully disapproving of him.
Remember Lydia's words from the beginning of the season? "I can't just disappear! She has to know I didn't leave her!" So wild how that became the end of Mike's story.
mike was the ONLY person who knows how to agitate walter, hitting him where it truly hurts, his pride. thats why walter was overcome by anger and killed mike in a fit of rage
@@jerielc709 Yes, but like Harley Quinn said, theres a diference between a bad guy, and a bad person. Mike just did what he had to, never hurt no one unless it was necessary, and even so he was quick, he preferred to take the difficult path if it meant not hurting innocents, just like Jesse.
@@bryantwowthe hard path was not going into meth business and work a legal job this business kills and destroys tons of lives everyday, he knows it, he's not dumb. besides the moment he goes in, he's risking his family life and he knows it too, he's not taking the hard path, no way.
Oh, and as to the idea that Walt “kills everyone in the world”, Fellow AMC show The Walking Dead which believe it or not was at one time running concurrently with Breaking Bad (wow, who knew that show’s title would eventually become so meta-descriptive) included several little Easter egg shout-outs to Breaking Bad which suggested the two shows existed in a shared Universe, which naturally resulted in the fan theory that it was Hiesenburg’s wildly popular Blue Meth which was somehow the source of the infection that led to the Zombie Apocalypse.
You were wondering why Mike didn't just up and leave when he received his $5 million cut. He stayed back to help care for his granddaughter. Also, when Mike lost all his money (other than what was in his 'go bag'), his fate was sealed. There is no way Walt could even think about killing 'Mike's guys' while Mike is still alive. Strap in, you two! The season just gets crazier and crazier from here. Plenty more 'open mouth' moments ahead...
I really appreciate you got the context with the whole "it's all your fault, we had Gus"-speech. A lot of people completely ignore that fact and just go along with Mike. But Walt was on Gus kill-list from the beginning of season 4. And he was on it because he saved Jesses live by killing Gus dealers. Walt had no chance to "just continue with the good thing they had". So unless we think it's OK that Gus dealers killed the little kid, and therefore Walt should have Jesse been killed, there was no chance to just keep the good thing going. Walt already hat Mikes gun to the head at the end of season 3. And Mike was involved in Gus plan to turn Jesse against Walt during season 4. So even for Mike it must been absolutely clear there was no "good thing" left for Walt. Mike isn't even that different from Walt. He became the muscle of a drug lord, he had no problem to kill Walt when ordered, he wanted to kill Lydia, he had no problem with that. And for what? To provide for his family, esp. for his granddaughter. And this is not at all an excuse for Walt. We should just remember, in that business, everyone has blood on their hands, and morals are more than questionable with all involved. If anyone, Jesse was the only one who at least really struggled with that.
Mike's referring back to his speech in "Half Measures" which is just before Walt killed the dealers for Jesse. If he'd stayed out of it like Mike told him to, he would have still been in Gus' good graces.
@@elbruces Well, letting those dealers get away with a little slap on the head after killing a little boy would be a "half measure" too. Besides, Mike really cared for Jesse - at least after he got used to him - so if Walt would have stayed out of it all, that would have meant Jesse would have been executed. I don't really think that that's something Mike had in mind when he talked about the good thing they had going. I think Mike was just triggered by Walt (and I completely get why) and just started a rant. Not the first time. But I'm sure if he would think calmly about it twice, he would admit his speech was not nearly a correct representation of what the situation really was.
The cut to the sunset over the river is such a sweet moment to me. I think Mike gets the send off worthy of his character because in all the violence of BB he is the only one who gets "to die in peace".
@@innercircle341- Nah, I'd say he was "good" for most of season one. It's only in season two that the mask starts to slip and we begin to see who he really is.
Thank you for noticing Mike was a bit naive by suggesting Walt just had to shut up and do his part. If so, Jesse would be dead. I still love Mike tho, RIP
There's a lot more of Mike in Better Call Saul. Hope you guys do a reaction to Better Call Saul when you complete Breaking Bad. Better Call Saul is more than just Saul's backstory.
In cable, the first four seasons are produced mainly by the company that created the series, but in the fifth season this reverses so that the channel airing the show has to pony up the bulk of the production fees. This created a standoff with AMC and their previous series, Mad Men, in which that show went on hiatus for the better part of two yeas before contracts were renegotiated and the show returned in its fifth season. As a contingency, the fourth season finale was written to wrap up most of the lingering plot lines in the series in the event that AMC would not pick it up and Netflix, which at acquired streaming rights to the show, was interested in continuing the series on their end. Eventually, AMC agreed to produce 16 episodes for the final season, but then decided to get crafty and break each half up into their one mini-season of 8 episodes. That way they could continue to milk the series on the network with endless reruns and marathons for nearly a full year, while also weaving them around Mad Men and their next hit series, The Walking Dead, which is pretty much what happened. They knew that viewers would be willing to wait a long time, as Mad Men had demonstrated, and they knew they could be successful splitting the episodes in half and airing them in "seasonal" segments, which is what they did the previous year with The Walking Dead and continued to do until that series ended. They also did the same "wait until the next year" for the second half of the last seasons of Mad Men.
Watching your intro: yeah, this is why I actually count it as SIX seasons! It's the SIXTH season that's my favorite! lol. PS: Yeah, a year totally sucks......but we've been waiting for the second season of Severance for TWO years (and counting)! That one ends on a helluva cliffhanger as well!
That's what's great about this show. It's FUN to watch someone build a drug empire vicariously. Vince is like a pro at telling the fun side, but then he tells the truth side like a pro too. Every decision you make in this life has a ripple effect on the people you love & care about. At this juncture, the Walt brilliant enough to routinely outsmart everyone around him stands in STARK contrast to the Walt seemingly "INCAPABLE" of figuring the calculus of how bad this trajectory is for his whole family. THAT was my first thought when I watched this. RIIP Mike 💔
"Say my Name". 🔥🔥 Heisenberg was not much more than a meth myth up until today. Once they realize who he is, Declan's actor especially portrays a delicate fear so perfectly. This old bald guy with glasses who dresses like an average American, is the biggest name in the meth business. This show is so good- it's almost surreal. Maybe the best moment in television history.
You guys are definitely my favorite BB reactors ever. Every time I get a notification that you uploaded a new video it’s like a Christmas present. Looking forward to the next one!
Mid-season finales are relatively common. It's been a long time since I watched actual TV, but I remember each season of South Park was split up into two parts with a long gap between.
Breaking Bad is brilliant & probably one of my favorite shows to watch people react to! These final episodes continue to get darker & more crazy! 🤯 I feel like you both have this really uncomfortable nervous laugh when shi* hits the fan & something really twisted & dark happens, cracks me up! 😭🤣 Excited for BCS next 😁🤞🏼
For Mike to end up dying at Walter's hands is just... Tragic. Considering how amazing Mike was all around, and how much of a bizznatch Walt has become... Just tragic.
bacon banana cookies are surprisingly good. its kind of like a breakfast cookie (its not breakfast people im just making a comparison). sweet and salty with just a bit of salty savory bacon. people have pancakes for breakfast so its not an unheard of flavor profile.
@@nerdymarriedcouple its a fun time baking them! super unhealthy but a good treat every once in a while. adding bacon to a Banana Bread Loaf is great as well if you have some bananas that are about to go bad!
In early episodes (Grey Matter, when at Elliot's birthday party), it was revealed that Walt's specialization in chemistry is Crystallography - the science of arranging atoms to form crystal structures. I can see how that might be useful in making crystal meth. Probably not as useful in making beer or coffee.
Remember the first time Walt met Gale and tasted the coffee Gale had brewed. It was so good, Walt asked Gale why they even bothered making meth. Right there, both had a chance to go legit but something in them couldn't do it.
Not sure if it's been mentioned before but Steven Michael Quezada did (still does!) stand-up comedy before landing his role on BB. And you're right, he totally pulls off that goofy smile.
34:35 Eric gets it instantly: what Mike says isn't exactly true. For a good period of time, Walter was living on borrowed time. It's easy for the guy who was planning to kill Walter in the lab to say it all ran like clockwork and he should have just known his place. A lot of people genuinely fall for Gus' character who seems to be so clean and kind, forgetting what a vengeance driven sociopath he is under the veneer of a polite businessman. So many people miss this order of events.
Actually when you think about it…if walt didn’t run over those 2 guys they would’ve been on good terms with gus…& the only reason walt had to save jessie in the first place is because walt told jessie to expand the territory which got combo killed which is the whole reason why jessie was trying to kill those guys in the first place…& the only reason why walt wanted to expand the territory is because he saw some guys buying equipment to cook & his pride couldn’t let him have competition in his area…so actually mike is right….it’s all because of walt’s pride….
@@okeeguguru watch the show again….by the end of the show most characters end up in a worse position then they were in because walt decided to start cooking….gail…hank…mike…gus…skylar…jessie etc were all doing fine before walt decided to cook….that’s what the show is about…walt gets in his own way & in the way of others because of his pride & his love for cooking…it ruins everything around him….every season is a deeper rabbit hole of cause & effect of his actions that have negative consequences not only for him but everyone connected to him….that’s basically what the show is about in terms of themes
@@okeeguguru the whole plane crash thing…why do you think walt felt guilty about that ? So much that he was about to burn more than half a million $….even if walt isn’t directly responsible…his actions are indirectly linked to the crash…he moved jane over by accident…trying to wake jessie up & he had the chance to move her over…when he saw her throw up his instincts was to move her but in a split second he stops himself because he realizes how convenient that situation is…she blackmailed him plus she introduced jessie to some very strong stuff which was not only getting in the way of their business but also jessie & walt’s relationship because it made jessie act different plus jessie was starting to be more loyal to her then him….getting rid of her was a win-win situation for him…but that affected her father which then caused the plane crash….i mean if you didn’t think walt’s actions being guided by his pride & his love for cooking totally destroyed everything in it’s path including all of his relationships like with skylar for example was one of the main themes of the show i don’t what to tell you…that’s what the plane crash represents it’s literally consequences for walt’s actions even if he wasn’t directly involved in the plane crash…even if that wasn’t his goal….that was the consequences for his actions
@@giovannidejoie8618yes well actually Jesse mostly wanted to kill them to protect the kid and then really went after them because they killed the kid that's why Walt killed them to protect Jesse because he knew he could not win that stand off and even if he did he didn't want him to be a killer at that point and that messed everything up some people say that's Jesse's fault and be that as it may but the only reason that went down is because Walt told Saul and he told Mike so they had to tell Gus about Jesse's plan and because Walt wanted to expand the territory and Jesse warned him not to just like he told him not to work with Tuco that got Jesse beat up and almost them both killed. And Walt signing another contract with Gus and pulling Jesse back in to keep him from pressing charges on Hank the cause and effect of the choices made just plays out so well that it's hard to say everything is just one person's fault Yes mostly Walt's but along the way Jesse's screw ups had made Walt make decisions that ruined things too. Mike didn't say anything bad about Jesse now because he likes and respects him now but earlier he knew he was the problem because Walt kept him around and he was messing the plan up stealing from Gus and then trying to kill his guys Mike was ready to kill Jesse and Walt, but now he saves Jesse's life and is protective over him like a grandpa.
1. Walt's last statement perfectly captures his strategic capabilities...which is zero capabilities 2. Walt loved CONTROLLING Jesse. This episode shows the depth of his affection for Jesse after Jesse stops allowing Walt to manipulate him...zero genuine affection.
Wow, that was the best edit of the Jessie-Walt stand-off; there were some moments that don't usually make the reaction videos, a couple of things I forgot about. Also: love that you guys were pointing out those "western" scenes, they always make me laugh a little. Same thing with the slow-walking, no-talking twins; was glad to see them go! 😆 We traded up to Gale that season; big improvement!) My question is..... what's with all the bald guys in this show? What does that signify? PS: Kailyn, don't you have another channel? About nutrition? If so, could you give me the link? I had a couple of questions for the internet....maybe I can find the answers in your videos!
hey friend! great comment haha. and yes -- this account is my nutrition channel! still in the early stages but hoping to grow it more this year. feel free to shoot over any questions and I might use them for future video topics! 😄
@@KailynJulianna lol, it turns out I'm already subscribed! 🤣 Why didn't I think to check my subscriptions! As far as my questions, let me get all my thoughts together and I will write you a proper set of questions, and if something strikes a match in you, then that would be awesome! I really need to keep calling myself higher, I've been doing really good this year, but I gotta go to the next level. Your channel will help me I already know, I remember I got a lot out of the video(s) that I watched. See you over there!
I think this moment where he kills Mike, and the moment he watches Jane die are unavoidably coupled together. Because almost every other time Walt kills someone, there is a plan, a discussion, a weighing of the good and bad, and in general a logic behind the move. But with those deaths? None of that. He was just in the moment and totally slave to his emotions. There is no plan, there's no time to make one. What makes Walt scary is that he can make decisions like that instantly. Life and death, up to him and how he happens to be feeling in the moment. He's not in control of himself, he's often shocked by his own self after he did what he did in a fit of rage. A true monster. He'll kill anyone in his way and come up with an excuse for it afterwards. It's not that he did it, it's that he can tell himself he was right afterwards. He ALWAYS finds a way to tell himself he was right afterwards.
He would be looking over his shoulder forever if he let him go though. Mike was wrong about Gus. Gus was planning to kill Walt as we all know- sort of ignorant by Mike honestly
The show was split into two half-seasons as a way to try and milk just a little more village out of a show that had only belatedly become a real hit. All the way through season three the ratings were only middling at best and it was constantly on the verge of being canceled. It’s only when Netflix acquired the first three seasons in the break before Season four that it gained a huge new rabid fan base that showed up for AMC’s premier of Season Four. Suddenly, AMC had a huge hit on their hands and would have been more than willing to greenlight another five seasons, but now Vince Gilligan was saying no, we can’t drag this out, the story is approaching a natural endgame, this next season has to be the last. …Although in truth, the two halves of “Season 5” ARE two separate somewhat shortened seasons, in that the show did not even begin work on writing the last eight eps. Until the first eight of had already aired. One reason for maintaining the fiction that this way ir saved them from one last big pay increase for the cast & crew, who tend to re-negotiate their contracts on a season-by-season basis. This way Bryan Cranston & company only had one “season” to re-negotiate with the leverage of being part of a massive hit show, so they kind of got screwed a little bit this way.
Sorry to break it to you, but as someone who grew up near Owen Wilson’s parents and seen his brothers many times in real life, I can assure you that Declan is not one of them 😂
Walt likes Jesse, but always manipulates him because Walt mostly does everything to benefit himself, and no one else. He is addicted to power and his criminal lifestyle, it makes him feel alive, and he likes it.
Because he knew that it wasn't going to hold up and that Hank would get the search warrant so he got rid of all the evidence so they would find nothing when the search his house
@@deadassdgaf100 I've heard lots of reactors jump to Stranger Things and never do BCS. Also - watched this reaction from the beginning and remember some indication this was pushing the envelope for one you would normally. I think both of you would really love The Sopranos as well! So El Camino, BCS and then the Sopranos!
We all pay the price for our sins in this world. Mike for all his qualities was ultimately a henchman who worked for a drug kingpin like Gus Fring and later set up his own drug business with Walt and Jesse. The way his life ended, with him not being able to say a final goodbye to his granddaughter whom he loved very much, is one of the many ways karma works in life.
*In general" it's funny how people are upset about Mike's death. I mean ye, he's a great character, but also a criminal and a murderer. And I know there's a difference between him and Walter, but it is funny how anti-walt people can get while giving other characters a pass lol. Or like with mike's speech in which he wasn't really right about the whole thing falling apart because of Walt - all it takes is to go back to season 3 to see that there was way more to that. Anyway, i wasn't talking particularly about you guys. Just generally 😉
Actually it's the other way around; it's the pro-Walt people who have a problem with every single other character, from the beginning of the show to the end, relentlessly whining about them and who basically don't get the show at all. Never did, never will. You're supposed to mourn Mike's death. How can I tell? Look at how it was filmed. Look at how it was presented. Frankly, it appears YOU don't get the show. I mean, isn't it true you just go from Breaking Bad reaction to Breaking Bad reaction whining about how the reactors "missed something" or "don't get it" and giving them "help" understanding these fictitious characters? They don't need the show explained to them, Dariusz. I think you do, though, lol.
@@TTM9691 That's just straight up false though, the show wasn't made to force you into liking one character over the other. It's open to your interpretation. I don't see that scene as mourning mike's death but more a moment to reflect on how Mike self-projected and overstepped his bounds with Walt resulting in his death
@@PrivateCitzX I DON'T CARE HOW YOU SEE IT. I don't need the show - or ANY work of art - explained to me by a doofus who obviously doesn't get the show. NEVER DID. NEVER WILL. And don't put words in mouth, either. You can't even understood what I WROTE, much less this show, who are you kidding?
Mike’s not dead, he went on to become the captain of an independent ice hauler space ship and a criminology professor for a community college. Watch the Expanse and Community, ya’ll
The thing that upsests me the most was how avoidable Mike's Death is. If Walt just remembered that Lydia had the names like 10 seconds earlier, Mike would still be alive.
Mike didn't have a gun at the end, he had disposed of all of them except for the one in the bug out bag that Walt was bringing him. He was unfortunately completely at his mercy.
Usually I'd try and make a joke or raise a tidbit of info or my excitement you guys are at a certain point, but I just this the other day and you guys finally getting to the episode reminded me of it. Kind of like an alternate reality to the infamous scene th-cam.com/video/cbjSjF2HIbs/w-d-xo.html Still excited that you guys are almost through with the series but also really worried to say anything now fo fear of giving something away 😅 I will say this is what I meant by Walt being a spiteful wild card of a man a few episodes/comments back. It really does start to ramp up with this episode, especially with Mike. Nothing but wounded pride behind the wheel at that moment.
Yes that's the way I felt about it too that Mike should have had some kind of understanding as to why Walt had to kill Gus Gus did not stick to his agreement after he had to kill the two gang bangerz to save Jesse at the time though Mike didn't care about Jesse he actually wanted to get rid of him he was going to kill both of them on orders but Gus still was going to use Mike to go after Jesse and that's why both of their lives were in danger and they had to kill Gail to save their own lives and we don't know if Mike knows that Gus threatened to kill Walter's whole family the baby and everything because he was still in Mexico recuperating so he might not have even known about that because that part might help him understand a little bit more he thought he just killed Gus to be Top dog i guess but that was not the reason at the time
yeah him attributing what he'd just done to Mike not giving him the names ("i just realized Lydia has the names. I can get them from her.") was just another line of BS he made up to justify himself...he shotMike because he triggered his ego. period.
Eric & Kailyn, once finished watching/reacting to "Breaking Bad" the plan is to react to "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie" followed by the prequel Saul and Mike spin-off, "Better Call Saul", right ?
Yeah even after Gail died he could have just taken Gail's little machine and learned how he did the coffee and opened his own coffee business and take credit for it Gale is dead now so it doesn't matter at least it would be legit and it would be his Creation in business
watching switch into this Narcissistic Sociopath was inane, especially the way he would talk to Jesse and try to give him shit when Walt wouldn’t get his way
I don't excatly agree with Mike, that Walt blew it up. What got this party started is Walt saving Jesse's life by running over those dealers. Walt & Gus were on good terms before that happened. Everything after that on Walts part was self-defense becuz Gus was trying to kill him at the 1st chance he got
by mid-season finale we meant the episodes we watched that night ended with the mid-season finale. we know 5x7 is not the genuine mid-season finale 😉
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Its very interesting to see contradictory emotions many people have towards Walter White from one second to another. You said that you re so excited to see him go down in a ball of flames but few seconds later when he is removing the recorder in Hank's office with Hank leaving him alone for a while, you were nervous for him to hurry up so that he doesnt get caught. Part of you wants him to succeed despite your disapproval of the things he's doing and the way he is behaving.
That is the same with me as well. I agree with most of the things you guys say about Walter. While i think he 100% deserves whatever bad things are happening to him and i have no sympathy for any of his suffering, i have great admiration for his capability every time he succeeds. I ve stopped being on Walt's side ever since he chose to continue making meth after his bad experience with Tuco leading to Tuco's death and seeing him choose to continue after the torture he put his family through that experience was a real put off for me, nevertheless every time he is facing the threat of death in the later seasons, i ve always approved of his actions no matter how bad they are because i understand the human need to survive. He is still my favorite character all the way to the end and i still like him no matter how much i disagree with him.
I think its the desire to still want the best for Walter that is in many of us even though we have many negative impressions of him. Many of us still identify with him in some way and hold some positive relationship with him which is really interesting for me.
Walt killing the 2 drug dealers in season 3 was done to safe Jesse so i find that ok. Walt making Jesse kill Gale was done to safe his own life so that too i m perfectly fine with. Walt killing Gus and poisoning Brock was also in desperation to death threats from Gus so i too accept his actions. Letting Jane die however is the one of the things he has done that i disapprove of. Unlike many of his situations he faces, Jane wasnt threatening Walt with death, she was threating to expose him and put his career and freedom at risk. With Mike, the threat Walt faces was also possible exposure and lost of career and freedom so Mike's death was also unreasonable for me.
I think most people have a mix of positive and negative attitudes towards Walter, only the minority have an entirely one sided view of him either fully supporting or fully disapproving of him.
Remember Lydia's words from the beginning of the season? "I can't just disappear! She has to know I didn't leave her!"
So wild how that became the end of Mike's story.
"You are a time bomb tick, tick, ticking. And I have no intention of being around for the 'boom."
Mike should've followed his instincts.. 😢
"No 'sorry for chaining you to a radiator'?"
Mike said "sorry" immediately after he chained him to the radiator!!
ahaha good catch
That's true he did but he wouldn't do it again lol
mike was the ONLY person who knows how to agitate walter, hitting him where it truly hurts, his pride. thats why walter was overcome by anger and killed mike in a fit of rage
Mike never tried to agitate Walter, he just saw through his Heisenburg facade and wasn't afraid to call him out on his bs
Except he knew he was going to shoot him before they even talked because walt already had his gun at that point
Poor Kaylee’s last memory of her pop-pop will be him abandoning her at the park 🫤
That's so much more devastating after seeing so much of them together in Better Call Saul
it's a grim reminder that, for all of his principles, mike is still a bad guy
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There are bad cops and there are good criminals.
@@jerielc709 Yes, but like Harley Quinn said, theres a diference between a bad guy, and a bad person.
Mike just did what he had to, never hurt no one unless it was necessary, and even so he was quick, he preferred to take the difficult path if it meant not hurting innocents, just like Jesse.
@@bryantwowthe hard path was not going into meth business and work a legal job
this business kills and destroys tons of lives everyday, he knows it, he's not dumb.
besides the moment he goes in, he's risking his family life and he knows it too, he's not taking the hard path, no way.
I like how he says “Gale, and the rest”, only mentioning Gale by name to screw with Jesse even more
But of course not mentioning Jane.
Oh, and as to the idea that Walt “kills everyone in the world”, Fellow AMC show The Walking Dead which believe it or not was at one time running concurrently with Breaking Bad (wow, who knew that show’s title would eventually become so meta-descriptive) included several little Easter egg shout-outs to Breaking Bad which suggested the two shows existed in a shared Universe, which naturally resulted in the fan theory that it was Hiesenburg’s wildly popular Blue Meth which was somehow the source of the infection that led to the Zombie Apocalypse.
simply amazing haha
Nah,it is just easter eggs.
You were wondering why Mike didn't just up and leave when he received his $5 million cut. He stayed back to help care for his granddaughter. Also, when Mike lost all his money (other than what was in his 'go bag'), his fate was sealed. There is no way Walt could even think about killing 'Mike's guys' while Mike is still alive.
Strap in, you two! The season just gets crazier and crazier from here. Plenty more 'open mouth' moments ahead...
17:40 sometimes the silent reactions are the best and I love this one from both. The disgust and the surprise.
ughhhhhhhh 🤯🤯🤯 hahaha
"I can't wait to see Walt go down in flames."
Two minutes later: "Go faster! You're gonna get caught!"
so real 😂😂
That sums up the whole experience of watching this series 😂
I really appreciate you got the context with the whole "it's all your fault, we had Gus"-speech. A lot of people completely ignore that fact and just go along with Mike.
But Walt was on Gus kill-list from the beginning of season 4. And he was on it because he saved Jesses live by killing Gus dealers. Walt had no chance to "just continue with the good thing they had". So unless we think it's OK that Gus dealers killed the little kid, and therefore Walt should have Jesse been killed, there was no chance to just keep the good thing going.
Walt already hat Mikes gun to the head at the end of season 3. And Mike was involved in Gus plan to turn Jesse against Walt during season 4. So even for Mike it must been absolutely clear there was no "good thing" left for Walt.
Mike isn't even that different from Walt. He became the muscle of a drug lord, he had no problem to kill Walt when ordered, he wanted to kill Lydia, he had no problem with that. And for what? To provide for his family, esp. for his granddaughter.
And this is not at all an excuse for Walt. We should just remember, in that business, everyone has blood on their hands, and morals are more than questionable with all involved. If anyone, Jesse was the only one who at least really struggled with that.
Mike's referring back to his speech in "Half Measures" which is just before Walt killed the dealers for Jesse. If he'd stayed out of it like Mike told him to, he would have still been in Gus' good graces.
@@elbruces Well, letting those dealers get away with a little slap on the head after killing a little boy would be a "half measure" too. Besides, Mike really cared for Jesse - at least after he got used to him - so if Walt would have stayed out of it all, that would have meant Jesse would have been executed. I don't really think that that's something Mike had in mind when he talked about the good thing they had going. I think Mike was just triggered by Walt (and I completely get why) and just started a rant. Not the first time. But I'm sure if he would think calmly about it twice, he would admit his speech was not nearly a correct representation of what the situation really was.
I like your alternate universe theory where Walt and Hank have their own beer empire, sort of how Cranston and Paul have their own mescal empire now.
Gale and Howard should have opened a coffee shop
The cut to the sunset over the river is such a sweet moment to me.
I think Mike gets the send off worthy of his character because in all the violence of BB he is the only one who gets "to die in peace".
He got fucking dissolved in acid
Walter dies in peace. He's in the lab smiling
This show is so good because it's starts with Walt being the good guy. The well-written and subtle way he becomes the bad guy is sublime.
He was good for about 35 mins, then turns to crime
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You should try watching the whole show sometime, it's pretty good.
@@innercircle341- Nah, I'd say he was "good" for most of season one. It's only in season two that the mask starts to slip and we begin to see who he really is.
@@rjharikumar6555if you count lying to your wife, killing two people, and cooking crystal meth as “good” then maybe haha
Thank you for noticing Mike was a bit naive by suggesting Walt just had to shut up and do his part. If so, Jesse would be dead. I still love Mike tho, RIP
There's a lot more of Mike in Better Call Saul. Hope you guys do a reaction to Better Call Saul when you complete Breaking Bad. Better Call Saul is more than just Saul's backstory.
In cable, the first four seasons are produced mainly by the company that created the series, but in the fifth season this reverses so that the channel airing the show has to pony up the bulk of the production fees. This created a standoff with AMC and their previous series, Mad Men, in which that show went on hiatus for the better part of two yeas before contracts were renegotiated and the show returned in its fifth season.
As a contingency, the fourth season finale was written to wrap up most of the lingering plot lines in the series in the event that AMC would not pick it up and Netflix, which at acquired streaming rights to the show, was interested in continuing the series on their end. Eventually, AMC agreed to produce 16 episodes for the final season, but then decided to get crafty and break each half up into their one mini-season of 8 episodes. That way they could continue to milk the series on the network with endless reruns and marathons for nearly a full year, while also weaving them around Mad Men and their next hit series, The Walking Dead, which is pretty much what happened.
They knew that viewers would be willing to wait a long time, as Mad Men had demonstrated, and they knew they could be successful splitting the episodes in half and airing them in "seasonal" segments, which is what they did the previous year with The Walking Dead and continued to do until that series ended. They also did the same "wait until the next year" for the second half of the last seasons of Mad Men.
This is really interesting, thank you.
Watching your intro: yeah, this is why I actually count it as SIX seasons! It's the SIXTH season that's my favorite! lol. PS: Yeah, a year totally sucks......but we've been waiting for the second season of Severance for TWO years (and counting)! That one ends on a helluva cliffhanger as well!
Love the Gomez appreciation. Dude rocks.
That's what's great about this show. It's FUN to watch someone build a drug empire vicariously. Vince is like a pro at telling the fun side, but then he tells the truth side like a pro too. Every decision you make in this life has a ripple effect on the people you love & care about. At this juncture, the Walt brilliant enough to routinely outsmart everyone around him stands in STARK contrast to the Walt seemingly "INCAPABLE" of figuring the calculus of how bad this trajectory is for his whole family. THAT was my first thought when I watched this. RIIP Mike 💔
"Say my Name". 🔥🔥 Heisenberg was not much more than a meth myth up until today. Once they realize who he is, Declan's actor especially portrays a delicate fear so perfectly. This old bald guy with glasses who dresses like an average American, is the biggest name in the meth business. This show is so good- it's almost surreal. Maybe the best moment in television history.
I swear I've seen this comment before
I think Walt liked it that Todd didn't want to get paid until he got it and learned it well enough
As despicable as Mike knows Walter is even he didn't think Walt would stoop so low as to shoot him in the back
You need to watch Better Call Saul to get the full Mike goodness. 😇
The sopranos took a break midway through their final season as well. Btw thats a series you should react to. Tony Soprano, the original anti hero.
Mike was more than willing to kill Walter in previous seasons. Because Fring wanted him to. He knew the terms when he became a criminal.
You guys are definitely my favorite BB reactors ever. Every time I get a notification that you uploaded a new video it’s like a Christmas present. Looking forward to the next one!
thanks so much! what an honor 😊
Mid-season finales are relatively common. It's been a long time since I watched actual TV, but I remember each season of South Park was split up into two parts with a long gap between.
Breaking Bad is brilliant & probably one of my favorite shows to watch people react to! These final episodes continue to get darker & more crazy! 🤯 I feel like you both have this really uncomfortable nervous laugh when shi* hits the fan & something really twisted & dark happens, cracks me up! 😭🤣 Excited for BCS next 😁🤞🏼
I remember when I saw this episode for the first time, I repeated it like 3 more times. Without a doubt it is in the best 5 of the series.
been doing that a lot lately, rewatching scenes!
For Mike to end up dying at Walter's hands is just... Tragic. Considering how amazing Mike was all around, and how much of a bizznatch Walt has become... Just tragic.
bacon banana cookies are surprisingly good. its kind of like a breakfast cookie (its not breakfast people im just making a comparison). sweet and salty with just a bit of salty savory bacon. people have pancakes for breakfast so its not an unheard of flavor profile.
we gotta try them!
@@nerdymarriedcouple its a fun time baking them! super unhealthy but a good treat every once in a while. adding bacon to a Banana Bread Loaf is great as well if you have some bananas that are about to go bad!
In early episodes (Grey Matter, when at Elliot's birthday party), it was revealed that Walt's specialization in chemistry is Crystallography - the science of arranging atoms to form crystal structures. I can see how that might be useful in making crystal meth. Probably not as useful in making beer or coffee.
Remember the first time Walt met Gale and tasted the coffee Gale had brewed. It was so good, Walt asked Gale why they even bothered making meth. Right there, both had a chance to go legit but something in them couldn't do it.
Been waiting for this episode! Get ready for wild ride rest of the way!
WE'RE READY
NO WAIT WE'RE NOT READY
Not sure if it's been mentioned before but Steven Michael Quezada did (still does!) stand-up comedy before landing his role on BB. And you're right, he totally pulls off that goofy smile.
34:35 Eric gets it instantly: what Mike says isn't exactly true. For a good period of time, Walter was living on borrowed time. It's easy for the guy who was planning to kill Walter in the lab to say it all ran like clockwork and he should have just known his place. A lot of people genuinely fall for Gus' character who seems to be so clean and kind, forgetting what a vengeance driven sociopath he is under the veneer of a polite businessman. So many people miss this order of events.
Actually when you think about it…if walt didn’t run over those 2 guys they would’ve been on good terms with gus…& the only reason walt had to save jessie in the first place is because walt told jessie to expand the territory which got combo killed which is the whole reason why jessie was trying to kill those guys in the first place…& the only reason why walt wanted to expand the territory is because he saw some guys buying equipment to cook & his pride couldn’t let him have competition in his area…so actually mike is right….it’s all because of walt’s pride….
@@giovannidejoie8618Walter was born so everything is his fault
@@okeeguguru watch the show again….by the end of the show most characters end up in a worse position then they were in because walt decided to start cooking….gail…hank…mike…gus…skylar…jessie etc were all doing fine before walt decided to cook….that’s what the show is about…walt gets in his own way & in the way of others because of his pride & his love for cooking…it ruins everything around him….every season is a deeper rabbit hole of cause & effect of his actions that have negative consequences not only for him but everyone connected to him….that’s basically what the show is about in terms of themes
@@okeeguguru the whole plane crash thing…why do you think walt felt guilty about that ? So much that he was about to burn more than half a million $….even if walt isn’t directly responsible…his actions are indirectly linked to the crash…he moved jane over by accident…trying to wake jessie up & he had the chance to move her over…when he saw her throw up his instincts was to move her but in a split second he stops himself because he realizes how convenient that situation is…she blackmailed him plus she introduced jessie to some very strong stuff which was not only getting in the way of their business but also jessie & walt’s relationship because it made jessie act different plus jessie was starting to be more loyal to her then him….getting rid of her was a win-win situation for him…but that affected her father which then caused the plane crash….i mean if you didn’t think walt’s actions being guided by his pride & his love for cooking totally destroyed everything in it’s path including all of his relationships like with skylar for example was one of the main themes of the show i don’t what to tell you…that’s what the plane crash represents it’s literally consequences for walt’s actions even if he wasn’t directly involved in the plane crash…even if that wasn’t his goal….that was the consequences for his actions
@@giovannidejoie8618yes well actually Jesse mostly wanted to kill them to protect the kid and then really went after them because they killed the kid that's why Walt killed them to protect Jesse because he knew he could not win that stand off and even if he did he didn't want him to be a killer at that point and that messed everything up some people say that's Jesse's fault and be that as it may but the only reason that went down is because Walt told Saul and he told Mike so they had to tell Gus about Jesse's plan and because Walt wanted to expand the territory and Jesse warned him not to just like he told him not to work with Tuco that got Jesse beat up and almost them both killed. And Walt signing another contract with Gus and pulling Jesse back in to keep him from pressing charges on Hank the cause and effect of the choices made just plays out so well that it's hard to say everything is just one person's fault Yes mostly Walt's but along the way Jesse's screw ups had made Walt make decisions that ruined things too. Mike didn't say anything bad about Jesse now because he likes and respects him now but earlier he knew he was the problem because Walt kept him around and he was messing the plan up stealing from Gus and then trying to kill his guys Mike was ready to kill Jesse and Walt, but now he saves Jesse's life and is protective over him like a grandpa.
20:50 they both made the same face and went "ughh" at the sight of Todd 😂
1. Walt's last statement perfectly captures his strategic capabilities...which is zero capabilities
2. Walt loved CONTROLLING Jesse. This episode shows the depth of his affection for Jesse after Jesse stops allowing Walt to manipulate him...zero genuine affection.
I just noticed in the scene where Walt shoots Mike, the shoes Walt is wearing are Hush Puppies. IDK, it just struck me as being weird.
Why weird? Should he be wearing Gucci or Jimmy Choo instead?
Wow, that was the best edit of the Jessie-Walt stand-off; there were some moments that don't usually make the reaction videos, a couple of things I forgot about. Also: love that you guys were pointing out those "western" scenes, they always make me laugh a little. Same thing with the slow-walking, no-talking twins; was glad to see them go! 😆 We traded up to Gale that season; big improvement!)
My question is..... what's with all the bald guys in this show? What does that signify?
PS: Kailyn, don't you have another channel? About nutrition? If so, could you give me the link? I had a couple of questions for the internet....maybe I can find the answers in your videos!
hey friend! great comment haha. and yes -- this account is my nutrition channel! still in the early stages but hoping to grow it more this year. feel free to shoot over any questions and I might use them for future video topics! 😄
@@KailynJulianna lol, it turns out I'm already subscribed! 🤣 Why didn't I think to check my subscriptions! As far as my questions, let me get all my thoughts together and I will write you a proper set of questions, and if something strikes a match in you, then that would be awesome! I really need to keep calling myself higher, I've been doing really good this year, but I gotta go to the next level. Your channel will help me I already know, I remember I got a lot out of the video(s) that I watched. See you over there!
9:20 Imagine if Skyler found out that he was offered 5 mil to quit the business
RIP Pop Pop.
I think this moment where he kills Mike, and the moment he watches Jane die are unavoidably coupled together. Because almost every other time Walt kills someone, there is a plan, a discussion, a weighing of the good and bad, and in general a logic behind the move. But with those deaths? None of that. He was just in the moment and totally slave to his emotions. There is no plan, there's no time to make one. What makes Walt scary is that he can make decisions like that instantly. Life and death, up to him and how he happens to be feeling in the moment. He's not in control of himself, he's often shocked by his own self after he did what he did in a fit of rage. A true monster. He'll kill anyone in his way and come up with an excuse for it afterwards. It's not that he did it, it's that he can tell himself he was right afterwards. He ALWAYS finds a way to tell himself he was right afterwards.
He would be looking over his shoulder forever if he let him go though. Mike was wrong about Gus. Gus was planning to kill Walt as we all know- sort of ignorant by Mike honestly
Eric tried to laugh at every episode's end to counter his emotions but Mike's death was so intense that he couldn't do that here
The show was split into two half-seasons as a way to try and milk just a little more village out of a show that had only belatedly become a real hit. All the way through season three the ratings were only middling at best and it was constantly on the verge of being canceled. It’s only when Netflix acquired the first three seasons in the break before Season four that it gained a huge new rabid fan base that showed up for AMC’s premier of Season Four. Suddenly, AMC had a huge hit on their hands and would have been more than willing to greenlight another five seasons, but now Vince Gilligan was saying no, we can’t drag this out, the story is approaching a natural endgame, this next season has to be the last.
…Although in truth, the two halves of “Season 5” ARE two separate somewhat shortened seasons, in that the show did not even begin work on writing the last eight eps. Until the first eight of had already aired. One reason for maintaining the fiction that this way ir saved them from one last big pay increase for the cast & crew, who tend to re-negotiate their contracts on a season-by-season basis. This way Bryan Cranston & company only had one “season” to re-negotiate with the leverage of being part of a massive hit show, so they kind of got screwed a little bit this way.
Fun fact: When Walt was whistling right after saying he was losing sleep over Brock... he was whistling LILY OF THE VALLEY, an old song/hymn
At this point even the most hardcore Walt can’t defend him
Sorry to break it to you, but as someone who grew up near Owen Wilson’s parents and seen his brothers many times in real life, I can assure you that Declan is not one of them 😂
but i remember the midseason finale was gliding over it all
It’s funny when you guys said what else can happen after the last season. Well what do you guys think about this season?😁 And the best is yet to come!
Want more mike story. Better Call Saul!
Walt likes Jesse, but always manipulates him because Walt mostly does everything to benefit himself, and no one else. He is addicted to power and his criminal lifestyle, it makes him feel alive, and he likes it.
OK, if you ask to say your name: "Kailyn and Eric"
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hahaha 😅
I was FURIOUS
Sure Mike is gone, but at least Todd is there.
Because he knew that it wasn't going to hold up and that Hank would get the search warrant so he got rid of all the evidence so they would find nothing when the search his house
*"Toe the line Jesse, and cook for me."*
Are we committing to Better Call Saul??!
only if El Camino comes 1st
@@deadassdgaf100 I've heard lots of reactors jump to Stranger Things and never do BCS. Also - watched this reaction from the beginning and remember some indication this was pushing the envelope for one you would normally. I think both of you would really love The Sopranos as well! So El Camino, BCS and then the Sopranos!
You will see a lot more of Mike in "Better Call Saul".
Nice Spoiler there bud
BCS is a prequel, oh no spoiler he's alive in the past. They know Gus is In BCS, ergo Mike is in BCS.
We all pay the price for our sins in this world. Mike for all his qualities was ultimately a henchman who worked for a drug kingpin like Gus Fring and later set up his own drug business with Walt and Jesse. The way his life ended, with him not being able to say a final goodbye to his granddaughter whom he loved very much, is one of the many ways karma works in life.
He likes the danger. The business has nothing to do with it. How pride comes over all.. then the danger. Fear and regret come way later.
*In general" it's funny how people are upset about Mike's death. I mean ye, he's a great character, but also a criminal and a murderer. And I know there's a difference between him and Walter, but it is funny how anti-walt people can get while giving other characters a pass lol. Or like with mike's speech in which he wasn't really right about the whole thing falling apart because of Walt - all it takes is to go back to season 3 to see that there was way more to that.
Anyway, i wasn't talking particularly about you guys. Just generally 😉
mike's no good too but it's still so shocking and surprising 🤯
Mike was a criminal, but he was conscious about that, and ready to face consequences
Actually it's the other way around; it's the pro-Walt people who have a problem with every single other character, from the beginning of the show to the end, relentlessly whining about them and who basically don't get the show at all. Never did, never will. You're supposed to mourn Mike's death. How can I tell? Look at how it was filmed. Look at how it was presented. Frankly, it appears YOU don't get the show. I mean, isn't it true you just go from Breaking Bad reaction to Breaking Bad reaction whining about how the reactors "missed something" or "don't get it" and giving them "help" understanding these fictitious characters? They don't need the show explained to them, Dariusz. I think you do, though, lol.
@@TTM9691 That's just straight up false though, the show wasn't made to force you into liking one character over the other. It's open to your interpretation. I don't see that scene as mourning mike's death but more a moment to reflect on how Mike self-projected and overstepped his bounds with Walt resulting in his death
@@PrivateCitzX I DON'T CARE HOW YOU SEE IT. I don't need the show - or ANY work of art - explained to me by a doofus who obviously doesn't get the show. NEVER DID. NEVER WILL. And don't put words in mouth, either. You can't even understood what I WROTE, much less this show, who are you kidding?
23:43 - Priceless! Totally agree with Eric: that is my single most favorite Gomez moment in the entire series!
Kailyn says, "He's the devil!" LOL I'm gonna guess she isn't the only one who thinks that..........
Mike’s not dead, he went on to become the captain of an independent ice hauler space ship and a criminology professor for a community college.
Watch the Expanse and Community, ya’ll
The thing that upsests me the most was how avoidable Mike's Death is. If Walt just remembered that Lydia had the names like 10 seconds earlier, Mike would still be alive.
If I remember, there was a writer's strike in Hollywood.
Mike didn't have a gun at the end, he had disposed of all of them except for the one in the bug out bag that Walt was bringing him. He was unfortunately completely at his mercy.
mike did have a gun - walt grabs it from him when mike is sitting there
@@nerdymarriedcouple ah, guess I misremembered. Yeah, idk why he would let his guard down around Walt like that.
Usually I'd try and make a joke or raise a tidbit of info or my excitement you guys are at a certain point, but I just this the other day and you guys finally getting to the episode reminded me of it.
Kind of like an alternate reality to the infamous scene
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Still excited that you guys are almost through with the series but also really worried to say anything now fo fear of giving something away 😅
I will say this is what I meant by Walt being a spiteful wild card of a man a few episodes/comments back. It really does start to ramp up with this episode, especially with Mike. Nothing but wounded pride behind the wheel at that moment.
wild card for sure...
Mikes biggest regret was talking bad about Walter, that’s why he shot him
It sucks that the last thing his granddaughter will remember is him leaving her at the park
Walter White to Heisenburg to Mr. Lambert
Jessie Pinkman to [UNDESCLOSED]
Rocky to Mike Ehrmantrout. How far we have come.
I hope you're planning to watch Better Call Saul after this show's done 😅
Epic thumbnail, looks like waltuh is shooting kaylin and she us shocked with open mouth
not many channels acknowledge the meme but i love the anticipation on your face when walt is coming up on the say my name.
Yes that's the way I felt about it too that Mike should have had some kind of understanding as to why Walt had to kill Gus Gus did not stick to his agreement after he had to kill the two gang bangerz to save Jesse at the time though Mike didn't care about Jesse he actually wanted to get rid of him he was going to kill both of them on orders but Gus still was going to use Mike to go after Jesse and that's why both of their lives were in danger and they had to kill Gail to save their own lives and we don't know if Mike knows that Gus threatened to kill Walter's whole family the baby and everything because he was still in Mexico recuperating so he might not have even known about that because that part might help him understand a little bit more he thought he just killed Gus to be Top dog i guess but that was not the reason at the time
"Even pros make mistakes"
If I was Jesse I would have said at the desert meeting I am out too. And said Mike 5 million and me 5 million
yeah him attributing what he'd just done to Mike not giving him the names ("i just realized Lydia has the names. I can get them from her.") was just another line of BS he made up to justify himself...he shotMike because he triggered his ego. period.
my favorite episode
Eric & Kailyn, once finished watching/reacting to "Breaking Bad" the plan is to react to "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie" followed by the prequel Saul and Mike spin-off, "Better Call Saul", right ?
I think that there might have been an industry wide writer's strike at the time and that's why there was such a gap
Walt definitely regretted Killing Mike after it happened. Remember, he even said "I could've got the list of names from Lydia"....
Yeah even after Gail died he could have just taken Gail's little machine and learned how he did the coffee and opened his own coffee business and take credit for it Gale is dead now so it doesn't matter at least it would be legit and it would be his Creation in business
You'll feel better when you start Better Call Saul
*"Toe the line Jesse, or you'll wind up just like Mike."*
Can't wait to end this breaking bad stuff reaction and go immediately to Better call saul so bad.
Hell Yes! Red Dead 2 is by far my favorite game ever, too.
watching switch into this Narcissistic Sociopath was inane, especially the way he would talk to Jesse and try to give him shit when Walt wouldn’t get his way
I don't excatly agree with Mike, that Walt blew it up. What got this party started is Walt saving Jesse's life by running over those dealers. Walt & Gus were on good terms before that happened. Everything after that on Walts part was self-defense becuz Gus was trying to kill him at the 1st chance he got
Why the year-long break? Double-dipping for those Emmys, I'd say 😉
RIP Mike
Of all the things Walt has done I think this pissed me off the most lol
Every amazing scene with Mike in Better Call Saul and you will be shaking your head in disgust for what Walter did and how cheap Mike’s death was.
It's Walter "Marlo" White.
Mike’s a hypocrite in this episode. Does he forget the part where he was going to kill Walt?
Walt is allergic to responsibility. He has more than earned getting capped at this point
RIP Rocky
i've made bacon chocolate chip cookies. they were good!
Ahh yes..the episode where Pop-Pop gets popped