Because walt is a self centered sociopath on an ego trip and is obsessed with control and believes that he can read people, when in reality hes impossibly easy to read and incapable of manipulating anyone smarter than the dumbest people in the show- skyler and jesse. Intimidation is his only real tool otherwise, and people above walt in the organization know hoe deep that intimidation factor goes- nowhere.
The smartest also make irrational decisions and usually can afford it with their wits which is why everyone including walt himself just lived to die by his own hand. Walt only ever panicked when things were out of his control and gus was really the first to inflict true fear into him so his choices here arent surprising.
@@fgwfilmsofficial Hun I've seen this show like 5 times, and honestly the way Walt gets him in the end is a stroke of genius. He figured out Gus' greatest weakness was his hatred for Hector, and used it against him.
@@fgwfilmsofficial What was humiliating about the upper hand he got lol, only reason walt was able to get gus at all was because of gus ego, he broke his own code and trusted a junkie that's what got him killed.
…if Walt had just stopped talking when Mike told him to “drink up”; that might have laid the groundwork for a begrudgingly-functional work relation. …but no; Walt immediately shifts gears into manipulation & assassination. Absolutely no patience or subtlety. Mike was right; Walt was a complete amateur.
Walt was a weak, petty, and insecure man, and we know this must be true, otherwise he wouldn't have killed Mike, after Mike called him out on how his pride and ego, how he just had to be "the man", destroyed everything. Mike was absolutely right.
@phys973 - I think Walt in some ways was like a lot of men in the world, who had talents and abilities, but sadly was overlooked and under appreciated, and as a result understandably developed resentment for how life had treated him. What's sad is that he used his talents and abilities to do wrong. Walt was certainly a genius, and if he had chosen to use his talents for good, imagine what he might've accomplished. Mike too, had talents and abilities, and though maybe not the genius like Walt was, he too could've done a lot of good with the abilities he possessed, but sadly chose a different route. Obviously Walt and Mike are fictional character, but the sad reality is that there are so many men and women like them who have amazing talents abilities, and who could do so much good in the world, if they would choose to use their gifts for the betterment of humanity.
@@thewhitewolf6715 it also made him the smartest in the field. the genius of heisenberg allowing him to deal with tuco and knock off gus fring who was the most experienced and one of the biggest dealers, was born out of ego and pride. He was not a total amateur but was extremely impulsive
0:03 I wonder if Mike raising his glass to Saul was in a way a genuine congratulations but with a mild contempt like he was saying saying "well played you win you SOB."
Man, when Mike said: "You won, Walter, you got the job. Do yourself a favor and learn to take yes for an answer," the anger in his face and voice was so apparent, at least to me, that it should've caused Walt to shut his mouth right then and there. Walt may have been a genius, but a lot of times when it came to people, damn was he a moron a lot of times.
@zzzzzzzzzzzk - That was Walt's downfall because he was a genius, and as his confidence grew, his knowledge and confidence turned into arrogance. Because he was a genius, he thought he could outfit everyone at every turn and basically make the world and everyone bend to his will. But as we all have heard: "Pride goeth before a fall," and the way Walt truly fell was that not only did he lose his family, whom he claimed it was all for, and there might've been some truth in that given how he made sure Elliot and Gretchen gave his children the remainder of his money he made through some type of trust fund or whatever it was, but he still lost the love of his family, and also lost of piece of his soul. Walt may have been a genius, but he was also a proud fool. And actually, that might be rightly said of Mike as well, and how I mean that is that while he was certainly a smart man, especially in social situations and reading people than Walt, and no doubt his doing what he did for his family was way more genuine than Walt's, but he arrogantly thought his misdeeds would provide a secure future for his family, but like Walt, he ended up losing his family, and unlike Walt, actually lost EVERYTHING he tried to give to them for when he was gone, and also unlike Walt who got to say goodbye to both Skyler and his daughter, Mike never got the chance to say goodbye to either his daughter In-law, or his granddaughter Kaylee. Everyone has a certain amount of arrogance about them in one way or another, it's part of being human. But both Walt and Mike let their arrogance rule them in different ways, and it proved to be their undoing.
Walt never seem to be able to tell the difference between your average guy on the street versus a seasoned professional. For some reason, Walt seems to think he can charm just about anyone into doing what he wants them to do.
@@jmadventures9830 Walter’s concerns here are completely understandable, especially considering that he doesn’t know what we the audience know as viewers about Mike and Gus’s relationship.
@zzzzzzzzzzzk it has more to do with Skyler being insufferable at times. Fair enough that she wants the chaos to stop and to protect her family but she didn't have to be such a cow about it sometimes. I get the double standard but... yeah
I actually think Mike respected Walt's honesty until he started trying to plot a takeover with Gus and tried to bullshit Mike that it would benefit him. Just goes to show Walt's ego and his constant attempt to manipulate everyone around him was always his worst quality, and Mike picked up on that instantly.
I know, right lol. And I love how Walter tries to act like Gus will kill Mike off later, when Mike is perfectly capable of killing Gus, if he really had to.
@@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor Literally only Walt and Jesse were at risk. By this point Mike and Gus had a well kept relationship where both benefitted.
i love mikes regular sarcastic comments to walter. this is where walter's arrogance and over inflated self belief blinds him to the reality of the criminal lifestyle and the psychology that comes with it.
Fun fact: Werner Heisenberg, the German scientist from whom Walt adopted his alias, once was accidentally hit in the face by a M. Ehrmantratus, the small sparrow bird commonly found in the German valley region of Ziegler. Bravo Vince!
@@ziweiyuan- Not to mention a lot of power in his punch. To borrow a line from the movie Big Jake, which can accurately be applied to Mike here: "For an old mule, he's got quite kick, don't he?"
When you watch BCS you realise how much Mike has gone through with Gus. Then this random guy comes along, having already fucked with their operation, and now tries to manipulate Mike into helping him kill Gus. No wonder Mike reacted the way he did.
@@shawnellesmith only for surface-level thinkers. To me, it was just more proof that Walt cant handle the thought that there was someone out there that was even more of a master-mind than him. Walt could never build such an operation himself like what Gus did. Gus not only mastered the legal side of business, but he also excelled at illegal business as well. Honestly, it was just as well that Walt was bought out of a legal business he founded for fractions of pennies while his partners made billions. Walt is just a failure at life, plain and simple.
@@shawnellesmithBut why? Mike and Gus went through hell to get there. I love BB and Walt is a great character, but I get secondhand remorse when I see him ruining such a perfect set up the way he did
@@willia3r I agree Walt is extremely prideful and egotistical (which led to his eventual downfall); but it seems like a lot of people love downplaying Walt’s achievements due to their hatred for him clouding there judgment. In the first episode, you see a Nobel Prize in his room; acknowledging his contributions to innovation. Then there’s his pure meth which speaks for itself, and lots of other things. I don’t like Walt either, but I’m not gonna say he’s a complete failure.
Walter is so stupid for this. He has no idea how to run a drug empire. He has no idea about the logistics of gus's network. He has absolutely no idea about the cartel. Being so proud, thinking he can convince Mike on the stupidest thing Mike heard in his life. Walter's gaslighting is legendary. Best show ever
Walter literally thought Gus was just paying Walt and Jesse. It seemingly never occurred to him Gus has to pay transportation men, bodyguards, people to run the legit businesses, etc. He never once thought how many people have to have their loyalty bought.
Which is kind of funny because they tried to do their own mini drug business in the earlier seasons and look where that got them. It’s almost as if they forgot the complexities running an empire requires not to mention doing it well-hidden.
Its hilarious how Walt tries to manipulate Mike psychologically as if he wasn't a cop for like 30+ years and wouldn't know these kinds of tactics. Hell, even Skyler could see through it. Jesse was really the only one he could control in that way because he's always seeking approval from people especially ones he saw as father figures like Walt and Mike. Mike's probably thinking in this moment. "Victor made a few mistakes but was loyal and Gale who was innocent are dead but this egotistical asshole is still breathing and now wants me to not only risk my life to help him kill Gus but to put my granddaughter's financial future in jeopardy? Yeah fuck you!".
Breaking Bad scenes are so good that I’ve watched these clips more than I have the show. So many times that I just noticed that when Mike punches Walt, Walt is already standing and they used that series of quick edits to make it look seamless.
To be fair, Mike's loyalty to Gus makes absolutely no sense. He wasn't ok with his life, his methods and how he disposed of people he respected. He believed he wasn't very different to the Salamancas, still gave him a shot and Gus still killed Nacho (and was close to go after his father). Then out of a sudden he respects him and is loyal to him......again, makes no sense.
I feel like they retconned Mike slightly to make him seem more likeable for BCS. This version of Mike is a straight up hitman. But in BCS he got turned into a hitman with a heart of gold. I still love the character and show of course. But yeah that part never made much sense to me either
@ball3677 after Werner's death Mike gave up on himself and got stabbed by a knife in a random fight, then Gus took him to Mexico, where he convinced Mike he's the savior and Mike has only two options: have a shitty life and die in an another random bar fight or help Gus in his big deal to revenge Salamankas. Mike bought into this bullshit and made himself believe that Gus rescued him and basically gave Mike a reason to live. So for me it makes sense why is he so loyal to the drug kingpin despite all the methods
Not really sure what the issue is. BCS is just making the point there was nothing ‘cool’ about Mike’s fate working for Gus. He was broken and accepted he was a ‘gangster’ as Nachos dad called him. By BB he is just beyond fighting that, hence why he seems more subservient to Gus.
The way the punch is shot and edited reminds me of the first captain America movie where cap would hit someone so fast they’d drop immediately. The shot was sped up to look like he’s lightning fast. Mike hitting Walter made Mike look like an old super soldier with that lightning strike lol.
Mike was definitely a BEAST in his youth. In another video I commented how much it must have hurt Mike's pride to let Tuco beat him up, and people actually responded there's no way Mike could have taken Tuco... really?
@@ysammo214- That's only if Mike could catch Tuco by surprise, like he did with Mr X in the parking garage during the Pryce job, and how he did with Walter here, not that Walt would've been much of an opponent in a fist-fight, but you get the idea. Now you make think of the time that Mike knocked that one thug to the ground and proceeded to dislocate his shoulder, but then again Mike caught him by surprise, as the thug wasnt expecting Mike to fight back. Yes, Mike was skilled, and was probably quite a beast back in the day, but his youth was far behind him, and even though he was still capable, he wasn't the man he once was.
@@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor Even if that was the case, and I don't think so, it's still a b1tch's move to kill a man out of resentment for a well deserved punch as it is to kill a man because you lost an argument. By the way, Mike was absolutely right on his last argument with WW.
@@Ratchet2431 you are joking right? What Walt says here is 100% reasonable: yeah he kept the job but for how long? Killing Gale only bought him some time, you can be sure Gus would look for a replacement. And also if Gus killed Víctor who's saying Mike couldn't be next?
0:48 "Wait, what? Gus has YOU on the frontlines, entrusting you with taking down groups of people, even *trained* killers, at once and all on your own whilst avoiding any injuries that may be detrimental to your performance, expecting you to come out on top each time. You are as irreplaceable as I am, even though I'm the one cooking for him and supplying his whole operation... and despite that, you don't make as much or even MORE than me for what you do? Mike, can you even believe what Gus is doing to you, paying you like that?" "... You know what, Walter, I didn't think of it that way..." mike finds a reason to ally with walter and sets him up to kill gus with ease, ending season 4 early
This was actually really dumb from Mike. He's the head of security for Gus. Someone who has every reason to keep a low profile. Then he commits assault in the middle of a bar with several witnesses. Imagine if the police stopped him on his way home and he went to prison.
One of those scenes which beautifully illustrates that Walter had absolutely none of the charisma required for the business. He always expected people to follow the script he wrote in his head.
Was going say, think this memory was so fresh in Walter’s head during that last moment with Mike it might be part of what initiated him to kill Mike in the first place, not like Walt wasn’t known for being so bitter to hold up grudges against ppl. lol 😂 🙄
"What's with the piece? You wear it if it makes you feel better, but if push comes to shove it's not gonna help." Dismissing Walter's ability to use a gun was Mike's demise.
Mike constantly threatens Walt with death. What do you think his ego's gonna do? It's not about ego, the sense of survival threatens Walt in so many situations, he's bound to flip. Pretty sure Mike knows what he's putting Walter through.
Because he was his own worst enemy. In spite of his genius and fearlessness, he proved to be an insecure, arrogant man-baby who blamed the whole world for his problems.
I feel like Walt underestimated just how loyal Mike was to Gus, that even outside of a work context, Mike will still keep that loyalty and reject trying to understand Walter.
After watching BCS I can fully understand why Mike punched Walt. Years and Years of hard work and this douche bag comes in like a tornado and destroys everything
After everything that Gus and Mike went through with the lab, Warner and Lalo. Walt is completely out of line for suggesting that they were both on the same boat.
Are you just gonna pretend Mike is blameless for this shit? Mike had orders to KILL WALT. He never respected Walt, and paid for it. He knew that Gus had plans to replace Walt with Gale. Walt was just supposed to take all that?
@@nahor88 Well if Walt had let them take care of Jesse possibly things would have gone differently. He could have made money and naturally died which Gus was planning then replace him with Gale. Everyone lost respect for Walt after seeing how egotistical he is
@@joeminier1736 That was on GUS, not Jesse or Walt. Gus expected his workers to just fall into line. He didn't appreciate the value Walt provided to him, and the stipulation of that was having Jesse as his assistant. Telling Jesse and the dealers to just shake hands and move on was clearly not enough. Not only that, it was a rare flaw in the writing for those two cholos to be dealers for Gus in the first place. They don't look at all like the kind of people Gus would work with.
@@nahor88 for the kid that was killed there really is no certainty whether Gus planned that or it was a misunderstanding from his guys. But Jesse kept going out of line that Mike was right that he was a liability. All what what happened afterwards is on Walt.
@@joeminier1736 Jesse was an asset to Walt, Walt was an ENORMOUS asset to Gus. One hand washes the other, it's as simple as that. Jesse had every right to believe either Gus ordered the kid's death, or ordered his guys to. Either way, Gus should have handled the situation better than "shake hands and get over it". Walt defending himself when Mike is going to kill him is his fault how exactly?
Walt should have just listened to Mike and everyone would have been happier. Except Jesse of course, but compared to what was to come for Jesse in Season 5…
I have the timeline mixed up a bit. At this point, was Gus plotting to kill Walter eventually or did he decide that because of Walt's erratic behavior? Mike's advice to take the win sounds like Walt wasn't in danger anymore.
Gus was going to kill both Walter and Jesse and replace them with Gale until Walt had Jesse kill Gale in order to save them both because Gus would still need them. However Walt becomes worried that Gus will find another chemist to replace him and Gus will kill him when that happens.
It was directly after Walt had killed two low level dealers who Jesse was goimg to murder because he wouldn't let it go that they had killed one of his best friends. In doing so, Walt put a target on his back. Gale was ready to take over, in Gus' eyes, and to end any erratic behavior or risk, was going to have Walt killed. Walt planned with Jesse to lure them all to the laundromat and gave Jesse enough time to kill Gale. Victor was seen at the scene of the crimw and Gus killed him to both ensure 100% security and send a message to Walt. Gus knew he couldn't kill Walt or Jesse at this point without disrupting his NASDAQ level operations so he was re-evaluating things. At this moment, Gus was plotting on recruiting Jesse and then firing Walt with a possible late-term vacation to Belize to ensure Jesse was never suspicious, but hadn't made a motion yet.
@@JacobC479 Plus Walt didn't plan with Jesse to "lure" anyone to the laundry, he was abducted....they were planning on killing Gale but then Walt got abducted surprisingly.....it's a miracle he was able to contact Jesse at all, jfc it's like some people don't even fucking watch the show lmao
I love that Walt is so *sure* that he scored with Mike that he let Heisenburg's faux confidence slip out, before being immediatley humbled via a punch to the face, then he's back to being pathetic, whimpering Walter.
This is a realistic bar fight. It's just two people talking until one guy gets pissed off, and it's over in a few seconds. The entire bar getting rowdy and everyone getting into it is the kind of thing that only really happens in movies.
All Walter had to do from the moment he hooked up with Gus is follow orders, cook and stash away MILLIONS. But his big ego was always his Achilles heel, this was never about the money with Walter-it was about making himself feel like a big man. Talk about your own weakness bringing you to destruction!
I mean Walt isn’t wrong. Jesse started by stealing meth to sell at a meth clinic which is where he found those dealers who shot combo. He was the one who went after them and Walter couldn’t let Jesse die. Gus had the opportunity to kill the dealers but he chose his business instead and thus made the dumbest choice by wanting Walt and Jesse dead. He was such a fool to give them the reason they needed to protect themselves when all gus had to do was pay off Walter to leave, or he’ll buy his formula with insurance that he won’t be harmed in any way. Even if it didn’t work, my point still stands that Mike and Gus have no right to be mad at Walter for doing what he did. Yes it was horrible to kill Gus but it truly was either him or them.
Walt chose a reckless junkie over a secretive, profitable business that would allow him to make all the money he ever needed for his family and he put their lives in danger! Don’t forget Jesse was stealing product to earn MORE money even when he was making millions and selling it to recovering addicts! He was being a total fool! Walt should have let Gus deal with Jesse! He was NOT worth saving!
I don't think Mike was mad at Walter for defending himself and Jesse. He got it, completely. He was mad because Walt was never satisfied with what he had already won.
@@themartdog well if Gus already tried to end Walt once, how can Walt be sure Gus won't try again in the future? Gus and Walt trusted each other before that, and it was Gus who broke that mutual trust.
Heisenberg was definitely out of line, but Mike went a little overboard here Although, I felt like it was a bit personal after what happened to Victor.
@@petermj1098 to be fair Gus would hesitate I think because Mike carries a lot of Gus' empire and is such an irreplacable asset, but nonetheless Mike does not want to risk losing Gus' trust at all and wants to play the safe route all for trying to make money for his granddaughter and family, even if it means he's going to break many other rules of morality in the process
@@ExtremeSpeedMewtwo Gus killing Victor was message to Mike as much as it was for Jesse and Walter. Victor was not doing what Gus said to do, so he reminds all three of them not to overstep their boundaries anymore like Victor does. Mike did overstep his boundary by giving Walter his “no half measures” speech without Gus’s permission. And that giving that speech only made Walter more defiant.
Walter wasn't as big a badass as he thought he was but he also wasn't the slouch that Mike treated him as. So whether Mike underestimated Walter or was playing some kind of mind game to keep Walter in line his ending makes sense dramatically.
Anyone else notice the watch, as if he's trying to relive his days as a bookish high school science teacher? He's so clearly not that now, it sticks out like a sore thumb.
What if Mike agreed to put him in the room with GUS and gives Gus an idea about Walt insecurity. What would’ve been the outcome? Gus clips Walt and pins him with hesienberg character on him since he knows LATE TUCO was buying from him and DEA would be in war with Salamanca’s since Hank is alive. Jesse becomes the COOK for GUS.
Walt should have stopped at 3:44. Everything he said up until that point was perfectly valid. However, I don't believe that Mike would have punched Walt in a public place. He would have waited until he could do it in private.
Dam walt got his ass handed to him on season 4 by taking a beating by mike and jesse and being kidnapped by fring but he came back hard on season 5 for everybody
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This is the moment Mike brutally attacked a 50 year old cancer patient
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This is the moment Walt got brutally attacked by an old age pensioner.
This is also the moment Walter decided, "okay man, now it's personal, and I'm not going to let this go."
😂😂😂
Hitting a lung cancer patient in the ribs with months left to live. Bald with the chemo and everything man. Only missing a gown.
Waltuh. Put your kill suggestion away, Waltuh. I'm not killing Gus right now, Waltuh.
Everyday i watch BB/BCS video's on yt, and everytime i see a Waltuh comment it made my day😂😂
first time I saw the original ''waltuh'' video, this scene came into my mind. I wonder if it's the same for the most people.
😂
That’s not how he says Walter. He actually says Walter.
😂😂 one of the best Waltuh jokes I've seen
Walt trying to stare down Mike only to get knocked to the floor 😂 He tried the same thing with Hank in the garage
People just don’t like assholes 😂
@@Randarrradara Walt wasn’t really being an asshole in this scene though.
@@H.K.5yeah he was he always is
@@H.K.5he kinda was an asshole since the end of the first season
@@H.K.5 he was
Walter is such an idiot in this scene. Why would you even ask this question unless you were absolutely sure of the answer.
He is the most intelligent man we know but he doesn't realise that Mike has made his decision already since Better Call Saul.
Walt didn’t know how deep Mike’s relationship with Gus was. If he knew the events of BCS, he wouldn’t have asked Mike that question.
Because walt is a self centered sociopath on an ego trip and is obsessed with control and believes that he can read people, when in reality hes impossibly easy to read and incapable of manipulating anyone smarter than the dumbest people in the show- skyler and jesse.
Intimidation is his only real tool otherwise, and people above walt in the organization know hoe deep that intimidation factor goes- nowhere.
The smartest also make irrational decisions and usually can afford it with their wits which is why everyone including walt himself just lived to die by his own hand. Walt only ever panicked when things were out of his control and gus was really the first to inflict true fear into him so his choices here arent surprising.
You're all reaching too hard. It's just bad writing in this instance.
One of Walter's absolute funniest misfires.
Walt has no idea about the work relationship Mike and Gus have since BCS 😂
That makes no sense. Breaking bad was released before better call Saul. Meaning they didn't have that relation ship yet and the stuff did not happen.
@@XIplupIX lol what? BCS was released after but it's set before Breaking Bad...
better call saul happens before breaking bad in the timeline
For real. If Mike didn't kill Gus to save Nacho or Werner, he won't do it for Walter White who he rightfully despise.
OP yeah but if Gus and Mike have such a close work relationship, how come Gus pays Walt way more than he pays Mike?
Mike raising a glass to Saul's ad never fails to make me laugh 😭
Man raised his glass and really went "We made it Jimmy.... I think..." LOL
He just looks at the tv and sees the dude he almost died with after spending 3 days in the desert 😂
With how vigilant Gus was against Lalo in BCS, very doubtful Walt would have been able to shoot Gus in a room alone with him.
Gus walked out into a sniper's line of sight without hesitation, Walt was delusional to think he could ever get the upper hand on him like that.
He thought Gus was just some nerd boss even after seeing him completely destroy Victor.
@@RileyWriteyif you continue watching you’ll know that walt got the upper hand on gus in an even more humiliating way
@@fgwfilmsofficial Hun I've seen this show like 5 times, and honestly the way Walt gets him in the end is a stroke of genius. He figured out Gus' greatest weakness was his hatred for Hector, and used it against him.
@@fgwfilmsofficial What was humiliating about the upper hand he got lol, only reason walt was able to get gus at all was because of gus ego, he broke his own code and trusted a junkie that's what got him killed.
…if Walt had just stopped talking when Mike told him to “drink up”; that might have laid the groundwork for a begrudgingly-functional work relation.
…but no; Walt immediately shifts gears into manipulation & assassination. Absolutely no patience or subtlety.
Mike was right; Walt was a complete amateur.
Walt was a weak, petty, and insecure man, and we know this must be true, otherwise he wouldn't have killed Mike, after Mike called him out on how his pride and ego, how he just had to be "the man", destroyed everything.
Mike was absolutely right.
@@thecowboy9698i agree with petty and insecure but walt was barely ever weak
@phys973 - I think Walt in some ways was like a lot of men in the world, who had talents and abilities, but sadly was overlooked and under appreciated, and as a result understandably developed resentment for how life had treated him.
What's sad is that he used his talents and abilities to do wrong. Walt was certainly a genius, and if he had chosen to use his talents for good, imagine what he might've accomplished.
Mike too, had talents and abilities, and though maybe not the genius like Walt was, he too could've done a lot of good with the abilities he possessed, but sadly chose a different route.
Obviously Walt and Mike are fictional character, but the sad reality is that there are so many men and women like them who have amazing talents abilities, and who could do so much good in the world, if they would choose to use their gifts for the betterment of humanity.
Yep. Walt’s ego and pride were what made him a total amateur
@@thewhitewolf6715 it also made him the smartest in the field. the genius of heisenberg allowing him to deal with tuco and knock off gus fring who was the most experienced and one of the biggest dealers, was born out of ego and pride. He was not a total amateur but was extremely impulsive
0:03 I wonder if Mike raising his glass to Saul was in a way a genuine congratulations but with a mild contempt like he was saying saying "well played you win you SOB."
It's definetely ironic it's like "cheers, you sleazy sh*t."
Mike was so drunk he thought Walt was trying to sell him a timeshare. Hence the punch.
Man, when Mike said: "You won, Walter, you got the job. Do yourself a favor and learn to take yes for an answer," the anger in his face and voice was so apparent, at least to me, that it should've caused Walt to shut his mouth right then and there.
Walt may have been a genius, but a lot of times when it came to people, damn was he a moron a lot of times.
Like Hank said to Walt: "You're the smartest guy I ever met, but you're too stupid to see..."
@zzzzzzzzzzzk - That was Walt's downfall because he was a genius, and as his confidence grew, his knowledge and confidence turned into arrogance. Because he was a genius, he thought he could outfit everyone at every turn and basically make the world and everyone bend to his will.
But as we all have heard: "Pride goeth before a fall," and the way Walt truly fell was that not only did he lose his family, whom he claimed it was all for, and there might've been some truth in that given how he made sure Elliot and Gretchen gave his children the remainder of his money he made through some type of trust fund or whatever it was, but he still lost the love of his family, and also lost of piece of his soul. Walt may have been a genius, but he was also a proud fool.
And actually, that might be rightly said of Mike as well, and how I mean that is that while he was certainly a smart man, especially in social situations and reading people than Walt, and no doubt his doing what he did for his family was way more genuine than Walt's, but he arrogantly thought his misdeeds would provide a secure future for his family, but like Walt, he ended up losing his family, and unlike Walt, actually lost EVERYTHING he tried to give to them for when he was gone, and also unlike Walt who got to say goodbye to both Skyler and his daughter, Mike never got the chance to say goodbye to either his daughter In-law, or his granddaughter Kaylee.
Everyone has a certain amount of arrogance about them in one way or another, it's part of being human. But both Walt and Mike let their arrogance rule them in different ways, and it proved to be their undoing.
Walt never seem to be able to tell the difference between your average guy on the street versus a seasoned professional.
For some reason, Walt seems to think he can charm just about anyone into doing what he wants them to do.
Walt's the type of guy that pokes the bear once too many times.
@@jmadventures9830
Walter’s concerns here are completely understandable, especially considering that he doesn’t know what we the audience know as viewers about Mike and Gus’s relationship.
I love how Walt is trying to sound profound and deep and Mike is just 'great, here we go with this song and dance again...'
I liked the part when Mike said, "I promise you, Waltuh, if you break bad again, you'll have even bigger injuries"
if you break bad again, you better call saul
Audience when Skyler doesn’t believe Walt’s bullshit: 😡
Audience when Mike doesn’t believe Walt’s bullshit: 😀
Does that have something to do with misogyny?
@@BillyButcher90cry about it
@@Tres_Nueve What's that supposed to mean?
@zzzzzzzzzzzk it has more to do with Skyler being insufferable at times. Fair enough that she wants the chaos to stop and to protect her family but she didn't have to be such a cow about it sometimes. I get the double standard but... yeah
@@BillyButcher90no. Skyler was simply written to be annoying regardless of gender, a mistake BCS rectified with Kim.
Walt should've binged on Bcs season 1-6 before saying these things to Mike
You just know Gus grilled Mike alive after Gale's murder
Mike was possibly also feeling disappointed by Gus here.
I actually think Mike respected Walt's honesty until he started trying to plot a takeover with Gus and tried to bullshit Mike that it would benefit him.
Just goes to show Walt's ego and his constant attempt to manipulate everyone around him was always his worst quality, and Mike picked up on that instantly.
I know, right lol. And I love how Walter tries to act like Gus will kill Mike off later, when Mike is perfectly capable of killing Gus, if he really had to.
Walter had a good point here. Nobody was safe around Gus, and through killing Gale Walt only bought some time.
@@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor Literally only Walt and Jesse were at risk. By this point Mike and Gus had a well kept relationship where both benefitted.
@@drew1080you could say the same for Victor and look how that turned out after 1 little slip up
@@mengit3896never realized that scene with victor was also warning to Mike that even he is disposable if he messes up again.
i love mikes regular sarcastic comments to walter. this is where walter's arrogance and over inflated self belief blinds him to the reality of the criminal lifestyle and the psychology that comes with it.
Fun fact: Werner Heisenberg, the German scientist from whom Walt adopted his alias, once was accidentally hit in the face by a M. Ehrmantratus, the small sparrow bird commonly found in the German valley region of Ziegler.
Bravo Vince!
you are talking out of your ass
M. Ermantratus sounds like a scientific name of an animal species 👍
there is no such bird
At this point I don't even know if this is a meme or a fact
Vravo Bince!
3:37 wow. This line was repeated by Walt when he spoke with Lydia
i noticed that its just another example of how he takes the traits of the people he kills
This is the moment that Mike became Iron Mike Tyson
good one
Even at his age, Mike has fast hands. BCS re-established that in the whole pimento sequence.
@@ziweiyuan- Not to mention a lot of power in his punch. To borrow a line from the movie Big Jake, which can accurately be applied to Mike here: "For an old mule, he's got quite kick, don't he?"
Waltuh, drink your drink Waltuh, Im not having a discussion with you right now waltuh
When you watch BCS you realise how much Mike has gone through with Gus. Then this random guy comes along, having already fucked with their operation, and now tries to manipulate Mike into helping him kill Gus. No wonder Mike reacted the way he did.
Makes it even more enjoyable when Walt brought it down.
@@shawnellesmith only for surface-level thinkers.
To me, it was just more proof that Walt cant handle the thought that there was someone out there that was even more of a master-mind than him. Walt could never build such an operation himself like what Gus did. Gus not only mastered the legal side of business, but he also excelled at illegal business as well.
Honestly, it was just as well that Walt was bought out of a legal business he founded for fractions of pennies while his partners made billions. Walt is just a failure at life, plain and simple.
@@shawnellesmithBut why? Mike and Gus went through hell to get there. I love BB and Walt is a great character, but I get secondhand remorse when I see him ruining such a perfect set up the way he did
@@willia3r I agree Walt is extremely prideful and egotistical (which led to his eventual downfall); but it seems like a lot of people love downplaying Walt’s achievements due to their hatred for him clouding there judgment.
In the first episode, you see a Nobel Prize in his room; acknowledging his contributions to innovation. Then there’s his pure meth which speaks for itself, and lots of other things. I don’t like Walt either, but I’m not gonna say he’s a complete failure.
@@SchlomoKiddheimer You’re asking why I enjoyed watching the illegal drug empire that was built on blood being burned down?
Walter is so stupid for this. He has no idea how to run a drug empire. He has no idea about the logistics of gus's network. He has absolutely no idea about the cartel. Being so proud, thinking he can convince Mike on the stupidest thing Mike heard in his life. Walter's gaslighting is legendary. Best show ever
He’s to kill Gus before he kills him.
Walter literally thought Gus was just paying Walt and Jesse. It seemingly never occurred to him Gus has to pay transportation men, bodyguards, people to run the legit businesses, etc. He never once thought how many people have to have their loyalty bought.
@@drygnfyreIt was never about money. Walt wanted to be at top
Which is kind of funny because they tried to do their own mini drug business in the earlier seasons and look where that got them. It’s almost as if they forgot the complexities running an empire requires not to mention doing it well-hidden.
Its hilarious how Walt tries to manipulate Mike psychologically as if he wasn't a cop for like 30+ years and wouldn't know these kinds of tactics. Hell, even Skyler could see through it. Jesse was really the only one he could control in that way because he's always seeking approval from people especially ones he saw as father figures like Walt and Mike. Mike's probably thinking in this moment. "Victor made a few mistakes but was loyal and Gale who was innocent are dead but this egotistical asshole is still breathing and now wants me to not only risk my life to help him kill Gus but to put my granddaughter's financial future in jeopardy? Yeah fuck you!".
Breaking Bad scenes are so good that I’ve watched these clips more than I have the show. So many times that I just noticed that when Mike punches Walt, Walt is already standing and they used that series of quick edits to make it look seamless.
This is why I scour the comments, great observation!
Anyone else get jump-scared when mike punched walt at first?
Yes me lol
Imagine how Walt felt.
I love how no one in the bar is even phased about Mike attacking Walter.
To be fair, Mike's loyalty to Gus makes absolutely no sense.
He wasn't ok with his life, his methods and how he disposed of people he respected. He believed he wasn't very different to the Salamancas, still gave him a shot and Gus still killed Nacho (and was close to go after his father).
Then out of a sudden he respects him and is loyal to him......again, makes no sense.
I feel like they retconned Mike slightly to make him seem more likeable for BCS. This version of Mike is a straight up hitman. But in BCS he got turned into a hitman with a heart of gold. I still love the character and show of course. But yeah that part never made much sense to me either
@ball3677 after Werner's death Mike gave up on himself and got stabbed by a knife in a random fight, then Gus took him to Mexico, where he convinced Mike he's the savior and Mike has only two options: have a shitty life and die in an another random bar fight or help Gus in his big deal to revenge Salamankas. Mike bought into this bullshit and made himself believe that Gus rescued him and basically gave Mike a reason to live. So for me it makes sense why is he so loyal to the drug kingpin despite all the methods
Walter wasnt shit! No connections, no transportation, no cover ups, just cooked. Mike knew Gus knew his shit, no way he would sided it with Walt.
Not really sure what the issue is. BCS is just making the point there was nothing ‘cool’ about Mike’s fate working for Gus. He was broken and accepted he was a ‘gangster’ as Nachos dad called him. By BB he is just beyond fighting that, hence why he seems more subservient to Gus.
The way the punch is shot and edited reminds me of the first captain America movie where cap would hit someone so fast they’d drop immediately. The shot was sped up to look like he’s lightning fast. Mike hitting Walter made Mike look like an old super soldier with that lightning strike lol.
Mike was definitely a BEAST in his youth. In another video I commented how much it must have hurt Mike's pride to let Tuco beat him up, and people actually responded there's no way Mike could have taken Tuco... really?
@@nahor88 Mike would have punched Tuco in the throat and disarmed his weapon before Tuco could even finish winding up a punch.
@@ysammo214- That's only if Mike could catch Tuco by surprise, like he did with Mr X in the parking garage during the Pryce job, and how he did with Walter here, not that Walt would've been much of an opponent in a fist-fight, but you get the idea.
Now you make think of the time that Mike knocked that one thug to the ground and proceeded to dislocate his shoulder, but then again Mike caught him by surprise, as the thug wasnt expecting Mike to fight back.
Yes, Mike was skilled, and was probably quite a beast back in the day, but his youth was far behind him, and even though he was still capable, he wasn't the man he once was.
Totally forgot about this scene...I guess thats why Walt sliced his ass by the end😅🍻🍺
Exactly, everyone complains about Walt killing Mike "because he lost an argument" but Mike had it coming actually.
@@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingForbought Uncle Mike ah drank too den Iverson'd his ass! World cold😳
@@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor Even if that was the case, and I don't think so, it's still a b1tch's move to kill a man out of resentment for a well deserved punch as it is to kill a man because you lost an argument. By the way, Mike was absolutely right on his last argument with WW.
@@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor You say it as if Walter didn't deserve that beating.
@@Ratchet2431 you are joking right? What Walt says here is 100% reasonable: yeah he kept the job but for how long? Killing Gale only bought him some time, you can be sure Gus would look for a replacement. And also if Gus killed Víctor who's saying Mike couldn't be next?
0:48
"Wait, what? Gus has YOU on the frontlines, entrusting you with taking down groups of people, even *trained* killers, at once and all on your own whilst avoiding any injuries that may be detrimental to your performance, expecting you to come out on top each time. You are as irreplaceable as I am, even though I'm the one cooking for him and supplying his whole operation... and despite that, you don't make as much or even MORE than me for what you do? Mike, can you even believe what Gus is doing to you, paying you like that?"
"... You know what, Walter, I didn't think of it that way..."
mike finds a reason to ally with walter and sets him up to kill gus with ease, ending season 4 early
Waltah: "Get me in a room with him, I'll do the rest."
Mike: "No you can't! Don't even try!"
tfw every los pollos hermanos uses replicators in the 24th century
This was actually really dumb from Mike. He's the head of security for Gus. Someone who has every reason to keep a low profile. Then he commits assault in the middle of a bar with several witnesses. Imagine if the police stopped him on his way home and he went to prison.
Well it was probably a thug bar, frequented by lowlife criminals and assault is common there.
It's not like Walt would have decided to press charges on Mike
Let me guess. You live in the suburbs.
@@SelectCircle Wrong
He’s a frequent visitor to that bar so I’m sure the bar owner thought whatever mike did was deserved
This is the moment Mike became Mike
"Well, there is a load off my mind" xd
I love how Mike shows a bit respect to Saul after commercial
One of those scenes which beautifully illustrates that Walter had absolutely none of the charisma required for the business. He always expected people to follow the script he wrote in his head.
The glass raise to Saul is a nice detail when you realize the traversed the desert together
One season later
Walter: And by the way, this is for beating me up at that Bar!
*Walt shoots Mike*
Was going say, think this memory was so fresh in Walter’s head during that last moment with Mike it might be part of what initiated him to kill Mike in the first place, not like Walt wasn’t known for being so bitter to hold up grudges against ppl. lol 😂 🙄
Love Mikes disapproving groan over Sauls advert.
I like mikes little toast to Saul in the beginning lol
"What's with the piece? You wear it if it makes you feel better, but if push comes to shove it's not gonna help."
Dismissing Walter's ability to use a gun was Mike's demise.
Mike constantly threatens Walt with death. What do you think his ego's gonna do? It's not about ego, the sense of survival threatens Walt in so many situations, he's bound to flip. Pretty sure Mike knows what he's putting Walter through.
We all feel like Mike
The only reason Walt didn’t get up and whoop Mike’s ass is because Mike is a much older man.
I remember when this show recently ended, Walter White was so loved as a character by the fans. Where did this hate for him come from?
From the woke crowd lol
Fans started to understand the show
@@george4821 I didn’t mean hate him as a person, cause it was there. I’m talking about hating him as a character.
@@shawnellesmith ?
Because he was his own worst enemy. In spite of his genius and fearlessness, he proved to be an insecure, arrogant man-baby who blamed the whole world for his problems.
"Learn to take yes for an answer" is what Walter told Lydia in a later episode
I feel like Walt underestimated just how loyal Mike was to Gus, that even outside of a work context, Mike will still keep that loyalty and reject trying to understand Walter.
After watching BCS I can fully understand why Mike punched Walt. Years and Years of hard work and this douche bag comes in like a tornado and destroys everything
2:37
Mike is thinking:
Wow, somehow this guy is actually stupider than I thought.
Walt thinks hes subtle, but Mike knows exactly where hes headed
After everything that Gus and Mike went through with the lab, Warner and Lalo. Walt is completely out of line for suggesting that they were both on the same boat.
Completely out of line?! You do know Gus is trying to kill him, right?
This is by far one of Walt's dumbest moves. Probably gave Gus more motivation to get rid of him
After seeing BCS I only wished Mike kept going on Walt in the bar. He saw through his shit from the very beginning. Walt ruined it for everyone.
Are you just gonna pretend Mike is blameless for this shit? Mike had orders to KILL WALT. He never respected Walt, and paid for it. He knew that Gus had plans to replace Walt with Gale. Walt was just supposed to take all that?
@@nahor88 Well if Walt had let them take care of Jesse possibly things would have gone differently. He could have made money and naturally died which Gus was planning then replace him with Gale. Everyone lost respect for Walt after seeing how egotistical he is
@@joeminier1736 That was on GUS, not Jesse or Walt. Gus expected his workers to just fall into line. He didn't appreciate the value Walt provided to him, and the stipulation of that was having Jesse as his assistant. Telling Jesse and the dealers to just shake hands and move on was clearly not enough. Not only that, it was a rare flaw in the writing for those two cholos to be dealers for Gus in the first place. They don't look at all like the kind of people Gus would work with.
@@nahor88 for the kid that was killed there really is no certainty whether Gus planned that or it was a misunderstanding from his guys. But Jesse kept going out of line that Mike was right that he was a liability. All what what happened afterwards is on Walt.
@@joeminier1736 Jesse was an asset to Walt, Walt was an ENORMOUS asset to Gus. One hand washes the other, it's as simple as that. Jesse had every right to believe either Gus ordered the kid's death, or ordered his guys to. Either way, Gus should have handled the situation better than "shake hands and get over it".
Walt defending himself when Mike is going to kill him is his fault how exactly?
Walt should have just listened to Mike and everyone would have been happier. Except Jesse of course, but compared to what was to come for Jesse in Season 5…
I have the timeline mixed up a bit. At this point, was Gus plotting to kill Walter eventually or did he decide that because of Walt's erratic behavior? Mike's advice to take the win sounds like Walt wasn't in danger anymore.
Gus was going to kill both Walter and Jesse and replace them with Gale until Walt had Jesse kill Gale in order to save them both because Gus would still need them. However Walt becomes worried that Gus will find another chemist to replace him and Gus will kill him when that happens.
It was directly after Walt had killed two low level dealers who Jesse was goimg to murder because he wouldn't let it go that they had killed one of his best friends.
In doing so, Walt put a target on his back. Gale was ready to take over, in Gus' eyes, and to end any erratic behavior or risk, was going to have Walt killed.
Walt planned with Jesse to lure them all to the laundromat and gave Jesse enough time to kill Gale.
Victor was seen at the scene of the crimw and Gus killed him to both ensure 100% security and send a message to Walt.
Gus knew he couldn't kill Walt or Jesse at this point without disrupting his NASDAQ level operations so he was re-evaluating things.
At this moment, Gus was plotting on recruiting Jesse and then firing Walt with a possible late-term vacation to Belize to ensure Jesse was never suspicious, but hadn't made a motion yet.
@@JohnSmith-bn5mihe wasn’t going after the dealers for Combo, it was for Tómas, Andrea’s little brother.
@@JacobC479 Plus Walt didn't plan with Jesse to "lure" anyone to the laundry, he was abducted....they were planning on killing Gale but then Walt got abducted surprisingly.....it's a miracle he was able to contact Jesse at all, jfc it's like some people don't even fucking watch the show lmao
Gus tried to have Walt killed an episode or two before this. The only reason why he was still alive at this point was because Jesse killed Gale.
I love that Walt is so *sure* that he scored with Mike that he let Heisenburg's faux confidence slip out, before being immediatley humbled via a punch to the face, then he's back to being pathetic, whimpering Walter.
This is the moment Walter became Waltuh
So this is why walter killed mike.
Does that come shortly after this?
@@MaterDolorasa much later.
All Walt had to do was keep his mouth shut.
That's some very good advice for life in general. In most situations, the less said, the better.
He went there with the sole purpose of getting to Gus. How would keeping his mouth shut serve his purpose?
@@george4821 I meant overall, not this instance
And Mike decided to take Half Measures! AGAIN!
Serves Walt right.
For trying to survive?
Serves Mike right. ;}
This is the exact moment Mike punches Heisenberg
Bravo
This is a realistic bar fight. It's just two people talking until one guy gets pissed off, and it's over in a few seconds. The entire bar getting rowdy and everyone getting into it is the kind of thing that only really happens in movies.
The punch feels more epic in slow motion
All Walter had to do from the moment he hooked up with Gus is follow orders, cook and stash away MILLIONS. But his big ego was always his Achilles heel, this was never about the money with Walter-it was about making himself feel like a big man. Talk about your own weakness bringing you to destruction!
Some people are so intelligent they think they're invincible. Mike just reminded Walt that that's bullshit.
This scene confirms at least one thing: guys who drink whiskey are cool!
I mean Walt isn’t wrong. Jesse started by stealing meth to sell at a meth clinic which is where he found those dealers who shot combo.
He was the one who went after them and Walter couldn’t let Jesse die. Gus had the opportunity to kill the dealers but he chose his business instead and thus made the dumbest choice by wanting Walt and Jesse dead.
He was such a fool to give them the reason they needed to protect themselves when all gus had to do was pay off Walter to leave, or he’ll buy his formula with insurance that he won’t be harmed in any way.
Even if it didn’t work, my point still stands that Mike and Gus have no right to be mad at Walter for doing what he did. Yes it was horrible to kill Gus but it truly was either him or them.
Walt chose a reckless junkie over a secretive, profitable business that would allow him to make all the money he ever needed for his family and he put their lives in danger!
Don’t forget Jesse was stealing product to earn MORE money even when he was making millions and selling it to recovering addicts! He was being a total fool! Walt should have let Gus deal with Jesse! He was NOT worth saving!
Exactly!! It was Gus and Mike who started it all by trying to kill Walt and Jesse.
Gus is actually more stupid than his appearance. Everybody praises his intellect, when in fact dude has some serious staff management issues
I don't think Mike was mad at Walter for defending himself and Jesse. He got it, completely. He was mad because Walt was never satisfied with what he had already won.
@@themartdog well if Gus already tried to end Walt once, how can Walt be sure Gus won't try again in the future? Gus and Walt trusted each other before that, and it was Gus who broke that mutual trust.
And that’s why Walt killed him. There was no reasoning with mike.
LMAO
The thing is Mike blew off numerous lines from Walt before he said “you done?”
Mike beat the cancer back into Walt
This is the moment Mike punched Walt’s fucking lights out
Up in da club!
Mike's little pinky hold gets me
I hope I'm as lightning-fast as Mike when I'm his age.
*I dont get why Mike likes Gus so much.*
Walter's problem is that he can't imagine anyone's being smarter than he is. Gus out-foxed even Lalo.
I love how annoyed Mike gets with Walter cause I feel the same way. Walter just talks to talk and Mike reads thru the bs
A simple "no" would have sufficed but point taken
Looks like Mike sent a message.
простите, но я не могу поверить, чтобы хлипкий старичок Майк, выглядящий крайне неспортивно, смог сбить с ног человека больше себя.
4:18 👊🏾
Waltuh
charisma check failed
Mike should have stopped walt right here, he knew he was capable of killing Gus.
"I appreciate, that when you were going to kill me ..."
Heisenberg was definitely out of line, but Mike went a little overboard here
Although, I felt like it was a bit personal after what happened to Victor.
Gus will go after Mike’s family if he went against him.
@@petermj1098 True enough
@@petermj1098 to be fair Gus would hesitate I think because Mike carries a lot of Gus' empire and is such an irreplacable asset, but nonetheless Mike does not want to risk losing Gus' trust at all and wants to play the safe route all for trying to make money for his granddaughter and family, even if it means he's going to break many other rules of morality in the process
@@ExtremeSpeedMewtwo Gus killing Victor was message to Mike as much as it was for Jesse and Walter. Victor was not doing what Gus said to do, so he reminds all three of them not to overstep their boundaries anymore like Victor does. Mike did overstep his boundary by giving Walter his “no half measures” speech without Gus’s permission. And that giving that speech only made Walter more defiant.
Walter wasn't as big a badass as he thought he was but he also wasn't the slouch that Mike treated him as. So whether Mike underestimated Walter or was playing some kind of mind game to keep Walter in line his ending makes sense dramatically.
the tension in this scene is just bravo vince
Anyone else notice the watch, as if he's trying to relive his days as a bookish high school science teacher? He's so clearly not that now, it sticks out like a sore thumb.
And to think Walt manages to kill Mike one season later
What if Mike agreed to put him in the room with GUS and gives Gus an idea about Walt insecurity. What would’ve been the outcome? Gus clips Walt and pins him with hesienberg character on him since he knows LATE TUCO was buying from him and DEA would be in war with Salamanca’s since Hank is alive. Jesse becomes the COOK for GUS.
Gus would've smelled a rat from just Mike's suggestion. And now both Mike and Walt are in trouble.
Walt should have stopped at 3:44.
Everything he said up until that point was perfectly valid.
However, I don't believe that Mike would have punched Walt in a public place.
He would have waited until he could do it in private.
And for second-guessing Mike - you're now lying next to Walter. 8 D
@@SelectCircle Does it make sense for Mike to commit a crime in a public place?
You could tell Walter didn’t like that drink lol. No way he could hang with Mike
Walt let out a fart on the ground after the kicking lmfao
Dam walt got his ass handed to him on season 4 by taking a beating by mike and jesse and being kidnapped by fring but he came back hard on season 5 for everybody
Damn, Mike got him right in the lung cancer, twice
There was nothing Walt could do, he was a made man and Walt wasn't.
Old fashioned wild west bar fight
Breaking Walt