Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode 14 'Ozymandias' REACTION!!
Walt goes on the run. Jesse is taken hostage. Marie convinces Skyler to tell Walter, Jr. the truth. Here's our reaction to season 5, episode 14 of Breaking Bad.
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You'll notice Walter fell down on his face exactly the way Gus did when Gus's business partner was killed.
Who was also "the cook".
You mean, his lover
Who was Gus' partner?
Juwal Ahmed the guy Hector killed by the pool in the flashback in the Hermanos episode.
@@aaronmontane7224 oh shit yeah! Thanks!
Walt: Say my name Holly: Mama Walt: Todd, I think I might have another job for your uncle
Lmao
🤣😂😂
👏👏👏 😂
That is evil. And hilarious :)
🤣🤣🤣
Fun fact: Holly saying "mama" like that was totally unscripted. Bryan was meant to just look at her and start to change his mind. The baby actor just started saying it (I'm pretty sure because her mother was in the background on the set), so Bryan Cranston decided to work with it because it made the scene so much more emotional.
even the baby is a good actor what a show
That baby knew what it had to do to make the scene better, shout-out to that baby actor
Baby deserves an Emmy
improv at its finest holly
Fun fact: they kidnapped a baby for real to make this scene more realistic. Bravo vince
Funny how Walt saying "I watched Jane die" somehow seems even more despicable than ordering the murder of 10 people simultaneously
funny how the intent, motives, relation to Walt, situation, and so many other factors didn't cross your mind when considering that scenario. Those 10 people were crooked meth racket criminals, dispensable by the nature of the business.
Well he did murder 10 rats. That lawyer was the worst, glad he’s dead
DonDonaldTrumpster Roblox That comment says a lot about you. Pity.
Kick Puncher people who rat like that should know what’s coming to them. In this business, a rat is dead. Simple as that. And they know who they are working for, shouldn’t have been so stupid.
Kick Puncher and the lawyer is supposed to maintain client privilege. He did not. Instead, he snitched on mike, seperated him and his granddaughter, which led to his death. Also giving up his 5 million which is for kaylee ehrmantruat
I still think Holly should have got a Emmy for this episode
Fresh2000 Best episode because of Holly for me! Best Episode on TV!
Fresh2000 unbelievable acting on that babies part. truly
yeah that was good improv
Yeah, she's A baby!
The baby part also got me 😢
This was the episode where everything officially hit the fan. Hank and Gomez dead Walt gets his money taken Jesse gets kidnapped and forced to make meth Walt tells Jesse the truth about Jane Walt Jr knows his family is crooked Walt officially loses his family Walt becomes public enemy number one Walt starts a new life So much happens in this episode. Its incredible
and NOT one moment was any of this rushed. Paced so perfectly without any flaws, truly incredible.
Well this is basically the best episode in the show imo, and with the coolest name
the best episode of any tv show what did you expect? and if you think about it every good and "good" character lost everything in this episode and the bad guys took everything which made it a fucking masterpiece. and the two episodes that came after are on same level
He also loses the Chrysler.... Poor guy.
Nah 5x13 was where it hit the fan, this was just the aftermath
walt finally knows how to roll a barrel lol
Its a barrel it rolls lol
He rolled the barrel when loading up Victor's body. So he learned much earlier
The best character development in TV history
Bravo Vince
Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn both won Emmys for Lead Actor and Supporting Actress for their performances in this episode. Additionally, Moira Walley-Beckett, who wrote this episode, won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. Arguably one of, if not the best in my opinion, episodes of television of all time.
Arguably ? Bruh i don't understand how you can make this the best episode of television like come on, you clearly have not seen tv shows OR you have seen a lot of OLD tv shows, The Vampire Diaries 8x16 outreaches by 10000% this episode you call 'the best', and there are A LOT of episodes who outreaches this one.
@@thywen7756 naaah
@@carlinhos4063 what naah? i spelled out facts
@@thywen7756 Ozymandias it's the best episode ever created in TV history, man. Nothing comes close.
@@carlinhos4063 wtf ? go and watch other tv series, you are really stupid
For once I agree with legions of writers & critics: "Ozymandias" is the best single episode of TV in history
It's up there, but I would have to give it to Twin Peaks S3 E8: Got a Light?
Really? It was a heavy episode but I found the villains of Season 5 annoying. Especially compared to Gus. Rains of Castamere takes the cake for me.
@@CALISUPERSPORT Meh. Rains had a twist at the end and that is it.
@@Nightmarigny Is Twin Peaks amazing? Didn't watch it
Yes 🏆
Nikki is right he acted crazy on the phone to make the police think walt forced her to help him. Thats why he was on the brink of tears
Dutch Van der linde it pains him to say those words,but he does it to for a good reason,to save her the trouble
Georgianpsycho yeah thats what i said
“Insist!?” - Dutch
That makes perfect sense
Walt should have told his family they were taking a trip to Tahiti
Fun Fact: Vince Gilligan himself has stated that the worst thing Walt ever did was tell Jesse that he let Jane die. It's simply because he had no ulterior motive or anything to gain from doing so. It wasn't strategic or a power move. He just wanted Jesse to suffer.
Vince has a horrible memory and later recounted Walt's reason for letting it happen
@@GeorgeTropicana The thing isn't if he let her die The thing is, he told Jesse that he could have saved her, but he didn't, and Walter told this to Jesse just to make him suffer, there was not other reason to Walter to say it to him more than his suffering
@@GeorgeTropicana Its not about Walt letting it happen it's him TELLING Jessie he let it happen. Served no purpose other then to twist the knife. Also may be a hot take but Jane got what was coming to her. What did you expect would happen blackmailing a drug lord? Especially one as bloodthirsty as Heisenberg
@@binaladeen2396 Nevertheless, letting Jane die is manifestly *worse* than telling Jesse he let her die. One is death, the other is feelings. And poisoning Brock, regardless of motive, was clearly worse than twisting a metaphorical knife in Jesse. The idea is about the *worst* thing Walt ever did.
@@Hexon66 nah
Walt's phone call to Skyler was ingenious, both in the writing and the acting. I remember I was floored when it slowly dawned on me he was actually trying to exonerate her. That was my favorite scene of this episode.
It's my favourite scene of the whole show. It was too hard to watch. Probably an unpopular opinion but I believe Walt always had a little bit of Walt's side in him until the end. Yes he died in the lab looking so proud of Jesse (Heisenberg's son) but he didn't completely lose Walt.
@@thesameboyyouvealwaysknown904 I think that little sliver of Walt is why he killed the Nazis and saved Jessie. Sure he might have convinced himself by saying it's cause they're moving his product without him, but I think it's for Jessie
I thought that he was actually pissed and was taking all the credit while Skyler let him screw himself, but youre absolutely right. Skyler would be DEEP in the hole if he didnt do that. He gets no credit though, Skyler has taken one for the time countless times, and shes deserving of the retribution too, but the kids need one parent to be around so oh well
Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn crushed this episode, they held the bar so high in tv performances.
Walter Jr.s Actor gave a fantastic performance too!
I'm sorry for your loss. RIP Steven Gómez
I love the shot of the birds Jessie sees just before he thinks he will die. He looks at the most 'free' thing he can in his final moments. What a great episode.
Damn
So happy he got to be free in the end. :)
his last thoughts in that moment were of him and jane in my opinion
And then it gets taken away from him and he gets a fate worse than death:(
I think those were vultures, symbolizing death, because vultures eat corpses
Walt is the greatest TV character and arc of all time.
What about Kermit the Frog?
Close but has to go with Tony Soprano, who Bryan Cranston states was and inspiration behind him for Walter white
WHAT ABOUT SAM AND DEAN WINCHESTER, WHAT ABOUT ELENA GILBERT AND DAMON SALVATORE WHAT ABOUT EL PROFESOR WHAT ABOUT MICHAEL SCOFIELD
i would agree , but i find him making too many stupid non logical decisions.
Tony Soprano is
Taking Holly was an emotional thing. He wanted a piece of family to hold on to. Giving her back was because he realised it couldn't work. He thought of getting Skylar off the hook then, it wasn't a preplanned thing when he ran.
Yea. There's people that's not smart enough to realize some of this things in the show, they are just blinded by their hate towards Walt
Yea I always thought of it as him actually wanting to say goodbye since skyler would defiantly not allowed him to actually say goodbye. He probably also did think of also using this to get skyler out of the situation but wow what an episode
The reason Walt took Holly was because he realized his family hated him so he impulsively took the only one who didn't. Then when Holly wanted her mom, Walt realized it would never work out so he let her go.
agreed!
yep, it was initially just an impulse/anger thing
Perfect fucking episode.
@@efaskiraly7022 Is she wrong though?
@@efaskiraly7022 Easy there. Walt may not be satan himself, but she's still entitled to her belief that he's a horrible person.
Fun facts about this episode: 1.- We see a cameo of Walt’s pants (witch he lost during the first episode). 2.- In episode one, Jesse sees a “cow house” and that’s the house where Walt buys the truck. 3.- We see mirroring situation in several characters, for example: Walt laying on the ground in pain mirroring Gus when Tio killed his partner, or Jesse’s messed up half of his face just like Gus face in “Face Off”. 4.- We usually see Marie in purple, now we see her all in black, RIP Hank. 5.- Rian Johnson directed this episode (Looper, The Last Jedi), he also directed 3x09 “Fly” in wich Walt almost accidentally tells Jesse that he watched Jane died. Now he fully well aware tells him. 6.-The baby playing Holly, ad libbed the words “Momma”, Bryan Cranston’s reaction is 100% and he just went along with it. What a fucking actor. 7.- Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn won the Emmy for best actor and actress for this Episode. Moira Walley-Becket won for best writing. 8.- Considered for many critics and fans as the best episode of the entire series and form many as the greatest episode in tv history. 9.- For many years held a perfect score 10/10 on IMDb. 10.- The name Ozymandias comes from a poem, about a king that lost his empire due to his pride: “My name, is Ozymandias, king of kings, Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” Nothing beside remains”.
I don't buy #2. Jesse's "cow house" almost certainly referred to a barn. There was absolutely no sign of cows anywhere near that little shack, let alone anything resembling a barn.
Rian Johnson also directed 'Dead Freight'.
Spin Hustle Music Group Hi, George Mastras directed that episode. The other episode Rian Johnson directed was 5x04 “Fifty-One”.
@@eduardogomez756 You're right. thanks for clearing that up!
Read that the baby saying, Mama, was due to the fact that her Mother was standing behind Cranston, Although it wasn't in the script!
"Todd is such a weirdo!" perfectly summarizes him hahaha
Omg especially in el camino
"Very respectful sociopath" is also a good summarization
Psychopath fr
@@samdrow8268he thought of things with NO afterthought, he had no empathy for anyone or anything, and saw the things he does as normal… that’s what made him probably the most confusing psychopath in the whole series
@@miekgg exactly my thoughts
I see a lot of people talking about how the “Ozymandias” poem is about fall from grace due to pride, but to me it was always more a poem about Entropy. How nothing lasts forever. Even the great and mighty king Ozymandias was reduced over time to a lone decaying statue in the middle of the dessert were his kingdom once was. And likewise, the great, mighty, Heisenberg will also fade away with time. I think that’s the true meaning behind the cold opening. We see Walt and the RV at the very start of his rise to power and infamy. But then he fades away, and the RV, a symbol of the legacy of Heisenberg, fades as well. Until just like Ozymandias, nothing remains of his empire. Just the mountains and the deserts that stretch as far as the eye can see.
cbhenson cbhenson yo people like on cbhenson so people can see the meaning of why the episode was called Ozymandias
Yeah you're right. But it hilites the importance of living in the present. Relationships matter. Things fade away. ... Actually KZhead lasts forever😉👍
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
He was never great and mighty
"No no NO!! I tried to save him!" Walt you've lied so much now you're telling the truth and they don't believe you.
@Joe T But he did not anticipate Hank being behind Jesse's call.
nihilum Listen all Walt had to do was wait seconds to see who emerged from the car but his paranoia overtook him which is understandable. But it wouldn’t be fair to give him all the blame everybody in that scene share responsibility.
They believe him, they don't care. That line confirmed that Hank is dead because of Walt's drug activity. Walt did kill him, if only indirectly.
Jesse is just as much at fault (if not more) for Hanks death as Walt is. Both of them were in the drug business, both of them knew the risks it would have, but if Jesse didn't become a rat, Hank would still be alive
See this "Jesse is a rat" shit tells us which side someone is on. Jesse entering the drug business was irrelevant to Hank, he wasn't his family. Walt earned getting turned on by Jesse by POISONING CHILDREN. Walt hired a gang of heavily armed neo-nazis to assassinate someone and then CALLED THEM OUT THERE. It's simply insane to try to shift the blame off him. It doesn't convince anyone else when you say that shit, it just makes us wonder how much of a monster you are too. Please stahp.
Don’t think Walt took holly to hurt her or anything. He took her because she was the only thing in his life that wasn’t ruined but in the end he knew holly belonged with skyler
I always thought he just took holly to make a more believeable story that he was holding his family hostage
@@marcywiththegoodhair4365 that's the correct version
@@abzeon3003 not true, he realized that he shouldn't have taken her when she started calling 'mama' in the bathroom
Name's theory was proved by the phone call
abzeon his phone call was after the scene in the bathroom with Holly, further proving my point
I interpret it as he took Holly as a last ditch attempt to keep part of his family and when he realized he was hurting everyone he loved and Holly kept saying Mama he finally did the good thing Aka return his daughter to her mother.
Cranston's acting on the phone to Skyler is truly astounding.. What a character, what a show. The best
Fun fact: this episode held a perfect 10 on IMDb for 3 years and is contender for the greatest episode of any television show ever Edit: As of August 11th 2019 The episode is back to a perfect 10/10 now. Something I didn't expect
It's up there with battle of the bastards, felina, too far gone, battle of blackwater
yep until GoT fanboys started voting it down lmao
Yep, I believe this episode and Battle of the Bastards in GOT are the only 2 TV episodes ever to have a perfect 10 on IMDb, both of which now have 9.9.
TVScanner99 I thought it was winds of winter that had the perfect score but oh well
Peter Crouch from which Series is ‚too far gone‘ doesn’t ring a bell, maybe sth I can check out next?
After the 3x1 episode you guys speculated about Walt telling Jesse about Jane. Steven: "That conversation has to happen one day" Nikki: "I mean unless he's ready to like never see Jesse again, that's when you tell him" Nice call YO!
Damn
Holy shit, this prediction.
Damn you got a good memory
Good job Steven!!
iirc Steven also predicted that Gale's WW would pop up again
Hank was basically the only character to hold onto his morals throughout the series. There were times he made mistakes (like assaulting jesse) but he was the only person to ever own up to his mistakes and learn from them / face the heat.
Word, Hank is one of the greatest T.V. characters ever!!!!! Perfect acting, writing, and the moment they kill him was the most intense i’ve ever seen.
Well, he still morally grey even after he get working again. He literally use Jesse to draw Walt's attention and he never care about Jesse's safety at all.
I actually disagree. He was willing to get Jessie murdered just to get Walt. TBH, Steve Gomez would be that person. He actually just has to follow Hank, and feels loyal him as well.
Working for DEA and government is not moral.
@@faustosar6151 Well, that is truly subjective. Think about it...if someone believes they are doing the right thing for their government and fellow law abiding citizens, they are doing (in their eyes and many others) "the right thing". I much rather have DEA and FBI agents in our cities and streets then thieves, rapists, and murderers!!! But I get it, a lot of the government is not what it is portrayed to be. Some law enforcement are pieces of shit, but we still need to have law enforcement, otherwise it would be complete anarchy!!!
Breaking Bad has some of the best acting I've ever seen on TV
Facts!!
Best acting anywhere
I have been waiting SO LONG for this episode. Thank god it’s time!
Lol same ive been checking their channel everyday for breaking bad
I know! This episode is the quintessential episode of the whole series.
Me too!
Been waiting for the final too. S5 was the best.
Nikki & Steven's reactions are like an episode of Breaking Bad leaving us begging for the next one!!!
Two things I've always loved more than anything: 1) Bryan Cranston's performance during the ending phone call. He scowls and growls with the bottom half of his face, and cries with the upper half of his face. I had never seen an actor do anything like that before. Two emotions in the same physical space. There's a reason Cranston is the only lead actor to win three consecutive Emmys for a drama (and four total). 2) Rian Johnson's direction. Other directors wish they could pull off what he does here. The knife fight scene is the most intense shit I've ever seen. The tension as soon as Walt Jr. and Skyler get into the house. That shot of Skyler walking toward the phone and the knives, not knowing which one she'll pick up. Walt holding onto the knife once he grabs it from Skyler. That slow zoom out after Walt says, "We're a family!" Everything about it is genius. This whole episode is genius. Strong contender for best episode of all time.
1) I could not agree more, it was amazing!
Rian Johnson said in an interview that Guillermo del Toro wanted to direct this episode. He expressed his desire to do so to Rian. Rian replied to him: “Yeah, sorry, I’m the one who gets to fuck the prom queen.”
I still can't believe Bryan Cranston didn't win an Emmy for Season 4....
kokaly15 rian Johnson really is a prick
Incredible
All these years later, I still think this is the greatest episode of television I've ever seen
Really hard to argue that
It's a perfect 10 on IMDb too.
10.0 at the IMDB
This is why Gus never does business with junkies. He warned Walt.
Most incredible episode of television of all time. It’s been almost six years and I still feel like this is the holy grail of TV. Absolutely stunning. Also, both Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn won Emmys for their performances in this episode, as well as the writer (Moira Walley-Beckett).
The last episode was even better tbh
Olavi Salomaa the finale was insane. I rank them both at just about the same in terms of quality
I think Black Sails had a better episode in its penultimate than Breaking Bad. But this one was right up there.
Ragnarok please do I‘m always looking for new shows to watch, maybe there’s something among yours I didn’t watch yet
It all comes down to opinion. haha I bet it may change soon with the GoT finale soon approaching. But the feeling that I had when this episode aired has only been matched by the finale of BB and a few GoT episodes, but this episode showed me how powerful it is when so many storylines converge in one episode so it will always be special in my mind
The second time he says "we're a family" I died inside
Even though Walt deserves this so bad, it still is extremely painful to sit through. One of the best episodes of the series.
The call where Walt gets Skylar off the hook is one of the most amazingly written and acted scenes.
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Absolute MASTERPIECE of television, been waiting a long time for this reaction
they made Walt so dumb, there is no consistency in his character
@@xxdavecz3811 Get out of here, troll.
directed by Rian Johnson too!
@@xxdavecz3811 How?
@@Jeremy-jm3fe i love the show, but come on, Walt was pretty dumb in last few episodes, being tricked by Jesse etc. that would have not happened in previous seasons
I think when Walt says "we're a family" and we get the zoom out shot of Skyler and Walt Jr., he realizes they don't regard him as a part of their family anymore. So he desperately wants to be with the one person who can't possibly judge him. And it took Holly asking for her mom for him to realize he has things to regret.
it didn't exactly take Holly asking for mum to make him give back the baby. He was going to anyway after he reflected. Normally stuff like the baby asking for mummy is just a cue or hint for the audience to piece things together and have it more obviously set things in motion for the character. But in this case the baby's words weren't even planned. They just went along with it. So originally it would be without he baby asking for mummy, and Walt making the phone call and revealing that he has decided to return the baby.
How I saw it was when they zoomed in on Walt’s face the second time he said “we’re a family” was supposed to show that Walter finally snapped out of Heisenberg and finally saw how his family saw him clearly for the first time in a while
@@Commander_Cat Though her words weren't planned, that scene was still supposed to go in that direction (but her crying mama made it stronger as a scene) Walt is not as rational as people think he is, but Holly gave him that moment of clarity to do something rational.
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I don't know how people managed to wait a full week to watch the next episode of this series, specially season 5.
And almost a year between the first and second parts of season 5! Man it was rough, but we got through it haha
I'll never forget how painful it was... Dexter was also in its final season running at the same time. They were rough times haha!
@@eatu4tea awe man that last season of dexter sucked. Imagine if they did a whole useless plot line of Gommie opening up his own restaurant 🤣
Lowkey I regretted BINGE-watching all seasons in just one week. I think watching the episodes/seasons with days/weeks between them gives a better satisfaction.
Binged it all in 2 weeks last month (clicked next episode so good) I dun understand y ppl watch tv live any more
Bruh, in the midst of such a shocking scene, man says "If I was the boss, I'd joker these fools." I'm so weak wtf lol.
Did you guys realize that Walt was on the ground the same way, making the same face when Hank got shot as Gus did when the cartel killed his partner? Also, some interesting background about the name "Ozymandias", I did an essay on this and it's relation to Breaking Bad for college lol. Ozymandias is a sonnet written by Percy Shelley, the same one that Bryan Cranston was reading for the previews of this last half of the season. The sonnet is about the fall of a once great king. It's essentially about power and greed and the decay of people consumed by both. Sound familiar?
BIGxBOSSxx1 the ground also cracks beneath him when he hits. His world falling apart.
Walt's face also resembles the crying clown skyler is packing away in the beginning's cold open
@@mr.anitabonghit I was wondering what that object had meant for years! Thank you
@@jasminbreakingbadwalkingde4614 it could also indicate the "jokester" being put into his coffin. Hank was always the joking type and trying to make the best of situations by trying to raise the mood and joking around. On a side note, you remember when Hank was in his office consoling Walt when he was crying trying to get the bug? And when Hank walked out of the office, and closed the door, he looked at a coworker, and did the "Shooting myself in the head" indication. Some good foreshadowing there if you ask me
I think the moment Walt falls to the ground and then stays there motionless for some time is reminiscent of the broken and fallen statue of an old king (as in the Ozymandias poem). When Hank dies Walt realizes that all his endeavours about making meth are not really worth it anymore. He was actually ready to give all the money up, the whole 80 millions, just to save Hank. He will never forgive himself for that, and he knows no one in his family is going to forgive that. That was the line he really could never pass: someone in his family dying. This episode kind of humanizes him, because he really suffers for this one death (the other deaths he caused before he just rationalized away and doesn't feel guilty for them), and it is also the first time his family sees him as a monster (Skyler and Junior), because at the same time when he gets to be really horrified with the consequences of his acts, his family realizes he has gone too far (he didn't want to, but he is ultimately who caused Hank's death). That is the genoius aspect in this episode: the moment Walt really sees there is no return and falls totally broken to the floor, his family can't accept him anymore. His meth empire and his family are both broken at the same time. So what is he gonna do now?
I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said-“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal, these words appear: 'My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
Sums up the episode and the show beautifully
Thank you for putting the poem here! I was hoping someone would!
@@fxzero666 it seemed like the right thing to do
@@fxzero666 Someone posted this poem like 4 episode reactions ago, and I wanted to tear them apart.
Who else just read that in Walt’s voice?
Still amazed by Bryan Cranston's ability to convey such sadness and despair on his face - with full tears streaming down - while saying some of the meanest and most hurtful dialogue ever put to film.
I had to revisit this, we are in a storm of controversy over the way the final season of GoT was written. If you want to leave a legacy, and be considered the greatest TV show of all time, this is how you do it. It is truly the best television episode in history.
I don't think it's really about defending Walt or not, it's more about watching a man choosing to bury his own conscience, and the effects it has on him and those around him.
There's millions of people that literally tout that Walt did nothing wrong. And for me, despite how much I hate him, if people want to love him, fantastic. But stop pretending he's this great guy that's done nothing wrong. Walter White is an egomaniacal monster.
All characters get what they deserve. Walt is the bringer of Karma.
Honk Honk did you just quote someone saying they were wrong for calling Walt an egomaniacal monster and then immediately agree that he IS an egomaniacal monster?
I cannot defend Walt's actions. He is indeed a monster. But somehow I despise Jesse more. He is a snitch, a whiny little bitch with all his crying. I wished Walt wasted him long ago.
I understand and respect his character a lot more by the end of the series, if you ask me he seems like nearly a completely different person once again since he was able to realize,regret, and admit to his issues and true intentions he had all along that he himself was unable to realize till the end.
Walt: “WE’RE A FAMILY!” The moment Walt realized “we’re” turned to “were”
something's grammatically wrong with this
@@ronayusan4047 right?
And when Walter finally snapped out of Heisenberg and looked horrified that his family no longer saw him as the protector of the family
And Walt Jr finally saw him for what he was.
"You're the smartest guy I've ever met but too stupid to see he made up his mind ten minutes ago" is one of the best lines in the series and sums up Walter White perfectly.
Most powerful single episode in tv history
Within these past few days, a lot of us experienced watching Avengers Endgame, and Game of Thrones "The Long Night". Nikki & Steven did the same AND watched Ozymandias for the first time. So many emotions in so little time lol
I WAS THINKIMG SAME THIING. I have been too stressed these past few days lol
The difference is ozymandias is good , while endgame is 'ok' and the long night is trash
@@lolilol535 endgame is nuts too in its respective genre, while " the long night" is too disapointment and the worst episode in GOT
I really felt bad for walt this episode, he tried saving hank for ALL HIS MONEY, he helped skyler with the amazingly acted phonecall sequence, and he finally said goodbye to holly 😢
But yeah he gave jessy away and involved a baby in a life threatening situation that was fucked up
@@imadterkmani3736 Well Jesse ratted everyone out just trying to get to Walt. Another stupid impulsive move by Jesse.
@@imadterkmani3736 Doesn't matter they were going to kill Jessy no matter what. They kill rats no matter what.
I don’t, he literally letter Jack torcher Jesse and letter him watch Andrea die
@Malk Von Batshit Yea just completely forget everything positive he’s done for Jesse. You do realize Jesse would’ve died so many times if Walt didn’t intervene especially breaking Gus’s trust. But yea fuck Walt he clearly doesn’t love Jesse riiiightt
I could tell by the look on Walt's face when he was holding Holly that he wouldn't be taking her out of town, he just couldn't. He wasn't thinking when he took her from the house for sure, but he was in tears as he talked to Skyler on the phone, getting her off the hook. This does NOT excuse him in any way for his many heinous actions, but at least he had some regret before he left. He sure as hell did not want Hank to be killed. Gut wrenching.
Marie has every right to say whatever she wants in this situation. It is totally her place.
that moment walt says "we're a family!" gets me every time. such a powerful scene. Bryan Cranston is the greatest actor I know
8:00 This is the moment when that Gus Fring flashback scene pops in your mind...
"how can you defend walt?" he's my favorite character. lol
FullMetal Bat he’s one of my favs too. Doesn’t mean I’m cool with his actions. -S
Same 💁🏻♀️
Best line in breaking bad you’re the smartest man I know and you’re to stupid to realize he made his mind up 10 minutes ago fucking gold!
And Hank faces his destiny like a hero, while all Walt does is cower like the lowlife he is.
@@shugaroony I don’t quite understand why Walt, who voluntarily surrendered to Hank and accepted his fate behind bars, is a coward here, and not Jesse, who decided to rat and betray Walt by falsely assuming that he was going to kill him.
@@samdrow8268 I meant generally with Walt; here he does think the game is up and seems to draw a line with family, who Hank is. However, the other times he causes so much devastation when he could have got out and stopped the destruction of his family, are what I meant by him acting the coward. He sees Jesse as a 'rat' here sure, I get that from his point of view; but Jesse has been manipulated by him totally these past two years, and just wants to end it come what may - he is willing to sacrifice himself and his freedom to stop Walt, and thats not cowardly imo, that took strength.
@@shugaroony nope. everything he did, he had to. the justification was always there. ppl dont seem to understand
I think Walt grabbing Holly there was a last ditch attempt to hold on to some part of his family. Only later when he had time to process all that had happened did he realize: 1. Holly belongs with her mother and brother and there was no way she could go with him on what he has to do. 2. He had to do something to get Skylar off the hook.
At some moment he realised he was a monster. The last reamining bit of his heart knew Holly shouldn't be with him and gave her back.
@@Connor_Baldczus That fits as well.
@@Connor_Baldczus That scene when Walt is in the car, and turns the mirror because he genuinely can't bear to look at his own reflection any more. That's the moment when Walt realises he's truly become a monster. The writing in this episode is fantastic. Every little detail is psychologically poignant and relevant to developing the characters.
A baby doesn't belong to the mother, it belongs to the mother and father. But you're right, she couldn't stay with Walt considering his situation. The baby should be where ever it would be healthiest, and that's with family that aren't criminals, no offense Walter.
I think he took Holly out of desperation. I don't think it was initially his plan.
Nate Steffel I agree he was completely desperate and needed something. Btw not defending him just speaking on the act before y’all @ me🤣
Walt realized that his family hated him, so he tried to grab the only member of the family that didn't hate him.
I've watched Ozymandias probably a dozen times. But Nikki's response to Holly made me cry all over again.
Yeah, Todd is like a “respectful psychopath”
The Ozymandias poem is about a traveler who comes across the ruined statue of an ancient king, and at its base is written, "Look upon my works ye mighty and despair." The implication being that at some point in time, this king was a really big deal. And yet, the statue is ruined, the king is forgotten, and nothing beside the statue remains. In summary: it doesn't matter how big a deal you think you are or what kind of empire you build. Time cuts us all down.
Which is why I get annoyed when people talk about family legacies or "living on through their children"...Even if you pull an Arya Stark and save the entire world from ice zombie apocalypse, given enough time all memories of all people - everything and every one will eventually die out in the heat death of the universe. Yeah, I'm about as fun at parties as you're thinkin'.
I’ve always thought he took Holly on impulse. Like she was the last family he could hang on to.
He did. You're correct. Until he realised how incredibly absurd it was to think he could provide a stable life for the child and raise her himself, and that it was wrong to keep her from the rest of her family.
This is inarguably the best episode television has ever produced. Every time I watch it my heart rate skyrockets and I get so nervous, even though I know what's gonna happen. It's perfection. The 'I watched Jane die' never fails to send shivers down my spine.
I'm so glad y'all realized what he was doing with calling Skyler on the phone. He is an asshole, yes, but he is trying to keep his loved ones safe at this point. He always loved his family. Skyler realized what he was doing when she looked at the cop out of the corner of her eye, and agreed and said yes, it was him alone. He was trying to acquit her of any wrongdoing with his criminal activities.
I think that the scene with the family was so intense because it's so well done that it fells real, it's so raw... One of the best espisodes of the history
Ozymandias is a poem that talks about how every empire falls, regardless of how big they are. In this episode is where everything goes to shit. "I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said-“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal, these words appear: 'My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
And the statue and inscription still existing claiming how great they are even though in reality there's nothing. And Walt with his barrel of money showing how great he is when in reality he has nothing.
Because while great to watch the writing of GOT has become garbage.
Percy Bysshe Shelley... (1792 - 1822)
The thing is ...we rooted for Walt in the very first episode of this series. We were totally ready to see him break bad. But as soon as he did..as soon as he entered the drug world...THIS episode was inevitable. We should have known this episode was going to happen. When you enter that crime world...there is going to be some people getting killed.
Just recently watched an interview with Vince Gilligan where he talked about the Grey Matter episode and Walt turning down an offer that anyone in their right mind would take. He basically said once they wrote that episode they realized Walt wasn’t really doing it for his family. In my mind, that’s what made it inevitable. If he was really doing it for his family, he would’ve made better choices and gotten out early with the money he wanted.
@@EWall1498 Walter always cared about his family
@@user-hp1up2rn1h True. Not enough to stop being a murderous drug lord though.
@@user-hp1up2rn1hfrom the beginning his family was second to the meth
@@user-hp1up2rn1hhe did but obviously it became about something "greater" than that and no matter how many times he kept trying to tell himself it was for family he knew deep down he was just doing it for himself
Easter egg: when walts rolling the barrel through the desert he goes right by his pair or pants that flew through the air in the first episode
The most insane, and intense episode in the history of television. No other show comes close to what came with this episode. This is not hyperbole. It is one of the reasons all past, present, and future TV shows have Breaking Bad to be unfairly compared to.
Keep in mind this was rated a 10/10 on imdb for YEARS! It finally dropped to a 9.9 recently. That folks in unheard of.
@Drake Lang what other episodes? Maybe red wedding? I know breaking bad didnt have any others.
Ozymandias is the only one to maintain a 10/10 on imdb for years actually. And it did so with over 70,000 votes unlike anything else.
Also BB is the only show in history to start out with high aggregate ratings (Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and IMDB) and only go even higher season after season. No other show has done that.
@@Y.d.o.b.o.n I don't think so with the red wedding. I'm sure I checked it just a few months after the 3rd season and it was a 9.9
@Drake Lang both of those episodes aired not even 3 years ago and are 9.9's. Ozymandias was 10.0 for more than 3 years though.
The Take made a really good video about Hank's character arc. In summary, he began as a character full of toxic masculinity, but as the show progressed, he replaced his toxic masculinity with healthy masculinity. This was in direct counter to Walter originally having near zero masculinity but becoming more and more toxically masculine as the show progressed
It's so cool that you guys are reacting to BB - there's such a lack of it on KZhead since it wasn't a thing when BB was coming up. There's only like a couple of channels reacting to it even now. Way to forge it.
The second time he said we're a family is what the whole show led up to. He realized that when he started it was all for his family, but because of what he has done it destroyed it. Hank is dead, his wife and son are on the ground terrified. He has nothing now. I think that is the true climax of the show.
Pretty much. And it was great that this episode started with a scene from their first cook, because all of Walt's actions from that point leading into this episode ended in the ultimate consequence. Lying and manipulating, and for the first time ever, he could not use his intellect to talk his way out of Jack killing Hank.
Agreed next two episodes are the resolution of the show.
Drew Sharp NO, the true climax of the show is how ungrateful Pieces of shit Walter family is. After all he done for them; he took back that whore of a cheater and the dumb cripple son was more concerned about his uncle. Arghhh how ungrateful
@@richdollars8337 Lmao what a response.
Rich Dollars I mean that’s one way to put it
22:29 i've watched Breaking Bad 3 times. This scene with Holly scared hiding behind the seatbelt breaks my heart! EVERY.SINGLE.TIME!!!
Luiz Guilherme made me think of my daughter. It hurt so much to watch her scared.
I just cried again watching this
18 times for me and I still tear up watching this episode
I’ve watched this episode many times and that particular scene always brings tears to my eyes. This episode is very emotional but when holly starts whimpering, it’s as if it’s giving me permission to break down as well.
I have no kids and it still brings me to tears, every single time.
That scene with Skyler screaming outside the car window gets me every time I rewatch this show
´´Nobody thinks of themselves as a bad guy cuz we all feel like we're pretty much in the right, but I´ve come to realize this, it´s he´s one of the world´s most adept Liars and he lies first and foremost to himself, this is a guy who deludes himself in every turn about why he does the things he does, about who he is and what kind of morality and goodness he possesses. This is a man who still thinks of himself as a good provider and a good man´´ -Vince Gilligan. Nikki won´t analyze this cuz she does not want to hear reasons, cuz she never would hurt any human being cuz she thinks she knows herself in the most extreme life situation.
Holly, the giver of heartbreak. Ozymandias floored me with its series-altering moments. Hank's death, Jesse learning about Jane, Walt Jr. learning about his father's secret, and the end of the White family as we know it. After all of that, I had no earthly idea where the series would go from there other than what was glimpsed in the flashforwards. The Ozymandias poem was about the downfall of a king and the show used it to foreshadow Walt's downfall.
"You're the smartest guy I ever met, but you're too stupid to see..." Such an important line. No matter how much of a genius Walt is and how many times he outsmarted his enemies, he was never truly a criminal. He never really understood how criminals think. He always thought he could convince people with words, negotiate his way out of trouble. But criminals aren't always like that. At the end of the day, Walt's experience of Heisenberg was just an ego trip, it was him playing kingpin to feel like a bad ass and feel powerful. But it's like Mike said. "Just cos you shot Jesse James don't make you Jesse James".
Until... (Spoiler to Felina) He killed the Aryan Brotherhoods with that M60😁
"How are you defending Walt?" Vince Gilligan probably said this to the fans a few times
Who ever said this show would have bad reactions never watched the show properly. This was amazing
The one I've been waiting for since you guys started this journey..
Walt taking Holly is about salvaging at least some of his family. Skyler and Walt Jr. want nothing to do with Walt. In Holly, he saw a way that he could at least have a family. She is so young that she has no idea about what is going on and would eventually not remember her mother or brother. Of course, it was a knee-jerk reaction because with his cancer being back, he would probably not survive long enough to raise Holly.
Always thinking about himself and his own feelings
You can defend him for all he went through, not for the things he did.
Imagine finding out your dad is a drug kingpin
Sounds awesome
I’d take the money and keep quiet lol
Why am I more excited for these reactions than GoT? 😂
SAME
Because reactions have a truth that can't be written or acted
Frank Mattice Because Breaking Bad is a better show by far
Because GoT season 5 to the most recent episode have been stupid.
Because GoT has turned to shit, at least since the beginning of season 7 if not earlier.
He took Holly out of impulsiveness, panic, and inertia. It was his plan going back to the house to take everyone with him with Saul's guy, so when Skyler and Walt Jr. turned on him, he took the only one left. He really does love his family and it was heartbreaking to him to see them turn on him with the knife and calling the police. So he figured that if they're not coming with him, then he'll at least take one of them.
Your reasoning for him taking Holly is completely wrong
He didn't love his family. He just didn't want to be alone
@@multifantv1245 Wow I can’t believe that’s what you think. He clearly looks heartbroken whenever he said “we’re a family” the second time.
@@yourevilhalf1413 Not really it’s pretty accurate except that it’s not like he had the mindset of taking on his family members like he planned to, he did it in the moment out of panic
@@abelcastro4813 after rewatching the season it made me realize he does love his family. Idk it's very complicated because I was thinking "if he loved his family why would he continue doing drug money work"
The confrontation between Walt, Sky and Walt Jr. is one of the most heart-wrenching and tense scenes in flim/television history.
Taking holly was impulsive. She was the only family member who didn't have a bad opinion on him. He was trying to preserve what he had left of his family.
The greatest episode in television history from the greatest tv show of all time !!!
@Mooky Blaylock no
Podcast Notes: Ozymandias (second part in the replies) Guests: Editor Skip MacDonald; Writer Moira Walley-Beckett; Director Rian Johnson 1. Vince calls this “the best episode ever” 2. One of the assistant editors cut a promo for the season with Bryan reading the poem Ozymandias (don’t look for it. But there is something I recommend watching after you’re finished) 3. This is ~the~ RV in the cold open. The one that was destroyed in s3 was a non-running shell. 4. Hank was originally going to die at the end of 5x13, but they wanted to savor it rather than tacking it in at the end of an episode 5. They wanted it to be beyond a shadow of a doubt that Hank dies because of Walt. Though, as we see, Walt would give up everything, including all his money, to stop the wheels he set in motion. 6. Vince had the idea back when Jane died & Mike was the cleaner that he’d notice the broken glass on the door & work out that there had been an interloper, and that he’d work out who it was & tell Jesse over drinks...or that he’d just mention that someone had broken in & Jesse would put it together. But the other writers argued it’d take him making several huge leaps & being an unbelievable genius to figure that out, so it was scrapped. They had other ideas for how it’d come out...it was always in their pockets. 7. Walt tells Jesse the truth bc he 100% blames Jesse for Hank’s death 8. Rian came up with a beautiful idea, echoing the poem Ozymandias, that the ground would crack (representing Walt’s psyche) when Walt’s head hits the ground as he falls after Hank’s death
Insert of section with Aaron: 9. Everyone who knew what was coming was hyping this episode to the cast before they got the scripts...no detail, just “you won’t believe 5x14 - just wait” 10. Jesse Plemmons is incredible to watch. Aaron haaaaates Todd! He (Aaron) felt a sick watching anyone else cooking with Mr. White when Todd cooked with him - like, that should be ME! Even though he wants Jesse far from Walt Back to regular podcast: 11. Did you catch Walt’s pants from the pilot in the shot with Walt rolling the barrel? 12. It of course wasn’t written for the baby to call for her mom, but they captured it because it was so electric 13. Bryan is incredible playing the duality of Walt on the phone call, with his voice steely, but then you can see what he’s really doing and feeling in his eyes. You can see the moment Skyler realizes what is happening 14. The chessboard in the fire station is set up with the white king a couple of moves away from being check mated
I love how nobody, literally NOBODY has ever asked or wondered... What would Skyler and Marie's parents think about all of this? 😳😕 "Wait, our chemistry teacher son-in-law did WHAT!? Our DEA son in law is dead and buried WHERE!? ... Our car is bugged!? WHAT HAVE YOU BOTH GOTTEN THIS FAMILY INTO!?!?" ... 😂😂😂
It's tradition to go back after awhile to rewatch reactions to the episodes of the best tv series to date. Just to mimic my experience the first time watching is worth it
Walt literally dug Hank’s grave.
Damn
Not literally
@@TheGabrielPT Hank was buried where Walt left his barrels, so yes literally.
I didnt think about it...DAMMM
Mind blowing@_@
This is the best EPISODE ever made in tv history. Comparison with Ozymandias is just beautiful
Nah
Not in tv history dont get cared away
This was awesome. Watching you watch this for the first time gave me the feels. So many emotions I remember
Great reaction vid! Definitely one of the best episodes in tv history and the best of the series next to the series finale
With this episode , ends the empire of Heisenberg...perfect episode with the perfect name
This is one of my favorite episodes of television. It’s absolutely stupendous. The acting and the writing are flawless. This is one of the only episodes of TV to make me cry the first time I saw it. Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn are perfect in this episode. This season won Emmys for their acting in this episode, as well as best writing, and best drama tv show. I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since the greatest TV show of all time began. It’s a god damn masterpiece.
“alright, i feel a little bad for walt.” HELL YEAH YOU DO!! 😂😂 all that work for nada!
I’ve watched your take on this episode, and the series as a whole, and it’s one of the most honest reactions I’ve ever seen for a television program. Nikki, your reaction especially is so genuine. You literally capture all of our emotions in your reaction. Steven, your analysis is always awesome too. Great work. Watching your Ozark stuff now. Another great series.
Джесси Хайзенберг what do you mean?
Джесси Хайзенберг Well, my comment was more about the emotional reaction to this episode specifically, which I found myself relating to. As far as who they side with more, who they defend, etc., I think viewers should be able to side with whomever they want, particularly in a series like this where the lines are so blurred regarding what is right and what is wrong. I do agree that ultimately, they are all flawed. But I also think that some are a little more flawed than others and so, a little more difficult to defend or forgive.