What If Jack Let Hank Live? | A Breaking Bad Story
In the episode Ozymandias, Jack Welker and his gang had hank at gun point and he said to Walter “there’s not scenario where this guy lives”
And this video is all about finding that scenario.
Welcome to the breaking bad what if series that I call the Heisenverse,
A series where I make a change somewhere in the Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul time and see how that one change ripples throughout the
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What if Hank broke into Jesse's private domicile and saw Walter in there?
The great thing about this one is that at the time of writing the episode, the writers were in such a rut for ages as to how they could possibly get Hank to leave the RV behind
He needs to do this one next!
YESS
i could see Walt spinning it that Jesse kidnapped him/forced him to cook meth with him
@@Robert___98do you have a link to a behind the scenes where they talked about this? i def wanna see it
What if Walter Jr never got breakfast? Perfect villain arc pending
Lol thanks for the laugh! 😊
He starts cooking cocaine to compete with his dad
Hes either intermediate fasting or going to die in 1 to 2 months from what probably is a hunger strike from the lack of breakfast
These What Ifs really make me realize something. Almost always, what happened in the series canon was one of, if not the best possible outcome, being realistic.
I try to have the best of both worlds, but I’m happy you enjoyed the content
missed opportunity to call it walt ifs
MISSED OPPORTUNITY
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If Walter was kept in the cage like Jesse, imagine the DEA find the tape and think Hank was trying to make a deal with Jack and his crew and it went wrong. So they find Walt being used as a cook and he gets away Scott free.
😂😂 poor Walter. Used by is brother in law & the Nazis
I'd like to see that one
Walter is too old his body couldn’t handle that
Yeeeeaaaaahhhh, but your forgetting one thing... Skyler
@@creatureconnoryeah but imagine they killed skyler just like they killed andrea. Retaliation for walt trying to escape
Jesse in 90% of these: “Well, guess I’ll die 🤷♂️”
In all fairness, he was supposed to die in season 1.
We all hate Jesse!
@UnwantedGhost1-anz25 lol, yeah, it's like every decision made was to make it so Jesse survives, but just barely. Jesse (and Walt) were so close to dying so often. it's no surprise that a single change would result in their deaths.
Jesse didn't make it easier to himself, when he became a rat.
i would have loved if walt told them "hank is my brother in law, he helps me hide under the radar of the DEA, his partner was corrupt too" maybe they would let him live or try to work with him
He was helping him by handcuffing him? LOL No.
@@LarsLarsen77 well they don't know who cuffed him and Walt has shown before he can make stories out of thin air, him thinking they will let a DEA agent live was dumbest thing he did in the show (I get it though he was emotionally motivated)
@@LarsLarsen77could say it was Steve Gomes
hank would just say something to be a smartass and he'll get shot faster
@@mrindeed247 no kizzy😂!! That mf wanted to die soo fast like Bruh💀shut upp😭 but nah “I got my DEA pride bro🤓👌🏾!!” 🤣😭🤮🤡
I'm convinced that killing Jessie is a Canon event at this point
Walt is dead basically. Only way I see this playing out is when Hank says "you bet the calvery's coming", Jack is like "uh oh" and leaves saying "sorry walt, you on your own lol" Then Jack knowing Walt has a DEA brother in law, Jack would definitely have Walt killed when he finds out he's in prison and will likely talk.
LMAO
@@CapitanJorge24 what's so le funny? :D
@@HazeAbysmal when you said "sorry walt you're on your own"
@@CapitanJorge24 sounds like something he'd say if he felt the cops were coming. He'd def leave walt behind :D
I think Jack would've just killed Hank AND Walt on the spot and ran. If they take Walt's car away they would quickly find Jesse and kill him too if they didn't already run him over. No way they would risk being witnessed by the cops or leave any witnesses alive.
what if don hector never shot max i feel that one would be interesting
Good idea
Im not sure how that would be done since we no nothing bout his character but it murge he could make it work so good idea
@@grug-gamingI think all we know is that he was Gus’ lover
Maybe Gus would have more emotion/sympathy for others
@@grug-gaming If you watch the episode of his death, we learn that Max had an education in chemistry thanks to Gus, and he was Gus' methamphetamine manufacturer! That's a big deal! If Max never died, Gus wouldn't need Walt or Gale or anyone unless he wants to multiply the amount of cooks he has. This is probably the most extreme butterfly case scenario that can be altered by this channel lol
Now that I remember... Marie had confessed to her therapist Dave that she had thought of poisoning Walter when she found out that he was a drug lord. What would have happened if Marie had managed to kill Walter White by poisoning? Sounds like a pretty interesting What If concept
Marie would’ve never actually done it. Like she said, she wouldn’t actually hurt anyone, it just “feels good to think about it”. It would be a cool what-if but I can’t imagine it realistically happening
@@nathanclaessen14what if Walt killed himself when Marie told him too?
Marie is incompetent. Even if she did successfully kill him she'd be arrested in a second
I love that idea
@@ContactsNfilters Then everything that happened after that scene caused by Walter doesn't happen.
this one really deserves a part 2 as the scenario is very well written but feels very underwhelming at the end, Great job as always murge!
Yeah I agree and july is the month for me finishing my sequal videos, so stay tuned i have three that i can thi nk of
@@murgeproductionsI think it would very much depend on Skyler. Walt. Jr. would want Uncle Hank to go down hard after seeing that video. Skyler would be upset about that video getting out. The question would be, would she tell the truth? She would have a lot to lose in the car wash. Honestly, I think it’s possible she would let Hank go down, but it’s hard to say.
That’s why i made it a cliff hanger, because i have to think about how I want to go about it, but I believe skylar would side with her son. But I have to rewatch that confession,
@@murgeproductions keep i n mind that they don't know what happened to walt. would Skyler be scared that walt is alive and would hurt her if she sided with hank? Does hank remember Walt saving him, and last being seen with the nazis? a lot of loose ends but this timeline seems very interesting
It doesn’t even make sense. You really think through 11 months of investigation they wouldn’t want to go through his bag?
THE WAY YOU USED THE CONFESSION CD WAS MASTERFUL OMG
- What if Walt didn’t let Jane die? - What if Nacho killed Bolsa as well, before committing suicide? - What if Hector died from his stroke? - What if Jesse killed Todd in the desert during the “El Camino” flashback?
He already done the first one. Basically jane and jesse both die and walter is sad
this is my response in my head thinking on what could have happened -jesse and jane would have either left the country/or overdosed on drugs leaving walt without a partner - at that point in time bolsa was defending gus's actions and supporting the middle ground between gus and salamancas so without him it would have gone really bad between the two groups without him to seperate them - hector was slowly loosing his control over the marjority of the cartel so he was getting more reckless and the cartel would have realised this eventually and 'dealt' with him meaning gus would have just been very angry that hector didnt suffer - in the desert that was just after jesse learnt where todds money was stored at his apartment so he would have killed him drove back to his apartment and did what he did in el camino with less complications and jacks gang would have still been alive but without formular to cook so the blue would have stopped being passed around walt would have returned home to give his remaining money to gretchen and elliot just as he did but badger and skinny pete would have not said anything about the blue (which caused him to go free jesse as he did), then after giving his money to gretchen and elliot he would have turned himself in which was his original plan hope this helps give you a bit of an idea what could have happened👍
Here’s a wacky suggestion: What if Wayfarer 515 happened a few minutes earlier? (Specifically, what if the plane collision happened while Skyler was letting Walt know she found out about his lies?)
skyler: was this you? what happened? walt: "i won"
@@HazeAbysmal Bro won over Mr Margolis and all the citizens of the airplane
I would like it if you didn't kill Jesse as much, but his problem is that there are a lot of times in the series where the obvious solution to a lot of ruthless people's problems is murder Jesse Pinkman. As a thought, what if Walter miscalculates when he confronts Tuco with the fulminate of mercury and kills everyone in the room including himself.
agreed, i kill Jesse when it makes sense to the story and i like your idea definetly on the list
@@murgeproductionscan you do a scenario where crazy 8 kills Jesse because he doesn’t want his cousin to know he’s a rat?
He’s in the game tho.
what if walt was shot while holding the door with his back? or what if tuco never kidnapped waltuh?
to be fair that was his original destiny, and it works to show the collateral damage
This might be your biggest cliffhanger so far
The premiere _just_ finished, and here's my thoughts: This was really interesting, but also sad, and a bit underwhelming. It's sad for Walt and Jesse because of how much pain they went through, only to be put in barrels and forgotten about. It's interesting because of the potential storyline here, Hank being the only witness to that shootout, Walt and Jesse missing, Walt Jr. finding the confession tape, etc. The story has a lot of directions it could go and I feel like it has a lot of potential. But where the underwhelming part comes in is the ending. It's more or less a cliffhanger than an ending. Walt Jr. finding the confession tape is a REALLY good plot twist! But, we need a part 2. Because this story had a very underwhelming ending, and it doesn't have a satisfying conclusion. I imagine this will be a "What if Mike killed Tuco?" kind of thing, where it's one of the bigger stories so it's gonna take longer to complete. If that is the case, I cannot wait! :D But overall, excellent video man! It made me feel a lot of emotions. Mostly sadness for Walt and Jesse though. Especially Jesse, since he was the victim in all of this. Can't wait for (a potential) part 2!
love your thoughts and appreciate the feed back and im going to spend july working on sequel videos to tie up these loose ends
@@murgeproductions Well then I can't wait man! Have a great day, and thank you! :D
@@murgeproductionswhat if Jimmy stole the 1.4m usd at better call Saul season 1?
@@murgeproductions I don't really see any loose ends. The video ends at the right point. The tape convicts Hank, Marie and Skyler forever have a serious rift that can't be mended, Walt Jr probably ends up on drugs or something. There's no need for a sequel on this one.
Honestly, I dont think there's a lot more to go on this one. Walt Jr either confronts Skyler about the DVD, who'd either have to play along or tell him it was the truth (which from Walr Jr's perspective is even more unbelievable) or he takes the DVD straight to the police, which just further incriminates Hank (Well, both would likely happen, just switching the order). Hank gets convicted and Marie breaks contact with them.
What if Walt didn't snitch on Jesse being under the car and "gave him a chance"
Then we wouldnt have *EL CAMINO!*
Bro you can't just leave us on a cliff hanger like that
Bro literally breaking the canon events 💀
Jack let Walt walk away after killing Hank and stealing 7/8 of his money, but kills him after making a deal with him that got him the other 1/8 as well? He had even LESS reason to kill Walt here than he did in the actual show.
Walt was more of a liability there than in the show. He was also probably in a bad mood.
1. Jesse wouldn’t be taken by the Nazis because Walt won’t be angry at him. 2. Hank would probably let Walt be free realizing he had good intentions at first. Or he’d give Walter some kinda plea deal. 3. Walter would either be in jail, or in Witness protection. Either way he still has his family’s respect and probably get Skylar to forgive him.
I need a sequel to this story. I'm even more interested in where this progresses
Working on it, it’s definitely coming in July
Breaking bad next generations 🤣
9:59 is truly the moment jesse pinkman became howard hamlin
I think Jack would've kept Walt alive until he knew Todd could achieve a legitimate blue tint purity in his cooks.
What if Jack and his gang never came to the desert
Jack says to Jesse: What kind of man talks to the DEA? No man at all. All joking aside, this is a good alternate plot.
Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding, Jesse 💥💥💥💥
What if combo survived the gunshot? What if Lydia's hit on Mike succeeded? What if the skater twins got the kettlmans car? What if the assassins killed lalo? What if Hank got in the RV? What if Max was never killed?
Honestly the only thing that changes with the assassins killing lalo, is lalo doesn't kill howard and all the consequences of that don't happen. This video would be better framed as "what if lalo didn't kill howard?"
@@mappingshaman5280 you do realise that will also allow nacho to continue being a pawn for Gus Fring which changes a lot in Breaking bad
@@oskaranddaniel7582 no it doesn't. The salamanca twins will still think he killed lalo like in the OG timeline.
@@mappingshaman5280 they would blame some other gang and make some story up about nacho and why the gate was open
@@oskaranddaniel7582 then why did that not happen in the original timeline? Seriously I don't think you understand the early part of season 6. The twins assumed lalo is dead. They did not see nacho's body. They made the logical assumption he was a rat. How does lalo actually being dead change any of that?
What if Hector died at the end of season 3? What if Mike killed Hector and the twins? What if Kim was in Breaking Bad? What if Mike killed Lydia? What if Jesse didn’t leave the business? What if Mike was able to get along with Walt?
First 3 seem kinda random
@@bearpoop720 not random, its referencing better call saul. hector has a stroke and nearly dies in season 3 finale (resulting in his paralysis) but is saved due to gus's intervention. mike was going to kill hector and the twins but again gus intervenes and stops him.
@@el1n3 I've watched BCS don't explain to me. If Kim was in BB what difference would it make. Only way I see her returning is if Saul Goodman never truly manifests within Jimmy. The other 2, are just what if BB didn't have these villains.
@@bearpoop720 if you claim to have seen the show... literally how is it random. the events in bb would transpire differently if even a single member of the salamanca family was killed off earlier. because they are, quite literally, the overarching antagonists in the show that are the cause for many butterfly effects. its an interesting thesis to delve into. while i do agree that kim's presence in breaking bad would serve little to no narrative purpose except shock value, these are what if scenarios. they're for fun and speculation. however if kim was somehow in bb by some off-chance, then saul's story would've definitely turned out very differently.
@@bearpoop720 The second one happened in "What if Mike killed Hector?'
Another dark. I can see Jack's decision sure going to lead to much terrible thing in both version. It's like killing Hank was a better choice and the cliffhanger ending here was so nice mystery touch. It's leave us think on our own again
PLEASE MAKE A PART 2! I'd love for this to be continued, great story telling potential! Loved this one ❤
The ending doesn't really hold up. Flynn may not be on speaking terms with his mom and aunt, but he's probably smart enough to see that the former is not in any mood to lie for the latter or her husband, so unless Flynn goes and starts spreading rumours at school(?), he would quickly be told, and have no reason not to believe, that the confession tape was a deliberate ploy to intimidate Hank.
What if they killed Lydia to early when they thought she put the tracking device on the barrels. What if hank went to el paso.
When I watch your videos...I realise that everything went almost perfect for Walt and that the slightiest change of his actions or other characters actions almost everytime leads for his death or Jesse's lol
“Everything went almost perfect.” Except for Hank getting killed, his whole family hating him and him losing a vast majority of his money.
@@SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333 it could've been worse lmao
Fantastic what-if! The shit-storm that would be caused by that DVD is unfathomable! Very good stuff. Vince Gil would be proud
Had to rewatch Walt's Confession just to get an idea on what Flynn would be thinking watching the video.
Some ideas for the next “What if” videos (maybe you did some of them already) - What if Hank didn’t have to take a 💩 - What if Chuck didn’t take out Jimmy from the prison, and Jimmy never become a lawyer? - What if the dirty cops managed to kill Mike? - What if Nacho didn’t want to poison Hector? - What if Tuco managed to kill Hank?
1. He pissed on the book instead by accident and he checked it before trying to fixing it because he is... Hank. 2. He defecates through a sunroof again 3. Mike's middle fingers move up and then avenge him by moving like a bullet with each one shooting the other one 4. He probably gets killed by him due to protecting his father. 5. Walter finds Jesse as the reason of Hank's death the same way in S5E14, but takes his anger on his friends as a punishment for him, then he goes against Tuco.
here's a good one: what if Howard hired jimmy for sandpiper in spite of chuck?
Well this outcome turned out more disturbing than I thought it would be.
Todd of all people being the one that killed Walt was shocking😳
Totally felt. He was the mix of being nice and vile at the same time
I still can't get over how dark some of these get. Great what if Murge! Can't wait for part 2!
We should really get a part 2, i think theres potential for something interesting with the confession. Either way though great video
This is an interesting idea I never thought would be a video. Great video man!
More to come! And glad you liked it
What if Jessie convinced Tuco to eat the poison?
What if hank accidentally beaten Jesse to death in season 3 episode 7?
"Do what you gotta do." "Well, now that I think about it, I don't gotta do it, huh? So long, Agent Schrader!"
This one, was absolutely fire.
That's a good what if theory. Though instead I'd have the gang keep walter as there cook, similar to what they did with Jessie.
Walt having a DEA brother-in-law was too much of a liability for them.
Depends on the fine meth walt will cook for them, plus walt's cancer that they will notice as the weeks go by.
What if Jimmy died in the events of batman? What if Marco didn't die? What if Skyler didn't take the money and gave it to Ted?
*what if Jimmy died in the events of Bagman
Excellent. I could literally see the scenes playing out in my head as you read them
What if Hank never found the Walt Whitman book in Walter' s bathroom
Hey murge ,you Could do a second part of this story , about what will happen to walter Jr after seeing the confession tape , this was probably the best what if ending that you ever done , i love your work man.
Idk if you've already done this, but maybe ypu could try "What if Walter and Jesse went to Mexico to cook for Tuco?" So basically they take up tucos offer from season 2 ep 2. Rlly love the content btw, keep it up!
Thing is, Hank would know that Walter was talking to a guy named Jack. Being an excellent cop and working with his boss who trusts him, even if the public no longer trusts him, Hank would track down Jack and possibly bring him in for questioning regarding Walter White
Hank also has undoubtedly noted the license plates of every car present at the shootout.
Dude. This is your best yet. You really nail Jack.
These are great, always very well written
What if Gus never suspected Lalo survived? In order for that to happen, Hector would have to not smile at Gus so much and actually keep his poker face, thus confirming no one was coming to get Gus. What if Walt (reluctantly) became a mole for the DEA? Instead of telling Skyler that he is the danger, the two talk about how to break the news of his drug dealings lightly to Hank and now Walt is going to be a man on the inside.
Murge is Vince's adopted son with the amount of script he wrights for these vids
he did say he was getting milk and never came back lol
What if Walter never entered remission? What if Walter’s cancer never came back?
"Do you wish I don't kill Jesse so much" Yes lmao
Another Murge Production masterpiece🙌
Love these videos! You should do one where what if Walt had kept working with Gale in Season 3 and never replaced him with Jesse and stayed in Gus' good graces.
I know it gets hard to do these what ifs, even with the ending be logical since Jack and his gang are lowlife thugs, not business frontman like Gus. If Walter could kill Gus, he could easily kill Jack and his gang without the M60. Gus was monitoring Walter and Mike kept tabs on him, Walter still won; Jack was impulsive and sloppy.
Yoo that gunshot sound effect took me into the scene, I felt Walters heart shatter
Sorry dude, rats got to die
This is such a great series dude, you've got a great voice and these are always super creative and fun to watch. Some scenarios that I've thought about: 1.) what if Skyler never gave Ted Walt's money? At this point Walt can actually attempt to start his whole family's life over (if they'd even be willing) and the consequences of that could be interesting. Not to mention the IRS might have a lead to them with Ted in lock-up. Jesse and Gus are still together, Brock never gets poisoned, and Hank still has a huge target on his back. And 2.) what if Skyler never figured out that Walt was a meth cook? This one requires a bit more of a leap but even something as simple as "Walt doesn't let it slip that he has two cellphones" could have ripples. I'd imagine the divorce still happens but if it does then Walt would need someone else to launder his money. Again keep up the great work man, have a good one.
Damn just seen this video today and your actually so underated surprised you dont have more views and subs as these What If videos are well good keep it up man 🔥
What if Walt’s ego didn’t grow like it did in season 5 (basically season 4 Walt in season 5)
Mane, you come up with believable scenarios for the series, also you do some on point impressions for Jack and for Hank in your other video
Thanks dude! I try my best
Man hmwalt and jesse were knocking on deaths door through this entire story. One single change and it ends up with both of them dead
One I'm kinda surprised you hadn't done yet: What if Gus didn't die? I feel like two versions of this have potential: The realistic one, where the bomb simply fails to go off, and the less realistic one, where Gus is horrifically scarred, yet still alive after the explosion.
Or if he took tyrus offer to do it by himself
Gus could’ve been the Two-Face of Albuquerque.
I don't think the Gus surviving is so unrealistic though, pipe bomb isn't the thing powerful enough to guaranteed kill everyone in the room, so canonically Gus got a bit unlucky. What I always think of though, is the pipe bomb is surely not powerful enough to kill the car passengers, so Gus would definitely have survive that case of bombing if he used the car.
dude. this is the first video of yours i’ve ever seen. amazing work, such creativity! i’m gonna go ahead and end the comment here. have to binge your other stuff lmao
Thanks my guy!
Damn, another great video! I love these!
I still believe walter is too smart to not know that he was about to die, he would have done something about it. I mean Gus was a much smarter criminal than Jack and the plotting is so obvious, Walter wouldn't have just "let it happen", I do not know what but he would have done something to not die.
A different way you could have done this was having hank be the inside man for Walter. Having Walter saying Hank was his inside man and having Hank go with it knowing the only other way out would be a bullet in the head.
this needs a part 2
i've got an idea for a video: what if gus never takes jesse with him to casa tranquila? that way walter and jesse wouldn't find a way to make the explosive idea work since they wouldn't find a place where gus goes that isn't being monitored constantly. i think this might be a good idea for a video.
I missed the premier but this video is still peak, keep up the good work! ❤
Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks dude
This might take the place as my favorite, youre only improving as you go.
Great job leaving this open ended! Your content keeps getting better.
Glad you enjoy it! Thank you
I feel like it would be cool if they would’ve made like three alternate season fives that are the same up until these points. It would be really cool and everything you’ve said fits what would actually have happened and it’d be so freaking awesome to see an end where the big death is Jesse.
What if Walt had died sooner, as if his cancer got worse after the events of 4 days out. What would Jesse do with the meth they cooked and if Jesse would give walts family the money
Man that would be a fun story. I really dont know if jesse could think far enough ahead to NOT simply drop the money off on their porch leaving skyler absolutely flabbergasted. If she notices jesse, then shed probably get him to spill the beans and man that would be such a shock. But then shed realize she has to launder the money somehow, maybe forcing jesse to help her... the adventures of jesse and mrs white
Jack only agreed to continue cooking because of his nephew and his crush on Lydia. The money was plenty for the gang as far as Jack was concerned. Remember what he said about the rest of his crew's dismay at having to give Walt a barrel? "Jesus, what's with all the greed? It's unattractive."
My goodness, this feels like your masterpiece..! I love it. Great work..! 👏
Wow, thank you!
Here’s an interesting one probably, What if Walter didn’t intervene and do a Full Measure at the end of Half Measures? Also I will keep asking this but what if Kim didn’t leave Jimmy, and how that would have changed the rest of the HeisenVerse?
This change in the story reminds me a lot of the ending of Barry where the person who's trying to put an end to the protagonist gets blamed and the protagonist dies an hero of some sort.
This was awesome, took me back to the days of reading fanfiction. Nice story telling, dude!
Glad you enjoyed it!
10/10 love this ending way more!
Thanks dude! 🫡
I don't know if youve already done this but what if Skyler accepted and was fine about Walter cooking meth? Maybe a bad idea, love the videos
the way my jaw dropped when the CD showed up at the end was wild
Oh my god please do a follow up, holy hell this was good.
Will you have a part 2? This one feels like a cliffhanger.
The problem with this is that hank DID have evidence for Walt being Heisenberg he just chose to overlook it for so long until it was too evident; the stolen equipment from his schools lab, and the note from gale, etc.
I will say though this script is very well written and the scenario as well for the most part
This was awesome good job
Oh this won't end well , the best case scenario at that point was the canon Breaking Bad ending.
I feel like the Nazis wouldn't have killed Walt. Like I'm pretty sure they would have kept him as a slave like they do to Jessie in canon. Other than that I really like this one.
What if walter jr went out on a breakfast quest
Yooooooo keep this going bro u can’t leave me on edge like this !!!!!
More to come!
I LOVE this scenario! Excellent Work!!
Thanks a lot! Happy you enjoyed it
Bro should write a show😭 I really thought there's no way you could make this good but again, it's amazing and the ending with Walt Jr. And the confession tape was just🤌
Like it. That DVD Walt made totally implicated Hank and neither Walt or Jessie are around to let the police know it's fake, Hank sadly goes down for the entire five year story.
Nah. Skyler could confirm what parts of the confession tape were real and what was bullshit. The only "evidence" of Hank's involvement at this point is Walt's tape. And who is the DEA more likely to believe, their own ASAC or Walt? Especially when you consider that the one thing that would exonerate Hank is the fact that after he got shot, he spent the back half of season 3 and all of season 4 out of commission while he was recovering, and Heisenberg was very active during this time that Hank was in no condition to be doing much beyond tending to his mineral collection.