you want a 'criminal' lawyer

Walt realized he's leaving things undone, like he did with Grey matter. No more Half Measures!

I still get chills when i hear the theme music play at the end of this episode. Buckle up for one hell of a finale!

Aaron Paul's cries are burned into my memory of this show. It's haunting

When the final music hits, I am like "Let's go Heisenberg, one last time!!"

Fun fact, Aaron Paul actually never took formal acting training.

I really think Andrea's death is the most heartbreaking moment in the entire show. As if Jesse hadn't been through more than enough up to that point. The cold brutality of it is astonishing and his reaction is upsetting beyond anything I've seen on any other show.

The death scene of Andrea really messed me up for days.

The ending of that episode with the music... goosebumps. Walt isn't done yet.

The ricin has to be the most prolonged 'firing' of Chekhov's gun in history.

Best episode endings: 1. Felina(the all time best ending of any series in my opinion) 2. Granite State 3. Crawl Space

The ending is absolutely perfect. Walt is ready to hand himself in. But seeing his former colleagues who have dismissed his work and made billions from it was enough motivation for walter to get up and keep going. It’s undoubtedly the best show ever.

That end scene with the music still gives me goosebumps to this date. He doesn't talk at all and just uses facial expressions, it is one of the greatest scenes in this show

The first time the Breaking Bad music is played in a episode during the ending as Walt is watching his former colleagues on TV

You know you've done something right, when Anthony Hopkins writes you a glowing fan letter after binge watching the whole show!

This episode was walt and jesse in hell, "if there's a hell were already pretty much going there" walts hell is being alone and jesses hell is having no control over his life

Aaron Paul’s performance when he sees Andrea is one of the most haunting and harrowing things I’ve ever seen. As simple as it was this was the most disturbing thing I’ve ever seen in a tv show

This is the greatest tv show of all time, period.... nothing even compares to this masterpiece of a series

Pay close attention to the drink he is drinking at the bar. In the early seasons as Walt he drank his whiskey neat. In season 4 as he shifted more and more towards the evil of Heisenberg, he took Mike’s trait and started drinking it on the rocks. He prominently is drinking it on the rocks during the scene with Hank where Hank says “tagging trees is a lot better than chasing monsters”. He is drinking it on the rocks when he says he is in the empire business. His ordering of this whiskey neat symbolizes his return to Walter where he is meeker, but after seeing Gretchen and Elliott in the tv screen the music kicks in and Heisenberg is not done. He leaves the whiskey neat untouched at the bar and is gone.

One the best endings of a breaking bad episodes, hands down. The only time they use the theme in the show and they absolutely nail it. Chills!!! 🏠🃏☎️

Steven delivering them "yo's" since episode 2 should be acknowledged and appreciated lol

"If I'm lucky, a month from now, best-case scenario, I'm managing a Cinnabon in Omaha." Remember this line from Saul.

That last shot is so simple yet so powerful. "He's not finished"

As usual with this show, it’s brilliant how Walt Jr’s honesty is the complete opposite of Walt’s dishonesty. Jr is 100% honest at all times, often to the point of being brutally honest. Walt usually hides his true feelings and is good at putting up a front (the only person he lies badly to is Skylar), while Walt Jr wears his feelings on his sleeve and is never trying to be anything other than himself.

10 thousand just so someone can hang out with him 2 hours. He's so lonely. It breaks my heart

Walt Jr telling his dad to just die already is a bit of a callback to the beginning when he was refusing to get chemotherapy and Jr told him there also to just die already. Neat how things came full circle.

"He´s smarter than you, he´s LUCKIER than you"... Jesse Pinkman The ending of this episode was the proof of Jesse´s words... Walt was already surrendered to the police. The interview with Elliot and Gretchen gave him the motivation he had lost.

they had the insane restraint to hold back on using the main theme until the penultimate episode. genius

Cabin Fever is not only a movie, but a legitimate term for a psychological malaise. Boredom, loneliness and anxiety.

Ah, Granite State. One of the more underappreciated episodes of the series. Will always be im my top 5

For the love of god, make two parts for the finale reaction. Please and thank you.

Walts reaction while watching the TV...Still gives me Chills..😬

That scene when Andrea gets shot and the way Aaron Paul played that part was so heartbreaking💔. I was so angry, upset and felt Jesses pain.😢😩 🌨🏠🃏📞

The music at the end though. They had one moment to play the theme during an episode and they freakin' nailed it. Gives me goosebumps every time, how the music builds quietly in the background and you get the final shot of the glass of whiskey. So epic.

I think Walt saying "I wanted to give you so much more" to Walt Jr. was his way of telling him he loves him. I think it's more profound to hear it expressed in a different way than an outright "I love you." It feels more poetic to me that way. Obviously Walt Jr. was having none of it anyway.

"Tragic" and "Epic" and "Spectacular" are all appropriate adjectives, Steven. What impresses me is that when I think of how epic Game of Thrones is, with a huge cast, and extras in the hundreds and armies in the tens of thousands, and the scale of 7 kingdoms, etc.....and Breaking Bad manages to be EPIC in a story rarely involving more than about a half dozen people at any given point, in one desert city in New Mexico. That's some impressive shit right there.

When the theme song plays at the end of this episode....Jesus Christ. Chills down my fucking spine every single time.

As Nikki pointed out "This episode stood still". Yes, The title is "Granite State" Also, that's the nickname for New Hampshire, where Walt is.

🌨️🏚️🃏📞 For Walt, Grey Matter disavowing him hits right at the center of his ego. Where the motivation for empire building comes from. Flawless story telling

That final scene gives me so much chills!!

Another thing that makes the Andrea death so tragic is that Jessie knows he indirectly and directly caused it.

The state of rock bottom for basically every character this episode. Granite state is a good name for the episode.

Remember that it's Walt's fault that Todd even knows about Andrea.

Oh WAIT until you see "Felina". Absolutely PERFECT ending to the best series ever.

It's amazing how quick walt jr turned on Walt. He idolized his dad so much but thank was second.

You can see the engine turn over in his face, and he started seething when Gretchen and Elliot basically said he wasn't worth anything... To that point he was ready to give up..

Must've seen about a thousand movies and shows in my life, and can't really explain exactly why, but the final 3 minutes of this episode when the music starts to play and the cops start moving in on the bar with rifles drawn and then entering the bar and how the music stops on the glass is one of the most brilliant scenes ever saw. It's very abstract and hard to explain because nothing huge happens, but just the whole artistry and vision of that scene is phenomenal. I've seen it about 50 times and I still get the chills every single time.

Omg his conversation with junior I can't handle it

Nice touch of realism: Charlie Rose talking over top of his guests. :)

I get why you think Walt is stupid for trying to leave and not really realizing what "Nationwide Manhunt" means, but you have to think of it from Walt's perspective. His Cancer is back and it's really getting to him, he's stuck in a room in the middle of nowhere and there's no one around him at all. He payed that guy thousands of dollars just to play cards with him. He's probably looking at his situation and thinking to himself, what's the difference between this and being locked up in Prison?

22:30 is one of my favorite shots from the series. The jacket behind Walt looks like a robe and the ashtray on the table behind him is in the shape of a crown, the king without his crown.

Podcast Notes: Granite State Guests: Writer/Director Peter Gould; Exec Producer Michelle MacLaren; Co-Exec Producer Melissa Bernstein; Bryan Cranston 1. Robert Forster as the disappearer - they had him in mind when they wrote the character, particularly his character in Jackie Brown 2. It was a real vacuum cleaner repair shop. The place was amazing! It even had a hidden room 3. Walt is still trying to scheme his way out of things & still thinks he can get out of this. he’s facing eventually hitting rock bottom & wants to fight but is being forced into flight 4. Marie on her way back from where? They think DEA hq where she was answering questions. This is the first time the DEA is hearing about Walt & Jesse 5. Walt & Jesse are both underground, but both still have some “mojo” 6. Saul is starting to discard his Saul-ness, and we see Saul is an identity he built just as Walt built Heisenberg 7. Kevin Cordasco, the kid from Make a Wish I wrote about in the episode 5x09...the thing he said he wanted to know more about/see again that lead them to do things differently than they would’ve otherwise was Gretchen & Elliot 8. The Andrea scene was scripted & filmed differently & changed in editing. Jesse is shown in the car with a bag over his head. Aaron, so deep in character, realized where they were going immediately & went from 0 to 10, flipping out in the car. This keys us in too early what’s happening, Kelley Dixon thought, so she cut that & focused instead on Todd. Insert Section with Aaron: 10. Waking up next to Jane’s body was the hardest scene he’s done in his career; this was second. He doesn’t think it was a romantic relationship for him anymore, but he feels the need to protect 11. Aaron’s mom, almost on a daily basis, emails him to tell him how proud she is of him 💗 Back to the main group: 12. When Walt goes to the bar & calls Jr...they had to shoot that twice! Michelle got an email from Diane Mercer that the film had fallen off a truck and an airplane drove over it. They thought it was a joke! There were photos...it was real! A little of it was recovered, but it was mostly lost 13. The time jump was 5-6 months 14. If you look closely, there’s a cactus covered in snow in front of the bar. They filmed in NM, and someone on set asked what they were going to do about the cactus? Peter nor anyone had even noticed it! So they snowed it up

Honestly one of (if not) the best episode endings in history.

When the theme kicks in at the end, I still get chills!

Breaking Bad is known as the best show for the journey it takes you on. At the end you can’t help but reflect on everything! that’s happened to get here. I’ve seen this show 4 times now.

I LOVE that cold Heisenberg look in the end and the soundtrack timing it's just perfect PS.: Walter was having dialysis in the cabin

Walt couldn't let Jesse go cuz he blamed him for getting Hank killed. If Jesse would of just left with his money like he was suppose to, it wouldn't of ended like this.

Wow, I watched this when it came out and totally forgot they kill Andrea. I got to experience that jaw-drop all over again lol. That was maybe one of the saddest parts of the whole show

Rains outside Nikki: it’s Walt’s fault

Jesus Aaron Paul's acting gives me chills🙌🏽

I’m sorry but Breaking Bad>Game of thrones.

i immediately went to the next episode after this one, i still don’t know how y’all do it 😂😭

I'm from the future. Remember when Saul said, "Best case scenario, I'm managing a Cinnabon in Omaha"?

Fun fact, when they originally wrote the cold open of the first episode, they had no idea how they were going to get Walt from in hiding to that point. Thankfully a fan had actually wrote them a letter asking if Gretchen and Elliot would be coming back at any point. The writers had outright forgotten about the Gray Matter parts and the letter luckily reminded them, allowing them to get Walt from point A to point B. (I imagine this is why Walt brought it up earlier in the season too, to also remind the viewers.) Since there'll probably be questions about the title of the finale, I'll just post it here. The last episode is called "Felina" and it has 3 meanings. 1: It's an anagram of the word finale. 2: It's a reference to the 1959 song "El Paso" by Marty Robbins. Walt is even heard humming the song at one point in the episode. I can't say more due to spoilers, but I'd recommend listening to the song afterwards, as it is quite similar to how the episode plays out. 3: This one is my favorite. "Felina" is a portmanteau of the chemical symbols Fe, Li, and Na, which are the symbols for Iron, Lithium and Sodium. Meaning the title is meant to roughly translate to "Blood, Meth, and Tears." Although this is possibly based on a misconception, as methamphetamines don't contain lithium.

Walt blames Jesse for Hank's death, and for losing his 80mil, that's why he turned Jesse in, and even told him about Jane, to hurt Jesse more. Walt was so broken and defeated when Hank died in front of him, and him having to lose all his work and money to thugs, turning Jesse in was his way of getting back at him. There was no way he was letting him walk away at that point.

Steven, you just had to talk during the ending while the theme music was playing. You needed to appreciate that scene! The first time watching is priceless.

Who else likes Granite State more than Ozymandias? Something about this episode makes me like it slightly more. Robert Forster was a top secret casting choice; the fact they were going to show the vacuum repair guy was a big surprise, and I personally was blown away that not only they showed him but it was Bob Forster. This is another Tarantino-homage casting as he was also a comeback-cast in Jackie Brown as a bail bondsmen, for which he was nominated for supporting actor. He's a member of mensa, such an interesting guy. The cinematography and music at the end of this episode are just brilliant with the local NH police descending upon the place with rifles drawn in that musty bar. I love how they show the realistic magnitude of the Schwartz' success talking about their business on Charlie Rose and how a New York Times columnist wrote an article about them. In real life, I feel you only see this version of peoples' success, but you don't see the unsung heroes like Walter White, who gets no credit, and you don't know the nuances of their success, such as how Walt was a big contributor in the beginning. Them snubbing him on national tv would have been a devastating blow to him, but Walt will use that and take it a step further. It would have been hard for Walt to accept the money because a) it was pity money that technically he felt he deserved (although legally he had already sold his tock shares prior to its takeoff and growth), and b) the condition was that he would take a job for them and work for them, and one would have to imagine that taking such a job with them after two decades of contention and spite would have been a form of psychological torture to Walt. It's like "only now, now when he is on his deathbed do they want to include him in and offer him a job out of pity, after never fully giving him credit and recognizing publicy how much of an importance he served in the formation and creation of the company".

Todd's character is so well written. He's overlooked but the coldness of him when he kills shocks me every time, everyone shows emotion in the show when a life gets taken except for him. Complete psychopath.

Hanks Death is Jesses and Hanks fault

Vote for Better Call Saul. If it doesnt win the poll now it propably never win

This dropped at 4am here in Albuquerque New Mexico 👍 lucky im doing the night shift!!😊 thanks for the great content!

Y'all really can't cut him one inch of understanding. If someone stole your brainchild, you'd be pissed too. And they're arrogant snobs.

Skyler was the one who told Walt not to turn himself in. In s5ep10 'Buried" after Walt passed out in the bathroom he offered to turn himself in..

That scene where he says stay a little longer that broke my heart

the use of the intro song at the end is genuis

Please make 2 parts for the finale!! 🌨❄🏠🃏📞

I don't comment a lot but your BB reactions have become one of the things I look forward to the most, you two are so genuine and the editing is on point. Every important scene is highlighted perfectly, love hearing your thoughts as well, makes for a great discussion and it shows how invested in the story you are. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into these :)

Guys, all I am gonna say is: reacting to better call saul after breaking bad is the logic thing to do. Please consider it even if it's not winning the pole (only slightly)

Walt Jr. hates his father because he's been watching all of Nikki & Steven's reaction videos and believes his father is the actual Devil himself.

god this show is so perfect

No one: Steve: Hey look 5Am! Im gonna post a video.

Walt kidnapping Holy is his last desperate attempt to still have control of his original mission, his raison d'etre: "for the family". At that point, Skyler and Flynn have slipped away from his hand, they're already distant (shown as camera pan away as Flynn protect Skyler from Walt), and the only family who's left, who he can "control", is Holy. It's logical for Walt in the heat of that situation. This scene is the best scene of Breaking Bad and maybe in the history of TV shows, and that desperate attempt of Walt to kidnapping Holy, followed by Skyler's screaming, is one of the reasons that makes it the best.

This was the MOSR DARK moment in breaking bad !! When he killed the girl in front of Jesse ! Those cries and that moment is hauntingly dark , u can fell Jesse breaking completely at that moment ,,,

I like how Walt the "gambler" fits in one last game of cards. lol

It's not that he couldn't let Jesse go,but that he blames Jesse for Hank's death. If he never went to work with him,he would still be alive,that's his thoughts. He blames everyone around him other than himself

One of the most underrated episodes of the series.

That "stay a little longer" part always gets me.. Walts hard to root for every time but,being alone like that's an awful way to die.

I could see in Steven's face after he said "at least he still has that barrel of money" that he was thinking in his head, "but that's all he has." Man has lost his family, the respect of his son, any life he had left with the people he loved. Even his final contribution of money is unwanted and potentially dangerous to the welfare of his family. He's lost everything. And while ego is definitely a driving force in his reaction to the Charlie Rose interview, consider this: that was all he had left. From what we saw, he essentially founded Grey Matter in its entirety, including naming the company, and launching the initial products that made investors interested. To have all that taken away from him, was the last straw. And certainly, it wouldn't be lost on Walt how his final contribution, "Blue Sky", was being usurped and taken away from him as well. How he was as powerless to prevent a bunch of Aryan Nation street thugs from stealing his legacy as he was he former colleagues who weren't nearly as 'brilliant' as he was. Dude is on a horse with no name in the middle of a desert. He wants to do something. Anything.

OMG YESSS I CAN WATCH THIS ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL. this is so bittersweet to see this come to an end. i love you 2❤️

Why is this episode out so much earlier than usual? I’m definitely NOT complaining though. 😜

Fun fact that snowy area Walt's cabin was in was also filmed in New Mexico and not during the winter season so they had to re create a snowy environment pretty cool.👌🏼

Damn Steven put this out really early lol Too bad I have to go to work.

After finishing the series, you should do a reaction video to "My Super Sweet 60th" with Bryan Cranston from the Jimmy Kimmel Show. So much Breaking Bad references It's so halarious!!!

I remember watching this at the time and what a perfect set up episode.The music cue and Walt's scowl was on point. One left and what a Felina!!!!!

Fun fact, Jesse was supposed to die to Tuco in season 1 but Vince changed his mind when he saw his performance.

Who said this show wasn´t good to react to? The acting man!!! The writting! The ALL! 🌨🏠🃏📱

I wish this episode was the end of season 5 and we get a whole season 6😭😭😭😭😭

Aaron's delivery of the "not one more cook" line still gives me chills to this day

"A man provides... even when he’s not appreciated, or respected, or even loved" G.F.

"That gave me a horrible creepy chill"- Steve when Skyler is held hostage by the guy in the mask.....Exactly, hhis is one of the best scenes in the show, imo. It was perfect! The whole setup with the police outside, her looking out the window, then just strolling down the hall, to be met by these nefarious dudes wearing burglar masks. I honestly thought they were going to kill her for a minute. Even when Todd puts his hand on her shoulder, it looks like he may do it after the tension momentarily ceased.