The Terrifying Brilliance of Breaking Bad’s “Granite State”

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Aleczandxr

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3 жыл бұрын

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@joekilla6945
@joekilla6945 3 жыл бұрын
I like the episode where he throws a pizza on the roof.
@kaichen3830
@kaichen3830 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@diamond_dogs
@diamond_dogs 3 жыл бұрын
The moment when he becomes Heisenberg
@dutchvanderlinde346
@dutchvanderlinde346 3 жыл бұрын
Jesse what the fuck are you talking about
@Jackson-bm9mo
@Jackson-bm9mo 3 жыл бұрын
@@dutchvanderlinde346 do you have a plan?
@dutchvanderlinde346
@dutchvanderlinde346 3 жыл бұрын
Big Man No I’m dead
@FidoeFTW
@FidoeFTW 3 жыл бұрын
Jessie's cry after Andrea gets shot to this day is still one of the most heartbreaking things I've ever watched.
@TrenchantAtheist
@TrenchantAtheist 3 жыл бұрын
That and his cry after Jane, "I killed her, it was me! I got her back on... I loved her more than anything." His wail after that line destroys me every time.
@FidoeFTW
@FidoeFTW 3 жыл бұрын
@@TrenchantAtheist Oh my god I completely forgot about that 😫
@mask9054
@mask9054 3 жыл бұрын
Not to mention in ozymandias when Walter tells Jesse that he didn't help Jane from dying you can see his soul leave his body... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fNdnlpmDu56cgZs.html&ab_channel=DasAwesomeLP
@Rua007
@Rua007 3 жыл бұрын
My most heartbreaking moment is , the headmaster not having sex with Walter...
@flyboysteven9979
@flyboysteven9979 3 жыл бұрын
poor Andrea was murdered and it was all Jesse's fault for trying to escape Jack's gang....it's also Jesse's fault that Hank and Gomey were killed....its also his fault for Todd making him into a meth slave...none of that would have happened had Jesse gone on to Alaska the first time....he just HAD to turn against Walt....biggest mistake he ever made...all of this makes it hard for me to feel any sympathy for Jesse...he caused it all
@vhs0828
@vhs0828 3 жыл бұрын
The scene where Jesse dreams of being a wood worker just to turn around and still be a meth slave after all he went through makes me feel every negative emotion i can think of.
@WolfQuartz
@WolfQuartz 2 жыл бұрын
That wasn't a dream, it was a flashback of him in high-school building the box that he described in season 3.
@dumbgayenby
@dumbgayenby 2 жыл бұрын
That scene hurts _every_ time
@s.o.k.1393
@s.o.k.1393 2 жыл бұрын
@@WolfQuartz that makes it even worse
@elijahgilleanrodriguez9242
@elijahgilleanrodriguez9242 2 жыл бұрын
@@WolfQuartz Dream? Flashback? Why not both?
@kittiekitie2895
@kittiekitie2895 2 жыл бұрын
that was literally one of the only two times in the series where i shed actual tears lol
@sdgfuiahbgksatfbvgeawsdkf55
@sdgfuiahbgksatfbvgeawsdkf55 3 жыл бұрын
I was reading tons of serious and sad comments and then proceeded to read "I like the episode where Walt threw pizza on a roof" I liked that episode too.
@sciki5533
@sciki5533 3 жыл бұрын
it's literally the comment above you lmfao
@burntcocaine5794
@burntcocaine5794 3 жыл бұрын
congrats! That comment is right under yours
@sdgfuiahbgksatfbvgeawsdkf55
@sdgfuiahbgksatfbvgeawsdkf55 3 жыл бұрын
@@burntcocaine5794 HURRAY!!
@burntcocaine5794
@burntcocaine5794 3 жыл бұрын
@@sdgfuiahbgksatfbvgeawsdkf55 u guys were reunited ❤
@sdgfuiahbgksatfbvgeawsdkf55
@sdgfuiahbgksatfbvgeawsdkf55 3 жыл бұрын
@@burntcocaine5794 indeed we were
@nobudgetreviewer
@nobudgetreviewer 3 жыл бұрын
Ozymandias: The Climax Granite State: Falling Action Felina: Resolution El Camino: Epilogue
@eliteretribution1971
@eliteretribution1971 3 жыл бұрын
To’hajiilee: Rising Action
@AnshumanKumar007
@AnshumanKumar007 3 жыл бұрын
Should have called it El pilogue
@francisco77220
@francisco77220 3 жыл бұрын
El Camino: Shit
@isablisss
@isablisss 3 жыл бұрын
@@francisco77220 why is it shit?
@francisco77220
@francisco77220 3 жыл бұрын
@@isablisss totally useless
@EllaGP22
@EllaGP22 3 жыл бұрын
Andrea dying with the silenced pistol is still traumatizing to this day.
@cryojudgement2376
@cryojudgement2376 3 жыл бұрын
Worst part of it is that he had to stay chained to a rail cooking meth for neo nazis 24/7 and sleep in a concrete hole for a year straight after seeing her die and then learning that a man who he cared about and protected killed his true love and in doing so, destroyed his hope of getting out of the meth buisness.
@adityyuh
@adityyuh 3 жыл бұрын
Seriously, man. She was good for Jesse. I wanted him to marry her and settle down, raise brock. But of course, it couldn't be that perfect.
@flyboysteven9979
@flyboysteven9979 3 жыл бұрын
It's amazing that there are actually people in society who would do such a thing.....i can't even imagine being like Todd
@Shadowwind4
@Shadowwind4 3 жыл бұрын
Bro I did not see that coming at all like it legit hit me harder than the red wedding
@damienbell5687
@damienbell5687 3 жыл бұрын
Still the hardest scene for me to watch, that coupled with the Jesse's screaming is unforgettable
@alexburgoyne3124
@alexburgoyne3124 3 жыл бұрын
7 years after it's ending, people are still making videos about it. It's THAT good.
@ElmoElmoSWAZILAND
@ElmoElmoSWAZILAND 3 жыл бұрын
Yup
@Smansi_da_randumb
@Smansi_da_randumb 3 жыл бұрын
Theyre aslo prolly talking about it cos of the spin-off, Better Call Saul
@alexburgoyne3124
@alexburgoyne3124 3 жыл бұрын
@@Smansi_da_randumb Yeah thats true, I'm still currently watching better call saul, close to finishing season 2, it's brilliant!
@TrenchantAtheist
@TrenchantAtheist 3 жыл бұрын
@@Smansi_da_randumb Also the pandemic -- lots of people with the time to discover shows they didn't didn't have time to check out before.
@jeremyrafuse5330
@jeremyrafuse5330 3 жыл бұрын
Started binging it again on Netflix, the show is legendary.
@justmyopinion79
@justmyopinion79 3 жыл бұрын
A landing platform for Ozymandias, and a launch pad for Felina. Brilliant.
@Evan345gdf
@Evan345gdf 3 жыл бұрын
Was scrolling through comments while watching and he literally started saying these lines as I was reading them
@kevinmalone584
@kevinmalone584 2 жыл бұрын
Other way around
@justmyopinion79
@justmyopinion79 2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinmalone584 Uhh no, Ozymandias comes before so this has to be the landing platform.
@ch4rlz398
@ch4rlz398 Жыл бұрын
@@Evan345gdf thats called synchronicity
@icyhex
@icyhex Жыл бұрын
bravo vince
@Greyfoxdbz18
@Greyfoxdbz18 3 жыл бұрын
Walt being an overqualified chemistry teacher and watching his old friends find the kind of success he felt he deserved, created a pathology of bitterness, resentment and envy. Then BOOM, his stagnant life undergoes a chemical reaction and he finds the success he was looking for in crime. His stagnant life was replaced with thrills and challenges conferrable to his intellect and ambitions. His cancer removed his fear of consequence freeing him from legal punishment. People like to trash walt because of his cold decisions but man he is just hands down one of the best anime characters of all time.
@ComposerKuandohan
@ComposerKuandohan 3 жыл бұрын
Man, the way you put it, it's almost like Walt's circumstances were a perfect storm to bring him to what he ended up being. Like you said, he wanted more than he had, and since he had cancer, he didn't fear death because it was coming anyway. And then Jessie came into his life and the rest is history. Yeah, he made bad decisions, but he really just wanted success and recognition and power. To extent, that's what everyone wants. He just found it a different way.
@wahidurrahman7506
@wahidurrahman7506 3 жыл бұрын
It really felt like a perfect storm. All the things needed to happen to drive him deep into that path did happened. It was like his fate was doing an experiment on him, what would happen if all the volatile materials comes into contact in the right condition. The result is "Heisenberg " .
@ComposerKuandohan
@ComposerKuandohan 3 жыл бұрын
Wahidur Rahman Just like a chemical reaction. Sounds just like him.
@anonymousanimal5179
@anonymousanimal5179 3 жыл бұрын
Cuervo Jones I’ve found Walt is unviersally loved for his complex, interesting writing, but hated as a character. Even his creator thinks nobody should be rooting for him. Hell, the only person I’ve seen try to seriously justify his actions is Bryan Cranston, and I assume that’s to keep himself in-character
@bennygoat
@bennygoat 3 жыл бұрын
No one gonna voice how they said Walt's in an anime?
@scottbuckley823
@scottbuckley823 3 жыл бұрын
I loved that Gretchen/Elliot and Uncle Jack are kind of the same to Walt. both stole his signiture product and made millions from it and he came back to end to use of his legacey
@Nimbus3690
@Nimbus3690 3 жыл бұрын
umm...that's not true lol he doesn't view them the same. I think you do. And he didn't put an end to Gretchen/Elliott
@hamfrog9893
@hamfrog9893 3 жыл бұрын
@@Nimbus3690 because they had to give money to walts kids
@austineaton2646
@austineaton2646 3 жыл бұрын
Gretchen/Elliot didn’t steal anything
@raptordan166
@raptordan166 3 жыл бұрын
Gretchen and Elliot didn't steal anything from Walt, he walked away with his $5000 share of Gray Matter having no faith in it's future. He blames them because his ego demands he blame someone else other than himself for his short comings that lead up to this point. The one thing they did to wrong him was to claim he contributed nothing to the company when it's his formulas they built their company off of. His work he left behind.
@joni1405
@joni1405 3 жыл бұрын
@@raptordan166 They only said he contributed nothing because they're running a major corporation and one of the founders wound up being a meth kingpin. It was a necessary corporate PR move. It's not like they were denying his involvement when he was a mild mannered high school teacher - he brought that on himself by putting them in a terrible position due to his own actions. Elliot and Gretchen didn't do anything wrong. They were even willing to pay for his cancer treatment and give him a job at Gray Matter. He refused due to his own ego
@Delta_Aves
@Delta_Aves 3 жыл бұрын
In Ozymandias, the great statue fell, and now it’s reduced to its Granite State.
@dr.p3637
@dr.p3637 3 жыл бұрын
Nice. Never put that together....
@sirsnek3933
@sirsnek3933 Жыл бұрын
New Hampshire being nicknamed the granite state: 😐
@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs
@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs Жыл бұрын
woah nice
@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs
@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs Жыл бұрын
then to the felina (blood (Fe) meth (Li) and tears(Na) ) aka the finalie
@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs
@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs Жыл бұрын
Im pretty sure that was gilligans intention with naming the episode
@ermisgrivas8280
@ermisgrivas8280 3 жыл бұрын
The last 4 episodes of BB are the best run of multiple episodes in TV history
@peepawsmethstash9743
@peepawsmethstash9743 3 жыл бұрын
that or the last 4 episodes of season 4
@jameshuxtable6158
@jameshuxtable6158 2 жыл бұрын
@@peepawsmethstash9743 definitely last 4 of s4
@31redorange08
@31redorange08 2 жыл бұрын
Watching the last 4 episodes of GoT will open your eyes.
@anilkumarpr3639
@anilkumarpr3639 2 жыл бұрын
@@31redorange08 it didn't
@RinRin72769
@RinRin72769 2 жыл бұрын
@@31redorange08 idk man, not blinking also opens my eyes
@dumbgayenby
@dumbgayenby 2 жыл бұрын
The scene where Jessie is making his wooden box, but it turns out he was still a meth slave and was daydreaming hits me so hard every single time.
@sifatshams1113
@sifatshams1113 3 жыл бұрын
In Felina, I think Walter finally realised that he wasn't just Walter White and he wasn't just Heisenberg. He was both.
@eddiekaspbrak4624
@eddiekaspbrak4624 3 жыл бұрын
YOOOOO this is a very good analysis!!!
@sifatshams1113
@sifatshams1113 3 жыл бұрын
@@eddiekaspbrak4624 You're goddamn right.
@XDarkBrotherhoodHD
@XDarkBrotherhoodHD 3 жыл бұрын
This is why that Finale with Walts character was so amazing to see, Walt spent the entire time trying to split his personality in two ways(Walt/Heisenburg) and in the end he ended up redeeming himself away from the greed that started his downfall He became the best of both characters
@sachtiottosmith
@sachtiottosmith 3 жыл бұрын
Schrödinger’s cat
@NM-ev7pu
@NM-ev7pu 2 жыл бұрын
"I liked it"
@rasmustagu
@rasmustagu 3 жыл бұрын
"You can't have fireworks without the fuse" That's some quality writing and a perfect anology, great video
@Aleczandxr
@Aleczandxr 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@rasmustagu
@rasmustagu 3 жыл бұрын
@@Aleczandxr this video made me re-binge the entire series again, granite state definitely carried a slightly different meaning this time around. Cheers!
@lukabuksa8141
@lukabuksa8141 2 жыл бұрын
i was scrolling throw comments while watching and i saw your comment the moment he said that sentence wow
@ChiePet_
@ChiePet_ 2 жыл бұрын
@@Aleczandxr This comment makes me think of YYH; Quote Yusuke, "You can't have a good party without someone on the floor. " Please make videos about YYH lmao
@aboudasf4148
@aboudasf4148 3 жыл бұрын
Feelings of Power: Money: 10 Connections: 10 Aleczander voicing your own thoughts in his unique style: 10000
@magnuss3378
@magnuss3378 3 жыл бұрын
Your thoughts ?
@noorsbiology7580
@noorsbiology7580 3 жыл бұрын
fuck r u sayin?
@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012
@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012 3 жыл бұрын
Sliding the card in first try in Among us
@cockroachv
@cockroachv 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant take. Thinking about it now, Ozymandais seemed very dream or rather nightmare-like. It seemed surreal how everything crashed so fast. Granite state is indeed waking up from the nightmare which actually happened and now have to live with it.
@andrewheaton5320
@andrewheaton5320 3 жыл бұрын
The slow demise of Walter White is what makes this show so great, very different from most other shows. Great video!
@willtheprodigy3819
@willtheprodigy3819 3 жыл бұрын
Walter was right all along!
@Jackson-bm9mo
@Jackson-bm9mo 3 жыл бұрын
@@willtheprodigy3819 nope
@godcomplexlynx
@godcomplexlynx 3 жыл бұрын
@@Jackson-bm9mo nah man what do you mean daenerys targaryen fast demise is way better!
@Jackson-bm9mo
@Jackson-bm9mo 3 жыл бұрын
@@godcomplexlynx no i was saying that the guy above me was wrong
@flyboysteven9979
@flyboysteven9979 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely...its a very unique show in a lot of ways....i don't expect to see another show as good as this...i will be dead before then, probably...Better Call Saul isn't nearly as good
@daimarstein
@daimarstein 3 жыл бұрын
last time I was this early walter was still not wearing pants
@pokekiller787x
@pokekiller787x 3 жыл бұрын
Lmfao
@sharklb6715
@sharklb6715 3 жыл бұрын
I’m British so when I first saw that I was like O_O
@bobbyk8690
@bobbyk8690 3 жыл бұрын
Ha nice joke
@kimi5213
@kimi5213 3 жыл бұрын
Aleczandxr and Breaking Bad is a combo that I didn't know I needed, but I do.
@jareddesilva6957
@jareddesilva6957 3 жыл бұрын
I always knew I needed it
@enthymeme4856
@enthymeme4856 3 жыл бұрын
A couple years ago I asked him if he would make one on BB but he said it wouldn't fit with his audience or something. Glad he changed his mind.
@jamesflynn6788
@jamesflynn6788 3 жыл бұрын
I like the scene where Jesse says: “ahhhh... wire!”
@jacobpresley7112
@jacobpresley7112 3 жыл бұрын
Breaking bad is a horrifying depiction of the cost of ambition, imo
@revenant097
@revenant097 3 жыл бұрын
I think it's more like the cost of acting out of bitterness or resentment.
@scifinerd17
@scifinerd17 3 жыл бұрын
It’s more like a cautionary tale on what happens if you keep underestimating somebody, you push them to the brink
@Delta_Aves
@Delta_Aves 3 жыл бұрын
For me, BB, at its core, is a tragic example of “getting what you wanted, but losing what you already had.”
@gerrard9064
@gerrard9064 3 жыл бұрын
@@saulg00dman_ nah ambition. Towards the end he didnt give a shit about the money, just what it represented
@Johnnysmithy24
@Johnnysmithy24 3 жыл бұрын
1717Dave You nailed it
@senshai1267
@senshai1267 3 жыл бұрын
The last scene where the extended breaking bad theme plays .....gives the right amount of gooseflesh.
@marinamaged962
@marinamaged962 2 жыл бұрын
gooseflesh....????
@markosgraveyard
@markosgraveyard Жыл бұрын
It's also the first one, by the way. :)
@Bullfrogidgy
@Bullfrogidgy 3 жыл бұрын
Jesse watching Andrea be murdered was the toughest point in the series for me. He was, in almost every aspect, a good person who had to deal with the terrible people around him. Despite all of this, he did what he could for the few good individuals in his life, and in the end it all still fell apart. Thank god for El Camino for giving me some much needed closure on his story
@Xpwnxage
@Xpwnxage Жыл бұрын
@Dave Smith Yeah, lesser of all evils maybe.
@stanleybochenek1862
@stanleybochenek1862 9 ай бұрын
@@Xpwnxagetrue that’s well put
@kapelski104
@kapelski104 3 жыл бұрын
Every single episode of Breaking Bad is a masterpiece. No filler and no real flaws.
@wenurdedurded
@wenurdedurded 3 жыл бұрын
Except the fly one
@kapelski104
@kapelski104 3 жыл бұрын
@@wenurdedurded That's one of my favorites. It really gives Walt and Jessie some time to bond and it's a nice break from the otherwise action packed season.
@user-ku7mm8bg3j
@user-ku7mm8bg3j 3 жыл бұрын
@@wenurdedurded ehh, the fly was a bit boring, but it was a symbolism of what Walt really wanted. He was pissed about a single fly that probably wouldn't have done anything because he needs some sort of anything to hold him over. That episode says that walt wanted to be an empire king not a simple drug manufacturer.
@SpacemanFromHell
@SpacemanFromHell 3 жыл бұрын
@@wenurdedurded That's one of my favourite episodes, really underrated
@Dontcrybebetter
@Dontcrybebetter 3 жыл бұрын
@@wenurdedurded the fly episode was old Walt trying to resurface it’s the last we see of the old Walt tbh cuz the rest of the show is what Walt has become
@rnbPGTV
@rnbPGTV 3 жыл бұрын
7:08 this was the most emotional scene in Walt's life where he has to take permission to see his own daughter for the very last time, and how he was just begging for a proper farewell from Skyler and how he saw Jr. for the last time.
@billycostigan1247
@billycostigan1247 2 жыл бұрын
Granite State is one of my top 5 BrBa episodes. It sobers you up from the hellstorm that is Ozymandias, and shows you the ACTUAL loss and devastation of Walt's actions, not just the final and ultimate blowback. Hank died and he left his family after they gave him up, but he truly loses them in this one. And Jesse's story just becomes a horror film. It gives the final episode the right to be what it is. Walter doing what he can to make some right out of all of this wrong. Bc now we've seen the things that have happened to him. We've seen the consequences to his actions, so now we get to see him try his best and use Heisenberg for some relative good before he's dead and gone.
@keeb7963
@keeb7963 2 жыл бұрын
I thin the most poignant thing about this episode is that Walt's legacy will outlive that of Elliott and Gretchen's, but for all the wrong reasons.
@sifatshams1113
@sifatshams1113 3 жыл бұрын
The ending of Granite State gets me more pumped up than Captain America finally saying "Avengers assemble" in Endgame.
@MichiganJFrog.
@MichiganJFrog. 3 жыл бұрын
Kuala06 avengers franchise is garbage.
@chikirin9349
@chikirin9349 3 жыл бұрын
I'd never think of it but they're actually very comparable lol
@tahabashir3779
@tahabashir3779 3 жыл бұрын
oh yes. it definitely does.
@joaoruxa
@joaoruxa 3 жыл бұрын
@@MichiganJFrog. oh yes Say that to billions of dollars they made
@ayanneaborka6392
@ayanneaborka6392 3 жыл бұрын
Hard same
@ultramariogod
@ultramariogod Жыл бұрын
The three episodes that represent an explosion: To'hajiilee is the match lit and the wick is shrinking until it reaches the explosive. Ozymandias is the explosion with people gone from ground zero and the shockwave hitting those further away and falling debris landing on people while a large dust cloud covers it all. Finally, Granite State is the dust cloud revealing the sky and the tragic aftermath of the event, everything is damaged, nothing will be the same again
@justmyopinion79
@justmyopinion79 3 жыл бұрын
Did not expect this. Happy to be surprised.
@Taiyou94
@Taiyou94 3 жыл бұрын
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one
@rahulpanwar3427
@rahulpanwar3427 3 жыл бұрын
Why tonpa though?
@kaichen3830
@kaichen3830 3 жыл бұрын
I love your profile pic
@kaichen3830
@kaichen3830 3 жыл бұрын
@@rahulpanwar3427 because why not
@smelliecheez886
@smelliecheez886 3 жыл бұрын
Taiyou94 yeah and it was perfect timing to I just finished this series two days ago
@dingo4601
@dingo4601 3 жыл бұрын
This is the most genius show that ever graced our eye balls...
@wwaatteer8823
@wwaatteer8823 3 жыл бұрын
I just finished this show a couple days ago and I’m still emotionally immersed
@owenfeatherstone7740
@owenfeatherstone7740 3 жыл бұрын
Just finished it today with my brothers. I’m not sure how I’m ever going to find something to replace it, it’s blown my mind with how good it is
@dutchvanderlinde346
@dutchvanderlinde346 3 жыл бұрын
Owen Featherstone Watch Game of Thrones, atleast for the first 4 seasons lmao. Its the only thing I’ve seen on that same level.
@Kaiwala
@Kaiwala 3 жыл бұрын
Watch better call saul now. It's the prequel to breaking bad and it's a shining example of how to do a prequel right.
@owenfeatherstone7740
@owenfeatherstone7740 3 жыл бұрын
Kaiwala already started. It’s great
@FidoeFTW
@FidoeFTW 3 жыл бұрын
Now that you're finished with this, I recommend watching The Shield. Vince Gilligan took inspiration from that show. Vic Mackey makes Walter White look like a child.
@SergioSergio12345
@SergioSergio12345 3 жыл бұрын
1:54 When Gus takes away your steam account.
@rushilmital4695
@rushilmital4695 3 жыл бұрын
Been seeing these breaking good comments everywhere And I ain't complaining
@boogyman3545
@boogyman3545 3 жыл бұрын
Jesse did you brun RV with the wrong ingredient?
@stop5811
@stop5811 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry Mr Wihe, I used the Megle as fish food
@boogyman3545
@boogyman3545 3 жыл бұрын
@@stop5811 shut up jesser
@anthonypritchard2798
@anthonypritchard2798 3 жыл бұрын
@@boogyman3545 mr whhote where's my 448kbps of methé
@rebeccahopkins9522
@rebeccahopkins9522 2 жыл бұрын
I could not agree more. Granite State quietly yet powerfully depicts what the bottomless torture, regret, hopelessness, utter aloneness, and despair of the human soul actually looks like. Except for the last 10 minutes of the final episode, it’s the episode that makes me weep the most. But unlike the finale, it’s not mixed with joy for Jesse, and for Walt who in the end had to lose everything to regain just a small shred of humanity. But with Granite State it’s a different kind of tears, as I also shake my head while crying. Every single time; subconsciously even, like I’m trying to will what’s happening not to be so. The begging and paying 10 grand just for an hours worth of company, how Walt meekly and pleadingly asks him if he would give his money to his family and the cold, honest response back that lets Walt and us know he won’t, the phone call with Jr.; it’s all just gut wrenching. It’s the soft, hushed brutal result that is utter destruction reeked from monstrous havoc. And Jesse, oh God, Jesse; watching Andrea murdered, his enslavement, the terrible abuse; his fate here seems unbearably horrific. It’s the depiction of living hell. Despair often comes in a whisper, yet it’s deafening and all encompassing in its stillness. And you’re so right in that it’s more powerful in a lot of ways than the action episodes are. To me, it’s more powerful in all ways. Because It feels, well, final. There is no more hope left. It’s what it looks like when all that is owed has finally come due. Incredibly Shakespearean in scope, it’s the devastating reverse image of every character; the reverse of all the good and on top times, the reverse of every single relationship, everything broken beyond broken, everything forever gone. Everything that was, everything it was all for, now forever lost. It just kills me and I often skip it just because it’s so heartbreaking to me. Gone are the golden days on top, Walt’s ego is completely stripped away, with only deep despair remaining. And a desperation to not let it all be for nothing. Truly heartbreaking. It is without a doubt, the saddest episode of the entire show. But also an absolute masterpiece.
@melissas7980
@melissas7980 2 жыл бұрын
LOVE. What a treat to find someone who has the words for feelings and thoughts that render me speechless. Thank you.
@ch4rlz398
@ch4rlz398 Жыл бұрын
You are so very eloquent and well spoken. I love the way you are able to communicate such emotion and artistic appreciation while also constructing your thoughts in a linear, cohesive manner thats easy to follow. You are a good writer.
@tommyvercetti891
@tommyvercetti891 Жыл бұрын
Damn .... You seem like you would be good at writing articles
@babc6394
@babc6394 3 жыл бұрын
That BrBa themesong of Granite State, still gives me chills.
@flyboysteven9979
@flyboysteven9979 3 жыл бұрын
especially the music at the end when you saw walt's drink with a $50 bill under it....the music was saying "well folks, we are finally here....the last episode coming up!"
@babc6394
@babc6394 3 жыл бұрын
@@flyboysteven9979 and metaphorically saying that "I left an unfinished business."
@flyboysteven9979
@flyboysteven9979 3 жыл бұрын
@@babc6394 agreed
@masterrserch3971
@masterrserch3971 3 жыл бұрын
6:41 This is one of my favorite scenes in the entire series. GRANITE STATE is indeed a tough watch, for all the reasons you laid out, and to see our anti-hero fall into THIS. But also like you mentioned, seeing that RAGE come over his face, seeing what he's seeing, and the perfectly timed BREAKING BAD theme being played for the 1st time in the actual series, well damnit, it gets my blood flowing in excitement right now, all these years later and probably a couple of years at least since I last watched that episode. In my opinion, there is no movie, other TV show, docuseries, miniseries, hell even PLAY, better than BREAKING BAD. You will never watch something better than the full BREAKING BAD series
@melissas7980
@melissas7980 2 жыл бұрын
LOVE
@oweeman_tib8256
@oweeman_tib8256 3 жыл бұрын
Look closely at the napkin in the last shot, it’s shaped like a swan because this is Walters swan song
@AnthonyL0401
@AnthonyL0401 3 жыл бұрын
Great essay on an underrated episode. I especially love the denouement emphasized by the first and only time the Breaking Bad main theme song is played during the actual show. Just a pure moment of joy about villain Walter finally making a push to right what he can.
@Aleczandxr
@Aleczandxr 3 жыл бұрын
Much thanks!
@priyanshupradhan4388
@priyanshupradhan4388 3 жыл бұрын
That last scene was one of the most epic moments in TV history Thanks for incorporating the theme into this video as well
@todorpopov8613
@todorpopov8613 3 жыл бұрын
In my extremely biased opinion breaking bad is the almost perfect show
@GlennDavey
@GlennDavey 2 жыл бұрын
6:50 I like that you said he had to muster the motivation from the embers of his old anger. The following proceedings occur with a weariness, like he's conjuring Heisenberg, so he can do a job, not from any genuine remaining roiling hatred. This man has sat in a cabin thinking too long to be so petty anymore. He's strictly using these people, and Heisenberg, to achieve an end, and that's all. It's not really "real" danger or threat anymore. They WILL outlive him. He's just Walt, who screwed up, and is facing death now, doing what he can. This is what he ACTUALLY looks like with nothing left to lose.
@Hot18Shot
@Hot18Shot 3 жыл бұрын
Waking up to a nightmare is quite a numbing experience. To a bad breakup, to the death of a loved one, the following days just force you to deal with the new reality given to you. You feel a granite state of not knowing where to go from there, if all the effort was all a waste all along. But life goes on, and so do you.
@ReaperShackal
@ReaperShackal 3 жыл бұрын
Beautifully said.
@DarkClassicGamer
@DarkClassicGamer 3 жыл бұрын
Oooh. A breaking bad analysis? Please do more!
@inconsistentinternetvideos
@inconsistentinternetvideos Жыл бұрын
“You can’t have the fireworks without the fuse” I think this quote perfectly sums up what granite state is
@Jason-of4lf
@Jason-of4lf 3 жыл бұрын
The ending of this episode was so bone-chilling. It was like the Heisenberg inside of Walt saying 'ONE LAST TIME'. I dunno about you but I was always rooting for Walt the entire show despite all the crimes he did because I felt like I completely understood him. I am not saying his actions are justified, but as I said before I understood him and could relate to him as the show made him feel so real and grounded, and not fictional
@melissas7980
@melissas7980 2 жыл бұрын
YES! Same here.
@atomicwaffle420
@atomicwaffle420 2 жыл бұрын
thats called empathy, its different than sympathy. you don't have to sympathize with someone but you should always try to understand them.
@jerma985_enjoyer4
@jerma985_enjoyer4 Жыл бұрын
KZfaq commentor learns what empathy is:
@Jason-of4lf
@Jason-of4lf Жыл бұрын
@@jerma985_enjoyer4 English is not everyone's first language. Stfu
@C0nnie
@C0nnie 3 жыл бұрын
I am confident in my lifetime there will be nothing cooler and rewarding/emotional than hearing the full theme song at the end of this episode after everything Walt realizes. Maybe the last Tarantino film but still probably nothing else
@mixedbeatz16
@mixedbeatz16 3 жыл бұрын
You can do all the breaking bad and I'm tuning in.
@orions2908
@orions2908 3 жыл бұрын
Love when you do non-anime stuff. This, the Pokemon reviews and the Harry Potter critique are among my favorite videos of yours.
@shihanrahman3291
@shihanrahman3291 3 жыл бұрын
But you do realize that Pokémon too, is an anime?
@orions2908
@orions2908 3 жыл бұрын
@@shihanrahman3291 he never review the anime, he reviewed the games, that just happen to use an anime art style.
@Isthatthegrimreaper170
@Isthatthegrimreaper170 3 жыл бұрын
Walter throwing a pizza on the roof wss cool But Walt and Jesse taking on a fly was straight fire
@Hardrive2677
@Hardrive2677 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite episode of the series pretty much just because of the ending. There was something almost inspiring about it. Even though he's an irredeemable character its like even when you're at the end of you're rope theres still things you can do to change the future for better or worse. Its why I think Walt is such a compelling character. I love the way his ego drives him to keep being a mastermind until the end. When he told Jesse he's going to hell earlier in the season then he said "but I'm not gonna lie down till I get there" that shit gave me chills down my spine.
@bobby_greene
@bobby_greene 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact that I haven't seen mentioned, even in the DVD commentary, the key fob for the Volvo that says "just for today" is from narcotics anonymous
@thetooginator153
@thetooginator153 2 жыл бұрын
Aleczandxr - Well done! I thought it was interesting that you put a disclaimer about how you don’t condone Walt’s actions. I think what made this show resonate with so many people is that they can imagine themselves being so desperate and hopeless, that they might actually do what Walt did. Naturally, most of us wouldn’t do it because the combination of moral repugnance and the ease of simply accepting our fate are simply too great, but we can see how someone WOULD do what Walt did. When Jesse tells hand that Walt is “smarter than you and luckier than you” explains why Walt keeps going. Walt keeps surviving against incredible odds due to his intellect and amazing luck. That combination has driven a LOT of otherwise law-abiding people to “break bad” and keep going until they are (usually) destroyed.
@Aleczandxr
@Aleczandxr 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@incandesantlite
@incandesantlite 3 жыл бұрын
I love the 'wooden box I made in high school' in season one that Jesse fantisizes about holding in his hands and admiring his craftsmanship of the only one good thing he ever did.
@ty814
@ty814 2 жыл бұрын
Producers: You can use the intro theme for only one scene. That's all. Vince Gilligan : Fine by me. No problem.
@wrist2cold
@wrist2cold 3 жыл бұрын
Hank: “It’s a mineral goddamnit!”
@iyankku
@iyankku 3 жыл бұрын
Love seeing this episode get some much-needed dedicated praise like this. That bit in the middle of the video made me think of it almost like Ozymandias is the finale, Granite State the aftermath, and Felina an epilogue. Not that entirely makes much sense, but comprehensively it's a kinda dope way to think about it imo. Also really love how you nailed the *feeling* of the episode, especially since I had never realized it but could certainly perceive it. I recently dealt with some personal tragedy in my life and while it was terribly and weighed on me heavily, the real horror was dealing with it after. Having to continue and get back to life while still feeling the pressure of what had happened permeate throughout my daily life... It's overbearing and huge and it really is in many ways worse than the terrible thing itself. You really struck the nail on the head with this one and the fact that it's both right while I'm dealing with some personal life stuff and finishing rewatching season 5 of Breaking Bad just makes it extra special for me, personally. Super great video and concise expression, man, keep it up!
@Aleczandxr
@Aleczandxr 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it!
@PrimeSuperboy
@PrimeSuperboy 3 жыл бұрын
Yes. I'm very familiar with that terror that comes from wanting to wake up from a nightmare only to realize that this is real life and there will be consequences. There is no reset. There is no rewind. There is no pause. It is gut wrenching.
@ahmedaly4328
@ahmedaly4328 3 жыл бұрын
That's it, I'm gonna watch BB again. Depression, here I come.
@ThePillsburyJewboy
@ThePillsburyJewboy 3 жыл бұрын
I’m still morning A. Sack Schrader. RIP
@oweeman_tib8256
@oweeman_tib8256 3 жыл бұрын
*ASAC
@HelixMaster12
@HelixMaster12 3 жыл бұрын
OweeMan_TIB That’s the joke
@kacperwisny5960
@kacperwisny5960 3 жыл бұрын
Isaac Schrader *
@timmyboy9140
@timmyboy9140 3 жыл бұрын
Im still mourning Uncle Jack, and I kinda liked Todd ...
@jere3604
@jere3604 3 жыл бұрын
@@timmyboy9140 ?????
@ed8700
@ed8700 3 жыл бұрын
ozymandias: ending of breaking bad granite state and felina: the epilogue
@Smansi_da_randumb
@Smansi_da_randumb 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, no.
@EatYourVegs
@EatYourVegs 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, yes
@itsceerby
@itsceerby 3 жыл бұрын
Not really, Ozymandias is great and all but leaves a lot of loose ends.
@Smansi_da_randumb
@Smansi_da_randumb 3 жыл бұрын
@@itsceerby agreed.
@dielaughing73
@dielaughing73 3 жыл бұрын
They call that 'climax and denouement'
@squalooceano2291
@squalooceano2291 3 жыл бұрын
I always thought of Granite State to be the end of Heisenberg, and the return of Walter White. The episode to me has always shown Walter finally contemplate his mistakes and what has brought him to his current miserable state. I believe the character in Felina was Walt, no longer Heisenberg.
@605gbird
@605gbird 3 жыл бұрын
This series is so 10/10. It's trippy almost how good it is.
@kaiderhai86
@kaiderhai86 Жыл бұрын
Brilliantly put. The slow down and sheer despair in the beginning, the purgatory throughout and the ramp up with the main theme at the end. Damn, this episode was perfect!!!
@alexburgoyne3124
@alexburgoyne3124 3 жыл бұрын
Weirdly enough I was thinking about granite states underatedness and then I see this video pop up in my recomended
@rileyspsychology485
@rileyspsychology485 2 жыл бұрын
Pizza jokes aside, this was an eloquent video man, very well put together. I finished watching this series today and Granite State was an episode that really stuck out to me (in terms of the latter half of Season 5). I really hope that more people see this episode for the masterpiece it is. For me, it represents Walter admitting to his mistakes. His 2-episode long redemption arc if you will, or at least failed attempt at redemption. He has lost EVERYONE and EVERYTHING he cared about and this episode is the turning point where he finally realises how bad he messed up, or at the very least, this is where he admits it. He FINALLY admits to his mistakes, he admits his pride to Skyler and has such a heartfelt conversation to Flynn/Junior over the phone and the last words he ever hears from his own son is "why don't you just die already". Goddamn, it's just so gut-wrenching and fantastic, but the thing that really gets me is that Walt is so genuine in that scene. You can tell he did really care, he just let his ego get in the way more and more throughout the series, which lead to his demise. He probably knew in his heart that he wouldn't be able to un-fuck the things he did, but it was at least worth a try.
@marcschwinn477
@marcschwinn477 2 жыл бұрын
Please more Breaking Bad Videos!! Just finished rewatching it and your videos make me appreciate it much more!
@androsh9039
@androsh9039 3 жыл бұрын
"You can't have the fireworks without the fuse".
@JuliusCaesar103
@JuliusCaesar103 3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow I'm loving this. I didn't know I needed this.
@randomdude6719
@randomdude6719 3 жыл бұрын
Binged the series a few weeks ago. I still can’t get over the ending. I have so many mixed emotions. The story shows that nothing good comes from pride and ego and addiction. Walts journey is a tragedy and it’s really sad but it was also so epic
@ambientq7299
@ambientq7299 3 жыл бұрын
I will never tire of watching Breaking Bad content. And once again, you pov makes me appreciate what I've watched even more.
@generalyousif3640
@generalyousif3640 3 жыл бұрын
Your videos are like a relic. I don’t search them up, but everytime I come across them it’s a masterpiece
@adumsundler4397
@adumsundler4397 3 жыл бұрын
Yooooo didn't expect a Breaking Bad video. KING!!
@dcyphermind7352
@dcyphermind7352 3 жыл бұрын
Never thought I could see a Breaking Bad analysis in Aleczandxr.. Please make more of the BB universe 😍
@SerratedSoul9
@SerratedSoul9 3 жыл бұрын
This was a great video, well spoken bruh. Makes me want to go back and watch this series again.
@justinbellotti7838
@justinbellotti7838 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant...truly brilliant. My friends and I have had many discussions and full out arguments about this episode and my opinion was that this episode was needed and after watching this video I have the perfect thing to share with them to send my point home. Well done.
@Aleczandxr
@Aleczandxr 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@GlennDavey
@GlennDavey 2 жыл бұрын
This might be my favourite episode. I watched it many times the week it aired. The feeling was like the Friday afternoon before a flight to a vacation. Anything could happen next in the final episode, I had no idea what was coming. But that episode was just wonderful to sit in. Such a breather
@oogs9114
@oogs9114 2 жыл бұрын
Walter paying the hoover guy 10k just to stay with him because he’s lonely is heartbreaking
@flyboysteven9979
@flyboysteven9979 2 жыл бұрын
yeah even thought his family saw him as a monster by then, he still had some good in him....that's one of the unique things about the show....the viewer had a hard time (including myself) deciding if they should like Walt or despise him....
@melissas7980
@melissas7980 2 жыл бұрын
one of the saddest moments of the entire show (for me)
@jacobryan365
@jacobryan365 3 жыл бұрын
Very well said, dude. Nicely done. Bravo! I thought a lot about several episodes throughout the series but I had not thought about granite state quite like this. I love this!
@zainy_inc154
@zainy_inc154 3 жыл бұрын
Me and my dad are about to rewatch this series, glad to see that you made this video man💪🏼
@citizenfourteen2781
@citizenfourteen2781 3 жыл бұрын
Granite State has always been my favourite episode of Breaking Bad but I couldn’t put into words why You just did, so thank you sir
@leejk3926
@leejk3926 3 жыл бұрын
I remember when I watched Breaking Bad the first time and it was right as it was ending/just had ended. Watched the final episode a few weeks after they aired with my two friends who I got into it with me. The finale scene of this episode was truly magnificent and always reminds me of that sleepover Breaking Bad finale we had. As another commenter has said, that scene always gave me chills to watch and I would do so on KZfaq quite a bit after finishing the show,
@berserker8884
@berserker8884 3 жыл бұрын
So happy you managed to recover! One of my favorite creators!
@michawkwalter4205
@michawkwalter4205 3 жыл бұрын
Dude your Videos are in a Granit State as in they are always so solid.
@thorsiufi3697
@thorsiufi3697 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the vídeo . Such an in depth analysis . Of such a great series . It truly is wonderful to watch and ponder right after
@Aleczandxr
@Aleczandxr 3 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome!
@-THE_META
@-THE_META 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I always personally liked this episode more than one before and the one after.
@Tyler-yv2zq
@Tyler-yv2zq 3 жыл бұрын
new alecz video, great way to start your friday
@mikeyelfers
@mikeyelfers 3 жыл бұрын
This is great. Thank you for posting it.
@Aleczandxr
@Aleczandxr 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@jonesjones6279
@jonesjones6279 3 жыл бұрын
I love your work! It’s gotta be tough, to put into words the very feelings a piece of storytelling can invoke in an audience, but you make it look easy. Look forward to your next one!
@Aleczandxr
@Aleczandxr 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@flyingeagle1237
@flyingeagle1237 3 жыл бұрын
The scene where the intro music started playing was epic.
@bjacobs9199
@bjacobs9199 3 жыл бұрын
This is such an outstanding video, not only about the episode but also about narrative. Great job!
@Aleczandxr
@Aleczandxr 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@zumptt
@zumptt 2 жыл бұрын
@@Aleczandxr the only thing I think you forgot to mention is that during Gretchen and Elliots interview, the interviewer mentions that Walts meth is still out there, which I believe might be the main reason he went back, to stop its production and see his family one more time, I think this is proved when Walt doesnt let Jack show him where his money is and Walt told Sklyer that's why he was going there, to get the money, but it could also just be because Walt knew he was dying.
@Sourabh169
@Sourabh169 3 жыл бұрын
Thank u for the brilliance of this episode to people.... That last TV and Glass shot is one of my favourite of the entire series
@benl.4577
@benl.4577 3 жыл бұрын
YES my favorite character analyzing youtuber analyzing my absolute favorite show
@BerdFly
@BerdFly 2 жыл бұрын
Andrea dying really hit hard for me. "Wow, they really did that. And they made jesse watch the whole thing"
@GustyforEminem
@GustyforEminem 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for talking about my favorite tv show!
@Frontline_dude
@Frontline_dude 3 жыл бұрын
Damn underrated video talking about an underrated episode!! Thanks for the video
@drdickphd
@drdickphd 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve thought about making a video on this episode many times, but it looks like you beat me to it. Still plenty more to be said about its brilliance though. I agree that Granite State is one of the very best episodes of the show - might be my personal favorite. On an initial watch in 2013 I found it a bit slow, but with time and subsequent viewings it’s clear to me that the final season wouldn’t have the same power without it. It’s as good an episode of television as I’ve ever seen and definitely deserves more attention.
@voicelessglottalfricative6567
@voicelessglottalfricative6567 2 жыл бұрын
Walt really didn't care what everyone thought of him at that point. He didn't want to redeem himself in anybody's eyes but his own. He wanted to feel like he wasn't a failure.
@FiragaXIII
@FiragaXIII 3 жыл бұрын
Granite State is my favorite BB episode. I'm glad you made a video about this episode :)
@kevinbernhardt3909
@kevinbernhardt3909 3 жыл бұрын
Great, you motivated me to rewatch the series. Much respect for your abstraction and verbal abilities. Keep up the good work.
@Aleczandxr
@Aleczandxr 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers.
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