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- Breaking Bad - Keep the Peace Scene: Gus (Giancarlo Esposito) arbitrates peace.
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US Air Date: 2008
Network: AMC
Starring: Aaron Paul, Bryan Cranston, Giancarlo Esposito
Director: Adam Bernstein
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It's interesting how Jesse the "Junkie" with no children stood up to Gus for using kids, while Mike the Grandpa and Walt the Father said nothing.
Walter already did something and why would mike do something?
@@SWIZZ_E Walter did nothing here . Mike is one of the worst people in bb and bcs so idc what he does.
@@bait5257 worst take ive ever read
@@Josh-wt5xp I didn't mean the whole series. I meant here Walter did nothing . Yeah Mike is cool and all but he isn't good, he is one of the worst characters if you judge by morals. Like you all judge Walter, Mike is as bad as him
@@bait5257 mike doesn't act like he's doing this for some grander thing and he doesn't let ego get in the way. He keeps business business, walt lets it get personal, and that's where it always falls apart.
Walter killed everyone on that room, except Jesse
and victor
But not for lack of trying
@@purorocknomaswashere nope. He was killed by gus
@@randybell101190 not at all lol
@@purorocknomaswashere well walter indirect kill victor, when he make the plan to kill the other cooker, walter death sentence viktor for his failure of protecting the other guy
Jesse had some serious balls in this scene
By this point in the show in his head, he didn’t have much to lose, so he wanted to go all out by avenging his friend, and this video speaks for itself about Gus killing kids
No, he was just braindead. He had no reason to be rebellious against Gus, especially for some single mother. If he wanted morals, he shouldn't have entered the drug trade.
Nothing wrong with a woman being a single parent. It's no different than a father being a single parent.
@@martincurran6432 Women being single parents on purpose should be sentenced for child abuse.
@@TheStraightestWhitest so then so should single fathers?
Bet those 2 dealers never thought out of all the guys to be worried about in that room that it was the old dorky guy with glasses lol
Lmao too funny
It's actually the the old dorky guy without glasses lol
With cancer, no less.
And plot armor
@@aaronfrancis4078 not actually plot armor, walt gets punched, almost killed and hurt in various ways, even he tries to kill himself a couple of times during the series.
"don't look at him you look at me"
the next moment Jesse looked at Walter
@Heretic "we do a little bit of trolling"
1:16 you're welcome
editing maybe
Yes we Saw the exact same video, no need for your pointless comment
Yes we all Saw the video, are you gonna describe what shoes they were all wearing? Belt colour's? Count the individual hair's on their head? What direction the wind was blowing?
You could melt steel with the look Gus gave Jessie after Jessie told him "no"
melt steel beams?
@@NewWesternFront the past 20 years is all starting to make sense
@@NewWesternFront NEVER FORGET
@@HacksignKT Too late, I've forgotten. What are we talking about? Who are you? Where am I? AAAAAAA--
@@FranciumBoron kek
I think this was the first time Gus was truly caught off guard. When he heard Jesse bring up Thomas, he had no rebuttal and no defense except calling those gangbangers back in.
I think it's less to do with "he got me" and more "that's a reasonable demand". Gus' face never changes expression, or moves his gaze. Gus remains in control because he needs to. As we saw later in the show, it's not an issue of morality. Gus can recognize the tactic, but understands that keeping the peace is more important to his business and beyond that, his revenge.
@@Monstercloud9 Yes, he gets to present himself as the conciliator and 'the grownup in the room', and to all sides. A man who can give as well as take. Everyone comes away with something.
It's an act, Gus knew full well what his dealers were doing.
Gus knew it was wrong, and was empathetic. Thats why he told them "no more children"
@@Monstercloud9 Gus's face would not change expression even if Jesse did get him.
When I rewatched the show I found it very unlikely that character Gus became would ever be in the same room with two low level street dealers.
@@water-of-life Just seems weird to me in second viewing. Cant help but feel people that low level would not answer to Gus directly, you would think there would be like 20 level of middle management between him and street dealers. Even if it was just to insulate himself from incrimination. He's portrayed as a very careful man which doesn't gel with the idea that a street dealer would even be allowed to know his identity..one of them get arrested and they know the secret identity of New Mexico's biggest meth producer. the scene just stood out to me as a rare example of pretty bad writing in the show.
@@gl3110 That's actually a great point. It's actually kinda shocking that a man that meticulous and calculating would ever let anyone in the meth business know his name or face anyway, but I guess it was too late to hide his identity since he had cartel connections already.
My take on it:
Gus needed to be thorough with it and be present, really get the message across, and it was simply because Walt was indirectly involved (because Jesse's well being is important to him, and like he says in the clip - Walt is the only reason he is still alive). Walt is such a crucial part of Gus' operation.
@@gl3110 great point now that I think about it, but the show thought of even that. This is a highly volatile situation, major assets of Gus where at risk. Now think about it, has Gus been ever not thorough? It’s why we all see him as meticulous. The third layer to that would be that he needs that control as he’s always had it. The meeting with those 2 thugs wasn’t odd, it was inevitable once taken his personality into account. Since he personally had to see to it, because he’s that thorough.
…I think
Sorry, this is how mafia works
“No more children.”
In the words of Heath Ledger’s Joker, “very poor choice of words!”
Nope, he wanted to and ordered the kid's death, no mistake in his words at all.
You can see the dealer on the left’s face fall a bit. Gus and the dealers knew what this meant.
@@Ghost_of_Michael_Collins Nah, no way Gus meant it that way, he's not stupid, he'd have known what the result would have been.
Jesse, a "low-life junkie", stood up to a criminal billionaire who could have him killed with a snap of his fingers. That really says a lot about Jesse's character and morals. His character development in this show was just truly amazing
How in the world is Gus a billionaire? He's a very successful criminal that also runs a huge fast food operation. You do realize he doesn't just get profit, he pays out A LOT of money to keep things running. Gus is likely worth a few hundred million. Not in cash, in assets.
At the same time Jesse was selling meth to people in the program trying to get clean. And tried to manipulate Andrea into using. He was just mad they killed his friend
@@Laneous14 Bro, Walt had $80 million from his time spent cooking, you don't think that Gus had nearly a billion after decades in the game?
@@skyeiv8471 walt also didn't have the same infrastructure and manpower that gus had to pay for. in assets? maybe. but not outright cash.
Morals? He is a drug dealer.
Though Gus has even lower morals, considering he is ok with using children.
To be fair to the dealers, "no more children" is an ambiguous instruction and could reasonably be interpreted as "kill every last child on Earth until there are none left". They just didn't have time to enact the plan in full after starting with Tomas.
Lmao! They were ambitious
Well it’s the type of order gus could give
Omg, Hilarious!
Anakin Skywalker joins the chat
@@takakocaesar579 Good soldiers follow orders!
I love how in this situation Walt looks like the teachers pet telling on Jesse
Well that’s exactly what happened lol
Then had the audacity to later say, "I was not ratting you out." lmfao
I think this is meant to be like a kid in the principal’s office and Walt is the dad
Gus was really the anti-Tuco. Calm, controlled, soft-spoken and by that, menacing on a whole new level than the short-tempered, barely-in-contro-of-his-own-actions beast that was Tuco Salamanca. Would have loved to watch a Gus & Tuco sitcom 😄
..
Of course Gus is a much preferred example to admire .. but that doesn't mean he's a good man .. He's evil too .. he's just very good in masking himself ..
You can find people like Gus and Tuco in mafia families. The Tucos are quickly weeded out or killed off, people like Gus reach important levels but it always ends up the same, jail or death.
The Odd Couple: ABQ
And Lydia
Chaotic, Messed up,
Controlling.
@@chillhouse8846 and hot lmao I’m sorry that’s dumb and irrelevant
the way mike sat up after jesse said no 💀
His body language says what are you doing kid?
😂😂😂
I love Mike
I'd rather say that Jesse has just reminded him of Nacho (One of main characters in Better Call Saul if you haven't watched it yet). That is why Mike started to like him later.
@@KunalKeshav-dq6ty named finger:
@@diavolo666crimson actually i noticed that both of them visited hector in the hospital wearing a black leathered jacket with the same haircut too
Think about it, if Gus never ordered Andrea's little brother to be killed, Jesse never would have tried to kill those thugs, Walt would have never saved his life, and all of them would still be working on good terms. Gus had a control complex, and all because he tried to get rid of Jesse, it set the events in motion that led to Gus's death.
I don't think it was ever clear if Gus had ordered it or if the two thugs just did that on their own, maybe misinterpreting the "no more children" as "get rid of the kid".
Either way, when Gus says later on that "he should've let me handle it", he was kinda right.
@@horseradish4046 Vince Gilligan actually confirmed it tho. Gus really did order the killing of Andrea's little brother.
@@tyrone1060 Vince really confirm this? May I ask where did you get this from?
@@thanakritpenbumrungvong9597 Sorry, I read it somewhere a long time ago, but I completely forgot where I read it from. Hope someone finds it again.
@@horseradish4046 It was never confirmed but Gus' entire way of doing things is by manipulation and deniability. His fingerprints were all over it. He wanted Jesse dead and he knew if that child was killed he'd go and get himself killed. Thus he couldn't be held responsible by Walt for the death of Jesse.
Those drug dealers never would've put the entire operation at risk by killing a child without the nod from Gus. We know too much about how he operates to give him any benefit of the doubt on this.
when gus said no more children his men interpretted it as "no more" children and killed andrea's little brother.
Well once ur in ur in. They couldnt just let him out, what if he snitches
@@hotstuffwatcher u ever heard of threatening?
@@hotstuffwatcher or blackmail
I believe it was Todd’s uncles crew that killed Andrea
I don't think they interpreted it as that as I'm sure they knew everyone else in the room would not agree to to just killing a child. I think what happened was since they knew they could no longer use the kid, he would then become a "loose end" who knew too much, so they killed him.
Such an amazing scene. "You *Don't* look at him, you look at me", the way Jessie flinched and so did we. But we see the moment in Gus' face when he realizes Jessie is morally right, then the disbelief in Jessie's face when he realizes that Gus actually listened to him. Great drama.
Even Walt looks at gus - phenomenal scene
I think it was more pragmatism. Gus wants Walt on his side, so that means Jesse lives. But he can't let him go without laying the law. Jesse refused and gave a reason. I don't think for a second gus cares about children (see threat to Walt later in the series). But if he relents the point, then Jesse is more inclined to accept the deal, Walt will stick around with less issues. If Jesse doesn't, then he has the high ground in that he tried to settle the problem peacefully, Jesse refused, and now it's time to handle the problem like a drug kingpin would. His hand is forced, sorry Walt.
Not sure why people don't realize Gus ordered the child killed to provoke Jesse. Walt himself suggests as much in the desert with Gus later. "I would never ask you that."
1:38 Amazing voice modulation from Aaron Paul, you can tell he's scared af but he still gathers up courage to speak up
I always loved this scene. Jesse stood up to Gus and was not intimidated. You can see Gus slowly go from anger towards respect.
Even though Gus later wanted to have Mike find and kill Jesse later on he still respected his guts.
But it was this moment he probably reflected on after he killed Victor that Jesse was a formidable ally to his business. Gus learned that Jesse would kill for the loyalty of who he works for and could stand up to pressure. So this is ultimately why he had Mike take him under his wing to see if he can gain his loyalty as well.
It’s so well thought out. The attention to detail with these characters really is outstanding. The writers truly are the best in the business
Wrong.
@@gbb5642 doesn’t elaborate
@@finnmacmanus5723 based
I think it was more Jesse killing Gale immediately after Walt tells him to without questioning anything that made Gus respect him. He saw that Jesse was really loyal and doesn't ask anything just simply does the job.
I only watched through the whole series once, but didn't Gus only take Jesse in so that he could get rid of Walt?
He's like a scary school teacher or principal
And Walt is like the disappointed parent
With a principal like this it would be the most peaceful high performing school in the country.
"When I learned what you intended to do... If it wasn't for this man (points at Walt) and the respect I have for him, I would be dealing with this in a very different way... (Jesse then wants to look at Walt) DON'T look at him, you look at meee"
Man it still sends chills down my spine
And instead of detention, you get the box cutter.
With the added flavour of instead of getting sent home or to detention, you get sent to your creator
It’s actually a real shame that business with Gus and Walt broke down. The way gus referred to Walt with respect and even honestly to Jesse for standing his ground when he mentioned kids. I really wonder what could have happened if things hadn’t gone wrong with all of them.
This was the last time Gus totally respected Walt...I know Gus only was initially planning to work with Walt for a few months but if their relationship hadn't deteriorated they would have done business together for years and Gus would have got that top Doctor from BCS and her colleagues to help Walt with his cancer
Walts ego got in the way....that was a great job...he could come and go as he pleased and Gus took all the risks and had a perfect undetectable system
@@therealjd4life walt ego bla bla bla, he saved jesse thats why their relationship broke
@@therealjd4life
No, it wasn't Walt's ego.
I am sick of hearing that.
What broke the working relationship between Gus and Walter was that Walt chose to save Jesse's life by killing his two men.
The writer ruined main characters so hard. Its not about Walter's ego its about bad writing. Walt seems to be a reasonable guy in previous seasons and suddenly turns into a no brain killling machine after season 3.
I think Gus got some respect for Jesse when he stood up to him there knowing it might mean his life.
Well he kept Jesse and fired Walt lol, he took Jesse to meet the cartel
One of the most powerful "No"s in the entire series...chills
1:17 Just that *Don't* alone sent chills down my spine
Facts😳
At 2:44 when Gus says "No more children", we see one of the dealers on the left looking away with a facial expression of slight grief. Knowing Gus and his methods, I believe the dealer knew what Gus meant - that he was speaking in "euphemisms" with his statement.
So what did he mean
@@pabletoday9782 Basically, Gus told them to kill the kid
I personally don't believe Gus ordered it but that's what OP is saying.
@@JustinCage56 He absolutely did. Gus is meticulous AF. The dealers knew that. They wouldn't have risked acting on their own judgement.
Actually,its very probable both Gus and Mike knew that they were using children in the first place. So it isn't far fetched to think they would be okay (at least Gus) with killing Thomas (Gus is a terrible person,worse than Walter and just as bad as Jack's gang and the Cartel)
Plus it was a brilliant plan:kill Thomas (who could've potentially become a loose end,a snitch), which leads to Jesse wanting revenge, which leads him to get himself killed. Problem solved. Gus just didn't account for Walter's loyalty to Jesse
@@baggybones Damn, that's actually pretty well thought out. Never looked at it that way.
Jesse outlived everyone in that room
He is the only one who had a happy ending.
But not by his actions. Walt could have done so too if he wanted.
Well he is the youngest
@@shadowpriest2574 stage 3 cancer:
He was the only one Walt cared about.
Re-watching this scene knowing that Gus called the hit on the kid to bait Jesse, it really changes how you view this interaction. This wasn’t ever really a meeting, this was Gus putting on a show for Walt. “I’m sorry about your partner, but he went off the rails and I did everything to de-escalate”. Spooky, man
Is it ever proved that Gus called that hit? I always assumed the thugs did it so that he wouldn't snitch on them once he was "fired" by them
@@Tmcclernon I don’t think it’s ever confirmed but it’s definitely implied. When Walt talks to Gus about it he seems pretty sure and when Gus gets defensive Walt says “I would never ask you that” because he didn’t want the answer. Either way I don’t think Gus was going to allow Jesse to continue after this and it was all a show for Walt.
@@GrippeeTV It's not that Walt didn't want the answer. Both of them knew what the answer was. However, to say that would be highly disrespectful and put Walt in more hot water than he was already in.
Yeah I think it's naive to believe Gus's trusted employees would murder the child without getting the order to do so. Gus wouldn't simply allow his men to just cut that kid loose. That could easily leave a trail back to him, jeopardizing his entire business. I believe that Gus had the lab wired for sound. That he heard Jesse say "You think I'm stealing" to Walt and decided he needed a plan to kill Jesse without it appearing like a direct move from himself. I think it's important to keep in mind that when Walt is having dinner with Gus, Gus tells Walt "Never make the same mistake twice". Right after he says this the camera cuts to Jesse, implying that Gus is referring to Jesse. This occurs before Gus is aware that Jesse wanted to kill his men. Just like the original commenter said this meeting is just Gus putting on a show for Walt. He ordered them to get rid of the kid to bait Jesse out, murder him and then claim that it was an unfortunate misunderstanding. This would allow Gus to get rid of Jesse in a way that wouldn't ruin his relationship with Walter.
Walt should had kept his mouth shut and let jesee do his thing with Wendy. Only loose end would be wendy
The fact that Jesse tells him no to his face after the sheer menace in Gus’s voice saying you don’t look at him you look at me, shows just how much Godam heart jesse had inside of him at this point. He felt like he had nothing to lose and was going to stand on his morals or die with them. This was a tipping point for Gus actually starting to respect Jesse and realize he isn’t just some junkie idiot imo. He was actually impressed by his sheer will and determination for proving a point he legitimately believed in.
2:58 "you keep the peace"
3:02 "Breaking Bad - Killing the Dealers Scene"
Lmao good coordination
Thanks for the 😂😂😂
Me in the principal's office for standing up against bullying:
Actual courage: to stand up for your principles, even though you know it might mean death. Jesse shows it here. Walt does not, because he has no principles, aside from "family" and "what's mine is mine" - and a lust for power.
He talks about "family" but when it comes to another man's daughter he prefers to watch her die instead of calling the police, and now he ruins Jesse's plan that could have saved the boy
@@FlydingVent9296 He let Jane die to save Jesse.
@@FlydingVent9296 Jane deserved nothing but death, especially coming from Walt. You don't blackmail, period.
@@FlydingVent9296 this comment is incoherent Walt let Jane die a bad thing but they she wasn’t a part of his family and what do you mean call the police they would have ten minutes tops and she would already be dead all he had to do was turn her over on her side but he didn’t which is bad mind you now for the part about Walt telling Gus about Jesse planning to poison the two dealers Jesse probably would have died if that happened Walt telling Gus probably saved his life
"You don't look at him" moment is so good from Aaron Paul and Giancarlo Esposito
Bro, you commented it like you're the only person in the world that knows it's actors name.
I love how Jesse is scared but still stands up to Gus
This dude has massive balls
This was gus at his scariest imo
I don’t know, boxcutter was pretty damn intimidating. Only Gus could say no words for 8 minutes and scare the hell out of you.
@@Parkproductions1991 and his scariest so far in Better Call Saul was when he killed Arturo. Just another reminder that as the boss, he won’t ask his employees to do anything he wouldn’t do himself which included getting his hands dirty
Yeah, and imagine being Jesse in that spot. Which strengthens his character all the more since he still stuck to his principles in the face of that intimidation.
It shows that the most patient people on the planet are the ones who are very volatile from the inside.
@@Wolf-wc1js Gus as a villain seems watered down in Better Call Saul but I guess thats because they need to give villains like Lalo more attention
It's very interesting moment, that Jesse was really scared of Gus, he was looking at Walter to find some psychological support, Gus understood it and deprive him any possible by gaining this support, when he said not to look at Walter. But Jesse still manages to find strength not break under Gustavo's pressure and fight back
Gus started to realize from here on that Jesse was strong and that he lives by his principles and loyalty, much more so than Walt.
After Jesse killed Gale to save Walt it was only that much more clear.
Walt is WAY more loyal to Jesse than the other way around lol
@@smtandearthboundsuck8400 Right! Jesse tried to rat out Walt any chance he got.
The fact that Jesse was obviously terrified of Gus and stood up to him anyway, that takes real courage
Possibly the most courageous thing I've ever seen
You can only be courageous when you're afraid.
Only a fool would not fear Gus to some degree. Fear is waht keeps people alive.
@@Mediados *what
After taking multiple beatings from tuco, I doubt gus is more physically intimidating.
@@overland1178 Gus is scary because he has hit squads that do his bidding
He’s not as much of a threat physically as he is intelligence wise
The most intense parents/teachers conference
I don’t know….I think Luke and Vader meeting with Palpatine in ROTJ comes pretty close too. 😂
I feel like Jesse earned Gus' respect a little more every time they interacted directly.
2:11 - the moment gus decided to have the kid killed to provoke jesse into getting himself killed
Even those thugs showed signs of genuine shock & sadness because they knew exactly what Gus meant
It's always great when Jesse and Gus interact.
Jesse was an annoying whiner and should have been replaced with a different character, geek's love him because he says the b word
@@Carltonwanks never have I ever seen a more strange comment
@@Carltonwanks extremely l take
@@lilsusrobert9356 no need to be offended
1:16 aaron pauls reaction was real the moment was unscripted lol
um, you sure
@@qwertyki9367 yea it's impossible to act surprised
Yeah I thought that
Kudos to the directors.
Bravo vince!
Considering all lengths Gus went to hide in plain sight it's hard to believe he would allow street dealers to know he's their boss.
He did say they were "trusted employees". Maybe top level street drug dealers who reported directly to the head.
@@Sheikh_Speare lmfao that's not how the streets work. This is a good -rare- example of poor writing slipping into breaking bad
@@handleneeds3charactersormore can't speak for Albuquerque but all streets are ran differently, growing up in Cali and Texas the programs were extremely different. No real structure in Houston. In the Valles in Cali there's a lot more structure.
@@handleneeds3charactersormore ye it seems they wanted to link combos death with Gus. But ye the link isn't also perfect
@@handleneeds3charactersormore How DO the streets work then? Lmao?
When you hear "no more kids" but understand things differently
Imagine hearing that Gus has respect for you
They didn’t get a vegetable tray. Bad sign.
Jesse becoming a man and growing some balls in this scene
You mean - this is the exact moment jesse became Jessenberg?
This is the moment when Jesse became Jesse Eisenberg.
After watching BCS it’s crazy how much of chill Gus of patience Gus had in this scene.
A lot of people have Ozymandias as their fav episode, but half measure is my fav of the series. this is the one that had the best cliff hanger of the series (for those that had to wait a week) and possibly of any tv show. also when walt became full blown heisenberg
When Gus said: "Don't" we didn't see his face but we all still got the chills
“If it wasn’t for this man and the respect I have for him…”
Boy that line backfired so hard
The way Mike leaned forward. probably the first time he saw someone say no to Gus.
0:11 That little “What’s up?” eyebrow raise pissed me off so much.
For someone producing and selling poison, he sure have a heart of gold
watch carefully when Gus says "pardon me?" after Jesse said no, he really didn't expect Jesse to have balls of metal for not being intimidated.
Scenes like this are why Jesse is one of my favourite characters, as scared as he sometimes seemed he truly was brave and always stood up for what he believed in
Subtle detail: as Jesse asks "You okay with this?" the shot changes to have Jesse facing the audience.
Jesse is challenging the audience here. We have all fallen deeply in love with Gus and his persona. He is ruthless and pragmatic, yet classy and charming. Walt, the POV character for most of the series, admires Gus' operation and the way he does business.
Jesse sees through it all. It's a facade. He's challenging the audience to open their eyes to who Gus really is. He literally recruits child soldiers.
Breaking Bad is the best show of all time.
Bro ... it's just a shot-reverse shot setup. Not only is it the most basic of camera angles in all of cinema for back&forth dialogue or to hang on an actor's facial emoting, it's one of the more boring & basic shot styles used in the entirety of BrBa, too. It's a good show but you normies really need to chill out lmao
@@jackstack2136 I see this kind of comment a lot for some reason. Some people like reading into this stuff, including myself. BB is a show that deserves it, so I don't see the problem.
It definitely is a simple shot, but I'm not exactly praising the production team for their amazing ability to capture this moment on camera. I'm reading into what the shot meant, what it made me think, and what it was being used to convey. The timing of the angle change is impactful.
@@PaddyRoon7 If you see this kind of post a lot, you might have a tendency for reaching in your analyses, which is what I am addressing.
I have no qualms with theory crafting or pointing out small details, it's that you presented it as a "subtle detail" that makes it seem like a conscious decision to elevate the scene, when it's the standard technique common for dialogue scenes across all visual mediums.
I'm not saying you're wrong in your assessment, I'm saying it's just a standard shot and Gould/Gilligan use it well, not the other way around.
@@jackstack2136 I'll grant you that I'm maybe, possibly, probably giving this one shot more praise than it deserves purely from a creative point of view, but when I watched it for the first time, this is exactly how I felt. The angle change made it feel like Jesse was challenging me directly. It was impactful.
Oh and I see it a lot on others' comments, I don't go around every Breaking Bad clip and read way too deep into everything lol. You make a much more reasonable case than most of the other "stop reading into the show so much" comments that I see though.
@@PaddyRoon7 Ahh gotcha, I thought you meant "I see this sort of post directed at myself often."
I agree, and likewise. It's hard to tell these days between someone positing a logical breakdown and some new fan just blowing smoke the same way they regurgitate "This is the moment" memes, so I am relieved you seem to fall into the former camp and my apologies if I came off as trolly or crass. If there's one thing I've learned from BrBa, it's the fact that it is so expertly crafted which allows so many different viewers to realistically draw different conclusions to the scenarios. But a lot of your original point seemed to hinge on the notion that "we all love Gus" which is passed off objectively, though I can easily acknowledge that he is a fan favorite and grasp why.
The impact is definitely intentional since Jesse stands for it (quite literally) and the dramatic weight is delivered quickly, so they need a fast setup for dialogue cuts. I actually can't stand 'traditional' linear shows that over-use this format, so I always found it strange that they utilized it here.
When gus goes robot face like that you can feel the grim reaper standing in the corner. Hes got a name too. Hes called mike.
In one stroke, Jesse scared Mike, defied Gus and shamed Walter.
I believe this was the moment Gus finally gained respect for Jesse.
The straight face Gus has is crazy, what a good actor
I'm sure everything turned out fine between all of these fine gentlemen after this scene ended :)
Jesse is the only person in that room still alive 😂
This scene is extremely important for two reasons Gus understands weaknesses.
At this moment Gus understands Jesses weakness is innocent children
When Gus meets Walt in the desert and he asks him if he ordered the death of Tomas, Heisenberg said he never would ask that of him meaning they both don’t have a weakness for children.
And when Gus learns that Brock was poisoned I’m confident that while walking back to his car he was remembering this moment and His conversation with Heisenberg in the desert.
Heisenberg weakness is Jesse. Walt weakness his family. And Gus knew it. He even put together in the end times that this was most likely Heisenberg’s actions all along.
Bravo vince!
Amazing to see Jessie having that power.
It was a win win for Gus, he wouldn't want kids working for him as hitters, extremely risky, so if those were Jessie's terms for peace which would ultimately keep Walter happy then 🤷♂️
Because of Walt everyone in the room died except Jesse.
One of the only occasions when Walt just quietly sat on the sidelines, so to speak, and let someone else do the talking. No show of pride, no sarcasm or even a wince. Even his facial expression -- he almost looks on the verge of tears in a way. Or at least very submissive.
Breedable if you will
He’s scared for Jesse here
This is the scene explains the reason why people love jesse so much. He knows he might be get killed immediately but don't forget to blame them about using kids for drug dealing...
The fact that Walt straight up butchered everybody in that room, except for Jessie says a lot. Even though he did a lot of bad to Jessie he still save him in the end when he coulda easily let that machine gun mow him down. He tackled him and kept him pinned down.
Gus's dealers must've misunderstood what he meant by, "No more children".
Lmao
"Keep the peace"
*CUTS THROAT OPEN*
This must be the scene that made Walt Jnr most angry when he realised there was no breakfast
Walt proves that for all his brains and schemes, he lacks what makes a real man, moral fibre.
Just eat bran flakes.
1:17 walters demeanor changed when gus showed the tru power dynamic , he sat side by side walt and im sure walter felt so good about that , that he was at the same level as gus but then gus reminded both of them who the man with the real power was when he stood up and told jessie to look at him and not wlater . from that ppoint on walters face changed and looked at gus with envy
Gus in this scene reminds me of a really strict principal I used to have back in high school. The dude never smiled and was always pragmatic. If you disrespected a prefect or teacher, that speech at 1:02 is what you'd hear followed by severe punishment (beating)
your comment kind of turned me on
@@windowsxseven What a weird comment
Spank
Jesse actually got Tomas killed by doing this 🤦🏾♂️
Watch Mike in this scene. Not only is he fine with Gus' men using and killing children, he's actually outraged that Jesse would dare question it.
Also, the first time I watched Breaking Bad I thought Walt was staying quiet because he was afraid of Gus, but in retrospect, it's clear that Jesse was the only person in the room who was not okay with harming or killing children as part of doing business.
Dunno where you’re seeing this. He reacts when Jesse disobeys Gus but that was before he even mentioned kids. Mike isn’t on screen at any point while the topic of children is being discussed.
You're right. Even when Todd kills that boy and all of them decided about Todd's future in the business, Mike voted to forget all about it and go forward. He didn't even care about the kid.
@bitter truth lol
Mike didn't look outraged that Jesse would question it, IMO, it was alarm that Jesse was so boldly defying Gus and standing up to him. It was possibly concern for Jesse, since Gus could easily kill him for being a problem. Altho I don't recall the chronology of this scene with the rest of the show and whether or not they had developed Mike's character as sympathetic yet.
@bitter truth Walt was a douchebag, let it go.
Jesse calling out gus for using children is straight punching gus in the gut.
Crazy how gus goes from looking down on Jesse as just another pathetic junky, to trusting him with his life and ultimately choosing him over walt
Giancarlo Esposito is a brilliant actor. This scene is an absolute masterclass.
goddamn. I think Quentin Tarantino and Vince Gilligan. Share the same exact mind set.
Gus I think actually gained some respect for Jesse, the “junkie” with no kids was willing to die on that hill about using children. The tone from Gus changed very much after.
CZcams talking about the Sniperwolf situation: 0:18
“There is blame on both sides”
bad example
Man. Look how good Walt and Gus's relationship was in this episode, only to completely sour by the end of the same episode.
Gus is the ultimate Machiavellian villain
Man say what you gotta say... but jesse had balls.. said no to gus right to his face because he doesn't like child abuse of any kind.. Jesse had a good heart
Applaud Jesse with his heart, standing up to Gus. There's certain things fear will not control and that is a pure heart. Some people will choose punishment or death than to follow certain sins.
For me this was always one of the few scenes of the show that are hard to buy. Gus is such a professional, cautious and extremely careful person... There is no way he would have face-to-face meetings with street dealers. They are the most exposed members of the organisation and of course also the most likely to be cuaght by police consequently. No matter how well you recruit and pay them... Gus would never have let them see his face or even know his name. There would be multiple middlemen.
Exactly, this is an oversight in writing
I'd bet he never planned for them to live long enough after this meeting.
@@handleneeds3charactersormoreno it's not, he knew they were going to kill thomas, Jesse would retaliate and get himself killed. It's his plan
@@mr.monkey354 After that Gus would kill the 2 dealers as "Revenge" and gain more of Walt trust (after removing his liability). I see... that's pretty in character for him. And since the 2 dealers are going to die either way it somewhat makes sense that he would go on a face-to-face meeting with them.
Gus definitely gained some respect for Jesse in this scene
2:00
walters respond: "why are you blue?"
And they took that literally
this dispute is practically what destroys Gus's trust, while in the last season Mike berates Walt for being prideful, egotistical, and not knowing his place. and most people hated Walt for killing Mike and forgot Mike seems ok killing a Kid, probably because they're in the game.
The balls on Jesse here were huge. I bet Gus respected him way more than Walter
Better call Saul taught me that Gus and Mike definitely had a very intense conversation about the death of Tomas
Jesse gains morality as Walter loses it. What a great show.
When Gus said "you don't look at him" my soul almost left my body
This is the exact moment Mike turned into Wallpaper.
Sad to say but: this was the moment Jesse became the downfall of literally everything
so f'ing true
everything went downhill from here
killing those men, revolting against gus, breaking the mutual respect between gus and walt, killing gale...
ik its morally incorrect for using children but had jesse talked with gus everything would have been different
@@chandanadatta1752 and here's a huge problem with BB if you know anything about how real organized crime works, Gus realisticly wouldn't give a F*CK if those guys got killed, they are foot soldiers, they are very much expected to die the day they are hired and are ready to be replaced. From a cash cow like Jesse and Walt vs random thugs, Gus would easily let it slide. Had they killed someone important like Mike or Hector things would be different, but these guys? No way it would actually create a rift
@@felipeaguena5289 but gus is different than real world criminals, thing is he wanted to show his dominance over walt and jesse, now jesse killing his men without his permission is what made the tension start, for him at that time jesse was less important (just a junkie only walt cares for) than those foot soldiers as he had gale who could match walt with cooking, thats why he could have killed walt and jesse as to satisfy his ego, but them killing gale changed things. If u watch then u will realize walt already knew that and thats why he quickly sent jesse to gale to have leverage over gus
This scene and the next scene when Tomas gets killed is almost exactly like how King Henry II may or may not have ordered his knights to kill Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury even though he was drunkedly bluffing and ranting about it when his knights took it as an order just like how in this scene Gustavo says "no more children" And the thing is you don't really know if you interpret King Henry II and Gustavo's quotes as an order to commit murder. I feel like Vince Gilligan did this as reference purposes. Even the victims' names are the same, Tomas and Thomas. Bravo Vince!