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Breaking Bad - Walter Wants to Cook Scene: Walter (Bryan Cranston) begs Jesse (Aaron Paul) to cook with him.

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US Air Date: 2008
Network: AMC
Starring: Aaron Paul, Bryan Cranston
Director: Vince Gilligan
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[peternolan]

“Either that or I turn you in.” Sounds like Heisenberg.

[i-work-at-enron]

His very first interaction with Jesse and it ends with blackmail. So wholesome.

[vtn]

I really like how they added jesse in this scene. Really shows how Walt is not schizophrenic and talking to himself.

[dudley]

Such a great opportunity for Jessie. Hope it works out.

[samsmith]

"But you know the business and I know the chemistry" LETS

[freebird]

1:51 People don't really appreciate the significance of this look from Jesse. Imagine yourself in his shoes - you've been a hopeless junkie for years, have no real direction in life, your partner has been arrested, and then your old high school teacher just walks into your backyard in the dead of night and proposes a partnership with you in cooking crystal meth. I'd probably have started laughing from the moment I heard the end of Walter's sentence "... and I know the chemistry."

[theboard]

I love this scene. It reminds you that Jesse never agreed to be partners with Walt. He was blackmailed and pretty much a hostage. And it just hurts so much more when you realize all that Jesse went through because of Walt and no decision of his own.

[FYSTIBOI]

How ironic that Walt was the one telling Jesse that he will turn him in while Jesse ended up turning Walt in at the end

[WaliMoosa]

When Walter says 'do you want to Break Bad' I felt it.
Brilliant performance

[Mynameisnumber]

And thus, one of the greatest TV shows of all time was born.

[fourenl]

“Either that, or I turn you in”…

Never EVER start a partnership or deal with someone who starts or finishes the proposition with blackmail. No matter how much love they have for you, their motives are obviously #1 in their eyes

[waltermalone]

I love how this scene parallels their last encounter at the end of the series.
Staredown in a driveway at night
Walt leverages Jesse with a threat that would see him locked away for the rest of his life VS Walt being the one to set Jesse free once and for all

Walter Leaves and Jesse Stays(Because he is home) VS Jesse Leaves and Walter Stays(Because He can't go home)

[jonathangetachew]

2:02 Breaking Bad fans when their chemistry teacher asks them to stay after class

[rebel]

A lot of people think this is Walt showing his disregard for Jesse from the very beginning. I see it more as a show of strength. What approach do you think is gonna convince a criminal to work with you? A sob story about having cancer, and wanting to build a stable amount of money for your family after you die? Or a logical offer of mutual benefit, and some blackmail to leave him little opportunity to turn you down?

Plus. The latter approach will prevent you from being manipulated and pushed around a lot. If all they’re concerned about is money and not getting sold to the cops, then they won’t even think about going after your family.

[microzorro]

Jessie's final words to Mr. Whites we're "do it yourself". This was the moment he should've that.

[digital]

What people don’t realise is that this show was originally just about a normal family, until Bryan Cranston went off script, the director liked it so much he decided to keep it in

[TheMarionick]

One day you're dropping out of school, thinking you're never gonna see your teacher again, next you're racing through a fence, to freedom, away from the torture that your former teacher has become.

[NameOfTheChannel]

The part i like the most about this scene is the teacher student dynamic. Sort of like being caught off guard once you learn a teacher isn't simply an old bum with only purpose in life being failing students. Easy to forget that they are human too.

[UnnamedHero]

1:49 Something about how Jesse looks at Walter. It always looked so meaningful and hopeful to me. Random thing to latch onto I know but it always fascinated me.

[tankdogization]

Walts own ego didn’t want to admit he needed quick money to get through his cancer treatment and to leave enough behind after dying. If he had said it upfront in this scene, perhaps the whole show would’ve went differently.