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Breaking Bad - Letting Jane Die: Walter (Bryan Cranston) watches Jane (Krysten Ritter) die.

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US Air Date: 2008
Network: AMC
Starring: Aaron Paul, Bryan Cranston, Krysten Ritter
Director: Colin Bucksey
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[roudyman]

Bryan Cranston has come out and said this was the hardest scene to film because he saw his own daughter in Jane. Completely heartbreaking.

[abdulqudz]

it's mad to know that bryan cranston actually cried for fifteen minutes after shooting this scene.

[rgkong]

I always loved the detail of Walt getting scared for Jane and trying to help her for that moment.

[Hickory_Dickory_Cock]

The fact that she opens her eyes as she dies too see Walt just standing over her is chilling 🥶

[Twofirmfeet]

Moral of the story: meth is fine, heroin is not

[drxela]

I know it's a meme to say on every video "This is when he became Heisenberg, " etc, but I genuinely believe this is the moment that set Walt's soul onto the path of darkness. Up until this point, he was making bad decisions because he felt like he had to. He didn't want his family to end up poor after he died so he did what he felt he had to do, regardless of the consequences.

However, this was in my mind the first calculated move he makes. He wasn't trying to protect himself, he wasn't forced into a situation, he just notices that Jane starts to die, almost goes to save her and then realises things will be easier for him with Jesse if she dies. So he makes the calculated decision that her dying simply makes things easier, not because it absolutely had to do it.

[gradyspencer]

This is the moment Jane became Diesenberg

[animalcrossingfan]

Jane’s dad probably wishes he called the cops on Jane after this

[barsdover]

He actually killed Jane himself by shaking Jesse resulting of Jane fallin to her back

[Beatlemania]

It’s sad because she could’ve gotten help and was already doing good being sober before she was with Jesse

[phantomslay]

That one moment where Walt cries when he realizes that he didn’t save Jane right as she chokes to death really changes the scene for me. He let her die but he wasn’t proud of what he did.

[Jackal_El_Lobo]

I love the Brian Cranston's facial expressive performance. No dialogue and you can still tell what Walt was thinking when he chose to let Jane die. Going from crying/self hate like "what have I done" to sudden internal reicomposer and silent justification emphasizing a "it had to be done" thought process.

[erikiceberg]

This left my soul hurting for entire DAYS after watching this episode.

[ILOVEGOOOOOOLD]

wow I never noticed the shaking of Jesse to wake up is what put Jane on her back. Walt practically murdered her

[SurrealScotsman]

2:14 - Goodbye Walt, hello Heisenberg.

[tjyoyo]

If Walt let her live he’d most likely lose Jesse in the long run as he becomes more and more addicted to heroin. It’s just such an insane ripple effect that transpired after letting her die.

[DeepakPandey-cxsf]

The scene before this death scene with Jane's father and Walt at bar makes it even scarier to watch. Dude!

[Familliarsurroundings]

Every single performance in this show made by Brian Cranston is just heart wrenching. Barely any words were spoken in this scene and you can still FEEL how he feels and almost hear his thoughts. He is a GODLY actor

[hulkjelly]

In the end, Walt made the right decision for Heisenberg.

[mydeadtrim]

i like how in the show it’s up to you to interpret why walt let jane die

maybe he did it to control jesse more

maybe he viewed jane as a parasite to jesse and didn’t want him to use the hard drugs anymore and eventually he himself ODing

maybe he viewed jane as a distraction

who knows there’s many instances of walt going out of his way to help jesse and many more instances of him completely ruining his life