Analyzing Evil: Walter White From Breaking Bad

Welcome everyone to the thirty-eighth episode of Analyzing Evil! Our feature villain for this video is Walter White from Breaking Bad. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching. If you have any feedback or questions feel free to let me know below!

00:00 Introduction
04:18 Backstory
08:27 Before Gus
25:18 Working For Gus
32:39 After Gus

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[sebc]

i don’t understand why we are calling walter evil when it was hank who ran a meth empire and used walt to cook meth for him

[zeebooboo]

Imagine being in highschool, doing a chemistry class with a boring chemistry teacher. He gets fired. And months later on the news that guy that taught you chemistry is revealed to be a drug lord.

[unknownvariable]

The first episode did everything it could to get you on Walt’s side. Then the rest of the show is a test of how far you’ll go with him.

[thomasloney]

The ironic thing about Walter is by the end of the show, despite ending with nothing, he's arguably more famous (or infamous) and well known worldwide than Gretchen and her husband, who appear on television, not because of their own accomplishments, but because of their connection with Walter.

[zz]

One of my all time favorite scenes is when Walt calls Walt Jr. "Jesse" by accident. Really showed how often he thinks of Jesse even though he doesn't show him affection.

[xxslayerxx]

I like how the comments are a mix of genuine analysis of Walter White's character, and people saying "my favorite part was when Walt told Hank it's 'breaking bad time' and everyone exploded"

[TorTor]

Anna Gunn was so good at Skyler, every time I watch the show again I completely forget she’s even acting. This whole cast is outstanding. Truly a legendary show.

[redgrizzly]

That scene where Jesse gives Walt the watch for his birthday always gets me. It shows just how much of a pure soul Jesse still is and how much he looks up to Mr White. Knowing what happens after and what the watch comes to represent in the later episodes makes this scene ultra painful to revisit

[blaisetelfer]

Walt's "I did it for me" moment in the finale had my jaw dropped. I've never felt like I was achieving catharsis for a fictional character before.

[DJNITON]

For me, the scene where I realised that Walt's standards of morality completely had changed, was his speech at his high school, when the plain was crashed. He showed us that he saw those dead people as statistics, instead of human lives.

[bwwestman]

8:51 I wish the series showed the reactions of those students who made fun of him. Imagine them seeing in the news that their teacher had millions in the 10-figures, and was the biggest druglord of the southwest, and murdered a lot of people. Not to mention dissolving bodies in acid and sending them to Belize.

[Ididitlikethis]

In Season 1, Walt looks for any reason not to kill Krazy-8 even though he had literally tried to murder him. He saw Krazy-8 as an actual person with a family and friends.

In season 5, Walt shoots Mike in cold blood. Simply because Mike has hurt his ego. Showing just how evil Walt has become.

[antisocial]

One of my favourite quotes in breaking bad is when Hank is being held at gun point. As Walt begs for them not to shoot him, Hank states “Walt, you are the smartest man I know, yet, you can’t seem to see that he made up his mind 10 minutes ago” before being shot.

[hansofaxalia]

Hearing “the larval stage of the Walter white we will come to know” keeps making me think of Walt as a fly, Flysenburg if you will

[Mystical_]

The person who was most addicted to the blue meth never used it.

[MoodyGooseCow]

I think you missed the part where he tells Hank that Gale wasn’t the true mastermind. Again about his pride he doesn’t want Gale taking credit for his work

[fisyr]

The moment Walt lost me was when he refused the financial support from his rich former friends: that's when I realised that the idea of him being a provider to his family was more important than his family itself.

[Dcook]

The fact that Walt's character requires such in-depth analysis and explanation is a testament to just how damn well he and this show are written.

[BradsGonnaPlay]

One thing I never thought much about until now: Walts overbearing pride was never affected by his son’s developmental issues. That seems like something a major narcissist would never let himself live down, but he genuinely loves Jr til the end.

[f.r]

The scene where he's laying under the house looking up at his wife through the hatch, screaming and laughing is the only scene where I've had to pause a show and literally take a moment in my life. Absolutely horrifying-overload drama.