Walt rejects everyone who tries to help him with the cancer. Jesse tries his best to create Walt's meth, with the help of an old friend.Walt rejects everyone who tries to help him with the cancer. Jesse tries his best to create Walt's meth, with the help of an old friend.Walt rejects everyone who tries to help him with the cancer. Jesse tries his best to create Walt's meth, with the help of an old friend.
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- TriviaIn this episode, Jesse turns down a job as a mascot for a local bank. When Aaron Paul was about 14, he took a job as a furry frog mascot for the radio station where his mom worked at the time.
- GoofsWhen Hank initially opens the fruit tray and grabs food during the beginning of Walter's intervention, Walter Junior is smiling and trying to cover it with his hands.
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Walter H. White: [during a family meeting about Walt's cancer treatment, during a tense fight amongst the family] Alright, I've got the talking pillow now... Okay?
[sits down with tears in his eyes]
Walter H. White: Look, we all in this room, we love each other. We want what's best for each other and I know that, I am very thankful for that. What I want... what I want, what I need... is a choice
Skyler White: What does that mean?
Walter H. White: [with tears in his eyes, very emotional] ... sometimes I feel like I never actually make, any of my own... choices. I mean, my entire life it just seems I never... had a real say about any of it. This last one, cancer, all I have left is how I choose to approach this.
Skyler White: [calmly] Well make the right choice, you are not the only one it affects. What about your son? Don't you want to see your daughter grow up? I just...
Walter H. White: [with tears in his eyes, very emotional] Of course I do, Skyler. You've read the statistics sheet, these doctors talking about surviving, one year, two years, like it's the only thing that matters. But what good is it to survive if I'm too sick to work, to enjoy a meal, to make love. For what time I have left, I want to live in my own house, I want to sleep in my own bed. I don't want to choke down 40 or 50 pills every single day, and lose my hair, lie around, too tired to get up, and so nauseated that I can't even move my head. You cleaning up after me. Me... me some um... some dead man, some artifically alive, just marking time... No. And that's how you would remember me. That's the worst part. So... that is my thought process, Skyler... I'm sorry, it's just I choose not to do it.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Howard Stern/Aaron Paul (2019)
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Performed by Bronx River Parkway
This is a key episode for the arcs of the two main characters. The writers show Walt struggling with a huge decision, whilst also providing important backstory. Throughout it all the dark humour is prominent. It's hard not to be impressed and amused at the importance and awkwardness of certain moments in the party scenes. Plus the moments with Walt, Skyler, Walter Jr, Hank and Marie together brilliantly mix comedy and tragedy. All actors are tremendous in their exchanges.
Jesse's backstory was in focus previously so this more about him trying to realise ambitions with funny results. It all serves to bring the two main characters where they need to be by the end.
Visually it great as always, particularly in capturing body language of actors to express emotion and the difficulty of various interactions.
- snoozejonc
- Apr 19, 2024
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- Runtime48 minutes
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