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It’s so weird. I have never thought of the use of pools in Breaking Bad, but as soon as I saw the title I immediately thought of several negative things that revolve around pools in the show. Such a good video.
I love these, i watched all their breaking bad breakdowns after I finished the series, its cool seeing how much of a deeper meaning some stuff has in the show
I think this channel sometimes overanalyses some of the scenes and characters, but it's ok. I like it and I will keep watching their videos on breaking bad.
The first time is suspenseful because no matter how dire the situation looks, we’re always pulling for Walt to somehow come out on top. The second time you feel a committed enthrallment as you look for little clues to somehow justify the final outcomes. The third viewing is a solemn, dignified reflection as to which sides of Walter we recognized in ourselves. The fourth time is because you’re actually cooking meth.
@Hollow Shell well dude I know exactly that vince have some sort of genius hidden plot in breaking bad. But people that take it too far make me amused. I mean NOT EVERYTHING that appears on screen have hidden meaning. If you watch these type of thing on internet you will understand peoples take it way too far.
Death of the author, my dude. Just because the author didn't consciously intend something doesn't mean it's not there. Textual evidence is always more important than external evidence in literary analysis.
@@subscribeofficial7134 No not everything has a hidden meaning but good writers and directors don't waste screen time with irrelevant shit that doesn't propel, compliment or highlight the story and it's central themes. The evidence for swimming pools being used symbolically in breaking bad is abundantly clear in this video, which you would understand if you weren't an idiot that just took everything at face value. You admit that Vince 'Has some sort of genius hidden plot' that you're too thick to grasp but then you also think reading between the lines and understanding the impact of visual story telling is 'taking it way too far'? Nice contradiction dumb-ass but guess what; there is no 'genius hidden plot' there is just THE plot of the entire story, and everything in the show has been carefully structured around that. Pull your head out of your arse, kid.
And he's a VERY versatile actor. I've seen him in Drive, The Lincoln Lawyer and probably one or two other things I'm not thinking about. Him as LBJ earned rave reviews from my mom, who remembered the real deal.
Walt and Skyler bought a house with a pool for their future kids, but ended up having Flynn who has cerebral palsy and can't swim. The American Dream is dead and life is cruel.
@@jackrobinson3833 Maybe he started to yell "Hall"? Telling his bodyguard that they needed to get out of the room and back into the hall. Or it was just Gus screaming. Who knows?
They really could do a video on what Marie's annoyance regarding the water spots on the hospital forks says about her character and the show. And I'd watch it.
BB is, in my opinion, one of the very few works of fiction that TOTALLY lives up to its reputation. In a world full of both overrated and underrated books, movies, shows, etc, that's something to truly cherish.
I feel kind of bad for the folks who got to binge stream it. Getting to think about each episode for a whole week before the next made for so e of the best conversations I've ever had with alot of people, friends and strangers alike. And they managed it AGAIN with Better call Saul. Truly, Vince Gilligan is a MasterCraft writer.
As an editor, I am SO impressed by how you guys scour through all those episodes to pull out the perfect shots to illustrate your points. It can't be easy. But you make it seem effortless.
White Walter with blue eyes symbolizing extremely pure meth which zombifies people across the country, gaining his power while series progresses, killing as mighty opponent as Gus, going into very personal battle with Hank, but eventually crushed by this neo-Nazi guy no one cared about. Sounds legit :)
In my first summer out of high school, at a pool party, an old friend who was deeply depressed jumped into the deep end and sank down to the bottom. He just sat there, like a Buddha. When we jumped in to pull him out, he was smiling. It was a deep smile of satisfaction, like he had found the first relief he'd had in years. At the time I thought that he was just glad that we cared enough to rescue him. Later that summer, he killed himself. I realized then that his smile was from his first real glimpse of death, and it was comforting to him.
@@SuzakuX that's in breaking bad Hector even comments that Gus and Max won't say anything because they like seeing dicks. Eladio is actually swimming I his pool in bcs.
I always said that someone could teach an entire University course devoted to analysing Breaking Bad, and these videos by the Take might be the closest thing I'll get to that. So well done, as always. Best series analysis channel on the Internet!!! You should consider doing an entire episode on "Fly", as you had a really great take on it in this episode and it's the most controversial one of the series.
Fly as a whole is an episode that is mainly taken at face value, and that's not the point. It's not just a filler episode. Hell, I'd go so far as to say that this episode is among the MOST important parts of the story. The dichotomy of Walt's 2 persona's clashing as the last vestige of the "old and kind" Walter are barely managing to stay afloat to his "new and cold" Heisenberg identity. It's brilliant and worth a rewatch just to understand the metaphors being explored.
Most of it is subconscious, as is true with any writer. But when you peel back the outer skin of the narrative, there are a lot of interesting things going on beneath it.
I believe they had a team of (Writers) who wrote this not just Vince Gilligan. I believe there was 8 in total. Don't forget also Bryan Cranston was also a producer and director on a couple seasons and a few episodes. It was an amazing achievement for an amazing team
I tend to think a story as "great literature" when it can be interpreted in many disparate, deep, yet equally valid ways. There's really no doubt in my mind that Breaking Bad is great literature, and I'm confident history will remember it as such.
Sometimes I wonder, if the scriptwriters really think that deep...or if maybe a pool is sometimes just a pool. But it’s always nice to revisit great series like BB, so, who cares...😄
DeathnoteBB Um...the point of the video wasn’t analysis of the characters, but pointing out symbolism. And symbolism/metaphors are by definition intentional. Otherwise it’s just the viewer projecting their opinion on random stuff. Also: it was kind of a joke...
Rara Avis Analysis can be *about* symbols... and no it doesnt have to be intentional for someone else to see the symbolism in it. Also okay? I was just saying the analysis is good, even if it’s not what the writers intended. I just dont like people dismissing meaning from anything unless it’s consciously intended, so I made a reply.
DeathnoteBB Well, actually it does need to be intentional, to be a symbol. Sorry, but that’s the way, the term is defined. If it‘s not intended, the observations can still be very insightful and valuable...but it wouldn’t be a symbol, just the viewer projecting meaning on random stuff. I actually agree (mostly) with their analysis, btw. As I said, it was meant as a joke, so let’s leave it at that, shall we? 🙂
Rara Avis For the record people “projecting meaning into random stuff” _is_ what a symbol is... I don’t give a shit if you let it go, I’m only saying my thoughts. You’re the one needing to have the last word about nothing.
I think especially in the 2nd season the show made it very clear that there is a meaning behind the swimming pools and you are just ignoring it because its uncool or something. The show even made cliffhangers about that and wasted several minutes of screentime to highlight it. I guess you just shrugged your shoulders and said _"That doesnt look like anything to me"_ like some stupid Westworld androidsheep.
No. Just no. Like ALL TV shows the first seasons the best and it just gets progressively worst until they realise they are flogging a dead horse and end it. You think Jessies enslavement and the great robo machine gun ending was actually good? You must be wearing rose tinted specticles.
@@my_other_account6008 even if you dont like ending, the show did not break it's own rules, the writing and dialogue wasnt putrid. Vince and the team at least stayed dedicated to their project and ended it at the right time. Is it perfect, no. But it holds up far better than the last 2 trash seasons of GOT. But im sure you've got your glasses for that dont you😎
"some have seen this eye as actually representing the eye of god" They touched on a theory that wasn't there's because they are open to interpretation and not close minded like people in this comment section. Nice strawman fallacy tho
Lets not forget about the massive empty pool at the hotel in Season 5, symbolizing how grand, yet empty Walt's wealth has become, and with it being in a hotel, could also symbolize that he has already symbolically lost his home and his family.
This is exactly why I love this show so much! Everything what happens here is not just for fun and drama. Every single scene, character and dialogue is there for a purpose, and has some meaning. Even after watching it 2 times I still keep finding new things about this show that surprise me.
Great video! This couldn't be more accurate. I don't a lot of people paid attention to how much details and metaphors were packed into that show. Best show on tv ever!
@@gregthefishburger8270 they consistently show themselves at the end of each video, including this one lmao. If other people are helping them with their takes behind the scenes they've never mentioned it and I seriously doubt it considering how much they refer to themselves as a duo/pair. And if even anyone else was helping, they're still clearly doing the brunt of this work. So like I said, these ladies are a tier above most.
I would love some more videos on Better Call Saul! Like a breakdown of Kim Wexler, or maybe of her relationship with Jimmy which are both super complex. But still, this was a great video as well ;-)
Sometimes I wonder, if the people who make movies or series, books or songs, etc, put all those simbolisms, or if the people who make the essays, find them and make a compelling argument.
@@aherrmie So, I wonder if It´s possible to take (for example), Gus Fring, and make Him the good guy of the show, or Hank the villain. Because I like, when I´m with my friends, find out what is their opinion on something, and argue the opossite, even if I agree. But this kind of show have Archetipes so clear, that must be really dificult. Just a thought.
alejandro esteban diaz conias I find, from my experience as an artist, that it’s both. People find things that are mesmerizing/have meaning and incorporate it into the work. Other times, due to the stylistic choices someone inadvertently made, others find deeper meanings and explain in their critique/essay.
Gus was basically Littlefinger: No matter how many steps ahead you think you are, when you let your emotions get the best of you, you let your guard down and it spells trouble for you.
Wow. Great analysis. Watching it, I know how right it is. It "clicks". The best metaphors are like this - they work unconsciously, doing their work without our being aware of it. Spot on!
Never payed too much attention to the symbolism of the pool. I've always viewed it as a place where Walt emptied his thoughts but now seeing more and the others identity with the pool is just brilliant. Thank you guys.
Guys I think I’m onto something here... Walt cooks blue meth (“baby blue”), but has a baby daughter. Perhaps this is a metaphor for the two lives he leads, or that he is left with a choice between his two “children”
It's so strange how Gus's quest for revenge against Salamanca twists him so badly that it all ends with Salamanca getting revenge against Gus on behalf of others. Despite the sins of Salamanca, he gets to die nobly, sacrificing himself to stop an evil druglord. Even though he's also an evil drug lord. And Gus became the very thing he ventured to stop.
I had no idea Gus was gay but that makes more sense in the story. I thought that was his brother that got shot in the head in the flashback at first...
What a remarkable video. Your work is so consistently brilliant that I honestly don’t understand how y’all put out a new video every single week. Just signed up to support The Take on Patreon. Keep being awesome, you.
This video represents EXACTLY the kind of fascinating analytical content for which I subscribed to this channel ! I couldn't be happier Breaking Bad is still very much alive and relevant in 2019! Would you guys consider analyzing (any) particular motif from True Detective season 1:)? Awesome work!!!
Great anaylsis. May i ask for your analysis on the fuchsia teddy bear and walts fuchsia sweater? Its the only time he ever did wear pink. And it was this scene. It always made me wonder what it means. Hoping for a reply thanks.
I don't know if you are inventing meaning where there is not or actually right. But you still make a great case and present solid points in a very compelling manner. Good video
TV? Hell yeah. I loved GOT S1-4. GOT fell hard after S6. S7-8 needed to be 10 episodes, and 3-4 more seasons. Keep in mind GRRM wanted 13 seasons, but D&D negotiated 8, and won. It got shitty after they ran out of books.
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Please do an analysis of Lion King
The Take could you guys do a video on Dexter?
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I humbly suggest a video of why Walter White takes on the personalities of the people who he kills
Because Zimma Blue temptation.
The True Stars of Breaking Bad:
1. Breakfasts
2. The Pool
3. Answering Machines
4. Walt's Underwear
5. Rocks, I mean Minerals.
JESUS CHRIST MARIE, THEY'RE MINERALS
You forgot Skanks.
margareth michelina What about new answering machines every season. I always thought those were funny af 😂
margareth michelina
Mmn~
Those Tighty Walter Whiteys~
cheetos!...not fritos!?
It’s so weird. I have never thought of the use of pools in Breaking Bad, but as soon as I saw the title I immediately thought of several negative things that revolve around pools in the show. Such a good video.
same omg
Same. I've watched the entire thing at least 4 times over now and not once did I realize this either lol
Gus' lost, the death of the quartel, Walter embriagating Jr., Skyler leaving him... so many stuff happened in pools
Who else hopes this channel never stops analyzing breaking bad? Always intriguing and fun to watch these videos.
I like these analyses more than I ever did the actual series.
This analysis ie alwayd spot on and breaking bad is a timeless show, and it will never end.
I love these, i watched all their breaking bad breakdowns after I finished the series, its cool seeing how much of a deeper meaning some stuff has in the show
Alex Armogan --It’s odd to still miss it too, it’s excellence makes it like a diamond, many facets and is beautiful on so many levels.
I think this channel sometimes overanalyses some of the scenes and characters, but it's ok. I like it and I will keep watching their videos on breaking bad.
A 15 minute video about swimming pools? Hell yeah
Sadly you watched it without being forced.
@@adamhasluck8782 I'm laughing so hard right now
Almost as good as an hour chasing a fly
and didn’t mention kendrick once. smh.
It is a pool connected to Breaking Bad. Not just any pool.
This show continues to blow my mind, years after. I learn something new every time I watch it
Same.
So, can you now cook?
i just finished the show for the 3rd time last week.
The first time is suspenseful because no matter how dire the situation looks, we’re always pulling for Walt to somehow come out on top.
The second time you feel a committed enthrallment as you look for little clues to somehow justify the final outcomes.
The third viewing is a solemn, dignified reflection as to which sides of Walter we recognized in ourselves.
The fourth time is because you’re actually cooking meth.
this is literal retardation.
The take: breaking bad is the deepest show on the planet
Vince Gilligan: nope I just like pools
yeah these people Smh
@Hollow Shell well dude I know exactly that vince have some sort of genius hidden plot in breaking bad. But people that take it too far make me amused. I mean NOT EVERYTHING that appears on screen have hidden meaning. If you watch these type of thing on internet you will understand peoples take it way too far.
Death of the author, my dude. Just because the author didn't consciously intend something doesn't mean it's not there. Textual evidence is always more important than external evidence in literary analysis.
M w M 😂😂😂😂
@@subscribeofficial7134 No not everything has a hidden meaning but good writers and directors don't waste screen time with irrelevant shit that doesn't propel, compliment or highlight the story and it's central themes. The evidence for swimming pools being used symbolically in breaking bad is abundantly clear in this video, which you would understand if you weren't an idiot that just took everything at face value. You admit that Vince 'Has some sort of genius hidden plot' that you're too thick to grasp but then you also think reading between the lines and understanding the impact of visual story telling is 'taking it way too far'? Nice contradiction dumb-ass but guess what; there is no 'genius hidden plot' there is just THE plot of the entire story, and everything in the show has been carefully structured around that. Pull your head out of your arse, kid.
Something I never hear anyone else mention: Bryan Cranston has one of the most badass sounding voices ever.
You're goddamn right !!
And he's a VERY versatile actor. I've seen him in Drive, The Lincoln Lawyer and probably one or two other things I'm not thinking about. Him as LBJ earned rave reviews from my mom, who remembered the real deal.
“Your boss is gonna need me...”
"Hellfire rained down on my house!"
i want a badass thriller game voiced by Bryan Cranston and Richard Dormer (Beric Dondarrion)
Walt and Skyler bought a house with a pool for their future kids, but ended up having Flynn who has cerebral palsy and can't swim. The American Dream is dead and life is cruel.
*FLAN
Daydreamer Jane yeah
Never thought about how Flynn can't swim! Man, I probably wouldnt use the pool if I had a child with cp either...
I always thought that was unbelievably cruel irony, too
and they moved before Holly could use it
Hector Salamanca: Any last words?
Gus: HAAAWWW
😂😂😂
He spent his life yeeing, he died hawing
Never understood that
@@jackrobinson3833 Maybe he started to yell "Hall"? Telling his bodyguard that they needed to get out of the room and back into the hall. Or it was just Gus screaming. Who knows?
Timo 😂
Skyler: Wanna hear a joke?
Walt: OK
Skyler: knock kno-
Walt: I am the one who knocks
Never heard that one before
Nice one
Gold
This shouldn’t have made me laugh
👌🤣🤣🤣
Nobody:
The Take: All the secrets behind forks in Breaking Bad
They really could do a video on what Marie's annoyance regarding the water spots on the hospital forks says about her character and the show. And I'd watch it.
The Symbolic Nature of Walter Jr's Breakfasts
I know right every time they upload a video. I think how are they going to make this interesting and or make sense. And every time they manage it 🤯
@@JohnNovakovich that one is almost not too far of a stretch, actually
Fryderyk Łaski Just let this stupid meme die already. Stop being lame
BB is, in my opinion, one of the very few works of fiction that TOTALLY lives up to its reputation. In a world full of both overrated and underrated books, movies, shows, etc, that's something to truly cherish.
Totally agree. When a friend introduced me to the series I thought "Oh well it's not gonna be as good as they say surely" but boy was I wrong lol.
@Suq Madiq BLUE balls.
@@groob33 baby blue
I feel kind of bad for the folks who got to binge stream it. Getting to think about each episode for a whole week before the next made for so e of the best conversations I've ever had with alot of people, friends and strangers alike. And they managed it AGAIN with Better call Saul. Truly, Vince Gilligan is a MasterCraft writer.
Then the memes happened
As an editor, I am SO impressed by how you guys scour through all those episodes to pull out the perfect shots to illustrate your points. It can't be easy. But you make it seem effortless.
The talented always make it look easy, don't they? Of course, we both know there's a lot of hard work behind it.
Game of Throns : Winter is coming
Breaking Bad : I Am The Winter!
White Walter with blue eyes symbolizing extremely pure meth which zombifies people across the country, gaining his power while series progresses, killing as mighty opponent as Gus, going into very personal battle with Hank, but eventually crushed by this neo-Nazi guy no one cared about. Sounds legit :)
I swear, in a couple of hundred years people will study Breaking Bad like we study Shakespeare today.
You guys even can make me watching 15 minutes about swimming pool without make it boring. I'm speechless
@Human Resources thanks 💛
@Farabi Seiilbek And they were being sarcastic
@@venusathena3560 F
Heisenberg: Say my name.
Some dope dealer: You're the best ever.
Heisenberg: You're goddamn right.
Still rewatching Breaking Bad.
Heisenberg: Say my name!
Emilia Clarke: Best [last] season ever!
In my first summer out of high school, at a pool party, an old friend who was deeply depressed jumped into the deep end and sank down to the bottom. He just sat there, like a Buddha. When we jumped in to pull him out, he was smiling. It was a deep smile of satisfaction, like he had found the first relief he'd had in years. At the time I thought that he was just glad that we cared enough to rescue him. Later that summer, he killed himself. I realized then that his smile was from his first real glimpse of death, and it was comforting to him.
Woah thats gonna be in a movie.
Dang that sucks
I hope he found the peace he was looking for
@@hellonhead5905
It was already in BB. Along with many other scenes from my life.
Only Saul Goodman uses Swimming Pool correctly in BCS
He floats. .
He was still James McGill back then 🤣
Hector also pisses in Eladio's pool in BCS!
*Answers the phone*
"James McGill Esquire and how may I help you today??"
@@SuzakuX that's in breaking bad Hector even comments that Gus and Max won't say anything because they like seeing dicks. Eladio is actually swimming I his pool in bcs.
I always said that someone could teach an entire University course devoted to analysing Breaking Bad, and these videos by the Take might be the closest thing I'll get to that. So well done, as always. Best series analysis channel on the Internet!!! You should consider doing an entire episode on "Fly", as you had a really great take on it in this episode and it's the most controversial one of the series.
Pretentious nonsense.
@@rdecredico If you say so...I just love this show!!!
At the University of Technology, there is a course dedicated to studying Breaking Bad
Fly as a whole is an episode that is mainly taken at face value, and that's not the point. It's not just a filler episode. Hell, I'd go so far as to say that this episode is among the MOST important parts of the story. The dichotomy of Walt's 2 persona's clashing as the last vestige of the "old and kind" Walter are barely managing to stay afloat to his "new and cold" Heisenberg identity. It's brilliant and worth a rewatch just to understand the metaphors being explored.
Fly is literally a filler episode
Imagine being Vince Gilligan and coming up with all this at once in that much detail. What a mind.
I don't think all at once but he really is awesome
Most of it is subconscious, as is true with any writer. But when you peel back the outer skin of the narrative, there are a lot of interesting things going on beneath it.
I agree directors are some of the greatest minds
I believe they had a team of (Writers) who wrote this not just Vince Gilligan. I believe there was 8 in total. Don't forget also Bryan Cranston was also a producer and director on a couple seasons and a few episodes. It was an amazing achievement for an amazing team
"Walt is disconnected from the state of his inner pool."
What a great line.
Pseudo deep lmao
Narrator: He doesn't understand what makes a good family man
Walt: ...I got dipping sticks?
It depends on what flavor the dipping sticks are...
This channel is really REALLY beneficial for my literature exams
"Someone had to protect this family from the man who protects this family" one of my favorite Skylar lines.
I tend to think a story as "great literature" when it can be interpreted in many disparate, deep, yet equally valid ways. There's really no doubt in my mind that Breaking Bad is great literature, and I'm confident history will remember it as such.
That one dislike is from a Jacuzzi
Why did I laugh so hard
Sometimes I wonder, if the scriptwriters really think that deep...or if maybe a pool is sometimes just a pool.
But it’s always nice to revisit great series like BB, so, who cares...😄
Rara Avis Unintentional or not, the analysis isn’t wrong
DeathnoteBB
Um...the point of the video wasn’t analysis of the characters, but pointing out symbolism. And symbolism/metaphors are by definition intentional. Otherwise it’s just the viewer projecting their opinion on random stuff.
Also: it was kind of a joke...
Rara Avis Analysis can be *about* symbols... and no it doesnt have to be intentional for someone else to see the symbolism in it. Also okay? I was just saying the analysis is good, even if it’s not what the writers intended. I just dont like people dismissing meaning from anything unless it’s consciously intended, so I made a reply.
DeathnoteBB
Well, actually it does need to be intentional, to be a symbol. Sorry, but that’s the way, the term is defined.
If it‘s not intended, the observations can still be very insightful and valuable...but it wouldn’t be a symbol, just the viewer projecting meaning on random stuff.
I actually agree (mostly) with their analysis, btw. As I said, it was meant as a joke, so let’s leave it at that, shall we? 🙂
Rara Avis For the record people “projecting meaning into random stuff” _is_ what a symbol is... I don’t give a shit if you let it go, I’m only saying my thoughts. You’re the one needing to have the last word about nothing.
Hurray! Breaking Bad video by the Take!
I laughed so hard when Walt said "there were body parts on my yard!"
Jesse: Hold my beer...
Correct me if I''m mistaken, but doesn't Walt also stare at the pool outside the hotel him and his family were staying at?
Yup, I remember the scene that you're referring to, Walt Jr.(aka Flynn) goes to join him and is upset & crying about Walt's cancer coming back
Next up on the Take:
The secret meaning behind the grass in Breaking Bad
Kevin Xu yeah, there was blood , everywhere , i never wouldve thought pools mean something
I think especially in the 2nd season the show made it very clear that there is a meaning behind the swimming pools and you are just ignoring it because its uncool or something. The show even made cliffhangers about that and wasted several minutes of screentime to highlight it. I guess you just shrugged your shoulders and said _"That doesnt look like anything to me"_ like some stupid Westworld androidsheep.
incredible analysis, it's unbelievable how, even 6 years after being done, breaking bad still delivers
I'm on my second watch and I'm already on season 5
@@dreademperor2094 i think i've watched it 6 times already, and I still catch new things to this day
@@wampXs it's surprising when you find new things when watching it
Pool: *Exists*
The take: "i'm about to explain this whole man's career".
Let's remember, with time Breaking Bad is EVEN BETTER. It puts game of thrones to absolute shame
No. Just no.
Like ALL TV shows the first seasons the best and it just gets progressively worst until they realise they are flogging a dead horse and end it.
You think Jessies enslavement and the great robo machine gun ending was actually good?
You must be wearing rose tinted specticles.
@@my_other_account6008 even if you dont like ending, the show did not break it's own rules, the writing and dialogue wasnt putrid. Vince and the team at least stayed dedicated to their project and ended it at the right time. Is it perfect, no. But it holds up far better than the last 2 trash seasons of GOT. But im sure you've got your glasses for that dont you😎
Wtf is game of thrones. Nothing compares to BB
@@my_other_account6008 nope. The ending was what the whole series was for.
This is one thing I took for granted about Breaking Bad...How many times scenes were played around swimming pools! Great review.
Game of Thrones: I Am The Best TV series Ever
Breaking Bad: Hold my Beer 🍺
Samurai Jack: Hold my hiyaahh
Hold my plot
hold my fulminated mercury
You know you coulda used meth instead of beer.
Hold my Shraderbrau
kendrick lamar wants to know your location
I absolutely love your videos! Been constantly recommending them to everyone
How do you create so many high quality videos so quickly?
Exactly! They're so impossibly good I sometimes think they must be plagiarizing some articles from the internet. Or maybe they are just that good.
@@ostinkortan5310 That's right. But that editing is so good.
Patreon
I think they have a team doing it
I am amazed at how The Take is able to take a different take at seemingly inconspicuous details. Hat's off.
I subscribed almost entirely for the breaking bad videos tbh.
They have other great videos
Nobody:
The Take: "The pink teddy bear's eye is actually Eye of God."
"some have seen this eye as actually representing the eye of god" They touched on a theory that wasn't there's because they are open to interpretation and not close minded like people in this comment section. Nice strawman fallacy tho
Vince gilligan (the creator of breaking bad) has actually said that's what the eye means.
It's such a well written show.
Now the take also realized that Breaking bad is the best show ever.
One of the best shows ever
If you've seen their previous videos on the subject, that was never in dispute.
Never realised how much blue Walt and Skyler wear until watching this vid
Lets not forget about the massive empty pool at the hotel in Season 5, symbolizing how grand, yet empty Walt's wealth has become, and with it being in a hotel, could also symbolize that he has already symbolically lost his home and his family.
I always thought that the eye from the Teddy bear was just a foreshadowing of Gus' death.
This is exactly why I love this show so much! Everything what happens here is not just for fun and drama. Every single scene, character and dialogue is there for a purpose, and has some meaning.
Even after watching it 2 times I still keep finding new things about this show that surprise me.
Great video! This couldn't be more accurate. I don't a lot of people paid attention to how much details and metaphors were packed into that show. Best show on tv ever!
You ladies are faaar too good at this. Great analysis. Of all the Breaking Bad deconstructions on youtube, you consistently give the best.
how do we know everyone contributing to these videos are ladies?
@@gregthefishburger8270 they consistently show themselves at the end of each video, including this one lmao. If other people are helping them with their takes behind the scenes they've never mentioned it and I seriously doubt it considering how much they refer to themselves as a duo/pair. And if even anyone else was helping, they're still clearly doing the brunt of this work. So like I said, these ladies are a tier above most.
I would love some more videos on Better Call Saul! Like a breakdown of Kim Wexler, or maybe of her relationship with Jimmy which are both super complex. But still, this was a great video as well ;-)
Why would someone dislike such a good video?
Please please please keep making Breaking Bad videos. I fucking love when you guys analyze the show.
Vince Gilliagan be like: "I just like pools" hahaha... Good video thou
Exactly. Ppl read too much into things and have far too much free time on their hands. Lol
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Free time? This is literally her (maybe their) job :D But I see your point.
Sometimes I wonder, if the people who make movies or series, books or songs, etc, put all those simbolisms, or if the people who make the essays, find them and make a compelling argument.
alejandro esteban diaz conias It’s both.
@@aherrmie So, I wonder if It´s possible to take (for example), Gus Fring, and make Him the good guy of the show, or Hank the villain. Because I like, when I´m with my friends, find out what is their opinion on something, and argue the opossite, even if I agree. But this kind of show have Archetipes so clear, that must be really dificult. Just a thought.
alejandro esteban diaz conias I find, from my experience as an artist, that it’s both. People find things that are mesmerizing/have meaning and incorporate it into the work. Other times, due to the stylistic choices someone inadvertently made, others find deeper meanings and explain in their critique/essay.
Love all the thoughtful content you ladies make, lots of luck in the future, I'll be here watching
This show is absolute perfection.
The pool is a metaphor for the people who corrupted themselves for various reasons, and it always have left blood like eyes.
That was like a really really shitty summary of what they made a video of
WHAT????
Gus was basically Littlefinger: No matter how many steps ahead you think you are, when you let your emotions get the best of you, you let your guard down and it spells trouble for you.
In many ways, Walt was worse. Littlefinger never lied to himself about his character and motives. Walt did nothing but until near the end.
He who stares into the abyss finds there is nothing looking back other than himself
Even after years of this series being finished it still continues to amaze me
Wow. Great analysis. Watching it, I know how right it is. It "clicks". The best metaphors are like this - they work unconsciously, doing their work without our being aware of it. Spot on!
Never payed too much attention to the symbolism of the pool. I've always viewed it as a place where Walt emptied his thoughts but now seeing more and the others identity with the pool is just brilliant. Thank you guys.
This show is absolutley fucking brilliant. Once again you guys do a fantastic job showing us the underlying themes of this show. Thank you.
Also, the constant staring at the swimming pool could be a poignant reminder of things bought with clean money, ergo life before crime
This show is a masterpiece.
Wow, the depths you guys get into is unreal! Thank you for existing.
possible lover?! wait whaaaat?
Kayla Bey yea hector even called them “butt brothers” which meant they were a couple
Bruh moment
I love how you took a single symbol and devoted a whole episode around its many themes.
While watching the show I've noticed that absolutely nobody swims in any swimming pool, especially the one at the White's. Never.
Well, with all the piss, blood and puke in them...
@@dandavis8300 Don Eladio took a dip eventually.... forgot his trunks though.
I loved the boat painting used in this show. It’s very easy to realise that it signifies him leaving his family
I love this channel so much. Such great analysis.
Never even considered this. Yet another intricate detail of BB that it makes it so great
As soon as I saw the teddy bear's eye, I knew it symbolized the All Seeing Eye or the Eye of God.
English teachers lookin at Yeat's poems but sleepin on Breaking Bad
Guys I think I’m onto something here... Walt cooks blue meth (“baby blue”), but has a baby daughter. Perhaps this is a metaphor for the two lives he leads, or that he is left with a choice between his two “children”
I always thought the teddy bear missing an eye was foreshadowing Gus.
"p o s s i b l e l o v e r"
I thought they were friends?! Did I miss something
@@269kd it was discussed by the actor and the creator
“Walt is disconnected from the state of his inner....pool” LOL.
Me at the start of this video: Umm...okay.
Me at the end of this video:
That was brilliant!
Really well made video "The Take", i will now rate this as "i like", since i really enjoyed watching it.
The Take could you guys do a video on Dexter?
I hope soon
What an amazing YT Channell. Great content as always!
And people still wonder why this show was and still is the best show ever
cant wait for the analysis on the significance of baldness in breaking bad
It's so strange how Gus's quest for revenge against Salamanca twists him so badly that it all ends with Salamanca getting revenge against Gus on behalf of others. Despite the sins of Salamanca, he gets to die nobly, sacrificing himself to stop an evil druglord. Even though he's also an evil drug lord. And Gus became the very thing he ventured to stop.
U didn´t mention the bathtub were the guy is disolved in acid... the ultimate "dead pool"
I had no idea Gus was gay but that makes more sense in the story. I thought that was his brother that got shot in the head in the flashback at first...
Bi? Remember he said something about his kids not liking his food he cooks at home
What a remarkable video. Your work is so consistently brilliant that I honestly don’t understand how y’all put out a new video every single week. Just signed up to support The Take on Patreon. Keep being awesome, you.
This video represents EXACTLY the kind of fascinating analytical content for which I subscribed to this channel ! I couldn't be happier Breaking Bad is still very much alive and relevant in 2019! Would you guys consider analyzing (any) particular motif from True Detective season 1:)? Awesome work!!!
notice how the pool is in walter white's home. this could symbolize that it is actually his pool
Great anaylsis. May i ask for your analysis on the fuchsia teddy bear and walts fuchsia sweater? Its the only time he ever did wear pink. And it was this scene. It always made me wonder what it means. Hoping for a reply thanks.
We need a breakfast breakdown
Can you guys make a video about Frank Underwood?
I don't know if you are inventing meaning where there is not or actually right. But you still make a great case and present solid points in a very compelling manner. Good video
I kinda like it how BrBa keeps being mentioned here and there these days, like it's dancing on GoT's ashes
TV? Hell yeah. I loved GOT S1-4. GOT fell hard after S6. S7-8 needed to be 10 episodes, and 3-4 more seasons. Keep in mind GRRM wanted 13 seasons, but D&D negotiated 8, and won. It got shitty after they ran out of books.
you two do such awesome deep dives!
I miss escaping reality and watching this show every week. I would literally cut off the rest of the world for it.