Walt and Jesse: The Most Conflicting Relationship in Breaking Bad

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walter cared about jesse, he just cared about himself more

It's crazy to me that jessie was meant to be killed off in season 1. I can't imagine a version of the show without him.

Jesse has the saddest character development in the show

The victim of a narcissistic parental figure still desires the love and approval from them, and it can be damn hard to let go of.

This all makes me remember that flashback scene in el Camino where Walt talks to Jesse about what they’ll do after the make their money. He encourages Jesse to go back to college and do economics. Saying Jesse might as well teach that class. I think this is probably the only time In Jesse’s life where someone believed in him

Arguably the best relationship in television history. I genuinely can’t tell sometimes if Walt actually cares for Jessie or if he’s just trying to use him to the very end

They loved each other. But that doesn't mean that they didn't also hate each other.

When Walt first approaches Jack and his men to kill Jesse he refers to him as family. Rewatching the show recently I noticed more moments like these that show that Walt did always care for him as a son of sorts, he was just an abusive father figure. Great analysis as always.

"You know that I love you." And despite herself, Coraline nodded. It was true. The other mother loved her. But she loved Coraline as a miser loves money, or a dragon loves its gold. In the other mother's button eyes, Coraline knew knew that the other mother loved her as a possession, nothing more, a tolerated pet whose behavior was no longer amusing"

You know the show is good when you can analyze a hug for 17 minutes

People who think that Walt didn't care for Jesse are literally watching with their eyes closed and ears shut.

After rewatching Breaking Bad multiple times, I always get the sense that Walt has more love for Jesse than his own son.

Honestly sick of most BB discussion assuming Walt is just a complete psychopath. Great work!

I believe Walt’s hug is in a way a “goodbye” to Jesse, in the sense that after this hug all bets are off, Jesse can leave or die and Walt will no longer help him (or hinder him), Walt is making Jesse an independent person basically, of course this changes in the final episode but at this stage Walt is in full Heisenberg mode and only thinking of self preservation. I don’t think Walt ever actually wanted Jesse to die, but was prepared for it to happen when Jesse went to Hank.

Few things make me more sad than remembering the early days in the friend/partnership. Seeing the early scenes with Walt&Jesse while knowing what happens to Jesse later on really hits me. Brilliant video, I always remember Gus' words about Jesse- "Never trust a drug addict.". He was so adamant about it and we have no reason to doubt Gus. But Jesse ultimately proved Gus wrong when he killed Gale. Walt trusted him with the hardest task he would ever have to do and Jesse did it, saving Walt and Jesse's lifes. Thanks for the hard work. I love Breaking Bad and your videos.

It is ironic Jesse never met Flynn, I think the two would have been decent friends. The two sons negatively impacted by Walter white. It’s clear Jesse when he met skyler for dinner he did show care for the family. It is so telling of how Walter ruined his family and Jesse, his other family

Man, I never realized he said "that's good, Jessie" when Junior turned off the light.

There isn't a single bad episode of this show. I can't believe I saw it a year and a half ago and am still in shock at how amazing it is. Truly one of the greatest tv shows ever created.

I thought was obvious, he truly cared and loved him, maybe it’s a toxic love, but still he loved him. Great video btw