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From watching Jane die to his “I am the one who knocks” speech, the five-season run of Breaking Bad gave Bryan Cranston plenty of opportunities to show off his impressive acting range. Cranston had to play moments where Walt is genuinely broken up, like when his estranged son wishes him dead, and moments where Walt is a cold-blooded monster, like when he tells Hank to “tread lightly.
What makes Cranston’s performance in this scene so impressive is that Jesse isn’t the only one he convinces that he didn’t poison Brock. He fools the audience into thinking he’s innocent, too. The final shot of the lily of the valley in Walt’s backyard wouldn’t hit so hard if Cranston’s performance hadn’t successfully convinced viewers he was innocent.
Walt goes to a bar and considers turning himself over to the authorities. To see if there’s any hope whatsoever of reconciling with his family, he calls his son Walt, Jr., who not only rejects his attempt at reconciliation, but furiously wishes his dad dead. Cranston’s performance in this scene, as a heartbroken Walt realizing he’s lost everything, made viewers empathize with a cold-hearted monster.
Both Skyler and the audience are expecting yet another speech about how it was all for the family, but Walt surprisingly tells her he did it for himself. He liked being the best at something, and he liked feeling powerful after years of being a meek, mild-mannered nobody, so he kept cooking meth long after he had enough money to keep the family afloat. Cranston delivers Walt’s blunt honesty perfectly, and catches everyone by surprise, both on and off-screen.
Skyler tells him she gave the money to Ted to pay off the I.R.S. As a distraught Marie calls Skyler to tell her that Hank is being targeted by a cartel, Walt screams in horror. Then, his screams turn to maniacal cackling as Skyler watches on in terror. Cranston gave viewers chills with Walt’s unpredictable mania in this scene.
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