#brba no context

[animusrox]

Breaking Bad + No Context (Part 1)

[laloward]

Real scene from breaking bad post of the day

[Video description: a clip from Breaking Bad of Jesse having a party at his house. He takes a scene girl's hand and leads her up to his room, framed in a way that makes it look like they're going to have sex, but they just sit down on Jesse's bed and play Sonic Racing. There is no dialogue. End VD]

[corgoship]

actually the sexiest scene in breaking bad is that part of end times where jesse has walt on the ground with a gun to his head and walt grabs his hands and presses the muzzle to his forehead knowing full well betting that jesse won't be able to kill him....... i'm not taking constructive criticism

[bumpscosity]

i feel like they cast jesse pinkman for breaking bad the same way they cast steve for blues clues

[seefasters]

i will never ever ever be over what better call saul did to breaking bad. recontextualisation of all time. look at that richly layered deeply tragic man who lost everyone whos ever cared about him. he is making your mom jokes

[uncanny-tranny]

hello there!! I know I'm being a bit bold with this ask even if I'm hiding to an extent on anon but- I was wondering if you might be interested in watching/sharing this video essay I recently finished on a trans reading of Jesse Pinkman

https://youtu.be/sVh0of5kAQ4

feel free to ignore me and either way I hope you have a good day!

I'm a few minutes into this video (it's close to the forty-minute mark), but so far, I appreciate her insight! Obligatory warning for spoilers about Breaking Bad and a little for Better Call Saul.

I think so many people are attracted to the idea of trans Jesse because Breaking Bad cannot be separated from the analysis of masculinity and toxic masculinity specifically. In these discussions, I think trans people often have unique insights into their experiences with toxic masculinity, and though that isn't always true, I myself certainly know that I and many trans people have a complex relationship with masculinity (and femininity, but I digress).

I think I most related to the idea of a trans reading of Jesse in the scene where Jane observes that not only did Jesse draw himself as superheros, but his kangaroo superhero had a pouch. It was relatable, and almost this sort of realization that Jesse presents himself a certain way, yet other people interpret him differently than he does.

I highly doubt Vince Gilligan intended Jesse to be trans. I highly doubt that Aaron Paul played Jesse in a way that was meant to be read as trans. However, I do still appreciate the trans reading of Jesse, and I think that if it were canon, it would fit neatly into the overall themes of the show (that being masculinity, gender, gender roles, and how people contend with these elements)

[monarchisms]

i can’t believe i got baited twice

[a-fire-of-ice]

tbh i find it funny ppl were offended when jane ignores jesse in front of her dad as if he isnt literally a drug dealer + addict and one of the reasons she ended up relapsing

[cauldronofmorning]

Love that Saul knows what Jesse and Walt reminds him of, but he’s desperate for that kind of love again anyway.

[bornetoblood]

Laurence but he’s Gus Fring hit show Breaking Bad

[animusrox]

Breaking Bad + No Context (Part 2)

[chaotictomtom]

reaaally want to continue startrek rn but i go too bonkers for each episode and have no one to talk to abt it so i go even more insane+++++++

[theropoda]

Crazy when she said that

[bumblingbee1]

Just got my mom to watch Breaking Bad let’s gooooooo

[vonlipvig]

i have such a fondness for kim and jimmy bettercallsaul even though i haven't seen the show and i have absolutely no idea what they do or even what they're actually like. but like i'd go to war for them. dashboard-approved adoptive parents.