He thinks he's a crime boss, when really he comes off as a pathetic, mean suburbanite. It's meant to be a moment showing Walter's delusion. Telling people "I know karate!" will only get a laugh. If you know karate, you'll demonstrate it. AMC It's pretty much just the "ass" part.Īlso not badass: Having to inform people of what a badass you are. He's telling her "I'm a big ol' tough guy! People are scared of me! Honest!" And even though he does succeed in scaring her, scaring your mild-mannered wife who's only guilty of caring for your well-being isn't exactly a "crazy badass" move. Walter isn't giving his big speech to a crime boss or a gangbanger come to challenge his meth empire. AMC "Now you're supposed to say 'Who's there?'"įew people consider the context around the line. It's the moment when Walter truly transforms from humble nerd in over his head into Big Boss Heisenberg. That's everything! There are a lot of quotable moments in the show, but Walter White's fierce "I am the one who knocks!" is among the most enduring. 3 "I Am The One Who Knocks!" ( Breaking Bad)īreaking Bad has it all: solid performances, good writing, methamphetamine, saggy underpants. but try telling that to the guy shouting at you over your Xbox. The only thing "I drink your milkshake" means is that you're finished explaining a technical scam oft-employed in old-timey oil drilling.
You might as well yell, "How are those tulip investments?!" Which would be a sick burn in the Dutch Golden Age after the crash of the tulip bubble, but right now it's nothing but gibberish. It has nothing to do with victory, or getting back at someone, or sinking that sweet three-pointer.
When you decontextualize that line, it's nonsense. That seems like an unwise precedent to set, though it will probably draw in the crowds. Is Arnold saying he's going to murder you if you come to his state? Wait, no, the line in the commercial is " You'll be back." He's saying that you are welcome to crash your car through the border and go on an unstoppable killing spree the next time you visit California. Using it to promote Californian tourism is a weird call. It left the audience thinking "Oh man, if this cop only knew how screwed he is!" The whole point of the line is that it's a psychopathically polite thing to say right before you murder the holy crap out of a cop-fort. it's a bizarre choice to go cutesy with, is what we're saying. He then butchers 17 other hapless police officers before attempting to murder a defenseless woman. "I'll be back" is what the Terminator says to a policeman before leaving the station to fetch a car and then driving it straight back through the door, crushing the dude to death.