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Breaking Bad: Cornered (2011)
"I'm the One Who Knocks" *Spoilers*
While not necessarily the strongest episode of this series overall, Walt's monologue to Skyler represents a key turning point for his character and the story arc of the entire series.
"You clearly don't know who you're talking to, so let me clue you in: I am not in danger, Skyler. I am the danger. A guy opens his door and gets shot, and you think that of me? No! I am the one who knocks!"
This scene is my favorite scene in the entire series. Cranston's delivery is perfect. Literally, it is perfect. I've watched that scene dozens of times and it never gets old. Some of the best acting I've ever seen, and not just on TV, in movies too. For that monologue alone, I give this episode a 10.
To me its the moment that best embodies Walter White's transformation from a hesitant, thoughtful, sympathetic character that we knew in the pilot, to the hardened criminal that he has now become.