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Absolute heart-crushing when the screen went black and the end and I saw my miserable reflection, knowing I’ll never watch another Better Call Saul episode for the first time again.
I don't know about redemption, more like....closure, or assumes responsibility for his actions and the consequences. Not sure what word i'm looking for. But I don't think redemption fits personally. Open to hearing that argument though.
@@UCFJayBird It wasn’t redemption from the world for Jimmy. It’s redemption from Kim. Jimmy took Chucks advice to accept what he is and embrace it. Kim would never have come visited Jimmy on the inside if he had taken the 7 1/2 year deal. She would still seem him as lying to himself and to the world. Once and for all Jimmy put away the facade of Saul and definitely stated he is a McGill.
@@boughzalabaha8278 he regretted leaving Jesse to Jack's gang even if he didn't know what they did with him at the time. It was thanks to Jesse that Walt had a sort of "purpose" in his life that made him feel alive. Jesse was a screwup but he didn't mean to hurt Walter unlike Walt who completely turned against him in blind rage
The beauty of the prison bus is that it shows how much respect all the inmates have for him, where he's now well known for defending them when no one else would. It most likely not only saved him, but gave him a lot of protection in prison for all the times he kept convicts out of prison and gave them the best representation around.
Yup, he's a legend to them, and the best part is his long sentence was HIS CHOICE. He got a sweetheart deal in the end and intentionally threw it away. So him spending the rest of his life in prison was on his own terms and ended up protecting the one person alive he cares about, and let's him have a mostly clear conscience despite his regrets
The fact that Jimmy chose to get 86 years in prison and get to see Kim instead of 7 and not have her in his life made me cry. All he truly cared about was Kim. Beautiful.
Except she should be horrified and crushed that he did that. Kim will feel guilty because she will rightfully believe she played a part into turning him into the Saul of BB fame. She was in such turmoil about what she did to the Hamlin family that she had to come clean six years or so later, how in the world will she live with Jimmy throwing himself under the bus like this just to say hi? Like he couldn't send her a letter expressing his regrets? I honestly expected a mutual suicide because of her severe emotional crisis in Water Works and with Jimmy apparently considering murdering Carol Burnet.
@@williamhatcher4795 I think she is extremely sad. Rhea Seehorn said she played the cigarette scene like Kim was trying to hide how sad and worried she was, so Jimmy wouldn't see how bad she felt. But the truth is that if Jimmy didn't own up to what he had done, it's unlikely Kim would've been interested in seeing him again. He needed to take responsibility. I also think Jimmy felt that even if he got out in 7 years, he would never be happy again anyway.
@@williamhatcher4795 he didn’t just do it for Kim tho, Saul could’ve chosen to serve 7 years. Jimmy chose to serve 86 & be able to be himself again, not some showboat version he’d be living as Saul. He owned up to his mistakes bc he knew he needed to
I appreciated that full color never came back for Jimmy or Kim. They made choices that irrevocably changed their lives and both are going to have to live with that. Neither are ever going to have the sort of full experience they had in those first six seasons again, but the spark of color from the shared cigarette shows there is some worth they've found individually and together.
Although it's good for a story/artistic standpoint, I do wish that the color came back so I could see his suit in it's full color glory, despite its shine/glow being visible even in black and white hahahaha
_"We all make our choices. And those choices, they put us on a road. Sometimes, those choices seem small, but they put you on the road._ _You think about getting off, but eventually you're back on it. And the road we're on led us out to the desert and everything that happened there and straight back to where we are right now. And nothing, nothing can be done about that."_ - Mike, Bad Choice Road
@@joetamburello6292 Which is also fitting, because even though they introduced Jesse as a wannabe bad guy, that was the whole point: he wasn't a real bad guy, but Walt and Saul introduced him to a world that would continuously exploit him and leave his life in shambles. He was one of the very few who deserved to escape.
Jimmy decided to die in prison but still have a piece of Kim's heart rather than 7 years of prison but then live without her love or respect. The best love story ever told.
How is it the best love story bro? She gives him one last look, and probably will go back to the boring newer guy after. I don't see how having a piece of her heart will do him anything now either. She benefited while Jimmy pays the price.
And she will feel guilty about Jimmy doing this, ESPECIALLY if she believes she benefitted from it. We've just seen she was so eaten up by what she did to the Hamlins after six years that she put her own head on the chopping block. She will NOT be happy ever after, that's for sure. To me it really looks like they set that up as a hook for a sequel movie.
All Jimmy wanted was to be loved. Now he’s finally reclaimed some piece of the love he once had with Kim as well as the admiration and respect of the people he’s to spend the rest of his days with in prison. Very bittersweet and very moving.
@@Thematically love and respect doesn’t mean they’ll get back together, they obviously can’t for multiple reasons. But she does care about him, and I’m sure she visits him every chance she gets it’s not even just about Kim, Jimmy redeemed himself and reclaimed his identity
@@Thematically a love story doesn’t have to end with the two people being together. jimmy’s love for kim over these 6 seasons is integral to the story of the show and i think it makes an amazing love story
The scene with Chuck was beautiful. Jimmy seems reluctant to talk about his clients but Chuck then says to him that anyone is worthy of a criminal defence, as he is a man of the law and lawyers will defend anyone. Therefore when he says his name is ‘McGill’ on the bus and the prisoners are chanting ‘better call Saul’ this is something that Jimmy knows that Chuck wouldn’t shame him about. He has the respect of convicts because he defended them. He was a man of the law, just in his own way. Just like chuck.
The camera cut to the EXIT sign when Jimmy talked about Chuck was brilliant!! What a Homage to that court scene where Chuck absolutely got demolished by Jimmy
After the goodbyes I actually started to cry. Personally loved the way it ended. There was no need for all out dramatics, a big death etc. This was Jimmy & Kim's story. Started & ended with them, exactly as it should have. It was the ending I didn't even realize I needed.
It was nice seeing Walt again but more than anything seeing Chuck and Jimmy together again made me tear up. Really hate seeing this show end. One of the best written shows I've seen in a long time. Thank you Vince for the BCS/BB Universe.
You know what seeing Walt again in that scene he had but more from Jimmy’s perspective than walts it really just showed even more how big his damn ego was. Even at the end he was still belittling Jimmy like he had always done to everyone especially Jesse and idk it just emphasized how much of an asshole he was. The way he told that gray matter story he made it seem like they cut him out but really he’s just pissed that he took that payout and left and that’s on him. And I find it ironic that he tells Saul “so you were always like this” when telling his regret cus the same could be said for him even back during his grey matter stuff he was probably an egotistical selfish bastard
@@jeremyroberts8822 True, I even expected him to say "getting into selling meth, and hurting my in-laws, my wife, and my children" as a regret, but he brought up the grey matter stuff instead
In the chuck flashback he talks about maybe getting him the financial times tomorrow and in the first episode he announces that he brought Chuck the financial times, so that’s the day before the first episode. When chuck picks up the book “The Time Machine” that’s Jimmy saying that’s when he’d go back to. The day before he pulls the scam with the skater kids in the first episode and meets Tuco which starts the chain of events that start everything
This ending was incredible. The writers stayed true to the characters, Gene/Saul/Jimmy was able to talk a prosecutor who supposedly has “never lost” from 30 years down to 7 years, while practically representing himself.
@@csb7376 the actual sentence came out to that, but they initially thought that there's no way saul wouldn't be found guilty by all jurors at trial so they initially offered him a deal of 30 years so that he might eventually get out as opposed to serving his actual full sentence.
Even if Jimmy took the 7 years deal, what does he have when he gets out? No one would wait for him, he doesn't have his cinnabon job or friends. 80+ years in prison is not as bad when you realize he doesn't have to hide or change his identity, everyone respect him and he can see Kim in the eyes.
Also he's finally facing the truth. He can properly grieve for his brother, apologize to Kim, and be himself. No more hiding or repressing his emotions.
The ember between Jimmy and Kim being in color was the best. I could tell in the courtroom he did it all just to see the look of love on her face. He really found his time machine. It wasn't too late....and I can just imagine how much good he's going to do where he is. How many people need advice. Need his help...and I think Kim will be popping in every time she can.
And I'm really glad that Kim is putting her smarts and her immense talent to use in the legal field again! I sat there after the cast thank yous ended and I immediately started thinking about all the people she's gonna be able to help and I went from crying to having a huge smile on my face!
I don't think Kim will be visiting him again. That was a goodbye. One last moment of closeness before she finally moves on. He gave up his 7 year plea deal for one cigarette with her, and it was worth it.
I don't think she's a lawyer again she just said "the license doesn't have a expiration date on it", she probably just showed it to the prison guards and as an inmate Jimmy is entitled to be able to meet with "his attorney" even if she really isn't one anymore. I think she just wanted to see Jimmy and tricked the guards into allowing her.
I love how each flashback Jimmy had tied up the loose ends of each character linked to him, even Walter, Chuck and Howard. It's like all of that inner turmoil he had while being Gene have been laid to rest. Fitting end for a larger than life character.
@@jacklauder8226 That’s a great point of reference, actually. Very fitting for the time travel theme as well. You can tell Peter Gould took a very literary approach for this show.
I interpret those flashback scenes as actual flashbacks Jimmy was having during this episode after he got caught, which is what caused him to finally confess
@@FEARNoMore How is it a cheap plot device? It’s thematically appropriate, necessary for the character’s growth, and all bound by a shared motif. What’s cheap about it?
For the ultimate watching experience: -Watch Better Call Saul up to where Kim leaves. -Watch Breaking Bad -Watch El Camino -Watch the last episodes of Better Call Saul
@@thetribe11113 Oh absolutely. I wouldn't recommend the way I listed for a first watch, but if you're already a fan of the franchise, it'd be awesome to watch it in chronological order.
@@poutsamouni5483 no ur wrong boss you already know all of the characyers, giving us a better experience seeing them again, and loads of other reasons L take
This is the third time we saw, "The Time Machine" by HG Wells. First we saw it in 601 while Saul's house was being cleared. Then we saw it on a bedside table in Jimmy & Kim's apartment in 602.
I basically teared up at the moment of Jimmy's turn in the court up to the end. I thought that he and Kim would have a convo in the room. Nope. She pulled out a box of cigarettes and that was the precise moment I noticed the slash of light on the wall. And a new version of Dave Porter's track, "Shard Smoke" started playing (the track that introduced us to Jimmy & Kim in the pilot). I started full-on crying lmao. What a beautiful ending
@@rozza105 I'd say the cigarette reminds them both of times gone, of the color in their old lives. But because a drop of color was lit in that flame, they can maybe fill their lives with that color again, over time.
@@rozza105 *The flame was also colored.* It means there's a spark between the two again. A flicker of hope. And that brought a little color in their lives again too.
Possibly. One of the saddest things now is going back to BB and seeing how much everyone detested Saul. Nobody respects him whatsoever in that show. He doesn’t even really get credit for bailing people out all the time. Before BCS, it was humorous and arguably deserved, but now it’s just sad knowing that Jimmy just wanted acceptance, even when talking to Walt about the time machine and just getting talked down to and mistreated. That’s what that scene hammers home for me, while also providing a point of reflection for Jimmy and how he’s only seemed to meet people’s low expectations of him. The moment we see Jimmy’s smile fall in response to Walt’s comment about always being “this way” is honestly kinda heartbreaking, especially since it’s coming from a real POS like late-BB Walt.
The three time machine scenes will be talked about for years to come. What an artistic and poetic ending in line with the show's character. Ultimately what mattered to him was Kim's approval, the only person who ever gave him a chance.
9:11 Jimmy wouldn't have invested in Berkshire Hathaway had he only got one opportunity to time travel. I firmly believe he would undue the irreparable mistake inflicted on Chuck. Just like the greatest regret convo with Walt, Jimmy was merely wearing that Saul facade. Hiding the truth, the pain, buried deep in his subconscious. Probably up to viewers' own interpretation.
It may sound crazy but I think this episode taught me a new philosophy to live by. Such small moments can change your life for the bad if you don’t take action(or take the wrong action), then you’ll end up thinking if I had a Time Machine I would go back and change it for a happier outcome in the future. How about we recognize these moments in real time, and realize we’re making a big mistake because of fear, anxiety, laziness etc and instead we fix it for our future selves. If you feel like there’s something you should do because it’s the right thing and it’s what you want but you’re too afraid or nervous or lazy to do it, just think “Time machine, Time Machine, this is the moment” and DO IT :) Instead of thinking of an alternate universe where you took that action, make this one that alternate universe.
@@Johnnysmithy24 don’t go through life & at the end of have any “I should have done __” If you wanna do it do it, if you fail at least you tried & if you succeed even better for you
I'm so glad Jimmy wasn't killed and ended up getting what is essentially a life sentence while Kim walked free. Also seeing Marie and Chuck again was so delightful and unexpected... man what an amazing finale
Kim didn't necessarily walk free. Cheryl might not go as viciously on her, but she could still do a lesser sue just so Kim gets some comeuppance. But I'm sure Kim would rather this outcome than just live with guilt.
@@weewer3369 I agree. I think the point is that you should accept responsibility for your actions so if Cheryl does decide to take legal action, Kim would be fine with it. She confessed to her after all. She clearly felt guilty and prefers to face her problems head-on.
*Jimmy on the stand acknowledging everything he did to Howard was such a stunning scene. He FINALLY took account of what he did.* *One of the best shows I'll ever see in my lifetime.*
Did he go on much about what he did to Howard? I didn't hear him say anything more than Kim didn't have anything to do with it. Which she did. He unburdened himself only to have a chance at a relationship with Kim again. Howard deserved more justice. Kim the henchman deserved to pay.
Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould are actual geniuses. They made two shows, that aren't just good. But the two best shows of all time. Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are absolute masterpieces. I'll never be able to pick one being better. They're just both perfect. And then El Camino as well? 3 for 3.
El Camino is mediocre and doesn't deserve to be held in the same high regard as the two shows. It doesn't even feel like a movie, it just feels like an overly long, poorly paced episode with too much fanservice. Jesse didn't have much of a character arc in the movie, and the ending was completely predictable. It was better than nothing, I suppose, but it was ultimately completely unnecessary and relatively uninteresting. Honestly, the best thing to come out of El Camino is that it got the "Walter White is alive" theorists to shut up.
@@FEARNoMore It doesn't depend that much on BB's characters, Jimmy, Chuck, Nacho, Howard, Kim and Lalo are the most important characters of the show and they are all original. Mike has so much depth in BCS than in BB that it's like another character entirely and Gus only becomes highly important on the final season of the show. I think it's unwise to take away from a show just because the other show it's related to came up with the setting first. It's like saying Terminator 1 is better than 2 regardless of how much Judgment Day improves on the original movie, just because it uses the same plot and characters as the first movie.
Chuck picking up "Time Machine" after Jimmy left made me think Chuck wanting Jimmy to stay and talk was him trying to go back and change their relationship.
and if a time machine existed then perhaps they would go back to that moment and fix their relationship and the entierty of bcs and bb may have been completely different
Ngl I cried at the Chuck scene, because despite the animosity, it did look like deep down the brothers loved each other. The miscommunications + mistrust made it hard for them to open up to each other and have a real talk. Chuck tried to, but Saul was afraid of being degraded for his work. But it did sound like that was Chuck's real attempt at trying to listen to how Saul was doing. Tragic how things ended for them.
I love how Mike, Walter and Chuck acted as the Ghosts of Christmas tense to Jimmy. All three instances showed him who his true self is - Not Saul, but Jimmy. And by the end of the episode, he finally understood that. While Saul was able to lower the sentence down to 7 years, Jimmy realised the damage he had down to those around him and redeemed himself by facing the consequences. What a perfect ending.
I loved how in that last scene where Jimmy and Kim were sharing the cigarette the flame was in colour, signifying that the flame is still there between them both. Beautiful !!
When he realized Kim had confessed, had done the right thing, and as a result would likely be hurt because of everything he did that led to Howard being shot in their apartment... that's when Jimmy decided to do what he had never, ever done before: take responsibility for his actions, and face the consequences. So he spilled his guts, gave up his short, cushy prison stint, and even admitted the one thing he truly regretted more than anything else. Everything that had been festering inside him for years, making him dead inside, he let out, and willingly accepted whatever consequences came from that. And that's why, even though he'll spend the rest of his days in prison, he's content. And that's why Kim comes to see him at the end. She forgives him, and he forgives himself, because they both know that they both have done what they needed to do to be better people. The World's Best & 2nd-Best Lawyers both know that finally justice has been served. Now they are finally able to heal.
I was so prepared for that ending. My monopoly theory was spot on. Water Works two spaces from go to jail. I did not expect to see Marie. She was so mad after that hearing. She probably went shoplifting after lol.
Now I’m crying again…absolute perfection!!! The trial was his time machine, and only Kim could make Saul disappear to reveal Jimmy McGill. It was a love story all along. The final prison scene was just beautiful. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🚗✋🏻🚬
I think this show is an Educational Course for any writers out there. It's a great example of how you can tell a simple story and keep the bar high and make fans so involved at the same time. Yeah Steven, it's definitely my fav show of all times as well. So sad it came to an end.
They recovered Hanks body. Walter gave Skyler at the end of BB the location of the bodies for her to make a deal with the cops. We know that because in BCS we found out Skyler got her deal.
A perfect ending to a perfect show. The last scene at the prison even reused the same music from the parking garage in S1E1, it was a perfect way to come full circle. Thank you for your reactions, it was quite a ride!
I know this is dramatic, I know I shouldn’t feel this way- but I genuinely hurt like I just lost a loved one. Personally, I loved this finale so fucking much. Perfect in every way. The definition of bittersweet. I will miss this show and everyone involved, not to mention the entire franchise. I will never feel this particular way about any other form of media. Feels surreal to say: but it’s Saul Gone now. :((((( You guys are awesome as always. I hope you enjoyed the finale as much as I did. It’s been quite a ride, huh?
I absolutely love Saul’s manic laughter in the prison cell. Similar to Walt’s manic laughter. Walt was brought to manic laughter because he had no idea what to do while Saul was brought to laughter because he knew EXACTLY what do. Such great and well defining character establishment moments that show how these characters are at their absolute lowest points and how they think and do things.
I think the climax of this show took place in the courtroom scene; but not the part most would think. Most would think it was when Saul finally told the truth and confessed everything, and in doing so, saved Kim. But I think it’s when the court called him Saul Goodman and he said no. His name was Jimmy McGill. He finally laid Saul and Gene to rest and became who he was meant to be. A truly profound and moving moment.
I grinned like an idiot when I noticed that Saul/Jimmy/Gene had a Wayfarer flight crash memorial blue ribbon 🎗️. After all this time, since the beginning of Breaking Bad S03 until the end, he's still trying to build a class action lawsuit lol The grind *N E V E R* stops 😤😤😤💅🏽✨ lol
I thought that I'd feel sad & empty & all that cuz this show ended... and if this was any other normal show, I either would've been ambivalent or felt empty... but I don't. I feel happy. I feel 100% satisfied. I feel content. I feel nothing but appreciation for the hard work of the people who made these two shows + 1 movie happen. Peter Gould, Vince Gilligan, writer staff, actors, directors, crew... they did it. They stuck the landing *THRICE* Incredible💖
The beauty is the fact that Saul had everything at the tip of his fingers. 7 years is practically nothing to what he should have gotten. And then Jimmy decided to finally clear his conscience and change his past. He got 86 years and yet, he's happy for finally making a right decision.
So glad we got a final scene with Mike. It shows that Mike lived with regrets throughout all of the Breaking Bad timeline which we previously had no idea about. It makes his story even more heartbreaking by the end. 🚗✋🏼🚬
After all that, the time machine worked! Jimmy came back, Kim Wexler the attorney came back, Walter, Mike, Marie, Howard's reputation, Chuck's disdain for his brother's actions. A great detail is that Jimmy wanted Kim to listen to his demise, just like they did when they were before listening together to Howard's. Both cases ended with the original deals. I'm going to miss this show. Such an amazing amount of details in everything they did. Thank you Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould for this extraordinary ride!!
They actually had filmed that scene with Kim Turing around and giving Jimmy the pistol shoots back, but they decided to leave it out, because they didn’t want it take the chance that fans might think it meant Kim was going back to those ways. She’s out of scamming people for good, and doing the pistols might give the wrong message. That’s why it feels like she was gonna do that back at him, because it was originally intended to be that way. As far as Howard and Lalo’s bodies, it’s likely that the feds are still sitting through the remains of the lab after the explosion. It’s been only a year and a half or so since it blew and they’re probably being very careful and meticulous with the cleanup, and there may have been some damage to the foundation, and maybe they’ll even get the idea that evidence could have been buried beneath it. Either way, I think there’s a good possibility that the basement lab will get dug up eventually, and they’ll find Howard and Lalo, and close that case.
BCS really gave me something to live for during lockdown, it's one of those pieces of art which is capable of actually changing the people who view it. I love how the show remained true to itself up to the very end, following it with you guys (and others) for the past couple of years was a pleasure.
The reoccurring theme of the episode was about Time Machine’s & Jimmy wanting to rewrite his wrongs. Courtroom scene was Jimmy’s way of effectively making & using a time machine that he always wanted. Jimmy telling the truth for the 1st time was his time machine. Also I think, it implies more than thing that Jimmy wanted but never told to Walt and Mike while discussing about The Time Machine. That is, "If he ever had a chance to go back in time, relive something or redo something that is probably the scene we saw with Chuck, where he would not walk away but talk to Chuck". I thought that was an extremely heartbreaking and powerful moment!
Such an amazing wrap up to world of Breaking bad and Better Call Saul. Truly loved every moment of this series and it will be missed dearly. The ending for Jimmy was so poetic and I cried like a baby when him and Kim had that last look at eachother.
While Jimmy is in prison he begins to give legal advice even to the guards and warden. In his cell he has a huge poster of Ally McBeal. After nineteen years, he secretly dug a tunnel behind the poster and escapes. On the outside he reunites with Kim and they live happily ever after building a time machine on an island in the Caribbean. The End.
Probably my favorite show. It's soooo good. I ALWAYS tear up a bit when he says "The name's McGill" "I'm Jimmy McGill" so awesome how he turns back to that Jimmy that Kim loved those years ago...then at the end.
Absolutely my favorite show ever. It was that one best meal ever from that one restaurant, and you got it that good every time, just as good or better every time.
I feel like this episode we saw all three versions of the character. At first he's Gene when he's running from the cops. He's terrified and paranoid, only caring about survival. Then when he's negotiating with the feds he's Saul Goodman, trying to "end on top" and talking his way out of problems. But at the end he finally becomes Jimmy again, reclaiming his actual name, accepting the blame for his actions and getting back the respect of Kim.
I can finally tell you this after watching the finale on Netflix. I live next door to Saul's "Omaha" apt building. The window and sidewalk Saul escaped from is right below my 2nd floor balcony. I could have dropped a water balloon on his head. You can see my balcony in BCS 1.1 about 2 min in for two seconds on a snowy night. HIs apt in the show was 17, which is the apt I see when I throw my garbage in the dumpster, which is right there. (Not there in the show.) Our buildings are owned by the same company. The girl who lived in that apt was put up in a nice hotel.
I think what is cool is that he is all his personas. He's slipping Jimmy, finally in prison, Known as Saul Goodman to the inmates, Gene Tacovic in the kitchen, And Victor St-Claire with Kim (Giselle). Beautiful ending. Bravo Vince
Steven- your post comments are spot on. The way they wrote this ending was nothing short of a master stroke. The theme of the time machine with regrets was so well done and using the three flashbacks with Mike, Walt and Chuck was simply brilliant. Having Kim visit Jimmy in prison and them smoking against the wall took me right back to s2 with Wexler McGill and really hit hard. I’m glad it ended black and white and that Kim didn’t do the finger guns back to Jimmy made the ending that much more tragic yet satisfying. All the little callbacks were genius- the dumpster, the exit sign, Marie (!). Odenkirk is a master at his craft. Thank you N & S for your awesome reviews of BCS and BrBa. Have loved watching these along with you.
First thing I've noticed at the end on the prison scene with Kim was the combination of the BCS and Breaking Bad's theme song. The lazy country guitar slide from BCS with that iconic drums of Breaking Bad. I will miss how both series especially BCS, cinematography and attention to details, even the miniscule of details. Such an amazing series it's been. From the actors to the director, staff, everything was perfect.
I’ve watched and rewatched all your BB and BCS reactions. It’s been a big help after losing my brother and father. You both are great and I appreciate your time, it’s been very meaningful🙏 🚘✋🚬
The fact that Saul stood like a man and accepted full responsibility for his actions was incredible. We all know he could have gotten reasonable doubt. But like he told Walt he’d be the king in prison
Really love Walt's answer because it encapsulates him in simplicity. He was asked about regrets. He evne looks at the watch Jesse gifted him. But in the end he answered Grey Matter, not because he thinks that's what caused all this, because we know he didn't regret a lot of this. He chose Grey Matter because he envied their success and thinks he was the core reason of its glory and he was robbed of that (which was wrong, he left on his own, he even lies to himself and says he was "artfully maneuvered to leave"). He was too egotistical for his own good.
26:03 As someone pointed out on Reddit. Bryan Cranston had two cameos in this final season. The previous with one with Jesse was when Walter was still a high school science teacher. This flashback with Saul alone was not portraying Walter White, but the alter ego Heisenberg. You can tell by the distinctive differences in demeanor.
I see his life as Gene was already the prison he tried so bad to keep away from. and when he is in actual prison he felt free for the first time in a long time. The delight of being who you really are.
James realized he has been lying to everyone he ever met his entire life, living as a prisoner to the almighty dollar every single day on this Earth. He finally saw that it wasn't worth hurting the people he loved anymore and owned up to all of it when he could've gotten away with all of it, capping it off by finally burying Saul Goodman forever. It's one hell of a redemption story.
A big part of me wishes I could prescribe some kind of screenwriting theory to why this all hurts so good, but it honestly just feels like art. The one thing I want to say that I havent seen anyone else say, is Walt broke bad and died, Jimmy finally broke good and lived.
That call Saul makes to the Cinnabon reminded me of the call that Gus made to Lyle when he got shot and was being patched up. So many amazing parallels in this finale!!
With the finale for Breaking Bad I'm convinced Walt was also going to kill Jesse until he saw him. I think the same thing in this; Saul was going to take the deal and throw Kim under the bus for Howard's murder until he saw Kim.
Truly an incredible ending to the best show around. 7 years when Better Call Saul premiered, I was quite excited as I loved Breaking Bad and thought seeing how Saul Goodman came to be would be fascinating to watch and boy was that true, but I did not expect things to turn out the way it did regarding the character development and adding layers into Breaking Bad. It’s sad this world is now over, but let’s be glad it ended before we all got tired of it and said “Is that still on?” One day, I’m going to rewatch Breaking Bad, El Camino and Better Call Saul in a marathon throughout many, many days and just reflect on how incredible the journey was again. I love this show and I hope it wins big at all the award shows for this final season. I know awards don’t matter, but many claim to honor the best, yet the true best show that’s been on these 7 years has been largely ignored by a lot of award ceremonies, particularly the Emmys. Let’s hope Bob, Rhea and the show as a whole finally gets its due. Thank you for the video guys, take care!
Saul to Walt in his final scene of Breaking Bad "Face the music... You walk in with your head held high; you'll be the John Dillinger of the Metropolitan detention center. How bad is that?"
I love that Jimmy purposely asked for Marie to come in, him saying that story about how he was in fear of his life.... You could tell Marie almost buys it and that's why he did it to show the other prosecutors that's all he needs is just one person to believe him
Yes, and also showing that he is capable of deliver it within anxious conditions, as it certainly wouldn't have been the easiest thing to do in front of the widow.
Honestly I thought it was a perfect finale. Jimmy let go of some of his demons and redeemed himself in Kims eyes, their shared ciggarette was a lovely moment. Saul got his last hurrar in court too, and lives on in max security prison with the respect from his fellow inmates.
33:59 "At the very end... he finally changed his path." Good catch Steven. Also, this visit with Chuck was the prequel to BCS Season 1 "Uno" series premier, where Jimmy actually brought the Financial Times to Chuck in ep 1.
Jimmy realized his brother was right on some level and that all this pain and emptiness in his life started when he started running away, from when Jimmy became Saul and then Saul became Gene. He's tired of running and knows he has to face the music even if he can get away with it, it doesn't necessarily mean he'll be happy. It's bitter-sweet because I didn't expect for Jimmy to win out when we were all making predictions we believed that Jimmy would sell Kim out to survive by the end, but he's earned a bit of redemption. All three character arcs have felt resonant and came full circle Walt accepting that his actions were wrong and selfish and saving Jesse with his dying breath, Jesse earning his second chance and accepting responsibility for his choices and Saul going down for life, but realizing that running from consequences is what got him where he is and choosing to face judgement to save his humanity. None felt like fairry-tale unrealistic happy endings nor entirely nihilistic just great character arcs that come full circle.
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Rest in peace saul
It's not. It is great. But nooo. Breaking bad still better.and quite easily imho.
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@vincent overy LMFAO it wishes.
greatest? people just forget the sopranos? lmao
Absolute heart-crushing when the screen went black and the end and I saw my miserable reflection, knowing I’ll never watch another Better Call Saul episode for the first time again.
Now WE are Gene on our couches watching his tapes.
@@danfisher3205 Woah! That's one way to put it 😅
This is so unintentionally hilarious 😂
SAMEEE
Create a time machine and wash your memory of the show.
In the end…Walter got revenge…Jesse got freedom…and Jimmy got redemption. What a journey the breaking bad universe has been.
I don't know about redemption, more like....closure, or assumes responsibility for his actions and the consequences. Not sure what word i'm looking for. But I don't think redemption fits personally. Open to hearing that argument though.
@@UCFJayBird It wasn’t redemption from the world for Jimmy. It’s redemption from Kim. Jimmy took Chucks advice to accept what he is and embrace it. Kim would never have come visited Jimmy on the inside if he had taken the 7 1/2 year deal. She would still seem him as lying to himself and to the world. Once and for all Jimmy put away the facade of Saul and definitely stated he is a McGill.
@@TheWunWhiteWolf Ah, I gotcha. I guess i was thinking more broad based redemption.
@@UCFJayBird Redemption with Kim, pal
@@UCFJayBird redemption from Kim and also from himself
When Walt is asked about regrets, he looks at the watch Jesse bought him
I wonder what that signifies
Maybe he regrets what he did to Jessie or maybe he regrets the day he met Jessie
@@boughzalabaha8278 he regretted leaving Jesse to Jack's gang even if he didn't know what they did with him at the time. It was thanks to Jesse that Walt had a sort of "purpose" in his life that made him feel alive. Jesse was a screwup but he didn't mean to hurt Walter unlike Walt who completely turned against him in blind rage
I think it did show that Walt, atleast a part of him, regretted what he had done to Jesse. Like everything.
Most likely@@nitroRadon
The beauty of the prison bus is that it shows how much respect all the inmates have for him, where he's now well known for defending them when no one else would. It most likely not only saved him, but gave him a lot of protection in prison for all the times he kept convicts out of prison and gave them the best representation around.
Yup, he's a legend to them, and the best part is his long sentence was HIS CHOICE. He got a sweetheart deal in the end and intentionally threw it away. So him spending the rest of his life in prison was on his own terms and ended up protecting the one person alive he cares about, and let's him have a mostly clear conscience despite his regrets
"You walk in with your head held high, you'll be the John Dillinger of the Metropolitan detention center. How bad is that?"
@@parkerboy795 YESSS! I was 100% thinking of this line. Saul took the advice he gave to Walter!
Yall clearly read my popular imdb review
Exactly.
Jimmy also defended the convicts' friends who are free too because of him, which is another thing that turned out great for him too.
The fact that Jimmy chose to get 86 years in prison and get to see Kim instead of 7 and not have her in his life made me cry. All he truly cared about was Kim. Beautiful.
So true. The court scene got me. Great ending and didn't expect less from them
Except she should be horrified and crushed that he did that. Kim will feel guilty because she will rightfully believe she played a part into turning him into the Saul of BB fame.
She was in such turmoil about what she did to the Hamlin family that she had to come clean six years or so later, how in the world will she live with Jimmy throwing himself under the bus like this just to say hi? Like he couldn't send her a letter expressing his regrets?
I honestly expected a mutual suicide because of her severe emotional crisis in Water Works and with Jimmy apparently considering murdering Carol Burnet.
@@williamhatcher4795 I think she is extremely sad. Rhea Seehorn said she played the cigarette scene like Kim was trying to hide how sad and worried she was, so Jimmy wouldn't see how bad she felt. But the truth is that if Jimmy didn't own up to what he had done, it's unlikely Kim would've been interested in seeing him again. He needed to take responsibility. I also think Jimmy felt that even if he got out in 7 years, he would never be happy again anyway.
He didn't do it because of her. He did it because he wouldn't be able to live like that anymore. Saul wasn't him.
@@williamhatcher4795 he didn’t just do it for Kim tho, Saul could’ve chosen to serve 7 years. Jimmy chose to serve 86 & be able to be himself again, not some showboat version he’d be living as Saul. He owned up to his mistakes bc he knew he needed to
This is one of the only shows that didn’t have me asking “So that’s it?” after the finale. Such a great ending to a great series
The Wire. The Shield, Breaking Bad.
Mount Rushmore of series finales.
Not even a hint of a sequel or spin-off or anything. Just over and done. Which was great!🚬
What a satisfying end of the bb/bcs universe. Unironically bravo Vince
@@toddgaak422 Add Mr Robot and True Detective Season 1 there
@@toddgaak422 Justified is on there too. Absolute masterpiece of a finale!
I appreciated that full color never came back for Jimmy or Kim. They made choices that irrevocably changed their lives and both are going to have to live with that. Neither are ever going to have the sort of full experience they had in those first six seasons again, but the spark of color from the shared cigarette shows there is some worth they've found individually and together.
Although it's good for a story/artistic standpoint, I do wish that the color came back so I could see his suit in it's full color glory, despite its shine/glow being visible even in black and white hahahaha
...except for one small detail. The cigarette they shared, the ember was in color.
@@Mukatutu it being black and white signifies that he's done being Saul Goodman in that scene. There's no color on purpose
_"We all make our choices. And those choices, they put us on a road. Sometimes, those choices seem small, but they put you on the road._
_You think about getting off, but eventually you're back on it. And the road we're on led us out to the desert and everything that happened there and straight back to where we are right now. And nothing, nothing can be done about that."_
- Mike, Bad Choice Road
@@fday1964 ..But they already said that detail
A heartbreaking but highly fitting ending to this outstanding series. I’m seriously going to miss it.
He deserved jail time and I think he even knew that. Out if the 3 Jesse was the only one with a true happy ending
@@joetamburello6292 Which is also fitting, because even though they introduced Jesse as a wannabe bad guy, that was the whole point: he wasn't a real bad guy, but Walt and Saul introduced him to a world that would continuously exploit him and leave his life in shambles. He was one of the very few who deserved to escape.
@@joetamburello6292 watch them make a show on Jesse like they did on saul
@@Ray.1176 Aaron Paul in his 70s still playing a 20 year old Jesse
@@Jacox98 well he's in his 40s but ya good point lol but they can always make a show when he's in his 40s too !
Jimmy decided to die in prison but still have a piece of Kim's heart rather than 7 years of prison but then live without her love or respect. The best love story ever told.
How is it the best love story bro? She gives him one last look, and probably will go back to the boring newer guy after. I don't see how having a piece of her heart will do him anything now either. She benefited while Jimmy pays the price.
And she will feel guilty about Jimmy doing this, ESPECIALLY if she believes she benefitted from it. We've just seen she was so eaten up by what she did to the Hamlins after six years that she put her own head on the chopping block.
She will NOT be happy ever after, that's for sure. To me it really looks like they set that up as a hook for a sequel movie.
All Jimmy wanted was to be loved. Now he’s finally reclaimed some piece of the love he once had with Kim as well as the admiration and respect of the people he’s to spend the rest of his days with in prison. Very bittersweet and very moving.
@@Thematically love and respect doesn’t mean they’ll get back together, they obviously can’t for multiple reasons. But she does care about him, and I’m sure she visits him every chance she gets
it’s not even just about Kim, Jimmy redeemed himself and reclaimed his identity
@@Thematically a love story doesn’t have to end with the two people being together. jimmy’s love for kim over these 6 seasons is integral to the story of the show and i think it makes an amazing love story
One died, one escaped, one went to jail. Poetic.
All three of them found peace in their own way.
@@shugaroony and all 3 got what they deserved
How is that poetic?
@@altxogershavelayers5166 they all got what they deserved
@@its_marse More like what they wanted
The scene with Chuck was beautiful. Jimmy seems reluctant to talk about his clients but Chuck then says to him that anyone is worthy of a criminal defence, as he is a man of the law and lawyers will defend anyone. Therefore when he says his name is ‘McGill’ on the bus and the prisoners are chanting ‘better call Saul’ this is something that Jimmy knows that Chuck wouldn’t shame him about. He has the respect of convicts because he defended them. He was a man of the law, just in his own way. Just like chuck.
The camera cut to the EXIT sign when Jimmy talked about Chuck was brilliant!! What a Homage to that court scene where Chuck absolutely got demolished by Jimmy
I said to my husband that Bob Odenkirk actually looked like Michael McKeen during that scene.
i'd say Chuck demolished Jimmy there tbh
@@no-jt8js jimmy played him
@@no-jt8js lmao Chuck literally lost and killed himself afterwards
@@djstonedage5538 jimmy lost the case, chuck lost personally
After the goodbyes I actually started to cry. Personally loved the way it ended. There was no need for all out dramatics, a big death etc. This was Jimmy & Kim's story. Started & ended with them, exactly as it should have. It was the ending I didn't even realize I needed.
I am still crying!!! Brilliant ending. Absolutely brilliant. 🔫🔫😘
I didn't realize I was watching a love story and that they were headed for forgiveness and redemption. Adorable.
exactly i didn’t realize this was the ending i wanted but it was better than what i could’ve imagined
me too
It was nice seeing Walt again but more than anything seeing Chuck and Jimmy together again made me tear up. Really hate seeing this show end. One of the best written shows I've seen in a long time. Thank you Vince for the BCS/BB Universe.
You know what seeing Walt again in that scene he had but more from Jimmy’s perspective than walts it really just showed even more how big his damn ego was. Even at the end he was still belittling Jimmy like he had always done to everyone especially Jesse and idk it just emphasized how much of an asshole he was. The way he told that gray matter story he made it seem like they cut him out but really he’s just pissed that he took that payout and left and that’s on him. And I find it ironic that he tells Saul “so you were always like this” when telling his regret cus the same could be said for him even back during his grey matter stuff he was probably an egotistical selfish bastard
@@jeremyroberts8822 True, I even expected him to say "getting into selling meth, and hurting my in-laws, my wife, and my children" as a regret, but he brought up the grey matter stuff instead
@@bobob9969 He was into the heinseberg shit at that moment Walter jr was the one who make him think about the fuck up things he Made.
I think we should thank Gould too, as Better Call Saul is practically his brainchild. Also, the last episode was directed and written entirely by him.
And Peter
Saul got 7 years and Jimmy got 87 years !!
Ultimately, the only person who could prosecute Saul was himself
And the Fed's deal was 30 years.
The fact that The Long Sentense was his own choice made it 10x better
@@Carlwat78he downed them to 7 and half actually
I love how Mike has somber mature resolutions with everyone, but with Walt it's "Shut the fuck up and let me die in peace!"
I mean Walt shot him
Yeah, what else is there to say at that point? The least the prick could do was let the man die in silence lol
In the chuck flashback he talks about maybe getting him the financial times tomorrow and in the first episode he announces that he brought Chuck the financial times, so that’s the day before the first episode. When chuck picks up the book “The Time Machine” that’s Jimmy saying that’s when he’d go back to. The day before he pulls the scam with the skater kids in the first episode and meets Tuco which starts the chain of events that start everything
Adding to this, Mike's moment for the time machine was related to that...
Very nice catch. Wow this show is top tier television x
How do u even catch these things bro, thank you for that and Thank you Vince for this amazing show and all the others
Nice observation dude 👍🏽
This ending was incredible. The writers stayed true to the characters, Gene/Saul/Jimmy was able to talk a prosecutor who supposedly has “never lost” from 30 years down to 7 years, while practically representing himself.
He talked him down because of that very reason that he has never lost even with a plea deal he still wins his case.
30 years, I thought it was life plus 190 years, or something equally ridiculous.
@@csb7376 the actual sentence came out to that, but they initially thought that there's no way saul wouldn't be found guilty by all jurors at trial so they initially offered him a deal of 30 years so that he might eventually get out as opposed to serving his actual full sentence.
Even if Jimmy took the 7 years deal, what does he have when he gets out? No one would wait for him, he doesn't have his cinnabon job or friends.
80+ years in prison is not as bad when you realize he doesn't have to hide or change his identity, everyone respect him and he can see Kim in the eyes.
Also he's finally facing the truth. He can properly grieve for his brother, apologize to Kim, and be himself. No more hiding or repressing his emotions.
7 years deal would be also worse as a conclusion than the real ending we have
The ember between Jimmy and Kim being in color was the best. I could tell in the courtroom he did it all just to see the look of love on her face. He really found his time machine. It wasn't too late....and I can just imagine how much good he's going to do where he is. How many people need advice. Need his help...and I think Kim will be popping in every time she can.
“He really found his Time Machine”… excellent comparison
And I'm really glad that Kim is putting her smarts and her immense talent to use in the legal field again!
I sat there after the cast thank yous ended and I immediately started thinking about all the people she's gonna be able to help and I went from crying to having a huge smile on my face!
I don't think Kim will be visiting him again. That was a goodbye. One last moment of closeness before she finally moves on. He gave up his 7 year plea deal for one cigarette with her, and it was worth it.
I don't think she's a lawyer again she just said "the license doesn't have a expiration date on it", she probably just showed it to the prison guards and as an inmate Jimmy is entitled to be able to meet with "his attorney" even if she really isn't one anymore. I think she just wanted to see Jimmy and tricked the guards into allowing her.
BrBa: Huell is still waiting on the DEA agents to return;
BCS: Jeff is still waiting on his "Dad" to pick him up.
Huell is chilling in New Orleans…..reasonably
Marion probably got him out.
I love how each flashback Jimmy had tied up the loose ends of each character linked to him, even Walter, Chuck and Howard. It's like all of that inner turmoil he had while being Gene have been laid to rest. Fitting end for a larger than life character.
I read that it was a Dickensian type of thing, with Saul being Scrooge and each flashback was the ghost of Christmas past, present, and future.
@@jacklauder8226
That’s a great point of reference, actually. Very fitting for the time travel theme as well. You can tell Peter Gould took a very literary approach for this show.
I interpret those flashback scenes as actual flashbacks Jimmy was having during this episode after he got caught, which is what caused him to finally confess
I think it was a cheap plot device but still nice to see them again.
@@FEARNoMore
How is it a cheap plot device? It’s thematically appropriate, necessary for the character’s growth, and all bound by a shared motif. What’s cheap about it?
For the ultimate watching experience:
-Watch Better Call Saul up to where Kim leaves.
-Watch Breaking Bad
-Watch El Camino
-Watch the last episodes of Better Call Saul
Bcs is more impactful after watching bb first
@@thetribe11113 Oh absolutely.
I wouldn't recommend the way I listed for a first watch, but if you're already a fan of the franchise, it'd be awesome to watch it in chronological order.
@@gungaloscrungalo8925 definitely 👍👍
@@thetribe11113 no lol
You already know everyone survives if you watch bb first but if you dont then bcs and bb are both more intredting
L take
@@poutsamouni5483 no ur wrong boss you already know all of the characyers, giving us a better experience seeing them again, and loads of other reasons
L take
I love how they wrapped it up. Jimmy was finally able to accept his past and admit to his wrongdoings. We truly saw the end of Saul here.
Absolutely perfect ending. They nailed it again. So sad that the best show on TV is over
Breaking bad was better imo
@@yashorajsingh4276 breaking bad is if you want action, BCS is better as it's a more detailed character study
@@youraveragepasser-by7367 couldn't agree more.
@@youraveragepasser-by7367 just action? Lmao. So all the 62 episodes were just action.
Get lost
@@williancontreras5656 what a giant leap. How did you get that from what they said?
This is the third time we saw, "The Time Machine" by HG Wells. First we saw it in 601 while Saul's house was being cleared. Then we saw it on a bedside table in Jimmy & Kim's apartment in 602.
Oh wow
Walt died, Jesse got away, and Saul ended up in prison. All 3 different endings. Amazing show!
I basically teared up at the moment of Jimmy's turn in the court up to the end. I thought that he and Kim would have a convo in the room. Nope. She pulled out a box of cigarettes and that was the precise moment I noticed the slash of light on the wall. And a new version of Dave Porter's track, "Shard Smoke" started playing (the track that introduced us to Jimmy & Kim in the pilot). I started full-on crying lmao. What a beautiful ending
If you look closely, the cigarette is the only coloured part of the scene. I can’t figure out what that could mean
@@rozza105 I'd say the cigarette reminds them both of times gone, of the color in their old lives. But because a drop of color was lit in that flame, they can maybe fill their lives with that color again, over time.
Beautiful ending my fucking ass , the most underwhelming finale ever !
@@rozza105 *The flame was also colored.*
It means there's a spark between the two again. A flicker of hope.
And that brought a little color in their lives again too.
@@die4race 🤡
“You’d have been the last lawyer I went to” and “So you were always like this?” May have been the two most hurtful things Walt ever said to Jimmy.
Possibly. One of the saddest things now is going back to BB and seeing how much everyone detested Saul. Nobody respects him whatsoever in that show. He doesn’t even really get credit for bailing people out all the time. Before BCS, it was humorous and arguably deserved, but now it’s just sad knowing that Jimmy just wanted acceptance, even when talking to Walt about the time machine and just getting talked down to and mistreated. That’s what that scene hammers home for me, while also providing a point of reflection for Jimmy and how he’s only seemed to meet people’s low expectations of him. The moment we see Jimmy’s smile fall in response to Walt’s comment about always being “this way” is honestly kinda heartbreaking, especially since it’s coming from a real POS like late-BB Walt.
Walt was just awful at that point.
Walt is a hypocritical jerk. He insulted Jimmy for many things while he himself is even worse.
Well yeah but at that time Walter was the most evil person on the planet, so, there’s that😭😭
Ultimately Walt was right
The three time machine scenes will be talked about for years to come. What an artistic and poetic ending in line with the show's character.
Ultimately what mattered to him was Kim's approval, the only person who ever gave him a chance.
9:11 Jimmy wouldn't have invested in Berkshire Hathaway had he only got one opportunity to time travel. I firmly believe he would undue the irreparable mistake inflicted on Chuck. Just like the greatest regret convo with Walt, Jimmy was merely wearing that Saul facade. Hiding the truth, the pain, buried deep in his subconscious. Probably up to viewers' own interpretation.
@@ssotkow No you're right. Jimmy's regret is that flashback with Chuck which he hopes he had stayed longer and had a heart to heart
It may sound crazy but I think this episode taught me a new philosophy to live by. Such small moments can change your life for the bad if you don’t take action(or take the wrong action), then you’ll end up thinking if I had a Time Machine I would go back and change it for a happier outcome in the future. How about we recognize these moments in real time, and realize we’re making a big mistake because of fear, anxiety, laziness etc and instead we fix it for our future selves.
If you feel like there’s something you should do because it’s the right thing and it’s what you want but you’re too afraid or nervous or lazy to do it, just think “Time machine, Time Machine, this is the moment” and DO IT
:)
Instead of thinking of an alternate universe where you took that action, make this one that alternate universe.
@@Johnnysmithy24 don’t go through life & at the end of have any “I should have done __”
If you wanna do it do it, if you fail at least you tried & if you succeed even better for you
@@scotthill1600 Exactly that’s what I mean.
I'm so glad Jimmy wasn't killed and ended up getting what is essentially a life sentence while Kim walked free. Also seeing Marie and Chuck again was so delightful and unexpected... man what an amazing finale
Kim didn't necessarily walk free. Cheryl might not go as viciously on her, but she could still do a lesser sue just so Kim gets some comeuppance. But I'm sure Kim would rather this outcome than just live with guilt.
@@weewer3369 I agree. I think the point is that you should accept responsibility for your actions so if Cheryl does decide to take legal action, Kim would be fine with it. She confessed to her after all. She clearly felt guilty and prefers to face her problems head-on.
Whether a show is good or bad, the finale hardly ever lives up to the expectations. But they did it here. I'm satisfied.
The best show I've ever seen.
*Jimmy on the stand acknowledging everything he did to Howard was such a stunning scene. He FINALLY took account of what he did.*
*One of the best shows I'll ever see in my lifetime.*
Did he go on much about what he did to Howard? I didn't hear him say anything more than Kim didn't have anything to do with it. Which she did. He unburdened himself only to have a chance at a relationship with Kim again. Howard deserved more justice. Kim the henchman deserved to pay.
Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould are actual geniuses. They made two shows, that aren't just good. But the two best shows of all time. Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are absolute masterpieces. I'll never be able to pick one being better. They're just both perfect. And then El Camino as well? 3 for 3.
Yes. We got 3 fitting endings for the 3 best characters of the breaking bad universe.
Agree.
BB and BCS are both 10/10 shows that complement eachother perfectly.
El Camino is mediocre and doesn't deserve to be held in the same high regard as the two shows. It doesn't even feel like a movie, it just feels like an overly long, poorly paced episode with too much fanservice. Jesse didn't have much of a character arc in the movie, and the ending was completely predictable. It was better than nothing, I suppose, but it was ultimately completely unnecessary and relatively uninteresting. Honestly, the best thing to come out of El Camino is that it got the "Walter White is alive" theorists to shut up.
@@zsoliddannys242 Well, because of BCS's depending too much on BB characters & plotlines, I give BB the edge. BCS 9/10 BB 10/10
@@FEARNoMore It doesn't depend that much on BB's characters, Jimmy, Chuck, Nacho, Howard, Kim and Lalo are the most important characters of the show and they are all original. Mike has so much depth in BCS than in BB that it's like another character entirely and Gus only becomes highly important on the final season of the show. I think it's unwise to take away from a show just because the other show it's related to came up with the setting first. It's like saying Terminator 1 is better than 2 regardless of how much Judgment Day improves on the original movie, just because it uses the same plot and characters as the first movie.
Chuck picking up "Time Machine" after Jimmy left made me think Chuck wanting Jimmy to stay and talk was him trying to go back and change their relationship.
and if a time machine existed then perhaps they would go back to that moment and fix their relationship and the entierty of bcs and bb may have been completely different
Ngl I cried at the Chuck scene, because despite the animosity, it did look like deep down the brothers loved each other. The miscommunications + mistrust made it hard for them to open up to each other and have a real talk. Chuck tried to, but Saul was afraid of being degraded for his work. But it did sound like that was Chuck's real attempt at trying to listen to how Saul was doing. Tragic how things ended for them.
I feel like that's the moment Jimmy would have gone back to.
"The name's McGill, James McGill..."
I love how Mike, Walter and Chuck acted as the Ghosts of Christmas tense to Jimmy. All three instances showed him who his true self is - Not Saul, but Jimmy. And by the end of the episode, he finally understood that. While Saul was able to lower the sentence down to 7 years, Jimmy realised the damage he had down to those around him and redeemed himself by facing the consequences. What a perfect ending.
I loved how in that last scene where Jimmy and Kim were sharing the cigarette the flame was in colour, signifying that the flame is still there between them both. Beautiful !!
When he realized Kim had confessed, had done the right thing, and as a result would likely be hurt because of everything he did that led to Howard being shot in their apartment... that's when Jimmy decided to do what he had never, ever done before: take responsibility for his actions, and face the consequences. So he spilled his guts, gave up his short, cushy prison stint, and even admitted the one thing he truly regretted more than anything else. Everything that had been festering inside him for years, making him dead inside, he let out, and willingly accepted whatever consequences came from that. And that's why, even though he'll spend the rest of his days in prison, he's content. And that's why Kim comes to see him at the end. She forgives him, and he forgives himself, because they both know that they both have done what they needed to do to be better people. The World's Best & 2nd-Best Lawyers both know that finally justice has been served. Now they are finally able to heal.
I was so prepared for that ending. My monopoly theory was spot on. Water Works two spaces from go to jail. I did not expect to see Marie. She was so mad after that hearing. She probably went shoplifting after lol.
She borrowed some more spoons
@@choccymilkconnoisseur2775 got more Fritos instead of Cheetos 🤣
@jooyo😂lmaoungkang3858
I love that Bob said the main cast was getting together at one of their homes to watch the finale and cry.🙂
Now I’m crying again…absolute perfection!!! The trial was his time machine, and only Kim could make Saul disappear to reveal Jimmy McGill. It was a love story all along. The final prison scene was just beautiful. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🚗✋🏻🚬
I think this show is an Educational Course for any writers out there. It's a great example of how you can tell a simple story and keep the bar high and make fans so involved at the same time. Yeah Steven, it's definitely my fav show of all times as well. So sad it came to an end.
Yeah, it’s incredible
in the end, Jimmy went back to his desire to be loved. He chose gaining Kim's love and respect one final time over anything self-serving.
They recovered Hanks body. Walter gave Skyler at the end of BB the location of the bodies for her to make a deal with the cops. We know that because in BCS we found out Skyler got her deal.
They were talking about Howard's body, not Hank's.
A perfect ending to a perfect show. The last scene at the prison even reused the same music from the parking garage in S1E1, it was a perfect way to come full circle. Thank you for your reactions, it was quite a ride!
I know this is dramatic, I know I shouldn’t feel this way- but I genuinely hurt like I just lost a loved one.
Personally, I loved this finale so fucking much. Perfect in every way. The definition of bittersweet. I will miss this show and everyone involved, not to mention the entire franchise. I will never feel this particular way about any other form of media. Feels surreal to say: but it’s Saul Gone now. :(((((
You guys are awesome as always. I hope you enjoyed the finale as much as I did. It’s been quite a ride, huh?
31:41 the exit sign when he talks about his brother brings some memories back. Slippin Jimmy XD
Chuck asked whether they could be shut off or something, if my memory serves me well.
That was a call back to the end of chicanery. Pretty much the same shot.
I absolutely love Saul’s manic laughter in the prison cell. Similar to Walt’s manic laughter. Walt was brought to manic laughter because he had no idea what to do while Saul was brought to laughter because he knew EXACTLY what do. Such great and well defining character establishment moments that show how these characters are at their absolute lowest points and how they think and do things.
Walter took the bullet for Jesse in the final episode, now Saul took the bullet for Kim. Perfect symmetry.
I think the climax of this show took place in the courtroom scene; but not the part most would think. Most would think it was when Saul finally told the truth and confessed everything, and in doing so, saved Kim. But I think it’s when the court called him Saul Goodman and he said no. His name was Jimmy McGill. He finally laid Saul and Gene to rest and became who he was meant to be. A truly profound and moving moment.
That moment was perfection.
Personally I’d argue the climax of the show was Howard’s death but I can see this too
That’s the moment I wept. A powerful way to show that he actually dropped his masks and embraced the consequence of his actions.
End of an era! What a great universe Vince and Peter created. Fantastic end to possibly the best TV show of all time!
I grinned like an idiot when I noticed that Saul/Jimmy/Gene had a Wayfarer flight crash memorial blue ribbon 🎗️.
After all this time, since the beginning of Breaking Bad S03 until the end, he's still trying to build a class action lawsuit lol
The grind *N E V E R* stops 😤😤😤💅🏽✨ lol
The plane he was on Wayfarer too.
@@brianne3327 it was!
Love how you can see Marie remembering Walt's "confession" when Jimmy gives his whole spiel.
I thought that I'd feel sad & empty & all that cuz this show ended... and if this was any other normal show, I either would've been ambivalent or felt empty... but I don't. I feel happy. I feel 100% satisfied. I feel content. I feel nothing but appreciation for the hard work of the people who made these two shows + 1 movie happen.
Peter Gould, Vince Gilligan, writer staff, actors, directors, crew... they did it.
They stuck the landing *THRICE*
Incredible💖
When Walt glanced at the watch Jesse gifted him I physically felt my heart drop......
The beauty is the fact that Saul had everything at the tip of his fingers. 7 years is practically nothing to what he should have gotten. And then Jimmy decided to finally clear his conscience and change his past.
He got 86 years and yet, he's happy for finally making a right decision.
So glad we got a final scene with Mike. It shows that Mike lived with regrets throughout all of the Breaking Bad timeline which we previously had no idea about. It makes his story even more heartbreaking by the end. 🚗✋🏼🚬
After all that, the time machine worked! Jimmy came back, Kim Wexler the attorney came back, Walter, Mike, Marie, Howard's reputation, Chuck's disdain for his brother's actions.
A great detail is that Jimmy wanted Kim to listen to his demise, just like they did when they were before listening together to Howard's. Both cases ended with the original deals.
I'm going to miss this show. Such an amazing amount of details in everything they did. Thank you Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould for this extraordinary ride!!
But not for hank 😔
Kim isn't likely to ever be an attorney again. Volunteering in the legal aid clinic is probably the closest she can get.
They actually had filmed that scene with Kim Turing around and giving Jimmy the pistol shoots back, but they decided to leave it out, because they didn’t want it take the chance that fans might think it meant Kim was going back to those ways. She’s out of scamming people for good, and doing the pistols might give the wrong message. That’s why it feels like she was gonna do that back at him, because it was originally intended to be that way.
As far as Howard and Lalo’s bodies, it’s likely that the feds are still sitting through the remains of the lab after the explosion. It’s been only a year and a half or so since it blew and they’re probably being very careful and meticulous with the cleanup, and there may have been some damage to the foundation, and maybe they’ll even get the idea that evidence could have been buried beneath it. Either way, I think there’s a good possibility that the basement lab will get dug up eventually, and they’ll find Howard and Lalo, and close that case.
Random fed: Is that Howard Hamlin, and….Jorge De Guzman?
@@bradcarver8127Eduardo 😊
BCS really gave me something to live for during lockdown, it's one of those pieces of art which is capable of actually changing the people who view it. I love how the show remained true to itself up to the very end, following it with you guys (and others) for the past couple of years was a pleasure.
The reoccurring theme of the episode was about Time Machine’s & Jimmy wanting to rewrite his wrongs. Courtroom scene was Jimmy’s way of effectively making & using a time machine that he always wanted.
Jimmy telling the truth for the 1st time was his time machine.
Also I think, it implies more than thing that Jimmy wanted but never told to Walt and Mike while discussing about The Time Machine. That is, "If he ever had a chance to go back in time, relive something or redo something that is probably the scene we saw with Chuck, where he would not walk away but talk to Chuck". I thought that was an extremely heartbreaking and powerful moment!
Such an amazing wrap up to world of Breaking bad and Better Call Saul. Truly loved every moment of this series and it will be missed dearly. The ending for Jimmy was so poetic and I cried like a baby when him and Kim had that last look at eachother.
Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould are gods of storytelling, this was amazing. Perfection. 10/10 show.
While Jimmy is in prison he begins to give legal advice even to the guards and warden. In his cell he has a huge poster of Ally McBeal. After nineteen years, he secretly dug a tunnel behind the poster and escapes. On the outside he reunites with Kim and they live happily ever after building a time machine on an island in the Caribbean. The End.
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Probably my favorite show. It's soooo good. I ALWAYS tear up a bit when he says "The name's McGill" "I'm Jimmy McGill" so awesome how he turns back to that Jimmy that Kim loved those years ago...then at the end.
Absolutely my favorite show ever. It was that one best meal ever from that one restaurant, and you got it that good every time, just as good or better every time.
I feel like this episode we saw all three versions of the character. At first he's Gene when he's running from the cops. He's terrified and paranoid, only caring about survival. Then when he's negotiating with the feds he's Saul Goodman, trying to "end on top" and talking his way out of problems. But at the end he finally becomes Jimmy again, reclaiming his actual name, accepting the blame for his actions and getting back the respect of Kim.
Even if took him nearly his entire life, I'm so happy Jimmy finally did the right thing. Best universe ever.
I can finally tell you this after watching the finale on Netflix. I live next door to Saul's "Omaha" apt building. The window and sidewalk Saul escaped from is right below my 2nd floor balcony. I could have dropped a water balloon on his head. You can see my balcony in BCS 1.1 about 2 min in for two seconds on a snowy night.
HIs apt in the show was 17, which is the apt I see when I throw my garbage in the dumpster, which is right there. (Not there in the show.) Our buildings are owned by the same company. The girl who lived in that apt was put up in a nice hotel.
I think what is cool is that he is all his personas.
He's slipping Jimmy, finally in prison,
Known as Saul Goodman to the inmates,
Gene Tacovic in the kitchen,
And Victor St-Claire with Kim (Giselle).
Beautiful ending.
Bravo Vince
BEST. SHOW. EVER. I loved watching the last couple of seasons with you guys. Best reaction channel in the game!
“…with good behavior, who knows.” I’m waiting for the video game now but maybe in like 10-15 years a Jimmy McGill/Kim Wexler sequel.
I'd consider headcanon of him out in 12 years and that means hes out in our year of 2022. That would be pretty cool.
@@chasegrimmstone8647 well actually, if he would have made it up to the Biden admin, he'd definitely be out already, lmao, wouldn't be that hard now
@@Jacob-xm9hf lol he is white, he will only suffer more under biden
Video game?
@@Jacob-xm9hf oh you mean because Joe “crime bill” Biden is just so weak on crime? lol I wish he was half as cool as conservatives think he is
Steven- your post comments are spot on.
The way they wrote this ending was nothing short of a master stroke. The theme of the time machine with regrets was so well done and using the three flashbacks with Mike, Walt and Chuck was simply brilliant. Having Kim visit Jimmy in prison and them smoking against the wall took me right back to s2 with Wexler McGill and really hit hard. I’m glad it ended black and white and that Kim didn’t do the finger guns back to Jimmy made the ending that much more tragic yet satisfying. All the little callbacks were genius- the dumpster, the exit sign, Marie (!). Odenkirk is a master at his craft.
Thank you N & S for your awesome reviews of BCS and BrBa. Have loved watching these along with you.
First thing I've noticed at the end on the prison scene with Kim was the combination of the BCS and Breaking Bad's theme song.
The lazy country guitar slide from BCS with that iconic drums of Breaking Bad. I will miss how both series especially BCS, cinematography and attention to details, even the miniscule of details. Such an amazing series it's been. From the actors to the director, staff, everything was perfect.
Walt, just after Hank's death and the destruction of his own family, when asked about his regrets STILL goes back to Gray Matter.
I’ve watched and rewatched all your BB and BCS reactions. It’s been a big help after losing my brother and father. You both are great and I appreciate your time, it’s been very meaningful🙏 🚘✋🚬
The fact that Saul stood like a man and accepted full responsibility for his actions was incredible. We all know he could have gotten reasonable doubt. But like he told Walt he’d be the king in prison
He did what Nacho's dad kept insisting on. "Take responsibility for your actions. Be a man. Accept what you've done".
Really love Walt's answer because it encapsulates him in simplicity.
He was asked about regrets. He evne looks at the watch Jesse gifted him.
But in the end he answered Grey Matter, not because he thinks that's what caused all this, because we know he didn't regret a lot of this. He chose Grey Matter because he envied their success and thinks he was the core reason of its glory and he was robbed of that (which was wrong, he left on his own, he even lies to himself and says he was "artfully maneuvered to leave").
He was too egotistical for his own good.
What an finale. I’m gonna miss this show and these reactions to it.
26:03 As someone pointed out on Reddit. Bryan Cranston had two cameos in this final season. The previous with one with Jesse was when Walter was still a high school science teacher. This flashback with Saul alone was not portraying Walter White, but the alter ego Heisenberg. You can tell by the distinctive differences in demeanor.
I see his life as Gene was already the prison he tried so bad to keep away from. and when he is in actual prison he felt free for the first time in a long time. The delight of being who you really are.
James realized he has been lying to everyone he ever met his entire life, living as a prisoner to the almighty dollar every single day on this Earth. He finally saw that it wasn't worth hurting the people he loved anymore and owned up to all of it when he could've gotten away with all of it, capping it off by finally burying Saul Goodman forever. It's one hell of a redemption story.
A big part of me wishes I could prescribe some kind of screenwriting theory to why this all hurts so good, but it honestly just feels like art.
The one thing I want to say that I havent seen anyone else say, is Walt broke bad and died, Jimmy finally broke good and lived.
Great video! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I am overwhelmed by this series - just incredible!💔❤️😭🥰
This was a masterpiece. I refuse to choose between both. Both are perfect art filtered through a television screen.
The flashback with Chuck was definitely Jimmy’s ‘Time Machine’ moment. It was shown to us after becoming Jimmy again, no longer Saul Goodman.
That call Saul makes to the Cinnabon reminded me of the call that Gus made to Lyle when he got shot and was being patched up. So many amazing parallels in this finale!!
loved watching your reaction to this!! my favorite two shows ever in BB and BCS. I will miss it more than anything❤️❤️
With the finale for Breaking Bad I'm convinced Walt was also going to kill Jesse until he saw him. I think the same thing in this; Saul was going to take the deal and throw Kim under the bus for Howard's murder until he saw Kim.
Truly an incredible ending to the best show around. 7 years when Better Call Saul premiered, I was quite excited as I loved Breaking Bad and thought seeing how Saul Goodman came to be would be fascinating to watch and boy was that true, but I did not expect things to turn out the way it did regarding the character development and adding layers into Breaking Bad. It’s sad this world is now over, but let’s be glad it ended before we all got tired of it and said “Is that still on?” One day, I’m going to rewatch Breaking Bad, El Camino and Better Call Saul in a marathon throughout many, many days and just reflect on how incredible the journey was again. I love this show and I hope it wins big at all the award shows for this final season. I know awards don’t matter, but many claim to honor the best, yet the true best show that’s been on these 7 years has been largely ignored by a lot of award ceremonies, particularly the Emmys. Let’s hope Bob, Rhea and the show as a whole finally gets its due. Thank you for the video guys, take care!
Saul to Walt in his final scene of Breaking Bad "Face the music... You walk in with your head held high; you'll be the John Dillinger of the Metropolitan detention center. How bad is that?"
I love that Jimmy purposely asked for Marie to come in, him saying that story about how he was in fear of his life.... You could tell Marie almost buys it and that's why he did it to show the other prosecutors that's all he needs is just one person to believe him
Yes, and also showing that he is capable of deliver it within anxious conditions, as it certainly wouldn't have been the easiest thing to do in front of the widow.
Chuck would have finally felt vindicated - and shocked at how much he underestimated Jimmy.
Honestly I thought it was a perfect finale. Jimmy let go of some of his demons and redeemed himself in Kims eyes, their shared ciggarette was a lovely moment. Saul got his last hurrar in court too, and lives on in max security prison with the respect from his fellow inmates.
This final episode could have just been as easily titled "Breaking Good"
33:59 "At the very end... he finally changed his path." Good catch Steven. Also, this visit with Chuck was the prequel to BCS Season 1 "Uno" series premier, where Jimmy actually brought the Financial Times to Chuck in ep 1.
Jimmy realized his brother was right on some level and that all this pain and emptiness in his life started when he started running away, from when Jimmy became Saul and then Saul became Gene. He's tired of running and knows he has to face the music even if he can get away with it, it doesn't necessarily mean he'll be happy. It's bitter-sweet because I didn't expect for Jimmy to win out when we were all making predictions we believed that Jimmy would sell Kim out to survive by the end, but he's earned a bit of redemption. All three character arcs have felt resonant and came full circle Walt accepting that his actions were wrong and selfish and saving Jesse with his dying breath, Jesse earning his second chance and accepting responsibility for his choices and Saul going down for life, but realizing that running from consequences is what got him where he is and choosing to face judgement to save his humanity. None felt like fairry-tale unrealistic happy endings nor entirely nihilistic just great character arcs that come full circle.
"So you were always like this." what a line. Every single scene is so damn meaningful in this show.
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