I love when an older seasoned actor gets their time to shine. He did so good in this role it’s insane. Complete suspension of disbelief in every scene he’s in. This clinches it, he’s my favorite character in this universe.
He is THE ultimate badass. Almost everything (if not everything) he does in the show is believable, within his abilities and the world the show creates. Brilliant writing, and incredible acting. probably my favourite ever character too!
22:20 Mike getting shot there is massive for the story. It’s what makes him seek out an underground doctor to tend to him in Albuquerque, introducing him to the vet and the underworld.
It's incredible how in BCS/BB one single, seemingly minor event can make a world of difference. Ghilligan loves to use Butterfly Effect to his plots and worldbuilding.
@@pablo_giustiniani and in the final episode of BCS we see Jimmy look back on the moment Chuck offered to help Jimmy with his cases. Perhaps he was just thinking of old memories but it seems pretty obvious that if they had talked it out there, none of the tragedies in BCS or BrBa would occur
@@pablo_giustiniani look back on your life and you will find this is true for yourself too. For me personally, my life had its biggest ups and biggest down along a 3 year timeline all because a man, who has never heard of me to this day, in a country halfway across the world one day decided to contact someone for a tarot reading. It's crazy. You could walk out the door tomorrow and your split decision to take a left turn instead of a right could potentially set off a chain reaction that leads to several deaths 10 years down the line.
Mike being a Vietnam vet holds his character together so well in both breaking bad and better call saul, the man has serious skills in deception and weapon handling which feeds his ability to perform crime and punishment in equal measure while under pressure, truly one of the best written characters in a TV show for a very long time.
This is an uncomfortable poop. It is mostly diarrhea. It's uncomfortable, but at the same time it is one of the most satisfying poops. It feels like a load is being taken off of my stomach area. Also, I didn't have a good poop for 2 or 3 days, so this feels relieving
@leafertrash7341 What? Why the fuck would I do that? Change my comment why? I'm not going to return to a random old comment just to edit it. I was commenting on my poop, because that's what was happening at that time
Criminal, this guy put on a more convincing performance than any A-List actor out there. I’m glad he got a shot with a hit show and that so many people appreciate his dedication. At the end of the day any movie award show is really just a combination of good sales and insider connections. Emmy or no, people know and appreciate how great he is in BCS and Breaking Bad, absolutely love the old guy.
The only tough scene to act was breaking down over Matty. Apart from that, Mike has a poker face 95% of the time, so he probably has the easiest character in the cast. A great character, but I wouldn't know about Banks. He may or may not be great, but we wouldn't know from this.
@@babbisp1Yeah I agree, acting awards tend to go to those with a wide range. He plays Mike perfectly, it’s just not a character written to show off an actors chops.
He never underestimated walt. He knew what kind of person Walt was. But he had no choice instead of working with walt. He needed money for his granddaughter.
@@jackduggan911I think he’s referring to the end of the show, where the cops were on mikes ass and he needed his GO bag regardless of whether Walter brought it. Mike did underestimate Walter tho, he never expected Walter to steal his gun and kill him with it, either that or he was so panicked he slipped up.
The shoes one is violently simple in a way I really enjoy, but I wonder how calm the wind would have to be for that stunt to work. That's my one concern with an otherwise really stupid plan on its face. Good plan, overall.
@@greeneyedqt90 if he had no shot prior and only at the shoes, the drivers would be alarmed and stop to check the truck to see if it was shot. during that inspection they would've potentially noticed cocaine on the vehicle or stopped the shipment; ruining his plan.
I don't know....I don't think hunters shoot regularly, any shot is gonna spook anything they're hunting...I guess he just assumed to two dudes are dumbasses, maybe they thought it was different groups? That were very close
Everything about the 'red shoe scene' was perfect, the build up (getting the bag of drugs) the false 'hunter' shots, the camera work from above as it spilled out, and the long tracking shot at the border......sublime!!
@@RedDeadGunslingerOutlaw I figured they'd have to have heard the original quote to riff it in the first place, but here goes. They mean to say that Mike is playing a relatively simple game against unaware opponents in a field that is not simple, that being organized crime. Pedantic enough for you?
The first scene alone demonstrates just how patient and careful he is in the execution of his plans. He had no interest in shooting Hector’s men, but also didn’t want them to be too alerted when he fired off his rifle at the shoe with cocaine inside. He had to fire off enough shots to have them let their guard down by the time he got the cocaine to sprinkle onto the truck. Quite the expert at reconnaissance and planning.
You're missing one of the most clever scenes. The way Mike swapped the tracking device to make the hunter become the hunted was absolutely magnificent.
2 seasons later he burns out gus's GPS tracker by attaching its battery to that same radio player and listening to an oldies tunes station. love the little details like that.
I began to weep 😪 when I heard Mike say “you killed Matty you killed him for nothing”. His poor wife Stacy and daughter Kayleigh thank god Mike found that out on his own. Imagine the saddness and frustration they would feel when hearing it
Yeah he seemed like he only wanted an apology and only got that pissed once Mike started fucking with him. He DID hit his car after all and he just wanted to talk to him about it.
@@squilliamfancyson1080 it's probably more of a latin american thing in general rather than just in Salamanca's family, but ofc he has his standards well structured I'd say
In Hollywood, they often train the dogs who portray sniffer dogs to do the classic "bark and act hyper when you smell drugs" routine. So I like that the sniffer dog in this show is more realistic and just noses around the offending truck without making a bunch of noise.
Bark training is for rescue, especially snow. Sniffer dogs are trained for this exact reaction. There are two main types of responses: object and person. For objects they sit in front of it, for person they might make a gesture, including placing their paws on the target.
17:59 You've got to admire just how crazy Tuco is. He's busted as all hell, he knows it, he realizes what Mike has done, and then he takes one last opportunity to clock him in the face _just because he can_ . Consequences are not something Tuco is concerned about; ever.
12:58 You can tell that Tuco (Raymond Cruz) plays a psycho ganster very well from his body language, mannerisms and his tone. You know its coming from a real place in his life where he can act it out on screen for the audience to admire. Brilliant.
@@akkoonassis9045 he doesn't but he grew up in a hood in east LA where the Surenos, or mexican mafia operates heavily, so he grew up seeing a lot of gang violence, and its safe to say he got a good impression of how mexican gangsters are IRL his ''overacting'' perfectly fits Tuco, as the guy is suppose to be manic and extremely violent, if he played a more calm performance it wouldn't have been the intense character it is honestly it really set the tone in the series for Walt and Jesse messing around with some local drug dealers into dealing with real cartel figures, some ''good moments'' really is an understatement, he's a very memorable character
idk if it was just someone telling tall tales but i read a comment where someone said their dad was a scout/tunnel rat in vietnam and they had a special way of walking where theyd test every step with their toes and put their weight down front to back. so he walked super quiet even out in the woods. sounds kinda bs but maybe someone like mike ehrmen trout could get good at it
That one last verbal jab he gives Tuco is golden. He's beaten to a pulp, but he needs the cops to see Tuco hit him and for him to go down to really put that final nail in Tuco's coffin and Tuco happily takes the bait because he has zero self restraint.
I just want to hear Banks say "Well Cuzzzzzz" one more time. I will watch everything he's in until that time. If you don't know what I'm talking about Jonathan Banks has had a LONG career and of the notable roles he's played in, such as in the minor parts he had in TJ Hooker and Hill Street Blues. Above all he's in one of the movies I have religiously watched over and over. It's Beverly Hills Cop(The first one). If you talk about Banks, that's really where I first remember him as being notable. He didn't have many lines but the one lone "Wellllllll Cuzz" is pretty fucking great.
Proper clips. A lot cut out the preceding couple of minutes and it makes less sense. Beautifully played part, cool as fuck and totally on top of the situation.
The red shoes plan always seemed far fetched to me. Mike left himself a window of about three seconds to focus his aim on the shoes from a great distance and hit them just perfectly so that the drugs flowed out.
I think it's implied that Mike served in Vietnam given his age, the time that the show takes place, and him being highly skilled in sharpshooting and recon.
@@MrWunterslausch In one of the episodes prior, he filled the shoes with coke and threw it up there. he spent some time practicing throws with a normal pair of shoes until he got it right.
For the better part of the series I thought Sylvester Stallone had his head shaved to play this character... didn't know Jon Banks even existed. What a genius actor!!
What a great array of planned actions. My favorite is the TV, because it is simple and improvised on the hoof. But the more complicated ones are excellent too
I’m rewatching breaking bad rn. But I keep coming to RUclips so I can watch something while I go to bed. But RUclips keeps suggesting breaking bad content so I end up still watching breaking bad for 2 hours 😂😂
"The writers of Breaking Bad created the character of Mike Ehrmantraut as a substitute for Saul Goodman, when actor Bob Odenkirk was unavailable for the second season finale "ABQ" because of a commitment to appear in How I Met Your Mother." Wikipedia
I hadn't yet seen any episodes of "Breaking Bad", and "Better call Saul" had not come out yet. Apparently, I resemble Johnathon Banks, right down to the shaved head, mustache and goatee, and the way that I'm built. The first time that I found this out I was quietly sitting at a local bar, drinking a beer. A young couple was sitting a couple of seats to my left, there were not many people there. The couple keep staring at me and whispering to each other, I can see this in the mirror behind the bar. Finally, after a few minutes of this, I turned to them and said, "Can I help you?" They were startled and apologized for staring. They had asked me if I had ever seen "Breaking Bad", I had not. They explained that I look remarkably like one of the characters, in fact their favorite. They introduced themselves and offered to buy me a beer. I accepted and introduced myself as well, "My name is Mike..." (It is.) They broke up laughing and didn't believe me. Since then, it has happened at least a hundred times. I particularly resemble him when I keep a straight face. I have worked on copying his voice.
12:38 "We were just supposed to scare you, that's all." "Then try harder next time." Honestly... is there a more badass line in all of the Breaking Bad universe?
I understand that the way they wrote shooting that shoe looks cooler, but he could have just set a remote-controlled device for releasing the cocaine, make the car drive into a fishing line that releases the powder, or use a silencer for the gun.
@@nemishasharma5737"common" doesn't mean right, that's why simply informing people that it's 'should have' or 'shouldn't have' is what usually happens, there's no malicious intent, just trying to inform those who don't already know
If Mike had shot too late the powder would’ve missed the back. If he had shot too soon white powder would’ve landed on the windscreen in the view or on the top which would’ve been pointless and would’ve all completely blown off during the drive. The precision here is a bit far fetched.
I suppose it's just good timing. The powder poured for a good few seconds after the shot, as long as some of it made it onto the truck and stuck there it wouldn't be all that difficult to pull off. I mean, they managed to do it for real in order to shoot the scene after all yes?
I love when an older seasoned actor gets their time to shine. He did so good in this role it’s insane. Complete suspension of disbelief in every scene he’s in. This clinches it, he’s my favorite character in this universe.
A master class in every scene.
He is THE ultimate badass. Almost everything (if not everything) he does in the show is believable, within his abilities and the world the show creates. Brilliant writing, and incredible acting. probably my favourite ever character too!
I've been a fan of Mr. Banks for years and years. It's nice to see him finally get the kind of rôle and recognition he deserves.
Mike and Jesse Pinkman -- my faves!
I put him in the same class as Lee Van Cleef
22:20 Mike getting shot there is massive for the story. It’s what makes him seek out an underground doctor to tend to him in Albuquerque, introducing him to the vet and the underworld.
Yea without the Pryce job he would've never met Gus
It's incredible how in BCS/BB one single, seemingly minor event can make a world of difference. Ghilligan loves to use Butterfly Effect to his plots and worldbuilding.
@@pablo_giustiniani and in the final episode of BCS we see Jimmy look back on the moment Chuck offered to help Jimmy with his cases. Perhaps he was just thinking of old memories but it seems pretty obvious that if they had talked it out there, none of the tragedies in BCS or BrBa would occur
@@pablo_giustiniani look back on your life and you will find this is true for yourself too. For me personally, my life had its biggest ups and biggest down along a 3 year timeline all because a man, who has never heard of me to this day, in a country halfway across the world one day decided to contact someone for a tarot reading. It's crazy. You could walk out the door tomorrow and your split decision to take a left turn instead of a right could potentially set off a chain reaction that leads to several deaths 10 years down the line.
@@tortyreus2384 Just for the record, how did YOU find out about the guy and the tarot reading given the circumstances?
I like how these are all him using silly, random items to his advantage or playing dumb
social engineering at its finest
Mike being a Vietnam vet holds his character together so well in both breaking bad and better call saul, the man has serious skills in deception and weapon handling which feeds his ability to perform crime and punishment in equal measure while under pressure, truly one of the best written characters in a TV show for a very long time.
This is an uncomfortable poop. It is mostly diarrhea. It's uncomfortable, but at the same time it is one of the most satisfying poops. It feels like a load is being taken off of my stomach area. Also, I didn't have a good poop for 2 or 3 days, so this feels relieving
@@michaeldoran4367what
@@michaeldoran4367 what the fuck are you talking about, gonna edit that comment and change it later I'm guessing?
@leafertrash7341 What? Why the fuck would I do that? Change my comment why? I'm not going to return to a random old comment just to edit it. I was commenting on my poop, because that's what was happening at that time
@@michaeldoran4367 I thought you were a troll, my bad
As someone who lives in philly, i can confirm it has a blue tint to it. Better than the yellow tint of mexico i suppose.
I remember living in Virginia, in winter all the windows have a dull blue tint
Blue tint is for the universal usage of the representation of a past time.
In Mexico it's a green tint tho
oh my god youre right
#RyanGeorge
We Mexicans don't care about your opinion
You should’ve included the phone call Mike makes to the cops before he hits tucos car. It just helps show how much he planned it out
he does the "normal old guy" shtick so good
The failure to give Jonathan Banks an emmy during those 2 shows is a disgrace.
Criminal, this guy put on a more convincing performance than any A-List actor out there. I’m glad he got a shot with a hit show and that so many people appreciate his dedication. At the end of the day any movie award show is really just a combination of good sales and insider connections. Emmy or no, people know and appreciate how great he is in BCS and Breaking Bad, absolutely love the old guy.
53 nominations for BCS, not one Emmy award. Disgraceful.
@@DevanLundabsolute chicanery. What a sick joke!
The only tough scene to act was breaking down over Matty. Apart from that, Mike has a poker face 95% of the time, so he probably has the easiest character in the cast.
A great character, but I wouldn't know about Banks. He may or may not be great, but we wouldn't know from this.
@@babbisp1Yeah I agree, acting awards tend to go to those with a wide range. He plays Mike perfectly, it’s just not a character written to show off an actors chops.
Too bad Mike underestimated Walter, but he was right that Saul shouldn't have gotten involved with him.
Most original comment in the world. Thanks
i don't know that mike ever underestimated walter, but he definitely underestimated saul
He never underestimated walt. He knew what kind of person Walt was. But he had no choice instead of working with walt. He needed money for his granddaughter.
@@hasan_0.0.7His grand daughter wasn’t dying of cancer or anything lol, you think he needed to be in the game for her?
@@jackduggan911I think he’s referring to the end of the show, where the cops were on mikes ass and he needed his GO bag regardless of whether Walter brought it. Mike did underestimate Walter tho, he never expected Walter to steal his gun and kill him with it, either that or he was so panicked he slipped up.
I really love how all of Mike's plans actually make sense. Especially the shoes one as you realize why he's firing shots.
The shoes one is violently simple in a way I really enjoy, but I wonder how calm the wind would have to be for that stunt to work. That's my one concern with an otherwise really stupid plan on its face. Good plan, overall.
Dumb question but why ? Lol
@@greeneyedqt90 So they don't immediately stop and become suspicious when they hear Mike's gunshot on the shoes.
@@greeneyedqt90 if he had no shot prior and only at the shoes, the drivers would be alarmed and stop to check the truck to see if it was shot. during that inspection they would've potentially noticed cocaine on the vehicle or stopped the shipment; ruining his plan.
That was clever af
Making the truck drivers think that the shots was hunters, so that they wouldn't be suspicious when he shot the shoe is galaxy brain activities
Nah b
I don't know....I don't think hunters shoot regularly, any shot is gonna spook anything they're hunting...I guess he just assumed to two dudes are dumbasses, maybe they thought it was different groups? That were very close
you think?
"We were just supposed to scare you, that's all"
"Well try harder next time"
And they "scared him" they did by sending the twins on him
It reminds of the guy who told Stalin "stop sending people to kill me or I will send one, and I won't need to send another"
@@SuperKelleygJosip Tito,you mean?
Mike is one of the most badass and dangerously intelligent characters devised by modern writers!
Everything about the 'red shoe scene' was perfect, the build up (getting the bag of drugs) the false 'hunter' shots, the camera work from above as it spilled out, and the long tracking shot at the border......sublime!!
“How many kilograms?” Mike using his finger for scale “about this big” 😂
@@hamiltonmcgregor5534kid named finger:
The only thing that spoils it for me, is the lack of recoil from the rifle.
Mike out there playing checkers while everyone else doesn't even know they're in the game
everyone else playing subway surfers
The quote is he's playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers..lol smh
@@RedDeadGunslingerOutlaw You're a genius
@@facemash agreed
@@RedDeadGunslingerOutlaw I figured they'd have to have heard the original quote to riff it in the first place, but here goes. They mean to say that Mike is playing a relatively simple game against unaware opponents in a field that is not simple, that being organized crime. Pedantic enough for you?
The first scene alone demonstrates just how patient and careful he is in the execution of his plans. He had no interest in shooting Hector’s men, but also didn’t want them to be too alerted when he fired off his rifle at the shoe with cocaine inside. He had to fire off enough shots to have them let their guard down by the time he got the cocaine to sprinkle onto the truck. Quite the expert at reconnaissance and planning.
Oh is that what we just watched?
YUP!
@TheHighCuh Coke, meth, they both destroy your life.
@@JohnGardnerAlhadis meth is far worse than coke
@@Scutezo actually a wrong idea being spread.
You're missing one of the most clever scenes. The way Mike swapped the tracking device to make the hunter become the hunted was absolutely magnificent.
that would be worthy
I love how in the second clip he's listening to the game on the radio while staking out the house.
2 seasons later he burns out gus's GPS tracker by attaching its battery to that same radio player and listening to an oldies tunes station. love the little details like that.
he got plans
4:33 they must be thinking ‘shit, they take littering around here serious’ 😂
😆
That's the reason why he's mine and a lot of people's favourite Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad character
I began to weep 😪 when I heard Mike say “you killed Matty you killed him for nothing”. His poor wife Stacy and daughter Kayleigh thank god Mike found that out on his own. Imagine the saddness and frustration they would feel when hearing it
Mike Ehrmantraut is an all timer.
Gotta love how even someone as batshi* at Tuco still has high respect for his elders
I'm sure respecting elders is something that's drilled into you in the Salamanca family
Yeah he seemed like he only wanted an apology and only got that pissed once Mike started fucking with him. He DID hit his car after all and he just wanted to talk to him about it.
@@squilliamfancyson1080 it's probably more of a latin american thing in general rather than just in Salamanca's family, but ofc he has his standards well structured I'd say
My fiancial situation: If Tuco saw my bank account he would have given me the 400 $
I want mony too
Tuco would walk off rob someone
Give you the money
Then Rob you
I mean Mike told him he cashed his social security check, which isn't much, and yet he wanted to rob him. He doesn't give a shit
8:36 imagine right around this point someone threw the lights on and the music scratched to a halt.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@freepalestinedestroyisrael Fkn bummer embrace the uncomfortable.
That would’ve been the end of the kettlemans to be honest Mike wouldn’t have let that slide😂
Hire fans!! 🗣🗣🗣
Mike’s food was ready forty seconds after he ordered it.
That's a real taco joint for ya
In Hollywood, they often train the dogs who portray sniffer dogs to do the classic "bark and act hyper when you smell drugs" routine. So I like that the sniffer dog in this show is more realistic and just noses around the offending truck without making a bunch of noise.
Bark training is for rescue, especially snow.
Sniffer dogs are trained for this exact reaction. There are two main types of responses: object and person. For objects they sit in front of it, for person they might make a gesture, including placing their paws on the target.
a big grin used to pop on my face when i saw mike on the screen,
man I love his acting, the way he carries,
truly the best.
The grist mill of justice turns slowly but grinds exceedingly fine.
17:59 You've got to admire just how crazy Tuco is. He's busted as all hell, he knows it, he realizes what Mike has done, and then he takes one last opportunity to clock him in the face _just because he can_ . Consequences are not something Tuco is concerned about; ever.
Love it, makes them stop, think the shot(s) was just local hunters, sprinkles drugs on the truck and they were none the wiser.
12:58 You can tell that Tuco (Raymond Cruz) plays a psycho ganster very well from his body language, mannerisms and his tone. You know its coming from a real place in his life where he can act it out on screen for the audience to admire. Brilliant.
I doubt the dude is or has any experience in being a psychopath, drug dealer or gangster. He overacts and has some good moments
@@akkoonassis9045 he doesn't but he grew up in a hood in east LA where the Surenos, or mexican mafia operates heavily, so he grew up seeing a lot of gang violence, and its safe to say he got a good impression of how mexican gangsters are IRL
his ''overacting'' perfectly fits Tuco, as the guy is suppose to be manic and extremely violent, if he played a more calm performance it wouldn't have been the intense character it is
honestly it really set the tone in the series for Walt and Jesse messing around with some local drug dealers into dealing with real cartel figures, some ''good moments'' really is an understatement, he's a very memorable character
He's come a long way since killing Axle Fowley's friend right outside his apartment in Beverly Hills Cop, and getting wasted in 48 Hours.
Ironically the friend's name was Mike lol
That laugh after “that all you got” before Tucos last punch is so great. Like “I know what’s gonna happen next but I’m still TUCO!” 🤣
I just can’t began to imagine the pain grief and guilt Mike had when finding out the cops were the ones who killed his beloved Matt
Gus needs a spin-off but a spin-off of a younger version of Mike is what we really need. AMC make it happen! 💯
Should def start with his time as a beat cop and either the pilot or season one finale is the half-measure moment.
You mean MacGyver?
I don't know if any other actor could sell Mike as well as this one does, thats kind of the problem.
no other actor could do it
These houses have no squeaky floor boards
idk if it was just someone telling tall tales but i read a comment where someone said their dad was a scout/tunnel rat in vietnam and they had a special way of walking where theyd test every step with their toes and put their weight down front to back. so he walked super quiet even out in the woods. sounds kinda bs but maybe someone like mike ehrmen trout could get good at it
That one last verbal jab he gives Tuco is golden. He's beaten to a pulp, but he needs the cops to see Tuco hit him and for him to go down to really put that final nail in Tuco's coffin and Tuco happily takes the bait because he has zero self restraint.
Amazing how calm Tuco was
Tuco was cast perfectly.
This is why he was so into it to never dumb Mike down. Mike is this genius tactician dawg.
But walter kindof backstabbed the guy
This show should be called Better Call Mike.
Mike was the best on the show
His laugh after bloody Mike's "Is that all you got?" is one of my favorite moments in TV!
@13:45 LMFAO at the best "Who *ME* ??!" look ever. Fuckin hilarious and priceless😂🤣🏴☠🏴☠🏴☠
Mike made the show. Period.
I would have loved to have seen a series of a young Mike in Vietnam and rising in the ranks in the Philadelphia PD.
lol hilarious at how as big of a bully Tuco was he truly had patience for Mike
9:04 That's what she said... You've got to admit it's a perfect setup for that joke
I love the tennis shoe bit it shows real creativity.
mike's innocent old guy act is so impressive, almost as impressive as gus' ability to smile and act kind around people who aren't in the game
the moment Mike's wallet became Walter White
comment so dumbass and unoriginal its actually funny BRUH
No.
For an old man he is amazingly smart, mike is the definition of don't judge a book by it's cover
Safe to say those dogs were probably high as hell
I just want to hear Banks say "Well Cuzzzzzz" one more time. I will watch everything he's in until that time. If you don't know what I'm talking about Jonathan Banks has had a LONG career and of the notable roles he's played in, such as in the minor parts he had in TJ Hooker and Hill Street Blues. Above all he's in one of the movies I have religiously watched over and over. It's Beverly Hills Cop(The first one). If you talk about Banks, that's really where I first remember him as being notable. He didn't have many lines but the one lone "Wellllllll Cuzz" is pretty fucking great.
" Well cuuzz, how's that bump on your head doin I gave you back in Detroit"? When I popped your little buddy
yes, i have to agree those are great mike scenes, the last scene of the corrupt cops is by far my favorite... then the red shoe
Proper clips. A lot cut out the preceding couple of minutes and it makes less sense. Beautifully played part, cool as fuck and totally on top of the situation.
The red shoes plan always seemed far fetched to me. Mike left himself a window of about three seconds to focus his aim on the shoes from a great distance and hit them just perfectly so that the drugs flowed out.
Well, this is TV. You want reality, ya gotta go outside to see it 🤠
Maybe Mike is part of Delta team 6
I think it's implied that Mike served in Vietnam given his age, the time that the show takes place, and him being highly skilled in sharpshooting and recon.
I would love to have seen how he got the shoes with powder in them up there...
@@MrWunterslausch
In one of the episodes prior, he filled the shoes with coke and threw it up there.
he spent some time practicing throws with a normal pair of shoes until he got it right.
Mike deserves his own series.
Mike proves that the old and smart can rival the young and strong.
Tuco was weirdly respectful and calm at the start
Respectful:
"You see that car, that you parked your PIECE OF SHIT next to..."
Legit wish I could go back in time and watch BB and BCS from the beginning.
We need MORE MIKE!!!
For the better part of the series I thought Sylvester Stallone had his head shaved to play this character... didn't know Jon Banks even existed. What a genius actor!!
That "oh come on guys" is the best line from Mike. He was acting while acting. 👌
What a great array of planned actions. My favorite is the TV, because it is simple and improvised on the hoof. But the more complicated ones are excellent too
#2 is why you always invest in blinds, no matter how much lawn you have
マイクはどんな作品にもいない、唯一無二のカッコよさを持っている
unironically I wanna see Johnathan Banks as Mr Magoo.
Magoo....you've done it again!
I always saw him as Elmer Fudd.
He's probably one of the funniest characters. Like we all know pops is going down in all these situations. Can hear his foot steps hard
I’m rewatching breaking bad rn. But I keep coming to RUclips so I can watch something while I go to bed. But RUclips keeps suggesting breaking bad content so I end up still watching breaking bad for 2 hours 😂😂
The UV light trick was so cool
4:37 reminds me of gta 2 theme, bb and bcs are literally gta based tv shows
He learned, no more half measures on the end one.
The Billy Mays bit came RIGHT OUT of left field.
love the detail of mike knowing he took a real good shot on the coke shoe.
It's criminal that the creators of Better Call Saul & Breaking Bad didnt create a show with Jonathan Banks as the main character...
BB and BCS were genius. They need to make another series set in this universe.
I bet he checks that Fujifilm shit every day, and he never steps on that welcome mat.
Jonathan Banks should’ve won something between the two series, excellent performances by him
"The writers of Breaking Bad created the character of Mike Ehrmantraut as a substitute for Saul Goodman, when actor Bob Odenkirk was unavailable for the second season finale "ABQ" because of a commitment to appear in How I Met Your Mother." Wikipedia
I hadn't yet seen any episodes of "Breaking Bad", and "Better call Saul" had not come out yet. Apparently, I resemble Johnathon Banks, right down to the shaved head, mustache and goatee, and the way that I'm built. The first time that I found this out I was quietly sitting at a local bar, drinking a beer. A young couple was sitting a couple of seats to my left, there were not many people there. The couple keep staring at me and whispering to each other, I can see this in the mirror behind the bar. Finally, after a few minutes of this, I turned to them and said, "Can I help you?" They were startled and apologized for staring. They had asked me if I had ever seen "Breaking Bad", I had not. They explained that I look remarkably like one of the characters, in fact their favorite. They introduced themselves and offered to buy me a beer. I accepted and introduced myself as well, "My name is Mike..." (It is.) They broke up laughing and didn't believe me. Since then, it has happened at least a hundred times. I particularly resemble him when I keep a straight face. I have worked on copying his voice.
Tuco was my hero as soon as he appeared. He's my kind of bad guy. No BS, just straight up mean as MF.
He's the funniest kind of bully, the kind that isn't smug or wise but straight up animalistic.
There hasn't been a more proficient cleaner than Mike in movie or television history.
Better Call Saul is an AWESOME show.😊
12:38 "We were just supposed to scare you, that's all." "Then try harder next time." Honestly... is there a more badass line in all of the Breaking Bad universe?
I think I could watch Mike working out a masterplan or outsmarting people 24 hours in a row.
"It took two guys to tell me that", what an actor!
I understand that the way they wrote shooting that shoe looks cooler, but he could have just set a remote-controlled device for releasing the cocaine, make the car drive into a fishing line that releases the powder, or use a silencer for the gun.
he is old, have grit, patience and SWAG that hits different.
Mike is a tough old bird
The Musicc sound track on the house scene is also badass!
Mike's a very smart character shouldn't of gotten too close to Walter White.
Shouldn't have
@@benkuehn7469 It's really common nowadays.. "should of" People never really learnt what it is, just what it sounds like.
@@nemishasharma5737"common" doesn't mean right, that's why simply informing people that it's 'should have' or 'shouldn't have' is what usually happens, there's no malicious intent, just trying to inform those who don't already know
@@Samuel85228 you don't have to tell me.. it's my latest pet peeve to see "should of" in YT comments
@@Samuel85228You misinterpreted their tone because you believed they would do the same.
If Mike had shot too late the powder would’ve missed the back. If he had shot too soon white powder would’ve landed on the windscreen in the view or on the top which would’ve been pointless and would’ve all completely blown off during the drive. The precision here is a bit far fetched.
I guess you are an expert at shooting hanging shoes and spilling the coke inside, on the truck's back. So I believe you.
@@fortnight5677 I’m not an expert at anything just stating the obvious. Weird how common sense eludes you.
What makes you think Mike didn't do his calculations?
I suppose it's just good timing. The powder poured for a good few seconds after the shot, as long as some of it made it onto the truck and stuck there it wouldn't be all that difficult to pull off. I mean, they managed to do it for real in order to shoot the scene after all yes?
Though mike deserved what he got out of obsession with Walter. However he earned my respect and sympathy after watching his backstory
Truthfully I’d rather have mikes car than Tuco’s neon sign for drug dealers with a big ego car.
Yes Mr Jonathan did a very good job consecutively
Tuco frightens the shyte outta me.
He looks what like an Aztec Eagle Knight could have looked like. All he needed was an obsidian club.
Mike is the master-baiter
He's done master baiting a long time ago.
Wish u included how Mike found the GPS tracker GUS planted on him and palced it in his Goons car instead
We need a series on tuco and him doing crazy shit
He could put a silencer but scene is perfect so i don't mind