Better Call Saul Season 2 TIER LIST & RECAP - Retrospective
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
- Hey guys, in this video I'll be recapping and ranking every episode from Better Call Saul Season 2 into a tier list!
Be sure to leave any opinions in the comments section below, and possibly a like if you've enjoyed the video :)
I'll see you guys next time with more Better Call Saul!
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0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Season 2 Episode 1
4:37 - Season 2 Episode 2
8:30 - Season 2 Episode 3
11:49 - Season 2 Episode 4
19:04 - Season 2 Episode 5
24:39 - Season 2 Episode 6
30:37 - Season 2 Episode 7
35:04 - Season 2 Episode 8
40:01 - Season 2 Episode 9
47:50 - Season 2 Episode 10
57:46 - Outro 
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As an attorney, the montages of Kim trying to land the Mesa Verde meeting is exactly how client acquisition goes. Her screaming in joy just gets me every time
How realistic is the rest of the show from a lawyer perspective?
@@YodaOnABenderhow realistic do you think their claims of being a lawyer are lol
RUclipsr legaleagle who's a practicing attorney seems pretty impressed with the episodes of bcs he's reviewed
One small detail, not everybody catched: when Hector enters the diner, the entry "ding" is exactly the same as the "ding" on his wheelchair in Breaking Bad
21:24 I still laugh at Jimmy's line about " The first rule of Fight Club", to Mike about his face. 🤣
58:30
Hehe first rule of fight club is not talk about fight club.
Rewatching season 2 is like a reminder that…
No matter how much Chuck is right about Jimmy and no matter how evil Saul had become, Chuck is still a terrible brother to Jimmy and things could have turned very differently if Chuck treated Jimmy with an ounce of respect he gave Kim and Howard.
“In the end, you will hurt everyone around you.”
“Stop apologizing and accept it, embrace it.”
Chuck hurt everyone around him without remorse (not only to Jimmy, look at what he did to Ernie and Howard). Jimmy became a worse person over time not because he became so different from Chuck but because he became more and more like Chuck.
i can partially agree. but i think the shows timeline is intentional to portraying chuck and jimmy's relationship, making us side with jimmy. i think if we were to see a fuller timeline of the two's lives we would see chuck in a better light. chuck didnt deserve a lot of what jimmy did to him either.
Still kills me people believe this.
Chuck is a horrible celf centered person
@@swisher1849 Yeah, they are so bad for each other. They don’t treat each other like normal healthy siblings.
They feed into each other, push each other further into their worst traits, but fundamentally there is a reason Chuck has his opinion of Jimmy, and it isn't jealousy. I can't say how Chuck would respond to Jimmy were he an honest man, because Jimmy never was. I don't think the issue is simply that Jimmy is liked that bugs Chuck; its that Jimmy is a scoundrel and people love him anyway.
After watching it again recently, the scene of Kim defending Jimmy against his brother in episode 9 has a lot of parallels to "Bad Choice Road" when Kim defends Jimmy against Lalo in the apartment. I just love how rich the old episodes become after the newer ones feed off of what the writers put in place in them. It's just great writing and storytelling.
Better writing, and storytelling than The Walking Dead universe as a whole.
Your hard work and dedication to your videos are paying off! Keep up the great work kiwi! We all appreciate you so much! I’m not sure what I’d do if I didn’t wake up to new kiwi videos so keep them coming! 🙌🏻🥝🙌🏻
Shoutout to LISA
Go on Lisa with the big dono.
Yeah yeah...Lisa Love....okay Slippin Kimmy..i mean Rhea Seahorn....have you seen "This is spinal Tap"?
Can I have 50 bucks?
@@WaldoCarmen nah
Man everytime I watch the "squat cobbler" I laugh ass off. Man where do the writers come up with this stuff. That's so funny
Seriously, the beginning of the first episode is him defending teenagers that broke into a nursing home and cut off a head then fucked it.. ridiculous😂
Man
Laugh ass off
Wow! An hour video. (almost) exactly what I needed. Especially since I haven’t seen season 2 fully since mid 2020
It was an hour long before I had to cut down the clips due to copyright haha
@@TheVividKiWi Keep up the good work, videos like these really help the long wait until part 2 of season 6
I want to correct one inaccuracy, while I might agree S2E03 is C tier (though I tend to think it's at least B tier) it's important to note that Stacey being paranoid is not pointless, it's absolutely pivotal.
At this stage Mike is on one path. One that minimizes his involvement in The Game. Stacey being paranoid about her neighborhood is what puts him back on Bad Choice Road.
His strong sense of duty and remorse towards his son makes him feel honor bound to finance a better living arrangement for her and his granddaughter. That's the only reason he takes Nacho's job. This is what sets him on the path that literally ends up shaping the entirety of most of the major events cartel side because of his mere presence.
Without this episode Mike likely never gets back into The Game and it changes the trajectory of the entire breaking bad universe.
Personally I love that it's something outside The Game that pulls him back on to Bad Choice Road. It makes it all the more tragic.
Agree to disagree lol
@@TheVividKiWi then why did Mike take Nacho's job?
@@TheVividKiWi you can at least explain why you disagree?
@@AlWashburn Yeah that's a blatant contradiction, you're right and they're wrong. It's not "agree to disagree", the creator fucked something up and refuses to take accountability
Maybe if Mike ever feared for them in that house but not really. Maybe she thought their living arrangement was bad but Mike just moved them to stop her paranoia.
I think episode 6 should get at least an A tear. That scene with Mike and Hector and the others is legendary, how he was able to get out of that situation and be totally left alone by them is trully amazing.
Fair enough, I felt like it almost deserved an A but not quite.
True even though Mike, Arturo, Marco, Leono, Hector, and Nacho are all dead.
Slippin' Kimmy is a name that makes me happy
You don't like Mike's family's storyline? Her paranoia shows she's rattled by her husband's death, and it's what leads to her wanting a new home which is necessary for Mike to have the inciting incident that leads to his starting a life of crime, and specifically going after Tuco which led to Hector threatening Mike's granddaughter, which led to Mike seeking revenge against Hector, which led to Mike becoming involved with Gus, which is how Mike ended up where he was for the events of Breaking Bad, and ultimately Mike's death at the hands of Walter. So, her husband's death causing her paranoia and wanting to move to a different house is what set Mike off on all of the rest of the events that happened to him throughout the rest of Better Call Saul and all of Breaking Bad, so it's really important, story wise. Without it, Mike wouldn't have started his life of crime, and his entire arc would not have happened at all...
I actually sort of miss Chuck (as a character) in a weird kind of way. Regardless of what I thought of him... being such a lousy brother, he was a very interesting character and really added a lot to the show.
Yea, but I don't think Jimmy could've gone down the same path he did if Chuck were still alive
You're like the only BCS content creator I've seen that consistently puts out quality content. Keep doing what you do, you deserve to be way bigger.
I feel like Mikes family gets “boring scenes” to show how they’re just normal citizens that have no idea about anything in the game. I think it’s supposed to show the contrast between their lives and Mike.
I love Mike and Pryce interacting.........its so ying and yang.
I thought you might be up to another hard working video! This is so great. I loved S2 so much as I feel we got to know a lot more about Jimmy and of course Kim and Chuck. This is when I actually thought Kim was innocent and Jimmy was pulling her down into his “slippin’ Jimmy” world! Lol oh my so naive. Anyway, keep up the great work!
🙌🏻🥝🙌🏻
“Jimmy, you are always down.”
Then why the hell did you go down with him and pulling him down even further, Kimmy?
The color thing is a good eye, Ological does a good job analyzing the show and his interpretation is often gold being unlawful and blue being lawful (Such as Jimmy wearing a blue suit with gold underneath)
This is a great series, keep it up
Maybe the best Recaps I ever saw, not gonna lie. You put everything you need to know and what the good parts in each episode were in a few minutes. Looking forward for the next ones!
That's really cool you play piano kiwi or any musical instrument generally
& I sympathize with Chuck way too much & what that says about my personality scares me
For the most part, I agree: it's a very "B" tier season. Mostly set up for future seasons. Still needed as season 3 is one of the best seasons, but season 2 is a bit slow.
This video fills my Better Call Saul withdrawal. Thank you very much for doing such great content about my favorite show.
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoy :)
Eh Jimmy didn't really manipulate kim into conning that one guy, Kim was happy to do it.
After no new Better Call Saul episodes until July, this is much a welcome and appreciated video. Keep up the great work Kiwi
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Thank you for watching!:)
Love this, some great supplemental material while waiting week to week for the last batch of episodes.
I love how you always include what the episode is titled after! I feel like it’s easier to miss in recap format than if you’re watching the show.
“Wait till you see what I floss with” is one of my favorite BCS and BB lines ever 😂
3:18
This season is extremely underrated
to this day it is
Yeah it still is 7 years later.
Erin, much like every reasonable character in the Gillian universe,is hated for not being criminal
not at all, she is just annoying, but way less annoying than Skyler and Chuck
I haven't finished your ranking yet but I'm hoping you'll agree with me that Nailed is the best episode of the season.. Mike's subplot coming to a peak with him robbing a Salamanca truck, Chuck getting humiliated in court from Jimmy's "1216 scam," Chuck angrily confronting Jimmy with Kim present (all while wearing a space blanket which is a hilarious touch 🤣), Kim actually becoming Jimmy's enabler for the first time by siding with him despite knowing full well that Chuck's accusations are correct, and the cliffhanger ending where Chuck freaks out at the copy shop and passes out after banging his head on the counter... One of the best episodes of the series in my opinion 👍
Love it Kiwi! Keep it up! Looking forward to the season 3 tier list! I think I’d put 206 as an A tier. Loved that episode! Especially with the Mike and Hector stuff
I remember the first time I saw this season and absolutely LOVING the end of episode 5 when Hector first meets Mike (the scene even begins with someone ringing a bell for service in the kitchen). I think once Hector was in the story it really feels like it's dangerous - he's a brilliant character because we hate him so much. He's repulsive in every way, the swagger and arrogance of him, how casually he dishes out cruelty and violence - a brilliant job by Mark Margolis and the writers. Totally agree about the Mike Hector stuff in episode 6 and then of course episode 10. The note from Gus was thrilling!
Been waiting for more of these tier lists! (Obviously season 6 took precedent but al least these vids bridge me while I wait for S6E8)
Woo! Keep the tier lists coming!
I had a hallucination that this came out before season 6 did
It did but it got taken down for copyright, it was never up for more than an hour. I appreciate you clicking on it again now that it’s been fixed :)
I’m not one to like or subscribe generally but this is an excellent review of the season and would help a lot of fans that miss some of the subtleties that make the show so amazing. Great job man. Nailed it!
Thank you :)
I saw some of the theory about Saul in Breaking Bad here.
Season 2 episode 1 and everything since then showed us that Jimmy and Kimmy alway got hot and had sex whenever they pulled a successful scam (or just planning a scam like 5x10 and 6x3. Sometimes just to blow off their steam because the pressure from the outside world like 4x2, 5x4 and 5x7). However, with the trip to Belize for Howie in the latest episode shows that the con went too far.
This could affects their sex life, particularly Jimmy’s libido. He might become disgust in their relationship either because he feels like he ruined her or vice versa. That’s why he went impotent and needs to use a lot of viagra and bang prostitutes during Breaking Bad timeline (as shown in 6x1 cold open). If Kim didn’t die or use a vacuum guy or jail, maybe she was there in Breaking Bad, having a loveless, passionless marriage with Jimmy behind the scene the same way as Cheryl and Howard but more extreme then she was finally gone via the vacuum guy during Ozymandias when the DEA was hunting down Jimmy.
When are you going to make episode ranks for season 4-5 ?? Great content brother. Really enjoy the breakdowns I learned quite a bit, some things I missed & didn’t catch. Keep it up 👍
I’ve definitely noticed that Kim always seems to be wearing her Kansas City Royals shirt when she’s in “Giselle” mode
I love the tier list videos
Great work as always, awesome recap and it really pulls things together. Imagine if Chuck playing piano was a song that was"Mozart and Bach, sort of in between those, really. It’s a Mach piece, really.” 😂
Thanks! & I wish we got more of Chuck playing piano lol. At least we got a bit more of cliff playing guitar in s6.
You are obviously up on BCS, and deserve respect for your edits. Carry on.
2:39 "manipulated"? idk why ppl always make things negative, he just convinced her
Great job!
can't wait for the season 3 tierlist
Tuco getting locked up is how skinny Pete met him as well.
Great video
In defense of kim’s phone call montage, the song was appropriate for her circumstances (my way) and the visual symbolism of “exiting” HHM was clever.
Before the series is over, I hope we get to see Jimmy in the Matlock suit one more time.
Fifi is an incredibly underrated episode.
I hope the season break means more tier lists. I like these a lot more than the regular episode recap videos.
207 is the highlight of the early seasons. First genuine glimpse of what makes Jimmy, Saul.
In the time since his Season 1 tier list came out and this one, I finished seasons 2-5 and completely caught up on season 6. Lol
Hella biased but that song that plays during Kim’s montage is so goddamn great and adds so much to her scenes there
45:36 Forgetable? FORGETABLE?! This is the moment Jimmy became Saul, by singing the pina coladas song.
babe wake up the new episode of "take a shot everytime he says 'I love' " is here
I thought the part where their mother wakes up and calls for jimmy was harsh. I kinda hate chuck, but when I really think about it I get why he feels like he does and the fact that he really has no way to resolve it. It comes off as petty when he's mad that jimmy passed the bar after all the work he did but I get it.
New BCS spinoff idea- Erin Brill: Pixie Ninja Law Associate.
Hell no she's annoying af
I’m pretty sure the point of Stacy being so paranoid and afraid wasn’t pointless it was so mike could do nachos job for the money to get her a new home why else would he have done it
I did not know "Stolen Valor" was a law in the US, you guys are interesting to say the least.
WE NEED MORE OF THESE BEFORE JULY!!! ✊
I think Kim’s speech to chuck in 2x09 about Jimmy might be when I absolutely fell in love with Kim
As an attorney, this was my favorite season of the show
These recaps are great. The tier/ranking thing is growing on me, but the recaps themselves are really well done.
I could see them run off together as viktor and Giselle since jimmy still has to be in hiding
Take a shot everytime this guy says the word iconic.
With all due respect, i love your videos and the work you put into everything on this channel, but the thesaurus is your friend. Use him.
Kim fortnite emoting in that parking area is so wholesome
Honestly i thing 206 deserves an A tier; Mike kicking ass, Rich and Kim's lunch after the court hearing, Kim initiating a con,
Let’s goooo finally
The fact that Chuck talks down to Jimmy for "the ends justifying the means" is such hypocrisy. More than any person Chuck is responsible for the creation of Saul Goodman.
Had to stop midway and am now finishing. Stop me if you've heard this one before: I think you are misreading Howard and Chuck's motives with Mesa Verde. They aren't bitter towards Kim. They just don't want her stealing their client, who likely is worth 6-7 figures a year to the firm. And to be clear, MV is their client. Many law firms have non-complete clauses in their contracts that would prevent Kim from taking clients with them. I am assuming that is not the case here (clearly Chuck did not write the employment contracts). Nevertheless, there is no reason to read in a nefarious motive other than the obvious one. To take such an action out of spite would go against what Howard had just done by forgiving her student loans and wishing her well. At this point he has zero reason to be nice to her if he doesn't want to be.
I didn't hate Erin that much. Yes, she's annoying, but she was doing her job.
episode 7 jimmy quits and buys a lame desk and not a new car from all the money he earned?
Gus may have assumed Lalo has already told the cartel he’s alive and already sent them multiple videos prior to his death.
It's like when I saw a crack in reality and now even when the crack is not visible you still know its there, I wish I could be un red pilled
This show is a drug. I need it
just released that cliff main is also dr. Linkletter from young Sheldon....
205 definitely deserves an A in my opinion.
season 2 one of the best
It's neat seeing that while the Salamanca's are terrible people they clearly respect Mike.
Need a season 3 tier list
Second on screen kiss. First was in season 1 after Jimmy passes the bar
Season 2 episode: exists
TheVividKiWi: *B tier*
I personally think season 2 is very underrated, but I guess you could say that about the entire show lol
True, to each ur own. If u love s2 more power to you, I love the Jimmy vs Chuck dynamic but overall is still very middle of the road for me.
45:39 that was a great moment, isk what you mean
I love this...but it makes me kind of sad that we didn't have these kind of videos when Breaking Bad was on t.v. How times have changed.
I’ll be doing breaking bad tier lists eventually :)
@@TheVividKiWi AWESOME, I also really like the "I like/love counter". Makes me chuckle every time I see it xD
It's here boiiii!s!
episode 4 why didn't kim just say to the scumbags howard and chuck (so glad when they died) that she didn't know about the add jimmy made? and why does she keep working in the basement till midnight and not quit this shit job with parasites like howard and chuck (again i hate them so much and watching them die in the episodes was so good) she finally does and that's great!
Is there a possibility of getting Breaking Bad Tier List’s as well?
After bcs s6 ends, yes. :)
He's saying "I 'dressed you", as in "I have your address" I think, not Trust. You can hear the lack of an 'A' sound as he says 'dressed'
1. Nailed (2x09)
2. Klick (2x10)
3. Gloves Off (2x04)
4. Cobbler (2x02)
5. Fifi (2x08)
6. Inflatable (2x07)
7. Bali Ha’i (2x06)
8. Amarillo (2x03)
9. Switch (2x01)
10. Rebecca (2x05)
19:31 I felt bad for this, but that's what he gets for being jealous
episode 7 do y'all ever wonder why mike spends so much money...not on his gf or mother but his son's wife? what's that about? he has to do illegal work just to do that? and he lives in a big house so he must make a lot of money otherwise he would move in with them!
Is this a re-upload. Because I swear I was able to know exactly everything you said in this video.
The video was only ever uploaded for like a half hour 6-7 weeks ago, it kept getting copyright striked. Sony entertainment hates me I think lol I had to completely re-edit the video.
Didn’t you already upload this video?Was this the one that got striked or whatever? I could’ve sworn you got it reuploaded before now…
Copyright stricken hard 6 weeks ago ya
Is there a Tier List for Season 3? Thanks
this is one of the best seasons, got me hooked for the show, season 1 I stopped watching twice (so I stopped, restarted a year later, stopped again, and restarted months later) bc it wasn't interesting enough, but this season did make it interesting and great. I don't get why rank the episodes low here
Gotta admit though, Erin the pixie ninja is a cutie
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@@Uberspective please don't tell me she's underage
I love these videos so muxh
Thank you!
209 was the best one of this season no doubt