One thing that I think is interesting is that Walter in later stages, hell maybe even at the very start has opposite mentality as he should as a teacher, as he is so proud and hurt by thr Elliot incident, that he rather would kill or hurt someone who could do meth as good as his, than let them be better at what he is doing or replace him. There is that "that's best I can do, I can't allow anyone to beat me or be good as me" mentality and usually I think teachers strive to make their students as good if not better than them. I'm... not sure if I made my point clear but TLDR - Walter teaches but is too proud to let anyone overcome his own best achievements, if someone can do it better than him, he feels like not needed or just like nothing.
@@woahmama to be fair, later on in season 5 walt does relent on this point and acknowledges that jesse is as good at cooking meth as he is, however this is done with the provisor that jesse is subservient to him and is not his own thing.
Jimmy McGill and Walter White are characters who could have done so much good with their skills and at times they did, particularly Jimmy, but then there were the times they couldn’t help themselves and indulged in the part of themselves that just blow up a great thing they have going, whether it was intentional or not. Great video man!
I think the real heroes of the shows were Hank and Howard. They were the literal antithesis of both antiheroes. Through the arc of Breaking Bad, we realize that Hank, as blunt and cringy as he was, was a far better man than Walter. Countless times we see Walter tremble, shake and fumble around when dangerous events take place. We witness Hank in two different gunfights. In each one he is incredibly aggressive, decisive, tough and quick-thinking. Through the arc of Better Call Saul, we realize that Howard, as slick and too-perfect as he was, was far more ethical and selfless than Jimmy was. We find out he was just an all around awesome guy who often used the position and riches he had to better the people around him. Both of these characters were doomed. I suspect so the death of what the anti-heroes could and should have been, would impact us more. It was masterful story telling. We start off despising Hank and Howard because of the "surface" the writers show us. As we watch the antiheroes gradually decline, we also are shown gradually shown how great Hank and Howard are. As we realize the guys we were routing for are actually detestable people, we also realize how amazing Hank and Howard are. The primary characters who represent the Good are killed brutally right at the zenith of of their character development. At that point, as far as the eye can see, no one truly good is left. Only THEN do we watch both antiheroes make their final decent into evilness. It is not an exaggeration to say this stuff is Shakespeare-level story telling. Absolutely superb. You will find nothing superior to this.
Reducing Hank to "a hero" is removing what he represents. Sure, he's to be compared with Howard as they both reveal that they are far more complex than just "ego driven asshat" But unlike Hank, Howard betters himself. He goes to see a therapist, he offers Jimmy a job and he tries his hardest to mend Chucks wounds. Hank? Sure he gains PTSD from killing Tuco, but does he ever go to a therapist or try and better himself? Nope. He suffers in silence, just like alot of men do in his career. He continues down his own self destructive path. He becomes a shell of a man, and that shell transforms into a monster. "The kid? Oh you mean the, junkie meth dealing murderer that's dribbling all over my bathroom floor?.. Oh well, if he is... Pinkman gets killed, and we get it all on tape." This is not a good man, and I think this quote from the video "Hank is not a hero" sums it up perfectly. "I think people just want Hank to be a hero, because in comparison to our monster of a protagonist, most people would seem like it. With their flaws dwarfed and diminished in favour of that heroism."
@@alexandrebeaudry1038 Could you try tapping or clicking the comment you reply to? I didn't even know this reply existed. Anyways, Hank beat up Jesse, treated drug addicts like trash, was willing to sacrifice Jesse, and ultimately became worse and worse.
Finishing Breaking Bad season 4 with the wifey tonight then I'll introduced her to Better Call Saul, even after all this year, I'm still mind blown by the quality of this show
Great analysis. I'd say Walt's point of no return is much sooner because he had an out when Elliot offered to pay for his treatment and to employ him. Anyone who's not insane would take that deal. But because Walt is insane he denies the offer and only to double down on Heisenberg
@BB49 I am not sure because the GREY MATTER couple stole the company from him and to accept their help rather than half the company would be validation and acceptance of what the couple did was OK. Not taking their money was an act of honour and a good decision, the couple could not buy off their guilt with money they won't miss.
@@bigduke2140 Walter LEFT the company himself he abandoned them cashed out his share and ran away because he had no faith in the company it was never stolen it was just pride that made him not take the money not morels
@@bigduke2140 They stole nothing. We do actually know the details of what happened from a couple of episodes. Walt and Gretchen were dating; he visited her rich family, felt insecure because of how much more successful they were than his family, and then ended the relationship and left the company because his ego couldn't handle being around people far richer than himself. It's his own fault he lost out, and his interpretation of that event (them planning to steal his creation, etc) is hilariously delusional. The guy had serious ego problems his entire life.
"Obviously breaking bad wouldn't have been as compelling a show if walter white gave up cooking meth in season 3 and became a practising muslim." Bruh how dare you dismiss the great husseinberg! We need to go to the mosque jesse!
8:05 Walters insecurities, from what i remember, are related to Elliot's wife. She and Walter used to date as we can see on the flashbacks of some episodes, but they broke up due to Walter feeling inferior to her, since she came from a wealthy family and was very bright, while Walter was poor and came from a not so wealthy family. That's why he ended up marrying Skyler, she was less succesful than him, wasn't as bright as him and was way younger in comparison. You can see some glimpses of this when He and Elliot's wife are in the restaurant and he throws at her the F bomb.
Hey man, love your videos and how you analyze media! Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are two of my favorite shows and the more I think about it, rewatch it or hear what others say about the two shows, makes me discover some new missed detail or interpretation! One thing that I noticed in your video that seems a bit odd, are your zoom transitions. I like them, but I think they would work better with some sort of sfx/music or a bit of a slower fade transition. But other than that, great video! Can't wait until the next one :D
I think something that links both of their motivations to do bad is also just passion for the job. Even besides the money, they both do their respective crimes because they love doing it. Jimmy gets a very financially secure law job with Davis and Maine and immediately throws it away, and later gets his massive settlement from the Sandpiper case. Walt gets an offer to have all his bills paid, and makes 6 figures in one weekend of meth cooking early in the show that would see his family safe even if he did die. But neither of them really cared about the money. Jimmy just can't help pulling scams, it's an art to him. It would be like telling Miles Davis he can't play trumpet again. Walt similarly just loves cooking meth. For both of them, it's something they're really good at, and it gives them the kind of ego boost and sense of power they never get from living their lives straight.
Been a subscriber since that amazing Alejandro Gillick analysis video. Hey if you could do an analysis video on Robert Mitchum's character Harry Powell from The Night of The Hunter (1955). Please Please... Robert Mitchum scared me by his performance.
Dying with any sort of grace is so much more difficult than most people seem to understand. It’s not the movies. Almost everyone can’t do it. Sudden deaths and hospitalization make it a lot harder to see… but most people cannot die gracefully. And some people will die without certain people in their lives. Both are stories of dying men who simply do not die gracefully.
For me I'm not convinced Walt cared about Jesse on that level. Walt is an extreme narcissist so his only interest was his pride in his meth work. Which is why he reacted in anger in learning Jesse was cooking again. He did however have a change of heart but that also was more about Walt than helping Jesse. He wanted to be on good terms with Jesse, but it was always in a paternalistic, Walt knows best for Jesse-toxic manner of concern. Walt reveals this at the end. He just wanted to do and be the best at something. That's all that ever mattered to him. Narcissists have this problem of viewing their victims as a extension of them personally, their victims don't have personal autonomy in their mind. Walt's family, also his victims, don't have the same autonomy which is why To'hajiilee is so amazing, it all blows up. So Walt's seeming concern for Jesse, rescuing him at the end is again not about Jesse, it's about Walt.
You're correct that it is still very much the Breaking Bad universe. And it's looking like there will be no shark jumping. They pulled it off. It got a little weird as the actors aged, but other than that, flawless execution.
I always thought the initial meaning anyway of "Breaking Bad" is implying Walt got a 'bad lot of cards' in life. He 'broke' bad. But we know Walt is the author of his own misfortunes. He lost opportunities in life because of his personality flaws. He lost Billions because he was a push-over and failed to see the value in his work. He lost Gretchen because he felt inferior to her. He lost his family because he choose to cook meth.
Walter literally purged the Albuquerque, actually the world from all the mastermind criminals.Better call Saul is Walters redemption arc,when u see it,they all deserved him and he actually did God's work xD
Just a suggestion. Your video has way too many cutaways to film footage. I know you're trying to be funny with it but it makes your entire script hard to follow.
I don't really think it was about self destruction. Just people in a hard life crying out and wanting to live. That's not to say that life can't be lovely and beautiful. It just isn't for a lot of people
I am like Saul, I talk my way to things and out. It's all I ever had, I do not like to lie and my morals stop me. Yet it's so easy to do so. It flows like poetry or like a speech like a presentation or like an order. My insides still feel the same, constricticting, pulling everything, sucking everything to remind myself of my morals. But how else would I Survive?
I wish I had that skill. I can’t even attempt to lie without turning red and stuttering like an idiot. I feel like I’ll be in big trouble if I ever need to get out of a tricky situation 😅
@@AdrienMelody I am sure you have better skills, much worthy. Something that is praised by people and brings together. Those are quality skills that you can take to your grave with pride.
While we are all responsible for our own choices , let's not ignore the influence two critical moments had on each character. Walter , gets cancer and Skylar without any thought to the cost etc pushes him to get treatment. Very expensive treatment . Leaving Walter hanging with the how do I pay for all this. Granted he should have swallowed his pride and took Elliots offer but Skylar is far from blameless. Jimmy , if Chuck had spent more time embedding a moral compas and as a roll model instead of keeping his boot on Jimmy's throat , he might have had a full redemption arc . If you tell someone to straighten up then oppress them so they can't succeed you are sabatoging your efforts of reformation .
How did Chuck suppress Jimmy? And please don’t say not hiring him at HHM because that’s one firm in a city with at least dozens and a country with thousands.
@@MrTambourineMan. have you not seen the episode where Chuck tells Jimmy that he kept him from advancing even though Howard wanted to ? Where he insulted all of jimmys efforts to be more like him , more upstanding ?
@@emrik99 that’s not oppression though. Or keeping a boot on his throat. Saul was working as a lawyer. He was a free man. He even got a job at a comparable firm D&M. He did succeed. He just didn’t get exactly what he wanted in exactly the way he wanted it.
@MTM telling someone to clean up their act then subverting their path to success secretly is indeed oppressing them . Chuck actively and covertly used his power and influence to keep Jimmy down . Yes could get another job however Chuck doesn't tell him thus for the longest time , instead playing the dotting big brother trying to help his wayward younger brother change his ways .
Walter broke bad due to his life circumstances and his anger. Jimmy broke bad because it was in his nature. He could’ve had two equally lucrative roads to go down, one legal and one illegal, and he would have felt compelled to chose the illegal one every time.
6:53 Hey hey! We Don't all know how this ends for Kim. And I don't want to know yet. Spoiler warnings, please! Some of us are late comers but still in love with the show. That said: Excellent video so far. The differences and similarities between Jimmy and Walt, and this is the first place I've heard it suggested that Jimmy Was in grief over Chuck, he just supressed it so deeply he couldn't feel it. He drowned it in the excitement of the con that becoming Saul represents. So maybe my fiancé is wrong about Jimmy being a sociopath... Important insight! But I don't want to know what happens to Kim until I see it happen in the show.
The writers list the plot of these shows. And viewers confused what they wanted to see with what was actually happening..both are top ten shows of all time and both crumbled under their own weight of expectation at the end. Esp Saul who became unrecognizable in the final season so that the plot could work out the way they wished it. Even them they had the opportunity to save themselves with a final slipping Jimmy final act and they botched it... Walter and Jimmy are bad ppl and deserved what they got..that doesn't mean we wanted to see it
It was satisfying because it achieved 3 things that the fans want. 1. Jimmy getting in jail. 2. Jimmy redeems himself. 3. Kim getting away with it. Even though how it gets there doesn’t make sense. Also Jimmy never talked about his crime in Nebraska. How he tried to kill a cancer patient and an old lady and how he was complicit in poisoning Brock. He didn’t even address his regrets about Howard’s death which makes me wonder what is the point of him doing his Nebraska crimes and him looking at Howard’s corpse whole night if these led to nothing.
@@nont18411 He didn't need to go into specifics regarding his cover of poisoning Brock because all of those deeds were concealed under his statement "I lied for Walter, and helped him grow his business" He was going to jail for the rest of his life regardless, so no need to add details that may discourage Kim from visiting him Also, what do you mean Howard's death led to nothing? He explicitly stated "What happened to Hamlin was... unspeakable" implying he did feel regret about his death. Also, Howard's death also led to Kim's livelihood to be at risk because she exposed the truth about what they did to Howard. Saul realized this when the opposing attorney's team told him about Kim's act of kindness, which prompted him to sacrifice his selfish lifestyle so Kim could live a happy lifestyle.
@@JavRexgteneg2pIift Which mean even in his “redemption”, it’s still self serving that Jimmy chose to omit things that will make him look bad to Kim. And about Howard, he tried to sell Howard’s case to reduce his sentence a few hours ago. He feels nothing for Howard except for the fact that Kim dumped him for it and why should his personal redemption be about protecting Kim from the consequences of her actions? Kim needs to face her own punishment. Jimmy stole that in the last moment by saying that she has no involvement with Howard’s death to make her love him again. That’s why I said Howard’s death led to nothing. It only affected Jimmy because Kim dumped him for it but not in a spiritual level like his trauma or his regrets about treating Howard like crap. It was so inconsequential to Kim because she dumped Jimmy on her own volition, nobody took the job away from her and her life is million times better than everyone else in this universe. And as usual, the audience finds it acceptable because they love Kim so much that Kim not facing punishment of her actions while walking with the head held high as a morally pure angel moral compass while a diabolical Jimmy getting in jail for her crimes are so satisfying.
@@nont18411 they literally allude to the fact that Howard's wife might sue or start a class action suit against Kim, which could lead to her losing everything, or are we gonna ignore that fact just so you could call fans blind?
I agree it wasn’t horrible but it felt kind of boring and dragged out..Jeff wasn’t an interesting character along with all the little crimes he did with saul but ig it all built up to wat makes the ending perfect
The tone of BCS was established in the first six episodes in season 1, providing somewhat lighthearted moments with Jimmy's gags and Mike's time with his family, while showcasing the underling seriousness and sorrow behind Jimmy's attempts at being better but failing, and with Mike's tragic attempts to redeem his Son. With every season, the lighthearted tone gets less attention while the tragedy becomes more prominent. The show has maintained this consistency for six seasons.
"He can't allow jesse to become another Elliott." Holy shit i never thought of it that way before. Now season 3 makes even more sense.
Sameee
One thing that I think is interesting is that Walter in later stages, hell maybe even at the very start has opposite mentality as he should as a teacher, as he is so proud and hurt by thr Elliot incident, that he rather would kill or hurt someone who could do meth as good as his, than let them be better at what he is doing or replace him. There is that "that's best I can do, I can't allow anyone to beat me or be good as me" mentality and usually I think teachers strive to make their students as good if not better than them. I'm... not sure if I made my point clear but TLDR - Walter teaches but is too proud to let anyone overcome his own best achievements, if someone can do it better than him, he feels like not needed or just like nothing.
@@woahmama to be fair, later on in season 5 walt does relent on this point and acknowledges that jesse is as good at cooking meth as he is, however this is done with the provisor that jesse is subservient to him and is not his own thing.
@@mappingshaman5280 Walter white sort of made jesse pinkman, into a meth cook and a degenerate to run from the law for life
Jimmy McGill and Walter White are characters who could have done so much good with their skills and at times they did, particularly Jimmy, but then there were the times they couldn’t help themselves and indulged in the part of themselves that just blow up a great thing they have going, whether it was intentional or not. Great video man!
Walter White is a STEM villain while Jimmy McGill is a liberal arts villain :)
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i don't get the joke
Yeah Walter poisoned a child and Jimmy ruined Howard's life, but Skylar singing that happy birthday song is the most evil thing I've ever seen
I think the real heroes of the shows were Hank and Howard. They were the literal antithesis of both antiheroes.
Through the arc of Breaking Bad, we realize that Hank, as blunt and cringy as he was, was a far better man than Walter. Countless times we see Walter tremble, shake and fumble around when dangerous events take place. We witness Hank in two different gunfights. In each one he is incredibly aggressive, decisive, tough and quick-thinking.
Through the arc of Better Call Saul, we realize that Howard, as slick and too-perfect as he was, was far more ethical and selfless than Jimmy was. We find out he was just an all around awesome guy who often used the position and riches he had to better the people around him.
Both of these characters were doomed. I suspect so the death of what the anti-heroes could and should have been, would impact us more. It was masterful story telling. We start off despising Hank and Howard because of the "surface" the writers show us. As we watch the antiheroes gradually decline, we also are shown gradually shown how great Hank and Howard are. As we realize the guys we were routing for are actually detestable people, we also realize how amazing Hank and Howard are.
The primary characters who represent the Good are killed brutally right at the zenith of of their character development. At that point, as far as the eye can see, no one truly good is left. Only THEN do we watch both antiheroes make their final decent into evilness.
It is not an exaggeration to say this stuff is Shakespeare-level story telling. Absolutely superb. You will find nothing superior to this.
Reducing Hank to "a hero" is removing what he represents. Sure, he's to be compared with Howard as they both reveal that they are far more complex than just "ego driven asshat"
But unlike Hank, Howard betters himself. He goes to see a therapist, he offers Jimmy a job and he tries his hardest to mend Chucks wounds.
Hank? Sure he gains PTSD from killing Tuco, but does he ever go to a therapist or try and better himself? Nope. He suffers in silence, just like alot of men do in his career. He continues down his own self destructive path. He becomes a shell of a man, and that shell transforms into a monster.
"The kid? Oh you mean the, junkie meth dealing murderer that's dribbling all over my bathroom floor?.. Oh well, if he is... Pinkman gets killed, and we get it all on tape."
This is not a good man, and I think this quote from the video "Hank is not a hero" sums it up perfectly.
"I think people just want Hank to be a hero, because in comparison to our monster of a protagonist, most people would seem like it. With their flaws dwarfed and diminished in favour of that heroism."
I can agree that Hank make a shell but calling him a monster?
How do you come up with this conclusion ?
@@alexandrebeaudry1038 Could you try tapping or clicking the comment you reply to? I didn't even know this reply existed.
Anyways, Hank beat up Jesse, treated drug addicts like trash, was willing to sacrifice Jesse, and ultimately became worse and worse.
Finishing Breaking Bad season 4 with the wifey tonight then I'll introduced her to Better Call Saul, even after all this year, I'm still mind blown by the quality of this show
But there are 5 seasons of BB…
@@jacobfroese3485 exactly, this means hes lying about having a wife and is an incel loser who can get a girl
Good times ahead man. Nice...
Mind so blown my man forgot there is a season 5 lol.
So your going to watch season five of Breaking Bad, and El Camino A Breaking Bad Movie before Better Call Saul right?
6:59 scared the fuck outta me
1:42 "It is important for your boss to have an enjoyable birthday party"
Excellent joke and perfectly delivered, sir
Great analysis.
I'd say Walt's point of no return is much sooner because he had an out when Elliot offered to pay for his treatment and to employ him. Anyone who's not insane would take that deal. But because Walt is insane he denies the offer and only to double down on Heisenberg
Sometimes pride and honour are worth more than life. What is the point of life if you lose your soul?
@BB49 I am not sure because the GREY MATTER couple stole the company from him and to accept their help rather than half the company would be validation and acceptance of what the couple did was OK.
Not taking their money was an act of honour and a good decision, the couple could not buy off their guilt with money they won't miss.
@@bigduke2140 Walter LEFT the company himself he abandoned them cashed out his share and ran away because he had no faith in the company it was never stolen it was just pride that made him not take the money not morels
@@bigduke2140 He ended up losing his soul anyway
@@bigduke2140 They stole nothing. We do actually know the details of what happened from a couple of episodes. Walt and Gretchen were dating; he visited her rich family, felt insecure because of how much more successful they were than his family, and then ended the relationship and left the company because his ego couldn't handle being around people far richer than himself. It's his own fault he lost out, and his interpretation of that event (them planning to steal his creation, etc) is hilariously delusional. The guy had serious ego problems his entire life.
"Obviously breaking bad wouldn't have been as compelling a show if walter white gave up cooking meth in season 3 and became a practising muslim."
Bruh how dare you dismiss the great husseinberg! We need to go to the mosque jesse!
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The pita is stale Jesse, we have to cook!
Jesse it's Fajr Jesse. We need to go to the mosque. Adhan is playing Jesse wake up.
He'd be blowing up buildings instead.
@@junglemoose2164 I mean he kind of does that anyway...
Dude that subscribe thing scared the fuck out of me
8:05
Walters insecurities, from what i remember, are related to Elliot's wife. She and Walter used to date as we can see on the flashbacks of some episodes, but they broke up due to Walter feeling inferior to her, since she came from a wealthy family and was very bright, while Walter was poor and came from a not so wealthy family. That's why he ended up marrying Skyler, she was less succesful than him, wasn't as bright as him and was way younger in comparison. You can see some glimpses of this when He and Elliot's wife are in the restaurant and he throws at her the F bomb.
oh my goshesss, was tryna fall asleep and then the 'subscribe'-sound effect made me jump out of my bonessss
Hey man, love your videos and how you analyze media! Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are two of my favorite shows and the more I think about it, rewatch it or hear what others say about the two shows, makes me discover some new missed detail or interpretation!
One thing that I noticed in your video that seems a bit odd, are your zoom transitions. I like them, but I think they would work better with some sort of sfx/music or a bit of a slower fade transition. But other than that, great video! Can't wait until the next one :D
7:41 man i guess im not human cuz i blame myself for everything
I think something that links both of their motivations to do bad is also just passion for the job. Even besides the money, they both do their respective crimes because they love doing it. Jimmy gets a very financially secure law job with Davis and Maine and immediately throws it away, and later gets his massive settlement from the Sandpiper case. Walt gets an offer to have all his bills paid, and makes 6 figures in one weekend of meth cooking early in the show that would see his family safe even if he did die.
But neither of them really cared about the money. Jimmy just can't help pulling scams, it's an art to him. It would be like telling Miles Davis he can't play trumpet again. Walt similarly just loves cooking meth. For both of them, it's something they're really good at, and it gives them the kind of ego boost and sense of power they never get from living their lives straight.
It feels weird to watch these types of videos without the cool music or piano in the background.
Walter White sacrificed his own life because he realized it wasn't worth saving. James McGill sacrificed his freedom because he realized it was.
Been a subscriber since that amazing Alejandro Gillick analysis video. Hey if you could do an analysis video on Robert Mitchum's character Harry Powell from The Night of The Hunter (1955). Please Please... Robert Mitchum scared me by his performance.
The Night Of The Hunter is a great movie, I'd also love to see an analysis of this
even if walter left the game the salamanca twins would have killed him
He would've beat they ass 🤷
Fuck me man, that Skyler scene makes my physically cringe every single time
Dying with any sort of grace is so much more difficult than most people seem to understand. It’s not the movies. Almost everyone can’t do it. Sudden deaths and hospitalization make it a lot harder to see… but most people cannot die gracefully.
And some people will die without certain people in their lives. Both are stories of dying men who simply do not die gracefully.
6:59 I just had a heart attack
1:20 i've always thought of it as the walter white cinematic meth-verse
Thank you for your work.Please continue.
For me I'm not convinced Walt cared about Jesse on that level. Walt is an extreme narcissist so his only interest was his pride in his meth work. Which is why he reacted in anger in learning Jesse was cooking again. He did however have a change of heart but that also was more about Walt than helping Jesse. He wanted to be on good terms with Jesse, but it was always in a paternalistic, Walt knows best for Jesse-toxic manner of concern. Walt reveals this at the end. He just wanted to do and be the best at something. That's all that ever mattered to him. Narcissists have this problem of viewing their victims as a extension of them personally, their victims don't have personal autonomy in their mind. Walt's family, also his victims, don't have the same autonomy which is why To'hajiilee is so amazing, it all blows up. So Walt's seeming concern for Jesse, rescuing him at the end is again not about Jesse, it's about Walt.
Thanks for showing me the Skyler cringe fest again now my day is ruined lol
i skipped ten seconds right past that
If this comment didn't exist I was gonna write it 👌
That scene is epic
Sucks for you then.
Edit: Yeah fam that's a 3 second clip.
Anna Gunn is a pretty great actor.
@@concept5631 yeah the fact people dislike skyler just shows how good of an actor she is, and how she is well written
Someone needs to make an edit of skyler singing happy bday with Michael scott going OH GOD NO
Was enjoying the video until the subscribe noise jumpscared me.
You're correct that it is still very much the Breaking Bad universe. And it's looking like there will be no shark jumping. They pulled it off. It got a little weird as the actors aged, but other than that, flawless execution.
Great takes. Good video brother
Find something that gives you purpose and makes you feel alive. But it can eat you alive if you let it consume you. Whether it’s legal or not.
I always thought the initial meaning anyway of "Breaking Bad" is implying Walt got a 'bad lot of cards' in life. He 'broke' bad. But we know Walt is the author of his own misfortunes. He lost opportunities in life because of his personality flaws. He lost Billions because he was a push-over and failed to see the value in his work. He lost Gretchen because he felt inferior to her. He lost his family because he choose to cook meth.
Walter literally purged the Albuquerque, actually the world from all the mastermind criminals.Better call Saul is Walters redemption arc,when u see it,they all deserved him and he actually did God's work xD
Braking bad and better call Saul are The Godfather and The Godfather part 2 of television
Rly great Video keep it up.
Nice insights
Lore of breaking bad universe momentum 100
“The Albuquerque-verse” I live in Albuquerque 😭
Just a suggestion. Your video has way too many cutaways to film footage. I know you're trying to be funny with it but it makes your entire script hard to follow.
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"Literally me"
Jimmy and walter became the shadow and corrupted version of themselves to be better and to get power
Lore of What Walter White and Jimmy McGill Teach Us About Self-Destruction momentum 100
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your videos are on points i like them you just need to add music
self-destruction? walt is just a hustler. he was getting his money up. a true role model for us all.
What color is your Chrysler 300?
what color is your hair
Self destructive hustling
I don't really think it was about self destruction. Just people in a hard life crying out and wanting to live.
That's not to say that life can't be lovely and beautiful. It just isn't for a lot of people
I am like Saul, I talk my way to things and out. It's all I ever had, I do not like to lie and my morals stop me. Yet it's so easy to do so. It flows like poetry or like a speech like a presentation or like an order. My insides still feel the same, constricticting, pulling everything, sucking everything to remind myself of my morals.
But how else would I Survive?
I wish I had that skill. I can’t even attempt to lie without turning red and stuttering like an idiot. I feel like I’ll be in big trouble if I ever need to get out of a tricky situation 😅
@@AdrienMelody I am sure you have better skills, much worthy. Something that is praised by people and brings together. Those are quality skills that you can take to your grave with pride.
Better call Saul is me fast-forwarding to watch the mike story.
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Am i the only one who thinks that Jessy is actualy the driving force behinde Walts actions regarding killing people.
Interesting point, how so?
yes, you are the only one lol
Yep, you're the only one lol
That it gets you rich
Why’d you say “practicing Muslim” ? He didn’t write Islamic principals on his pros list
5:55
While we are all responsible for our own choices , let's not ignore the influence two critical moments had on each character.
Walter , gets cancer and Skylar without any thought to the cost etc pushes him to get treatment. Very expensive treatment . Leaving Walter hanging with the how do I pay for all this. Granted he should have swallowed his pride and took Elliots offer but Skylar is far from blameless.
Jimmy , if Chuck had spent more time embedding a moral compas and as a roll model instead of keeping his boot on Jimmy's throat , he might have had a full redemption arc . If you tell someone to straighten up then oppress them so they can't succeed you are sabatoging your efforts of reformation .
How did Chuck suppress Jimmy? And please don’t say not hiring him at HHM because that’s one firm in a city with at least dozens and a country with thousands.
@@MrTambourineMan. have you not seen the episode where Chuck tells Jimmy that he kept him from advancing even though Howard wanted to ? Where he insulted all of jimmys efforts to be more like him , more upstanding ?
@@emrik99 that’s not oppression though. Or keeping a boot on his throat. Saul was working as a lawyer. He was a free man. He even got a job at a comparable firm D&M. He did succeed. He just didn’t get exactly what he wanted in exactly the way he wanted it.
@MTM telling someone to clean up their act then subverting their path to success secretly is indeed oppressing them . Chuck actively and covertly used his power and influence to keep Jimmy down . Yes could get another job however Chuck doesn't tell him thus for the longest time , instead playing the dotting big brother trying to help his wayward younger brother change his ways .
@@MrTambourineMan. No
Walter broke bad due to his life circumstances and his anger.
Jimmy broke bad because it was in his nature. He could’ve had two equally lucrative roads to go down, one legal and one illegal, and he would have felt compelled to chose the illegal one every time.
This video feels like it was written and performed by AI.
Breaking Bad is about the descent into toxic masculinity, Better Call Saul is about the descent into toxic femboyification
6:53 Hey hey! We Don't all know how this ends for Kim. And I don't want to know yet. Spoiler warnings, please! Some of us are late comers but still in love with the show.
That said: Excellent video so far. The differences and similarities between Jimmy and Walt, and this is the first place I've heard it suggested that Jimmy Was in grief over Chuck, he just supressed it so deeply he couldn't feel it. He drowned it in the excitement of the con that becoming Saul represents. So maybe my fiancé is wrong about Jimmy being a sociopath... Important insight!
But I don't want to know what happens to Kim until I see it happen in the show.
You don't want to know Kim goes to prison for tax fraud?
@@junglemoose2164
Wow. FU
She dies at the end
Why watch videos about the series if you don't expect spoilers
Get on it then
Jesus died for our sins according to the scriptures, was buried, and rose again the third day according to the scriptures.
The writers list the plot of these shows. And viewers confused what they wanted to see with what was actually happening..both are top ten shows of all time and both crumbled under their own weight of expectation at the end. Esp Saul who became unrecognizable in the final season so that the plot could work out the way they wished it. Even them they had the opportunity to save themselves with a final slipping Jimmy final act and they botched it... Walter and Jimmy are bad ppl and deserved what they got..that doesn't mean we wanted to see it
Better Call Saul was a terrible finale. The show was great overall, but I will never rewatch it based on the ending we were given.
It was satisfying because it achieved 3 things that the fans want.
1. Jimmy getting in jail.
2. Jimmy redeems himself.
3. Kim getting away with it.
Even though how it gets there doesn’t make sense.
Also Jimmy never talked about his crime in Nebraska. How he tried to kill a cancer patient and an old lady and how he was complicit in poisoning Brock. He didn’t even address his regrets about Howard’s death which makes me wonder what is the point of him doing his Nebraska crimes and him looking at Howard’s corpse whole night if these led to nothing.
I also remember being young and having shit taste
@@nont18411 He didn't need to go into specifics regarding his cover of poisoning Brock because all of those deeds were concealed under his statement "I lied for Walter, and helped him grow his business" He was going to jail for the rest of his life regardless, so no need to add details that may discourage Kim from visiting him
Also, what do you mean Howard's death led to nothing? He explicitly stated "What happened to Hamlin was... unspeakable" implying he did feel regret about his death. Also, Howard's death also led to Kim's livelihood to be at risk because she exposed the truth about what they did to Howard. Saul realized this when the opposing attorney's team told him about Kim's act of kindness, which prompted him to sacrifice his selfish lifestyle so Kim could live a happy lifestyle.
@@JavRexgteneg2pIift Which mean even in his “redemption”, it’s still self serving that Jimmy chose to omit things that will make him look bad to Kim.
And about Howard, he tried to sell Howard’s case to reduce his sentence a few hours ago. He feels nothing for Howard except for the fact that Kim dumped him for it and why should his personal redemption be about protecting Kim from the consequences of her actions? Kim needs to face her own punishment. Jimmy stole that in the last moment by saying that she has no involvement with Howard’s death to make her love him again. That’s why I said Howard’s death led to nothing. It only affected Jimmy because Kim dumped him for it but not in a spiritual level like his trauma or his regrets about treating Howard like crap. It was so inconsequential to Kim because she dumped Jimmy on her own volition, nobody took the job away from her and her life is million times better than everyone else in this universe.
And as usual, the audience finds it acceptable because they love Kim so much that Kim not facing punishment of her actions while walking with the head held high as a morally pure angel moral compass while a diabolical Jimmy getting in jail for her crimes are so satisfying.
@@nont18411 they literally allude to the fact that Howard's wife might sue or start a class action suit against Kim, which could lead to her losing everything, or are we gonna ignore that fact just so you could call fans blind?
Better Call Saul was so great…until the sequel timeline in the final four episodes.
I get what you mean the speed of the serie changed very much but it did do a good job at tying al the open storylines
Nah, the final four episodes were a perfect end to the story.
I agree it wasn’t horrible but it felt kind of boring and dragged out..Jeff wasn’t an interesting character along with all the little crimes he did with saul but ig it all built up to wat makes the ending perfect
No
@@bigkillerwhale1801 no
Better Call Saul was a terrible show it bounced back-and-forth changing tone of the show and scenes.
I wouldn't say terrible, just unfocused, it sometime has some banger episodes though!
@@timi_ro I agree. The ending was terrible.
The tone of BCS was established in the first six episodes in season 1, providing somewhat lighthearted moments with Jimmy's gags and Mike's time with his family, while showcasing the underling seriousness and sorrow behind Jimmy's attempts at being better but failing, and with Mike's tragic attempts to redeem his Son.
With every season, the lighthearted tone gets less attention while the tragedy becomes more prominent. The show has maintained this consistency for six seasons.
@@ChosenOne6666How was it terrible?
@@JavRexgteneg2pIift That wasn't apparent from the viewer point.
That it's the shit