Better Call Saul: Saul Gone - A Complete Analysis
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This video has blown up over the past few weeks, and it has been long overdue for a follow-up and addendums post. First, I would like to thank everyone here for watching this video; and helping it become as big as it is. I didn't think this video would manage to become so viewed, since my previous videos on Better Call Saul didn't do as well as my other content. Reading your responses to this video makes me happy to see that most of the reactions to this video have been positive. I'm very grateful to the people that have subscribed to my channel since this video's release. As many of you know, I don't post very often, and that is mainly because of the sheer amount of big projects I have been working on these past few months. Namely a video on Stranger Things S4, that will be out later this year. A video on my analysis of the entirety of Breaking Bad, which should be out later this month. A video on my favourite TV episode, and my favourite movie of all time. I don't know when these videos will be out, but my guess will be in a month at the minimum. My Better Call Saul S6 video, which will be split into two parts mainly focusing on 6A and 6B. And finally, a video essay on The Last of Us 2, which has been delayed indefinitely because of its length. As you can tell, I have lots to do, and will be working hard to get it out to you as soon as possible!
Now for the addendum's section:
Recently, I have noticed a lot of people saying that I forgot to include the part where Kim does the finger guns back to Jimmy; just in a more subtle way. Immediately after posting the video, I did notice that detail; but chose not to do much about it. My reasoning for this like I said in the video, I am working on a Better Call Saul S6 analysis, where everything will be covered there. This video was not supposed to be a thematic analysis, and more of a video talking about my love for this episode, and more or less analyzing what happens in this episode, and occasionally giving my take on it.
There were a couple of comments talking about the scene where Walter was looking at the watch actually symbolizing his regret for what he did to Jesse, not his regret for teaming up with him and cooking meth in the first place. This is correct, and an oversight on my part. While in theory, my analysis was close to being correct, I did jump the shark in assuming something a bit different.
A couple of comments have also been accusing me of oversimplifying some details, and not paying close enough attention to the video. I would again, like to remind those people, that this is not a thematic analysis of Saul Gone, and more of a video pointing out my enjoyment of said episode. There will be a thematic analysis for this episode, and every episode of S6, but that won't be for a few months from now. So I would advise for your utmost patience.
For now, that's all I wanted to say. Once again, I extend a huge thank you to everyone for watching this video, and if anybody else notes any mistakes that I made; let me know and I’ll add them to this comment for future reference.
Thanks!
Walt: Dead
Jesse: Escaped
Saul: Arested
Which spells dea Brabo bince.
And Peter gould bcs was more Peter's kid not vince
breaking bad is a story about how easy it is to change for the worse
better call saul is about how difficult it is to change for the better
Perfect way of putting it
holy crap, thats poetic af. i always love watching any analysis videos for BB/BCS/El Camino not just cause of the great video but the comments as well
its saul over now, but overall i think it was goodman
Well said.
What a sick joke!
Ahhh!! Ahh! He said it! He said it!
I suspect Kim will get his sentence shortened to something somehow better considering they were thinking it. She can say he was compromised etc.
@@nexus6mc2182 you think your funny cause you can make me laugh
“Walt goes on like a Redditor.” 😂
I love how each of our 3 protagonists got a perfect ending imo. Jimmy = jail/accountability, Walt = death/peace, Jesse = freedom/forgiveness.
The shot of Kim watching Jimmy slowly disappear out of frame… It’s like having to say goodbye to an old friend when you don’t want to. The viewers’ old friend being the whole BB universe.
I still can't believe that Vince and Peter pulled off the impossible by writing the perfect ending to our characters 3 TIMES! That to me is just impressive!
That shot definitely does feel like that, I guess that's why it felt so impactful to me. Especially when it's left so open to interpretation that really any answer about the ending would be correct regarding Kim and Jimmy’s relationship.
Kim and Jimmy aren't done, even the actress doubts that's the last time they meet, and even things she may try to help reduce his sentence
@@Emperor.Palpatine However, Peter Gould, the creator of the show says that they most likely won’t. It’s all up in the air, hence why it is left open for interpretation.
Every time I see the last shot I tear up. The feeling of saying goodbye to someone, possibly forever is a lot for me. I do have some attachment issues.
Perfect ending? Jesse didn't deserve any of that
I don't think he regretting working with Jesse. Walt is too proud to ever regret becoming Heisenberg. What he regrets is giving Jesse up, which is why he returns in the final episode. To save him. The same way Jimmy returns to save Kim.
I keep seeing this. I agree about the Walt part, but how exactly did Jimmy save Kim? She wasn’t going to go to prison, she was getting sued by Howard’s widow, which is totally still going to happen? Jimmy going to prison doesn’t stop that.
@@ephin3242 I’m a month late but maybe when people say this they mean Jimmy saved Kim’s mental state in a way like she wanted Jimmy to confess and Jimmy admitting his wrongs and accepting the 86 years probably did make Kim happy that he listened and the whole life always on the run just wasn’t worth it anymore
@@justsomeguyontheinternet5898 I very highly doubt that’s what people meant, but I also disagree with this interpretation as well. Absolutely, Kim’s life in Florida was unfulfilling, but to say her mental health relied on Jimmy at all is very far fetched in my opinion. She certainly cared about him, of course, but what she’d have done had Jimmy taken the 7 years is a mystery. Hell she could just move back to Florida and continue her life as she’d been living for all the time Jimmy was on the run.
@@ephin3242 you know what honestly the better word to really use is just respect like Jimmy didn’t take the 7 because he wanted Kim to at least have some respect for him to owning up for his own mistakes/crimes and clearly she did respect him enough to visit so I guess really Jimmy didn’t save Kim but he did save himself in a way
Exactly right!
I like to perceive the bread scene as emblematic that his time as Gene was a prison to him
I agree, also think that it show us how jail is no that bad for Jimmy after all he is "the John Dillinger" of the prision now, and well, "how bad that could be"
He's making dough just like saul always was. I always thought that irony was hilarious sense season 1 I couldn't beleive they did the diamond money into making dough in prison forever. So blatant but still so good
I think it could also be perceived as the next learned skill set that he’s accrued, and aptly added to his life. we see throughout the series that, similar to Walter White, with every skill set or career path or person he interacts with- he ultimately ends up utilized what he takes from those experiences.
while his time as Gene was a sort of prison for him, it was ultimately a prison because he couldn’t accept the guilt he felt for everyone he had hurt and he ultimately manifested it as his lust for the Saul Goodman life again- him ACTUALLY being in a prison did not result in him feeling trapped because he had finally atoned for his sins in the courtroom scene.
we see after he gets booked in jail that his phone call was used on his cinnebon so he could enact his managerial position once more. I believe that shows that same kind of adaptation he’s known for, and now that he doesn’t feel trapped in monotony in prison, I interpreted the bread scene as almost… happy? content? he’s at peace with himself.
maybe even a step further, a part of the acceptance in his journey is that he KNOWS that he can’t help himself. maybe prison is where he belongs? and although change is possible and he proved that he could atone for his wrongdoings and ultimately prove chuck wrong- he’ll always be slippin jimmy, and he accepts that he was undeserving of the 7 year sentence, thus forcing the 86 year sentence via admission to guilt.
TL;DR maybe bread scene felt good, not felt trapped lol
@@alonsoboulevard po
Indeed! It is basically the same life, but in prison Jimmy can be without the stress of guilt and the fear of constantly having to look over your shoulder. In prison Jimmy felt redeemed of his sins by the confession and the punishment he took for them.
Some said it was a bad ending because "no one would take an 86 year sentence over 7 years in prison in real life". I disagree, Jimmy/Gene hit rock bottom and felt the need to be redeemed. Remember he almost killed the cancer patient and was violent against an old lady in his last days/weeks of being Gene? He was turning into being a real monster like 'Walter White'. Jimmy feared of what he would become if he continued to scam his way through life and wanted to beforgiven for his deeds, especially by Kim, the true love of his life and the one person that believed in him during his early Jimmy McGill days. I can totally see how Jimmy did what he did confessing and taking the 86 year prison sentence, I can easily see myself doing the same thing if I ever got into a situation like Jimmy. In the end love and having a clean conscience are what matters most to me.
I think Jimmy wanted Bill there just to do the paperwork for him lmao, trust experience, trust Oakley.
My honest opinion, is that Jimmy just wanted Bill to be there just to fuck with him for giving him all the interactions he had with him back in S1 💀
I hope Bill filed an appeal of Jimmy's sentence.
@@introvertedrobot probably the only person he did not regret fucking its time.
@@introvertedrobot And for the time Bill mocked him when he fsiled an easy case (due to his PTSD).
Someone pointed out that Jimmy proved Chuck right and wrong at the same time.
Chuck was proven wrong by Jimmy changing here admitting that he would never change.
“We always end up having the same conversation every time don’t we?” Is the saddest line of the series to me
Definitely, that scene with Chuck is just so heartbreaking...
@@introvertedrobot I definitely felt more excited seeing Chuck again then Jesse and Walt tbh because he is a character that means so much to me considering his & Jimmy’s chaotic, beautiful, sad relationship always reminds me of how i should be fortunate and treat my own brothers with more respect and love. Season 3 means so much to me.
Also Saul Gone is the finale of a man who changed.
Felina is the finale of a man who never changed
@@JamesEmery6 They definitely made me realize that Chuck as a character had impacted me more than I thought. I think that if they didn't reveal Walt and Jesse as characters for S6 I would've been more excited, but I practically guessed that they would show up announcement or not. The relationship of Chuck McGill and Jimmy McGill is such an interesting and complex one. Both of their characters get more corrupted over time in my opinion. Since in Pimento when Chuck revealed that he didn't want him to work at HHM, he still cared about his brother, and just wanted to avoid any shit with Jimmy. I still think that reveal is heartbreaking, but Chuck still cares about Jimmy. It's not until Fifi, when Jimmy switches the numbers that he really starts resenting him. And then after Chicanery, he just has an outright hatred for his brother. Of course, Chuck’s character is so much more complex than that. And I could go on forever about his character. Better Call Saul is just so good!
I think Walt regretted his treatment of Jesse in that scene, not teaming up with him.
Yeah that scene isn’t too long after he gives Jesse to the nazis plus he verbally kicked him in the nuts with the Jane thing. To me that scene showed he almost instantly regretted it.
Exactly, veeery deep down, even Walter sould've realized that he mistreated Jesse and the others who weren't really rivals like Gus or Tuco. Oh and on top of thar, Walter though the Nazis killed Jesse.
I view the "Better Call Saul!" scene not as a final slip of Jimmy's ego into the surface, but as Jimmy finding some solace in the fact that he made his mark upon the world - though I think
he had also come to terms with the darkness/wrongness of the path he'd taken
Something interesting I noticed. I think the choice of having Jimmy and Kim bond over cigarette smoking was beautiful because it previews how self destructive and cancerous, they would become.
That is actually a very good thing to notice! Well done!
Had not thought of that yet, nor saw anyone suggest this before, well spotted!
I love when other people talk about how emotional the finale was. I cried a whole lot. It was beautiful.
Definitely my favourite finale to a show, the way it made me feel, and the impact it had on me was like anything else I’ve ever felt. This season has been filled with emotional moments, but this is the one that probably impacted me the most knowing it’s all over.
I cried for several days afterwards!
@@skatefan9495 Same here, I just finished the series for the second time and found myself crying over watching BCS TH-cam reviews many times in the last few days. Like 'Introverted Robot' just mentioned in this video, BCS has been a very emotional series for me. I got so invested in the characters, it really hurts to know the series is over. Plus the story of BCS is so beautiful and human and powerful, it made me cry several times during the viewing of it. Never before I have been so emotional over a series?
Saul Gone was the perfect ending to a perfect series to me. Bravo Vince and Peter and all the actors and others involved in the making of BCS, you people are absolute masters of your craft!
I respectfully disagree about the episode being emotional. Breaking Bad was emotional. I wanted to feel something but I just didn’t. In Breaking Bad I cry and cry and cry. “I guess I got what I deserved.” Baby Blue Badfinger
I couldn;t agree more with your opinion on the Chuck scene. it was absolutely vital, in my opinion, that Chuck showed up in this episode. He's arguably the most single important person in Jimmy/Saul's life outside of maybe only Kim.
Her hand was in the shape of the finger gun - like she was giving it back but she kept her hand towards her body. It was a lot more ambiguous, and probably purposefully so.
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One thing you missed, Kim did give a more muted version of the Finger Guns.
Pay attention to her hands before the guard lets her out of the prison
I like the dichotomy between sauls answer to the time machine and Walters. It’s clear they’re both similar, but also lying at the same time.
It also wasn't just the flame that was coloured--it was also the cherry on the end of the cigarette. That scene was just gd beautiful.
If you look closely when he gives her the finger guns, she's doing them with the hand at her side. It's very subtle.
Haha yes sorry, and I also saw that after making the video haha, it is very subtle, but it’s still left ambiguous to make you wonder whether she was thinking of doing it or not. I do think Kim still has a lot of love for Jimmy left, and might visit him again, but you can never really know haha.
Down at her side, holstered. At the ready?
kim curled her hair again, amazing detail!
I can’t believe people hate the prison bus scene, even if it was cringe (which it isn’t) it’s highly realistic, I myself have seen that sort of thing happen first hand, where a popular person is present and as such people begin chanting their name at them.
Right and I’m sure all those instances were on a jail bus or somewhere similarly relaxed and casual as a jail bus?
How dare you say the fly was meaningless? It was literally contaminating everything.
Apologies, the death of that fly was sorrowing to say the least :(
@@introvertedrobot RIP to the fly tbh
A perfect ending to a perfect show. I’ll miss the Breaking Bad universe, but it’s better it ends on top than continue and we wish it ended earlier. Fantastic analysis!
Agreed, and thank you!
@@introvertedrobot you’re very welcome!
At the beginning I'm rooting for Jimmy and stomping my feet for Saul to arrived, by the end I'm fed up with Saul and rooting for Howard
If Jimmy went back to that moment with Chuck and "changed his path", not only would Jimmy not be behind bars in the end, but Walter White never would have gone as far down his path either. That one moment changed so much for so many lives... if only Jimmy had chosen to take time with his brother. Which is an incredibly amazing way to tie the story up imo.
I don't think Jimmy's suggestion of taking the money is his greed or falling morality, I think it's a cry for help. After all, he's the one who brings up the time machine. I think it's Jimmy saying "I wanna start over, I don't want to live this life anymore" especially when we see what his time machine moment/answer was later in the episode. Obviously we see what he does with a fresh start, but we also see his desire to be caught get fulfilled.
That’s good thinking, I do agree, especially since he’s painfully signalled before that he hates the life he’s living.
I also thought the "ream your ass" part and Jimmy laughing was a callback to Bill Oakley "switching sides"
And yeah, despite a couple things, it was one of the few shows, that had MASSIVE expectations, and basically lived up to it. I mean you're never going to literally make everybody happy but this was about as close as I think any show could ever do as far as living up to very tough expectations
Towards the end of breaking bad Walter loved Jesse like a son so he regretted falling out with him and how he treated him. Remember Jesse was the only one who gave him anything on his birthday (the watch).
Really really good analysis man, but I do personally feel like you were looking at the more abundant BB references kinda the wrong way. There’s no need to look at these scenes as an introduction to Walt, Marie etc, or exposition as to why we should care about Hank and Steve, because at this point the show has basically solidified itself as being supposed to be watched after Breaking Bad.
They’ve completely spoilt BB through these last few episodes and there’s not a lotta reason to watch BB for the 1st time after BCS bc you’ve had basically every major plot point spoilt.
the certificate scene when Jimmy says "the names mcgil James mcgil" is probably my favourite scene in the show its so fucking good legit made me cry
Oh my god I thought I was the only one (ok not literally singular, but rare), it was just such a striking, beautiful line. I can’t even articulate it beyond that, it’s just perfect and I’m so happy they put it in. And what’s crazy is I can’t even describe the emotions I felt when it made me cry. Sadness, pride (as in “proud of him”), relieved, satisfied, impressed - just tremendous
@@lilmane1070 exactly
Never before has a show emotionally destroyed me like this. The way it made me feel is hard to describe. The longing, despair, nostalgia, knowing it's all over. Not just their relationship, or the good times, or the crime spree, but the universe of Breaking Bad itself. It was truly the end of an era.
What I love about the ending is that we speculated so much about how Saul would end his journey, where we can't help but think of what Walt did in Felina and how he still managed to play his chips in the best way he could. Saul plays his chips in a way where he seems he'll get a way better outcome than Walt ended up getting. But as Saul sees Kim, he ends up doing what arguably is least expected; the right thing. Where Felina ends with Walt admitting that Heisenberg won over him, the script is flipped and Jimmy, at the last second, fights through, admits to his wrongdoing, and takes responsibility for what he did. Kim brings the best out of Jimmy the way he once brought the worst out of her. It is a pretty brilliant flip on the events preceding it, both in BCS and BB.
I absolutely love the character of Marie. I have for years. She is my favorite female character in the Breaking Bad universe. Most people think Kim is the best. I disagree. Respectfully disagree. Marie looks absolutely stunning in the finale of BCS. She’s an incredible actress! 💜💜💜
I’d personally disagree, but I do like Marie’s character and arc she goes through in BrBa and BCS.
Interesting that your take on Walt looking at the watch is him regretting cooking meth entirely. IMO he regrets his treatment of Jesse since it ultimately led him to teaming up with Hank
Yeah that was a bit of a stretch on my part haha!
In my opinion the bus scene is Jimmy's equivalent to Walt's final scene, where he looks back upon his work at the end and finds satisfaction and a feeling of completion. I'm surprised people don't like it.
That’s an interesting take, I’d be inclined to agree with you tbh. Also the ppl who don’t like this are pretty much tasteless lol
Look up on TH-cam the scene with the intro song spliced in. It’s similar to Walt’s scene in the ending of Granite State with the theme song
As a die hard fan of breaking bad and bcs, watching Saul Gone for the first time I was confused and disappointed. Naturally I went to TH-cam to see analyses of it and I realized that my tiny brain couldn’t pick up on the beauty and perfection of this episode. I was watching a couple of earlier episodes with my friend the other day and I was going crazy the whole time knowing how the show concluded. I can’t wait to watch the whole thing again with the end in mind, I truly believe that it will be a whole different experience.
i saw this analysis thinking you're a youtuber with more than a million subscribers and the fact that this video has 3k views is insane to me.
Haha thank you, that’s very flattering!
You got one thing wrong. The fact that he’s bringing up the lawyer he’s going up against hasn’t ever lost wasn’t a challenge like, “Come on.” When a lawyer hasn’t lost a case they will do almost anything to keep from losing that first case INCLUDING cutting insane deals such as only giving Saul 7 years vs the chance of a single juror being the reason the lawyer loses his first case. The deal is ridiculous, but it still goes down in the books as a win for the lawyer.
Thanks for telling me!
@@introvertedrobot Yes sir! Not a problem at all! Yeah it's crazy the shit a lawyer will do to keep from losing their first case. They somehow feel like it will taint them going forward, like they aren't going to EVENTUALLY lose a case. 🙄 I simply DO NOT understand people.
Can you People who do video essays on TH-cam stop teaming up with Chuck's prespective? Like he was always right about slipping Jimmy, people never change, or he was right saying that Jimmy should not persue law, you know bcs of his inpure intetion to impress Chuck. All what Chuck needed to do if he really cared for Jimmy's future was to support his struggle and God forbid say: "I'm pround of you". I think we are underestimating the FORCE MAJORE of people's reactions, the ones we care about, has upon our psychology. I strongly believe that if Chuck had given Jimmy the approval he craved, he would not end up being Saul Goodman. Chuck didn't want Jimmy to succeed out of the mail box, Period, bcs of his twisted intentions and jealousy. He didn't predict slipping Jimmy being unchangeable, he made sure with all he had in his power it was going to be like that.
Hank was never a great guy, people don’t see seem to see that. He never Respected his brother in laws or loved him. It was shown over and over that Hank thought with his Ego.... its one the opening scene of him at Walters birthday.
Pretty saying in that scene he’s not a real man.
While I personally don't mind it, I understand why some people think the bus scene is cringe, at least the chanting part specifically. I like the idea of the inmates showing their respect for Saul, but I think the chanting might've been too over the top for some people. I think something like the inmates thanking Saul about their own cases specifically one by one could've been a good alternative, but like I said I don't mind the scene we got
With Breaking Bad and Soprano's, we realize at the end of those series that we were hoodwinked into cheering on the main protagonist who it turns out was a selfish murderous ghoul, not worthy of our sympathies.
With Better Call Saul, we start hating Jimmy and Kim long before the series ending as they rejoice in destroying Howards life as Jimmy had destroyed his brother's life earlier. And they get away with it, at least Jimmy does. By the last 4 episodes I was truly hating Jimmy, and to watch him get away with it all was too much.
The final episode was like watching Dr. Jekyll destroy the monster within himself and find some sort of redemption with himself and the viewer. Surprise twist that I never saw coming and just as captivating as Breaking Bad's in a completely different style.
Agreed, it’s interesting, because I never hated Walter until Ozymandias. But for Better Call Saul, I stopped having sympathy for him in the last few episodes. When he scammed the cancer patient, and gaslit Kim, that was enough from me. The fact that he nearly kills a cancer patient and Marion is worse, and that he lied to Marion all this time. In the end, you almost feel some sort of relief that he redeemed himself. I honestly wouldn’t have been satisfied if he had gotten away with it. I’m glad that when he got caught, he redeems himself on his own terms. Even when he walked into the court, he knew he was going to make everyone unsure of what just might happen. It’s an interesting finale, that I could analyse for hours, and still learn something new from it everytime I rewatch it.
i miss this show already
Literally rewatching the show just to not be depressed knowing there will be no more BCS 😭
DUDE THIS DESERVES SO MUCH MORE VIEWS
Great video! I really liked it
Thank you haha I’m glad you enjoyed :D
The bus scene def seems to be polarising but I’m with u - I really liked it. It shows us how Saul is a legend in the underworld + he’s gonna be ok inside…
Anyway, fantastic + well thought out essay, thanks
Im so jealous for anyone that watched bcs without seeing breaking bad, and now they get to watch that masterpiece in a completely different way
This is a really great video. I've seen one too many "analysis" videos where the runtime is spent almost fully on a play by play with a surface level view given at the end, but you dig deep into details whenever you can along the way and make me appreciate how masterfully written this show is all over again. Thank you for making this, even if I'm a year late to it.
If you look at Kim's fingers in the last scene, you can tell she infact does give the finger guns back to him, albeit in a much more subtle way.
Before Kim walks away she does give fingerguns back in her hand gesture- just keeping arms down so no one notices
I would say BB had a more satisfying ending. We feel good seeing Lydia and Jack's gang getting what they deserved, we love seeing Jesse becoming a free man, Walt's children will get the money and Walter was never caught. It was as good of an ending as Walter and the fans could have hoped for given the circumstances. That being said for me BCS definitely has a superior ending. Not one crazy satisfying like the BB one, but one much more grounded, inspiring and beetersweet. It's not only the ending of a story, it has something to say to the audience and it is a proper conclusion to the themes dealt through the series. When I finish the BB episode I was just like: hell yeah, that was great television, when I finished the BCS one I couldn't stop thinking about the journey of the characters, the decisions they took, how they dealt with the consequences and how can those experiences shape one persons future. I started thinking about my own time machine and the life choices we make everyday and how it might all end if we take our own bad choice road. Also, in many regards this was the kind of ending I was hoping to get in Bojack Horseman. Here they are making very clear that change is possible, even if in some cases it might be difficult, come too late and at a great cost, it is possible, so it doesn't matter what kind of personal low we are reaching, we are not destined to keep going down, we can still turn around and change for the better.
Excellent comment & I agree
I love the corrupt lawyer deciding to finally face up fair and square to the law, finally respecting it. It's just like the ending of 3:10 to Yuma.
27:26 I think it's meant to symbolize how just like how he'll always have Saul within him, he'll also always have Gene within him as well. Despite being Jimmy once again, he'll never be able to cancel out all that he has done and the people he used to be.
one thing I like about the scene with saul and Walt in the basment is that in Breaking Bad, the change is so gradual that by the end you can still sympathize with him and think he is in the right, but once you see that scene, you realize how big of an asshole he is, I've been rewatching BrBa after BCS and this time around I actually notice when he's a huge jerk and don't see it as him in the right anymore.
It’s so interesting that by one flip of someone’s perspective, you can see how horrible they really are. I did hesitantly support Walter until around Ozymandias, but even then, Better Call Saul has made me realise how awful he really is. It’s really well written in how they do that!
Jimmy, the guy who slips out of problems for all his life is the only one out of 3 protag who serve his sentence.
Who is the third?
@@abcdefzhij Gene
Im sorry I watch TONS of these analysis' and some are truly amazing and show me things even I didn't catch. I don't consider myself an expert on story building I am a film school dropout but I still can't help but notice you missed a lot of body language cues and what they were conveying. Saul asked the time machine scenario but Walter saw right through him knowing it wasn't a question of time but regret. Walter was never confused he knew Saul was lying and avoiding the real problems hence he said "so, you've ALWAYS been like this" meaning cowardly and hiding from truth. Saul did not react with depression but felt those words coming from his brother, Chuck. Chuck always said he will never change and Walter said the 6 words confirming it. Sorry but not a fan of this analysis. Nothing against you I just think you are being glib with so much detail to work with.
Fair enough, although I did want to mention that in this video I said that while this is an analysis, this is more of a finale on my personal feelings and interpretations on everything. And that it would be more in-depth in my future video for S6. But even while I did say that, I do think the line of Walt saying “so you were always like this is more of a mix of both” he’s always been doing this since he was younger, instead of Walt starting out late, Saul had always done this sort of thing. But what you said was really good. I would like to defend my point by saying that him feeling Chuck’s words is still a state of depression. That was a detail I had missed, but again, I’m planning for it to be more in-depth in future. I really do thank you for the constructive criticism, because it helps me improve. Have a good one man.
You lost me when you said you never really cared for Hank or Gomey….💀
I like them as characters, but I never really felt emotionally invested in them.
@@introvertedrobot Wow, yeah you lost me too. Everyone was into Hank, his struggles, his always being a couple steps behind, etc. Everyone has a right to their opinion, but the stark difference tells me I won't agree on this video either
No kidding huh? Didn't like Hank emotionally? Wow
@@AnthonyL0401 Hank starts off and never really stops being a bit of a massive asshole, hes racist, abrasive, purposefully trying to out man his brother-in-law (including him overstepping uncle-nephew boundaries with WJR from simple trying to make himself overly macho to the kid to straight up bringing him to a whorehouse and later to a active illegal investigation at Los Pollos Hermanos) , doesnt feel any empathy for the people hes potentially putting away for life and later on develops a cavalier and unending manic obsession for catching heisenberg risking not only his own life but his friends and entire family's. When he finds out walter is heisenberg he doesnt inform the DEA to save his personal career (alongside his personal pride) and tries to force Skyler into destroying the short lived normalcy her family had redeveloped with walters exit from the drug game and even before that he phyiscally assaults and nearly kills Jesse for a phonecall that he didnt even have proof Jesse did.
Hank is a extremely compelling character that i personally felt deep sympathy for especially as we advance further and further into the story but just like some people never lose that air of extreme sympathy for WW and the vast majority of people for (good reason) holding extreme empathy for Jesse (despite him doing extraordinarily immoral things like selling drugs to recovering addicts), people never losing that dislike or distaste for hank is a response expected.
That scene where it shows Chuck grabbing 'The Time Machine' hits so hard. Also agree that Kim saying "Hi, Jimmy," as if to say "Jimmy, there you are again" after thinking Jimmy was swallowed up by Saul forever.
I thought the end of BCS was very very good, but in my opinion BB had THE perfect ending
Fair enough, both are very great endings!
I would say BB had a more satisfying ending. We feel good seeing Lydia and Jack's gang getting what they deserved, we love seeing Jesse becoming a free man, Walt's children will get the money and Walter was never caught. It was as good of an ending as Walter and the fans could have hoped for given the circumstances. That being said for me BCS definitely has a superior ending. Not one crazy satisfying like the BB one, but one much more grounded, inspiring and beetersweet. It's not only the ending of a story, it has something to say to the audience and it is a proper conclusion to the themes dealt through the series. When I finish the BB episode I was just like: hell yeah, that was great television, when I finished the BCS one I couldn't stop thinking about the journey of the characters, the decisions they took, how they dealt with the consequences and how can those experiences shape one persons future. I started thinking about my own time machine and the life choices we make everyday and how it might all end if we take our own bad choice road. Also, in many regards this was the kind of ending I was hoping to get in Bojack Horseman. Here they are making very clear that change is possible, even if in some cases it might be difficult, come too late and at a great cost, it is possible, so it doesn't matter what kind of personal low we are reaching, we are not destined to keep going down, we can still turn around and change for the better.
I felt more satisfied after bcs honestly
@@introvertedrobot should I watch bojack horseman
@@austincarlson9270 yes you should, the first 6 episodes are pretty meh. But the rest of the show is amazing!
About the day Mike first mentioned…Mike's son wasn't shot in December 2001, Matty died 3 month ago ，if I remember correctly. There was only one important event in December 2001 --Mike's daughter-in-law left Philadelphia with his granddaughter. So it's possible that the 8th is the day Stacey leaves, but I think it's more likely the day that Mike decided to revenge，also the night he decided to make himself a murderer，he had no way to turn back since then. Matty would never have a good end due to his Integrity was incompatible with corrupt police system. So Mike knew that go back to the past won't save anyone，he only have to choose not to take that step into the abyss.
That could also be it, good thinking!
Matt died on the 8th of December 2001 and the revenge was in March 2002.
@@AXYGaming Matty died in September.There was three months between Mike make the decision and the implementation.
Idk why the old lady immediately got tech savvy enough to find anything about Saul, the actor is over 60, and last I checked, I had to help my grandmother make an email account and explain how to even use the internet and mouse, most older people don't even know how to use type writers.
Not saying it's not possible for older folks to use wifi, but holy hell, that is sloppy writing, no build up or any hints that she's gonna be the one who snitched, just the shocking reveal.
That grandma somehow managed to find what she was looking for, with no help.
Gene told her how to use the computer and helped her find videos of cats. It’s not impossible that he told her how to use a search engine too. And this was over a long period of time. I’m guessing a month or two during that Breaking Bad montage. She’s not savvy, but I would say she knows how to at least use the internet at that point.
You think people over 60 can't figure out how to use the internet? And Gene showed her how to use it, to search for cat videos. (The actor is a lot older than 60, by the way.)
Do you still think it's impossible for someone to Google "Con Man Albuquerque" and click the first search result?
You skipped over, Mike then ask "Nothing you'd change?" And the look between Mike and Saul. Mike thinks he'd change the relationship with his brother, and Jimmy knows he's thinking that, and he hasn't accepted that regret, only responding "I'm rested". A beautiful scene.
2:00 we have two characters at the start of their dark journey....saying they wish they could change their past.
But they had at least two times to change their stories, base on how they let Walter build up to who he came to be. Or Siding with Gus.
My favorite part of the finale was when the prisoner said “You’re Better Call Saul” and everyone called all over the place.
Very well done. Now that the series is over, I'd like to recommend a real life crime/court miniseries on the internet that is still ongoing and you can even participate on Twitter. This is john Ziegler's investigation of the Penn State/Joe Paterno/Jerry Sandusky case which has culminated in a 70+ hour epic podcast series called With the Benefit of Hindsight. Bob Costas who did the famous phone interview with Sandusky, called in on his own to be included..I think fans who appreciate the quality of Better Call Saul would like it. It's that good!
Also the reason Saul mentions the prosecutor's no case lost streak is a way to threaten him, since most prosecutors would love to keep that streak going as long as they can. He was willing to gamble his life in prison against his win streak essentially forcing him into negotiations. And we all know saul could definitely become his one loss.
I always thought of the good behavior line as a glimpse of hope, just like the cigarette being the only thing in colour, its Jimmy giving himself a chance to change.
kim punishes herself the worst way: moving to fl*rida
She literally moved to a place worse than hell itself
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I'ma edit
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Better Call Saul was a love story unlike any other love story out there. It was pure love ❤️
This is a very very depressing television series a man loses his brother after losing all of his family, then loses everything to save the monetary standing of his ex wife. That is sad on another level Saul’s ending was so rough. Unless she is going to do some serious legal manipulations he is going to be paying for all of his sins. From slipping jimmy to breaking bad.
It is indeed one of the most if not the most depressing shows I’ve ever watched. Seeing a man slowly lose everything, and instead of using that as an opportunity for reflection, he continued to go down on that bad choice road. Until the last minute, where he does change and redeem himself. He proved Chuck wrong and could change, while also repairing his relationship with Kim the best he could. The downside is that he has to pay for his crimes until the day he dies, which might be a good thing from Jimmy’s perspective, but from ours, the ending is very bittersweet.
I loved this video. Better Call Saul will always have a special place in my heart as my parents are basically Jimmy and Kim if they got married. My dad was an incredibly gifted salesman and my mom was a hyper-organized self improvement focused career woman. The only thing that separated my dad from Jimmy was that instead of having a childhood like Jimmy's he grew up in a safe community. As a result he never idolized con-men. Both my parents and I are very luck to have had the lives we have had. I will be entering 2023 with a degree and no debt because I fought my own feelings of inferiority and did not rush to keep up with those around me. It took me longer and was more of an emotional ordeal, but I'm here. There were lots offers to participate in life destroying activities along the way, but I never went down that road. I am very lucky and should be grateful for my life. Thanks for making this.
I’m glad you liked this video, I wish you luck on your future endeavours, you and your parents sound like awesome people!
Hated the end lol I really did. I think it was bad enough to actually ruin the series for me. It's this childish morality and idea that prisons are places for people like Jimmy and people can't change and all that bs wrapped up together to make a very unsatisfying ending.
But the whole prison thing proved that Jimmy could actually change. Instead of him continue to screw over everyone, and ruin their lives. He actually decided to face the music. Something that Jimmy has never done once in this show, he’s never owned up to the consequences of his actions. Instead, he weasels his way out of it, and when given the opportunity to do it again this time, he chooses not to. He quite literally enters into the court as Saul, and comes out as Jimmy. Without Kim’s decision for doing the right thing, and the attachment Jimmy has for Kim, he would’ve never confessed. He could live a life of freedom, but that freedom would be without Kim. Or he could own up to the consequences, and while he would be in prison, he would have the closure of finally doing the right thing, and he would finally have Kim. To me, the ending was very bittersweet. I don’t think the whole thing was meant to be satisfying, some parts definitely are meant to be that way, but some parts are also very unsatisfying. The fact that the ending is very open ended is the best thing they could do, it leaves you wondering if this is the last time Kim will see Jimmy, or if they’ll live happily together, seeing each other often. For me it was very satisfying, but also a bit bittersweet too!
Walt would have never gone for the course of action Saul suggested. Walt wanted to go out like Scarface, not Pablo Escabar.
Awesome analysis!!! Makes me realize how MUCH I missed! Thank you for sharing!
I wish I could like this video more than once.
Thank you! That means a lot :)
I loved the courtroom scene. He talked it down to 7 years just as a last hurrah and to demean the prosecution, then incriminates himself to the full account only because he can do it on his terms, not theirs
Great video. I'll be tuning in for your BB one!
Thanks!
Dude, how must michael cohen feel about this show & more importantly the finale
This about, somewhere in the Giliverse, there's a dumpster full of diamonds!
I haven't heard anyone else be so open and honest about getting emotional over the finale. And I've been binge watching Better call Saul (and Breaking Bad) video essays for the past week since I've seen the final episode.
So kudos to you for talking about it, I find it very endearing as someone who also go choked up while watching it :]
For the record, I wasn’t sure whether to watch this video because everyone and their mother has put out their own BCS/finale analyses
But your comment alone sold me
Is the lawyer for the prosecution with the dark hair the same girl that Saul was giving advise to in the earlier seasons?
If you mean Oakley, then yes
@@introvertedrobot nah, the girl. Remember the young girl who I think didn’t get the job, and Saul seen her outside and told her she ain’t gonna play by the rules and all that, I don’t remember it much, but that girl looked just like one of the prosecutors in the end.
I’m not sure, but probably not…
No.
Really good analysis! What's your favorite episode in the series?
Genuinely tough question, I love every BCS episode pretty much equally, but if I were forced to pick I would either pick Winner, Saul Gone, Plan and Execution, Fun and Games, Waterworks, or Rock and Hard Place
30:30 I do think Kim does the finger guns but just doesn't point them. You can see the shape of her hand through the fence.
If you look at Kim's hands she is actually giving back the finger guns
Felina always leaves me emotional because it's sad but in a fulfilling and cathartic way. Saul Gone always leaves me emotional because it's sad but in an empty and somber way. Felina leaves me with a feeling of "I can't believe this actually happened!" Saul Gone leaves me with a feeling of "Damn... This is really it..." Felina hits hard. But Saul Gone hits harder, because it hits softer.
my netflix doesn't have suits scenes
i guess it's AMC inserts
They were freaking robbed at the Emmys. Oh well. At least they're still up in 2023 as well.
Yeah, I don’t trust the Emmy’s anymore. Bob deserved to win, same with Rhea too!
They will likely get robbed again. I think Bob may have a chance, but I see the supporting actress award going to the actress who plays Diana in The Crown.
The IDEA and PURPOSE of the bus scene were not cringe. It makes sense. But, the EXECUTION of the scene was beyond cringe. They couldn’t get better stand ins for these inmates? It felt so embarrassing. But your thesis is right, he will always have Saul inside him.
It felt so embarassing. I think you got it why its good
It felt so embarassing? I think you got it
Im suprised at how differently i read the time machine scenes than others seem to have.
My understanding was jimmy says to walter white his first slip and fall - thats how he paid for law school - is what he would change.
Just like mike says hed go back in time to the very first bribe - jimmy would go back in time to his very first slip and fall, and not pay for law school at all.
And the tragedy is walter didnt understand the confession and misread the response and says hes "always been like this".
jimmy realizing changing the first slip and fall still wouldnt change who he is and maybe chuck is right "people dont change"
And only through true acceptance of self and permanently taking accountability can he begin to change and prove chuck truly wrong, that maybe change is possible.
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it’s both. if you rewatch the show with this in mind, you will notice that jimmy usually tends to confess his real pain when he’s trying to put on a show and slither his way out of something. for instance, when he’s trying to sell the story at howard’s memorial to howard’s wife, he finally tells the truth about why he pulled pranks on howard. he mentions how he was jealous of howard because he always had the respect of chuck, something jimmy never had. jimmy would never have admitted that to us if he didn’t have to do it to sell a story. he uses his real pain for the con or the act. at the end of the show he is finally just, real.
I gotta appreciate the use of "The Winner Takes it All" in this video as the background track haha
It wouldn’t be a BCS video without it 😅
Just wanted to clarify a plot point: when saul says the lawyer hasnt lost a case, hes not saying it as a challenge. He means he knows the guy is a government careerist who will either pick cases that he knows he will win or will make plea bargins in order to secure an easy win for sake of his track record. Saul is saying this as a power move, to say he’s going to risk halting the guy’s personal pride because he knows he’s not good enough of a lawyer compared to Saul
Wait.... I'm sorry.... but who the hell watches better call Saul without watching breaking bad?....
I know a lot of people who have, and they love it the same regardless.
@@introvertedrobot seems weird, means they won't get half the references or even understand what's going on with the Walter conversation under the vacuum store.
@@christophercarlisle7887 I usually implore them to watch Breaking Bad once 6x09 ends since otherwise they wouldn’t get it. Some of them do, and some of them didn’t, and they liked it nonetheless. Although, I agree that they definitely should watch it near the end.
@@introvertedrobot same, not a criticism, just think people should watch the source material first. I only finished better call saul a week ago, agree with you on one thing. Absolutely perfect finale. I'd honestly go so far to say that breaking bad, combined with el camino and better call is a masterpiece in terms of writing and lore.
@@christophercarlisle7887 fair enough, and in terms of storytelling, all three combined are the best stories ever made. I love all three, definitely prefer BCS out of them all though!
Great video, but I don't think Walter's biggest regret is teaming up with Jesse, but how their relationship ended. His guilt basically. Super minor thing, but needed to point it out
also Chuck said he wanted to talk about Jimmies cases. One of the only times Chuck has ever tried to sit down and talk profession with his brother. Sandpiper being the other and that was only to steal the case.
Greatest Television show ever.
Couldn’t agree more
I don’t think the watch represents him getting together with Jesse. “I liked it. I was good at it.” It seems more symbolic that he regrets manipulating Jesse.
It's Saul over but the crying... but nobody's crying but me...
she did give finger guns back tho look at her hands
Its saulver Goodman, I have the high ground !
I'm a fan of Kim's Schrodinger's Finger Guns.
Haven't seen a comment about the song choice. Awesome.