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The teaser trailers for this movie were AMAZING! One of them showed what happened to Skinny Pete after he got taken into custody saying that “I’m not gonna help you put Jesse Pinkman back in a cage”
Loyalty to the end and don’t worry, I’m sure he got of lock up after there was not much evidence and I’m sure the search is dried up, especially since Jesse is nowhere to be seen.
RIP Robert Forster. This was one of his last roles after a long and prosperous career, "The Vacuum Guy". He passed away the same day that this was released, apparently. EDIT: I meant to say illustrious career, he had an illustrious career.
El Camino is obviously different because it’s structured as a film and not a TV show, but I feel like it fits as a perfect piece in the Breaking Bad puzzle. Did Jesse NEED a concrete ending? Some would argue he didn’t. But as someone who watched Breaking Bad for the first time and immediately went into this, it was perfectly fitting to me.
I can see both sides. Without the ending, it was just left up to your own interpretation and head canon as to what happened to Jesse. But at the same time, it is nice to know the man made it out alive and is now going to live a peaceful life in Alaska.
@@jjpark98yea it seemed like a peaceful quiet life but makes me wonder if that's what he can handled because remember he didn't like to be alone he was so sad and depressed when he was left alone to hear his own thoughts and even when Walt was alone in the cabin he was depressed so I don't know if that is the best thing for him but of course maybe he learned to deal with it being alone captive in the cage he only got to talk to Todd for a bit but he was alone a lot to think about everything and he got totally sober and no longer wants to rely on any drugs I want more of what happens to him after
The way Pete says "Jesse" when he first sees him breaks my heart you can just tell how much he cared for him. And the scene from the trailer where Petes getting grilled by the cops and wont give him up man Skinny Pete is a real one
That scene where Skinny Pete recognizes Jesse is really powerful, the look on his face is absolutely heartbreaking. Can't wait for the Better Call Saul reactions, you're going to love the series!
@@TOXICYT2016s a slow burn, but the start is really important for future seasons (which will be as interesting and easier to watch like Breaking Bad), and trust me it’s also better on a rewatch. There’s so much in BCS you don’t wanna miss in this universe. At least watch the entire 1st season to get you going.
Kudos to Skinny Pete and Badger for being a true friend to Jesse. At first I thought they were only just those junkie friends who will get you in trouble, but it turns out they are those junkie friends that will help you when you're in trouble. Also, the money they gave to Jesse comes from Walt, in a way, Walt is still trying to make it up to him from beyond the grave.
The last shot of Jesse driving the car in complete silence is done so beautifully bc everything before has been complete chaos for him with the drug buissnes, the cartel, Todd and uncle Jack, the police, Walter ofc. Finally peace 🥹
Vince Gilligan confirmed, as did the radio news, the time from Oxymandias and Felina was six months, that’s how long Jesse was a slave. With Jesse being a drug dealer and murderer, you could argue he should go to prison but after all he’s suffered, if anyone deserves a break, it’s Jesse. Jesse telling his parents what happened with him is on him alone reminds me of Walt telling Skyler the truth.
Waiting those 6 years you mentioned, seeing Jesse go through that last push for his freedom, and then ending the film to him driving away like in Breaking Bad, yet this time not crying and hysteric but smiling and serene... it sure made me emotional. And the most beautiful thing about the ending is how he was finally in control. After all the hardships he had gone through, others using him and telling him what to do, he had finally earned his freedom and taking that control which Jane talked about. El Camino might not be as perfect as a single film as Breaking Bad was as a series, but even alone just seeing Jesse to finally have a good ending was worth it imo. And when you think about it it didn't really take anything away from Breaking Bad. It ended the same exact way: Jesse driving away.
1:23 at first I thought that was a random wholesome moment but then I realized you meant the Breaking Bad universe 😂 It was so cool when this came out because they showed it for a very limited time in theaters. Me and my cousin went to go see it and it was surreal seeing all these Breaking Bad characters on the big screen lol Also, the sad part is that the actor who plays the Ed vacuum guy passed away the exact day this premiered on Netflix :(
This universe is so well written and planned out and well acted like I love this universe there nothing I can hate about it like it’s just perfect and I never get bored watching it.
I know you didn’t include it in this edited version, but when Jesse says “you did the best you could” I think everything he said was genuine. I think he meant it, because he knew he was never going to see his parents again, and he didn’t want them feeling guilty or heartbroken.
21:18 Jesse and his parents had a very rough relationship, but in the end of the day, they did loved and cared for him. That being said, the biggest obstacle between their reunion was police that observed his parents 24/7. So…Sadly, that the last time they talked. And he meant that when he said he wished he could have been a better son and they tried their best.
The Todd-Jesse relationship is very much like Ramsay-Reek from GoT. He gets off using his power over Jesse, but will protect him because he doesn't want to lose him since he is akin to his slave.
I don't really agree with that interpretation at all. Tod never seems to me like he enjoys causing suffering, he's just incredibly apathetic to doing so. That extreme apathy to human suffering is the main thing that I think defines tod. I think Tod just doesn't really get that what he's doing is awful.
Todd really does like Jesse and sort of saw a friend in him. Todd is a product of his environment. He grew up around Nazi drug dealing murderers and became apathetic to crime. But he’s still nice to all of his victims.
HOW DID I NOT SEE THIS SOONER, this is by far a top 10 movie for me I never expected it to be so good even though I love breaking bad so much it just blew me away.
I remember basically worried Jesse was gonna die or get caught and just end up in another cage. Man the fact he gets as close to a happy ending just feels right. It's the opposite to Walter. Walter dies on his own terms. Whereas Jesse lives with everything that happens. And maybe he can find something worth while.
Great reaction!! I live in Palm Springs , California and around the first of January each year they have an International Film Festival for about 10 days. On opening night they have an awards gala presentation and the general public can watch the movie stars walk in on the red carpet. I go almost every year and the year after Breaking Bad ended, Bryan Cranston who played Walter was there to promote a film he had coming out that year. He came over to the fan section and spent more time posing for pics and signing autographs than anyone else. He is a super nice guy!!
22:14 Look closely at what Todd is doing with the welding helmet. The guy playing Todd was also in the movie "Battleship" where he does the same thing with an alien helmet.
24:37 Even in such desperate situation Jesse do not want to kill more than it needs. Yet, thanks to his experience he knows how to threaten these guys forever. Aaaand he probably have one round left in pistol.
Here in Albuquerque, at the height of the Breaking Bad fandom, we used to have a BB RV tours ran by a family who's kids used to do a lot of cosplay at the local conventions, they were pretty tight knit with the BB producers too. They used pretty much the exact same RV as the show did, and of course for this scene in El Camino they needed one, so I heard they asked the RV tour guys for their Bounder to use for the movie. (the interior didn't look like a lab, it still had standard RV interior with some extra seats for their tour guests)
@@salvadormartinez8577 They still do the RV tours?? I've been out of the comic-con loop in Abq for a few years but I would have figured that the pandemic would have hurt their business beyond comeback. Good for them.
The actor that played the vacuum shop owner/disappearer actually died the same day that this was released the 11th of October 2019, his name was Robert Forster.
Where Tod lives in Albuquerque and where they buried the cleaning lady is about 2 1/2 hour drive in the Bitsi Badlands in western New Mexico. That place has always reminded me of a landscape on another planet. It is very desolate and eerie. Nothing grows there, there is like no animals of any kind. There is no phone reception. There are high concentration of Uranium deposits in the area.
21:40 Nope. He went to his parents house to rob them. Not too much, just additional 1800 dollars. Yet, it appears he forgot his father had these two old guns. So, he quickly rethink his plan.
Good reaction! We saw this in the Alamo Drafthouse dinner theater in Austin. It was exciting to watch with a huge group of fans. They gave us blue meth in baggies (actually, blue rock candy) and a drink ticket and souvenirs. It was great fun. About 2/3 through Breaking Bad, I was hoping the show would end with Jesse driving off into the sunset, so this was a great ending for me. My stepfather was stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska, and he loved it up there! He then moved to Colorado Springs. You are going to love Better Call Saul, no doubt.
@@rabbidferret123 yeh the therapist gained weight. And after Jessie’s problem dog outburst in season 4 decided to become a dea agent. He then partnered with agent Gomez to take down walt and save Jessie’s soul. Unfortunately jack and his crew murdered Gomez and the therapist and put them in that whole in the ground
Hopefully in the future AI will be so photorealistic you won’t even be able to tell. It annoys my OCD, but imagine any time gap in a TV show but not in the story can be fixed with AI. Would be amazing.
It was so mind blowing watching this after watching the Breaking Bad finale live and thinking wed never see what happened to Jesse. Also, one of the most terrifying things about Todd is that weird baby blue picnic table he has in his kitchen. It looks like something a grandmother would have 😂. Vince Gilligan said at first he thought of having like girls and porn hanging on the walls and having his apartment look all dirty and gross. But then decided it would be even more off putting to make it all pastel colored and weirdly nice. Which I agree with haha
I’m not sure if you know that the vacuum guy, Robert Forster passed shortly after the release of this movie, I think he even passed away on the day of the premiere, RIP Legend
Man I just discovered your channel and binge watched your Breaking Bad series over the past week lol. Excited for you to keep experiencing this universe!
The preview trailer for this movie was just Skinny Pete being interogated about Jesse by the cops, and Pete basically telling em to fuck off. Worth a look on YT.
The scene with walt was full of invisible visual effects, you are right he is wearing a bald cap, but all his hair made it bulge out and make his head appear to be massive. He couldn't cut his hair because of other roles so every time he is on screen he is on a clean plate and his head is being digitally reduced, even though it still look big it is nothing compared to the pictures from the set. pity they didn't digitally shrink Todd too lol.
Jesse plimons (todd) I believe only had to shoot for a couple days and he was attached to another movie or show where his character was "heavier" so he didn't have time to lose the weight 😊
Really makes you have that what if in your head, as in "what if the writer's strike never happened and the writer killed jesse off in the first season like he planned?" How good would this show have been if they went that route?
A lot of people made jokes/memes about Bryan’s bald cap when this first came out, he couldn’t shave his head because he filmed this secretly while he was in the middle of doing a play on broadway I believe. People also made jokes about Todd, whose actor had gained weight for a movie role. My favorite fan theory about that is that he still looked the same as in BB, but he looked fat in this movie because this is all told from Jesse’s perspective and that’s how he chose to remember him lol. Also RIP to the actor that played Ed the disappearer, who actually passed away on the day El Camino was released. He was fantastic in this role.
Dude I just got done watching better call Saul breaking bad and El camino In chronological order and it goes together ALMOST perfectly and the full story is amazing
I thought this movie was well-made but not really necessary. I like what one critic said: "’And That's How Jesse Got Out of Town' didn't need to be a whole bonus episode."
I was so surprised (happily) that we got more time with Todd. (Jesse Plemmons is a truly great actor) I agree he is endlessly fascinating!!! He reminds me of a certain character introduced in the latter part of Better Call Saul...
I definitely enjoyed El Camino but i don't feel like it needed a villain. I would have liked it to be more of character study of jesse and focus on him confronting and overcoming his trauma with Walt and Todd. I think Walts shadow over him would make for a better villain than a shootout with some brand new characters
This was the perfect ending for Jesse. Also Barry is another show with a conflicting protagonist who makes morally awful decisions, but you wanna root for him to get away. It’s about a hitman who wants to become an actor. I highly recommend it because it’s so unique. It’s like a dark action/dramedy. It’ll have you laughing your ass off, but it deals with serious crimes. The final season especially gives me Breaking Bad vibes because of how depressing it can be & how one character does something redeeming exactly the same way Walter did.
I feel like they knew we needed closure on Jesse, we needed him to be ok, seeing him and Jane makes me cry every time…he finally gets to heal and he deserves it
I'm so happy you did this movie on a Friday which means we still get your premiere of Better Call Saul tomorrow. "Friday Night El Camino" was a great bonus! Great reaction. I hinted to you (without spoilers) that El Camino was the only thing in the Breaking Bad Universe that I was disappointed with and it had EVERYTHING to do with "Fat Todd." It took me out of the story when I watched it. Jesse Plemons (from the most famous Friday Night show of all time, the classic, multiple Emmy award-winning "Friday Night Lights" with Michael B Jordan, Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, 4 of the hottest actresses of the 2000s and more) is now one of the busiest and most talented actors of the day. He's already been an Oscar nominee (Power of the Dog), likely will have another Oscar nomination next year for Killers of the Flower Moon, and is currently up for his THIRD Emmy (costarring with MCU Wanda, Elizabeth Olsen, in Love and Death). I was madder at Gilligan for not using some de-aging or thinning VFX technology to make Todd appear even somewhat closer to his appearance at his DEATH. It'd be one thing if his character was still alive but the guy couldn't have gained 50 lbs after he died. It was so frustrating for me. But, one fan made me feel better about it about 18 months after El Camino came out and said to think of it that it was Jesse's recollection that Todd was heavier (since all of the Todd stuff took place in his mind) because the character was so terrorizing to him. Anyway, because of my "Fat Todd" issue, I had NEVER watched El Camino a 2nd time until I just watched your fantastic reaction. And now I feel better about it. So, thanks for taking me on that journey with you. REALLY looking forward to YOUR long, but amazing Better Call Saul journey. The show is fantastic and, just like Breaking Bad, gets better and BETTER and BETTER (Call Saul)😁 as it goes along. 😃
I highly recommend you watch the Fargo series to see more of Todd. Great actor. He's married to the girl who originally played Mary J. Watson in the Raimi Spiderman series. She's also in that series.
I don't have verification, but I heard that Todd’s actor (Jesse Plemmons) had gained some weight for another acting role during this time of filming. 'El Camino' is a great epilogue to BrBa and has a lot of nice Easter eggs in it. As Jesse drives off at the end, he is wearing a turtleneck sweater that pays homage to when Walter was wearing a similar turtleneck in season 1 (when Hank offered to take Walt out to see a drug bust). The turtleneck represents a big life change for them both. *'Better Call Saul' vs 'Breaking Bad' No-Spoilers talk* BCS does have an advantage that it piggybacks off of BrBa. It is written so incredibly well and mixed with Easter eggs, foreshadowing, callbacks, etc. to link both series that in unison with BrBa elevates both shows. It is both a prequel and a sequel.
Still don't understand why this movie needed to exist. It was pretty obvious from his final scene in Breaking Bad that he got (compared to the other characters like Walt and Hank) a happy ending. Nothing in this movie was a surprise, was pretty much what you'd expect would happen after escaped Jack's lab.
Better Call Saul is very different, weird comparison. While Jesse's future was obvious, that car busting out of the prison was a clear metaphor, it was a mystery why Better Call Saul would explore Jimmy McGill. It wasn't like "Yeah, I already know what's going to happen here."@@mr.monkey354
It’s funny how it felt nostalgic to return to this world, even though this was released in between Seasons 4 and 5 of Better Call Saul 😂 Robert Forester passed away right after this premiered and this was one of the last things he filmed. After giving us yet another satisfying ending, it was at this point I knew they’d stick the landing in giving us the final few seasons for Better Call Saul. Can’t wait for you to get into it. It’s almost like having to hit the reset button to build things up again after the extreme moments of the end of BB, but this origin story of Jimmy McGill is something we didn’t know we needed.
I’m halfway through Season 6 of Better Call Saul & oh my frikkin gaaawd! It’s so fokken good I’ve been like a betch in the palm of this series hand! I was skeptical of it being near or as good as BB but they pulled it off, it’s just as good & they managed to give it it’s own framework to where it’s not one or the other but 2 epic masterpieces. Vince Gilligan & his team are modern masters above & beyond. I’m so inspired with new energy to continue writing my scripts thanks to them 🙏🎥🍿
All 3 creations in the breaking bad universe (BB, El Camino and Better call Saul) are absolute perfection and I can't wait till you get to the later parts of BCS cause it's CRAZY
Breaking Bad ends with Jesse driving a car screaming and distressed. Unsure of what comes next. El Camino ends with Jesse driving a car and calm feeling hopeful for his future. I think it’s poetic.
In the months that Jesse was held captive. Todd put on a few pounds, but after a while, he decided to go to the gym so that he could look more attractive to Lydia. That's why he's skinnier in the last episode of Breaking Bad. Peace ✌🏻
Im just such a big fan of this universe that i love this movie will all my heart, yeah you could argue that it was not needed but I'm glad it exists, another great reaction Primate Keep it up.
@@mr.monkey354 well like i said was it needed? Not really but I’m glad it exists to give Jesse a nice ending, same with Better Call Saul was that show really needed no but Im glad it also exist to give us a better look at Saul as a character, thats all i meant
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The teaser trailers for this movie were AMAZING! One of them showed what happened to Skinny Pete after he got taken into custody saying that “I’m not gonna help you put Jesse Pinkman back in a cage”
😳
Loyalty to the end and don’t worry, I’m sure he got of lock up after there was not much evidence and I’m sure the search is dried up, especially since Jesse is nowhere to be seen.
I wish they would have kept that in the movie
RIP Robert Forster. This was one of his last roles after a long and prosperous career, "The Vacuum Guy". He passed away the same day that this was released, apparently. EDIT: I meant to say illustrious career, he had an illustrious career.
Damn
I was mindblow when he appeared in Breaking Bad, Twin Peaks was the show I watched just before finally start watching Breaking Bad, RIP Robert
Also has the distinction of being the only character besides Walt, Jesse, and Mike who appears in all 3 projects
He was SO good in Jackie Brown.
I suspect that he only ordered "a dust filter for a Hoover Max Extract Pressure Pro Model 60", and went on.
I’m so happy Jesse lived through this entire series
Funny to think they wanted to kill off around season 1 or 2
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He's not Jesse anymore tho...
He's him. 😎
Wait till you watch the Heisenverse
@@rageus4731 oh yeah, bro killed Jesse so many times
El Camino is obviously different because it’s structured as a film and not a TV show, but I feel like it fits as a perfect piece in the Breaking Bad puzzle. Did Jesse NEED a concrete ending? Some would argue he didn’t. But as someone who watched Breaking Bad for the first time and immediately went into this, it was perfectly fitting to me.
I can see both sides. Without the ending, it was just left up to your own interpretation and head canon as to what happened to Jesse. But at the same time, it is nice to know the man made it out alive and is now going to live a peaceful life in Alaska.
I can't imagine anyone who loved Breaking Bad saying "Jesse didn't need an ending."
@@iansrife5107 The poor guy suffered enough. El Camino was the best possible closure they could've gave him. :')
@@jjpark98yea it seemed like a peaceful quiet life but makes me wonder if that's what he can handled because remember he didn't like to be alone he was so sad and depressed when he was left alone to hear his own thoughts and even when Walt was alone in the cabin he was depressed so I don't know if that is the best thing for him but of course maybe he learned to deal with it being alone captive in the cage he only got to talk to Todd for a bit but he was alone a lot to think about everything and he got totally sober and no longer wants to rely on any drugs I want more of what happens to him after
The way Pete says "Jesse" when he first sees him breaks my heart you can just tell how much he cared for him. And the scene from the trailer where Petes getting grilled by the cops and wont give him up man Skinny Pete is a real one
That scene where Skinny Pete recognizes Jesse is really powerful, the look on his face is absolutely heartbreaking. Can't wait for the Better Call Saul reactions, you're going to love the series!
I couldn't get into it I watched the 1st 3 episodes and I was like nah not it for me
@@TOXICYT2016s a slow burn, but the start is really important for future seasons (which will be as interesting and easier to watch like Breaking Bad), and trust me it’s also better on a rewatch. There’s so much in BCS you don’t wanna miss in this universe. At least watch the entire 1st season to get you going.
@@TOXICYT2016 Too bad
@@TOXICYT2016try to get to episode 9
Kudos to Skinny Pete and Badger for being a true friend to Jesse. At first I thought they were only just those junkie friends who will get you in trouble, but it turns out they are those junkie friends that will help you when you're in trouble.
Also, the money they gave to Jesse comes from Walt, in a way, Walt is still trying to make it up to him from beyond the grave.
8:46 Todd’s actor has been in ALOT after breaking bad .. the Irishmen , black mirror … he’s a great actor
The last shot of Jesse driving the car in complete silence is done so beautifully bc everything before has been complete chaos for him with the drug buissnes, the cartel, Todd and uncle Jack, the police, Walter ofc. Finally peace 🥹
Jesse getting to be the one to kill Todd was already perfect, but their scenes together in this movie make it even more satisfying
Jesse killed Todd the same way Todd killed his cleaning lady.
Vince Gilligan confirmed, as did the radio news, the time from Oxymandias and Felina was six months, that’s how long Jesse was a slave.
With Jesse being a drug dealer and murderer, you could argue he should go to prison but after all he’s suffered, if anyone deserves a break, it’s Jesse.
Jesse telling his parents what happened with him is on him alone reminds me of Walt telling Skyler the truth.
Waiting those 6 years you mentioned, seeing Jesse go through that last push for his freedom, and then ending the film to him driving away like in Breaking Bad, yet this time not crying and hysteric but smiling and serene... it sure made me emotional. And the most beautiful thing about the ending is how he was finally in control. After all the hardships he had gone through, others using him and telling him what to do, he had finally earned his freedom and taking that control which Jane talked about. El Camino might not be as perfect as a single film as Breaking Bad was as a series, but even alone just seeing Jesse to finally have a good ending was worth it imo. And when you think about it it didn't really take anything away from Breaking Bad. It ended the same exact way: Jesse driving away.
1:23 at first I thought that was a random wholesome moment but then I realized you meant the Breaking Bad universe 😂
It was so cool when this came out because they showed it for a very limited time in theaters. Me and my cousin went to go see it and it was surreal seeing all these Breaking Bad characters on the big screen lol
Also, the sad part is that the actor who plays the Ed vacuum guy passed away the exact day this premiered on Netflix :(
This universe is so well written and planned out and well acted like I love this universe there nothing I can hate about it like it’s just perfect and I never get bored watching it.
I know you didn’t include it in this edited version, but when Jesse says “you did the best you could” I think everything he said was genuine. I think he meant it, because he knew he was never going to see his parents again, and he didn’t want them feeling guilty or heartbroken.
21:18
Jesse and his parents had a very rough relationship, but in the end of the day, they did loved and cared for him.
That being said, the biggest obstacle between their reunion was police that observed his parents 24/7.
So…Sadly, that the last time they talked.
And he meant that when he said he wished he could have been a better son and they tried their best.
The Todd-Jesse relationship is very much like Ramsay-Reek from GoT. He gets off using his power over Jesse, but will protect him because he doesn't want to lose him since he is akin to his slave.
Ramsay: Hey Reek what do you want on your pizza?
I don't really agree with that interpretation at all. Tod never seems to me like he enjoys causing suffering, he's just incredibly apathetic to doing so. That extreme apathy to human suffering is the main thing that I think defines tod. I think Tod just doesn't really get that what he's doing is awful.
Todd really does like Jesse and sort of saw a friend in him. Todd is a product of his environment. He grew up around Nazi drug dealing murderers and became apathetic to crime. But he’s still nice to all of his victims.
I was a big fan of Jesse Plemons, the actor that played Todd, from another great TV series, Friday Night Lights. That guy has serious range!
HOW DID I NOT SEE THIS SOONER, this is by far a top 10 movie for me I never expected it to be so good even though I love breaking bad so much it just blew me away.
I love that Jesse got the ending that he deserved. A beautiful ending to his story.
I remember basically worried Jesse was gonna die or get caught and just end up in another cage. Man the fact he gets as close to a happy ending just feels right. It's the opposite to Walter. Walter dies on his own terms. Whereas Jesse lives with everything that happens. And maybe he can find something worth while.
The Todd actor is in an episode of Black Mirror. The episode also has the actor who plays Liam in Always Sunny.
Great reaction!! I live in Palm Springs , California and around the first of January each year they have an International Film Festival for about 10 days. On opening night they have an awards gala presentation and the general public can watch the movie stars walk in on the red carpet. I go almost every year and the year after Breaking Bad ended, Bryan Cranston who played Walter was there to promote a film he had coming out that year. He came over to the fan section and spent more time posing for pics and signing autographs than anyone else. He is a super nice guy!!
I bet he was promoting Godzilla haha
24:07
That was actually very realistic scene.
This is hard to shoot precisely when you trying to avoid been shot at the same time.
22:14 Look closely at what Todd is doing with the welding helmet. The guy playing Todd was also in the movie "Battleship" where he does the same thing with an alien helmet.
24:37
Even in such desperate situation Jesse do not want to kill more than it needs.
Yet, thanks to his experience he knows how to threaten these guys forever.
Aaaand he probably have one round left in pistol.
I like the ending jessie gets, i hope he enjoys his time in Alaska after the horrors he experianced at Jacks hideout.
Here in Albuquerque, at the height of the Breaking Bad fandom, we used to have a BB RV tours ran by a family who's kids used to do a lot of cosplay at the local conventions, they were pretty tight knit with the BB producers too. They used pretty much the exact same RV as the show did, and of course for this scene in El Camino they needed one, so I heard they asked the RV tour guys for their Bounder to use for the movie. (the interior didn't look like a lab, it still had standard RV interior with some extra seats for their tour guests)
It’s still going. I live here.
@@salvadormartinez8577 They still do the RV tours?? I've been out of the comic-con loop in Abq for a few years but I would have figured that the pandemic would have hurt their business beyond comeback. Good for them.
The actor that played the vacuum shop owner/disappearer actually died the same day that this was released the 11th of October 2019, his name was Robert Forster.
@12:07 if you watch, Todd looks right at his "perfect spot" that "might take a little engineering" while he's saying all that.
Where Tod lives in Albuquerque and where they buried the cleaning lady is about 2 1/2 hour drive in the Bitsi Badlands in western New Mexico. That place has always reminded me of a landscape on another planet. It is very desolate and eerie. Nothing grows there, there is like no animals of any kind. There is no phone reception. There are high concentration of Uranium deposits in the area.
21:40
Nope. He went to his parents house to rob them. Not too much, just additional 1800 dollars.
Yet, it appears he forgot his father had these two old guns.
So, he quickly rethink his plan.
Good reaction! We saw this in the Alamo Drafthouse dinner theater in Austin. It was exciting to watch with a huge group of fans. They gave us blue meth in baggies (actually, blue rock candy) and a drink ticket and souvenirs. It was great fun.
About 2/3 through Breaking Bad, I was hoping the show would end with Jesse driving off into the sunset, so this was a great ending for me.
My stepfather was stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska, and he loved it up there! He then moved to Colorado Springs.
You are going to love Better Call Saul, no doubt.
A character I wanted to see in this was the therapy guy who ran over his daughter. He was a underrated character
He died in ozymandias uncle jack killed him
@@christucker7655what ?😂
@@rabbidferret123 yeh the therapist gained weight. And after Jessie’s problem dog outburst in season 4 decided to become a dea agent. He then partnered with agent Gomez to take down walt and save Jessie’s soul. Unfortunately jack and his crew murdered Gomez and the therapist and put them in that whole in the ground
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Todd’s actor (Jesse Plemmons) has been made fun of a lot for looking bigger here, but I’d rather take that than having him be covered in de-aging CGI
Hopefully in the future AI will be so photorealistic you won’t even be able to tell. It annoys my OCD, but imagine any time gap in a TV show but not in the story can be fixed with AI. Would be amazing.
Considering it wasn't even his choice to be bigger here, it's stupid
It was so mind blowing watching this after watching the Breaking Bad finale live and thinking wed never see what happened to Jesse. Also, one of the most terrifying things about Todd is that weird baby blue picnic table he has in his kitchen. It looks like something a grandmother would have 😂. Vince Gilligan said at first he thought of having like girls and porn hanging on the walls and having his apartment look all dirty and gross. But then decided it would be even more off putting to make it all pastel colored and weirdly nice. Which I agree with haha
Badger and skinny Pete went from annoying side characters to being some of the funniest and nicest
I’m not sure if you know that the vacuum guy, Robert Forster passed shortly after the release of this movie, I think he even passed away on the day of the premiere, RIP Legend
Yeah man, Jesse Plemons did a great job with Todd. BB was the first time I ever saw him but he's been having a great career so far.
He’s on Friday Night Lights, also a very well written show!
Man I just discovered your channel and binge watched your Breaking Bad series over the past week lol. Excited for you to keep experiencing this universe!
Badger and Skinny Pete are the real ones. The true heroes of Breaking Bad.
The preview trailer for this movie was just Skinny Pete being interogated about Jesse by the cops, and Pete basically telling em to fuck off. Worth a look on YT.
Seriously, you have the best breaking bad reactions. Stoked that you’re continuing the journey with El Camino!
The scene with walt was full of invisible visual effects, you are right he is wearing a bald cap, but all his hair made it bulge out and make his head appear to be massive. He couldn't cut his hair because of other roles so every time he is on screen he is on a clean plate and his head is being digitally reduced, even though it still look big it is nothing compared to the pictures from the set. pity they didn't digitally shrink Todd too lol.
I love how this gave some insight to Todd too. Dude is fucking crazy but he’s so damn nice 😂
Haha, "salt and pepper shakers, what are they not real grenades?" I never even noticed the shakers on the table the 3x I've watched this. Good catch!
The music during the credits on this film is perfect. Very well sums up Jesse’s life
Jesse plimons (todd) I believe only had to shoot for a couple days and he was attached to another movie or show where his character was "heavier" so he didn't have time to lose the weight 😊
"Dude, you're my hero and shit."
Really makes you have that what if in your head, as in "what if the writer's strike never happened and the writer killed jesse off in the first season like he planned?" How good would this show have been if they went that route?
A lot of people made jokes/memes about Bryan’s bald cap when this first came out, he couldn’t shave his head because he filmed this secretly while he was in the middle of doing a play on broadway I believe.
People also made jokes about Todd, whose actor had gained weight for a movie role. My favorite fan theory about that is that he still looked the same as in BB, but he looked fat in this movie because this is all told from Jesse’s perspective and that’s how he chose to remember him lol.
Also RIP to the actor that played Ed the disappearer, who actually passed away on the day El Camino was released. He was fantastic in this role.
Dude I just got done watching better call Saul breaking bad and El camino In chronological order and it goes together ALMOST perfectly and the full story is amazing
Jesse deserved to have his “happy” ending, it was more like an average ending… love him
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Shortly after they stolen barrel of methylamine.
I thought this movie was well-made but not really necessary. I like what one critic said: "’And That's How Jesse Got Out of Town' didn't need to be a whole bonus episode."
agreed but still good
Nah, it was necessary. Jesse didn't necessarily get a satisfying ending in the show. Better call Saul is not necessary according to you then
@@mr.monkey354You’re right; I have mixed feelings on BCS.
I was so surprised (happily) that we got more time with Todd. (Jesse Plemmons is a truly great actor) I agree he is endlessly fascinating!!!
He reminds me of a certain character introduced in the latter part of Better Call Saul...
Cant believe Jesse was originally meant to be killed by Tuco in the S1 finale
I definitely enjoyed El Camino but i don't feel like it needed a villain. I would have liked it to be more of character study of jesse and focus on him confronting and overcoming his trauma with Walt and Todd. I think Walts shadow over him would make for a better villain than a shootout with some brand new characters
This was the perfect ending for Jesse.
Also Barry is another show with a conflicting protagonist who makes morally awful decisions, but you wanna root for him to get away. It’s about a hitman who wants to become an actor. I highly recommend it because it’s so unique.
It’s like a dark action/dramedy. It’ll have you laughing your ass off, but it deals with serious crimes. The final season especially gives me Breaking Bad vibes because of how depressing it can be & how one character does something redeeming exactly the same way Walter did.
You could totally do Alaska man. Just get a pair of doggos. They don't refer to them as Man's Best Friend for no reason.
I feel like they knew we needed closure on Jesse, we needed him to be ok, seeing him and Jane makes me cry every time…he finally gets to heal and he deserves it
I'm so happy you did this movie on a Friday which means we still get your premiere of Better Call Saul tomorrow. "Friday Night El Camino" was a great bonus! Great reaction. I hinted to you (without spoilers) that El Camino was the only thing in the Breaking Bad Universe that I was disappointed with and it had EVERYTHING to do with "Fat Todd." It took me out of the story when I watched it. Jesse Plemons (from the most famous Friday Night show of all time, the classic, multiple Emmy award-winning "Friday Night Lights" with Michael B Jordan, Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, 4 of the hottest actresses of the 2000s and more) is now one of the busiest and most talented actors of the day. He's already been an Oscar nominee (Power of the Dog), likely will have another Oscar nomination next year for Killers of the Flower Moon, and is currently up for his THIRD Emmy (costarring with MCU Wanda, Elizabeth Olsen, in Love and Death). I was madder at Gilligan for not using some de-aging or thinning VFX technology to make Todd appear even somewhat closer to his appearance at his DEATH. It'd be one thing if his character was still alive but the guy couldn't have gained 50 lbs after he died. It was so frustrating for me. But, one fan made me feel better about it about 18 months after El Camino came out and said to think of it that it was Jesse's recollection that Todd was heavier (since all of the Todd stuff took place in his mind) because the character was so terrorizing to him. Anyway, because of my "Fat Todd" issue, I had NEVER watched El Camino a 2nd time until I just watched your fantastic reaction. And now I feel better about it. So, thanks for taking me on that journey with you. REALLY looking forward to YOUR long, but amazing Better Call Saul journey. The show is fantastic and, just like Breaking Bad, gets better and BETTER and BETTER (Call Saul)😁 as it goes along. 😃
I highly recommend you watch the Fargo series to see more of Todd.
Great actor.
He's married to the girl who originally played Mary J. Watson in the Raimi Spiderman series. She's also in that series.
“Look at that view” nothing like looking at the sunset with your captor. Man Todd is just built different.
I don't have verification, but I heard that Todd’s actor (Jesse Plemmons) had gained some weight for another acting role during this time of filming.
'El Camino' is a great epilogue to BrBa and has a lot of nice Easter eggs in it. As Jesse drives off at the end, he is wearing a turtleneck sweater that pays homage to when Walter was wearing a similar turtleneck in season 1 (when Hank offered to take Walt out to see a drug bust). The turtleneck represents a big life change for them both.
*'Better Call Saul' vs 'Breaking Bad' No-Spoilers talk*
BCS does have an advantage that it piggybacks off of BrBa. It is written so incredibly well and mixed with Easter eggs, foreshadowing, callbacks, etc. to link both series that in unison with BrBa elevates both shows. It is both a prequel and a sequel.
To me El Camino felt like a lower-tier Breaking Bad episode.
Still don't understand why this movie needed to exist. It was pretty obvious from his final scene in Breaking Bad that he got (compared to the other characters like Walt and Hank) a happy ending. Nothing in this movie was a surprise, was pretty much what you'd expect would happen after escaped Jack's lab.
Definitely a valid opinion but I do think this was a good "sequel" and am satisfied that this is the chronological end of the franchise
Do you understand why better call Saul needed to exist? Since no one cares how the comic relief guy became the way he was? No? Get better criticism
Better Call Saul is very different, weird comparison. While Jesse's future was obvious, that car busting out of the prison was a clear metaphor, it was a mystery why Better Call Saul would explore Jimmy McGill. It wasn't like "Yeah, I already know what's going to happen here."@@mr.monkey354
wow i just finished watchin this a few hours before you posted time to watch again :) its so good and sad at the same time
It’s funny how it felt nostalgic to return to this world, even though this was released in between Seasons 4 and 5 of Better Call Saul 😂 Robert Forester passed away right after this premiered and this was one of the last things he filmed.
After giving us yet another satisfying ending, it was at this point I knew they’d stick the landing in giving us the final few seasons for Better Call Saul. Can’t wait for you to get into it. It’s almost like having to hit the reset button to build things up again after the extreme moments of the end of BB, but this origin story of Jimmy McGill is something we didn’t know we needed.
I’m halfway through Season 6 of Better Call Saul & oh my frikkin gaaawd! It’s so fokken good I’ve been like a betch in the palm of this series hand! I was skeptical of it being near or as good as BB but they pulled it off, it’s just as good & they managed to give it it’s own framework to where it’s not one or the other but 2 epic masterpieces. Vince Gilligan & his team are modern masters above & beyond. I’m so inspired with new energy to continue writing my scripts thanks to them 🙏🎥🍿
Give credit to Peter Gould for Better Call Saul. Vince handed over him the reigns to him.
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Yeah…The problem is that Jesse cooperation with Walter was leaded to all bad things which happened in his life.
Better Call Saul & The Wire are both definitely up there with BB in terms of quality.
You need to see Todd's actor in Black Mirror's USS Callister
All 3 creations in the breaking bad universe (BB, El Camino and Better call Saul) are absolute perfection and I can't wait till you get to the later parts of BCS cause it's CRAZY
from going to die in the first season, to living through the entire show and having his own movie,
Skinny Pete giving Jesse his beanie and calling him his hero honestly touched my heart 😢
Perfect movie Ending To a Perfect Show🔥🔥🔥
The original cut of the movie was almost an hour longer with an alternate ending
Jesse Plemons (Tod), was doing another role hence the weight gain. Amazing actor🔥
I never seen this big fan of breaking bad at the end it sounds like the new identity he had was the last name of the boy Todd killed
FINALLY THIS MOVIE WAS SOOOO GREAT
You would definitely not be bored in Alaska. Try it sometime
bro i’ll keep saying it over and over
thanks for these uploads
you’re the mvp.
Thanks for the support!
bro just made my week with this upload 🐐❤️
Big Todd somehow makes the character even more menacing.
Skinny p is actually a professional piano player too
“Dude…you’re my hero & sh*t.” 😔
- Skinny Pete
Mike and jessie had such a hard connection
Mike wasnt easy to be befriend
But nacho, werner and jesse especially jesse was like the son mike lost.
Ahhhh the fake cop Jesse grabs in tods place is David in TLOU show! Knew I recognised that face 😂
El Camino: The movie nobody needed, but everybody is happy it's here!
I consider breaking bad one of my favorite series’ ever and I still haven’t seen this movie. I just couldn’t bring myself to do it.
If you like the actor who played Todd, you might want to take a look at The Power of the Dog. He earned an Oscar nomination for his role.
Better call saul tomorrow! Can't wait it's so damn good.
Cant wait for better call Saul Tomorrow
Breaking Bad ends with Jesse driving a car screaming and distressed. Unsure of what comes next. El Camino ends with Jesse driving a car and calm feeling hopeful for his future. I think it’s poetic.
Man seeing the Jesse flashbacks in his tortured state was so damn hard to watch
Looks like it's time for me to restart my first viewing of Better Call Saul. Got up to season 2 last year but then got busy with other things.
In the months that Jesse was held captive. Todd put on a few pounds, but after a while, he decided to go to the gym so that he could look more attractive to Lydia.
That's why he's skinnier in the last episode of Breaking Bad. Peace ✌🏻
Im just such a big fan of this universe that i love this movie will all my heart, yeah you could argue that it was not needed but I'm glad it exists, another great reaction Primate Keep it up.
Thanks man!
Saying it wasn't needed is stupid. Why like better call Saul then?
@@mr.monkey354 well like i said was it needed? Not really but I’m glad it exists to give Jesse a nice ending, same with Better Call Saul was that show really needed no but Im glad it also exist to give us a better look at Saul as a character, thats all i meant