Ernesto was done dirty, and it doesn't get talked about nearly enough. Chuck purposefully lets him hear the tape, then tortures him with vague threats of "consequences" despite knowing that Ernesto will try to warn Jimmy- his plan in fact DEPENDS on Ernesto doing this. Then Chuck FIRES Ernesto for doing exactly what he manipulated him into doing! It wasn't even necessary- I'm sure there was another way to let slip to Jimmy that he had a tape. He just HATED Ernesto for lying on Jimmy's behalf, saying that he called Jimmy when Jimmy turned up at the copy shop after his fall. Poor Ernesto.
@@mannybatista925 Yes, he was horribly condescending to Ernesto despite Ernesto genuinely trying to do a good job. And once he lied for Jimmy his well being was completely irrelevant to Chuck. He FIRED him for something that was part of Chuck's OWN plan. Simply awful. I'm sure he justified it by thinking Ernesto deserved to be fired for that lie anyway.
Wouldn't it be great to see him resurface? Maybe Ernie is the attorney he refers Francesca to who tells him "Jimmy sent me ". Nor likely but fun thought.
Episode 309 is the only episode of any series that I've watched that made me almost cry because I absolutely hate it when old people are being lied to and seeing Irene's friends leaving her and Irene having to sit alone at Bingo and no one applauding her winning. It was the most heartbreaking thing I have ever seen. I mean just seeing the scene where she runs out the Bingo hall makes my eyes tear up.
I genuinely couldn’t watch it and just skipped past it or to whenever the charade was up in the episode I can’t remember if they were in the same episode haven’t made it that far in the video to confirm but yeah someone having something horrible happen to them for reasons they can’t understand but would break their heart if it did is tragic to watch tragic to see tragic to experience I didn’t enjoy it and it was one of my least favorite moments regarding Jimmy but I suppose that because I didn’t watch most of those scenes where he ruins her reputation for the money and his eventual comeuppance from the whole situation while heartbreaking because he genuinely enjoyed working with elders, he deserved the shit he got. Anyway back to whayevrr hanging thread I said, I suppose since I didn’t watch it all it didn’t affect my view of Jimmys character too poorly despite the fact that it should have
"You hurt people over and over" How many times in this show was Chuck describing himself when he is trying to describe Jimmy. The level of vengeful pettiness that Chuck demonstrates in this scene takes my breath away. The fact that Michael McKean did not win every TV award for his performance is incomprehensible to me.
I love the air force Captain scene. It just makes me think about the bigger scope of breaking bad and better call Saul. The captain knew, just like chuck Lover of the law, that the wheels of justice always turns. And that's scary for Saul and Kim
I agree. When it first aired, the guy really intimidated me, and I thought more would come from it, that Jimmy would actually face legal repercussions for getting onto the base on false pretenses. Then, when it was never brought up again, I kinda thought back on it and was disappointed. But after season 6A, and what happened in the finale, I immediately thought back to that scene, and how the captain was right all along. I knew he was right, given what happens in breaking bad, but it really hit home during the final scene of 6A. Not "justice," per se, but consequences.
@@j-rey- exactly, the wheels are turning and Saul will continue to avoid justice but it's bitter sweet to think justice doesn't stop and consequences will come for everything he's been a part of. And Kim as well. For everyone in General.
it reminded me of some youtuber on BCS who lauded the scene. For him it was about the dude being the anti-Saul, basically. He's incorruptible, a straight arrow who holds jimmy's feet to the proverbial fire. It's something that doesn't happen often in his shady world, it only happens in manipulative circumstances (like with Chuck and his big ego). Even Kim has a guilty pleasure there, but this guy is the real deal. An honest man calling Jimmy out on his bs.
You know what's fucked SPOILER People will remember Chuck more fondly than Howard. Chuck will still be seen not as the spiteful snake he was but Howard will be last seen as an incompetent drug user that he wasn't.
Yep, Chuck is remembered as a great legal mind with a law library named after himself. If he had not kill himself, he would have been remembered as a lawyer that went loopy and ended up dying alone in a mental hospital.
@@crazycatlady4023 As Kiwi’s tier lists have shown so far, they were still finding their footing somewhat in season 1, things clicked into place in season 2, and since then it’s been a master class. Seasons 3, 4, 5 and 6A have been the best television of its time, no question.
@@crazycatlady4023 I was thinking, man, I should rewatch season 3 xD Can't wait for the final episode, but I don't want it to end either. Bitter sweet.
Why do people complain about the scene where Mike takes his car apart to find the tracker? It's a great character moment. It's meant to show how smart and thorough to the point of obsession Mike is. Also if you juxtapose that scene with the one where Jimmy glues the shredded documents from last season it shows how Mike and Jimmy have some similarities in their dedication once they decide to do something.
Yea idk I just remember that scene getting a lot of hate when the episode first aired, some ppl found it boring and longer than it needed to be, but I like it.
It really amazed me when he said that people generally didn't like that montage. I have always really enjoyed that whole thing as well as the tracker spy stuff with Mike. I found that all fascinating. I also seen once where some of the creators, who use 3d printers... created those hand held tracking devices. As this was supposed to be set before smart phones. But they had to find a way to show someone being GPS tracked in real time. BB and BCS have some amazing creators and set engineers.
"Which partner was most concerned about nepotism" is not a leading question. A leading question is one that directly infers the answer the asker wants such as "is it true that Charles mcgill was the most concerned about nepotism?"
Chicanery has the absolute best callback with Jimmy asking if Chuck would hide his lung cancer from his wife. Remember the whole plot of Breaking Bad started because a man refused to tell his family about his lung cancer. Now Saul continues to practice law because a man refused to tell his wife about his mental illness.
@@petrmatko6628 Emilio was self defense. Krazy8 was more like murder because they didn't have to do it at that point except to protect themselves legally.
I've always felt that not only did Chuck's final relapse when he trashes his house, was more than just a "relapse" or "problems with his medication" as Michael McKean himself describes in the commentary for this eposode. I feel that some of this was outbursts of anger. Anger at himself, anger at Jimmy, the HHM outcome ect, all came to a head, and he begin to self sabotage because even though he tried to be a "Slippin' Chucky", so to speak in several ways, it all backfired on him, furthering his hatred for Jimmy because he has gotten away with so much, so many times, for so long.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the similarities between Kim immediately waking up to the alarm in her car and Lalo doing the same thing later on. Same thing for the “you’re flooding it” scene being similar to the one in Breaking Bad.
Kiwi, this was amazing. Thank you soo much for this gem of a video you drop on us right before the start of 6B. Thank you for touching on the Nacho cold open of S3E6, I thought you were going to skip it because you didn’t start the recap of that episode with it but you went back to it. I will never forget watching that cold open when it first aired, I was still blown away by how amazing Chicanery was the week before and how they would follow it up. That Nacho cold open made me realize that BCS is in fact an elite level show that is destined to become one of the greatest shows ever, idk why that cold open resonated soo much to me at that time but the feeling it gave me proved to be right. Also, to me, it felt like that was the true beginning of Nacho’s story arc for the remainder of the series, it was as if with Chuck’s outburst the episode prior was his story’s end, and Nacho’s disassociate silence was his story’s beginning.
These videos are a great recap for an incredible show and it’s fun hearing your thoughts on all the episodes in such detail. These longer videos are appreciated!
@@TheVividKiWi Love your stuff KiWi but just to clear something up. The nickname Charlie Hustle was given in spring training to Pete Rose by Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford for his hustle and aggressive play. He played 24 seasons with that name and also as a manager. Unfortunately Rose was caught betting on baseball during his managerial days with the Reds which ruined his legacy for many, but not all. The name or term Charlie Hustle was and is very much a positive to this day. Howard was giving Jimmy a compliment
Exactly how it should be done😊 Some fans are toxic and often direct their hatred to the actor just because they hate a character they play ( looking at you Star Wars fans🙄).
Great video as usual, just making the connection now after hearing it for the 9174th time between Howard telling Chuck he's the smartest man he ever met and Hank telling the same to Walt, just before two very dramatic outcomes, when they seemed already inevitable.
Amazing recap/analysis as always. I have watched BCS 2 times now and still missed things. Your videos give me a very keen perspective on the show and make me love it even more. Thank you for that!
Season 3 is to me the season that turned Better Call Saul from being a cool spinoff to a show I love into a truly incredible show that stands well on it’s own. Great video as always!
1:41:26 I don't recall if I noticed this when watching the actual episode, but this is very period-specific, as I believe this is set a few months after Peter Jackson's "The Two Towers" was released. (I doubt Howard had read the book.) Genius.
I love the scene with the soda can. I forget which season it’s from but I perfectly demonstrates how quickly chuck was forgotten and foreshadowes how Howard will be forgotten as well
Notice in the series finale when Jimmy is at his trial, he name drops Chuck and we see the prosecutors whispering to eachother, and one shrugs like he has no idea who Chuck is. Jimmy is finally out from under Chuck's shadow, but in the worst way.
Throughout the entire series Howard is the one i feel most bad for, he tried to be the good man yet throughout the whole series he is treated like dirt. Chuck took advantage of howards kindness and friendlyness to get back at his brother, and in later seasons jimmy ruined his life and reputation.
damn, just binged the season 1 and 2 videos and i see this was posted just 1 hour ago, i really was ready to watch all the episodes. really good stuff bro keep it up
I know everyone loves Chicanery, as do I, but for me, Witness is the best (or at least my favorite) episode of the season. The entire sequence with Jimmy at Los Pollos Hermanos is flawless from start to finish, one of my favorite scenes of the entire show and something I could watch on an endless loop… which I did. Seriously, it’s one of those scenes where you see something new every time you watch it, so give that a shot and see what you find. After doing that, then try watching it a few more times over, but do it with your eyes closed so you can just listen. Great ASMR aside, it makes you completely forget you’re watching a TV show, and instead convinces you that you are just seeing/hearing/experiencing the real world go by, and it’s incredible. No joke, pure magic. And then we have Mike, starring in the latest episode of MacGyver, and I am absolutely here for it. I really don’t understand why so many people take issue with all of the “MacGyver Mike” scenes/sequences -- similar to Jimmy’s schemes, they are all fantastic, highly entertaining and one of my personal favorite aspects of the show. There’s nothing quite like witnessing that level of ingenuity and creativity on full display as a clever little plan comes to fruition. Those are the big ones, and there’s obviously a lot more in the episode to talk about, but you’ve seen the show, you get it. I don’t have a Top 10 BCS episodes list or anything, but if I did, I’m pretty sure Witness would make the cut--it’s no coincidence I started pushing the idea of BCS ultimately eclipsing BB as the superior show way back around Season 3.
Kiwi, I continue to love your videos, and you remain at the tip top of my favorite channels doing BCS commentary/analysis! I especially admire your frank honesty and willingness to share your thoughts, even when you know they aren't necessarily "popular" with the fandom. I typically always agree with you, but don't always have the confidence to express myself in the community threads. So thank you! Even on the rare occasion I initially disagree with you, you always give me a new perspective to think about....which imo, is the main reason for participating in/watching videos in the first place.
Keep it up! These videos are awesome. Great for recap, just fun to quickly re-watch the highlights. This long format is a big plus. I don't know if you hate editing these longer videos, but I thoroughly enjoy the longer approach as a viewer.
Just wanna say, Kim using the fallacy of sunk cost line parallels Jimmy saying the same thing to her back in The first episode of season 2, when he had decided to quit the law and she was trying to get him to reconsider
Love how Jimmy rips the tape down and messes the whole paint design up at the end. Very foretelling about the over all message of the show. Chuck was always right about Jimmy. Chuck and Jimmy are a good representation of Left Brain / Right Brain of 1 persons thought patterns.
Hey man .. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into the making of this video. It shows how big a BCS fan you are (as we all are). You're absolutely awesome! Keep it up 💪🏻
25:16 sparkling drugs 1:08:40 how is there no Tapatio hot sauce? 1:55:05 the memory that Chuck and Jimmy spoke of when Jimmy was helping him clean his living room
Coming back to watch this, again. Lol. Please tell me you are doing a season 5 tier list 🙏. Thank you so much for all of your work on these. It has genuinely been a pleasure to watch your content over the years. Really hope you plan on doing more. Have a great day!!
You know, the last several weeks I've thought that Lalo's shushing of Jimmy and Kim in 607 reminded me of something , but I wasn't sure what it was. I think it might be Nacho's "relax..." to Pryce after he broke into his house
The S4 superlab story is one your least favorite? What?!? That’s the Werner story, which is up there as one of the most heartbreaking in the whole show.
I know right, thats literally the episode where mike loses most of what's left of his humanity and becomes little better than heisenberg. And before people @ me by saying Miike genuinely was doing it for his family NO. If he was doing it for his family, he would have told hank everything so he wouldnt take Kaylee's $2 million. And yes Hank is allowed to BS mike, but with that deal in mind, Mike could have used a lawyer to negotiate the deal into reality. He clearly was not necessarily a fan of criminals as he had been a cop in the past, and frequently expressed disdain for how the salamancas and gus operate. He does what he does because he has the same romanticised notions walt does. "Im doing this for my family. Im a good criminal." And werner's arc is really what seals the deal on this. Just as walt is willing to kill clueless people whom are barely in the game (Gale) mike will fully obey gus in executing a clueless man whom is barely in the game (Werner).
@@mappingshaman5280 Agree 100%. I also love the arc of Mike having some independence from Gus and thinking he calls the shots about what he will and won’t do. But then he screwed up the Werner situation so bad, he’s under Gus’s thumb for good after that. To me, all this is the superlab story…it’s not like they spent endless hours showing it being built…it’s the human drama around it.
@@mappingshaman5280 same with Walter. It absolutely pisses me off when people try to say “Walter wasn’t a bad guy, he was doing it for his family” BITCH HE POISONED A CHILD AND BOMBED A RETIREMENT HOME. He even admits he did it because he liked it, yet there’s morons trying to convince that he wasn’t a bad guy
Jimmy and Kim’s relationship are always in crisis…and this was before the landslide that was season 4, the sh*tstorm that was season 5 and a supervolcanic eruption that was season 6. Kim was right about this though. “We both should take it easy. How about a day without drama?”
I love this recap series, and I love the insight. One complaint I have though is how sometimes you describe a scene and then proceed to play it. For brevity, I think it should just be one or the other, maybe if you show the scene you could lead in to it.
What was wrong with Francesca's pep talk to Kim after her auto accident? She simply pointed out how lucky she was to be alive. I went through a similar scenario and my friend pointing this out helped me tremendously. I could focus on my good luck vs. focus on the negativity of the accident itself. Helps get one unstuck from dwelling on negative thinking.
Can't wait to see the tier list for the remaining seasons. Like you, I've gravitated towards Gordon Smiths episodes. Five-O, Gloves Off, Chicanery.. Will be cool to see where Bagman, Rock and Hard Place and tonight's episode Point and Shoot will end up. A bit disappointed he isn't directing it, but Gilligan is like he did with Smith's Bagman episode so that's the next best thing for me. My second favorite writer of the series is Thomas Schnauz' episodes, but I liked his directing as much as Smiths'.
The sooner the 2nd half of this season begins the sooner we are to getting to the finale i know i wont be disappointed no matter what happens it would have to be terribly bad to get me to that point
So glad I binged watch and caught up to season 6 in one month haha also can’t wait for your reviews of season 4&5 and seeing where you rank each episode
btw, I've seen thru the charade and totally have figured out who exactly Carol Burnett is gonna play in this finale stretch. One last slightly-mathematically-impossible recasting of Kaylee Ehrmentraut.
Notice also that in episode 7, Kim asks Jimmy if he’s maxing out his credit cards and Jimmy says “no”. Then, when Jimmy is telling Kim about how he plans to con the rich jerk, he says he’s going to trick the man into buying a $4000 worthless credit card. This implies that he lied to Kim and that he really did max out his credit card. Man, I love that the show’s creators trust us enough to figure this out based on these hints as opposed to outright telling us. This show is God-tier.
I think if I have a primary conflict with these videos, it would probably be they feel a little too forgiving of Jimmy in his dynamic with Chuck. I will agree Chuck is a top class asshole, and does most of what he does to Jimmy for selfish reasons and his own vendetta, but he is somewhat justified in doing so. Jimmy constantly screws other people over to get what he wants, causing people he cares about to get hurt along the way. Having to put up with this for their entire lives, as well as having to be the one to bail him out, I can understand why Chuck has trouble trusting Jimmy, especially with all of the times Jimmy has an opportunity to change but goes back to his old ways. I am never completely on Chuck's or Jimmy's side, but I feel there are a lot of people who give more forgiveness to Jimmy than Chuck simply because the former is more charismatic and at center focus than the latter, both in the universe of the show as well as the real-life audience. But then again, having the two overlap like that definitely proves the writers know how to do their jobs well.
I always love coming across people randomly like this, the insurance lady in 307 is one of the stars of the Adult Swim Infomercial "Broomshakalaka," which is incredible
I think Mike is everything to Jimmy that Chuck isn't this season. He looks out for Jimmy and gives opportunity for not-so-legal hijinks. Just an interesting parallel
"salamanca money, salamanca blood" isn't actually the last thing that Hector says, the last thing he says is "It is personal" towards gus. I know you probabably didn't mean the former in your video, but still, it's such a cool thing I wanted to mention it.
It's so interesting how much of a villain Chuck is to you. I mean, don't get me wrong, Chuck's a bastard, but I definitely sympathize with him more than you do. That's the great thing about BB and BCS. How gray all the characters are and how much the audience connects with different aspects of the characters Also, you misspelled "lantern"
I’ll miss Kiwi’s and Pepper’s recaps and theories as much as the television series itself. Only a few more hours till the episode 8 premiere. Mid-season breaks are as frustrating as they are exciting thinking about how things will unfold. weekly rollouts of new episodes will always trump the “binge” model to me. that week of waiting with communities like these are a special thing
Hey man, good video. 2+ hours is super impressive. It must’ve taken forever to make. If I could provide some constructive criticism though, I noticed that often during scenes you would just describe the entire scene in detail while also playing clips from that scene. For example, the conversation between jimmy and chuck in episode 10. I think there were multiple times where you just said the dialogue that they say then show them saying it. It’s not a huge deal it just seems redundant and is a bit annoying. Maybe it’s just me but I didn’t notice you doing it at all in the last 2. Maybe some segments could just use another look. Anyway great job overall. Looking forward to season 4’s video.
Ernesto was done dirty, and it doesn't get talked about nearly enough. Chuck purposefully lets him hear the tape, then tortures him with vague threats of "consequences" despite knowing that Ernesto will try to warn Jimmy- his plan in fact DEPENDS on Ernesto doing this. Then Chuck FIRES Ernesto for doing exactly what he manipulated him into doing! It wasn't even necessary- I'm sure there was another way to let slip to Jimmy that he had a tape. He just HATED Ernesto for lying on Jimmy's behalf, saying that he called Jimmy when Jimmy turned up at the copy shop after his fall. Poor Ernesto.
Not only was Ernie cannon fodder to Chuck’s schemes towards Jimmy. Do you remember how terrible Chuck spoke to him? Like a literal child.
@@mannybatista925 Yes, he was horribly condescending to Ernesto despite Ernesto genuinely trying to do a good job. And once he lied for Jimmy his well being was completely irrelevant to Chuck. He FIRED him for something that was part of Chuck's OWN plan. Simply awful. I'm sure he justified it by thinking Ernesto deserved to be fired for that lie anyway.
Ernesto the 🐐 no 🧢
Wouldn't it be great to see him resurface? Maybe Ernie is the attorney he refers Francesca to who tells him "Jimmy sent me ". Nor likely but fun thought.
Ernesto! I need help with my space condom
Episode 309 is the only episode of any series that I've watched that made me almost cry because I absolutely hate it when old people are being lied to and seeing Irene's friends leaving her and Irene having to sit alone at Bingo and no one applauding her winning. It was the most heartbreaking thing I have ever seen. I mean just seeing the scene where she runs out the Bingo hall makes my eyes tear up.
For real. It’s the hardest part of breaking bad and better call Saul to watch for me
@@bernieclinton9572 second hardest behind skylar singing happy birthday to ted, but its understandable why youd repress any memory of that scene
@@BreadySpaghetti At least that was over quick. We see the whole process of Mrs. Landry’s social isolation.
I genuinely couldn’t watch it and just skipped past it or to whenever the charade was up in the episode I can’t remember if they were in the same episode haven’t made it that far in the video to confirm but yeah someone having something horrible happen to them for reasons they can’t understand but would break their heart if it did is tragic to watch tragic to see tragic to experience I didn’t enjoy it and it was one of my least favorite moments regarding Jimmy but I suppose that because I didn’t watch most of those scenes where he ruins her reputation for the money and his eventual comeuppance from the whole situation while heartbreaking because he genuinely enjoyed working with elders, he deserved the shit he got. Anyway back to whayevrr hanging thread I said, I suppose since I didn’t watch it all it didn’t affect my view of Jimmys character too poorly despite the fact that it should have
Yeah Im glad jimmy came clean tho
Chuck listing out things he is able to see and touch is actually a technique called grounding that is common in reducing anxiety and panic attacks.
interesting as i’m pretty sure the first thing Chuck says in the show is “Did you ground yourself” to Jimmy
@@isaacbrown7936Well grounding yourself can also stand for removing excess eletricity/voltage from an object which was most likely meant there
"You hurt people over and over" How many times in this show was Chuck describing himself when he is trying to describe Jimmy. The level of vengeful pettiness that Chuck demonstrates in this scene takes my breath away. The fact that Michael McKean did not win every TV award for his performance is incomprehensible to me.
Fun fact: at 21:46 when Chuck talks about Jimmy breaking in "under the cover of darkness" you can hear Jimmy's car speeding and making a huge stop
This part always made me laugh out loud, like Jimmy really was fed tf up 💀💀
Lol, I hadn't noticed that before...
@@amipadme3985 jvvvuuvvvvvcm
How did he stop it get out of the car and then knock on the door one second later
@@timothyngo He probably dashed to the door really fast
I love the air force Captain scene. It just makes me think about the bigger scope of breaking bad and better call Saul. The captain knew, just like chuck Lover of the law, that the wheels of justice always turns. And that's scary for Saul and Kim
I agree. When it first aired, the guy really intimidated me, and I thought more would come from it, that Jimmy would actually face legal repercussions for getting onto the base on false pretenses. Then, when it was never brought up again, I kinda thought back on it and was disappointed. But after season 6A, and what happened in the finale, I immediately thought back to that scene, and how the captain was right all along. I knew he was right, given what happens in breaking bad, but it really hit home during the final scene of 6A. Not "justice," per se, but consequences.
Also them referring to the old man as Fudge always made me laugh
@@j-rey- exactly, the wheels are turning and Saul will continue to avoid justice but it's bitter sweet to think justice doesn't stop and consequences will come for everything he's been a part of. And Kim as well. For everyone in General.
it reminded me of some youtuber on BCS who lauded the scene. For him it was about the dude being the anti-Saul, basically. He's incorruptible, a straight arrow who holds jimmy's feet to the proverbial fire. It's something that doesn't happen often in his shady world, it only happens in manipulative circumstances (like with Chuck and his big ego). Even Kim has a guilty pleasure there, but this guy is the real deal. An honest man calling Jimmy out on his bs.
@@corbeau-_- and behold, justice came.
You know what's fucked
SPOILER
People will remember Chuck more fondly than Howard. Chuck will still be seen not as the spiteful snake he was but Howard will be last seen as an incompetent drug user that he wasn't.
damn this hurts
:'(
Yep, Chuck is remembered as a great legal mind with a law library named after himself. If he had not kill himself, he would have been remembered as a lawyer that went loopy and ended up dying alone in a mental hospital.
There is another parallel. Chuck actually committed suicide but it looked like he didn't. Howard did not commit suicide but it looked like he did.
its just a series, this never happened, its not real
Season 3 is just so good. Can’t wait for the final episodes of season 6.
Season 3 is so great that I've had to watch it four times
@@crazycatlady4023 As Kiwi’s tier lists have shown so far, they were still finding their footing somewhat in season 1, things clicked into place in season 2, and since then it’s been a master class. Seasons 3, 4, 5 and 6A have been the best television of its time, no question.
@@crazycatlady4023 I was thinking, man, I should rewatch season 3 xD
Can't wait for the final episode, but I don't want it to end either. Bitter sweet.
@@corbeau-_- Absolutely
just wait mang
Why do people complain about the scene where Mike takes his car apart to find the tracker? It's a great character moment. It's meant to show how smart and thorough to the point of obsession Mike is. Also if you juxtapose that scene with the one where Jimmy glues the shredded documents from last season it shows how Mike and Jimmy have some similarities in their dedication once they decide to do something.
Yea idk I just remember that scene getting a lot of hate when the episode first aired, some ppl found it boring and longer than it needed to be, but I like it.
It really amazed me when he said that people generally didn't like that montage. I have always really enjoyed that whole thing as well as the tracker spy stuff with Mike. I found that all fascinating. I also seen once where some of the creators, who use 3d printers... created those hand held tracking devices. As this was supposed to be set before smart phones. But they had to find a way to show someone being GPS tracked in real time. BB and BCS have some amazing creators and set engineers.
I loved that scene, the mechanic also reminded me of the old Joe who worked with Jesse and Walter
@@TheVividKiWi tbh I didn’t have a problem with it the first time watching, but when rewatching I skip that scene now because of how long it goes on
I really appreciated it since in Breaking Bad a lot of the little details and dirty work got scraped under the rug for big plot elements.
"Which partner was most concerned about nepotism" is not a leading question. A leading question is one that directly infers the answer the asker wants such as "is it true that Charles mcgill was the most concerned about nepotism?"
Chicanery has the absolute best callback with Jimmy asking if Chuck would hide his lung cancer from his wife.
Remember the whole plot of Breaking Bad started because a man refused to tell his family about his lung cancer. Now Saul continues to practice law because a man refused to tell his wife about his mental illness.
Walt did told Skylar that he has cancer at the end of And The Bag's In The River, and then in Cancer Man he told his family that he has lung cancer.
@@abramsullivan7764 After going with cooking meth and mudering Emilio and Domingo/Krazy 8
@@petrmatko6628 Emilio was self defense. Krazy8 was more like murder because they didn't have to do it at that point except to protect themselves legally.
@@Xpwnxage Wrong. Sorry you had a tough time understanding the plot.
I've always felt that not only did Chuck's final relapse when he trashes his house, was more than just a "relapse" or "problems with his medication" as Michael McKean himself describes in the commentary for this eposode. I feel that some of this was outbursts of anger. Anger at himself, anger at Jimmy, the HHM outcome ect, all came to a head, and he begin to self sabotage because even though he tried to be a "Slippin' Chucky", so to speak in several ways, it all backfired on him, furthering his hatred for Jimmy because he has gotten away with so much, so many times, for so long.
The excuse that Chuck makes up for Rebecca as to why theres no electricity is that the power company mixed up the number on the address!
Chicanery is more enjoyable than most modern blockbusters. Just a dude in a chair. Sometimes bigger isn't better.
Every woman can tell you bigger isn’t necessarily better
@@kinss1 😂
@@kinss1my woman told me that and then asked me to take enlargement pills
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the similarities between Kim immediately waking up to the alarm in her car and Lalo doing the same thing later on. Same thing for the “you’re flooding it” scene being similar to the one in Breaking Bad.
Kiwi, this was amazing. Thank you soo much for this gem of a video you drop on us right before the start of 6B. Thank you for touching on the Nacho cold open of S3E6, I thought you were going to skip it because you didn’t start the recap of that episode with it but you went back to it. I will never forget watching that cold open when it first aired, I was still blown away by how amazing Chicanery was the week before and how they would follow it up. That Nacho cold open made me realize that BCS is in fact an elite level show that is destined to become one of the greatest shows ever, idk why that cold open resonated soo much to me at that time but the feeling it gave me proved to be right. Also, to me, it felt like that was the true beginning of Nacho’s story arc for the remainder of the series, it was as if with Chuck’s outburst the episode prior was his story’s end, and Nacho’s disassociate silence was his story’s beginning.
These videos are a great recap for an incredible show and it’s fun hearing your thoughts on all the episodes in such detail. These longer videos are appreciated!
Glad you like the long form content! :)
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Love your stuff KiWi but just to clear something up. The nickname Charlie Hustle was given in spring training to Pete Rose by Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford for his hustle and aggressive play. He played 24 seasons with that name and also as a manager. Unfortunately Rose was caught betting on baseball during his managerial days with the Reds which ruined his legacy for many, but not all. The name or term Charlie Hustle was and is very much a positive to this day. Howard was giving Jimmy a compliment
What Jimmy did to Irene showed who he truly was deep down.
I absolutely love how you call characters a-holes but give credit to the actors for portraying the a-holes so well!!
Exactly how it should be done😊
Some fans are toxic and often direct their hatred to the actor just because they hate a character they play ( looking at you Star Wars fans🙄).
Great video as usual, just making the connection now after hearing it for the 9174th time between Howard telling Chuck he's the smartest man he ever met and Hank telling the same to Walt, just before two very dramatic outcomes, when they seemed already inevitable.
Amazing recap/analysis as always. I have watched BCS 2 times now and still missed things. Your videos give me a very keen perspective on the show and make me love it even more. Thank you for that!
These are by far my favorite videos that you make, can’t wait to enjoy these thoroughly
I love how you said “roughly playing smoke on the water.” 😂
Season 3 is to me the season that turned Better Call Saul from being a cool spinoff to a show I love into a truly incredible show that stands well on it’s own. Great video as always!
Anita’s speech is what gave mike his idea for the cover up in the final season. Bravo Vince
2 hours?! There goes my afternoon! Love these videos
Yay!!! I love listening to your videos when I cozy up for bed. 2 hours is amazing! 🤩
1:41:26 I don't recall if I noticed this when watching the actual episode, but this is very period-specific, as I believe this is set a few months after Peter Jackson's "The Two Towers" was released. (I doubt Howard had read the book.) Genius.
One more day guys 🙏
Can't wait to discuss the remainder of the season
I love the scene with the soda can. I forget which season it’s from but I perfectly demonstrates how quickly chuck was forgotten and foreshadowes how Howard will be forgotten as well
Notice in the series finale when Jimmy is at his trial, he name drops Chuck and we see the prosecutors whispering to eachother, and one shrugs like he has no idea who Chuck is. Jimmy is finally out from under Chuck's shadow, but in the worst way.
I really love your summaries, thanks. It didn't occur to me that Gus made Jimmy with the bagman. Kudos, man.
Same here i never noticed that before this video.
Throughout the entire series Howard is the one i feel most bad for, he tried to be the good man yet throughout the whole series he is treated like dirt. Chuck took advantage of howards kindness and friendlyness to get back at his brother, and in later seasons jimmy ruined his life and reputation.
Great work, I rewatched the entire show during the S6 break, and still I'm watching your tier lists to hear your opinion. Keep it up
damn, just binged the season 1 and 2 videos and i see this was posted just 1 hour ago, i really was ready to watch all the episodes. really good stuff bro keep it up
These videos are so fricken good. Idk how you did it but it scratches the review/recap itch so well
i think chicanery is a 10/10 epsiode
17:13, I like to think that the younger brother vibes could be coming from Jimmy’s seek of approval from Chuck.
I know everyone loves Chicanery, as do I, but for me, Witness is the best (or at least my favorite) episode of the season. The entire sequence with Jimmy at Los Pollos Hermanos is flawless from start to finish, one of my favorite scenes of the entire show and something I could watch on an endless loop… which I did. Seriously, it’s one of those scenes where you see something new every time you watch it, so give that a shot and see what you find. After doing that, then try watching it a few more times over, but do it with your eyes closed so you can just listen. Great ASMR aside, it makes you completely forget you’re watching a TV show, and instead convinces you that you are just seeing/hearing/experiencing the real world go by, and it’s incredible. No joke, pure magic.
And then we have Mike, starring in the latest episode of MacGyver, and I am absolutely here for it. I really don’t understand why so many people take issue with all of the “MacGyver Mike” scenes/sequences -- similar to Jimmy’s schemes, they are all fantastic, highly entertaining and one of my personal favorite aspects of the show. There’s nothing quite like witnessing that level of ingenuity and creativity on full display as a clever little plan comes to fruition.
Those are the big ones, and there’s obviously a lot more in the episode to talk about, but you’ve seen the show, you get it. I don’t have a Top 10 BCS episodes list or anything, but if I did, I’m pretty sure Witness would make the cut--it’s no coincidence I started pushing the idea of BCS ultimately eclipsing BB as the superior show way back around Season 3.
I just discovered your channel and I'm hooked lol.
Kiwi, I continue to love your videos, and you remain at the tip top of my favorite channels doing BCS commentary/analysis! I especially admire your frank honesty and willingness to share your thoughts, even when you know they aren't necessarily "popular" with the fandom. I typically always agree with you, but don't always have the confidence to express myself in the community threads. So thank you! Even on the rare occasion I initially disagree with you, you always give me a new perspective to think about....which imo, is the main reason for participating in/watching videos in the first place.
Thanks :) I really appreciate it
Jimmy's Bar hearing where Chuck flips out reminds me so much of "The Caine Mutiny" courts martial scene when Humphrey Bogart looses it.
Great video. Been with the show 7 years and I get something new every time I re watch it just like bb. Can’t wait for tonight.
Chicanery ranking is well deserved. Well done on the list too that was fun!
Keep it up! These videos are awesome. Great for recap, just fun to quickly re-watch the highlights. This long format is a big plus. I don't know if you hate editing these longer videos, but I thoroughly enjoy the longer approach as a viewer.
Just wanna say, Kim using the fallacy of sunk cost line parallels Jimmy saying the same thing to her back in The first episode of season 2, when he had decided to quit the law and she was trying to get him to reconsider
Love how Jimmy rips the tape down and messes the whole paint design up at the end. Very foretelling about the over all message of the show. Chuck was always right about Jimmy.
Chuck and Jimmy are a good representation of Left Brain / Right Brain of 1 persons thought patterns.
I took it more as Jimmy rebelling and cutting corners directly because doing things the right way makes him think of Chuck.
What a great video to watch before the new episode airs tomorrow night!
Keep up the good work! 👍
Mike taking apart the car is totally something he would have done. I loved it the more mike the better!Mike is my favorite character for sure
Hey man .. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into the making of this video. It shows how big a BCS fan you are (as we all are).
You're absolutely awesome! Keep it up 💪🏻
Holy shit…longest vid you have ever posted. I know what I am doing today. Also can’t wait to see your reactions/breakdowns for Season 6B.
Chuck used to play in a band called Spinal Tap.
25:16 sparkling drugs
1:08:40 how is there no Tapatio hot sauce?
1:55:05 the memory that Chuck and Jimmy spoke of when Jimmy was helping him clean his living room
That calming technique in e8 is a technique for grounding yourself. To try and sort of ground yourself with reality and control anxiety
Coming back to watch this, again. Lol.
Please tell me you are doing a season 5 tier list 🙏. Thank you so much for all of your work on these. It has genuinely been a pleasure to watch your content over the years. Really hope you plan on doing more. Have a great day!!
You know, the last several weeks I've thought that Lalo's shushing of Jimmy and Kim in 607 reminded me of something , but I wasn't sure what it was. I think it might be Nacho's "relax..." to Pryce after he broke into his house
Ernesto and Lyle are probably my two favorite characters.
The S4 superlab story is one your least favorite? What?!? That’s the Werner story, which is up there as one of the most heartbreaking in the whole show.
I know right, thats literally the episode where mike loses most of what's left of his humanity and becomes little better than heisenberg. And before people @ me by saying Miike genuinely was doing it for his family NO. If he was doing it for his family, he would have told hank everything so he wouldnt take Kaylee's $2 million. And yes Hank is allowed to BS mike, but with that deal in mind, Mike could have used a lawyer to negotiate the deal into reality. He clearly was not necessarily a fan of criminals as he had been a cop in the past, and frequently expressed disdain for how the salamancas and gus operate. He does what he does because he has the same romanticised notions walt does. "Im doing this for my family. Im a good criminal." And werner's arc is really what seals the deal on this. Just as walt is willing to kill clueless people whom are barely in the game (Gale) mike will fully obey gus in executing a clueless man whom is barely in the game (Werner).
@@mappingshaman5280 Agree 100%. I also love the arc of Mike having some independence from Gus and thinking he calls the shots about what he will and won’t do. But then he screwed up the Werner situation so bad, he’s under Gus’s thumb for good after that. To me, all this is the superlab story…it’s not like they spent endless hours showing it being built…it’s the human drama around it.
@@mappingshaman5280 same with Walter. It absolutely pisses me off when people try to say “Walter wasn’t a bad guy, he was doing it for his family” BITCH HE POISONED A CHILD AND BOMBED A RETIREMENT HOME. He even admits he did it because he liked it, yet there’s morons trying to convince that he wasn’t a bad guy
It just feels so... unrealistic. Houses inside with a bunch of people in a truck going to excavate an area. It feels... off.
@@JamDonut11 bro gus got blown up nearly point blank and walked off adjusting his tie
I like these long format videos, so I have something to constantly watch on the side as I level up in wow.
Season 3 finale is definitely underrated, i realised that after rewatching it. It's so haunting and dark like how chuck kills himself
I was wondering what comes above S tier for the Chicanery episode, now I know 😀
Probably Bagman
These videos are so great man, thanks for making them :)
Jimmy and Kim’s relationship are always in crisis…and this was before the landslide that was season 4, the sh*tstorm that was season 5 and a supervolcanic eruption that was season 6.
Kim was right about this though.
“We both should take it easy. How about a day without drama?”
Gotta get the popcorn ready for this amazing video
Chicanery and plan and execution the two best episodes, both chuck and Howard downfalls
I love this recap series, and I love the insight. One complaint I have though is how sometimes you describe a scene and then proceed to play it. For brevity, I think it should just be one or the other, maybe if you show the scene you could lead in to it.
Holy shit! Been waiting for this one! The 3rd best season in my opinion, after season 5 and 6
Mike and the tracking devices is one my favorite scenes in the entire Breaking Bad BCS universe
I do agree that shot of Kim & Jimmy in front of the office window is totally epic.
Finally somebody pointing the Wexler-McGill logo looking like a crashing chart! That stuff has been haunting me since day one seeing the episode. 🤣
What was wrong with Francesca's pep talk to Kim after her auto accident? She simply pointed out how lucky she was to be alive. I went through a similar scenario and my friend pointing this out helped me tremendously. I could focus on my good luck vs. focus on the negativity of the accident itself. Helps get one unstuck from dwelling on negative thinking.
I still think Pimento and Five-O are better than Witness but I agree that the episode is criminally underrated
Fantastic video Kiwi. Love these tier lists. Reminds me how great this show has always been
What an incredible video, hats off too you and hard work you put into every video. Can’t wait for the final six episodes tomorrow :)
Can't wait to see the tier list for the remaining seasons. Like you, I've gravitated towards Gordon Smiths episodes. Five-O, Gloves Off, Chicanery.. Will be cool to see where Bagman, Rock and Hard Place and tonight's episode Point and Shoot will end up. A bit disappointed he isn't directing it, but Gilligan is like he did with Smith's Bagman episode so that's the next best thing for me. My second favorite writer of the series is Thomas Schnauz' episodes, but I liked his directing as much as Smiths'.
The sooner the 2nd half of this season begins the sooner we are to getting to the finale i know i wont be disappointed no matter what happens it would have to be terribly bad to get me to that point
Charlie is also short for Charles. jimmy is just a speedy Chuck in Howard's eye. guys got a lot of energy
This is gonna take a bit for me to watch without distractions, but I have never felt more certain that a 2h+ TH-cam vid will be worth the watch
:D
@Mattress Store audio distractions are also a thing
Thank you for such a long and good video! Chicanery definitely worth of an SS!
Really enjoy your recaps. Great work!!
So glad I binged watch and caught up to season 6 in one month haha also can’t wait for your reviews of season 4&5 and seeing where you rank each episode
23:45 Oh damn, I never knew this. I always thought shoes hanging from a power line meant drugs were for sale there.
btw, I've seen thru the charade and totally have figured out who exactly Carol Burnett is gonna play in this finale stretch.
One last slightly-mathematically-impossible recasting of Kaylee Ehrmentraut.
Notice also that in episode 7, Kim asks Jimmy if he’s maxing out his credit cards and Jimmy says “no”. Then, when Jimmy is telling Kim about how he plans to con the rich jerk, he says he’s going to trick the man into buying a $4000 worthless credit card. This implies that he lied to Kim and that he really did max out his credit card. Man, I love that the show’s creators trust us enough to figure this out based on these hints as opposed to outright telling us. This show is God-tier.
listened to this whole thing while putting together some ikea shit, great recap!
Fantastic video very grateful happy Saul Eve
I think if I have a primary conflict with these videos, it would probably be they feel a little too forgiving of Jimmy in his dynamic with Chuck. I will agree Chuck is a top class asshole, and does most of what he does to Jimmy for selfish reasons and his own vendetta, but he is somewhat justified in doing so. Jimmy constantly screws other people over to get what he wants, causing people he cares about to get hurt along the way. Having to put up with this for their entire lives, as well as having to be the one to bail him out, I can understand why Chuck has trouble trusting Jimmy, especially with all of the times Jimmy has an opportunity to change but goes back to his old ways. I am never completely on Chuck's or Jimmy's side, but I feel there are a lot of people who give more forgiveness to Jimmy than Chuck simply because the former is more charismatic and at center focus than the latter, both in the universe of the show as well as the real-life audience. But then again, having the two overlap like that definitely proves the writers know how to do their jobs well.
I always love coming across people randomly like this, the insurance lady in 307 is one of the stars of the Adult Swim Infomercial "Broomshakalaka," which is incredible
Dude no way, nice catch
I think Mike is everything to Jimmy that Chuck isn't this season. He looks out for Jimmy and gives opportunity for not-so-legal hijinks. Just an interesting parallel
he'll never change... omg
"salamanca money, salamanca blood" isn't actually the last thing that Hector says, the last thing he says is "It is personal" towards gus. I know you probabably didn't mean the former in your video, but still, it's such a cool thing I wanted to mention it.
It's so interesting how much of a villain Chuck is to you. I mean, don't get me wrong, Chuck's a bastard, but I definitely sympathize with him more than you do.
That's the great thing about BB and BCS. How gray all the characters are and how much the audience connects with different aspects of the characters
Also, you misspelled "lantern"
I’ll miss Kiwi’s and Pepper’s recaps and theories as much as the television series itself. Only a few more hours till the episode 8 premiere. Mid-season breaks are as frustrating as they are exciting thinking about how things will unfold. weekly rollouts of new episodes will always trump the “binge” model to me. that week of waiting with communities like these are a special thing
Who Pepper
52:34 This is truly the moment Chuck McGill became Walter White, hypothetically speaking
great video, but the best thing about it is that 30s long better call Saul music looped for over 2 hours...
Hey man, good video. 2+ hours is super impressive. It must’ve taken forever to make. If I could provide some constructive criticism though, I noticed that often during scenes you would just describe the entire scene in detail while also playing clips from that scene. For example, the conversation between jimmy and chuck in episode 10. I think there were multiple times where you just said the dialogue that they say then show them saying it.
It’s not a huge deal it just seems redundant and is a bit annoying. Maybe it’s just me but I didn’t notice you doing it at all in the last 2. Maybe some segments could just use another look. Anyway great job overall. Looking forward to season 4’s video.
Here’s to a nice, long video! Thanks, dear!
Happy to hear you enjoyed!
I need season 4-5 immediately lol I can’t stop watching these lol
I'm currently working on the s4 tier list :)
We need the full story of Gustavo "Gus" Fring. It might be short one but WORTH it
How did 471k people forget to leave a like? Wildn!
16:44 "Sony's copyright trigger Finger" while showing Finger himself.