Better Call Saul - S6E13 "Saul Gone" | Series Finale Recap & Review
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ส.ค. 2022
- Better Call Saul has come to an end. Once again, these show-runners have given us an emotionally satisfying conclusion to a fantastic series.
#BetterCallSaul
Cody J Leach
PO Box 889
Rincon, GA 31326
For Video Game reviews, rankings, and livestreams check out my 2nd channel: / @clgamechamber
Want to support my channel and get awesome exclusive content?
/ codyleach
Follow me on Twitch: / codyleachyt
Want a custom shoutout video? I am now on Cameo!: www.cameo.com/codyleachyt?qid...
Want some awesome Cody Leach merchandise?
teespring.com/stores/cody-lea...
Also check out Into The AM for 10% off unique and high quality apparel!
www.intotheam.com/discount/CO...
Audio versions of all live shows can be found here: anchor.fm/autopstream
Movie Rating System:
GO OUT AND BUY IT
STREAM IT
SKIP IT
FUCK THIS MOVIE
Facebook - / cjllonewolf
Twitter: / codyleachyt
Instagram: cjllonewolf - บันเทิง
This ending is beautiful. He's more free as Jimmy on the inside than he ever could've been as Gene on the outside.
Very well put.
I think he will just go back to his scheming ways in prison when he gets the itch again.
Or even as Saul in a golden mansion
@@gw4980 I think his genius scheming will help him in prison, but he really has turned over a fundamentally new leaf by taking accountability for his true crimes. His schemes will always be part of him, but he's taking responsibility now, which shows he won't cross the line again.
He’s nobody he’s James, Jimmy, is slippin Jimmy, and of course gene, and Saul.
Legit teared up seeing everyone saying thank you and knowing they stuck the landing and realizing 14 years of captivating television is over.
Same. I usually don't feel gratitude whenever a show ends. Appreciation yes but gratitude? Hell no. That changed with Better Call Saul, it really felt like the ending and bookend of something very special. I think I also felt thankful because Gilligan and Odenkirk were respectful to us as fans treating the characters right. Specially on times were beloved shows, movies and characters are being resurrected left and right just for the sake of money, clout and cheap fan service. Better Call Saul made Breaking Bad even more special while being it's own thing and it really feels like a gift to be thankful for.
Loved this episode. It's both depressing and baffling to see Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould nail the ending twice while Dexter couldn't get it right once
I'm telling ya!
Bravo Vince !
Three times if you count El Camino.
Gilligan and Gould know what they're doing. But with the Dexter showrunners sometime after 4 but before New Blood Clyde Phillips got too up his own ass. And Scott Buck obsessed over Hannah McKay too much.
@@SebastianPeterson I was going to type this word for word #BravoVince
The little flicker of the exit light in the courtroom as Jimmy talks about Chuck was a nice touch as well. Very beautiful finale.
Very nice touch!
I loved that. A little thing but a great touch.
See Dexter people this is how you give a character that we have loved for years a proper send off
The Dexter finale was better than this one in my opinion ✌🏻
@@desertpinevintage162 the Dexter finale pissed me off but I respect your opion
I wish I never watched new blood, would have been happier with him being a lumberjack, than that crap of a finale.
@@kristopherbrown2145 to be honest I hate to say it but I agree with you
@@BishopWalters12 true but isn't the idea to learn from past mistakes and improve, instead new blood just repeats previous mistakes or just makes new ones and that in my honest opinion makes it worse.
I loved the scene with Walt and Saul. The regrets conversation in which both men lied or couldn't face the truth...Walt staring right at the watch Jessie bought him...
This is easily one of if not the best prequel of any medium ever. The 2 Jimmy and Kim scenes at the end were a perfect way to conclude their relationship in the show. I’m gonna miss this show and also your episode reviews as I looked forward to them every week 👌
I agree. XMen First Class is my favorite XMen movie do that's my go to movie prequel answer but this was an incredible show.
Look at the shoplifter Marie looking for sympathy.
Totally unexcited to see the klepto again. She's just upset Hank isn't around to get his pals to drop the charges against her.
I appreciated the final episodes but I completely respect your opinion. I agree that some “fans” have been ridiculous with this series. I have enjoyed all your videos and I appreciate your work my dude!
"Their friendship and their love is now in tact again." Great words, Cody.
Such a good finale- not only to Better Call Saul but also to the whole Breaking Bad universe
Yes
This ending was stupid. Jimmy would never take a 86 year sentence over 7. Stupid as ending and taking a longer sentence didn't mean nothing. Vince just thought He was too smart this time and it showed. Lame season
@@andrewebb3283
lol good one. Stop trolling bruh lol
@@BareBandSubscription first ever I complained about Vinces writing. They dropped the ball on the finale
@@andrewebb3283
lol come on dawg, you not pulling my leg. Quit trolling bruh lol
Only Walt could turn a small unnoticeable noise into one hell of a racket
Jimmy wanted to get caught. He saw the signs, took note and ignored them. The second he decided to roll the cancer patient, it became clear... Jimmy had to prove to himself that this is a fair and just world, where bad people are punished. It is why many become lawyers in the first place. Jimmy had to show the system how deeply flawed it was. He illustrated that his sentence could be whittled down to a meager 7 years, then as if to give the justice system the finger for not going at him hard enough, he tanked the deal and took it on the chin for a sentence he felt was more commensurate with the severity of his crimes. He lost his freedom but gained his dignity and a certain reputation in the yard. He now knows who he is and is at peace with it.
Your right but I don’t think he intentionally did all these things as a grand plan. I think he was going to go with getting the 7 years until he heard what Kim did.
Congrats on finishing the series! Also here is a reward for possibly my favorite TH-camr on the platform (I know it an’t much but it should do).
I loved the Walt, Mike and Marie scenes really trying a very nice bow on this being the final curtain call for Breaking Bad AND Better Call Saul
Don’t forget Chuck
From what I understand when walt went to go meet Gretchen’s family they looked down on him and he felt like they treated him like he was lesser than them.
This was an awesome, clear commentary. I agree with all that you said!! Thank you!
Tier list would actually be difficult to rank with so many great characters but I'd still love to see one
This was a very satisfying end to the series. I love how they make Jimmy happier in prison than on the outside. I also love how they tried to mislead you throughout the whole episode.
Jimmy proved in this episode how good of a lawyer he actually is. Being council for the biggest and most wanted criminal he's ever had....himself. Before he changed his mind
Jimmy proved Vince ran out of ideas. This ending was lame. I can't even fake it. This whole season wasn't good, the lab story was stupid. Not buying this season or ending. Jimmy would never take an 86 year sentence if he had only 7. STUPID!
@@andrewebb3283 I could not agree more. I just kept shaking my head, thinking WHAT? Nobody would sink their own ship like this. Terrible ending.
Its great that you got your own take on the events... your reviews have been such a good content, as was better call saul.
Cody, you killed it man. Loved this review. I can’t wait for your rankings.
I don’t think Kim is actually practicing law again officially, she said her like pass thing didn’t expire so I’m guessing she had held onto that and just used it to lie her way in, but she’s for sure working at the free advice centre from earlier on
Absolutely brilliant analysis of the episode Cody! You are a true fan but not a mindless fanatic by still being able critique things.
This was some impressive in-depth analyzing! This episode was pretty good, so happy we have two whole TV shows that start and end on good notes. Too many shows turn to crap in the end
Thanks for all the reviews. Loved the show. Hated to see it end but all good things come to a end.
When we got to the scene with Hanks wife and talking to Jimmy I instantly thought of how good dexter new blood could have ended and how emotional it would have been if Angel spilled his heart out to Dexter. Better call saul literally gave us what we failed to get in new blood.
The video I’ve been waiting for! Love your videos Cody, just wanna say even though we knew this would happen what a bittersweet ending. It’s been stuck on my mind ever since I watched it. Beautifully done to tie up everything that’s happen all show. Thank you so much to everyone involved in this universe. Gonna miss Cody’s reactions to the show. Bravo! Bravo!
Ps: I don’t think some of the cons they did dragging on was so great for the final episodes but it all finished beautifully.
I've been waiting all day for this.
Yup, brilliant writing IMO.
The writers managed to create a cult following so strong that even when they wanted to DESTROY Jimmy/Saul/Gene,
they did it in such a way that they, the writers,
don't cause friction or disdain from their follower audience towards them.
It's GENIUS:
How to do it without alienating the audience?
They can't destroy him directly, so......they make him destroy himself!
That there is just a stroke of creative genius.
Not only destroy him in the present, but also in the past. They try all sorts of time-machine tricks to even go as far as to destroy him in our eyes in the past.
Even if it means Gene breaking character completely.
Even if it means Saul senselessly throwing a meager 7 year sentence out of the window & get what is practically a life sentence just to see Kim.
They just can't do it themselves so to speak; so they get Saul to do it to himself.
I’m so happy they pulled it off.
This captured what i always thought the tone of this show was, as well as capped off the whole universe perfectly.
Couldn’t have thought of a more satisfying and bittersweet conclusion to Kim & jimmys relationship in the show
It’s a little cringe, but i actually said ‘ thank you too’ back to my screen after the messages from the cast popped up at the end.
It was the perfect conclusion to an outstanding series.. Vince and Peter absolutely nailed it, a thing of beauty
No it wasn't. He didn't have to confess. It was stupid. Kim's scene was stupid. How could she still be a lawyer after 5hat confession? Lame lame lame ending. It made noooooo sense
@@andrewebb3283 Her new Mexico bar code didn’t have an expiration date….but hey that’s your opinion you don’t have to agree with me or anyone else.
She’s not a lawyer
@@hoopz5095 7 years would have done the samething. He didn't have to do nothing but be sentenced then the lady calls Kim which was meaningless because He didn't mention Howard or the sceem
@@hoopz5095 I'm not the only one thinking this. It hasn't hit people yet how bad it was because it's over for good.
Great review Cody, I'm going to miss these weekly BCS videos!
I really love your channel. I watch all your videos and am amazed that you don’t have more followers. And please do a ranking next 👍
Great review Cody!...and HELL YEAH would love character ranking and season (BB and BCS/El Camino) vid's
What an absolutely fantastic show can’t wait to watch it all the way through together as one season I feel I love it even more
I'm pumped for all the videos to come on the seasons an characters
Loved the review. Thought this was a amazing ride. Commented to say that Kim didn’t get back into law. Her ID didn’t expire so now she can vist him whenever
I really would love to see you make a tier list for every season of both shows, and characters too.
This whole final season was fucking amazing. The best TV show of all time in my opinion. I strongly disagree with your oddly harsh take on the last few episodes, but opinions are like assholes, right? Overall, I’ve really enjoyed your reviews of these shows.
Hey Cody, loved your review videos throughout. Im gonna miss them. As for the ranking videos, i say yes. Rank the seasons of each but also debate each charcter too. Like I.E. Jimmy vs Walt for the lead, Kim vs Skyler for the love interest, Nacho vs Jesse for thr troubled sidekick who got stuck in the game. Something like that to really deep dive who the better character is
Love your reviews
I love that they didn't character assassinate Jimmy in the end.
I heard somewhere that they originally were gonna kill Saul in the finale of Breaking Bad, and I'm happy they didn't do that because this was the perfect ending for Saul and the show
Awesome I been waiting all day.
I was almost scared that I wasn't going to like the ending after Gene threatened to hurt Marion last week, but this episode absolutely delivered on every level, and satisfied me even down to the tiniest details. Absolutely perfect ending, and I'm personally satisfied with this being the last of the Breaking Bad universe.
Edit: There is one thing that I would've maybe liked changed, which is nitpicking nitpicks at this point, but I would've liked to see color brought back in that final scene, to show that even though he's in prison he is himself once again. But that is a microscopic detail (and nothing that a little AI recoloring can't change)
I would have wanted to see color. But the cigarette had color, the lighter had color. They rekindled their love and that brought the fire back. I wanted color back, but now that I think about it I think it would have made the ending worse. Though I would have wanted to see a little more color, or maybe have slightly adding more and more color from the point of when Jimmy sees Kim, but still leaving it midway between color and B&W.
this ending was everything I asked for and more
Man, where to start? When we met at the convention in Orlando I had mentioned that this universe had been my all time favorite in television. Really crazy to think that it's over. I think you nailed it. There's been better seasons, but this episode was probably top 2 for me. I love that it's a contrast to the end of Breaking Bad for all the reasons you mentioned. They didn't succumb to the pressure of making it more like Breaking Bad, they stayed their own coarse for this show. I was ok up until the Thank you video from the actors, then I got misty eyed. I would love to see videos from you ranking the characters and one where you rank the seasons of both shows combined. Much love dude!
Thanks man. Glad you liked the ending too.
I agree with everything you said in this review. This show was amazing.
I haven’t been this satisfied with a series finale since.. well Breaking Bad. Perfect finale for an awesome show.
i’d be up for seeing a BB/BCS season ranking and/or character tier list!
Glad you liked it! I thought it was the most fitting ending to Saul… excuse me Jimmy McGill
I just thought of the perfect viewing order of the BB/BCS universe! What if one were to watch BCS through 609 (“Fun and Games”), watch the entirety of BB and El Camino, and then finish with the final four episodes of BCS? The tension of BCS gets maintained (as you don't yet know the fates of the characters), and BB doesn't get spoiled by the final four episodes. You also don't have to worry about the pace of BCS slowing to a crawl near the end because you jump straight into BB. Instead, El Camino serves as a transitional installment that bridges the gap between the slam-bang finale of BB and the more pensive and reflective sensibility of BCS's conclusion. That's just my two cents though. Let me know what you think!
I mean that could work, but honestly I think you need to watch Breaking Bad first in order to understand a lot of the details, context, and characters in Better call Saul, also seeing how Saul is in BB and then watching him slowly transition to that in BCS would add a lot more impact in my opinion, I think the writers definitely intend for viewers to watch Breaking Bad first.
@@jpeg204 I like watching movies and shows in chronological order .
Like the Machete order for watching Star Wars. Really cool idea.
I thought it was perfect, too. My favorite part was Jimmy looking at Kim when he was turned around in his seat in court. It showed so much without saying anything at all. I don’t know how they manage to come up with such brilliance when the premise is “Jimmy goes to jail,” I didn’t think that sounded enticing at all but it was. All I wanted was for Jimmy and Kim to end on good terms and they did. I love that Kim just can’t quit Jimmy. Please do a season review or ranking, that would be great. I can’t believe this is over. It’s been amazing.
This episode was very heavy for me. There was so much to unpack. I loved the time machine/regret theme. I figured if they were gonna catch him it would be early. And the court scene all the way to the end just made me sad. The guns hand gesture almost broke me. I was sad for where the character ends up but mostly sad cause this was it for the BB universe (hopefully not for good)
Such a great ending. I'm gonna miss looking forward to new episodes
A video comparing the finales would be awesome, or just a ranking of overall tv finales in general
I loved this episode, in my opinion it absolutely stuck the landing. I loved the whole time machine theme Mike was gonna go back to night his son was killed then decided to go back to when he first took a bribe as he told his son to take bribe. I also loved that Walt’s regret was the company and not all the awful things that he had done. A great incite into his character.
So, after all that, a happy ending…. 😢
Is it??
Not for Howard.
Agree 100%, should have focused 1 episode on the schemes
Why? What story was left to tell but Gene spiraling and reaching this conclusion? Even the Kim stuff felt about right. I don’t really get the issue a small segment of fans are having with the last 4 episodes.
Can you make a video rating all breaking bad universe seasons including El Camino? Nice review!
I think if it went full colour when Jimmy's confessing up until the end it wouldve been more effective.
That would have been interesting
Sometimes small things in life keeps you going. Depression is a horrible thing, and you look for small things to brighten your day a little, for me it's tv shows. Especially shows that is amazing and hits home, and this show from the start gave me something to look forward to. When it was over and the cast said thank you, I broke down and cried. The ending was right.
To me it was a perfect finale and even more !! Despite not following this show since 2015 (unfortunately) it was an incredible journey watching this series, revisiting this amazing universe and characters!! At least I followed episodes week by week of season 5 and now 6 !!! I still don’t know which is my fav breaking bad or better call saul but I LITERALLY DO LOVE BOTH EQUALLY !!!!!! I’m so freaking happy and satisfied with it, i still didn’t get used with the black and white stuff especially of these last couple of episodes but that’s ok !! I need to rewatch the other seasons but my 1st impression is S6 was already my fav BCS season since the middle lol but it’s just amazing watching this whole universe, BB, BCS and El camino !! I’m really curious to see a gta type of game of breaking bad pitched by Vince Gillian !! Great video!! I’m gonna sleep very happy now lol I’M GONNA MISS THESE CHARACTERS !!!
To me bb/ bcs are interchangeable. You can’t have one with out the other .
@@robertlawrence4719 EXACTLY !!!!! One completes the other !!! And very beautifully !!!! The amount of quality the guys have delivered to us was insane and unbelievable !!!! Let’s see what the next tv show by vince gillian will be, even if it won’t be something related to breaking bad universe, but I’m really curious to see what a series with this movie style by gillian would be, something also related to crime etc !
Very sad that it’s over. What an incredible journey this has been.
I would love to see a ranking of all seasons of both series.
The major conflict ended when Lalo died. The rest was the moral aspect of Jimmy plus him dealing with what happened to his brother
I thought this episode fantastic and it was a great ending to Jimmy/Gene/Saul.
Also it was nice to see Marie, Chuck and Walt agian, I am just glad that neither Kim or Jimmy were killed off.
i believe it was confirmed in an interview with Vince Gilligan that Walt’s ego was hurt about Gretchen’s parents being so rich, and after he met them he left and bought his way out of the company.
I can see the parrallel stories between Walter and Saul, how they were both screwed over either by Grey Matter, which would have put Walter into fame and notoriety regarding his discovery that could have made him millions and be part of that snobbish elite society of people who he would be mingling with. Jimmy wanted to be part of that same society, being partners in his brother's law firm. They both were kicked to the curb, but ended up making millions in their own failed schemes of being sort of villans that wanted respect which they couldn't get legitimately through a normal existence. Their regrets and wishing they could both go back in time and change their circumstances made for a well written dialog in this scene in the basement.
This was a great finale. We'll be talking about this universe for years. I can't wait to see Vince Gilligan's next venture. I hope he gets a Marvel or DC project since he's said he wants to do a project about a "good guy".
Tier list would be so much better for the characters cause all the characters seem amazing and saying one is better than another is a struggle so tier lists are great for that
Traditionally a lot of shows would have made an episode with him on the run the whole time but instead they decided to have him get caught early and show Saul Goodman when he was in his element behind bars. You really got to see all aspects of his character and the way Bob Odenkirk switched back and forth between the personas was just phenomenal and he should win an Emmy.
13:45 She's not practicing again. She mentioned that she was able to get in because her bar card didn't have any actual expiration date on it.
I do want to point out, Kim isn't practicing law again. She said her old card doesn't have an expiration date on it so she basically just snuck in, and it's implied that's the last time they'll ever see each other
Great review. I still don't think the Breaking Bad flashback in the RV was fan service though. That flashback is obviously what Saul used to get his 7 year deal. It was a great reminder for those who haven't watched BB in a while with a nice bonus scene for the rest of us.
Yes you should definitely rank the bcs and bb seasons! That's ounds awesome
I think the point of the Walt and Jesse cameo in the Breaking Bad episode was to show us the moment Saul was kidnapped and put in front of an open grave, since that's such an important moment in the finale, instead of hoping people remember it from Breaking Bad.
Ain’t that Much guilt in the world I’m not doing life when I could do seven years even if I murdered earth
We need a new series like "Better Call Saul Prison break".
Although definitely not the best episode of BCS it was a good finale to an awesome show, I'm sure going to miss it! Thanks for the great review!
I totally agree with you about the last few episodes.
I don't think Kim is necessarily practicing law again. She said her new Mexico Bar card doesn't have an expiration date, and that's how she was able to go see him. So she conned her way in there. She might just be volunteering at that law office to help people again, but that doesn't for sure mean she's going to be a,lawyer again
Dexter writers should really take notes from Vince and Peter on how to end a show just saying
Or just do one more season of new blood( where Dexter somehow lives ) and hire the bcs writers to write the season .
I knew you meant Dexter, I was thinking the same thing, lol
Would you ever do a top ten moments in the bb/bcs universe?
You were the first one who talked about Walter and Jimmy's relationship here on youtube. There's a very important scene, when Walter talks about his regrets and how he felt betrayed by Elliott and Gretchen...Jimmy said he could do something for Walter, but Walter says Jimmy would be the last person he would look for. That comment offended Jimmy. Walter makes a bad judgment about Jimmy, even though he is a much worse person than Jimmy. It's ironic, in Breaking Bad Jimmy always treats Skyler well, but she's always rude to him.
Jimmy always treated other people well whether in Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul Era, but those same people, sometimes worse people than they were, always treated him badly. That's why in my opinion, Jimmy Redemption wasn't guilty of his crimes or his relationship with his brother. His redemption was for Kim, the only person who really liked and respected Jimmy.
Loved the ending
Only episode that I think was not really needed was Nippy. But that was needed for palette cleansing and getting distance for the past three massively anxious episodes that closed the Better Call Saul timeline. Also we needed time to kind of forget Jimmy/Saul of BCS timeline and get into the headspace of Gene to really get and understand the epilogue.
Overall this season was perfection, the final was perfect, and that solidifies the series as perfect. There were some average episodes, some things I thought were too out there (like scamming Mesa Verde in support of the old guy, which has many issues for me), but overall it's perfect show.
I liked Nippy way more than “Breaking Bad”.
Breaking bad explains why Anakin turns to the darkside
Better Call Saul gives us a hint why Darth Vader saves Luk
If i had a time machine i ask George better call Vince.
Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould are the goats of television now since they’re 2 for 2. Such a bittersweet ending. I will miss this universe and this show.
i feel like the only thing that could have made this episode better is if they brought back color in that hallway scene when they were bringing saul to the courtroom
I think as for the time machine thing, both between Saul and Mike then Saul and Walt, maybe it comes back to the book that Chuck was going to read at the end of his scene in this episode: the book was H.G. Wells "The Time Machine". Does anyone have any other input on this?
How would the character rank video work? Would this be all the new main characters we saw and would this include the side we see in Jimmy McGill.
I wish you would have touched that Mike scene, I don’t think I heard you discuss it, that was a great scene too! Overall I agree with you, amazing show
Do a BB vs BCS video where you choose categories (cinematography, writing, characters, etc) and chose a winner of each category and which show you enjoy more overall (even tho we know it’s BB).
I don't think Kim is a lawyer again. I'm pretty sure she was saying her New Mexico bar card didn't have an expiration date so she used the card to get into the prison but wasn't actually a lawyer
Honestly, I was kind of disappointed. I felt it was very anticlimactic. It seemed cobbled together with old footage. I hoped the ending would have been somewhere in Breaking Bad when White was on top of the world at the end after showing Jimmy going to jail.
If you had to rank a top 10 episode list between BB and BCS how many Better Call Episodes would be in the top 5?
Ok bob now that better call Saul is over time for nobody 2
It was perfect and at least the ending didn't fk up the landing like dexter new blood