BETTER CALL SAUL Has The Perfect Ending
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- Better Call Saul Season 6 has the perfect ending. In this video essay, I discuss why the Better Call Saul finale has the perfect ending. The ending scene with Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler is truly a great way for this show to end, and it brings the world of Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad to a fitting conclusion. Better Call Saul Season 6 is now on Netflix. There are heavy spoilers in this video.
Better Call Saul is an American crime drama television series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. It is a spin-off, prequel, and a sequel to Gilligan's previous series, Breaking Bad. Set primarily in the early to middle part of the 2000s in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series develops Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), an earnest lawyer and former con artist, into an egocentric criminal defence attorney known as Saul Goodman. Also shown is the moral decline of retired police officer Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks), who becomes closely affiliated with the Juarez drug cartel to support his granddaughter and her widowed mother. Jimmy and Mike's interactions remain sporadic until their respective storylines fully converge. The upcoming sixth and final season of the AMC television series Better Call Saul is set to premiere on April 18, 2022, in the United States, and will consist of 13 episodes split into two parts. The second half of the season will premiere on July 11, 2022. The season will also be streamed on AMC+ in the U.S. and on Netflix internationally. Better Call Saul is a spin-off prequel of Breaking Bad created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Bob Odenkirk (Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman), Jonathan Banks (Mike Ehrmantraut), Rhea Seehorn (Kim Wexler), Patrick Fabian (Howard Hamlin), Michael Mando (Nacho Varga), Tony Dalton (Lalo Salamanca), and Giancarlo Esposito (Gus Fring) will reprise their roles from previous seasons. It has been confirmed that Brian Cranston and Aaron paul's Walter White and Jessie Pinkman will also return in the final season of Better Call Saul.
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1:34 Better Call Saul Has The Perfect Ending
4:15 The Ending That Saul Goodman Deserved
6:10 Jimmy McGill And Kim Wexler's Perfect Ending
8:47 The Importance Of The Flashback Scenes
10:38 Better Call Saul Had The Right Ending
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BETTER CALL SAUL Has The Perfect Ending - บันเทิง
In my opinion, the Better Call Saul ending was a masterstroke from Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. In this video, I discuss the reasons why. What did you think of the ending to Better Call Saul season 6? Let me know down below.
MORE SEASONS?? 👏👏👏 great show!
What a series, props to the creators for creating an amazing follow-up to an already great show
The scene with chuck shows Jimmy did regret rejecting a heart to heart talk that night with his brother.
IT WAS! The ending has haunted me - in a good way. I'm still absorbing it - processing it. IMO this is the best drama TV show ever made.
And the cinematography. ❤️ Just a masterful work of art - every single season. I noticed it even more on the 2nd watching of the series. They better be drowning in awards!!
In criminal life there are 3 exits
1. Walter ended up dead
2. Jesse ended up running away
3. Saul ended up in prison
Simply beautiful
That is not true. Walter is dead because of his illness. Jesse is living free with a lot of money. And Saul, well I think we can expect another season where he leaves the prison. Criminal life is does not have to end in a bad way, believe me.
@@Solda65 you think he’s coming back one day?
@@bryanlayton6400 I hope so. There is a huge potential for another scenario.
@@Solda65 a lot of money?? Saul had more..
@@Solda65 i agree there is a lot of potential. i think thats why they ended it how they did.. so theres potential to come back one day. i think theyre saying maybe, maybe not.. so when it does happen it gets more attention
This was a brilliant series. Reminded me of the godfather part 2 in relation to breaking bad being part 1. I shed a few tears at the end there, not gonna lie… was the perfect way to finish. Great stuff + many thanks for u videos - cheers!
i knew he wouldnt die. Walts ended in death, Jesse's in freedom, and Saul coming to terms
Bob Odenkirk said that there are four personas. The fourth would be James McGill as he called himself at court. A new persona that overcomes not only Saul but also Slippin' Jimmy.
This really was a perfect ending to it all
I get it now. jimmy wanted to kill saul forever by never getting out of prison. if he had done 7 years, saul could have come back and killed jimmy and he would have started breaking bad again...so he stopped himself from doing more harm.
Exactly that. It was cycle for him since the beginning and this allowed him to redeem himself for his wrongdoings, make it right with kim yet also allow himself to live whatever persona he enhabits behind bars. Its a perfect thematic end point in my opinion.
@@CortexVideos I think personally that he didn't make the choice he did to prevent himself from taking over and doing what he's always done, but moreso to hold himself accountable and prove himself to Kim. With 7 years, he would have gotten out of jail easily and once he was out, he wouldn't be a changed man because he'd still have nobody.
He took the life sentence because he needed to redeem himself for Kim. He realized staying in jail for that long was the only way to do that and have Kim realize he wasn't cutting corners anymore. To Jimmy, life is better in his mind behind bars with Kim than out of jail without Kim.
Absolutely loved the show.
But everyone in prison calls him saul
@@NO-TRUCKS-GIVEN Right, the prisoners only know Jimmy for his Saul persona. Jimmy is changed but will always be remembered as Saul.
I think that was what they were trying to state but did so badly in my opinion. They showed us briefly that Gene was reckless and wanted to get caught. But not so in that he was smart enough to get his sentence down to 7 years and stupid enough to take 86 years.
Love how they actually gave in to the chicanery shitposts and made one themselves in the prisoner transport scene
I'd like to know what you mean I don't understand
@@joanstone6740 "Hey! You're better call saul!"
it’s Better call saul!@amc
chicanery shitposts?
@@KevinLuper99 gave in to the chicanery shitposts?/
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.
He wanted to get caught? Why did he run than?
I don't entirely agree, I think he was thinking about those things, but it was definitely subconscious, it's not like he did all that just to make a point or something, he was relapsing
Honestly, a beautiful analysis/video essay. Thank you for this 🙏🏻
Glad you enjoyed it!
The ending was perfect,he was at peace with himself,even if he got 86 years.
He was no longer looking over his shoulder,s gene,he paid his dues for being saul Goodman by reverting back to Jimmy,he will be respected in prison,and will probably florish.and him and Kim made amends.
Should of come to Jesus while doing 7 years, not before being sentenced. Punishment isn't necessary for change.
Flourish in a supermax prison?
@@uncleclem7381 flourish as in have the respect of the other inmates.
He would probably have a better life in prison as Jimmy,than he would outside as gene.
@@Rick_Riff saul goodman turns to god 🙏 bravo
@@WackMaDino lol yeah what an ending that would be it would've made the game of thrones finale look like a masterpiece.🤦♂️
The ending is perfect. I still expected the long con, though. When Kim showed up, when they shared a smoke, when he gave her the finger guns. There's still a man alive in that body behind bars. So I rest peacefully knowing that Crime and Punishment is still a good story
Amazing analysis!
It's all good, man. It's all good! What a ride. Thanks for the great video.
Masterpiece, definitely!! One of the best series ever! And a wonderfully fitting ending. Thank you for this essay.
Perfectly put my friend.
The whole finale was just a masterpiece in every way. As good as dramatic art gets. My God, the last 2 scenes blew me away. Bravo!
🙌🏼 masterpiece!!! ♥️
I was so worried that they might fumble at the end, but oh my god they absolutely stuck the landing and I'm so happy that I got to experience the show. This is up there with the Americans and the good place in terms of the best TV show finales of the last 5 years
Is everyone just forgetting about poor Jeff? :D
A top notch production.
I would have liked more dialogue between Jimmy and Kim in their final scene.
That shared cigarette. The red and only color in either of their lives. The connection between them still burns, both their souls are content even if their lives still technically suck and stuck in black and white because of past choices.
and with a finger gun salute farewell to kim...maybe for the last time. I cant think of anything they could say that would add anything more to the ending.
I was hoping he'd sing "Bali Hai" to her ("that, of course, was a joke" - Lalo, how to make a taco)
@@zachthecool4321 Love the observation of the finger gun salute!!! Brilliant body language and cinematography not to mention writing & acting! What a masterpiece of art!!!
I think the whole story of BCS is about Jimmy trying to balance his wants and his nature; between the Saul Goodman persona that ensured self-gratification and a feeling of being appreciated (which lacks from his brother) and his own nature of actually being a good and caring lawyer/brother. The ending to BCS actually put this two to a fulfillment with Jimmy confessing to his crime whilst being surrounded with the respect of his fellow inmates. In the end, Jimmy feels accomplished and at peace: what I think the whole ending of Gilliverse is all about. Walter amending himself by sacrificing his live to freed Jesse and Jesse whose finally liberated and be his own person, free from the people that entraps him (Walter and Todd).
Great vid dude
Cheers jay. Hope you enjoyed the show !
I love how Gould and Gilligan made it purposely divisive, while also making it perfectly logical and earned. Jimmy (in his last turn as pure Saul Goodman) negotiating down to a shockingly light sentence and then blowing it all up is, from a "would anyone, especially someone like him, really do that?" perspective, a hard sell. In the context of the show and the episode, you can completely understand why he would. The three flashbacks resonate so much. With Mike, it's "are you really this shallow?". With Walter White, it's "you've always been worthless". And with Chuck, it's "we're always having the same conversation, you're never going to change".
In the end, he proves them wrong, and he does it so he can have some form of reconciliation with the most important person in his life, and live out his life free from the past even if he''ll never be physically free again. And on rewatch, the way you can see Jimmy and Kim reconnect just through glances during his confession is truly brilliant. He confesses that he saw Walter White as an opportunity, and exploited it to the max, and Kim is still wary that he's playing an angle. He talks about Howard, and she begins to soften. Then she gives him a look that pushes him to get it all out, and he ends with Chuck. And she and he both know they have each other again.
This sensational, epic series must be considered slightly better than Breaking Bad
The writing from start to finish should be the standard for others to attempt to emulate. I seriously doubt that any other episodic venture will ever come close. Peter Gould wrote and directed this gem and was the show runner from it's inception. The attention to detail in every scene is pure genius. Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Jonathon Banks and Micheal Mando should all have garnered multiple emmy awards. Yet not one of them have any to date. This not only mind boggling but actually laughable. This is Rheas first ever emmy nomination and I am willing to bet she won't win this year. Bob has been nominated every year without a win and the others were not even nominated. Maybe the emmy committee decided that awarding Breaking Bad so many wins that that was the limit for this franchise. It certainly is rather tragic.
Yup, completely agree with you on it being better than BB and also underrated AF in terms of prizes. However, it's not the only show that Emmys hadn't done justice - and that's ok. It'll remain a masterpiece as it already is anyway.
Patriot is one of the best shows ever that got cancelled cus Amazon sucks and no one watched it. It’s Better call Saul level great, check it out.
With Kim being able to get into a maximum security prison anything is possible ....the Double gun fingers at the end ...I think she's gonna break him out..
Walt died, Jesse escaped, Saul paid.
Pretty much a perfect triad.
I wanted the theme over the very last scene, but I can do that myself.... it was perfect
You should do a video exploring what Saul could've said that made the Asst DA call Kim & made her come back to ABQ to see Saul's courtroom hearing.
The ending feels so well rounded it makes me feel uncomfortable
Jesus, great channel, great analysis, but the non-stop mid-reel ads are just too much. I don't mind watching ads at the beginning of a video to support the content creator, but when it's all ads, all of the time, I just can't get behind that.
Rhea's depiction of boring normalcy -- uh, those scenes were so good. Kudos to production, too, for the cinematography. I really felt what she was portraying. She's such a very good actor.
Honestly I feel good for Jimmy too I mean he blew his cushy 7 year deal, too possibly dying in jail, but he is on a good path, plus he’s going to live like a king in jail and even possibly pass legit legal advise to prisoners.
Wasn't flashy. Was all Saul.
Not only does the final scene of Jimmy and Kim sharing a cigarette call back to the very first episode, but the square lighting coming in from the bars is reminiscent of their shared law office with the square glass. Great ending
Waiting for that Lyle the Pollos hermanos guy spinoff next
Ten years have passed...Lyle as Regional Manager of KFC: "Stay out of my territory."
It was great but I just want ONE bonus season of Jimmy getting into prison antics cut with Saul Goodman (post Kim pre Walt) getting into antics.
At least he wasn't sent to Beliez...
Saul shoulda taken one more jab at Hank at the end lmao.
Great show. Great unexpected ending ! 👍👏👏
Soo much still to say......!!!!
More seasons please!
More seasons
More seasonssssssss 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
The end of bcs is bitter sweet. Yes he's locked away in prison for the rest of his life, but he redeemed himself and no longer is running from his demons and doesn't talk his way outta things
Saul finally turned a new leaf
man the idea of jimmy finally saving himself from something walt couldn't, makes me happy and emotional
Someone had to go down, everyone died…but Jesse…but as I said someone had to get busted.
Did Marion get a reward or any acknowledgement as the woman who caught Saul ?
not sure i would like to know tho
I'd like to think the FBI upgraded her 56k dialup to broadband. Marion can watch those cat videos in HD instantly rather than waiting minutes on buffer times.
When Marion said, "I trusted you!" Uh, what a scene that was. She's such a great actor
Sad but beautiful ending.
its not, too unrealist, too fairy tellish. Its so perfect its bad.
I loved the ending but didn't understand his connection to Hanks death and the inclusion of Marie seemed odd to say the least. I'm sure Walt had to of mentioned something about what happened before they both disappeared. It didn't really make sense that they were implying that he was directly responsible for their deaths.. I get it that the court and police were probably upset that they never caught walt or anyone else and took it out on him but it is still a reach to link saul to those murders as well as Marie in blaming him
Great Great series. Kim is 🔥. Jimmy and Kim's ending together is very sad.
Blowing up his plea deal- it’s what his character has done since the start. Self sabotaging his work! Sandpiper, Davis and Main, etc. The end was right in line with Jimmy. Saul would’ve taken the 7, but Jimmy took knew he needed to pay.
They went full Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment" with the finale.
Mike, Walter and Chuck died without redemption but Jimmy chose to face the consequences of his actions without regrets and at peace with himself.
I am not certain how anyone can square this as fairly in light of what Kim did. She was the one who stated "This happens today" no matter what as fair.
How exactly did he clear Kim from a civil suit? He said exactly zero about that case.
I would’ve taken the deal. Then hit up Kim 7 years later and been like babe I’m sorry
I was thinking the same thing.
in breaking bad walt tells jesse “there’s more than one kind of prison”… saul got real prison but jesse got prison too, he was caged and abused like an animal- absolutely vile… luckily he did get a new life in the end
I truly believe this show is a tad better than BrBa and Saul Gone was a bit better than Felina I never thought I’d say that
the ending was perfect however from my point of view: 1) it would have been nice to see Flynn White to have closure with what Jimmy said about Walter not being able to do anything without him 2) Kim should have some sentence because the idea and plan to ruin Howard's life was all his! 3) I'm sorry but I can't stand Marie's character...but I understand that it was closure for her. 4) the end is beautiful because we see clearly all the characteristics for which we love Jimmy so much: he is nice, he is intelligent and he has a good heart and that is why he makes the decision to be honest before the Judge and tell the whole truth of his acts as: Jimmy and as Saul.
1) Flynn would have been really out of place in the finale also what are you even talking about? 2) Kim confessed what happened to Howard but there's no evidence for her to be locked up, did you even watch the show? 3) Marie's appearance had significance, more than just her closure 4) Jimmy decides to confess after finding out that Kim came clean.
Marie was there as fanservice. Even though I love this show I couldn't stop asking myself "wtf is she doing here?" all the time. Great lines and a beautiful deliver by her, anyway.
The ending stinks completely.
why does everyone think he cleared Kim's name? That's not what happened.
This ain’t breaking bad it’s breaking bored.
No thank you
The ending was excellent. However, perfect for me was 7 years and Kim waiting outside the prison upon his release to pick him up and start over together. My theory: 1 year from today we will get a 15 minute clip, and Kim will be outside, waiting for him. They'll both be about 55. Saul, pardon me, Jimmy will have served 15 years, found some legal defense plus good behavior and be out.
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It definitely was great… my only issue is that Saul clearly wanted to get caught. No way in hell would his dumbass go on these scams and risk being caught for the sake of it. I don’t care that he was a con man; what he did in those final episodes was just plain stupid and he wanted to be caught.
I did not like the ending
No, it's not
Shifty ending he had 7 years lmaoo
It’s a stupid ending. He should’ve took the 7 year deal. You can’t redeem yourself to the world if you are in prison for 86 years
I have no problem saying I was hoping for a lot more. I am not arguing that the ending was bad, I just don't think they pulled it off as well as people are saying right now in the moment (time may change that). There were many beautiful things about it but I feel it could have been done better. It was disjointed (the transition to the gene story, and that story itself) and, in my opinion, lukewarm in terms of what I expected from this show. I feel they could have done the exact same story ending, but made it work better at the least.
If you mean "Saul Gone" is a perfect ending in light of yes, it is far better to have death imprisonment as in 86 years verses being left thirsty in desert, than I can agree with you. Or yes having a seven-year sentence available therefore my acceptance of 86-years in prison is no longer on the table due to my ability to time travel, then I also agree with you. Otherwise, I cannot concur.
Everyone would take 7 years
His lawyer will get him off on a technicality and he'll be out of jail in 18 months
Not a perfect ending.
I’m not complaining, the series was great, but I don’t think the ending will stand the test of time. I agree my opinion means nothing, like everyone else’s.
Are we calling this a perfect ending which shoved into our faces Saul/Jimmy clever enough to receive a seven-year sentence and in the same episode stupid enough to settle for an 86-years imprisonment? Okay. we have different definitions of perfect, I guess.
After skillfully negotiating a 7 year sentence in a minimum security prison he just throws it all away for hard time for life??? Why? Did someone slip a truth serum into his water? WTF! That scene of Jimmy driving in his car singing the Blondie song "The tide is high" was great. Jimmy was feeling like Jimmy again and not Gene. He hated Gene, but loved Jimmy/Saul. Running those cons with Jeffie gave him his life back...so why throw it all away? He wouldn't...the ending was unrealistic.
Watch season 5 then season 6. It's a completely different show. The covid layoff and script zoom meetings killed this shows momentum. The ending wasn't perfect either, it was plain and basic.
Did we watch the same season?
Lol wut ?
I'm in the minority I guess. The ending was OK. But I just don't think that it was great. Same for the Breaking Bad ending. Still two incredible shows that I love.
I'm with you. Big fan of the show, but I found the finale to be underwhelming (and with a number of things that strained credulity, at least for me). I thought the penultimate episode, with Kim and Gene's tense reunion on the phone and Kim deciding to confess, was terrific...but I hoped it would lead towards something more interesting in the finale. Still, overall, definitely a top-notch show...the creators, cast, and crew should all be proud of the work.
The ending was going very well, until Saul confessed and got 86 years. This destroyed the series! Horrible ending! Like my wife says "that was some serious white people sh*t."
I personally DID NOT LIKE THIS ENDING!
This is going to be a long comment, but I promise that I will have you thinking about some points that you probably didn't even think about or even consider. It will be worth your while.
To preface, I am a huge Better Call Saul fan and a huge Breaking Bad fan. I personally was not expecting a big grand ending to Better Call Saul, similar to the one in Breaking Bad. I knew it would deal with Jimmy finally getting caught. This ending to Better Call Saul did not fit Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman, as a character, at all. I feel like they undermined how good of a lawyer he is by him just confessing during the courtroom scene, in a mostly exaggerating way, which was half untrue, just so that he can 'maybe,' and that's a HUGE maybe, get Kim off the hook despite her pushing him for the Howard scheme and breaking his heart before Jimmy transitions in Saul, fully. I mean, despite Jimmy doing all that and throwing the rest of his life away, Cheryl could have still sued Kim because of her affidavit - who knows, maybe Cheryl did sue Kim or maybe had a change of heart?
In "Uno," when we saw the black and white scene, we saw that the only color in Jimmy's life was when he was Saul Goodman. That was depicted by showing us, the audience, the color reflected in Gene's glasses. Insinuating that Jimmy felt "alive" or "having fun" while being Saul Goodman. And then, in the end, they portrayed it as Jimmy not liking to be Saul? Some people might say that's character growth, but I would disagree with that. The reason being is because when Gene sees that Marion is watching his Saul Goodman commercials, the color is still reflected on his glasses, depicting again that that is the only time Jimmy was happy by being Saul. And then he escapes, gets caught, realizes Kim confesses, and within all that, he has a change of heart? Like, that quick? I hate to break it to you, but that ain't character growth. When did Saul grow this much fondness towards Kim despite breaking his heart? And another contradicting scene is when Jimmy is on the prison bus. All the inmates start chanting "Better Call Saul." And Jimmy corrects one of them and says his real name. But then, at the end of the scene, he starts smiling? I get that that was his "Spartacus" moment, but isn't that confusing? Did he like being Saul or not? I feel like these points I am making are getting so overlooked, to be honest.
The last point I'll make is this - disregarding everything I have said, let's be honest with all of ourselves, at the age of 48, what person would take 86 years over 7 years in prison? Let's put ourselves in Jimmy's shoes for a moment, would any of you take 86 years over 7 years? Absolutely no one on this earth would do that, even with the crimes Jimmy committed as Saul Goodman. And some could argue that even though the government landed with 7 years as his plea deal, he would still serve longer than 7 years. I disagree with that because, 1) Bill Oakley says the judge always sides with the government's sentencing, and 2) when a government sets a sentence, that is final. It's the United States v Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman. Not anyone else. I feel like Jimmy painting himself as a victim was very fitting, and a point I never connected until Jimmy mentioned it. Obviously, Jimmy chose to be Saul, and he is the one that coerced Walt furthermore, there is no denying that Jimmy was a victim of Walt, despite wanting to not do business with him any more multiple times after he saw how powerful Walt got. It was a badass way to go out for Jimmy painting himself as the victim. Because, as Jimmy says, he always comes out at the top. Furthermore, it showcases how much of a badass lawyer he is because even he himself can get himself out of a life sentence in prison, despite Walt depicting how degrading of a lawyer he is. And if they went that route to the end and didn't undo all the badass-ness of Jimmy getting his sentence down to 7 years, I feel like they could have had a "come to Jesus" moment with Jimmy while in prison or when he came out of prison or maybe both. And I can only imagine how special that reunion could have been with Jimmy and Kim after he served his 7 years in prison. I mean, talk about a lackluster and a total letdown of a reunion with Jimmy and Kim - the two pinnacle characters of Better Call Saul.
Overall, I would say that 70% of the finale is a complete and total masterpiece, up until the courtroom scene and undoing everything they did in the previous 70% of the episode. Had they not undone Jimmy's great ability as a lawyer by talking his sentence down to 7 years from 86 years, that finale could have topped Breaking Bad's finale. A very disappointing, underwhelming, and contradicting ending to Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman as a character. I am still baffled by how they went this route, totally unrealistic.
this was not a good ending
You’re right. It was PERFECT
@@carlosandres7006 it wasn’t that either
@@vibinwpsilocybin1424 Why? Because there wasn't any guns, explosions, murder, blood? You must be very simple minded if the only way an ending can be good for you is with mindless action.
@@sleepless7024 did he mention guns/explosions/murder? No, then shut up
No it wasn't. It was trash.