I love how that can be read in different ways. Either Walt might regret ever having gone down the path he did (which effectively began when he crossed paths with Jesse again), or he’s feeling some seed of doubt about giving Jesse up to the neo-nazis. I prefer to think the latter, but that’s just me.
@@BareBandSubscription I know! It's so good and subtle but the moment you realize what he's looking at it _hurts_ or at least that was my experience. Before that scene happened I was expecting Walter to talk about that moment he talks about in "Fly" He explains to Jesse that he was "watching some nature program about elephants" and he could hear Skyler and Holly in the other room through the baby monitor. And how he thought that if he had died there, everything would have been perfect. In hindsight I don't think he's share smth so personal with Saul. And I think just that moment when he glanced at the watch was better because it was something we had never seen before. ...okay I'll stop I'm rambling now lmao
@@headwound You’re not rambling. Even if you were, I could be easily guilty of the same. All I can think about is this episode right now and how perfect it really was, and I could probably talk for hours about this show and how much richer it’s made the BB franchise as a whole.
He couldn't have had the watch. In the finale of BB he took it off and put it on top of the phone booth. But in this time as they're waiting for their new identities, he said leaving Gray Matter was his biggest regret. Not his family, not Hank being killed, just money.
The time machine book silently representing that he would go back and change that moment was beautiful. Chuck was clearly thinking about changing their relationship after reading it as well.
Yep, that scene happened right before season 1, episode 1. Jimmy promises to bring Chuck the Financial Times which he does in s1e1. Had he accepted Chuck's peace offering (to stay and talk) instead of being an ass about it, maybe all the events in the show don't happen they way they did.
@@SaulGoodman-w2x there were times when Jimmy wanted to stay and talk too, but chuck was an ass about it. Their relationship on both sides were so tragic
@@SaulGoodman-w2x My interpretation isn't that him staying and talking would have necessarily changed what happens with their relationship down the line, but he still wishes to go back to this moment where his brother didn't completely hate him and seize this missed opportunity to spend more time with and be closer to him.
@@Julio-it1pl only because his mum *actually* got stuck on a lump of snow on her way to see him. And raises her fists in the air and overdramatically shouts "Slippin' Jimmy!"
@@deuce5546 lmao, Kevin was so hilarious in that scene. So justifiably pissed off but everyone around him believing the blatant charlatan instead, because they didn't know what Saul's actually like.
@@johnnyparsnips7641 nothing in the episode supports that it was narcisstsst thing or about notoriety. it was about coming clean and, finally, doing something right. im not usually one to shut down alternative readings, but i have genuinely no clue how you think thats the reason jimmy came clean.
@@Yeh-suh except you can easily find cases where people actually have done this by googlling. its not common, but it happens, the only reason you think it couldnt is because youre being edgy
*Jimmy and Kim just seeing each other in silence at the end... and Jimmy poiting fingers like "I know we did bad things when we were together, but I loved being with you." And the cigarette flames being in color already made it clear there are still love between them.* 😢
@@musliboy2430 even the lighting compared between those two scenes is a stark contrast as they come in at different angles. Symbolizing the beginning and end of the show.
He’s gonna love prison much more than life stuck as Gene. He’s around his people. Also this episode made me realize how underrated Marie was to the Breaking Bad story. There was something so comforting about her cameo. It’s one thing to see a familiar face like Walt in Better Call Saul but she was much more of a victim than a criminal like everyone else.
It helps that Marie is the only other BB character we see in the Gene era. She actually reflects the change undergone since the end of BB, helping the world feel more consequential and thus richer.
I felt the same way too and in a metaphorical way it seems like he is now truly free. I was totally shocked with Marie's cameo but it was definitely one of the highlights of the episode.
@@chickenonanapkin It's a running joke in the show - Jimmy used to convince women he was Kevin Costner to get laid. It all ties to the conversation with Walter White in BrBa in which Jimmy tells him about the Costner swindle.
No episode of Television has made me as emotional as this one. It's my favorite show of all time now. I genuinely hopes this show inspires future generations of filmmakers, writers and actors. Thank you Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, for presenting us with your visions and stories. Thank you Brandon, for watching this show with us. It's been a great pleasure!
Kim did not get away with it. Gene said in his call to Kim that "it's been 6 years", I assume, since either they split up or Howard's murder. Couple that with the time passed since the call and that's *roughly* 7 years, which was the original deal Jimmy got. Kim paid Jimmy's sentence in guilt, shame and moral anguish. If Jimmy took the deal, Kim would have served the life sentence, but because he took the life sentence, she got the deal.
I'm so glad Kim wasn't killed off. She's truly one of the greatest characters in TV. Better Call Saul was a brilliant show, I hope we get to spend more time in this world.
You can hear that potent hurt in Chuck's voice when Jimmy assumes he just wants to tell him off. He's trying to reach out but just dosen't know how because their relationship is so strained... and so he retreats back with the book and the lantern they'd read by as kids... that hurts and cuts deep. The book shows Jimmy isn't the only one thinking about do overs, especially with what he says before about being able to change your path. Then Jimmy says "When have you ever changed your path?", not only to wave his statment away but knowing Jimmy looks up to him, it shows he thinks he has to be the same way. The way Walter looks at the watch Jesse gave him for his birthday when he's considering his regrets, that one hurts too. And the symbolism of the cigarette ash being in color, the faintest spark of life returning to both of their lives in that final moment. Perfection. I also really liked how Saul's suit still had the crisis ribbon on it from the airline disaster, as during Breaking Bad he always wore it ever since the Season 2 Finale.
This was a perfect series finale. I absolutely loved the time machine scenes that were woven throughout the episode. In the end, he was actually able to create his time machine by confessing in court and going back to Jimmy McGill. He brought so much closure to so many different people. I love how the time machine also relates to the series jumping between Jimmy, Saul, and Gene. Just a masterful episode of television and a perfect conclusion to this universe. The flame of the lighter and embers of the cigarette being the only things in color at the end absolutely destroyed me. Kim making the finger guns with her hands at her side was the final nail in the coffin for my soul. Such a bittersweet yet beautiful ending.
Shit I didn’t even acknowledge the cigarette being the only piece of colour in that episode, aswell as Kim doing the gun fingers - great spot! A masterpiece finale for a masterpiece of a show, what an amazing six seasons it’s been. The goat.
@@FEARNoMore what so they end the whole show with no closure what so ever about gene (literally what the show is half about). And it’s really not fan service, there was literally one cameo in this episode from a breaking bad exclusive character, which was perfectly woven into the story… this finale was perfect
In case you didn't quite catch it, the reason all the convicts on the bus were so excited to be around Jimmy was because of exactly what Chuck said to him in the previous scene. As a defense attorney, he provided all of those people with the best legal defense he could, and that is something worth being proud of. If Chuck was still around, Jimmy thought he might be at least kind of proud how much his little brother helped out the little guy, and that's enough for him to rest easy.
I think Chuck would've been proud at Jimmy in the bus scene. He had all the respect from the criminals there, he batted for them when nobody else would. Chuck did tell him in this episode, "They deserve a vigorous defense, like any other client."
To me, this finale was a perfect encapsulation of Jimmy/Saul/Gene’s journey. The personas he built for himself to hide and mask his grief and his guilt, he reverses them all in the space of an hour. - He cowardly tries to run and hide again as Gene. - Uses his sleazy charm and knowledge of the law to make life easier for himself as Saul - Tricks everyone (including Kim) to a somewhat phoney testimony as Slippin’ Jimmy - Does the honest thing and throws himself under the bus as Jimmy McGill We never hear Jimmy’s one regret but we see it in this finale. Dishonesty. If he had been honest with others and himself, this journey wouldn’t have happened. So, with Kim (his love and last anchor of humanity left) as his witness, he does the honest thing and embraces his punishment and embraces Jimmy and kills Saul. And it’s remarkably, if not ironically bittersweet that Jimmy will no doubt thrive in prison because of the echo that he left behind as Saul.
jeff becoming the new huell with his inconclusive ending is so fun, i know they have to have done that on purpose. there always has to be some lingering questions out there, and i wouldn’t have it any other way
What a ride watching the whole Breaking Bad Universe with you! Been a subscriber since before you started the shows, glad you picked such good ones to react to!
I wanna take the time to thank you Brandon, for adding to the whole Better Call Saul experience. I'd watched BB quite a while before you began your reactions and to have watched BCS along with you has been an absolute joy. You've brought insight and more excitement into a world I was already in love with. Honestly, thank you. What a ride eh?
Been here since the start, honestly just as sad to be saying goodbye to these reactions as I am the show itself. Just wanted to say thank you so much for these videos, you picked my 3 favourite shows of all time in Breaking Bad, It’s Always Sunny and Better Call Saul to react to, and every upload of those shows was always the highlight of the week, especially during covid times. Just seem like such a chill guy and was a pleasure sharing these experiences with you. Much love.
31:30 I think here we need to actually give credit to this shows co-creator Peter Gould. He created the Saul character, wrote his first episode in Breaking Bad, co-created Better Call Saul, was the only showrunner after Vince left in Season 2 until he came back for the end, and wrote and directed this episode. This show is more his baby than Vince's, he deserves some more credit Bravo Vince though for Breaking Bad and El Camino, him and Peter created the greatest TV universe of all time
Love the reaction. You absolutely get it. Hard to believe there are people who don’t like the finale. To each their own, but this finale is hands down the most satisfying ending I’ve seen in such a long running show.
I LOVE that they played a variation on the track, "Shared Smoke" by Dave Porter, titled, "Shared Sentence", for the last Kim + Jimmy scenes. After all, we heard it during their first time together alone on the screen in the pilot
I grinned like an idiot when I noticed that Jimmy had the Wayfarer plane crash memorial blue ribbon 🎗 on his suit during the testimony lol Folks in the BrBa-verse started wearing it from S03 onwards. But Saul kept wearing it to the fucking end, long after others had stopped. He's still out here trying to build a class action lawsuit lol The grind N E V E R stops 😤😤😤💅🏽✨ lol
Brandon, I can't believe I've been watching your BB-universe related videos (and others) for 2 years & now we are all caught up to the finale. Vince & Co. stuck the landing 2x now! The final 15 minutes between Jimmy & Kim was so emotional & heartwarming. What a finale, an amazing final season & cannot believe it has come to a close. Bittersweet moment.
Season 6 of Better Call Saul is probably my favorite season of television Also,Vince Gilligan is officially working on a new show!Not set in the Breaking Bad universe,but the show is described as "a drama comparable to The Twilight Zone" It "focuses on people and explores the human condition in an unexpected and surprising way"
I absolutely love this season and Vince Gilligan and I'm sure his new show will be great, but I gotta say I don't trust him anymore when he says stuff is "surprising" or "unexpected", this season was great but the number one thing Vince and Peter were saying prior to it was that "no one's gonna be able to predict what's gonna happen", even though that's one of the last things I would say about this season lol, most of the community predicted like 90% of this season but it was the way they executed it that made it a masterpiece
Brandon, watching your reactions to both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul has been a great journey! "Rewatching" this show through your eyes made me realize a lot of things that I missed in the past. Your love for this show has been super contagious and I hope it made more people watch it. I can't believe it's over!
Wow. This is the end of an era. I remember back in 2020, discovering you through your Chernobyl reactions, and then seeing that you had a Breaking Bad reaction. I ended up watching every episode of both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and your reactions to them. Thanks for all the great content over the past few years. I'm looking forward to what you have in store next!
Kim didn't get her law license back, she was just using her old law ID since it didn't have an expiration date. Brandon, thank you so much for allowing us to take this incredible journey with you! it was so satisfying watching the death of Saul Goodman and the return of Jimmy McGill. I never really cared that much for Saul Goodman but I will miss Jimmy terribly, as well as the rest of the amazing characters from Better Call Saul. it was a unique show with flawless acting, writing, directing, and cinematography. there will never be a show like it and I'm so grateful I got to experience it ❤
I love that the moment Jimmy lost himself to Saul was when he stood at the bar hearing, pretending to be sincere about his brother while just faking the emotion to get what he wants. When he finally breaks free of it and gets to be Jimmy again, it’s in a court where everyone in the room thinks he’s going to fake his emotions again, only for him to finally be honest with himself and let it all out, this time he’s honest about who he is and it brings him peace.
Brandon, just wanted to say thank you for your incredible reactions to the BB/BCS series. Often they have made my day better and given me a little something to look forward to during a rough week! It always felt like I was watching with a friend. I love your other vids as well, so I’m definitely sticking around, but just wanted to express my appreciation for your hard work! What a ride! 🖤
This was a sublime finale for this outstanding show. One of the things that I found so touching and sad was that, after everything that had happened, all the adventures and twists and turns, the questionable and downright corrupt motivations, the giddy rush of getting away with schemes and the guilt of dirty deeds, and finally the hammer of justice coming down, it was also true and so obvious that Kim was the love of Jimmy's life, and Jimmy was the love of Kim's life. Bittersweet indeed.
It was awesome to relive breaking bad with you, then to rewatch the early Better Call Saul seasons. Now we’ve finished the finale seasons. Really appreciate those flashbacks! Thanks for being cool Brandon!
I’m so happy to have gone through this universe with Brandon, I wouldn’t have ever gotten into BrBa without ya. I’m forever thankful man…. I’ll miss the journey ❤️
Before we get into this, I appreciate all the insightful and reactionary stuff you had to say about this series, Brandon.. it definitely made me think more about everything that happened.
Theres no prizes for being first and I certainly wouldnt win one anyway but I discovered Brandon covering Season 1 of Breaking Bad at around 15k subscribers. To finish Better Call Saul last night and watch it next day with Brandon at 135k subscribers is all kinds of wholesome on multiple levels. Thanks to the team behind BB and BCS and thanks to Brandon!🇬🇧
My man, I've been loving your reactions since the breaking bad days! With the end of BCS an era has ended, and what a ride its been. Thank you for the laughs, your thoughts, and for the overall enjoyment!
It’s been quite a ride. I am left very satisfied and happy with this bittersweet ending. I’ve loved these shows for a while, and these commentaries as well. During Quarantine these commentaries meant a lot to me. I’ve watched them all through the highs and lows and am glad you loved both shows as well as El Camino. Thanks for these excellent well thought videos Brandon, love your content, and hope you keep growing and improving in every way you can. *S’all Good Man*
Man, it's crazy that it's all over now, started watching Breaking Bad back in 2011 (when season 4 was airing) - It's been a wonderful time reliving these shows with you, and then finishing them off together!
Thank you for being on this ride with us, Brandon. I would always look forward to your reactions. The Breaking Brandon Cinematic Universe has reached its climax.
Chuck said to Kim in S2 EP5..."My brother is not a bad person. He has a good heart...it's just...he can't help himself...and everyone else is left picking up the pieces." In the end, Jimmy finally accepts that he's a crook and that he belongs in jail with the rest of the crooks. He could have done the 7.5 years and got out, but then what? He knew he'd end up going back to his crooked ways and hurting more people, and he didn't want anyone else to get hurt because of him...because like Chuck said, he's not a bad person. Once Jimmy truly realized that he just plain can't help himself, his good heart made him do the right thing by locking himself up and throwing away the key. At least in jail he finally has the respect of his peers, and he doesn't have to pretend anymore.
Liked the memory lane part you added that was great. I wish I could memory dump breaking bad and Better call saul to experience it for first time again. Congrats to Brandon, all you Breaking bad and Better Call Saul family! Hell of a ride! Perfection in TV! We got spoiled!! See yall around!!
I have been watching along with you since the breaking bad days, and it has been amazing getting a whole broad perspective on how all the different storylines intertwine throughout both shows. Thank you for an amazing run ! :D
I thoroughly enjoyed this journey with you. Thanks for your fantastic reactions and I look forward to the next series you add into the reaction rotation.
Brandon I don't comment on videos like ever but I just wanted to say I've enjoyed watching your reactions for both series immensely and you've been a great source of entertainment for hours and upon hours of my days. So, I'm glad to be able to share the series fnale with you too. Thanks for the great reactions.
I think Jimmy is going to do just fine in prison. With his reputation for helping criminals along with being able to give legal advice to the other inmates he will likely be just fine. After that bus scene I feel we got an insight into his new prison life.
I always felt that 'Jimmy in and out' character also mirrored Jimmy/Saul/Viktor/Gene himself in a way. The outside world hasn't been to kind to him and he feels more comfortable inside.
The genius of the Walt scene is it starts in the dark so it looks like black and white so u think he’s in prison especially when u hear what I think is a bunk bed squeak but then then the light turns on and it’s in color….Vince did the same thing with Waterworks after Jesse and Kim have there talk she runs out into to dark rain and it looks like she’s running back into the present and it looks like she turned black and white…..so creative
One day I will wake up, brush my teeth and go to work and realize that I haven't thought about Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. That's the moment I will realize I can forget that these shows are now over for good.
*Spoiler* When Kim says "Hey Jimmy" in prison at the end my tears started coming, and then they lean up against the wall like in the old days. Such a great ending and final callback from one of the best series ever.
Thanks for watching along with me for Better Call Saul! Be sure and stick around after the episode for a fun bonus.
thank you!!!!!
Thank YOU dude! You had the best reactions for this universe and I’m glad we got to see it with you
Are you gonna watch Fargo Season 3 ?
In my mind the previous episode Waterworks is the finale for me. More satisfying. This episode was more melancholy.
Watch Barry.
My favourite scene was when Walt was asked about his regrets and he just glanced at the watch Jesse gave him as a birthday gift...
Thank goodness Jesse made it out
I love how that can be read in different ways. Either Walt might regret ever having gone down the path he did (which effectively began when he crossed paths with Jesse again), or he’s feeling some seed of doubt about giving Jesse up to the neo-nazis. I prefer to think the latter, but that’s just me.
@@BareBandSubscription I know! It's so good and subtle but the moment you realize what he's looking at it _hurts_ or at least that was my experience. Before that scene happened I was expecting Walter to talk about that moment he talks about in "Fly"
He explains to Jesse that he was "watching some nature program about elephants" and he could hear Skyler and Holly in the other room through the baby monitor. And how he thought that if he had died there, everything would have been perfect.
In hindsight I don't think he's share smth so personal with Saul. And I think just that moment when he glanced at the watch was better because it was something we had never seen before.
...okay I'll stop I'm rambling now lmao
@@headwound
You’re not rambling. Even if you were, I could be easily guilty of the same. All I can think about is this episode right now and how perfect it really was, and I could probably talk for hours about this show and how much richer it’s made the BB franchise as a whole.
He couldn't have had the watch. In the finale of BB he took it off and put it on top of the phone booth. But in this time as they're waiting for their new identities, he said leaving Gray Matter was his biggest regret. Not his family, not Hank being killed, just money.
The time machine book silently representing that he would go back and change that moment was beautiful. Chuck was clearly thinking about changing their relationship after reading it as well.
Apparently it’s in that opening shot of the season with saul’s house then in the next episode on the nightstand I never noticed
Yep, that scene happened right before season 1, episode 1. Jimmy promises to bring Chuck the Financial Times which he does in s1e1. Had he accepted Chuck's peace offering (to stay and talk) instead of being an ass about it, maybe all the events in the show don't happen they way they did.
@@SaulGoodman-w2x just started to rewatch the show and I picked up on the Financial Times being a clue in
@@SaulGoodman-w2x there were times when Jimmy wanted to stay and talk too, but chuck was an ass about it. Their relationship on both sides were so tragic
@@SaulGoodman-w2x My interpretation isn't that him staying and talking would have necessarily changed what happens with their relationship down the line, but he still wishes to go back to this moment where his brother didn't completely hate him and seize this missed opportunity to spend more time with and be closer to him.
BrBa: Huell is still waiting on the DEA agents to return;
BCS: Jeff is still waiting on his "Dad" to pick him up.
The sad part is we'll never get closure on Jeff, he's still standing there in the station grabbing the phone.
@@Julio-it1pl only because his mum *actually* got stuck on a lump of snow on her way to see him. And raises her fists in the air and overdramatically shouts "Slippin' Jimmy!"
IT NEVER ENDS
@@deuce5546 lmao, Kevin was so hilarious in that scene. So justifiably pissed off but everyone around him believing the blatant charlatan instead, because they didn't know what Saul's actually like.
I love that Jimmy proved in this episode that he was still a great lawyer. The fact that he could have gotten them down to 7 years.
"I just talked you down from a death sentence to six months probation! I'm the best lawyer ever."
-Jimmy taking the twins to the hospital, 1x02 "Mijo"
@@luancervantes6124 one of my favorite lines the delivery was spot on
Not very believable that he would blow that.
@@jamesbell1613 why not?
He wanted 86 years as Jimmy, not 7 years as Saul. Brilliant conclusion to this masterpiece of a show
Unrealistic. Nobody would do this. 7 years already feels like a life time. Ending was okay but not very good.
@@Yeh-suh good thing it was a tv show not reality
@@Leo-ox1rd That's not true
@@johnnyparsnips7641 nothing in the episode supports that it was narcisstsst thing or about notoriety. it was about coming clean and, finally, doing something right. im not usually one to shut down alternative readings, but i have genuinely no clue how you think thats the reason jimmy came clean.
@@Yeh-suh except you can easily find cases where people actually have done this by googlling. its not common, but it happens, the only reason you think it couldnt is because youre being edgy
*Jimmy and Kim just seeing each other in silence at the end... and Jimmy poiting fingers like "I know we did bad things when we were together, but I loved being with you." And the cigarette flames being in color already made it clear there are still love between them.* 😢
And sharing one last cigarette reminded me of their cigarette breaks back at HHM.
they COULD have given us a hint of them having had sex in prison lol
@@marcuscato9083 it reminded me of the very first time we saw Kim, which was in the parking garage sharing a cigarette in dim light
@@musliboy2430 even the lighting compared between those two scenes is a stark contrast as they come in at different angles. Symbolizing the beginning and end of the show.
The very first time we see Kim is actually in the board room next to Howard.
He’s gonna love prison much more than life stuck as Gene. He’s around his people. Also this episode made me realize how underrated Marie was to the Breaking Bad story. There was something so comforting about her cameo. It’s one thing to see a familiar face like Walt in Better Call Saul but she was much more of a victim than a criminal like everyone else.
Tell that to the spoon collection owners
@@AmateurSurgeonThe3rd "YOU ARE IN A BIG TROUBLE 👉"
It helps that Marie is the only other BB character we see in the Gene era. She actually reflects the change undergone since the end of BB, helping the world feel more consequential and thus richer.
He going to be like the Kingpin in there
I felt the same way too and in a metaphorical way it seems like he is now truly free. I was totally shocked with Marie's cameo but it was definitely one of the highlights of the episode.
Best Kevin Costner performance I’ve seen in years, gonna miss not seeing Jimmy every Monday.
Kevin Costner is not in the show.
@@chickenonanapkin Someone hasn't watched the series.
@@Montefires222 Please tell me what role Kevin Costner played in this series.
@@chickenonanapkin It's a running joke in the show - Jimmy used to convince women he was Kevin Costner to get laid. It all ties to the conversation with Walter White in BrBa in which Jimmy tells him about the Costner swindle.
@@misterjxroen I get the joke, stupid. That’s not Kevin Costner that’s Bob Odenkirk.
No episode of Television has made me as emotional as this one. It's my favorite show of all time now. I genuinely hopes this show inspires future generations of filmmakers, writers and actors. Thank you Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, for presenting us with your visions and stories. Thank you Brandon, for watching this show with us. It's been a great pleasure!
The greatest show of all timeeeeee
yes.
Kim did not get away with it.
Gene said in his call to Kim that "it's been 6 years", I assume, since either they split up or Howard's murder. Couple that with the time passed since the call and that's *roughly* 7 years, which was the original deal Jimmy got. Kim paid Jimmy's sentence in guilt, shame and moral anguish.
If Jimmy took the deal, Kim would have served the life sentence, but because he took the life sentence, she got the deal.
That's an awesome detail. I never would have thought of that.
I'm so glad Kim wasn't killed off. She's truly one of the greatest characters in TV. Better Call Saul was a brilliant show, I hope we get to spend more time in this world.
The Snyder cut will surely hav her killed off 😫😫😭😭
You can hear that potent hurt in Chuck's voice when Jimmy assumes he just wants to tell him off. He's trying to reach out but just dosen't know how because their relationship is so strained... and so he retreats back with the book and the lantern they'd read by as kids... that hurts and cuts deep. The book shows Jimmy isn't the only one thinking about do overs, especially with what he says before about being able to change your path.
Then Jimmy says "When have you ever changed your path?", not only to wave his statment away but knowing Jimmy looks up to him, it shows he thinks he has to be the same way.
The way Walter looks at the watch Jesse gave him for his birthday when he's considering his regrets, that one hurts too.
And the symbolism of the cigarette ash being in color, the faintest spark of life returning to both of their lives in that final moment. Perfection.
I also really liked how Saul's suit still had the crisis ribbon on it from the airline disaster, as during Breaking Bad he always wore it ever since the Season 2 Finale.
This was a perfect series finale. I absolutely loved the time machine scenes that were woven throughout the episode. In the end, he was actually able to create his time machine by confessing in court and going back to Jimmy McGill. He brought so much closure to so many different people. I love how the time machine also relates to the series jumping between Jimmy, Saul, and Gene. Just a masterful episode of television and a perfect conclusion to this universe. The flame of the lighter and embers of the cigarette being the only things in color at the end absolutely destroyed me. Kim making the finger guns with her hands at her side was the final nail in the coffin for my soul. Such a bittersweet yet beautiful ending.
*James McGill.
Shit I didn’t even acknowledge the cigarette being the only piece of colour in that episode, aswell as Kim doing the gun fingers - great spot! A masterpiece finale for a masterpiece of a show, what an amazing six seasons it’s been. The goat.
No offense but I thought Waterworks would have made a better finale. This felt more like fan service to me.
@@FEARNoMore what so they end the whole show with no closure what so ever about gene (literally what the show is half about). And it’s really not fan service, there was literally one cameo in this episode from a breaking bad exclusive character, which was perfectly woven into the story… this finale was perfect
Wait! Did Kim make a finger gun in this episode? Maybe I didn't notice it, so if it did happen, please tell me when it did.
In case you didn't quite catch it, the reason all the convicts on the bus were so excited to be around Jimmy was because of exactly what Chuck said to him in the previous scene. As a defense attorney, he provided all of those people with the best legal defense he could, and that is something worth being proud of. If Chuck was still around, Jimmy thought he might be at least kind of proud how much his little brother helped out the little guy, and that's enough for him to rest easy.
It's been a hell of a ride. A bittersweet ending but a fond farewell.
100%
I think Chuck would've been proud at Jimmy in the bus scene. He had all the respect from the criminals there, he batted for them when nobody else would. Chuck did tell him in this episode, "They deserve a vigorous defense, like any other client."
To me, this finale was a perfect encapsulation of Jimmy/Saul/Gene’s journey. The personas he built for himself to hide and mask his grief and his guilt, he reverses them all in the space of an hour.
- He cowardly tries to run and hide again as Gene.
- Uses his sleazy charm and knowledge of the law to make life easier for himself as Saul
- Tricks everyone (including Kim) to a somewhat phoney testimony as Slippin’ Jimmy
- Does the honest thing and throws himself under the bus as Jimmy McGill
We never hear Jimmy’s one regret but we see it in this finale. Dishonesty. If he had been honest with others and himself, this journey wouldn’t have happened. So, with Kim (his love and last anchor of humanity left) as his witness, he does the honest thing and embraces his punishment and embraces Jimmy and kills Saul.
And it’s remarkably, if not ironically bittersweet that Jimmy will no doubt thrive in prison because of the echo that he left behind as Saul.
such a bittersweet ending but I love it Jimmy ditching Saul as a persona so he can be seen as more in Kim’s eyes was beautiful
i don’t think it’s just for Kim’s eyes, but for his own eyes
Even if took him nearly his entire life, I'm so happy Jimmy finally did the right thing. Best universe ever.
jeff becoming the new huell with his inconclusive ending is so fun, i know they have to have done that on purpose. there always has to be some lingering questions out there, and i wouldn’t have it any other way
They orchestrated it!
Now I know how people feel after the finale of brba now lmao I was like “wait the the hell happened to Jeff?!”
@@sham9505 he’s still on the phone waiting for dad
@@therealwelfin Yep still in the same position, hasn’t moved a muscle
Eh Jeffy probably would've been fine, might sit in jail for a few days and then his mom would bail him out
Kim is not a lawyer again. She showed her old bar card to see Jimmy. "No expiration date"
At the end when Kim and Jimmy shared their cigarettes like at the beginning I almost cried 😭
I knew I was gonna cry at some point. When Kim was walking away and and they were looking at each other through the prison fence that got me 😭
I did cry lol
32:10 Yo Brandon, the kind of time travel you're thinking of is a scientific impossibility!
What a ride watching the whole Breaking Bad Universe with you! Been a subscriber since before you started the shows, glad you picked such good ones to react to!
Thanks for being here for so long! It's been an awesome journey
Cried as soon I saw the time machine book, such beautiful storytelling
The end of this show made me sad and happy at the same time. On to the "Adventures of Huell and Kuby!"
Lot of emotions for sure
"Better Fuel Huell"
Lyle
“Don’t Fuel Da Huel”
Wait, we never not full closure on Walter Jr., Skyler, and Holly. We need Breaking Fast!
I wanna take the time to thank you Brandon, for adding to the whole Better Call Saul experience. I'd watched BB quite a while before you began your reactions and to have watched BCS along with you has been an absolute joy. You've brought insight and more excitement into a world I was already in love with. Honestly, thank you. What a ride eh?
Been here since the start, honestly just as sad to be saying goodbye to these reactions as I am the show itself. Just wanted to say thank you so much for these videos, you picked my 3 favourite shows of all time in Breaking Bad, It’s Always Sunny and Better Call Saul to react to, and every upload of those shows was always the highlight of the week, especially during covid times. Just seem like such a chill guy and was a pleasure sharing these experiences with you. Much love.
You’re such a great presence and this journey has been truly incredible!
Glad you could join me for it Joshua!
Jimmy escaping to Roswell and taking off in a flying saucer capped the show off perfectly.
Who would have guessed that Better Call Saul was a love story?
31:30 I think here we need to actually give credit to this shows co-creator Peter Gould. He created the Saul character, wrote his first episode in Breaking Bad, co-created Better Call Saul, was the only showrunner after Vince left in Season 2 until he came back for the end, and wrote and directed this episode. This show is more his baby than Vince's, he deserves some more credit
Bravo Vince though for Breaking Bad and El Camino, him and Peter created the greatest TV universe of all time
Jimmy took his own advice from Breaking Bad. He told Walt to turn himself in to save Skylar and hed be the John Dillinger of the prison.
Loved your reaction's what an amazing ending loved it! Can't wait what vince and peter have in store for us nexst!
Best writers on TV for sure
@@BrandonLikesMovies 💯
I doubt I've ever cried harder watching television watching this episode. Masterclass of a show.
Stranger Things Finale is pretty emotional as well
@@timkuefer1523 Stranger Things still has one more season left though right?
@@johnselwitz5362 yeah one big epic final season hopefully
@@timkuefer1523 I wish they would’ve either killed max or had her not in critical condition, but obviously she will serve some purpose in season 5
As I have seen elsewhere, Saul was visited by "3 ghosts" in flashbacks, like A Christmas Carol.
Such a good ending to one of the best universes in fiction !
In Vince we trust
Wait… this was all fiction?
The Time Machine, the one thing Chuck and Jimmy could've bonded over, and Jimmy wasn't even aware to ask the question to Chuck, truly heartbreaking.
Love the reaction. You absolutely get it. Hard to believe there are people who don’t like the finale. To each their own, but this finale is hands down the most satisfying ending I’ve seen in such a long running show.
I love how the only man who could take down Saul Goodman in the courtroom was Jimmy McGill
Just like the only guy who could kill heisenberg was heisenberg himself
Brandon's trying to hide his tears at 23..... It was my own watery eyes that made me realize
I LOVE that they played a variation on the track, "Shared Smoke" by Dave Porter, titled, "Shared Sentence", for the last Kim + Jimmy scenes. After all, we heard it during their first time together alone on the screen in the pilot
I grinned like an idiot when I noticed that Jimmy had the Wayfarer plane crash memorial blue ribbon 🎗 on his suit during the testimony lol
Folks in the BrBa-verse started wearing it from S03 onwards. But Saul kept wearing it to the fucking end, long after others had stopped. He's still out here trying to build a class action lawsuit lol
The grind N E V E R stops 😤😤😤💅🏽✨ lol
Brandon, I can't believe I've been watching your BB-universe related videos (and others) for 2 years & now we are all caught up to the finale. Vince & Co. stuck the landing 2x now! The final 15 minutes between Jimmy & Kim was so emotional & heartwarming. What a finale, an amazing final season & cannot believe it has come to a close. Bittersweet moment.
14:18 Funny how Mike was willing to say he'd stop himself becoming a dirty cop whereas Walt's "Stop with this time machine shit Saul."
Absolutely loved the finale. It was perfect. Some tears were shed, that’s for sure. Thanks for reacting to this, Brandon!
Season 6 of Better Call Saul is probably my favorite season of television
Also,Vince Gilligan is officially working on a new show!Not set in the Breaking Bad universe,but the show is described as "a drama comparable to The Twilight Zone"
It "focuses on people and explores the human condition in an unexpected and surprising way"
I absolutely love this season and Vince Gilligan and I'm sure his new show will be great, but I gotta say I don't trust him anymore when he says stuff is "surprising" or "unexpected", this season was great but the number one thing Vince and Peter were saying prior to it was that "no one's gonna be able to predict what's gonna happen", even though that's one of the last things I would say about this season lol, most of the community predicted like 90% of this season but it was the way they executed it that made it a masterpiece
Brandon, watching your reactions to both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul has been a great journey! "Rewatching" this show through your eyes made me realize a lot of things that I missed in the past. Your love for this show has been super contagious and I hope it made more people watch it. I can't believe it's over!
Wow. This is the end of an era. I remember back in 2020, discovering you through your Chernobyl reactions, and then seeing that you had a Breaking Bad reaction. I ended up watching every episode of both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and your reactions to them. Thanks for all the great content over the past few years. I'm looking forward to what you have in store next!
Hope your day is great Brandon. Historic episode
This finale definitely made the day memorable!
Kim didn't get her law license back, she was just using her old law ID since it didn't have an expiration date.
Brandon, thank you so much for allowing us to take this incredible journey with you! it was so satisfying watching the death of Saul Goodman and the return of Jimmy McGill. I never really cared that much for Saul Goodman but I will miss Jimmy terribly, as well as the rest of the amazing characters from Better Call Saul. it was a unique show with flawless acting, writing, directing, and cinematography. there will never be a show like it and I'm so grateful I got to experience it ❤
I love that Jimmy managed to fool you one last time, but this time by actually doing the right thing.
I love that the moment Jimmy lost himself to Saul was when he stood at the bar hearing, pretending to be sincere about his brother while just faking the emotion to get what he wants. When he finally breaks free of it and gets to be Jimmy again, it’s in a court where everyone in the room thinks he’s going to fake his emotions again, only for him to finally be honest with himself and let it all out, this time he’s honest about who he is and it brings him peace.
Brandon, just wanted to say thank you for your incredible reactions to the BB/BCS series. Often they have made my day better and given me a little something to look forward to during a rough week! It always felt like I was watching with a friend. I love your other vids as well, so I’m definitely sticking around, but just wanted to express my appreciation for your hard work! What a ride! 🖤
these reactions got me through summer school bless up
This was a sublime finale for this outstanding show. One of the things that I found so touching and sad was that, after everything that had happened, all the adventures and twists and turns, the questionable and downright corrupt motivations, the giddy rush of getting away with schemes and the guilt of dirty deeds, and finally the hammer of justice coming down, it was also true and so obvious that Kim was the love of Jimmy's life, and Jimmy was the love of Kim's life. Bittersweet indeed.
Loved the bus scene, and the slight smile
31:26 thats was freaking amazing... First time im seeing this connection... Vince & team are really good
It was awesome to relive breaking bad with you, then to rewatch the early Better Call Saul seasons. Now we’ve finished the finale seasons. Really appreciate those flashbacks! Thanks for being cool Brandon!
One of the best shows ever made, no doubt. So great that our community could experience it together. Great videos man, as always.
Absolutely brilliant finale
Agreed!!
I’m so happy to have gone through this universe with Brandon, I wouldn’t have ever gotten into BrBa without ya. I’m forever thankful man….
I’ll miss the journey ❤️
This is the actual ending to the Breaking Bad Universe.
Before we get into this, I appreciate all the insightful and reactionary stuff you had to say about this series, Brandon.. it definitely made me think more about everything that happened.
Theres no prizes for being first and I certainly wouldnt win one anyway but I discovered Brandon covering Season 1 of Breaking Bad at around 15k subscribers. To finish Better Call Saul last night and watch it next day with Brandon at 135k subscribers is all kinds of wholesome on multiple levels. Thanks to the team behind BB and BCS and thanks to Brandon!🇬🇧
I was so excited for you to start Breaking Bad and here we are today finishing Better Call Saul. Thanks for the Journey, Brandon!
Brandon it has been a blast watching this series with you! Your reactions and insight have been great and genuine. Keep up the good work!
Thank you friend for letting me enjoy breaking bad and better call Saul with you
The time machine book, if I remember, is what made the lantern slip and fall killing chuck. If I'm right, that was damn impactful
Always enjoy your enthusiastic and insightful commentaries, Brandon!
My man, I've been loving your reactions since the breaking bad days! With the end of BCS an era has ended, and what a ride its been. Thank you for the laughs, your thoughts, and for the overall enjoyment!
It’s been quite a ride. I am left very satisfied and happy with this bittersweet ending. I’ve loved these shows for a while, and these commentaries as well. During Quarantine these commentaries meant a lot to me. I’ve watched them all through the highs and lows and am glad you loved both shows as well as El Camino. Thanks for these excellent well thought videos Brandon, love your content, and hope you keep growing and improving in every way you can. *S’all Good Man*
Thanks for the videos, it´s been helpful for me to practise my English and enjoy this show which I really love
Man, it's crazy that it's all over now, started watching Breaking Bad back in 2011 (when season 4 was airing) - It's been a wonderful time reliving these shows with you, and then finishing them off together!
Thank you for being on this ride with us, Brandon. I would always look forward to your reactions. The Breaking Brandon Cinematic Universe has reached its climax.
Chuck said to Kim in S2 EP5..."My brother is not a bad person. He has a good heart...it's just...he can't help himself...and everyone else is left picking up the pieces." In the end, Jimmy finally accepts that he's a crook and that he belongs in jail with the rest of the crooks. He could have done the 7.5 years and got out, but then what? He knew he'd end up going back to his crooked ways and hurting more people, and he didn't want anyone else to get hurt because of him...because like Chuck said, he's not a bad person. Once Jimmy truly realized that he just plain can't help himself, his good heart made him do the right thing by locking himself up and throwing away the key. At least in jail he finally has the respect of his peers, and he doesn't have to pretend anymore.
Man those callbacks really hit where it hurts the most. To close to home. Thanks Brandon
Liked the memory lane part you added that was great. I wish I could memory dump breaking bad and Better call saul to experience it for first time again.
Congrats to Brandon, all you Breaking bad and Better Call Saul family! Hell of a ride! Perfection in TV! We got spoiled!! See yall around!!
Saul meets Seinfeld and friends characters in prison at their last episode lol.
I have been watching along with you since the breaking bad days, and it has been amazing getting a whole broad perspective on how all the different storylines intertwine throughout both shows. Thank you for an amazing run ! :D
I thoroughly enjoyed this journey with you. Thanks for your fantastic reactions and I look forward to the next series you add into the reaction rotation.
Just finished the episode now. Glad to see this video uploaded just in time. Better Call Saul is such an amazing show.
Brandon I don't comment on videos like ever but I just wanted to say I've enjoyed watching your reactions for both series immensely and you've been a great source of entertainment for hours and upon hours of my days. So, I'm glad to be able to share the series fnale with you too. Thanks for the great reactions.
I'm gonna miss this show so much
Thanks for the compilation at the end 🤗 Great shows. So glad Bob Odenkirk made it.
Love that you included your reactions to Saul in Breaking Bad. What a blast from the past. Gonna miss this show and universe for a very long time.
Great to finish this with you. Your Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul reactions have been the best there is.
Love your emotional reaction to the courtroom scene. Great stuff.
Your production quality has only improved since the beginning of Breaking Bad. Good work Brandon!!
I think Jimmy is going to do just fine in prison. With his reputation for helping criminals along with being able to give legal advice to the other inmates he will likely be just fine. After that bus scene I feel we got an insight into his new prison life.
I always felt that 'Jimmy in and out' character also mirrored Jimmy/Saul/Viktor/Gene himself in a way. The outside world hasn't been to kind to him and he feels more comfortable inside.
The genius of the Walt scene is it starts in the dark so it looks like black and white so u think he’s in prison especially when u hear what I think is a bunk bed squeak but then then the light turns on and it’s in color….Vince did the same thing with Waterworks after Jesse and Kim have there talk she runs out into to dark rain and it looks like she’s running back into the present and it looks like she turned black and white…..so creative
Glad to have been here with your journey through better call saul man! I loved the show, it was phenomenal!
I love your decor in the background man!
Thank you!
"You mean you were always like this."
Truth from WW
Brandon... you're an ABSOLUTE LEGEND. Thanks for letting us join you on this journey.
One day I will wake up, brush my teeth and go to work and realize that I haven't thought about Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. That's the moment I will realize I can forget that these shows are now over for good.
@TheRealOneAkusik Good point. All my ringtones and notifications are from the show as well.
I feel this deeply ❤
*Spoiler* When Kim says "Hey Jimmy" in prison at the end my tears started coming, and then they lean up against the wall like in the old days. Such a great ending and final callback from one of the best series ever.
It was an awesome ride! Hope to see your Mr. Robot reactions soon...
And what a ride it’s been. Thank you Brandon!!
Happy you could be here to share it Liam!