Better Call Saul not winning any Emmys (not that awards matter) will always irk me. This was some master class television. No zombies or dragons, just a good camera and script is all you need to make your story iconic.
You know why Better Call Saul didn't get any Emmys? Because it's too SMALL! THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT IT! IT'S NOTHING TO THEM! BCS TRAVELS IN WORLDS THEY CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE! THE EMMYS CAN'T CONCEIVE OF WHAT BCS IS CAPABLE OF! IT'S SO FAR BEYOND THEM! BCS IS LIKE A GOD IN HUMAN CLOTHING! *LIGHTNING BOLTS SHOOT FROM ITS FINGER TIPS!!!*
This video made me remember everything that I felt when I watched Better Call Saul for the first time, and it made me see things in the show that I had never seen before. It is a triumph
Also, I really liked your analysis of the fake worlds that Jimmy and Kim surround themselves with, @B- Mask. Jimmy in particular feels like he lives in a theme park of his own making.
@@BMask It's funny. I was just trying to think up a cheeky b-mask Monkey Island theme park joke at first, but after I thought about it, it made me have a legitimate realization about the way Jimmy's life is presented lmfao.
Honestly the whole filming of when he hears his old Saul commercials through the laptop is filmed so terrifying. The suspense, at first we're scared for Jimmy like "oh no hes been caught" but it quickly turns to disgust when u see him creeping in slowly like a lion stalking its prey slowly grabbing a wire and putting up while calmly talking to the old lady (sorry i forgot her name) with the creepy glasses and the pedo stache the whole scene gives me goosebumps
The “Days of Wine and Roses” opening sequence is probably my favorite cold open for any TV show ever, solely because of the music. Such a haunting and beautiful sequence
It's beautiful, but Ive always found the Something Stupid montage to be one of the greatest openings of all time... And definitely the greatest montage
1. Beautiful video. No words. Love how the end tied back to what you said in the first Sound of Saul. 2. 8:37 threw me off - in a good way. Best use of the gag yet.
25:20 yessss. Tho i understood the REAL reason for the change (the original actor having a schedule conflict cuz he took another job in the midst of uncertain pandemic times while BCS was in hiatus)... I've VERY MUCH canonized this change in faces by looking at it through Jimmy's lens, and his change of mindset (which is, ofc, the result of him being bold and taking care of the situation). Saul giving Jeff a taste of his own medicine by showing up at his house is a SOLID indicator of this shift in mindset, too. Plus, the writers are on record as saying that the writing was finalized BEFORE the actor situation ever came into play.
I love the musical duality and sentiment during bagman as Jimmy drags bags across the desert and Kim paces alone and the Sinatra song 'Something Stupid' played by Lola Marsh plays.... beautiful
- As I've not watched either show yet, I'm putting this video on the backlog for now. Dropping a comment for the algorithm until then. I'll definitely enjoy this in the future.
The Lalo Schifrin piece is part of why Nippy is my favorite episode of the series. That piece ended up being my most played song on Spotify by the end of the end of 2022. Two other Schifrin pieces made my Top 5.
Nothing else was like experiencing season 6 as it came out and I'm so proud to say I was there to witness this. Although I've said goodbye to the universe twice by now with Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul but by now we knew it was over as the four year gap and Gene's story had to be completed. I think the ending really fits the thesis and sequel nature of it while Walts acknowledges he's wrong and still goes ahead and does it. Jimmy takes the punishment regardless of the consequences and admitting he's wrong which is a harder feat. It's as if when the show tells you how to acknowledge what needs to be seen by yourself to find peace that the whole series ends. This whole entire angle of the universe all comes from a background character that's the best definition of what's great about it's morally grey writing. By just naturally evolving Saul's past and understanding Breaking Bad almost better than it did.
Felt like binging through Saul again recently. I got up to the last few episodes and decided to run through BB beforehand. Now for dessert, I get this.
Watching this video, and being reminded of the previous one, has made me realize that s’about time I rewatched the show again. Excellent work as always, B-Mask.
This is my favorite show of all time and I rewatch it every year. I loved your previous two videos and this was a very nice conclusion. I really appreciate the effort you put in and you really manage to make me appreciate the show even more. The one and only thing that ever bothered me about BCS, through no fault of the creators of course, was the recasting of Jeff. I love the way of looking at it as Gene/Saul/Jimmy changing their perspective on the situation and seeing the character differently. The recasting will not bother me at all anymore.
Man, I've been dying to see you make a video about BCS' ending since we had the opportunity to chat about it in Kilkenny! Couldn't have been more excited to see this in my sub box.
I thank the soundtrack creators of Saul. I'm a musician that has discovered 2 new personal favorite band/artists in my journey with this show. Little Barrie (obviously), Lola Marsh among others! Thank you
I finished this show about a month ago and I still can't get over the fact how great it is. Every little detail of the show serves a purpose and it made me focus so much more than simply watching every episode mindlessly without putting much thought into it. I'll definitely have to rewatch it at some point in the future.
You put into words so perfectly the nostalgia that comes across so vividly in Gene's heist montage. I never really understood it beyond instinct. But everytime I got to this scene it gave me the overwhelming urge to go back and start the show from the top.
I think the mostly mundane nature of Better Call Saul makes room for the music to be as impactful as it is. It takes it's time and has so many layers of character development.
I'm not watching the whole video yet, since I haven't finished breaking bad or bcs yet, but the first segment made me realized what drew me into the show so much. Also, it made me think of the Persona games, cause they live rent free in my brain
"Accepting that he is not a faultless God but a servant. And that his duty now, using his powers responsibly, is to enact one final miracle." That was beautifully written.
Have I watched Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul? No. Have I watched multiple hours long video essays about both shows? Yes. Would I watch BMask talk about paint drying? You betcha
Seeing Better Call Saul made me quite bummed about how much potential with the character Tyrion Lannister was wasted by Game of Thrones. Both of their stories were so similar beat to beat but Tyrion (at least in the show) went downhill after season 4 because the showrunners were afraid to make him evil. Meanwhile, BCS didn’t pull any punches with Saul.
Haven't finished the video yet, only the intro bit. But Season 5 of BB certainly feels like a a testing ground for the aesthetics of BCS in terms of shot composition and music choices. Seasons 1-4 are certainly not haphazard, and they lay good foundation, but S5 is where it peaks technically,
I wanna introduce my girlfriend to the Breaking Bad universe. I’m not sure if she could handle Breaking Bad but I think she would like BCS. I was wondering if anyone thinks it would be possible for someone to appreciate and even enjoy BCS without watching BB first?
I've had a lot of people I know who've never seen Breaking Bad really enjoy BCS, and for the most part I think the show does set itself up so that you can enjoy them in either order. There are a couple of outliers but I've not met anyone who feels one or the other was ruined that way for them!
My dad watched BCS first as he was more attracted to the lawyer type programme, and he loved watching in that order. To him, none of the characters were guaranteed to live. I think the only ‘downfall’ is not quite knowing the character of Gus, as he’s written better in BB than BCS (in my opinion).
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Yeaaaah Let's get this video to a lot of views in the first hour so that it gets love from youtube Algorithm bless this video which i liked even before watching it because it's that good Seriously, sometimes i end up pissed off because i can't like it again after watching it, fix that youtube Lots of words lots of engagement, yadda yadda
Better Call Saul not winning any Emmys (not that awards matter) will always irk me. This was some master class television. No zombies or dragons, just a good camera and script is all you need to make your story iconic.
53 nominations and 0 wins over 7 years is an achievement in itself and shows Emmys don’t matter
It’s a true goddamn shame that it had to go up against Succession.
You know why Better Call Saul didn't get any Emmys? Because it's too SMALL! THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT IT! IT'S NOTHING TO THEM! BCS TRAVELS IN WORLDS THEY CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE! THE EMMYS CAN'T CONCEIVE OF WHAT BCS IS CAPABLE OF! IT'S SO FAR BEYOND THEM! BCS IS LIKE A GOD IN HUMAN CLOTHING! *LIGHTNING BOLTS SHOOT FROM ITS FINGER TIPS!!!*
@@ChrisKat It could have won before that but the award prefers Game of Thrones, in their worst seasons.
I don't even know of a show that has or has ever had both zombies and dragons
You wrote this like a eulogy for a lifelong friend.
Well done.
This video made me remember everything that I felt when I watched Better Call Saul for the first time, and it made me see things in the show that I had never seen before. It is a triumph
Also, I really liked your analysis of the fake worlds that Jimmy and Kim surround themselves with, @B- Mask. Jimmy in particular feels like he lives in a theme park of his own making.
@@unseenhand6579 Absolutely love that take!
@@BMask It's funny. I was just trying to think up a cheeky b-mask Monkey Island theme park joke at first, but after I thought about it, it made me have a legitimate realization about the way Jimmy's life is presented lmfao.
Shi I was thinking the same thing, kinda
Honestly the whole filming of when he hears his old Saul commercials through the laptop is filmed so terrifying. The suspense, at first we're scared for Jimmy like "oh no hes been caught" but it quickly turns to disgust when u see him creeping in slowly like a lion stalking its prey slowly grabbing a wire and putting up while calmly talking to the old lady (sorry i forgot her name) with the creepy glasses and the pedo stache the whole scene gives me goosebumps
Her name is Marion.
I *love* that, in the last scene, Jimmy simply looks like Bob.
You will never forget that courtroom entrance. The whole montage song felt like going to church after you just survived cancer. Only believe.
13:20 YESSSSS I'm glad that someone else appreciated the delicate, beautiful sound of the rain hitting that shard of glass.
Better Call Saul’s writing is so well that two of the darkest moments in the show 24:12 28:40 both happened in the broad daylight without any casualty.
The “Days of Wine and Roses” opening sequence is probably my favorite cold open for any TV show ever, solely because of the music. Such a haunting and beautiful sequence
It's beautiful, but Ive always found the Something Stupid montage to be one of the greatest openings of all time... And definitely the greatest montage
30 MINUTE LONG BETTER CALL SAUL VIDEO ESSAY UPLOADED 2 DAYS AGO ON MY RECOMMENDED I WIIINNNN
B-Mask thought Better Call Saul was tragedy, now he realizes it's a musical
Breaking bad and Better Call Saul are the reason I wanted to become a sound designer.
Thank you for mentioning the "extra" episodes in the final season! I feel like a lot of video essays miss this meta detail
1. Beautiful video. No words. Love how the end tied back to what you said in the first Sound of Saul.
2. 8:37 threw me off - in a good way. Best use of the gag yet.
I didn't even notice, nice catch,
@@keatongoodwin3354 Thank you. Finding subliminnow gags are my speciality.
25:20 yessss. Tho i understood the REAL reason for the change (the original actor having a schedule conflict cuz he took another job in the midst of uncertain pandemic times while BCS was in hiatus)... I've VERY MUCH canonized this change in faces by looking at it through Jimmy's lens, and his change of mindset (which is, ofc, the result of him being bold and taking care of the situation).
Saul giving Jeff a taste of his own medicine by showing up at his house is a SOLID indicator of this shift in mindset, too.
Plus, the writers are on record as saying that the writing was finalized BEFORE the actor situation ever came into play.
I love the musical duality and sentiment during bagman as Jimmy drags bags across the desert and Kim paces alone and the Sinatra song 'Something Stupid' played by Lola Marsh plays.... beautiful
- As I've not watched either show yet, I'm putting this video on the backlog for now. Dropping a comment for the algorithm until then. I'll definitely enjoy this in the future.
It took me until last year to get around to watching both series, and man did they blow me away. So worth seeing.
This is a brilliant & insightful essay. The show ended over 2 years ago & yet here we are, still thinking about & fascinated by it.
Thank you!
This is one of the best video essays about Better Call Saul I’ve ever seen. Fantastically entertaining and insightful.
The Lalo Schifrin piece is part of why Nippy is my favorite episode of the series. That piece ended up being my most played song on Spotify by the end of the end of 2022. Two other Schifrin pieces made my Top 5.
S-Tier Better Call Saul video essay
Nothing else was like experiencing season 6 as it came out and I'm so proud to say I was there to witness this. Although I've said goodbye to the universe twice by now with Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul but by now we knew it was over as the four year gap and Gene's story had to be completed. I think the ending really fits the thesis and sequel nature of it while Walts acknowledges he's wrong and still goes ahead and does it. Jimmy takes the punishment regardless of the consequences and admitting he's wrong which is a harder feat.
It's as if when the show tells you how to acknowledge what needs to be seen by yourself to find peace that the whole series ends. This whole entire angle of the universe all comes from a background character that's the best definition of what's great about it's morally grey writing. By just naturally evolving Saul's past and understanding Breaking Bad almost better than it did.
I've been waiting for this vid for so long, very nice, very pretty. Thank u mask man.
Felt like binging through Saul again recently. I got up to the last few episodes and decided to run through BB beforehand.
Now for dessert, I get this.
Been waiting on this since the finale
Just finished this video and i got two words for you: absolute CINEMA
What a wonderful video. There's very few people in this site whose words hold as much substance consistently as yours do.
Watching this video, and being reminded of the previous one, has made me realize that s’about time I rewatched the show again. Excellent work as always, B-Mask.
This is my favorite show of all time and I rewatch it every year. I loved your previous two videos and this was a very nice conclusion. I really appreciate the effort you put in and you really manage to make me appreciate the show even more. The one and only thing that ever bothered me about BCS, through no fault of the creators of course, was the recasting of Jeff. I love the way of looking at it as Gene/Saul/Jimmy changing their perspective on the situation and seeing the character differently. The recasting will not bother me at all anymore.
BEEEN WAITIN YEARS FOR THIS!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
Man, I've been dying to see you make a video about BCS' ending since we had the opportunity to chat about it in Kilkenny! Couldn't have been more excited to see this in my sub box.
😮This video is the sequel I always wanted, but never thought I'd get
Immediately clicked on as soon as I saw this video and didn’t disappoint! A fantastic wrap up to the videos you’ve done on the Breaking Bad Universe.
Not watching this due to not having watched the show, just dropping engagement. Have a good one, B.
I thank the soundtrack creators of Saul. I'm a musician that has discovered 2 new personal favorite band/artists in my journey with this show. Little Barrie (obviously), Lola Marsh among others! Thank you
Amazing video man, my hats off to you. You nailed every interpretation imo 🙌
08:35 Made me spit out my drink. Well timed, I gotta say lmao
You know its a good show when you already know how something will end and you are still at the edge of your seat to see it resolve.
I finished this show about a month ago and I still can't get over the fact how great it is. Every little detail of the show serves a purpose and it made me focus so much more than simply watching every episode mindlessly without putting much thought into it. I'll definitely have to rewatch it at some point in the future.
Followed you because of your Psychonauts analyses, never expected you to do BCS! ima go grab some popcorn
You put into words so perfectly the nostalgia that comes across so vividly in Gene's heist montage. I never really understood it beyond instinct. But everytime I got to this scene it gave me the overwhelming urge to go back and start the show from the top.
Genuinely so happy you made another video, I absolutely loved your first one on the topic, made my day seeing this video, keep up the amazing work 🫶👏
was just rewatching the sly videos for the millionth time and this drops oh shit
Everyone's about to hear what happens when I break my bad, you better call Saul
... El Camino
GREAT job! Incredibly well edited piece. Subscribing immediately
I've been waiting for this video since Saul ended.
I think the mostly mundane nature of Better Call Saul makes room for the music to be as impactful as it is. It takes it's time and has so many layers of character development.
Lalo Schifrin is one of my favorite screen composers. Up there with Ennio Moriccone and Shirley Walker and Basil Pouledaris and Michael Kamen.
One of your best works B!
I’ve been waiting for this follow up!!
0:33 YO HE HAS THE RESAURUS FIGURES
Only watched both shows this year, finishing BCS last week in fact. Loved them both
Ok now talk about the Alvin and The Chipmunks trilogy so you can have the connective thread to start talking about Mr. Show.
OHHH WE ARE EATING WITH THIS
it's here!!! loved it and eager to rewatch now 🙌🙌
The Amount of Hype i Had The nano second i saw this in my feed, i nearly broke my finger clicking it.
I'm not watching the whole video yet, since I haven't finished breaking bad or bcs yet, but the first segment made me realized what drew me into the show so much.
Also, it made me think of the Persona games, cause they live rent free in my brain
Criminally underrated show.
"Accepting that he is not a faultless God but a servant. And that his duty now, using his powers responsibly, is to enact one final miracle."
That was beautifully written.
holy shit i never noticed the dude changed in the episodes after nippy and i've rewatched this show 3 times already 😭😭😭
🎶 elenor rigby 🎵
🎵likes to eat chips in the daytime🎵
🎶this is a great crime🎵
exquisite video. always impressive
This popped up on may recommended feed. I'm glad I clicked
It’s my birthday because B mask uploaded
Great video!
Thank you 🙏 for this video. The music 🎼 in Better Call Saul is a big part of its genius.
Saw that quick flashing photo of toys
-WAIT. I think i saw Cortex and N.Gin... am i imagining??
I go back
- omfg i am not
right on time
Have I watched Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul? No. Have I watched multiple hours long video essays about both shows? Yes. Would I watch BMask talk about paint drying? You betcha
Honey, wake up. B Mask uploaded.
Seeing Better Call Saul made me quite bummed about how much potential with the character Tyrion Lannister was wasted by Game of Thrones.
Both of their stories were so similar beat to beat but Tyrion (at least in the show) went downhill after season 4 because the showrunners were afraid to make him evil. Meanwhile, BCS didn’t pull any punches with Saul.
meremver when sauls goodmans burped up on his tummmyyyyy
Okay fine I’ll rewatch better call saul
Feels like we're missing something by not talking about Logic's "Self Medication"...
16:40 Sicilienne mentioned
Haven't finished the video yet, only the intro bit. But Season 5 of BB certainly feels like a a testing ground for the aesthetics of BCS in terms of shot composition and music choices. Seasons 1-4 are certainly not haphazard, and they lay good foundation, but S5 is where it peaks technically,
leaving a like and comment, good video
Alfonso muskedunder!!!
very cool detail i noticed, saul lastname is goodman but he is not a very goodman
What is this song at the very end?
They really lost the opportunity to use Magic Man by Heart in the season 5 premiere. It would've been perfect.
Disappointed you didn’t talk about slippin jimmy
No fish people cameo :(
Check again! ;)
well thats just Fish
@@burger1378 unsubscribed
@@BMaskthird rewatch finally found it thank GOD I thought I was going crazy
@@burger1378speaks to the subtlety of the subject tbh
I wanna introduce my girlfriend to the Breaking Bad universe. I’m not sure if she could handle Breaking Bad but I think she would like BCS. I was wondering if anyone thinks it would be possible for someone to appreciate and even enjoy BCS without watching BB first?
I've had a lot of people I know who've never seen Breaking Bad really enjoy BCS, and for the most part I think the show does set itself up so that you can enjoy them in either order. There are a couple of outliers but I've not met anyone who feels one or the other was ruined that way for them!
My dad watched BCS first as he was more attracted to the lawyer type programme, and he loved watching in that order. To him, none of the characters were guaranteed to live. I think the only ‘downfall’ is not quite knowing the character of Gus, as he’s written better in BB than BCS (in my opinion).
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Let's get this video to a lot of views in the first hour so that it gets love from youtube
Algorithm bless this video which i liked even before watching it because it's that good
Seriously, sometimes i end up pissed off because i can't like it again after watching it, fix that youtube
Lots of words lots of engagement, yadda yadda
I had to click immediately!!
Does Kim's actress really pronounce her name Ray? Because Rhea is usually pronounced Rei-uh, or Rii-uh, like the Titaness; Chronos' sister-mate.
She does, a bit like Caroline Rhea from the original live action Sabrina as well.
@@BMask Interesting. I won't say they're wrong about their own names, but it's weird.
Yeaaaah
Let's get this video to a lot of views in the first hour so that it gets love from youtube
Algorithm bless this video which i liked even before watching it because it's that good
Seriously, sometimes i end up pissed off because i can't like it again after watching it, fix that youtube
Lots of words lots of engagement, yadda yadda