*I meant to say $100 dollar bill near the beginning of the video. Was the ending satisfying for you? Rate it out of 10. I’ll be going more in-depth with this episode and the ending to the show during my review and future breakdowns. Thanks for watching!
I was really worried about the ending since I knew he would end up in jail but I just didnt want to see it. But I was really impressed with the ending, I like how he proved it to himself and everyone that he could still get away with it (with the 7 year negotiation), but in the end gave it up because he wouldn’t be able to live with himself. I’m happy with him going for life because he had a way of not.
Stuff has been happening way faster in this season than expected - like Lalo dying only like mid way through?? We were all like WHAT? Not complaining btw just an observation! Literally so fucking sad this show is over
If Saul actually kept the 7 and a half years. He would have been released on June of 2018. Just a few months after the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl (Mike was a Philadelphia Eagles fan).
I saw a comment saying he is all 3 in the end - He is still Saul to his prisonmates, he is back to being Jimmy for Kim and he is Gene by his profession at the prison - cooking
Yeah, I think people try to make too much of a comparison between BCS and BB. BB was explicitly about change and how Walter started with good intentions but gradually became a monster. BCS is about Jimmy learning to accept the different parts of himself.
nah, he went back the being Jimmy. Being Gene was the prison he desperately wanted to escape (you see him doing the exact same stuff he did at cinnabon, but in prison he makes bread). He couldn't stay gene for long - that was one big act, a boring one. Slipping Jimmy/Saul in the end put up one more show and basically committed suicide - after winning the jackpot that is. 'It's showtime!!'. But all that show is worth nothing without Kim. In the end, Kim was the one who had immense influence over him - she just couldn't help herself around him. And he can't really help himself around her: He throws everything out the window just to be able to be with her. She sort of killed the broken bad Kim off herself, by moving away, becoming very passive, mediocre - wanting less (though we see her returning to the law, similar to the boring work she had to do as punishment from HHM, but pleasing nonetheless). It is what moved nearly all James' steps - especially after he heard Kim was interested in his fate. He also desperately wanted to talk about his past to Francesca - because Gene was killing Jimmy. That's where the whole Saul act comes from, his need to escape reality, to be on top (but of what? Walt had similar issues). Seems he finally realised he really is a chimp with a machinegun - Chuck was right. He put down the gun (his big mouth). And he finally reconnected with Kim - worth it. Kim also moved him this way by confessing and telling him to give himself up before that. It is what changes the game for him (and she knew that). There is only Jimmy and there are 2 acts - acts he finally dropped. The prisoners will keep seeing the con-man, but he is no longer there. When they hear he traded 7 years for a lifesentence... Better don't call Saul. Saul gone.
How poetic that Saul was on the airline of the company he was getting ready for a class action suit against. He was going to take them to court, and here they are taking him to court.
One thing I haven’t seen anyone mention is that when Saul is going to take the stand in his final flashy suit, he’s still wearing the Wayfarer explosion ribbon. In BrBa, all the way into season 5, when every other character has moved on and forgotten about the crash, Saul is still wearing the tribute ribbon, trying to milk the tragedy for all its worth
I love how Saul reducing his sentense to 7 years was his last way of saying "HAHA, I still got it" to the system and to himself. But the end is perfect, the one juror he had to convince was Kim, and even though he end up in jail, he stoped running, in the way it mattered, he will die as Jimmy Mcgill and not Saul Goodman or Gene Takavic.
I really don’t understand how they could charge “Saul” with any part of the 2 DEA murders. There weren’t any survivors, so nobody knew what actually happened. In addition, Walt took a hit out on Jesse, but not Hank, and Saul didn’t arrange this; we don’t know for sure if Saul even knew the orders for the hit considering Walt spoke directly to Todd and then Jack. Saul admitted to more than he should’ve. Why intentionally get years added to a prison sentence?
I was anxious about watching the finale. They could have milked the trauma. They knocked it out of the park by keeping it small, quiet. These actors and writers know and trust each other so deeply. Almost the entire episode would stand up with no dialogue at all. The ways people look at and respond to each other is so intense. Jimmy finally got what he always said he wanted. He'll be making a lot of dough for the rest of his life.
I agree and the subtle filming: the Saul cardboard cutout in the dumpster and then Gene caught in the dumpster, the Exit sign, the lighter flame being in colour against the black and white etc. etc Just brilliant 👍
a lot of people are missing this quote from BB..."Stay. Face the music. Hey, I mean, how much time have you got left? You walk in with your head held high, you'll be the John Dillinger of Metropolitan Detention Center..." Saul told this to Walter...eventually he took his own advice.
@@alfredjohnson3642 I think it’s completely unfair, Saul may have been a conman but he did not want to hurt anyone including Howard! 86 years is absurd!
@@iluvanimals4evr Maybe Saul didn't want to see anyone hurt. But he constantly hurt people; Chuck, Kim, Howard, Howard's wife, Ernesto, Francesca - and that's before you even get to his relationship with Walter. He knowingly aids and abets a drug manufacturer and dealer; puts him in touch with a known cartel kingpin, and profits from the relationship. How many people die because Saul ignored Mike's advice? How many meth addicts were created because Walt and Jesse could continue their trade and actually get better at it? So no, not unfair. Jimmy confesses his culpability to the court - and yes, it was the right thing to do and the only way Jimmy could be redeemed.
Saul saying he didn't want to go to ADX montrose to the lawyers felt like a con to get himself there because he had clients go there and knew he would have some recognition and be safe
That's a good point, and all the prisoners knowing his name and slogan on the bus pretty much confirms it. He's done a lot of favours for those prisoners and their friends.
@@auracle6184 not really, he doesn't want to accept he's Saul when the first guys recognize him. He left Saul behind. Though it does work out quite well
@@murmurrrr I'm not so sure. He resists at first, perhaps it's something to do with his life as Gene where the one thing he didn't want was to be recognised as Saul. Once the chanting starts, he gives a little smile like he's thinking this might not be so bad after all. Whether it's as the "Saul" persona or not, he has those skills and is going to a place where they will be extremely useful.
Rhea said she thinks Kim would likely continue to visit Jimmy. I think Jimmy made a huge mistake. His relationship with Kim still seems good enough and he could easily have kept the deal, letting him out after seven years. Kim is going to get rolled by Cheryl Hamlin's civil suit so Jimmy spending the rest of his life in prison (he's middle-aged and there's no federal parole) doesn't do anything.
@@halfbakedproductions7887 of course jimmy made a huge mistake...but its not jimmy fault..its the writers fault with the need to do something special ...duh....who in their right mind will willingly take a life sentence over 7 years at a nice jail with golf and ice Cream . Kim is going to go bankrupt she won't be able to afford to visit jimmy. if he took the 7 years he could have got out and helped Kim they could have been friends or more who knows but he would be there for her.. instead he thinks locking himself away is what Kim wants..stupid..if he still felt guilt after 7 years he could volunteer and help others..... show ending was awful...
Great sendoff to an incredible show! loved the foreshadowing between Saul's cardboard cutout being thrown in the dumpster in episode 1 and Gene getting found in the dumpster by the police
When asked about his regrets, Walter looks at the watch he received from Jesse, perhaps regretting the way things ended up between them. This is reinforced by the fact that he later comes back from hiding to free Jesse.
I can't help but be reminded of when Saul urges Walt to turn himself in and face the consequences and be a celebrity in prison, when that seems to be exactly what happens to Saul. Everyone knows his name, everyone respects him, and he gets to live his life as Jimmy McGill.
Here's the thing about the time machine: In the novel, it actually mostly travels forward in time. This can be a reference to the series ultimate message, that time moves forward and that regret can change who you want to become, as well as the fact that it's never to late to do so.
I tend to agree with Walt here though. It's bs xD Time is a one way street and it is the thing that makes regret possible - because things that happened, well, happened. Jimmy didn't need a timemachine to change the story, he just conned his way through it all. Love changed him. Hatred consumed him (until everything was gone. Stuck in a dumpster, desperately looking for diamonds while his life was hell on earth... Pretty powerful symbolism right there).
Stfu ... The idea is to solicit that there is no hope for a human to prosper. That Saul "humans" should just give up their exhausting struggle & turn themselves in. People have been dying from going to prison for a long, long time. It is sick how they portray it as comically similar to Genes old life at Cinnabon when he is in the kitchen there at prison. Any human that goes to prison for any extensive amount of time is doomed to be killed by other inmates. Horrifying truth. It is a death sentence for humans. All propaganda & subliminal messaging through the last 6 episodes.
Gene was the runner , and he didnt stop until he ended on a literal dumpster from a trash life. Saul had to win until the very end, getting the best deal of all time. And Jimmy just did the right thing at the very end.
@@niggadoggo1574 Your crimes have specific consequences. You dont just spin a roulette and take whatever comes your way, even if it dooms you to a life in prison. Jimmy got a mass murderer sentence, even though he was a corrupt lawyer who couldnt hurt an old lady
@@niggadoggo1574 does not mean he was responsible for all those like howard goes into their home and then lalo shows up and kills him saul didnt know that chuck however he was kinda responsible but also not responsible its mostly kinda chucks fault
The Breaking Bad-iverse has some happy endings for people, but "Felina", "El Camino", and "Saul Gone" aren't happy endings, they are "Just Endings" Walter White's ultimate fear was death, it's what motivated him to do all the things he did. "Felina" forces him to confront his death and to make whatever ammends he could make and accomplish everything he wanted to before his death. The same thing that motivated him to start finally ends his story. Jessie Pinkman's entire journey is defined by whose power he is under. Whether it's Walt, Gus, Jack, Todd, or even his own addictions and the lure of "the game", Jessie spends much of Breaking Bad trapped by other characters. "El Camino"s ending allows Jessie the thing he has never had: freedom. He is truly allowed to be free and live his own life. Jimmy McGill's life is defined by two things: cycles of slipping into lawlessness and defiance of systems. "Saul Gone" ironically shows that he thrives in the Prison System, the other side of the coin to the legal system he manipulated as Saul Goodman. He finally finds the peace to break the cycle and earn back the connection to Kim, the only person Jimmy truly cared for and that believed Jimmy could be changed. All three endings give the protagonist a fitting ending that mirror the arc of the character. Thank you Vince. Thank you Peter. Fantastic End to a fantastic era of Television.
Great analysis but a major problem. Walter White feared dying without building something larger than life. This is why he was so fixated on Grey Matter. It was large and successful company that would outlive his former business partners Gretchen and Elliot. If they died the company would still continue. Walter wanted to die knowing he built something as large and powerful as Grey Matter. This is why he peacefully welcomed his death in the Neo Nazi's lab room. He was looking at the symbol of his powerful meth empire one final time before he died. Ironically Skyler, and the rest of Walt's family were scared of Walter dying. They were unhappy Walter refused the money for treatment from Gretchen and Elliot.
@@RenaldyCalixte Eh, I think it goes either way. Walter was scared of his mortality. Whether or not he had built something was a factor, but it all came down to the initial fear from the pilot, that he was dying from something he couldn't control. Felina as a finale to the series comes back to that original fear and allows Walter to confront it head-on. Walt already knew that he had built something that "mattered" before that, even if the thing he said he built it for (Walt's Family) was destroyed in the process. My read on the ending is him finally accepting the death he was so scared of in the pilot that would motivate him to build a meth empire.
@@Robin0928 My only counter argument is that Walter openly admitted to Skyler that the meth business was for himself. He took pride in the business in front of Skyler even tho he knew he lied about it being for the family. Walter didn't do this until the Finale and his anger in Season 1 towards Gretchen and Elliot highlights his obsessions with building a large Empire but he hid this from people (until Season 5 when he confessed to Jesse the truth about Grey Matter. Are you in the money business or the meth business, I'm in the Empire business). Even in the Finale Walter wanted to kill Jesse for trying to steal his meth business but changes his mind when he sees Jesse is a slave of the Neo Nazi's. Walter kills the Neo Nazi's and saves Jesse so that no one will recreate his Empire (and yes I do know it was revenge for Hank too but that was less important).
I think Jimmy’s Time Machine question to Walt was really him saying that he wanted to go back to where Slippin’ Jimmy was created. If he “changed his course” as Chuck said at that moment, he most likely would have never became Saul Goodman.
No, Saul wasn't looking for redemption at that point. That was to show how he buried his traumas and regrets so deeply, the worst regret he could allow himself to come up with was accidentally hurting himself on a slip-and-fall
@@mgoblue9389 both can be true. Like you said he's constantly burying his traumas and regrets, so because of this even when he's actually trying to talk about an deep regret of his, he stills buries it beneath the slip story.
I think you got that one a little wrong. First of all, he asked Walt and Mike the thought-provoking question because he was projecting. As soon as he got an answer, and they expected one of him, he buried his head under the sand, leaving the Saul persona/mask on, as he usually did. It shows that he wasn't ready to face his regrets/mistakes. He was still Saul, on the run. Secondly, I don't think his "time machine" moment was when Slippin' Jimmy was created. Otherwise he'd have to go back to when he was a child. He was always Slippin' Jimmy. It's more likely that his "time machine" moment would be to change the course of that night with Chuck, hence the flashback. It was an important scene, yet it seemed so trivial. If only he had this heart-to-heart with Chuck, maybe Chuck would manage to persuade him to not pursue the lawpractice career. I think Jimmy, at the end, in that courthouse, regrets becoming a lawyer the most. Not only it lead to all these horrible events, up to meeting Walter White, but it also brought shame to Chuck, his passion and HHM. It's pretty clear that if Jimmy was to change any moment in his life, it would be to listen to Chuck on that fateful night and follow a different career path, where money could be earned through legit ways. A career which wouldn't expose him to criminals like Lalo or Walter. A career that wouldn't tempt him at every corner or reveal more and more of the Slippin' Jimmy.
Saulshank Redemption, baby! I liked that Jimmy will be highly revered by his fellow inmates like Andy Dufresne was, and in this way Jimmy will finally receive the love and respect that he always craved (but never quite got) from his family and his career. His time inside will surely pass easily as he reveals himself to be a model prisoner, and with a legal break or two he’ll plausibly be able to retire with Kim on a beach in Zihuatanejo.
Maybe Jimmy can get conjugal visits from Kim with model behavior. Kim didn't look like she was having fun in the bedroom with Glenn aka Mr. Yup. Well nevermind. The United States Federal Bureau of Prisons does not allow conjugal visits for prisoners in federal custody. State prisons For prisoners in state custody, the availability of conjugal visits is governed by the law of the particular state. The four states that currently allow conjugal visits are California, Connecticut, New York, and Washington. So only hope Jimmy has a prosecutorial misconduct ruling or a pardon from the President of the United States.
A small one I haven’t seen anyone catch: Saul tells Bill Oakley on the plane that he has stories that’ll make the Feds’ “toes curl.” Jesse used that exact phrase when confessing to Hank and Gomey.
Such an incredible ride to see. 7 years and it’s done. I’d rather it end on top than to continue for years and all of us be tired that it’s still on. Great finale, great show. Great world that it’s in. Thank you for the video man, I always enjoy seeing the Easter Eggs you point out that might not have been the most obvious to catch. Keep up the great work man!
They stuck the landing. There are some fans that hated the finale. But you can’t always have a machine gun revenge finale for every show. It’s so hard to wrap up a series and do it right. And these guys did it right.
@@jpmnky not all of us wanted a machine gun ending!! Yo man, Saul didn’t even know who Gus was… admitting to crimes that he wasn’t at fault? Sure, Saul introduced Walt and the gang to Vamonos pest control, but Todd brought up his uncle Jack- the hitman who took out Hank and helped coordinate the prison murders. WHEN DID Saul meet with Jack to talk about prison murders?? BN only showed Walt speaking to Jack.. Saul wouldn’t have known how to coordinate that hit considering he never served time those prisons. Could’ve also made the case that Saul ONLY helped Walt launder his money- not once did he cook or distribute… Biggest thing he did for Walt was get Badger out so Badger wouldn’t roll, AND he told Walt where to go to meet Gus-.
I also remember the movers tossing the life size cutout of Saul into the Dumpster in episode 1 of season 6 (I believe), when they were clearing out his mansion.
He’s laughing in the cell because the etched thing on the wall reminded him that he thought Oakley was gay when he first got news from Francesca that he came out as his own attorney. That’s why he was laughing cause he realized he could call Oakley and it’s exactly what we got in the next scene.
What a ride this season was, from the beginning with nacho, to now ending with Jimmy. The scene at the end with Chuck made me tear up a bit, thinking all the way back to season 1 to see how far and exactly what Jimmy went thru. What a show. What a character. Thank you for a your hard work on these videos. Glad to hear you'll still have more on the way. Such a bittersweet moment, but man I loved the ending to this journey
It’s a bit unfortunate for Jimmy that even after finally returning to being James McGill, he is still Saul Goodman to everyone else. He must live with the fact that he is Saul Goodman, even if he wishes to be Jimmy McGill again
@@jeffb1430 bull, we all travel through time in that one direction... But still, it can be done, but not in the way it is often depicted. You can make time move faster/slower, it is just very relative and it will still cost the one 'travelling' through time years to make a big difference. But relative to all other life, you will age at a different pace. Einstein proved this - I'm pretty sure it is theoretical for now... Try proving him wrong... I guess the whole theory of relativity went straight over your head... I won't write it all down, it's boring and you have google, but NASA also agrees: More than 100 years ago, a famous scientist named Albert Einstein came up with an idea about how time works. He called it relativity. This theory says that time and space are linked together. Einstein also said our universe has a speed limit: nothing can travel faster than the speed of light (186,000 miles per second). What does this mean for time travel? Well, according to this theory, the faster you travel, the slower you experience time. Scientists have done some experiments to show that this is true. For example, there was an experiment that used two clocks set to the exact same time. One clock stayed on Earth, while the other flew in an airplane (going in the same direction Earth rotates). After the airplane flew around the world, scientists compared the two clocks. The clock on the fast-moving airplane was slightly behind the clock on the ground. So, the clock on the airplane was traveling slightly slower in time than 1 second per second. Here's how: Einstein's theory also says that gravity curves space and time, causing the passage of time to slow down. High up where the satellites orbit, Earth's gravity is much weaker. This causes the clocks on GPS satellites to run faster than clocks on the ground. The combined result is that the clocks on GPS satellites experience time at a rate slightly faster than 1 second per second. Luckily, scientists can use math to correct these differences in time. If scientists didn't correct the GPS clocks, there would be big problems. GPS satellites wouldn't be able to correctly calculate their position or yours. The errors would add up to a few miles each day, which is a big deal. GPS maps might think your home is nowhere near where it actually is! In Summary: Yes, time travel is indeed a real thing. But it's not quite what you've probably seen in the movies. Under certain conditions, it is possible to experience time passing at a different rate than 1 second per second. And there are important reasons why we need to understand this real-world form of time travel. And no one was even talking about time machines and time travel in this particular comment section. Also, looking at the stars is like looking into the past. A lot of them are long gone.
I'm pretending he got 7 yrs and opens a bakery when he gets out and kim leaves the yep guy for jimmy and they adopt a bunch of mexicans and name them all nacho
i caught that too. i feel like it means one of his greatest regrets was going to jesse's house after that ridealong. he may not regret his drug empire, but i think he regrets dragging jesse along for it.
I've always had a hard time understanding Walt and Jessie's relationship. He cares about him but in a psychotic twisted way for his own benefit. During that scene I think he wished he treated him better.
@@halfbakedproductions7887 I mean of course there will be a bunch of ridiculous theories but there were quite a few that were correct. Gene going to prison, Howard's PI being part of the con, Kim moving away to start a new life etc.
@@skakirask yeah that was a little weird it felt like they were going to continue with Jeff in some way but we don't see him again since that phone call from the jail
Gene caught between the two police cars while running reminded me of Jimmy running from the police in season 1 (episode 3 I think) when he was called to be Nacho's lawyer
You forgot to mention the "commemorative" ribbon on the lapel of his "flashy" suit. References the blue ribbon people of Albuquerque used to remember the 737 jet that crashed in Breaking Bad.
@@RenaldyCalixte It's so pointless. It's this weird attempt to add additional tragedy and consequence to Jane's death when the audience is obviously going to care more about a character they know than 200 randos who don't exist. When Walt tells Jessie later on that he allowed Jane to die, there's a reason he doesn't tack on a "oh yeah, and that big plane crash was because Jane's dad was so sad after she died", because no one cares about that shit and it's not really something you can blame on Walter anyway.
Nobody would choose a life term over a 7-year sentence in real life. Committing to probably die in prison was not the only way to atone. This ending was good only for the writers, now they are safe from sequel requests.
I just started rewatching the series from the beginning. It's been fascinating to see all the foreshadowing from the earlier episodes, that led up to being significant in the last season. For example, the bandaid box that held the diamonds is the same box he used to save the coins he lifted from his dad's register. Knowing how it all ends, takes the whole show experience to a whole other level.
Justice for stealing from his father if you think about it. Weird how Jimmy never regrets that and I wonder if Howard and Chuck are right about Jimmy not being able to help himself (but at least Howard believed Jimmy had a chance to improve and become a great lawyer after he stopped siding with Chuck).
Although I wasn't surprised to hear it, based on what we've seen from his character, it kind of burned me to hear Walt's biggest regret was leaving Gray Matter. Poisoning Brock, watching Jane die, and murdering Mike were the only things Walt ever did that I truly objected with. I was hoping he'd pick one of those 3. But in all fairness to Walt, had he never left Gray Matter, he never would have done any of those awful things.
@@rolandverde8771 yes, exactly. i lot of people find his choice callous, but your biggest regret is not always the worst thing you did, it's where the path veered off the most
That's because you're still hoping for him to be a good person with simpathetic feelings... At that point (before Alaska) he still had no remorse at all and was still defending his "I needed the money" motivation when it was all about the power he felt
I thought the ending would be loud and bombastic, but the angle taken, although it left me feeling a bit empty, felt like the most realistic and narratively satisfying way to end the show. Jimmy McGill came back at the bitter end and Saul Goodman died.
Saul was loud and bombastic. Jimmy McGill wasn't. He was a flawed man who was funny and genuinely cared about people. So he admitted he forgot who he used to be to the only person who cared...Kim Wexler, that's how he wanted to end his story. Walter was a unsatisfied and bored but he was a quiet and polite man. Heisenberg was ambitious, ego driven, and a narcissist. Heisenberg wanted a big dramatic ending to his story so he built a robotic machine gun to kill Neo Nazi's.
You do a fantastic job in making all the different references that while watching you don't catch right away. I've watched it twice already and you still caught a lot more references than I could. Thanks for all your hard work and comments. Truly appreciated.
I think you missed out an important detail about Mike's confession to Saul about the "time machine" moment. Initially Mike chooses the date 2001, probably the date he killed Matty's killers. At first he's probably thinking of vengeance, almost by instinct yearning again to see the lifeless faces of Matty's killers. Then he reflects on that, backtracks and picks 1986, I believe, the date he took the first bribe. This is crucial, as it shows that Mike's process of change is complete. And that he's overcome the grief. He no longer strives vengeance, nor does he prioritise it, but instead reflects back on the root cause of all problems. The root cause that led to Matty's death. In that moment Mike is acknowledging that it wasn't Matty's killers that were the primary issue - he was. Had he not taken that first bribe, had he stayed a true cop like his son, him and Matty would have seen eye to eye and could have dismantled that shady operation together. Instead, as a result of Mike's bad-road choices, it lead to Matty's unfortunate demise. I think Mike has finally come to terms that he shouldn't deflect or seek fault in everyone else around him, but face the fact that his own mistakes (directly or indirectly) led to horrible events like his son's death. He understands that sometimes lashing out on people isn't the answer - sometimes you have to dwell deeper and dwell within yourself, facing the consequences of your actions, instead of casting blame on others.
Jimmy literally took the ultimate fall. To people that dont know what a "fall guy" is; The fall guy is the one that takes all the blame. Regardless of consequnces. Jimmy knew full well what he was doing and beautifully exonorated Kim.
But Kim could still get sued in the civil case from Howards wife. It changed nothing, the DA wasn't pressing charges on Kim, Oakley said they were just going to sit on it.
Kim had nothing to do with the Rico case and Walter white. Just the Howard killing and framing him as an addict. She’s still getting sued. He just wanted her to see him take responsibility
When Jimmy is on the airplane, bound for a 7-year sentence, and Oakley tells him about Kim and the Cheryl civil suit, Jimmy changes course. A big part of his switcheroo in both what he likely told authorities off screen and what he says in the court room is to redirect blame to himself, in a highly calculated slippin Jimmy scheme to get Cheryl to not pursue a suit against Kim. Oakley telling Jimmy that information on the plane is what sets everything else in motion. Otherwise it's 7 years and he's stuck as Saul probably.
@@Clang2023 Cheryl doesn't actually need Kim's money though, she wanted the truth to come out and for there to be accountability. There's kind of no point in that lawsuit anymore unless she specifically wants to destroy Kim.
The biggest thing I loved about this episode is how they tied the whole show “Better Call Saul” to the episode “Better Call Saul”. I also loved how we saw the death of each character. The cowardly Gene died in Jail. Saul was born from his hearing with the bar and died in this hearing. All layers were peeled back and we were left with the Jimmy we know and love. 10/10
Both Odenkirk and Seehorn confirmed the original ending had Kim shoot back her finger guns, but peeps were afraid viewers would interpret this as Kim reverting back to her old ways, so it was changed.
@@thezeek2745 She doesn't actually do the animated part, but if you look at her right hand in one of the last shots she's doing the hand gun by her side
@@thezeek2745 She has her hand down to her side, but you can see after he gives the finger guns, she does it too. But they are still down by her side. It looks like it's a two finger gun (not one finger).
What I find interesting is the line Saul says to Walter, 'Turn yourself in' in Granite Slate. This is what Kim said in the last episode to him, something he couldn't come to terms with and ended up getting arrested. That's what I felt the extra bit in the court room was with Chuck, he doesn't respect the law but's respects Kim and he's turning himself in to her in a sense by confessing, he's turning Saul Goodman in and becoming Jimmy again.
You missed the Easter egg from the scene where they clear out Saul's house and put the cardboard cut out of Saul in the trash, mirroring how Gene is caught in the dumpster, and the fact that Jimmy confesses to all those things and scraps the deal in order to save Kim.
Yep, Vince said there was loads of easter eggs and foreshadowing during the house clearance that would make perfect sense once you'd seen everything else. Sure enough, it's all there.
@@halfbakedproductions7887 💯 I love going through that scene at 25 speed looking for new eggs. The dumpster is one that surprisingly few people seem to have caught.
Fantastic Ending to an Unbelievable Show. Great work covering all things BB and find it poetic that Jimmy / Saul / Gene are destined to a life of mixing dough / Money for someone else.
I love how the finale made each of the big-hitter characters' endings as clear as possible by telling us what they most regret. Mike would have chosen honour, Walter would have chosen power, and Jimmy would have chosen honesty, or you could say, conviction.
Also, in the first episode of Season 6, they take the cardboard cutout of Saul that is floating in the pool at his mansion, and put it in a dumpster. In the last episode of Season 6, he is found in a dumpster when he is caught. I thought that was a neat little parallel to the first and last episode of the season. God, I am going to miss this level of writing and attention to detail. Can't wait to rewatch everything all over again, as I you find a ton on your next go around.
i was very nervous before the last episode. but the end left me with a „they will find a way“-smile. loved it very much. it was honest and vulnerable. kim and slipping jimmy are still alive. i was prepared for a much worse ending. what a beautiful show. thank you. i enjoyed every single second. negative aspects: - kim not marrying tuco -no „kettleman-only“ episode🥺
i think his redemption was meant to be towards kim and him trying to kill the saul identity, taking the 7 years would completely wipe that away and also it is not guaranteed that the people he wanted to redeem himself too would still be alive
Jimmy didn't really moved over his Saul persona, he actually could embrace it on Prison. His act was all about love for Kim. If not, he would took the 7 year sentence, plus knowing in the future he could win a big money deal selling his memories in a book.
Incorrect. Jimmy has retired the Saul persona. The prisoners don't know Jimmy only Saul by reputation so they will always call him Saul. He didn't do this act for Kim just like Walter he told the truth for himself. Jimmy wanted to copy Kim by giving his own confession. He wanted Kim to see it because Kim was the only person who knew him as Jimmy. If Jimmy was motivated only by love for Kim he would take the 7 year sentence and then find a way to convince Kim to take him back once released. Instead Jimmy realized he needed to become his true self by telling the truth. This is the almost the same as Gus defeating Lalo by copying Nacho's confession by giving his own confession. Once Gus did that he could move forward with his true plan which was to get revenge. Not necessarily expanding his drug operation.
The way I interpret the conversation between Saul and Walt, I think deep down inside, Jimmy has regrets about his life even in BrBa timeline, but he wears a mask of Saul Goodman to forget about his pain. When he says that if he had time machine, he would go back to the time, when he slipped on ice and hurt his knees, he actually means that Slipping Jimmy life he chose, way back in Cicero, has been hurting him a lot lately. And if he could, he would change that life. I love how the writers always add ambiguity so beautifully.
I also disagree. Jimmy's regret is that he didn't allow his brother Chuck to reach out and try to understand him on a deeper level. Jimmy instead pushed Chuck away because he assumed Chuck was going to give another lecture. Jimmy didn't realize Chuck was lonely and struggling with his "electricity allergy". That's Jimmy biggest regret.
I have that same feeling after the end of a great holiday. You are so glad you got to experience it but at the same time so sad its all over. Thanks mate for all the great videos about this once in a lifetime series.
Thank you for your videos and dedication to this show. Finishing such a great series as a viewer of yours made it a lot less lonely and made Better Call Saul 1000x even more enjoyable!
#30 In that scene Mike also gives Saul a report on a “second story man” (breaking and entering, which Gene became) who got caught and took the rap for his entire crew. And that the guy was “solid.” And that’s what Jimmy did. He took the rap for all of them. Also #9 there’s also in the open for 601 where they put the cardboard cutout of Saul in the dumpster... I also love how in the end, his solution to not carrying heavy bags of money (his diamonds) ended up even more unreliable when they spilled so easily in the dumpster...
Small detail here, when Jimmy is telling Chuck about his less than desirable clients, he mentions a kid who broke into a liquor store and passed out behind the counter after drinking five bottles of Crème de Menthe -- this is the same drink Gale offered Gus when Gus visited his apartment in BB 313 Full Measure. I’m not saying they’re connected or that Gale is the person Jimmy is talking about or anything like that, I just thought it was a neat little reference.
You’ve been one of the most dedicated, consistent and thoughtful content creators that has made this show even more enjoyable. Thank you and look forward to all your future content and breakdowns!
I'll admit, lol... I cried a little bit at the end. What a great show and what a great BB and BCS universe. Between the 2 shows we are talking like a decade and a half. I was a young dude when this all started back in 2008. Now I'm a middle aged man. 😄You've done a great job Kiwi. Thanks for all your effort and time! Very few shows have I watched more than once. I'll certainly watch this one again.
Dropping his keys before he could make a getaway in his car from Mirion cost him and it took a few extra seconds to get the car started. Had he not dropped his keys... might have been the extra 30 seconds he needed to beat the cops.
I love that you said it was almost like he killed Saul. I had decided that - after Gould says that what they were doing with the character hadn’t been seen before - that a metaphorical “killing” of Saul by Jimmy, resulting in a form of redemption but still with punishment for his deeds. Perfect.
I've been following your channel since January 2021, which is when I started watching both Breaking Bad and Beter Call Saul. I held off watching BB because I thought it was probably overhyped. I was wrong. I watched both shows on Netflix and was so blown away by BB and the performances of Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Jonathan Banks, Bob Odenkirk, Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Giancarlo Esposito and others that I went right into BCS, as well as EL Camino. The suspense in both shows is worthy of an Alfred Hitchcock thriller. I watched BCS live on AMC+ and loved this last season. BCS is definitely slow in its first seasons but it builds up in suspense. I loved this finale. Bob Odenkirk depicts Jimmy McGill as someone with humanity and some redeeming qualities. I think it was a bittersweet ending: Jimmy is free to be himself and no longer has to keep hiding behind fake names. He took the 86-year sentence out of love to Kim (Rhea Seehorn knocked it out of the part with her acting, especially in Fun and Games and Waterworks). I thought the appearance of Walter White in the finale was appropriate, as it shows who Walt really was, which was an egomaniac who looked down on everyone and who destroyed the lives of everyone around him (Although in Felina, he did take a bullet for Jesse and ensured that Jesse could be free). Its a bittersweet ending, in that while Jimmy still does deserve jail time for what he did, he is free to be himself (the prisoners respect him as Saul, so he doesn't have to be worried, or so I hope). Love your channel and your breakdowns of all things BB and BCS.
hell of a ride, gang. a big thanks to those behind the shows who need no introduction to folks, but a big thanks too to those like kiwi and pete peppers for bringing us together in the wake of these episodes
in the most genuine way possible thank you so much for all of these videos throughout Better Call Saul! I never thought a TV show would be as good as the wire and the sopranos, and i thought breaking bad came close, but i'm convinced Better Call Saul is in my definitive top 3. Having your insight helped so much and elevated my viewing experience of the show. Cant thank you enough for that! Amazing work and always consistent. Cant wait to see what else your channel has to offer!
I can't remember if it was bcs or bb but I remember someone saying "this ends in you alone,in prison or dead" and we got all three with Jesse ,Walt and saul
Regarding the dumpster scene, there's a quick shot in the 601 opening scene of a cardboard cutout of Saul getting thrown into a dumpster as his house is getting cleared out. Surprised that didn't make the list!
At first I was disappointed by how quickly they apprehended Gene. I was kinda hoping for more of a pursuit than that. But they still made it work like a dream. Of course they did. I especially liked the scene with Jimmy and Kim sharing a smoke together like they did in the HHM days.
8:35 The phrase "My lawyer will ream your ass" made him laughed hard because it reminded him of Bill Oakley. In an earlier phone conversation he misunderstood Francesca when she told him Bill "came out" thinking she meant he's gay. This is how Jimmy got the idea to get Bill on his counsel. 21:36 Look closer - you can still see Kim doing the finger-guns but subtly.
Love your breakdowns!! Perfect ending. Jimmy found himself again. Love Betsy Brandt coming back as Mrs. Schrader, I'm sure no one saw that coming. Glad they included Mike in the final episode. The Walt and Jesse cameos were perfect!! Might be time to re watch Breaking Bad again.
Thanks for the coverage through the season! I was satisfied with the ending and a good send off to the Saul Goodman persona. He went out on his own terms in the form of the deal. But Jimmy redeemed himself for telling the truth at the end
I always though the title “Saul Gone” was a play on words like “It’s all good man”. Like “it’s all gone”, now looking bad Saul is gone, but jimmy is not.
Walt's real regret should be not marrying Grechen, its pretty clear from those flashbacks in the first season of BrBa. Everything else would just be in place by itself I assume.
If Walt married Gretchen and/or kept his stake in Grey Matter then BrBa wouldn't have happened. He'd be living his best life and even if he did get the lung cancer, money for treatment wouldn't have been a problem. In fact, it wouldn't have happened if he'd just used his teachers' medical insurance instead of the fancy doctor Skyler wanted and they couldn't afford.
His regret should be that he was a big stupid crybaby over his girlfriend leaving him. It's never really made clear why Walt ended up teaching HS when he clearly could have done much better even after losing his stake in Grey Matter, but given what we know about his abilities as a chemist, one has to assume it was more of a personality issue. As much as Walt complains about having to teach the basics to kids, I think it says something that he eventually settled into a job where he only ever talks down to people. No one around to prove him wrong, challenge his ego, etc.
that was Jimmy's regret. Thanks, I missed that point. Jimmy had a chance to connect but didn't . Jimmy was expecting Chuck to Judge him about what he was doing wrong by wanting to talk about his cases. Chuck seemed sad when the conversation ended. One question though Chuck didn't answer Jimmy as to what he would go back and change if he could?
@@swmita I think the answer to your question is the scene that happens. As the conversation end the camera panned down to the time travel book that was chuck holding. Its what chucks regret not trying to connect with jimmy at that moment chuck want to heart to heart talk with his brother hoping that he could make their realtionship as sibling better.
@@bigbadonkers4084 yeah some heavy stuff there and dam Gilligan for bringing out that emotion on me. No show, and I mean no show comes close to those poignant moments that are true to life. The theme of time travel and regrets to change things in our past is something many can relate to. I think Jimmy saw that in the end, but the one thing he could still fix in the present time was with Kim. Hence the flashback he had with Walt when Walt says "so you were always that way" hit home with Jimmy. Jimmy knew it was still not too late to change, which is why he gave up the 7.5 year deal he made with the feds to make it right with Kim. The one thing that was left unanswered was the mystery of Chuck's regret. He never answered Jimmy's question what he would change if he could. 😣 a modern day Shakespearean Tragedy.
Amazing finale, but I really thought they'd have the color SLOWLY fade into the scene where he was confessing in court, showing that finally coming clean gave him his life back 👌🏽 But it was still brilliant with the cigarette cherry they shared being the glimpse of hope for their future 👏👏👏
I discovered your channel a little late in the game, but I just wanted to let you know I appreciate all the work you've put into these and I'll definitely follow you on whatever you start working on after this
I was expecting high, but not that high. I love the indifference and the superb attention to detail. Edge of your seat content. I also loved that despite the last many episodes being entirely dramatic, this one had quite a few comedic parts to remind that it started off the same as Breaking Bad, a dark comedy. BCS, in my opinion has surpassed BB ever so slightly, but the universe as a whole is one of the greatest in television history. Dare I say entertainment history.
Just to add to detail 25 where Kim sees a gentleman getting his dressware fixed by another lawyer also refrences to part of her defense lawyer practice, as she to did give the exact same client treatment to them dressing them up appropriatly and that the exact same gentleman also was represented by Kim in one of her montages. If you listen closely to lawyer speak, you can hear her say "Due to your previous record this judge may not be as kind". This gentleman has been in trouble with courts and bailed out multiple times until the final hammer was pulled down on him. Its also almost completely foreshadowing Gene's future. This can be refrenced to all BCS and Breaking Bad charectors aswell, no matter how far you go into "the game", justice will find one way or another to shackle you.
*I meant to say $100 dollar bill near the beginning of the video.
Was the ending satisfying for you? Rate it out of 10. I’ll be going more in-depth with this episode and the ending to the show during my review and future breakdowns. Thanks for watching!
Better than felina
It was a perfect ending. I am satisfied.
I was really worried about the ending since I knew he would end up in jail but I just didnt want to see it. But I was really impressed with the ending, I like how he proved it to himself and everyone that he could still get away with it (with the 7 year negotiation), but in the end gave it up because he wouldn’t be able to live with himself. I’m happy with him going for life because he had a way of not.
@@drewy1019 definitely NOT better than Felina but it was pretty good.
Wonderful finale! Rating it a 10! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
The way Gene got caught instantly was so painful to watch but so realistic
Stuff has been happening way faster in this season than expected - like Lalo dying only like mid way through?? We were all like WHAT? Not complaining btw just an observation! Literally so fucking sad this show is over
I was like no no no when he dropped his diamonds
@@DebitAdams Me, too!
@@whirlwind872 and it feels like forever ago same with Howard's death yet it was in the same season
@@DebitAdams I literally gasped cause I knew this is it, Gene is going to prison.
Saul got his sentence down to 7 1/2 years, which is exactly for how long Better Call Saul ran (Feb. 2015 - Aug. 2022).
If Saul actually kept the 7 and a half years. He would have been released on June of 2018. Just a few months after the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl (Mike was a Philadelphia Eagles fan).
@@RenaldyCalixteyeah. He would’ve been able to see the last couple seasons, including the finale. Wait…
@@littlekingtrashmouth9219 Maybe Mike's granddaughter goes to college in Philadelphia and celebrates the Eagles victory in 2018.
@@RenaldyCalixtenawww he'd be cheering alongside EDP 😭
@@superslime3523 who is EDP?
I saw a comment saying he is all 3 in the end - He is still Saul to his prisonmates, he is back to being Jimmy for Kim and he is Gene by his profession at the prison - cooking
Ooooh nice one!
Yeah, I think people try to make too much of a comparison between BCS and BB. BB was explicitly about change and how Walter started with good intentions but gradually became a monster. BCS is about Jimmy learning to accept the different parts of himself.
nah, he went back the being Jimmy. Being Gene was the prison he desperately wanted to escape (you see him doing the exact same stuff he did at cinnabon, but in prison he makes bread). He couldn't stay gene for long - that was one big act, a boring one. Slipping Jimmy/Saul in the end put up one more show and basically committed suicide - after winning the jackpot that is. 'It's showtime!!'. But all that show is worth nothing without Kim. In the end, Kim was the one who had immense influence over him - she just couldn't help herself around him. And he can't really help himself around her: He throws everything out the window just to be able to be with her. She sort of killed the broken bad Kim off herself, by moving away, becoming very passive, mediocre - wanting less (though we see her returning to the law, similar to the boring work she had to do as punishment from HHM, but pleasing nonetheless). It is what moved nearly all James' steps - especially after he heard Kim was interested in his fate. He also desperately wanted to talk about his past to Francesca - because Gene was killing Jimmy. That's where the whole Saul act comes from, his need to escape reality, to be on top (but of what? Walt had similar issues). Seems he finally realised he really is a chimp with a machinegun - Chuck was right. He put down the gun (his big mouth). And he finally reconnected with Kim - worth it.
Kim also moved him this way by confessing and telling him to give himself up before that. It is what changes the game for him (and she knew that). There is only Jimmy and there are 2 acts - acts he finally dropped. The prisoners will keep seeing the con-man, but he is no longer there. When they hear he traded 7 years for a lifesentence... Better don't call Saul. Saul gone.
Gene McGoodman?
WOW... such a brilliant interpretation for the finale!
How poetic that Saul was on the airline of the company he was getting ready for a class action suit against. He was going to take them to court, and here they are taking him to court.
grea catcth
One thing I haven’t seen anyone mention is that when Saul is going to take the stand in his final flashy suit, he’s still wearing the Wayfarer explosion ribbon. In BrBa, all the way into season 5, when every other character has moved on and forgotten about the crash, Saul is still wearing the tribute ribbon, trying to milk the tragedy for all its worth
I love how Saul reducing his sentense to 7 years was his last way of saying "HAHA, I still got it" to the system and to himself. But the end is perfect, the one juror he had to convince was Kim, and even though he end up in jail, he stoped running, in the way it mattered, he will die as Jimmy Mcgill and not Saul Goodman or Gene Takavic.
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Imagine how low the sentence would have been if Kim hadn’t told them about Howard.
I really don’t understand how they could charge “Saul” with any part of the 2 DEA murders. There weren’t any survivors, so nobody knew what actually happened. In addition, Walt took a hit out on Jesse, but not Hank, and Saul didn’t arrange this; we don’t know for sure if Saul even knew the orders for the hit considering Walt spoke directly to Todd and then Jack.
Saul admitted to more than he should’ve.
Why intentionally get years added to a prison sentence?
Slipping jimmy or Saul woulda never went out like that. Horrible ending.
Yeah, but in the prison he’s known as Saul- where he’s going to die…
I was anxious about watching the finale.
They could have milked the trauma.
They knocked it out of the park by keeping it small, quiet.
These actors and writers know and trust each other so deeply.
Almost the entire episode would stand up with no dialogue at all.
The ways people look at and respond to each other is so intense.
Jimmy finally got what he always said he wanted.
He'll be making a lot of dough for the rest of his life.
I agree and the subtle filming: the Saul cardboard cutout in the dumpster and then Gene caught in the dumpster, the Exit sign, the lighter flame being in colour against the black and white etc. etc Just brilliant 👍
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small? quiet? "better call saul, better call saul, better call saul..." what a bad, really bad scene.
@@barsam2a Why is that scene a "really bad scene"?
@@barsam2a just keep quiet kid
a lot of people are missing this quote from BB..."Stay. Face the music. Hey, I mean, how much time have you got left? You walk in with your head held high, you'll be the John Dillinger of Metropolitan Detention Center..." Saul told this to Walter...eventually he took his own advice.
Excellent observation!
Just lacking the money part😉
Why do you think is ok for Jesse to not go to jail? Why should Saul go?
@@alfredjohnson3642 I think it’s completely unfair, Saul may have been a conman but he did not want to hurt anyone including Howard! 86 years is absurd!
@@iluvanimals4evr Maybe Saul didn't want to see anyone hurt. But he constantly hurt people; Chuck, Kim, Howard, Howard's wife, Ernesto, Francesca - and that's before you even get to his relationship with Walter. He knowingly aids and abets a drug manufacturer and dealer; puts him in touch with a known cartel kingpin, and profits from the relationship. How many people die because Saul ignored Mike's advice? How many meth addicts were created because Walt and Jesse could continue their trade and actually get better at it? So no, not unfair. Jimmy confesses his culpability to the court - and yes, it was the right thing to do and the only way Jimmy could be redeemed.
Saul saying he didn't want to go to ADX montrose to the lawyers felt like a con to get himself there because he had clients go there and knew he would have some recognition and be safe
Honestly I thought the same thing.
That's a good point, and all the prisoners knowing his name and slogan on the bus pretty much confirms it. He's done a lot of favours for those prisoners and their friends.
@@auracle6184 not really, he doesn't want to accept he's Saul when the first guys recognize him. He left Saul behind.
Though it does work out quite well
@@murmurrrr I'm not so sure. He resists at first, perhaps it's something to do with his life as Gene where the one thing he didn't want was to be recognised as Saul. Once the chanting starts, he gives a little smile like he's thinking this might not be so bad after all. Whether it's as the "Saul" persona or not, he has those skills and is going to a place where they will be extremely useful.
@@murmurrrr maybe temporarily but he quickly accepts it
Jimmy and Kim finally found a way that they could be "together" without endangering anyone else. I think Kim will be visiting Jimmy again.
I don't agree, the look she gave over her shoulder as she walked out indicates that it's over.
Rhea said she thinks Kim would likely continue to visit Jimmy.
I think Jimmy made a huge mistake. His relationship with Kim still seems good enough and he could easily have kept the deal, letting him out after seven years. Kim is going to get rolled by Cheryl Hamlin's civil suit so Jimmy spending the rest of his life in prison (he's middle-aged and there's no federal parole) doesn't do anything.
In my mind, Kim leaves Florida, moves to Colorado, does pro bono work, and visits Jimmy all the time - a bittersweet ending
@@halfbakedproductions7887 there is Federal Parole.
@@halfbakedproductions7887 of course jimmy made a huge mistake...but its not jimmy fault..its the writers fault with the need to do something special ...duh....who in their right mind will willingly take a life sentence over 7 years at a nice jail with golf and ice Cream . Kim is going to go bankrupt she won't be able to afford to visit jimmy. if he took the 7 years he could have got out and helped Kim they could have been friends or more who knows but he would be there for her.. instead he thinks locking himself away is what Kim wants..stupid..if he still felt guilt after 7 years he could volunteer and help others.....
show ending was awful...
Great sendoff to an incredible show! loved the foreshadowing between Saul's cardboard cutout being thrown in the dumpster in episode 1 and Gene getting found in the dumpster by the police
Wow that is a great easter egg!
When asked about his regrets, Walter looks at the watch he received from Jesse, perhaps regretting the way things ended up between them. This is reinforced by the fact that he later comes back from hiding to free Jesse.
He didn't come back to free Jesse, he was gonna kill him with the rest of Jack's crew but saw he was their prisoner and then he saved him
@@MrStoitchkov8 exactly! but yeah, the watch was a reference to his possible regrets!
Or even the mere fact that he embarked Jessie into this madness...
He didn’t even know Jesse was there
@@thezeek2745 He knew
I can't help but be reminded of when Saul urges Walt to turn himself in and face the consequences and be a celebrity in prison, when that seems to be exactly what happens to Saul. Everyone knows his name, everyone respects him, and he gets to live his life as Jimmy McGill.
Saul urged Walter because he has a family. Saul has no family in fact it was Kim's courage that motivated Jimmy to be courageous and kill Saul.
Here's the thing about the time machine: In the novel, it actually mostly travels forward in time. This can be a reference to the series ultimate message, that time moves forward and that regret can change who you want to become, as well as the fact that it's never to late to do so.
I tend to agree with Walt here though. It's bs xD
Time is a one way street and it is the thing that makes regret possible - because things that happened, well, happened.
Jimmy didn't need a timemachine to change the story, he just conned his way through it all. Love changed him. Hatred consumed him (until everything was gone. Stuck in a dumpster, desperately looking for diamonds while his life was hell on earth... Pretty powerful symbolism right there).
@@corbeau-_- Wait, do you agree or disagree with me?
@@YggdrasilAudio I agree with both of you.
Stfu ... The idea is to solicit that there is no hope for a human to prosper. That Saul "humans" should just give up their exhausting struggle & turn themselves in.
People have been dying from going to prison for a long, long time. It is sick how they portray it as comically similar to Genes old life at Cinnabon when he is in the kitchen there at prison. Any human that goes to prison for any extensive amount of time is doomed to be killed by other inmates. Horrifying truth. It is a death sentence for humans.
All propaganda & subliminal messaging through the last 6 episodes.
Gene was the runner , and he didnt stop until he ended on a literal dumpster from a trash life. Saul had to win until the very end, getting the best deal of all time. And Jimmy just did the right thing at the very end.
Getting 86 years of prison time in a maximum security prison wasnt the right thing
@@caralho5237 confronting your crimes and facing the consequences was the right thing to do
@@niggadoggo1574 Your crimes have specific consequences. You dont just spin a roulette and take whatever comes your way, even if it dooms you to a life in prison. Jimmy got a mass murderer sentence, even though he was a corrupt lawyer who couldnt hurt an old lady
@@caralho5237 lol he did drove his brother to kill himself and had a major role in getting howard killed
@@niggadoggo1574 does not mean he was responsible for all those like howard goes into their home and then lalo shows up and kills him saul didnt know that chuck however he was kinda responsible but also not responsible its mostly kinda chucks fault
The Breaking Bad-iverse has some happy endings for people, but "Felina", "El Camino", and "Saul Gone" aren't happy endings, they are "Just Endings"
Walter White's ultimate fear was death, it's what motivated him to do all the things he did. "Felina" forces him to confront his death and to make whatever ammends he could make and accomplish everything he wanted to before his death. The same thing that motivated him to start finally ends his story.
Jessie Pinkman's entire journey is defined by whose power he is under. Whether it's Walt, Gus, Jack, Todd, or even his own addictions and the lure of "the game", Jessie spends much of Breaking Bad trapped by other characters. "El Camino"s ending allows Jessie the thing he has never had: freedom. He is truly allowed to be free and live his own life.
Jimmy McGill's life is defined by two things: cycles of slipping into lawlessness and defiance of systems. "Saul Gone" ironically shows that he thrives in the Prison System, the other side of the coin to the legal system he manipulated as Saul Goodman. He finally finds the peace to break the cycle and earn back the connection to Kim, the only person Jimmy truly cared for and that believed Jimmy could be changed.
All three endings give the protagonist a fitting ending that mirror the arc of the character. Thank you Vince. Thank you Peter. Fantastic End to a fantastic era of Television.
Great analysis but a major problem. Walter White feared dying without building something larger than life. This is why he was so fixated on Grey Matter. It was large and successful company that would outlive his former business partners Gretchen and Elliot. If they died the company would still continue.
Walter wanted to die knowing he built something as large and powerful as Grey Matter. This is why he peacefully welcomed his death in the Neo Nazi's lab room. He was looking at the symbol of his powerful meth empire one final time before he died.
Ironically Skyler, and the rest of Walt's family were scared of Walter dying. They were unhappy Walter refused the money for treatment from Gretchen and Elliot.
@@RenaldyCalixte Eh, I think it goes either way. Walter was scared of his mortality. Whether or not he had built something was a factor, but it all came down to the initial fear from the pilot, that he was dying from something he couldn't control. Felina as a finale to the series comes back to that original fear and allows Walter to confront it head-on. Walt already knew that he had built something that "mattered" before that, even if the thing he said he built it for (Walt's Family) was destroyed in the process. My read on the ending is him finally accepting the death he was so scared of in the pilot that would motivate him to build a meth empire.
@@Robin0928 My only counter argument is that Walter openly admitted to Skyler that the meth business was for himself. He took pride in the business in front of Skyler even tho he knew he lied about it being for the family.
Walter didn't do this until the Finale and his anger in Season 1 towards Gretchen and Elliot highlights his obsessions with building a large Empire but he hid this from people (until Season 5 when he confessed to Jesse the truth about Grey Matter. Are you in the money business or the meth business, I'm in the Empire business).
Even in the Finale Walter wanted to kill Jesse for trying to steal his meth business but changes his mind when he sees Jesse is a slave of the Neo Nazi's. Walter kills the Neo Nazi's and saves Jesse so that no one will recreate his Empire (and yes I do know it was revenge for Hank too but that was less important).
I think Jimmy’s Time Machine question to Walt was really him saying that he wanted to go back to where Slippin’ Jimmy was created. If he “changed his course” as Chuck said at that moment, he most likely would have never became Saul Goodman.
“THANK YOU!” - The office Michael Thank you Gif*
That's how I read it too. Kinda like Mike saying he'd go back and not take his first bribe, changing his course away from criminality too.
No, Saul wasn't looking for redemption at that point. That was to show how he buried his traumas and regrets so deeply, the worst regret he could allow himself to come up with was accidentally hurting himself on a slip-and-fall
@@mgoblue9389 both can be true.
Like you said he's constantly burying his traumas and regrets, so because of this even when he's actually trying to talk about an deep regret of his, he stills buries it beneath the slip story.
I think you got that one a little wrong. First of all, he asked Walt and Mike the thought-provoking question because he was projecting. As soon as he got an answer, and they expected one of him, he buried his head under the sand, leaving the Saul persona/mask on, as he usually did. It shows that he wasn't ready to face his regrets/mistakes. He was still Saul, on the run.
Secondly, I don't think his "time machine" moment was when Slippin' Jimmy was created. Otherwise he'd have to go back to when he was a child. He was always Slippin' Jimmy.
It's more likely that his "time machine" moment would be to change the course of that night with Chuck, hence the flashback. It was an important scene, yet it seemed so trivial. If only he had this heart-to-heart with Chuck, maybe Chuck would manage to persuade him to not pursue the lawpractice career. I think Jimmy, at the end, in that courthouse, regrets becoming a lawyer the most. Not only it lead to all these horrible events, up to meeting Walter White, but it also brought shame to Chuck, his passion and HHM.
It's pretty clear that if Jimmy was to change any moment in his life, it would be to listen to Chuck on that fateful night and follow a different career path, where money could be earned through legit ways. A career which wouldn't expose him to criminals like Lalo or Walter. A career that wouldn't tempt him at every corner or reveal more and more of the Slippin' Jimmy.
Saul laughing at the carving in the wall was his mini 'crawl space' scene
Dude so true. Walts laugh is soooooo amazing in that episode. 👻
They were laughing for completely different reasons though.
Yep, feels like a very forced reference
@@_zigger_ I liked the finale but yeah i agree that part felt kind of cheesy
Only you would know. Bravo @Heisenberg
Saulshank Redemption, baby!
I liked that Jimmy will be highly revered by his fellow inmates like Andy Dufresne was, and in this way Jimmy will finally receive the love and respect that he always craved (but never quite got) from his family and his career. His time inside will surely pass easily as he reveals himself to be a model prisoner, and with a legal break or two he’ll plausibly be able to retire with Kim on a beach in Zihuatanejo.
Kaspers Liepins Thank you so much for the SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION comparison you have seriously consoled me. You have given me the happy ending I needed!
Shawshank, huh? Except let's hope Jimmy never meets "the sisters" like Andy did. 😬
Nice connection !
As long as they don't end up in Belize ;)
Maybe Jimmy can get conjugal visits from Kim with model behavior. Kim didn't look like she was having fun in the bedroom with Glenn aka Mr. Yup.
Well nevermind.
The United States Federal Bureau of Prisons does not allow conjugal visits for prisoners in federal custody.
State prisons
For prisoners in state custody, the availability of conjugal visits is governed by the law of the particular state. The four states that currently allow conjugal visits are California, Connecticut, New York, and Washington.
So only hope Jimmy has a prosecutorial misconduct ruling or a pardon from the President of the United States.
A small one I haven’t seen anyone catch: Saul tells Bill Oakley on the plane that he has stories that’ll make the Feds’ “toes curl.” Jesse used that exact phrase when confessing to Hank and Gomey.
Such an incredible ride to see. 7 years and it’s done. I’d rather it end on top than to continue for years and all of us be tired that it’s still on. Great finale, great show. Great world that it’s in. Thank you for the video man, I always enjoy seeing the Easter Eggs you point out that might not have been the most obvious to catch. Keep up the great work man!
They stuck the landing. There are some fans that hated the finale. But you can’t always have a machine gun revenge finale for every show. It’s so hard to wrap up a series and do it right. And these guys did it right.
That’s also the reason Breaking Bad ended (instead of going on for too long).
@@jpmnky not all of us wanted a machine gun ending!! Yo man, Saul didn’t even know who Gus was… admitting to crimes that he wasn’t at fault? Sure, Saul introduced Walt and the gang to Vamonos pest control, but Todd brought up his uncle Jack- the hitman who took out Hank and helped coordinate the prison murders. WHEN DID Saul meet with Jack to talk about prison murders?? BN only showed Walt speaking to Jack.. Saul wouldn’t have known how to coordinate that hit considering he never served time those prisons.
Could’ve also made the case that Saul ONLY helped Walt launder his money- not once did he cook or distribute… Biggest thing he did for Walt was get Badger out so Badger wouldn’t roll, AND he told Walt where to go to meet Gus-.
Well said.
So, anyone gonna discuss when The Walking Dead is gonna end?
I also remember the movers tossing the life size cutout of Saul into the Dumpster in episode 1 of season 6 (I believe), when they were clearing out his mansion.
He’s laughing in the cell because the etched thing on the wall reminded him that he thought Oakley was gay when he first got news from Francesca that he came out as his own attorney. That’s why he was laughing cause he realized he could call Oakley and it’s exactly what we got in the next scene.
Thank you VividKiwi for all of your coverage on this amazing show. It's the end of an era... 😢"That's Saul folks!"
It's Saul Over.
What a ride this season was, from the beginning with nacho, to now ending with Jimmy. The scene at the end with Chuck made me tear up a bit, thinking all the way back to season 1 to see how far and exactly what Jimmy went thru. What a show. What a character. Thank you for a your hard work on these videos. Glad to hear you'll still have more on the way. Such a bittersweet moment, but man I loved the ending to this journey
It’s a bit unfortunate for Jimmy that even after finally returning to being James McGill, he is still Saul Goodman to everyone else. He must live with the fact that he is Saul Goodman, even if he wishes to be Jimmy McGill again
real asf
Don't worry, It's all good, man.
Time travel is both a real and theoretically impossibility.
as soon as they hear he turned down the 7 years sentence he'll be Jimmy real fast.
@@jeffb1430 bull, we all travel through time in that one direction...
But still, it can be done, but not in the way it is often depicted. You can make time move faster/slower, it is just very relative and it will still cost the one 'travelling' through time years to make a big difference. But relative to all other life, you will age at a different pace. Einstein proved this - I'm pretty sure it is theoretical for now... Try proving him wrong... I guess the whole theory of relativity went straight over your head...
I won't write it all down, it's boring and you have google, but NASA also agrees:
More than 100 years ago, a famous scientist named Albert Einstein came up with an idea about how time works. He called it relativity. This theory says that time and space are linked together. Einstein also said our universe has a speed limit: nothing can travel faster than the speed of light (186,000 miles per second).
What does this mean for time travel? Well, according to this theory, the faster you travel, the slower you experience time. Scientists have done some experiments to show that this is true.
For example, there was an experiment that used two clocks set to the exact same time. One clock stayed on Earth, while the other flew in an airplane (going in the same direction Earth rotates).
After the airplane flew around the world, scientists compared the two clocks. The clock on the fast-moving airplane was slightly behind the clock on the ground. So, the clock on the airplane was traveling slightly slower in time than 1 second per second.
Here's how: Einstein's theory also says that gravity curves space and time, causing the passage of time to slow down. High up where the satellites orbit, Earth's gravity is much weaker. This causes the clocks on GPS satellites to run faster than clocks on the ground.
The combined result is that the clocks on GPS satellites experience time at a rate slightly faster than 1 second per second. Luckily, scientists can use math to correct these differences in time.
If scientists didn't correct the GPS clocks, there would be big problems. GPS satellites wouldn't be able to correctly calculate their position or yours. The errors would add up to a few miles each day, which is a big deal. GPS maps might think your home is nowhere near where it actually is!
In Summary:
Yes, time travel is indeed a real thing. But it's not quite what you've probably seen in the movies. Under certain conditions, it is possible to experience time passing at a different rate than 1 second per second. And there are important reasons why we need to understand this real-world form of time travel.
And no one was even talking about time machines and time travel in this particular comment section. Also, looking at the stars is like looking into the past. A lot of them are long gone.
I'm pretending he got 7 yrs and opens a bakery when he gets out and kim leaves the yep guy for jimmy and they adopt a bunch of mexicans and name them all nacho
lol
We bcs fans have wild imaginations😅😅😅
Saul asks Walt if he had any regrets, Walt then looks to the watch Jessie gave him, I think it was a reference to how Walt still cared for Jessie
i caught that too. i feel like it means one of his greatest regrets was going to jesse's house after that ridealong. he may not regret his drug empire, but i think he regrets dragging jesse along for it.
Of course he cared, he saved him
I've always had a hard time understanding Walt and Jessie's relationship. He cares about him but in a psychotic twisted way for his own benefit. During that scene I think he wished he treated him better.
Or he regrets letting jack tortute him for information before he’s meant to kill him lol
wait what? what about el Camino.
how does jessie have 2 different outs?
I think the best part of this series was reading up on all the theories and breakdowns weekly of each episode. Still sad Huell eats Kim wasn't true.
We got closure on Huell but now we don’t have closure on Jeff!
Frankly, most of the theories were utter crap and barely any of them got close. That's how good the writing was and how the teasers misled us.
@@halfbakedproductions7887 I mean of course there will be a bunch of ridiculous theories but there were quite a few that were correct. Gene going to prison, Howard's PI being part of the con, Kim moving away to start a new life etc.
@@skakirask yeah that was a little weird it felt like they were going to continue with Jeff in some way but we don't see him again since that phone call from the jail
@@Inebriated_Goat yeah. And he actor change really hurt the character
Gene caught between the two police cars while running reminded me of Jimmy running from the police in season 1 (episode 3 I think) when he was called to be Nacho's lawyer
He also says he has bad knees in that scene as well
You forgot to mention the "commemorative" ribbon on the lapel of his "flashy" suit. References the blue ribbon people of Albuquerque used to remember the 737 jet that crashed in Breaking Bad.
And he was flown back to New Mexico on a Wayfarer plane.
I wondered what that was. Thanks 👍
Very brave of the writers to call back to the worst plot line they've ever done.
@@jeffb1430 The two planes crashing was a bad plot line? 🤔
@@RenaldyCalixte It's so pointless. It's this weird attempt to add additional tragedy and consequence to Jane's death when the audience is obviously going to care more about a character they know than 200 randos who don't exist. When Walt tells Jessie later on that he allowed Jane to die, there's a reason he doesn't tack on a "oh yeah, and that big plane crash was because Jane's dad was so sad after she died", because no one cares about that shit and it's not really something you can blame on Walter anyway.
Nobody would choose a life term over a 7-year sentence in real life. Committing to probably die in prison was not the only way to atone. This ending was good only for the writers, now they are safe from sequel requests.
Yes.
I just started rewatching the series from the beginning. It's been fascinating to see all the foreshadowing from the earlier episodes, that led up to being significant in the last season. For example, the bandaid box that held the diamonds is the same box he used to save the coins he lifted from his dad's register. Knowing how it all ends, takes the whole show experience to a whole other level.
Justice for stealing from his father if you think about it. Weird how Jimmy never regrets that and I wonder if Howard and Chuck are right about Jimmy not being able to help himself (but at least Howard believed Jimmy had a chance to improve and become a great lawyer after he stopped siding with Chuck).
@@RenaldyCalixte dude is a conman and suffers fron multiple personality disorder. So yeah.
Although I wasn't surprised to hear it, based on what we've seen from his character, it kind of burned me to hear Walt's biggest regret was leaving Gray Matter. Poisoning Brock, watching Jane die, and murdering Mike were the only things Walt ever did that I truly objected with. I was hoping he'd pick one of those 3. But in all fairness to Walt, had he never left Gray Matter, he never would have done any of those awful things.
yah that's the point - the first bad décision that leads you down the wrong path.
He doesn't give a shit because of his massive ego at that point
@@indiatasticyou mean Bad Choice Road
@@rolandverde8771 yes, exactly. i lot of people find his choice callous, but your biggest regret is not always the worst thing you did, it's where the path veered off the most
That's because you're still hoping for him to be a good person with simpathetic feelings... At that point (before Alaska) he still had no remorse at all and was still defending his "I needed the money" motivation when it was all about the power he felt
I thought the ending would be loud and bombastic, but the angle taken, although it left me feeling a bit empty, felt like the most realistic and narratively satisfying way to end the show. Jimmy McGill came back at the bitter end and Saul Goodman died.
Saul was loud and bombastic. Jimmy McGill wasn't. He was a flawed man who was funny and genuinely cared about people. So he admitted he forgot who he used to be to the only person who cared...Kim Wexler, that's how he wanted to end his story.
Walter was a unsatisfied and bored but he was a quiet and polite man. Heisenberg was ambitious, ego driven, and a narcissist. Heisenberg wanted a big dramatic ending to his story so he built a robotic machine gun to kill Neo Nazi's.
You do a fantastic job in making all the different references that while watching you don't catch right away. I've watched it twice already and you still caught a lot more references than I could. Thanks for all your hard work and comments. Truly appreciated.
I think you missed out an important detail about Mike's confession to Saul about the "time machine" moment. Initially Mike chooses the date 2001, probably the date he killed Matty's killers. At first he's probably thinking of vengeance, almost by instinct yearning again to see the lifeless faces of Matty's killers. Then he reflects on that, backtracks and picks 1986, I believe, the date he took the first bribe.
This is crucial, as it shows that Mike's process of change is complete. And that he's overcome the grief. He no longer strives vengeance, nor does he prioritise it, but instead reflects back on the root cause of all problems. The root cause that led to Matty's death.
In that moment Mike is acknowledging that it wasn't Matty's killers that were the primary issue - he was. Had he not taken that first bribe, had he stayed a true cop like his son, him and Matty would have seen eye to eye and could have dismantled that shady operation together. Instead, as a result of Mike's bad-road choices, it lead to Matty's unfortunate demise.
I think Mike has finally come to terms that he shouldn't deflect or seek fault in everyone else around him, but face the fact that his own mistakes (directly or indirectly) led to horrible events like his son's death. He understands that sometimes lashing out on people isn't the answer - sometimes you have to dwell deeper and dwell within yourself, facing the consequences of your actions, instead of casting blame on others.
I assume that 2001 was when Matty died. Other than that, your theory checks out.
@@jazzyhands3289 Yes that's what the wiki says
Fantastic comment
Yet he still chooses to be a criminal scumbag in the end...
I honestly really like the ending of better call saul, It is bitter sweet just like the show.
They couldn't have done it any other way imo. I agree, the best ending.
Jimmy literally took the ultimate fall. To people that dont know what a "fall guy" is; The fall guy is the one that takes all the blame. Regardless of consequnces. Jimmy knew full well what he was doing and beautifully exonorated Kim.
But Kim could still get sued in the civil case from Howards wife. It changed nothing, the DA wasn't pressing charges on Kim, Oakley said they were just going to sit on it.
Kim had nothing to do with the Rico case and Walter white. Just the Howard killing and framing him as an addict. She’s still getting sued. He just wanted her to see him take responsibility
When Jimmy is on the airplane, bound for a 7-year sentence, and Oakley tells him about Kim and the Cheryl civil suit, Jimmy changes course. A big part of his switcheroo in both what he likely told authorities off screen and what he says in the court room is to redirect blame to himself, in a highly calculated slippin Jimmy scheme to get Cheryl to not pursue a suit against Kim.
Oakley telling Jimmy that information on the plane is what sets everything else in motion. Otherwise it's 7 years and he's stuck as Saul probably.
@@dulpurp Why would Cheryl not press charges? She's got the written testimony of Kim Wexler. She's suing regardless of Jimmy's speech.
@@Clang2023 Cheryl doesn't actually need Kim's money though, she wanted the truth to come out and for there to be accountability. There's kind of no point in that lawsuit anymore unless she specifically wants to destroy Kim.
we apricate how quick you are to make these vids. you must be up all night after the episode has aired
The biggest thing I loved about this episode is how they tied the whole show “Better Call Saul” to the episode “Better Call Saul”.
I also loved how we saw the death of each character. The cowardly Gene died in Jail. Saul was born from his hearing with the bar and died in this hearing. All layers were peeled back and we were left with the Jimmy we know and love.
10/10
Kim gave the finger gun back with her right hand when she was leaving the prison yard gate. No one seems to have noticed that.
Watched it twice and still haven’t seen that
Both Odenkirk and Seehorn confirmed the original ending had Kim shoot back her finger guns, but peeps were afraid viewers would interpret this as Kim reverting back to her old ways, so it was changed.
@@thezeek2745 She doesn't actually do the animated part, but if you look at her right hand in one of the last shots she's doing the hand gun by her side
@@thezeek2745 She has her hand down to her side, but you can see after he gives the finger guns, she does it too. But they are still down by her side. It looks like it's a two finger gun (not one finger).
@@davidgreen2466 Aw, that was actually something I was wishing they had done.
What I find interesting is the line Saul says to Walter, 'Turn yourself in' in Granite Slate. This is what Kim said in the last episode to him, something he couldn't come to terms with and ended up getting arrested. That's what I felt the extra bit in the court room was with Chuck, he doesn't respect the law but's respects Kim and he's turning himself in to her in a sense by confessing, he's turning Saul Goodman in and becoming Jimmy again.
I watch only your videos when it comes to BCS and BB. You're great KIWI.
Saul asking Walt if he has any regrets the day after the events of Ozymandias was pretty funny to me.
🤣🤣
Walt "So you've always been like this!" YIKES!
You missed the Easter egg from the scene where they clear out Saul's house and put the cardboard cut out of Saul in the trash, mirroring how Gene is caught in the dumpster, and the fact that Jimmy confesses to all those things and scraps the deal in order to save Kim.
Yep, Vince said there was loads of easter eggs and foreshadowing during the house clearance that would make perfect sense once you'd seen everything else.
Sure enough, it's all there.
@@halfbakedproductions7887 💯
I love going through that scene at
25 speed looking for new eggs. The dumpster is one that surprisingly few people seem to have caught.
It's interesting how strict Mike is with his Morals.
Fantastic Ending to an Unbelievable Show. Great work covering all things BB and find it poetic that Jimmy / Saul / Gene are destined to a life of mixing dough / Money for someone else.
At least Jimmy understands and is able to be honest about why he is mixing dough/money for someone else.
I love how the finale made each of the big-hitter characters' endings as clear as possible by telling us what they most regret. Mike would have chosen honour, Walter would have chosen power, and Jimmy would have chosen honesty, or you could say, conviction.
Also, in the first episode of Season 6, they take the cardboard cutout of Saul that is floating in the pool at his mansion, and put it in a dumpster. In the last episode of Season 6, he is found in a dumpster when he is caught. I thought that was a neat little parallel to the first and last episode of the season. God, I am going to miss this level of writing and attention to detail. Can't wait to rewatch everything all over again, as I you find a ton on your next go around.
Jimmy really cant help himself, even in prison he keeps making bread!
i was very nervous before the last episode.
but the end left me with a „they will find a way“-smile.
loved it very much.
it was honest and vulnerable.
kim and slipping jimmy are still alive.
i was prepared for a much worse ending.
what a beautiful show.
thank you.
i enjoyed every single second.
negative aspects:
- kim not marrying tuco
-no „kettleman-only“ episode🥺
Can't agree with your negative aspects, but yeah....spot on, otw! 🙂
@@melissas7980 😀🥰
I loved jimmy in the courtroom one last time. So much charisma, so cool in the flashy suit, absolutely perfect.
I can’t accept Jimmy/Saul took 86 years in prison for redemption. He could have found redemption as free man after 7 years.
I agree! Or after 15 years.
Facts! People are to loyal to Vince like He will punish them if they tell the truth how they really feel about the final episode.
i think his redemption was meant to be towards kim and him trying to kill the saul identity, taking the 7 years would completely wipe that away and also it is not guaranteed that the people he wanted to redeem himself too would still be alive
also he probably did not want to live as the saul persona anymore
Jimmy didn't really moved over his Saul persona, he actually could embrace it on Prison. His act was all about love for Kim. If not, he would took the 7 year sentence, plus knowing in the future he could win a big money deal selling his memories in a book.
Incorrect. Jimmy has retired the Saul persona. The prisoners don't know Jimmy only Saul by reputation so they will always call him Saul. He didn't do this act for Kim just like Walter he told the truth for himself. Jimmy wanted to copy Kim by giving his own confession.
He wanted Kim to see it because Kim was the only person who knew him as Jimmy. If Jimmy was motivated only by love for Kim he would take the 7 year sentence and then find a way to convince Kim to take him back once released. Instead Jimmy realized he needed to become his true self by telling the truth.
This is the almost the same as Gus defeating Lalo by copying Nacho's confession by giving his own confession. Once Gus did that he could move forward with his true plan which was to get revenge. Not necessarily expanding his drug operation.
This ending was so beautiful and I just wanna cry 😭
When he calls Oakley and Oakley drops the file on the ground it reminded me of "Hello Carol".
The way I interpret the conversation between Saul and Walt, I think deep down inside, Jimmy has regrets about his life even in BrBa timeline, but he wears a mask of Saul Goodman to forget about his pain. When he says that if he had time machine, he would go back to the time, when he slipped on ice and hurt his knees, he actually means that Slipping Jimmy life he chose, way back in Cicero, has been hurting him a lot lately. And if he could, he would change that life. I love how the writers always add ambiguity so beautifully.
I disagree, he's slippin Jimmy ever since he started stealing from the cash drawer of his dad's shop
I also disagree. Jimmy's regret is that he didn't allow his brother Chuck to reach out and try to understand him on a deeper level. Jimmy instead pushed Chuck away because he assumed Chuck was going to give another lecture. Jimmy didn't realize Chuck was lonely and struggling with his "electricity allergy". That's Jimmy biggest regret.
#33 we also get the fantastic electrical hum as the only sound reminding us of Chuck's phobia
I have that same feeling after the end of a great holiday. You are so glad you got to experience it but at the same time so sad its all over.
Thanks mate for all the great videos about this once in a lifetime series.
It's Saul over...get it...😂
Thank you for your videos and dedication to this show. Finishing such a great series as a viewer of yours made it a lot less lonely and made Better Call Saul 1000x even more enjoyable!
now that we have an ending, i would love to see a video on saul's mansion being raided to finally piece together all of the references in that scene
#30 In that scene Mike also gives Saul a report on a “second story man” (breaking and entering, which Gene became) who got caught and took the rap for his entire crew. And that the guy was “solid.” And that’s what Jimmy did. He took the rap for all of them. Also #9 there’s also in the open for 601 where they put the cardboard cutout of Saul in the dumpster...
I also love how in the end, his solution to not carrying heavy bags of money (his diamonds) ended up even more unreliable when they spilled so easily in the dumpster...
Small detail here, when Jimmy is telling Chuck about his less than desirable clients, he mentions a kid who broke into a liquor store and passed out behind the counter after drinking five bottles of Crème de Menthe -- this is the same drink Gale offered Gus when Gus visited his apartment in BB 313 Full Measure. I’m not saying they’re connected or that Gale is the person Jimmy is talking about or anything like that, I just thought it was a neat little reference.
You’ve been one of the most dedicated, consistent and thoughtful content creators that has made this show even more enjoyable. Thank you and look forward to all your future content and breakdowns!
I'll admit, lol... I cried a little bit at the end. What a great show and what a great BB and BCS universe. Between the 2 shows we are talking like a decade and a half. I was a young dude when this all started back in 2008. Now I'm a middle aged man. 😄You've done a great job Kiwi. Thanks for all your effort and time! Very few shows have I watched more than once. I'll certainly watch this one again.
The bus scene should have turned into a musical number. That would be a truly satisfying ending ;)
Also I loved they why they titled the last two episodes. Waterworks-WW & Saul Gone SG.
Dropping his keys before he could make a getaway in his car from Mirion cost him and it took a few extra seconds to get the car started. Had he not dropped his keys... might have been the extra 30 seconds he needed to beat the cops.
I was waiting the whole day for this. Thanks for your work. Now let me enjoy your work.
I love that you said it was almost like he killed Saul. I had decided that - after Gould says that what they were doing with the character hadn’t been seen before - that a metaphorical “killing” of Saul by Jimmy, resulting in a form of redemption but still with punishment for his deeds. Perfect.
I've been following your channel since January 2021, which is when I started watching both Breaking Bad and Beter Call Saul. I held off watching BB because I thought it was probably overhyped. I was wrong. I watched both shows on Netflix and was so blown away by BB and the performances of Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Jonathan Banks, Bob Odenkirk, Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Giancarlo Esposito and others that I went right into BCS, as well as EL Camino. The suspense in both shows is worthy of an Alfred Hitchcock thriller. I watched BCS live on AMC+ and loved this last season. BCS is definitely slow in its first seasons but it builds up in suspense. I loved this finale. Bob Odenkirk depicts Jimmy McGill as someone with humanity and some redeeming qualities. I think it was a bittersweet ending: Jimmy is free to be himself and no longer has to keep hiding behind fake names. He took the 86-year sentence out of love to Kim (Rhea Seehorn knocked it out of the part with her acting, especially in Fun and Games and Waterworks). I thought the appearance of Walter White in the finale was appropriate, as it shows who Walt really was, which was an egomaniac who looked down on everyone and who destroyed the lives of everyone around him (Although in Felina, he did take a bullet for Jesse and ensured that Jesse could be free). Its a bittersweet ending, in that while Jimmy still does deserve jail time for what he did, he is free to be himself (the prisoners respect him as Saul, so he doesn't have to be worried, or so I hope). Love your channel and your breakdowns of all things BB and BCS.
I can’t believe it’s all over
saul over
Maybe we'll get a Sequel Series of Saul in Prison in about 10-20 years, when he's much older.
Make it a mockumentary like The Office.
@@sam8404 i hate the office 👎
@@djangofett4879 opinion noted 👍
Hopefully not
Well BCS takes place in 2011 currently.
Saul broke so many rules. Like never going back to the scene, not having a "go bag" and not having another identity ready to go
hell of a ride, gang. a big thanks to those behind the shows who need no introduction to folks, but a big thanks too to those like kiwi and pete peppers for bringing us together in the wake of these episodes
in the most genuine way possible thank you so much for all of these videos throughout Better Call Saul! I never thought a TV show would be as good as the wire and the sopranos, and i thought breaking bad came close, but i'm convinced Better Call Saul is in my definitive top 3.
Having your insight helped so much and elevated my viewing experience of the show. Cant thank you enough for that! Amazing work and always consistent.
Cant wait to see what else your channel has to offer!
Thanks for all your videos dude. They have been the perfect accompaniment to this wonderful series.
I can't remember if it was bcs or bb but I remember someone saying "this ends in you alone,in prison or dead" and we got all three with Jesse ,Walt and saul
Regarding the dumpster scene, there's a quick shot in the 601 opening scene of a cardboard cutout of Saul getting thrown into a dumpster as his house is getting cleared out. Surprised that didn't make the list!
At first I was disappointed by how quickly they apprehended Gene. I was kinda hoping for more of a pursuit than that. But they still made it work like a dream. Of course they did. I especially liked the scene with Jimmy and Kim sharing a smoke together like they did in the HHM days.
That's my problem too. He got caught extremely fast.
Reality isn’t always exciting
That's a common theme in better call saul, it implements some of the more boring aspects of real life that most other shows don't
8:35 The phrase "My lawyer will ream your ass" made him laughed hard because it reminded him of Bill Oakley. In an earlier phone conversation he misunderstood Francesca when she told him Bill "came out" thinking she meant he's gay. This is how Jimmy got the idea to get Bill on his counsel.
21:36 Look closer - you can still see Kim doing the finger-guns but subtly.
It's either Kim is doing the finger gun subtly or Kim needs to see a doctor to get her fingers checked.
Love your breakdowns!! Perfect ending. Jimmy found himself again. Love Betsy Brandt coming back as Mrs. Schrader, I'm sure no one saw that coming. Glad they included Mike in the final episode. The Walt and Jesse cameos were perfect!! Might be time to re watch Breaking Bad again.
Gonna be some great content from this finale
You forgot to mention that the 7.5 years he gotten was reference to how long the show was run for, 7.5 years.
Thanks for the coverage through the season! I was satisfied with the ending and a good send off to the Saul Goodman persona. He went out on his own terms in the form of the deal. But Jimmy redeemed himself for telling the truth at the end
I always though the title “Saul Gone” was a play on words like “It’s all good man”. Like “it’s all gone”, now looking bad Saul is gone, but jimmy is not.
Saul had the ribbon still pinned on his suit when he went to court.
Was the zoom in of Walt's watch given to him by
jessie finally an explanation for why he left it at the
payphone. as in he fixed that regret.
Walt's real regret should be not marrying Grechen, its pretty clear from those flashbacks in the first season of BrBa. Everything else would just be in place by itself I assume.
If Walt married Gretchen and/or kept his stake in Grey Matter then BrBa wouldn't have happened. He'd be living his best life and even if he did get the lung cancer, money for treatment wouldn't have been a problem.
In fact, it wouldn't have happened if he'd just used his teachers' medical insurance instead of the fancy doctor Skyler wanted and they couldn't afford.
His regret should be that he was a big stupid crybaby over his girlfriend leaving him.
It's never really made clear why Walt ended up teaching HS when he clearly could have done much better even after losing his stake in Grey Matter, but given what we know about his abilities as a chemist, one has to assume it was more of a personality issue. As much as Walt complains about having to teach the basics to kids, I think it says something that he eventually settled into a job where he only ever talks down to people. No one around to prove him wrong, challenge his ego, etc.
I saw a quote someone else made that said Saul got what he deserved but Jimmy is finally free. perfect in my opinion.
The time travel scene with jimmy and chuck is so powerful. Chuck really did try to connect with jimmy but jimmy declined.
that was Jimmy's regret. Thanks, I missed that point. Jimmy had a chance to connect but didn't . Jimmy was expecting Chuck to Judge him about what he was doing wrong by wanting to talk about his cases. Chuck seemed sad when the conversation ended. One question though Chuck didn't answer Jimmy as to what he would go back and change if he could?
@@swmita I think the answer to your question is the scene that happens. As the conversation end the camera panned down to the time travel book that was chuck holding. Its what chucks regret not trying to connect with jimmy at that moment chuck want to heart to heart talk with his brother hoping that he could make their realtionship as sibling better.
@@nsfwbird8358 I think so too chuck want to change their relation ship as brothers, but jimmy declined. That shit had me sobbing
@@bigbadonkers4084 yeah some heavy stuff there and dam Gilligan for bringing out that emotion on me. No show, and I mean no show comes close to those poignant moments that are true to life. The theme of time travel and regrets to change things in our past is something many can relate to. I think Jimmy saw that in the end, but the one thing he could still fix in the present time was with Kim. Hence the flashback he had with Walt when Walt says "so you were always that way" hit home with Jimmy. Jimmy knew it was still not too late to change, which is why he gave up the 7.5 year deal he made with the feds to make it right with Kim. The one thing that was left unanswered was the mystery of Chuck's regret. He never answered Jimmy's question what he would change if he could. 😣 a modern day Shakespearean Tragedy.
@@nsfwbird8358 still though Chuck never answered the question that Jimmy asked Chuck. It seems neither of them could be honest with themselves
You forgot the part where Saul said to Walter in Breaking Bad
"If im lucky, month from now, best case scenario, im manager to a cinabbon"
Amazing finale, but I really thought they'd have the color SLOWLY fade into the scene where he was confessing in court, showing that finally coming clean gave him his life back 👌🏽
But it was still brilliant with the cigarette cherry they shared being the glimpse of hope for their future 👏👏👏
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I was expecting high, but not that high. I love the indifference and the superb attention to detail. Edge of your seat content. I also loved that despite the last many episodes being entirely dramatic, this one had quite a few comedic parts to remind that it started off the same as Breaking Bad, a dark comedy. BCS, in my opinion has surpassed BB ever so slightly, but the universe as a whole is one of the greatest in television history. Dare I say entertainment history.
Just to add to detail 25 where Kim sees a gentleman getting his dressware fixed by another lawyer also refrences to part of her defense lawyer practice, as she to did give the exact same client treatment to them dressing them up appropriatly and that the exact same gentleman also was represented by Kim in one of her montages. If you listen closely to lawyer speak, you can hear her say "Due to your previous record this judge may not be as kind". This gentleman has been in trouble with courts and bailed out multiple times until the final hammer was pulled down on him. Its also almost completely foreshadowing Gene's future. This can be refrenced to all BCS and Breaking Bad charectors aswell, no matter how far you go into "the game", justice will find one way or another to shackle you.
Nothing hidden, no easter, no eggs. Loook, a character walked, just like he did in every other episode! OMG! Ridiculous.
Agreed. People really agree misusing the term Easter Egg.