Better Caul Saul | Mike Gives Jimmy a Clue (Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks)

Before getting themselves involved in the world of crime, Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) met Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) at a parking lot, which eventually lead to Mike giving Jimmy a hand on a case.
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From Season 1, Episode 3: "Nacho"
Better Call Saul’s final season concludes the complicated journey and transformation of its compromised hero, Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), into criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. From the cartel to the courthouse, from Albuquerque to Omaha, season six tracks Jimmy, Saul and Gene as well as Jimmy’s complex relationship with Kim (Rhea Seehorn), who is in the midst of her own existential crisis. Meanwhile, Mike (Jonathan Banks), Gus (Giancarlo Esposito), Nacho (Michael Mando) and Lalo (Tony Dalton) are locked into a game of cat and mouse with mortal stakes.
Produced by Sony Pictures Television, Better Call Saul stars Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando, Tony Dalton, and Giancarlo Esposito and is executive produced by Peter Gould, Vince Gilligan, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock, Diane Mercer, and Michael Morris.
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[@user-rf2mp7in4z]

Jimmy and Mike are inseparable. They have a mutual, and professional, disrespect for each other.

[@8bert9]

lol, true

[@carltonascarf7694]

Mutual means for each other

[@sevenpolar3483]

@@carltonascarf7694 No it doesn't. Make and Jimmy could have a mutual respect for the law. They couldn't have an each other respect for the law. the word Mutual is this case is superfluous only for the sake of setting up the joke.

[@carltonascarf7694]

@@sevenpolar3483 *mutual means for each other in this context

[@mkultra2456]

@@sevenpolar3483 LOL Who is Make?

[@tedgonzalez985]

"FINGER. I laid FINGER on him." Kid named Finger:

[@educateme8455]

My only problem with this scene. Saul would never admit that.

[@drkblu3394]

Bravo Vince

[@kahki2704]

The finger wasn’t actually supposed to be on set. Todd killed finger, they thought it was so good they kept it in.

[@varunkandhari4819]

Can we get much higher ?

[@KruggKruscherp]

@@educateme8455 It was likely (No, assuredly considering it's a checkpoint) on camera and he truly didn't do anything to cause him to worry over serious punishment, he put a finger on him then was restrained painfully in an armbar and could probably have a counter-case if they wanted to continue with charging him. That and he probably wanted to be done with this considering it's wasting his time and doesn't care that much about that particular ordeal when he has bigger fish to fry. Why bother lying at that point?

[@feller6766]

Vince is such a great writer that he managed to foreshadow the "finger" meme from years back, BRAVO VINCE!

[@finger420]

2:04 .it’s too good to be true

[@MM-hi]

waltuh

[@OGVade]

Vince does it once more

[@C..J]

the way they show a close up of Mike while Jimmy says finger, with his finger in the foreground... it's like they knew.

[@finger420]

@@C..J ikr. A true Bravo Vince moment

[@meshzzizk]

?

[@TheAlwards]

3:28 - "You're not gonna have a heart inside your body in about 5 seconds." Given how he aerated those cartel heavies in the desert, I'd weigh that as a believable threat.

[@andrewsauer9669]

I mean it's obvious Mike *could* kill Jimmy if he wanted to, but there's no reason for him to actually do it right then and there

[@paris-1911]

@@andrewsauer9669 nnnnnawwww...

[@andrewsauer9669]

1:55 you can just see the absolute *disgust* Mike has for these crooked pigs, especially once we find out later what he went through in Philly.

[@nivekian]

Yup, I'm sure out of all the thieves and killers he mixed up with, Dirty Cops were the worst to him.

[@michaeld7945]

yes, and it means very little coming from an ex-crooked cop who decided to become an enforcer to a drug kingpin

[@wawawuu1514]

@@michaeld7945 Mike has a code of honour. Pretty sure he wouldn't plant fake evidence on low-level drug dealers. Or, and this is where it gets heavy, he doesn't abuse his family, neither emotionally, physically nor sexually. Unlike *at* *least* 40% of American pigs. ACAB.

[@vastpiano5552]

@@michaeld7945 true but that was later

[@user-fc9nw5bl5t]

Crooked?what did they do?

[@Durwood71]

I laughed out loud when the cops tried to shame Mike by saying, "What, you have a chance to the do the right thing, and you puss out?" And Mike says, "Hmmm... yeah. Well, I guess it's my loss."

[@spencerweiss6337]

The delivery of “buddy” at 2:50 is so damn good lol

[@stoops120682]

3:40 the most vulnerable Mike has ever been with someone outside his family

[@OpenMawProductions]

"Dead in the Jersey Pine Barrens." Sopranos nod.

[@richxrocker4434]

The man was an interior decorator.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

The entire character of Juan Bolsa is a direct nod to Sopranos (Johnny Sack) and also Walt's cancer surgeon is the same actor who played Dr. Kennedy (Junior Sopranos cancer surgeon). Vince Gilligan admits he loves Sopranos and it was a big influence on him.

[@timm8220]

I don't really think it was specifically a Sopranos nod. The mafia notoriously used the pine barrens as a body dumping ground because it was such a vast uninhabited piece of wilderness.

[@livinthefilm]

@@flightofthebumblebee9529 Also Walt brought Pizza to his wife to convince her. Just like Tony did.

[@SirZapdos]

@@richxrocker4434 His house looked like shit

[@theamazingmeh1759]

1:53 You know just by the look and ton of his voice, Mike has been in this position one to many times before. Jonathan is such an amazing actor.

[@SquidwardLSDSquirtingOctopussy]

1:57 Plus I love how consistent Mikes character is with his visual cues. Notice how he bites his lip. Throughout BB/BCS that has always been Mikes way of none verbally tell someone that he disapproves of something & would actually resolve the situation differently, or is disgusted by someone/something. He too bites his lips & looks away as well when Tuco asked for his wallet, for hitting his car in Better Call Saul. And does the same thing when Kai, one of the german workers called Werner Ziegler weak, and that he understands why Mike would have killed him. Or when Walt tells Mike about his plan to murder Gus in the bar. You know you've reached peak television when there are subtle, hidden details & nuances scattered all around those 2 shows. And you get rewarded for picking up on things you might have not even noticed on your initial watch & discover certain things after the 2nd or 3rd revision.

[@Volpurr]

@@SquidwardLSDSquirtingOctopussy he also does that same eye twitch when he sees the salamanca cousins watching over him and Kaylee

[@educateme8455]

The US legal system has some right ideas. Not many. But some.

[@boybrushedred18]

Lol he's acting is AWFUL. Season 4 with him and the Germans show that. Just look at the strip club scene. I get we all fell in love with Jonathan after breaking bad, but honestly better call Saul exposed him for how terrible of an actor he really is.

[@CB-xr1eg]

@@boybrushedred18 "Lol he's acting is AWFUL."...not as AWFUL as your English buddy.

[@Hans-yo2cq]

FINGER MOMENT

[@CrniWuk]

WALTU WHERE'S MA SANWICH

[@Caine61]

@@CrniWuk You sussy baka

[@Web-Slinger42]

Saul: 'Why not run?" Mike: "That's what everybody expects, it's human nature to stay close to home" It reminds me when after Jesse shot Gale and Mike was chasing after Jesse through states only for Jesse to still be in town.

[@johnye4433]

I think in town is just as well as anywhere because they still got Saul, nobody would suspect Saul is sticking out his life for Jesse

[@yory5000]

mike was way smarter in better call saul, in BB he is just a hitmen with some detective skill

[@nirjhar4803]

​@@yory5000 idk Season 5 Mike was still very resourceful and wise but BCS Mike had more oppurtnunity to show his feats.

[@yory5000]

@@nirjhar4803 he was resourceful but Always underestimated Walt until the very end After gale and gus, the magnet,the train and the 2 dealers he knew Walt would do literally anything to survive

[@patpat8727]

@@yory5000 Probably just an executive decision, but character theory -- by BB he didn't give a shit anymore and knew his role.

[@natechenry]

2:05 jimmy saying Finger is the moment Mike became Kid Named finger

[@ElStink4K]

mike disliked jimmy but he knew he wasn't stupid

[@mobus1603]

He also knows when $#!+head cops are cutting corners just to close a case and get credit. Besides, Mike later said that he had already been following the case closely, so he knew what sounded right and what sounded wrong.

[@mkultra2456]

You gotta change your profile picture before its too late.

[@mkultra2456]

@@mobus1603 Do not censor the mighty S word. It is shameful and futile.

[@mobus1603]

@@mkultra2456Talk to KZbin about that one. My posts get taken down when I use certain vulgarities or other controversial words. You're not aware of KZbin censorship?

[@ElStink4K]

@@mkultra2456 No. Max was falsely accused.

[@topgoers]

2:04 😱😱😱

[@Sandux930]

kid named finger

[@kidnamedfinger8676]

@@Sandux930 you've summoned me waltuh

[@UndeadPasta]

the amogus center of my brain triggered when i heard it

[@ker0356]

@@UndeadPastabro, have you seen the squat cobbler scene? There are literally 3 amongus moments in the span of like 20 seconds

[@ChairmanMeow1]

the camera angles on BB and BCS are just top notch in every way

[@steveegame4233]

Never lay a finger on the finger

[@Raynsideways]

1:55 Look at the twitches in his face. That's a man with nerves of steel struggling to restrain himself. You just know if he weren't literally standing in the middle of the police station, he'd be ripping their heads off.

[@wawawuu1514]

As do (almost) all cops deserve.

[@mkultra2456]

You gotta stop saying literally for now reason.

[@crylune]

@@John-il2fyyeah, cuz they are. Theyre most likely to shoot your dog first than the intruder in your house. Bootlicker

[@randomguy4781]

@@John-il2fy I mean it makes sense why Mike hates cops after two corrupt ones killed his son

[@genericprotagonist2842]

​@@mkultra2456I wouldn't call it completely unnecessary, since "in the middle of" is regularly used to mean "Anywhere vaguely around the area I'm talking about". Give this scene; he is, literally, in the middle of a police station since he's not right next to an exit. It's semantics, of course, but it's definitely one of the least offensive uses of literally, I'd say the worst offender is using "literally" as a hyperbolic way of saying figuratively.

[@diykid101]

Finger

[@intelligentspeculator7327]

Jersey's Pine Barrens, nobody knows who could still be hiding back there...

[@tankdogization]

I know they had Odenkirk wearing a hairpiece for this role. But they made Jimmy’s hair look more natural than the hair in the later years in 2008-2010.

[@jamesduffy7549]

02:05 BRAVO VINCE

[@shitlordflytrap1078]

BRABO BINCE

[@tubaraofeio1053]

@@shitlordflytrap1078 VRABO BINCE

[@TheBfutgreg]

Ok real talk....is 2:04 the origin of the meme? It's too perfect if it isn't I know the whole "Ok class today we're gonna fingerpaint!!" Kid named paint: But man if it isn't that's the best coincidence ever in internet history, top 5 at least

[@DeepfriedBeans4492]

Yeah no it’s just an amazing coincidence, the “kid named finger” meme is the origin

[@vivusbrydyr4039]

The exact moment when Mike told Jimmy to "Get a clue", that's when Saul truly became a Goodman.

[@mobus1603]

Nah. Jimmy became Saul after his best friend died.

[@CB-xr1eg]

You mean when Jimmy truly became Saul.

[@p.g.4881]

4:32 Jersey Pine Barrens. Reference to The Sopranos Episode - Pine Barrens.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

I almost didn't notice the misspelling in the video title.

[@borris3768]

What misspelling

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

@@borris3768 Caul.

[@borris3768]

@@KZbinallowedmynametobestolen that's how you spell it

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

@@borris3768 That might be how YOU spell something, but if so, I don't know what you're spelling. If you are trying to spell the word that means "the amniotic membrane enclosing a fetus" congratulations. You got it right. Otherwise, no.

[@borris3768]

@@KZbinallowedmynametobestolen no it's not. In the England land we say caul. Silly American

[@kousik8042]

mike gave saul a case example "nobody wants to leave their home". mike gave walt a case example "never leave work half done". mike is most experienced char in the series.

[@loganmacdonald3853]

he should have taken his own advice considering he died while fleeing from his home and he died because he continued taking half measures by leaving walter alive again and again

[@justnoel4088]

Gus would have also likely failed had he not listened to Mike during this series, in BCS we see Gus is much more quicker to act compared to how he was in BB. It's Mike's consultation that basically helped Gus's plans come to fruition

[@leonelramirez9942]

idk why but i really like jimmy and mike´s interaction

[@domskillet5744]

They both have distaste for each other but their skillsets complement each other perfectly, and both respect the other's abilities. It's such a fun dynamic

[@rounaksinghbuttar9083]

I would like to take a moment to appreciate the script, the acting and the cinematography. It's world class, it's perfect.

[@poloqj4018]

Best show ever my goodness this one scene should make you wanna watch the series or watch it again!!! I’m starting again today

[@bgschannel9357]

kid named finger:

[@8bert9]

What awesome writing and acting! The Best.

[@Helgrind44]

Teacher: alright class, today we're gonna finger paint Kid named 2:04

[@mkultra2456]

Gay meme

[@dakylarabia]

If that cop wouldn’t have touched Mike, he’d have helped.

[@matthewriley7826]

Eh doubtful, Mike knew those cops were incompetent trying to force Jimmy to close the case early rather than putting in the work.

[@gaebril131]

Laid a finger on the wrong kid

[@pooproductions3394]

Back when the could have possibly been actual pals

[@chromaperipheral]

2:35 🎵 _It’s the perfect way…_ 🎵

[@tora9997]

4:58 the foreshadowing doe

[@Mastakilla91]

Frightening, right?

[@nextlvlroy]

@@luckybandit_5902 When Mike had to leave Philly because of the 2 cops he killed whom set up and killed his son.

[@mattsterh7740]

"Dead in the new jersey pine barrens"

[@josephedwarddowling5919]

Mike's stare is priceless.

[@kewltony]

0:08 Arnold Schwarzenegger

[@DeepEye1994]

Mike could probably pull off a decent Sylvester Stallone impression so it's a perfect against Jimmy's Arnold lmfao

[@MyoticTesseract]

☝

[@rhysioeren3203]

"Nobody wants to leave home", god damn right.

[@jellybabiesarecool4657]

2:06 the kid named finger

[@richxrocker4434]

New Jersey pine barrens ... A reference to one of The Sopranos episode.

[@DeepEye1994]

Or just a reference to a real place where criminals dump bodies IRL

[@kozmonauta0515]

2:05 Kid named

[@returnoftheredeye]

The tipping point was the cop putting his hand on Mike's arm.

[@mobus1603]

Exactly. Mike very personally knew just how bad some douchebag cops could really be, and that bothered him more than some obnoxious public defender being a prick. Plus, it obviously helped to tip the scales that he actually believed Jimmy.

[@matthewriley7826]

@@mobus1603True, whatever flaws Mike had as a policeman it’s implied he still took the responsibility of the position seriously and tried to help people.

[@stokely7460]

I like to think that when mike mention pine barrens at 4:30 its a stubble node to the sopranos. Maybe he was a fan of the show

[@DaveDexterMusic]

I've got a stubble node, hard to shave

[@xX_MC_OvU_PvP_YT_Xx]

Mike was a cop in Philly, like right next to New Jersey. Shut up nerd

[@xZippy]

Mike: "Now everybody thought he was on the beach in the Bahamas, dead in the Jersey Pine Barrens..." Was that a Sopranos reference?

[@Supahpowahnerd890]

Maybe, but probably not, the Pine Barrens are basically enshrined in Jersey's regional character. There's all sorts of myth about those counties and what can happen in them.

[@NewYork975]

If Jimmy had ratted Mike would have pressed charges.

[@hs4974]

Better caul saul- everyone's favourite show about a mischievous amniotic membrane

[@hiphopotamus69]

2:05 omg 😂

[@JamesBond-fi8ci]

Vravo Bince

[@scottweisel3640]

“Nobody wants to leave home, but here I am in Albuquerque instead of Philadelphia.”

[@seanarsenault6097]

You're not gonna have a heart inside your body in about 5 seconds.

[@alittlebirdi]

That little twitch of disgust on Mike's lips at 1:55 LOVE IT

[@MassEffectGER]

He laid his fingers on him!

[@SonOfTheRoad]

"Nobody wants to leave home."

[@Winterstick549]

That Cowboys, Steelers Super Bowl was in Tempe, Arizona at ASU Sun Devil stadium. Cowboys won ☹️

[@ojjuiceman]

Edible arrangement lol

[@ules5799]

FINGER! I laid FINGER on him

[@DaScorpionSting]

Mike saw through their eagerness to get Nacho and beleived Jimmy's theory thanks to his experience as a cop in Philadelphia.

[@joseluis5055]

Jimmy listening to Mike's story like it's dad lore

[@SulaimanWar]

2:05

[@blackgeekfandom]

That cop gesture by Mike pissed him off.

[@dis1488pear]

everyone talks about Finger but nobody noticed a real Heisenburger driving a grey car at 0:51

[@Dev1.0]

SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME AFTER 11 SEASONS OF BB AND BCS UNIVERSE I CANT WATCH ANOTHER SERIES UNTIL I KNOW ITS UP TO THIS STANDARD 😭

[@vincentjohn1446]

The Sopranos its pretty much the og breaking bad since vince did take inspiration from it.

[@is4349]

Caul

[@joepeach997]

Cagney, Lacey... tooooo funny!

[@IdiotDoomSpiral69]

Waltuh

[@hydroxytriptamine3554]

HAHAHAHHA UR SO FUNNIEEEE

[@IdiotDoomSpiral69]

@@hydroxytriptamine3554 Thanks man, I really appreciate it. I've been going through a pretty rough time and hearing your affirmation of my worth has really brightened my day. Love you!

[@hydroxytriptamine3554]

@@IdiotDoomSpiral69 КУS

[@termandino7351]

He laid his finger on kid named finger. Huge mistake

[@francus7227]

5:01 I love leaving home.

[@CatzlovichCatnipAndCabbages]

I just want to sit down with MIke and hear some cop stories, old professionals tell the best stories.

[@lorcansavage1550]

Put your clue away waltuh

[@thugxlove88]

Honestly, jimmy and mike were an awesome duo. I think they shouldve just stuck together and just do licks together. Jimmy is the inside man and mike does the rest.

[@user-fp3yc9hm6m]

"Nobody wants to leave home" said the old man from Philly.

[@thezachmarsh]

Jesus christ THAT'S why the whole fucking "finger" thing became a meme, I can finally rest 😂😂😂😂😂

[@conorwellman8592]

I really think mike liked Jimmy and that is why he hates him when he became Saul. I think he gained respect for him when he saw Jimmy was willing to go to jail for Nacho and that is why he was willing to help him.

[@spacesnorkeler5644]

Nacho is Na cho man! Classic. 😂

[@MrSheckstr]

Nobody wants to leave home…. One of earliest scenes we see of Mike is him fleeing his home in philly and then in end end he is forced to flee his home and abandon his granddaughter in a public park

[@Loterrach]

Better Caul Saul

[@elcucuy13496]

FINGER

[@shadowdance4666]

I left home and became a professional fugitive

[@flyingspaghettimonster2925]

4:31 sopranos reference

[@deathrager2404]

nacho is nacho-man saul goodman is 's all good man. vrabo vince

[@isshikiotsutsuki6180]

Lmao “ Better Caul Saul “

[@Botanifiles]

Is there going to be a Better Not Call Mike show?

[@mkultra2456]

That would be glorious, of his days in Philadelphia.

[@bigkahuna3534]

love how they mentioned the Pine Barrens in NJ. I think most people what the reference was for

[@xX_MC_OvU_PvP_YT_Xx]

"most people what the reference for" you're so smart

[@bigkahuna3534]

@@xX_MC_OvU_PvP_YT_Xx I think most people know what the sentence meant

[@binarystar300]

In Jimmy's defense, Pineapple is arguably the best fruit.

[@Supahpowahnerd890]

Mike and Jimmy make such an interesting duo because they're both very street smart, cynical, and talented in their respective professions but their backgrounds and cognitive orientations are disparate enough that they can cover for each other's weakspots.

[@DeepfriedBeans4492]

“Hey class today we’re gonna finger finger” kid named finger: 1:21

[@MrSheckstr]

Pineapple….. very good for you, all that bromine or something

[@user-vp5go7og9g]

The rookies cop think he can manipulated mike. My god

[@Black.Sabbath]

2:15 2:56 meme material 3:41 me as a Christian

[@kingnether5970]

2:04 FINGER! I LAID FINGER ON HIM!!

[@brianellinger6622]

ty

[@MassEffectGER]

3:33 - "Yeah? Why?"

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

Hey Cagney and Lacey 😂

[@apushyez2411]

He said finger

[@I_am_Junebug]

Kid named finger...

[@tomholmes5055]

Which Steelers/Cowboys Super Bowl do you think Mike was talking about? 10, 13 or 30?

[@jmr1068204]

1:53 Mike's neck and head looks a bit like an old tortoise.