Breaking Bad 2x8 "Better Call Saul" First Time Reaction

[@RobertMorgan]

One of my FAVORITE lines, "Did you know you have rights? The Constitution says you do!"

[@MrHartApart]

One my MY favorite lines? "It wasn't me it was Ignacio!" - "You're not with Don Lalo?!" you know... like, who are those guys? the world may never know. ;)

[@boobooweewaa]

Not for long. Women voting will ultimately result in the Constitution being nothing but toilet paper.

[@cydamiic]

My favorite line this episode is: "So if you want to make more money, and keep the money that you make, better call Saul!"

[@havok6280]

"It wasn't me it was Ignacio!" "Lalo didn't send you?"

[@BigIronEnjoyer]

Foreshadowing like 14 years out.

[@RobertMorgan]

how astonishing they created an entire show from those two lines alone, and it was just as good as the entirety of BrBa

[@mangoman628]

imagine making 2 - 5 seasons of tv based on 2 throw away lines

[@samuelchallis3420]

@@mangoman628your father fought alongside me in the clone wars

[@mangoman628]

@@samuelchallis3420 thats an interesting example. at the time of writing the OT Lucas had a rough outline for Clone Wars in mind. as far as i know BCS and a lot of the characters in it were not conceived of at the time of writing this episode.

[@Death0Row]

Hope they watch better call saul after breaking bad😁

[@GoHomeAndGetYaFuckinShinebox]

I preferred BCS 😎

[@nickdriessen6159]

And El Camino

[@donnieboughton1730]

At this pace, it's gonna take a year and half to finish breaking bad...

[@mem1701movies]

@@GoHomeAndGetYaFuckinShineboxI didn’t care for it or EL CAMINO. Plus BREAKING BAD kind of lost me at OZYMANDIAS because it was SO UNBELIEVABLE.

[@Ergoperidot]

⁠@@mem1701moviesI respect you as a person and I think you’re entitled to your opinion, especially when it comes to highly subjective things like art and media. But also this might be the worst take I’ve ever heard. El Camino was pretty mid though, that’s fair.

[@Dave3Dguy]

"You don't need a criminal lawyer. You need a CRIMINAL. Lawyer."

[@CapitalExpression]

At last, the true protagonist of the Breaking Bad universe appears

[@OutFreak28]

Indeed, they fooled us for so many years.

[@christopherschafer7675]

Better Call Saul is a prequel. Well worth your time.

[@ajs8873]

@@johns6014 how about you write a thesis about the show here in this comment section and let everyone know exactly what happens?

[@ajs8873]

​@@johns6014 How about you stop telling people about the show and just let them watch it? Is that an option to consider?

[@ajs8873]

@@johns6014 God, you actually ended up writing three paragraphs lol I'm not reading all that, dude. Don't get so emotional, it's embarrassing. Out here acting like you're Gore Vidal, stupid twat.

[@ajs8873]

@@johns6014 cool, I got better things to do. Bye.

[@ajs8873]

@@johns6014 What a self-masturbatory prick with imaginary scenarios. This is a KZbin comment section, not the Octagon. Listen, bitch, stop telling people what the show entails. Prequel, sequel, prequel to a sequel. They'll find out on their own. Got it? Now stop fucking replying.

[@JustAMagicDuck]

Great episode. Not only is it just terrific on its own merits but it introduces one of the best characters and is a serious turning point in the story.

[@goobertsnoobert9015]

I love that the haircut was all bob odenkirks idea

[@l00d3r]

What I can say without spoiling much is that Better Call Saul is a worthy spinoff of Breaking Bad.

[@archstanton664]

Some would say it's even better than Breaking Bad. By "some" I mean me, fight me.

[@XxXDestroyer]

​@@archstanton664 I honestly would laugh when people would say that. But after watching it all, I was shocked to actually like it even better than BB lol.

[@benjaminroe311ify]

@@archstanton664 I won't fight you at all. You're obviously a person of culture. 😀

[@extantsanity]

Bob Odenkirk (Saul) actually suggested the comb-over/mullet combo himself. Great visual addition to the character! I always love people's reactions to the line, 12:57 "The Jew thing I just do for the homeboys, they want a pipe-hitting member of the tribe, so to speak..." 😂🤣

[@JesseShadows37]

So who is your new favorite character and why is it Saul Goodman?

[@MaetMen]

Cause he defecated through a sunroof

[@Skeletongentleman7808]

Mike but Saul is a close second

[@lilkat42]

​@@Skeletongentleman7808they haven't met Mike yet but I am SO EXCITED for when they do!!

[@purplegorilla9592]

I mean they thought he was cringe the whole episode. I don't think they have a favorite character to be honest.

[@gregwillett2710]

And just like that, the greatest television character ever written is introduced to the world. Better call saul!

[@JohnnyBNerdy]

DJ Qualls (the narc undercover) is amazing in-person, and I had a hilarious experience with him that involved me forgetting he was in an ensemble film (one of his first he had like 4 lines maybe?); it was 3 am at a bar in New Orleans and I was rattling off the names of each actor and he just chimes in from the back area "HEY I WAS IN THAT MOVIE TOO, ASSHOLE" and the whole bar erupted in laughter. Ya'll might know him from Supernatural as Garth, and the film The New Guy (hilarious)

[@dacuriousssone6862]

Better Call Saul came out after Breaking Bad but it's done as a prequel. You should 100% watch it after you're done with Breaking Bad. I've seen both shows multiple times and Better Call Saul is even better.

[@havok6280]

"It's not good, but it's fun..." I beg to differ. It's good AND fun...

[@Linck192]

It's all good ...man

[@swastikrath5370]

Starting from this episode, the series shifts to a whole new gear on its way to becoming the GOAT

[@Jared_Wignall]

Saul’s introduction is perfect and it’s a great way to show how the character is right off the bat and the more this show goes on you see glimpses as to the kind of person who Saul really is. Of course in Better Call Saul, you see how he becomes Saul Goodman, but it’s cool how the more Saul becomes a prominent character on Breaking Bad, the more you get to see bits of the real guy behind the persona. Especially since he tells Walt his real last name is McGill. Man, that was a lot more than I intended to write. Anyway, great reaction guys. Take care!

[@BrandonWestfall]

"Why don't you just kill Badger?" I am sure you two loved that statement lol

[@lanagievski1540]

I love that Badger was so on point but he let his thick-headedness get the better of him

[@Ray-ko1lm]

Better Call Saul is a prequel and a sequel. It’s kind of a slow burn and a different vibe but a major achievement in storytelling and cinematography.

[@SoaringTrumpet]

Another great reaction! I'm enjoying your discussions around mental health stigmas, especially your perceptive perspectives on Hank's panic attacks. As someone who for most of my life never experienced an attack, than had it hit one day out of the blue (I was driving and had to pull over on the side of the road... I had no idea how to deal with it until it passed), you really learn to appreciate other peoples' struggles with panic attacks and those kind souls who try to understand and empathize what we go through. And unless I'm mistaken, Arianna, I believe you said you had dealt with this sort of thing yourself, so you don't need me to tell you anything about how bad it can be!

[@John_Locke_108]

One of my favorites episodes of the show.

[@apzn1170]

Enter Saul, S tier character.

[@fine93]

they didnt include his best lines dude

[@andrew348]

Them thinking Saul was cringe was cringe for me to watch.

[@garrettwhite5943]

Without any spoilers, the line 'For a price, Jimmy will go to prison for you' is genuinely the funniest thing in the whole Breaking Bad continuity.

[@anthos332]

The main character of the Breaking Bad universe arrives

[@Stabby666]

I can't believe it took me until the "Better Call Saul" series to realise "Saul Goodman" = "It's all good man!"

[@lilkat42]

Same!

[@andrew348]

And you deprived them of discovering that for themselves. Quit spoiling. With the amount of yahoos like you commenting spoilers, they won't even need to watch the show it will already be layed out for them

[@SuzakuX]

Honestly when they announced plans for a Saul Goodman prequel I thought they were going to name it S'all Good as a play on Breaking Bad.

[@marvinsarracino116]

Glad to see better call Saul enter the picture! Saul Goodman is the best!😊

[@EnviroSocial]

15:19 Still love that they made an entire series that is even longer and in some ways better than the original based on these 2 throw-away lines

[@red2977]

Better Call Saul for the most part it is a prequel covering events of Saul and other characters, most of who you haven't seen yet in the BB series, in the six years leading up to the events of breaking bad.

[@harshal4125]

24:59 Famous last words followed by an astute observation. This is what I love the most about your commentary. Nuanced, balanced and perceptive. Great work, guys! Found you recently and stayed for all these reasons. P.S: Inserting the Patreon preview is also considerably helpful. Helps us know till where you're caught up. Helps us comment on stuff to help the video out without any spoiler-scare. Also guys, Better Call Saul doesn't overlap with the Breaking Bad timeline for the most part. It's largely a prequel with some of it focusing on the events after that of BB. But I'd still recommend watching it after you're done with BB, as would most people, I believe.

[@moisesBTW]

Saul is easily one of my favorite characters in this. Hes obviously street smarts and very scummy, but he really knows how to game the system to his favor. without spoiling anything, you'll grow to like AND hate Saul more and more. His schemes are so fun to see unfold

[@BrandonWestfall]

Better Call Saul is primarily a prequel but there are some scenes from Breaking Bad and post breaking bad. It's meant to build upon the entire story of Breaking Bad and not just Saul's story.

[@andrew348]

Thanks for spoiling BCS just so you can be "1st" to spill the beans. You're definitely trash

[@brianpacheco9606]

The king of kings is coming

[@purplegorilla9592]

really think it's amazing how Vince Gilligan crafted an entire spinoff and prequel/sequel based on one line in the desert scene. He did such a good job that you almost think at times he had the whole thing planned from the start. But he didn't.

[@kuhpunkt]

Why do you only mention Vince and not the entire staff? Vince didn't work on BCS for a while and he was even against the introduction of Lalo, because it was just a random line. Like Peter Gould and Tom Schnauz... give them some credit.

[@Denji228]

​@@kuhpunktBravo,Vince!

[@LacoSinfonia]

Glad they’ve gotten to the “wanting the best for Hank” step we all got to. Also I can’t believe I never caught “dude’s like hughdini”

[@blaze5688]

what's the hughdini, Mayhew?

[@ajs8873]

Houdini

[@ComedicPause]

The greatest magician of all time: Hugh Dini

[@LacoSinfonia]

@@ComedicPause IS THAT MAGICAL HARASSMENT??

[@dnllrnt]

Welp, time for Maple to watch The Godfather

[@LorraineVirginie]

Walter blocking Hank’s view is one of my favorite scenes in the whole series it just was so bold and hilarious 😂

[@mikegilgenbach4840]

You guys missed when Hank shoved a stick of gum in his mouth.

[@coopershippy9023]

Lole others have said better call saul is a prequel and honestly if you started now it wouldn't spoil anything in breaking bad if you did a similar format of 1 a week cause your far enough in and it might be interesting to run them parallel to each other the only thing I would say for sure is don't watch El Kamino till you finish breaking bad

[@andrew348]

Terrible advice

[@21schizoidman43]

let justice be done though the heavens fall

[@enriquevilchis3886]

Sugar we're goin down, what a song, my favourite in high school. 👌👌👌🎤🎤🎤

[@calumnorth]

Better Call Saul is better than Breaking Bad. There I said it.

[@whydoihavesubs6644]

No it isn't

[@calumnorth]

@@whydoihavesubs6644 shut up baby dick

[@StayFractalesque]

Oh, relax people.. Skyler just has a work husband is all, nbd, its a totally normal thing these days!.. tons of girls in their "starter marriages" have "work hubbys" if the Reddit TwoXChromosomes is anything to go by..

[@andrew348]

This feels like your starter comment. Don't worry you'll get better

[@tragedystrixesagain]

Rewatching this after BCS is so satisfying (especially after THAT scene with a certain female lawyer..) - Saul’s character introduction is an all timer

[@TTM9691]

Well, what we learned in this episode is the girls (or at least Maple) need to see "The Godfather" and "The Godfather Part 2"! Sorry but it can't be avoided....this won't be the last Godfather reference they encounter; not in Breaking Bad, necessarily, but in life! And definitely reaction videos! The good news? It's great! It's an easy watch! (Obviously Chad has seen it, I'm sure he's already planning a reaction now after this revelation!).

[@John_Locke_108]

Did you guys watch The Ben Stiller Show back in the day? Bob Odenkirk was absolutely hilarious in that show. I watched it every week. Great show.

[@bigpictureguys8415]

12:10 really? You take issue with that observation? 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@Linck192]

I believe they feel like in the context of Walter demanding so much from Jessie while not doing as much work or taking as much risk, he is not in a position to ask even more

[@megamonster1234]

17:15 Attorney-client privilege does not start when the lawyer gets paid. It starts when you expect to get confidential communications relating to legal advice as a client from a lawyer. Also ACP does not apply if the lawyer helps in anything concerning crime or fraud.

[@MapleDivine]

I have a lawyer and a retainer always seems to secure you as a client so idk

[@megamonster1234]

@@MapleDivine That's a separate thing. The money is simply for the lawyer to agree to keep giving you advice or do other legal work for you, otherwise they can just end the relationship for unpaid work and stop giving advice. However, anything they tell you or anything you tell them, with or without money, falls under ACP assuming the conditions I listed above are followed. It's why lawyers are always hesitant to give specific legal advice (they can give general opinions on stuff as long as they are not tailored to your specific facts) or give disclaimers if they do. The attorney-client relationship forms, even if temporarily, once the person who wants legal advice reasonably expects to gets it from a lawyer upon telling them specific facts. Money is good evidence of that relationship but not required.

[@DerekMoore82]

Great reaction, great editing. Well done guys!

[@markgolden9104]

"So, if you want to make more money and keep the money that you make... BETTER CALL SAUL!"

[@JimJack-ng9yi]

I see you shaking your heads alot over things that r said. This came out before wokeness destroyed the whole entertainment industry. This is back when the entire country still had a sense of humor no matter what race they were

[@morpheusjones4753]

Gotta love the BCS name drops from Saul, Ignacio and Lalo...

[@OutFreak28]

Cant wait for you to watch better call saul

[@Hollycb12]

I hope yall react to Better Call Saul, the prequel/sequel series to Breaking Bad!!! It shows what happened before AND after BB. Its arguably just as good or even better than Breaking Bad!!!

[@BigIronEnjoyer]

Every episode before this is just the takeoff roll, this when the show actually takes flight.

[@DerekMoore82]

For me the show took off in Season 1 Episode 3 where Walter needed any good reason not to finish off Domingo, and found the broken piece of plate. That whole situation and the way he said "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" as he did it was such good acting and compelling television.

[@MySonsFather74]

"They keep going in the hole, then out of the hole. In the hole, then it if the hole." Damn right ladies. That's how it's done.

[@davidpothier6823]

It'sallgoodman

[@RikardusAm]

The best thing about Breaking Bad is that you get to watch Better Call Soul afterwards

[@tonyh8691]

Lalo? Who’s Lalo?

[@lilkat42]

Hooooo boy!

[@snooks5607]

22:22 evidently not given how he was staring at the cook just a moment before

[@dsscam]

I didn't remember that he mentioned "McGill" in this episode. Great reaction. Can't wait until you get to Episode 11. And then the tsunami waves start rolling in little by little until the huge tidal waves in seasons 4 and 5

[@FesterSilently]

So (as many others have already mentioned): Better Call Saul (IIRC) seasons 1-5 happen as a prequel/parallel story (of Saul's world) PRIOR to the events of Breaking Bad. The end of season 5 and part of season 6 (of Better Call Saul) happen during Breaking Bad, then the end of season 6 of Better Call Saul happens AFTER Breaking Bad ends. So: "prequel, prequel, prequel, prequel, parallel, sequel", essentially. :D

[@nathanjacobus3577]

I have legit been waiting since y'all started this journey for this episode! Saul is such a hilarious addition to the cast while still managing to speak some real truths to the situations Walt and Jesse find themselves in. A true and unashamedly honest crook!! Do you want a criminal lawyer or do you want a CRIMINAL lawyer? 😂

[@TheRepublican777]

Jesse always wins the coin flip guessing heads lol

[@timminore2126]

Better Call Saul is a spin off, but the timeline is before Breaking Bad, at least for most of it. Great show in its own right.

[@andrew348]

Quit spoiling

[@whydoihavesubs6644]

​@@andrew348In what way is this a spoiler lol

[@UncleSunrize]

I hope you do better call Saul after

[@bigpictureguys8415]

Walt is often great at the pep talks

[@onepureturtle]

Feels so weird to hear the name Jimmy so soon, even though it refers to someone else here.

[@peterjackson6011]

Saul is the star of the show in this episode (and much of the series), but watching Hank bottle everything up (pun intended) breaks my heart. I feel like if this show was the driving force behind any sort of health care reform because of Walt, then it should have been the same for men's mental health because of Hank.

[@Josh-GT]

@7:31 *super sick karate chop skills* warning..🤚😆

[@TheRepublican777]

Make sure to watch the movie El Camino to see what happens to Jesse after the series

[@johnshull2454]

Guys do not get the luxury of being weak in front of ANYONE. It’s just the way that is.

[@Jehty_]

Unfortunately too many people think that that's true. But fortunately it isn't true. So the only thing keeping you from being who you are is you yourself.

[@JalimRabeikkkkk]

​@@Jehty_unfortunately, that's true when you are a man. Society despises "weak" men, if you show weakness in front of other people, you better be ready to be treated like a joke. People may act all understading and thoughtful online, but in real life, it doesn't work like that.

[@Linck192]

I loved both, but I liked Better Call Saul a bit better than Braking Bad. A little more down to earth.

[@wuckf1t]

12:56 remember this btw

[@grumpyboomer61]

Saul Goodman is the best "criminal" attorney that money can buy. And a constant source of amusement.

[@aikozutigana8465]

And now you meet one of the best characters in this universe: saul goodman

[@jennym2276]

Better Call Saul is a prequel.

[@MrBreezeLI516]

It's happening!!! Ahhhhhhhhh!!!

[@luismedeiros7139]

Better Call Saul is better all because of Breaking Bad ❤

[@petersabourin1276]

The debut of slippin Jimmy Mcgill

[@blackowl5143]

It's not good, but it's fun" Huh? What's "not good" about it? This is one of the more important episodes of this series. Not a good sign if you think it's "not good".

[@brownsey1]

They both said the episode was good a couple of different times during this reaction. What part was the, 'It's not good, but it's fun' line? Because I'm sure the context is important there.

[@Diegesis]

Yeah I'm confused too

[@Twistedgamer]

she said "its was really good and a lot of fun"

[@shawnfrye977]

She said it at 20:20

[@Diegesis]

oh i think we edited out the context on accident. in the full version i think they were talking about the characters antics and she was saying the antics arent good but they're fun. they really like the show. if they didnt think it was good i'd stop doing it cause no one wants to watch a reaction to a show where the reactors don't like it.

[@MrBreezeLI516]

" no no no it wasn't me it was Ignacio" .... 🤫 muuuuuuuuhahaha!!!

[@MagnificotheGreat]

"Lalo didn't send you?" 😁😁😁😁

[@shantanujain6376]

Saul seems likena great guy. Hope he gets. Prequel

[@coachred6872]

Enter one of the greatest characters in this Gillian universe

[@cartwright77]

You just met one of the best characters on the show

[@user-pu6nf1oc7e]

BB is a really good show, but BCS is actually the better of the two.

[@alriezgo1782]

Oh man, your heads are going to explode when you get through Better Call Saul

[@gkpowell2002]

If you all do Better Call Saul, I will finish the series as you go. You all had me go through Severance so I could follow along. I'll do the same on Saul. 😊

[@Johaufs]

You guys should check out the Sopranos!

[@Johaufs]

@@LtDan-rk4si I mean they’re enjoying breaking bad so they might enjoy Sopranos. I rarely see them get offended either? If you’re talking about being annoyed with Badger that’s understandable

[@syabri2342]

@@Johaufs Yeah I can't remember them getting "offended" in any way either, he sounds like he's projecting more than anything

[@Johaufs]

@@LtDan-rk4si oh gtfo outta here with that lame sh*t 💀 that anti “woke” garbage is pathetic

[@vendimi9547]

@@LtDan-rk4si bro, and what happens with the people who defends walter after like episode 5, when it's revealed that he does all this for his ego rather than for his family 💀💀. He's literally indefendable after that

[@bigpictureguys8415]

18 months is big. Jane should run away from someone like Jessie…butttttt she won’t.

[@adamantiumrage]

The power of deeekkk

[@LudusAurea]

Whoa there this is one of the best episodes “not good”

[@BigIronEnjoyer]

ITS TIME!

[@archstanton664]

Idk if it's a generational thing but by this point in the series, I didn't disagree with anything Walt was saying. Later on is a different story.

[@playonesong5430]

There were so many funny moments in episode, but they have a pokerface. This reaction is as if they are bored, but they NEED to look.

[@JMajik24]

Here I was just glancing at the title and wondering how you are watching Better Call Saul when you haven't finished Breaking Bad.

[@Diegesis]

Yeah I had to double take when making the title

[@stevendalloesingh]

Better watch "Nobody" You will have your minds blown!

[@WalterWhite-dj4ud]

The best tv show EVER. And next year season 6!!!!!!!!

[@KayinAngel]

It's wild they did a spin off show based on this character and it's as good or better than Breaking Bad.