FILMMAKER REACTS to BETTER CALL SAUL Season 6 Episode 1: Wine and Roses

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[@JamesVSCinema]

Season 6 is here! Better Call Saul & Mr. ROBOT & Succession on Patreon! Click here: www.patreon.com/jamesvscinema Much love!

[@SuzakuX]

Fun fact: The color slowly being added to the shot of the ties getting dumped into the bin was achieved by simply shooting it in color and layering in actual black and white ties so they would fall in first, with colored ones getting mixed in gradually.

[@vickybruh7412]

Woah woah....Nine months ago you commented this??

[@jip5889]

@@vickybruh7412yeah dude is a time traveller.

[@RielyPiely]

@@vickybruh7412 probably from it coming out early on patreon

[@maddinenprimetime]

@@vickybruh7412 It took that long for the comment to leave the womb

[@kapiushon3]

The man Lalo killed was his body double, he had his teeth modified to match Lalo's dna for a situation like this. Hope you understand what I said, english is not my primary language.

[@JamesVSCinema]

This was perfect, thanks for the explanation!

[@semicortex]

That was good! It's dental records though, not DNA. The other thing is that Lalo had him shave to match the facial hair too. And the body that the twins were standing over was the guy from the beginning set up to be Lalo The truly wild thing about the dental work though is that he's been sponsoring these innocent people for YEARS just as a potential backup plan that he never knew for sure he'd need.

[@amacuro]

Well he spoiled it for you! I was going to tell you that you will find out soon why he killed that couple, and why he asked him to keep a moustache, etc. But I can see someone already decided to bring this up@@JamesVSCinema

[@isaiahromero9861]

That part was so dumb, it just seems like that's the only way they could think to explain how Lalo could fake his own death in a way that convinced everyone but Gus. To be fair I can't think of anything better

[@PimpmasterMcGooby]

@@isaiahromero9861 It's not that far fetched, Mexican state services aren't exactly known for their incorruptible nature. Wouldn't take much for some one so wealthy to make it so forensic medical records get changed to match theirs.

[@Mozzylver1]

We waited a full 2 years for this episode. It double premiered with 6-02. Watching the final season live was a wild experience. So excited you've made it to the home stretch! Some of the best episodes of television (period) are coming up!

[@theshimmyking1514]

I am so grateful that I caught up to this show right before the season released and I got to watch the whole thing as it premiered. Midseason break fucked me up. Probably my favorite season of television ever.

[@andrewsharpe4764]

Getting long periods of silence in this one. Copyright stuffs?

[@gilramanujan8826]

4:38 sry but I just want to give a heads up the audio is cutting out. Idk if it’s just me but I think there might be a glitch there.

[@patokia8619]

Probably had to mute for copyright

[@gilramanujan8826]

@@patokia8619 maybe

[@vickybruh7412]

But he didn't have to mute his own audio!

[@gilramanujan8826]

@@vickybruh7412 idk maybe there’s an audio issue

[@Artist_ash-is5os]

​@@vickybruh7412 youtube chooses what section of the video needs muted, he cant just re-edit the video and put only his audio there, youtube does it.

[@EdenMcCoy-rt9hp]

I totally agree with you about the composition and cinematography of this show. Everything you see has a purpose, in every single shot. The attention to detail is incredible. The creators and producers really think highly of their fanbase

[@EthanButler]

The colors in the Nacho sequences make my eyes water. Like some of the most beautiful cinematography and color grading I've ever seen its insane

[@tunasub7727]

17:06 "I know you were just following orders" to that guy after calling kevin a nazi is lowkey the craziest line in the episode lmaooo.

[@weirdguy1495]

I didn't even catch that one until this video, that's so funny in a messed up way.

[@hellkatt]

I was fortunate enough to meet Giancarlo Esposito last weekend at a comicon. Such a nice man and very welcoming of his BB/BCS fans. Absolute GOAT!

[@Brouhaha1977]

My wife dressed as a Los Pollos Hermanos employee and had photo taken with Giancarlo. She took two bags of blue crystals and without even having to ask he said, “I’ll take those” and immediately went into character with the deadpan stare.

[@brettbaumler754]

So the title of the episode, “Wine and Roses” comes from an old movie called “The Days of Wine and Roses”. The music that plays in the intro montage is the theme song from that movie as well. The movie is about an alcoholic man who falls in love with a woman who likewise becomes an alcoholic, and through the course of their relationship they enable each others addiction. This is meant to mirror the relationship of Kim and Jimmy, and how they’ve enabled each other’s addiction to “scamming”. The intro also shows us that even while Jimmy was Saul during Breaking Bad, he always kept the wine bottle top, a symbol of his relationship with Kim. She was always deep in his thoughts. The intro is also very reminiscent of a scene from Citizen Kane and the Rosebud reveal

[@bobdonda]

audio is muted for a while starting at 4:00. editing issue or KZbin muting it for the music in the background, or something?

[@flyingrobotpig]

almost certainly yt muting it cause of the music I would imagine

[@kylegacy]

"And it's my fault you can't keep track of Lalo?!" - I almost buried my head into the nearest wall when that slipped out of his grill. Slippin' Jimmy. And you tell the Cousins apart from a mole, and not their very distinct difference in facial hair? That's crazy, brah. That's insane. x

[@SteveNathn]

The KZbinr Ological has excellent breakdowns of this show, especially seasons 5 and 6, he touched on something in his video on this episode that seems quite clear now, the heavy emphasis on the downward motion of objects. The ties, the shirts, all of that stuff falls, and it just drops. They don’t set it down. Symbolic of course for Saul at this time in BB, and perhaps Jimmy at this point in the show

[@ItsDesm]

They are so good, would be awesome to hear James' take on them

[@Yourmanjeff]

youtube out here muting the video that hasn't even been out 30 minutes.

[@redshirts4757]

So hyped for this last season- I have a feeling you’re gonna love it

[@gzuz4148]

The final stretch, you are in for ride this season James

[@thingusbingus8181]

Don't know if you caught it but Saul says "you were just following orders" which is the Nuremberg defense

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

I don't think you're ready for season 6 Lalo

[@levimckinley5822]

Amazing as always dude, it would mean the world for you to react to bojack horseman. So much detail in the dialogue and animation, and fantastic character beats too.

[@LibGyps2]

I really really really want him to do Bojack Horseman. I truly believe that in time it will be considered one of the most important shows ever made

[@isaiahromero9861]

For real. Genuinely my favorite show other than breaking bad and better call saul. I think he would also be really into Dark too, that's another show that's perfect for youtube reaction channels because of all the details and the way the show allows you to theorize about whats going on

[@williamdavis8076]

@@isaiahromero9861He’s actually seen Dark, and loves it!

[@transformersrevenge9]

Love the patience on Lalo. He just starts listing the alphabet without any hesitation because he knows to trust Hector. Come to think of it, what makes this franchise so wonderful is that all the criminals we see, are top of their line, smart and resourceful people. Nobody is written like an idiot, for the story to progress. It's smart people at odds with each other, and may the best man win. Saul is a world class Bullshiter, Kim is as law smart as they come, Mike has the life experience, Lalo has the determination and brutality, Nacho is resourceful, driven and pays attention to details. It really is wonderful watching competent people at work.

[@j.prt.979]

The twins are pretty stupid tbh. They do everything in the most unnecessarily dangerous way for dramatic effect. Otherwise I agree.

[@transformersrevenge9]

@@j.prt.979 I agree that they were not that bright, but their role as cartel brutes kinda demanded for them to create big ugly massacres to let people know not to mess with the cartel. Also, even their deaths came not from being dumb, but from it being a setup against them. Had Hank not been at full alert, he would have caught one in the back of the head while backing out of his parking spot. So again, the characters failed not because they took a drop in IQ, but because greater forces needed them eliminated.

[@j.prt.979]

@@transformersrevenge9 I would say going back to the car to get a freaking axe instead of just putting a bullet in Hank’s head while he’s lying on the ground is a pretty severe IQ drop. And then lifting the axe as slowly as humanly possible *while you can see Hank loading the gun to kill you* is just ridiculous.

[@transformersrevenge9]

@@j.prt.979 I'll give you that one. But. That was a cool ass shot tho...

[@j.prt.979]

@@transformersrevenge9 Sure, but it’s a bit of a shark jump.

[@jasonvoorhees310]

Home stretch baby! Best season, hands down. As I've said in the past, from breaking bad to season 6 if better call Saul you can legitimately see the improvement the crew, writers, directors, everyone involved put in. They got better and better and this final season is a testament to that. Whether your favorite is BB or BCS you can not deny that. Thanks for the reaction. Looking forward to the rest.

[@jlerrickson]

Maybe you mentioned it during the section that was muted, but those weren't movers at the house in the opening scene: those were officials stripping down the house after Jimmy bought the vacuum part at the end of Breaking Bad.

[@depressedtv]

The cinematography in the first half of season six of god tier

[@elwyndude]

8:30 I wondered the same thing until I remember the mention of dental record. Brilliant.... but heartless.

[@fusfauxpas]

There's a great show called Orphan Black with Michael Mando playing a big part in the first few seasons- might be worth taking a look at on the channel

[@Eric-cp2kt]

Yes! As a filmmaker, James would be intrigued by that show!

[@devonjensen1196]

Awesome reaction man! Have you already seen the fallout show? If not I’d suggest reacting to it definitely one of the best video game adaptations. It’s also only 8 episodes so hopefully won’t get in the way of other reactions too much!

[@theshimmyking1514]

this might be my favorite season of televsion ever

[@nickboseman5250]

This forever my goat season in the universe!

[@magicbrownie1357]

I grew up watching The Carol Burnett Show. Hilarious stuff with Harvey Kohrman and Tim Conway. So glad to see her still doing great work in the 2020's. And her role in this final season is pretty juicy.

[@allisonbrock9563]

5:10 I always thought of the montage getting more distorted as representing Jimmy rewatching all his old tapes, it’s him constantly dwelling on his past, which is everything we’re seeing in this show

[@isaiahpavia-cruz678]

When they’re looking down at the money on the bed, they frame the shot the same way as when Walter and Skylar were looking down at the pile of cash in storage.

[@Batt-man]

4:08 was this part silent for anyone else

[@muhammadanas8043]

Yes. KZbin's doing

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Aw man we missing audio on this one.

[@RayneDr0ps]

Damn copyright muted the whole first scene! :(

[@hp9351]

0:28 It’s All Good Man!

[@ritarene2965]

10:00: They see the lock on the ground with the shim still in it. So they know the assassins were let in.

[@YourWorthyAdversary]

You might already know but there are 13 episodes in this season instead of 10!

[@MartyrLoserKing]

Anyone else having audio issues?

[@PookieQDB]

Lalo is a power house! Tony Dalton does a terrific job portraying the mask that Lalo wears.

[@amannamedbriggs6662]

Big game James. You're now in the home stretch of this amazing series. In the words of former wrestling announcer Jim Ross "Business is about to pick up." and that is no understatement. For your next series, may I recommend the Amazon series Reacher, or the FX animated series Archer. Enjoy my man, do enjoy.

[@nicholasstanley1284]

Love your videos James! Also with that intro, I think that’s supposed to take place RIGHT after Jimmy/Saul flees at the end of BB. We know we at least never see Kim in BB, but we do see that bottle cap that Kim always keeps with her at the end of the intro (and the intro is during BB’s timeline). I’ll leave you to interpret what that could possibly mean because I don’t wanna spoil anything lol but anyways I’m so glad ur watching this!!!

[@JamesVSCinema]

Happy to hear and thanks for the additional info!!

[@rickDArula]

Can’t believe we’re finally in season 6 Season 6 will always be special to me , because was going through a real bad time in life. Season 6 kept me grounded and actually helped me. I won’t say any spoilers but this season gave me guidance to live life , by Saul’s example

[@YungRams]

Gang every week I look forward to a BCS reaction from you and knowing this gonna be the last season making me sad because usually this keeps me entrained after school 😭 it’s been a ride tho, I’ve finished watching succession so I’ll start watching those reactions !

[@Jared_Wignall]

The final season! Oh man, so much goes on here. From the cartel storyline with Nacho being on the run and Lalo having to form a plan as to take down Gus, while also having certain things in place for some kind of backup, such as the man who he had a dentist work on his teeth so he wouldn’t have anymore pain and then he not only killed the man and his wife, but later torched the guy once he killed him, so everybody believes he was killed and nobody would suspect he’s alive so that he could then be doing what he’s going to do with little to no suspicion from anybody. Lalo is definitely someone who is truly terrifying. And the whole thing with Jimmy and Kim talking about what they’ll do with Howard is quite interesting as you can see Jimmy isn’t too sure about going through with anything against him, as for him whatever issue he had with Howard seems to be gone now, but he wants to make Kim happy and so if she wants to do something with Howard, he’ll talk to her about it and indulge her as we see when he’s at the country club, which is a hilarious sequence of events. Also, hearing her saying Saul Goodman would have a flashier car and an eye catching office is defiantly interesting as this appears to have influenced him later on. Also the fact this doesn’t start with a Gene scene is really cool and how they subverted our expectations with the white box and ties going into it as we then see colored ties go into the box was well done. I like how this is the first time we ever see Saul Goodman’s home in the entire universe and it’s right after things hit the fan and he’s gotta go on the run after Hank and Steve are killed. It’s kind of funny as while this opening scene is happening, both Saul and Walt are no doubt still in the basement of the Vacuum Store. Great reaction James, I hope you’re doing well. Please take care and have a great day!

[@peterwale6821]

BCS & BB are filmed in such a way that they could be adapted into graphic novels with little to no change. I'd defo buy it if they delved deeper into each characters backstory.

[@benf1111]

Savor it man. I wish Inhad another show like this to watch for tge first time.

[@mcm4point2o]

Fargo , DARK on Netflix, the Hannibal series with Mads Mikkelson are great as well IMo

[@benf1111]

@mcm4point2o thanks for the recs. L9ved Hannibal when it came out. It helped me understand the art in cinematography for the first time. Would love to see a reaction here.

[@LupusLifestyle]

I'm a jazz musician and the song playing in the intro montage is "The Days of Wine and Roses". One of my favorite tunes when I played at jam sessions.

[@xellestar]

This episode was like a perfect intro to a Far Cry game. Nacho is the main character, the north of mexico is the map, you run around doing missions for cartel factions while trying to get away from the Salamancas and cross the border.

[@EdenMcCoy-rt9hp]

You have surely become my favorite reaction page. You are insightful and open-minded

[@vickybruh7412]

Btw the guy ItsAPrimate just finished the sesson 6 finale. So i hope you give it the final touchdown it deserves

[@vickybruh7412]

4:01 uh oh!

[@5150scottie5150]

This is the right channel for me You notice all the great cinematography And its funny how often it is Sticking around for more

[@ronrago2696]

Lalo is killing everyone he comes in contact with to remain dead and have the element of surprise. The intro house reminded me of a house Jimmy showed to Kim way back when she turned on the shower water, I will have to research if it is one and the same, nice way to tie in the past and the future...

[@ev1Lsect]

I felt like there was alot missed in that opening montage. I remember scouring these last episodes and watching with a magnifying glass during certain teaser openings.

[@NumbGeek]

A bad showrunner wouldn't take the time like Gilligan and Gould would, this whole season could've been one episode and it would be so shit

[@daniellevy2272]

‏‪12:46‬‏ How the HELL do you even get this shot so perfectly in focus?

[@morristaylor2445]

You can see a young Gus Fring in 1995's The Usual Suspects.

[@masondane]

makes sense why the twins were so angry and covered that body with the jacket, keeping in mind that’s probably one of their younger nephews/cousins. cant wait for you to see the rest of the show pan out!

[@samuelterry6354]

I actually prefer the last season in a different episode order.

[@olicorrivo3289]

This is the Nacho season baby! so excited for this.

[@clintmchughs7914]

So excited for you to watch this season!

[@beedubree2550]

god i cant wait for these next few episodes

[@DreddToga]

absolute cinema this season.

[@darktitus]

Buckle up because this season will be a rollercoaster

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

Oh boy! Season 6, here we go!

[@frodofraggins]

Lalo is a force of nature

[@danielperry6921]

😎