Gene Takovic's Story | Better Call Saul

[@isabuckles]

Watching Saul boil in his own guilt for only a few seconds before blurting legal advice to the shoplifter was probably one of the most genuine moments in the show.

[@law2155]

Real

[@tomaspabon2484]

To be honest you should probably say that everytime you see an arrest. That's just solid life advice in general.

[@Gonko100]

13 years. From Walter standing in his whities to a distressed Gene meeting his fate. This is how long Vince and Pete have entertained us.

[@nont18411]

*14 years

[@Terry-lh8cn]

And Brian Cranston was standing in his whities years before that, as Hal on Malcolm In The Middle

[@marcjohn9404]

One has to wonder if Vince and Pete will continue to work together, or if this is just gonna be the end of it. It'd be a really great two series run. I wouldn't want to see the BB Universe jump the shark with another series, but maybe they could start something new, with new characters. Of course, they could also go their separate ways and find other creatives to collaborate with. It's almost like you can sense that a really great band is about to release the last batch of singles for their announced final album, and you just have to wonder what's next, or if anything is next.

[@emmettturner9452]

Don’t forget Vince and Bryan on The X-Files.

[@ciennaquidd6486]

@@marcjohn9404 we need a 1 hr special about jeremy howard as sketchy acting like a secret agent spy during a crazy trip before they can be done with it

[@ILeeT]

Bob is one hell of an actor. How he switches from Jimmy to Saul to Gene is amazing. Definitely deserves an award for his acting!

[@nont18411]

And the fact that he played this role, died and came back from death to finish this role. Really add to the lore of this character.

[@omegajrz1269]

@@nont18411 It is evident that someone above is a fan of BCS

[@asmerX100]

to kevin costner

[@greed42o]

nah mike do.

[@SaulGoodman-w2x]

@@asmerX100 To Viktor with a K

[@jakexdilla]

The way Gene changed his tone of voice to a near Heisenberg level of menace was really great. It’s wild we get to exist in the same universe as a show like this.

[@toddsmith1969]

He's either gonna die or be caught by police

[@aiopmmaster2209]

who says you’re canon in the breaking bad universe??

[@jameskyle4718]

Goodbye, "Slippin''" Jimmy McGill. Goodbye, Saul Goodman. Goodbye, Gene Takovic. Ladies and Gentlemen, prepare to meet... NOBODY!!!

[@apatheticallyconcerned6574]

What's wild is thinking "it's wild we get to exist in the same universe as a show like this." It's a show, not a documentary.

[@DR-om9ce]

Lol

[@andymartin_17]

Man, don't get me wrong Breaking Bad was a great show, but this show is just something else. Pretty amazing to turn a lawyer show into one of the best TV series ever. Just absolutely amazing story telling and cinematography.

[@mtlfd1]

This series is the result of 10 years of experience and a perfect process of reverse engineer

[@bioreprogramming]

100% agree

[@island661]

Great show!

[@PiglipsMaximus]

I don’t think it’s as rewatchable as most other shows though

[@alecb1304]

@@PiglipsMaximus Its very rewatchable

[@sebdoesnothing6889]

Walter died, and Jesse escaped. Part of me wonders if Gene will complete the trinity of endings by getting caught? In jail, no longer afraid to show his true colours, maybe he can embrace the Saul persona there again for what it’s worth, and his own twisted way be free. In any case, I doubt what happens next is going to be pretty.

[@nont18411]

Jail is too predictable. Also remember, he can still get shanked because the Nazis inside prisons are all alive and well (Walt and Jesse only killed those outside prisons).

[@MarkHogan994]

I'm not sure how the Saul persona would help in jail, let alone how it would make him "free".

[@dsmiles4324]

@@MarkHogan994 He could help people appeal their cases or prep them going before the parole boards. I could see him teaching people about the law.

[@mappingshaman5280]

My theory is that he will get caught and then represent himself despite it being a bad idea. He will win without using any cons or perjury or anything else. Exonerated of his crimes he'll go to apply to be reinstated as a lawyer, and the lady at the desk will ask if he'll practise as saul goodman. "No. The name's Jimmy mcgill." Roll credits.

[@elcinefilosv]

@@mappingshaman5280 wow sounds like a bittersweet ending dude but not bad.

[@omegajrz1269]

Gene's scenes function as a purgatory for the character.

[@yourbrainonegg159]

Yeah the black and white really sells the idea of Jimmy's limbo between the past and future

[@omegajrz1269]

@@yourbrainonegg159 There are people who say that Gene's scenes are a few months after Breaking Bad. But it doesn't make sense, because Gene couldn't go bald and have a mustache in such a short time.

[@brianking2365]

And being in kind of a desolate state like Nebraska it feels almost like a ghost town and it adds a spooky element to genes story

[@omegajrz1269]

@@brianking2365 He feels that his glory days are over. And in the next chapters, he will put on the suit for the last time. To face his past. Otherwise, you will always live in torment.

[@MasterChiefFLY]

@@omegajrz1269 the scenes take place in Oct 2010 so it’s a month after Walt dies

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Gotta commend the editors for the channel on this one. They managed to make Gene's story work without the licensed music which is a really important part of the Gene scenes

[@jazzysoggy12]

I mean, they are official so I think they could probably get licensed music but I dunno, I’m no lawyer

[@Archos777]

Oh, that's why it's so full of cuts? Makes sense.. Damm. Wish we could get one full compilation tho

[@hexogramd8430]

@@jazzysoggy12 KZbin copyright is a bitch

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

@@jazzysoggy12 They are official but they would have to get separate licensing agreements for the channel and they probably don't have the budget for it

[@Innerbrave]

What is the music as part of the Gene scenes please? I don't remember! You can say them here and I'll look them up

[@southernstargazer2006]

I truly hope Jimmy/Saul/Gene has a good ending. He’s not innocent obviously, but he’s probably one of the most moral characters in the breaking bad universe, which isn’t saying much, but it’s still admirable how loyal he is to his clients.

[@Mcsnickers_7]

Eh compared to other guys in show I find Saul better than most especially the time when he saved those two skateboarders he could've just walked away but he chose to save them too that's where he earned my respect

[@hugorosales2357]

@@Mcsnickers_7 Jimmy helped the skateboarders, I doubt Saul would even flinch

[@radicalman7304]

@@Mcsnickers_7 that was jimmy, and he’s long gone

[@Jdock64]

@@radicalman7304 Jimmy is back at the end of BB, the difference with Saul/Jimmy, is that Jimmy never dies, unlike Walter.

[@radicalman7304]

@@Jdock64 maybe

[@ChrystianDanucalov]

This cab driver was really intimidating, it's a pity that the actor wasn't available for the final season. The character seems completely different. But hey, that's what we got

[@thejason347]

Yeah, although it's hard to imagine the other actor being this under the thumb of his mother. So maybe this fits better and they can CGI this actor in the previous scenes?

[@mattsterh7740]

@@thejason347 sorry what happened?

[@BlandTaco]

Yeah I can understand having to recast but I dont know why they changed the whole demeanor of the character, how does he go from intimidating to a middle aged guy living with his mom that has no confidence?

[@willlamoureux1690]

@@mattsterh7740 for Season 6 they recasted the guy who recognizes him in the Season 5 “Gene” scene. He just looks and sounds way less threatening but it fits the plot of S6

[@mattsterh7740]

@@willlamoureux1690 oh that sucks. i liked the guy. very creepy and ominous guy even if he doesnt mean to be.

[@SaulGoodman-w2x]

Gene: I'm gonna fix it myself BCS fans (in the voice of Lalo Salamanca): What's he doing man, what's he up to?

[@guillermoramirez6257]

Tell me again

[@BlueNightZX]

Z I E G L E R

[@tornadogamah]

Gene. Taaakovic.

[@48waffles36]

Shhh let’s talk

[@gtoger]

Gene. Takovic. Geeeeeennnnneee Taaaaaaakovic.

[@MadamFoogie]

I live in Omaha and I just have to say, Takovic is just about the most Nebraskan name ever. We've got this huge Czech and Polish community, with all sorts of weird names full of odd consonants. Even my own maiden name ends in "ovec!" Super accurate choice! Also, just some speculation here. I don't know if you guys noticed, but Kim's mother was seen driving with Nebraska plates during the shoplifting flashback. So I'm guessing that something there will link up in the final few episodes. Calling it now!

[@Butterflieslove2]

-ovic ending last name is typically slavic

[@maggieo]

Kim's from Lexington, NE! I'm just bummed that The Bohemian Cafe closed before Gene could eat there. ;^)

[@weixin9270]

I did notice! Also I think she is nearby. Could it be that Kim is pregnant and they decide that she needs to stay away from the cartel like Mike hid his family? But they are still in the same city so in case she needs him, he is close by. That’s my theory :)

[@MadamFoogie]

@@weixin9270 Ooooo. 'Lil baby Goodman! That's entirely possible! I didn't even think of that but yeah. I could see them separated but still together for their own safety. Only a few days left until we find out!

[@MadamFoogie]

@@maggieo I'd kill for some knedliky and kolaches right about now.

[@M_1995_]

I couldn't have been more wrong when I was apprehensive about the idea of a Saul Goodman series.

[@supperdopplereffect]

What is like to be a smartass?

[@GeddyRC]

Yeah I definitely rolled my eyes and thought “oh god, they made an amazing show and now they’re going to run it into the ground!” I was completely and utterly WRONG, not just that, but I prefer BCS to BB now. Bunch of brilliant minds put this universe together.

[@jneilson7568]

They were going to make it more like a sitcom but quickly decided to do this instead. Phew.

[@tonybleau6219]

I knew it'd be good man! It's better than Breaking Bad. Sue me. LWYRUP

[@M_1995_]

@@tonybleau6219 No that's fair enough if you think that. It's a great show.

[@robandrews4925]

RIP Robert Forster - a great character actor

[@alandoane9168]

Forster, and yes.

[@lukeskywalker9016]

a question lingers in my mind how are they gonna do the disappearer scenes if Forster died? R.I.P

[@acex222]

@@lukeskywalker9016 There aren't more disappearer scenes.

[@Agent-cz9rj]

He was good actor. Been 2 years now since he died.

[@lukeskywalker9016]

@@acex222 i've read a supposed leak and there was indeed the disappearer so idk really

[@farizazeez5369]

OMG! Look at the directorial brilliance here. The office shown in the first scene was the same office of this lawyer in BB. If you look closely they even got the same actor to play this lawyer guy.

[@doctorwhat3683]

Took me a hot minute to realise this was a joke

[@M_1995_]

I'm amazed they actually got Kevin Costner back on board for the spin-off.

[@chcknwngs_131]

bravo vince

[@reconscout2238]

This blowed my mind when i first saw it but i have even wilder theory the lawyer chacter from from bcs and brba is the same chacter you see they both call themselves saul ! i know amazing right.

[@jiml8637]

You’ve got the wrong guy, it’s Takavic, Gene Takavic.

[@doctorwhat3683]

My theory is that Episodes 8-12 will all start with something Gene-related and then episode 13 will be devoted to ending Jimmy’s story and ending Gene’s story and we’ll get a lot of parallel scenes and things like that. Then again it’s impossible to predict what’ll happen in this show so colour me intrigued.

[@nont18411]

Kim will send him on a trip to Belize

[@josemereles2845]

8-12? I thought there are only 3 episodes left

[@daithimurphy6783]

@@josemereles2845 6 episodes

[@daltonetzel2383]

@@josemereles2845 6 episodes

[@bryanp5843]

Technically 7 since the last episode is 2 hours long

[@burkehinton5017]

I've always adored the Gene storyline, can't wait to see how they cap off his story. Hoping we get full episodes for him, but I doubt we will, Gene is too powerful for that much condensed content.

[@EnjoySackLunch]

Adored eh?

[@LunaticLuni]

There’s 3 extra episodes this season so yeah I assume we’re getting 2-3 gene episodes

[@EvanHughesghk876790jgkknlhj]

@@EnjoySackLunch what

[@Ballardollar]

@@EvanHughesghk876790jgkknlhj all of the other bcs seasons had 10 episodes. This season has 13.

[@EnjoySackLunch]

@@EvanHughesghk876790jgkknlhj what

[@jeffreylebowski7459]

“Which is better, Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul?” is going to be an argument forever. They’re both incredible. Great writing, casting, acting… My two favorite shows ever!

[@marcjohn9404]

And they did it with considerably different means. A lot of the same characters came back obviously, but the tone of the two shows is so different and yet they both hit just as hard somehow. Breaking Bad was a tough act to follow, but they did it.

[@Son-Of-David1990]

This would be hard. Bcs is great because of all the same type of angles and shots they used in bb. Like an example is they can use such an irrelevant shot of say an empty parking lot and still make it feel hyped up and ominous like something about to go down. But the fact that they use bcs to fill alot of gap holes in bb... I would have to say with a heavy heart better call saul is the winner and that's without it being concluded. I know it's going to be some epic ending where it either ends in genes time line or right at the start of meeting walt and Jesse and they fill more gaps from what we missed of saul in season 1 and first half of 2 in bb. They could go either way. Hope they don't end in genes timeline as that could be another pastquel seriez after this prequel. I do hope walt and Jesse make a cameo somehow before they meet saul.

[@limyize]

Breaking bad is absolutely better. BCS can be a drag sometimes, not nearly as entertaining as BB

[@goatman9499]

Answer is neither now that Slippin Jimmy was introduced 😉

[@tonybleau6219]

@@limyize I'd say it's the contrary for this very reason. The build up in BCS is just MASTERFUL. BB had you on the edge of your seat most of the time but BCS is just better written imo. It's a toss up but I like BCS writing better

[@ReNaN30081992]

I think this little arc show us, so far, that Jimmy will never get closure just by "disappearing". He is always tense and vigilant. This probably indicates that he will either die in some confrontation or be caught by the police. A happy ending seems almost impossible to me.

[@denny1527]

I think that an even more depressing ending would be Jimmy realizing that it's just his paranoia, and no one is out to get him because he doesn't matter to anyone anymore. He is just a simple "nobody", the exact opposite of what he was and wanted to be. He can't be a lawyer conning people on the side, he can't be recognizable, he can't have the only person he ever truly loved... A sad, burned out, miserable, empty shell of a man reminiscing of his glory days, knowing that he'll never be happy again.

[@Flexb123]

I think he gets a decent ending. Other than Jessie every single main character, including Walts family got a bad or sad ending. (sure walts family lived but he tore them apart) Kim we don't know yet and may never know but I think fans are owed a decent end with Jimmy/Saul.

[@reeC092]

@@Flexb123 now you know

[@CarlCyborg]

@@denny1527 god damn that was pretty spot on

[@sebastianavila4131]

@@denny1527 You know it’s a big coincidence is that Bob Odenkirk, the actor of Jimmy/Saul/Gene also starred as the main character in an action flick called Nobody where Hutch Mansell was like Gene in the beginning a Nobody trying to live a normal life, only difference is Hutch had a family while Gene did not and his family was under the threat of the Russian mob which made Mansell determined to take them down step by step. Irony here is that by the end of the film, hutch was an intimidating and intelligent badass that no one would underestimate while Saul/Jimmy was similar(except the intimidating part)in BB and most of BCS until near the end where after the events of BB he had degraded into Gene Takovic a Nobody living as normal a life a criminal-in-hiding could.

[@Khan-ig5rx]

Watching these scenes over the years I was always expecting that this WAS Jimmy's ending. He doesn't get the spectacular sendoff of the consequences of his extravagant lifestyle catching up with him, he gets something much worse for a man like him; he simply fades into obscurity as the manager of a Cinnabon in Omaha. I love the part where he calls work and actually sounds disappointed that no one was around looking for him or asking about him. Jeff certainly complicates this theory, but I think in some cases people are expecting too much from the finale to the story. I don't think Kim will show back up and I don't think there will be any kind of violent climax. far more poetic and depressing would be if nothing happened at all.

[@user_2793]

I think it's going to be dramatic, but yes not BrBa level "action packed" or anything.

[@MarvinT0606]

update: Jimmy's lifestyle caught up with him, he's serving 86 years in prison 🤣

[@johans3164]

@@MarvinT0606 a "spectacular" sendoff i suppose lol

[@blokvader8283]

I assume no one asking for him was both disappointing but also super relieving Disappointing obviously because he's Jimmy, the people person who loves being loved, but definitely relieving as... he can't really have anyone looking for him right now, being on the run and all.

[@nothanksbro420]

Never been so hyped for a series to return and wrap up its past and future timelines 😭

[@Mr.Nin10do.]

"You know, guys like you think you're so damn smart, and you think you don't have to play straight with anybody. The wheel is gonna turn. It always does." -Captain Bauer

[@nont18411]

His wheel turned a long time ago though. It’s the time for him to fix that wheel.

[@tonybates7870]

I am dying to find out how this saga ends, partly because it's the greatest TV story ever told (BB+BCS) and partly because I expect brilliance from this peerless writing team. If Gilligan makes yet another masterpiece after BCS they should anoint him king of the world.

[@shahanahsan05]

Peter Gould is the showrunner

[@toddsmith1969]

The final season of breaking bad was mid imo. It felt like they wanted it to end, hopefully it's not the same for bcs

[@Bonzi_Buddy]

They are doing a show on Badger slinging drugs on the street. It is more comedy based... Ridiculous. I'm not sure about that.

[@BerticusBersht]

They arent going to suck you off dude

[@mavestone]

Better Fuel Huell (BFH)

[@yokatta-f]

I always laugh when the gigachud with menacing stare walks in Gene's direction, and in reality he is just a slightly awkward guy wanting to greet his childhood crush or something lmao

[@CredibleCommenter]

No way, his intentions are definitely more malicious than that, I can’t believe people really think he’s a fan

[@maka8572]

He's not a fan Hes police or something similar.

[@adinosaurwithaflamethrower1227]

@@CredibleCommenter Pretty sure they were talking about 1:01 - 1:22, not the cab driver

[@yokatta-f]

@@CredibleCommenter what are you talking about? I mean the buzz cut guy from the beginning

[@CredibleCommenter]

@@yokatta-f ah

[@Pipingskie]

3 more days. We’re about to see Gene in color.

[@MrLlama-sz3br]

who said that?

[@Pipingskie]

@@MrLlama-sz3br Mahatma Gandhi

[@joer626]

@@Pipingskie 😂😂😂

[@GregBartlesbyProductions]

tfw Gus shoots Lalo in 608

[@DivineOrange]

@@GregBartlesbyProductions source?

[@jcflav]

Honestly, I'm more excited to see how the "Gene" story ends compared to anything in the "Saul" times.

[@S728-u9x]

yea cus we already knows what happens to jimmy / saul

[@HeX341]

Okay but I really can't wait to see what happens to Kim, does she leave him or she goes so Belize?

[@nazifhossain1352]

@@HeX341 she leaves him. she's the one he calls every year on november 5th

[@lintlicker1996]

@@nazifhossain1352 now we found out it was Francesca

[@Lokoso7]

Its too bad Jeff got recast, I love the creepiness that the first actor had in him

[@CaioOleskovicz]

I don't think he's going to jail. I think he'll end as Gene.

[@uraigroves7898]

end as jimmy. thats who he really is.

[@MEDICUS729]

Saul that's the name of the show

[@nont18411]

End as anyone though. I would call him a mix-bag of character

[@4thDimension111]

Who knows...maybe he ends as viKtor😂😂

[@MahkyVmedia1]

no it'll be Mr.Cumstain

[@federerfanatic]

"Hey Gene, The other day a lady with ponytail was looking for you. Blond hair"

[@KunalKeshav-dq6ty]

I must say Gene, she was kinda hot

[@manuj2868]

“Oh oh and some, I think Mexican, dude with a mustache also was. He seemed like a cool guy”

[@bobbo0616]

@@manuj2868He just “wanted to talk”. I think his name was Werner Ziegler.

[@sunsetman22]

@@bobbo0616 verner ZEEgler

[@bobbo0616]

@@sunsetman22 😂

[@XanderShiller]

Interesting how parallel Gene and Gus are as they're both managing a fast food joint to mask/front their true identities. They're like a unique Venn Diagram in the show.

[@NinaKeilin]

I was just thinking the same thing. You beat me to it.

[@Yan_Alkovic]

As a Weird Al fan I appreciate how Jimmy's undercover name is so similar to Alkovic And his moustache and glasses are very reminiscent of pre-90's Al

[@insertcolorfulmetaphor8520]

With Jimmy being a survivor, and the comments made by Lalo about Jimmy being a cockroach/survivor, I'd like to think that Gene lives or makes it to the end. But what does that mean? What is sacrificed for such survival? Survival from what? What is the threat? Deals with a devil? Any accountability or comeuppance for one skirting off the edge to many a past transgressions?

[@elfinstuff8934]

Jimmy makes a blood rune on the ground to make a deal with Satan confirmed

[@Thunder001-z6p]

I wish Vince should answer all these comments here 😂

[@nocomment4848]

That was the open-ended question for Walt as well. Stuck in a cabin alone in the granite state with millions of dollars and no way to enjoy it or even use it for his family. Just hide and wait for death. At that point, was it worth the struggle and many victims to succeed in an illicit industry?

[@shahanahsan05]

If only Vince & Gould could reply to these comments

[@iboothby]

It feels like he'll be arrested and then do what he does best, defending himself. Giving him one more change to really be himself.

[@Lechugameister]

The Cinnabons being prepared in black in white is the comfort content I never knew I needed

[@danonck]

Thanks for the recap! I read this final scene and how he ends the phonecall, along with the promo picture of him putting on the Saul suit one final time as him finally owning up to his mistakes and facing the consequences. No more running, no more hiding, no more looking over his shoulder. But definitely he won't go down without putting up a fight. He will work that courtroom how he's never worked before and will get himself as close to freedom as possible in his circumstances.

[@Splifftone]

He's going to bring some color back in to his life in some sort of way, whether it's facing the music or....something else involving Kim.

[@aznanimegob]

I agree, it seems like they are building up to that ending especially after the events with Howard and Chuck, then throw in Breaking Bad, Saul has a high body count. But that would not be very climatic so I hope there is something added as well.

[@Bruh-zx2mc]

Funny how Jimmy ended up doing the complete exact opposite of what you describe.

[@nont18411]

Slippin’ Jimmy - Cicero Saul Goodman - Albuquerque Gene Takovic - Omaha (which is so “coincidentally” close to Kim’s hometown) Jimmy Goodman Takovic - Belize?

[@DJ-iu5bb]

Belize City

[@Vessick]

Just like McAfee ain't it?

[@goated6146]

I'm not gonna lie during the first couple seasons I thought the show was decent but it'd never live up to BB but wow the way this show has unfolded is insane I genuinely don't know which one I'll end up liking more when it's all over. All I know is this is the best TV series/universe I've come across.

[@bobthebuilder6574]

People actually think Stranger Things is better than BB and BCS 💀

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

@@bobthebuilder6574 Patrick Fabian’s acting in season 6 episode 8 is better than the entire cast of stranger things combined

[@bobthebuilder6574]

@Juan Joya Borja. Facts 😂😂😂

[@773SleepyHollow]

I thought that BCS was at its best when it was less like BB (I preferred the time before Kim committed to being Saul's partner in crime)... I still think it's quite good, but I didn't need bodies to pile up to appreciate it.

[@brazzersdaddy]

The show picked up once Gustavo Fring came into the picture. The first 2 seasons took its time setting up the characters.

[@ThatCarGuy]

Can't wait. Not feeling the best mentally recently and this show has helped keep me going just waiting for it. Amazing stuff. Love the universe you have created.

[@charliejoseph6465]

Sorry to hear that. Hang on in there, everything is going to be OK.

[@ThatCarGuy]

@@charliejoseph6465 Thank you, i hope so

[@nastyyella300]

Get therapy

[@NickJ2473]

BB is the one of the finest shows ever made, but ever since it started I have always thought that BCS eclipses it, in the writing, direction, characters and most importantly the acting. The entire cast is just at the top of their game. Every episode my wife & I say 'Kim is my favourite', the following week 'Lalo is my favourite', 'Jimmy is', etc etc, but Mike has gotten the most votes throughout the run so far! I'm going to be so sad when it finally comes to an end.

[@davidbeverly6411]

02:58 I like this, you can really see Jimmy starting to crack under the stress of living incognito. Great acting.

[@Rishiyisus]

ain't gonna lie, I'm kinda worry of the re-cast of the taxi driver but knowing that bb and bcs are always careful with details I'm gonna trust the new actor

[@AnthonyL0401]

Do you think they would have posted this again if they had re-cast Jeff? I am now wondering

[@ghost_austin9906]

@@AnthonyL0401 Just to get everyone recapped. But if they re-recorded the scenes with him i don’t see a point in showing him off before the rest of the season airs.

[@debszakormos7919]

You're not alone! Nobody's happy with it😠. You don't trifle with casting, but it was unavoidable. There's a few well delivered rimshots herein about same Lament, no orig Jeff 😢.

[@santi5779]

why did they have to re cast

[@devenkukreja]

@@santi5779 Jeff original actor had a schedule conflict

[@garywagner2466]

The writing and acting are the best ever. Amidst all the TV pablum, these two series have stood out for over 14 years. That’s impressive.

[@jamesmmcgill]

If I should leave you Try to remember the good times Warm days filled with sunshine And just a little bit of rain And just a little bit of rain And if you look back Try to forget all the bad times Lonely blue and sad times And just a little bit of rain And just a little bit of rain And if I look back I'll remember all the good times Warm days filled with sunshine And just a little bit of rain And just a little bit of rain

[@gigiallin8266]

I just don't want this series to end.....EVER! I can honestly say Braking Bad and Better call Saul are the best series I've ever watched. I"ll probably shed some tears when I watch the last episode.

[@shahanahsan05]

Braking Bad & Better Call viKtor

[@cybersee1]

@@shahanahsan05 I hope there's some 'Better Call Giselle St. Clair' in there too LOL

[@DaniellianGaming]

Braking Bad? You mean Fast and the Furious? They do brake bad in those movies. Not even a franchise about cars anymore.

[@MHDY-vd8hm]

The thing that makes BB and BCS so great is that the show focuses on one main character and his personal development. You go all the way with him through these crazy things.

[@legoc-3po845]

I like how Gene is basically Saul's punishment: Knowing he used to be loved and respected to being nobody and easily overcomed, the sad melanchonic mall music representing how he used to be the energetic "Jimmy", even the fact that he looks similar to Walter (an old guy that got easily mocked).

[@JakeBiddlecome]

I never noticed that Gene used one of those screwdrivers that you push to unscrew the license plate. He must have learned of that from Mike who used the same type of screwdriver on the gate opening in the giant magnet episode. I love those little details.

[@BooksForever]

When I now see Gene collapse with the frosting on his spatula, I wonder whether he had to scrape up some of Howard Hamlin’s brains after Lalo’s visit, and the memory was too much for him.

[@agoosewithaphone7102]

this feels like something lalo would make him do cartels are pretty big on making examples of people

[@bobbo0616]

Sounds like a great thought in isolation, but I’ve got to think that he’s scraped frosting on the spatula many times already, not to mention all of the breaking bad stuff that went on. That said, we will find out in 72 hours together.

[@BooksForever]

@@bobbo0616 - you make a good point, but PTSD can be kinda weird and random like that. I’m eager to learn how it unfolds, however it does.

[@CriticalDetox]

As much as I'd like for more content after BCS, I think we're at the perfect closure point for all stories involved, The only open ended stories left are Saul, Lalo and Kim's. I think we're getting a full episode or maybe two of Gene in full color this time to learn his ultimate fate, Jesse is the only one thus far to have made it out, Will Saul be next?

[@etienneelmaleh4255]

Well, a prequel about Gus called "Los pollos hermanos" would be pretty cool... just sayin'

[@bobthebuilder6574]

Honestly, I think we should see what happens to Flynn. Maybe he becomes an author later in life and writes an autobiography covering his life up to the death of his father. Perhaps after that, he simply lives in depression, guilt, and regret over his past until he comes into conflict with people affiliated with Jack and his gang, who want revenge on Flynn over his father having massacred the bandits. Or he, Skyler, and Holly could simply change their name, move far away like Jesse and Saul did, and live out their lives. But since we saw Jesse do that and now Saul, it kinda gets boring after the second time.

[@TheStinkusofYore]

"I'll fix it myself". Good thing that as far as the cops could know, Gene just all of a sudden figured out how to fix his vacuum.

[@magicwalrus4255]

I know he did terrible things, I know he got people hurt, killed, and worse. But I genuinely want Jimmy or Gene to have some semblance of happiness. He's suffered so much and I can only imagine what's to come for him. Leave behind the Saul Goodman persona and just live as Jimmy or Gene, a civilian with no intentions of doing anything worse than some mild scams here and there.

[@thhrjdh5564]

What's worse than being killed??

[@ΝικοςΚαρακασης-β1υ]

@@thhrjdh5564 Being enslaved, tortured, getting your loved ones killed, get so disabled you can't function (like Stephen Hawking was), get a chronic disease that makes you a burden to everyone who you love and loves you back

[@Alfie02]

@@thhrjdh5564 a lawyer or police officers worse fate can be prison

[@magicwalrus4255]

@@thhrjdh5564 Depends on the person. For some people being tortured every day for the rest of their life. Others it would be prison which is fairly similar to that and to Gene, it semes, the notion of living in constant fear of discovery and as an unassuming nobody with no friends to be seen and nobody to confide in.

[@rakohus]

@@Alfie02 Lawyers are typically loved in jails and prisons

[@TheArticulatingAnoraksPodcast]

Can’t believe I’m on the edge of my seat watching a guy work at a Cinnabon

[@nikobelic25000]

IKR! Just goes to show how good the writing and acting really is! I'm just dying to see how it all ends for him!

[@davesmith5482]

Can't wait to see how this story ends - there's something so sinister about the way Jeff says "you'll do better next time" and that he's only ever "5 minutes away"

[@Splifftone]

I can't fully tell whether he's a clueless, star struck goofball or a menace that's up to no good.

[@bowserknight]

@@Splifftone me neither... but I guess that's exactly what they want

[@evantambolang3052]

I think that what Gene means about "fix it myself" is he's about to "silenced" that guy himself

[@crystalalumina]

Well now we know Jeff is just some guy

[@davesmith5482]

@@crystalalumina yeah bit of an anticlimax unless they're planning to take this further with a twist next week. The recast really didn't work for me, felt like I was watching a completely different character.

[@goolch]

Thank you for putting this all together 🙏🏽

[@sebdoesnothing6889]

S.G WAS HERE

[@gilanthegrey]

My theory is that gene will go back and find kim, who is also in hiding or living by herself. Its really hard to tell since vince gilligan is such an unpredictable yet amazing writer

[@jj6392]

hope so too, if anything those 2 deserve to be together. Their love for each other is unconditional.

[@VinayKumarT1302]

@@jj6392 you really think their love for each other is unconditional?

[@jj6392]

@@VinayKumarT1302 Clearly, based on all they've gone through. What makes you question it?

[@Ratchet2431]

@@VinayKumarT1302 After the most recent episode, yes, their love was definitely unconditional.

[@bettilopez4327]

Whoever thought of this idea for the story, is just Genius, I can't believe how immediately engaging it was & Totslly suspenseful.

[@haha-lj5sq]

Gene-ius

[@mitchs.920]

Jeff: “Say. It.” Gene: “It.”

[@leafyutube]

Jeff changed a lot in season 6. Appearance and personality.

[@jond107]

yeah.. anyone know what’s up with that?

[@johanvancranenburgh2971]

@@jond107 The original actor was busy with another movie. The new guy was second in the original audition for this character.

[@N-Lee]

@@jond107 I just tell myself that the first Jeff was how he looked through Gene's eyes at that moment: Bullying and Menacing. It was Genes imagination. But later, when Gene decides to make Jeff his mark, we see him as he really is: Weak.

[@yoyo2ma]

This original guy is far more intimidating.

[@mujaddidakbar562]

Didn't realize it till now that they've recast Jeff's actor

[@SheldonAdama17]

Gene doesn’t have enough stickers.

[@KombatGod]

Jimmy: Chaotic Good Saul: Lawful Evil Gene: True neutral

[@ayaanjaleel]

Oh, man. Odenkirk could play an excellent BTK.

[@CB-nd9ki]

never thought about this but, you are right he would. what's sick is that you thought of btk

[@bill_y500]

What's BTK?

[@MrZynmaster]

yup, that guy on the netflix show mindhunters is terrific. best btk thus far

[@MrZynmaster]

@@bill_y500 serial killer the btk killer.

[@nont18411]

We have past the point of “(Chuck) In the end, you are gonna hurt everyone around you.” era in Jimmy’s life. Now we are in “(Mike) That’s not the end of the story!” era in Gene timeline. They say that he will either go in prison or die. I think differently. “The winner takes it all.” Gene is likely to go in prison AND die because he said this in season 1 in a foreshadowing way “B as in Belize, beautiful place, so I’ve heard. I would love to go there.”

[@jamesmmcgill]

True, Joey

[@bryanp5843]

If they reveal that Saul was in on it on poisoning Brock then I think he might die

[@dandavis8300]

@@bryanp5843 --How do they reveal that without Jesse? I doubt Huell even knows why he was stealing the ricin. I think Saul said he didn't know the full plan.

[@gerrainescape]

Can't wait to see how this one-of-the-best series ends 😍

[@CelalcanG]

although it's a real shame that real actor for jeff couldn't be in the season 6, i'd like to put it this way just to comfort my brain: in the ''gene'' persona, he is really afraid off jeff and finds him really intimidating, whenever he switches to ''saul'', which is in the season 6, jeff is no longer intimidating. jimmy begins to see him as a different person, who can be easily manipulated and naive. obviously that is not intended and i'm making this all up. i'm sure vince was bursting in anger when it's revealed that the original actor won't be able to be in the final season. but it comforts me to put it this way.

[@SteelBallRun1890]

Pretty sure that was the intent, and the actor change just really makes it worse than it is. If the same guy was still playing Jeff, he'd be doing the same things new Jeff's character would do, which is get visited by Gene and get sweet talked into doing petty crimes so Gene can have leverage on him. I doubt them recasting made them rewrite Jeff's part. Jeff only looked scary to Gene because the enemy in that scene is Gene's paranoia of being made out by some random person. So Jeff despite being a brickheaded bully comes off as a bigger threat than he really is. Do note that Jeff DOES know who Gene is, and his knowledge of that is precisely also why Gene is threatened and why Jeff comes off as more intimidating.

[@ostermanumbrellaco.7445]

I met this guy once at Cinnabon. A wonderful and energetic guy who offered me law services and a free cinnamon roll.

[@AdityaSingh-sp6hk]

I gonna miss this show🥺

[@guillermoramirez6257]

Same 😞😓😩

[@Yes-mx1js]

“The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.”

[@rickDArula]

I have a feeling Gene will get caught somehow and Then Jimmy Will finally face some sort of Justice.

[@clath2823]

I really wish Robert Forster was still around.

[@catsndogs98]

2:41 it's still Saul goodman

[@m.ericwatson968]

Cool to see it all put together, can really feel the pressure he is under, what a horrible way to live, looking over your shoulder every minute of every day, knowing you will be made eventually, and Gene was made, how will the rest play out, does Jimmy survive?

[@FrankBullitt390]

I just looked it up, its only 13hr drive from Albuquerque to Omaha. I am pretty sure with that sort of swapped identity thing you'd be going much further than 13hrs. He realistically would have been put in some tiny town in Minnesota, Wisconsin or Maine.

[@idontknowhowtonamethings.6905]

So everyone was talking about Jeff being recast and his old scenes being shot again, yet the official account still posts the originals?

[@TrishD33LGK]

It's too suspect that they announced so many other things and have refused to address Jeff one way or the other. Leads me to believe that they know no matter how they answer it will give away the direction they're going. Too many people hear other voices, including Jesse's. Bob O has his face in a rearview as his Twitter profile pic. I was told it's been like that for years but I don't know - it's very weird at the least.

[@TrishD33LGK]

@newera I said that - as you clearly saw.

[@danial7555]

😅​@@TrishD33LGK

[@russellbelfast]

The fact we see the end still of Gene in black and white putting on a blazer in coloured red, suggests to me he is to embrace the persona of Saul one last time, perhaps his last day in court, the defence of his life........or not 😂

[@joelclark634]

oh really it was red? I'm colour-blind so didn't notice that lol

[@agentcooper4627]

And this was Saul's BEST CASE scenario.

[@Yes-mx1js]

I honestly cant wait for more scenes of Gene in the Season 6 Finale of Better call Saul, In my eyes its literally the best written stuff ever.

[@royjonzejr]

Whatever Gene is going to do, pretty safe to say he won't go badass mode and mow people down with a machine gun like Walt did. The scene where he boxes Howard shows he's not a fighter.

[@baddabaddabaddaswing]

If they ever make a biopic of Jimmy/Saul, they should get Kevin Costner to play him.

[@Flake616]

im gonna be honest, with Gene's story still going on, this time a movie wouldn't be so random, it would fit

[@ssotkow]

I want to see Gene in final four episodes.

[@ZombieSlayerr115]

I’m genuinely scared about how it’s gonna end. The next 6 weeks are gonna be crazy and I don’t know what to expect tbh

[@vaughnnnnnnnnnn3134]

I absolutely love the black and white Gene story lol the story can go on forever 🤍

[@luuukevader]

I was really hoping to see all of the complete scenes here. You guys cut out a lot of REALLY good stuff.

[@HectorsGym]

I feel like breaking bad and better call Saul could be connected just an assumption tho

[@cdxst3968]

No probably not Those two are probably the most distant shows from each other I think the boys is pretty similar to better call saul tho it even has the same character Giancarlos especialboy

[@HectorsGym]

@@cdxst3968 I think your right about that I the boys has to be connected😭🤣

[@lukeskywalker9016]

@@cdxst3968 dude that kinda makes sense but i have a more plausible theory which is that farcry 6 is what happens to nacho during breaking bad (he actually didn't die it was all an elaborate troll) and giancarlo's character is just gus visiting nacho

[@yanikstudios]

I think the Mandalorian might also he connected because I saw Gus Fring in it but he changed his name to Moff Gideon for some reason

[@lukeskywalker9016]

@@yanikstudios oh yeah yeah that's what happened after he was blown up by the bomb (he created a fake cardboard gus with half his face missing so he could appear as if he died but the real gus escaped to another galaxy being moff gideon and constantly travels between that and the farcry universe)

[@BigTurboTrucker]

We just got a lot more Gene content yesterday!

[@mappingshaman5280]

From "I'm going to fix it myself" to running out of the door because an old lady called the police. Well done "fixing" it genius!

[@SteelBallRun1890]

To be honest, he did fix the situation. He had leverage over Jeff and could've just ended their partnership then and there since Jeff was also compliant with the leverage. The problem was after he called Kim and wanted to lash out and cope so he had to go back to doing all this crap.

[@ConnerTheEsquire]

Well, I’m delighted they’re not forgetting Jeff’s previous, mysterious look. Perhaps… it was all an illusion.

[@sholland42]

This was great, it makes more sense seeing the parts all together.

[@marcjohn9404]

The thing about Jeff in the scene where he forces Gene to say the phrase, is that even though he comes off as somewhat "friendly", he also comes off almost the way that Jules does in the scene where they're at the apartment in Pulp Fiction. Jules behaves in an overly friendly way that's almost more intimidating to someone who might be paranoid. He knows that Jules knows what he did, he knows why he's there, and "Gene" is sort of in a similar situation. I'm not saying that Jeff is some professional hitman or anything like that, he probably isn't, but he has that same vibe, that's all. Really good acting here, it's a shame they couldn't continue with the same actor.

[@cybersee1]

I think "Jeff" is probably just an opportunist. Maybe looking to make a few bucks off of Gene trying to conceal his former identity. Yeah too bad for the other actor. You get a chance to be in the finale sequence of Better Call Saul and you are under contract for some other show that is not likely to have the same kind of tv history impact nor fan base of BCS. Tough break.

[@moldman5694]

@@cybersee1 Damn that's a shame, 2 minutes of screen time and he killed it

[@MrZynmaster]

i think jeff is just a guy trying to make a buck. reminds me of the welder from el camino. he's after the reward money and before he cashes in on the reward figures saul is i hiding with some money. he's double dipping and it's gonna cost him. we're about to see the walter white finale form in gene/saul/jimmy. that can happen in a variety of ways which is part of why this show is so great

[@vasvas8914]

He's too pushy and his piercing gaze doesn't let go of Saul. I feel like he's from law enforcement suggesting that if he wants to come clean he's "five minutes away"

[@vasvas8914]

Also, was there another scene with another actor as Jeff?

[@HarryPotter-kd3bh]

OMG needed this soooo badly! Thank you youtube channel manager. I literally rewatched the series 3 times because I wanted a cut of the black/white parts of the show!! CANT WAIT for the upcoming episodes

[@tipo666]

WOW. Love this series more than Breaking Bad.

[@justsomedude7800]

While I do love BCS and believe it surpasses BB in some ways due to the experience since BB. I just haven't been able to rewatch BCS the way I can and have several times with BB. That in my opinion more accurately shows how great a show is.

[@derb1809]

This is the moment where Saul became Genesenberg

[@redtalon8947]

Gene will finish off the series covering his tracks and eventually tracking down Kim. Since they are now in the same state it seems more likely. He’ll see her happily married, and blissfully ignorant to the man she once loved standing outside looking through the window. He’ll move on and carry out the rest of his life alone. Calling it here

[@melliott333]

Shades of Castaway.....except Tom Hanks' character was not a criminal, just lost in the real sense.

[@Zuzu01]

I can’t wait until Monday night! I’m super stoked!! This goes to show you, Vince Gillian and Peter Gould are one of the best Writers/Creators ever! I wish they made GOT instead of those other idiots 😊

[@spacesciencelab]

0:58 that's a very nice monochromatic scene here, lots of nice dodge and burns.

[@namanjoshi1477]

Gene collapsing was basically foreshadowing Bob Odenkirk’s collapse on the set while filming Season 6

[@afonsodeportugal]

Bravo Gould!

[@stuartrogers9296]

I hate how the actor that played Jeff was not in the new episode