Saul Goodman v. Walter White - Why They Break Bad (Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad)

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[@SussLord]

Slippin Jimmy: Con Artist Jimmy McGill: Lawyer Saul Goodman: Slippin Jimmy with a Law Degree

[@laurel5432]

I couldn't stop him But you, you have to stop him now!

[@joshpeck904]

Saul Goodman: WORLD’S BEST LAWYER

[@mpmpmp2727]

In the end, you are gonna hurt everyone around you

[@imperfect_dan7519]

Saul Goodman: Slippin Jimmy with a law degree that embraces his ugliness

[@elrenato82]

When life is shitty and you have been good all your life then breaking bad is logical.

[@danfrost2859]

My dyslexia is so bad I thought this said Salt vs. Water

[@latts]

Pissing myself

[@lindseycassella3015]

Or salt + water. That's chemistry.

[@Rodrasroom]

Well damn.

[@vitor4944]

kek

[@abramsullivan7764]

Hey what

[@KenAdams426]

Jimmy wanted to be straight. but seeing how it got him nowhere, he figured he might as well stay slipping jimmy.

[@guacopera259]

I wouldn't even say that. The Sandpiper case landed him a role at a prestigious law firm with tons of benefits, purely based off his merits as a good traditional lawyer.

[@cynicaltheastrocreep4504]

@@guacopera259 Yeah but he also wanted freedom to be creative which working under others like at that firm prohibited.

[@KenAdams426]

But once he got the sandpiper job, he wasn't totally happy. That's why he went on his own about the TV spot. Once he did that he felt good about himself, and thought he also did good, but the boss didn't like EVEN though it was bringing in the customers. since he didn't follow the rules he knew it wouldn't have gotten approved since they don't do things like that. PLUS i'm sure they took jimmy on as a favor hence him being babysat so much.

[@thisbubblygoodness7611]

@The Reverse he was slipping jimmy before that though, Chuck was right, he never truly changed, which is up for discussion as i think he totally could have, if Chuck was more supportive but chuck has also disliked Jimmy for years

[@thisbubblygoodness7611]

@The Reverse couldn't agree more, well said

[@4Distractiononly]

I always thought it was thematic genius to have Walt explain during his class that chemistry was the science of change in the first episode. How under the right conditions and with the right pressures and elements, something mundane can change into something dangerous. A perfect analogy for Walt's transformation.

[@andrewstephens5885]

not very subtle lol but great writing nonetheless

[@Liliquan]

@@abscbn6599 lol seriously. Why make such a comparison unless you’re just trying to justify something.

[@sahenbannanaje3321]

​@@andrewstephens5885 I mean even bcs made it clear what they wanted Chuck says Jimmy will never change but he did and that he'll hurt PPL etc etc Mad men also states it about Don on the quest for happiness and satisfaction The point is why they do what they want that makes Jimmy and walt so interesting

[@gcooper642]

I watched Better Call Saul before Breaking Bad, so didn't know what Jimmy was to become. The beauty of the series is that it seems like Jimmy has a good heart and is always on the cusp of turning good. But that last series when he said "wow they really believed me," when he talked about Chuck, really got me. I didn't see it coming. That was the moment Jimmy was gone and Saul was the only one who existed.

[@methbear3787]

You’re lucky you haven’t seen Breaking Bad yet, I totally wish I could erase it from my mind and experience it again

[@3numa3llis]

Yeah, I also saw BCS before BrBa and I have no regret.

[@purselmer5931]

I saw everything that Jimmy and Chuck said and did coming b/c I have an older sibling who is Chuck (even a lawyer). What I find unbelievable is that Chuck was HORRIBLE to Jimmy every single time he got a chance and some characters even saw it first hand when Chuck lost it on the stand. Yet these same characters (Kim in particular) couldn't believe that Jimmy had stopped caring about his brother LONG before Chuck's death. After a lifetime being treated like that by Chuck, why WOULD Jimmy mourn his death? He hadn't cared about him for a long time, why the heck would he? Anyone w/any self-esteem would have cut toxic Chuck out of their lives a long, long time ago.

[@j.avocado]

Phew, I feel jealous. Have you gotten to Breaking Bad yet? If not, I would wait until the end of the series, you might get a surprise or two from holding on

[@purselmer5931]

@@j.avocado I saw BB before Saul and I like Saul much better, but BB was good.

[@johnathonhaney8291]

Walt's a supernova. Jimmy's a black hole.

[@laurel5432]

And for god's sake they should have never met each other

[@romo2674]

No way.

[@slazerlombardi]

@tapset47 niceeee...

[@johnathonhaney8291]

@@romo2674 Way...Walt burned everything he touched, sometimes to a crisp. Jimmy sucks people down with him as he goes through his downward spiral.

[@loiracitr]

That's it

[@fartzinwind]

Hamlin is one of my favorite side characters. He's a dick yes but he's not inhuman. He's disconnected from reality, but not a monster. He does make the right choices from his own perspective. He's a very well written character, who does push Sol's buttons, and is a factor in his downfall, but not like the mafia bosses or other such characters. He's not an easy target of hate or cause like many would write him as.

[@thisbubblygoodness7611]

perfect casting choice in my opinion, i don't even see him as that much of a dick, he's just a guy who just wants his law firm to be successful and look successful

[@dreamingrightnow1174]

He's a dick alright and he's been allowed to be that and yet enjoy a big pay check and constant accolades so he doesn't have to realize his own dickness. He's perfectly drawn in his bewilderment when Kim lets loose on him and nails him to the wall. She's scolding a wolf who ate the chickens, if the wolf was wearing sheep's clothing. "What can I do to help?" he asks, blood dripping from his giant teeth.

[@cutcc]

He's also one of my favorite characters on BCS. He was one of the people who vouched for Jimmy to become a lawyer at HHM but Chuck's word overruled that so we were all led to believe Howard hated Jimmy as well. That was really good writing imo.

[@fanaticaH]

I see him as a red herring, he was there so you would think he would be the villain because he seems like the stereotypical shark lawyer who throws people under the bus to win. Before knowing about Chuck and Jimmy they audience would just assume Hamlin was the evil person who prevented Jimmy from entering the firm. Also like he tortured Kim on the firm. But then he would just be a normal person who wanted to teach Kim important lessons so he temporary demoted her she could go up on the firm. He was genuinely surprised when she left. And it turned out he was the one who supported Jimmy, while Chuck was the one who didn't want him on the firm. He even tried to have Jimmy on the firm after Chuck died but Jimmy instead got offended and destroyed his car with bowling balls, also sent prostitutes to embarrass him for no reason.

[@axelhenriksen129]

@@dreamingrightnow1174 Why do you think he's a dick?

[@SuperNovaJinckUFO]

I disagree with the analysis of Kim. As of the end of Season 5, she seems more to be the devil on Jimmy's shoulder than the angel. We as the audience keep expecting her to be Skylar, to be the woman holding the man back from his progression, to be totally disillusioned with Jimmy after only a matter of time. Yet, every time we expect this moment to come, she instead moves closer to Jimmy, closer to the darker side. It's to the point, now, where it seems she's the one pulling Jimmy further down that path. In a way, she's the anti Skylar. She's the person all the uptight fans wished Skylar would be. And Gilligan is showing us where that leads

[@jamorant8849]

Bro but Kim is a million times better than skylar

[@alexman378]

@@jamorant8849 Damn right she is. I don’t even think it’s just the writing, the actress is far more likeable while still maintaining an austere and strong look to her. I don’t think there’s anyone who will say they hate this character.

[@uditvedantmishra9719]

Top 2 greatest shows of all time 1. Breaking Bad 2. Better Call Saul

[@avenumohan7879]

Jimmy is more like Jesse while Walt is more of Chuck Jimmy wants to build with Chuck while chuck looks down on him similar to Walt looking down on Jesse

[@jeremys410]

A Venu Mohan Couldn’t agree more.

[@patheticgirl1000]

i think in the beginning jimmy was like jesse and walt was like chuck. but as jimmy started getting more morally corupt, or at least as we started seeing it, you see how he is not as innocent and inherently good as jesse after all. as he becomes worse, more like walt, chuck stops being so much of an objectively bad guy, like walt was, but more like skyler. like they're both really annoying, but they're right in some ways. and skyler was the one who put walt in his place at times, just like chuck did to jimmy.

[@nobodyharder6575]

Nah, Walt actually cared for Jesse, he saved his ass a bunch of times and brought him up with him. Chuck on the other hand was never anything more than toxic and destructive towards jimmy.

[@fartman3065]

@@nobodyharder6575 Saving and Caring are quite different, in Walt's mind he cares about Jesse's well being but he's only manipulating Jesse so their relationship can go on. Walter most of the time causes these problems that led him to involuntarily save Jesse, Walt has always looked down on Jesse as an addict and nothing else, same as Chuck thinking Jimmy can never change

[@nobodyharder6575]

@@fartman3065 Walter had a perfect relationship with Gus he completely ruined making himself a target just so he could save Jesse's dumbass from getting shot dead. He had absolutely nothing to gain from that other than knowing Jesse would be safe, and he put his own life on the line to do so.

[@Javier-il1xi]

I feel the character who's truly breaking bad in BCS is Kim. Holy crap she is going all the way down the dark path.

[@fanaticaH]

I agree, as Jimmy was a dirty lawyer from season one.

[@fanaticaH]

@Levithian I think he wanted more because if he wanted to make Chuck proud he would just obsess with following Chuck's overly strict moral code like lawyers not being allowed to advertise at all. I think he would obsess over that and only go corrupted after he realized Chuck never saw him as a changed man. But instead he bought his degree on the internet.

[@fanaticaH]

@Levithian I meant his school degree, in the US is a doctorate. He gets an online degree from a random third world country university, a well known trick to buy your degree. You can't practice law with just the doctorate, you also need to pass the bar. It's hard to cheat on that test, but judging his skills to manipulation I think is just possible.

[@fanaticaH]

@Levithian I can agree with that, he can come up with great strategies and he knows enough about the law to exploit loopholes.

[@fanaticaH]

Also I realized he has a different law degree on Breaking Bad than he does in Better Call Saul. On Better Call Saul I think it was never shown in detail, I only remember Chuck saying Jimmy was always a sham because he had a degree from the University of American Samoa, an university that doesn't exist in real life (but the country is real, it's a US territory in Samoa). In Breaking Bad he has a new University of American Samoa degree, this time from Saul Goodman despise that name being a pen name so his degree would need to have his real name. This degree says Master of Arts with no minor mentioned, it doesn't say anything about the law and well, it isn't a PDH on law. Also it has a midden message saying "JM was here".

[@doingmybesthere3940]

walt is sad as hell, but jimmy turning into saul is even more sad in my mind. he seems mournful of it all in a slight way, and i really fee for him as wel

[@tonyhokenson]

It's sadder because we take more time with it. By season 2 Walt was already pretty shitty, Jimmy is such a slow back and forth between doing shitty things but also trying to be a stand up guy.

[@Death_Korps_Officer]

He's a man that the Universe punishes for trying to do the good thing, but celebrates and encourages when he lies or does something under the carpet. Anyone would break bad when that happens.

[@thomasalvarez6456]

Jimmy is slippery by nature but he isn’t evil, he then turns into this empty shell. Walt became evil. He choose it. Jimmy choose some of his path but was set on it by others.

[@alexlee5277]

"I like to see chemistry as the study of *change* "

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

😎

[@shuckLedurkins]

How do you mess up a quote thats in the video lol

[@user-qb2mu9to5w]

Kim is the most likeable person in the entire Breaking Bad universe

[@talknight2]

And yet stunningly naive/in denial about who Jimmy really is

[@harshvaghela47]

True.. She's lovely.

[@Alec_____]

wrong, that would be Huell

[@colonelbuendias]

hello? Badger!

[@Brandonhayhew]

She is like Skyler but likable character made by the series

[@sononi4798]

Bob Odenkirk has become one of my favorite actors. He was brilliant in BB but mastered the full range of character in BCS. Even in his shadiest moments he's hard not to like and empathize with. There's always something about him beneath the surface that's saying "hey, this isn't my circus but I'm here so I'm gonna play the hand I was given".

[@KingHiki]

Walt was always Heisenberg and was just waiting for an excuse to embrace his true self, Jimmy became Saul because he felt the world around him had already made up it's mind about who he is and wouldn't accept him as anything other than a criminal (which can also be seen as to why walt's break was immediate and extreme vs Jimmy's slow incremental descent)

[@KF-rk9co]

Thats kinda true but theres more to it, jimmy is the kind of lawyer who bends the law to his convenience, so even when he is at davis and mane he keeps doing his saul goodman shenanigans, so in a way chuck was indeed right about jimmy

[@Mcsnickers_7]

I don't think so if he was always Heisenberg as you say he would flinch or might not even feel sorry for killing someone remember Walter first kill? He never wanted to do it but as the show goes on we see how much corrupt Walt has become that's the beauty of show it shows even a normal guy can break bad and be someone so cruel and heartless

[@lostandneverfound6287]

Walt’s actor himself said it’s about how a man changed not sure where your getting that from

[@misswiss278]

@@Mcsnickers_7 what i also thought was interesting is that you never see walt in any way conflicted or traumtized after killing krazy 8, he hesitated to do it but once it was done he didnt really seem to be concerned by it in any way or form

[@wattsnottaken1]

He becomes more and more Saul Goodman as the seasons progress I love watching his transformation through all six seasons of BCS

[@travelwithnana_]

Amazing analysis! Better Call Saul is such a good show, too bad people seem to be sleeping on it :/

[@non-ofyo-business3399]

Aliona L remember breaking bad didn’t gain interest till season 5. Better call Saul is on season 5 and it’s final season too. Let’s see what happens.

[@imperfect_dan7519]

@@non-ofyo-business3399 I mean BCS got interesting since its first season

[@3numa3llis]

I actually watched first season of BCS before BrBa. I love BCS more due to the subtle character shift to his current shifty nature. The episodes with the elderly hit me the hardest.

[@travisgray7010]

@hannie montannie especially this season it's amazing n on BB level n tension hopefully more will get into it during this. It is badass .

[@travisgray7010]

People bitch about it being slow how pathetic

[@Eph_Wilson]

“But In reality, [Walt]’s FLEEING his family, distancing himself from them with every action he takes.” Thank you! This is what’s always been obvious to me! Walt says he does things for his family, but he really wants the benefits and security of a family WITHOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES! If he really wanted what was best for them, he would’ve taken the job at the series’ start that would’ve provided for them.

[@georgerafa5041]

No, thats the normie interpretation because people don't like to see legitimate reasons for breaking the law. It WAS for his family, but by the end, Skylar was a sanctimonious harpy and breakfast boy was blaming Walt for Hank's death, something he had ZERO control over. But the show couldn't end with Walt as the good guy, so events had to get convoluted to keep the Office crowd from getting too offended. And despite all that, Walt still went out like a boss.

[@shoopoop21]

@@georgerafa5041 Walt had opportunities to let it go at having millions of dollars to spend, and was never satisfied. He couldn't even rationalize that it might be part doing business illegally, he had to have it all, even when he knew he'd have no use for it. The desire to be be the best and be appreciated for it isn't what gave his shadow an anchor, he had that in his classroom, and it was why he felt so damn bad about his job. The problem was the shortcuts he took through other people. You even see him trying to avoid it, and feeling bad about it, _as Heisenberg._ He feels bad that Jessie gets beaten by Tuco. He goes himself, wins, and loves it, feels validated in his success, because he was powerful, self assured, and got what he deserved without undeserved violence. Walter, not even Heisenberg, has the right to live in such a way. The problem is that he routinely kills people. Crazy 8 could have been fed to the police, and his family could have been put into protection. At that point, he's not choosing a real life over a shitty existence, he's choosing a "real life" over the life of another. Notice how he doesn't even consider going to the police.

[@kevinw712]

yeah Gilligan himself has said that for him this was the earliest main sea change in Walt turning toward "the bad guy". Everything he claims to have done the cooking for could've been accomplished by working with Elliot and Gretchen again. And it's not like they were hiring him to be the custodian or anything, it was still his type of work that he was qualified for, but he'd always be a sub-level to those two, and his ego couldn't reconcile that.

[@A_J_2000]

george prout i agree, but Walt is neither a good or a bad person as all of the people on the show as all of people in real life, We are just people who do good stuff and bad stuff, the quantity of the good and bad action doesn’t determine whether the person is good or bad

[@Pir-o]

He had two jobs trying to provide for them... You don't suddenly think "i have couple weeks maybe a year left. Better get around finding a better paying job"...

[@jeanneseo]

This channel's insights are insanely incredable. How do they even come up with these ideas???

[@benjaminkuti2009]

Research analysis

[@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165]

@OP: What was the most "insanely incredable(?) insight" you gained from this channel? Or this video?

[@eskimofo9i6]

exactly!

[@mikahong]

I used to like them better they've been a bit biased lately I hope they dont keep going like that

[@abramsullivan7764]

It's just basic chemistry

[@robchuk4136]

In the flash forward when Jimmy/Gene decided to change his mind and fight, it reminded me of Walt also wanting to finish things on his terms. These are two men who can't just settle for hiding away and going down peacefully.

[@travisgray7010]

I just hope gene doesn't die

[@dandavis8300]

I'm thinking those 2 idiots are now part of his crew. The middle class thing failed for him; now he's planning a Heisenbergian scale scam.

[@sleptking1707]

In a way this fate is worse than death for Jimmy. He essentially has to suppress everything he is and everything he ever will be. Does he deserve it? It’s debatable, we’ll need to wait and see how the final season of BCS plays out.

[@nont18411]

@@travisgray7010 Gene won’t die. He will just send himself on a trip to Belize.

[@cas4040]

I truly love Better Call Saul. I love the pacing. It’s the point! I can’t believe how much people hate on it. I was always in fear of it getting cancelled. I’m so happy to watch the new season.

[@Pandabearmadness]

I really hope Kim doesn't die

[@maxthecat14]

Me too, I wanthr to turn up and rescue Gene, but I am not too hopeful.

[@Pandabearmadness]

@@maxthecat14 yeah it could also be a happy ending years later

[@diegucho8840]

Imagine if she is on the plane that crashes in breaking bad

[@fanaticaH]

I see the story is similar to Faust, where a man sells their soul to succeed in life, they were actually corrupted already because they weren't really tricked to do it, instead they end up corrupting their girlfriend, Margarite/Gretchen. At the end of part 1 Gretchen is executed for drowning her children.

[@Marksman_12]

@@diegucho8840 That's crazy.

[@WrathofArminius]

“I once convinced a woman I was Kevin Kostner... and it WORKED... because l believed it...” still one of my favorite lines from BB.

[@kalstonii]

If you take the best parts of Saul and mix with the best parts of Walt you get . . . . . . . Salt

[@havewissmart9602]

Loool

[@punitkk7696]

This is funny but NO

[@Sewingbee23]

Why pepper me with bad jokes?

[@rmrmrm258]

And Salt is completely harmless like how Sodium and Chlorine and both sorta harmful but NaCl is just table salt lmao

[@amandatidey5751]

Lmao I was waiting for some profound answer but this is even better

[@Omnipotentmonkey]

on a base level, Saul is a great example of "Power corrupts" whereas Walt is a great example of "Power reveals" we never see Walt operate as selflessly as we do Saul. in fact there's direct antitheses in so many scenes. to start with one that's maybe a touch disingenuous (as it takes place in Walt's endgame vs Saul's first act) the scenes are Saul's conversation with Chuck about the switched numbers, and Walt's conversation about the missing Ricin capsule in Jesse's home. when confronted with the opportunity to gaslight another significant character into believing they're insane, or incompetent to aid their own goals . Saul comes clean, and absolves Chuck's issues, Walt however takes an opportunity to hammer them in. while I think that this case does only apply to early Saul, and later in his story he'd probably choose the manipulation. I think Walt would choose the manipulation regardless of what stage of his journey he was at.

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

I think it's because whereas Walt is motivated by pride, Jimmy is motivated by wrath. He tried so hard to be good only to be smacked by down, so he lashes out

[@alim.9801]

That part you said about Walt being "power reveals" and Saul being "power corrupts"?? Holy shit you hit the nail on the head

[@mpmpmp2727]

For me, Better Call Saul is the story of a man sabotaging himself. Jimmy, specially in the earlier seasons, often goes in a loop that looks like this: - Life is more or less stable - Jimmy decides to cut some corners / do something stupid /do something illegal / rip off someone - This stupid scheme ends with someone Jimmy cares about (usually Kim and Chuck, but also secondary characters like Irene, the old lady) hurt - Jimmy feels like shit about this, and takes some heroic action to fix the problem he himself has created. Most of the times he does this in a way that's overly sacrificial, hurting himself in the process, out of guilt - This last sacrifice makes Jimmy's life worse, and that generates frustration within himself, which inevitably leads to the beginning of the cycle An example of this comes at the end of season 3, when Jimmy decides to manipulate every elder in Sand Piper into isolating and humilliating Irene, in order to get her to sign some papers that will get him a lot of money. Once he realized what he just had done to Irene, he puts a performance for the elders to realize that he was a greedy bastard that didn't give a shit about them (which isn't true: Jimmy is a sweet soul deep down, and cared deeply about the elders). With that, he ruines his career as an elder lawyer, which was pretty much a passion for him. Another example would be the end of season 1, when Jimmy returns the money to that family (I don't remember the name, only thing I DO remember is that the daughter was called JoJo...), after just stealing it, through Mike. My point is: I have a theory about why Jimmy breaks bad, and why he behaves in general. Slippin' Jimmy wasn't born, he was made. I wanna argue that Jimmy started stealing his dad because he frustrated him. His dad didn't see him, didn't understand him, and his naïvete led to everyone in town take advantage of him and his family. And goddam 10-year-old Jimmy could see that, but his father couldn't. I'm no psychologist so I couldn't really point for sure at what exactly, but something in his relationship with his father deeply angered Jimmy, and continues to do so in recent episodes. So this anger is what drives Slippin' Jimmy. He rips off people in a symbolic revenge against his father (to teach him a lesson perhaps). Hell, the first person he stole from was precisely his dad! And that leads to Chuck. Chuck is tormented because her mother loved Jimmy more than him, and he watched his younger ungrateful brother "stealing them blind!", as he said, forcing his father to close his shop, ultimately leading to his death. So Chuck resents Jimmy and won't give him his approval, no matter how hard he tries. And at the point in the story when Jimmy joins HHM, he starts trying REALLY HARD to get his brother to like him, to make him proud. At this point, two forces compete inside Jimmy: one of anger, which urges him to disrupt, to rip off people, to take what he wants like a wolf eating the sheep, to become Saul Goodman; and the other of guilt, that deems himself unworthy and which makes him try his hardest following the rules (Chuck's rules, most of the time), to try and make himself worthy of his brother, who won't accept him as a pier no matter how hard Jimmy bangs his head against a wall. And banging one's head against a wall is very frustrating, and as enough time passes, that frustration turns into anger (the same one he felt with his father), and Jimmy clicks and embraces Slippin' Jimmy - Saul Goodman (they are the same thing really). But as Jimmy is such a good person deep down, he feels like shit when he realizes the damage he has done in his destructive rampage, so guilt takes over. Then, driven by that, he makes himself the scape goat to fix the situation and promises himself that from that moment on, he's gonna play by the rules and not cut corners ever again (ultimately, to try and make Chuck love him, to get what neither him nor his dad could give him, that what he desperately needs… [I'm sorry I can't give this a name]). So, as Chuck continues to hurt Jimmy over the first three seasons, one of the voices in his head dissapears, leaving only the anger, reinforced by the facts that: first, Chuck betrayed him; and second, "I never mattered that much to him". So Jimmy decides he's not gonna give a shit about his dead brother either, and that he will not give a shit about anyone... and thus finally becomes Saul. It is true that Jimmy has a special talent, a special charisma and creativity to tackle problems in an outside-the-box approach. Most of the stupid shit he pulls are actually great ideas. If he could just use those talents for good (and by that I mean staying on the legitimate side of the law), he could lead a very successful career. But my point is that he can't. Not without a psychologist. The anger against his father has anchored all his life, and will continue to destroy everything he tries to build. And in his brother's respect, he has to understand that Chuck hated him because of a mistake of their mother, that there is nothing inherently wrong with him. He can, with therapy, leave behind Slippin' Jimmy and Saul Goodman. He can change. He can be happy. And so do the rest of us. Thanks for reading and sorry for my english!

[@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165]

Damn! 😍

[@alexandrebeaudry8377]

Hahahaha, your english is amazing. I'm french I was thinking; damn if I was reading something that deep no one would read it because I would make some many errors and it would make it look like a mess.

[@kianhughes6309]

Dude your english was on point!!!

[@laurel5432]

That's really well put I know Chuck is supposed to be hated but I never hated him all that much Though not with pure intention, his advice and rules would've actually made Jimmy's life better, though yes not without a shrink Thing is, Jimmy really could've simply been a good, just lawyer, and live with Kim Though obviously fiction, this show really is a good eye opener Little things, when neglected, can have horrible consequences

[@imkitti1942]

Thankx , I am stuck at Ohare, trying to get to California, now maybe I don't have to watch the show.

[@curtis3524]

I have found myself more invested in the story of Jimmy's new life as Gene, even though we only get a very short, single look at what is going on with him at the beginning of every season. They really upped the stakes for him this season, and I might go nuts if I don't see what happens to him next until the next season.

[@MsSonali1980]

I wish they had Gene's scenes before every episode, or half Gene half Jimmy/Saul. I'm afraid he will kill the taxi guy. But I hope he comes up with some elaborate plan. This harsh contrast between quiet black/white Gene and always loud ass talking over the top colorful Jimmy/Saul but when I watch Gene I'm sitting on the edge of my "couch",

[@jackxiao9702]

It's not a bad life, you get to practice a craft, make people happy. Just keep your expenses low and find someone to love.

[@furiousg3orge]

@@MsSonali1980 Jimmy is a lot of things, but not a killer. I feel like he's gonna end up using the taxi guy

[@curtis3524]

@@furiousg3orge This is what I think too. Would be very out of character for him to orchestrate a murder, but I'm not sure we've seen him this desperate before.

[@MsSonali1980]

@@furiousg3orge I hope it.

[@rookhobbes9055]

Call me crazy, but I never found Walt to be all that likeable as a character. He was pitiable, and you could empathize with his plight, but you knew on some level that he was exactly where his choices led him to be when he made the decision to break bad. Jimmy wanted to be better than the person he was, but he found so many roadblocks along the way that he came to the semi-rational conclusion that breaking bad was the only way for him to achieve even a fraction of what he wanted. Walt had a home, a job, family and friends who adored him, but when he should have been reaching for help to save himself, he chose damnation to appease his pride and ego. Jimmy had support networks in the form of Kim and his brother, but Kim couldn't do much to help him and Chuck? Chuck didn't think Jimmy deserved his support. Walt chose to break bad for no good reason, Jimmy tried to walk the straight and narrow while the world kept trying to push him off the track.

[@nalapala_]

Both walt and Sauls reasons are selfish. they did what they did because ultimately they enjoyed it. Both had chances to to quit but they kept going back because it brought excitement to their lives. It doesn’t matter how many times Jimmy felt remorse because his actions affected others he kept doing it.

[@jamorant8849]

@@nalapala_ but at least jimmy redeems himself at the end you can’t say that about walt

[@visiblerat]

i havent technically finished bcs but i agree with you on the walt stuff, it was pretty clear he was a bad guy after one or two seasons

[@BillyButcher90]

I never sympathised with Walt from the beginning.

[@franciskaranja9293]

@@BillyButcher90not even the cancer?

[@DarklordofDOOM57]

I loved Breaking Bad, but there is something different about BCS. It truly feels more fatalistic because it is a prequel, and I honestly find Jimmy/Saul a much more likeable and relatable character, feels much sadder to see him break bad.

[@masonpagano6687]

I like saul. He has morals, he just knows that the law itself doesn’t. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket and told the truth? Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket and lied? Which turned out better for you?

[@soupforyou11]

My theory is that Jimmy/Saul will be the one going to prison. Walt died, Jesse escaped, Saul gets caught. Someone who has helped countless criminals avoid prison in some ways won't be able to save himself.

[@adwaitab.3622]

Don't think so. Saul Goodman is insanely smart.

[@MrLlurati]

You were right. He's given a 86-year prison sentence in the series finale.

[@BillyButcher90]

He did become popular with the inmates when they saw who he was.

[@TheSwiftie467]

Kim is honestly one of my favourite characters in the breaking bad universe.

[@topkek670]

Mafia1997 yeah i think since season 5 she actually became my favourite character

[@mateoairaudo5535]

Totally agree. She´s awesome and Jimmy´s unconditional back-up.

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

Kim >>>>>>>>>> Skyler

[@showbizroxs]

You should do a Kim vs. Skyler analysis....would love to see that

[@Manoto17]

I keep thinking “The Take” logo is the “Telemundo” Logo

[@Chuy23199]

Fleece Johnson same here lmfaooo

[@TheInsaniacGuy]

They might as well had cloned the logo! 😅

[@erasmomateo]

lmao

[@kendomyers]

The Takemundo

[@fanaticaH]

@tapset47 We don't talk about Metastasis ever

[@alexdinu589]

It's very intresting how both of them are punished when they are honest and when they lie, manipulate, steal, they are rewarded yet both of them try to stay good and honest at least for a while but if they are not succsessful this way... why bother? P.S I love how jimmy uses his brother last words (indirectly) to become what chuck wanted to stop

[@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165]

Your entire comment is more insightful than the whole video.

[@scartdarcy]

I think it says a lot about people like them, particularly because those struggles are so common and universal yet there's always the so called "lone wolves" that seem to feel like only them go through those hardships and proceed to bring more bad things to the world and everybody else's lives

[@sivad1025]

That doesn't really apply to Walt. Walt's punished for being selfish, egotistical dude. He could have had created his own business but he sold out for money. He could have worked for Elliot but rejected him out of ego. He could have done a hundred things with his brain to make money "for the family." Walt was not punished doing the right thing. Jimmy was. He was insulted and backstabbed by Chuck and the establishment every time he did the right thing. Not Walt. He willingly passed on opportunities out of ego. I really hate Walt lol

[@alexdinu589]

@@sivad1025 you're right but I think at some level walter thought he was doing the right thing and at the same time he knew it was bullshit that made him so intresting

[@sivad1025]

@@alexdinu589 Rewatching the show, I don't know if Walt ever did it for the family even in the beginning. In the pilot he tells Jesse he had an awakening. And he spends most of the episode ditching and lying to his family. Honestly, Hector probably cared more about his family than Walt. Hector was a crappy dude but he put his neck on the line to protect the Salamancas. Walt only cares about his family when there's the threat of losing them.

[@prelight2206]

One day this channel will make a video about “slippin Kimmy” and I CAN NOT wait 😬

[@MarkWhippy]

Seems like you knew

[@danielwanger5919]

Let's wait another few years

[@FreshZCORD]

I can see the future

[@nont18411]

But who will send slipping Kimmy to Belize though?

[@shlock1558]

Idk

[@tonyhokenson]

BCS is a bit more a mature show, it's such a slow burn that it's something you can only make after you made one of the most loved TV shows of all time.

[@lonkidonki2684]

BCS is a show for the real fans of the BB universe

[@TY-km8hj]

@@lonkidonki2684 agreed, same as those who watched and enjoyed El Camino

[@MrRobotrax]

imo better call saul is much faster paced than breaking bad even if it has less action

[@harshchoudhary9623]

@@MrRobotrax lmao no

[@sifatshams1113]

Jimmy had to break bad to turn into Goodman. Irony.

[@joshmciver4847]

I don't think you or anybody who 'liked' this comment knows what Irony means.

[@vibinwpsilocybin1424]

Josh McIver i like how you try to belittle another’s interpretation. correct them not be a condescending dick. we don’t need more of that weirdo

[@fidget0227]

Josh McIver Irony is an inherent contradiction. Bad and Good contradict each other. I don’t think you yourself know what irony means.

[@ninjaqwest2733]

@@joshmciver4847 You can't see the Irony? It's literally just a word and you missed it. How did you miss it?

[@MisterTutor2010]

More like a pun than irony.

[@misterairborne654]

I think at the turn of Season 5, Jimmy's relationship with Kim had become one where the two are beginning to enable each other in breaking bad. Kim kept Jimmy grounded before, but every time she did something "bad," she felt good. And spending more time with and eventually marrying Jimmy has only pushed her further. And I can see it all blowing up in her face, and like Chuck predicted, jimmy will have ended up hurting another person close to him, and this time, it'll be the person he cares about the most.

[@redneckreviews2285]

Honestly when he turns around and gives the pistols to Kim and says, "Tsall good man." I get chills.

[@FreshZCORD]

Same

[@nont18411]

Until Kim turned around and “pew pew”

[@munkhdorj2360]

Chemistry between Kim and Jimmy is undeniable good. Masterful performance as an actors!

[@ObaREX]

Chuck is like a mix of Hank and Skylar in Jimmy's story. Maybe even Gus. Because he's not just Jimmy's moral anchor, he's the arch-enemy.

[@joshmciver4847]

if "arch-enemy" means a big brother who's an asshole then I guess we're all 5 year olds. Chuck was a dick, no doubt... but he obviously knew who James McGill is. he called him out time and time again, and Saul proved him right over and over. Yeah Jimmy wanted to go straight and Chuck didn't trust him... but it's just like in Breaking Bad. There are VERY FEW actual good characters and people. they're all just... people. good mixed with bad. mostly bad mixed with good.

[@ObaREX]

@@joshmciver4847 Hey just because I said he's the arch enemy, doesn't mean I think Chuck was some supervillain. I meant he was the main antagonist. The most formidable (so far). And by far (and most importantly) the most personal foe Jimmy had to take on. His feud with Jimmy was still in effect even after his death. With Jimmy doing everything he can to never be like him now. Sorta like how Walt did everything he could to be more like Gus after defeating him.

[@patrikgajcevic8123]

@@ObaREX wait for Lalo

[@ObaREX]

@@patrikgajcevic8123 Oh. I'm excited for Lalo. I bet he'll be the biggest threat yet. Still don't think he'll be as good a foil or reach the personal level Chuck did for Jimmy. But I'm sure he'll be a riot to watch.

[@BillyButcher90]

Chuck also has a bit of Walt in the mix

[@GabrielFlies]

Jimmy’s brother refers to him as Mozart when he learns of his forgery skills, I would not call Jimmy an Everyman, he is clearly gifted

[@BillyButcher90]

And does that make Chuck the Sallieri?

[@macacoosnofa]

That dolly out in the last episode of season 4 of BCS, seeing Kim’s disappointment face, it’s just amazing. The actors, the music, cinematography, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. My god, this series was such an incredible surprise

[@simpforclaudie3414]

11:06 that made me think of the assassins creed motto. "Nothing is true. Everything is permitted."

[@shane9723]

Except Better Call Saul is good, smart entertainment. :/

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

@@shane9723 Burn! Also, that motto existed long before those games came out

[@mrmojopictures231]

I still want the full Jimmy/Saul analysis video after the last season next year.

[@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165]

Do you watch the series or just want a recap?

[@mrmojopictures231]

@@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165 I watched everything and still watching every new episode. I just love these analysis video's for more insight I haven't particularly thought about.

[@Fllemingo]

MrMojoPictures First two episodes of S5 were so good!

[@mrmojopictures231]

@@Fllemingo Yes!! Already feeling bumped for waiting a whole week for a new one, let alone a whole year for the last season. And already feeling full Breaking Bad Saul in this one. Wait for Kim leaving Saul's life this season. Then we have the complete Breaking Bad Saul Goodman. This show is at least as good as Breaking Bad, with a fulfilling payoff.

[@thatgirl6155]

One of my favorite moments for Jimmy was when he manipulated that friend group of old women into turning against one of them so he could secure a sooner sandpiper payout. He then felt so guilty for it he threw his own image under the bus just to reunite them. Something I feel Walt would never have done--sacrifice his image.

[@acat6145]

He literally did do that remember that phone with Skylar

[@vermillionumbrella2939]

Breaking Bad makes you hate Walter ,Better Call Saul makes you sympathize with Jimmy

[@muhammadeyssa23648]

For You*

[@lisah5750]

Walter :"live life on your own terms" Also Walter:"we're done when I say we're done"

[@ceoofbased6850]

He wasn't talking to Saul , it was another man with cancer

[@lisah5750]

Oh shit my baddd

[@kendomyers]

Nice Translation: live life on my terms

[@GaylordBonnafous]

He's a narcissist.

[@MrHejke]

It's funny to hear that Kim is a "good angel" to Jimmy in 2022

[@JulietteVeronica1201]

The only one critique I had on Breaking Bad was that I often felt like there weren't enough comedic reliefs. It just always felt like it was in a constant dark and tense atmosphere, but damn I loved Walter and Jesse as the protagonists. As for Better Call Saul, the balance between humor and darkness was so much better but honestly I preferred Walter's and Jesse's characters over Jimmy.

[@realamericannegro977]

One is about the descent into madness one is about moving up in slick ways

[@SarahlovesSerge]

Yes that's true, when Saul arrived in Breaking Bad I was so psychologically relieved I instantly liked that guy

[@omkar1275]

Totally opposite opinion here. I thought walter/jesse as a mc were pathetic didn't give me any mc vibes. Jimmy was more relatable and overall better mc. In fact the constant whinnies, arguments and fights between walter/jesse over nothing or easily fixable problems in first few seasons were kinda irritating to watch. I mean the guys f *ng killed 2 dudes in the start of the journey and were fighting over small matters🤡 walter was supposed to be genius but never felt like one to me outside of that meth lab.

[@MrKilkennyjohn]

I got chills watching some of the Breaking Bad clips, definitely my favorite show of all time. With that, Better Call Saul continues to build a case for a top TV drama of all time. I hope it finishes on a high note! Long Live Slippin' Jimmy

[@sheroukyoussef7896]

Vince Giligan is so talented he know really knows how to entertain the audience.

[@imranchoudhry]

Magical ... You have put words to the depth I see in both the characters

[@roterfuchs8201]

The line from Saul that always stuck with me in BB before BCS was made is when they bug Whites house and listen to him and his wife, then find out about the affair and when Saul says "Hey i caught my second wife in bed with my stepfather"

[@danielyanez6690]

I love Jimmy McGill, one of the cutest characters in television. I wished he would have stayed in Davis & Main. Once I saw that he got that job, I stopped watching the show, obviously because I know he turns into Saul Goodman ultimately.

[@zacharyyan4898]

Fyi he's not a litigator, he's a public defender on criminal cases (edit: in the very beginning of BCS). Litigation is only for civil cases.

[@jithwheels]

Zachary Yan In breaking bad he tries to build a class action against the airlines in season 3. He’s a litigator also during the events of BB.

[@sivad1025]

He's both. Elder law was litigating. The whole Sandpiper case was litigating.

[@zacharyyan4898]

Davis Parks I was thinking in the very beginning at the BCS series premier

[@Why_even_try]

Just admit you f*cked up, laugh about it and move on. 🙂

[@kendomyers]

Lawyered

[@Hairspraygoblin]

Breaking bad was such a good show, I rewatched it a bunch of times. When they said they were making a spinoff based on Saul, I was really sceptical but I love it more then BB now! I watched the first two episodes back to back when they got released on Dutch Netflix, and happened to run into the guy who plays Gus a couple of hours later (he has a girlfriend close to my hometown) I thought I was tripping :p

[@keepwondering_]

Lol so in the Netherlands? Waar?

[@LochNessHamster]

I like Jimmy infinitely more than Walter White because Jimmy is a good person who's spent his entire life wrapped up in crime and corruption. He has a good conscience and genuinely wants the best for the people in his life, and will go out of his way to do good things for them despite his own personal interest. He just doesn't know any other way to be than a swindling scoundrel. Walter White on the other hand was always a self-centered manipulative sociopath. It's really clear in the show that he does not care about anyone but himself, and the only thing that's stopped him from being the person he became was his own fear. Walter White isn't incapable having humanity when it's convenient for him. He isn't a robot. But he would never put anyone or anything above his pride or his ego. He treats Jesse and his wife like dirt, and is responsible, either directly or indirectly, for more death and destruction than anyone else in the entire series by far. Jimmy is relateably conflicted. Walter White is just a monster in sheep's clothing.

[@PiratesRock]

14:50 I think it's fairer to say that Chuck detaches himself from Jimmy, not the other way around. This is the 'infamous' (SPOILERS) 'I Never really cared about you.'

[@PiratesRock]

@@Henry_Red I mean, Jimmy seemed ready to make amends then. He was there ostensibly to apologize for his behavior, until Chuck straight up told him that he's never loved him.

[@rfrolicarts]

Jimmy may not have believed that those words impacted him, but he brought them back to that rant he gave to the scholarship candidate who had been caught shoplifting. "You really never mattered all that much to them."

[@fartman3065]

and it must have really broke him down knowing those are the last words his brother said before he died

[@edi9892]

Heisenberg alludes also to uncertainty, which is probably one of the greatest fears/foes of Walter, who loves using his knowledge and logic to see pieces fall as predicted, but like the weather, you can only predict that much...

[@egirlnet]

Both of the series appeal to me a lot and so are the very core concept of it: two men who get tired being nice and not succeeding. I can say I relate a lot to Walt and Jimmy and I understand them (though not approving them). Of course I am not gonna turn that "bad" but there was a point in my life when I decided to become less naive and more egoistical. I got enough with people who smash you down with your kindness or just don't aknowledge your value.

[@ralphjosephrjm326]

Saul's back baby

[@fabian6087]

"The last thing keeping Jimmy from going full Saul is his girlfriend, Kim Wexler." Well that just aged like fine milk.

[@carlosescamilla5260]

And yet in the end she was the sole reason that Jimmy McGill came back from the dead in the end, and Saul Goodman was buried for good.

[@jithwheels]

Finally.. been waiting for these video essays! Great work.

[@jfmedits1577]

more the take on breaking bad. YES PLEASE

[@shaheersk721]

I enjoyed the character development and storyline of Jimmy in BCS much more as compared to that of walt in BB. It’s just that the viewers somehow easily connect with saul on a much deeper level due to the perfect execution of flashbacks and engaging plot.

[@fernan2342]

Hey The Take, I still need more of those Mad Men analysis Just saying take your time

[@filmadvocate6262]

Kim becomes an even worse angel than Mike in season 6

[@PutingPinoy]

These shows are so real and relatable! I believe the reasons they break bad as it is for anyone, is because of a lack of fulfillment. They try navigating and ultimately find a way to find themselves successful and fulfilled. Also, anyone else notice how season 4 finales mimick one another? In BB Walt says, “I won.” And in BCS, Saul goes to the ego that will win “‘Sall Good, man!” Which could be seen, particularly in the context of the episode that he won against the system that tried to force him to be a certain way. Also, they both have a similarly dark feel in terms of the filters and the color tones in season 5. Interesting, right?

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

:D

[@Eowyn187]

This analysis is fantastic. Nuff said. All these people hating on BCS just small minded needing constant action. No interest in depth. Sns.

[@viola3581]

Jimmy is just so sweet 😭♥️

[@resurgam7766]

Amazing analysis as always. This one particularly struck me as giving a thorough insight to what the writers wanted to convey.

[@HappySmilingDog-d7u]

I think corrupted lawyer is the most relatable character in the film

[@nathanjs55]

As always, this channel presents angles to these series that make me appreciate them even more! Keep up the good work, The Take!

[@bobbylight111]

'kim = good angel/mike = bad angel' is wayyyy overstated imo--mike frequently judges jimmy's sleaziness and at least once declines a job saying it 'isn't for me and shouldn't be for you'; kim by the end of season 5 is willing to 'slip' even harder than jimmy

[@pyramid_iremide]

I got a shock when I found out he was the dad in little women

[@danielx8694x]

so far bcs season 5 impressed me so much !!

[@pinkmenace6836]

jimmy is a significantly more sympathetic and likable character than walter

[@stewartgardiner1658]

Great breakdown on the two main characters - I would probably call it "Jimmy vs Walt" or "Saul vs Heisenberg" given that both men transform to their darker alter-ego's.

[@leahvogelsimpson]

"Slippin' Jimmy" will never not make me giggle. I don't know why I think it's so funny but it is.

[@WalkingthePlank28]

So glad I found this channel. Had to binge all the breaking bad videos. Makes me wanna rewatch the series with a new lens. I watched breaking bad maybe 3-4 times and I found myself having different take aways from it. I liked and realized Walt was the villain and felt bad for Jesse sooner than my first watch. However, I was still enamored and in awe with the things that Walt is able to accomplish through his genius, ingenuity, and will to succeed

[@eskimofo9i6]

Thank you for your thoughtful insights into the best media has to offer. BRAVO!!! This is why I am a Patreon supporter!

[@wattsnottaken1]

The dramatic irony between Walt and Hank is awesome

[@The482075]

I actually preferred him in Better Call Saul. In Breaking Bad, I found Saul to be annoying but in Better Call Saul he seemed like a slow burn of a fascinating character. It is like that high quality whisky that you slowly sip.

[@lucaswells933]

0:11 Jimmy/Saul is an anti-hero, Walter/Heisenberg is a straight up villain

[@FreshZCORD]

Saul in breaking bad is a antivillain

[@realamericannegro977]

Heisenberg is a man fighting back

[@BillyButcher90]

​@@realamericannegro977 Against who exactly?

[@candybetta4061]

One thing i have to disagree on is the parallel you drew between Chuck and Skyler. Skyler may be portrayed as an antagonist, but she *(mostly)* makes very understandable choices in trying to deal with Walt, and isnt a bad person, whereas Chuck is an actual piece of sht elitist, full of resentment and envy for *his own brother,* and is one of the biggest reasons if not *the* biggest reason for Saul Goodman's existence.

[@theunknownuser9609]

Yeah. I always felt Chuck is more similar to Walter rather than Skyler

[@alexman378]

@@theunknownuser9609 Maybe, but exponentially more unlikeable.

[@theunknownuser9609]

@@alexman378 Because he isn't the main character

[@alexman378]

@@theunknownuser9609 He’d be just as unlikeable as the main character. We like Walter because he was being shat upon by everyone, Chuck had everything going for him and went out of his way to sabotage his brother’s career just so he could maintain a semblance of superiority over him, and even stole a multi million dollar case from him. A brother who worshipped him, by the way. Chuck is through and through a vile and despicable human being, on every front. Walt worked up to that by S05, but you could at least root for him up until a certain point.

[@MarshallLeeA]

Chuck is to Jimmy what Walt is too Jesse He wants him to improve but once he's about to reach the top of the ladder, he kicks it down because only him can be at the top

[@aminesemlali6199]

Watching Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad gave me more joy and entertainment than the whole other series i've ever watched

[@bambanuget4767]

Gene isn't another personality it's Jimmy dealing with the consequences of Saul's actions

[@acurseofconstantobstacle5603]

Your line "hum drum life of suburban inhibitions" is so eloquent it should be in a poem. Great video!

[@miki_mao]

Comparing Kim and Jesse really resonated with me, they were my favorite characters in the shows.

[@mirandaspencer6097]

This is brilliant. More ways to appreciate these amazing shows.

[@vinzenzmuller3391]

Walter suffers under the disadvantages of narcissism, and Saul under ADHD.

[@charliemcpherson6299]

This world just breaks people down. Every crime these guys commit, however despicable, is the result of a world that shows contempt for ", the weak".

[@jasonvoorhees310]

God I love your vids on this show. "Keep em comin"...✌

[@MrBenMcLean]

You missed the most important significance of the Heisenberg name: its scientific meaning. Heisenberg represents uncertainty: Walt's attempt to understand the uncertainty of the drug trade like Heisenberg understood uncertainty through his uncertainty principle.

[@adamant8435]

I think the biggest difference is that Jimmy is a good person deep down, yet had trouble following rules and authority and eventually breaks bad due to external factors. Walt on the other hand was always a bad person, but started off "nice and well mandered" because he was hiding in the body of someone who was insecure lacked confidence, once he finds his confidence he enjoys that feeling so much and the inner heisinberg is finally released

[@arthurtfm]

One thing I'm absolutely dying to see is Saul during Breaking Bad again, especially if Walter White shows up. And then Saul's first steps after the end of BB.

[@rejectionisprotection4448]

You can in a few days.........

[@SS-vz8qp]

After this season finale, I hope you do a character analysis of Kim. 🙏🏼