Better Call Saul: The Artist's Journey
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- Опубліковано 17 лис 2022
- It's showtime 👐
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(This video contains season 6 finale details, of course.)
The other videos in this series: (no need to watch in order)
Part 1 ➪ Better Call Saul: Can People Change? - • Better Call Saul: Can ...
Part 2 ➪ Better Call Saul: Ethics Are Strange - • Better Call Saul: Ethi...
Part 3 ➪ Better Call Saul: Kim & Jimmy's Love - • Better Call Saul: Kim ...
Part 4 ➪ Better Call Saul: Nature vs. Nurture - • Better Call Saul: Natu...
Part 5 ➪ Better Call Saul: Wolves & Sheep - • Better Call Saul: Wolv...
Part 6 ➪ Better Call Saul: Real Redemption? - • Better Call Saul: Real...
Part 8 ➪ Better Call Saul: Is Revenge Enough? - • Better Call Saul: Is R...
[2/4/23 update: I finally watched Breaking Bad! Check out my first thoughts here: ua-cam.com/users/livewn7HYnvO...]
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i'll hop on the bandwagon. your videos are insightful and entertaining. is this the 'nemesi(s)' video?? good material right there
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@@amberhernandez yes. words
Jimmy said "It's showtime" without the "folks" part in Saul Gone because chronologically by then The Incredibles had come out
Y’know there’s an alternate timeline where Jimmy quit lawyering and pursued filmmaking because he’s one hell of a director and for him the film industry he’d slip right in.
That's the bad ending. The only thing worse than being a lawyer is being a director.
@@richardplinkett4956 u sound like Chuck lol
And he gets to be a director! What a sick joke!
Hmmm, idk, only if there's an angle 😉😉
The idea that Lalo invaded Kim and Jimmy's home, taking away their sense of control, which led them to plan their scheme on Howard to get their control back in a way, actually blew my mind. It's insight like this that I couldn't have picked up on if I rewatched the show 100 times. Thank you for doing what you do ❤
Although I did already have this analysis while watching the show, I am so glad to hear a popular UA-cam analysis that includes it. I’ve always felt many people were missing a lot of interesting ways of looking at this story. That being said I wasn’t a huge fan of breaking bad lol.
Err I guess this channel isn’t THAT popular, but it should be.
it blew howard’s mind too
@@legoghostyoda fuck beat me to it
@@legoghostyoda what a sick joke!
but consider the silver lining: he seems to have an exceptionally good reputation among the other prisoners, providing him modicum of extra protection from the violence or prisons and with his added social skills, a huge potential to create contacts to get like extra coffee and ice cream and stuff. and most of all, he can work as a legal advisor, which is one of the most valuable types of "currency" you can make in the american prison system if i'm not mistaken. this unironically does make saul 'the last line of defense for the little guy'
You described an aspect of Jimmy that I don't think is noticed much, the outsider, creative side. It's what makes Jimmy so relatable to me, and what makes him standout as a lawyer.
I was helping a kid with Math, and I told him to just play around with a calculator and do things and see what happens. And he didn't like that idea, it seemed almost morally wrong to him... that not doing something in a way you are told to and creative play. If you aren't told specifically how to do something, it's wrong to just try it. I was kind of shocked by this, and I thought this might be the process that many people actually have. There's a flippant creativity that some find repulsive, that sets you up as an outsider just by disposition.
Jimmy seemed to embody this in some way... I fully get his reaction to working at Davis & Main. I did student teaching, and had a talking to that wasn't much different from Jimmy's stern warning from the higher ups. I didn't realize that what I was doing would offend them so much. (I inadvertently insulted the teacher, because I didn't like a worksheet that was her pet project.)
Great video, you always reveal so many new things about it.
It's interesting you bring up the calculator and messing around with it. I studied physics in college and the class that I was in was the craziest group of outcasts that I've ever spent time with. Wildly different people that had their own quirks, and we were all somewhat close since it was only about 20-30 of us at any time and our college had over 25,000, and the fact most weren't very socially intelligent, meant that it was a social group for many too. What I never realized until reading this comment was that everyone in there was creative in their own way, some were musicians, some were artists, but everyone I knew shared a creativity in being curious with number and math. Many study sessions I was a part of got sidetracked due to someone being curious about something, sometimes relevant to the material and sometimes barely being tangentially related, with everyone trying to figure it out.
I know a fair few musicians that are classically trained . When they hear someone play and then find out they're self taught , they usually lament the fact that they're classically trained .
Jimmy painted Jesus at Mr. Acker's house in season 5, too
I’m an artist, I studied psychology, and I’m obsessed with bcs, so this video could not be any more up my alley. I just absolutely adore your videos. And your thorough explanation of the psychological underpinnings of the Howard scam was so on point. Every video you make is a gift….even more so now that the series is over. Thank you 🙏
As an amateur webcomic artist myself, your description of the process of art creation really hit home. I spend hours writing and drawing things that people can process in a few seconds and it brings me no material reward whatsoever, but damn if it doesn't feel amazing.
wish i could find such a passion.. been struggling art block many years and can't get myself doing things feeling waistfull
I really love the description of jimmy's art being a way for him to feel powerful. I think it's definitely right, when he's performing he can make himself into an auteur, he can convince himself that his opinion matters more than anyone else's. I think it makes not telling clifford main about the commercial make way more sense because having to be accountable to anyone else would take away that power to some degree.
also I think that I experience that too. I'm not a big fan of collaborative projects, and part of that is having to figure out the logistics of communicating, but I think it's even more that I want the thing to be mine. I want to put my ideas out into the world, not have them replaced by someone else's.
I always click on these videos of yours thinking "I'll watch 15 minutes right now and finish the rest later"
I usually end up sitting and watching the entire thing in one sitting.
Love what you have to say about the show, and I also love how your thoughts on the show deepen my appreciation for it!
You and Ological are the two best BCS analysts on UA-cam. So many channels just summarize episodes and have nothing original or insightful to say, but you guys always remind me the amount of detail and depth that was put into this show. I think that a great TV show is designed to make you think, and reflect on what it means, as well as have discussions about what it could mean (there's no one obvious answer to the questions the show poses). BTW, you should team up Ological for a collab video.
If you watch one you will enjoy the other.
ological sucks, his obsession w color theory blinds him to everything else about the series
@@xXDexter3000Xx because the color and cinematography in bcs pretty much IS the series. Duh
@@Heisenberg-gp1kt thats not true, as demonstrated by this video. there's a huge allegory for mythological storytelling that ological hasnt even slightly picked up on.
@@xXDexter3000Xx I mean you can’t cover everything, he more leans on the literal visual display, I.e. every frame a painting. Whereas this series is more about emotion and worth and ties it’s claims in an Ockham’s razor feeling. Both good because they’re not giving a truth sermon, they’re discussing what they see.
Dude you’re low key my favorite Saul takes. Can’t wait to see this one.
I agree, he actually cares about the characters and has a sympathetic view of the characters as people, rather than just villains or heroes
@@yemmohater2796 like q good therapist
"If youre like me, well, good luck with that, but also..." absolute gold
"if youre like me, good luck with that" i was not ready, sir, that was gold how you just slid that like that
So many people misinterpret this show but you’re one of the few creators who really get it, appreciate the content. Cheers
Been going through heavy grief, your video has given me comfort so thank you for what you’re doing. Always enjoy your better call saul videos, best ones out there. ❤
((hug)) and 🙏 Grace - may you find peace eventually.
Im currently a music education major and the thing Ricky Blackmore said about medieval times is 100% true. The earliest common applications of harmony came from the church, mainly Gregorian chant. For a long time it was all unison with no harmony, and then it slowly became common practice to go between unison and harmony in 4ths or 5ths.
This video perfectly summarized why I find Jimmy to be the most relatable and personally meaningful character in anything I’ve seen.
Best creator on this whole platform dude love your stuff
Since the finale i have thought “im so upset this show is over” atleast once every day😂
I'm so glad you dedicated a whole video to this. Jimmy's artistry has always been one of the most important, key aspects of the show to me and I'm glad that you appreciate it as well!
I fully agree with what you said about the ending & Jimmy's fate. I haven't seen a lot of people talk about the tragedy of it, as a life sentence is seen as an understandable, acceptable thing by so much of society, and yeah as so many of your audience says you out into words what I was thinking lol
the tragedy is all the destruction he helped cause
I honestly felt bad for chuck when he said to jimmy “i worked my ass off to get here” because like he really did
I saw a fantastic piece of fanart on tumblr that contrasted Chuck's space blanket with Jimmy's bright colored Saul suits, and it made me view the show in such a different way. Chuck used his sensitivity to electricity as a shield against his true feelings against his own brother, whereas Jimmy created his Saul Goodman persona to cope with his own feelings about his brother and later using it to numb the pain of losing Kim. They turned their coping mechanisms into performances, and that hurt a lot of people in the end.
Kind of interesting that someone shot a flare gun, which arguably isn’t as harmless as a real gun, and their carelessness causes a huge destructive fire that they couldn’t control. Which is Jimmy’s whole problem. Not saying the show planned that but I love how you can interpret things in this show like you would in a classic novel.
Phenomenal takeaways, Saul and Kim needing control makes MUCH more sense than them (as characters in their own minds) needing an antagonist.
Also, that makes Howard's death even more impactful, Lalo took control back, with a damn smile.
Another banger. Thanks so much for your hard work. These in-depth analyses on this show make my day.
This was your best one yet, and validated so many of my own thoughts about the show! Thank you so much!
it amazes me how you continue to make so many Better Call Saul videos, while never failing to provide me with insights I never even realized or thought of before
Another fantastic Video!! I love your insight so much, it always surprises me the different angles you approach with your analysis, and the way you tie so many points together. Brilliant!
This has been some of the best 55 minutes of my UA-cam watching life! Great vid
YESSS!!! I have been greatly anticipating this video of yours ever since you briefly mentioned it in your last video!
Been loving these videos, they have been really hitting my better call Saul itch. Cant wait to see what you upload next, bcs or whatever else you decide to dive into.
i saved this video on my watch later, and got to watch it today
it paid off every second
one of my favourite shows being graced with such brilliant analysis
thank you
No matter how long your videos they are never long enough for me, since your videos are so well made.
I agree. I got excited when I saw this one was like 55 minutes.
Man these videos have been one of the best parts of my year, thank you so much for your efforts.
I really appreciate the ingenuity in the editing style, and scripting structure of this video. Many YT video essays, are just someone aping the editing cliches they've been exposed to on YT, whilst loving the sound of their own voice, without much of a point.
I appreciate this video, and your effort to be concise, and not pretentious. Thank you, I subbed!
Another awesome BCS video. Thank you so much for all your work!
This vid resonates w me as an artist. Great to hear a therapist perspective on a series I rewatch for its soothing relatability.
Your comments on legacy made me realize something (a bit off-topic) --
Jimmy hates Howard, in part, because Howard is an alternate version of Jimmy. Or rather, Howard represents an alternate path. Both Jimmy and Howard are living in the shadow of some amazing and significantly better lawyer: Jimmy's brother and Howard's father (the other Hamlin in Hamlin Hamlin McGill). But unlike Jimmy, Howard accepts this role with total complacency and satisfaction. He shows that Jimmy could have been happy to simply live in his brother's shadow, and Jimmy resents and despises that.
@David YES!!!!! 1000% well said, this is exactly why Jimmy resents Howard! Well said. 👍👍😎😎
Much easier to accept that position when your superior cares for you and gives you validation. Chuck basically resented Jimmy for even passing the bar and refused to hire him. If Chuck had given him a chance as a lawyer and helped mold Jimmy as a lawyer, Jimmy probably would've turned out much more similar to Howard
This is your best video. I watched it after watching BCS for the first time and now, after my second watch, it really makes Jimmy more accessible to view him as an artist. Truly fantastic insight.
Please continue your analysis, they are awesome. They are a work of art in themselves
I finally finished BCS recently, and I have been going through a bunch of your videos about it. Looking forward to more videos on other shows in the future too!! Great and very insightful stuff. Love your perspective
goddamn, this video is great. Thank u for putting so much effort in, and showing me so much more clearly just how much of an artist jimmy was, not just verbal but music, painting, directing and more and how it really is his passion aside from people. Makes me wonder. what kind of life would he have if people encouraged his artistic side and he didnt choose law as a career. probably wouldnt get into 90 percent of the trouble. Though i reckon hed still be slippin every now and then, just a lower scale w out the legal consequences.
your channel is fantastic. such deep insights into tiny details, i love it
This show will be on my rewatch list for sure. You can analyse the characters over and over.
Good analysis, I'm glad I found this video
you make the kind of video essays that set my soul on fire. so good. perfect really
Great analysis video! I really liked this one and thought it had a lot to say about Jimmy's character
So timely! You made me love Jimmy more.
love your videos man cant wait for your takes on the sopranos especially all the therapy scenes
absolutely love your work
i always love forward to these videos. you're very eloquent and you always make very good points! i'd love to see your take on mad men in the future, i think that show is just as psychologically and philosophically rich as BCS. cheers
I love your videos so much. You bring up so many aspects of the show that I personally haven't noticed, nor have I seen in the dozens of BCS videos on youtube. Excited to digest this one! Keep it up!! :)
Amazing video. Broke a bone and this is helping the healing in a soothing way.
A fascinating and thoughtful analysis as always!
You gotta be one of my favorite UA-camrs, these saul videos are essential for any fan
Just binged this series, wonderful work man, very excited for you to watch breaking bad! So much to therapize with walt especially. Hope you enjoy it and can't wait for more videos!
“If you’re like me, first of all, good luck with that-“ lmao
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!
really high quality analysis. came for a quick check, stayed without even realizing.
Love your analysis! Thoughtful and really well done - defo love that it's not the usual commentary on an episode....
Watch the Sopranos!!! Defo! I only watched for the first time last winter, and is 100% up there with BCS as my favourite.. Thanks for your work!
Amazing. Love your work.
Damn.
You worked hard on this!
Thanks!
Great analysis. Again.
Man. You and I are so different. Thank you for making your thoughts public like that. I learn so much from differences in our perspectives.
I hope you're well.
Commenting for content engagement algorithm.
But also, top-notch videos, love your takes!
i can't WAIT for your sopranos videos
These videos have been super informative and just generally interesting to listen to.
Excited to see if you do more analysis of other media, or whatever you feel like creating next. :]
thank you for once again writing the nebulous essays i have floating in my head with amazing points and evidence i never would have thought. i also feel kind of attacked talking about how we obsess about creation as a distraction from the rest...ouch lol thank you for these!
This is a really solid video, don't know how to do it justice in a youtube comment but it's clear you're super well educated and BCS is super deep for being such a popular show
This was lovely
Your dismissal of denial of death right after explaining its premise of human self importance is hilarious…
Been loving every step of this analysis. If you keep making videos about TV after finishing BCS, I recommend Bojack Horseman and The Leftovers. Both are pretty squarely focused on mental illness, what causes it, how it affects others, etc.
Great vid, great content
This was an AMAZING deep dive into my favorite show - such awesome insight!! Just found you & immediately Subacribed. Will be catching up on those other BCS videos of yours!!❤
Wow, you’re good at this.
ive been wating for this video since you mentioned the rockstar jimmy thing in passing like two months ago
Your work is very inspiring, I hope I can live like you someday 🙏
I love your videos so much
Damn you really can talk about anything with this show lol. Great stuff as always, by far the best BCS related content channel on youtube
Glad to know you make videos to this scope without needing it to be a money making endeavor.
I don't like being made to feel like I need to make more of my music. I think the music itself is enough.
you will LOVE the Sopranos! As a painter, I love this analysis of Jimmy. No wonder I love him so much... making art IS a compulsion, and us artists like to believe its a noble one. I have several times tried to "give up all this art s**t and live a normal life." It doesnt work; I have to make art, no matter how mediocre, is essential for me to live.
art is essential in life. when I was a teenager, I would come home from work and spend hours at my desk experimenting with various art styles. ten years later, my job is art and my hobbies are art. everyone needs art. it's key to the human experience.
Hey man, found your channel this last week and I have to say, incredible work! These analysis videos are phenomenal. Keep em coming and if you get a chance maybe consider covering Boardwalk Empire as that is also a show teeming with subtly.
The series finale came at a critical time in my life where I was conceptualizing eternal recurrence and accepting the patterns of my behavior as a kind of cyclical reality. Like repeat as many times as necessary to learn your lessons, and maybe get the good ending thats not behind bars.
Oh man i cant wait till you watch Sopranos! Im sure you will love it and make a lot of great videos!
Love the video!
Regarding the idea of immortality, I heard a wonderful, existential dread inducing description of the idea of cultural immortality by a video game reviewer of all things.
He described famous people and achievements as mountains on the landscape, as time goes by, new mountains form, but also the tide rises and washes away the lower peaks. This causes us to perceive "the greats" as chronologically and thematically close, even if they're hundreds of years apart. When people group Mozart, Behtoven, Chopin and Tchaikovsky, they do just that. The hardest pill to swallow regarding our immortality is that time is infinite and we are not. People tend to think about the current times and themselves as the only time that matters, but they're just rises in the terrain that will almost inevitably wash over them at some point.
Anyway, i love your stuff, keep em coming!
Would love to see you dissect and give your take on Kim’s ambiguous ending and if her arc is completed or not.
Because I think it’s worthy of long discussion and if think in business standpoint, this is a perfect excuse for Vince to make another epilogue movie like El Camino.
A very “Just Make Money” move.🤑💸💸💸
Agreed, could really have a great discussion on this. On the other hand I think her ambiguous ending is good, leaves the viewer fill in the gaps. Also didn’t quite think El Camino was that great nowhere near BB / BCS
@@kpman644 For me, I hate her ending. I feel like the show treated Howard as only a plot device, not a character. And seeing how the mastermind who destroyed his life walked away scott free rubs me in the wrong way.
i think this is my favorite video of the series!!!! jimmy has such artistic intelligence and it definitely feels like a part of him he uses in service of other goals, when it definitely could have been his focus!!! maybe he can use his time in prison to hone in a screenplay or somethin
Recently I feel like I've watched a lot of video essays of a similar caliber, and maybe they got the core idea right, but also in addition they get something REALLY wrong that sends a horrible message to the people watching.
BUT that trend has been broken with this video, great job!
Really enjoying your videos! If you have the chance I recommend watching “Raging Bull” ! I would absolutely love to see your take on the character and his psyche and the way it manifests in his relationships. Keep up the great video essays!
"They were eachothers worst nemesissies."
Now you're making me picture Bob odenkirk and Michael mckean in pink dresses.
Thank you for these videos and all the effort that goes into them.
Just one small note for the outros, I've noticed with this one and others that the music loop is really short and it gets to be a bit grating when the outro is so long to have like 5 seconds of music going around and around like being on hold. If it could be longer or more varied loops I think it would be less noticeable
I've been really loving your videos. I've struggled with mental health problems my whole life and your videos actually feel therapeutic. Would you ever be willing to take a look at Jesse Pinkman and his personality on your channel?
Babe wake up, new What’s Therapy? video dropped!
Oh, Smoke on the Water. The song that never stops giving. My middle school orchestra played a rendition of it in eighth grade (I was in the cello section, so I just played rhythm), and it was the first song I learned on bass guitar (played from memory, and without chords, of course). It's pretty much *the* intro to rock song.
you know, if you think of saul as an identity in terms of pre-dating jimmy's life as a lawyer, being the "last line of defense" kind of makes jimmy the "little guy". if jimmy has nothing else, he has the charisma and good luck that saul brings
the sopranos is such a complex show and being a therapist i think youd definitely find some of what the sopranos talks about interesting i hope you talk about it on this channel