I do too, honestly, every Michael in my life has been a complete shit head. Even my ex girlfriend cheated on me with a guy called Mike, and he was her cousin. 🙄
What I love about Mike is how straightforward and practical he is. He won’t use a hundred bullets if the job only requires one. He doesn’t bring a gun if all he needs is his skill, wit, and pimento cheese sandwich
@@unusualusername8847 and we strongly agree with him. Desert eagle is a great handgun, originally intended for sport and hunting. No armed forces anywhere use them. Only sportsmen, hunters and slightly criminal guys with short junk.
Actually, if you train for this you train for the combatant to point the gun at you. I find it slightly unrealistic for Mike to be at this level but if he indeed was he essentially baited the other guy into making it easier for him.
The framing at 0:15 is just perfect. Sobchak has a medium sized building behind him, Man Mountain's back is filled with a skyscraper, and there's a short building behind Mike. All matching their physical size.
It's always the little touches -- like the way "Pryce" follows his running off not just with his eye & head, but with his whole body... He's just so dumfounded by the whole scene...
He wasn't trying to scare him away. He was saying to him "now, am I going to have a problem with you, too?" And he, wisely, deduced that he was in way over his enormous head.
@@sassythesasquatch6122 That's a good question. I think when they started to make Jimmy some sort of psycho...I guess after his brother died. All I know is it stinks right now. What say you?
@@johnreidy2804 Lol, Jimmy IS some sort of psycho, have you not watched him from BB on ? How many times has he suggested giving someone a dirt nap, very casually ? The old Yeller suggestion ?
This scene is hilarious....imagine getting a protection call for clearly a felony transaction. Then when you show up the guy is an extreme nerd who acts like it's a friendly road trip and gives you a father monolgue.
I love that Mike didn’t go for the throat punch until the guy was aggressively coming at him. He gave him a chance to accept defeat and when he didn’t Mike immediately put him down 😂
And then took his guns, just as he said he would, with dry commentary, while the guy is writhing on the floor. He couldn't have expressed his contempt any more eloquently.
Mike Ehrmamtrauts character is one of the best hitman/fixer/cleaner/security experts I've ever seen on a TV screen. His constant calm demeanor and professionalism is really impressive and he seems to always be 10 moves ahead in any situation that's going on
imagine showing up to the meet to buy drugs and you see the dealer's bodyguard is watching you while enjoying a sandwich like "if i have to put this sandwich down, im gonna make you regret it"
That HUGE guy, Dave Mattey, is married to a high school friend of mine. He has been very sick the last several years and the docs can't seem to diagnose it. Cool guy. I met him at our 20 year reunion.
Still alive but currently confined to a wheelchair. His last work was on The Book of Boba Fett. Amyloidosis, which is a disease related to bone marrow. Sad for him.
Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul always have great car selections. And while that van never left the factory with that "wood" paneling, quite a few dealers added that on. Just like Toyota camrys with fake cloth tops.
They could've just called him trevor. and it wouldn't change a thing.. both characters are constantly looking for "jobs" to do. you know the shady ones.
And afterwards, when Trevor finally was able to start breathing correctly again, he thought to himself "To hell with protection jobs, I'm moving back to San Andreas and robbing banks again" and the rest is history.
I never get tired of watching this especially the way he mutters like Popeye the sailor while disarming the guy, then “so many guns I don’t know which one to use“
Ends up not taking any of them. You only bring a gun if you are expecting a gun fight! Damn we need more actual PROFESSIONAL characters in crime shows. To many are either clowns or completely unrealistic!
Excellent Popeye reference.. Thanks for clarifying that you were referring to "the sailor" lest viewers erroneously think you are referring to Popeye Doyle, Gene Hackman's Oscar-winning role in French Connection. [For a BP Oscar winner, The French Connection seems largely ignored by a lot of people. I see some of Popeye Doyle in Mike]
You know what? Respect to the biggest guy being smart enough to recognize that having a go at Mike is not going to end up well for him, and rightly bailing.
@@JohnnyDominion Eh, I'm not so sure about that; once he's done fully disarming the first guy, he turns to the big guy, holding all those guns, and does what I consider to be a pretty clear intimidation move. Then, when he's alone with the employer, he makes it clear he wants 3x pay. He may not have given Mike a reason to dislike him, but it's not like Mike wants him around.
Are you saved? Where will you go when you die? Heaven or hell? The Gospel, which means the Good News is the news that God Almighty, the Creator came in the flesh as Jesus Christ to take away the sin of the world. The one God is a trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Son came and laid down his own life to save ours. His sacrifice on the cross paid the price for our redemption with his own blood. On the third day he rose from dead and offers the gift of salvation and forgiveness to those that repent and trust in him. Although God's creation was created perfect, having no death, sickness and disease, the creation became corrupted through Adam and Eve in them disobeying God. In this rebellion the creation became fallen through the curse of sin and mankind became separated from God. This world is fallen, but God offers reconciliation to him through his provision at the cross. Ultimately God will restore his creation to perfection when he returns but those that who reject his offer of redemption will remain condemned by their sins and go to hell. John 1:1,14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS GOD. [14] And THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us, 1 John 3:8 KJV He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty GOD, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. John 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and THE WORLD KNEW HIM NOT.
Are you saved? Where will you go when you die? Heaven or hell? The Gospel, which means the Good News is the news that God Almighty, the Creator came in the flesh as Jesus Christ to take away the sin of the world. The one God is a trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Son came and laid down his own life to save ours. His sacrifice on the cross paid the price for our redemption with his own blood. On the third day he rose from dead and offers the gift of salvation and forgiveness to those that repent and trust in him. Although God's creation was created perfect, having no death, sickness and disease, the creation became corrupted through Adam and Eve in them disobeying God. In this rebellion the creation became fallen through the curse of sin and mankind became separated from God. This world is fallen, but God offers reconciliation to him through his provision at the cross. Ultimately God will restore his creation to perfection when he returns but those that who reject his offer of redemption will remain condemned by their sins and go to hell. John 1:1,14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS GOD. [14] And THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us, 1 John 3:8 KJV He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty GOD, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. John 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and THE WORLD KNEW HIM NOT.
The paper bag lunch is the perfect prop as well, sort of, "I'll need a snack on the way to comitting this felony, but probably will be home in time for a TV dinner."
In case anyone doesnt know, the reason Mike didnt bring a gun was because he already did research on the crew theyre going to meet up with. He knows theyre dealing drugs behind their boss’s back and would almost certainly be killed if he found out. Mike knows its in their best interest to make sure the deal goes as smoothly as possible.
Also because he has the experiece and knows there's a certain code these meets go by, like dogs sniffing each other's asses. Criminals want money, not corpses. If you conduct yourself a certain way, thigns tend to go smoothly. If there was a Scarface type ambush in the air, he'd know it.
Mike is my absolute favorite from this entire franchise. He's such an awesome character. Seeing everything he goes through in Better Call Saul really makes me hate how he goes out in Breaking Bad. The man deserved better.
Every actor in this scene plays their role perfectly. And the throat punch followed by him picking his pockets is just like watching the old chef in the kitchen toss the new cook's sauce in the sink and telling him to try again.
@@NoahTyce12 he’s not being a wet blanket, he’s explaining that ‘Mountain Man’ exhibiting extreme fear to the point of wordlessly fleeing is not ‘zero emotion’
The delivery on, “He’ll be fine” is my favorite. It’s almost a throwaway, but it lets you in that he’s human and tired and just wants to get on with it.
In BB we’re following Walt so Mike is an antagonist. If we were to follow Mike then Walt would be the Antagonist. In fact he was in the fifth season. Seasons one through four was Walter’s rise to a kingpin, season five was his downfall.
The fact that Mike let Trevor point the gun at him, lets everyone know that Mike is under a threat and the assault upon Trevor is justifiable. He's an ex-cop so he knows this
Mike is a brilliant character. He's a lionized version of men from his era, but I remember my Grandpa Jack. At different points in his life, he'd been a sailor, a cop, a biker, a bodyguard, and a trucker. He was one of the toughest, funniest, and honestly most wholesome men I ever knew. I could see him staring down a loaded gun, before making the man who pointed it at him regret it. RIP, Grandpa Jack ❤
An underrated Mike badass moment is how after being told it is $500 each is non-negotiable, he easily convinces 'Price' to pay him $1500 for only one of three guys.
$500 gets you three mooks who know you're likely to have more and might rob you after. $1500 gets you one experienced professional operator who's reduced his prices because he sees how new you are to all of this, and honestly wants to talk you out of this side hustle.
Daniel Wormald is absolutely brilliant as the quintessential wimpy nerd out-of-shape softspoken weakling employer. I just adore his little introductory speech and the way he digresses pointlessly about names, and how he stumbles over his own words by repeating "agreed upon" twice. Of course, the entire scene is pure gold as everyone here states. Ogg handles this little acting role just brilliantly. And there are no words to give Mike all the credit he deserves. I can watch this 1000 times.
@@mayshack Perhaps. I would not expect Wormald to handle a wide variety of roles, such as being the leading man. But he is in good company, as lots of superb actors are perfect in their typecast roles. One that comes to mind is Eli Wallach.
@@Opethfeldt It's not the raw speed so much as the movement being so prompt, giving the goon no chance to settle into his pose. Furthermore, it was unsignalled by Mike - not even an involuntary tensing of the facial muscles - and, therefore, completely unexpected.
What I like about Mike is he's not even a physically intimidating man. All that training and discipline he learned in the Marine Corps and Philadelphia Police matters more than size ever will.
enough experience and understanding to make well with said experience can outclass any physical advantage, a good enough physical advantage can outweigh a substantial but not overwhelming amount of experience
All true. And yet this isn't the greatest example. Because your potential opponent in a protection job would almost never been within arm's reach. If he's 10 feet away with a gun or there are three to your one, you're out of luck. So this example is amusing but probably not practical.
The best thing is that Mike knew the guy had multiple firearms. "I'll just take ONE of his" while also knowing no one would need a gun. It's like a juxtaposition. One guy doesn't bring anything but a pimento cheese sandwich and the other guy has a whole arsenal, while a third guy runs away
Mike actually toss all of Trevor's firearm in the trashcan. No point in taking unknown firearm into a job that really don't need one. Furthermore, he would like to make sure that guns he brings works, which is why he bought them from a professional.
Mike is the walking definition of "If a man has enough power, he only needs to whisper and people will listen." He doesn't need to advertise that he's a badass, he just is one.
bullies seek out fights. certain types of men simply solve a problem like it's any other problem and move along, nothing to prove. that's the confidence some punks sense in a "badass"--he's not trying to be something, or be something he's not. he's just going to solve the problem, like a parent changing a light bulb.
I totally agree. I was not too fond of his character in Beverly Hill Cop, but Mike Ehrmantraut is a total badass and he handles everything like it's a walk in the park.
Mike just added that something special to both BB and BCS. I can’t imagine the shows succeeding as well without him. Actually all the castings were perfect from Price to Trevor even Mountain Man was great with no lines and perfect expressions lol
The shows really needed a "middle man" as a character, it gives the feel that the men behind hiring Mike are actually cautious about situations to send a guy to take care of it Its just alot more realistic and Mike alone plays the chill hitman to the max
agreed! Such a well-assembled series. ...however IIRC Man Mountain has a short line at the beginning of the scene (not in this clip). Something like MM: Is this where we're supposed to me? Mike: Guess so
One of the best lines from either series came from that subplot: “You think I’d be caught dead driving [Pryce’s Hot Wheel’d-out Hummer]? It looks like a school bus for six-year-old pimps.”
Love this character and what Johnathan Banks did with it. Never has to raise his voice or speak in a threating manner, he is so sure of himself and his abilities he needs no enhancements. Beautiful.
it just shows you what an absolute unhinged wingnut Walter White became, because the one time in either series that I can remember Mike ever raising his voice or losing his cool, and it was against White.
One of the best parts is how he's also aware of his limitations and also used it as one of his abilities when getting Tuco to beat him up in the parking lot and depict himself as an old man being publicly beaten by a criminal.
Yes. Banks plays the character almost like the gangster version of a Zen monk. In one scene he'll be this master criminal, in the next he'll be playing with his grandchildren. Just a great characterization.
I like how for a certain subset of the audience, making the guy "Trevor" real sold how much of a Badass Mike is for instantly, and resolutely, dealing with him.
@@5446isnotmynumberGTA V came out in September 2013, which is also about when the final episode of Breaking Bad aired. This is from Better Call Saul, which started filming years later.
There are some guy you just don't mess with! The other great thing about this scene is that Mike actually did his research on Nacho and knew that Nacho would not make any troubles because he was hiding the deal from Tuco and didn't want any troubles.
What I love about this scene is that it foresees what could have gone wrong if Pryce did not pick Mike for the protection job. "Trevor" would have been so cocky with a meeting with Nacho that it would have escalated to a gunfight very quickly, putting Pryce in danger. On the other hand, the other guy would have simply escaped after a confrontation, leaving Pryce alone.
@@kenjisxsad5404 In this and The Walking Dead he does yeah. His character "Pike" from Snowpiercer has a lot more depth for him to show he can act as more than just 1 personality though. Pike has a good amount of Trevor in him, but it's in a context where desperate actions require these things rather than a simple "lover of chaos"
I could watch this every day. I love how Mike just watches the dude unwind the way he knows he will. And then when Mike de-guns him, the dude acts stupid and Mike is expecting that too. So we know exactly how he’d be on a protection job: a liability. (The fat dude might have been fine. He, at least, was smart.)
Maybe Man Mountain'd have been smarter to say "... you have his share, I'll be fine with the $500?" Or maybe just running really was the smartest option.
Man I go back and regularly watch this clip so often. It is one of my favorite moments from this series. I wish they included the part before when he tells them he has the sandwich haha. This whole scene is just too perfect
This is probably my favorite among many of Mike's scenes. He does his job with professionalism, courtesy unless you choose otherwise and as if everything is mundane and rather boring.
Love this moment at @2:57. The shot before when "Man Mountain" entered showed him as physically imposing and physically superior to Mike. Mike even sizes him up when standing next to him. This shot and action shows Mike, despite his diminutive stature, is a sleeping giant in the criminal world when compared to "Man Mountain"
@@deanjustdean7818Of course size matters in a fight, everyone knows that, but you still need to know how to fight. Being big doesn't mean you always win. It's just that an elite large fighter will be able to take out an elite small fighter. Man mountain has an intimidating stature and would likely have an easy time handling most guys, but might still be somewhat slow and clumsy enough to get taken out by someone with enough strength, speed and skill, even if they're somewhat smaller. Plus, he knew Mike was a much smarter fighter than him.
@@mobus1603 Not to forget mike literally had 4 pistols in his hands at the same time. Bullet beats fighting skills every time. Like a wise man one said: "Some people think they can outsmart me. Hm, maybe, maybe. I have yet to meet one that can outsmart bullet"
I’m forever grateful to Wiseguy for casting Jonathan Banks as something other than the heavy he had been playing. Gave others the chance to see how versatile an actor he is.
Forget how cool and badass all of this is. It's written that way. Watch 'Mike's' face during the conversation. The small lip movements and other subtle facial expressions. The faint snarl with the unspoken "you're going to make me do this aren't you". Really fantastic acting.
That's what I love about Mike in both shows. Apparently seeming very detached and emotionless, wears the same almost tired-of-it-all face everywhere always. But if you pay attention his subtle facial expressions and body language tells you Everything.
Not only that, its not overconfidence. Look at when the others enter the scene, Mike has his arms crossed, his body language is closed, guarded. He was formulating a plan to deal with the other two if necessary. The guy with the gun has fully open body language, meaning he is overconfident. Lalo has very open body language, but its twitchy, intuitive, perceptive, confident but not enough to make him stop thinking. But the gun guy simply thought he was invincible.
Trevor has a lot of issues with guys named Michael.
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I do too, honestly, every Michael in my life has been a complete shit head.
Even my ex girlfriend cheated on me with a guy called Mike, and he was her cousin. 🙄
@@WhoThisMonkey big oof
@@WhoThisMonkey incest 🤨
The fact that the guy hiring them looks like Lester makes this all the more funny.
honestly with that haircut and glasses he looks more like a moe lester
That's because it IS Lester. The actor is the VA for him.
@@intruative Lester's VA is Jay Klaitz. This is Mark Proksch.
Moelester
@@intruative tell me you're not playing GTA 5 without telling me you're not playing it
I like how Pryce approaches these three highly-trained and dangerous men like they're going on a field trip.
They are going to a trip for sure to a "field" of sorts, so it's accurate.
One of them is highly trained and dangerous, I'm not sure about the other two
such an NPC
@@warneverchanges Recommended by the vet, I assume.
You mean it's not a field trip?
What I love about Mike is how straightforward and practical he is. He won’t use a hundred bullets if the job only requires one. He doesn’t bring a gun if all he needs is his skill, wit, and pimento cheese sandwich
Does not forget the Pimento sandwich
I always bring peanut butter
Rounds, not bullets
@@shroey20 Do you fire whole cartridges? Or do you fire bullets?
The sentence isn't wrong, you're just a smartass.
hes a marine
This clip is an excellent example of the saying:
“Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young.”
Oh yes, a very good point.
Or maybe he's a late bloomer?
@@juniorkawai6131 example of a late bloomer is Walter White. And you should beware of him. HE IS THE DANGER!
@@amit53shukla He is the one who knocks!
Yeah, just like the Lou diMaggio crew from the Sopranos
Mike is the embodiment of “call an ambulance, but not for me”
embodiment, but yes
He he he heeeee🤪 🤣
LOL..now that's funny! I gotta use that one.
*AN amulance.
Right
What makes this scene gold is the simple fact that mike packed himself a school lunch.
Professionals have standards...
Can't work well on an empty stomach.
Man's lunch. Corrected that for you, sonny.
@@slazerlombardi high standards are a form of armor
You're not you when you're hungry.
I love how he looks mildly disgusted yet intrigued by the desert eagle.
I think Mike was envisioning the reason the guy had one and probably thought "Oh he's overcompensating"
@@unusualusername8847 and we strongly agree with him. Desert eagle is a great handgun, originally intended for sport and hunting. No armed forces anywhere use them. Only sportsmen, hunters and slightly criminal guys with short junk.
@@murkotron I can't imagine how a Desert Eagle can be used for hunting anything. Maybe a bear?
@@unusualusername8847 Pterodactyls?
@@murkotron The Israelis use them in some units. It's an Israeli gun, after all.
This legitimately seems like a realistic gta mission intro
Trevor's stance even makes him look like an NPC lmao
I think that was the idea. Lol
price even sounds like lester lol
@@DustySiren and looks like him he just a little less smart
Specially if you consider Pryce looks like Lester
"You can make it not so easy."
Mike is just filled with perfect one-liners.
yes............I also like when he says "I didn't think I'd need one."
If one-liners was a person
He was baiting the guy into making it easier to grab the barrel of the gun.
Too bad you're not.
Actually, if you train for this you train for the combatant to point the gun at you. I find it slightly unrealistic for Mike to be at this level but if he indeed was he essentially baited the other guy into making it easier for him.
3:26
The "No, no we don't." makes me howl every time. It's just such a genuine grandpa tone of voice.
Yeah man, me too!
My favorite is when Mike is taking the gun from the guy on the ground and says, "A guy like you." That's made me howl.
@@lyonellaverde3135 "Probably has an ankle holster"
SAME I LOVE THAT LINE
Love how casual he speaks, and he knows how these situations are going to play out and walks through like it’s nothing.
The framing at 0:15 is just perfect. Sobchak has a medium sized building behind him, Man Mountain's back is filled with a skyscraper, and there's a short building behind Mike. All matching their physical size.
Reading too much into it
@@raymonds.9021i mean bb/bcs writers love such attention to details
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haha i love that
Yeah and building behind mike had many antenna just like mike IQ lol
The way the huge guy just runs away is absolutely hilarious
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He ain't want to do anything with that shi
Man Mountain has a pretty good head on his humongous torso.
Seriously, that is a BIG fellow.
It's always the little touches -- like the way "Pryce" follows his running off not just with his eye & head, but with his whole body...
He's just so dumfounded by the whole scene...
"Exeunt, pursued by a bear"
My favorite part is you can't tell if Mike was actually trying to scare the other guy away or not.
it looks like he actually wanted to give him the gun but nah this guy did a forrest gump
Like the other dude said it felt like he was actually tryna give him one
I mean that Deagle looked nice
He wasn't trying to scare him away. He was saying to him "now, am I going to have a problem with you, too?"
And he, wisely, deduced that he was in way over his enormous head.
@@carlson.douglas.w And he went on to find a successful career breaking piñatas and transporting strippers.
I like how the guy hiring them was so nice and accommodating, bringing drinks and offering to stop for coffee
I like how he just agreed to give the full $1500 to one guy at the end. No haggling.
He was quite the dumbass in the show
Careful! He’s an energy vampire
I just love bosses who respect their employees back. It's a breath of fresh air.
@@yudhveer99 I knew I recognised him from somewhere
And meanwhile all of this is happening, Jesse is probably passing out in one of Walt's lessons.
@TheGovernor2003 thats the point... Jesse was a student at Walts school, thats how they met.
What lmao it didn’t go that far back if you actually paid attention to the series
@@marioguy6486 Buddy this happened on the early 2000, how old do you think Jesse is?
@@xshxr yeah, because jesse was such a good student
@@marioguy6486Apparantly Jesse is 24 at the start of BB which would really only mean he could've been a senior at the very start of BCS
At least Trevor has a talent for nicknames. "Man Mountain" and "Uncle Fester" both gave me a chuckle
He plays the burnout douchebag to perfection
Good clip. That was back when the show was good
@@johnreidy2804 when did it drop off in your opinion?
@@sassythesasquatch6122 That's a good question. I think when they started to make Jimmy some sort of psycho...I guess after his brother died. All I know is it stinks right now. What say you?
@@johnreidy2804 Lol, Jimmy IS some sort of psycho, have you not watched him from BB on ? How many times has he suggested giving someone a dirt nap, very casually ? The old Yeller suggestion ?
This scene is hilarious....imagine getting a protection call for clearly a felony transaction. Then when you show up the guy is an extreme nerd who acts like it's a friendly road trip and gives you a father monolgue.
He even brought drinks! Soft Drinks
@@shinyagumon7015 Don't under-estimate an energy vampire.
Establishing ground rules is always important for road trips. And everyone loves snacks, even hardened criminals.
@@shinyagumon7015 Bro I dunno a red bull in the car waiting is a pretty good ice breaker for just about anything.
Why does that sound like something that was said in Burn Notice
“How about YOU? You want one?”
Laughed so hard. Such a great scene.
I love how the big guy takes off I don't blame him I think I would have ran before he turned around
i would’ve taken one 🤷♂️
@@cody2497 Mike... definitely not a guy to mess with! I Didnt think i needed one LMAO... the quieter they are the worse they are!
could you imagine if the dude said yes lol
@@417Owsy yea can i have the big one please
I love that Mike didn’t go for the throat punch until the guy was aggressively coming at him. He gave him a chance to accept defeat and when he didn’t Mike immediately put him down 😂
His hand movement is so damn fast, yet not at all unexpected. The guy is just asking for it!
Yup, he didn't do anything more than he had to. He just got his point across, and when the guy got aggressive, Mike put him down.
And then took his guns, just as he said he would, with dry commentary, while the guy is writhing on the floor. He couldn't have expressed his contempt any more eloquently.
Mike Ehrmamtrauts character is one of the best hitman/fixer/cleaner/security experts I've ever seen on a TV screen. His constant calm demeanor and professionalism is really impressive and he seems to always be 10 moves ahead in any situation that's going on
Who ya got. Mike or the cleaner from Pulp Fiction?
@@anthonyfuqua6988 we never saw "the wolf" in physical action.Yes, he's smart and meticulous, but ( younger) then Mike.
@@andrewsmokler7173 who is "the wolf"?
@@mylowhanging3832 the fixer/cleaner guy from Pulp Fiction.
The only times he couldn't be ahead were when he underestimated Walt
“What cha’ packing?”
“Pimento Cheese sandwich” Hahaha I love Mike. He enjoys the simple things
Mike's thinking to himself, "What more do I need, really?" Too funny!
imagine showing up to the meet to buy drugs and you see the dealer's bodyguard is watching you while enjoying a sandwich like "if i have to put this sandwich down, im gonna make you regret it"
They call it the caviar of the south
given the gas cheese gives me a Pimento cheese sandwich could be considered a war crime
Pimento cheese sandwich?🤔
I had Mike pegged as a Master's Golf Tournament guy.🏌️♂️😎
3:03 the smartest guy in the whole entire series
Dead serious too. Getting involved with any of the main characters from this show is a big nono
No? I mean he could have just worked with Mike and collected $750 lol. Why run away, he did nothing to antagonise Mike.
Damn son, that’s truth. He’s like “I’m not ending up in a barrel”.
"The smartest man alive - Clarence, from the Better Call Saul"
@@mister_wide He is the same guy from El Camino right?
That HUGE guy, Dave Mattey, is married to a high school friend of mine. He has been very sick the last several years and the docs can't seem to diagnose it. Cool guy. I met him at our 20 year reunion.
So sorry to hear that. Hope he is alright. Please update with info if you get it.
Prayers for Dave! Hope that he fights and recovers from it!
Praying for him
Any updates on this?
Still alive but currently confined to a wheelchair. His last work was on The Book of Boba Fett. Amyloidosis, which is a disease related to bone marrow. Sad for him.
I still love the fact that Mike is a parking attendant. The most dangerous man in the world and he is a stickler for stickers
He's like a troll. You must have stickers or he won't let you pass
@@kentinson1670 Hey, rules are rules. Mike is a rule kinda guy.
surely he'd no better than to arrange to meet in a multi-storey? If noone sees them there and then its CCTV city in those places right?
It’s probably a good front to make him less suspicious.
@@ButteredToast32 True.
I like how they added fake wood paneling to a vehicle that never ever had that option, just to make the guy look more like a dork.
Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul always have great car selections. And while that van never left the factory with that "wood" paneling, quite a few dealers added that on. Just like Toyota camrys with fake cloth tops.
@@ColAlbSmi I have literally never seen either of those things in the wild. Must be something people do elsewhere in the country.
That second gen Odyssey with wood paneling is growing on me!
LMAOOO I DIDNT EVEN NOTICE
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Mike casually grabbing his guns and treating them like the guy's toys is utterly hilarious
And then he just dumps them in the trash can like a teacher taking your Yugioh cards and putting them in the drawer.
So many gun's I dunno which one to use.
Mike can make any man mountain running like forrest gump
NRA conventions are full of guys like that lol
@@BigUrielor Mexicans lol
3:15 Good to know that Mike doesn't litter
Puts his fingerprints over them though 😂
I love how we all agree just to call Ogg’s character “Trevor” because that’s what we all know him as and honestly, I want it to be a shared universe.
What are you talking about? This is obviously a "Lester giving out missions" scene and of course, that's Trevor!
It can be if you wanted to
This is a shared universe. However, powers that be dont like that, so they have most believing they are separated, unconnected to other lives.
They could've just called him trevor. and it wouldn't change a thing.. both characters are constantly looking for "jobs" to do. you know the shady ones.
No wonder he looked familiar.
And afterwards, when Trevor finally was able to start breathing correctly again, he thought to himself "To hell with protection jobs, I'm moving back to San Andreas and robbing banks again" and the rest is history.
Not yet, first he did a bank job in North Yankton (as this is 2002, while GTA 5's Prologue took place in 2004) :D
*smartass out*
Trevor came back in season 5 lol
@@DarthRushy He did indeed. I was wondering too, as I saw "Steven Ogg" at the beginning of the episode :D
But he did fight the zombies
Yeah so actually, if this was Trevor, Mike would be dead.
I never get tired of watching this especially the way he mutters like Popeye the sailor while disarming the guy, then “so many guns I don’t know which one to use“
Ends up not taking any of them. You only bring a gun if you are expecting a gun fight! Damn we need more actual PROFESSIONAL characters in crime shows. To many are either clowns or completely unrealistic!
Excellent Popeye reference.. Thanks for clarifying that you were referring to "the sailor" lest viewers erroneously think you are referring to Popeye Doyle, Gene Hackman's Oscar-winning role in French Connection. [For a BP Oscar winner, The French Connection seems largely ignored by a lot of people. I see some of Popeye Doyle in Mike]
@@djtoona Well "Popeye the sailor man" is actually his complete real name according to his birth certificate.
he sounds alot like his voice in Beverly Hills Cop
Gary ~ I never get tired of watching this, and get a real kick out of it!
You know what? Respect to the biggest guy being smart enough to recognize that having a go at Mike is not going to end up well for him, and rightly bailing.
He didn't even need to bail all he had to do was stay silent and go do the job. Mike had no beef with him.
@@JohnnyDominion Eh, I'm not so sure about that; once he's done fully disarming the first guy, he turns to the big guy, holding all those guns, and does what I consider to be a pretty clear intimidation move. Then, when he's alone with the employer, he makes it clear he wants 3x pay.
He may not have given Mike a reason to dislike him, but it's not like Mike wants him around.
And Mike knows keeping him is just another reason for things to go wrong.
@@Caniax 100% This. Mike wants all the money and as few variables as possible. Keeping Man Mountain around is just an unnecessary liability.
@@LabTech41 If he wanted to intimidate him he would ask "and what have you got?" instead of asking if he wants one of those guns.
"But we need three guys"
"No, no we don't. Come on, let's go."
Jonathan Banks, you legend!!
"This 1500 dollars, lets just say you're getting a bargain."
Are you saved? Where will you go when you die? Heaven or hell?
The Gospel, which means the Good News is the news that God Almighty, the Creator came in the flesh as Jesus Christ to take away the sin of the world. The one God is a trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Son came and laid down his own life to save ours. His sacrifice on the cross paid the price for our redemption with his own blood. On the third day he rose from dead and offers the gift of salvation and forgiveness to those that repent and trust in him. Although God's creation was created perfect, having no death, sickness and disease, the creation became corrupted through Adam and Eve in them disobeying God. In this rebellion the creation became fallen through the curse of sin and mankind became separated from God. This world is fallen, but God offers reconciliation to him through his provision at the cross. Ultimately God will restore his creation to perfection when he returns but those that who reject his offer of redemption will remain condemned by their sins and go to hell.
John 1:1,14
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS GOD. [14] And THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us,
1 John 3:8 KJV
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty GOD, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
John 1:10
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and THE WORLD KNEW HIM NOT.
@@jesusisgod2953 are you seriously trying to baptise a youtube section about a meme?good luck honestly...
Jonathan Banks is a treasure.
Legend indeed, he was Frank McPike on Wiseguy!
The way he says "No, no we don't." 3:25
I love Mike
You put the timestamp 1 second too early! How dare you waste my time man!!!
@@playz6449 "too early?" No, he didnt
Lol...right. so damn perfect 👌
I love his little sigh at the very end of the video
@@lasaboteuse Your comment has exactly nothing to do with my very useful observation.
Steven Ogg is one of the most underrated actors out there. He absolutely nailed it as Trevor in GTA5.
You mean Trevor plays Steven ogg so well
trevor phillips in better call saul
He's good in snowpiercer too
Also very good as Simon in The Walking Dead. I’m also a big fan
What else has he done apart from GTA 5 and this? Would love to see more of him.
2:25 wasted
Al?
This scene never gets old .
i watched it for the first time
@@larisamikhaylova6782 and how did it make you feel?
For me, especially so, now that I'm 74.
@@delman27 feels like well acted slapstick comedy
Unlike the actors
3:03 Probably one of the best decisions this guy ever had. He even dodged Jesse's threat in El Camino
Wait what? When was that?
@@zaynezmuda8247 he delivered the women to Neil and his guys
I almost stood and cheered when I saw him appear in El Camino!
Is he not the same guy who Walter confronts on a car park about territory?
@@Vinpetrol1121 nope
I love how Mike just takes his lunch at the end like it’s nothing 😂
Remind me of Walt just casually taking a shower after lecturing Skyler that he is the danger
Leave the guns, take the pimento sandwich 😂
@@dudelookslikeagirl 😂😂
Love the exasperated puff of the cheeks at the end. 🤣 says everything without saying anything
Pimento cheese sandwich
0:15 the buildings behind them match their physical stature
👀well spotted
I wonder if that was even planned. Even if it wasn’t, it’s still wonderful.
Bravo vince
@waffler-yz3gw
I see that @drewgoh5748 wrote the same comment 11 months ago...got there 2 months ahead of you. Credit where credit is due.
Woah
“You can make it not so easy”
One of my favourite Mike lines.
Are you saved? Where will you go when you die? Heaven or hell?
The Gospel, which means the Good News is the news that God Almighty, the Creator came in the flesh as Jesus Christ to take away the sin of the world. The one God is a trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Son came and laid down his own life to save ours. His sacrifice on the cross paid the price for our redemption with his own blood. On the third day he rose from dead and offers the gift of salvation and forgiveness to those that repent and trust in him. Although God's creation was created perfect, having no death, sickness and disease, the creation became corrupted through Adam and Eve in them disobeying God. In this rebellion the creation became fallen through the curse of sin and mankind became separated from God. This world is fallen, but God offers reconciliation to him through his provision at the cross. Ultimately God will restore his creation to perfection when he returns but those that who reject his offer of redemption will remain condemned by their sins and go to hell.
John 1:1,14
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS GOD. [14] And THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us,
1 John 3:8 KJV
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty GOD, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
John 1:10
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and THE WORLD KNEW HIM NOT.
Mike's line there was as good as Sonny's line in "A Bronx Tale" with the bikers, " Now yous can't leave", after locking the bar's door!
@@jesusisgod2953 I will go to your mom's house when I die
@@jesusisgod2953 neither
@@nikolasmad9
There is no third option.
Mike: You don’t have enough stickers to carry a gun.
lmaoooo
TROLL ALERT
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Underrated comment
He plays the "World weary" aspect of this character to perfection. Who hasn't, in their job, sighed like he does at the end of this clip?
Haha aye i loved that wee detail at the end. It's like it's just another day on the job for him.
yes! his tone on "no, no we don't" really captures it
The paper bag lunch is the perfect prop as well, sort of, "I'll need a snack on the way to comitting this felony, but probably will be home in time for a TV dinner."
His 1980s "Frank McPike" character on 'Wiseguy' had the same jaded world-weary persona... it's a living.
I love how this is basically just Colin Robinson and Trevor Phillips talking to Mike. Their characters are almost exactly the same.
I love how they got the real life Trevor and Lester in this scene 🤣
They only got Trevor
@@Driak22 but Pryce looks just like Lester, even if it isn't the actor who played him in GTA V.
@@ExplorerDS6789 yes but Lester is kind of a discord mod.
@@Driak22 Nah, he's probably the one who hacked Rockstar a few weeks ago.
@@ExplorerDS6789 lmao probably
Trevor Phillips cameo is just brillant in this show.
Shit I never connected those dots
Holy fuck that is Steven Ogg! I just realized he did Trevor's voice, it sounded really familiar. That's awesome
@@imadequate3376 voice...and model...
You mean Mr X
It’s not a cameo...
In case anyone doesnt know, the reason Mike didnt bring a gun was because he already did research on the crew theyre going to meet up with. He knows theyre dealing drugs behind their boss’s back and would almost certainly be killed if he found out. Mike knows its in their best interest to make sure the deal goes as smoothly as possible.
This is literally what he tells 'Pryce'. Later. After the meet with
good ol' Nacho Libre. 💪😎🤟
🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨
Also because he has the experiece and knows there's a certain code these meets go by, like dogs sniffing each other's asses. Criminals want money, not corpses. If you conduct yourself a certain way, thigns tend to go smoothly. If there was a Scarface type ambush in the air, he'd know it.
When you say "their boss's back", do you mean Pryce's boss or Gus?
@@B_Squar3d He's talking about Nacho, Pryce makes the deals with Nacho. "their boss'" is reffering to Hector.
but you would still bring a gun...
Mike is my absolute favorite from this entire franchise. He's such an awesome character. Seeing everything he goes through in Better Call Saul really makes me hate how he goes out in Breaking Bad. The man deserved better.
Every actor in this scene plays their role perfectly. And the throat punch followed by him picking his pockets is just like watching the old chef in the kitchen toss the new cook's sauce in the sink and telling him to try again.
He hit him with the butt of the gun, which tends to hurt way more than a punch.
Oddly specific but ok
Emmet your comment is gold man.
Yes even Man Mountain (with no lines) had perfect reactions and facial expressions.
love this comment
That slow yet determined runaway is hilarious. Zero emotion, just run. This is one amazing scene.
Probably would've been my reaction also lol. Smart guy.
@@paddor
You must be fun at parties
@@paddor McGillus did not write "fear" in his sentence about emotion.
@@NoahTyce12 he’s not being a wet blanket, he’s explaining that ‘Mountain Man’ exhibiting extreme fear to the point of wordlessly fleeing is not ‘zero emotion’
SUCH an addictive little scene; I keep coming back to watch it again and again...
and it just gets better every time.
Me too it's just prefect.
I heard that
I also like how Mike figured that Trevor was so high-strung that he probably had multiple pistols on him.
me too!
I love the bored look on Mikes face as they drive away.
One of my favorite scenes from most every film/show I have ever seen.
The delivery on, “He’ll be fine” is my favorite. It’s almost a throwaway, but it lets you in that he’s human and tired and just wants to get on with it.
Uh, he won't be fine.
Mike: He'll be fine
Narrator: He was not fine
@@emeyerls12 I'm fine with him being not so fine.
He’ll just respawn in a hospital
I wouldn't be "just fine" with a crushed windpipe.
- "You want one?"
- 😨
Doesn't matter how many times I see it, always makes me laugh. 😂
Same here!
It's supposed to be funny, the scene is unrealistic, hell the show is.
@@pbluma ya its not a documentary
@@pbluma Yea I know right... who turns down a free gun? So unrealistic
@@waynejohnson1786 Exactly. One of the things that bothered me
Such a great scene. You can feel the bored contempt just oozing off Ehrmantraut.
Mike is such a likeable badass. Even in Breaking Bad when he was more of an antagonist thug, you just can't help but like the guy.
In BB we’re following Walt so Mike is an antagonist. If we were to follow Mike then Walt would be the Antagonist. In fact he was in the fifth season. Seasons one through four was Walter’s rise to a kingpin, season five was his downfall.
Can i call You Mike?
Especially with "guy like you"
Mike having to slog his way through low level quests lol
The fact that Mike let Trevor point the gun at him, lets everyone know that Mike is under a threat and the assault upon Trevor is justifiable. He's an ex-cop so he knows this
So the fact they are on a job involving serious felony drug dealing doesnt bother this "ex cop?"
@@ms.annthrope415 have you watched the show? lmao
Mike is so frugal. He always brings his lunch from home. This can save you thousands of dollars over the year.
Reduces poisoning hazard as well.
I wish he would switch to whole wheat bread thou.
😁
not frugal just may be nowhere to eat when he’s on the job
@the_bearded_schlub
Cant take a joke can you?
I always bring a lunch; it’s just good sense.
Arguably one of the best Mike scenes in the entire series so far. And he has AWESOME scenes!
My favorite was when he took out the guys who got his son, but this one is great too.
@@T-roc57 - I have to agree! Mike "disposing" of those crooked cops was certainly more shocking!
One of my favorites is when Mike goaded Tuco into throwing that last punch , WITH the cops watching !
@@BrianSHatch-That was a good one too, i liked how he even called at the right time to set it up.
Idk. This scene felt forced
Mike is a brilliant character. He's a lionized version of men from his era, but I remember my Grandpa Jack. At different points in his life, he'd been a sailor, a cop, a biker, a bodyguard, and a trucker. He was one of the toughest, funniest, and honestly most wholesome men I ever knew. I could see him staring down a loaded gun, before making the man who pointed it at him regret it.
RIP, Grandpa Jack ❤
And now men of this era just soy boys.
@@suizided imagine if they go to war. you could take out an entire battalion by using their trigger words or misgendering them xdd
@@suizided lmao you dont get to say anything that with a pfp of an anime girl
@@yotosaurus9728 And he changed it in shame lmaoo
@@kevintrang6447 He didn’t? It’s still an anime girl.
That big guy is going to be good at this in a few years, he knows which fights to pick.
An underrated Mike badass moment is how after being told it is $500 each is non-negotiable, he easily convinces 'Price' to pay him $1500 for only one of three guys.
I mean, would YOU refuse Mike?
This was the biggest bargain of the BB/BCS universe. Gus probably had to pay millions to Mike.
$500 gets you three mooks who know you're likely to have more and might rob you after.
$1500 gets you one experienced professional operator who's reduced his prices because he sees how new you are to all of this, and honestly wants to talk you out of this side hustle.
@@AB-nk5wv lol no
@John Wall I thought Fring just laundered some of his money using Mike's granddaughter's identity for one account.
"Well, I guess I'm gonna take it from you." I can't stop laughing at this. He says it so calmly and confidently.
Not his first rodeo. He's from Philly, for God's sake! Where he was a COP!
Make it not so easy
Also can't help but laugh at the guy's reaction, too!
@@Inalienablerights15for 30 years no less
Not just calmly and confidently, but disinterestedly, as if he was just bored with the whole situation.
Daniel Wormald is absolutely brilliant as the quintessential wimpy nerd out-of-shape softspoken weakling employer. I just adore his little introductory speech and the way he digresses pointlessly about names, and how he stumbles over his own words by repeating "agreed upon" twice. Of course, the entire scene is pure gold as everyone here states. Ogg handles this little acting role just brilliantly. And there are no words to give Mike all the credit he deserves. I can watch this 1000 times.
He basically played the same character on The Office, and he was awesome there too. "I don't technically have a hearing problem..."
@@johnnichols8553 Gum's gotten mintier lately. Have you guys noticed that?
@@mayshack Perhaps. I would not expect Wormald to handle a wide variety of roles, such as being the leading man. But he is in good company, as lots of superb actors are perfect in their typecast roles. One that comes to mind is Eli Wallach.
Colin Robinson in his off time
@@mayshack Only if they're not getting enough work, or they want to expand artistically.
"Typecast" still means "cast".
1:19 More like uncle Lester
A key detail that stands out to me is the fact that the contrast between Mike being such a relaxed character and his sudden movement is so sharp.
Note that he slaps a gun out of a guy's hand, ejects the bullet in the chamber and catches it. That takes one second.
not really erelaxed
That's actually key to being able to strike quickly.
@@Opethfeldt It's not the raw speed so much as the movement being so prompt, giving the goon no chance to settle into his pose. Furthermore, it was unsignalled by Mike - not even an involuntary tensing of the facial muscles - and, therefore, completely unexpected.
Bob Munden would have made it a puzzled,, "Whahappened"?
What I like about Mike is he's not even a physically intimidating man. All that training and discipline he learned in the Marine Corps and Philadelphia Police matters more than size ever will.
enough experience and understanding to make well with said experience can outclass any physical advantage, a good enough physical advantage can outweigh a substantial but not overwhelming amount of experience
Even more true when you realize his demise was an old chemistry teacher with cancer
The most formidable, lethal men I've ever known were also the least intimidating ones. Classic Art of War: if you're strong, appear weak.
All true. And yet this isn't the greatest example. Because your potential opponent in a protection job would almost never been within arm's reach. If he's 10 feet away with a gun or there are three to your one, you're out of luck. So this example is amusing but probably not practical.
Carriage.
From all the episodes, this is one of my favorite Mike moments! It is a perfect combination of writing, cinematography, and acting.
also humor
Damn shame he was killed, was hoping he would walk his Grandaughter down the aisle.
I totally agree! And it always makes me laugh.
Mike is one of my favorite characters from any show ever
The best thing is that Mike knew the guy had multiple firearms. "I'll just take ONE of his" while also knowing no one would need a gun. It's like a juxtaposition. One guy doesn't bring anything but a pimento cheese sandwich and the other guy has a whole arsenal, while a third guy runs away
just proves a point you dont need anything just a brain
I hadn't caught that!
He coulda guessed, but in this case, the guy did tell him about 3 of them, and had implied there was at least one more.
Hope he had thin sliced onion & tomato on it.
Mike actually toss all of Trevor's firearm in the trashcan. No point in taking unknown firearm into a job that really don't need one. Furthermore, he would like to make sure that guns he brings works, which is why he bought them from a professional.
Mike is the walking definition of "If a man has enough power, he only needs to whisper and people will listen." He doesn't need to advertise that he's a badass, he just is one.
bullies seek out fights. certain types of men simply solve a problem like it's any other problem and move along, nothing to prove. that's the confidence some punks sense in a "badass"--he's not trying to be something, or be something he's not. he's just going to solve the problem, like a parent changing a light bulb.
yall seem to live in a society pretty unironically lmao
Straight from Jake The Snake Roberts
@@KingKaiserSWAgreed, that man does not need to raise his voice, but his words, with that whisper, you hang on to every last one of them!
Jonathan Banks has to be one of the most underrated actors there are. He showed you can be a BADASS at any age.
I totally agree. I was not too fond of his character in Beverly Hill Cop, but Mike Ehrmantraut is a total badass and he handles everything like it's a walk in the park.
It is all about the attitude and fighting skills.
He actually looked bored with a "just another day in the office" mood.
he really isn't underrated anymore
Except when he got solidly wasted in Beverley Hills Cop.
Dude, this is a fictional movie character. In reality and elderly man wouldn't beat younger guys so easily
The evolution of Mike from Breaking Bad to Better Call Saul is one the best things ever in television.
"You can make it not so easy."
Probably one of my top 10 best Mike quotes
That should alert you in this kind of meeting that this old Fester man is probably more dangerous than he looks.
Plot twist: He doesn't know how to take a gun not pointed at him
@@Shorty15c4007 Which I figure is why he made that challenge. By making it "not so easy," he made it easy.
Mike just added that something special to both BB and BCS. I can’t imagine the shows succeeding as well without him. Actually all the castings were perfect from Price to Trevor even Mountain Man was great with no lines and perfect expressions lol
Mark Proksch is one of my favorite comedic actors.
Agreed but it's Man Mountain, not Mountain Man, as a Man Mountain myself, there is a HUGE difference between me and a Mountain Man lol.
Mountain man? Matteo?
The shows really needed a "middle man" as a character, it gives the feel that the men behind hiring Mike are actually cautious about situations to send a guy to take care of it
Its just alot more realistic and Mike alone plays the chill hitman to the max
agreed! Such a well-assembled series.
...however IIRC Man Mountain has a short line at the beginning of the scene (not in this clip). Something like
MM: Is this where we're supposed to me?
Mike: Guess so
The whole Pryce subplot was golden.
Even though he knew nothing about the squat cobbler, it fits. I can see Pryce doing it and judge him accordingly.
Just like his car
Yeah
Squat Cobbler was great lmao
One of the best lines from either series came from that subplot: “You think I’d be caught dead driving [Pryce’s Hot Wheel’d-out Hummer]? It looks like a school bus for six-year-old pimps.”
One of my favorite television scenes of all time, an absolute classic.
Love this character and what Johnathan Banks did with it. Never has to raise his voice or speak in a threating manner, he is so sure of himself and his abilities he needs no enhancements. Beautiful.
it just shows you what an absolute unhinged wingnut Walter White became, because the one time in either series that I can remember Mike ever raising his voice or losing his cool, and it was against White.
One of the best parts is how he's also aware of his limitations and also used it as one of his abilities when getting Tuco to beat him up in the parking lot and depict himself as an old man being publicly beaten by a criminal.
Yes. Banks plays the character almost like the gangster version of a Zen monk. In one scene he'll be this master criminal, in the next he'll be playing with his grandchildren. Just a great characterization.
I like how for a certain subset of the audience, making the guy "Trevor" real sold how much of a Badass Mike is for instantly, and resolutely, dealing with him.
Mike would have made a cool tutor for him, smoothing off and honing his doofus tendencies.
Theres a possibilty this episode of breaking bad was made before gta5 but idk for sure.
@@5446isnotmynumberGTA V came out in September 2013, which is also about when the final episode of Breaking Bad aired. This is from Better Call Saul, which started filming years later.
@@bloonfaceFelina aired 12 days after the release of GTA V (September 17th) on September 29
There are some guy you just don't mess with! The other great thing about this scene is that Mike actually did his research on Nacho and knew that Nacho would not make any troubles because he was hiding the deal from Tuco and didn't want any troubles.
Thank you Captain Obvious
@@MrJabez89 not captain obv. i havent seen the show in a while so that was a nice refresher
@@tequestaorangejuice6673 Mike explains it in the next scene, so yes, he is Captain Obvious
@@MrJabez89 And the "next scene" isn't in this video, so a refresher is nice when watching just these 4 minutes.
@@exscape Thanks Captain Obvious
„But we need three guys“
„No we don‘t“
Just Badass 😂
This uncle Fester guy seems cool, deserves to work as chief of security for a rich businessman
hopfully he doesn't run into a chemistry teacher
@@GloriousAO 🤣🤣🤣
@@GloriousAO
I’m sure that chemistry teacher won’t harm him at all!
@@cheesesteakphilly why would he, he is a simple teacher
Well at least a security consultant for a global logistics company.
What I love about this scene is that it foresees what could have gone wrong if Pryce did not pick Mike for the protection job. "Trevor" would have been so cocky with a meeting with Nacho that it would have escalated to a gunfight very quickly, putting Pryce in danger. On the other hand, the other guy would have simply escaped after a confrontation, leaving Pryce alone.
Never noticed but you are probably right
On a deal mission where things have to be under wraps, you sure don't want any hotheads on your team.
I swear Steven Ogg plays the same character in everything I've seen him in and well it works, especially as Trevor from GTA V
@@kenjisxsad5404 In this and The Walking Dead he does yeah.
His character "Pike" from Snowpiercer has a lot more depth for him to show he can act as more than just 1 personality though.
Pike has a good amount of Trevor in him, but it's in a context where desperate actions require these things rather than a simple "lover of chaos"
@@kenjisxsad5404 I knew him from Walking Dead but this is going to sounds stupid but I had no idea he was Trevor lol makes perfect sense now haha
I could watch this every day. I love how Mike just watches the dude unwind the way he knows he will. And then when Mike de-guns him, the dude acts stupid and Mike is expecting that too. So we know exactly how he’d be on a protection job: a liability. (The fat dude might have been fine. He, at least, was smart.)
Maybe Man Mountain'd have been smarter to say "... you have his share, I'll be fine with the $500?" Or maybe just running really was the smartest option.
@@AlaiMacErc Running was definitely the funnier option.
Man Mountain. He knew.
He realized he was way in over his lard.
Aye I’d agree man mountain was at least smart enough to know the job might not be worth it
The eye roll from Mike as they drive away is priceless. 😂
I like how all three of them had a moment of perfectly synced body sway at the beginning.
Like NPCs lol
No matter how often I watch this, I laugh my head off every time.
same 😂🤣😁
I watched it at least 40 times and it never disappoints
This scene was well directed and the actors were smooth.
When Chuck Norris goes to sleep, he checks under his bed for Mike Ehrmantraut.
They both check for Boyd Crowder.
@@72floyd Who?
If someone casually says, "You can make it not so easy.", admit defeat early.
Man I go back and regularly watch this clip so often. It is one of my favorite moments from this series. I wish they included the part before when he tells them he has the sandwich haha. This whole scene is just too perfect
It's here. They just split it up into two pieces. Maybe they don't want to get in the habit of making the clips too long.
This is probably my favorite among many of Mike's scenes. He does his job with professionalism, courtesy unless you choose otherwise and as if everything is mundane and rather boring.
The contempt dripping from that last look at Sobchak from the car. It's almost like it'd be too much effort to really feel much about it. Brilliant.
Love this moment at @2:57.
The shot before when "Man Mountain" entered showed him as physically imposing and physically superior to Mike. Mike even sizes him up when standing next to him.
This shot and action shows Mike, despite his diminutive stature, is a sleeping giant in the criminal world when compared to "Man Mountain"
This is probably the only normal analysis I've seen related on breaking bad/ Better Call Saul lol
Bravo Vince
Very nice observation!
@@deanjustdean7818Of course size matters in a fight, everyone knows that, but you still need to know how to fight. Being big doesn't mean you always win. It's just that an elite large fighter will be able to take out an elite small fighter. Man mountain has an intimidating stature and would likely have an easy time handling most guys, but might still be somewhat slow and clumsy enough to get taken out by someone with enough strength, speed and skill, even if they're somewhat smaller. Plus, he knew Mike was a much smarter fighter than him.
@@mobus1603 Not to forget mike literally had 4 pistols in his hands at the same time. Bullet beats fighting skills every time.
Like a wise man one said:
"Some people think they can outsmart me. Hm, maybe, maybe. I have yet to meet one that can outsmart bullet"
I love Trevor's deep DUH, truly a Trevor moment that broke bad.
3:05 my gta character when I finish a mission but have no vehicle
LMFAO
I’m forever grateful to Wiseguy for casting Jonathan Banks as something other than the heavy he had been playing. Gave others the chance to see how versatile an actor he is.
he did a good job voicing Comissioner Gordon in Arkham Knight too
Pryce almost sounds like a school teacher, taking them on a field trip. Even more, Mike has a school lunch with him.
In the series Joan of Arcadia, Patrick Fabian, a.k.a Howard Hamlin on BCS, played the high school principle. His name was Gavin Price.
Is it not standard practice to pack lunch to work? Seems like a waste of money not to.
And remember Pryce drives a school bus for 6 year old pimps
I love the look on Mike's face when Trevor calls him Uncle Fester.
Trevor and Lester opened breaking bad universe and escaped from gta 5, but still got a trouble with an other Michael
However the definition of insanity is nearby Vaas Montenegro
had survived the encounter with Jason Brody
@@tatedeuelAnd Anton Castillo runs a fast food chain and a drug empire.
This scene never ceases to make me smile.
I like to doodle myself. Ray guns have always been a recurring theme for some reason. Really!
Ohh, Dr. Kumar, you f@/-=$$king POS...
Forget how cool and badass all of this is. It's written that way. Watch 'Mike's' face during the conversation. The small lip movements and other subtle facial expressions. The faint snarl with the unspoken "you're going to make me do this aren't you". Really fantastic acting.
That's what I love about Mike in both shows. Apparently seeming very detached and emotionless, wears the same almost tired-of-it-all face everywhere always. But if you pay attention his subtle facial expressions and body language tells you Everything.
Love Mike’s expression when he’s called Uncle Fester.. like ‘are you sure you wanna do that?’
Bravo Beans
Not only that, its not overconfidence. Look at when the others enter the scene, Mike has his arms crossed, his body language is closed, guarded. He was formulating a plan to deal with the other two if necessary.
The guy with the gun has fully open body language, meaning he is overconfident. Lalo has very open body language, but its twitchy, intuitive, perceptive, confident but not enough to make him stop thinking. But the gun guy simply thought he was invincible.
Perfect scene craft. Every second spent well.