Mike's Heartbreaking Monologue | Five-O | Better Call Saul
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2024
- Mike recounts the story of his son's death.
Season 1 Episode 6 - Five-O: Mike's days as a police officer in Philadelphia catch up to him when he's questioned about a tragic event from his past.
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Better Call Saul is the prequel to the award-winning series Breaking Bad, set six years before Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) became Walter White's lawyer. When we meet him, the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and often against, Jimmy is "fixer" Mike Erhmantraut (Jonathan Banks), a beloved character introduced in Breaking Bad. The series will track Jimmy's transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts "criminal" in "criminal lawyer."
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“I broke my boy. I broke my boy!” Is one of the most heartbreaking lines ever. And the pain in his voice is powerful.
Especially when you RARELY get that kind of fluctuation in his vocal tone.
You know the acting was great when even the winner thought you got your emmy robbed
Who won?
@@rebel1717 Peter Dinklage
And if I remember correctly, Peter Dinklage won in a year he didn’t deserve. And the year he did feserve he didn’t win (okay maybe not, I think he lost to Aaron Paul 😂)
@@thatstheway2429 you can say that but I'll still defend Aaron Paul
People actually watch or pay attention to "emmy" ?
Man, movie are so deeply sick, what are we even going to do w/you all ?
Jonathan banks absolutely robbed of emmy here. Even Peter dinklage said so when he did his acceptance speech
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Absolutely
For sure
whole show is hella underated
All awards are stupid, regerdless
Makes sense on why Mike eventually cared more about Nacho and Jesse.
💯💯💯💯. Soooo true
But sadly not enough to truly save them or get them out of the game; at various points in time, Mike was willing to kill both of them to preserve the business Gus was building, or to keep himself and his family safe. Not that he was wrong to do so, per se, but it's sort of the tragedy of Mike. He broke his boy, but he also broke himself, even moreso than he was broken taking the kickback money.
What's cool about his dichotomy with Nacho is not only does he probably see his son in Nacho, but he sees himself as well. Nacho's situation with his father is sort of like a role reversal of Mike's backstory with his son. Like Mike, Nacho becomes "dirty" first, getting into crime, and soon enough that ropes in his dad when Hector wants to use his father's business. Nacho's dad is very similar to Mike's son, his sense of honor is so strong he doesn't want to cooperate with the corrupt, and it would get him killed.
Mike hopes that Nacho will be able to save his father in the way that he couldn't save his own son. Which is why he readily agrees to protect Nacho's father for the rest of his life when Nacho agrees to sacrifice himself. I can't imagine how he must of felt watching Nacho's death, a mixture of pain from losing another son, to pride for going out the way Mike would have wanted to, protecting a loved one.
"No more half measures" at that point. Mike saw in those two boys what living that life would do to them. I only wish Mike had lived to see Jesse escape to a better life.
@@KTL-351 Well that was before he knew them. Mike definitely wouldn't kill S5 Jesse. Or else he would've killed both him and Walt in S5E1.
3:42 when he talks about his son and then the change of tone when he says I made him like me is real asf you can feel the disgust he has for himself.
One of the roughest things about it. You can hear it... plain as day. He HATES himself for what he did.
I’m really glad we were able to hear mikes past in this, it really gives you a sense of why he’s the way he is
Exactly
It’s a wonderful scene
That's the beauty of Breaking Bad, every single character is so deep, everyone acting on their own intentions, strategies and personalities, not just random people doing things because the plot needs them to, like most movies these days
@@epimolophant 💯Exactly
Guys, please repent of your sins. "Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand"- Jesus Christ of Nazareth (Yehoshua Hamaschiach). After repenting, be sure to go to the Orthodox Church, the Church founded by the Apostles themselves. If the religion is not real, then why did all but one of the apostles die for it? They wouldn't die for a lie. The Orthodox Church is the same as it was 2,000 years ago. So please repent. God loves you all! You can accept the gift of salvation offered by God through grace through faith(ephesians 2:8).❤️❤️❤☦️
This is one of the most profound, beautiful, and tragic scenes ever. Jonathan Banks is talented.
Soooo true. It’s tough to watch
"Talented".....The only word really available to describe totally unremarkable people who have no skills at all other than emotional manipulation.
BCS is the perfect prequel. This is how you expand characters and add to them. Seeing Mike break down like this is gut wrenching
Exactly
Agreed. What do you think of "El Camino" as a capper to wrap up the "trilogy" of storytelling? I liked it because Jesse might be my favorite character, so I liked seeing how his arc ended. Plus, it (to me) feels & plays a bit like a Western, and I'm a Western guy. ✌
I actually think BCS is better than BB. Not by a lot, but just that extra 2%.
@@jackflash8218 in BB, it seems every character gets their most appropriate ending. Jesse suffered through a lot and finally got to live in peace. Not filthy rich, not a drug kingpin but just a life away from that. He paid for his sins and choices and walked away. Walt, Mike, and Saul/Jimmy couldn’t walk away from that life and ended with Mike dying for nothing, Walt making his loved ones suffer and he died trying to fix it. And Jimmy just accepted what he did was wrong for once and paid for his crimes.
And to think: Mike was only written into the show because Bob Odenkirk missed a day of filming.
Please tell, I haven't heard the story
@Dexroid Bob Odinkirk was busy filming for another TV show so he couldn't be the person that cleaned up Jesse's apartment after Janes death, so instead of Saul being there Mike was made
@@VsyncFire awesome, thank you for sharing.
and we all should thank How I Met Your Mother for that.
Legendary!!
I love when a bit character gets fleshed out more and more
But not our Jonny! Couldn't be precious Jonny! Stealing them blind! And he doesn’t win an Emmy!? WHAT A SICK JOKE!
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"Chuckanery"... that's... that's pretty fk'n good, man! 👍🏼😆👍🏼
This scene alone should’ve won him an emmy or a golden globe. Absolutely robbed.
Really nice detail how it’s almost like a correction when he says “my boy was stubborn, my boy was strong.” It’s almost like a nostalgic admiration he’s holding for Matt’s unwillingness to give in to corruption. Such a beautiful scene.
What? You say like stubborn and strong both can’t be good things lol 😂
That is my favorite part in this scene. My outlook hopefully expands yours. I have the trait of being stubborn. I was always told it was bad. I learned that it can be, like anything else. But when you’re stubborn with things that are worth fighting for, then that makes you stubborn in a good way and actually respecters strength. Strength in which you do not waiver on your morals and values. The way he laughs saying stubborn, shows when he reminisces it was funny to him seeing how stubborn Mattie was only for him to realize how it showed how strong he was.
“I broke my boy (x2).” This part always gets me.
To see Mike show so much emotion, that isn’t anger, and for it to be the only time for him to show so much vulnerability makes this scene so damn special.
The world of Breaking Bad is full of surprises.
The first time I saw this I cried when he said “I broke my boy.” Incredible monologue, incredible acting.
Same. Cried the first time I saw it. And the second time. And the third time, and every other time since... including this one. It's so fk'n raw. Great stuff! 👍🏼👍🏼
Chicanery that Jonathan banks didn’t win an Emmy. What a sick joke!
And he gets to be dead!
You think a man just happens to act like that
@@fernandopimentonNO HE ORCHESTRATED IT
I love this post!
The Emmys, like all award shows, are a complete joke. Always have been.
I will never understand how Jonathan didn't win an Emmy with this scene. It breaks my heart watching it every time. He did such a good job with making that story feel like a grieving father talking about what he talked his son into...
4:28 Not only does he transform back to the old, hard, calm Mike that we all knew before this - but it almost looks like the freakin' tears dried up.
The saddest part is that, like Matt, Mike ended up dying for nothing.
Everything he had to go through at BCS (the good Samaritan, Werner, Fred and Howard) ended up being for nothing, because of Walter. Although it was also Mike's fault for not fulfilling what he himself proclaimed to do "no more half measures".
Werner still wasn't innocent. He knew he was building something illegal, and he still agreed cuz he was being offered *MILLIONS* of dollars. Werner was actually a good guy, stuck in the shady business, but he wasn't completely innocent, like people assume him to be.
Walter was never the problem. Remember people like Tuco, Krazy 8 or Jesse. Crazy people, violent people, snitches and those, who are not strong enough to be part of the underworld.
Look at the Cartel, everything they did, everything its members and supporters sacrificed only to be destroyed by an associate.
It's the nature of the 'business', which is the problem.
it was all for nothing the minute he signed up with Gus, honestly he should have walked away when nacho died, the fact he didn't made him no difference then the corrupt cop and he got what he deserved , if not Walter it would have been someone else
Breaking Bad characters tend to break bad for nothing. Walt is the principle subject on that. The one exception is Pinkman, who wasn't "white" in the beginning, and whose transformation could arguably be the inverse of Walt's.
it wasnt for nothing. he provided for his daughter in law and his grandkid.
One of the greatest monologues in TV history, superbly acted. Also Walt’s monologue about his father with Huntingtons disease is another top tier one.
Oh, which episode is that? I don't seem to remember that
@@reversed1251 Season 4, episode 10, at about 23 minutes into the episode.
"You know what happened. The question is... can you live with it."
Mike is a criminal out of self-loathing, because he believes it’s what he is no matter what, like he’s not good enough for a second chance
Good foil to the prideful Walt
I feel bad for Mike. Imagine living your childhood doing the right things and this is where you end up as an adult?
They also have opposite family lives. Mike was proud of his son and his family was proud of him. It took his own actions out to make his son take that money.
Walt, however, we see no one respect him. Made very clear in the first episode. People constantly mock him, insult his masculinity, treat his presence as a joke to the point his wife treats their time in bed as a distractive chore while she reads his book.
The irony is that, mike had respect...but used it against his son. Partly out of a desire to protect him, but he did it anyway.
Walt had no one respect. Not his students, not his son, not his wife. Despite the fact he lived a humble life that let him take care of them and focus on guiding and teaching others - no gretchen account that walt quite his company did it purely out of pride is not reliable. That's her version of events she was told to help her act her part. Actors get told a chopped or twisted version of events all the time. Walter emotions and actions display ad more veiled and sore truth if anything when they talk - and he got mocked and ignored, even by hank. The truth is, how the family treat walter at the end when they find out he is a drug lord, is really not that much different from how they treated him before. He was just no longer being being docile as they did it.
Walter white never got anyone respect, he only found respect in the criminal world. That's why he became proud, that's why he had a alter ego named Hesinberg. Because the old identity was just a joke to everyone ,even to those that were meant to love him and its why Hesinberg slowly but surely wins every single ego battle we see them go through. Mike had a presentation of a good cop and still use this presentation long after, but in actuality use it to do bad things. We feel for mike because we sort of slowly see him transition to actually wanting to be good...but failing, because his true character led to a failure he can't forgive himself for. Walter want to try and stay white...but he could never forgive himself - justly - to going back to be treated the way he did and slips more and more to Hesinberg. His good persona, like mike, becomes a tool to socially manipulate others and extend authority. In mikes case, that authority is coolness and tactical, in Walter, it's the fumbling worthless soy boy everyone thought he was which protected his true actions.
"I broke my boy" God that hurt hearing that line for the first time.
This was the scene that sold me on Better Call Saul. That “I broke my boy” was so heartbreaking, to this day it’s my favorite scene in the show.
Came back just to watch that line. Bravo Vince, amazing how script can make us feel so much
Banks not winning an Emmy for this is a crime
Mike was one of my favorites on both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Mr.Banks was Amazing just love him!
actors wait their entire careers for a monologue like that. i know jonathan banks did. beautiful.
About damn time this amazing scene gets uploaded!
One of my favorite scenes in anything, ever. Banks was fantastic in Breaking Bad but he went the extra mile for so much of Better Call Saul.
Amazing monologue. Well written, perfectly executed. One of the only things that makes me cry like a bytch... every single time. Great fk'n stuff!
One of the best tv episodes and performances. Brilliant
This guy is an actor on a level few actors achieve.
I love Mike. He shows us that you can't try to do wrong for the right reason, no matter how careful of competent you are. And just going after "bad guys" doesn't stop you being a criminal yourself. A true anti villain of there ever was one.
this is my favorite mike moment
Mike as a character is so great and so complex. Jonathan hit it out of the park in every scene
My favorite character on both of those programs. And they both had a lot of good characters
Mike was a more noble antihero than Walter (in either series). His death at Walt’s hands was unavoidable but tragic, nonetheless.
Still a dirty drug peddler 😂 Go mow lawns or something instead- anything else
Yes!! He most definitely should have won an Emmy!!!
What an incredible scene this is
Bravo Vince
I never really watched BB and BCS, but I’ve seen many, many clips. That’s how I got to know the character of Mike Ermantrout.
However, this is the first time I watched this particular clip, and it moved me to tears. Manly f’n tears.
Even if you have been 'spoiled' by the clips, it's ABSOLUTELY worth it to go back and watch both series. Masterpieces!
The delivery on "and the bastards killed him anyway" is master class.
The best character in the show. The only REAL one.
The question is, can you live with it!!!?From emotional to Savage 🔥
Mike is my favorite character in both shows hands down.
I wouldn't want to milk something, but as Gilligan and Gould have proven, they did everything right with BCS as a spin-off. That being said, I'd love to see a prequel swries of Mikes fall from grace as police officer in Philadelphia.
Him in training, him being a good officer, taking the first bribe on March 17 1984, becoming further corrupted by the criminal underworld and finally, Mattys death.
I think it would make a good show. Perhaps just a miniseries.
One of the best and heartbreaking scene of this series
Wow one of the greatest scenes ever on that show! Mike was always one of my favorites.
I’ve never seen Mike break down like that about anyone. Amazing he didn’t leave it all behind then and there
best episode
As the father of an amazing daughter, the thought of her stooping down to my level breaks me. I felt everything in that scene, such an amazing actor!
Brilliant writing.
By far one of the greatest scenes in the whole Vinceverse. Bravo Vince!
This is why when Saul asked Mike the "Time Machine" question, Mike initially said the year that his son got killed, but then changed it to the year he first took bribe and became a corrupt cop.
Yes. This is one of the most powerful moments/scenes/performances in the entire BB/BCS world. I would respectfully suggest that it should be shown, if possible, in full. ie: Including the earlier initial explosion from Mike at Stacey about his son not being dirty. I know it seems impossible, but for me, that earlier moment is even more powerful and emotional than this later conversation between these two. What is there to say? The greatest work ever produced in the history of television. Endless love & respect for all things BB/BCS.
The real tragic monologue was the friends we made along the way
The best episodes of better call Saul and breaking bad are the ones where Mike gets a monologue.
Been waiting for this explanation/scene since we found out about Matty. 10+ years later and it did not disappoint.
When are they going to award this man with an Emmy??
I'M THE MAYOR OF BORGETTO SICILY AND AFTER SEEING THIS I WILL PROPOSE A PLAQUE WITH YOUR NAME AS A GREAT ACTOR
The good news is that Mike got a happy ending in the show, so it all works out
I can't even recall how many times I have watched this, and not a single time have I had a dry eye....
I’ll be honest, it was this scene that got me hooked to the show
Just mike’s 1st season subplot can be a feature length movie on itself.
What you’ve got to recognise is the thought put into the words, and how no one other than Banks could speak them as naturally as he does here. Perfect scene.
Banks did not get the recognition he deserved. Superb actor.
His flinch when she touches his shoulder looks like he's wincing
This is hands down one of THE best scenes in the entire show
Robbed of the Checking The Radar Range Award also...
How tf did this show not win an Emmy?
Damn, its a shame he didn't cry in this scene, that would be a moment to break Mike
This actor is absolutely incredible
What an amazing actor.
The fact that Jonathan Banks did not win an Emmy for this scene is impossible to understand
Waltuhhh
02:26 you can hear the broken in his voice. Jonathan Banks deserved that Emmy. ❤🩹
Sometimes I want to share this to let people know how good Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are, but I can't. It's still good, but it just doesn't hit the same out of context. You have to sit through Breaking Bad, through all of Mike's cold, calculated moves. Through his humorous annoyances, his hardened, callous demeanor, through the small moments with his granddaughter. After all of that, this scene hits like a wrecking ball.
One of the most fascinating characters in TV history. The show would be half of what it was without Mike
I remember when I first started BCS and while it was definitely good...well acted and well written obviously....it was a bit slow paced. To be expected with a new series sure, but being a big fan of BB made me a little antsy. And then this episode happened. Holy crap what an episode of television. Jonathan Banks really is exceptional.
Wow. Just wow. Amazing scene.
His tough demeanor is a blaze if fire
This is what drove Mike. Unlike Walt, Mike really was motivated to take care of his daughter in-law and granddaughter. Nothing he was for himself. We knew that after this. We also knew that Walt was doing all for himself, for his damaged ego, and we waited until the last episode for him to admit that. It’s actually quite tragic.
Thank you Peter Dinklage for pointing out the brilliance of Johnathan Banks to everyone at the Emmys
This is astonishingly good.
Jonathan Banks made that show what it is. Nobody could have made Mike who is he was like Banks did.
Touching.
Has someone made a playlist with these scenes in chronological order?
This scene (like many in BCS and BrBa, is based on a similar scene in The Godfather, in which Vito mourns the death of Sonny
i know veey little, but heart breaks every t imre
The only one who had a moral code. Hated he had to die
Compare this to the Mike we see in Breaking Bad...
By the time BrBa happens, Mike's morality had devolved heavily.
Mike is the best from both BCS and BB
Reminds me of Brando in gf 1 when he sees Sony"s body in the morgue. "Look how they messed with my boy". Phenomenal acting.
Its a no win situation really
Either he told him to go to the IA and she blames him for his death
Or he told him to take the money and she blames him for that
Best actor ever
Yeah this is just straight up acting here
RIP
The actress who plays Mike’s daughter in law looks so much like Lydia I thought they were the same person the first time I saw the show 💀❓
not really
Jonathan Banks is brilliant.
heartwarming?! more like soul crushing
It says heartbreaking. Learn to read.
What an absolute giant of his craft