Every Better Call Saul Episode Ranked
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- Every Better Call Saul Episode Ranked
I know it’s a bit of a different video from what I usually do but I just thought it would be a lot of fun and it’s a show I really love and I hope you all will share you thoughts on your favorite episodes :)
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BCS OST - End of the Road
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BCS OST - Closing Time
BCS OST - Indicator
BCS OST - Six Miles
BCS OST - Tell Me Again
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I must say that I'm a little annoyed how so many people dismiss the support-group storyline or complain how Stacey had nothing to do in the latter half of the show, even though Stacey is the character who introduces the idea of "waking up one morning and realizing that you haven't thought about it", one of the most important emotional themes of seasons 5 and 6. She served her purpose well.
Thank you someone who actually knows what they are talking about. The support group was incredibly important for Mike in season 3 because it drove his character to help nacho take down Hector.
Holy shit, it never occurred to me that she’s who Mike got that from. That’s incredible.
The scene where Mike chews out the support group is one of my favorite moments in the show, I was surprised to see it placed so low on the list. When Stacey talks about "forgetting" Matty, you can see in his face how badly that hits him, as he, in a way, realizes he's "forgotten" the goodness that Matty represented to him by sinking as deep into darkness as he has by this point in the show, and he deflects these feelings by turning hostile towards these people who he sees his own pain within, accusing them of wallowing in sorrow and self-pity instead of acting, providing, "redeeming themselves" by any means necessary. It's essentially Mike's volatile attempt to justify to his own conscience that he's made the right choices.
@@CloudMountainJuror Most attentive Better Call Saul fan
I don't mind the stuff with Stacey but I feel like shes not really a good character in her own right and none of her plotlines are all that interesting, more so shes a good addition to the show only in service of Mike. The "your done" scene with Kaylee, the Five-O monologue and the part in group therapy are really good scenes but thats just it. Kaylee and Stacey are good because of the situations they put Mike into and the emotions they force out of him, just on their own though they mean basically nothing to the show
I swear the way I love Better Call Saul builds up to its story is so interesting. Most shows try so hard to rush to important plot points within the first season.
Because most shows get cancelled before they can even delve into plot points
@@BunPrince Exactly most shows have to rush into interesting fast-paced stuff in season 1 or they'll get canceled before they can get to the good stuff
@@TAG152gaming Fair thing to bring up, had Vince Gilligan not have his success with Breaking Bad he may not have been given the chance to do this or at least feel he could take the risk.
@@eternalroots6753 Well it actually was a close call if i remember it correctly. Not many people were watching the first seasons. But i agree i'm happy how they took theyre time
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I understand the criticisms of the Walt scene in Saul Gone but I feel that it perfectly encapsulated the extent of Walt’s ego at that point. In Breaking Bad they explain that Walt left Gray Matter on his own terms, yet he blames Gretchen and Elliot for “cutting him out”, and he ALWAYS held a grudge towards them for that, up until he died. Saul asking him if he’s a scientist then following with the time machine question in my opinion, on top of the fact that Walt really never had much respect for Saul, was the perfect recipe for Walt’s ego to shine. And his final line “so you were always like this” was, yes, absolutely hypocritical, Walt was never really one to feel guilt for his actions. Again tho I totally understand the criticisms on the scene, that's just my two cents and what I took from the flashback.
I think it works because it shows Walt from someone else’s perspective..
yep you nailed it
I appreciate this take. Makes me see that scene in a better light tbh #yolo#swag
@@snooziblu same fam squad
@@williamwade2674oh yeah bro sauce
I feel like the saul gone scene with walter played a really big part in everyones view of the franchise. All of breaking bad is played through the eyes of walt, and in that way leads everyone to root for him as he makes his way through the show. Now after seeing the scene through the eyes of jimmy, you look at walter like a total asshole and a horrible person, and now if you ever watch breaking bad again, you'll see him as just that and every horrible thing he does sticks with you. especially the scenes where he's basically abusing jimmy
I agree with this completely. Rewatching Breaking Bad has been such a different experience from the first time I watched it
Walt was always an asshole to me. That's kinda the point, lmao
Wait... this clicked with me... maybe I'm an asshole and just don't know it? ... shut up me, I'm fine.
@@xoviox8065 well yeah im not saying that everyone fails to catch on to how much of a dick he was, but its safe to say that on the first time someone watches breaking bad most people will tend to get swept up by how batshit the series gets in terms of action. not to mention how much vince and peter jam pack the pilot episode with things that stack so many odds against walter that you kind of automatically feel bad for him despite how many disgusting things he ends up doing
Walt was always an asshole. Still my favourite tv character ever
The flashbacks in the finale episodes are beautifully done. It was said that the episode was written like "A Christmas Carol", where Saul's 3 "ghosts" are Mike, Chuck, and Walt. Walt's line "so you were always like this" is great to drive home that Jimmy has always been the same way and refuses to change.
Until he does
@@Cam_DePasqualiits Jimmy's realisation that he can't change is what makes him change
También es un contraste directo con el camino, solo que el camino habla del futuro. La primera escena con Mike (con Jimmy habla sobre un arrepentimiento del pasada a corregir, con Jesse que es lo que haría si pudiera comenzar de 0), con Walter (con saul habla de el arrepentimiento de irse de gray matter, a pesar de que literlamente le acaba de arruinar la vida a toda su familia, y con Jesse hablan de que Jesse debe pensar en su futuro) y con el personaje importante para el protagonista (Chuck para Jimmy y Jane para Jesse, Chuck le habla sobre que nunca es tarde para cambiar de camino y redimirse por sus errores pasados, mientras que Jane le habla a Jesse sobre dejarse llevar por el universo).
Pd: lo siento por el comentario en español pero no tenía ganas de escribir en inglés
1:16:19 - I like the way Walt feels different here. I feel like this is Walt from Saul's POV, how he fit into Saul's life, whereas in Breaking Bad we mostly saw Walt from Walt's POV. The deeper complexities and nuances of Walt aren't on display here because this scene isn't about him. It's about Jimmy and simply uses Walt's character in service of that. Walt was never able to turn over a new leaf after his crimes and dies as a result, shown here in how even after Hank's death he still regrets losing out on Gray Matter most. This is a cautionary tale for Jimmy who takes the opposite path and CAN turn over a new leaf in the end and as such survives.
1:17:14 - I disagree on the colour too. Returning to colour would've been the predictable thing. Making only the cigarette colour used it fir a more emotional purpose. Jimmy's life remained grey and he was never able to return to true happiness again. But he was able to recapture the respect of the woman he loves, symbolized by the cigarette. The one good thing he now realizes he had, his connection with her, still bringing colour into his otherwise grey life. I find that truly beautiful.
Very good point. I felt like this almost was a caricature of Walt but your take makes it make sense.
I thought walt was talking about Gray Matter to kind of avoid the question, as he turns to look at the watch Jesse gave him, suggesting how he ruined Jesse's life is his biggest regret.
@@niknolastname478 I think this is what they meant. As awful as Walt could be, it shows he has some humanity. After all it’s only been a day or so and his already regretting what he did.
@@OneOnOne1162 would’ve been cool to see kim in color only, when she’s walking away
Plan and execution is such a masterpiece of television. I loved slowly figuring out what it was Jimmy and Kim were actually planning. It's such an underrated moment when Jimmy drops off the photos to the PI. It happens so fast but it's the moment everything clicked for me. You realize what is going on.
For me it’s “point and shoot” no wonder how many times i had watch that episode but yeah “Plan and execution” came after
nippy is amazing and i’m so glad you gave it the recognition it deserves. i was so stressed for the entirety of the episode
I love every episode of this show, but the end of plan and execution with the credits music immediately put it on top of all the others. I was sat there for like 5 minutes in pure shock 😭
I started pacing around the room like it just happened in my own house
Season 1
S1E1 Uno 38:52
S1E2 Mijo 47:33
S1E3 Nacho 59:15
S1E4 Hero 24:07
S1E5 Alpine Shepard Boy 2:23
S1E6 Five-O 44:06
S1E7 Bingo 21:30
S1E8 RICO 32:59
S1E9 Pimento 55:14
S1E10 Marco 10:49
Season 2
S2E1 Switch 17:25
S2E2 Cobbler 22:36
S2E3 Amarillo 4:52
S2E4 Gloves Off 42:07
S2E5 Rebecca 3:58
S2E6 Bali Ha’i 20:01
S2E7 Inflatable 19:05
S2E8 Fifi 6:59
S2E9 Nailed 53:50
S2E10 Klick 40:22
Season 3
S3E1 Mabel 7:46
S3E2 Witness 57:01
S3E3 Sunk Costs 31:24
S3E4 Sabrosito 23:25
S3E5 Chicanery 1:11:21
S3E6 Off Brand 28:01
S3E7 Expenses 14:15
S3E8 Slip 30:26
S3E9 Fall 36:59
S3E10 Lantern 1:00:55
Season 4
S4E1 Smoke 15:25
S4E2 Breathe 35:29
S4E3 Something Beautiful 26:26 15:25
S4E4 Talk 3:13
S4E5 Quite a Ride 12:57
S4E6 Piñata 16:44
S4E7 Something Stupid 12:20
S4E8 Coushatta 49:58
S4E9 Wiedersehen 45:18
S4E10 Winner 1:03:18
Season 5
S5E1 Magic Man 46:12
S5E2 50% Off 41:15
S5E3 The Guy for This 42:59
S5E4 Namaste 48:59
S5E5 Dedicado a Max 36:18
S5E6 Wexler v. Goodman 1:02:07
S5E7 JMM 1:12:36
S5E8 Bagman 51:06
S5E9 Bad Choice Road 58:33
S5E10 Something Unforgivable 52:23
Season 6
S6E1 Wine and Roses 25:26
S6E2 Carrot and Stick 38:11
S6E3 Rock and Hard Place 1:10:24
S6E4 Hit and Run 33:57
S6E5 Black and Blue 5:34
S6E6 Axe and Grind 8:56
S6E7 Plan and Execution 1:19:58
S6E8 Point and Shoot 1:17:53
S6E9 Fun and Games 59:52
S6E10 Nippy 1:08:41
S6E11 Breaking Bad 1:05:03
S6E12 Waterworks 1:06:54
S6E13 Saul Gone 1:14:22
By the way you’re missing the “Smoke” timestamp
@@T0AST_K1NGthank you! I swore I added it lol
Loved the video as much as I loved this show. Keep doing it! The only one I would disagree with is "Waterworks" below "Nippy". They explained what Kim was up to during the breaking bad timeline in 50 minutes. That, her performance, her interaction with Jesse, Rhea's performance, which was phenomenal. We saw Kim's hopelessness leave her. She lost and found herself in one episode.
Anyone else find nippy as one of the least entertaining episodes? For waterworks i was super excited to watch it but didnt like it too much. Either way its over nippy any day
@@Arc_VAL i agree
@@Arc_VAL Personal taste but the Gene episodes before the Finale were super boring. I know some people will say they are necessary for the pacing and all that but I just felt they were soooo slow and the black white coloring didn't help it either. I get why they exist but they aren't my personal favorite.
@@EvilSnips funnily they are my favorite episodes in the show
One important thing about Alpine Shephard Boy that a lot of people forget is that Jimmy does not commit Chuck even with the doctor and Kim(subtly) pushing for it. Howard also arrives and doesn't want Jimmy to commit him. Jimmy then does a 180 and says he is gonna commit him he does this just to see howard sweat and Kim even fell for it foreshadowing the winner speech and much larger the final episode speech. He also says "It's so obvious what he's afraid of" I personally think even after he found out Howard didn't hire him because of Chuck he still held the belief that Howard was only concerned about Chuck for his own selfish reasons and is a further support for why when he learns Howard paid him out of HHM he makes it Howard's cross to bear. It's obvious that during that scene Jimmy's main reason for saying that is that he knows him causing the malpractice insurance led to Chuck's death inadvertently and he wants to bury that and put the blame but I also believe in that moment he thinks Howard is a deserving victim here because of him looking at Howard as a selfish undeserving upper class guy. This episode is also the episode where Jimmy corelates his actions to Chuck getting worse which is a huge realization he finds out from Chuck reacting to the paper and ending up in the hosptital. I also love the parallels between Jimmy's clients at this point compared to the criminals he gets later as the phone guy and/or Saul Goodman Jimmy consistently gets rewarded with his non cartel criminals and his normal clients always screw him over exception being elders which is my next point. Showing the failure of his publicity stunt attracting these jokes of characters is what causes him to go into Elder Law which he advertises in a much less slippin way through the jell-o and leads to probably his most noble work in the show and sandpiper inadvertently. The lady on the Stair escalator is a joke but immediately is a good visual reminder of the field he is in now and I like to think that it foreshadows that this field isn't exciting enough to last with him just sitting there. Which adds to the prequel aspect of you knowing that Elder Law won't work out but leaves you wondering how. The stair escalator and the old lady come back in the davis and main advertisement and when he manages the phones he finds out she died and it was essentially an end of a chapter of his life. The jokes in this episode are multi-purposed in their reasoning hell I love Pimento but the Mike Trevor scene has less reason than these scenes it just shows mike's capabilities which we already know and he gets their pay it could've easily been him taking the job alone for that same amount but the mike Trevor scene is amazing even if it could be cut because It's technically "filler" These "filler" characters grow our characters and summing up scenes as just jokes don't do them justice in BCS imo. Personally I think there are episodes with logistical problems that are much worse and it makes me sad seeing Alpine Shephard Boy at the bottom for so many people. Good video though glad you went away from your usual content to put this out.
Very well put my friend
Very well put, but I don't think Jimmy confessed at the end of Saul Gone JUST for Kim's reaction.
@@Cam_DePasquali I moreso meant that it foreshadows his ability to seem so convincing that Kim buys it which is what happens in the winner episode. You're absolutely right that he didn't only do it for kim in the ending that is a common misconception. My point is that these moments of him inadvertently manipulating Kim's emotions make the moment he says all the truth In the ending much more satisfying.
I think Jimmy hated Howard for what Chuck did that even when he realised the truth at the end of S1 and they got on better, it was easier to place the blame and hatred on Howard instead of completely hating his brother. His guilt after Chucks death was placed on Howard (who also felt guilty) and Jimmy stayed in a bit of denial, pretending he was ok about Chuck dying but his grief took a resentment out on Howard. The resentment seemed to build with Howard trying to make amends - working through his guilt with a therapist, offering Jimmy a job, apologising for not having his back etc. This made Jimmy seethe that Howard was able to work through his guilt with Jimmy was consumed with it
BCS fluctuated between my first and second favorite show ever, super glad you made this video and I hope it blows up
I can confirm that the "slow" scenes at the cellphone store are 100% accurate.
A passion project, indeed! Thanks for this, I’ll take any Saul I can get now. The void is still deeply felt. My elderly parents finally decided to watch, starting with BB, and just now finishing Saul this week. They binged it all in 2 months. They’re just as heartbroken as I am now.
when I hit the top 10 and hadn’t seen Nippy yet I knew this was going to be special. incredible video
I really don’t like how much the fans hated the black and white yet I was wanting gene stuff for the entire run of the show because well how is this all going to end since we know how Jimmy will end he becomes Saul and Saul ends by becoming gene but what’s the finish and wow it was brilliant
idk how this man came up w these rankings, Fun and Games not even in the TOP 10?? are you kidding me? such a fantastic episode, with great writing and acting
Fun and games is so underrated
Yea that's such a layered and thought provoking episode, its tone is so haunting too
He likely came up with them in his own mind. That’s where he likely develops his own opinions on which episodes are best to him, not the ones he thinks would be best for a dude named Armpit on the internet. Just a wild guess here. I’m not claiming to be a genius or anything
@@jakepayne2985 *arpit, not armpit
@@HippityhoppityGnW Reading between the lines, any lines at all, is not your strong suit. Do you take everything in life at face value like that?
Something stupid is very high for me, every scene is brilliantly acted, directed, written and great character work
Havent seen this video yet,but super hyped to compare it to my own ranking!
01. 607: Plan and Execution (While I dont think theres much to explain here, I want to add that Howard is my favourite side character and i have never ever felt as disturbed by the death of a fictional character than after this gut punch)
02. 410: Winner (The Winner takes it All is one of my most beloved songs of all time, so good way to start this episode. I love the whole Werner Chase and the final scene with him,but the star of this episode was Saul when he tricked the whole court in the end. Really spicy when he makes fun of someone crying because of his fake speech when Kim did exactly the same in the back.)
3. 609: Fun and Games (I love the timejump so much. So long I have waited for the moment we would see Saul the way he is in Breaking Bad. We all knew it was coming, and when it was onscreen, all I wanted was to jump a few minutes back just to see Jimmy again. Also the Mike scene with Nachos dad is great, Mike always appears to be a good criminal just because of some rules he set up for himself, so hearing the truth from a real good guy felt so important for Mike.)
04. 305: Chicanery (Everyone knows why this is here. Not much to say. Its amazing, Michael Mckean is amazing, and "HE DEFECATED THROUGH A SUNROOF" will always be my favourite line of the show, how could it not.)
05. 613: Saul Gone (Thank you Saul Gone for satisfying me and leaving me behind with a happy-sad feeling of nostalgia for watching a new better call saul episode for the last time. [Looking at you Game of Thrones, after your finale I just felt like I wasted my time]
06. 603: Rock and Hard Place (Apart from all the Nacho is amzing stuff, I especially love this episode for being so "artsy". Better Call Saul and especially this episode made me realize that a show can be a work of art just like a pretty painting or a poem: pleasing to look at, fun to interpretate, intruiging to think about. The flower, the cleansing of Nacho, the shot of Nachos reflexions in the glass shards, its all sooo pretty!)
07. 509: Bad Choice Road (Hate/Love how they made Kim and Jimmy have a big fight just before Lalo enters. I always expect shows to kill characters off with some unfinished business left,just to make it hurt more. So I was really on the edge of my seat fuggin hopin that Kim would not die. And when she talks back to him my heart just stopped.)
08. 508: Bagman (People often describe this episode as having a Breaking Bad feel to it and I completely agree. Very refreshing, very epic, with the most intense moment [Kim meets Lalo] still being very Better Call Saul. Also the part with the space blankets is neat, Jimmy cant escape Chuck and i love it.)
09. 507: JMM ( That Jimmy Howard scene is a banger. The wedding, Kim lashing at Kevin and Gus and Nacho burning down the store is great, but that Howard scene is the reason JMM is in the Top 10. Also big fan of the underlying message: Howard went to therapy and comes out of this scene as the bigger and better person. Jimmy did not and the trauma is still affecting him, even though he would never admit or maybe even undertsand it.)
10. 506: Wexler v. Goodman (It feels so weird to rank those 4 episodes in this perfect order but thats just how i see it)
11. 408: Coushatta
12. 310: Lantern
13. 612: Waterworks
14. 608: Point and Shoot
15. 207: Inflatable
16. 209: Nailed
17. 409: Wiedersehen
18. 510: Something Unforgivable
19. 210: Klick
20. 309: Fall
21. 407: Something Stupid
22. 102: Mijo
23. 106: Five-O
24. 611: Breaking Bad
25. 109: Pimento
26. 403: Something Beautiful
27.204: Gloves off
28. 303: Sunk Costs
29. 101: Uno
30. 602: Carrot and Stick
31. 406: Pinata
32. 505: Dedicado a Max
33. 405: Quite a Ride
34. 201: Switch
35. 302: Witness
36. 504: Namaste
37. 610: Nippy
38. 604: Hit and Run
39. 601: Wine and Roses
40. 205: Rebecca
41. 106: Bingo
42. 307: Expenses
43. 502: 50% off
44. 104: Hero
45. 208: Fifi
46. 110: Marco
47. 503: The Guy for This
48. 402: Breathe
49. 401: Smoke
50. 108: RICO
51. 304: Sabrosito
52. 606: Axe and Grind
53. 206: Bali Ha´i
54. 605: Black and Blue
55. 202: Cobbler (If we take the actual cobbler video into account, easy first place obviously)
56. 203: Amarillo
57. 105: Alpine Shepherd Boy
58. 306: Off Brand
59. 308: Slip
60. 501: Magic Man
61. 404: Talk
62. 301: Mabel
63. 103: Nacho
I love all episodes, so even the lower ones are a joy to watch. Maybe I will add some comments for the episodes in the future when I have more time or a bigger urge to procrastinate :)
I agree with Howard’s death being the most shocking and gut wrenching fictional character death of all time
Wow, magic man is my 3rd favourite episode. Surprised to see it so low!
I like coushatta too, because of the introduction of Lalo. The last scene is so perfect
i disagree that nacho (the episode) should be the bottom. the flashback at the start was really important to jimmy and chuck's dynamic :[
personally i'd put axe and grind or black and blue at the bottom.
Howard is a main character, not a side character. He’s just the least focused on main character.
"50% off, dude thats almost half"
Nippy was also one of my favorites and I have no idea why its so underrated. Its like the perfect shirt movie version of a better call Saul episode with elaborate schemes and cons with the perfect amount of humor.
About the Walt scene from Saul Gone. I would have agreed with you the first time I watched it, like you said He was an insufferable prick at this time but it's almost to the point of parody. But after watching it again I kind of realized that He normally became more insufferable when things weren't going his way and he was Idle. The scene is probably set the night after Ozymandias, so he just lost a lot of his money, his family (some literally, some figuratively), Jesse, and has to run and has no way of fixing it. I think this scene has Walt worse than we ever got to see him in Breaking Bad. They kind of brushed over him just sitting around right after Ozymandias in breaking bad and got to the timeskip but i think it makes sense for Walt to be this way since everything just blew up for him and he can't do anything about it. I also think the "So you were always like this" line is great because It's coming from someone as nuts as Walt, I think it just makes it an even greater wake up call to Jimmy.
Really good video tho, and I understand your perspective.
I agree. Adding to that, he's been living in complete isolation for days. Saul was there for 2-3 days and Walt was there before him. I can imagine Walt being isolated in the bunker for almost a week. Adding the circumstances of why he got there, and the fact that he has spent these days with a person that he doesn't really like or respect, and it makes complete sense that he's acting more maniac and explicitly rude than before. I re-watched the bunker scenes from Breaking Bad a couple of days ago and I saw enormous similarities between that Walter and the Walter in the Saul Gone-flashback. I didn't notice it the first time I watched Breaking Bad (of course), but after watching BCS and getting used to the values, personalities, morals and perspectives of that show, Walter's behavior was as light as day.
I loved the moment in the last episode where all the prisoners shouted “It’s Better Call Saul” and then Sauled all over the guards, truly one of the episodes of all time, Vravo Bince!
Ehh I saul it coming honestly
My top 3 are 1. Chicanery. This felt like a conclusion of sorts to the show the first few seasons set up, and it was perfect imo. I almost want to say Chuck is my favorite character in the show, and he’s definitely the one I find the most interesting, so seeing him finally crack was really fantastic. The chicanery speech is the best moment of the show imo. 2. Plan and execution. Pretty much everything you said about the episode I agree with 100%. I loved Howard as a character and seeing everything Kim and Jimmy were putting him through in s6 was really kind of uncomfortable in a way, cause he in no way deserved it, and for their little scheme to end with his death was just so shocking. Lalo walking into the apartment is by far the worst my gut has dropped at any scene in anything. When he walked in I knew Howard was as good as dead, it was only a matter of how patient Lalo was feeling. 3. Saul Gone. This one, despite being ranked the same as you, is one I disagreed with you at a few points. I think the Walter scene was pretty good. It was interesting seeing Walt from the pov of someone else, and getting to see him for what he really is, rather than what he sees himself as. I do agree it dragged a bit though. I’m honestly glad that we only got the little flicker of color in the flame. I don’t think Jimmy will ever truly get that color back in his life, but at the very least he was able to confront his past and come to terms with it. The Chuck flashback was such a bittersweet scene, but it was nice getting to see Jimmy and Chuck before their relationship went to shit. I liked the time traveler book as well, even if it wasn’t very subtle.
1. 608 - Point and Shoot (this episode was so dark and scary, but it was the end of my favorite character in the show, not counting Jimmy)
2. 603 - Rock and Hard Place (this episode is maybe the most intense in the show and Nacho’s last monologue is maybe my favorite scene in both shows)
3. 613 - Saul Gone (a beautiful conclusion to my favorite show of all time, it was bittersweet)
4. 410 - Winner (great symbolism with "winner" and all that, but also everything that has to do with Lalo, Mike and Werner)
5. 508 - Bagman (this is bcs’s version of 4 days out and I’m all for it. It makes it very atmospheric)
6. 509 - Bad Choice Road (great storyline and maybe most intense scene in the show up until that point)
7. 510 - Something Unforgivable (a little slow maybe, but that cliffhanger was painful and it made me so excited to see how season 6 was gonna be like)
8. 607 - Plan and Execution (i see many people have this way higher and even nr 1, but the ending got ruined for me because i saw a yt thumbnail with the worst spoiler imagineable. The only thing I didn’t get spoiled was WHO killed howard because i had already looked away by then)
9. 305 - Chicanery (Chuck vs Jimmy is amazing)
10. 310 - Lantern (Great episode that sat things in motion with Chuck and Hector)
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@@sxmbxdy Wdym? Tell me your list
@@questionablezoomer764 plan and execution should be higher lowkey
@@sxmbxdy Yeah I get that. I can recognize it’s the best paced episode and maybe best episode overall. But then again, I got heavily spoiled and that ruined the episode a lot for me
No fun and games? :(
Great video, I think Marcos death impacted jimmy extremely deep seeing he was his only friend
rebecca is one of my absolute favourites lol. it feels like the furst time that the writers really sink their teeth into kim as a character on her own two feet, and what it reveals about chucks views of jimmy was more real and painful than pimento for me
I agree, that is the first episode that treats Kim as her own entity for sure. That montage of her trying to get out of the doghouse at HHM is so great,. The flashbacks to Chuck, Jimmy and Rebecca also are some of the best at illustrating why Chuck hates Jimmy even if Chuck can't admit it to himself. Overall one of the best early episodes and how anyone could rank it 60+/63 really baffles me
I love the poetry of the Walt and Saul scene in Saul Gone cuz it demonstrates the dichotomy of the two main characters, the character who embodies "the study of change" telling the other who can't help himself, someone who can't change: "so you were always like this". Also the way he shoots down Saul's hypothetical court case against Gray Matter is such a hard pill to swallow, you can tell it really gnaws at him.
Glad you gave some respect to Juan Carlos Cantu, he played Nacho’s father perfectly in my opinion
Really speaks volumes that the episode that features, in your words, "one of the most important events in jimmy's life" is only #58. Its incredible how consistently great this show is.
The ending of Plan and Execution was Red Wedding level shock for me.
Rhea Seehorn's name is pronounced "Ray" not "Ree-uh"
Scrolled too far for this
No it's pronounced See-horn
Remember when Saul Goodman said in the finale “it’s Goodman time” then Goodmand everyone in the world?
Remember when the inmate saw him on the bus and said "It's Better Call Saul?"
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@@Le_dank_memez remember when Damian Madrigal said 'its Madrigalin' time" and Madrigaled all over the place.
Bro what you said about this being 2 different shows in one is facts. And when they collide, something insane happens every time.
Great ranking! Really enjoyed your commentary. As for recast of Jeff, I always interpret it (in an artsy-fartsy way) that it's a matter of perspective. When Gene first faced Jeff he was caught boff guard and was in a very stressful situation, hence he sees Jeff so creepy and unnerving. Yet when he decides to act and go on offence, taking initiative in his own hands, he sees Jeff for who he is - a middle aged taxi driver who lives with his mother, who is pretty much clueless about scams and schemes and definitely no match for Saul Goodman.
Another one of my favorite things about this show is that the three main lawyers Howard, Rich, and Cliff are all fundamentally good guys who are manipulated by Jimmy, Kim, and Chuck throughout the show.
Since you talked a bit about the soundtrack I wanted to add that the score of Nacho's death is my favorite from the whole franchise, those initial two notes are HAUNTING and it adds so much to an already incredible scene
While I really don’t love Point and Shoot, you’re spot on about the tone being creepy. I definitely forgot about how morbid it all felt
Jimmy talking with Jerry from Parks and Rec about college football blew my mind when I first saw ‘Nippy’
Bravo Vince
32:35 It's is criminal that Ernesto barely comes back.
The guy who played him quit acting and became a christian missionary
@@woahblackbettybamalam Godspeed Ernesto
@@woahblackbettybamalam lame
He went all out in that karaoke scene though
You can put nippy in your top ten but you got to give me a valid reason. You can’t just say that it’s fun and it’s more tense because we don’t know what will happen to Jimmy. All the schemes throughout the show have the same feel and waterworks does the post breaking bad suspense so much better. Pretty good list but come on man the recency bias is nuts.
He thinks BCS is better then BB, he has nothing but bias. Alot of recency and selection bias in this video.
@@zumptt better call Saul has better cinematography, symbolism, characters, acting (Bryan is the best actor in Brba universe but overall BCS is better), originality, there's also more variation in bcs. I understand fully why someone would enjoy Brba more then BCS, but how do you not understand that someone likes BCS more?
It's....... an opinion?
@@A_Swigg BrBa easily has better symbolism, as it focuses on it more. Like once someone made a comment under BrBa video : "Walt could just fart and it would still be symbolic as hell". acting imo is a hard one, but it ultimately goes to BrBa because of actors playing Walt, Jesse, Hank, Skyler, and even minor ones like theraphy session guy. BrBa has more originality because Better Call Saul is heavily influenced by it. And what do you mean by more variations?
Good stuff! A handful of thoughts on all of this:
- I haven't rewatched JMM in full since it aired, and at the time it didn't stand out to me as an episode overall BUT had a very obviously standout, all-time great scene, which over the past few days I've been thinking of as, exactly as you said, maybe the pinnacle of Jimmy's emotional repression, so I've been wondering how much the episode will rise in my estimation once I get to it in my full-series rewatch.
- Wow, I never thought I'd find someone who ranks Five-O lower than I do! lol. I'm also in the "obviously great episode, but not one of my personal favorites" camp, but would still have it a bit higher at around #15ish I think. I still love it but just a bit less relative to some other episodes than most people do.
- Still waiting for a single list without Alpine Shepherd Boy in last place though lmao I honestly think that one is underrated. Starts the exploration of Chuck's mental illness and that alone means it's basically the show getting to what actually makes it stand out for me. On my recent rewatch I feel like the joke clients at the start of the ep as juxtaposed w/ Geraldine are a way of showing that, as Chuck always says, there are no shortcuts, and as Mrs. Nguyen says, get-rich-quick schemes don't work. He has two clients promising him that if he takes up their causes he'll make a rapid fortune, and both of them turn out to be total busts, but just putting in the hard work of being patient enough to wait for Geraldine, while nowhere near the fortune Ricky promised, still gives him the best payout he's had for a single meeting possibly ever. I think the Mike stuff at the end is awkwardly paced, though, and some of the jokes involving Chandler are weird/gross
- I love your observation that Mike's gum scheme in Winner makes perfect sense for a former parking attendant to think of. I liked it as a moment already but that makes him coming up with it feel a little more plausible and makes it even better. Idk if I've seen that pointed out, maybe I did at the time idk, but it definitely didn't occur to me.
- Glad to see the praise for Switch, which I just rewatched today and was very pleasantly surprised by, and the underrated Smoke, which I would have even higher. A lot of fans write it off, which surprises me quite a bit b/c it lays the foundation for Jimmy's deflection perfectly and even w/o the benefit of that context is a great depiction of his grief. The Mike stuff is fun and on the Jimmy side it's exactly as despondent as I hoped the ep after Chuck's death would be as well as a pretty bold season opener to have such a talkative protagonist be so quiet and solemn throughout the episode.
- Breaking Bad slaps, mad underrated, idk why it isn't seen as an easy top-tier episode so glad you have it so high up. I also agree w/ you about Nippy being a great ep, it's a bit lower on my list but not by a ton and def higher than the reception it got. But I have BrBa even higher, total series highlight for me and I'm surprised it's so slept on by a lot of fans.
- OK wait were you really looking forward to seeing Emilio in the show at some point?? lol. I'm not like judging or whatever but just curious, that's a surprising take since he had like zero screen time in BrBa. Glad you got your wish there but just a comical character to hype up for imo. But I spent a lot of the show rooting for a Peter Schuler return so the heart wants what it wants
- I would have Fall and Klick even higher
- The one thing I'm still not 100% getting here and would be interested in hearing more about is just why Nacho ranks SO high for you as an episode? That ranking stunned me when it came up and I still do not feel like I get it haha but I respect it, but would like to hear more
A show without a bad episode. I think Better Call Saul is better than Breaking Bad, and I will stand by that forever. Even the "slower paced" parts - which I thunk is a dumb argument slow doesn't mean bad - are better than Breaking Bads schmuck.
Yes, BrBa is good, but the characters besides Walt and Jesse are just.. not there.
The slower paced episodes of bcs is better than bb slow paced episode in a long shot.. I mean the writing is tremendously better in bcs.
You're nuts, bro... That Walt flashback was fire, especially "So, you were always like this?" I respect contrarianism, but dude... that shit slapped.
Yes thank u nippy is a masterpiece. Nippy makes me wanna eat Cinnabon
Nippy was great stuff
I hate that “so…after all that…a happy ending” was just in reference to a non existent dog, but I still love his delivery
all three of the flashbacks in Saul Gone are scenes in which water is the main focus. One shows when he wants water the most, the second shows he doesnt care about the water and has given up trying to fix it, and the third shows the water, or ice, being an afterthought. To me, these scenes all directly correlate to Jimmy’s desire for money at the times each scene takes place. The one with Mike being when Jimmy wants money the most, contemplating taking the 7 million and even telling Mike his time travel wish would be to go back and become rich. The second with Walt shows Jimmy not even remotely caring about the water heater or making any attempt to fix it, which parallels his last scene with Walt in Breaking Bad and how he didnt care about the money anymore. And the third and final scene with Chuck has Jimmy helping Chuck getting him water and/or ice, showing that him getting for Chuck as an afterthought to Jimmy, with him doing it simply because its the right thing to do. This is also the case for Jimmy’s income and social status at the moment of the scene, with Chuck even reminding Jimmy he is a pro bono lawyer trying to make a name for himself yet still helping him, and then having Jimmy completely brush that off because he just wants to help. The state the water is in could also represent something but im not nearly articulate enough to describe it.
A fellow JMM lover, so much respect.
I loved this video - your insight and the way you tied connective threads through this masterpiece was awesome to hear - also the soda can twisting to mimick the gun silencer? I never picked up on that - that’s insane
BCS had waay better character writing and had better character moments, while breaking bad had a better overall plot and story. I honestly enjoyed BCS more, but I wouldn’t put it above breaking bad. Both put together as an entire story are perfect, and it’s still amazes me what Vince and Peter Gould were able to do with a show that had to live up to something like breaking bad.
My top 10 of the series:
10. Bad Choice Road
9. Fun and Games
8. Lantern
7. Winner
6. Waterworks
5. Bagman
4. Chicanery
3. Saul Gone
2. Point and Shoot
1. Plan and Execution
I am surprised to see so many season 4 episodes near the bottom of the list. Season 4 was absolutely my favorite season and 410 is my favorite episode of the series. The first 3 seasons were driven mostly by Chuck and Jimmy's relationship and I really enjoy those seasons in a different way than I enjoy season 4 and the latter ones. Jimmy as a lawyer is this confident, brash character who is very exciting to watch but of course it's a facade. In season 4, seeing him stripped of his law license and trying (and failing) to live a mundane life alongside his coping with Chuck's death was really some of the best character development in the show imo. And while I understand that the german superlab storyline isn't the most popular, I absolutely love Werner and his interactions with Mike. We also see Lalo introduced late in the season which elevates 410 to an even higher level. There is not a single part of 410 I don't like. The intro with the Chuck flashback, Lalo chasing Mike chasing Werner, all the while Jimmy is working to get his license reinstated is just top tier. Werner's final scenes are incredible as well, and I think his death was just as emotional for me as Nacho's and maybe even Chuck's.
I should also mention Gus' treatment of Hector in S4. S4 contains some of the greatest story arcs of the series
I wish the final season stretch after Rock and a Hard place and before plan and execution was written more concisely. Those episodes exist solely to set up Plan and Execution
I also think the Gene stuff didn't work with all the buildup. S6 felt like it wasn't cobbled together as well as it could've been
Yea I think they should have been 2 episodes instead of 3, adding a few minutes of episode 5's content into episode 4 but keeping it mostly unchanged, then cutting down the rest of episodes 5 and 6 into 1 hourish long episode
It also puts you in a false sense of security, I personally loved them
I agree wholeheartedly, I thought we were kept in the dark about Jimmy and Kim’s plans for far too long.
@@williamdavis8076 Sick pfp btw
Bro it always saddens me knowing how much of a straight man Howard was, who just ended up being the middleman in a feud that ended up destroying both his life and his career, in the literal sense.
Walt’s final flashback is extremely important. It recalls the monster that Saul helped make. Walt is a myth now. Whether fans condemn his actions or celebrate them, they forget that Walter White as a person is whiney, fidgety, preachy, and annoyed by Saul. But in those moments, Walt met Jimmy instead of Saul. He basically asked the gun he loaded “do you have any regrets?” but when he revealed Slipping Jimmy and Walt didn’t differentiate the two as separate people, it reminds Saul that he is one whole person and can’t he escape into different personas because they’re all just him. His actions, not his intentions.
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Great list my friend! I also agree with you that I like it better than the original series, and I was looking at a lot of polls and just comparing it to how many people have seen both series. It would seem if every person who had seen one series had seen the other, people would generally prefer this show. I understand the people who get frustrated with all the slow pacing and set ups in the early season. Everyone has their own opinion and actually I felt some of that fatigue a few times on my second watch through. I am rewatching the show it doesn't pick up until season 3. Also I do like the scene when Mike takes apart his whole car. I was so intrigued because at first I didn't know what he was doing when I first watched it.
Jeff running round the store collecting the clothes and putting them in his bag, only to knock himself out, then get back up and carry on looting, is literally GTA heist irl.
I don't know if you'll agree with me UA-cam man, but when I watched the flash back scenes, I got big Christmas Carol vibes. It almost seemed like ghosts talking to Jimmy/Saul. I also got big purgatory/hell vibes as well. Like Saul was trapped with Walt, Lost with Mike and clashing with Chuck forever.
rebecca is the most underrated episode in the show i stg that kim montage was actually a top 5 moment for the first 4 seasons
His ranking:
Uno - 31
Mijo - 23
Nacho - 14
Hero - 43
Alpine Shepherd Boy - 63
Five-O - 26
Bingo - 46
RICO - 37
Pimento - 17
Marco - 55
Switch - 49
Cobbler - 45
Amarillo - 60
Gloves Off - 28
Rebecca - 61
Bali Ha'i - 47
Inflatable - 48
Fifi - 58
Nailed - 18
Klick - 30
Mabel - 57
Witness - 16
Sunk Costs - 38
Sabrosito - 44
Chicanery - 5
Off Brand - 40
Expenses - 52
Slip - 39
Fall - 33
Lantern - 12
Smoke - 51
Breathe - 35
Something Beautiful - 41
Talk - 62
Quite a Ride - 53
Pinata - 50
Something Stupid - 54
Coushatta - 21
Wiedersehen - 25
Winner - 10
Magic Man - 24
50% Off - 29
The Guy for This - 27
Namaste - 22
Dedicado a Max - 34
Wexler v. Goodman - 11
JMM - 4
Bagman - 20
Bad Choice Road - 15
Something Unforgivable - 19
Wine and Roses - 42
Carrot and Stick - 32
Rock and Hard Place - 6
Hit and Run - 36
Black and Blue - 59
Axe and Grind - 56
Plan and Execution - 1
Point and Shoot - 2
Fun and Games - 13
Nippy - 7
Breaking Bad - 9
Waterworks - 8
Saul Gone - 3
Loved Saul Gone, however I COMPLETELY agree that color should have returned at the end. It would have been so much more impactful than the continued use of black and white. I disagree about the flashbacks, as I liked that they were all tied together with the common time machine question Jimmy asked then answered himself later in the episode. This is in all such a good ranking list!
Im surprised you didn't cover the beautiful opening to Nacho's death episode, the arid ground, paning across a sharp glass blade to a beautiful blue (a color used in the show to show that a character doesn't engage in illegal or immoral activity) flower. And then the tragic rain starts pelting the ground as the world turns to black and white.
How do you discuss the last episode without discussing Marie’s appearance? Emmy worthy by Betsy Brandt.
A video i never expected from source.
This guy speaks my language. Plan and Execution and Point and Shoot are my favorite episodes too.
Chicanery at #5?
What a sick joke!
When I first watch season 6 I was a little behind so I got to watch episodes 7, 8, and 9 all in a row and I think those episodes together form the perfect ending for the Jimmy McGill timeline. I honestly just see them as one episode now and I think there definitely the best of the series. I agree episode nine is a little weaker than the other 2 but they are all phenomenal episodes of television.
50:54 Fun fact: in episode 1 of breaking bad, the doctor tells walter white he has terminal lung cancer. this is subtle foreshadowing to walts death at the end of the series. bravo vince!
idk if you were joking or not about Daniel Wormald being Lester from GTA but the guy that plays Daniel (Pryce) isn't Lester from GTA. He has been on a few other shows (What we do in the shadows, etc) but Lester's voice actor is Jay Klaitz
I think he was saying Daniel looks like Lester.
Carrot and Stick didn't air the day after Wine and Roses, it aired the same day.
I'm glad U give JMM episode a high bar I always love that episode the court house scene with Lalo n Saul is one of the best
Just finished Saul today. Amazing.
Good work man I watched the whole thing
THERES NO WAY THIS VIDEO SMAKED ME WITH 3 DOUBLE ADDS💀
Didn’t expect you to make a based tierlist of my favourite show OAT but I’m not complaining
I would give 10 years off my life to experience this show for the first time again
gotta say i am so glad that i watched this series from beginning to end as it was coming out, even through all the long hiatuses, but for me it has so much rewatch value and for some episodes i get a lot more out of repeat viewings. i must have seen every episode at least 4 times by now (excluding s6), some way more, not even counting individual scenes i revisit. there's so many layers to every character and their decisions they make, and still every time i watch it i notice new connections, subtleties and double meanings. i'm currently rewatching it with my partner who's never seen it before and it is nice being able to kinda vicariously experience it for the first time again through them, though. i will say that Lalo in particular was fucking INTENSE watching week to week, especially in season 6, and that sense of overwhelming dread and suspense and shock is gone now. RIP legend
@@lulu4882 i feel exactly the same way i agree with everything you just said and in my honest opinion its better than breaking bad😬
Waterworks absolutely broke me. I was in shambles
I love Plan and Execution however it is the bane of my existence because before I had AMC+ and could not therefore watch season 6, Howard's death was spoiled to me like 3 times by UA-cam videos that had that scene in the thumbnail. Still an incredible episode and series, but it really sucks that so many people spoiled one of the biggest character deaths in the entire show only a week after it first aired
I binged this show after it all came out, which is my preferred way to watch a series. I don't even think of these as episodes, as much as a long movie. Interesting to see the shows ranked like this, in my mind.
My favourite is point and shoot. The episode is not just a physical confrontation between lalo and gus but a mental one too, with lalos plan outwitting mike and fooling gus until gus thinks to talk to kim. He then goes to the laundry where he is once again outwitted by lalo who gets the drop on him and kills his guards. Then finally, gus' trap which he laid months ago springs showing just how far gus planned and lalo is killed. Bravo vince. Bravo.
How did I not realise that Pryce and Mr. X are the actors for Lenister and Trevor from GTA V?
I always felt like some of the scams and jokes would've come from GTA but i never connected the dots.
I agree with Nippy. It's shocking how much tension glorified shoplifting (underplaying it) can cause. I loved it so much, and I also just love Carol Burnett
57:12 someone probably mentioned this already but you showed Season 3's episode names when the easter egg was in the Season 2 episodes names
I agree that the finale is great and satisfying but not perfect, and, in a way, that’s a good thing. If it had been perfect, we might have been wanting more. Now we know it’s time to end this perfect universe of television.
"A man....fuckin a horse" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great video, just watched the whole thing. And yep. I’ll never understand the Nippy hate either :)
Great vid, but how do you not mention gus’ wine scene in fun and games, absolutely love it
Gus and nacho burning down los pollos is my absolute favorite scene of the whole show, the claustrophobic cinematography and perfect song choice is so just astounding
I cant wait for “Better Spank Hank” to come out
Um, ackshually, it's called "Minerals" 🤓
Great list, its pretty diferent from mine like fun and games being my favorite episode and the breaking bad episode being so low in my list its still a good list and good video in general
Great video bro
My dude for that number 15# you've gotten my subscribe
It would be so cool if you did Breaking Bad next!!
Finally someone else who isn’t head over heels about five oh. I don’t understand how people believe it’s in the running for best episode of the series. One of the episodes with the highest replay value though
It’s because it’s a great episode with Emmy worthy acting from Jonathan banks and fans got to learn more about Mike
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what are the inconsistencies with the chuck scene in Saul Gone? I didnt notice any. i think it takes place right before the first episode
Yep, it takes place the day before the first ep (Jimmy mentions something about Chuck's favourite newspaper becoming available the following day, which references the discussion they have in Uno). I love that this is the point Jimmy would have returned to if he had a time-machine - if he'd just built bridges with his brother things would have worked out so differently.
i argree with you about the Walt flashback in the finale. Walt feels very exaggerated and just a bit "off"... but otherwise a beautiful finale
If favorite episode is the one I want to watch again and again, it is Waterworks. That episode was so well-written. Waterworks was the perfect title--referring to Kim's new job, the rain outside Saul's office where she meets Jesse and her tears of regret.
haha no fucking way, i was just thinking about the BCS ending while going onto your channel to rewatch the anime lost media vid and I see this
Fantastic video
Sorry just watching this video. Around 52 minutes you said those men were cartel members but they weren’t. They were from a Colombian gang hired by Juan Bolsa to try to keep Lapp from getting the money to get bailed out so he would be stuck in jail in the north. There are a couple other things but I just decided to write about that while I’m driving & listening. Good video though