I guess him having to be so intense as Tuco was very taxing to do especially for longer periods of time, if we factor in multiple takes then its understandable why he didnt want to continue. Edit: He also said he was recalling seeing someone get shot in front of him when he was twelve, so its mix of real grim emotions and channeling this crazy all over the place rage and emotional bipolar behaviour Tuco has.
I was so shocked to see him appear in Mayans MC. It was so random and it was such a a minor role lol he was essentially a prison inmate that appeared in the final few episodes and he was so calm.
Doesn’t really matter,none of the information being relayed hinges on spelling a name correctly. I guess if someone wanted so badly to put someone down for no reason they could point that out but that’s insane and I couldn’t imagine someone doing that
When I first saw Tuco die, it was pretty surprising, because I loved Raymond Cruz's acting in the couple episodes he was in. Happy that he came back in Better Call Saul.
Heard it was mostly his own decision, hated his character so much it impacted him personally...can see that happening, stare in the abyss, yadda yadda etc.
1 detail you missed or forgot to include! At the dea pep rally scene, Hank mentions “Tuco may have shot one Dog Paulson” and Nacho talks about this in BCS about the piece of skull lodged in his shoulder from Tuco lie detector-ing and shotgunning Dog. Great ties between BCS and BrBa!
Raymond Cruz was filming his episodes for "The Wire" around the same time as he was for "Breaking Bad" - pretty much a 16-hour shift every day for about a couple of weeks straight. That was also what prompted him to decide to have his character killed off on "Breaking Bad".
@@auntie_coviet8813 was looking for this (y). i'll add that he chose The Closer over Breaking Bad because at the time the closer, in which he already had a few appearances, offered him to be a regular. it meant steady money on a bigger show (at the time) on a bigger channel. you weight that up against Breaking Bad which, despite more brilliant material, was pulling low ratings on a small channel (AMC) and was on the brink of cancellation, and his character was going to die anyway. he definitely did the safe, right choice at the time, and he got the best out of both worlds i'd say.
Awesome as always 🎉and you’re definitely right, Tuco should’ve noticed the burrito was rolled badly - SOS by Hector was a great detail, never thought he’d communicate in Morse code
Hector liked his 40's war movies too - he was watching "The Bridge On The River Kwai" in one episode at the nursing home when Gus visited him. Probably how he was familiar with using Morse code in the first place.
"Walt would have an affair just to prove he could" That's SO true LmAO. Even though the later villains are cool too, Tuco is always the most ENTERTAINING to watch.
@@betterwatchtv Probably they froze an element of him in the foreground so you wouldn't notice the little twitches that someone holding still involuntarily makes, since it's such a close-up shot.
BrBa's episode titling is the greatest. Isn't rare for a title to have 2+ applications to the episode. [This one is a good example. Tuco''s grill. Tuco grilling (questioning) the fvck out of Walt n Jesse in his desert hideout. Tuco grilling dinner (fajitas?)] Then of course there's episode titles' relations to one another. (Bug, Fly.... 38-snub, Shotgun.... Peekaboo, I See You)
Yes! I don’t know if you’ve seen, but I have a series dedicated to the title meanings: ua-cam.com/play/PLSH61zq6XY8fby91i1s-cLpJ1SwBaM9m8.html I hadn’t thought about 38-snub vs. Shotgun and Peekaboo vs. I See You, though!!
Once again, a fantastic video full of ACTUALLY interesting and new facts! And i love your little creative inserts, like the "What If Walt went to Mexico" edit in the middle there. Keep up the amazing work!
for that last shot when tuco's on the floor, you can tell his image along with the ground is superimposed on the shot since the camera shakes slightly at one point. while hank and the car move with the camera's motion, tuco and the ground do not.
I've already watched the directors commentary of this episode, but I honestly dont know why when Jesse shot Tuco I was expecting *boop* "As payback for the concussion, Aaron Paul actually shot Raymond Cruz through the stomach. The director, Charles Haid, left it in."
Ah, I should have done my “Hank finds out” gag there! It doesn’t seem like he connected any dots, but it’s interesting because he should be familiar with the smell!
You mentioned the episode that covers the least amount of time, but which covers the most? I would imagine one of the later ones as most of walts time in NH is skipped
Raymond Cruz in that final shot looks to be a still frame cutout. Perhaps it was a shot they had to do again for whatever reason but he was already gone, maybe they just didn't like his position in the original framing, maybe his breathing was noticeable, or the makeup didn't look great, but if you look at the bottom right it's very obvious that it's a frozen image on the bottom because the film grain (BB was shot on film) Doesn't move. It may have been taken from an angle of when he was pushed into the hole, or perhaps it's from one of the takes of Hank walking up to him, but again it didn't work for some reason, so they just cut out the one frame and tracked it to the subtle movement of the camera, and assumed it was good enough looking to fly by most viewers without a second look.
Watching the shot again, the lighting suggests it was from that take. I bet his breathing was just too noticeable, so they cut out one still frame, scaled it up a bit to cover any of his movement, and called it a day.
@@betterwatchtvI also just noticed that at precisely 7:56, the camera filming Hank and the car seem to be bumped slightly, while Tuco lays flat and still, unaffected in the frame's motion.
7:56 I just noticed a little bit of camera shake which shows that Tuco and the ground was added on top. Look at Hanks left trouser leg compared to Tuco's Torso.
07:24 it's weird that Hank can't identify Tuco and refers to him as Jesse Pickman, when he literally has picture of him back at the office. I mean we know he doesn't know Jesse yet, but he knows Tuco and had a long gaze at him, enough to identify who he was, before he steps out of the car...
Tuco's actor is incredibly good. I feel like you can't see his potential in other series where he has appeared
Indeed, that’s my main takeaway from this video. I especially love what he does at 6:17!
I guess him having to be so intense as Tuco was very taxing to do especially for longer periods of time, if we factor in multiple takes then its understandable why he didnt want to continue.
Edit: He also said he was recalling seeing someone get shot in front of him when he was twelve, so its mix of real grim emotions and channeling this crazy all over the place rage and emotional bipolar behaviour Tuco has.
Oh, wow! I didn't know that!
I was so shocked to see him appear in Mayans MC. It was so random and it was such a a minor role lol he was essentially a prison inmate that appeared in the final few episodes and he was so calm.
He survived the Siege of AR-558. (ST-DS9)
If should be known that Raymond Cruz didn't give Arron Paul the concussion. The way they filmed it, Arron ran into the prop door.
Great! Don’t want to get Raymond in trouble! 😁
@@betterwatchtv Imagine spelling Aaron wrong
Doesn’t really matter,none of the information being relayed hinges on spelling a name correctly. I guess if someone wanted so badly to put someone down for no reason they could point that out but that’s insane and I couldn’t imagine someone doing that
@@michaelblaine6494 wasn't talking to you, smooth brain
@@allwoundup3574 no but he was talking about you bud
Wow. The SOS caught me off guard, that's so cool. Another great video, I want a burrito now. Hopefully I don't get ricen poisoning
Thanks!! A burrito does sound good… 🌯
6:47 i love Hector's little smile so much
Haha, yeah! 🛎️
Jesse’s car bouncing is supposed to be like tuco’s heart notice after shot it’s slows to a stop
Yeah, great detail! Thanks!
When I first saw Tuco die, it was pretty surprising, because I loved Raymond Cruz's acting in the couple episodes he was in. Happy that he came back in Better Call Saul.
Yeah! I guess it helped establish that nobody is safe!
@@betterwatchtv I guess so.
Heard it was mostly his own decision, hated his character so much it impacted him personally...can see that happening, stare in the abyss, yadda yadda etc.
1 detail you missed or forgot to include! At the dea pep rally scene, Hank mentions “Tuco may have shot one Dog Paulson” and Nacho talks about this in BCS about the piece of skull lodged in his shoulder from Tuco lie detector-ing and shotgunning Dog. Great ties between BCS and BrBa!
True! I’ll have to mention it when it comes time to discuss that BCS episode! 🙂
That Tuco dream edit was hilarious 😅
😁 Thanks!!
Raymond Cruz was filming his episodes for "The Wire" around the same time as he was for "Breaking Bad" - pretty much a 16-hour shift every day for about a couple of weeks straight. That was also what prompted him to decide to have his character killed off on "Breaking Bad".
Ah, makes sense!
It was The Closer not The Wire.
@@auntie_coviet8813 Thanks!
@@auntie_coviet8813 That it was. I stand corrected.
@@auntie_coviet8813 was looking for this (y).
i'll add that he chose The Closer over Breaking Bad because at the time the closer, in which he already had a few appearances, offered him to be a regular. it meant steady money on a bigger show (at the time) on a bigger channel.
you weight that up against Breaking Bad which, despite more brilliant material, was pulling low ratings on a small channel (AMC) and was on the brink of cancellation, and his character was going to die anyway.
he definitely did the safe, right choice at the time, and he got the best out of both worlds i'd say.
6:41
That cut is unreasonably funny
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Awesome as always 🎉and you’re definitely right, Tuco should’ve noticed the burrito was rolled badly - SOS by Hector was a great detail, never thought he’d communicate in Morse code
Thanks! Yeah, I don't know when they started the other system of communication, but Tuco wouldn't be patient enough for that.
Hector liked his 40's war movies too - he was watching "The Bridge On The River Kwai" in one episode at the nursing home when Gus visited him. Probably how he was familiar with using Morse code in the first place.
"Walt would have an affair just to prove he could" That's SO true LmAO.
Even though the later villains are cool too, Tuco is always the most ENTERTAINING to watch.
Agreed!
3:21 all these years later and I can’t fathom how anyone could hate chili powder
🤣 Maybe it’s an unnecessary burn in his nose?
7:54 He is added on top, you can see the rest of the scene shifting a bit (camera moved?) while he stays perfectly in place
Yep, I agree with you! Thanks!
@@betterwatchtv Probably they froze an element of him in the foreground so you wouldn't notice the little twitches that someone holding still involuntarily makes, since it's such a close-up shot.
BrBa's episode titling is the greatest. Isn't rare for a title to have 2+ applications to the episode. [This one is a good example. Tuco''s grill. Tuco grilling (questioning) the fvck out of Walt n Jesse in his desert hideout. Tuco grilling dinner (fajitas?)] Then of course there's episode titles' relations to one another. (Bug, Fly.... 38-snub, Shotgun.... Peekaboo, I See You)
Yes! I don’t know if you’ve seen, but I have a series dedicated to the title meanings: ua-cam.com/play/PLSH61zq6XY8fby91i1s-cLpJ1SwBaM9m8.html I hadn’t thought about 38-snub vs. Shotgun and Peekaboo vs. I See You, though!!
3:31 How is no one talking about this bit ?? That was brilliantly hilarious haha
Well thank you for appreciating and mentioning it! 😁
*Y O U R S* Superlab!
Once again, a fantastic video full of ACTUALLY interesting and new facts!
And i love your little creative inserts, like the "What If Walt went to Mexico" edit in the middle there.
Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you, and welcome!!
03:05 i know everyone felt like Skylar at that very moment 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤣 Yep!
ding ding ding
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for that last shot when tuco's on the floor, you can tell his image along with the ground is superimposed on the shot since the camera shakes slightly at one point. while hank and the car move with the camera's motion, tuco and the ground do not.
Good eye!
Imagine if they HAD shot Tuco and killed him and then tried to drive off in Jesse's car w/ Hank rolling up!
That would have been something!
7:50 Tuco in this is an image to Make him look deader. That’s Why it looks fake.
Yeah! I've definitely come to realize that!
starting to love those videos
Awesome, thanks!! I hope the love continues!
Epic video
Thanks! 🙏
man it didnt even hit me that Hector was just fucking with Walt when he went started snapping at Hector's face to see if he's mentally there.
Yeah! Especially because we, the audience, don't know either the first time we're watching!
4:29 Im dying 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂
Someone pointed out the car bouncing slowing down and then stopping is representing Tucos heart
Oh yeah. That's a great detail. Thanks!
Love these videos! Keep em coming
Thanks!! Working on it!
I like the pop-up comments on this one and great observations. 👍 The flash-forward to Mexico was also a nice touch.
Thanks, Aaron!
2:31 the shadow on hector looks like walter kind of , is it just me who sees that ??
Hahahaha, I definitely see the face but it doesn’t look like Walt to me!
Great video as always! Keep it up
Thanks!
7:46 Tuco is actually just a static image in this shot and that's why it feels fake.
Makes perfect sense!
I've already watched the directors commentary of this episode, but I honestly dont know why when Jesse shot Tuco I was expecting
*boop*
"As payback for the concussion, Aaron Paul actually shot Raymond Cruz through the stomach. The director, Charles Haid, left it in."
🤣 You never know!
Also, oh my god that alternate ending with Tuco is amazing lmaoo, I love all the different clips and the hazy yellow filter over it, amazing C:
Haha, thank you!
1:19 why did Hank sniff the car seat?
I googled it and someone else said Methylamine has a rotten egg scent?
Could he have suspected him already??
Ah, I should have done my “Hank finds out” gag there! It doesn’t seem like he connected any dots, but it’s interesting because he should be familiar with the smell!
Hank suspects Walt is having an affair and is smelling the seat for perfume
Loved that Malcolm in the Middle segue.🤣
Thanks! 😄
Love this episode also nice to see my Cousin in action
And your bell gift prevented him from being poisoned!
Ain’t no jara ese can do a Chicano u-turn
This is the moment where the ricin arc gets better and better. Bravo Vince
😂
5:10 that image is just funny to me for some reason
😂 As Walt would say, Jesse looks like their typical clientele!
You mentioned the episode that covers the least amount of time, but which covers the most? I would imagine one of the later ones as most of walts time in NH is skipped
Yes, it appears to be Granite State at 5.5 months, narrowly beating out Gliding Over All at 5 months!
It’s funny how this episode is only 1 day, yet they’re all so worried where Walt is.
Good point!
@@betterwatchtv not as good as your videos though! amazing content, keep it up!
@@DylanLCutshall 🥹 Thanks!!
Tuco dying early was a good call. An insufferable one-note character whom quickly outstays his welcome, though Cruz plays him so convincingly.
Things probably ended up just right! It is hard to imagine how different things would have been...
5:57 i can’t believe Hector “Tío” Salamanca did that to Tuco's Burrito how rude of him 😡
It took a long time to make that!
In No Mas, the boots of the cousins have the same material as Jesse’s car keychain in 201 seven thirty seven
Is that right?
7:45.. looks fake because the outline of Tuco.. look at his head. He looks placed in another layer and paused.
Yep, definitely!
Raymond Cruz in that final shot looks to be a still frame cutout. Perhaps it was a shot they had to do again for whatever reason but he was already gone, maybe they just didn't like his position in the original framing, maybe his breathing was noticeable, or the makeup didn't look great, but if you look at the bottom right it's very obvious that it's a frozen image on the bottom because the film grain (BB was shot on film) Doesn't move. It may have been taken from an angle of when he was pushed into the hole, or perhaps it's from one of the takes of Hank walking up to him, but again it didn't work for some reason, so they just cut out the one frame and tracked it to the subtle movement of the camera, and assumed it was good enough looking to fly by most viewers without a second look.
Watching the shot again, the lighting suggests it was from that take. I bet his breathing was just too noticeable, so they cut out one still frame, scaled it up a bit to cover any of his movement, and called it a day.
Yep, I completely agree! Great analysis!
@@betterwatchtvI also just noticed that at precisely 7:56, the camera filming Hank and the car seem to be bumped slightly, while Tuco lays flat and still, unaffected in the frame's motion.
Yep! It’s pretty funny what was considered “good enough,” although it was a long time ago *and* early on in the show.
Is it really possible that Walter's fingerprints weren't on that AR afterwards?
Ha, good point!
7:56 I just noticed a little bit of camera shake which shows that Tuco and the ground was added on top. Look at Hanks left trouser leg compared to Tuco's Torso.
Nice, yeah!
I’m surprised you didn’t point out the scene were Walt’s picture was shown under the wanted text
Ahh, yes, I should have! Thanks!
@@betterwatchtv oh never mind that was a different episode I’m a dumb ass.
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more! 🙌
Okay!
top ten Worst things Walt has done 5:14
😂 He changed his mamitas!
07:24 it's weird that Hank can't identify Tuco and refers to him as Jesse Pickman, when he literally has picture of him back at the office. I mean we know he doesn't know Jesse yet, but he knows Tuco and had a long gaze at him, enough to identify who he was, before he steps out of the car...
🤷♂️ I thought he could only see the back of his head, and just assumed due to the car.
@@betterwatchtv could be that that...
The video is good, but the sound effects are just annoying
Wirklich? Da bin ich anderer Meinung. They’re not too much and help separate each detail
Fand's auch gut
Thanks for the feedback! Do you think it would be better if they were slightly softer?
Master Roshi is sitting next to Hank when he's trying to get his coworkers excited.
😂 He’s also In Better Call Saul (and four other episodes of Breaking Bad)!