BCS joins The Wire, Peaky Blinders, The Leftovers, Always Sunny, and Twin Peaks as the dumbest Emmy snubs of all time. Yet, GOT S8 won Best Drama despite overwhelming public dislike. It's awesome BB won so many times, but don't let it distract from the fact the Emmy's clearly don't mean shit 😜
Pretty sure Jesse reminds Mike of Matty, which is why he took a liking to him. Jesse’s moral compass and his desire to do right to the people close to him.
@@thebecksbeerboy583And it ate him up inside. Remember the when he breakdown during his meeting and told everyone he was there just to sell them Meth? He’s suffering internally BECAUSE he deep down he has a good moral compass
Peter Dinklage, the one who won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor during this time, specifically highlighted Jonathan Banks' acting in this episode in this speech, even he was surprised he won over Banks
About Mike being dirty: If you recall, in Breaking Bad he tells a story about how he shoved his revolver in some guy's mouth and threatened to kill him. His intentions may have been good (making him stop beating his wife), but that's kinda the behavior you'd expect from a dirty cop!
@@OneEarthNationVI mean I see your point but the willingness to break the law / be a vigilante isn’t necessarily a great argument for why he was a good or better cop.
@ I’m just saying that approach is a classic “road to hell is paved with good intentions”. Opens up a huge can of worms if people sworn to uphold the law treat something like the law that way
@bigpictureguys8415 Yeah no argument there. I happen to know a retired cop who was demoted from detective back to patrol for "taking shortcuts" as he described it to me. 😅
I'm not typically one to cry watching shows or movies, but the ending had me teared up. And of course, the biggest tragedy is that we already know what eventually happens to Mike.
The way he's says," My boy was stubborn." Banks says it with a sorrowful mourning pride in his son. He raised him right, and that must hurt a father to know.
My favorite episode of the first season. People say these first three seasons are slow but they give great background for each character and I love Mike’s story.
And to think in Breaking Bad Season 5 Walt shoots Mike over nothing after he was already retired and the only reason Mike ever worked for Gus later on is to get money to his grand daughter Kaylee and Hank and Agent Gomez seized all the millions from the safe deposit box...
And then you realize that Mike was also killed for nothing. Walt could have gotten the names from Lydia. And Haley will always believe that her Pop Pop abandoned her and never came back.
The expansion of Mikes character in BCS is absolutely phenomenal. Mike was already an awesome character in BB and it's very common in these situations when writers expand the lore of a character that they mess it up, but this was perfection. And Banks' performance cannot be understated either. This is what they mean by story telling magic.
@@richcheckmakerso what did Jonathan banks do before this show? I don’t even understand what you’re trying to say. I think the best way to put it is every character was casted amazingly. Can’t believe you said he was lucky to get the role? Wtf are you talking about?
Outside of this episode it’s not like Mike’s character calls for much acting wise. Tough, smart, grizzled veteran badass. Walt as a character goes through so many ups, downs, and everything in between. The character of Walt demanded more & Bryan gave more. Banks was great but overall better than Cranston ? Stop
Jonathan Banks with the best acting of his career. Some of the best i've ever seen in that scene. It's too bad he ran into Peter Dinklage and Game of Thrones in terms of Emmy's.
Not to say that you guys aren't right about those probably just being detectives from philly but cops in general really don't have a problem with conflicts of interest lol. "We've investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing"
To be fair, they were mostly here 'looking for anything', not in official capacity. If they brought him in for arrest&interrogiation, now they probably couldn't do it themselves.
Every time I hear Jonathan Banks say "I broke my boy" i get tears in my eyes. This was such a phenomenal episode from a phenomenal show. This was the episode that solidified that Better Call Saul was gonna be as good as Breaking Bad.
I guess it's been a cliche for a while to say that prestige TV is better or deserves more prestige than film in general. And this show, this episode and Jonathan Banks' performance in particular are prime examples of why it's true. God that "I broke my boy" speech rips my heart out still.
Better Call Saul having an actress of Kerry Condon’s caliber playing Mike’s daughter in law is so wild. Props to the casting department for spotting talent early. She got absolutely robbed of an Oscar.
You two are easy on Mike, but extremely tough on Walter. Walter "Tried" to keep his Son away from his dirty business, Mike pushed his son toward his dirty business.
This was like only the second or third Emmy worthy performance in the first season alone. Like someone else said, they absolutely disrespected the hell out of this show
We first learned about Mike, his son, and his daughter-in-law back in Breaking Bad. Not the whole story but we knew he was a cop who died. And clearly Mike was involved.
I’ve seen Breaking Bad multiple times and I can confidently say mentioned pretty much NONE of this on air, except that Mike was a former cop back in Philadelphia (when he tells Walt the “Half Measures” story) and that there was *something* hinky about the way his time with the force ended (when Hank interviews Mike after Gus’s death), although both Mike and Hank state that they have no real interest in discussing that so we learn nothing more about it. We also, of course, know Kaylee is apparently Mike’s granddaughter but we get only one brief glimpse of her apparent Mother (played by a different actress) and learn nothing about her relationship to Mike or whether they’re on good terms or not. Mike having had a son who was a cop is never even alluded to. However, off-camera, in constructing his own hypothetical backstory for Mike, Jonathan Banks did say to the producers that the way he intended to play it was that Kaylee was his granddaughter but her Mother was not his daughter. This left a missing son/father/husband, and Banks & the writers worked out a backstory, never mentioned onscreen, that the son was killed, that Mike feels guilty that he bears some responsibility for it somehow, and he’s desperately trying to make amends by guaranteeing a safe, secure future for his granddaughter. But it wasn’t until BCS that any of this was made cannon and revealed on air.
53 goddamn Emmy nominations. 0 wins. Jonathan Banks was robbed.
That's beyond obscene.
What a sick joke
@@JohnSmith-wh2ob We'll make sure everyone knows the truth. Believe it!
BCS joins The Wire, Peaky Blinders, The Leftovers, Always Sunny, and Twin Peaks as the dumbest Emmy snubs of all time. Yet, GOT S8 won Best Drama despite overwhelming public dislike. It's awesome BB won so many times, but don't let it distract from the fact the Emmy's clearly don't mean shit 😜
Yes he deserved an Emmy for this. This episode really showed his acting range
Still one of my favorite episodes from either series 🙌
Banks's performance is so heartbreaking
Banks is so good.
Mine too
"I broke my boy." I still get moved to tears when I see that scene.
same. inpired writing, consummate acting.
Jonathon Bank's acting here is just so phenomenally raw and authentic, IMO the single best performance of the series.
idk, man. the actor who plays Lalo is up there too. The guy comes in like a hurricane and really steals the show
@@cheerfuljuan As wonderful as Tony Dalton is in the show, Lalo never made me cry
Johnathan Banks is really good at doing Mike monologues, an absolute treat
"Tarantulas, they got." - The little callback to the Drew Sharp death.
Pretty sure Jesse reminds Mike of Matty, which is why he took a liking to him. Jesse’s moral compass and his desire to do right to the people close to him.
Jesse in general is not a moral character. He’s a criminal, but he’s trying to do better. I think Jesse probably reminds mike a lot more of Nacho
@@Jack.A.C Jesse was more moral than anyone else on that show except for someone like Hank
Same jesse who sold meth to people at an aa meeting?
@@thebecksbeerboy583And it ate him up inside. Remember the when he breakdown during his meeting and told everyone he was there just to sell them Meth? He’s suffering internally BECAUSE he deep down he has a good moral compass
Wow nice I had never considered this perspective
(this isn't mean to be sarcastic even though it reads that way)
Peter Dinklage, the one who won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor during this time, specifically highlighted Jonathan Banks' acting in this episode in this speech, even he was surprised he won over Banks
About Mike being dirty: If you recall, in Breaking Bad he tells a story about how he shoved his revolver in some guy's mouth and threatened to kill him.
His intentions may have been good (making him stop beating his wife), but that's kinda the behavior you'd expect from a dirty cop!
Nah, that's what made him better than them.
@@OneEarthNationVI mean I see your point but the willingness to break the law / be a vigilante isn’t necessarily a great argument for why he was a good or better cop.
@@bigpictureguys8415 Neither is seeing the law in black and white and not actually helping the people you've sworn to protect and serve.
@ I’m just saying that approach is a classic “road to hell is paved with good intentions”. Opens up a huge can of worms if people sworn to uphold the law treat something like the law that way
@bigpictureguys8415 Yeah no argument there. I happen to know a retired cop who was demoted from detective back to patrol for "taking shortcuts" as he described it to me. 😅
Top 10 episode of the entire show for me
Mike and Kim are the best examples of get it done, calm and cool personalities.
Yes, they feel like REAL people. Not just some over-the-top characters.
I'm not typically one to cry watching shows or movies, but the ending had me teared up. And of course, the biggest tragedy is that we already know what eventually happens to Mike.
Yeah I've seen this before but cried rewatching the end lol
15:00 opening a car like that actually does work. There’s multiple ways, that’s one of them.
- a guy who has lived and grown up in Albuquerque
The way he's says," My boy was stubborn." Banks says it with a sorrowful mourning pride in his son. He raised him right, and that must hurt a father to know.
My favorite episode of the first season. People say these first three seasons are slow but they give great background for each character and I love Mike’s story.
Mike’s monologue at the end makes me cry every single time.
“I made him lesser…I made him like me.” 😞
And once again Jonathan Banks absolutely shines. This is the tough guy from Beverly Hills Cops? Amazing.
the “i broke my boy” from jonathan banks is one of my favorite line deliveries in all 11 seasons of this universe. so heartbreaking
I think the "i got him to debase himself" and even "I made him lesser" are somehow even better
As a father this episode actually chokes me up really bad. The actor playing Mike plays heartache and real sorrow and regret so damn well
am glad you stuck with better call saul! it keeps getting better😊
This is the moment Mike became Kid Named Finger.
Gotta be one of the dumbest memes ever
Kid Named Dumbest:
Jonathan Banks was in his BAG for this episode.
She plays the voice of Friday, the new AI in Iron Man's suits
And to think in Breaking Bad Season 5 Walt shoots Mike over nothing after he was already retired and the only reason Mike ever worked for Gus later on is to get money to his grand daughter Kaylee and Hank and Agent Gomez seized all the millions from the safe deposit box...
wow in the end it really was all for nothing
Yep.
Mike shoulda used Saul as his lawyer instead of the other guy.
One of the best episodes of this prequel/sequel...Jonathan Banks the actor playing Mike should have won an Emmy for this
The veterinarian is played by Joe DeRosa, amazing comedian
This is my favorite episode of the entire show
Jonathan Banks did get a Critics Choice award for this episode. But he lost the Emmy to Peter Dinklage.
For a late game of thrones season not Dinklage at his best
Very emotional episode
And then you realize that Mike was also killed for nothing. Walt could have gotten the names from Lydia. And Haley will always believe that her Pop Pop abandoned her and never came back.
You say that Mike must like bowling, his actor's first acting gig was a PSA on sex ed set in a bowling alley.
One of the best episodes
holy lore drop this episode was amazing!! man I love Mikes character
The expansion of Mikes character in BCS is absolutely phenomenal. Mike was already an awesome character in BB and it's very common in these situations when writers expand the lore of a character that they mess it up, but this was perfection. And Banks' performance cannot be understated either. This is what they mean by story telling magic.
That's a relationship only a father-son can understand. My own dad was always my hero, until I grew up myself and learned he was just a man.
The show gets better and better as the seasons go. Just keep with it, you won't be disappointed.
For my money this is a top 10 episode in the BB/BCS combined universe
Everyone keeps calling Bryan Cranston the GOAT for Breaking Bag. But after I saw this episode, I say Jonathan Banks is the GOAT, over Cranston.
Cranston just got lucky with a good role. No one thinks he was a great actor as Malcolm's dad.
@@richcheckmakerso what did Jonathan banks do before this show? I don’t even understand what you’re trying to say. I think the best way to put it is every character was casted amazingly. Can’t believe you said he was lucky to get the role? Wtf are you talking about?
@@paulharris9250rich doesn’t even know what he’s talking about ignore him
Outside of this episode it’s not like Mike’s character calls for much acting wise.
Tough, smart, grizzled veteran badass.
Walt as a character goes through so many ups, downs, and everything in between.
The character of Walt demanded more & Bryan gave more. Banks was great but overall better than Cranston ? Stop
Jonathan Banks with the best acting of his career. Some of the best i've ever seen in that scene. It's too bad he ran into Peter Dinklage and Game of Thrones in terms of Emmy's.
"I made him lesser. I made him like me." That is a heartbreaking
This monologue always makes me cry
I took a train from Cincinatti to D.C. years ago (about 10 years ago). The train station I was at in D.C. looked a lot like that.
This is the best factual episode you should show someone if you want them Not to join police, because its All corrupt. And thats the reality
Amazing that Banks' first acting gig was a student film Menstruation PSA for his High School
@12:55 lol, Arianna, that's not a cell phone, it's a cordless landline phone.
Not to say that you guys aren't right about those probably just being detectives from philly but cops in general really don't have a problem with conflicts of interest lol.
"We've investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing"
To be fair, they were mostly here 'looking for anything', not in official capacity.
If they brought him in for arrest&interrogiation, now they probably couldn't do it themselves.
I don't know how you set up those subtitles but I love it
One of the best episodes in the entire breaking bad/Better call Saul universe
I fucking love this episode. Banks is such an amazing actor!
15:02 it does. I've used that technique like 5 times
Every time I hear Jonathan Banks say "I broke my boy" i get tears in my eyes. This was such a phenomenal episode from a phenomenal show. This was the episode that solidified that Better Call Saul was gonna be as good as Breaking Bad.
I laughed at "Panty Flaps"
Im glad I watched this first and BB after
I guess it's been a cliche for a while to say that prestige TV is better or deserves more prestige than film in general. And this show, this episode and Jonathan Banks' performance in particular are prime examples of why it's true. God that "I broke my boy" speech rips my heart out still.
One of the best episodes of TV full stop. Jonathan Banks absolutely destroyeddd this episode.
The first great episode of BCS, the first of many.
Even ex-cops say, never talk to police without a lawyer.
My favorite episode out of both series 🥰💔😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Better Call Saul having an actress of Kerry Condon’s caliber playing Mike’s daughter in law is so wild.
Props to the casting department for spotting talent early.
She got absolutely robbed of an Oscar.
An Oscar? For what?
@ banshees of inesherin (spell check)
Every good father wants his kid to learn from him, but not be him. "I made him lesser. I made him like me." Man that stings...
Mike's carrying a lifetime supply of guilt on his shoulders and they look worn out from all the weight
No spoilers 😮And this was a fantastic episode
Someday check out Wiseguy to see Jonathan Banks in one of his earliest roles.
Jonathan Banks, man.👏
You two are easy on Mike, but extremely tough on Walter.
Walter "Tried" to keep his Son away from his dirty business, Mike pushed his son toward his dirty business.
This was like only the second or third Emmy worthy performance in the first season alone. Like someone else said, they absolutely disrespected the hell out of this show
It’s Mikes fault.
He should have prepared his son for all that right before Matt joins the force.
Okay 🤷🏻♂️ wtf I didn't get to feed. No tears? No pain? No food for me 😤
We first learned about Mike, his son, and his daughter-in-law back in Breaking Bad.
Not the whole story but we knew he was a cop who died. And clearly Mike was involved.
Did we? Were they in the series? Oh wait this is a follow up to BB. Of course they were mentioned….
I’ve seen Breaking Bad multiple times and I can confidently say mentioned pretty much NONE of this on air, except that Mike was a former cop back in Philadelphia (when he tells Walt the “Half Measures” story) and that there was *something* hinky about the way his time with the force ended (when Hank interviews Mike after Gus’s death), although both Mike and Hank state that they have no real interest in discussing that so we learn nothing more about it. We also, of course, know Kaylee is apparently Mike’s granddaughter but we get only one brief glimpse of her apparent Mother (played by a different actress) and learn nothing about her relationship to Mike or whether they’re on good terms or not. Mike having had a son who was a cop is never even alluded to. However, off-camera, in constructing his own hypothetical backstory for Mike, Jonathan Banks did say to the producers that the way he intended to play it was that Kaylee was his granddaughter but her Mother was not his daughter. This left a missing son/father/husband, and Banks & the writers worked out a backstory, never mentioned onscreen, that the son was killed, that Mike feels guilty that he bears some responsibility for it somehow, and he’s desperately trying to make amends by guaranteeing a safe, secure future for his granddaughter. But it wasn’t until BCS that any of this was made cannon and revealed on air.
"bon vivant" "taciturn" too many big words for them to laugh at an obvious joke
condescend much?
@@magnawiz It's not condescension if it's true. And obvious to anyone with a cursory knowledge of the English language.
@@yournamehere6002 I think a projector is your spirit animal.
Diet jesus!
This is the episode that absolutely locked me into the show. We haven't seen Lalo yet
Welcome back to Diet Jesus
This is Mike's best episode...unfortunately; nothing else in the series is quite this good for Mike, though he has his moments.
STOP Talking over Most of the Best dialogue & scenes.