@@MacenW That's why it finally doesn't seem to work. With a huge chunk of benefit of the doubt, one might buy the way Kim suddenly turned evil and then good again. Or the way Jimmy transitioned into Saul. But neither BCS's Jimmy nor BB's Saul would have ever threatened an old lady. In the end, they sacrificed Jimmy in order to fit him into a place, that had once been designed for Saul. If that's not "forced", what ever was?
@@christiangwenner6384 Jimmy literally turned Irene's friends against her for personal gain and let her suffer for weeks. Sure, he explained everything later but given the death of Howard and Kim leaving him being the final nail in the coffin, it's fitting for Gene to act this way. He has completely lost his morals throughout the show and he definetely would do something like this in Breaking Bad, although maybe a bit less agressive to maintain face but at this point, he was even going to rob a cancer patient because "people with cancer can be assholes, too". Jimmy used to look for excuses for his morally gray actions his whole life, be it "Howard will get back to his feet", despite they completely ruined his life, or "I never would've let helped Walt if I knew he was going to poison Brock", but now, even the last shreds of morality Jimmy had, Gene lacks. He did not actually hurt Marion and even realized that what he was doing in this scene was not right. It is completely in character to act like he did in this scene.
@@wryyyy1362 Howard would have been back on his feet pretty soon. He said it himself. He faced a minor career setback in exchange for trying to betray the Sandpiper residents trust in the firs place. That's not as big a deal as many people think and if it was? It was Kim's plan and Jimmy wanted to talk her out of it. On the other hand, Jimmy saved so many lives throughout the show and always cared for the people around him, namely Chuck who didn't deserve any of it. No, I'm sorry, to me they switched out both the characters of Kim and Jimmy somewhere between season 5 and 6 and it turns what had the potential to be a meaningful peace of art into just another exciting but not not very believable TV show. A good one still.
@@spataforelol I’ve been thinking about this comment all day and I think they should have used this line just to ruin BCS fans lives. It’s that cringe and bad 😂
Seeing him wrap up the phone cord like that was, for me, actually the most disturbing moment in the entire series. Jimmy was always a con man but a murderer? Even just a threat was something we couldn't imagine Jimmy doing. "Not our Jimmy! Couldn't be precious Jimmy!"
@@iagocavalcanti5277 lmao he’s the one that caused them to mistreat her in the first place. And he’s the one who wanted to screw over the old people in sandpiper because of Kim in the end.
@@iagocavalcanti5277 That was damage control for his own mess. But to what you said, another reading of this scene is that it's an elderly person that reminds Jimmy of his humanity, which was perhaps best represented in his dealings with the elderly in season 1 and his relentless pursuit of justice in the Sandpiper case. It looks here like Jimmy is being punished for his sins, but in a way he's also been saved... from himself.
@@P_Fminecraft Well, he is really done now. He shouldn't have gone this far made really good profits just to dump it in trash to rob some cancer guy because of his hate for Walter.
@@salyorgurry2337 He's not done in the slightest. For $250k I am certain Jimmy got an ironclad ID, license, SSN etc. from that Ed guy. She has no proof, for christ's sake she's some old geezer who looked up some commercials on a computer and thought she was being smart. You can say it looks like him all Jimmy has to do is show the police his ID and boom.
Carol Burnett is so good. Holding back tears as she says "You tell me". Perfectly conveying the sadness of a woman who just wanted companionship and a friend and got screwed over
Poetic Justice….. he nearly destroyed an elderly woman’s life to get his slice of money and now a senior has exposed him and hopefully spelt his doom! Karma is a bitch!
FUCK that’s good. When I see details as subtle but perfect as this I can’t for my life tell if it was really planned or just a lucky coincidence. In any other show it’d be dismissed as coincidence. In BCS all bets are off because of how frequently it happens and how unbelievable the writing team is.
It’s unbelievable how Vince Gilligan doesn’t do anything for free in his shows. Jimmy starting to work with Jeff to get rid of him led him to buy a computer to Marion and then, Jimmy taught her how to look for videos on the internet which ultimately lead her to know how to do searches and helped her to discover Gene’s real identity. It’s amazing. It’s all a chain.
People comparing Nippy to Fly were wrong. Fly had no chain of cause and effect. Take it out and no other episodes are affected. The only downside to Nippy was recasting Jeff, but the actor really grew on me.
Imagine finding out the kind man you just met is actually the most wanted man in America and then he shows up looking through your window. Straight out of a horror movie
@@nont18411 Both Jimmy and Walter are ambitious man and has no boudary. But not like Walt who is dictatorial and evil, Jimmy here deep down still just a weak man and irresponsible
I like to think that "I trusted you" still hits him so hard because he was only able to be unapologetically Saul Goodman for several years before this because no one actually liked or trusted him for real beyond him being useful and entertaining, that at any time someone (other than Kim) being shocked by him and expecting better could have caused him to rethink, but they never did, he spent years of his life being seen only as a character, and as Gene he played his part too well and finally for the first time in far too long someone sees him as a person.
Jimmy made his name with elder law and back in the first few seasons and even after (when he gets them to turn on him for being greedy) he genuinely cared for elders. They trusted him. We see Carol's character was rude and not one for small talk yet Jimmy still managed to woo her. In the end Jimmy got his redemption and that is worth more than anything (although some disliked the ending but I found it perfect).
My heart broke when she told him "I trusted you." And you can tell after she said it, the humanity came back to Saul's face and he backed off. Absolutely masterful performances from both Bob Odenkirk and Carol Burnett.
He saw himself for what he truly is: A con man who hurt every person that ever trusted him. And now this is what he's been reduced to: a shell of a man who would threaten and hurt an innocent old lady just to keep whatever is left of his life in tact
I was really hoping that the intro song would play at some point considering this is the penultimate episode the way the BB intro played on Granite State
@@dongatello6969is This a metaphor. If Chekhov’s gun is set, it’s going to shoot, soon or late. To put it simply: “If there’s a setup-then there’s a punchline”
It’s kinda like an anti chekhovs gun. Cause the entire episode you’re worried for jimmy as he’s delving into crime, he is getting sloppy with being a dick to the cancer patient, he has a possible snitch as Jeff coulda narced on him. And when it’s at the peak of Jeff in jail, all that work was undone by a simple google set h
I just realized this was the first time Saul ever actually scared me. The way he rips out the cord while offering to "help", and then plays with the chord in his hands like he's going to strangle her. For a brief moment, you don't know what he's going to do. Earlier in the episode he demonstrates that he's willing to kill someone in cold blood if he feels he needs to. And even though nothing actually happens here, I feel as though the scene has done its job in alienating the character from the audience.
Kind of like Walter White in a way. We were glorifying both those characters actions. But then we wake up and come to realize that they need to be stopped. I was actually concerned he would do it too.
Gene seeing his old commercial in color for the first time is definitely one of the best shots in the series. It’s like we waited seven years for this moment.
Agreed, this was a masterful performance. You could tell there were gears turning in her head during the previous phone conversation. It was just subtle enough that you knew she was about to put all the pieces together.
@@crazemate His voice? Oh yeah...he was in ABQ, was a fan of Saul, and was in trouble with the law. He might have even been a client of his, in which case the mother who footed the bill would have had a memory of him. Starting a relationship with this family was a really bold move. He bet the farm on an elderly person having poor memory.
There's something interesting to watch about Saul Goodman, a man who can talk himself out of any situation and can get away with all his scheming, being reduced to threatening to murder an old woman and running away on foot like any of the common thugs that he used to defend in court. Also him denying he was Saul Goodman was hilarious since it was so so obvious.
Showing the reflection of Saul's commercials in Gene's eyes was brilliant. Not only is it the first instance where we have seen colour in this timeline since S1 (where Gene was also watching the commercials), but it also reminded me of how cartoonists often use red lighting to indicate a character's anger. Gene knows the game is up, but he wants to desperately hold on for longer.
@Travis Newsome It's meant to represent how boring Jimmy's life has become after going into hiding. The man who had previously made bank representing underworld clients has been reduced to working as a Cinnabon manager, and watching his old commercials (shown in color) fill him with nostalgia of the glory days.
Comedians tend to make great dramatic actors because good comedy is harder to pull off than drama. Comedic actors have a good understanding of timing and nuance.
@@99toyotacorolla Look at Robin Williams and Jim Carrey for example. Williams did some of the greatest dramatic work and so did Carrey, but he's been mostly typecast
You can tell by the way he stutters his “f” in “final warning” you could tell he didn’t wanna have to resort to what he was thinking of doing. He genuinely cared for Marion. This scene might be the best scene in the series so far. I hope Carol Burnett wins some kind of award for this scene.
He’s not someone who typically utilizes intimidation to get what he wants, and especially not threats involving violence. He obviously didn’t want to hurt her, but he was seriously considering it. Her mentioning that she trusted him awakened what little humanity he has left.
That Marion had the strength to stand up to Saul at the end really puts a tear in my eye. She's so frail and weak but still shows bravery in the face of it all
I like how the Better call Saul commercial is recontextualized, the first time we see it in breaking bad is so humorous, the ridiculous and cheap aesthetic of the whole thing. But in this show it ends up being used as tension, the realization of Gene knowing he’s screwed. This show has excellent writing!
The way it’s used rather than the commercial itself. When the viewers was first introduced to the character he’s shown as a comic relief which is evident in the commercial. But in this scene it’s almost like a horror scene it’s very tense because Marion now knows that Gene is Saul
Marion’s “I trusted you” completed caught gene off guard. The guy literally questioned himself “who the hell am I now.” Threatening an old person like would’ve been completely incomprehensible for jimmy even during the breaking bad timeline. Fortunately, that line Marion said probably saved her life and genes integrity, or whatever you wanna call it.
I feel like when Marion says "I trusted you" he realizes that he's entirely morally bankrupt. He conned yet another innocent old woman. Along with that, it's the first time we ever see him feel shame for his actions after he (chronologically) divorced Kim. In Breaking Bad he never once showed a single ounce of shame for what he did, even when he aided in poisoning a child. In this moment he fully realizes that he is a terrible person. Think back to when he conned Irene back in Season 3. He made all of her friends turn on her. When he realized that the only way he could repair *her* friendships was to give up the over a million dollars he received from the Sandpiper case, he gave up the money. When he "accidentally" rants over the intercom he says that since she doesn't have that long to live it doesn't matter if he's conning her. In that scene it says that ironically to paint himself as the bad guy. But in Season 6 he says that seriously when justifying robbing a man with cancer. Every ounce of his morality has been withered away. When Marion says "I trusted you" it's not just Jimmy realizing that he conned another old woman. It's him realizing that he is, in absolutely no uncertain terms, a terrible human being.
What are you on about with the child poisoning!? There's literally a scene in the first episode of BB where he says- "Yeah, well I go the extra mile!....Only, you never told me, the kid would wind up in the damn hospital! You know what? *throws lily of the valley at Walt* Take that, and get the hell outta here! You and me? We're done!"
I never thought this show would make Saul seem SCARY, but here we are. Absolutely terrific acting from Bob Odenkirk and (especially) Carol Burnett here, my heart was just pounding. And that color reflection of the Saul ads in Gene's glasses, calling back to the BCS pilot? Chef's kiss.
This is one of the best scenes in the show. Gene threatening a vulnerable elderly lady, the very people (Mrs Strauss) that Jimmy championed and that gave him his first big pay check as a legitimate lawyer fighting for the little guy. As we were reminded in this ep. the Sandpiper case was what allowed Jimmy to build his law practice, but it was tainted and instead turned into Saul's hollow, artificial cathedral of justice.
It's the worst for me, so far. The moment the show decided to sacrifice everything they had shown us about Jimmy's true heart in exchange for a big bang in the finale. In no way the Jimmy we were presented with would ever have threatened to kill anybody. They lost it. And it's a pity.
The part where Gene recognizes the videos and you see them reflecting in color in his glasses is so well done, it gives me chills. Watching Bob back in the Mr Show days, I never would've guessed that he was such a talented and nuanced actor.
What made this scene so tensional is that Gene was neither Saul nor Jimmy. His guilt had finally turned him into something unpredictable, even us as an audience felt nervous because we literally didn't know his next move. We knew Jimmy nor Saul would never kill with their bare hands but this Gene character.... he was an entirely different persona we couldn't fathom in time.
Yup (ugh, can’t stand that word now). Between both shows, this was the 99th episode with Saul & the first time he felt scary as fuck. Man I can’t wait for Monday.
Best writers in television. The thing to bring Saul down for good is the commercial, the very first thing about Saul the viewer ever sees in the BB universe. Masterclass. And Saul channeled his inner Lalo. Really thought he was going to kill her.
@@mrcloud9750 well yeah... they would, it wouldn’t make much difference since there are only 2 episodes left, now 1 if you don’t include this one. So why would it matter if the writers decided to kill her off (obviously they didn’t, but if they did I don’t think it would matter...)
I love how during the Gene Takovic scenes, especially around the series end, I was hoping for a moment of color to reinvigorate Gene's world at some point to signify a happy ending. And yet the one time I see color in Gene's world it's terrifying and gut-wrenching. I didn't realize color was something that needed to be hidden
In case you missed it, there is a colored flame during his last scene with Kim! showing once again how important she is to him, and how only she can bring the smallest bit of color to his life
Something I love about this scene and what makes Gene so intimidating here is his body language. At 2:07 he's hunched over, pushes the chair in behind him, and has this wild look in his eyes as he slowly approaches. Absolutely phenomenal acting by Bob Odenkirk here!
Reminded me of Walter White doing the same to him. Only he's not as evil as Heisenberg, despite how desperate his situation is, he does not physically assault her.
i love that for the first time in the history of the show, we are threatened and scared of jimmy mcgill. he’s always been so warm and comical. he’s always been the one being harassed or dominated. but here he’s strayed so far from his roots, that we truly believe he might actually hurt, or worse, kill this innocent elderly lady. that’s what makes marion’s “i trusted you” so gut-wrenching. in that moment, gene takovic sees himself for who he’s become and what he truly is. a liar, a cheat, a con-man who hurts the people who love and trust him. he has lost, he is defeated. he let’s her call the cops on him. he wants to go to jail - that’s his only redemption at this point
Vince, Bob, Peter were talking about that on Talking Saul, how his scheming with Jeff seems like he’s unconsciously doing it because there’s a part of him that wants to be caught.
Never thought I’d actually see Saul be physically intimidating like this. The way he holds that phone cord like he’s about to strangle her is so menacing and scary. It’s sad to see how far Jimmy has fallen. At least he still has some sliver of humanity buried underneath as shown by his facial expression after that “ I trusted you” line
@@saintroddy He may not be strong physically but in terms of wit he's better than most That's Saul weapon he's charismatic and witty like devil advocate
Elderly people helped him start out, and an elderly person will bring his end. The road of his choices is coming to a close. I both dread and anticipate what's coming next monday.
I was literally thinking that during this scene. At one point he was helping elderly victims sue a malicious retirement facility. Now here he is threatening physical harm/death against an elderly woman.
First of all, tremendous acting from Bob Odenkirk and Carol Burnett. I've never felt this scared watching Better Call Saul. There's been many on edge moments, but Marion is an innocent sweet lady. To see how dark Jimmy is at this point...I am so curious to see how we close this chapter in Better Call Saul. What a journey it has been.
One of the things that's so impressive to me about the breaking bad universe is the way they use these brilliant comedic actors to deliver perfect heart wrenching drama. Carol Burnett is a legend and she killed it.
Yeah it’s sad to see how far Jimmy has fallen but I’ve never been one to give people a pass just because there doing the “right thing”, the way Marion looks at “Gene” after discovering that he’s Saul is filled with the same contempt that everybody who’s misjudged Jimmy his entire life has, honestly I’m surprised Jimmy let himself be given up like that, some people say that Jimmy should should just turn himself in but I still think he should go out a free man.
@@zerorequiem526 I mean, he got her son thrown in jail after she helped get him out in ABQ and working hard to keep him on the straight and narrow afterwards. I think she’s allowed to judge Gene, and is right to try to cut him out of her and her son’s life.
Jimmy was a noble soul. Saul was a scammer who only cared about himself and the ones who could offer him money. And Gene was a guy who wanted redemption but didn't want to face the consequences of his doings
@@diegov2631 wrong. They were all crooks with different names. Jimmy was a fun-loving conman, an underdog who touched our hearts and CONNED us by getting us to hate his brother. Saul was the attorney for the underdog who recognised the law as a scam within itself and jumped through its own loopholes. With all the good that he did for others, Saul was a conman who is, along with his wife, responsible for Howard's downfall and death. Gene is a fugitive conman who just can't resist his seeming nature as such and as usual, goes too far. In the end Chuck was right. We rooted for Jimmy, Saul and Gene, but Chuck was right.
Jimmy: a noble guy who had a lot of potential and a guy who everyone loved Saul: one chilled dude he wanted money and mostly cared about himself Gene: a lost man seeking for redemption while also losing his humanity
"There never was a Nippy was there" Probably one of the most heartbreaking things in this scene, Marion realizes she was being lied to from the very beginning, it's painful to watch
Oh my gosh I thought Saul was gonna kill her. I think he was just threatening her but it really scared me. Same feels as with Lalo! Really amazing the acting of Bob Odenkirk.
He was about to kill her and he stopped himself at the last second and realized what he was doing. If he gets busted now, there's at least a chance of him getting out of prison eventually. But if he cold blooded pulls a first degree homicide, it really is saul gone
@@tylerchambers6246 my guy helped one of the most dangerous meth kingpins in the country and made a new identity plus robbed multiple people, he wont be getting out for a while
This episode and the last felt like watching the same episode twice but with a different perspective. The amazing part about Gene turning into a monster is that it makes total sense: We see Slippin Jimmy in Nippy, doing colorful scams with little damage done to other people, and as we have seen earlier (like when he left Chicago) Slippin Jimmy knows always when to call it quits. However in Breaking Bad, Gene falls back into becoming Saul Goodman, something Jimmy ALWAYS does whenever he has to cope, it's his own pathetic way to escape reality, creating another persona. The primary reason he turned into Saul on Season 4, to cope with Chuck's death, why he went along with Kim's scheme, because of the desert experience in Season 5, why he went full Saul Goodman after Kim breaks up with him in Season 6. It's always to cope with something. So when the love of his life tells him to hand himself in and shows she wants nothing to do with him anymore, he literally snaps and Saul has to come back to take Jimmy's emotional baggage. There is a difference now though, Gene has nothing to lose, Jimmy had his lawyer career, Saul had his reputation, but Gene has none of that, he is just a criminal at this point. What does a man with nothing to lose have to fear? This is why he is more eager to cross the line than EVER before. So if Nippy was Slippin Jimmy, and Breaking Bad was Saul Goodman, this episode was none of them, this episode was Gene Takovic. Gene is the worst part of Jimmy McGill, because it shows who he is without all the funny scams from Slippin Jimmy, without all the pizzazz from Saul Goodman, it is Jimmy stripped down to the bone, Gene is just a criminal. A dirty, unapologetic criminal. So it's kind of interesting how last episodes have been exploring all sides of Jimmy, most likely so that last episode is Jimmy himself.
Beautiful analysis. He went from a lawyer, to a criminal lawyer, to a criminal. Gene was supposed to be the end, yet SOMEHOW he found a way to CONTINUE down bad choice road. This path destroyed him already, and now he's picking up the pieces just to smash them to bits even more. Its also notable how Jimmy got his big break defending the elderly with Sandpiper, people who were neglected and lonely. And here he is now, threatening the very type of person he would have defended without hesitation all those years ago
Yeah, and due to the face he made when Marion said "I trusted you", I think he's realizing that he crossed a line. I'm not sure it's too late because he doesn't have killed anyone himself for now, but I'm sure he would have if something didn't stopped him (just as I think Kim would have pulled the trigger on Gus if she hadn't been stopped), and I think the face he makes proves he realized that
Gene: "Wanna put some clothes on so that we can get moving. what do you say?" Marion: "Sure let's go." **get to the police station** Marion: "There is criminal standing in front of me and his name is Saul Goodman."
It honestly would’ve been smarter too because knowing Saul he would’ve dropped her off and waited in the parking lot as not to be seen, so he would have been a sitting duck
@@bryankennel730 She's most likely in shock that a man she trusted is a criminal. She's still watching the videos when Gene comes in, so she's had no time to consider her strategy. I'd be paralyzed with shock in that situation.
I like to think that after Marion said "I Trusted you" Jimmy relived every moment he ever spent doing elder law. This show is such a great take on the evils of man.
After the commercial scene representing everything that made me fall in love with the show, they almost lost me at the telephone cable. In no way, Jimmy would have ever done that. But the show decided to sacrifice one of the most big-hearted and warm characters in TV history in exchange for a dramatic end. And it already feels so much lesser than it did, a week ago.
@@neil8964 Exactly. She's lucky he isn't as cold blooded or pragmatic as the other criminals in the Breaking Badverse. Jimmy's empathy saved her. At the very least he could of snatched the necklace thing off, tied her up and bought some time to call Ed and make a getaway.
@@Ray_D_Tutto yeah i mean she could have said i am not gonna call the cops but i never want to see you ever again. He gave her no reason to believe that he was an immediate threat, he tried to get her son out of prison for christs sake 😂
2:58 “I trusted you.” In that brief moment you see his nerve shaken by such a simple frase. He’s barely hanging in there at this point and he finally realizes that this is one line he doesn’t want to cross. ☹️
+Kenneth Patterson She wasn't really in hiding though, at least not to the extent that Jimmy/Saul was. She didn't need a new identity or anything like that.
I've no idea how they managed to make her new guy so boring and annoying at the same time. "okay, okay, okay" during sex time like legit. Who says that.
If you were to tell me before this scene, that I would be scared of Saul, like in a physical way, I would not believe you. Holy shit, man. I legit thought he was going to strangle her to death.
The way Bob conveys emotion with nothing but his eyes at 0:56 is phenomenal. His face when he realizes he's screwed makes such a simple yet powerful gesture
I interpreted the “I trusted you” as the viewers speaking to saul through Marion. We trusted Saul to better himself after all that had happened, but the slippin Jimmy inside him continues to lurk within him, whether it be Jimmy, Saul, or Gene just as Chuck said, he’ll never change
Bro I seriously thought he was about to choke my girl out with the telephone cord! Crazy that before this season, I couldn't even imagine Saul hurting an elderly woman. Sucks to see how far he's fallen
Gene at least unconsciously definetely wants to get caught. When he was at the cancer man's house, he got what he came for, yet he still went upstairs and stole some cigars and watches, heck he even had a drink there, instead of getting away as fast as possible.
He and Kim both do. But they go about it in vastly different ways. Notice the second Kim knows the heavy hitters are dead, she’s on a plane to confess. Jimmy is going about it roundabout to seal his fate because he can’t face it head on.
Well he going upstairs is because he had to steal something since he broke in, otherwise they would instantly know about the identity theft. By stealing more things and expanding the crime scene it will stall the investigation longer until Gene has already gotten the money from those accounts and passwords. But he definitely spent too much time upstairs, like drinking the whisky and shit was burning too much time
@@jessicarainesart But won't there be replacements for those heavy-hitters? Like I'm sure there's a new cartel boss who took over after Don Eladio's death, and a different family rose to power after the Salamancas
After every person has told both Saul and Jimmy awful things and insulted him. The last person he tried to take advantage for personal reasons told him the saddest and most sincere of things “I trusted you”. And by being an elderly woman who confronts him, is poetic justice. Man, I missed this show :(
Marion is lucky she doesn't suffer from major panic attacks when making such shocking discoveries like Hank. Imagine someone her age going through such a horrible feeling like that.
Man, I was actually scared of Saul in this scene. Throughout Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, Jimmy was never the person to actually physically threaten. His biggest power was his mouth. To see him wrap that phone line like he was about to strangle an innocent old lady was so much more scarier because of how out of character it seemed. And then Marion says "I trusted you" and Saul realised how far he's fallen. Stunning.
Dude I was actually scared of what Gene could do to Marion but I really loved the ending, Jimmy tends to screw things up with people and then seek redemption or a way to fix those situations, he always comes to reason, just like he came to reason and decided to fix things with Kim
Considering how she was before Gene showed up, she already had serious trust issues. I really feel bad for her, she may well never trust anyone again after this.
I love how when Gene is approaching with the phone cord, he wraps it around his hands. Really makes you think for a second that he’s gonna strangle Marion to death. Just another layer to a very tense scene.
I personally think the "I trusted you" broke him especially because it's coming from an old lady just like the ones he used to help when he was a clean lawyer...
The shot at 0:56 to 1:05 has definitely become one of my all time favorites. I think the first viewing of this scene, especially that specific shot, hits the hardest because of what has led up to this point in the show regarding the image of Saul/ the commercials. Before this we have seen the goofy commercial and maybe even broke a laugh. It is brilliant when you think about how the writers were able to take this exact commercial from breaking bad and make it something that brings insane amounts of fear to the mc and delivers such a tense scene reminiscent, to me, of the opening scene of Inglorious Basterds. No music, no time windows, just complete and raw emotion from the characters. Truly one of the shows of all time (but seriously incredible)
Carol Burnett reminding everyone she’s not just a legendary comedian but also an absolute top notch actress. This scene broke my heart. Even though he wasn’t featured much in this show, you can really see just how much Walt rubbed off on Jimmy. He even kind of looks him at this point.
Thank God season 6 Part 2 is eligible for next year’s Emmys. Because I think Odenkirk has a more likely shot at winning for playing Gene than as Jimmy.
Don't know if anybody else noticed but when Gene says "Final warning" theres a soft shakiness in his voice when he says it. It's so subtle. Brilliant line delivery.
It reminded me of Gus talking to hector before he died and hence I thought it foreshadowed her pressing the button which I believe is the beginning of the death of Saul/Jimmy
Who else was seriously worried Gene was gonna strangle Marion with the phone cord. He definitely was thinking about it... Dude's straight terrifying. He's officially gone down the same path as Walter White at this point.
It’s crazy how linked one can get to these characters. I was legitimately saying to myself “Oh no no no no no he’s not gonna do this, Jimmy would never do this”.
@@GokaiiRed Just yesterday I was laughing at the possibility of Jimmy ever hurting or killing someone, because it's not his character; he'll con people, because that's his skill. This episode made me question everything I thought about him. I guess when pushed, the least likely people are capable of the unthinkable.
The way he stumbles to say "final warning" actually shows that this isn't who Jimmy is. He's not someone who is actually comfortable threatening an old lady, even as Saul. As far as his moral compass shifted once he became Saul, even that was not something he couldn't become.
Shouldn’t of taught her about the computer lol. I always knew he’d be his own undoing. We all did. I forgot askjeeves existed. I never thought Saul could be so menacing.
It’s not that hard to imagine, Saul encouraged murder many times and had a careless attitude towards people’s suffering. He’s not the type to take those matters into his own hands, but when cornered and having no other option, I could see it happening.
Incredible scene, when she said I trusted you, you can see jimmy take an inventory and see that he is cornering this innocent old woman and holding her by the life alert chain around her neck, and I believe deep down he is ashamed of himself. The last episode is going to be something else.
Man, this show is incredible. The cinematography, never seen anything like it, combined with masterful acting and a captivating story. I'm glad I was here to witness it.
Jimmy was so scary here. If she hadn't said "I trusted you" and made him hesitate I do think he would have killed her. He was wrapping the cord and everything.
I love that he doesn't get away with everything, I really enjoy the fact that there are finally sincere consequences for his actions that there is a dread building up to the finale. Its realistic that Kim harbors extreme amount of guilt enough to give Howards wife some closure. Jimmy trying to hold on to the good old days when everything has fallen apart being on the run non-stop. We get a scoop of the aftermath similar to Walter when he reaches that point of no return. No friends or anyone to take comfort in, desperately reaching out to anyone for the sake of sanity. It really puts things in perspective that a life of crime ends in absolute misery when you are constantly on the run. This show is done so well the entire story arc you feel for Jimmy, you root for him, but ultimately he chooses the lesser path and becomes Saul. Its such a intriguing character you can relate to but not affiliate with. Vince really knocked it out of the park. I hope he continues to create new shows after this finishes. Both series have such excellent writing and casting.
This scene has the same energy of Skyler and Walter Jr scared and lying down on the floor while Walt says "we're family" in BB's last season. I miss this show already...
Kim Wexler meets Jesse Pinkman Scene - ua-cam.com/video/1Jlv4zq0rDU/v-deo.html
Jeff Gets Arrested - ua-cam.com/video/TLbWpVsMcZ8/v-deo.html
Emilio Koyama Scene - ua-cam.com/video/ZptASHBeFiM/v-deo.html
Gene Calls Kim Wexler (Full Scene) - ua-cam.com/video/cv591RO4npE/v-deo.html
Doing God's work
Siiii paaaaaa
Wit
Theory: Marion actually discovered who Gene is by watching Breaking Bad
man 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bravo Vince
@@perigeehypertrophy5916 The memes, the DNA of the soul.
Seriously tho, it would be cool if there's a documentary style show on the events of breaking bad in universe
@@nickelion1760 a mokumentary was made on jimmy mcgill before season 6 aired titled "american greed: jimmy mcgill"
They really took a comic relief character and made him a complex, nuanced, tragic figure without it ever feeling forced. This show is unreal
Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall down an open sewer and die. Mell Brooks
I didn’t like Saul too much when I watched Breaking Bad, but I really like Jimmy in BCS.
@@MacenW That's why it finally doesn't seem to work. With a huge chunk of benefit of the doubt, one might buy the way Kim suddenly turned evil and then good again. Or the way Jimmy transitioned into Saul. But neither BCS's Jimmy nor BB's Saul would have ever threatened an old lady.
In the end, they sacrificed Jimmy in order to fit him into a place, that had once been designed for Saul. If that's not "forced", what ever was?
@@christiangwenner6384 Jimmy literally turned Irene's friends against her for personal gain and let her suffer for weeks. Sure, he explained everything later but given the death of Howard and Kim leaving him being the final nail in the coffin, it's fitting for Gene to act this way. He has completely lost his morals throughout the show and he definetely would do something like this in Breaking Bad, although maybe a bit less agressive to maintain face but at this point, he was even going to rob a cancer patient because "people with cancer can be assholes, too". Jimmy used to look for excuses for his morally gray actions his whole life, be it "Howard will get back to his feet", despite they completely ruined his life, or "I never would've let helped Walt if I knew he was going to poison Brock", but now, even the last shreds of morality Jimmy had, Gene lacks. He did not actually hurt Marion and even realized that what he was doing in this scene was not right. It is completely in character to act like he did in this scene.
@@wryyyy1362 Howard would have been back on his feet pretty soon. He said it himself. He faced a minor career setback in exchange for trying to betray the Sandpiper residents trust in the firs place. That's not as big a deal as many people think and if it was? It was Kim's plan and Jimmy wanted to talk her out of it.
On the other hand, Jimmy saved so many lives throughout the show and always cared for the people around him, namely Chuck who didn't deserve any of it.
No, I'm sorry, to me they switched out both the characters of Kim and Jimmy somewhere between season 5 and 6 and it turns what had the potential to be a meaningful peace of art into just another exciting but not not very believable TV show. A good one still.
I cried when Marion said, “His name is Better Call Saul and he’s Breaking Bad!”
Too on the nose.
@@brandonb3174 that's his joke
The fact that this wasn’t a real quote shows that Vince is not up to scratch in terms of delivery! We need new writers for season 7!
jesus christ, humor's really hit rock bottom
@@spataforelol I’ve been thinking about this comment all day and I think they should have used this line just to ruin BCS fans lives. It’s that cringe and bad 😂
Seeing him wrap up the phone cord like that was, for me, actually the most disturbing moment in the entire series. Jimmy was always a con man but a murderer? Even just a threat was something we couldn't imagine Jimmy doing. "Not our Jimmy! Couldn't be precious Jimmy!"
He was trying to send her to Belize😢
Piñata
He was bringing out his inner Lalo. There was no more Jimmy left. All that was left to do was strangle the old lady with a wire.
And he gets to be LAWYER?! WHAT A SICK JOKE!!
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Jimmy's downfall coming from an elderly woman he befriended as a con is incredibly poetic justice, given everything that happened with Sandpiper.
Old people love him
but he's the one that made sandpiper pay the elders, and when that old lady was mistreat by her friends, he convince them she was honest
@@iagocavalcanti5277 lmao he’s the one that caused them to mistreat her in the first place. And he’s the one who wanted to screw over the old people in sandpiper because of Kim in the end.
@@iagocavalcanti5277 That was damage control for his own mess. But to what you said, another reading of this scene is that it's an elderly person that reminds Jimmy of his humanity, which was perhaps best represented in his dealings with the elderly in season 1 and his relentless pursuit of justice in the Sandpiper case. It looks here like Jimmy is being punished for his sins, but in a way he's also been saved... from himself.
the sandpiper case was good for the people though.
Saul's face when he sees the commercial is truly heartbreaking.
He was finally starting to be happy in his alternate life and he knew it was over now
@@P_Fminecraft Well, he is really done now. He shouldn't have gone this far made really good profits just to dump it in trash to rob some cancer guy because of his hate for Walter.
@@salyorgurry2337 He's not done in the slightest. For $250k I am certain Jimmy got an ironclad ID, license, SSN etc. from that Ed guy. She has no proof, for christ's sake she's some old geezer who looked up some commercials on a computer and thought she was being smart. You can say it looks like him all Jimmy has to do is show the police his ID and boom.
@@ripvanwinkler1548 police can look for DNA tests or any other to see if it matches to Jimmy
@@ripvanwinkler1548 there is evidence though lol. Literally Gene and Saul look the same and Jeff and his friend will probably snitch on him
I really got scared when he pulled the wire and wrapped it around his hands.
Yeah, like he was making a strangling cord. It's a pretty good way to intimidate someone.
He was about to give her the Todd treatment.
I legit thought he was gonna kill her
He's fallen so far from grace that I wouldn't be surprised lmao
That's not our jimmy, not our precious jimmy ☹
@@alexx196z5 What a sick joke!
Carol Burnett is so good. Holding back tears as she says "You tell me". Perfectly conveying the sadness of a woman who just wanted companionship and a friend and got screwed over
We love you, Mrs. Hannigan!
And how exactly did she get screwed over?
@@richardgalvan4639 When she realized she didn't really have a friend. She was conned and you could see the hurt in her face
@@carsonyoung9965 not to mention Jimmy got her son to commit crimes again
@@JulianTorres-lh5du yeah that’s what i was gonna remind the commenter lol
And to think Jimmy McGill was once the champion of the elderly and enjoyed playing bingo with them.
No matter what, in the end, the elderly always end up hating him 😂
Why I wanted him to commit his first murder by axing her. Show Jimmy McGill is totally dead, Saul has been replaced with Gene the killer.
This hurts :(
Poetic Justice….. he nearly destroyed an elderly woman’s life to get his slice of money and now a senior has exposed him and hopefully spelt his doom! Karma is a bitch!
This isn't Jimmy mcgill. This is saul goodman. Its like anakin and vader.
Marion saying "and his name is SAUL GOODMAN!" sent chills down me. He's as good as gone
Same. So much anger in her voice. Powerful moment.
Saul gone
@@alec8904 Saul gone, man
I like whenever people say the name so seriously cause it was initially made as a funny pun.
@@alec8904 And as a matter of fact, Saul gone
0:47 I love that the words Gene hears before reaching for the laptop were "You are under arrest!" His fate was already sealed.
Bravo, Vince!
dam
Howard hamlin pfp
FUCK that’s good. When I see details as subtle but perfect as this I can’t for my life tell if it was really planned or just a lucky coincidence. In any other show it’d be dismissed as coincidence. In BCS all bets are off because of how frequently it happens and how unbelievable the writing team is.
That video was the very first commercial and on-screen performance of Saul Goodman aired in the Breaking Bad universe.
It’s unbelievable how Vince Gilligan doesn’t do anything for free in his shows. Jimmy starting to work with Jeff to get rid of him led him to buy a computer to Marion and then, Jimmy taught her how to look for videos on the internet which ultimately lead her to know how to do searches and helped her to discover Gene’s real identity. It’s amazing. It’s all a chain.
People comparing Nippy to Fly were wrong. Fly had no chain of cause and effect. Take it out and no other episodes are affected. The only downside to Nippy was recasting Jeff, but the actor really grew on me.
@@jamiel3902 fly was more symbolic than anything, so yeah it doesn’t really matter but it’s still peak
Bcs was 90% peter gould
Nippy has something special and it's impoprtant too.
@@isaiahaudain5006 And Tom Schnauz too!
This is the exact moment Saul Goodman realizes he's Saul Badman. Vince is a genius.
"Saul Heisenberg"
Like the Next Walter White😂
This is the moment Vince gets Bravoed
Grabo Nince!
Vravo bince
Imagine finding out the kind man you just met is actually the most wanted man in America and then he shows up looking through your window. Straight out of a horror movie
This is why people need to lock their doors. You never know when Saul will come in
@@willd9298 lmao
@@willd9298 i had 2 sauls get in last summer
@@willd9298 So…better not call Saul..?☹️
waltuh is more on the wanted list than Saul
Saul's a conman. He's a grifter. He's a criminal. But as this scene shows, he's not a killer
He is evil but he is not Walter White level evil.
@@nont18411 What's sad is Jimmy was a hard working guy trying to be a lawyer. It took his brother betraying him for him to start to go down this path
@@nont18411 Both Jimmy and Walter are ambitious man and has no boudary. But not like Walt who is dictatorial and evil, Jimmy here deep down still just a weak man and irresponsible
@@angquangthanh6383 like a chimp with a machine gun
Saul was okay with Badger getting killed as well as Hank getting killed.
I like to think that "I trusted you" still hits him so hard because he was only able to be unapologetically Saul Goodman for several years before this because no one actually liked or trusted him for real beyond him being useful and entertaining, that at any time someone (other than Kim) being shocked by him and expecting better could have caused him to rethink, but they never did, he spent years of his life being seen only as a character, and as Gene he played his part too well and finally for the first time in far too long someone sees him as a person.
Also, remember that he did elder law and was genuinely trying to help those people.
@@chrispekel5709 Didn't he use the "A lawyer you can trust" motto too?
@@mausebas He did
:(
Jimmy made his name with elder law and back in the first few seasons and even after (when he gets them to turn on him for being greedy) he genuinely cared for elders. They trusted him. We see Carol's character was rude and not one for small talk yet Jimmy still managed to woo her. In the end Jimmy got his redemption and that is worth more than anything (although some disliked the ending but I found it perfect).
My heart broke when she told him "I trusted you." And you can tell after she said it, the humanity came back to Saul's face and he backed off. Absolutely masterful performances from both Bob Odenkirk and Carol Burnett.
Two canadians. Another comedian, Mel Brooks, once said that tragedy is when I cut MY finger. Comedy is when YOU fall down open sewer and die.
I took it as Gene realizing that threatening an old woman is something that only a monster like Walt would do
Even with that masterful crying scene by Rhea, I believe the life alert part of this scene is the best scene in BCS. It’s just that impactful.
I thought he was gonna kill her, the way he wrapped that phone cable didn't look good.
He saw himself for what he truly is: A con man who hurt every person that ever trusted him. And now this is what he's been reduced to: a shell of a man who would threaten and hurt an innocent old lady just to keep whatever is left of his life in tact
This reminded me of when Walter Jr called the police on Walt, and Walt ended up running literally the same way Gene did. God this show is amazing!
well actually in breaking bad walt transformed into a glass whiskey
@@spokesperson3698 😆😆😆 lol!!!!!! You’re so funny!!! I’m proud of your transformation process!
Nah actually Heisenberg called the police on himself after walt jr hung up the phone. Then he left after he saw the Grey Matter commercials
I was really hoping that the intro song would play at some point considering this is the penultimate episode the way the BB intro played on Granite State
@@ryanmerkle7892 they are talking about another scene
It's crazy how 'funny cat videos' turned out to be a Chekhov's gun of this scene. Gilligan and Gould are masters in storytelling
What is Chekhov gun
@@dongatello6969is This a metaphor.
If Chekhov’s gun is set, it’s going to shoot, soon or late.
To put it simply: “If there’s a setup-then there’s a punchline”
@@N.E.M.o777 like the bowling balls Saul buys at the beginning of one episode. Now that I think abt it bb and BCS have dozens of Chekhov’s Guns
@@dongatello6969 It's a google request, once searched it'll reveal the truth. Magic!
It’s kinda like an anti chekhovs gun. Cause the entire episode you’re worried for jimmy as he’s delving into crime, he is getting sloppy with being a dick to the cancer patient, he has a possible snitch as Jeff coulda narced on him. And when it’s at the peak of Jeff in jail, all that work was undone by a simple google set h
I just realized this was the first time Saul ever actually scared me. The way he rips out the cord while offering to "help", and then plays with the chord in his hands like he's going to strangle her. For a brief moment, you don't know what he's going to do. Earlier in the episode he demonstrates that he's willing to kill someone in cold blood if he feels he needs to. And even though nothing actually happens here, I feel as though the scene has done its job in alienating the character from the audience.
Kind of like Walter White in a way. We were glorifying both those characters actions. But then we wake up and come to realize that they need to be stopped. I was actually concerned he would do it too.
Exactly, I thought it was going to be sauls first actual murder
If you're referring to when he broke into that guy's house, I think he was just trying to knock him out with the vase. Then again, you could be right.
@@ri0tmaniac242 Saul is stupid because he not kill her,in my mind i just say,,Do it!''and i get anger when he just leaves her alive.
@@atanasijebuzejic608 psycho
Gene seeing his old commercial in color for the first time is definitely one of the best shots in the series. It’s like we waited seven years for this moment.
We saw his commercials in color in 1x01 as well! they've been consistent from the start!
For the second time. The first time was in episode 1 😉
Omg I didn't even notice they were in color at first! Nice catch.
Second time
I'm glad Vince finally used the Sin City tactic. I wish Saul's Shirt in the Mall was colourized.
90 year old Carol Burnet absolutely killed it in this episode.
Agreed, this was a masterful performance. You could tell there were gears turning in her head during the previous phone conversation. It was just subtle enough that you knew she was about to put all the pieces together.
When jimmy told her the difference between Albuquerque and Nebraska Law, her face switched. She already had an idea from his voice.
I'm so glad that they got her for this show. She killed it.
@@crazemate His voice? Oh yeah...he was in ABQ, was a fan of Saul, and was in trouble with the law. He might have even been a client of his, in which case the mother who footed the bill would have had a memory of him. Starting a relationship with this family was a really bold move. He bet the farm on an elderly person having poor memory.
From Eunice Higgins to this...quite a ride for a brilliant actress!
There's something interesting to watch about Saul Goodman, a man who can talk himself out of any situation and can get away with all his scheming, being reduced to threatening to murder an old woman and running away on foot like any of the common thugs that he used to defend in court. Also him denying he was Saul Goodman was hilarious since it was so so obvious.
Whaaaat? How is that obvious?? Saul has hair & no mustache!
Do you think Gene is Saul Goodman? Because he is not.
@@wvmetsfan honestly not completely impossible a lot of people look a like.
I mean what would you want him to say in that moment, point at Marian and say "better call saul" ???
Of course he's gonna deny
@@wvmetsfan Gene mentioned Albuquerque though, way too big of a coincidence
Showing the reflection of Saul's commercials in Gene's eyes was brilliant. Not only is it the first instance where we have seen colour in this timeline since S1 (where Gene was also watching the commercials), but it also reminded me of how cartoonists often use red lighting to indicate a character's anger. Gene knows the game is up, but he wants to desperately hold on for longer.
@Travis Newsome Idk I liked it
@Travis Newsome It's meant to represent how boring Jimmy's life has become after going into hiding. The man who had previously made bank representing underworld clients has been reduced to working as a Cinnabon manager, and watching his old commercials (shown in color) fill him with nostalgia of the glory days.
@Travis Newsome
i don’t care if it’s overused the shot still looks awesome
@Travis Newsome your opinion but the majority of people found it nice
@Travis Newsome Except they used it to great effect here.
I love it how two stellar comedians made such an intense, scary and heartbreaking scene.
Damn, when you put it that way, I hadn't considered that this was a showdown between Eunice and Van Hammersly
@@RicardoAGuitar and then Lincoln said “Don’t diss my homies”
And some of the best scenes early on the show involved Senator Tankerbell & David St Hubbins
Comedians tend to make great dramatic actors because good comedy is harder to pull off than drama. Comedic actors have a good understanding of timing and nuance.
Vince Gillian said that the best actors are comedians. Most of the cast are comedians
Two of the best sketch comic comedians of their time putting on one of the most dramatic scenes in TV, just beautiful!
BB/BCS seems to have a thing for putting comedians in very serious dramatic roles. And it’s done amazing every time.
Just beautiful
Comedians tend to be one of the most skillful actors in the industry, if not the most
@@99toyotacorolla Look at Robin Williams and Jim Carrey for example. Williams did some of the greatest dramatic work and so did Carrey, but he's been mostly typecast
Imagine if they'd cast Robin Williams as Walter White, and Jim Carrey as Saul Goodman
You can tell by the way he stutters his “f” in “final warning” you could tell he didn’t wanna have to resort to what he was thinking of doing. He genuinely cared for Marion. This scene might be the best scene in the series so far. I hope Carol Burnett wins some kind of award for this scene.
No, he very much could have done it there. It wasn't until the choice words she said before it hit him.
@@FirstLast-yc9lq he should have killed her
I thunk he stuttered because this is the first time he's had to say such words
He’s not someone who typically utilizes intimidation to get what he wants, and especially not threats involving violence. He obviously didn’t want to hurt her, but he was seriously considering it. Her mentioning that she trusted him awakened what little humanity he has left.
I think it was more just a threat. I don’t think he ever had the capability to actually do it.
That Marion had the strength to stand up to Saul at the end really puts a tear in my eye. She's so frail and weak but still shows bravery in the face of it all
Karen smh
Fucking Marion, man
Only the queen of comedy herself, Carol Burnett, could have taken down that conman. PERFECT downfall.
@@Ahsfbvox”that conman”. You coulda just said Saul but ok
I like how the Better call Saul commercial is recontextualized, the first time we see it in breaking bad is so humorous, the ridiculous and cheap aesthetic of the whole thing. But in this show it ends up being used as tension, the realization of Gene knowing he’s screwed. This show has excellent writing!
The way it’s used rather than the commercial itself. When the viewers was first introduced to the character he’s shown as a comic relief which is evident in the commercial. But in this scene it’s almost like a horror scene it’s very tense because Marion now knows that Gene is Saul
@abcdefghijk it’s a funny scene when we first saw it introducing this great character, but now it’s being used as a plot device
The first time we see it, it's a joke. The last time we see it, it's a threat.
🅱ravo 🅱ince
also the fact that the first words you hear are "You are under arrest!"
Marion’s “I trusted you” completed caught gene off guard. The guy literally questioned himself “who the hell am I now.” Threatening an old person like would’ve been completely incomprehensible for jimmy even during the breaking bad timeline. Fortunately, that line Marion said probably saved her life and genes integrity, or whatever you wanna call it.
well it wouldn't have made any sense to kill her anyway, as then Jeff would rat on him
@@yourmum69_420 Also buddy would have found the body
I don't think Gene was going to kill her anyways.
@@pokenbby It was definitely implied that he was going to kill her with the telephone cord.
FUN FACT: That line wasn't in the script. Vince Gilligan felt the scene was missing something. Carol Burnett came up with it.
To those who think Comedians can't be serious, just watch this scene. An absolute masterful moment between these two legends....
It's like they always say - if you can do comedy you can do drama
Don't need to watch this scene - or even Colbert. Just look at Ukarine.
And let's not forget Bryan Cranston going from Hal "The Dad" from Malcom in the Middle to friggin Heisenberg
bruh half the cast of BrBa were comedians lol
Walter was played by a sitcom actor also.
I feel like when Marion says "I trusted you" he realizes that he's entirely morally bankrupt. He conned yet another innocent old woman. Along with that, it's the first time we ever see him feel shame for his actions after he (chronologically) divorced Kim. In Breaking Bad he never once showed a single ounce of shame for what he did, even when he aided in poisoning a child. In this moment he fully realizes that he is a terrible person.
Think back to when he conned Irene back in Season 3. He made all of her friends turn on her. When he realized that the only way he could repair *her* friendships was to give up the over a million dollars he received from the Sandpiper case, he gave up the money. When he "accidentally" rants over the intercom he says that since she doesn't have that long to live it doesn't matter if he's conning her. In that scene it says that ironically to paint himself as the bad guy. But in Season 6 he says that seriously when justifying robbing a man with cancer. Every ounce of his morality has been withered away.
When Marion says "I trusted you" it's not just Jimmy realizing that he conned another old woman. It's him realizing that he is, in absolutely no uncertain terms, a terrible human being.
@@julianmarx5971 walt would just killed her.
Actually he didn’t know about the posinoing and actually told Walter to fuck off when he found out. Of course we all know how that turned out
What are you on about with the child poisoning!? There's literally a scene in the first episode of BB where he says-
"Yeah, well I go the extra mile!....Only, you never told me, the kid would wind up in the damn hospital! You know what? *throws lily of the valley at Walt* Take that, and get the hell outta here! You and me? We're done!"
He didn’t even know about the poisoning he wanted to quit at that point
When he made Irene’s friends turn on her, my blood was BOILING.
I never thought this show would make Saul seem SCARY, but here we are. Absolutely terrific acting from Bob Odenkirk and (especially) Carol Burnett here, my heart was just pounding. And that color reflection of the Saul ads in Gene's glasses, calling back to the BCS pilot? Chef's kiss.
:( Seeing "the relief" from "Breaking Bad tensions" becoming a threat to old helpless lady is heart wrenching.
won ez argument against lujjus77 or whatever lol ez win argument for me, he is so bad at arguing fr ong ongo ong gngo skull emoji ten to the fourth
truly a bravo vince moment
@@Happy-cw6jx Ratio
@@thepoopmonster1041 generally speaking the first episode of a series is usually referred to as a pilot still.
This is one of the best scenes in the show. Gene threatening a vulnerable elderly lady, the very people (Mrs Strauss) that Jimmy championed and that gave him his first big pay check as a legitimate lawyer fighting for the little guy. As we were reminded in this ep. the Sandpiper case was what allowed Jimmy to build his law practice, but it was tainted and instead turned into Saul's hollow, artificial cathedral of justice.
It's the worst for me, so far. The moment the show decided to sacrifice everything they had shown us about Jimmy's true heart in exchange for a big bang in the finale. In no way the Jimmy we were presented with would ever have threatened to kill anybody. They lost it. And it's a pity.
@@christiangwenner6384 but he never threatened to "kill" her
@@christiangwenner6384 You know who really knew Jimmy? Chuck.
@@christiangwenner6384 I mean Jimmy literally suggest that Walt and Jessie kill badger multiple times in breaking bad.
@@AlexMrShot 2:15 He's threatening to strangle her. Is that any better?
The part where Gene recognizes the videos and you see them reflecting in color in his glasses is so well done, it gives me chills. Watching Bob back in the Mr Show days, I never would've guessed that he was such a talented and nuanced actor.
Get a blanket if it gives you chills
What made this scene so tensional is that Gene was neither Saul nor Jimmy. His guilt had finally turned him into something unpredictable, even us as an audience felt nervous because we literally didn't know his next move.
We knew Jimmy nor Saul would never kill with their bare hands but this Gene character.... he was an entirely different persona we couldn't fathom in time.
Yup (ugh, can’t stand that word now). Between both shows, this was the 99th episode with Saul & the first time he felt scary as fuck.
Man I can’t wait for Monday.
This was that exact moment
you could say him refusing to hurt her was him rejecting gene
@@grom4818 Possibly, i like that theory.
@julian marx Jimmy was never a sociopath. He was just someone who wanted attention. And he got far too much of it.
This episode should win an award of some sort. Beautifully shot and beautifully acted all the way through.
The show only seems to be getting better and better and suddenly it's over.
boring
@@JadeiteMcSwag hater
Carol Burnett should get a Guest Nomination next year.
Cuz it was Written and Directed by the goat, Vince Motherfuckin Gilligan.
Best writers in television. The thing to bring Saul down for good is the commercial, the very first thing about Saul the viewer ever sees in the BB universe. Masterclass. And Saul channeled his inner Lalo. Really thought he was going to kill her.
He almost had that "we're done when I say we're done" vibes.
yeah seemed like he was but dont think theyd bring a famous actor just to let saul kill her lol
@@mrcloud9750 well yeah... they would, it wouldn’t make much difference since there are only 2 episodes left, now 1 if you don’t include this one. So why would it matter if the writers decided to kill her off (obviously they didn’t, but if they did I don’t think it would matter...)
@@MidnightPalms yes it would matter i just explained why, if you dont get it,you aint too brifht
@@turboterps not a single soul asked
I love how during the Gene Takovic scenes, especially around the series end, I was hoping for a moment of color to reinvigorate Gene's world at some point to signify a happy ending. And yet the one time I see color in Gene's world it's terrifying and gut-wrenching. I didn't realize color was something that needed to be hidden
"Are you gonna, play it straight, or are you gonna be.... Colourful?"
In case you missed it, there is a colored flame during his last scene with Kim! showing once again how important she is to him, and how only she can bring the smallest bit of color to his life
Something I love about this scene and what makes Gene so intimidating here is his body language. At 2:07 he's hunched over, pushes the chair in behind him, and has this wild look in his eyes as he slowly approaches. Absolutely phenomenal acting by Bob Odenkirk here!
complete 180 from 00:30 "that's okay"! love the way he delivers that
Absolutely the most intimidating that Jimmy/Saul/Gene has ever been. Guy looked like a rabid animal. Such amazing acting
Reminded me of Walter White doing the same to him. Only he's not as evil as Heisenberg, despite how desperate his situation is, he does not physically assault her.
i love that for the first time in the history of the show, we are threatened and scared of jimmy mcgill. he’s always been so warm and comical. he’s always been the one being harassed or dominated. but here he’s strayed so far from his roots, that we truly believe he might actually hurt, or worse, kill this innocent elderly lady. that’s what makes marion’s “i trusted you” so gut-wrenching. in that moment, gene takovic sees himself for who he’s become and what he truly is. a liar, a cheat, a con-man who hurts the people who love and trust him. he has lost, he is defeated. he let’s her call the cops on him. he wants to go to jail - that’s his only redemption at this point
Vince, Bob, Peter were talking about that on Talking Saul, how his scheming with Jeff seems like he’s unconsciously doing it because there’s a part of him that wants to be caught.
If he wanted to go to jail 100% he wouldn't have run out the house. He's conflicted
not only that but also when he was very close to striking the man with cancer with the urn
@@Zyborggian AMC preview had a picture of his old Esteem crashed and Gene dialing the Vacuum salesman
@@almond4629 Two times so far he nearly killed someone in a single episode
Never thought I’d actually see Saul be physically intimidating like this. The way he holds that phone cord like he’s about to strangle her is so menacing and scary. It’s sad to see how far Jimmy has fallen.
At least he still has some sliver of humanity buried underneath as shown by his facial expression after that “ I trusted you” line
I think he did it unconsciously, because when he realized how it looks he threw it on the ground.
the only time Saul has the upper hand in a fight in either show is when he's up against a 90-year-old woman lmao
I mean he pulled it off in "nobody" so bob odenkirk could easily pull this off
@@saintroddy He may not be strong physically but in terms of wit he's better than most
That's Saul weapon he's charismatic and witty like devil advocate
Jimmy has fallen to the dark side mr ronin and there is nothing you can do about it bwahahahaha
The way he wraps the cable around his hands as if he is going to strangle her. Truly evil shit.
It broke my heart when he murdered Marion. Bravo Vince!
Proved he was a lot of things but he was not a killer. Well, not what he’d do himself
@J N what does con man mean
@@xlantboi google
“There’s a criminal standing in my kitchen threatening me. He’s a wanted man, and his name is KEVIN COSTNER!”
Elderly people helped him start out, and an elderly person will bring his end. The road of his choices is coming to a close. I both dread and anticipate what's coming next monday.
Terrific
I didn’t even connect that. God I love this show.
He went on the Bad Choice Road, and it’s coming to an end now
I was literally thinking that during this scene. At one point he was helping elderly victims sue a malicious retirement facility. Now here he is threatening physical harm/death against an elderly woman.
Wait… there’s one more episode?! I thought this was the finale!! And kept asking myself what happens next to Kim and Jimmy.
First of all, tremendous acting from Bob Odenkirk and Carol Burnett. I've never felt this scared watching Better Call Saul. There's been many on edge moments, but Marion is an innocent sweet lady. To see how dark Jimmy is at this point...I am so curious to see how we close this chapter in Better Call Saul. What a journey it has been.
One of the things that's so impressive to me about the breaking bad universe is the way they use these brilliant comedic actors to deliver perfect heart wrenching drama. Carol Burnett is a legend and she killed it.
It's especially sad given Jimmy's roots as an elder lawyer
@@Jasdenvideos Damn.
Yeah it’s sad to see how far Jimmy has fallen but I’ve never been one to give people a pass just because there doing the “right thing”, the way Marion looks at “Gene” after discovering that he’s Saul is filled with the same contempt that everybody who’s misjudged Jimmy his entire life has, honestly I’m surprised Jimmy let himself be given up like that, some people say that Jimmy should should just turn himself in but I still think he should go out a free man.
@@zerorequiem526 I mean, he got her son thrown in jail after she helped get him out in ABQ and working hard to keep him on the straight and narrow afterwards. I think she’s allowed to judge Gene, and is right to try to cut him out of her and her son’s life.
It’s very chilling how different Jimmy, Saul, and Gene all are
Jimmy was a noble soul. Saul was a scammer who only cared about himself and the ones who could offer him money. And Gene was a guy who wanted redemption but didn't want to face the consequences of his doings
@@diegov2631 wrong. They were all crooks with different names. Jimmy was a fun-loving conman, an underdog who touched our hearts and CONNED us by getting us to hate his brother. Saul was the attorney for the underdog who recognised the law as a scam within itself and jumped through its own loopholes. With all the good that he did for others, Saul was a conman who is, along with his wife, responsible for Howard's downfall and death. Gene is a fugitive conman who just can't resist his seeming nature as such and as usual, goes too far. In the end Chuck was right. We rooted for Jimmy, Saul and Gene, but Chuck was right.
Jimmy: a noble guy who had a lot of potential and a guy who everyone loved
Saul: one chilled dude he wanted money and mostly cared about himself
Gene: a lost man seeking for redemption while also losing his humanity
"There never was a Nippy was there"
Probably one of the most heartbreaking things in this scene, Marion realizes she was being lied to from the very beginning, it's painful to watch
Oh my gosh I thought Saul was gonna kill her. I think he was just threatening her but it really scared me. Same feels as with Lalo! Really amazing the acting of Bob Odenkirk.
He was about to kill her and he stopped himself at the last second and realized what he was doing. If he gets busted now, there's at least a chance of him getting out of prison eventually. But if he cold blooded pulls a first degree homicide, it really is saul gone
@@tylerchambers6246 I think in the next episode he’s either gonna go to jail or die by suicide before the feds touch him.
@@tylerchambers6246 my guy helped one of the most dangerous meth kingpins in the country and made a new identity plus robbed multiple people, he wont be getting out for a while
@@colton7697 he’ll probably never get out if he’s caught.
Idk if he’ll get life but he will definitely be in there for pretty much the rest of his life.
This episode and the last felt like watching the same episode twice but with a different perspective. The amazing part about Gene turning into a monster is that it makes total sense: We see Slippin Jimmy in Nippy, doing colorful scams with little damage done to other people, and as we have seen earlier (like when he left Chicago) Slippin Jimmy knows always when to call it quits. However in Breaking Bad, Gene falls back into becoming Saul Goodman, something Jimmy ALWAYS does whenever he has to cope, it's his own pathetic way to escape reality, creating another persona. The primary reason he turned into Saul on Season 4, to cope with Chuck's death, why he went along with Kim's scheme, because of the desert experience in Season 5, why he went full Saul Goodman after Kim breaks up with him in Season 6. It's always to cope with something. So when the love of his life tells him to hand himself in and shows she wants nothing to do with him anymore, he literally snaps and Saul has to come back to take Jimmy's emotional baggage.
There is a difference now though, Gene has nothing to lose, Jimmy had his lawyer career, Saul had his reputation, but Gene has none of that, he is just a criminal at this point. What does a man with nothing to lose have to fear? This is why he is more eager to cross the line than EVER before. So if Nippy was Slippin Jimmy, and Breaking Bad was Saul Goodman, this episode was none of them, this episode was Gene Takovic. Gene is the worst part of Jimmy McGill, because it shows who he is without all the funny scams from Slippin Jimmy, without all the pizzazz from Saul Goodman, it is Jimmy stripped down to the bone, Gene is just a criminal. A dirty, unapologetic criminal.
So it's kind of interesting how last episodes have been exploring all sides of Jimmy, most likely so that last episode is Jimmy himself.
Jimmy passed the bar?
Beautiful analysis. He went from a lawyer, to a criminal lawyer, to a criminal. Gene was supposed to be the end, yet SOMEHOW he found a way to CONTINUE down bad choice road. This path destroyed him already, and now he's picking up the pieces just to smash them to bits even more.
Its also notable how Jimmy got his big break defending the elderly with Sandpiper, people who were neglected and lonely. And here he is now, threatening the very type of person he would have defended without hesitation all those years ago
Wow, amazing analysis.
I think Gene went well beyond Saul Goodman. It was truly breaking bad.
Yeah, and due to the face he made when Marion said "I trusted you", I think he's realizing that he crossed a line.
I'm not sure it's too late because he doesn't have killed anyone himself for now, but I'm sure he would have if something didn't stopped him (just as I think Kim would have pulled the trigger on Gus if she hadn't been stopped), and I think the face he makes proves he realized that
Gene: "Wanna put some clothes on so that we can get moving. what do you say?"
Marion: "Sure let's go."
**get to the police station**
Marion: "There is criminal standing in front of me and his name is Saul Goodman."
Saul: Well shit looks like im fucked
It honestly would’ve been smarter too because knowing Saul he would’ve dropped her off and waited in the parking lot as not to be seen, so he would have been a sitting duck
She was probably going to do that but those cheap old headphones were too loud 😹
This is probably the first time she’s had to deal with something like this so it’s reasonable that she might not be good at handling this situation.
@@bryankennel730 She's most likely in shock that a man she trusted is a criminal. She's still watching the videos when Gene comes in, so she's had no time to consider her strategy. I'd be paralyzed with shock in that situation.
I like to think that after Marion said "I Trusted you" Jimmy relived every moment he ever spent doing elder law. This show is such a great take on the evils of man.
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I think he saw Mrs. Landry in that moment. History repeating itself.
Tf is that pfp lol
Gene's face when Saul's commercial pops up and seeing him be legitimately threatening for the first time makes this the best scene of the season imo.
Saul Goodman went from "el amigo del cartel!!! no!!!! 😰" to "do NOT press that!, LAST CHANCE 𓍼 😡!!!"
@@liquidgoldsoup940 😭😭😭 “el amigo del cartel”
@@EloWhisperer the friend of the poster
@@EloWhisperer 💀
After the commercial scene representing everything that made me fall in love with the show, they almost lost me at the telephone cable. In no way, Jimmy would have ever done that. But the show decided to sacrifice one of the most big-hearted and warm characters in TV history in exchange for a dramatic end.
And it already feels so much lesser than it did, a week ago.
Carol Burnett is INCREDIBLE!!! It’s such a heartbreaking scene, but so wonderfully acted. Wow!!
love the profile pic and yes she is a national treasure
It's nice when people deliver one more time later in life. I imagine it completes things for many.
Especially for her age, like wtf? I thought she was in her late 60s/early 70s but she’s approaching 90!
@@ikeamonkey7372 I remember that my mom used to watch her show when I was a kid.
2:30 Is this scene he really looks like Walt. He even sounds like him; that soft threatening voice.
“I trusted you” genuinely brought tears to my eyes. Such a great scene
I feel so bad for Marion. She almost died when she was feeling the most scared, vulnerable and betrayed.
@@litLizard_ Lola once said Saul is a survival, he will do anything to survive, and cannot control his action. Thats the root of Jimmy MG
should have just told him to leave. calling the police pushed him into a corner
@@neil8964 Exactly. She's lucky he isn't as cold blooded or pragmatic as the other criminals in the Breaking Badverse. Jimmy's empathy saved her. At the very least he could of snatched the necklace thing off, tied her up and bought some time to call Ed and make a getaway.
@@Ray_D_Tutto yeah i mean she could have said i am not gonna call the cops but i never want to see you ever again. He gave her no reason to believe that he was an immediate threat, he tried to get her son out of prison for christs sake 😂
@@neil8964 How dumb is she thinking he will just stand there and let himself be arrested?
The Better Call Saul commercial in color was a poetic touch. For a moment, he's reminiscing before he realizes he's been made and shuts it off.
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The commercial was also in color and reflected off his glasses in the pilot episode, when Gene was watching it on TV.
@@DIEGOSHAY I was gonna mention that lol I love this show
He’s not reminiscing he’s horrified bruh
@@mango4981 nah
"Marion, do you think that guy who looks exactly like me and has the same voice, is me? That's ridiculous!!"
Lol
2:58 “I trusted you.” In that brief moment you see his nerve shaken by such a simple frase. He’s barely hanging in there at this point and he finally realizes that this is one line he doesn’t want to cross. ☹️
And I thought Gene's life was depressing but Kim's life in hiding was even more depressing. Making big decisions on mayonnaise and ice cream.
+Kenneth Patterson She wasn't really in hiding though, at least not to the extent that Jimmy/Saul was. She didn't need a new identity or anything like that.
@@TechnologicallyTechnical true, but she did hide from her former life, even changing her hair color. She seemed to be administering self-punishment.
And all the Karen’s around that’ll call the cops if she sees a teenager buy a pacifier
I've no idea how they managed to make her new guy so boring and annoying at the same time. "okay, okay, okay" during sex time like legit. Who says that.
@@Breedo lmao he was like “yup yup yup yup” 🤣🤣🤣
If you were to tell me before this scene, that I would be scared of Saul, like in a physical way, I would not believe you. Holy shit, man. I legit thought he was going to strangle her to death.
Lol it only took placing the audience in an old frail elderly woman's shoes.
Literally Dutch van der linde from red dead redemption 2
I love how his career started with him helping the elderly. And it all ended with him deceiving and threatening elder.
The way Bob conveys emotion with nothing but his eyes at 0:56 is phenomenal. His face when he realizes he's screwed makes such a simple yet powerful gesture
You can also see the reflection of his ad in his glasses with normal colors
One of the most heartbreaking scenes in the show in my opinion
Except Mike Killing the engineer.
@@jaylils his name was Wernerrrr Ziiiieglerrrrr
I trusted you
@Gonk Lerner Liegler
This episode had a lot of them. Kim and Saul divorcing, Kim breaking down in the bus, this one. We really got hit hard this episode.
The Glasses, The Moustache, and now the Ego. He’s becoming Heisenberg
Mr. Lambert = Gene Takovic
What 💀
The way he treated Jeff reminded me of Jesse
@@P_Fminecraft It’s called symbolism sweatie. Go back to your normie “kid named fiNgEr” subreddit and stay out of our territory.
This is the moment when gene becomes heisen- *dies from 20 stabs and a gunshot*
This is the moment Gene Takovic became Conman Albuquerque
I interpreted the “I trusted you” as the viewers speaking to saul through Marion. We trusted Saul to better himself after all that had happened, but the slippin Jimmy inside him continues to lurk within him, whether it be Jimmy, Saul, or Gene just as Chuck said, he’ll never change
He did change in the last episode, he goes to jail for 86 years and confessed everything to keep Kim safe.
Bro I seriously thought he was about to choke my girl out with the telephone cord! Crazy that before this season, I couldn't even imagine Saul hurting an elderly woman. Sucks to see how far he's fallen
he seemed like a serial killer for a moment, BTK sht. Must be the sweater and stash combined with the winding up a telephone cord
If it was walt she would be toast
I didn’t think he was going to do more than tie her up. Jimmy has done some bad stuff. But he’s never directly physically hurt anyone
@@wasabiithink9601 LMAO if it was Walt she would be in the mf ground
Saul definitely took notes from Walt to be that menacing
Gene at least unconsciously definetely wants to get caught. When he was at the cancer man's house, he got what he came for, yet he still went upstairs and stole some cigars and watches, heck he even had a drink there, instead of getting away as fast as possible.
He and Kim both do. But they go about it in vastly different ways. Notice the second Kim knows the heavy hitters are dead, she’s on a plane to confess. Jimmy is going about it roundabout to seal his fate because he can’t face it head on.
Well he going upstairs is because he had to steal something since he broke in, otherwise they would instantly know about the identity theft. By stealing more things and expanding the crime scene it will stall the investigation longer until Gene has already gotten the money from those accounts and passwords. But he definitely spent too much time upstairs, like drinking the whisky and shit was burning too much time
When he hit the piano key at cancer dude’s house, it definitely felt like he was pushing his luck on purpose
@@jessicarainesart There is one heavy hitter left. Jimmy himself.
He isn’t in the game. He is the game.
@@jessicarainesart But won't there be replacements for those heavy-hitters? Like I'm sure there's a new cartel boss who took over after Don Eladio's death, and a different family rose to power after the Salamancas
After every person has told both Saul and Jimmy awful things and insulted him. The last person he tried to take advantage for personal reasons told him the saddest and most sincere of things “I trusted you”. And by being an elderly woman who confronts him, is poetic justice.
Man, I missed this show :(
Marion is lucky she doesn't suffer from major panic attacks when making such shocking discoveries like Hank. Imagine someone her age going through such a horrible feeling like that.
Man, I was actually scared of Saul in this scene.
Throughout Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, Jimmy was never the person to actually physically threaten. His biggest power was his mouth.
To see him wrap that phone line like he was about to strangle an innocent old lady was so much more scarier because of how out of character it seemed.
And then Marion says "I trusted you" and Saul realised how far he's fallen.
Stunning.
Dude I was actually scared of what Gene could do to Marion but I really loved the ending, Jimmy tends to screw things up with people and then seek redemption or a way to fix those situations, he always comes to reason, just like he came to reason and decided to fix things with Kim
It’s also because Jimmy McGill is supposed to be a lawyer you can trust
The look in Carol Burnett’s eyes right before “I trusted you,” is so heartbreaking. Really hits hard. Makes me tear up.
You can truly see her pain really well acted impressive!
Considering how she was before Gene showed up, she already had serious trust issues. I really feel bad for her, she may well never trust anyone again after this.
I love how when Gene is approaching with the phone cord, he wraps it around his hands. Really makes you think for a second that he’s gonna strangle Marion to death.
Just another layer to a very tense scene.
I personally think the "I trusted you" broke him especially because it's coming from an old lady just like the ones he used to help when he was a clean lawyer...
Jimmy's rise as a lawyer was by taking advantage of the elderly. His final fall is because an elderly woman reported him to the police.
Poetic.
Did he really take advantage?
He never took advantage of the elderly. He always had a weak spot for them
He didn't take advantage of the elderly until S3E8 or S3E9. Then he rectified the situation the next episode by taking responsibility.
I really thought he was about to strangle her
Fr, specially with the white and black. It got me thinking this would be straight out of a 60s horror movie like Psycho.
He probably was but then stopped himself
@@ryderls2729 yeah what’s left of his conscience stopped him.
@@ryderls2729 yeah he looked like he was totally going to
@@ryderls2729 so he CAN help himself after all
The shot at 0:56 to 1:05 has definitely become one of my all time favorites. I think the first viewing of this scene, especially that specific shot, hits the hardest because of what has led up to this point in the show regarding the image of Saul/ the commercials. Before this we have seen the goofy commercial and maybe even broke a laugh. It is brilliant when you think about how the writers were able to take this exact commercial from breaking bad and make it something that brings insane amounts of fear to the mc and delivers such a tense scene reminiscent, to me, of the opening scene of Inglorious Basterds. No music, no time windows, just complete and raw emotion from the characters. Truly one of the shows of all time (but seriously incredible)
Carol Burnett reminding everyone she’s not just a legendary comedian but also an absolute top notch actress. This scene broke my heart. Even though he wasn’t featured much in this show, you can really see just how much Walt rubbed off on Jimmy. He even kind of looks him at this point.
Give Bob Odenkirk an Emmy.
Phenomenal actor.
He deserves it for playing 3 characters!
Carol Burnett was also phenomenal
Rhea Seehorn too this episode, Emmys all round. Whaaat an episode!!!
Thank God season 6 Part 2 is eligible for next year’s Emmys. Because I think Odenkirk has a more likely shot at winning for playing Gene than as Jimmy.
@@channeltwentythree no she play like shit in the bus
2:13 i really thought Saul was gonna kill Marion for a second, that was scary af
Saul turned out to be just like Walt in the end
He was close but he redeemed himself
The Ask Jeeves reference was great. That was my favorite 1st search engine.
The intensity and suspense of this scene is what makes this show great. As excited as I am, it’s gonna suck to see this show end.
Vince Gilligan is a genius.
This scene is as good as the scene where Walter white escaped from the bar after calling police
Don't know if anybody else noticed but when Gene says "Final warning" theres a soft shakiness in his voice when he says it. It's so subtle. Brilliant line delivery.
It reminded me of Gus talking to hector before he died and hence I thought it foreshadowed her pressing the button which I believe is the beginning of the death of Saul/Jimmy
I noticed too. It’s like he put on the Heisenberg suit but it doesn’t fit.
@@jessicarainesart Holy shit what an analogy. Lol
Who else was seriously worried Gene was gonna strangle Marion with the phone cord. He definitely was thinking about it... Dude's straight terrifying. He's officially gone down the same path as Walter White at this point.
It’s crazy how linked one can get to these characters.
I was legitimately saying to myself “Oh no no no no no he’s not gonna do this, Jimmy would never do this”.
@@GokaiiRed Just yesterday I was laughing at the possibility of Jimmy ever hurting or killing someone, because it's not his character; he'll con people, because that's his skill. This episode made me question everything I thought about him. I guess when pushed, the least likely people are capable of the unthinkable.
He still has some humanity. Walt did not. Jimmy has never killed anyone.
Not our Jimmy, couldn't be precious Jimmy, strangling her blind.
Jimmy is long gone, this is Gene
I’m calling the police “Here let me help you with that” *rips phone off wall
The way he stumbles to say "final warning" actually shows that this isn't who Jimmy is. He's not someone who is actually comfortable threatening an old lady, even as Saul. As far as his moral compass shifted once he became Saul, even that was not something he couldn't become.
This isnt saul or jimmy. Its gene
@@MrcreeperDXD777 no its saul. He may be going by gene, but he's fully adopted the saul goodman character.
Shouldn’t of taught her about the computer lol. I always knew he’d be his own undoing. We all did. I forgot askjeeves existed. I never thought Saul could be so menacing.
I really thought he was gonna strangle her for a second. He was giving off serial killer vibes while he was calmly winding up the telephone cord
He should’ve known that she could just look him up
@@tylerchambers6246 He went all heisenberg on her
@@bl5533 I don't even think Walt would have thought about personally strangling an elderly woman with a telephone cord lol
Yeah, just poisoning a 6 year old boy lol Walt wasn’t a saint 😇😜
Man my heart was racing when he rapped that cord around his hand I’m glad they didn’t take his character down that path
No way they would have.
I know he probably wasn't going to, but I was scared for a moment.
Many lesser writers would have.
But actually they did,no ?
It’s not that hard to imagine, Saul encouraged murder many times and had a careless attitude towards people’s suffering. He’s not the type to take those matters into his own hands, but when cornered and having no other option, I could see it happening.
Incredible scene, when she said I trusted you, you can see jimmy take an inventory and see that he is cornering this innocent old woman and holding her by the life alert chain around her neck, and I believe deep down he is ashamed of himself. The last episode is going to be something else.
Man, this show is incredible. The cinematography, never seen anything like it, combined with masterful acting and a captivating story. I'm glad I was here to witness it.
Jimmy was so scary here. If she hadn't said "I trusted you" and made him hesitate I do think he would have killed her. He was wrapping the cord and everything.
Man….this season has been MASTERFUL!!!! Cinematography, directing, acting, cast, camera angles, plot, script….AMAZING!!!!
The wig, the glasses, the catchphrase… brilliant
This is one of the most legitimately terrifying performances in the breaking bad franchise. For a few seconds I thought he’d kill her
3:26 He's a wanted man...
...and his name is Saul Goodman
Hey She Rhymed
wow she rhymed man with man
If someone told me 7 years ago that Saul would be taken down by Carol Burnett, I would’ve laughed for hours
I love that he doesn't get away with everything, I really enjoy the fact that there are finally sincere consequences for his actions that there is a dread building up to the finale. Its realistic that Kim harbors extreme amount of guilt enough to give Howards wife some closure. Jimmy trying to hold on to the good old days when everything has fallen apart being on the run non-stop. We get a scoop of the aftermath similar to Walter when he reaches that point of no return. No friends or anyone to take comfort in, desperately reaching out to anyone for the sake of sanity. It really puts things in perspective that a life of crime ends in absolute misery when you are constantly on the run. This show is done so well the entire story arc you feel for Jimmy, you root for him, but ultimately he chooses the lesser path and becomes Saul. Its such a intriguing character you can relate to but not affiliate with. Vince really knocked it out of the park. I hope he continues to create new shows after this finishes. Both series have such excellent writing and casting.
The best thing about the Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul universe to me has always been that there’s real consequences to actions
BB and BCS made me stop being a criminal. It became clear for me that crime will never do good for you and always end bad
Well I mean its a show about justice
@@kajojo2399 Nacho didn't get justice... He got served :(
Cringe. Getting away with things no matter the cost is much more satisfying :)
This scene has the same energy of Skyler and Walter Jr scared and lying down on the floor while Walt says "we're family" in BB's last season. I miss this show already...