The shot at 26:30 is soo powerful if you go back and listen to their sales pitch about the lincon coin facing west, the west being a symbol of the past. Jimmy even opens the dialogue with "he's supposed to be facing right" which is the direction he was headed towards the meeting before he turned around.
S1 finale was done in such a way that, if the show was canceled, at least we would have something that leaves Jimmy being Saul. Thankfully, that never happened so, this is barely the beggining of the adventure! As Breaking Bad, this seasons works to setting up the ground for everything else
Great episode, great reaction. Thanks for doing these you two. I love watching these w/ folks who clearly get it and are enjoying it. BCS, the greatest work ever created in the history of television. You two have so much brilliant art coming your way with the rest of this series. Rock on...
@@KyleBaran90 Sure, but "I know a guy who knows a guy who knows another guy" happens in Breaking Bad, at which point Mike is basically Gus' right hand man, at least in terms of enforcement. I'll just chalk it up to Jimmy not really knowing what Mike does behind the scenes.
In regards to that quarter piece con; they will not work today where everyone has a smart phone and can look things up immediately. However, in the pre-smart phone days, it’s possible it would’ve worked because people didn’t have quick access to look things up. A potential mark might be skeptical. But the mark might engage in fear of missing out and aside us with the possibility of a good financial outcome. Interesting work on this show.
Only a brilliant writer can keep you on the edge of your seat when writing a "prequel". The audience already knows where the lead characters ends up (Jimmy & Mike), however there are numerous new characters with their own interesting stories with their own plots. It's brilliant writing. Thanks for another great reaction.
The title of every episode in season 1 ends with the letter O except for Alpine Shepherd Boy. They wanted to name that episode Jello but did not get the approval.
Pretty sure they didn't know if they would get a second season, so they wrote this one such that it could end here. Glad that wasn't the case - it gets better and better until you call Saul
I don't get the big deal with this honestly, I'm also currently watching the show and I alternate between calling him Jimmy and Saul...I'm aware Saul is ultimately a mask for the man Jimmy truly is but come on it's getting tired now with all these comments in every one of their reactions, the title of the show is literally Better Call SAUL 😭
It's a clever way to wrap up season one. If they never got picked up for further seasons, it reasonably segues into Breaking Bad (albeit very suddenly). But also leaves everything open for further story telling.
I love how Jimmy/Saul didn't even care that the guy was running with the money, he was just really worried about Marco and prioritizing his friend instead of himself. I feel like that's such a redeeming quality for a character like Saul and makes me sympathize and root for him
@@BhBc8f8 "redeeming quality FOR a character like Saul" this is fiction bruh. And it's not just caring for a friend, we saw him do this time and time again for people he loves like Kim and his brother. Not the audience fault that a grey character was actually written to be likeable and sympathetic 😀
20:14 "this is the last one." Did Jimmy get scammed here? No way does that just happen to the last one. He's telling Jimmy what he wants to hear to get one more scam out of him
"I always called you Charlie Hustle." Howard reminds Jimmy of this a lot, and I'm sure he's being sincere and above board about the compliment. But there is a dark underbelly in this compliment -- "Charlie Hustle" was famously the nickname of Pete Rose one of the great Major League baseball players of all time. Rose was a great player who made himself even greater because he played much harder than anyone else, never giving up on a play -- this is how he earned the nickname. After retirement he became a coach and manager in the league. Eventually it turned out that Rose had a gambling problem, and he was accused of betting on his own team -- obviously a conflict of interest for a manager who could conceivably make decisions that could alter the outcome of a game. It got him banned from the game and from the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Later he actually ended up doing jail time for tax evasion. All in all, Pete Roses legacy went from being one of the greatest players in history to a shady figure known for succumbing to his vices, rejected by the organization that he was part of for his entire career. That is the legacy that Howard (almost certainly unintentionally) links to Jimmy by giving him the nickname Charlie Hustle.
Glad you two are delving into the finale. Breaking Bad is one of the greatest TV shows ever next to the Sopranos & others. While Better Call Saul is directly linked to the Breaking Bad universe & shares its DNA it is a different show in many ways. Breaking Bad is legendary & Better Call Saul might not have the recognition or notoriety of Breaking Bad it’s almost a better written & better executed show. It’s hard to explain. BB had more action & the writing, acting, etc was incredible but I’d argue that BCS is even more complex, more refined, more nuanced & more byzantine (in a good way) than BB. The way the makers crafted all the characters, their back stories, their relationships & the plot into a cohesive story related to BB that really sells the characters motivations, actions, etc is impeccable. It’s a slower burn with less action but I think they learned a lot from BB & it shows in BCS. You won’t fully understand or realize it until you watch the whole show. I think Pudgey & Spartan both hinted at noticing that Chuck was possibly a bit of a snake & not the self-righteous & perfect person he makes himself out to be. He is obviously smart & a talented lawyer but one of the first clues is how he reveres the law too much. He believes the law is sacred almost believes the law is intrinsically flawless. He only sees black & white & zero nuance though. He also thinks very highly of himself. Look at how ungrateful he is of Jimmy bending over backwards for him. Jimmy even believed in his condition for a while until he had to admit the truth that this was psychosomatic & a mental illness. Maybe it’s a big red flag?🙄 You have to watch the clues. The breadcrumbs, BB easter eggs & the little “clues” or hints they bake into the characters which show their motivations or traits is masterful. E.G. Chuck’s “condition” is also a big red flag. I was shocked you two were actually pretty shocked at Chuck ripping into Jimmy & belittling his law degree. You didn’t puck up on the seething resentment or condemnation he had for Jimmy. He is a staunch “people don’t change” type of person yet he has changed a lot from the once mighty HHM lawyer which holds his name in the firm’s lettering. He judges, admonishes & reproves Jimmy with disdain & condescension yet doesn’t turn the mirror at himself. You will learn how flawed he really is down the road without spoiling anything. In fact he is far more alike to Jimmy than he realizes or will admit. You will learn why he holds these feelings of ill will toward his own brother. Can’t wait to see you two react to the rest of the show. The way the writers really crafted this story into how all of these characters interact & make choices which leads to the paths they take which ties into Breaking Bad really is masterful. You’ll see.😉
"Marco and Jimmy One Last Time" Oh no. Do we tell them about "Slippin' Jimmy", the 6 episode prequel cartoon of BCS? No, I'm being 100% serious, the Wikipedia article is under "Slippin' Jimmy" if you want to look it up.
The Kevin Costner moment here is referenced in Breaking Bad: Saul is talking to Walter about confidence when lying to others, and he says that he once convinced a woman he was Kevin Costner because, for that moment, he WAS Keving Costner.
"He's done bad things, and that's fine." No, it's not fine. That is the whole point. Doing some good things does not balance out a person's life. He's a scumbag, through and through.
Its amazing how so many people see Jimmy as some sort of good guy super hero, complete with a cape.🤦♂️ He's a selfish, manipulating conman. I worked in the state penitentiary for 30 years. The whole time i watched this series, I saw Jimmy as an inmate. Entertaining, yes. A good guy? Hell no.
It really is alarming how many people idolize Jimmy despite the entire premise of the show being that he destroys everything around him because it's his nature and he can't control himself. They instead attempt to do some truly colossal mental gymnastics to convince themselves that it's the fault of others that forces Jimmy to do all the horrible things he does. Some people are just incredibly simple minded and can't reconcile a bad person being a charismatic nice person. It short circuits their little brains.
I don’t think people idolize Jimmy. BB & BCS are shows about the gray area. I think it depends on if you think a person can improve themselves and people need a support system to do that. I can’t say too much because I don’t want to spoil, but Jimmy, petty criminal or not, did have compassion. He cared for Chuck, even Hamlin recognized that. He turned his life around and put himself through law school and loved the idea of working with his brother. The tragedy of the show is knowing the path Jimmy goes down and seeing time and time again. What would’ve happened if his brother had genuinely supported him, not just held him in the box he felt Jimmy was good enough for. Chuck played with ethics as well. And he may have been a lawful person but he was a pretty terrible person to others. Yes Jimmy made all his own decisions and in the end is the only one responsible and his crimes were unforgivable. Jimmy chose to be terrible but he wasn’t predestined to be terrible.
Once again Chuck did nothing wrong. You don't take online classes and then pressure your brother to hire you at the one of the most prestigious law firms in the country that he's a senior partner of. Jimmy shamelessly wanted nepobaby treatment.
While I agree that Jimmy shouldn’t get nepotism treatment, Chuck still didn’t give Jimmy a chance after 10 years even after the sandpiper case. Chuck may say that “Slippin Jimmy never changed” but Chuck ironically enough didn’t changed because of his years of built up resentment and envy towards Jimmy natural charisma and pretty much forced Jimmy in the mailroom because the prideful Chuck wants Jimmy to be at the bottom and Chuck at the top of his own law firm.
Jimmy passed the exact same BAR exam that Chuck did. What does it matter how he was taught? He proved, by the state's standard, he was as qualified to practice law as his brother.
@@MontgomeryWenis Regardless you HAVE to understand Chuck's perspective, its the equivalent of Chuck going to Harvard for 5-7 years then afterwards building up a gigantic law firm from the ground up for YEARS afterwards. Then his scumbag little brother comes along who he's had to save many times, once from being labeled a child predator, and probably only came around in the first place for the money he sees Chuck making... who then passes the bar exam after 2-3 months of studying and tries to be his equal? How embarrassing. This is all said without the "small" details added like their dying mom calling out for his scummy, scammy arguably-an-addict brother instead of responsible Chuck. ANY person on earth would be salty as fuck to some degree.
@@Zorak9595 Chuck is 100% right about Jimmy. I am not saying Chuck is a great brother or person, but he is right about Jimmy. Especially the part where he said he gets away with it because he is funny and makes people laugh. That goes for the audience too But these are the same people who said at the end of Breaking Bad that they thought Walt (who i love, but still..) was a good person lol
Dolores Claiborne please. Stephen King. Kathy Bates He wrote the book with her in mind after watching her in Misery. It’s her best performance. Dolores Claiborne from 1995 is Stephen King’s favorite adaptation. Danny Elfman does the score. 🖤🩶🤎🩶🤎🖤
damn we are going to miss Marco
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cast back to BB season 3, Saul was having a conversation in the car with Walter "I Once told a girl i was kevin costner"
And it worked, because HE believed it.
The shot at 26:30 is soo powerful if you go back and listen to their sales pitch about the lincon coin facing west, the west being a symbol of the past.
Jimmy even opens the dialogue with "he's supposed to be facing right" which is the direction he was headed towards the meeting before he turned around.
It's a marvel how this show can just be people talking for a whole episode and it's gripping.
It's like the opposite of House of the Dragon. xD
if your friends last words is best time of his life, you were a damn great friend and can heal knowing thats what they felt last
everyone will have the best time of their life with you, Kevin Costner ♥
Except that they spent the whole week ripping people off. Marco and Jimmy are literally terrible people who get off on each other's immorality.
@@Philliben1991 so? His last words were that it was the best day of his life.
@@Philliben1991 They are terrible people, but they're people. They were friends, and Jimmy gave him a good sendoff, in his own crooked way
A great friend would advise his friend to stop scamming people and find a hobby
S1 finale was done in such a way that, if the show was canceled, at least we would have something that leaves Jimmy being Saul.
Thankfully, that never happened so, this is barely the beggining of the adventure! As Breaking Bad, this seasons works to setting up the ground for everything else
Great episode, great reaction. Thanks for doing these you two. I love watching these w/ folks who clearly get it and are enjoying it. BCS, the greatest work ever created in the history of television. You two have so much brilliant art coming your way with the rest of this series. Rock on...
Great reaction! If you guys recall from Breaking Bad, there was a line "I never met him, I know a guy, who knows a guy."
Who knows another guy
@@vickybruh7412 I didn't remember the exact quote lol. Altho, in reality it is just knows a guy who knows a guy
@@211aonscratch4 Actually, Tyrus was originally part of Gus's crew, Mike is clearly uninvolved at this point. So it's still 3 degrees of separation
@@KyleBaran90 Sure, but "I know a guy who knows a guy who knows another guy" happens in Breaking Bad, at which point Mike is basically Gus' right hand man, at least in terms of enforcement. I'll just chalk it up to Jimmy not really knowing what Mike does behind the scenes.
The song they are humming is Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple. The song features in several episodes.
"I'm Spartan"
"and I'm PudgeEEEEE"
In regards to that quarter piece con; they will not work today where everyone has a smart phone and can look things up immediately. However, in the pre-smart phone days, it’s possible it would’ve worked because people didn’t have quick access to look things up. A potential mark might be skeptical. But the mark might engage in fear of missing out and aside us with the possibility of a good financial outcome. Interesting work on this show.
His name is Jimmy
Only a brilliant writer can keep you on the edge of your seat when writing a "prequel". The audience already knows where the lead characters ends up (Jimmy & Mike), however there are numerous new characters with their own interesting stories with their own plots. It's brilliant writing. Thanks for another great reaction.
You realize this is a pretty ridiculous spoiler right?
@@beefjezos2713I reworded it. I don't think it gives anything away.
@@TampaCEOyou’re naming people that have yet to be revealed lol
@@MrBrokenEARz 😲 Oh God. Thanks for pointing that out. 🙂
Bloody loving this journey :) can't wait for more
The title of every episode in season 1 ends with the letter O except for Alpine Shepherd Boy. They wanted to name that episode Jello but did not get the approval.
Wow didn’t realize that.
This really was the moment Jimmy McGill become Slipping McGillberg Jimmy!
7:03 Pudgey's so smart! I never made that connection!
Pretty sure they didn't know if they would get a second season, so they wrote this one such that it could end here. Glad that wasn't the case - it gets better and better until you call Saul
Better call Spartan & Pudgey!!!
Still referring to Jimmy as "Saul" at the end of season 1 is wild.
It's effing annoying isn't it?
I don't get the big deal with this honestly, I'm also currently watching the show and I alternate between calling him Jimmy and Saul...I'm aware Saul is ultimately a mask for the man Jimmy truly is but come on it's getting tired now with all these comments in every one of their reactions, the title of the show is literally Better Call SAUL 😭
Its not that deep @Meee-ye7sr that is what he is known by in the zeitgeist
@@cheekyramenhis name is jimmy
His name is actually Robert John Odenkirk. They should refer to him as such.
Marco was Jimmy's Samwise.
It's a clever way to wrap up season one. If they never got picked up for further seasons, it reasonably segues into Breaking Bad (albeit very suddenly). But also leaves everything open for further story telling.
I love how Jimmy/Saul didn't even care that the guy was running with the money, he was just really worried about Marco and prioritizing his friend instead of himself. I feel like that's such a redeeming quality for a character like Saul and makes me sympathize and root for him
Kinda sad how caring for a friend seems to be a redeeming quality these days when it used to be the bare minimum
@@BhBc8f8 "redeeming quality FOR a character like Saul" this is fiction bruh. And it's not just caring for a friend, we saw him do this time and time again for people he loves like Kim and his brother. Not the audience fault that a grey character was actually written to be likeable and sympathetic 😀
B as in Better Call Saul...
Seasons 3,4 and 5 are by far the best but 2 is excellent as well.
Severance please
Hey guys love seeing your faces and watching BCS with you so I have to ask are guys down to doing only 1 episode a week??? ☹️
They had a holiday break, the one episode was only for the last 2 weeks. I think they're back to doing 2 eps now starting this week
@cheekyramen oh cool, hey thanks for letting me know!!! 👍😎
How much to get you lot to watch succession??
Seems like yall missed the reference to the “WHITE CADDY”… 19:30
Did you guys catch a little bit of sunburn? :]
20:14 "this is the last one." Did Jimmy get scammed here? No way does that just happen to the last one. He's telling Jimmy what he wants to hear to get one more scam out of him
Eh, "the one last job that goes awry" is a common writing trope.
My son literally says "I gotta go sunroof" now.
Like it or not, Chuck is 100% right about everything he said about Jimmy
"I always called you Charlie Hustle." Howard reminds Jimmy of this a lot, and I'm sure he's being sincere and above board about the compliment. But there is a dark underbelly in this compliment -- "Charlie Hustle" was famously the nickname of Pete Rose one of the great Major League baseball players of all time.
Rose was a great player who made himself even greater because he played much harder than anyone else, never giving up on a play -- this is how he earned the nickname. After retirement he became a coach and manager in the league. Eventually it turned out that Rose had a gambling problem, and he was accused of betting on his own team -- obviously a conflict of interest for a manager who could conceivably make decisions that could alter the outcome of a game. It got him banned from the game and from the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Later he actually ended up doing jail time for tax evasion. All in all, Pete Roses legacy went from being one of the greatest players in history to a shady figure known for succumbing to his vices, rejected by the organization that he was part of for his entire career.
That is the legacy that Howard (almost certainly unintentionally) links to Jimmy by giving him the nickname Charlie Hustle.
How can you miss the Kevin Costner story from Breaking Bad?
They've only breaking bad once haven't they.... it's hard to remember every single thing on 1st viewing.
How could you remember that?
Howard is goated
Glad you two are delving into the finale. Breaking Bad is one of the greatest TV shows ever next to the Sopranos & others. While Better Call Saul is directly linked to the Breaking Bad universe & shares its DNA it is a different show in many ways. Breaking Bad is legendary & Better Call Saul might not have the recognition or notoriety of Breaking Bad it’s almost a better written & better executed show. It’s hard to explain. BB had more action & the writing, acting, etc was incredible but I’d argue that BCS is even more complex, more refined, more nuanced & more byzantine (in a good way) than BB. The way the makers crafted all the characters, their back stories, their relationships & the plot into a cohesive story related to BB that really sells the characters motivations, actions, etc is impeccable. It’s a slower burn with less action but I think they learned a lot from BB & it shows in BCS. You won’t fully understand or realize it until you watch the whole show.
I think Pudgey & Spartan both hinted at noticing that Chuck was possibly a bit of a snake & not the self-righteous & perfect person he makes himself out to be. He is obviously smart & a talented lawyer but one of the first clues is how he reveres the law too much. He believes the law is sacred almost believes the law is intrinsically flawless. He only sees black & white & zero nuance though. He also thinks very highly of himself. Look at how ungrateful he is of Jimmy bending over backwards for him. Jimmy even believed in his condition for a while until he had to admit the truth that this was psychosomatic & a mental illness. Maybe it’s a big red flag?🙄 You have to watch the clues. The breadcrumbs, BB easter eggs & the little “clues” or hints they bake into the characters which show their motivations or traits is masterful.
E.G. Chuck’s “condition” is also a big red flag. I was shocked you two were actually pretty shocked at Chuck ripping into Jimmy & belittling his law degree. You didn’t puck up on the seething resentment or condemnation he had for Jimmy. He is a staunch “people don’t change” type of person yet he has changed a lot from the once mighty HHM lawyer which holds his name in the firm’s lettering. He judges, admonishes & reproves Jimmy with disdain & condescension yet doesn’t turn the mirror at himself. You will learn how flawed he really is down the road without spoiling anything. In fact he is far more alike to Jimmy than he realizes or will admit. You will learn why he holds these feelings of ill will toward his own brother. Can’t wait to see you two react to the rest of the show. The way the writers really crafted this story into how all of these characters interact & make choices which leads to the paths they take which ties into Breaking Bad really is masterful. You’ll see.😉
Friggin Todd 😢
"Marco and Jimmy One Last Time"
Oh no. Do we tell them about "Slippin' Jimmy", the 6 episode prequel cartoon of BCS? No, I'm being 100% serious, the Wikipedia article is under "Slippin' Jimmy" if you want to look it up.
There is no Slippin’ Jimmy cartoon in Ba Sing Se.
No, let's not tell them, that was shite.
All the Jimmy haters are MAD you guys made chuck a sneaky snake
YOURE NOT A REAL LAWYER
Better call Pudgey ❤
I can't take Kevin Costner seriously in anything he does. past or present... lol, thanks to Jimmy, aka Saul ..lol
The Kevin Costner moment here is referenced in Breaking Bad: Saul is talking to Walter about confidence when lying to others, and he says that he once convinced a woman he was Kevin Costner because, for that moment, he WAS Keving Costner.
@jrepka01 yes I know that .. but my comment still holds. lol
@@jrepka01 I wonder if you read my comment correctly.? I like the fact that Jimmy said this in both series...
Sup! Greetings from Brasil
Please start calling him Jimmy 🙏🏼
This character at this particular time is Jimmy, not Saul
Chuck was Jimmy's brother by birth. Marco was the brother Jimmy chose.
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"He's done bad things, and that's fine." No, it's not fine. That is the whole point. Doing some good things does not balance out a person's life. He's a scumbag, through and through.
Glad someone else sees it.
Hey y'all ✨
Think of one day y'all would start personal UA-cam channels 🔥✨
:)
my god the whale impressions from the woman could do without
Its amazing how so many people see Jimmy as some sort of good guy super hero, complete with a cape.🤦♂️
He's a selfish, manipulating conman. I worked in the state penitentiary for 30 years. The whole time i watched this series, I saw Jimmy as an inmate.
Entertaining, yes.
A good guy? Hell no.
Inmates are people too mate
Ew
@@BhBc8f8 Yes they are!! Some are very good people. Some are selfish, manipulating con men, like Jimmy.
It really is alarming how many people idolize Jimmy despite the entire premise of the show being that he destroys everything around him because it's his nature and he can't control himself. They instead attempt to do some truly colossal mental gymnastics to convince themselves that it's the fault of others that forces Jimmy to do all the horrible things he does. Some people are just incredibly simple minded and can't reconcile a bad person being a charismatic nice person. It short circuits their little brains.
I don’t think people idolize Jimmy. BB & BCS are shows about the gray area. I think it depends on if you think a person can improve themselves and people need a support system to do that. I can’t say too much because I don’t want to spoil, but Jimmy, petty criminal or not, did have compassion. He cared for Chuck, even Hamlin recognized that. He turned his life around and put himself through law school and loved the idea of working with his brother. The tragedy of the show is knowing the path Jimmy goes down and seeing time and time again. What would’ve happened if his brother had genuinely supported him, not just held him in the box he felt Jimmy was good enough for. Chuck played with ethics as well. And he may have been a lawful person but he was a pretty terrible person to others. Yes Jimmy made all his own decisions and in the end is the only one responsible and his crimes were unforgivable. Jimmy chose to be terrible but he wasn’t predestined to be terrible.
Once again Chuck did nothing wrong. You don't take online classes and then pressure your brother to hire you at the one of the most prestigious law firms in the country that he's a senior partner of. Jimmy shamelessly wanted nepobaby treatment.
While I agree that Jimmy shouldn’t get nepotism treatment, Chuck still didn’t give Jimmy a chance after 10 years even after the sandpiper case. Chuck may say that “Slippin Jimmy never changed” but Chuck ironically enough didn’t changed because of his years of built up resentment and envy towards Jimmy natural charisma and pretty much forced Jimmy in the mailroom because the prideful Chuck wants Jimmy to be at the bottom and Chuck at the top of his own law firm.
Jimmy passed the exact same BAR exam that Chuck did. What does it matter how he was taught? He proved, by the state's standard, he was as qualified to practice law as his brother.
Jimmy brought them a 20 million dollar class action lawsuit on a silver platter. That’s enough to get anyone hired.
@@MontgomeryWenis Regardless you HAVE to understand Chuck's perspective, its the equivalent of Chuck going to Harvard for 5-7 years then afterwards building up a gigantic law firm from the ground up for YEARS afterwards. Then his scumbag little brother comes along who he's had to save many times, once from being labeled a child predator, and probably only came around in the first place for the money he sees Chuck making... who then passes the bar exam after 2-3 months of studying and tries to be his equal? How embarrassing. This is all said without the "small" details added like their dying mom calling out for his scummy, scammy arguably-an-addict brother instead of responsible Chuck. ANY person on earth would be salty as fuck to some degree.
Deluded comment lmao
You know Jimmy pulled like 5 scams this season alone right?
They wouldn't hear of it. Not their Jimmy.
The true irony of BCS is that it's audience is even more naive than Jimmy's dad.
@@Zorak9595 Chuck is 100% right about Jimmy. I am not saying Chuck is a great brother or person, but he is right about Jimmy. Especially the part where he said he gets away with it because he is funny and makes people laugh. That goes for the audience too
But these are the same people who said at the end of Breaking Bad that they thought Walt (who i love, but still..) was a good person lol
Dolores Claiborne please.
Stephen King.
Kathy Bates
He wrote the book with her in mind after watching her in Misery. It’s her best performance. Dolores Claiborne from 1995 is Stephen King’s favorite adaptation. Danny Elfman does the score.
🖤🩶🤎🩶🤎🖤