Better Call Saul Analysis - The Brothers McGill

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  • Опубліковано 31 жов 2018
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  • @BruTalc
    @BruTalc  5 років тому +71

    "Why is the channel named BruTalc now?"
    It was this, or shut it down -- and I prefer this, don't you?
    The Persona video I made did pretty well. Maybe too well. Since I'm a big boy now, with a big boy job in the big boy world, I foresaw that continuing to post under the Brutalcumpowder moniker was unsustainable.
    BruTalc retains a nod to Brutalcumpowder; it's not like we're going to pretend that name didn't exist. It also has the "talk" double-meaning which I think complements the years-long transition my channel has been making towards analysis, away from memey irony.
    The upside to this: the name has been a source of apprehension for me around making content for quite some time now. Now, uninhibited by that, I can start making videos for you fine lads again.
    👊 Cumfist, cumblebees.👊
    -Mike

    • @tee_toes
      @tee_toes 5 років тому +22

      wow very gay

    • @Zipped_in
      @Zipped_in 5 років тому +2

      make more meme

    • @tkidmstr
      @tkidmstr 5 років тому +1

      I like your memey irony though

    • @chopwasp
      @chopwasp 5 років тому

      I really hope your channel gets bigger. You make some really good content and really deserve the recognition.

    • @ewanmcgregor5942
      @ewanmcgregor5942 5 років тому

      👊

  • @ObaREX
    @ObaREX 3 роки тому +87

    This has to be the most accurate analysis of Jimmy and Chuck's rivalry.

  • @brendanmuller7301
    @brendanmuller7301 2 роки тому +19

    I honestly think Chuck is the best antagonist from that verse. You can tell he does love his brother but NEEDS him to be beneath him due to his own insecurities

  • @TurboButton
    @TurboButton 5 років тому +58

    That opening scene for that last episode was one of the best scenes across both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, really emotional stuff.

  • @saulgoneman
    @saulgoneman 4 роки тому +60

    This is easily the best analysis of this show I've ever seen, especially the bit about Chuck taking refuge in Jimmy's lack of success, you really hit the nail on the head.
    BRAVO VINCE

  • @ArbitraryGravity
    @ArbitraryGravity 5 років тому +110

    I've had a similar relationship before, and I can strongly relate to both Jimmy and Chuck. They're both right, and they're both wrong, and they're both so deeply human.
    Great analysis bro. Keep it up!

  • @shadowwarrior2030
    @shadowwarrior2030 3 роки тому +11

    Their parents were extra protective of Jimmy because they know he is the one that needed guidance. Chuck is smart and strong and they know he can take care of himself.

    • @quentingray643
      @quentingray643 Рік тому +6

      Similar brother dynamic in everybody loves Raymond lol.
      However I don't agree with that parent philosophy because you can cause a lot of resentment between the brothers

    • @jgbgw591
      @jgbgw591 Рік тому

      It turns out Chuck couldn't take care of himself. He fell very deeply into mental illness.
      He was a complex and interesting character. It was hard for me to let go and continue the series after what happened to him. I always root for someone with tormenting mental stress to get better.

    • @Aryan-qv5qk
      @Aryan-qv5qk 5 місяців тому

      That style always seems to make resentment between sibling for some reason

  • @mikhailiagacesa3406
    @mikhailiagacesa3406 Рік тому +4

    Jimmy's speech to that poor girl was one of my favorite scenes. If she's smart enough, she doesn't have to take his advice; she just had to notice his demeanor and sincerity. He took the time to talk to her when the other suits never even gave her the time of day.

  • @DrearierSpider1
    @DrearierSpider1 5 років тому +44

    Man, Vince Gilligan and crew really know how to write amazing characters. It's why Breaking Bad was my favorite show when it was on TV, and why Better Call Saul currently is. Great analysis, and glad to see you making videos again.

    • @doratheexplora1555
      @doratheexplora1555 3 роки тому +1

      Vince doesn't work on the show but Peter Gould does

    • @DrearierSpider1
      @DrearierSpider1 3 роки тому

      @@doratheexplora1555 Vince is credited as as directing more episodes than Peter, and both are credited as writers/creators for every episode.
      www.imdb.com/title/tt3032476/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

  • @cassiusfelix2805
    @cassiusfelix2805 4 роки тому +39

    They didn't have the best relationship

  • @matthewriley7826
    @matthewriley7826 3 роки тому +8

    If only Chuck realized being respected is sometimes better than being liked.

    • @rejectionisprotection4448
      @rejectionisprotection4448 Рік тому

      Especially for men.

    • @Aryan-qv5qk
      @Aryan-qv5qk 5 місяців тому

      It is and it is not, Chuck isn’t able to have friends cause he isn’t liked only respected and he isn’t ever able to feel his families warmth due to it too

  • @masterzombie161
    @masterzombie161 4 роки тому +10

    A Big thing about the show that a lot of people don’t talk about is how most of these people are slaves to their work, and to others. Chuck is just one of those examples. He spent his life makin other people’s career, that way they will always owe him one. Then you got the clients, and everything they do reflects how they see your reputation. Like Kim Wexler, she was a highly respected lawyer at their firm with a 2 year partner plan that she worked for years for. Then even when it wasn’t her fault when she lost just one client they put her in the pit where she would have to work for 10 years to get back on track. Then when she had no part in a outside commercial they immediately stripped her of any chance of being a partner, and stole her only client to keep food on the table, keep in mind that she still owed her Firm money for student loans. Chuck also enslaved jimmy when he got him out of his Chicago sunroof fiasco, which led to jimmy missing out some good years with his best friend. And chuck used his influence to keep jimmy down, and anyone who associated with him down too. Then we got Howard, he is the prime example on how Chuck views his people. They are not people to him, they are his property till they question his judgment, despite every horrible thing Howard did to keep the firm alive in chucks absence. All Howard did was suggest a teaching job and chuck tried to sink the firm, pretty much holding it hostage, cause they are all his property.
    The Salamanca’s are the same too, it’s why Nacho did what he did because he is trapped. They own him, like they own a lot of things in the breaking bad universe.

  • @jonofrelol
    @jonofrelol 5 років тому +21

    This show is just so beautifully written, tells a deep story that tugs on your heart strings. Great analysis, you got my subscription!

  • @FreshZCORD
    @FreshZCORD 4 роки тому +12

    Chuck as a character is one of the high points of bcs

  • @BruTalc
    @BruTalc  5 років тому +20

    BRAVO VINCE

  • @christhefirst
    @christhefirst 3 роки тому +4

    the ending to this video analysis was perfect 10/10 video

  • @syabri2342
    @syabri2342 4 роки тому +5

    This was way too good for a video that only has 4555 views

  • @rejectionisprotection4448
    @rejectionisprotection4448 Рік тому +2

    5:50 I think that it was Howard getting rid of Chuck that led to his demise.
    Jimmy's insurance skyrocketed because of his disbarment. Whilst trying to argue his case at the insurance company, Jimmy told them about Chuck's condition. This also led to HHM's insurance skyrocketing.
    Chuck wanted to sue the insurance company and Howard realised that Chuck was now more of a liability than asset and arranged for his exit, hence the offer of a teaching job (reminds me of Elliott offering Walt a job at Graymatter) was treated with contempt.
    I think that Chuck was getting better after the trial and would've been fine if he wasn't forced out of HHM. He'd lost the law; he'd lost everything and had nothing to live for.

  • @muhammedzayed4784
    @muhammedzayed4784 4 роки тому +9

    This analysis just gave me a sense of closure about their relationship.
    We can all agree that there were a lot of unspoken things between the two and I hated the series for that.
    But this here just closes the case.
    Then again, we would all agree that a lot of love was missing between them before Chuck died, for which makes us really sad and a little bit empty inside (get what I mean?!..).
    Whoever Chuck was to Jimmy, and whatever his motives were, he didn't have/deserve to die like that.
    And that we all do miss him.
    Really hope season 6 shows at least a small part about Chuck.

    • @svaughan41
      @svaughan41 Рік тому +3

      I agree so much. Chuck was too much of a presence in this show, and in the formation of Saul Goodman, that I don’t see how they can ignore him in the last season.
      I want a happy ending for Jimmy. And I feel like he has to somehow let go of the past and forgive Chuck if he ever wants some of his humanity back and become Jimmy McGill again. I would like to see that happen.

    • @biglittledude496
      @biglittledude496 Рік тому

      I think the fact that it was unresolved is excellent writing, Not all things have been neat bow tie and breaking bad is a series that reflects this as well

  • @tenementfunstxr
    @tenementfunstxr Рік тому +1

    I watch a lot of BB/BCS channels and this might be the best and most concise analysis of Chuck and Jimmy’s relationship I’ve ever seen. Great video!

  • @Henry_Chan
    @Henry_Chan 5 років тому +12

    I've honestly had no interest in Better Call Saul or Breaking Bad before seeing this, but now I've got them both on the docket. Also, as far as the name change goes, I think it was a good decision. Great video, succinct too, thanks!

  • @iraqiimmigrant2908
    @iraqiimmigrant2908 Рік тому +1

    Chuck was a narcissist, his brother was his target. Jimmy was a screw-up but he had a heart until his brother really hurt him.

  • @isaiahwilliams2622
    @isaiahwilliams2622 10 місяців тому

    What a great video, criminally underrated, even the McGill brothers would agree on that

  • @monstergelo1072
    @monstergelo1072 5 років тому +7

    where's my umpowder, reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  • @clydu91
    @clydu91 5 років тому +2

    oh this is fucking perfect. Just finished Season 4 and this drops.
    Ain't this a treat.

  • @consgay3801
    @consgay3801 5 років тому +3

    I like the video! I rate the transition, and I look forward to more analysis videos from you - back in the day your work on games was great (you were the first person I saw who posited that gameplay was itself aesthetically relevant), and I think your approach will work well for other mediums as well.

  • @harmonioussoundsofnature
    @harmonioussoundsofnature 3 роки тому +4

    Great analysis! In a way I can understand both of them... I guess, that's what the writers have intended.

  • @Smygar
    @Smygar 5 років тому +6

    Looking forward for more videos like this, great job.

  • @viswa5798
    @viswa5798 2 роки тому +2

    Best analysis Ive ever seen, incredible job keep it up 🙌🏻

  • @mightyone8313
    @mightyone8313 5 років тому +5

    what a beutiful video man, you were on point

  • @Guadalupefan
    @Guadalupefan 3 роки тому +4

    It’s funny how nobody mentions how chuck hates jimmy because they’re BOTH manipulators, but jimmy is way better 👌🏽

  • @unabashed26
    @unabashed26 5 років тому +4

    An incredible analysis thank you

  • @RaGotGlassd
    @RaGotGlassd 5 років тому +1

    One of the few existing analysis of Better Call Saul that I've found that are great!!

  • @McMingus
    @McMingus 2 роки тому +1

    This was really well put, thanks for the video man!

  • @AlexCBrandon
    @AlexCBrandon Рік тому

    Really well written and presented analysis. Honestly I had questions about motives until I watched this.

  • @juddmandeluxe_
    @juddmandeluxe_ 3 роки тому +1

    This is an amazing video, I don't know why it doesn't have more views

  • @comic.book.savage1030
    @comic.book.savage1030 3 роки тому +2

    Fantastic analysis

  • @NtStratos
    @NtStratos 2 роки тому +1

    This video is beautiful. Amazing analysis my friend.

  • @seth5362
    @seth5362 5 років тому +2

    well i knew you were going to change the channel name but i didn't expect a video this quickly. nice job

  • @it.was.written
    @it.was.written Рік тому

    Outstanding video and analysis

  • @hackhenk
    @hackhenk 2 роки тому +1

    Such an underrated video.
    Great stuff!

  • @realface856
    @realface856 4 роки тому +1

    Love this video. Thank you.

  • @standardaccountenjoyer2826
    @standardaccountenjoyer2826 5 років тому +2

    great review mate. thx for that

  • @nexusorbit2849
    @nexusorbit2849 Рік тому

    very true analysis, the Greek tragedy over rival brothers

  • @anthos332
    @anthos332 Рік тому

    1:47 interesting choice of words 👀😩

  • @etcetc4493
    @etcetc4493 5 років тому +2

    First Adachi and now this. Are you hitting home on purpose?

  • @ChrisBecerraSoy
    @ChrisBecerraSoy 4 роки тому +2

    amazing video!

  • @danieljackson4123
    @danieljackson4123 3 роки тому +1

    Great assessment!

  • @adsoyad-ln7zb
    @adsoyad-ln7zb 2 роки тому +1

    Incredible character analysis

  • @slamrobot6584
    @slamrobot6584 2 роки тому +2

    Fantastic video

  • @iokenill
    @iokenill 5 років тому +1

    great video bru!

  • @ALFIEBOY-de9rh
    @ALFIEBOY-de9rh 2 роки тому +1

    Spot on bravo

  • @reeceeiles7378
    @reeceeiles7378 2 роки тому +1

    well done man! couldn't agree more :]

  • @markmartin2819
    @markmartin2819 3 роки тому +1

    Good analysis

  • @gimpscalawag
    @gimpscalawag 3 роки тому +1

    fantastic

  • @juanarosas6581
    @juanarosas6581 Рік тому

    Better call jorge de guzman

  • @Peremptor
    @Peremptor Рік тому

    You done good bru.

  • @Aboveup
    @Aboveup 5 років тому +1

    But think of the Cumblebees!

  • @joshuapeters567
    @joshuapeters567 5 років тому +1

    Amazing

  • @blumbtumb7404
    @blumbtumb7404 4 роки тому +2

    its unfortunate but ITS ALL true. real life is literally king of the hill. you either take something by force, or you get pushed around

    • @TheSchemer1
      @TheSchemer1 4 роки тому +2

      but the occasional kindness will spare you all kinds of trouble down the road

  • @albertmailyan9680
    @albertmailyan9680 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome

  • @hugo822514
    @hugo822514 4 роки тому +1

    Hi there! Do you know where I can find a site to discuss "Better Call Saul"? Thanks a bunch in advance!

  • @WalterBranky
    @WalterBranky 4 роки тому +6

    Am I the only one who's on Chuck's side at least as much as is on Jimmy's? I mean, the story is built to tell us that Jimmy was a good guy turning into a bad guy like WW, but they were both already bad guys and they didn't know it, no, Jimmy knew it and Chuck knew it even more. We see Jimmy started cutting corners, lying and cheating at a very young age, bringing bankrupt to his family, stealing from the cash and still being the favourite brother, even when he became a professional hustler. To chuck, the law is sacred because it's the tool society can use against a world where the strongest or the smartest -like Jimmy- crushes the weak, a tool that can create a world of equity and justice, with all its flaws but can be constantly improved. On the other side, Jimmy with all his good intentions represents the chaos, in which the smartest overcomes the others, wheather his intentions are good or wrong. And with a law degree, Jimmy was very dangerous, exactly like a chimp with a machine gun. At the very begenning we see it: jimmy can't help it and organizes a hustle against the kettlemans. then he uses their money to bring HHM to sue him for the logo thing and he stages the fall of that guy "saved" by him. He's always gonna be slipping Jimmy and Chuck knows it. We also see that when Chuck accidentally sees the bill from the hospital (for those two guys broken legs) he takes the space blanket and because of that, Jimmy understands he saw the bill and he suspects Slipping Jimmy is back. So that's one of the main causes of chuck's mental illness. Chuck's problem is not, as the video states, that with a law degree his brother was gonna be much loved than him. Chuck's problem was clearly that with a law degree, Jimmy would have been a serious bug in the world of justice that Chuck was painfully trying to build. A world free from the law of the jungle in which Jimmy thrived.

    • @nont18411
      @nont18411 2 роки тому +1

      Both of them are both right and both wrong. Chuck loves to lawfully punish Kim to get to Jimmy. That’s why Jimmy had to cut corners to save her (I know Kim said that “she saved her” but Jimmy really saved her in this one). In Jimmy’s defense, I would like to say that in the first 4 seasons, most of bad things that happened to Jimmy were Chuck’s fault. Even when he was honest, Chuck’s associates still called him “insincere” for not praising Chuck so he had to lie to survive. But once season 5 started, it’s entirely Jimmy’s fault. He refused to take therapy and used Saul Goodman as a shitty defense mechanism to deal with his own grief and when he saw Howard got better and even offered him a job, he couldn’t take it and responded in the most childish ways possible like throwing bowling balls at Howard’s car or sending prostitutes to make a scene. When Howard saw through him and said that he’s sorry Jimmy is in pain, Jimmy couldn’t take it and maniacally ranted on him. Jimmy also had a chance to totally cut ties with Lalo. Lalo said that if Jimmy wasn’t ok with being his bagman, he could find another one but Jimmy’s greedy ass just said that he wants 100k instead of just walking out immediately.
      The character who was truly right about Jimmy isn’t Chuck. It’s Kim. Jimmy is always down because even though he had a lot of chances to get better (especially after Chuck’s death), he always chose bad choices. He is an old guy with a maturity of a 9 year old.

  • @cskett5166
    @cskett5166 5 років тому +1

    Bravo Bru

  • @SolusBatty
    @SolusBatty 5 років тому

    Hey there Cumble Bees

  • @zeitgeist5134
    @zeitgeist5134 4 місяці тому

    Chuck McGill is an extreme case of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Look it up in the Diagnostic Systems Manual. People with NPD are dangerous. They will manipulate you. They will undermine your self-esteem and the positive regard that others have for you. If you see through their manipulation, they will do anything they can to ruin your life. They are obsessed with revenge. Educate yourself to recognize NPD.

    • @BruTalc
      @BruTalc  3 місяці тому +1

      Well observed

    • @zeitgeist5134
      @zeitgeist5134 3 місяці тому +1

      @@BruTalc Thank you for the affirmation. I see Chuck as an opportunity to educate people. Forgive me if I indulge in a rant.
      Chuck's "illness" serves him to force other people to jump through hoops, a narcissistic exercise of power over trusting, naive people. The "illness" is an attention-getting device. Narcissism.
      When Jimmy, a loving brother, does onerous daily deliveries to Chuck's house (at Jimmy's painful expense), Chuck cheerfully allows this to continue as an exercise of his power over Jimmy. Power is candy to a narcissist. Chuck, incapable of shame, takes pleasure in manipulation and exploitation. Narcissism.
      Chuck continually puts on an agreeable/amiable mask to disguise his true, insidious intentions, making use of a plethora of lies. Typical of NPD.
      People with NPD are obsessed with revenge (as is Trump). When Jimmy, having foolishly trusted Chuck, finally wakes up to Chuck's cunning manipulation/exploitation/abuse, Chuck, in petty revenge, then tries to ruin Jimmy's life by getting Jimmy disbarred. People with NPD react with cruel, often exorbitant, vengeance when unmasked. Classic NPD behavior.
      When Howard Hamlin decides that, for the sake of the survival of the law firm, he must persuade Chuck to retire, Howard then exercises exquisitely tactful, respectful, empathetic maneuvers to gently move Chuck toward withdrawal. For example, he reminds Chuck that Chuck had always wanted to teach students at a law school. Instead of yielding to this gentle persuasion, Chuck declares that he will nuke the law firm, willingly destroying the livelihoods of all who work there. Ugly, evil vengeance (and nothing to do with "a poor, sad boy whose mother preferred his brother"). Narcissism.
      Chuck's choice of means for suicide is pure, evil narcissism. A decent person who commits suicide will do so in a way to cause the least distress to those left behind. Chuck, in contrast, chooses a means of suicide guaranteed to inflict the greatest possible horror and anguish upon those left behind. Narcissism.
      I have no doubt that the writers were deliberately crafting a character with NPD. I am amazed that I have yet to see a "Chuck McGill" video, even among those by psychotherapists, which elucidate's Chuck's NPD.

  • @jejelyly8292
    @jejelyly8292 2 місяці тому

    Why is no one explaining the fact that chuck stood with jimmy during his Bar Induction???? If he hated him being a lawyer he would have just skipped it and given excuses etc.
    Would have beena better show.... perhaps!

  • @kingrobofthenorth9075
    @kingrobofthenorth9075 3 роки тому +4

    My favorite thing about the writing of both breaking bad and better call saul is how they make you care and even want the clearly morally reprehensible characters to win over the paragon of goodness such as in hank and Chuck, and I think that's really special

  • @rodrigopacheco12
    @rodrigopacheco12 5 років тому

    Pretty gud.

  • @jonofrelol
    @jonofrelol 5 років тому

    Also what’s the first song?

  • @SrSlither
    @SrSlither 5 років тому +2

    But Bru, think of your brand! Think of your UA-cam career! Your bustling UA-cam career!

    • @BruTalc
      @BruTalc  5 років тому

      👀 MY BRAND 👀