In my rewatch, Walt’s massive ego has really struck me in a way it didn’t the first time I watched it. Dude is literally incapable of giving an inch even if it would benefit him. Totally unreasonable in the worst sort of way. Literally from episode 1 it’s so clear his ego is gonna be what does him in.
@@elevencastle6154 His ego issue might concern with his past that the biggest and successful research in his postgraduate career been totally stolen by his closest-pretending friends. It's like a trauma.
Funny how that truth hit me hard in BCS. Saul is the main reason Walt got so far in the first place. Still Walt looked Saul down like some scummy criminal, but Walt himself wasn't better...
Without Walter's ego there is no Breaking Bad. He just accepts Elliott Schwartz's donation and that's the end of it. Walter's ego combined with his loyalty to Jesse are the driving force of the story.
Yeah, by the end he had more money than his family could ever possibly spend, but it would never be enough because of what he felt he was owed from Grey Matter, which he clearly left because his pride couldn't take having a girlfriend who was richer than him.
Jimmy, unlike Walt, never cared about what people think of him. That was his strength, he knew when to downplay his intelligence for his benefit and when to strike with it at the right moment. Gotta love that character so much…
silly comment. nope. Jimmy definitely cares what people think about him. Chuck and Kim are the easy examples but he even cares what Huell thinks about him. in Season 6 of BCS, when Huell asks “why do you do all this?”, he comes up with that answer because he cares what Huell thinks of him. he doesn’t want Huell seeing him as a bad guy. I’d say he even cares what Francesca thinks about him too. in BCS, we see multiple scenes where he’s friendly towards her and seems to view the two of them as friends and then his feelings are immediately hurt when she reminds him she’s not his friend and just his employee.
Uhhh Jimmy cared about what people think of him very very deeply this is why Saul exists because he lost everyone he cared about and that cared about him. Saul doesn't care but Jimmy absolutely does.
@@Zack29810 jimmy cares about what specific people think of him, but he's not a prisoner to pride or to any real sense of social standing when it comes to randos or the world at large. he's often self destructive, but that comes from specific relationships, not deepset ego issues like walter lol
@@zrifepsych No he didn't. He acted like "real" Saul in BCS timeline when he was coping stuff like chuck passing etc. This Saul is ruthless and full corrupt. This Saul advices to "take him to belize trip" when Jimmy never would advice anything like that.
@@Ryglado When the protagonist of a realistic law and crime drama doesn't pull some wacky action movie hi-jinks in the final episode and instead suffers a believable fate in tone with the rest of the show 😱😱😱
I think a million people knew during breaking bad exactly how good Saul was. I don't think anyone needed BCS to tell them that Saul did so much to further Walt. This show is brilliant but it's not rocket science
It's so sad how Walt's pride even gets in the way of him appreciating his own son's efforts to help him. He even goes further to belittle his efforts as "cyber-begging" and "rattling a tin cup". His own son. That's so cold.
It's all about Walt, and he finally admitted that in his final scene with Skyler, where he says he didn't do it for the family, he did it all for himself, to prove that he was, after all, very special
"Yeah, there's no deep-seated issues there!" Crazy how both Mike and Saul totally spotted what Walt was, before Walt even knew himself, and yet Walt still effectively ended both their lives.
@@terracottapie That wasn't Walt's fault per se tbh. Saul had a big opportunity to still get away when the grandma found out. He could have taken away her emergency chiplet thing and tie her up to get away.
Funny how "Walter White couldn't have done it without me." opened my eyes to this kind of thing. There would be no Heisenberg without a Saul, and it took me another whole series to realize that.
You know, as much as Saul was afraid of Lalo and the cartel, he would fit pretty well within the Sopranos universe, like a Tom Hagen for the Corleone family. I could see Saul ocasionally advising them pretty well, and sharing his love for movies with Tony, and Silvio, having some banter with Paulie, hanging out with Bacala. Hell, Saul helping Junior rig his trial or avoid it entirely would have been a blast. Even Chris would have listened to Saul's advise much more than Jesse did.
One thing I love about these scenes with Walt and Saul, is Saul is the only person that comes closest to a therapist where Walt feels comfortable to reveal his crimes to and can act as his true self around.
And Saul is actually kind of sympathetic to Walt, which gives a level of complexity to the relationship. I think he gets Walt’s neurosis in a way Jesse isn’t capable of.
Had more people listen to Saul, then most of the bad things that happened wouldn’t have happened, Walt having extra protection in his home, Ted not spending the money outlandishly, and Mike not getting caught
@@mcrichards694 Except that's not what happened. They hauled him out to the desert, they showed him an unmarked grave, they threatened him. He told them what they wanted to hear and then he got free, hired a PI to figure out who they were and assessed that they weren't really a threat to him. That's not even the scariest time he was nearly buried in an unmarked grave in the New Mexico desert.
I love how Bryan Cranston has looked perpetually 50 since the 90s. He’s the only character that looked the same age over the last 14 years of the BB universe.
He's rockin a sick beard now which _does_ make him look older. But if he shaved it, then yeah, it would seem like he hadn't aged in 30 years. But so does Betsy Brandt I feel like, judging from what I've seen on BCS
You know I never noticed, but I like how Walter’s whining and ego really were kind of ignored for the first 2 seasons and then they really became issues once guys like Mike got involved, Saul could ignore Walt’s ego easily, but someone like Mike would not hide their contempt of him.
That’s probably because Mike only appears for the first time in the last episode of season 2, and that too as a last-minute improvisation since Saul’s actor was busy with How I Met Your Mother that day. Mike became far more prevalent in season 3, with the finale literally depending on his thoughts.
This scene trully represents how Little Walt truly know about this business. It’s as if he expected the family to worship him after bringing in money from crimes. It was never about leaving them money, at least not until the end. It was about the family knowing he provided for them before dying.
at the end, it's about getting money to them because that's how he wraps up his game, it's still ultimately about pride he just realizes that the family will no longer accept money consciously knowing it comes from him in any way
Modern feminist will know that men need to bring money, and men want respect for that. But nowdays woman want respect too but dont want men to stop providing
“Do you have any idea how that makes me feel?” Essentially sums up Walt’s entire story. More concerned about his feelings and ego than his son coping with his father’s kinda terminal illness.
After watching Better Call Saul, it really shows how little Walter appreciated Jimmy. Man makes a million amazing ideas and succeeds in all. Walter should of given him 30%, not 5
The same thing happens with Mike. Throughout Breaking Bad, Walt looked down on Mike as a common thug, despite his obvious competence and intelligence, because Walt had some serious issues with conventionally masculine "Alpha Male" figures like Hank, who possessed all this "practical, real-world" knowledge they could use in everyday life to impress those around them, while Walt languished in academic Hell teaching Wikipedia-level basics to bored children. Walt can't accept that Mike is both tough AND intelligent, so he brushes off this complex, fascinating character as "Generic Thug." Same with Saul: Intelligent guy with tons to offer, reduced in Walt's mind to "sleazy lawyer with no soul that's always been this one-dimensional."
@@LAVATORR Walter White is very arrogant. It's his weakness - intellectual arrogance. Jimmy is very creative. His weakness is his sensitivity and lack of foresight (at times where he can put his creativity on full display). Mike is very strong and tough. His weakness is his ability to be corrupted. He was willing to trade his toughness for profit.
This scene really drives home the problem of Walt's ego. Saul's looking for a pragmatic solution and Walt is thinking how can I make sure I get credit for this?
Everyone enemy.. he was literally a sabotager.. in real life the cartel would’ve been killed him and his family.. all he was was a great cook nun more nun less
@@trevorclinton5692 I'm sorry, but if you're a troll can you at least not make it so obvious. "a hero", LOL! And if you are serious then I feel truly sorry for you, but I want you to keep in mind: Just because a character has some sympathetic qualities, it doesn't make them "heroes". In fact, instead of saving anyone, Walter pretty much ruined almost everyone's lives (except for Skinny Pete & Badger).
@@treacle4617 the man went into this risky life for his family initially. People always ignore this. He did this at first for them. He didn't know he'd be the best at it and then end up doing it all for himself. The reason it gets to this point and affects his ego is, look at how he's treated in his own home by his son and wife. Most people do not like charity. Most people want to make for themselves. He has his masculinity stripped from him a lot of the time from all points. I like the genius in the show for this reason.... No one actually cares about the man's struggle. Treating people how they shouldnt pushes them. I doubt any of you in this chat disrespects and fights down your friends and family. If you do however then I understand the lack of awareness. Trust me on this. Also I'm not doing this aggressively. Just having a conversation with fellow series lovers.
Watching this now hurts so much because Saul really wanted to help and actually had some good suggestions and advice but Walt refuses all of them because none of those strokes his huge ego.
The display of Walt’s massive ego here reminds me of that dinner scene with Skylar and Hank when Hank believes Gale is Heisenberg and he praises Gale for being a genius. Walt‘s ego was so big he couldn’t fathom not getting all of that credit. That scene really shows the audience that Walt didn’t really care about his family. His pride and ego was more important.
Now every time I see Saul make an outrageous comment, I can't help but think he's trying to stop himself from thinking about Kim. Watching BCS completely changes the context of every scene in which he appears in Breaking Bad.
I've recently started thinking that Walt is a lot like Kimmy in that he provides fun to Saul. He gets turned on by the excitement of orchestrating schemes and in the breaking bad episode of bcs, he deliberately sought Walt out despite him being an amateur.
No, there’s no way he enjoys doing anything for Walt. He just wants to make money off of him, that’s the only reason he sought Walt out in the first place.
Every word out of Jimmy’s mouth is just pure poetry! I love how BCS is literally just a backstory of how Jimmy comes to hate the law in the typical sense and make you understand why he would pretty much will himself into this situation with Walt.
"Maybe you need a mall more than you need a wife who you can't trust with your secrets." If Walter listened to this he would have avoided countless problems lmao Saul right as always.
*Walt S2:* I'm not gonna have some anonymous, mysterious, benefactor be the saviour of my family. I earned this money! Me alone! *Walt S5:* Elliot and Gretchen, kindly please be the benefactor of my family, by donating to them my hard earned money whilst reaping all the rewards.
that's why I feel the ending of Breaking Bad was all wrong. Walt shoud have lost all his money, had his wife killed off somehow and either end up in prison or on the run without any hope. They ending we got was a cop out.
@@CoolGobyFish the ending was incredible, it showed a man who, when he realised his pride was his own enemy, accepted the end, saved his family and went out but he place he loved the most.
Hi. I'm Saul Goodman. Did you know that you have rights? The Constitution says you do. And so do I. I believe that until proven guilty, every man, woman, and child in this country is innocent. And that's why I fight for you, Albuquerque! Better call Saul. Saul Goodman, attorney
Walter not wanting it to seem like charity saved his family is understandable. I know the guy is an egomaniac, but it does make sense. He's been an over-educated loser his whole life, that's how he feels, he's seen as this milquetoast, non-threatening nobody who'll just fade away from cancer and leave his family impoverished and heavily indebted. It makes complete sense that *he* wants to be seen as the one who provided for his family before passing on. The one who, despite a lukewarm under-achieving life, came through in the end bigly for those who relied on him, and that's his legacy and how he's remembered.
*big half of money goes in website* *Another half Walt bringing for the family with scripted "The boss gave me a bonus for my work"* *Refused to elaborate and dies*
I read these scenes, and I cannot picture anyone else in these roles. It's perfect already, and everything you want in visual media. Great actors performing and delivering great dialogue.
Does anyone else feel bad for Walt Jr he worked hard on that site and mainly 90% of the donations came from his own dad imagine how sad he woulda been not getting any donations for days or even months
I always thought Jimmy being stagnant and one dimensional as Saul would just have to be something I wouldn't want to pay attention to but it's obvious he wants to be Saul to forget about his past so he's obviously not gonna break
Saul is the reason Walt and Jessie didn't die when they should have many times, but they only took his advice when they were desperate, but if they 100% listened to everything he would say they would have gotten awqy witj everything, probably would still be alive, and be set for life.
I love how walt turns down the uncle murry story not because it wouldn’t make sense but because HE wouldn’t get the credit
In my rewatch, Walt’s massive ego has really struck me in a way it didn’t the first time I watched it. Dude is literally incapable of giving an inch even if it would benefit him. Totally unreasonable in the worst sort of way. Literally from episode 1 it’s so clear his ego is gonna be what does him in.
@Cristo Alba ego is breaking band’s biggest killer
@@_zigger_ And what? The OP made an observation that many might not have paid attention to. What's with the passive aggressive comment?
@@_zigger_ and I’m just playing games
@@elevencastle6154 His ego issue might concern with his past that the biggest and successful research in his postgraduate career been totally stolen by his closest-pretending friends. It's like a trauma.
I like how Walter is basically against charity because it hurts his pride and ego lmao
It hurts anyone's pride and ego to rely on strangers' donations
@@cs4155 not anyone sadly, judging by twitter
I think that's why most people turn down charity
"yeah, there's no deep seated issues there"
@@Brandelwyn you made my day. Thank you
Walt never gave Saul enough credit. He definitely couldn’t have done it without him.
You got that?
He surely would have been dead, or behind bars, within a month. And agent Schrader and agent Gómez would still be alive
You goddamn right!
Funny how that truth hit me hard in BCS. Saul is the main reason Walt got so far in the first place. Still Walt looked Saul down like some scummy criminal, but Walt himself wasn't better...
say my name
Saul was Walter's psychologist lmao
yeah that's funny because in reality Saul is the one who REALLY needs a psychologist at that point
Every time Walt and Jesse enter Saul's office it feels like two guys going into the counselors office
@jabroni destroyer lol
Walt = Tony Soprano
Jesse = Chris Moltisanti
Saul = Dr Melfi
yeah there are multiple scenes of just walt venting his issues to saul
"yeah there's no deep seated issues there"
Saul summarised Walt in total 😂
It’s also summarizing himself too which is funny
what does it mean
@@EidolonTeralyst he’s implying that Walter has some sort of psychological issue with the idea of charity towards himself that he hasn’t addressed
Except Mike in the bushes
@@480borat *seated
Without Walter's ego there is no Breaking Bad. He just accepts Elliott Schwartz's donation and that's the end of it. Walter's ego combined with his loyalty to Jesse are the driving force of the story.
Yeah, by the end he had more money than his family could ever possibly spend, but it would never be enough because of what he felt he was owed from Grey Matter, which he clearly left because his pride couldn't take having a girlfriend who was richer than him.
his ego is his biggest enemy, hes actually more dangerous and smart when he is desperate, but when his ego takes over thats when everything crumbles
All good stories are character driven
Loyalty to Jesse? He manipulated him throu the whole series, Jesse was like his dog or stm
@@IIlIlIlIlIlIlIII he saved his life because he cared
Saul Goodman has saved Walter White several times...Jimmy is the real genius here.
Nah, he wasn't Jimmy here anymore. Not until the very end, at least.
It was Saul.
"Fact is, Walter White couldn't have done it without me." - Jimmy McGill, Better Call Saul 6×13 "Saul Gone"
@@WhyTho525 "So, you were always like this." - Walter White, Better Call saul 6x13 "Saul Gone"
And he never thanked him for any of it. 😒
Jimmy is dead in breaking bad... or hides very deep inside Saul persona
Jimmy, unlike Walt, never cared about what people think of him. That was his strength, he knew when to downplay his intelligence for his benefit and when to strike with it at the right moment. Gotta love that character so much…
Care what other people think of you and you'll always be their prisoner. -Lao Tzu
yes he did
silly comment. nope. Jimmy definitely cares what people think about him. Chuck and Kim are the easy examples but he even cares what Huell thinks about him.
in Season 6 of BCS, when Huell asks “why do you do all this?”, he comes up with that answer because he cares what Huell thinks of him. he doesn’t want Huell seeing him as a bad guy.
I’d say he even cares what Francesca thinks about him too. in BCS, we see multiple scenes where he’s friendly towards her and seems to view the two of them as friends and then his feelings are immediately hurt when she reminds him she’s not his friend and just his employee.
Uhhh Jimmy cared about what people think of him very very deeply this is why Saul exists because he lost everyone he cared about and that cared about him. Saul doesn't care but Jimmy absolutely does.
@@Zack29810 jimmy cares about what specific people think of him, but he's not a prisoner to pride or to any real sense of social standing when it comes to randos or the world at large. he's often self destructive, but that comes from specific relationships, not deepset ego issues like walter lol
It's crazy how much Better Call Saul did for this character. Now every scene he's in is so much more than what it used to be. Brilliant.
What do you expect from a 6 season show do to a character that is it’s protagonist. Not flesh him out ?😂
Bravo Vince
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You just know he and Kim watched White Heat together.
@@danielbishop7616 yeah but we r talking Gilligan here.
I love how Walt is angry that Walt Jr. is begging for e-donations lmfao.
Looks like that pre-dated gofundme. Had Walt Jr. expanded he could have paid for his Dad's chemo.
@@MrStaticstate He would have hated if Junior had a Twitch account.
Imagine if this took place in 2022 and Saul suggest he become a streamer and donate to himself
Walt must be astonished by the lows of humanity that is the invention of Onlyfans...
@@geessaess1707 Naw, They had MyFreeCams in those days,
Even as Saul he’s still way more down to earth than Walt in BrBa.
Jimmy’s defense mechanism would be a way better hang than Walt’s true self.
He's a cartoon, but he's a streetwise cartoon by necessity.
@@featuringfranklin Slippin' Jimmy
@@Mr-Chick Csúszós Jancsi
@@darkon4442 Erre gondoltam!
To this day after the Better Call Saul finale, I can't unsee now how Saul is just a mask that hides Jimmy's inner despair.
He already acts like this in season 5, unless when he's scared infront of Lalo
@@zrifepsych No he didn't. He acted like "real" Saul in BCS timeline when he was coping stuff like chuck passing etc.
This Saul is ruthless and full corrupt. This Saul advices to "take him to belize trip" when Jimmy never would advice anything like that.
I just can’t unsee the underwhelming finale.
@@Ryglado cry
@@Ryglado When the protagonist of a realistic law and crime drama doesn't pull some wacky action movie hi-jinks in the final episode and instead suffers a believable fate in tone with the rest of the show 😱😱😱
its crazy how much saul carried walt. i think the fans never really thought about it before the last season of BCS
Definitely! Better call Saul makes you view Breaking bad much different
It's almost as if he's a lawyer.
@@megatronsroyalemissary382 obvs hes not just a “lawyer”
I think it's moreso crazy how apparently thousands upon thousands of people only now suddenly realize this after the BCS finale
I think a million people knew during breaking bad exactly how good Saul was. I don't think anyone needed BCS to tell them that Saul did so much to further Walt. This show is brilliant but it's not rocket science
It's so sad how Walt's pride even gets in the way of him appreciating his own son's efforts to help him. He even goes further to belittle his efforts as "cyber-begging" and "rattling a tin cup". His own son. That's so cold.
Can't blame him 😂
It's all about Walt, and he finally admitted that in his final scene with Skyler, where he says he didn't do it for the family, he did it all for himself, to prove that he was, after all, very special
It's true tho, internet begging for ppl to fat to go out rattling a tin can full of pennies
@@Mcbignutsuh it’s for his father CANCER treatment
@@redhood444 its still begging
"Yeah, there's no deep-seated issues there!" Crazy how both Mike and Saul totally spotted what Walt was, before Walt even knew himself, and yet Walt still effectively ended both their lives.
Not Saul? Just Mike. If anything Jimmy got a happy ending
@@malfaroangel3896 Yeah I'm sure spending 89 years in prison is where he saw his life going
@@terracottapie That wasn't Walt's fault per se tbh. Saul had a big opportunity to still get away when the grandma found out. He could have taken away her emergency chiplet thing and tie her up to get away.
@@terracottapie at least he's alive
what does "deep-seated" means? English is not my first language
Funny how "Walter White couldn't have done it without me." opened my eyes to this kind of thing. There would be no Heisenberg without a Saul, and it took me another whole series to realize that.
"What did Tom Hagen do for Vito Corleone?"
you think a general can win a war without a strategist? of course not
"Yeah, there's no deep-seated issues there." Saul Goodman, master of human nature.
he's more of a humanities guy
@@NitpickingNerd 😂🤣
@@NitpickingNerd Classic
Saul was like Dr. Melfi and Silvio Dante combined. Thanks for 15 years of great television.
That sounds so right
DUDEEE TALK ABOUT A NAIL ON THE HEAD
Walt never had the makings of a varsity athlete
You know, as much as Saul was afraid of Lalo and the cartel, he would fit pretty well within the Sopranos universe, like a Tom Hagen for the Corleone family. I could see Saul ocasionally advising them pretty well, and sharing his love for movies with Tony, and Silvio, having some banter with Paulie, hanging out with Bacala. Hell, Saul helping Junior rig his trial or avoid it entirely would have been a blast. Even Chris would have listened to Saul's advise much more than Jesse did.
@@ubelmensch YOOO THAT WOULD BE THE CROSSOVER OF THE CENTURY, OF THE CENTURY
One thing I love about these scenes with Walt and Saul, is Saul is the only person that comes closest to a therapist where Walt feels comfortable to reveal his crimes to and can act as his true self around.
L0
And Saul is actually kind of sympathetic to Walt, which gives a level of complexity to the relationship. I think he gets Walt’s neurosis in a way Jesse isn’t capable of.
@@nathanvandenbosch "What did he mean by this?," I thought to myself, out loud.
"I can't believe there's, like, over a billion people on this planet, and the only person I have to talk about this to is you."
good point. even at the end when Saul was no longer a lawyer, Walt wanted him to go with him for some odd reason.
Had more people listen to Saul, then most of the bad things that happened wouldn’t have happened, Walt having extra protection in his home, Ted not spending the money outlandishly, and Mike not getting caught
Correction: If Saul listened to Mike (as shown in BCS episode 6X11, "Breaking Bad"), then all the bad stuff wouldn't have happened.
@@titanguy7316 Eh that would mean losing the chance to earn millions for Saul.
@@titanguy7316 to be fair, Saul was kidnapped and brought to an unmarked grave out in the desert. Not much room for argument there.
Saul still introduced Walt and Jesse to Gus (not to mention Todd as well), what happened between them was out of Saul’s hands.
@@mcrichards694 Except that's not what happened. They hauled him out to the desert, they showed him an unmarked grave, they threatened him. He told them what they wanted to hear and then he got free, hired a PI to figure out who they were and assessed that they weren't really a threat to him. That's not even the scariest time he was nearly buried in an unmarked grave in the New Mexico desert.
Walt just had to stroke his ego. He and his ego got the best of him every single time.
Not when he outsmarted Gus.
@@Halterin11 he didnt really need to cuz he only got into the mess in the first place with gus cuz of his ego
Walt was based
@@_zigger_ lol that wasnt based
@@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3 are you jewish?
1:46 The birth of the best "Waltuh" ever, and even Saul said this! This is the most chicanery moment of all time.
What a sick joke
nice one
@@m3rl707hey that's our precious jimmy
I love how Bryan Cranston has looked perpetually 50 since the 90s. He’s the only character that looked the same age over the last 14 years of the BB universe.
He's rockin a sick beard now which _does_ make him look older. But if he shaved it, then yeah, it would seem like he hadn't aged in 30 years. But so does Betsy Brandt I feel like, judging from what I've seen on BCS
Some people kind of "stop" aging after a point, like Bryan, Keanu and Stewart
You know I never noticed, but I like how Walter’s whining and ego really were kind of ignored for the first 2 seasons and then they really became issues once guys like Mike got involved, Saul could ignore Walt’s ego easily, but someone like Mike would not hide their contempt of him.
That’s probably because Mike only appears for the first time in the last episode of season 2, and that too as a last-minute improvisation since Saul’s actor was busy with How I Met Your Mother that day. Mike became far more prevalent in season 3, with the finale literally depending on his thoughts.
This scene trully represents how Little Walt truly know about this business. It’s as if he expected the family to worship him after bringing in money from crimes. It was never about leaving them money, at least not until the end. It was about the family knowing he provided for them before dying.
at the end, it's about getting money to them because that's how he wraps up his game, it's still ultimately about pride
he just realizes that the family will no longer accept money consciously knowing it comes from him in any way
Modern feminist will know that men need to bring money, and men want respect for that. But nowdays woman want respect too but dont want men to stop providing
I like your pfp, where's it from?
@@kelvindoang1228 what
@@kelvindoang1228 why do you people bring feminism into everything
This is the moment Saul woke up, ate his breakfast, brushed his teeth, and realized he haven't thought about it.
Its not tho, that happened way before
@@caimanaraujo479 you dont know
it might be easier when you're on xanax to sleep at night
It’s amazing how Saul Goodman has always remain in character whether that be on breaking bad or Better Call Saul
Yeaaah… probably because he’s the same character in both?
@@az_ax5 maybe poor verbiage on my part, what I meant to say is that it’s amazing how well he replicated his role from years back.
@@iShredz541 oh I thought you were talking about Jimmy playing a character when he was Saul
It’s amazing that actors act
“Walter White would’ve been dead, or behind bars within a month!”
86 years :(
@@jacob4690 but with good behavior who knows
@@vipdedov7157 about 30 years instead. Then him and Kim jetting off to Belize if they're still alive by then
“Do you have any idea how that makes me feel?” Essentially sums up Walt’s entire story. More concerned about his feelings and ego than his son coping with his father’s kinda terminal illness.
This man had SO MANY chances to get out. But he’s so desperate to be the savior that he would rather die than not get credit.
Glorious writing.
I like how Walt keeps quiet at the end because it makes sense but he still loathes the idea
A good example of rationality winning over emotion.
After watching Better Call Saul, it really shows how little Walter appreciated Jimmy. Man makes a million amazing ideas and succeeds in all. Walter should of given him 30%, not 5
The same thing happens with Mike. Throughout Breaking Bad, Walt looked down on Mike as a common thug, despite his obvious competence and intelligence, because Walt had some serious issues with conventionally masculine "Alpha Male" figures like Hank, who possessed all this "practical, real-world" knowledge they could use in everyday life to impress those around them, while Walt languished in academic Hell teaching Wikipedia-level basics to bored children.
Walt can't accept that Mike is both tough AND intelligent, so he brushes off this complex, fascinating character as "Generic Thug."
Same with Saul: Intelligent guy with tons to offer, reduced in Walt's mind to "sleazy lawyer with no soul that's always been this one-dimensional."
@@LAVATORR Walter White is very arrogant. It's his weakness - intellectual arrogance. Jimmy is very creative. His weakness is his sensitivity and lack of foresight (at times where he can put his creativity on full display). Mike is very strong and tough. His weakness is his ability to be corrupted. He was willing to trade his toughness for profit.
5% of millions is a good deal no doubt
Walt's reaction about the "found the money at the railroad" idea is perfect given the character making it
I love the look at 2:57. It says "I know it's the right move, and I HATE I have to do it".
1:33 I think Jimmy is impressed with Walt Jr. there, that genuine smile
This scene really drives home the problem of Walt's ego. Saul's looking for a pragmatic solution and Walt is thinking how can I make sure I get credit for this?
1:09 Walters ego is the size of olympus mons lmao 💀 he would rather not spend the money than have ppl think he didn't earn it
1:47 Waltuh.
Put your d away waltuh
His voice and accent is so different in BB. So gravely.
Put your ego away waltuh
@@labornurse he's old in bb
@@acidmana6141 no shoots him
1:47 Saul’s best Mike impression
Walt's ego was his own worse enemy.
Everyone enemy.. he was literally a sabotager.. in real life the cartel would’ve been killed him and his family.. all he was was a great cook nun more nun less
This is the moment Saul first mentioned Uncle Murry. Terrible shame we didn't see him bounce Jimmy on his lap in Better Call Saul.
I think it was meant to be a Reference
@@sammybutler3027 I think you were meant to be a Reference
@@gonzalo4658 I was indeed, bravo Vince
Uncle Murray was my favorite character. I wish they did more with him.
1:24 "anonymous donations"
*Saul Goodman activated*
"Found a big bag of money down by a railroad track, works for me". Wonder it's a 7 million dollar money bag
Can't believe Saul offered Walter the easiest solution to his problem and his ego was so big he refused to listen.
* He couldn't have done it without me !...did you get that? *
This feels like a crossover episode now
0:48 That's pretty funny if you take into account the bag he had to carry through the desert with Mike
"I've got it, Zombies."
And thats how the Breaking Bad/Walking Dead crossover began.
Carlllllll!!!!
"The truth is, Walter White couldn't have done it without ME"
You're goddamn right Jimmy.
Christ Walter's ego was as big as the Pacific, and it showed since the very beginning
Yes, and?
@@_zigger_ pointless "yes, and?"
@@moggusaurelius2433 wrong it's not pointless, it's just dismissive of such a weak and cringe view, walt is based and a hero. Keep coping.
@@trevorclinton5692 I'm sorry, but if you're a troll can you at least not make it so obvious.
"a hero", LOL!
And if you are serious then I feel truly sorry for you, but I want you to keep in mind: Just because a character has some sympathetic qualities, it doesn't make them "heroes".
In fact, instead of saving anyone, Walter pretty much ruined almost everyone's lives (except for Skinny Pete & Badger).
@@trevorclinton5692 Hero or not, his ego was huge. It's a fact. Don't be a snowflake getting triggered by a fact about your "hero."
”I found a big bag of money down by the railroad track, no? Works for me“ 😂 rewatching after bcs is 10x better
Works for me
Shame Vince Gilligan had to break the time continuum to try to make the show better
Real show of walts ego, him needing to have earned it
Ego? I could never understand how people missed the most important thing. I hope you all respect your fathers.
@@vashishtramoutar8122 ? So valuing your own pride over your family and health is not being egotistical?
@@vashishtramoutar8122 what are you talking about
@@vashishtramoutar8122 Ikr bruh, these western folks most likely won't know a thing about that xD
@@treacle4617 the man went into this risky life for his family initially. People always ignore this. He did this at first for them. He didn't know he'd be the best at it and then end up doing it all for himself. The reason it gets to this point and affects his ego is, look at how he's treated in his own home by his son and wife. Most people do not like charity. Most people want to make for themselves. He has his masculinity stripped from him a lot of the time from all points. I like the genius in the show for this reason.... No one actually cares about the man's struggle. Treating people how they shouldnt pushes them. I doubt any of you in this chat disrespects and fights down your friends and family. If you do however then I understand the lack of awareness. Trust me on this. Also I'm not doing this aggressively. Just having a conversation with fellow series lovers.
"Do you know how that makes me feel"? Says "Mr. I let Jane die" Lmfao
She got owned lol.
@@trevorclinton5692 Skill Issue
1:47 is the moment Saul becomes Mike.
Its incredible that Walter didn't trip over himself with that fat ego of his
he did trip himself many times
Walt really couldn't have lasted long without Saul's help
Bob Odenkirk is such a great actor
Watching this now hurts so much because Saul really wanted to help and actually had some good suggestions and advice but Walt refuses all of them because none of those strokes his huge ego.
1:42 lol that sly remark about walters ego
The display of Walt’s massive ego here reminds me of that dinner scene with Skylar and Hank when Hank believes Gale is Heisenberg and he praises Gale for being a genius. Walt‘s ego was so big he couldn’t fathom not getting all of that credit. That scene really shows the audience that Walt didn’t really care about his family. His pride and ego was more important.
It's unfortunate that we didn't learn in Better Call Saul how Saul came across this guy in Belarus.
He obtained the vet's notebook.
Now every time I see Saul make an outrageous comment, I can't help but think he's trying to stop himself from thinking about Kim. Watching BCS completely changes the context of every scene in which he appears in Breaking Bad.
We should never overlook the fact that Walt Jr. impressed Saul Goodman.
Jimmy was not exaggerating his confession during the BCS finale speech, Walter White would not have lasted a month without him.
I've recently started thinking that Walt is a lot like Kimmy in that he provides fun to Saul. He gets turned on by the excitement of orchestrating schemes and in the breaking bad episode of bcs, he deliberately sought Walt out despite him being an amateur.
saul enjoys his schemes sure but do you really think he gets turned on by it??
@@rebelfriend1818 yea absolutely
@@rebelfriend1818 it's a metaphor brother
No, there’s no way he enjoys doing anything for Walt. He just wants to make money off of him, that’s the only reason he sought Walt out in the first place.
Never thought of him like that. Great point!
Without Saul there is no Walter's "Empire"
he spent every waking moment building up Walt's empire
@@NitpickingNerd He was forced to
@@markusmitteregger8484 no he didnt
@@markusmitteregger8484 Lol he wasn't forced into anything until almost the bitter end.
Saul did so much to help Walt, Jesse and Skyler and yet he was ignored at almost every turn
Every word out of Jimmy’s mouth is just pure poetry! I love how BCS is literally just a backstory of how Jimmy comes to hate the law in the typical sense and make you understand why he would pretty much will himself into this situation with Walt.
"Maybe you need a mall more than you need a wife who you can't trust with your secrets." If Walter listened to this he would have avoided countless problems lmao Saul right as always.
*moll
@@hansolo235 OHH! THANK YOU! "Mall"? I was so confused. moll! goomah! right! duh
A shopping mall as well as laser tag!
"moll: a gangster's female companion"
Webster's Dictionary
It was an outdated term when White Heat came out in 1949
Walt’s face when Saul says “I’m getting a warm & fuzzy feeling just thinking about it” cracks me tf up 🤣
2:07 Saul: - Zombies😂
This is truly the moment that Saul gives Walt money advice! Bravo Vince!!! 👏
that moment when walt became the supporting character of his own show, something he would seriously despise which makes it all the more great
saul’s explanation of the uncle murray excuse is still the funniest thing ever to me
The way BCS has re-contextualized scenes like this, somehow makes Walt funnier
0:57 Better Call Murray
Oh yeah my uncle Murray he gave me billion of dollars after he kicked the bucket
I like the look of his logic and ego battling it out on his face when saul explains the perfect laundering
*Walt S2:* I'm not gonna have some anonymous, mysterious, benefactor be the saviour of my family. I earned this money! Me alone!
*Walt S5:* Elliot and Gretchen, kindly please be the benefactor of my family, by donating to them my hard earned money whilst reaping all the rewards.
that's why I feel the ending of Breaking Bad was all wrong. Walt shoud have lost all his money, had his wife killed off somehow and either end up in prison or on the run without any hope. They ending we got was a cop out.
@@CoolGobyFish the ending was incredible, it showed a man who, when he realised his pride was his own enemy, accepted the end, saved his family and went out but he place he loved the most.
Hi. I'm Saul Goodman. Did you know that you have rights? The Constitution says you do. And so do I. I believe that until proven guilty, every man, woman, and child in this country is innocent. And that's why I fight for you, Albuquerque! Better call Saul. Saul Goodman, attorney
Honestly, finding a big bag of money by the railroad track would've been the most ideal and easy lie to use.
Walter not wanting it to seem like charity saved his family is understandable. I know the guy is an egomaniac, but it does make sense. He's been an over-educated loser his whole life, that's how he feels, he's seen as this milquetoast, non-threatening nobody who'll just fade away from cancer and leave his family impoverished and heavily indebted.
It makes complete sense that *he* wants to be seen as the one who provided for his family before passing on. The one who, despite a lukewarm under-achieving life, came through in the end bigly for those who relied on him, and that's his legacy and how he's remembered.
*big half of money goes in website*
*Another half Walt bringing for the family with scripted "The boss gave me a bonus for my work"*
*Refused to elaborate and dies*
"I'm getting a warm and fuzzy feeling just thinking about it" he likes his idea more than Walt lmao
"yeah, there's no deep seated issues there" lmaooooo
another example how much his ego is in his own way of living a peaceful and happy life with his family.
Thank you for gradually uploading this entire TV show in clips
1:47 "WALT-UH"
Saul Englishman
Couldn’t help but crack up when he called him cancer saint
I just love the way Saul puts things. If I was a criminal mastermind I would be over the moon having him.
Vito Corleone had Tom Hagen, Tony Soprano had Silvio Dante, Walter White has Saul Goodman... a good consigliere is worth his weight in gold.
I read these scenes, and I cannot picture anyone else in these roles. It's perfect already, and everything you want in visual media. Great actors performing and delivering great dialogue.
saul is every reason why walter lived as long as he did
Does anyone else feel bad for Walt Jr he worked hard on that site and mainly 90% of the donations came from his own dad imagine how sad he woulda been not getting any donations for days or even months
Saul's brain works like a pop up ad.
Saul always gives me a warm and fuzzy.
I always thought Jimmy being stagnant and one dimensional as Saul would just have to be something I wouldn't want to pay attention to but it's obvious he wants to be Saul to forget about his past so he's obviously not gonna break
1:47
WALTUH
Lmao
Saul is the reason Walt and Jessie didn't die when they should have many times, but they only took his advice when they were desperate, but if they 100% listened to everything he would say they would have gotten awqy witj everything, probably would still be alive, and be set for life.
"Wow Saul, that plan is perfect. Lets funnel all our money to me through my son's charity website that is untaxable."
The end.
This is what happens when pure greed meets pure ego. Surprising they’re not more compatible.
Walt basically doesn't want his son getting credit and feeling like he saved his dad lmfao
Walt's ego, right. His ego led to his ultimate undoing.
“The fact is, Walter White couldn’t have done it without me!”