The Psychology Behind Self-Hatred: Therapist Reacts to Better Call Saul - Mike

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  • čas přidán 18. 08. 2022
  • How do you deal with the death of a loved one when you see yourself as one of the "bad guys?" Psychotherapist Georgia Dow uses Mike Ehrmantraut from "Better Call Saul" as her example of how human nature can react in certain situations.
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Komentáře • 67

  • @mjcaboose8036
    @mjcaboose8036 Před rokem +63

    I also found it interesting is that this certain chapter in Mike’s life is similar to Jesse’s life after he shot Gale. They both spiral out of control with substances (for Mike it’s alcohol, for Jesse it’s drugs), and they seem to want to cut themselves out of the world and drown in their sorrow and self-hatred. This could be also why Mike was starting to like Jesse because he saw a little bit of himself in this person.

  • @douggetchess4732
    @douggetchess4732 Před rokem +22

    The notion that Mike has become one of the bad guys and he knows it is also shown in Fun and Games with his interaction with Nacho's father he tells Mike "You're all the same" and you can see in Mikes face how strongly that strikes a chord in him.

  • @hashck
    @hashck Před rokem +76

    Loving these BCS analyses. BCS is one of the most fleshed out character shows and every character is so rich and psychological I hope you could do one of Kim, Gus, and Jimmy next

    • @HazmatPyro
      @HazmatPyro Před rokem +7

      Gus would probably be the most exciting one out of them

    • @hashck
      @hashck Před rokem +3

      @@HazmatPyro yeah i rly am interested about why revenge took over him on that wine scene when he couldve made a choice to stop revenge and just do his kingpin job as he normally did. i think his ruthlessness is somethimg just deeprooted in him as he mentioned in that childhood story of him torturing that animal that ate his fruit

  • @TheKennethECarper
    @TheKennethECarper Před rokem +20

    Great take on Mike. Only flaw is that the little girl's name isn't Matty, it's Kaylee. Her father's name was Matty or Matthew.

  • @SeyhawksNow
    @SeyhawksNow Před rokem +28

    Remembering Mike's story about "half measures" from Breaking Bad, I completely understand his self hatred. Dude has seen some things, some of them he could have prevented.

  • @itsippintimeyo
    @itsippintimeyo Před rokem +12

    Mike is so tragic. I love the “I broke my boy” scene, makes me tear up. An analysis on Gus or Lalo would be so cool

  • @DalTak
    @DalTak Před rokem +14

    While I agree with what's being said in this video, I think another component of Mike's reaction has to do with his son being mentioned in the first place. It's possible that he's trying to move the conversation away from his son. At last that's why he's trying to turn her attention towards the stairs being "nice and even". Not to mention, Matty was unintentionally walking Mike through his story with his son.

  • @UnifiedFilms
    @UnifiedFilms Před rokem +12

    I absolutely love your channel. Your videos are seriously helping me to be a better person. - Jon from Unified Films

  • @paulwolfley7785
    @paulwolfley7785 Před rokem +5

    Loved his character and dry humor

  • @damianstarks3338
    @damianstarks3338 Před rokem +7

    Another perfect better call Saul character analysis this guy is a better call Saul/breaking bad icon.

    • @GeorgiaDow
      @GeorgiaDow  Před rokem +2

      thank you so much Damian I am happy you are enjoying them

    • @damianstarks3338
      @damianstarks3338 Před rokem

      @@GeorgiaDow and I am happy you are posting the keep doing what you are doing.

  • @panhoracy8254
    @panhoracy8254 Před rokem +7

    I belive thst there is slight mistake. Mike's granddaughter name is Kaylee not Matty. Matty is Mike's son

    • @GeorgiaDow
      @GeorgiaDow  Před rokem +2

      oh bloody well !! not again sorry wish I could fix it

  • @colin_44
    @colin_44 Před rokem +9

    Great analysis of the character 🙌🏼

  • @Tekdruid
    @Tekdruid Před rokem +4

    Mike is easily my favorite character in the whole Breaking Bad 'verse, exactly because he has that personal moral code of doing things like a professional. He's not a bumbling amateur like Pinkman and Heisenberg; he's also not a blustering thug like Tuco or any of the Salamancas for that matter. He isn't even a stone cold psychopath like Gus Fring. He just has a job to do, and he's committed to doing it as well as he can, while trying his best to not hurt anybody who's not "in the game".

  • @classicslover
    @classicslover Před rokem +3

    Superb character analysis AGAIN, Georgia! I am certain you can not only be an effective consultant when people are writing stories and characters, BUT you would be a valuable acting coach as well! I've mentioned before that I really don't enjoy stories where they make the bad guys the heroes of the story...as people to look up to. Even though "Mike" is depicted here as having self-hatred after realizing HE is a bad guy...the truth is that this fact would have been self-evident LONG before this moment for anybody NOT in denial. Most if not all of the audience for these shows find themselves rooting for the bad guy. And worse, identifying with the bad guy. it is said that motion pictures and TV are a mirror of our times. This reflects a society...not at its best.

  • @ellejohnson2045
    @ellejohnson2045 Před rokem +1

    Another amazing Better Call Saul analysis! I would love to see your take on Kim's relationship with her mother in my opinion it's one of the most heartbreaking and complicated relationships in the show.

  • @jeffhale1189
    @jeffhale1189 Před rokem

    Thanks for the analysis! I appreciate your thoughts. Blessings on your day 👍🏻

  • @Travisjoe31
    @Travisjoe31 Před rokem

    Great video! I hope you tackle The Leftovers someday. That series is even more emotionally powerful than BCS/BB.

  • @Abraxis86
    @Abraxis86 Před rokem +3

    Thankyou for these thoughtful videos and character analyses 🙂
    I'm reminded of a "that makes sense" moment in therapy about a patient's trending habitual divergences, and I watched a stigma floating around about the absurdity of a prosthetic espresso machine from someone who doesn't know what emulsification is 🤓
    I'll be looking forward to your thoughts on Walter White 🤠

  • @182Voguelover
    @182Voguelover Před rokem

    Love the analysis even though I have not seen the show 👏🏽

  • @plottwisted172
    @plottwisted172 Před rokem +7

    These are great. Hope you keep going with this show. Maybe some videos on Kim too.

    • @paulbrigham359
      @paulbrigham359 Před rokem

      She is a fantastic actor. Both in her scenes but also when reacting to other peoples dialog.

  • @thyagosaints
    @thyagosaints Před rokem

    Always greats analysis,congrats. 🇧🇷

  • @VampireKnightsFan
    @VampireKnightsFan Před rokem

    I love these, as always ❤ Are you going to do one on any of the Salamancas?

  • @Ciaramae7
    @Ciaramae7 Před rokem +7

    "Waltuh put you're D away waltuh I'm not having S with you right now"
    -kid named finger

  • @Eckister
    @Eckister Před rokem

    good one Georgia! ^^ thank you for the mind-food! 🙂

  • @BrianMiles755
    @BrianMiles755 Před rokem

    Great Video again

  • @MichaelChiklisCares
    @MichaelChiklisCares Před rokem

    Have you seen the shield, season 6 episode 6 has a most epic scene on television to psych analyse, directed by Frank Darabont who did Shawshank Redemption but he was guest director there, Vic Mackey and Shane Vendrell evil was something else seen on TV back then. They go back and forth for 9 minutes almost. Great video on Better Call Saul, it just ended few days ago and I am really sad about it.

  • @papl20
    @papl20 Před rokem

    Ooofff... I really hope you do almost all characters. Kim and Nacho, maybe Howard. But especially Jimmy.

  • @cclmnz6850
    @cclmnz6850 Před rokem +1

    Great analysis!
    Will you going analyse breaking bad as well?
    A analysis on jesse and walt would be interesting
    Sorry for my english

    • @GeorgiaDow
      @GeorgiaDow  Před rokem +4

      Possibly! I will have to see if people would like that

  • @etapoopoo2946
    @etapoopoo2946 Před rokem +1

    Can u do an character analysis on the character Mike from “Mike and Malisa”.

  • @famlivingroom1790
    @famlivingroom1790 Před rokem

    Requests: "Untold: Malice at the Palace" and an anime called "Welcome to the NHK". Would love to hear your thoughts!

  • @PeterPing
    @PeterPing Před rokem +1

    Small correction: His granddaughter name was Kaylee not Maddie.

  • @Mike90317
    @Mike90317 Před rokem

    Mike's the best.

  • @pirosnitsel2561
    @pirosnitsel2561 Před rokem

    Can you make another video on the Homelander?

  • @christianlowman2698
    @christianlowman2698 Před rokem +1

    His granddaughters name is Kaylee not Matty that was his sons name

  • @n.harewood3846
    @n.harewood3846 Před rokem

    I think you should do a character analysis on Klaus Mikaelson from the shows Vampire Dairy's and The Originals

  • @preacher1814
    @preacher1814 Před rokem +1

    I would love to hear your take on Breaking Bad

  • @NosideGhst
    @NosideGhst Před rokem

    Could you do Farcry villains?

  • @riotgamesbff3714
    @riotgamesbff3714 Před rokem +1

    would love to see you talk about bojack horseman!!

    • @GeorgiaDow
      @GeorgiaDow  Před rokem +4

      would I have to wear a horse head ?

  • @vitalrageking7877
    @vitalrageking7877 Před rokem

    Hey I don’t know if u do request for reacts but can you react to a silent voice

  • @grimm516
    @grimm516 Před rokem +2

    I really should watch the show it looks interesting to check out.
    Is this apart of the breaking bad show? It seems familiar.
    Anyway this one is very interesting to me following a code that's a very age old thing deep part of history very cool 😎

  • @ryannguyen3294
    @ryannguyen3294 Před rokem +1

    I hope she does infinity train before it gets remove from hbo max, such an amazing show

  • @verloser
    @verloser Před rokem

    still sad to know that even when he said if he could do something over again it would be not to take his 1st bribe thus changing the whole character of him

  • @jackbutt8774
    @jackbutt8774 Před rokem

    You look exactly like courtney miller from smosh , can you do a video on Edward from twilight

  • @xenato
    @xenato Před rokem

    Please react to City of God, Brazilian movie with amazing characters

  • @paulbrigham359
    @paulbrigham359 Před rokem +3

    No want to shave your head? lol ... Thanks for reacting to the Mike character. One of my favorites from the two shows. Enjoy character's with a "code". Thinking of Omar "strolling" from the wire, Col Jessep from A Few Good Men, Judge Dread, Anton from No Country for Old Men, Hannibal Lecter has a sense of what he thinks is civilized and eats the rude. Good guys also tend to have a code but is less of the focus and they also live outside the laws of men by being vigilante types. On a range of people being a Dominant personality type or Submissive personality type most will be in the middle between the two, with outliers on the edges. Such is how social creatures organize themselves and for the most part is a person vs person dynamic. However do believe there is and additional component to that scale that these live by code types can be an example of. Often seen as anti social. People who value adherence to a logic component over human relation can be seen as Dominant or Submissive or switching back and forth in a way not normal to most. As they are anchored to the pursuit of their ideal first and foremost.

    • @GeorgiaDow
      @GeorgiaDow  Před rokem +5

      Hah yeah I am too attached to my hair and lol a skull cap would look terrible on me =P hehe Hannibal is one I may do it is very interesting and I havent seen no country for old men yet will see

  • @porc1429
    @porc1429 Před rokem

    Jimmy next!

  • @juanarosas6581
    @juanarosas6581 Před rokem

    Better call jorge de guzman

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