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“It’s important to separate the actor from the character. Some people can’t do that” *side glancing at all the assholes who harassed/continue to hate on Anna Gunn because they didn’t like Skylar*
There's still people like that they hate Jarjar so much they started attacking, and harassing Ahmed Best he wanted to commit suicide by jumping off of the Brooklyn Bridge. He still with us after a big wind blew him off the side.
I enjoyed the Klepto arc actually. It shows Skylar's change from hating crime to partaking in it. It is clever writing to me. She used to hate just the idea of shoplifting and the embarrassment of being suspected for the crime.
I think it shows how awful Marie truly is. At the end of better call Saul....she's throwing all this shade towards Jimmie for helping Walter. Guess what Marie....so did your sister. Plus she was a F'n thief. And her husband was an as**ole. Obviously doesn't compare to what Walt did, but still.....a lot of balls on that woman.
I feel like it also adds to her personality with some of the stuff she says later, like telling Walt to off himself when Hank finds out Walt is Heisenberg. I feel like it also shows Hank and Marie arent a perfect couple, they have their own problems too
Peekaboo is one of the episodes I immediately think about when it comes to Breaking Bad. I don't believe an ATM being tipped over from that height would instantly kill a person though.
The Take has a great video on Marie. Her arc may seem trivial, but it’s an important mirror for what’s happening to Walt. The rationalisations Hank makes for her v. Skylar’s unyielding moral standard foreshadow how things will go with Walt. It’s not to be overlooked.
There is research from a child psychologist that discusses a child first introduction to death is the game peek-a-boo. While watching this review and hearing your words made me connect this with episode 6.
Oohhh that’s a great observation! And that also makes a lot of sense.. makes peek a boo morbid, now, though and I’ll never play it with my future children 😂
I took Jesse picking the Toyota Tercel over the hot rod as a sign he was growing up. That he wanted to be nondescript, and inconspicuous, not that he couldn't afford the other one. Need to rewatch it though.
*Maries clepto arc i think is to show that everyone "breaks bad" also because of her arc she has Hanks friend in the APD get her off another charge which the officer gives Hank Gale's notebook which eventually causes him to realize Walt is Heisenberg* so not a fun arc but it has a huge effect in the plot
I struggle with agoraphobia so when going out on my own I like to listen to podcasts or long form videos to not feel so alone. Your BB season ranking videos were the ones keeping me company today :] Can't wait for ranking of the rest of the seasons!
LUBIA, I am so sorry that you are going through such a tough situation. I went thru it in the 90s and it is the worst thing. I self medicated which only made things worse. Today I am totally free of it. I go everywhere without any issues and you can too. You have found non alcohol or drug abuse to help you through going out. This means you will overcome this much faster. And you will overcome it. When you go out you aren't alone. Not just listening to these podcasts (excellent choice) but also you have people like me who really are with you every step of the way. God speed.
I've gotten to the point where I've watched BB so much that it can be background noise. And something I've noticed is that I don't like rewatching season 5. All the glamor is gone, and doom is imminent.
@Sonnie Sanders I mean in that sense Tuco was wearing a bright white shirt while bashing No Doze's head to a pancake. Was he a good innocent person? Don't think so...
@@grants3329 ah my good man that wasn’t just a white shirt, it was white with blackened chains all over it. Could’ve been symbolizing how he blends into normal society, while being such an psychopath.
My take on the Marie klepto arc: It has nothing to do with Marie--and definitely not her relationship with Skylar. It has everything to do with Skylar's relationship to the law and morals. When she returns the tiara and is held in the manager's office, she makes a very interesting choice. She could let the police come, explain the situation, and get Marie in trouble. However, she chooses to fake going into labor instead. This tells us two potential things about Skylar. First, it shows that--while she is appalled by Marie's actions--she still chooses to not take the step of getting the law involved, which foreshadows the actions (or in her case, inaction) she takes when she finds out about Walter's much more severe crime. Second, it shows us that honesty is what Skylar values most. Skylar is unwilling to accept any sort of apology from Marie due to her not fessing up. She demands an apology not for the apology but because she needs the truth. We once again see this pop up when she confronts Walt after he is recovered from surgery. She doesn't care if he is having an affair, is doing a crime, sneaking out to play hinky dinky with the punks in the park--the problem is he lied. And, when Walt and Skylar finally sit down and Walt puts everything on the table, this is when the choice is made: Skylar is not going to the police.
Well at the end he said that he did it for himself he liked it, he was good at it, it made him feel like he was alive, and he deserves it. It was his 'Having too much fun.' moment.
i was having a really bad day but i saw this video and it's really cheering me up. i enjoyed the last season tier list, i really like how you summarize and commentate. thank you
Idk if this was already pointed out or not, but because season 1 was originally going to be 10 episodes, season 2 episode 2 was supposed to be the season 1 finale. When you look at things from that perspective, it definitely makes more sense
I watched Breaking Bad since day one (lived in Albuquerque all my life) and to me season 2 is when the show took off in quality and hasn't been matched since by either BCS or Breaking Bad. Thanks for the work you do, Kiwi!
1:05:37 what he should have done is actually set an alarm to take meds, then make it go off that morning and then he explains the “call” Skylar heard without bringing it up.
Yeah but the whole point is for small things like that to build up and raise suspision for Walt. The show is supposed to be tragic and for things not to go the best way, making every character take the best possible decisions to avoid all consequences and get the best ending defeats the whole point of making a story
These BCS/BB vids are so damn good, I kind of want you to tackle Metastasis in some form. It would be fascinating to hear your thoughts on what is widely considered an inferior remake.
Lol what do you mean "widely considered to be inferior"? It was designed to be a cheap imitation with horrible acting and cinematography to parasitise off breaking bad's success, it being worse is not even a question
Great catch on the wind-up with the sledgehammer where he was gonna hit Jesse during the ATM scene, I've probably seen that episode at least 4-5 times and I don't think I've ever caught that little detail!
Hank's beer didn't pop because they were sealed too tight. They popped because either he bottled them before fermentation stopped, or he miscalculated the sugar addition for bottle carbonation. It's a somewhat common mistake with novice homebrewers. Also, how the heck did he break a bottle with a bench bottle capper? Once you adjust the height for one bottle (which is impossible to get wrong), the plunger only goes down far enough to cap the bottle no matter how hard you push on the lever. There's even a spring-cushion on the plunger.
This came out 4 days ago and im only just now seeing this? Im ashamed of myself lol Love the BCS/BB videos, wether its Tier lists, Recaps, Retrospectives- Rewatched these videos so many times lol
Ohmigosh when I was done with this video I expected this creator to have way more subs since the quality of this video is great. Definitely earned my sub keep it up!
Fantastic video, Kiwi! I love the choice to put Peekaboo in S tier. I have to ask now, though... With an episode the caliber of Ozymandias eventually coming, should there be a SS tier like you had with Better Call Saul?
Breaking Bad definitely has a good number of SS tier episodes. Besides Ozymandias, we have Face Off, Gliding Over All, Falina, ABQ, and several other episodes that could certainly be debated into SS tier. Basically, if there isn’t an SS tier, then he’s lying to himself and us.
@@internetprofessorguy2138 i don't remember much about 'Gliding Over All' aside from walt seeing his money sky locked up, the prison massacre, heisenberg coming to an end in the drug business and the ending. i don't even remember if jesse was in this episode at all.
I love the tier lists and your breakdowns of each episode are always so thorough and informative. I always think I know everything about BRBA/BCS lol but I always learn more fun facts from your videos! I also appreciate you mentioning the soundtracks too cause the music of BRBA really contributes to its overall greatness. Thank you for all your hard work Kiwi!!!
This was such an incredible experience to watch back to back with the first tier list! I'm writing this not long after finishing this part, and am consciously stopping myself from going on to the next part, and let it all sink in. Throughout watching/listening to you discuss each episode I kept experiencing heat flashes like I've never experienced before. Even after watching certain scenes but mostly reading about the series, I never thought how REAL these characters and their situations would feel. Also, I'm especially surprised about Tuco! Reading about him, watching his final scene, I truly believed that he was going to be an overarching antagonist, who'd meet his end in season 3 or likely 4. It's incredibly how a character can have such a huge impact, and I love every time you bring this up to emphasise this fact. Thank you so much for the incredible amount of work, time and effort that went into this project! I don't plan on watching the series ever, but I'm immensely enjoying your reviews, and I'm looking forward to watching the Season 3 tier list!
I always saw the shoplifting arch as showing how skyler would react to crime. Showing her as kind of the straight edge wife which throws the viewers expectations off as she does end up offering to help walt launder the money as the show progresses
It's a good thing to split them in two as it gives you more time for details and small video clips, although season 5 of Better Call Saul is my fav of that other show, your retrospective of it being so very long kind of diluted the kind of good commentary you can do and it was more of a chore than with your other retrospective videos since I remember it being 4 1/2 to 5 hours long with zero clips at all. DMCA allows for up to 30 seconds of video when doing critique, analysis etc. and I like that you brought them back for Breaking Bad's retros. Keep up the good work.
1:19:50 one thing I also really like about this scene is that Walt says "do it" when Jesse holds the punch above his head, and then he lets him go. It really resonates with me considering this is basically the same thing that happens at the end of the whole series as well.
The Marie Klepto arc is actually pivotal to the ENTIRE PLOT because without it... Hank would never have caught Walt in season five. He never would have had the Walt Whitman book with Gale's handwriting... the whole "you got me" scene... Hank finding the 2nd book in Walt's bathroom and realizing the connection... that NEVER HAPPENS without Klepto Marie. When Marie gets caught, it's Detective Tim who gets her off, which results in Hank owing him a favor, which is why Tim brings him the Gale Boetticher file, which is what gets him back on the hunt for Heisenberg after being ready to give it up. Even if you assume he would have gotten back on that horse eventually anyway, the Walt Whitman book is among the files Tim brings him. This is the genius of Breaking Bad. Even the most seemingly inane side plot turns out to be intrinsic to the story!
