McGill v. McGill: The Birth of Saul Goodman 

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“The law is sacred.” has the same vibe as “What I do, I do for the family.” Jimmy had to witness both BS

When Jimmy busted into Chuck's house to destroy the tape and ends up waiting on the curb for the police, Chuck stood outside over him lecturing him without any symptoms. That's important to this evaluation.

This is without a doubt one of the most complex and tragic relationships ever portrayed in fiction. No one can change my mind about this

you know what's worse than Chuck?, the fact that Michael Mckean never won an emmy for his potrayal of Chuck

Chuck being kindest to him when he's allowed to feel superior is such a great point!

Something I think a lot of people don't talk about is their large age difference and Chuck's schooling. It's only addressed a couple times, but like Gray Matter in BrBa, I think there's a lot of subtext there that you can read into. Chuck is about 10 years older than Jimmy if I recall correctly -- you can guess that their parents probably had fertility issues, making Jimmy not just the baby brother, but an unlikely second child. At the same time, Chuck was a child prodigy who left home in his early teens to attend university, and then to establish his law career, which is likely a source for his socialization issues. You have this distance in age and geography, which would have probably prevented Chuck from bonding with Jimmy as a sibling; the one flashback we do see has Chuck in an almost more fatherly role. And simultaneously, you have Chuck doing amazing things in school and work while his parents heap affection on his baby brother just for existing, building resentment. And yet Jimmy very much looks up to and admires his wunderkind big brother.

The thing that pissed me off the most with Chuck is that he saw first hand how good of a person Jimmy had the potential to be when he discovered the Sandpiper Lawsuit. How Jimmy actively came to the defense of all of those people being taken advantage of and how hard he worked to ensure justice would be given to them. He even made sure to get the papers in a legal way and made sure Chuck knew that. And most of all, how much he’d changed and how driven he was. He saw that all first hand and yet it didn’t matter. But no. Jimmy can’t improve or change himself according to Chuck. Even if Chuck was right about Jimmy’s eventual fate, he pushed him in that direction by not ever giving him a chance to bask in the changes he was actively making in himself. Jimmy could have actually been a decent lawyer if Chuck had let go of his hatred and prejudice for him. And maybe it would make sense to me if Chuck didn’t do the exact same thing that he constantly is mad at Jimmy for but because it’s “in the grounds of the law” it’s fine. It pisses me off to this day how much of a hypocrite he was.

I think an important aspect of this dynamic is that Jimmy was entirely unaware his brother was out to get him however, importantly, as soon as Jimmy discovered he was he was able to destroy chuck in a matter of weeks. A genius prodigy like Chuck was no match for a conman like slippin Jimmy

There's something so cruel about Chuck's self righteousness. In the world of BCS and BB, full of murderers and drug dealers, there's something especially repulsive about the way Chuck is so professional and "righteous" on the surface, but so vindictive and petty behind the scenes. Yet at the same time, for all his likeability, seeing Jimmy's more earnest nature morph into his insincere conman lawyer persona is heartbreaking too.

Jimmy tried to go straight and narrow for years but all it get him was more judgment and resentment from Big brother Narcissist. When Chuck died Jimmy realized he can now fully embrace being Saul Goodman. “Sometimes you gotta play to your strengths” - Slippin Kimmy

A detail that got passed over: When Chuck vouches for Jimmy at the bar, he is the one person there who doesn't state any sense of pride or joy in being there to do so.

His death scene was absolutely hautning to see. And in the episode "winner" that flashback of him and jimmy made me shed a tear. Chuck mcgill is an amazing character well done Peter & Vince

10:58 I need to point out a correction, it's a small detail but it starts AFTER Chuck forces Howard to reject Jimmy from HMM, not because of his wife. There are some lines on the opening for Winner where Kim mentions that Chuck needed to get out more after his wife left him, that opening is the last we see of Chuck before he developed his mental illness, and it makes sense that it's related to Chuck feeling guilty, that's why it acts up again after Chuck tells Jimmy that he never mattered all that much to him. The characters are never aware of this because no one knew what Chuck did, and that's why they speculate that it must've been because of his divorce.

The dynamic and tragic relationship of the McGill brothers honestly inspired me to be a better brother and patch up any wounds with my mine to ensure that nothing like this happens to us.

On top of that, Jimmy threw Howard's own feelings of guilt back in his face and insincerely blamed him for killing Chuck, when he was responsible for jacking up the malpractice insurance (is it possible the insurance company could've found out Chuck's breakdown some other way, tho'?). One detail I never see anyone point out, the episode following Chicanery, when Jimmy gets suspended and Rebecca chews him out for playing Chuck, is the first time he uses Saul Goodman publicly as an alias.

Just imagine how dangerously skilled the McGill brothers would be together as a team had Chuck just swallowed his pride and accepted Jimmy as a lawyer.

All Chuck had to do was give his brother one chance to prove himself as a Lawyer, which he did actually, but he still refused to acknowledge him

Mike had an amazing quote which encapsulates the whole show. “I’ve met good criminals and bad cops.” Jimmy does good things in a bad way while Chuck does bad things in good ways. Nobody is inherently bad we all just have different ways of showing the devil in us.

You know it's a great show when you need a 30 min condensed lecture to explain the relationship between only two characters!

Its heartbreaking that he used to be so kind and patient with all those elders, and screwed it all up for a faster sandpiper settlement. Niw hes stuck with drug dealers and murderers

The relationship between Chuck and Jimmy is more complex than anything on Breaking Bad.

I love this show and season 5 was phenomenal but my favorite part of the show was the conflict between Jimmy and Chuck. Just an incredibly nuanced, unhealthy and complicated relationship. I actually felt more sympathetic towards Chuck the second time I viewed the series whereas I hated him at first. Also, Chicanery is still my favorite episode of the show.

Incredible synopsis of the dynamic of these two characters. This show felt personal to me because of Jimmy and Chuck and you explained them so well here. I feel like I learned something knew about their complex relationship and myself with what I'm going through watching this. Thank you so much for this and for Saul week. This show is amazing and I can't wait to see what happens in Season 6! Take care!

The whole story is in the karaoke scene. It tells you everything you need to know about the whole series. When chuck stole the mic to sing solo, jimmy stands back and admire's his brother's singing. If jimmy did that, chuck would have been furious. jimmy ain't perfect, but he's human. his respect for rules is not great, but his care for people is high. chuck, not so much.

Jimmy and Chuck's fallout as brothers really made me sad, because they honestly would have been a great lawyer team if Chuck wasn't selfish and decided to help Jimmy instead of ruining Jimmy, sure he was being honest, but imagine them together in HHM, alongside Kim and Howard, Jimmy would have maybe not been Slippin Jimmy anymore and that he could work hard as a rightful lawyer, there would be no Saul Goodman and Jimmy's life would have been amazing, rich and more positive unlike what happened in the events of Breaking Bad

I remember when the show started, I was really desperate to see Jimmy become Saul. When eventually aired season 4 finale I was as stomped and surprised as Kim when he said S'all good man!

that multiple protagonist feeling is what makes the series so great. everyone is important, but can die as easily. It is very realistic and might seem boring, but yet again it is very exciting and adventurously at the same time.

14K I don't believe Jimmy stole that much, One thing is Chuck never knew that people would lie to get money from him. The reason his dad wouldn't want to hear is because his dad knew where most the money went but he never wanted Chuck to know because he knew Chuck would stop him

Chuck was _scared_ of Jimmy, didn't dare to trust him, because according to Chuck, Jimmy could, essentially, mind-control people.

Small detail: the scene in the mailroom after Jimmy tells Chuck he passed the bar, we see a cake with the scales of justice. The piece of the cake that's cut & removed is one half of the scale, symbolizing the severance of the balance of justice in the mind of Chuck, and/or the sense of peace/equilibrium in the relationship between Chuck and Jimmy. Neat detail.

this show is so good that i started crying after thinking about the plot

When people hear me say I liked Chuck, they look at me like I'm crazy. They need to watch this video. Because without Chuck, this show would not be as deep as it is.

Wow.. this detailed breakdown is exquisite. So real.

This is probably the best video out of all of them so far. Spot on. I left a comment saying Chuck is responsible for Saul Goodman and saying he was the moral compass of the show too. Once he left Saul was free to do whatever. But Chuck is the reason for Saul Goodman. Had he not forced Jimmy to go to Albuquerque and work in the mail room Jimmy would have never passed the bar, became a lawyer in the first place. He would have stayed small time slipping Jimmy. Instead the ladder happened, all because jimmy wanted the respect and gratitude of his brother who didn't care about him. Chuck as a character is vital to the story of Saul Goodman.

The way I see it, Chuck was an abuser who gaslighted and tortured his brother. A man who decides on first sign who is a "good guy" and who is a "bad guy". And no matter what good guys do, it is always for a greater reason. And no matter what bad guys do, it is always to sneak trust and set up a scam. And of course he put himself and Jimmy in there too. A hypocrite who could backstab his brother and be a good guy and ignore how much he was doing for him because he was bad anyway. The rare moments of brotherhood are the carrot to make sure Jimmy stays in range of the stick, and in the end? Jimmy had to rip his own name out to cut all connections, he didn't want to talk or think or anything about his brother, good or bad. He just wanted him out. Get away. But Chuck had branded himself into every aspect of his Life with a very hot iron. BB and BCS are stories about Evil. Different kinds of Evil. Chuck is Self-righteous Evil. He declared himself judge, the idea that he was on the same level as another human being doesn't cross him. He was above it all. He made the rules. And his rule was Saul was evil, end of story.

Those who paid attention in Sunday school might notice that this is a brilliant retelling of the Prodigal Son story -- a classic that resonates because we can all relate to the dynamic and to the questions of life it poses to us all.

Does anyone else think that Jimmy crying after his car died was also him grieving Chucks death in a way? I've watched so many breakdowns on that scene and the general consensus seems to be that that moment was only about Jimmy having a realization about his life's trajectory. Not about the cars death reminding him of his brothers death and finally forcing raw emotion out of him.

Chuck incarcerated himself. Nobody remembers when Chuck relinquished his electronics at the jail, when he went to visit Jimmy. Watch. Key fob. Phone. He punished himself for bringing Jimmy to Albuquerque.

Amazing analysis. The worst thing about this though is most people find this saga of the show boring, where it really is the best the show had to offer. BCS seasons 1-3 are so different from 4-6. they are almost entirely different shows.

my relationship with my older sister is exactly like Jimmy and Chuck. I'm Jimmy and she's pre-EHS Chuck. this show has actually helped me understand why she doesn't like me even though I have tried everything to get her to be my friend.

Definitely the best Chuck and Jimmy analysis I’ve seen so far. Hoping for possible closure or a flashback with Chuck in season 6.

To make two amazing, well written, well acted series is a rare talent

Man I can't express how good this video is. I love deep dives like this and I've seen BCS up whatever its recency was close to 10 times and you're still bringing up points and angles in their relationship that I never considered seriously this video is so awesome man.

The thing Chuck was never able to realize is that Jimmy loved him more than anything and never tried "one upping" him in the situations that Chuck felt insecure him. They just needed to talk it out instead of keeping their feelings pent up. I know it sounds cheezy but that really is what had to happen.

This is one of the best analysis videos of Better Call Saul I think I've ever seen. I can't wait for more when season 6 is released. I have full confidence the writers are going to knock it out of the park.

The worst thing you can possibly do to someone who's actively changing their bad lifestyle for something better is to remind them of how much bad they were in the past. Chuck does that almost everytime they talk so no shit Jimmy is relapsing when he gets the office in the back of a nail salon.

The best analysis of a relationship between two characters I've seen ever

both brothers felt the world had betrayed them and "the world" was represented by each other and their relationship to each other. Excellent video. Thank you!

Ther's this saying in writing "If you want a story to be universal, go as local as you can" This relationship is so goddamned specific and intricate and somehow it feels incredibly relatable. Not the curcumstances of course, but never have I felt "family" better portrayed; the relationshios that arise from admiration on one side and envy on the other, the unwillingness to really see one another, the pils and piles of assumtions, the imbalance, the obsession, the toxic way it all builds together in a loop that no one seems to notice. Gorgeous storytelling

I have adored your daily essays this week, and this is easily your best. Looking forward to more!

I think something that's funny in all this is that if Chuck DIDN'T hate Jimmy and instead praised him and hired him at HHM, Saul would've just never been born. Think about it! The scam, the billboard, the embezzling case, had Chuck just accepted his brother changed his ways and turned over a new leaf we wouldn't have had Saul. He would have gone away just as Jimmy promised. It's a shame too, cause had he not let his hate over his brother get the best of him Chuck wouldn't have died.

Dude I thank you for making these videos everyday for a week straight. It definitely gives this already deep show deeper meanings.

Chuck is a hypocrite plain and simple. 1. Chuck says to Jimmy and the world that if you work hard it pays off. He then insures that all Jimmy's hard work comes to nothing at the firm. 2. Chuck says to Jimmy and the world to be a grownup and take responsibility for your decisions He then lets Howard be the fall guy for not hiring Jimmy. 3. Chuck says to Jimmy and the world to do good work and the clients will come. He than all but steals the Sandpiper case from Jimmy. (Jimmy started that case with good work and genuine outrage at Sandpiper for robbing his clients.) 4. Chuck says to Jimmy and the world that the law is sacred, He then unjustly punishes Kim for the TV add. (when her real crime in Chucks eyes is she won't see Jimmy in the same light as he does.) 5. Chuck says to Jimmy and the world that Jimmy is a conman that hurts everyone he is close to. He then uses his "ILLNES" as leverage to con Jimmy into being his caretaker. 6. Chuck says to Jimmy and the world that he accepts his brother for who and what he is and loves him despite his shortcomings. He then refuses to see Jimmy for what he has become. 7. Chuck says to Jimmy and the world that people don't change! (because he never grew and changed) He then never gets past his resentment of Jimmy. (because Jimmy did)

Just wanted to say thank you for the videos, Saul Week has been the perfect build up for the last season! All of them have been great but I think this is my favourite one. The way you lay everything out, it really confirms how tragic these brothers are. It’s truly an amazing relationship they were able to craft on the show and I loved hearing you celebrate it.

The saddest thing is that Jimmy thought the world of Chuck

This is the most intelligent and comprehensive analysis of Chuck and Jimmy's relationship. Looking at the story FROM BOTH PERSPECTIVES is the key to unlocking the brilliance of this show.

One of the best video essays I've ever watched

I know people believe that 14,000 USD is too much to just "give away", but there are people with what I call a "good samaritan complex", who give away vast amounts of money to people, who they believe to be "needy". They do that, so they can feel like a "saint" to others, and it's always ramping up. They may give a homeless guy a dollar today and feel good about it, and tomorrow they give him 5 dollar, thinking "Wow, he will really be gateful for that", and next time they see him, they give him 20 bucks. "I'm sure no one has ever given him that much money. He must think I'm a saint." Also once they started giving away larger and larger sums of money, they feel like they can't justify to people why they'd give them less than someone else. So once 20 dollars have been given away to one, that has become sort of a "minimum sum". So $20 here, $20 there, $50 to the next guy, etc... The sums quickly add up, and increase. I personally know someone going to the bank and withdrawing the equivalent of ~250 USD to give to a beggar. And yes, the same person is now in incredible financial debt, in part also because he keeps gifting away money.

Well, i ain't no doctor or shrink or anyone, but if spend so much time looking after my brother the way Jimbo did, and to hear he doesn't care all that much for me, or at all; well that it. I find it inconcievable to find any sympathy whatsoever towards Chuck at this point.

Wow this actually started to make me tear up. I'm the oldest sibling so I had no older brother to look up to but I had a cousin and she was like my older sister and the line you said about how Jimmy was happy and thinking they were working together and Chuck disliked it and went around him. If I'd had that sort of betrayal that I was blind too I can't imagine the pain of that and that's something I would never dream of doing to my little siblings. This is a great video really really well done man.

23:33-23:37 Of course Jimmy would take the easy way out of the grieving process. He always did. His brother ensured that he did by constantly reminding him of his past. He never once gave him credit for staying up late, studying, and taking the bar exam three times until passing, all indicators that Jimmy has it in him to do the work. He instead is tossed aside, as Chuck believes people can never change. This in turn makes Jimmy question what exactly is the point of doing good things and being a good person if it just makes people resent him further and gets him nowhere in his professional and personal life. I think that it makes sense for him to forgo the grieving aspect of his brother's untimely death and not take responsibility because that is what he was pressured into by Chuck and taking the easy way out is his coping mechanism

honestly i think if chuck just believed in jimmy for the sandpiper case jimmy would have just become a normal lawyer

In S01E02 there is a scene when Chuck wears his space blanket, and Jimmy says "take it off, I didn't do anything wrong". So that means that Jimmy knows that Chuck's condition is related to Jimmy doing bad things, right?

I was so sad when Chuck died. The dynamics of this relationship was so awesome.

omg, that "you don't matter all that much to them" cracked me a bit, I didnt felt it the first time, but yeah, fuck Chuck

it’s annoying that chuck treated jimmy like that when federal judges and lawyers are paid off, bribed and blackmailed for years...it definitely showed his jealousy of jimmy...if he’s so against corruption of the law, why didn’t he go after all the judges and lawyers that were corrupt, not just jimmy

Last video in your BCS marathon did not disappoint. Really well done

As an older brother of 6, if Chuck woulda gave Jimmy the slightest bit of support after he got his shit together, he woulda never became Saul Goodman.

It's proof how powerful a story is where despite how much you hate Chuck, you just can't help but feel sorry for him, and wish that he and Jimmy could've made up and worked together.

What an extremely well written series. Excellent coverage!

This is a work of genius, brother. Thank you so much for talking about this dynamic. It is crucial to the Jimmy we've been getting in 4 and 5

This video is amazing. It brought whole new layers to their relationship I didn’t even pick up on. Great stuff

You have the best videos about everything BCS and BB! I love your content!

I always thought that my older sister was there for me no matter what, because we are family. We used to joke about being supportive siblings like Van Gogh and Leo. When I became more successful, more educated and made more money, I paid for her vacations abroad several times and even tried to pay for her master's degree. But many years later, I found out that she was mocking me behind my back for "caring so much about money" (unlike her high moral ground of not caring about money), at the time she was accepting the vacations I paid for her. Later I also found out she was secreatly trying to sabotage my relationshiop with our mother. My world turned upside down and I had to spend literally a couple of years to process the info. I went into the contemplation mode and started to recall many incidents that happened when we were growing up, and her psychology behind them. Finally I reached the only logical conclusion that would fit all the evidence -- she had been jealous of me, particularly around high school onward, when I started to outshine her. I didn't see that earlier becuase I had ignored the signals, probably because I was too naive or I wanted her love too much to acknowledge who she is. I later distanced myself from her and stopped needing her. Now we are in a polite relationship where she can't sabotage me any more. It's a good place and I like it, although she doesn't know why. I am giving myself time to heal and space to forgive her silently (I never told her that I discoverd what she did behind me because that would probably induce shame and subsequently denial and anger out of self protection, which might irreversibly damage the relationship). I hope one day I will be able to regain closeness to her without letting her hurt me when I am wiser and stronger.

I've watched alot of breaking bad and better call saul analysis videos but this is by far the best and most in depth one I've ever seen well done

Chuck was socially awkward, was jealous of Jimmy's social skills and insanely spiteful of his mother's love for Jimmy. Oh yeah, Chuck was batschit crazy too.

While I know a lot of fans hate and resent him, I can never bring myself to hate or dislike Chuck despite all that he did, cause I found his turmoil all too relatable. I, too, am not particularly skilled with people and felt overshadowed by people like Jimmy, who could charm and entertain people effortlessly, and people would turn a blind eye to their faults because of that, creating that kind of silent resentment. And I think there’s this moral dilemma that circulates, “Am I really the one with the problem” or “Am I the solution” which can take one down a variety of paths. Also I honestly don’t believe Jimmy getting to be a lawyer at HHM would’ve averted him from the Saul Goodman path entirely, cause his “slipping” ways are more of a compulsion than a conscious choice. In the similar vein as a recovering drug addict, this process only works if he stays focused, and even when things go well, he still has that itching to “break the mold” or attempt a scheme for some noble cause, and relapse. So, yeah, Chuck was right to be skeptical, and had every right to deny Jimmy the position, but definitely could’ve done it in a more honest and less ‘backstabbing’ way, not just saying “you’re not a real lawyer.” It really goes to show how different things could’ve been if the two brothers were more honest and kind with each other, and themselves. Of course we would’ve gotten a sub-par show as a result, so there’s that.

One very small thing about Chuck that surprised me is that he went to Georgetown. From the little I know about American colleges, Georgetown is really good but I’m so surprised he didn’t go to Harvard or Yale knowing what his character is like and I wonder why he didn’t? Money to pay for it? Did he get rejected? I feel like he strikes me as someone who would want an Ivy or nothing, especially considering how he was mean about Jimmy’s dubious school. One of the things I was thinking about is what if Jimmy had got into a legitimate uni to study law and an equivalent or even better university than Chuck’s. We all know Jimmy is more than capable and I wonder how much more resentment Chuck would feel then. He STILL gets to look down on Jimmy because of his no name school and failing the bar three times but I wonder what excuse he would have used to look down on Jimmy if he’d got into somewhere better. I think I’m on Jimmy’s side more than Chuck’s because I know how toxic it is to have someone never see anything good in you no matter what you achieve. Even looking at the lawyer reveal scene, to me I think “wow, what fortitude and persercerance” and it almost makes me cry to think of Jimmy studying for the bar and telling nobody and failing and trying just thinking of how amazing it would feel to tell Chuck he passed the bar. All he wanted was his big brother’s approval and he just couldn’t ever get it and ahhhh it hurts.

You’re so good at taking in and analyzing what Vince and Peter and company are trying to say and putting it all together. I just found your channel this week and I’ve been watching so many videos, building hype for the premiere tonight. Great job bro. One thing I wanna mention is the whole Davis and Main commercial thing, but Clifford Main still doesn’t fire Jimmy and genuinely gives him a second chance because, as he says, “I believe in second chances”. But Jimmy keeps messing with it until he wants to leave, and gets himself fired. It just hurts thinking about it after hearing you put it all together, how Chuck believes he can never change, yet Jimmy genuinely wanted to. Jimmy puts himself through school outside of work and takes the bar like 3 times before he gets it, yet Chuck never gives him a chance, creating this self fulfilling prophecy FOR Jimmy where he will always be Slippin’ Jimmy. Kind of makes me hate Chuck, he judges Jimmy for going on a path that Chuck himself is helping be paved. When he has all the power to help him walk on a better path. Back to Davis and Main, maybe Jimmy could’ve found a way to stick with it and learn how to work in that environment doing things their way, maybe it’d be hard for him but it’s so sad to think about how he could’ve had chances outside of HHM to be really successful, but all because of Chuck, he himself believes he’ll never fit in there. At the time still thinking that it was Howard that was in his way, he probably saw Cliff as just another Howard like he tells Kim how Rich is as well. But nah, now Gene gotta worry about Taxi drivers and not passing out while making cinnamon buns and getting caught, thx for nothing Chuck. Great videos bro, just subbed.

Brilliant analysis dude! Watching chucks and Jimmy's relationship is 💔 2 episodes tomorrow !

Hot take: Kim dies in that plane crash that walt inadvertently caused. In all seriousness, Jimmy is going to be directly responsible for Kim’s death. And he will compartmentalize his guilt about it the same way he compartmentalizes his own involvement in Chuck’s death or even his own father’s demise. And that’s why his admin Francesca is so disgusted by him in Breaking Bad. From her prespective, Jimmy’s a monster. But the only reason Jimmy is a monster is because Chuck (ironically) turned him into one and Kim enabled it further.

They could have formed Hamlin Hamlin McGill McGill Wexler and crafted an unstoppable super team of law legends. But Chuck just couldn’t let Jimmy be a lawyer…

Jimmy stole at most $3.50 a day. That’s a free hot dog here and there with a pop or two. If half the money was his dad handing out money, that’s under $2 a day.

Chuck: "the law I sacred, but I'm too lazy to properly investigate the matter."... His prejudice against Jimmy bothers me.

I think Vince Gilligan is excellent because in both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, the protagonist has an immutable flaw and an event that makes them what they eventually become. With Walt it was mainly his pride. He was so prideful in his own intelligence and underwhelmed with how life had turned out. Once diagnosed with cancer, he is able to make millions selling drugs, get a taste for power, and become Heisenberg. With Better Call Saul, the metamorphosis of Jimmy McGill is a lot of a slower crawl. While Walt is diagnosed with cancer in the first episode of BB, the triggering event of Jimmy’s change is really the entire relationship he has with his brother. And his flaw is his occasionally poor moral compass and conman tendencies. I think that’s why some people think BCS is better than BB because it takes things so slowly and meticulously. However I think the reckoning of Walter White came a lot slower as well with the slow decay of his relationship with his family through the seasons, as well as the immediate consequences of his actions in a few of the seasons (the airplane crash in season 2 felt Biblical I swear) I think Jimmy’s is gonna come hard and fast in the final season when he loses what matters to him most.

I love your work man. You changed my whole perspective on the show. Your work is on point and always a pleasure to watch. Now I can tell my friends what is it exactly that made me watch the show 5 times. And maybe make them watch it with me for the 6th time :))) Keep it up.

4:48 I have to disagree, maybe it contributed to it but I think it was a way to coax Chuck into having fun. Jimmy saw he was leaving because he wasn’t having a good time but he wanted him to stay. He wanted Chuck to break out of his comfort zone and be apart of the celebration

As this show draws to it's end, I would like to thank the creators for the most beautiful experience this show was of my life. I'm happy that this universe exists and sad that it's about to meet a conclusion. Relived it way many times than it's healthy and would hurt to say goodbye.

Jimmy: *does something right* Chuck: “And I took that personally.”

best analysis of the jimmy/saul transformation i've seen! keep it up good sir

Great retrospective, accurate and insightful breakdown. Thanks for posting!.

this is an absolutely amazing character study wow. you're extremely talented

I love these Better Call Saul videos you’ve done this week. I’m both sadden and happy this show is ending. Sad because it’s my favorite show on TV that’s coming to an end, and possibly the last show we will get within the Breaking Bad universe, but glad as I wouldn’t want this show to go on more seasons than necessary and then say “that show’s still on?” It’s best when shows end on top. Breaking Bad did that and it looks like Better Call Saul will do that as well.

One of my favorite things about this series is the idea that a good person can be broken by the world little by little. Sure Jimmy does things differently but chuck sees that as a departure from normalcy so much so he becomes superlawyer. Chuck wanted to be as good as Jimmy and couldn't even. So chuck became the antithesis to Jimmy. I don't see Jimmy messing up anymore than a normal person what I see is Chuck not letting go of anything ever. Jimmy would try to change but get sullied by his brother whose his mentor in a way. Think of how great they could have been if they joined forces. Holy shit. They wouldn't need Howard's limp ass...

This is one of the best videos I’ve ever watched, and I really mean that. Well done

“Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights.” Hegel

For every person that has dealt with other people standing in their way of becoming better just because of their past or said people just deemed them unsuitable for... reasons... Jimmy is the guy the audience roots for throughout. We root for the scoundrel on our side.

In order to understand Jimmy’s personality and why does he become Saul Goodman, this is the best video i’ve ever seen on youtube. I highly recommend you to put subtitles in spanish because this video HAS to be seen by every BCS fan, and the people who doesn’t understand english can’t miss this analysis. I know it’s a pain in the ass, but this video will get the credit it deserves. Thank you for doing this, you have earned a new subscriber!

It always bothers me that nobody mentions that the money jimmy took from the register was the $8 that the conman gave him for the smokes. While jimmy was stealing from the register, the argument can be made that he was protecting the innocence of his father, someone who would not see the sin of others. Or maybe jimmy knew his father would have seen the extra $8 and tried to give it back to the grifter so he took it for himself like he mentions with the rare coins.