Top 10 Ways Better Call Saul Changes Breaking Bad 

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Definitely

He was always comic relief until they both visit the vacuum cleaner dude, and then it's a dead serious scene with him. His last scene in BB isn't played for laughs

and turned him into a tragic one.

They took a one dimensional character with no backstory and turned him into a 3 dimensional character with an origin story

@@chrispekel5709 I agree. Nobody brings up his behavior at the vacuum place, which seemed brooding and reflective to me. And, it seemed as though he genuinely wanted to go on and live a simple life. He also gave Walt some very decent, human advice about what would be best for his family, and played it as though he truly wanted to see Walt mitigate the hurt he's caused to them. When Walt went on to press him to go with him, there was no chance. That whole time in the bunker it always felt like Saul was a different person to me. Now I know, he was essentially Jimmy at that point. The finale of BCS solidifies that notion even more, by showing that he was in fact thinking about Chuck, while telling Walt about the slip and fall. But it's strange to me that I've never heard anybody else really mention that, up until the finale of BCS dropped. Even Vince Gilligan and Bob Odenkirk, when discussing times where Saul's humanity came through, don't bring it up (at least I've not heard it if they did). Another time I always think about, that I seldom hear anyone mention, is after Saul finds out what Walter did with the ricin cigarette he had Huell lift off Jesse. When he finds out that he helped a kid get poisoned, Saul gets SINCERELY upset. He throws the ricin cigarette at Walt and tells him "I woulda NEVER helped you if you told me what you were gonna do with this! Get it outta here I don't even want it! You and me? We're done. DONE!!" This is the one time where I think he genuinely only continued due to fear. Because Walt gets up in his face and gives him full Heisenberg "we're done, when I SAY we're done!" Anyway, to me those were the two times in the show it seemed like Jimmy to me. But I hardly hear anyone mention them.

I guess the fun of it is that each is a side character in the other's life story

That is a stupid metaphor, with respect

Don’t listen to the other guy, the metaphor was well put and accurate

@@lightfz we have a salamanca over here 😂😂😂

and better call saul still surpassed breaking bad

No. Better Call Saul is a diamond on its own. I'd rather use another metampor though; BCS is a powerful yellow laser that combines its force with BB, the powerful green laser making its force greater than it is, making both shows shine.

@7EMP3ST Exactly what Saul said at the finale but the sad thing is Walt never really appercieated Saul. I just hope Walt could have heard Jimmy's finale courtroom speech. He is nothing without Jimmy. He helped Walter become the legend, Heisenberg

Saul is the main character of the breaking bad universe. Let’s be honest.

@@nighTmareCSGO BCS certainly makes him that, but there was so much we didn’t know with BB. The most amazing thing is how well they filled in details that all fit together, and there is not a thing that I can think of that doesn’t make sense or had to be altered. I can’t think of another prequel that makes so much internal sense

@@nighTmareCSGO 💯💯💯

Ever!

Probably THE two best shows ever made!

@@Zodiacschii 1000%

just finished the show and HOLY FUCK thats was hella sad and the perfect ending for him

You need to remove "some of" from your comment

The craziest thing is that for the past few years I’ve tried to get my friends to watch BCS. When they ask how it is in comparison to BB, I say it really makes the universe about Jimmy instead of Walter. And for it to actually be done like that is pretty cool, great ending.

But how did BCS tell us that? Didn’t we already assume that Saul was the catalyst for everything that happens in BB? Saul introduces Jessie and Walt to Gus and then the rest is history. BCS just shed some light on how that went down from Saul’s perspective. Interesting but not essential.

@Randy GBH. without Jesse Walter would have been done

@@ad5232 you could say mike is the catalyst for everything...without mike Saul don't know who gus is

@@bigkahuna3534 you could also say nacho was the catalyst for everything without him Mike wouldn't have met the cartel and Gus. And Jimmy wouldn't have met Lalo leading to Howard dying, Kim leaving him and eventually meeting Walt.

Mike's regret is certainly true, because Mike was always the guy who refused to ever sugarcoat anything about who he had become, and what he was doing. And very true about Saul. But Walter's? Yeah, it's a legit regret, but it's incredibly telling about his character. He ignores everything he's actually done, and goes back to a point in time where hey, maybe the world could have known about his brilliance without his having to resort to cooking meth and committing mass murder. All while shuffling most of the blame onto Gretchen and Elliot.

That’s a great point m jj really well said. It shows how ugly and selfish of a person Walter really was. Years of being snubbed at by people turned him so vindictive and petty. He could’ve regretted poisoning a child. Regretted killing lots of people in prison all within 3 minutes of each other. Even could’ve regretted selling his son figure into slavery. But no. His regret comes from his ego and pride.

We do see Saul's "true" regret in the final flashback ... involving Chuck.

Walt's regret is a lie as well. It's the ego on top of his actual regret. The moment he's asked what he would change, there's a shot of the watch that Jessie bought Walter for his birthday. Jessie is his true regret

@@mjj3132 there was a brief shot of his watch present from Jessie. His answer was a lie too

Fantastic catch.

In fact, this video is so pointless. It's like, yes we know, we watched it same as you. But some of these comments are what I hoped for from the video

He's not as good as Bryan, but he was never a dramatic actor. Watch them back to back and you'll see that he is definitely not the superior actor - although for a comedian he is very very good

He is the second or third best performance of the BB universe

Rhea Seehorn, Michael Mando, Tony Dalton...so many legendary performances from BCS

@@chrispekel5709 No one said he’s superior. But he’s definitely as good as bryan.

@@rileyfernando4380 oh yeah, you're right. My bad

Jimmy is a bad guy in the story too, he just isn't the main or the worst one. That was the whole point of the ending - he deserved his fate

This. Better Call Saul isn’t a spin off, it’s a continuation. They finished breaking bad and immediately started doing Saul with the same exact crew. This show is better only because they are more consistent and know themselves. Season 1 and 2 of Breaking Bad still had that “network television uncertainty” but this show knew what it was about from the moment it started filming.

@@outrageouscreation6865 - You nailed it!

@@outrageouscreation6865 it started 4 years later

@@chrispekel5709 incorrect. Breaking Bad finished Airing in 2013. They were greenlit that year, and season 1 of Better Call Saul started airing in 2015. It was roughly 18 months between BB’s ending, and BCS’ beginning. Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould wasted no time between the two shows.

@@outrageouscreation6865 it's a spin off a prequel and a sequel

it was stupid.... who gives themselves an extra 80 years for no good reason.... not believable

@@bigkahuna3534 Kim was the only thing that ever mattered to him, and in the end his relationship with her was repaired

@@bigkahuna3534 not believable? dude talk about literally completely missing the entire point of the ending. That was him FINALLY letting go of Saul and horrifying mountain of lies. That was him finally becoming Jimmy Mcgill again. Not to mention he also did it for Kim. How do you even think it was for no good reason lmao

@@bigkahuna3534 how was it not believable? You wanting him to get away with it is not believable. Him taking what he did and standing on it like a man is more believable

That’s not at all what happened, do you people pay any attention?

Yup

🥺😢 lalo was so charismatic and lethal, he was both similar and opposite to gus, he always had a big smile on his face, he was so friendly and dangerous at the same time, if bcs wasn't a prequel to brba he wouldn't have been dead. And Howard was a good guy stuck in bad circumstances, his and nacho's death were the most tragic in the whole series.

@@MysticOPxenon yeah! I'll say Howard's is the most tragic one! Not only because the way he died (was murdered) is because of the last picture people have on him! :,(

such a fine detail you pointed out!

I give that award to BB. BCS had too many filler episodes.

@@pdarn27 breaking bad was good but Walt’s wife and family was the lowest part of the show

@@pdarn27 filler? Any examples?

​@@pdarn27there are no fillers in the BCS at all, what are you talking about 😂😂

Nah, Mike is the protagonist of the shows universe

that pressing down of emotions was also shown after the phone call with Kim as gene. he turned to crime to deal with the idea that Kim doesn’t like who he is and what he has become. him hearing that Kim admitted to knowing the truth about Howard’s death made him realize that he needed to finally face his regrets and do her justice, for the both of them. “turning himself in” was what kim wanted, and he knew that his coping mechanism wouldn’t work anymore, and the only way to win Kim over was to admit everything. he faced his regrets and admitted to his crimes, releasing him of his guilt. he also got one last shot at oakley in the process, which is the most jimmy thing he’s done.

@@jacksonhansell3796 what's with bill oakley?

@@jagmaharesi2486 he screwed him over with his confession

@@jacksonhansell3796 was he trying to get back at oakley for something done in the past?

@@jagmaharesi2486 they used to be sort of rivals when they were public defenders

How did you see that he was miserable?

@@Slechy_Lesh he lost kim

@@mariafernandasaldarriaga4838 I understand, I suppose I was just curious what in particular could be said to show signs of his misery in BB. I suppose the fact that during BCS it's more visible as repression - as exasperation and careless cynicism.

finale was trash.... no way does jimmy put himself away for life in jail for no good reason .

@@bigkahuna3534 For me it made sense. Saul Goodman was a wanted man who helped Walter White and Jesse Pinkman legally sell Meth in New Mexico. He was going to get caught eventually. As soon as he started slipping back into his old ways in 6x10, I knew he was going to get caught. If Saul took over he would've thrown Kim under the bus in the Courtroom, but Jimmy took control and he did the moral thing and made her out to be a helpless bystander with the whole Howard/Lalo situation, similar to how Walt made Skyler out to be innocent at the end of Breaking Bad. Yes, the typical Hollywood Ending would be for Jimmy and Kim to walk off into the sunset together, but this bittersweet realistic Ending with Jimmy serving time in Prison and letting Kim go to live a crime free life in Florida was perfect to me. A beautiful and realistic way to end their stories, whilst simultaneously making Breaking Bad an even better Show. Each to their own, but I loved the Finale. Both Shows are amazing!!!

@@cooperbourke7717 jimmy was going to server time in prison 7 years...and he doesn't have to let Kim go she was already gone from him.... you make no sense....Kim is going to live a broke life now that she will get everything taken from her in a vivil suit....while jimmy is helpless to help her cause he is in jail forever

@@bigkahuna3534 I don't care what you say, I liked how it ended and that's all I care about. To each their own.

@@cooperbourke7717 yeah cause that's what you would have done taken 86 years. don't like something that you wouldn't dare do yourself

nah, it's all about perspective Jesse, Walt & JImmy is the focus of their recpective shows/movies

But in a way Walt was the one that took down most of the universe Hank , the neo nazis ,mike ,lydia ,krazy8 hector and gus jesse saul tuco(indirectly) the twins (indirectly) and the list just goes on ...

right!!??!?

It's a bit low stakes and boring for 3 seasons, a lot of people start it and lose interest

I never thought it was boring, but many normies will

@@chrispekel5709 it's definitely slower than breaking bad

I agree. Hell, the only thing missing from that list is an Oxford comma.

@@pretendtobenormal8064 What's that?

that's a great way to watch.

Wow this is great

Lol true

Especially since those 2 are the main villains in breaking bad along with Todd

Would’ve loved to see a Lalo and Tuco interaction.

Tuco is like a different guy with his family elders. Lalo probably counts as that

I think it's because Tuco is somewhat lower in the ranks of the cartel hierarchy. It can be proved that he never shows up (at least depicted by both series) for meetings at Don Eladio's place. Hector, who is supposely higher in rank, is in the place.

I am one of the rare people who watched BCS before BB So the moment when Lalo and Nacho were mentioned by Saul, it was chilling and the moment when Gus showed Walt his lab I was creeped out.

​@@WhyTho525 same, i watched bcs before breaking bad and it truly is chilling to see how it fits in so perfectly

Awesome hear that the ending was satisfying.

I agree.

I predicted this is how it would end on some other RU-vid better call Saul videos and I was still so happy with it. I watched it in 10 min instalments whenever I could when I was at work because I was so excited so I’m gonna go back and watch it all again but it was just fantastic. So great. Satisfying.

bitter(but not bad) ending knowing Jimmy's Chicaneries will only have effects inside the confines of the prison he's in.

it's Monday and I feel empty again

What other prequel comes close? Tv show wise?

Not one of, just THE

@@somegeekguy I can’t think of any.

@@fadethechannel Hannibal but that’s technically the first show based on a prequel of a movie so it’s not same with other shows like bates motel, Gotham and any other show that is a prequel to an already executed form of entertainment from a movie because technically it’s a part 1 in tv show… Narcos spin offs I heard were pretty solid. Star Trek next generation I heard surpasses the original series by a long shot. I heard young Sheldon lives up to Big Bang theory… So I guess all cases rested BCS is the greatest prequel to a show of all time at the end of the day.

@@fadethechannel next up is game of thrones 💀 let’s see if they can redeem themselves

Or when the jugde says "maybe the real scentence was the fun we had on the way"😔😔

Eighty-six years. Eighty-six years in prison.

@@jamesmmcgill but with good behaviour, who knows?

I don't know. Maybe because it came later, and ran so long. But by the final season, the repetitive frame story construction, and long, drawn out stories (Lalo in Germany, Lalo in the sewer) started to drag.

@@Hexon66 being released later doesn't give much of an advantage, many prequel/sequel follow-ups struggle to get out of the shadows of their predecessors.

You mean a lab where Howard and Lalo were buried, right?

Watch Scarface for ideas?

How did it take two watches and another show to get that?

Breaking Bad is still better

I dunno man. I mean, it’s very clever and beautifully put together. The cinematography was outstanding. But I still think the writing in the sopranos and the wire is better.

BREVU VONCE

He's also a psychic vampire that steals your energy

They hadn't lmao, better call saul wasn't even planned

Also R.I.P. Nacho, that scene was so gutwrenching to me.

hell, we didn't see Gus/Tuco interaction

head injury instead of knee would have explained a little

Or "Did Lalo send you" was just a line at that point, and they reverse create the back story later?

I'm pretty sure it was purely a throwaway line with Saul mentioning Lalo & Nacho, since the writers of BB didn't plan to write a spinoff till some time later. But it is incredible how the BCS writers managed to provide context for it without retconning the BB series, & developing great characters

Yea that bugged me too

I can only imagine his Mom tore him a new one for getting involved with Saul. 🤣

Same here:))

he might have gotten it from the Kettlemans