Better Call Saul | An Unprecedented Miracle

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  @RivetCityGhoul · 3 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Fuck yes, here we go.<br><br>Edit: dude you’re about to hit 100K!

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  @mynameisreza1 · 3 years ago

  This show is fascinating in how it literally took the most loudest and bombastic character from Breaking Bad and centred him in a much more quieter, nuanced, introspective and arguably better character drama. One of the best shows I&apos;ve ever seen.

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  @guillesuperior · 3 years ago

  A moment that I loved in the show was when Lalo wanted to send Jimmy to kill Gus, but Jimmy convinced him to send Kim instead because that way she had a chance to escape, showed that Jimmy was willing to die for Kim, but Kim tried to actually kill Gus, because if she finished the job Jimmy had a chance to live, showed that Kim is willing to kill for Jimmy

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  @joshuatran6526 · 3 years ago

  Lets not forget that Nacho and Lalo were throwaway names from Breaking Bad. The writers managed to make two brilliant characters and perfectly sees why when he’s dragged into the desert Salamanca style, that’s where his mind immediately goes

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  @DMIwriter · 3 years ago

  I think one of the chief elements that contributed to Better Call Saul&apos;s brilliance is also what people most often criticize it for: it&apos;s pacing. I honestly think one of the biggest faults in modern media is that writers are uncomfortable with letting emotions sit for too long. Marvel is the prime example of this, as soon as any scene starts to get too vulnerable or sincere we have to resort to &quot;witty&quot; quips and sarcasm so we can keep the action rolling. But I think the biggest strength of BCS is that it&apos;s not afraid to just sit with a character and watch them process what just happened to them, or what&apos;s going on in their life, or considering the implications of what they&apos;re about to do. <br><br>There&apos;s entire shots that are extremely long and consist of nothing more than a character emoting with no dialogue. It really helps the emotions of the character play out in a more natural way and helps their emotions and thought processes seep into the viewer. It&apos;s almost like we get to think through their thoughts with them in real time. A prime example would be Kim breaking down on the bus.

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  @delfin217 · 3 years ago

  I still can’t believe how they turned such a go-lucky, hilarious lawyer like Saul Goodman into a depressing, grounded Greek tragedy of Jimmy McGill. Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould are truly geniuses in character writing.

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  @angelaisacliche · 3 years ago

  One of my very favourite moments between Chuck and Jimmy is when Jimmy realises they&apos;re going to work together on the Sandpiper case and Chuck goes to shake his hand and Jimmy hugs him. In my opinion it&apos;s such a good visual representation of their relationship.

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  @kristinalfc5846 · 11 months ago

  I will give a caveat to what you mention as Kim&apos;s arc in s5, while Jimmy&apos;s influence is definitely a part of it, I think her complete disillusionment with the legal system as a whole and those who represent it is what chips further and further away at her boundaries, the reason she is so attracted to Jimmy&apos;s slippin&apos; side isn&apos;t just for the thrill of it, it&apos;s also because he makes a complete mockery of a system/class that she deeply resents, even if unlike Jimmy, she has been accepted into it, in a way Jimmy&apos;s disregard for the law gives him integrity in a roundabout way, at least he isn&apos;t pretending that this system isn&apos;t completely broken and stacked against the people she has the most empathy for, his clownish performance is more honest than everybody else in the profession pretending &apos;the law is sacred&apos;; obviously for the most part, they do these scams for deeply selfish reasons but nobody seems to ever articulate this part of Kim&apos;s attraction to Jimmy

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  @reginaphalange9417 · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sszeff6oCDY&amp;t=6290">1:44:50</a> Personally I got the impression that Jimmy&apos;s unusual determination to rob the cancer sufferer had something to do with his resentment against Walt. Also, the mistakes he eventually made were clear sign of his unconscious will to be caught.

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  @Shdhdhdhd · 3 years ago (edited)

  Something amazing about the mike arc with Werner is the symbolism. Werner represents the part of mike that thinks he’s good and that he isn’t a criminal working for a drug empire. The part of him that wants to stay naive of Gus’s operations and evil. Mike having to realise the problem with Werner and kill him shows how he kills off the naive part of himself denying the work he does with Gus. It’s the final step for him to become a criminal beyond redemption.

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  @benjamingentile1660 · 3 years ago

  The grifter moment with young Jimmy is one of my favorite scenes. Imagine swindling 5 whole dollars out of someone and then thinking you’re such a bad ass that you need to give a speech about wolves and sheep and “the way the world works.”

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  @brandonburrows186 · 3 years ago

  Saul if you just watch Breaking Bad: a funny albeit competent lawyer that&apos;s comic relief<br>If you watch Better Call Saul: a shell of a man who hides behind a facade to mask his trauma

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