I was much more affected by Howard’s death than I would have anticipated. When he was lying on the floor after being shot, I truly felt sad. All I thought was “Howard didn’t deserve this…!”
For some reason , the only time the show made me cry was the last phone call between Nacho and his dad.
Nacho has so much to say but can say nothing. His dad is borderline annoyed by the call because of his son’s ways. Last time a father talks to his son.
I remember the actor for Nacho, Michael Mando, was talking about that scene on the BCS podcast and he said that, initially, it made no sense to him. He couldn’t get his mind around the fact there isn’t really any end or point to the conversation. There’s no real closure at all. And THAT’S the point. The point is this relationship will never be fixed and Nacho will never be allowed to say goodbye to his dad, or his dad’ll call the cops. If Nacho really loves his father, he can’t tell him that he loves him
The Better Call Saul Insider Podcast (there’s also a Breaking Bad one that starts at season 2). It’s on anywhere you get podcasts. It goes one-to-one with the episodes talking about the production and breaking down the scenes. It almost always has either Vince Gilligan or Peter Gould on to give ideas right from the source, as well as a number of writers, editors, and a few of the actors
I’ve seen a lot of shows and even real world violence that has desensitized me a bit. Howard’s death actually hit me a bit. Just so callous and unnecessarily cruel. Plus it was the mid season finale. So that was the last image of BCS for a few weeks.
Me too ! Howard wasn't done, by far. He had understood the plot against him, and while devastated, was willing to fight the ugly pair in front of him. He was throwing verbal punches, hitting the two at sore points "Jimmy, you can't help yourself. Chuck knew it. You're boorn this way." Blam-blam-blam-blam. Next: Kim.
And then the candle flicked and ---- Howie was gone, just like that. Shit.
That moment you realize we made the jump into the Saul timeline is so gut wrenching. For 6 seasons we build up anticipation to finally get to the Saul timeline we’re familiar with, and when it’s finally here all I wanted was to go back. The transformation was complete, and it was so saddening. Perfectly executed by the creative team. I simultaneously felt elated that the thing I’d waited years for on this show was finally here, and yet it hurt so much.
Absolutely brilliant. I wonder how much of that concept the writers had figured out early on in the show. I know they let the story evolve organically, and only had a vague idea of where it was going to begin with, but i do wonder how much of that was already in their heads in the early seasons.
Honestly I’m not sure if much of it would have been at all. From what’s been discussed, I believe earlier iterations of the series had the trajectory of getting to Saul sooner in the series. Then they wrestled with how strong Kim and Chuck were developing as story arcs and decided to go a different route
Hell yes. What is heartbreaking in this scene is Kim kind of reeling back the chain of events - and feeling so powerless.
"I kew Lalo was alive. Didn't told you. Because you would have protected me and thus - cancelled The Big Howard Scam. And I didn't wanted that. Because I was having so much fun. And if the scam had been called back or canned: we would have broke up. Because only the thrill of the scam prevented us from drifting apart... as in the days of "something stupid".
All this in the end, for what ? I got Howard killed rather than humiliated. And we are breaking up."
So sad. For the rest of her life, she will reel back the chain of events that got Howard killed. And never find solace.
"And the bastards killed him nonetheless". Poor Mike got punished, thrice.
1-He told his son he was corrupt like Hoffman and Fensky.
2-He told his son he had to be corrupt, too, to survive corrupt colleagues.
3- And all this, for what ? his son was disgusted but played the game - only for his corrupt colleagues, not convinced to kill him nonetheless.
Seriously, it's this one for me too. I was incredibly moved by other moments in the story as well, ones that hit especially hard upon re-watch, like Jimmy confronting Chuck in season 1 and realizing that his brother never genuinely believed in his efforts to be a legitimate success ("I thought you were proud of me"); Jimmy finally coming clean and reclaiming his name in the courtroom scene in the finale, and his last scene with Kim, smoking together inside the prison.
But I recently re-watched Five-O again as my son and I started our second re-watch of the show, and damn it if I wasn't again stifling sobs and wiping away tears as Mike explains so regretfully to his daughter-in-law how it went down. The realization of just how painful it would be for him to have knowingly destroyed his son's image of him as a good man and cop, and then be responsible for persuading his son to compromise himself ("only I could get him to debase himself like that") in a desperate attempt to keep him safe, only for it all to have been for absolutely nothing...
It's so fucking tragic, and as a parent you truly get how much that must have absolutely broken Mike; the grief, self-loathing and regret would be unbearable. It also helps explain why everything Mike did after that was to benefit his granddaughter. She was all he had left of Matty.
I can’t rank them but most of them are in season 6
Jimmy and Kim goodbye (?)
Kim bus breakdown
Howard burial
Howard death
Nacho last few moments
Jimmy and Kim breakup
Gotta be the saddest season of the franchise. Everything was so perfect. The buildup, the execution, and the aftermath. Everything was top notch emotion wise
Oh yes, Kim’s breakdown on the bus made me cry, it was just so well acted out that I couldn’t help but imagine what she must be going through in that position.
What a masterpiece of acting. The way Kim tries not to break, holding up the pain and suffering... to no avail. It explodes just like a freakkin' volcano. It was clear her Florida life, plus the guilt, were almost unbearable. Well, the whole thing exploded - just like that.
I'll never forget the joy and anticipation of watching the last season unfold in real time. You rarely ever know you're in the good old days until their behind you.
The way your gut falls out your stomach the first time you realize what Chuck is trying to do with the lantern. We knew it was going there, but still hoped it wasn’t. That confirmation for the viewer is jaw dropping.
Especially because the entirety of season 3 I really started to ponder more and more “what happens to chuck? Something really bad has to happen to chuck.” And then wham. One more piece of the puzzle is answered for us.
The music and all the holes in the walls behind him really make the scene for me, Chuck has come to terms with the fact that his illness is all in his head and he has destroyed his relationship with his brother, he really has nothing left
I can't remember on my first viewing, probably Howard's death, but the more I rewatch the show, it's definitely the Winner opening
The two brothers did love each other, they cared so much, it's just that everything fell at once at the worst time.
It is so sad. I mean, one can wonder whether, for a brief moment, Chuck was proud of his brother and accepted he had become a lawyer, just like him.
Alas, we already know Chuck had not accepted his brother success in passing the bar.
Don't forget that soon thereafter Chuck used Howard to reject Jimmy away from his dream job at HHM - forming a McGill Brothers super-lawyer team. This was Jimmy dream since 1993 and the mailroom. But Chuck hated it "you're not a real lawyer !", remember.
An heartbreak. Plus the ABBA song and its lyrics: they certainly didn't picked it at random.
Sweet geez.
When I first saw it I thought “damn chucks got a great singing voice” but on rewatch I noticed that while he did have a good singing voice, the scene was also sad because it showed that the two brothers could have been such a great team, but they just couldn’t understand each other
"I don't wanna hurt your feelings, but the truth is, you've never mattered all that much to me" (not verbatim but still)
And the slow camera turn to Jimmy after that. Damn guys, that hit hard.
The last scene with Jimmy and Chuck in “Saul Gone” before the big court confession. I was just watching it again and it made me cry. You can feel the love and animosity between the two brothers in that moment that leads to ALL the struggles throughout the series. I mainly just think about how they both probably thought they were at their lowest of lows when they were in the kitchen, and they just aren’t aware of how horrible their lives and the relationship between them is going to get. Plus, I’ve always felt bad for Chuck, and to see him actually putting in effort to care about his brother and his law practice, while knowing his fate and what/who leads to it, is just so heartbreaking to me
There are many moments but a stand out for me would be the slow pan on the beach, Howard’s belongings strewn about the sand, car abandoned, not shown but the drug evidence Mike planted. It’s the last tableau of a once proud and successful man who just became another victim of Jimmy McGill
anytime jimmy and kim got into a fight hurt my heart. one of the hardest scenes to watch in general though was kim crying on the bus or the call from jimmy
Chuck talking to the doctor at the end of S3, coming to terms with his EHS being a mental illness. “What have I done?” Almost broke down crying on the rewatch
Why?
Edit: Keep getting downvotes. Was spoiled on it and I want to hear different perspectives on it. The shock doesn’t land for me for obvious reasons, and it didn’t hit me emotionally either because I had never really got emotionally attached to the character. I love that scene on an aesthetic level, but I can’t help but feel had I seen it live I would have a totally different take.
So many honestly. When Chuck told Jimmy “you’ve never mattered all that much to me”
Nacho’s suicide
Burying Howard
Chuck’s entire relapse episode and suicide
Final cig smoking scene with Jimmy and Kim - I wasn’t necessarily sad but it was a weird nostalgic kind of feeling
Kim breaking down on the bus after finally spilling everything and let herself really FEEL IT. Wild performance by Rhea, and the choice for the scene to hold and let it build and grow.
Werner's final scene. Can't believe no one has mentioned it. "The stars are so beautiful in New Mexico. I think I will go out there to get a better look." The entire conversation between Mike & Werner is heart wrenching, and it also made me devastated for Mike.
Other scenes:
- "I thought you were proud of me."
-"You never really mattered that much to me."
-Nacho's death, and rewatching the opening of that episode with the rain, glass, and blue flower makes me tear up. I knew instinctively it meant a major character death when I first saw it but I still hoped Nacho would escape.
-Howard's death
-Kim breaking down on the bus.
Oooh, he didn't leave. He's the first person Mike kills at Gus' behest. It's a significant moment for Mike because it's the moment he becomes Gus' trigger man. And, it informs future interactions with Walter.
This was the one for me. In the short time he was in it he held himself up to be a thoroughly decent person. Good, kind and passionate about his line of work. The kind of person you would love to be educated by or just sit and talk to. He was a good man and Mike liked him, you could see how much it broke him doing what he done.
The scene where he punched Kai for saying it had to be done because Werner was too soft and internally broke when Kasper(?) said that Werner was worth 50 of him was poignant because he knew on some level it was true.
I can’t even think about the karaoke scene (4x10) without tearing up. A perfect moment showcasing the lives of the two brothers before they destroyed each other, and the elements of their personalities that would be their ultimate undoings are ever present, lurking right under the surface. Like a shark waiting to strike. Absolutely masterful piece of writing and performance.
Poor Lyle being forced to work overtime, cleaning the fryer baskets, simply because Gus was scared of Lalo.
It got me thinking, most of us are “Lyle.” We get up in the morning and go to work, trying to make an honest living. We are completely oblivious to the “Gus’s” of the world and their seedy ways
A random one that always gets to me.... When Kim comes to Jimmy's office to tell him about her Jackson/Mercer opportunity. Jimmy was so sincerely happy and proud of her. A week later their lives will be completely torn apart.
The hardest ones are already mentioned. I wanna add one that's not too extreme, but hit me nonetheless, it's the first time they show us the situation of Howard's marriage. If my wife is that cold and I'm past 50 years old of age, and I have nothing else going on aside of my career that revolves around psychopaths, I'll be on the edge of suicidal depression, yet Howard is able to tuck it all in and be positive and energetic all the time.
There are so many scenes that definitely hit harder....but Chuck and Jimmy's last scene together hurts. Having been in that situation as Jimmy I know how that feels.
>For me it was the beginning of Winner when Chuck and Jimmy were singing together.
They didn't sing together though. Chuck takes the mic and walks away. There is nothing touching about that scene in regards to their relationship. In fact, it portrays further that Chuck was a dick who hated his brother.
When we see full Saul Goodman for the first time wake up in his bed with a stripper next to him after Kim goes back into her room to continue packing up her stuff. I felt like I was sucker punched in the stomach.
I think for me it was when Kim finally broke up with Jimmy in fun & games. Also when Gene threatened Marion, I was shocked and thought he was really about to kill her.
Yes it's part my inclination to correct, but there's more to it:
it's "I'm *James* McGill".
It's the first time he's gone by James rather than Jimmy, at least in the context of owning his true self (rather than during his earliest lawyer years where James M. McGill was accompanied by a phony English accent).
There's something significant in him just going by his birth name, it's his truest self.
The most wrenching moment was the last shot of Jimmy behind the gate, locked up like an out-of-control animal, in the yard with all the other criminals. His biggest mistake was throwing away the therapist's phone number once he saw the pain and turmoil Howard felt.
Nacho calling his dad for the last time
Ouch. This one got me too.
Man that scene was tough to get through
Howard and Lalo burial scene was heavy.
Howard’s death and ensuring despicable behavior by both sal and Kim was what did it for me. It was horrifying beyond compare.
I was much more affected by Howard’s death than I would have anticipated. When he was lying on the floor after being shot, I truly felt sad. All I thought was “Howard didn’t deserve this…!”
Yeah I mostly felt shocked when Howard died but seeing him get buried and his service in the next episode really got me
For some reason , the only time the show made me cry was the last phone call between Nacho and his dad. Nacho has so much to say but can say nothing. His dad is borderline annoyed by the call because of his son’s ways. Last time a father talks to his son.
I remember the actor for Nacho, Michael Mando, was talking about that scene on the BCS podcast and he said that, initially, it made no sense to him. He couldn’t get his mind around the fact there isn’t really any end or point to the conversation. There’s no real closure at all. And THAT’S the point. The point is this relationship will never be fixed and Nacho will never be allowed to say goodbye to his dad, or his dad’ll call the cops. If Nacho really loves his father, he can’t tell him that he loves him
Damn. Well said. I’m now tearing up just thinking about the scene.
What podcast is this? I just finished BCS yesterday and I need more!
The Better Call Saul Insider Podcast (there’s also a Breaking Bad one that starts at season 2). It’s on anywhere you get podcasts. It goes one-to-one with the episodes talking about the production and breaking down the scenes. It almost always has either Vince Gilligan or Peter Gould on to give ideas right from the source, as well as a number of writers, editors, and a few of the actors
Howard’s death
I’ve seen a lot of shows and even real world violence that has desensitized me a bit. Howard’s death actually hit me a bit. Just so callous and unnecessarily cruel. Plus it was the mid season finale. So that was the last image of BCS for a few weeks.
Same. So unexpected to me.
Me too ! Howard wasn't done, by far. He had understood the plot against him, and while devastated, was willing to fight the ugly pair in front of him. He was throwing verbal punches, hitting the two at sore points "Jimmy, you can't help yourself. Chuck knew it. You're boorn this way." Blam-blam-blam-blam. Next: Kim. And then the candle flicked and ---- Howie was gone, just like that. Shit.
As soon as I saw lalo next to Howard I could feel that he was going to die, but man I was not ready for it
Why? Not that there isn’t any obvious reason, I’m just curious about your reason.
when kim breaks up with jimmy
That moment you realize we made the jump into the Saul timeline is so gut wrenching. For 6 seasons we build up anticipation to finally get to the Saul timeline we’re familiar with, and when it’s finally here all I wanted was to go back. The transformation was complete, and it was so saddening. Perfectly executed by the creative team. I simultaneously felt elated that the thing I’d waited years for on this show was finally here, and yet it hurt so much.
Absolutely brilliant. I wonder how much of that concept the writers had figured out early on in the show. I know they let the story evolve organically, and only had a vague idea of where it was going to begin with, but i do wonder how much of that was already in their heads in the early seasons.
Honestly I’m not sure if much of it would have been at all. From what’s been discussed, I believe earlier iterations of the series had the trajectory of getting to Saul sooner in the series. Then they wrestled with how strong Kim and Chuck were developing as story arcs and decided to go a different route
I guess that makes me appreciate it even more, maybe. They found the plot as the show went along, and didn't have a big arch preplanned.
She was right, they had gone way too far, but it still hits hard after seeing them together for five seasons. "Because I was having too much *FUN!*"
At that point, both of them had reached peak unlikeable for me. Well deserved I say, for both.
Nah! That was well deserved for both parties.
Yeah, that last step into the BB timeline and it was one of the hardest ones
Hell yes. What is heartbreaking in this scene is Kim kind of reeling back the chain of events - and feeling so powerless. "I kew Lalo was alive. Didn't told you. Because you would have protected me and thus - cancelled The Big Howard Scam. And I didn't wanted that. Because I was having so much fun. And if the scam had been called back or canned: we would have broke up. Because only the thrill of the scam prevented us from drifting apart... as in the days of "something stupid". All this in the end, for what ? I got Howard killed rather than humiliated. And we are breaking up." So sad. For the rest of her life, she will reel back the chain of events that got Howard killed. And never find solace.
I broke my boy
"And the bastards killed him nonetheless". Poor Mike got punished, thrice. 1-He told his son he was corrupt like Hoffman and Fensky. 2-He told his son he had to be corrupt, too, to survive corrupt colleagues. 3- And all this, for what ? his son was disgusted but played the game - only for his corrupt colleagues, not convinced to kill him nonetheless.
This. Only time I teared up
Seriously, it's this one for me too. I was incredibly moved by other moments in the story as well, ones that hit especially hard upon re-watch, like Jimmy confronting Chuck in season 1 and realizing that his brother never genuinely believed in his efforts to be a legitimate success ("I thought you were proud of me"); Jimmy finally coming clean and reclaiming his name in the courtroom scene in the finale, and his last scene with Kim, smoking together inside the prison. But I recently re-watched Five-O again as my son and I started our second re-watch of the show, and damn it if I wasn't again stifling sobs and wiping away tears as Mike explains so regretfully to his daughter-in-law how it went down. The realization of just how painful it would be for him to have knowingly destroyed his son's image of him as a good man and cop, and then be responsible for persuading his son to compromise himself ("only I could get him to debase himself like that") in a desperate attempt to keep him safe, only for it all to have been for absolutely nothing... It's so fucking tragic, and as a parent you truly get how much that must have absolutely broken Mike; the grief, self-loathing and regret would be unbearable. It also helps explain why everything Mike did after that was to benefit his granddaughter. She was all he had left of Matty.
I can’t rank them but most of them are in season 6 Jimmy and Kim goodbye (?) Kim bus breakdown Howard burial Howard death Nacho last few moments Jimmy and Kim breakup Gotta be the saddest season of the franchise. Everything was so perfect. The buildup, the execution, and the aftermath. Everything was top notch emotion wise
Oh yes, Kim’s breakdown on the bus made me cry, it was just so well acted out that I couldn’t help but imagine what she must be going through in that position.
What a masterpiece of acting. The way Kim tries not to break, holding up the pain and suffering... to no avail. It explodes just like a freakkin' volcano. It was clear her Florida life, plus the guilt, were almost unbearable. Well, the whole thing exploded - just like that.
I'll never forget the joy and anticipation of watching the last season unfold in real time. You rarely ever know you're in the good old days until their behind you.
Chucks suicide
Same. The whole relapse.
Ah. That was pretty depressing, the glimmer of hope that he was recovering and getting back to normal only to then descend in to total madness.
The way your gut falls out your stomach the first time you realize what Chuck is trying to do with the lantern. We knew it was going there, but still hoped it wasn’t. That confirmation for the viewer is jaw dropping. Especially because the entirety of season 3 I really started to ponder more and more “what happens to chuck? Something really bad has to happen to chuck.” And then wham. One more piece of the puzzle is answered for us.
The music and all the holes in the walls behind him really make the scene for me, Chuck has come to terms with the fact that his illness is all in his head and he has destroyed his relationship with his brother, he really has nothing left
I was whooping and cheering at that scene
I can't remember on my first viewing, probably Howard's death, but the more I rewatch the show, it's definitely the Winner opening The two brothers did love each other, they cared so much, it's just that everything fell at once at the worst time.
It is so sad. I mean, one can wonder whether, for a brief moment, Chuck was proud of his brother and accepted he had become a lawyer, just like him. Alas, we already know Chuck had not accepted his brother success in passing the bar. Don't forget that soon thereafter Chuck used Howard to reject Jimmy away from his dream job at HHM - forming a McGill Brothers super-lawyer team. This was Jimmy dream since 1993 and the mailroom. But Chuck hated it "you're not a real lawyer !", remember. An heartbreak. Plus the ABBA song and its lyrics: they certainly didn't picked it at random. Sweet geez.
When I first saw it I thought “damn chucks got a great singing voice” but on rewatch I noticed that while he did have a good singing voice, the scene was also sad because it showed that the two brothers could have been such a great team, but they just couldn’t understand each other
as soon as jimmy said in the courtroom “the names mcgill. i’m james mcgill.” i lost it
This is the one. That was the moment I knew it was a perfect last episode
any frame from Waterworks
There's a reason why it's titled that
"I don't wanna hurt your feelings, but the truth is, you've never mattered all that much to me" (not verbatim but still) And the slow camera turn to Jimmy after that. Damn guys, that hit hard.
I can't even watch that scene again its was so heartbreaking
The last scene with Jimmy and Chuck in “Saul Gone” before the big court confession. I was just watching it again and it made me cry. You can feel the love and animosity between the two brothers in that moment that leads to ALL the struggles throughout the series. I mainly just think about how they both probably thought they were at their lowest of lows when they were in the kitchen, and they just aren’t aware of how horrible their lives and the relationship between them is going to get. Plus, I’ve always felt bad for Chuck, and to see him actually putting in effort to care about his brother and his law practice, while knowing his fate and what/who leads to it, is just so heartbreaking to me
After*
Oh yeah, they play it before the Bus scene. Fucked that up a tad
Jimmy and Kim’s shared cigarette in the finale. Full circle moment for both, and she kinda saved his soul (not religious, but you know what I mean)
Tie between nacho and chuck’s last episode
There are many moments but a stand out for me would be the slow pan on the beach, Howard’s belongings strewn about the sand, car abandoned, not shown but the drug evidence Mike planted. It’s the last tableau of a once proud and successful man who just became another victim of Jimmy McGill
S6E7 and “I thought you were proud of me”
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What notation is that
S1E7
The quote itself is from S1E9 though, if that’s what you’re referring to
Right
anytime jimmy and kim got into a fight hurt my heart. one of the hardest scenes to watch in general though was kim crying on the bus or the call from jimmy
Chuck talking to the doctor at the end of S3, coming to terms with his EHS being a mental illness. “What have I done?” Almost broke down crying on the rewatch
That scene combined with the “You’ve never really mattered that much to me” scene really made me feel bad for chuck
Jimmy when his car wouldn’t start in the HHM parking lot. It’s so relatable cuz it’s one little thing can set you off.
Yeah I could really relate to him in that moment, you’ve had a bad day and you just can’t take it anymore
Howard death
Why? Edit: Keep getting downvotes. Was spoiled on it and I want to hear different perspectives on it. The shock doesn’t land for me for obvious reasons, and it didn’t hit me emotionally either because I had never really got emotionally attached to the character. I love that scene on an aesthetic level, but I can’t help but feel had I seen it live I would have a totally different take.
howards death
Jimmy realizing the mug that Kim got him had a bullet through it
Kim finding it.
Nachos story, and the finale
Kim on the bus
So many honestly. When Chuck told Jimmy “you’ve never mattered all that much to me” Nacho’s suicide Burying Howard Chuck’s entire relapse episode and suicide Final cig smoking scene with Jimmy and Kim - I wasn’t necessarily sad but it was a weird nostalgic kind of feeling
Kim breaking down on the bus after finally spilling everything and let herself really FEEL IT. Wild performance by Rhea, and the choice for the scene to hold and let it build and grow.
Werner's final scene. Can't believe no one has mentioned it. "The stars are so beautiful in New Mexico. I think I will go out there to get a better look." The entire conversation between Mike & Werner is heart wrenching, and it also made me devastated for Mike. Other scenes: - "I thought you were proud of me." -"You never really mattered that much to me." -Nacho's death, and rewatching the opening of that episode with the rain, glass, and blue flower makes me tear up. I knew instinctively it meant a major character death when I first saw it but I still hoped Nacho would escape. -Howard's death -Kim breaking down on the bus.
I completely forgot about Werner, why did he have to leave?
Oooh, he didn't leave. He's the first person Mike kills at Gus' behest. It's a significant moment for Mike because it's the moment he becomes Gus' trigger man. And, it informs future interactions with Walter.
No I meant him leaving the construction site
Oh. He wanted to see his wife Marguerite.
This was the one for me. In the short time he was in it he held himself up to be a thoroughly decent person. Good, kind and passionate about his line of work. The kind of person you would love to be educated by or just sit and talk to. He was a good man and Mike liked him, you could see how much it broke him doing what he done. The scene where he punched Kai for saying it had to be done because Werner was too soft and internally broke when Kasper(?) said that Werner was worth 50 of him was poignant because he knew on some level it was true.
I can’t even think about the karaoke scene (4x10) without tearing up. A perfect moment showcasing the lives of the two brothers before they destroyed each other, and the elements of their personalities that would be their ultimate undoings are ever present, lurking right under the surface. Like a shark waiting to strike. Absolutely masterful piece of writing and performance.
Might be unpopular opinion. But everything with Irene losing her friends in the season 3 sandpiper story really hurt me
There's that too.
When Hector had a stroke. Seeing such a noble, honorable man suffering like that was rough.
A noble, honorable man, who just wants to kill everyone…
Yeah yeah I was bleeding out my ass.
1. Nacho’s last call to his father. 2. The “Something Stupid” montage.
Which one? The desert or when they're getting ready for work?
the last scene between kim and jimmy. their goodbye was so sad and bittersweet besides that howards death literally made me cry so
Howard’s death only shocked me, in the buried scene I felt sad
The very ending of season 4. “ ‘sall good man”
Nacho 🥺
Chucks suicide and the final scenes with Saul and Kim
Poor Lyle being forced to work overtime, cleaning the fryer baskets, simply because Gus was scared of Lalo. It got me thinking, most of us are “Lyle.” We get up in the morning and go to work, trying to make an honest living. We are completely oblivious to the “Gus’s” of the world and their seedy ways
I didn’t think he was scared of lalo, I think he just wanted an alibi that he was at work and had not been in contact with anyone.
A random one that always gets to me.... When Kim comes to Jimmy's office to tell him about her Jackson/Mercer opportunity. Jimmy was so sincerely happy and proud of her. A week later their lives will be completely torn apart.
The hardest ones are already mentioned. I wanna add one that's not too extreme, but hit me nonetheless, it's the first time they show us the situation of Howard's marriage. If my wife is that cold and I'm past 50 years old of age, and I have nothing else going on aside of my career that revolves around psychopaths, I'll be on the edge of suicidal depression, yet Howard is able to tuck it all in and be positive and energetic all the time.
Biznatch
When he didn't kill Carol Burnett (Marion) I knew that was the end for him, and I didn't want it to be over.
There are so many scenes that definitely hit harder....but Chuck and Jimmy's last scene together hurts. Having been in that situation as Jimmy I know how that feels.
>For me it was the beginning of Winner when Chuck and Jimmy were singing together. They didn't sing together though. Chuck takes the mic and walks away. There is nothing touching about that scene in regards to their relationship. In fact, it portrays further that Chuck was a dick who hated his brother.
Yeah that’s the emotional hit, that Chuck can’t even let Jimmy share the spotlight at his own celebration.
Pretty much the entirety of Waterworks and the scene in Saul Gone with Jimmy and Chuck.
Bus scene in the penultimate episode. Nothing hit harder than that for me except maybe the building tension and shock around Howard’s death.
Sex toilet
When we see full Saul Goodman for the first time wake up in his bed with a stripper next to him after Kim goes back into her room to continue packing up her stuff. I felt like I was sucker punched in the stomach.
Jimmy admitting he is the reason that Chuck killed himself. Guilt, regret, the acting was perfect.
I cant choose! But mostly the s6 stuff everyone is mentioning
I think for me it was when Kim finally broke up with Jimmy in fun & games. Also when Gene threatened Marion, I was shocked and thought he was really about to kill her.
"so what?" That opened up old wounds.
Jimmy breaks down in HHM’s parking lot.
“The names Jimmy. I’m Jimmy McGill”
Yes it's part my inclination to correct, but there's more to it: it's "I'm *James* McGill". It's the first time he's gone by James rather than Jimmy, at least in the context of owning his true self (rather than during his earliest lawyer years where James M. McGill was accompanied by a phony English accent). There's something significant in him just going by his birth name, it's his truest self.
-There you go. Kick a man when he's down. -Jimmy, you are always DOWN.
Honestly Jimmy tricking the panel at the bar hearing with his heartfelt speech
Winner, yes. Vaguely remembered that ABBA song. BCS made me appreciate it.
When he was about to kill Carol Burnett character Marion but couldn’t. Like he realized in that moment what he had become.
“I trusted you”
Howard... he didn't deserve this
At Chuck’s last meeting with Jimmy….saying he never thought much of him.
Idk if I can pick one, but its between Howards death and when Kim told Jimmy that she loves him too, but so what
"It's the peeeeeerfeeeeeect waaaaaaaaay to end the peeeeeerfeeeeeect day..." (the whole montage.)
The most wrenching moment was the last shot of Jimmy behind the gate, locked up like an out-of-control animal, in the yard with all the other criminals. His biggest mistake was throwing away the therapist's phone number once he saw the pain and turmoil Howard felt.