Jonathan Banks was the best choice for Mike. Despite him not originally being in the show, he really brought a lot of heart to the character. It wouldn't have been the same without him.

@chain872005

Ай бұрын

Mike was basically my inner old man spirit animal. I think we all become Mike in some way in this crazy world.

@matthunterman1

Ай бұрын

I got a lot more than 20$ asshole

@digitalcamaro9708

Ай бұрын

Almost every character on screen feels necessary, and even if they're not they're still entertaining. That's hard as hell to pull off, especially across two shows.

@TickleMeAmber84

Ай бұрын

I couldn’t imagine someone else playing Mike. He was perfect.

Mike cemented himself as essential to the BB/BCS world with the "Half Measures" monologue.

@Spongebrain97

Ай бұрын

I took a screenwriting class in college a few years ago and that monologue gave me inspiration from an assignment I had to do and imagined one of the characters essentially being like Mike but talking about something else

@hashvendetta7226

28 күн бұрын

His scene in Five-0 is probably one of the best between both series.

I'm glad Banks got a chance to play Mic for six more glorious seasons.

@classic.cameras

Ай бұрын

more... he was in the spin off prequel as well.

@pintaridergaming

Ай бұрын

@@classic.camerasthats what they are talking about by 6 more seasons..

@JustDanish199

Ай бұрын

@@classic.cameras You realize there is only 5 seasons of breaking bad? and Mike isn't in the first season at all

@legosnek

Ай бұрын

Mic

@joedwyer3297

Ай бұрын

​@@JustDanish199and you realise that Better Call Saul has exactly 6 seasons and mike is in every single one?😅

I looked at Mike's death in a whole different light after watching Better Call Saul.

@reductosmash2483

Ай бұрын

How so?

Love Mike and that he got to have his story expanded. Him and Nacho are probably my two favorites even.

@AtracBreezy

Ай бұрын

The fact that Nacho and Lalo were just random name drops that got turned into fully fleshed out character is nuts. Vince is a genius.

@sweetandsaltyminx7310

Ай бұрын

@@AtracBreezy Again we say it, bravo Vince

@denisesudell2538

Ай бұрын

@@AtracBreezyBravo Peter Gould

The best character of both series - by far. Mike was the reason I continued to watch.

@jayfireanimations

Ай бұрын

can barely continue BB rn because they killed off Mike, it doesn't feel right without him there

I have always admired the writers of this show to come up with credible, yet unimaginable characters that some times wasn't even suppose to be evolving the way they were. It's masterclass in direction really. Mike is easily one of the greatest characters I've ever come across in any TV series or movies, and i have seen thousands of films and series in my ~50 years on this planet. And so brilliantly played my Jonathan Banks, an actor i first saw opening a radar screen to see how his washing was going in "Airplane" from 1980.

Shoutout to Professor Buzz Hickey!

@Aukejorrit

Ай бұрын

He's down on his luck He does not give a fuck He likes drawing a duck.

@scottymacdewder5229

Ай бұрын

@Aukejorrit it's one duck, his name is Jim and publishers ARE INTERESTED!

@Aukejorrit

Ай бұрын

@@scottymacdewder5229 .....what the hell? 🦆

I wonder how Saul would have evolved further and even into BCS if he was the one doing gruesome dirty work like cleaning up a OD scene, Saul always liked doing crimes from the comfort of a leather chair especially after what he went through in BCS, crazy to think Saul could have been a completely different character had it not been for that schedule conflict.

@Faceplay2

Ай бұрын

It basically would have been the same but Saul would be telling Jessie what to do over the phone as some random actor playing a goon walks around in the background.

When an older guy took your gun out of your hand and unarmed it before you could react, best don't react. Just take an appreciative step back. One of the most down to earth muscle roles ever. And very relatable. In both series.

Adding Mike was their best decision ever. He is my favorite character in both shows.

"Here's what's gonna happen ..." A new character, who knows how to handle any problem, will step in and clean everything up. And, .. "You're done."

That’s serendipity of the best kind. Terrific addition to the cast

Mike's backstory pre-Breaking Bad in Better Call Saul was such a fantastic inclusion and made both series that much better than they would have been without

Not Walter White promoting baseball before the video started 😂

THANKS for still uploading content on the best TV shows of all time! Even 10 years after ending i can still watch essays about breaking bad and discover new details or just hear about how brilliantly written it is. And with BCS, we now have much more details to discover for the next years.

Bob being busy that day is the ultimate example of a blessing in disguise, isn't it?

An essay about one of my favourite fictional characters of all time? Thanks!

I’m still hoping for a Mike Ehrmantraut prequel series.

@robertmatthews9650

Ай бұрын

At 77, he would definitely need another actor to play the younger version when needed. Good idea though.

@denisesudell2538

Ай бұрын

But without Jonathan Banks, the show wouldn't be nearly as compelling.

@fatalshore5068

Ай бұрын

Better like Mike

@robertmatthews9650

Ай бұрын

@@fatalshore5068 😆

and that kids, is how we got Mike

FINALLY, a "What you didn't know about Breaking Bad" that I actually didn't know. Great vid

Breaking bad could not have been what it was in later seasons without Mike.

Kid named finger:

@smeefmetmeersmeef5732

Ай бұрын

waltuh, put your dick away waltuh

@RETROBOB7890

Ай бұрын

Kid named finger:

@AmateurAnimator

Ай бұрын

Kid named finger:

@icommitedwarcrimes4879

Ай бұрын

Kid named finger:

@PeelyMcPeel

Ай бұрын

Kid named thumb:

Jonathan Banks also starred in the iconic Airplane!, and he is brilliant in the role of Gunderson

Very interesting that he wasn’t a part of it and became a necessary extension because they couldn’t have Saul. Mike functions very differently because he constantly calls Walter out on who he is and what he does, he’s very pragmatic while Saul either caves or rationalises things in the spirit of good business. Plus, Mike is a bit of a better foil for Walt, because he too did what he did for his family. While Walt said he did it for them, Mike genuinely did it for them, out of guilt and remorse for his son’s death.

So much of Breaking Bad is “who can we replace this person with”

@ekathe85

Ай бұрын

And absolutely knocking it out of the park every time

Yep. Mike was the best character in both shows and that is saying A LOT. Both shows were great with many great characters but Mike was just... like a god or something... Props to JB for playing that role to perfection.

Mike has always been my favorite character in the series

Mike is my favourite character in both shows.

so much of breaking bad and better call saul was written seemingly on a whim. i think divine intervention gave us this show

Out of all the series or movies I've ever watched, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are the only series in which whatever happens feels like it was supposed to happen and nothing feels like it's doesn't make any sense for their own worlds, no matter how crazy and unexpected things may get and all the characters feel necessary.

Goddamnit do I adore Jonathan Banks and Mike Ehrmantraut.

Mike is honestly my favorite character in the show 😂

I think "serendipity" is the word you are looking for. Fits what you are saying better than "happenstance." Like the video, though. Good job!

thank you how i met your mother

Great video.

Have you considered making a video on the failure of the Netflix Adaptation of Avatar, on how it misses in character development and dialogue? I would be interested in hearing your take on it

Waltuh

6:31 I sort of hate that I know where that grainy film young Banks footage is from LMFAO

Uncle Iroh

Cant wait for the premiere of "The Vet".

I was a little confused 😕 when Mike was added to BB because it was not simply explained who he was or what he was. I figured it out as the show went on.

@BigMek667

Ай бұрын

I think that was the point?

Characters we meet after they already have a full arch... Thats every female led, Marvel/Starwars/Disney in general film todate.

@fatalshore5068

Ай бұрын

Except Andor, the exception proving the rule. Deedra Mero is fucking incredible.

I know I bonded more with Mike than any of the others. I just wish he could have gotten out. As much destruction that he was involved in, he deserved better (to me).

Breaking Bad mike was a prick and i was not sad to see him die. I loved better call saul mike, before he became breaking bad mike.

Half measures is my favorite tv moment of all time

No half measures

Dean Norris and Jonathan Banks are my favorite actors.

@fatalshore5068

Ай бұрын

Oh man the episode Hank dies broke me. In my top 2 episodes of TV ever. (The other was Negan's breaking of Rick in TWD)

@user-kg2vh5ve9q

Ай бұрын

@@fatalshore5068 I agree. I have skipped that part since.

When Walter and Jesse were still leveling up Mike was already max level

Reminds me of uncle Iroh from ATLA

I never saw it as for “children,” but it was on brand for Fox as more juvenile and less sophisticated. Still fun. Still I need to say that as a child of the 80s / early 90s, while the IDEA of Alfred E Neuman was iconic, I can’t be sure I’ve actually ever seen a physical copy of the magazine, and I’m sure I’ve never seen anyone reading it ever.

Background music is too loud:(

now I need to watch Stir Crazy again

I don't want to live in a World without Finger

Mike and Gus were my favorite characters in both series.

All is said and done when mike says: Waltuh!

Never thought I’d be grateful for that shit sitcom.

All because Brian Cranston was in how I met your mother 🤯

@JREHangzhou

Ай бұрын

Think it was Bob Odenkirk not Cranston

@Snarl_Marx

Ай бұрын

Bob Odenkirk was in HIMYM. Bryan Cranston was in an episode of The X Files though, and I believe it was an episode Gilligan wrote for.

@t221000

Ай бұрын

Cranston was in HImYm before Breaking Bad

@francisjemangordo6238

Ай бұрын

@@t221000 They both are. However in this case Saul Goodman (Odenkirk) is the one who are originally will clean up the mess of Jesse. So yeah, that kids, is How Met I Your Mother created Mike.

Surprised Duchovney never made an appearance, other X Files actors were on Breaking Bad

Wow.. whole another story we missed in breaking bad😮

Great analysis Crappy background music imo, and too loud >:(

The only thing I didn’t buy about Mike was that he was as good of a fighter as they portrayed him as. Dude was like 60 to 70-something, maybe 5’8 and pudgy. And yet he has that kind of ferocious speed and a right hook like a Mac truck? I don’t buy it.

@fictionnerd78

Ай бұрын

That’s a more than fair and valid point and one I’ve admittedly struggled with on occasion, but given Mike’s history, it’s something I personally can buy. In universe, he’s probably not quite as old as he looks and more importantly, he was a cop for years and it’s also heavily implied in BCS that he served in Vietnam. I can buy that all that experience taught him how to make himself a formidable fighter even in spite of his physical weaknesses. But that’s just my take and this is still an excellent point, so I’m very glad you and others raise it and hold it to scrutiny because it absolutely should be judged critically imho.

@fatalshore5068

Ай бұрын

Tbf Mike does get the shit beat out of him on a few occasions.

Waltuh...

9:01 fin.

Just think about the fact that Mike exists(and Better Call Saul) because of HIMYM

I love the episode where Mike is protecting the "Energy Vampire". Even then he was sucking the life out of Mike and you could see it. 🤣

As i wannabe voice actor/ actor i hope its not to late to get in..

“No more half inches Walter.”

5:17 - I think you mean nihilistic.

Mike is the best character of Breaking Bad

Totally unrelated, but Banks is also in Airplane. I just wanted to share that

Bro, where is the rock criticism vdo

@secondsein7749

Ай бұрын

Wondering that as well.

Kid named Finger

what if mike never went to Belize

Anyone think Breaking Bad was partly a story about father-son relationships?

When Saul is first introduced you can say he is "complete"

Mike is my favorite character on both BrBa and BCS. The happiest accident in television history!

Jesse might of been the heart of the show but Mike was the brain.

i cant even imagine saul cleaning up the scene instead of mike.... it just feels weird

waltuh

@fatalshore5068

Ай бұрын

YT offered to translate this lol. I was hoping it would change it to Walter.

The real Walter White was such a boring story that I'm amazed they made a show after him.

Man did you really have to throw in a big BCS spoiler on a video that's ostensibly only about Breaking Bad? Shit...

My wife cried when she heard mike was dead in the show.

How I Met Your Mother literally saved television.

Smells like a Mahn.

👍

THIRD!!!

Vravo, Bince!

How I met your mother idk I seen a KZread video with Bob (Saul) and Conan O’Brien bob said it

@jacknikolai5416

Ай бұрын

I didn’t watch this video

You say unquote AFTER you say the quote. Not quote unquote then the quote... You are literally saying the quotation marks. So annoying that people can't comprehend this.

The most beloved Villains henchman to ever exist. ❤

*SpoilerAlert* I actually cried when Mike died in the show. Actual tears, my husband laughed at me.

@fatalshore5068

Ай бұрын

Was Hank for me. I was truly stun locked watching the credits in silence.

@TickleMeAmber84

Ай бұрын

@@fatalshore5068 yea Hank and Gomez were HARD also. I totally wanted them to march Walt into jail in handcuffs.

Kid named finger: