You mean like anyone and everyone with any sort of power in D.C.? R’s & D’s don’t mean jack to anyone who knows what sick twisted f***s these people are and what they’re capable of. They can play any part and infiltrate any group.

It’s funny since there aren’t exactly any good main characters in the show, so of course people’s favorites are the bad guys. Only exceptions would be Mike, Saul, Kim and Howard and even Saul and Kim wouldn’t really be “good” people. The show also does a really good job of portraying Howard as a bad guy or just unlikeable despite him just being a victim and since people already know what happens to Mike and Gus and most of the others people don’t really have any other characters to like.

He's the type of guy I like to go out dancing and drinking tequila with but anything else, run far, run fast!

Others often confuse fiction with reality. Of course you can root for an antagonist in a fictional environment, breaking bad already did that. But some people can differentiate between fictional situations and real ones,and judge them differently.

@@BaskenmannZwei right? It's entertainment not real life

Lalo is my favorite character. Alpha male is every sense. I imagine if he didn't grow up in a family surrounded by criminal psychopaths and sociopaths, he would be graduating first in his class at Yale, or making Harvard Law Review and leading as CFO a Silicone Valley start up. Instead, all his charismatic charm, intellect, and athleticism is put to use for the drug cartel. But isn't this usually the case?

@@juniorjames7076 He is very much alpha, but holds a very sociopathic and deceiving personality traits that actually delivers core (not all) qualities that an alpha should have. But this alpha is an indirect result of his mentioned psyche.

@@juniorjames7076 a lot of these psychopaths end up in positions of high power because of charisma and manipulation tendencies

@@mythocrat ya he's alpha but evil, 'alpha' is orthogonal to good/bad

He's a murderer, he kills people without giving it any thought beyond how he will take what he wants. In no perspective did he turn out "just fine".

It doesn’t even need to suit their purposes. Both of them could kill you just because, just like every Salamanca

That’s a great way of putting it

And people like Lalo are more dangerous because of that.

Hector is Family

@@haseebanjum3554 Doesn't matter. For psychopaths the fact that someone is family doesn't necessarily mean that they are going to care for them 100%. Psychopaths can't love anyone, so as i said, Lalo does respect Hector but doesn't love him.

Thank you for saying this. One thing I wish the creators would do is show Lalo killing his victims, specifically the helpless ones. It might give some more insight into just how twisted his mind is.

Nah I don't think I agree with this. Lalo probably does whatever he can for survival, because that's what he's been trained to do and that's how he was brought up. But he does love his uncle, and the rest of his family. He's a Salamanca and they believe in "family is all". If he really didn't love his uncle or anyone else he wouldn't have bothered to come up north to run things, and to make efforts to take revenge for what happened to his uncle and his family. In fact, he wouldn't even have been working with his own family then, he would've set up his own cartel somewhere else. The Salamancas are for sure cold, cunning, evil, obviously. But one thing that's true for them is that familia es todo.

@@Gszarco94 The Twins, Tuco and Hector all share a "blood is thicker than water" bond with each other. They are loyal to family, to an insane degree. But that too is not exactly normal family love. It's something along the lines of insane pride. I could never imagine these characters killing each other, even under orders from Eladio. Lalo on the other hand, idk.

Will make for some exciting episodes, thats for sure.

he'll act his true persona, on top now even completely shellshocked and traumatized galore: a massive brutal psychopath, who only stops when dead. i loved how his footsteps in the last moments turned to rolling thunder. brilliant foreshadowing. or hey, rather, weather forecasting.

@@dirtyunclehubert NICE! I didn’t pick up on the footsteps into thunder! What a compelling ass dude

lool literally killed an innocent couple in his first on-screen action 💀🤣🤣

Spoiler As of Ep 4, he has appeared in two scenes so far

haha, so true!

Buffalo Bill loved animals too

Yeah, but he was trying not to leave a trail. If he had killed the dog, it would've disappeared and Werner's wife would've raised some sort of signal that Gus could've picked up on.

@@smoqueed44 honestly fair point, but if a person that was lacking total empathy was in that position. they wouldnt gently pet the dog. They would probably tell it to shut up, and walk away. On top of this, He simply couldve just killed Mrs. Zeigler. and the dog. he wouldve gotten the same thing. He does prepare his gun. But in that case that is him covering his tracks. As a "just in case she finds me" trump card. He actively goes out of his way to climb out of a samll window on the second floor. I think this is because he feels bad for the wife. As he understands her pain, because from his perspective Gus is evil, and has hurt his family in the past as well.

Not affection, just an understanding of how to pacify a guard dog

@@thisplacedoesntevensellcheese you dont pet the gaurd Chiuaua, if it even was a gaurd dog lmao.

Yes, definitely seems like Hector is a father figure for many from the Salamanca family. Im not exactly sure the relations of those at the estate to Lalo. There are some strange dynamics going on there, though.

@@brieschdude Now that I think, there's a Breaking Bad flashback where Hector is watching the twins, about age 10, while they play outside. One breaks the other's toy and Hector holds his head in a bucket of water as if to drown him, to teach them a lesson. So he was definitely there during their formative years, traumatizing them and teaching the antisocial behavior.

@@victoriaa9933 Ah yes, you are correct. Good find. The Salamanca twins definitely have the ant-social traits as well. They seem to land more on the psychotic level of the spectrum, though. Unlike Lalo, they have little to no ability to relate to others, even in a disordered way.

Everyone outside the family is disposable.

Actually Lalo's grandmother or Aunt lives at the estate. His "Abuelita"

No doubt. ;)

@@brieschdude -tonight's the night!!!

@@brieschdude thats a big no . Lol

HAIL BOOGNISH

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Finally. Someone said it. Not everyone who do bad things is insane. Normal people are able to be sadistic, cold hearted and violent. I think claiming that everyone who do bad things is insane is a way of people to shield themselves from the possibility that they are capable of doing horrible things.

I completely agree although the diagnosis is founded.

​@@DvornyashkaDiaries Brilliantly put.

@@DvornyashkaDiaries Get your point, but having a personality disorder doesn’t make you insane.

No one loses their conscience. He never had one. He is a psychopath.

Many Politicians are lawyers

Could u elaborate of the traits of this dean

@@b.a6525he cant cos he made it up

reminds me a bit of Tony Sopranos affection for animals, despite his callous cruelty to the people around him.

It's interesting you view it that way because there's actually a subreddit where people with ASPD chat, and what you said pretty much is what many of them said about their feelings towards animals or their pets. While empathy for animals as a whole isn't quite there, the animals they do keep as pets, they say they have what they consider to be genuine love or affection for them (or what closest a person with their condition can define it as). A lot of their reasons being the animals won't disobey, betray, or challenge them.

And way more intelligent...lalo is a genius

Good points. When looking at someone who is Anti-Social, the emotions/ feelings they experience in relation to others would be limited by their own self serving needs. The emotions are more based around themselves and what a relationship gives to they themselves, as opposed to how the relationship serves other people and what it means for them. To put that into context, he seems to care about Hector but primarily due to the fact that Hector has provided Lalo with much pleasure and fun in past times of his life. He is more concerned with what Hector provides for him , not so much what pain Hector is experiencing. This is somewhat evidenced by him not giving Hector his medication/juice provided by the nurse and instead switching it out for alcohol. He is only viewing things out of his own subjectivity. In regards to Yolanda and the other workers at his hacienda, it seems he is emotionally impacted by their deaths because people have been taken away from his life, which may cause anger and hatred. He now has lost people that have served a utility to his life. But due to his lack of empathy he can't take their experiences into consideration, he only knows what it means for himself. He can't empathize with the pain and suffering they experienced. All of his emotions/ feelings are contained within his own viewpoint, and can't compute how other people feel themselves. His emotions/ feelings are void of any empathy. Hope that makes sense.

@@brieschdude thanks for the explanation!

@@goldenrootsnet Of course.

@@brieschdude Why would you assume he is completely incapable of feeling empathy?

@@brieschdude "To put that into context, he seems to care about Hector but primarily due to the fact that Hector has provided Lalo with much pleasure and fun in past times of his life. He is more concerned with what Hector provides for him , not so much what pain Hector is experiencing. This is somewhat evidenced by him not giving Hector his medication/juice provided by the nurse and instead switching it out for alcohol. He is only viewing things out of his own subjectivity." I read this situation very differently. Actually Lalo shows empathy towards Hector, in 2 scenes. When Hector is being given the juice, he changes it with alcohol, because he knows Hector will appreciate it more. I think he scorns the nursing home ways and knows Hector does not belong to that place. A second important moment is when Lalo leaves the nursing home, he turns around to watch Hector one last time and witnesses a nurse putting a party-hat on the head of Hector and bringing him towards other patients for a birthday party, everybody is singing. Lalo shows some compassion, he empathizes with Hector's situation who wouldn't have taken part with the party if he could have voiced his opinion. In this particular scene, the nurse is actually doing some "soft violence" towards Hector. She just assumes he will enjoy being with the other patients, but she does not give him any choice, nor does she asks him if he wants too. He could want to be left alone, watch TV or whatever. She could treat him with more delicacy, especially knowing he is fragile due to his condition. Her behavior is somewhat degrading. And Lalo witnesses that and shows compassion for a brief moment. About the greetings in the hacienda and the way he treats the young boy. I think he doesn't like him, maybe because he thinks he's too soft and immature (??). Later, when he sees smoke in the house, Lalo immediately assumes it's the boy who's smoking or doing something stupid... I dunno... Well, anyway, other than that, I agree Lalo is a psycho. :) I'm longing for the next season of BCS (it started out slow and a bit cheesy, and now it's strong and as good as BB) !

What makes you believe a psychopath would take pleasure in hurting?

A psychopath doesn't necessarily like killing. He just doesn't feel any kind of remorse. Also psychopaths can love their family like parents, brothers... But they have a hard time trusting anyone outside that privileged circle. Actually they only like the people that are useful for what they want to achieve, if you're not useful to him, he could kill you and forget you ever existed. Exactly like Lalo who's definitely a psychopath.

Psychopaths don't have to take pleasure in what they do. They just have to lack empathy and typically are narcissistic, leading them to hurt other people for their own gain

@@_Indecorum his love for his uncle shows he isn’t a psychopath. He has a huge disconnect from people he doesn’t value though.

Actually, the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath has to do with emotions, empathy and conscience. A sociopath retains a degree of "normal" emotions, ability to empathize and an understanding of morals. However, these elements are weak and they will act despite them to serve their own interests first. A sociopath, for example, may like you and truly be angry with you for "forcing them to kill you" when you cross them. A psychopath won't think twice once they've decided to kill you. No remorse, no regret, nothing. If you performed some function for him, such as if you cooked his meals, he might miss THAT. But no feelings whatsoever for YOU. To that end, Nacho is just entertainment to him. You're right in that Lalo "values people who prove their worth"... their worth TO HIM. People only have as much value as what they do for him or give him. They have no value beyond that. Nacho's antics entertained him and he saw someone who would do stupid, dangerous things on his behalf. It didn't make him truly "like" Nacho as a human being. As far as "he's all about protecting the family", that has more to do with his ego and identity than any actual feelings or empathy for family members. It isn't that you don't mess with his family because he cares about them... you don't mess with his family because they are HIS family, they belong to him, it would be like keying his car. In fact, if they died in front of him in some freak accident, he wouldn't care one bit and would probably laugh at the situation. A simple way to view the difference is that a sociopath has LIMITED ability to empathize. A psychopath completely lacks empathy. A sociopath is more emotional, impulsive and reactive. A psychopath is cold, methodical, calculating and/or matter-of-fact about things. You will usually sense impending violence from a sociopath - violence is a last ditch method to control you. You won't see it coming from a psychopath. They'll smile, laugh, then slit your throat. Oddly, Tuco would be a better example of a sociopath. He cared about the henchman he beat up in the junkyard, trying to get Walt and Jesse to save him. He truly cared about his mother and his uncle Hector. Tuco's drug use, however, gives him psychotic episodes. His violence was pure rage. Remember, too, Tuco had a sense of "justice", which is what Jimmy/Saul played upon to save the lives of those 2 punk scam-artists. Though twisted and certainly limited, Tuco had a sense of morals, of "right and wrong". Lalo is a flat-out psychopath. While he visited Hector and reminisced with him, he would just as easily smother Hector with a pillow without any hesitation or remorse if it benefited him. The only thing that is "right or wrong" is whether he wants something (right) or not (wrong). Edit: One final note. It is true that a psychopath is more likely to be a sadist, taking pleasure in the suffering of others, as they lack any empathy whatsoever. But they don't have to be, it may not appeal to them. They could be turned off by violence/suffering, if they see it as "messy and inconvenient" or if it spoils their mood. Seeing someone suffer might annoy them - it would be like seeing a wilted flower or a rusted car, not as "pretty" as a blooming flower or shiny new vehicle. Similarly, a sociopath can certainly be a sadist but are less likely to be because they have a small degree of empathy for others.

In general, I butcher all silences and breathes from my videos (not on this acount)

quick tip: record one minute of you shutting up

Thanks for the tip.

or use that noise to create a composite and reduce the noise in the narration itself

Been using this tip on future videos. Thanks man!

Totally know what you mean. Though, it seems that is all about to change based on Lalo's demeanor at the end of the 5th season. Im interested to see what will happen there.

You must have missed his murder of Fred at the Travel Wire in season four. That was cold-blooded as hell, not to mention completely unnecessary.

he only murdered a stranger for absolutely no reason

@@jc_nifb the kid fainted. Did you see him killing him!

You're an idiot

Thank you for the support!

Yeah exactly man he got very angry

He also used his living buddy as a shield against the attack

He seems real, even when he's being fake. I don't get the same realness in Gus, not even in Mike. Lalo may be a monster, but he is a credible monster.

@@afonsodeportugal I think that maybe it. His enthusiasm seems so genuine. He has a passion about himself that isn't in any other character. He gets things done.

Yeah you're correct but it's insane how much somebody with BPD can literally ruin so many lives and make things more complicated for others. Less about "obedience" and more about "efficiency"

*APD MY bad

It's just a way of categorizing. As a practicing clinician I try not to look at people through the lens of their diagnosis. Instead I attempt to use the diagnosis as a guide post for treatment. I also try not to view people this way in general, and although the Lalo and Gus videos are framed via a disorder, I don't plan to make any more videos based on a diagnostic categorization. And I agree, some people's brains are just wired a certain way. I am all for trying to work with people on an individual level and treating them based on their individual differences.

Jesus Christ, you speak the truth and I respect you for it.

@@dylanjames7857 to be efficient is to be obedient to technical necessity.

It may be effective, but I wouldn't go so far as saying remaining happy during negative events is healthy. If someone has died it may indicate a deeper issue if we remain "happy" during these events. Maybe a better way to describe what's effective is that we retain a positive outlook despite negative events. The issue with Lalo though, is that the character doesn't seem to feel empathy at any time or any place. As stated in the video, all his feelings come from a self referenced point of view. It doesn't matter what other people are feeling, he can only identify with his own feelings. That's what it means to lack empathy.

Well hi there, Narcissus

He seemed extremely pissed after he saw Yolandas body in season 5 finale. There is empathy

@@brieschdude b b. CB

Maybe the creators will make another show after this one that focuses on the cartel side of things? Who knows. Thanks for watching.

I liked the cousins in Breaking Bad, but they felt out of place in the more realistic world of BCS, it seemed forced. I know they split opinion in BB too, some found them too cartoonish. I think one season of runtime for them was just right, otherwise it'd be overkill and take away from their mysteriousness. The fact they don't speak much is probably in part due to them not being great actors, for Leonel it was his first gig. I think Mike's story arc would become less interesting if we were shown more than we are. I'd love to learn more about Gus, especially his upbringing in Chile (if that's where he's really from) but I also understood wanting to keep it secretive, true to his character.

that's the beauty of the show, if saul's arc wasn't shown then it would be overkill by showing other side, that's what so great about the show's writers, they know how to find balance and as you'll see both arcs will soon connect completely since it isn't fully connected as of now but on some level it is... similarly if just saul's arc was shown then that could also make it less interesting, obviously its called better call saul so saul shall become part of this cartel as lawyer it will be more about him, his character is very interesting to say the least , anyways, what my point is that i don't get it when some say they don't like that arc or this arc, don't watch the show if you don't like it no offense both are part of same story

The cousins have always had the problem of being overly cartoonish. This is even more jarring in Better Call Saul, which is more grounded and realistic than Breaking Bad.

Good to hear! Thank you.

Tony aint a psychopath

@@primeoil4758 he's definitely a psychopath. Totally irreverent of the consequences of his criminality for everybody around him, even closest family members. Superficially charming and manipulative. Thrill-seeking and impulsive to an irrational degree. Looks at others only as sexual conquests or tools to advance his own career or boost his ego. Extensive criminal record going back to childhood. Grandiosity and megalomania (believes he can take on an international cartel with military and governmental ties with a small cadre of doubtful hired guns). Fearless in the face of shootouts, dismemberment, hangings, and lots of other shit that would cause others PTSD. Wildly abusive of drugs. The other lawbreaking drug dealers around him can't seem to account for any of the moves he makes because he's incapable of forming normal human attachments or thinking about the long-term consequences of his toxic masculine actions. When a Latin American narcotrafficker puts together a council of military and intelligence officials to help you all escape your shared problems, and you--a cold-blooded assassin who hasn't shown an ounce of morality in any of your dealings--blow away his chief hitman like it's some minor hiccup in the plan, because of a sudden eruption of 'moral feeling', it's pretty obvious you're detached from reality to a pretty insane degree.

Im sure Anti-social is fairly prevalent in that realm. Also Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

Maybe he watches American television? That’s totally a thing.

@Mosaab twice nah get that dessert religion shit out of here religion and blind faith in God's that aren't real is what will destroy humanity

I’ve done some terrible things and hate myself for them. When I was forced to do them, I did.

I suspect Nacho may play a role in it.

I think lalo might kill nacho and then disappear playing dead

@@Dpaz2009 Spoiler alert: That won't happen

i dont think he particularly gains pleasure from killing just anyone. the story about him and hector killing a guy mentioned that the guy had disrespected them, which is seemingly a big deal for people in organized crime. this lady didnt do anything to insult him, so he wouldnt feel any pleasure from hurting her imo. he was still totally willing to do it if it came to it (the scene shows him readying his gun when it looks like shes about to find him), and then once an opportunity to escape unnoticed presents itself, he takes it. i dont believe that was out of any mercy or regard for the woman, its simply more convenient for him to get out of there unnoticed, than killing someone unnecessarily

😂

My plan worked to perfection. :)

Tuco's even worse tbh. One minute you're his trusted man, been at his side for years, next minute he beats you to death with his bare hands because of an offhand comment that wasn't even directed toward him.

Haha, oh man. That would be a great one. Hopefully at some point.

I hope so too!

Series called “OK Let’s Talk”

Im still living in the 80's

U never know

Thank you. The voice thing has been mentioned a few times by others. I think Im going to try a few different things out and find something more suitable. 👍🏾

I second this. Great analysis though man

Lalo is a psychopath. His smiling is fake many of the times. He only smiles in order to test and study people’s reactions to what he says or does. He doesn’t have real emotion with his smiling. He smiles just to intentionally get on people’s emotions. And psychopaths are charismatic.

Psychopaths tend to act charming. They have little to no empathy.

Nah, because the character Lalo isn’t being authentic in that scene- he’s being theatrical and over the top. Given that context, Dalton was playing it well.

???? He's saying Lalo is putting on a pretty obvious act, one that Gus sees right through

Good to be self aware don't you think?

@@RustCohle072 Yes, Indeed.

@@flamethrowerflufsalisbury Embrace it and make the best of it. I wish I had anti-social personality disorder, within certain limits. Contrary to popular belief, many successful people are a little psycho.

I don’t think there’s a single person who has watched this show and thought that it it underrated other than you. Practically every article, video or discussion rates this show very highly. What are your expectations for something that is amazing inherently?

@@benjohnson5947 Are you stupid ? I meant the show isn’t popular as it supposed to be ,smart ass

@@mohamed1022 then you should have said that, it some nonsense about it being underrated.

While I dont disagree that Jimmy has some sociopathic tendencies, I would still leave him in a very different category than Lalo. One of the main distinguishing factors between the two is that throughout the show Jimmy is inclined to some sort of internal reflection. Much of the show is centered around him debating about personal morals and ethics, something which Lalo is far from doing himself.

Totally!

Thats scary.

Did Mike comment this 😂

Anti-social in the sense that most people use it is very different than what constitutes "Anti social personality disorder." To not want to socialize is not pathological or negative in and of itself. In terms of a disorder, being anti social is more-so referring to personality traits that consistently violate established social norms such as stealing, harming others, constantly lying, etc.

Its not weird. Life would be much easier and more productive, but Im not sure if we could enjoy it.

And that's what psychiatry's about!

He’s a sociopath

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Awesome. Coming out with a few new ones this next week. Hope you enjoy.

You gottem lool Walt for sure Gus lacking empathy and using people like Nacho Kim and her diminishing empathy Saul throwing bowling balls and calling himself a God

Anti-social in this context doesn't mean he doesn't socialise, it refers to antisocial behaviour, which means to harass, distress or harm other people.

Being charismatic is actually one of the key characteristics of anti-social individuals. They use their charisma to manipulate like he does in S6E5 with Werner's wife.

The term you're thinking of is asocial. Those people are akin to hermits and shut-ins. Antisocial essentially means anti-society, or anti-socialisation, meaning they have little to no empathy, care for others, or desire to do altruistic acts

;) I know, im sorry. I have got swept into different things. I haven't forgot. Let me see if I can get around to it...

Yes, let me know when its loud enough.

Houston, I think we have a problem.

What makes you think you should decide what they are like?

@@Benjumanjo what made you think that what you asked a coherent question?

​@@markbrowne181 What makes you think you should decide the behavior of 'The Political Ruling Class'? In what position are you in to judge them? What makes you so special?

@@Benjumanjo if I elrct my rulers I can judge their performance.

Thank you, Dr. :)

actress playing as grandma have passed away

@@dernierergenekon5234 sorry to hear that. Thank you. Was actually in question referring to the character she played in the series. The abuelita of Tuco. Seems so long ago now;).