As someone that barely pays attention to this kind of stuff, having someone point it out and then list multiple examples is eye-opening. Thank you for pointing out this visual storytelling, Darren!

Breaking Bad is a really great show but man Better Call Saul is so visually impressive. I love the art and detail and information they put into every shot. Every frame a painting.

One of the best TV shows, alongside Breaking Bad and Mr. Robot. The fact that the camera shots and the lighting tells a story and enhance what's presented is astonishing. A must watch to anyone who loves the medium.

Darren, you're awesome! Glad your series' are going to be more regular again

Love this show. I wish I had friends who'd watch it and appreciate it with me.

One of if not the best show on tv over the last 7 years. This show had a major uphill climb. It is a follow up/sequel/prequel to one of the most influential acclaimed shows of all time. It had to honor that show while justifying it's own existence and be it's own thing. It also had to take what was essential a fun comedic supporting character in a drama and create a engaging tragic show that surrounded him. It's definitely a slow burn, but one where the creative team, many of which transferred from Breaking Bad have only gotten better at their job. The writing is more confident. The visual storytelling is more refined and deliberate. I'll miss this show and can only hope it's audience will grow over time just like Breaking Bad's eventually did.

I’ve seen the show twice through and god damn this taught me so much

Aaah! Lay-lo!?!? Great video as always though 👍

I picked up on 90% of the things talked about here while watching but the one I missed was Kim’s hairstyle changing gradually. When Darren pointed that out it completely blew me away, beautifully crafted episode picking up on everything that could be discussed. Well done Darren!

Didnt said enough last time when they launched this new contet so am saying it every siongle time now. This new content of the scapist is SO FUCKING GOOD, am enjoying it so much. Please keep the good work

laylo scalamanca

Very well made video, I hadn't noticed a lot of what was pointed out. I wish more people had the patience to experience this show's deliberate, economical approach to story telling. It demands the viewer's full attention and most importantly respects their intelligence, still so underrated for how good it is.

I had my reservations about watching this show but now know I must I love In the Frame

"...consider the closing shot of the fifth season..." RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY! (Haven't finished the fifth season yet.)

Great as always :)

Enjoyed this. Havent been able to get started on BCS yet but this is one of those things that might force my hand to binge it.

Very interesting. You made me want to watch this series now

Thank you darren! This was just "chef's kiss"

Whilst I picked up things like the Nacho's glass at the end of the last season, its amazing how much I don't notice, but probably take in subconsciously. As someone who isn't particularly literate in cinema, I find videos like this fascinating. As much as I love Darren's pop culture videos (being a big Marvel fan myself), I'd love more of these (being a Saul fan also helps). More Mooney Movie school videos please. Love your and Omar's work!

First non Yahtzee video i have truly enjoyed by Escapist. Keep it up you guys; this channel might actually be on an upward trend now.

I love this kinda stuff, I try my best to notice these kinds of visual metaphors in shows and movies but most of it goes over my head tbh :P like i always notice when a shot looks really cool or the editing is really interesting but the deeper meaning never really hits me. so I'm glad there's reviews and yt channels like this to help me out lol... it's interesting that jimmy and kim are shot and framed more and more separate as the show goes on, it isnt something i noticed (partly cuz of what i just said and partly cuz there's been so much time between seasons) but i did notice from the characters' acting and body language that Jimmy especially seems more and more uncomfortable... I dunno if it's partly because he resents himself for never being able to make it as a legit lawyer and feels weird about someone else really encouraging the darker side of him, or if it's because he had thought of this as a way to gain some kind of control over himself but now not only did the cartel boss him around but Kim is starting to take the lead too... or what. Idk that's one of the things I love abt this show is that the characters are so deep, there's so many interpretations haha

Man, that was an excellent breakdown!

This show will be taught in film schools for decades - or it should be at least. The language it creates using framing, colors, clothes, set pieces - everything! - puts almost every other movie to shame. The only worthy successor to this series at the moment is, fittingly enough, Succession. Even so, Better Call Saul is in a league completely of its own. I hope there are many more essays like this in years to come, to fill the hole in my heart after the last episode airs. (Sidenote: I'm half convinced Kim is up to something, with that out-of-the-blue marriage proposal and the way she is framed more and more in shadow...)

Very well thought out. Excellent actually.

Best show ever

Terrific video. More please :)

I love that you used that clip from Hell or Highwater

Gilligan isn't the showrunner for BCS - it's Peter Gould and has been from the start. Yes, Vince created BrBa, which BCS derives its style from, but this is Peter's baby and Vince isn't even part of the writers room anymore.

Nice Video Darren. I never noticed how Kim's pony tail slowly disappeared. I absolutely love Better Call Saul it is nothing short of brilliant imo. Better than Breaking Bad for me at least until now.

I want to believe.

Analyzing breaking bad and better call Saul is such well trotted territory but you managed to find a unique angle to center it around

Heavy spoilers for season 6 episode 3: He was truly the only noble character.

*Salamanca

To be honest with you Darren, I have literally zero interest in the Breaking Bad franchise. I watched the first episode, didn't like it, never went back. But I pleaded for In the Frame to be revived, so I'm bloody well going to sit down and watch the video, like, share, leave a comment and otherwise engage the living fck out of this video.

bUt BeTtEr CaLl SaUl iSn'T vIdEo GaMeS!