Why This Breaking Bad Character Almost Never Existed

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Ай бұрын

Theres no question that both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are some of the best hour long dramas to ever hit the airwaves. But early in Breaking Bad's production, a prior commitment for Bob Odenkirk meant that Saul Goodman wouldn't be available. So instead Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan created the character of Mike Ehrmantraut to fill the gap. Little did he know, Mike Ehrmantraut would be a seminal part of not only Breaking Bad but the future prequel series Better Call Saul.
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@trinaq Ай бұрын

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.

@mac4974 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@Kaledarkwind6151 3 күн бұрын

yea man that half measures monologue. It might be my favorite part of a already incredible show. There is just something so real and brutal about it.

@BlazingOwnager Ай бұрын

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?😅

@scottduff2250 Ай бұрын

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

@reductosmash2483 Ай бұрын

How so?

@sweetandsaltyminx7310 Ай бұрын

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

@ElliottNest39 Ай бұрын

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

@FabledGentleman Ай бұрын

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.

@scottymacdewder5229 Ай бұрын

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? 🦆

@lexus8018 Ай бұрын

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.

@roel.vinckens Ай бұрын

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.

@chrisleejr6475 Ай бұрын

Not Walter White promoting baseball before the video started 😂

@cannonfodder9873 Ай бұрын

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

@jimslancio Ай бұрын

"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."

@seen921 Ай бұрын

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

@ivanlo2862 Ай бұрын

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:

@joelbouman402 Ай бұрын

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

@konstantin9303 Ай бұрын

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

@corpse3148 Ай бұрын

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.

@kgdennbert1091 Ай бұрын

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

@DeTAYL. Ай бұрын

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 😆

@DavrK Ай бұрын

and that kids, is how we got Mike

@LowKeyJaded Ай бұрын

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

@BartT75 Ай бұрын

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

@12thMandalorian Ай бұрын

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

@DPowered2 Ай бұрын

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

@alexman378 Ай бұрын

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.

@RotcodFox Ай бұрын

Mike has always been my favorite character in the series

@saberreiter8569 Ай бұрын

Mike is my favourite character in both shows.

@itsybitsy999 Ай бұрын

Goddamnit do I adore Jonathan Banks and Mike Ehrmantraut.

@brandonexpendable 14 күн бұрын

Half measures is my favorite tv moment of all time

@alexharbaugh2238 Ай бұрын

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

@kylespevak6781 Ай бұрын

Mike is honestly my favorite character in the show 😂

@zumabbar Ай бұрын

thank you how i met your mother

@HarvestStore Ай бұрын

Great video.

@dashx1103 Ай бұрын

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

@faroazandeen589 Ай бұрын

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.

@C_Melvyn_James Ай бұрын

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.

@PurpleSun8933 Ай бұрын

Waltuh

@invisibleman100 Ай бұрын

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

@parker9832 Ай бұрын

Uncle Iroh

@alexandre588 Ай бұрын

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

@paawankapdi Ай бұрын

Reminds me of uncle Iroh from ATLA

@casey6556 Ай бұрын

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

@t221000 Ай бұрын

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?

@user-kg2vh5ve9q Ай бұрын

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.

@mfl3696 Ай бұрын

Background music is too loud:(

@patrickosmium733 Ай бұрын

Cant wait for the premiere of "The Vet".

@user-ie2lw6ev4k Ай бұрын

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.

@t7489 Ай бұрын

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

@sashamurashi225 Ай бұрын

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

@josephadorno92 16 күн бұрын

Mike and Gus were my favorite characters in both series.

@joepeach997 Ай бұрын

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).

@otakarkuby3926 Ай бұрын

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.

@stonerbland7621 Ай бұрын

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.

@doct0rnic Ай бұрын

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

@Zombiesnyder13 Ай бұрын

No half measures

@GmanSir Ай бұрын

“No more half inches Walter.”

@tyrroo 22 күн бұрын

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

@rastkostankovic2964 Ай бұрын

All is said and done when mike says: Waltuh!

@michaelgallo6593 Ай бұрын

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.

@dashalpha Ай бұрын

now I need to watch Stir Crazy again

@BrownCameraMan-js6vm Ай бұрын

what if mike never went to Belize

@ravigupta1813 Ай бұрын

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

@classic.cameras Ай бұрын

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. 🤣

@WiseAilbhean Ай бұрын

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

@kohlicoide2258 Ай бұрын

Waltuh...

@joellundkvist1308 Ай бұрын

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

@ChibiSteak Ай бұрын

9:01 fin.

@sertank735 Ай бұрын

5:17 - I think you mean nihilistic.

@aarontsfat-fromthepantry2063 Ай бұрын

Bro, where is the rock criticism vdo

@secondsein7749 Ай бұрын

Wondering that as well.

@fatalshore5068 Ай бұрын

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

@arenl.s.6119 Ай бұрын

Mike is the best character of Breaking Bad

@mixazizu Ай бұрын

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

@RemixedYoshi Ай бұрын

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

@alexandra28m Ай бұрын

Kid named Finger

@aymaanrashid2033 Ай бұрын

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

@wrecker132 Ай бұрын

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

@VileJackie Ай бұрын

How I Met Your Mother literally saved television.

@greendaleforever Ай бұрын

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

@wallahhabibiiii Ай бұрын

waltuh

@fatalshore5068 Ай бұрын

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

@lovecraftianleviathan8918 Ай бұрын

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.

@DanB.0 Ай бұрын

👍

@alexpallaressierra7730 Ай бұрын

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

@nicksamek12 Ай бұрын

Vravo, Bince!

@buelermoore7516 Ай бұрын

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

@barcharlie Ай бұрын

Smells like a Mahn.

@victorshowmen100 Ай бұрын

THIRD!!!

@jackglinsky4305 Ай бұрын

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

@jacknikolai5416 Ай бұрын

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

@jacknikolai5416 Ай бұрын

I didn’t watch this video

@RedFail1-1 Ай бұрын

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.