Thoughts: Better Call Saul and Humanity

Introduction:

Better Call Saul is a masterpiece, and I know that with the show's popularity nowadays, that sounds very cliche, but it is.

To me, the most mesmerizing thing about the show is the character progression. With every episode, my ideas and thoughts on the characters change, not drastically, but in minute details. All of these minute details come together and create something called authenticity.

There is no big cliffhanger that breaks the soul of the character. Of course, there are some big twists, but they feel grounded and are not just for the surprise of the audience.

I want to dig deeper into this concept, and for that, I am going to talk about my thoughts on two characters and how they changed in just one episode.

But as a reminder, this is not a show that has drastic changes. It slowly confronts you with the change, but you just don't realize it until it slaps you with that.

James Mcgill:

You empathize with James McGill because I think everyone who tries to achieve their dreams struggles like McGill. We try hard and see people who do not deserve their place because they are not passionate about it like us. But my favorite thing about McGill is that all his life he has had a unique way of doing things - actually, everyone has.

But everyone's uniqueness comes with consequences. Some of them are harmful to themselves, and some of them are harmful to people around them.

McGill's ways are dangerous and illegal, mostly, but he is happy when doing them. He is alive when doing them; you understand this when he has been given the best chance of his career and, in front of our eyes, he's blowing the chance every opportunity he has.

The show gives us a McGill that you thought you knew, but every chance it breaks our perception of McGill because there is no 'our' McGill. It was our assumption. McGill is not a bad person; he just has a way of life, a uniqueness, that damages him and others.

I think it is so genius that it is not black or white. He has a curse that we can all be born with.

These ideas came to me in just one scene, but this does not mean a cliffhanger or big change. It was in front of our eyes as viewers, but we were blind. Because Jimmy is such a relatable character, we overlook his mistakes or illegal actions. We miss the part where he enjoys what he does. We miss that this is his uniqueness. What curses him makes him relatable.

Chuck Mcgill:

With the first season finale, I think all of us will agree that Chuck is a selfish, arrogant, jealous bitch who can't accept his brother's success. But I think there is a little nuance that makes the hatred of Chuck interesting and relatable.

Chuck isn't angry or jealous about his brother's success; he's angry about the way he achieves this success.

Jimmy's ways are not appropriate. His ambition to succeed drives him down every roadway to win. But there is another thing that drives Chuck mad about Jimmy's personality: his communicative ways. He is not a genius or a good student like Chuck, but his uniqueness in communication drives Chuck crazy. Chuck thinks that if someone doesn't study or try hard like he did, that person doesn't deserve to be in that position.

Because, like I said, these habits of Jimmy - his curse - and the humanity that connects us to him.

Chuck is correct in many ways, but throughout all of his screen time, we hate him because it's crafted masterfully with humanity. His ideas are correct, but all of them are corrupted by his ego.

Conclusion:

Better Call Saul is a masterfully crafted series that must be remembered.

Neither Jimmy nor Chuck is right or wrong. They have both good and bad qualities, but all of them are corrupted by hate and ego.

Like yin and yang, there is always good in bad and bad in good.