Mike's Heartbreaking Monologue | Five-O | Better Call Saul

Mike recounts the story of his son's death.

Season 1 Episode 6 - Five-O: Mike's days as a police officer in Philadelphia catch up to him when he's questioned about a tragic event from his past.

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Better Call Saul is the prequel to the award-winning series Breaking Bad, set six years before Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) became Walter White's lawyer. When we meet him, the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and often against, Jimmy is "fixer" Mike Erhmantraut (Jonathan Banks), a beloved character introduced in Breaking Bad. The series will track Jimmy's transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts "criminal" in "criminal lawyer."

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Mike's Heartbreaking Monologue | Five-O | Better Call Saul

[SEVEN_DUCK]

Jonathan banks absolutely robbed of emmy here. Even Peter dinklage said so when he did his acceptance speech

[DaScorpionSting]

Makes sense on why Mike eventually cared more about Nacho and Jesse.

[crfan]

You know the acting was great when even the winner thought you got your emmy robbed

[Dadmcbeardface]

“I broke my boy. I broke my boy!” Is one of the most heartbreaking lines ever. And the pain in his voice is powerful.

[Tweekerss_]

I’m really glad we were able to hear mikes past in this, it really gives you a sense of why he’s the way he is

[unknownvariable]

This is one of the most profound, beautiful, and tragic scenes ever. Jonathan Banks is talented.

[Mitchell-fm]

3:42 when he talks about his son and then the change of tone when he says I made him like me is real asf you can feel the disgust he has for himself.

[parodypatient]

Chicanery that Jonathan banks didn’t win an Emmy. What a sick joke!

[shneepz]

And to think: Mike was only written into the show because Bob Odenkirk missed a day of filming.

[TheNorthie]

BCS is the perfect prequel. This is how you expand characters and add to them. Seeing Mike break down like this is gut wrenching

[thebestatless]

This scene alone should’ve won him an emmy or a golden globe. Absolutely robbed.

[ChuckaneryMcgill]

But not our Jonny! Couldn't be precious Jonny! Stealing them blind! And he doesn’t win an Emmy!? WHAT A SICK JOKE!

[theimmaculated]

The first time I saw this I cried when he said “I broke my boy.” Incredible monologue, incredible acting.

[skillet]

“I broke my boy (x2).” This part always gets me.

To see Mike show so much emotion, that isn’t anger, and for it to be the only time for him to show so much vulnerability makes this scene so damn special.

The world of Breaking Bad is full of surprises.

[purplefidelity]

Really nice detail how it’s almost like a correction when he says “my boy was stubborn, my boy was strong.” It’s almost like a nostalgic admiration he’s holding for Matt’s unwillingness to give in to corruption. Such a beautiful scene.

[garygsp]

I will never understand how Jonathan didn't win an Emmy with this scene. It breaks my heart watching it every time. He did such a good job with making that story feel like a grieving father talking about what he talked his son into...

[spoonly]

One of the greatest monologues in TV history, superbly acted. Also Walt’s monologue about his father with Huntingtons disease is another top tier one.

[marianoescudero]

The saddest part is that, like Matt, Mike ended up dying for nothing.
Everything he had to go through at BCS (the good Samaritan, Werner, Fred and Howard) ended up being for nothing, because of Walter. Although it was also Mike's fault for not fulfilling what he himself proclaimed to do "no more half measures".

[SputnikKaiser]

Mike is a criminal out of self-loathing, because he believes it’s what he is no matter what, like he’s not good enough for a second chance


Good foil to the prideful Walt

[Sneeky]

4:28 Not only does he transform back to the old, hard, calm Mike that we all knew before this - but it almost looks like the freakin' tears dried up.