Breaking BadLists about AMC's monumental series that follows mild-mannered chemistry teacher Walter White as he becomes kingpin Heisenberg, and the spin-off that follows Saul Goodman, a scam artist-turned lawyer.
Vote up the episodes of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul that featured Mike Ehrmantraut the best.
If Breaking Bad changed TV forever, and Better Call Saul perfected it, then you'd think the common ingredient to make great television is Saul Goodman. You wouldn't be wrong, but of course, you'd be forgetting Mike Ehrmantraut. Sure, Walter White is the iconic OG, Saul Goodman is neutral good personified, but Mike Ehrmantraut is everyone's problematic fave.Â
Able to quickly solve a problem with deadly force while somehow still being the voice of reason, Mike is the kind of cold-blooded wetwork guy you somehow wouldn't mind having as a grandfather. Throughout his run on Breaking Bad and later Better Call Saul, we've seen Mike grow from a shadowy assassin to a conflicted man full of intense feelings. But no matter what Mike has been or will become, the one thing he's consistently remained is one of the best parts of both series he's appeared in. The best Mike Ehrmantraut episodes of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are masterpieces that show off the best of what each series can be when firing on all cylinders.
So let's skip all the build-up and get down to business in a way that Mike would approve of because it's time to get cooking and rank the best Mike episodes of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
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70 VOTES
Five-O
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Mike's tragic past comes back to haunt him, and he's forced to seek help from an unusual source.
When Jesse, Mike, and Gus go to Don Eladio's estate to celebrate their alliance, Gus poisons Don Eladio and takes out all of his men, but he himself is poisoned as well, and Mike is wounded in the shootout.
Original Airing: September 18, 2011
Season: Breaking Bad - Season 4
Episode Number: 10
Series: Breaking Bad
54 votes
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43 VOTES
Gloves Off
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Mike and Nacho go over plans to take out Tuco, due to Nacho's concern about Tuco's erratic behavior and the possibility of Tuco finding out about his secret deals.
Original Airing: March 7, 2016
Season: Better Call Saul - Season 2
Episode Number: 4
43 votes
4
42 VOTES
Pimento
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Mike serves as a bodyguard for Daniel Wormald when Daniel sells Nacho stolen pills. The payment is twenty dollars short, and Mike insists Nacho pay in full.
