Mike Ermantraut is a fictional character in the already cult TV series Breaking Bad, as well as his spin-off titled "Better Call Saul."
According to the plot of both TV shows where Mike appearsErmantraut, he is a former police officer, head of security called Los Pollos Hermanos, and a representative of Gus Fring, that is, a professional killer and cleaner.
In addition, he has a license that allows him to officially engage in private detective practice.
Unexpectedly for the audience, the character reveals itself as a rather mild person hiding under the guise of a ruthless killer.
His first appearance in this multi-part film took place in the final episode of the 2nd season.
In the third season, Mike is already a full-fledged acting character who works for Gus. On his instructions, he goes in search of Jesse.
In the fourth season, on orders from the same Gus, Mike Ermantraut and Jesse go to collect cash from the caches of the victims. They also accompany Gus on his trip to Mexico.
The fifth season for Mike begins with the fact that the viewer is shown how he rests in a Mexican medical institution, healing the wounds received in a shootout with a drug cartel.
At the end of the season, Mike has to say goodbye to hisgranddaughter because he is arrested by the police. All stolen money is hidden by Mike Ermantraut in the car model Taurus Model 66, which belonged to him.
Here Mike appears from the first season.The viewer sees that he has served in the Philadelphia police station for more than thirty years. Virtually all policemen, including Mike himself, are corrupt, extortionists and scoundrels, who constantly violate the law.
Mike's son Matty followed in his father's footsteps, becomingthe police, however, unlike him, he did not want to take bribes. Matty decided to start fighting corruption and corrupt cops. Mike advised his son not to climb into it, but simply go with the flow, but he did not listen.
Soon Matty was killed. A few months after the death of his son, Mike Ermantraut finds the perpetrators of his death and personally executes them by killing with a pistol.
In the second season of the series, Mike works as a bouncer for Daniel, which gives him a lot of profit. All season he performs various assignments for him.
To date, filmed already 3 seasons of the series“It’s better to call Saul,” but he is still far from complete, so Mike Ermantraut will appear on TV screens around the world again and again. What pleases viewers and fans of both the series and the character.
For fans of both the series created by the channel AMC, it is no secret that the role of Mike played Honored Actor Jonathan Banks, the total number of works exceeded 160.
The most famous works of Banks, not counting the series described above, are the films Francis (1982), Beverly Hills Policeman (1984), Airplane (1980), Gremlins (1984) and others.
Among the series, it is worth noting the participation of the actor in scoring the popular cartoon project "Gravity Falls" (2012-2016), as well as "Dexter" (2006-2013) and "Ambulance" (1994-2009).
His acting career began back in 1971year in the TV series "Waltons". Then he began to be quite active in films and TV shows. The highest heyday of his career reached in the 80s. XX century, then followed by a recession, which fell on the 90s.
In the zero years of the twentieth century actor's careeragain went to growth. In many ways, this was facilitated by the success of the series, which were discussed above in this article. On the wave of their popularity, the actor again began to receive offers to participate in other film projects, which he gladly accepted.
Universal love and recognition of the series "In allgrave "made almost all of his characters, including Mike Ermantraut, cult. He has a large number of fans in different parts of our planet.
Therefore, the appearance of the hero in the spin-off of the mainthe show caused a storm of positive feedback and delight from fans. Jonathan Banks was very happy to play again the character loved by him, as well as a million people.
The personality of the hero of the two TV series is veryambiguous. He cannot be called positive or negative with certainty; he is more like an antihero than a villain. His fate is not easy, as is his character. Actions are often very impulsive, which sometimes leads to a rather negative result.
However, such ambiguous behavior and actionsthe hero makes him more natural and "alive", as if telling the viewer that he is an ordinary person, who is prone to make mistakes and rash actions that can ultimately lead him to the wrong life path.
Возможно, именно эта естественность и The plausibility, in-depth study of his character and fate allowed Mike to become one of the favorite and most interesting characters of both TV shows, where he appears. It is for this that millions of people loved him.
