Board 8 > So this Breaking Bad show, it's pretty good.

(+) Yeah! (+)

"You are always down."
Love that scene. I think I like BCS so much because they're used more sparingly, and then when they are used they hit hard.

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Since you haven't brought it up yet, worth reminding that the desert scene in Breaking Bad mentions two characters by name, Ignacio and Lalo.

"It wasn't me, it was Ignacio!"
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"Lalo didn't send you?"
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"Oh thank god"

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The winner takes it all...and Chuck steals the spotlight from Saul at that karaoke. Rumor has it that he is dead now. Still manages to get a surprising amount of screen time.

Watermelon pickles...Saul has no shame, pretending to say some words to his brother. The aim seems quite clear given last episode's events. Anything to get his law license back.

Mike's got his work cut out for him, and he's on a ticking clock before the wife gets stateside. Luckily, he's Mike, so this should be a piece of cake.

Ahahah...ol' Saul's pitches the 'save judge from a fire' idea, suspiciously similar to the one he made for Huell. At least he has the sense to realize it wouldn't likely accomplish his goal.

Mike's being followed by Lalo...idk who to root for here! Well, ok, I do, it's Mike, but Lalo should be allowed some moments to shine, he's got a bright future ahead of him for maybe the remainder of this episode and a season or two. Alas, Mike knows how to use a stick of gum. Maybe next time, Lalo!

This whole speech Saul gives to this high school girl who had a small mistake on her record would come off as a bit crazy if we didn't have many seasons building up the Saul character before our eyes. Poor girl must think he's half crazy come out there and telling her to screw those lawyers and to cut corners and such. He's very clearly talking about himself, but to her credit, the schoolgirl takes it in stride.

Ok...Lalo can stay. He'd be aces at a sneaking mission, all he would need is a cardboard box. That poor TravelWire guy's having quite the day. Perhaps even his last. This whole cat and mouse thing Mike and Lalo have going on is just what this show needed to spice things up a notch, as befitting of a season finale.

Amusingly, this episode's theme of 'people who fucked up once are never forgiven' plays out in real time with Werner. Be they legal criminals like HHM or illegal criminals like Fring, mistakes are frowned deeply upon.

I think the saddest thing is that this dude's last words to his wife are said in anger, and not even actual anger like she will believe, but fake anger to save her life, probably channeling real anger at the situation.

"There are so many stars visible in New Mexico, I will walk out there to get a better look." The very end there...exquisitely shot. Genuinely feel a little sad for this guy, but it was destined to be.

I love Saul's capacity to manipulate. Tells them he was gonna manipulate their heartstrings through the letter. Says that's wrong. Instead, manipulates their heartstrings around the letter. If it were anyone else I'd be moved, but the show gave us 4 seasons of this guy, who just this episode was pretending to mourn at his brother's grave. Those appeal judges never stood a chance.

I'm a little saddened the show felt the need to supplement this afterward with Saul gloating. It generally respects the audience's intelligence. (edit: that said, Kim did go through some facial contortions so this was less for us and more for her benefit, undoubtedly this is the straw that will break the camel's back)

Still worth for the lady coming up to Saul saying there's good news and Saul mentioned offhand that he's not gonna be practicing under the name McGill anymore. turns and fingerpoints " 's all good, man!"

Pretty much nailed that ending. Would be fine if this was the show's end. Well, except for some loose ends with how Nacho and Lalo ultimately end up, but aside from Kim still being around, Saul's arc was tied up quite well here

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skullbone posted...

Since you haven't brought it up yet, worth reminding that the desert scene in Breaking Bad mentions two characters by name, Ignacio and Lalo.

"It wasn't me, it was Ignacio!"
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"Lalo didn't send you?"
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"Oh thank god"

Ah, I didn't remember Lalo being named there.

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SovietOmega posted...

I'm a little saddened the show felt the need to supplement this afterward with Saul gloating. It generally respects the audience's intelligence. (edit: that said, Kim did go through some facial contortions so this was less for us and more for her benefit, undoubtedly this is the straw that will break the camel's back)

For what it's worth I was pretty fooled by his speech about Chuck! I think most people were so kudos to you for seeing through it.

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skullbone posted...

For what it's worth I was pretty fooled by his speech about Chuck! I think most people were so kudos to you for seeing through it.

If it were true, Breaking Bad would have been quite a different show. Although paradoxically BCS's shown us that in the future future, he does manage to turn a new leaf in some small capacity.

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Yeah I saw through the speech too

Kim totally buying it and that final shot of her was beyond excellent though

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yeah, the fact jimmy doesn't even consider that kim might have bought it is telling
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And now I get to be within the same year as everyone else regarding BB/BCS. Unfortunately, that year had to be 2020, but maybe this show will be a silver lining, eh?

Future Saul got made by some punk dude named Jeff. First instinct is to run away again. Something changes his mind. Perhaps we will discover the details next season! That was quite a chunk of episode taken for not a lot given.

The real episode picks up riiiiiight where it left off, with Saul getting his forms filled. It certainly makes a lot of sense that the clientele he has in the BB era stems from his little phone business he had the year he was banned from law.

Cute drug system these guys got...a punk kid watcher out front who takes the money, and sending the drugs down the drain pipe. Seems to be some issue with purity though, someone's gonna get in trouble with Lalo~.

"Justice.....mmm...Matters Most" Did he ever say that in Breaking Bad? I feel like he might have, or at the very least had it be a visible detail.

I love how completely oblivious Saul is to Kim's objections.

Gus, however, is the opposite of oblivious, meticulously crafting a story for Lalo

'The Magic Man' as Saul says Huell calls him. Solid montage of him forming his client base. Quite the eclectic bunch that shows up, supposedly just to get phones. All this 50% off...already explaining the next episode's title too, this season is off to a roaring start. I get the feeling that this many people this fast is gonna lead to some major burnout on Saul's end. How is one guy possibly gonna handle so much volume?

And with the Germans rubbing some salt into Mike's wound of killing Werner, he's gonna have to live with the volume of what he's done. But grumble though he might, there's not a whole lot he can do now that he's been roped in by Gus.

Kim's sort of in a similar boat. She's trying to do the honest thing, but as long as she's in Saul's orbit, there's gonna be less-than-legal antics afoot.

Really nice start!

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s5 is BB-tier. so excited for this topic!
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What a bunch of goobers these "50% off!" yelling dudes are. Is there any way these aren't Saul's premier clients?

Nacho's getting roped into Gus' plot. Gus has zero issues with threatening this guy's family and friends. We knew this already, but it is good seeing this here. It is interesting how more hands-on Gus seems in this series, but that might be just a byproduct of having more scenes surrounding him than what we saw in Breaking Bad.

I think the most unrealistic thing on this show is quickly becoming Kim sticking around. After the end of last season, I thought for sure she's exit out of the picture, and while she's faded away from him a bit, she's still showing herself willing to indulge in his flights of fancy and it's mildly sickening given her career prospects.

While it is cool watching Saul transition, funnily enough the meat of this show increasingly feels like it is Gus/Lalo's beef. Saul being sidelined in his own show would, admittedly, be in character. I could watch Lalo muse about what Gus is planning all day...he'll get there eventually, and for some reason we'll never see him again when he does.

Oof...casual chat with Kaylee sets Mike off. The 7's via touchdowns was a cute touch, but then they had to go and talk about her dad. Been a little while since that can of worms was ripped open.

Excellent comedic timing with the cops and the drain pipe.

I thought Lalo getting to that TravelWire guy was impressive, but little did I know that our good pal Nacho was secretly Batman this whole time.

Fun little jaunt into a section of Saul's day, a contrast to the start of the series where Bill was like a final boss with multiple forms, now he's just a small bump on Saul's journey as Saul makes the courthouse dance to his beat.

A wild Suzanne appears to become the new Bill perhaps. Howard even approaches Saul, possibly seeking to consider Saul as a lawyer buddy, but we know how and why Saul is doing what he is doing, I doubt there's much chance Howard gets any result he's looking for. Maybe Vince can make a spinoff series staring Howard in the 90's.

Ah...Krazy-8...he's been around before in other seasons, but it's been a looooong time since he was relevant in Breaking Bad I didn't make the connection. But here's the origin of his name at least with the card game and Lalo.

...oh that's rich. Saul got him and Suzanne trapped in an elevator to get that work done. That's scumtastic, but also brilliant.

Nacho drives up beside Saul out of the blue, likely wanting help with the Domingo situation. In the worst crime committed across both series, Saul loses his ice cream cone. Who knew Nacho was so brutal?

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HH... who do you think that stands for? hh holmes... herbert hoover... howard hamlin?

"you got me"
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RIP ice cream cone. Of all the ways this episode could have opened, that was not one of the ones I'd have imagined! So very many ants going after that cone XD

Pretty jammin' tune Nacho's got playing on Saul's ride to wherever.

'Wherever' being Lalo. Been some time since the two sides of the coin that is Better Call Saul collided with each other.

Nacho's dad gets to see his pad. I still find it amusing that all the time we see Nacho, this is the place he gets to return to and call home. During this conversation with his dad, I realize that I've always kind of taken the subtitles for granted. Some people might find them a bit annoying, but I'm so used to watching anime subs that I've never even batted an eye at them.

Oh dear, Kim's expected day of nothing but elite boner clients is being ruined by Mesa Verde. Oh the trials poor Kim must bear. I'm sorry, I just have no sympathy for her situation. She's got a good thing going and should be happy she has what she does. I get that it isn't what her heart wants, but that just puts her in the same situation that most humans are locked into...what makes her any more special?

HANK!

HANK HANK HANK HANK HANK!

Here! On Better Call Saul! Hank!

*ahem* Some bald guy and his doofus partner walk in and speak to Domingo. Said Domingo almost spills some beans but for a timely arrival of one Saul Goodman. Considering what I remember of Breaking Bad and Hank talking about the time he busted some half-million operation, that seems like this will be that and Saul's got some work cut out for him.

Especially since Domingo does not seem to be playing by the script. Which is, because this is just the kind of thing Vince would do, probably all part of the script. I get the feeling that Hank's victory here is gonna be manufactured in a way that Gus would be proud of.

Kim's got some tough selling to do to this Acker fellow. But then her job was not to sell, but to end, according to Mesa Verde. Good job Kim, I think?

Not for her it isn't, as she returns and goes the extra mile. Some people are beyond reasoning with, unfortunately.

Other people annoy the heck out their neighbors by tossing beer bottles from their balconies.


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Hank in BB said that Crazy-8 was an informant after he died. This explains how that can be true without him getting killed in the meantime.
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Little weird for Saul and Howard to meet at this point in the timeline, here when Jimmy is now fully embracing Saul Goodman. Howard was from the before time, but here he is in this new era that has more of a Breaking Bad feel.

Brings up a fun point though...just what differentiates Saul Goodman from Jimmy McGill? Saul pitches Saul Goodman to Howard as if he were a superhero. Howard thinks he understands, but we know just how little he knows. If he did know, he'd probably not be offering anything positive to Saul. It certainly adds to the enormous pile of futures that could have been, though.

Quite the license that Howard's got too. Namast3. He really did go through quite the guilt trip, didn't he? He seems to have grown stronger for it, but even still, that's still gotta sting Saul.

Kiiiiiiim, stop fighting this! First she cleans up her bottle mess, and then she tries to help that stubborn guy with a wildly different proposal for branch location pitched to Kevin and Paige. You know, future knowledge here, but in a couple episodes we get 'Wexler v Goodman' which makes me wonder about her going so far as to have Saul represent Acker and her represent Mesa Verde and intentionally, but convincingly, throw in the towel.

Hah, some prime chicanery with Saul going 'that's not my client, THIS is my client' who is sitting in the back of the court. Now that Saul has embraced the sleaze, we get to see him have more court fun, which was always sorely lacking before.

Hank and Gomez having one of the most interesting conversations about culverts I've ever heard. It gets me curious to look the etymology of the word up. Turns out, nobody knows where the word comes from.

Was nice to see this operation play out, pure icing on the cake we already knew, but still welcome. I'm curious what Gus will say to the lead kid cleaning that fryer in perpetuity. My money is something along the lines of 'there was never an issue and this was a test'. As the end comes, we see that not even Gus is immune from everyone's deep seeded hatred against phones, crunching a perfectly good one in his hands. Sadly, he just goes classic Gus and says the dude can go home, the cleaning is 'acceptable'.

Bwahaha...Kim and Saul really are going to do the plan I thought they might. All it took was a little bit of bestiality.

Afterward, Saul decides to fuck up Howard's car with bowling balls. Why? o_O

Then Mike goes and lets himself get beat up. Could have gotten himself killed! Wakes up in a strange place. At least this kind of motivation I can kind of understand.


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https://youtu.be/yDbvVFffWV4?t=25

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Dedicado A Max. I have no idea what to expect with a title like that.

Somewhere in Mexico....that's about all I can narrow down Mike's location. Until he sees a sign saying 'Autopista 4 km'. I guess that solves that little mystery! Until I look that up and discover that is the Spanish word for 'highway' so this really could be anywhere down there. Doctor guy being here's a nice bonus, so wherever this is, Mike is in good hands. I feel confidant that he will pull through no matter what.

Messing with the address numbers, beautiful. And golly, there sure aren't any other houses around to contest their claim. Actually, thinking about it, this is basically Saul's trademark technique. Just ask Chuck.

Oh, this place is dedicated to Max. I keep forgetting that was the name of the other chicken brother. Which means this would be a place Gus set up so that others with cartel problems might escape some of the pain he had to go through. Now the fun part will be, how much of this will the episode outright state?

Amusingly goofy scene with Kim being Kevin and Saul being Kim. I guess I'm glad she's stuck around, else we'd not have gotten this scene.

The fun continues with some planted pottery pieces put in place by plucky persons protesting profiting plutocrats.

Even harvesting radioactive material from fire detectors! Only to be topped moments later by Saul spraying a savior onto a fence to attract religious folk.

Kevin's got a prime chance to switch to the alternative location with negligible financial damage, just a small ego blow. Which does not sit right with Kevin.

But as for Kevin's moral fiber...that's not sitting right with Saul. It's apparently too pure. Not much of anything useful. But Eagle Eye Kim finds something in those photographs.

You can tell Gus is a bad guy because when asked a simple question like "What are we doing" Gus gives as dramatic an answer as possible. Mike is at a crossroads. Gus is in a war. Uh-huh.

But Gus sees common ground in Mike along the axis of revenge. Two peas in a pod they are there. And so they shall remain until a high school teacher enters their lives and murders them all.

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SovietOmega posted...

the cleaning is 'acceptable'.

feel so bad for lyle
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In case you don't remember, the guy they had investigating Kevin was the same one Mike took the guns off of back in S1 when he was upset Mike didn't bring a gun.

(I always recognize him because he's Trevor from GTAV.)

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The jesus fence really gets me

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yeah, i love the saul goodman playbook
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You're only one episode away from me now, so I better start being careful about reading this topic.
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Here's a pic of Jonathan Banks with a puppy, since every topic is improved when you post Jonathan Banks holding a puppy

(Possible spoilers in the replies)

https://twitter.com/BetterCallSaul/status/1287432497072992256?s=19


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Kaylee choosing to walk with a cello on her back. I'd have at least put that in the car. "You never listen to me!" Pretty sure just one beer would not turn you into a teenager all of a sudden. Poor Kaylee...she needs Mike to be around at times like these, but he's off vacationing in Mexico!

Saul being a bit behind the times on green screen technology. Early 2000's is about as late as I'd probably believe someone to be able to be ignorant about how the color green works on camera. More Saul making commercials is a good thing though, he's definitely got an interesting way to go about directing.

Love how Saul's stance is that because Rich might not be able to legally prove something, it is thus not even a problem worth thinking about. At the very least there'd be suspicions and damaged reputations, things that can exist outside a courtroom and still have an impact, unless you are Saul and already wallowing chest deep in the mud. From his view, no bar is too low.

Nacho and Mike, tag teaming up and gonna be taking out Lalo maybe. Sounds like fun!

"My granddaughter's gonna love these" - Mike talking about books, the things that people used to read a lot of before the internet took off. Granted, this is also pre-kindle times, so I guess I can cut it some slack. He might also know his granddaughter better than me, but I know when I was here age, though I loved to read, I'd not care for old books like that. Give her some animorphs and some Encyclopedia Brown!

Saul really does seem to enjoy messing with Howard, even sics some hookers his direction.

"My bank...was funding terrorism" Bwahahaha...and I love how they can't realistically get Saul to stop these commercials from playing in this room, because we needed to see them so very badly. Pure gold.

Saul continues with some copyright infringement nonsense, that's the detail that Kim saw. Her "Kevin, say nothing" was adorable.

Ok, so that didn't go how I thought with the issue being settled, but Saul technically got his victory. And it does seem like the episode title was all about the drama between Kim and Saul, not any fun court nonsense.

Until Kim says right at the very end "Maybe we get married". What is even this show right now XD


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Another great scene between Saul and Kim there

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SovietOmega posted...

Kaylee choosing to walk with a cello on her back. I'd have at least put that in the car. "You never listen to me!" Pretty sure just one beer would not turn you into a teenager all of a sudden. Poor Kaylee...she needs Mike to be around at times like these, but he's off vacationing in Mexico!

you know this isn't kaylee right <_<

anyway yeah, love the razzle dazzle from saul in 5x06. such an amazing stretch you're amid right now!
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Yeah that scene at the start of that episode was Kim as a child

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Oh, I completely spaced on that. Whoops. I have trouble making things out in dark scenes.

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It's strange because I actually thought both actors did a great job of reflecting Kim's mannerisms

Like at the time when I was watching it was almost creepy to me how well they both nailed it

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Huell is always a joy to see in either show. Offers to acquire rings for Saul and Kim in his special way. I still can't believe this is suddenly happening. Even with BB in mind, everything in this show was pointing to a falling out. I guess I could rationalize it as they both fell out...together.

I actually really enjoy the show doing a marriage like this. First time I've seen a show do a cut and dry purely legal kind of marriage with zero fanfare of any sort.

Oooh, Saul's new client is Lalo. This'll be good...how do you get a man like that free without resorting to the shadiest of tactics? You don't. You call Saul, and he will do it for you is how.

Kim keeps trying to split from Mesa Verde, and Kevin keeps keeping her.

Lalo is ever the keen eye'd one, instantly noticing the JMM and seeing right through Saul's 'justice matters most' explanation. Or maybe not, but he does suggest an alternative. 'just make money'.

Saul seems to think bail is impossible. Mike seems to think Saul is the guy to do it. All of this is for Gus, who has somewhere along the way become the main character. Just this episode, Saul gets married, but all we care about is how Lalo in prison affects Gus' coalescing empire and what he and Mike and Nacho are going to do about it.

Did not see Gus actually burning down one of his restaurants. I can't remember, but there probably was some mention of this on Breaking Bad. Nacho is all 'HULK SMASH' while Gus is all 'this goes here and that goes there, and I have now weaponized a frozen chicken'.

Seven million. "I can do that" but Saul has to pick it up. It is this moment, Saul learns the true meaning of what it means to break bad.

Howard shows up here at the end. No dummy, him. I feel like this could be the last we see of him. He's pretty much put Saul in the rear view mirror after Saul proudly proclaims how godly he is, lightning from his fingers etc. I can see why the show gravitates towards Gus a lot, because Saul proves that he's considerably lacking in a number of areas. Not that Gus lacks flaws, but he has the decency to be rich and able to hide behind layers of bodyguards and careful meticulous planning, saying only what needs to be said, nothing more.


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1. totally agree on the surprise-factor as kim stays with saul after wexler vs goodman - like what?

2. my mind immediately jumped to "just make money" the first time i saw JMM emblazened. it's impossible to point out any evidence that i called it, but before saul managed to spew out his "justice matters most" line, that's what i thought.

3. saul's absolute breakdown with howard in the courtroom is entirely unexpected and fucking brilliant.
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I hate watching this topic pop off. Makes me wanna watch BCS so I can be included lol.

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Its too SMALL
I dont CARE about it

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Waluigi1 posted...

I hate watching this topic pop off. Makes me wanna watch BCS so I can be included lol.

If it makes you feel any better, I've only got a few episodes left to go. BCS has been a worthy watch though. A little slow to kick off, but if you like the characters it involves, the pacing is no issue at all. By the time it started annoying me some, the show decided to kick things up a notch and have other characters I loved thrown into the mix.

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Lalo laughing over the arson he caused. "You wouldn't get it" he tells Saul, and he's right. Amazing the influence he can still have even behind bars, though if this pickup he's telling Saul about happens he'll soon be a free man.

Everything was going like clockwork, thought Saul might have gotten off easy, but then a gang of dudes showed up. Was about to end him too, when a whole mess of shooting started up. Scene has some clear resonance with the one in Breaking Bad out where Walt's money was.

It was Mike...should have known.

The car breaks down...should have known.

Now they gotta get back the long way and dodge those people and also survive on minimal gear. Was not expecting this to escalate like this!

In one of the cruelest ironies, we see the mylar blanket being used for its intended purpose, and Saul refuses one because of Chuck.

"I wouldn't waste that" Saul is scum, but no scum should have to do what this show implies he had to.

And the episode ends with them still out there. Saul's plan succeeded and failed. No easy ride back, no water from the vehicle's stores. The only gain is that the guy is not tailing them any more. They're still in quite the pickle.

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I remember being so surprised that it used Eminem
And then it wasn't

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5x08 so good

5x09 hype
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Bad Choice Road....I am guess there will be a road in which a choice was made that was not good. It might even be Saul's pet name for the road out to the desert he was on. Or maybe it will just be a symbolic name. Let's find out!

Doing the splitscreen thing again. Less impactful this time around, but no less amusing. Particularly when Kim goes to grab a drink of water. Only for it to instantly stop the second Saul gets a phone signal. Nice.

Back in civilization, Lalo casually congratulates Saul on his wife being hot.

Hah, Saul so fixated on the money to show Kim it was worth it, he forgets that the cup keepsake is close by and also proof that more happened out there than he told Kim. Or to put it another way, it puts a bullet hole in his story :p

Here Mike is informing Gus about fear and motivation. Now where have I heard something similar....

Did Kim just...quit? Sure seems like she just skedaddled from S&C.

Mike's talk about how Saul one day will have the capacity to forget once he realizes he hasn't thought about this trauma in a while, it reminds me of when Mike was attending those group therapy meetings and one person was on a sob story about how they woke up one day and realized they hadn't thought about a person close to them. For them, it was a tragedy, butt for Saul, it would be salvation.

Pretty interesting though, that Saul and Mike have this shared connection with this experience in the desert. You knew they had a working relationship in Breaking Bad, but this definitely pulls them together a bit closer than they've generally been here in Better Call Saul.

It is both amazing, and slightly annoying, that all the baddies are smart enough to pick up on the smallest of details. Here Lalo is, ready to be picked up by the cousins, when he's all 'wait a minute, lawyer guy mentioned his car broke down' and goes looking for it. Slightly absurd, yet still plausible enough given we know Lalo is clever.

He's also some kind of superhero as he just casually leaps down onto the car without worrying about pesky things like physics. He spies one bullet hole, so probably knows exactly how many people were after the money and what their heights and weighs are.

Ah, so 'Bad Choice Road' is Saul mangling Mike's wisdom, using it to explain how he feels about Kim doing what she did. He's so good at seeing other people's problems, not so much his own.

Lalo shows up...Mike's in a hurry, presumably to get there before something unforgivable happens.

...and it hits me that the next episode is literally called 'Something Unforgivable'. Step on the gas, Mike!

Oh, ok, whew. Lalo just wants to hear the story about how his lawyer bravely survived the desert to free him. Sure had me worried for a bit there! What a cool guy this Lalo is, but man that ambient background music sure is ominous...

I don't like how very close Kim is to Mike's line of sight.

Yet...Lalo backs away. Gets in a car. Leaves. Just like that. Quite a lot of tension there for not a lot of resolution, gonna leave me with blue balls for everything to wrap up next episode eh?


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that final scene might be my favorite of the series
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I managed to stay one step ahead of these write-ups.

SeabassDebeste posted...

that final scene might be my favorite of the series

Yeah that was fantastic.

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I don't think any prequel has ever given me as much tension as that scene
It was so good

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Such an amazing scene

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Alright, season finale time. Now is the time for me to be current so that I might wait a year or so and suffer like everyone else waiting for the next season.

After that lovely little visit, Saul's much more forthcoming about the true nature of the events to Kim.

Lalo makes it to the entrance to a dnd dungeon, and inside are a lot of Mexican people who treat him like a hero. With Gus' talk of assassination, I think a lot of these people might not make it to the end.

Saul puts on an act about wanting to take a day off and get pampered with Kim. Kim rightfully sees through to his true motivations that Lalo could do a lot with just a phone call, and also tears down the argument asking about the next day/week. Can't stay afraid of Lalo forever!

"It's gonna be fine, I'll see you later" RIP Kim

At the courthouse, Kim literally goes shopping for felonies. So very many backed up cases.

Nacho is the man on the inside...gets a call to open a gate at 3am. He's understandably concerned about how many people will get hurt.

Howard and Kim have a chat. Her laugh after she asks "And that's it?" is magical. Even now Howard is concerned, continually seeking to help reality penetrate to Saul's state of being. I genuinely wish he could have been successful, but that ship sailed long ago.

Nacho, meanwhile, gets to meet with everyone's favorite Don, who looks favorably upon Nacho's ambitions. Don Eladio even gets a fancy new car. Nice and red and smooth. Wish I was a druglord so I could have a car like that, but then I'd probably end up poisoned years later in an act of exceptionally well planned revenge.

This episode is slowly building up to Nacho's big decision, but while we patiently wait to get there, Saul and Kim talk a while about how to torment Howard. Poor guy :(

"best in the business" my ass. Can't even handle one little Mexican John McClane. Very fun scene to watch, and Lalo deserves better than just a routine assassination. Probably gonna have to be Nacho that ends him. Maybe both at the same time.

Even Saul has some slight hint of a limit to his underhanded tactics. Howard, even in Saul's eyes, is not worthy of being disbarred. But Kim seems to really kinda sorta want to do it. Season 6 is gonna be full of sadness ;_;

Episode ends with a quite pissed off Lalo...I feel for whoever is on the receiving end of his wrath. Which is definitely going to be at least Nacho because Lalo has an eye for detail and did not see Nacho among the living or dead.


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Finally we can post the best Saul memes

https://www.reddit.com/r/betterCallSaul/comments/g1cp44/the_tension_in_this_scene_then_the_phone_call/

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the lalo action sequence i actually felt was a bit overly predictable/trope-y, and i think a lot of people would agree.

kim leaping off the deep end felt a little weird but i'm excited to see where it goes!

(edit) also, kim's finger guns exactly mirror saul's at the end of S4.
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