Better Call Saul thread

Discussion in 'TV Board' started by Sterling A, Apr 8, 2015.

  1. Jean-Ralphio

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    I love that Mike gets a bullshit job title but gets so bored he does the work anyways.

    just to post it in the right thread too.
     
  2. SugarShaun

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    How long was the episode?

    I went to go watch on demand but it says it was 2 hours and 15 minutes so didn’t want to start tonight and recorded next showing but that’s only set for like 70 minutes
     
  3. cutig

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    Normal hour long block
     
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  4. Shawn Hunter

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    For some reason the AMC app decided to include Lodge 49 in the same on-demand showing.
     
  5. bigred77

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    Trying to push a new show on you
     
  6. MrOutlaw

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    Holy shit... she’s gets an Emmy nom this season, right?
     
  7. southlick

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    Fucking intense shit
     
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  8. jcb.2

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    Came here to post this. Holy F that was good.
     
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  10. Juicy Locke

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    Loved how they filmed them walking out from above the trucks as they passed each row.
     
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  11. Gunners

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    Thoughts
    Jimmy's first interview was great
    Love Kim and wanna marry her
    This show is every bit as good as BB
    Gus is a monster, it is TV but Walt taking him down was a great accomplishment

    I love this fucking show
     
  12. blind dog

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    I wasn’t really a fan of jimmy not taking job, why?

    Mike is just awesome, glad he wasn’t just doing all that shit out of boredom as it was out of character. Also as always fuck Lydia

    Kim and Gus both went hard in the paint, fantastic tv
     
  13. NCHusker

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    Holy fuck what an episode

    The progression of Howard from straight douche antagonist to sympathetic man trying to do his best has been masterful. Vintage Gilligan
     
  14. NCHusker

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    What I love most about Howard is that he himself hasn't changed at all. It's just our perception of him has changed as we've learned more information about him. That's really well-crafted storytelling
     
  15. EdmondDantes

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    Man this show is fantastic. Gus is a complete sociopath, I love seeing the inner workings of his empire before Walter came along.

    Kim is absolutely awesome too, although I have no idea why she stays with Jimmy.
     
  16. NCHusker

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    he's still got a little bit of his lovable scamp thing going but I think that well will run dry pretty soon
     
  17. EdmondDantes

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    You guys think she will just up and leave him or tragedy will befall her? I'm predicting she dies in this show as blowback from one of Jimmys schemes.
     
  18. MrOutlaw

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    Storytelling and fantastic acting IMO
     
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  19. Henry Blake

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    Tragic death seems likely.
     
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  20. Jean-Ralphio

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    He didnt take the job because they bought his scheme. He doesnt wanna be a sucker like they are, like his dad were and like he was becoming to Chuck. This was a pretty important moment and could very well be the last time he tries to do the right thing.

    Here is what Sepinwall said. He obviously says it a lot better than i do.

    He comes shockingly close to saying exactly that, but only after he’s gotten the job and realized how little he wants it, scolding his befuddled would-be employers by pointing out how easily they let themselves be snowed by a man they never properly vetted: “I could be a serial killer! I could be the guy who pees in your coffee pot!” Why does Jimmy do this? Self-loathing in the wake of Chuck’s suicide? The same allergy to the straight life that led him to blow up the sweet job with Davis and Main? He’s at such an emotional crossroads that even he doesn’t seem entirely sure what he’s doing and why — because as soon as he’s stormed out of Neff’s office, Jimmy places a call about the next job on his list, and later seems genuinely enthusiastic with Kim about some of the other leads.
     
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  21. Jean-Ralphio

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    Kim is so god damn perfect and its gonna be awful to watch whatever happens to her. theres no doubt in my mind that she’s a pawn in completely stepping on the viewers throat sometime down the line.

    Howard is taking some damn beatings these last couple of episodes. Howard is a brilliantly written character.

    I somehow found the Gus parts the least entertaining thats really saying something because that fucker gives me chills all the way to the core. The ending was great the other stuff was just even better.

    Lydia looked a lot better 5 years ago, but i mean id still infiltrate her warehouse with or without ID.
     
  22. Emma

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    Kim's conversation with Howard

    Oh my goodness
     
  23. Gunners

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    Some of the scenes with Chuck were great but glad that fucker is dead
     
  24. Jean-Ralphio

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    A lot of the scenes with him were great. His time had come. He needed to die to push Jimmy into Saul so it all makes sense.
     
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  25. Quailman

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    Show is so damn good. Twins saying “hablan” in the hospital made me chuckle
     
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  26. Sterling A

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    Best show on TV without a doubt. Always a twist and you almost never see it coming

    Kim will unfortunately die tragically. There is zero chance she is alive during BB and Saul doesnt try to find her/win her back, etc...

    Kim is the sole reason Jimmy turns into Saul (not chuck like a lot of people think/thought)

     
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  27. Jean-Ralphio

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    I agree that something horrible will happen to Kim, but we dont see Saul doing personal shit in BB so i dont think thats really an argument for her being dead.
     
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  28. Sterling A

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    No I'm not saying he kills her by any means. In fact I'm saying the complete opposite, that she dies or someone kills her horribly and that's how he becomes saul because hes lost her
     
  29. three stacks

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    she doesn’t have to die for him to become Saul. not saying she won’t, but that’s not the only logical conclusion out of all of this
     
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  30. Sterling A

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    I know that, just giving my opinion on what I think will happen. Obviously I could be way off
     
  31. Jean-Ralphio

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    Where did you get that i think Saul kills her? no way he kills her.
     
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  32. blind dog

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    Rewatching and during copier interview he says he worked with the 6500 back in Chicago and the guy mentions fake $5 bills printed. Did slipping jimmy ever print fake money? His expression kinda made me think he did
     
  33. Sterling A

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    There was something in season 1 (BCS) about counterfeit cash "Big Ricky"
     
  34. Jean-Ralphio

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    I thought it was clear as day that he used it for exactly that.
     
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  35. blind dog

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    That was the crazy fucker that wanted to start his own country and tried to pay Jimmy with money with his face on it
     
  36. BellottiBold

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    The way Jimmy completely perks up after hearing that Roger is so burdened (which in effects removes for him any possibility that *he* is in any way culpable too) was quite good. So too was the typically quiet Gus-rage of realizing somebody else was making decisions to punish Hector. Loved Mike infiltrating Madrigal (obviously). Lydia being too short sighted (and Gus too for that matter) to appreciate at the very least the self serving brilliance of Mike doing his thing bugged me a little.
     
  37. Jean-Ralphio

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    How was Gus short sighted?
     
  38. BellottiBold

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    Sorry...
    Just that, the conversation he has with Lydia leaves one with the impression that they both didn't see the merit to what Mike was doing. I would hope that Gus could at the very least see that Mike's decision was firmly rooted in self-preservation, and in turn continued smooth operations. Gus acquiesces ("get him a badge") but he shouldn't have let Lydia trip about it in the first place imo.
     
  39. Jean-Ralphio

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    Not sure i agree. IIRC Nothing made it seem like Gus had anything to do with Lydia asking Mike to stop by. she called him after and wanted to see him so she could tell about what mike did, he didnt wanna waste his time and when she tells him he’s like give him a keycard.
     
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  40. BellottiBold

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    I just figured she doesn't do anything without Gus approving, but you might be right.
     
  41. Jean-Ralphio

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    That could be the case we really dont know. But my way of thinking is that Gus doesnt really care too much about madrigal, Lydia obviously did and she wanted to fix it but called Gus when she found out she couldnt. Thats at least my way of thinking on that one.
     
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  42. MrOutlaw

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    That letter was clearly written years ago while Jimmy was still in mail room, right?
     
  43. blind dog

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    Singing a periodic table song is the most Gale thing ever
     
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  44. blind dog

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    Not sure but by Kim's reaction I think she either switched old letter with what was supposed to be in there or gave him a fake one
     
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  45. Gustavo Fring

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    I got the impression the complete lack of emotion and care from Jimmy is beginning to raise some red flags.
     
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  46. MrOutlaw

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    Agree. I thought it was that the letter was written when chuck likely first got sick/mentally ill and thought he may die. Then he didn’t have the consideration or love for jimmy to even rewrite it from years prior. And the fact that jimmy didn’t react to that slight at all was troublesome.
     
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  47. Jean-Ralphio

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    What in the world would make her do that based on what we know about her?

    Its clearly this.
     
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  48. Jean-Ralphio

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    So i look around online and a lot of people actually think she forged the letter. Theres absolutely no way.
     
  49. Sterling A

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    Ya something is up with that letter and huge red flag that Jimmy is shrugging it off for this long now. Cant wait to see what's up
     
  50. beist

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    My first reaction was that she switched the letter too. Just something about the way she was acting. i agree the other theory makes more sense.
     
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