Better Call Saul ***Spoilers***

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

The 'Talk' episode seemed a bit 'filler-ish' and background building.
The Kim law angle it is fairly obvious she is going to turn on Masse Verde and work for the other side?
The good guys as she sees it?
I was suppose it was intentionally dragged out to make it seem mundane.
The same goes for the Jimmy angle it intentionally dragged made the viewer bored along with Jimmy.
I was unclear as to why he refused the job then decided to take it on the back of what Kim said.
The stars of this episode were Nacho and Mike.
I am starting to see Nacho as a younger version of Mike.
The Mike storyline was great the opening sequence flashback (thinking of Matty) the way Mike got emotional Stacey was talking - worrying about forgetting Matt.
He then lost the plot with Alex as a result.

Now the groundwork is laid -

Jimmy is bored going legit.

Kim thinks she is working for the wrong side.

Nacho is screwed.

Mike has attention to detail in everything he does in personal or work-life.

What is wrong with what mesa verde are doing and why was she just "observing"the judge?
A fascinating episode as always but would love just to binge watch it like i did for the previous three seasons

RobbingBandit wrote: »

That mobile phone shop front looks like Sauls office in Breaking Bad location

I did think that too

every episode is unique now, but kim jimmy part was total drag, not sure whats the story with kim getting emotional and changing views etc but seems boring atm.


Salamanca brothers was best highlight, such a unique combo and simple no words hardcore action.


Gus mike scene seemed weak, Mike seemed off, and i presumed Gus had knew of nacho and what he might be up to way before the two met thou seeing Gus saying hes not over to Nacho gives some hope that he might stay around for longer, or not have tragic end, as others have speculated from BB that Saul was scared of person which could be pressumed as nacho maybe ?

like the theory of the phone shop being his office even thou now remembering series the main door would been at the left corner side not the middle but it does reasemble his office from BB once its pimped out.

RobbingBandit wrote: »

That mobile phone shop front looks like Sauls office in Breaking Bad location

Agreed.

Its been years but that office block the phone shop is in totally reminded me of BB. Think sauls office was a corner office?
I kept on thinking that that office is just off screen to the right! During his time in the phone shop maybe a space becomes available to rent and saul moves in...we shall see!

Yeah. Gone back to a snail's pace, but still so well put together and the script is so good that I'm loving it.

The painted sign on the phone shop was amusing. I imagine he will have some legal angle to the selling of the phones, maybe he will come up with some sort of loophole about privacy laws, every dodgy lad in town should be flocking to the shop. I can picture the phone company seeing sales are up 1000% and then want rid of him for attracting the wrong clients.

I remember in BB they were constantly smashing phones.

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

Mike's son was killed by other 'dirty cops' in his precinct when he was a police officer.
, because he did not want to accept dirty money.

http://breakingbad.wikia.com/wiki/Matt_Ehrmantraut

Mike also feels guilty because he made his son into a 'dirty cop', even though Matt wanted to do the right thing.



That is great spot I would not have noticed this all all.

Thanks, it was his voice that twigged it as his appearance obviously is very different.

There's something a bit 'off' about this season. I can't quite put my finger on it. It's a bit more disjointed. With the Chuck/HMM story having run its course, the writers had to switch focus and maybe it's just a question of them finding their feet again.

Or maybe it's that usually in a show, there's a link between all of the characters. It's a bit strange that we have a major character like Kim who, four seasons in, still has zero connection or interplay with other major characters like Mike. I know that stuff works in other shows like Game of Thrones but that's on a completely different scale and the small town feel to Saul doesn't lend itself to it as much.

It could be the fact that we're watching a show that we know is going to link up to another one and there's a sense of anticipation and expectancy rather than just letting this one run off its own steam. Plus Jimmy is not doing a whole lot right now, although that will obviously change soon.

It's still highly enjoyable though, and I reckon from next week on the pace will pick up quite a bit. I don't know how Nacho can ever relax again in his whole life, the man is being put through the mill. Good to see the brothers in action even if that whole scene was a little OTT. The cops in Albuquerque take their time in responding to gunfire that's for sure!

De Bhál wrote: »

I spotted the judge she was speaking to was Neelix from Voyager for any Star Trek Fans out there.

That’s who he was! I knew I had seen him before and I meant to lMDB him afterwards.

Another great ep.

Slower than previous or as the Jimmy/Kim stuff was but finding hard to agree with anyone cling it boring or slow with the twins taking down an entire compound themselves.

I got the impression Jimmy would do anything to get out of therapy hence the uturn on the job.

Gonna miss this when it's gone. Such a beautiful show in every way.

I assumed initially (from last ep) that Kim was actually attracted to the idea of the masa vareday expansion and her role.

The soul searching speech from Judge Neelix (Star Trek Voyager) now makes me think otherwise.

Not sure what her issue is if so. They were never a small company iirc? Now just alot bigger.