Better Call Saul

Yep 👍

Episode one is tonight apparently.

Is it an episode a week?

Is it an episode a week?

Yeah that’s what Netflix says, but they appear to have put two out this week?

Thanks for the heads up. Will watch it tonight.

Just the first 2 episodes up so far. I like to wait 🙂

Yeah that’s what Netflix says, but they appear to have put two out this week?

Streaming providers often do that.

E1 was as great as ever but I wish I’d refreshed myself as I took a little long for me to recall what happened.

After a cursory glance at the episode list, I think I need to rewatch the last couple of episodes of S5. The last I remember was Jimmy wandering in the desert half-dead.

i did watch the final ep of S5 again last night before the two new ones… definitely worth your while!

👍 ta.

Yeah if you can certainly do that.

Apparently the first episode is a two parter. I watched a season 1-5 recap on YouTube which was useful and was only 20 minutes.

Watched the first two last night. Brilliant. Building up to a superb finale.

I’m getting distinct “Kim is the bad apple” vibes

I think at best Kim is banged up for a very long time, mayyybe in hiding but probably banged up or dead.
The curious case of Benjamin Ehrmantraut is getting a bit of a stretch to take seriously….

The curious case of Benjamin Ehrmantraut is getting a bit of a stretch to take seriously….

Runs in the family though, his granddaughter is practically a time lord.

What do we make of the theory that meth head Wendy in BB is actually a degenerate Kim Wexler!? 😀

Ummm, sorry but….

I’m trying to like it but it just seems really dull. Is it just me?

It’s not dull, it’s just a very slow build up. Patience is key

I thought

Spoiler for

Nacho was in Breaking Bad, so was surprised by this week’s episode

. Am I misremembering?

Am I misremembering?

His name was mentioned but he didn’t appear in person.

I thought that too, so much so I had to Google the cast list

Rhea Seehorn (Kim) Directed last night’s episode which was all over the shop but eventually connected the dots, and had one or two brilliant scenes.

Ep3 Rock and Hard place – was fantastic though.

BCS is one episode a week as it shares a deal with the cable channel AMC, rather than being totally exclusive to netflix.

It’s not dull, it’s just a very slow build up. Patience is key

Absolutely, it takes time to piece things together, often goes off at a tangent and uses minimal dialogue.

It’s totally unique and refreshing, and the tonal shifts can often catch you off guard (whimsical humour one minute and cartel bloodshed another.)

I absolutely love it for being so utterly true to itself.

But it’s not got wide appeal in the same way some series have.

(The cinematography is fantastic too.)

I don’t think my #prayingforkim has helped,she’s trapped in Jimmy’s orbit with the last of her goodness being hacked away. It’s going to end badly.

I don’t think my #prayingforkim has helped,she’s trapped in Jimmy’s orbit with the last of her goodness being hacked away. It’s going to end badly.

They seem as bad (or good) as each other at this point.

Great to see BCS again anyway, even with the Howard sub-plot ringing a bit false at this point, it’s still head-and-shoulders above most TV.

The curious case of Benjamin Ehrmantraut is getting a bit of a stretch to take seriously

I’m hoping the next spin-off show is about Mike as a younger man, played by the same actor obvs.

The last one was super Kim is just as bad a jimmy. she knows……
As for spin offs mikes story as a cop? But it’s all about Gus Fring for me that man has a past.

hoping the next spin-off show is about Mike as a younger man, played by the same actor obvs.

Obvs.

But it’s all about Gus Fring for me that man has a past.

They did cover the reason he hates the cartel so much in a previous series of BCS, his former partner (business & romantic) was killed by Don Eladio & Hector.

Maybe a series about him as a younger man in Chile though? Still played by Giancarlo, naturally.

😀

Can see it ending with Salamanca killing Kim

Me too cougar. Could have sworn it and also resorted to Google to be put straight… Weird.

Great to see BCS again anyway, even with the Howard sub-plot ringing a bit false at this point, it’s still head-and-shoulders above most TV.

Yep, it reminds me of Westworld. Lots of fantastic actors and scenes, but utter nonsense if you stop to think about the details.

The whole show is ‘what happened to Kim?’ for me now, since we know the future of all the other characters.

I’m hoping she goes off and is reunited with Jimmy in the Cinnabon future.

Can see it ending with Salamanca killing Kim

I dont think so as Saul/Jimmy is the same personality/character wise in BB and doesnt come across as someone who’s wife was killed by cartel.

Maybe Kim goes into hiding like Saul did?
When does Saul meet the guy that makes people disappear?

Howard learns of Kim’s part in Jimmy’s schemes against him, flies into a rage (based on part on the feelings of love he’s had for her but been unable to voice) and kills her with a blow from an overstarched shirt just collected from dry cleaning by Kim’s old pa

I loved Saul/Jimmy’s Howard disguise and the complement from his accomplice on his hairdo. Kim’s deepening enthusiasm of the bad stuff and her eagerness to do the pro-bono work is a nicely worked-up thread but which way will she go…?

Maybe Kim goes into hiding like Saul did?
When does Saul meet the guy that makes people disappear?

That’s going to be a bit of a struggle to bring his character back 😉

Saul to kill Kim in choice between love and crime.

That’s my theory.

i just think the Saul from early Breaking Bad episodes would be less chipper if Kim was dead…?

cant really see any other outcome tho sadly, Lalo is still on the prowl…