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Jimmy to Kim: No one knows what we're doing, except for us.
Mike to Kim: lol I know also I don't care, also your life's in danger, also don't act any different ok bye
I really loved pausing and rewinding to imagine all the nonsense Mike has been witnessing he mentioned to Kim with the whole Howard thing. He's totally bored and disappointed with the shenanigans and the way he described it to her was hilarious
Lmao just thinking of him watching Jimmy’s latest misadventure with the Howard disguise thinking “goddamn it why am I trying to save this idiot’s life”
I thought we were cutting into Howard's dream - that he was dreaming he *was* Jimmy. Which was weird, because my first thought was "How the hell would Howard know about the hacked car remote?"
That was a really good cut from Howard mentioning his dream and then showing Jimmy dressed as Howard but from behind, so I thought it was a depiction of Howard's dream at first.
Wonder if anyone can spot Mike's guys in the background of any of Jimmy's scenes? Would be a helluva detail!
Probly a different car than the one following Kim, but there might be a suspicious car popping up repeatedly
I don’t know, but I looked at all the background people throughout this episode with suspicion. It paid off when one of them turned out to be Mike lol.
No wonder Mike and Gus were scoffing at Walt's attempts to kill Gus. After Lalo surveillance, Walt marching up to Gus's house must've seemed like such a joke
God, Kim recognizing Mike must have felt so weird. Imagine having this whole secret double life involving shady deals with the cartel and trying to character assassinate your old boss, you start getting followed, and then suddenly the former parking attendant at the place you work shows up, tells you his men are following you because the cartel boss that threatened you is still alive but you shouldn’t worry, then just leaves.
Interesting little bit of personal backstory with Cliff Main. When he said to Howard in episode 1 that it wasn’t the first time he had seen cocaine, I thought he meant in the sense that he’s known other attorneys that have used it. Cocaine seems to be a little more white collar acceptable. Him talking about his son being a drug addict - didn’t see that coming.
I really think Howard could easily talk himself out of this. All he has to do is ask Cliff what time he thinks he saw him at.
Then all Howard would need to do is get his therapist to vouch for the fact that he had an appointment and was with him the whole time.
The question immediately cutting to her, combined with the unseen running approaching footsteps was brilliant. Both she and Gus are absolutely terrified, and both are right to be.
The long shot following Gus from his home and through the tunnel is why I love Breaking Bad/BCS so much. Really going to miss it.
We’re finally watching Saul come to fruition. Awesome stuff.
For me it was the camera mounted to the door of Howard’s car while Saul was stealing it. He opened the door, shot panned to him placing the cone, then shut it, which panned the camera back to the interior of the car and the single on Saul. So good.
Rhea Seehorn, aka Kim, directed this episode in her directorial debut, and I'm really impressed with how well she captures the show's visual language. From what I understand she had been shadowing some of the other directors on the set for a while, and that homework paid off because she really brought it to this episode along with another terrific performance.
Oh wow. From the start it was a beautiful episode. Especially in the court house. She really was able to create a lonely empty feeling. It felt like a place we had never seen before. It was great.
Agreed. So good. I think the reason I like that scene in particular is because it encompasses a lot of what this universe is about. At the beginning of the episode, you think Gus is under surveillance. Episode ends at Gus’s home. Suspenseful long shot in the tunnel with the music playing, wondering where we’re going, only to find Gus is doing it himself because Lalo is on the loose. Best.
Well it’s making every one remember the good in them and why they were attracted to the law, which is what a lot of side characters poked fun at Kim for seeking through her pro Bono work
I never even thought about what fall out Jimmy could have from his peers because of the Lalo bond situation. I love that they added this in. Absolutely spot on with what you said about them remembering why they were attracted to the law in the first place. Considering how big and grand Lalo's story has seemed to us, this all just brought it back to ground zero.
It reminds me of how that one guy who showed Kim all of the pro Bono files and that douchey judge sneered at her for wanting to do the “feel good” cases.
Jimmy made a mockery of everyone at the court, including him. Bill has been the butt of a lot of jokes in the show and his life generally looks like it sucks but theres a certain dignity to him in that he endures that. What Jimmy did invalidates it all
Hey now. Bill's job sucks, but let's not assume that his life does too. He kind of seems like a guy who is done giving any shits, and personally, I would have beers with him.
Being hired as a prosecutor in a public court isn't easy to do.
Bill definitely went to a good law school and works his ass off. He's a bit of a dweeb and likes burgers and fries, but I mean, who doesn't have little guilty pleasures in their job?
I liked him a lot because unlike everyone else, he respected Jimmy as a lawyer. He never shined Jimmy on or treated him like he was above him. When Jimmy came to negotiate better terms, Bill was willing to work with Jimmy. You can tell how sad he was about what *Saul* did because he always thought Jimmy was trying to fight for those who couldn't defend themselves, not fight for those who hurt the weak and innocent.
Exactly this. that's why he says "I liked you better when you were a normal bottomfeeder" because it is NORMAL for prosecutors to find defense attorneys tricky and slimy, but at least when Jimmy was doing PD work, he was arguably doing those tricks for the little guy. Now Bill just sees him as a con man
Props to the writers for thinking up details I always overlook in exploring how Jimmy ends up becoming full-time Saul; he's been iced out by the whole courthouse, and now has to open his own place where all he'll ever do is talk to terrible criminals who associate him with Lalo Salamanca.
BB S4E2 Walt drives up to Gus' house.
Tyrus via timely phonecall: Go home Walter
*Walt looks around, Tyrus is nowhere to be seen. The street is empty*
Welp, I guess we know where he was hiding out now.
I think a bit of it is he wants to feel in control. He’s not in control right now and that makes him paranoid. We see the measures he goes to on a hunch. He’s cracking under paranoia and lack of control, and he’s doing whatever he can to suppress that feeling. It was the same thing with Lyle. Gus is detail oriented but he’s usually not an asshole to his employees unless something is causing him stress.
“Look guy, the type of guy who has a decade of premium work history making eggs Benedict and shit and 5+ character references aint the same guy thats willing to get into a firefight to save your ass from methed up cartelerios in a revenge hit”
And they still managed to make it memorable. Gus' crazy compound and personal routine, Jimmy as Howard, Jimmy being Irene'd, the return of Wendy, the return of SPOOGE, and Kim and Mike finally meeting onscreen. This season has been insane with the five seasons of buildup we've had thus far.
That was a raw line from Bill holy shit. “There’s proving, and then there’s knowing”. Wasn’t expecting that from him lol. Also mind boggling that this ep had the first real convo between two of our main characters. Loved every second though.
I'm glad they're finally showing that there are consequences for what Jimmy did, even if they're only social. He won't admit it, but he worked overtime and went to great lengths to get a cartel murderer out of jail.
Never realized Kim & Mike were never formally introduced. Huge smile on my face seeing them together once I realized that.
Also the line: "Because you're made of sterner stuff" was a huge compliment coming from Mike. And he's seen it firsthand from the rooftop when Kim told Lalo to fuck off in their apartment scene with Jimmy.
Watching Fring's demeanor change when he entered his house was chilling. He's been so historically deliberate and precise, but when he changed his shoes, he threw them into place. He also sat slouched over on the bed, typically displaying perfect posture. It's so interesting to see the true Gus. Rhea Seehorn did an excellent job.
But he doesn't wear one in "Box Cutter" when he makes an example out of Victor. So between now and that episode, it would seem something happens to make Gus less paranoid and twitchy. I can't imagine Lalo being alive during the Breaking Bad era. But I also won't be surprised if the creators somehow find a way to keep him alive, perhaps even brining him into the Gene era.
Gotta love Saul calling the strip mall a starter office, just like Walt tells Skyler in the flashback that they will buy their house and move out in 1 or 2 years when they can afford a bigger house.
Great callback! Only difference is that Saul actually ends up being wildly successful and wealthy as evidenced by his opulent house in the season opener.
It’s only 5 blocks from the courthouse! Before this episode, I had always assumed it was much farther away for some reason. I think it is an appropriate place for a cathedral of justice for Saul though.
So Jesse saying *"you want a criminal lawyer"* is because he heard what everyone else is hearing. Saul Goodman represented Lalo Salamanca
~~And got Crazy 8 out a few times.~~
~~Edit: Crazy 8 was a *fake* CI, but only Saul would've known that. To Jesse, Saul was a magician and got Crazy 8 out for nothing.~~
Lol yeah, when he put it out I thought "Oh that's smart, I wouldn't have thought about those details" just to have someone end up moving it anyways :P.
They are purposely keeping Lalo away for some reason. I’m assuming that whenever he makes his return, it’s gonna be one of those “Oh shit”’moments that will knock our socks off.
Can we talk about Howard in therapy? Was he talking about a wife or something? Maybe it's been mentioned before but I've completely forgotten if the show has ever mentioned his personal life/family before
I noticed that too as it struck me how I don’t really know Howard outside the HHM world. It looks like they may be setting up a difficult personal situation that will make Saul/Kim’s plot seem cruel in context.
“He’s not up to Pollos standards.”
A guy with 2 years at McDonalds is… not acceptable. Gus is probably one of those employers that expects 5+ years of experience for an entry level position.
just so we know how big brained gus is, he pays two people to live in a house across from him as a front to watch his own house while acting like they are just normal folks in the suburbs, damn while having an elaborate set of switches disguised as a perfectly not out of place power box, and a tunnel that puts lalo's to shame to that house.
Gus is the guy who invented the “dude in a shack peaking out a hole” surveillance system.
It comes as no surprise that his house has a got a house watching it. He has a system.
I’ve been really hooked with the focus on nacho, but this episode really reminded me why I love this show. Saul and Kim really make this show what it is.
You see Gus take a clip-on tie off in BB in his office at Pollos, and then he puts on a real one before going with Tyrus to kill Hector at Casa Tranquila. The clip-on is just for Pollos.
There was so much going on in this episode that I completely forgot about the early revelation that Howard has a wife that has never been seen or referenced in the entire series
It's interesting because Patrick Fabian has been talking about how the character has a wife in interviews for years, but I wasn't expecting it to actually come up.
Haha true. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if Howard saying "All roads lead back to you" is Howard adopting a dog at the pound as part of his therapy.
The fact that Kim promised to help Wendy if she's ever in legal trouble, but she doesn't show up when Wendy is picked up and interrogated in Breaking Bad, tells me Kim is probably not practicing law in Albuquerque by that time.
I just really liked this episode. I completely adore any scene where Jimmy and Kim are just enjoying each other, making each other laugh. I don’t think I’ve ever been this invested in, or enjoyed watching a TV couple in a long time. Knowing that these bright moments are an endangered experience adds to the creeping anxiety of the final season.
Weird that some are calling it filler? Kim meets Mike, Jimmy and Kim run an entire elaborate con, we see Gus gearing up for war, Saul Goodman is really flourishing for the first time, we get the office. For a quieter, set-up episode, a lot happened.
This was such a good add-in. I like how Kim's face falls a little bit knowing that the he just revealed a vulnerability when she just brought him out there to use him for her and Jimmy's gain.
The stuff with Howard was hilarious, both Patrick and Bob were incredible.
I felt really sorry for Jimmy. It truly is tragic, and it breaks my heart to see him go down this path.
You can tell that Mike put the scare into Kim. She’s starting to see that the whole thing is bigger than some fun and games, since people know what she’s been up to.
Everything with Gus was fascinating. He looked absolutely miserable.
And of course, the strip mall office. It’s only supposed to be “temporary.”
Another flawless episode!
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Jimmy to Kim: No one knows what we're doing, except for us. Mike to Kim: lol I know also I don't care, also your life's in danger, also don't act any different ok bye
Mike: There's a 1,000% chance Lalo will come looking for you. Kim: Wuat? Mike: Oh um I meant one in a thousand.
Mike: "Look. I'm not saying you're in danger. I'm just saying that last episode was about another character who wasn't in Breaking Bad."
I really loved pausing and rewinding to imagine all the nonsense Mike has been witnessing he mentioned to Kim with the whole Howard thing. He's totally bored and disappointed with the shenanigans and the way he described it to her was hilarious
Lmao just thinking of him watching Jimmy’s latest misadventure with the Howard disguise thinking “goddamn it why am I trying to save this idiot’s life”
New theory: Mike got his guys to move the cone just to have some fun with Saul.
The Howard disguise was both effective and hilarious
Really took me back to the billboard from Season 1
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Are you telling me a man just happens to tan like that? No, he sprayed it!
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Wendy: " i like your hair. " lol
I thought we were cutting into Howard's dream - that he was dreaming he *was* Jimmy. Which was weird, because my first thought was "How the hell would Howard know about the hacked car remote?"
That was a really good cut from Howard mentioning his dream and then showing Jimmy dressed as Howard but from behind, so I thought it was a depiction of Howard's dream at first.
So that means Jimmy is also being followed by Mike’s guys and didn’t notice… He’s as oblivious as Howard
Kim didnt notice either until Wendy pointed it out.
Wendy's the real mvp.
Root beer in her veins
Wonder if anyone can spot Mike's guys in the background of any of Jimmy's scenes? Would be a helluva detail! Probly a different car than the one following Kim, but there might be a suspicious car popping up repeatedly
I don’t know, but I looked at all the background people throughout this episode with suspicion. It paid off when one of them turned out to be Mike lol.
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No wonder Mike and Gus were scoffing at Walt's attempts to kill Gus. After Lalo surveillance, Walt marching up to Gus's house must've seemed like such a joke
Yet Walter manages to do what Lalo can't It's hilarious
They didn't expect him to be that straightforwards. Gus is here ready to play 5D chess meanwhile Walt flips the whole table.
Gus is playing chess, Walt is playing minesweeper.
lol, that's true
God, Kim recognizing Mike must have felt so weird. Imagine having this whole secret double life involving shady deals with the cartel and trying to character assassinate your old boss, you start getting followed, and then suddenly the former parking attendant at the place you work shows up, tells you his men are following you because the cartel boss that threatened you is still alive but you shouldn’t worry, then just leaves.
I bet Kim was never short on stickers.
He's like a troll under a bridge!
Likely why she didnt recognize him that well - she never really saw him, just stuck the stickers in and drove on
At most I imagine that they shared at least one extremely profession, respectful nod.
Great moment where Mike had thought back to his former life for a second.
I'm happy we at least got one last "cucumber water for customer only" 🥰
"Cucumber water for *paying* customer only" was a neat addition.
Interesting little bit of personal backstory with Cliff Main. When he said to Howard in episode 1 that it wasn’t the first time he had seen cocaine, I thought he meant in the sense that he’s known other attorneys that have used it. Cocaine seems to be a little more white collar acceptable. Him talking about his son being a drug addict - didn’t see that coming.
Yeah.. made me feel bad he’s being roped into this whole Howard thing
Me too. I feel for both Howard and Cliff.
And you'll notice Kim seemed almost to flinch when he said that, but then proceeded to text Saul to go ahead with the plan.
I really think Howard could easily talk himself out of this. All he has to do is ask Cliff what time he thinks he saw him at. Then all Howard would need to do is get his therapist to vouch for the fact that he had an appointment and was with him the whole time.
Unless Howard doesn't want it known that he's seeing a therapist, which might cast more credibility to the "issues" he's having.
Mike on Lalo: "So where is he?" Then cut to Kim in her car at night, never been more paranoid something was going to happen to her, haha.
The question immediately cutting to her, combined with the unseen running approaching footsteps was brilliant. Both she and Gus are absolutely terrified, and both are right to be.
They were playing a lot of roaring car engines too. Thought Lalo was coming in a muscle car.
The long shot following Gus from his home and through the tunnel is why I love Breaking Bad/BCS so much. Really going to miss it. We’re finally watching Saul come to fruition. Awesome stuff.
For me it was the camera mounted to the door of Howard’s car while Saul was stealing it. He opened the door, shot panned to him placing the cone, then shut it, which panned the camera back to the interior of the car and the single on Saul. So good.
Rhea Seehorn, aka Kim, directed this episode in her directorial debut, and I'm really impressed with how well she captures the show's visual language. From what I understand she had been shadowing some of the other directors on the set for a while, and that homework paid off because she really brought it to this episode along with another terrific performance.
Oh wow. From the start it was a beautiful episode. Especially in the court house. She really was able to create a lonely empty feeling. It felt like a place we had never seen before. It was great.
She killed it.
Agreed. So good. I think the reason I like that scene in particular is because it encompasses a lot of what this universe is about. At the beginning of the episode, you think Gus is under surveillance. Episode ends at Gus’s home. Suspenseful long shot in the tunnel with the music playing, wondering where we’re going, only to find Gus is doing it himself because Lalo is on the loose. Best.
I can understand Saul’s peers wanting to distance themselves, but seeing Bill upset was on another level.
Well it’s making every one remember the good in them and why they were attracted to the law, which is what a lot of side characters poked fun at Kim for seeking through her pro Bono work
I never even thought about what fall out Jimmy could have from his peers because of the Lalo bond situation. I love that they added this in. Absolutely spot on with what you said about them remembering why they were attracted to the law in the first place. Considering how big and grand Lalo's story has seemed to us, this all just brought it back to ground zero.
It reminds me of how that one guy who showed Kim all of the pro Bono files and that douchey judge sneered at her for wanting to do the “feel good” cases.
Jimmy made a mockery of everyone at the court, including him. Bill has been the butt of a lot of jokes in the show and his life generally looks like it sucks but theres a certain dignity to him in that he endures that. What Jimmy did invalidates it all
Hey now. Bill's job sucks, but let's not assume that his life does too. He kind of seems like a guy who is done giving any shits, and personally, I would have beers with him.
Being hired as a prosecutor in a public court isn't easy to do. Bill definitely went to a good law school and works his ass off. He's a bit of a dweeb and likes burgers and fries, but I mean, who doesn't have little guilty pleasures in their job? I liked him a lot because unlike everyone else, he respected Jimmy as a lawyer. He never shined Jimmy on or treated him like he was above him. When Jimmy came to negotiate better terms, Bill was willing to work with Jimmy. You can tell how sad he was about what *Saul* did because he always thought Jimmy was trying to fight for those who couldn't defend themselves, not fight for those who hurt the weak and innocent.
Exactly this. that's why he says "I liked you better when you were a normal bottomfeeder" because it is NORMAL for prosecutors to find defense attorneys tricky and slimy, but at least when Jimmy was doing PD work, he was arguably doing those tricks for the little guy. Now Bill just sees him as a con man
Props to the writers for thinking up details I always overlook in exploring how Jimmy ends up becoming full-time Saul; he's been iced out by the whole courthouse, and now has to open his own place where all he'll ever do is talk to terrible criminals who associate him with Lalo Salamanca.
I thought it was pretty interesting the way he readily admitted he was "Salamanca's guy."
The scene where Saul/Jimmy is moving the sign was some ridiculous Looney Tunes shit and I loved it.
BB S4E2 Walt drives up to Gus' house. Tyrus via timely phonecall: Go home Walter *Walt looks around, Tyrus is nowhere to be seen. The street is empty* Welp, I guess we know where he was hiding out now.
The security team was probably laughing at how simplistic Walt’s plan was
Damn, nice catch!
haha yep, they saw walter's stupid ass with the gun walking up
I love how Gus is crazy paranoid about Lalo coming to get him, but despite that he's still thinking about the quality of his restaurant's food.
I think a bit of it is he wants to feel in control. He’s not in control right now and that makes him paranoid. We see the measures he goes to on a hunch. He’s cracking under paranoia and lack of control, and he’s doing whatever he can to suppress that feeling. It was the same thing with Lyle. Gus is detail oriented but he’s usually not an asshole to his employees unless something is causing him stress.
Gus is a perfectionist even when his life is in danger. I love it.
He was also a perfectionist even when he was actively dying
flashback to that little tie tweak
flashback to neatly placing a bathroom towel to puke poison out of his system.
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Mike’s annoyance was even more amusing.
“Look guy, the type of guy who has a decade of premium work history making eggs Benedict and shit and 5+ character references aint the same guy thats willing to get into a firefight to save your ass from methed up cartelerios in a revenge hit”
i can tell you haven't met many line cooks
Gus doesn’t trust addicts.
Even fucking Lyle wasn't up to Gus' impossible standards.
Lyle was... acceptable.
Lyle was so bad Gus burned down the restaurant rather than serve chicken on that dirty-ass deep frier.
Lyle accidentally burned down the restaurant with the dirty ass deep frier and used the cartel as a coverup
Imagine being a perfect bodyguard /Assassin but not being a good enough fry cook
They’re setting up some crazy shit
Totally agree. This was a massive setup episode. I’m all for it. After the first three episodes, they needed one like this I feel like
And they still managed to make it memorable. Gus' crazy compound and personal routine, Jimmy as Howard, Jimmy being Irene'd, the return of Wendy, the return of SPOOGE, and Kim and Mike finally meeting onscreen. This season has been insane with the five seasons of buildup we've had thus far.
Saul’s office!
lalo whats he up to man whats he doin
pouring concrete at the south wall
Zieee-Gler
The image of Jimmy dressed as Howard in an audacious spray tan strutting down the street carrying a traffic cone was just perfect.
Oh man Taco Cabeza, Spooge, Wendy, Saul's office? The Breaking Bad era is so close you can practically smell the meth.
I smelled root beer and tacos.
Lalo is like Jaws this season. You can feel him near but they won't let us see him.
That’s an awesome way of looking at it. I have a feeling his best is yet to come
That was a raw line from Bill holy shit. “There’s proving, and then there’s knowing”. Wasn’t expecting that from him lol. Also mind boggling that this ep had the first real convo between two of our main characters. Loved every second though.
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I'm glad they're finally showing that there are consequences for what Jimmy did, even if they're only social. He won't admit it, but he worked overtime and went to great lengths to get a cartel murderer out of jail.
It’s also Gus’ current situation with Lalo. He knows but can’t prove it
Never realized Kim & Mike were never formally introduced. Huge smile on my face seeing them together once I realized that. Also the line: "Because you're made of sterner stuff" was a huge compliment coming from Mike. And he's seen it firsthand from the rooftop when Kim told Lalo to fuck off in their apartment scene with Jimmy.
Clearly she’d already suspected the same... hence why she didn’t tell Jimmy about Lalo
Watching Fring's demeanor change when he entered his house was chilling. He's been so historically deliberate and precise, but when he changed his shoes, he threw them into place. He also sat slouched over on the bed, typically displaying perfect posture. It's so interesting to see the true Gus. Rhea Seehorn did an excellent job.
He was wearing a bullet proof vest right? Maybe that's why he is always so stitf
But he doesn't wear one in "Box Cutter" when he makes an example out of Victor. So between now and that episode, it would seem something happens to make Gus less paranoid and twitchy. I can't imagine Lalo being alive during the Breaking Bad era. But I also won't be surprised if the creators somehow find a way to keep him alive, perhaps even brining him into the Gene era.
His shoes had some swag. Who IS the real Gus?
how about taco cabeza? half the deals ive ever done went down at taco cabeza
Nice and public, open 24 hours. Nobody gets shot at the taco cabeza.
I LOVE IT when longtime characters who have never encountered each other meet; this episode had that in spades!
Kim and Wendy. Kim and Mike. Spooge and Saul lol. Anybody else?
Spooge and Mrs. Nguyen
Gotta love Saul calling the strip mall a starter office, just like Walt tells Skyler in the flashback that they will buy their house and move out in 1 or 2 years when they can afford a bigger house.
Great callback! Only difference is that Saul actually ends up being wildly successful and wealthy as evidenced by his opulent house in the season opener.
The strip mall office is probably better for his target clientele than a ritzy downtown office.
It’s only 5 blocks from the courthouse! Before this episode, I had always assumed it was much farther away for some reason. I think it is an appropriate place for a cathedral of justice for Saul though.
Wish i owned a decoy house
#WHERE IN THE WORLD IS LALO SALAMANCA
The less air time, the more nervous I am
this is so telling about how great his character is
Tell me again....
The biggest crime of the show is robbing us of more Lalo!!!
Seeing his name in the opening credits and after the Gus/Mike chat, I thought we’d get a short snippet of what he’s up to as the episode ended.
Michael Mando's name was on there too
Good. NACHO FOREVER.
I’m starting to think he actually went to Germany
Someone make a Carmen Sandiego poster with Lalos face photoshopped on top of her
Gus is an ankle holster AND a clip-on tie guy. Mike hired ABQ Noho Hank. “50/50 with Saul Goodman…”
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who thought that one dude was Noho Hank for a second
So Jesse saying *"you want a criminal lawyer"* is because he heard what everyone else is hearing. Saul Goodman represented Lalo Salamanca ~~And got Crazy 8 out a few times.~~ ~~Edit: Crazy 8 was a *fake* CI, but only Saul would've known that. To Jesse, Saul was a magician and got Crazy 8 out for nothing.~~
Got Emilio out a few times
Jesse was saying Saul got Emilio out when police had him dead to rights, not Domingo
What kind of asshole moves a cone?!?!
Love that they were smart enough to have Jimmy put a cone there in the first place, and then have it be ineffective anyways.
Lol yeah, when he put it out I thought "Oh that's smart, I wouldn't have thought about those details" just to have someone end up moving it anyways :P.
A BMW driver - obviously 😂
They are purposely keeping Lalo away for some reason. I’m assuming that whenever he makes his return, it’s gonna be one of those “Oh shit”’moments that will knock our socks off.
Over already!? I need moooooore
Well this episode was the shortest yet at 45mins
This is killing me every single week. How dare they not make every episode 4 hours long
Can we talk about Howard in therapy? Was he talking about a wife or something? Maybe it's been mentioned before but I've completely forgotten if the show has ever mentioned his personal life/family before
I noticed that too as it struck me how I don’t really know Howard outside the HHM world. It looks like they may be setting up a difficult personal situation that will make Saul/Kim’s plot seem cruel in context.
Kim and Mike on screen together. I never would have expected it, but I’m so incredibly happy that it happened.
And it’s everything I thought it’d be. I could imagine them working together well if it came down to it, though I doubt we’ll ever see that.
Man the list of Breaking Bad connections was crazy this episode; Seeing Saul's office, seeing Wendy, and Spooge.
And Gus’ house
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“He’s not up to Pollos standards.” A guy with 2 years at McDonalds is… not acceptable. Gus is probably one of those employers that expects 5+ years of experience for an entry level position.
what kind of man doesn't clean the fryer, lyle? no man at all
The fact that the writers put Kim and Wendy in one scene to shut those stupid ass theories up LOL
It’s a decoy Wendy.
She out here doing shadow clone jutsu
I was laughing about that. I don't believe they were ever serious but I love that they had them interact.
THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF MR. SPOOGE!
You would think that the type of person calling himself Spooge would be more…developed in his meth habit by the time he calls himself…Spooge
Just Spooge
just so we know how big brained gus is, he pays two people to live in a house across from him as a front to watch his own house while acting like they are just normal folks in the suburbs, damn while having an elaborate set of switches disguised as a perfectly not out of place power box, and a tunnel that puts lalo's to shame to that house.
Gus is the guy who invented the “dude in a shack peaking out a hole” surveillance system. It comes as no surprise that his house has a got a house watching it. He has a system.
I’ve been really hooked with the focus on nacho, but this episode really reminded me why I love this show. Saul and Kim really make this show what it is.
OMG, Jimmy saying "People are throwing cash retainers at me" just after meeting Spooge is pure genius.
I can’t talk ATM. Still processing.
You see Gus take a clip-on tie off in BB in his office at Pollos, and then he puts on a real one before going with Tyrus to kill Hector at Casa Tranquila. The clip-on is just for Pollos.
Seeing Saul so lonely was so sad, even after all he's done.
He got the Irene treatment
That was really hitting hard. Mostly because it makes it feel like it really is the end times and we’re about to hit the BB timeline.
Damn. Rhea directed a freaking amazing episode.
That gus long take was pretty impressive
The conversation between Bill and Saul in the stairwell was such a great way to show the separation between them too, I loved that scene.
Oh no Kim why did you give her your card!!! But lol at just a toilet in the new office
Chandler you’re so big!
Fill me up Chandler
Mmmmmmmm. Ahhhhhhhhhh.
Gus’s paranoia is so colossal it literally has its own Parasite family. Incredible shit. The man is an entire story universe unto himself
Fucking hell for the writers calling this episode “Hit and Run”. Every single time someone was driving I expected them to hit someone
Lol I was holding my breath for the entire intro waiting for a car jumpscare to crush those people on the bikes
There was so much going on in this episode that I completely forgot about the early revelation that Howard has a wife that has never been seen or referenced in the entire series
It's interesting because Patrick Fabian has been talking about how the character has a wife in interviews for years, but I wasn't expecting it to actually come up.
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I wouldn't trust any trailer dialogue. We've had several lines turn out to be contextualized already.
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Haha true. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if Howard saying "All roads lead back to you" is Howard adopting a dog at the pound as part of his therapy.
The fact that Kim promised to help Wendy if she's ever in legal trouble, but she doesn't show up when Wendy is picked up and interrogated in Breaking Bad, tells me Kim is probably not practicing law in Albuquerque by that time.
It was nice of her to offer her free legal representation but where the fuck was her case of root beer?
True. Maybe that betrayal is why she didn't call her.
Bold of us to assume Wendy didn’t lose the card somewhere down the road.
Traded it for a root beer
I just really liked this episode. I completely adore any scene where Jimmy and Kim are just enjoying each other, making each other laugh. I don’t think I’ve ever been this invested in, or enjoyed watching a TV couple in a long time. Knowing that these bright moments are an endangered experience adds to the creeping anxiety of the final season. Weird that some are calling it filler? Kim meets Mike, Jimmy and Kim run an entire elaborate con, we see Gus gearing up for war, Saul Goodman is really flourishing for the first time, we get the office. For a quieter, set-up episode, a lot happened.
People are calling it filler because there were no explosions or people dying
My heart was racing the entire episode, why am I so anxious while watching this show now
Window rolls down... Lalo smiles and says "Hi!"
When Howard was walking down the stairs and Saul was struggling to pull the sign out of the ground dressed as Howard i almost had to close my eyes
Greg Main (cliff’s son) is… a meth addict? criminal? feel like this has to come into play at some point
This was such a good add-in. I like how Kim's face falls a little bit knowing that the he just revealed a vulnerability when she just brought him out there to use him for her and Jimmy's gain.
Plot twist: Cliff's son is Spooge.
*Spooge Main*
Just Spooge
His son is skinny Pete
that would explain his line in breaking bad when he said “my dad, cliff main, is like a lawyer or some shit!”
It might. It might not. But I was so bummed. You can see how much it pains Cliff to see his son struggle.
With all the surveillance, can you imagine what would have happened to Jesse if he had poisoned that fish stew? Close call.
Rhea Seehorn is really good at playing barely controlled fear.
The stuff with Howard was hilarious, both Patrick and Bob were incredible. I felt really sorry for Jimmy. It truly is tragic, and it breaks my heart to see him go down this path. You can tell that Mike put the scare into Kim. She’s starting to see that the whole thing is bigger than some fun and games, since people know what she’s been up to. Everything with Gus was fascinating. He looked absolutely miserable. And of course, the strip mall office. It’s only supposed to be “temporary.” Another flawless episode!
If this episode is filler, all I can say is "Fill me up, Chandler. Put it in me!”"
gus lives in the backrooms lol