Using Patrick Fabian Instagram pics for Howards memorial was a big power move.

@butttrumpet698

Жыл бұрын

100% based

@rollbacked

Жыл бұрын

interesting little note: at 4:24, howard's shirt says "2002" on it while the instagram version says "2017" instead pretty cool they even went through the hassle of photoshopping that image instead of using something else

@kajixdn

Жыл бұрын

@@rollbacked well spotted, honestly not surprised though, they never seem to miss out on the details

@wartrain12

Жыл бұрын

Oh I thought I saw those pics before

@cheavo

Жыл бұрын

@@rollbacked it’s actually 2017 lol

Papa Varga calling mike out on his meaningless need for revenge was perfect. Mike using justice as a cover for revenge. It was nice to see mike get called out for his own actions for once.

@LadyNYC211

Жыл бұрын

Right!

@kuhanblock9380

Жыл бұрын

With a mouth like that it's surprising Hector didn't kill Papa Varga early on

@onelyfemusic6213

Жыл бұрын

Kim called him out pretty hard too for not keeping to his word and protecting them

@danielamaris6367

Жыл бұрын

A lot of people ignore it or fail to notice it, but Mike’s character is one that’s FULL of mistakes, which makes his life kinda shitty

@person92906

Жыл бұрын

@@danielamaris6367 so true

"You saw him everyday, you knew him better than anyone" was the brutal attack right to the jugular. Cheryl knows that she didn't know what Howard was up to at the end. She clearly blames herself for what happened between her and Howard.

@robbery3338

Жыл бұрын

she twisted the knife real good. that was brutal to watch

@MrBell-iq3sm

Жыл бұрын

I understand Kims desire to run from the consequences of their actions, but this was cold hearted. Telling a mourning wife, regardless of how many problems she had with her husband, that she in a way should have known and could've prevented it, is heartless.

@SethBeck

Жыл бұрын

Kim's lie was built on one throwaway line from Howard when he told her and JImmy/Saul/Gene that he and his wife were estranged before Lalo put a bullet in his grape. Kim used that knowledge to her advantage since by that time Cheryl (?) wasn't paying attention and the guilt was now placed on her. Well, played, Connie Corleone.

@jamesduffy7549

Жыл бұрын

I think that's when she made the decision and then kissed Jimmy for the last time in the car park. She hated how cruel she was capable of being

@donnahildebrand8065

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesduffy7549 I knew as soon as she kissed him in the parking lot, she was going to leave him. I hated that I was right, but she did the right thing.

We spent nearly 6 full season waiting for Jimmy to become Saul. It didn't happen when Marco died, it didn't happen when he started his commercial production company (Saul Goodman Productions) and didn't happen when he started using the "Saul" moniker after getting his law license back. Tonight, it finally happened. James Morgan McGill is no more. He died in that final scene in the apartment, marking the fourth death this season along with Nacho, Lalo and Howard. Although he didn't die with a bullet, his death was nonetheless more devastating and he bled out more than the other three.

@viper619ful

Жыл бұрын

^ somebody better pin this comment up to the top!

@Marcus007

Жыл бұрын

I don't see a huge difference between Jimmy and Saul. Sure there is the persona but the values and conduct are consistent. It's not like Walt as a teacher vs Heisenberg as a drug kingpin. Jimmy was always a scammer - hence "slipping Jimmy" - now he just added a persona brand. Sure he gave up on love but he was never a romantic anyway. Even as Gene he idolizes his Saul days so his outfits change but his values remain the same. I'd agree with your point if it was about 'slipping Kimmy' as that chapter in her life surely died this episode.

@Johnnysmithy24

Жыл бұрын

@@Marcus007 A big difference is that Saul has no morals left and he doesn’t care about collateral damage of the crime business. He’s accepted that people constantly die in the game and he now just treats it as a joke, he only wants to make money even if the world burns

@565gabriel

Жыл бұрын

no.

@Rocky_Maher

Жыл бұрын

@@Johnnysmithy24 : Agreed. Prior to his full transformation into Saul Goodman, Jimmy could easily step back and forth into his Saul character, going as far back to his Slippin' Jimmy days in Cicero. As we will see in BB, Saul is a soulless caricature, willing to have witnesses (Badger) "shanked" in the shower or loose ends (Jesse), sent to Belize. The only hint of Jimmy's humanity that we see in Breaking Bad is his final scene, when he tries to convince Walt to turn himself in for the sake of his wife and kids, before high tailing it to Omaha as Gene.

Kim Wexler... what a character! Everybody talk about inclusivity and "strong female characters", and yet most of the writers create boring empty shells compared to her (or Skyler White). She has so many layers and so many dimensions, it's incredible.

Rheas look in her eyes when Jimmy was trying to get her to stay was heartbreaking. Rhea deserves that Emmy!

@Madbandit77

Жыл бұрын

I felt she deserved an Emmy for season five when she told Lalo off.

@SPACEHARICE

Жыл бұрын

I hope she wins

@c_telking4433

Жыл бұрын

Lol we're calling her Rhea now? It's just Kim to me

@SPACEHARICE

Жыл бұрын

@@Marcus007 thats you're opinion i guess.

@siddheshshanbhag

Жыл бұрын

Emmy deserves Rhea

That ending was so sad, clearly after what happend jimmy stopped being able to connect with himself and others.

What an heartbreaking episode… When BCS started we all wanted to get to Breaking Bad and to see Saul. Now we just want to get back to Jimmy… Probably the best show of all time

@foust71

Жыл бұрын

You are oh so right!

@introverthoney8876

Жыл бұрын

Fun and games are done.

@HerrKlausTrophobie

Жыл бұрын

We all Fell in Love with saul once we saw him. Now we wish we had never met him.

@dildojizzbaggins6969

Жыл бұрын

"an" heartbreaking Ouch...

@cashnelson2306

Жыл бұрын

"we all" speak for yourself lol

Don Eladio being annoyed with and making fun of Hector’s bell 🛎 was hilarious.

The wine scene was great. It's just a tiny glimpse of who Gus is. He was almost happy. I think that's all we're going to get. Such good writing

Kim is like Walter White if he had the self-awareness to see who he was becoming and got out before she became even more of a monster

@nont18411

Жыл бұрын

Aka Walter White who went out after he watched Jane die.

@spector1892

Жыл бұрын

The season isn't over yet.

@MrBell-iq3sm

Жыл бұрын

Kim is more like Jesse in that regard, how knew that the things he did were wrong.

@Marcus007

Жыл бұрын

That's a good point - I've always thought that Walt watching Jessie's girl die was his last best hope to change course. Maybe it'd gone different if early on Walt had to accept responsibility for a truly innocent person's death as Jessie's girl was a threat to him.

@stevemonkey6666

Жыл бұрын

Kim gets sexually excited by hurting people. She's a nasty piece of work and I think maybe this will be dealt with by the end of the show...

Imagine if Tuco was there. Eladio: Just remember who you're working for. Tuco: Like he doesn't already know that!?? *Beats the shit out of Eladio*

@Rocky_Maher

Жыл бұрын

Thankfully, Tuco is up at Los Lunas serving time with Skinny Pete!

It was so odd seeing Gus being so smiley and connecting with someone. That wine guy dodged a bullet though. He doesnt want to be any part of all of that. It’s amazing how much damage Kim and Jimmy caused with their scheme. They even managed to destroy HHM.

@tokiyakillsinsight160

Жыл бұрын

Gus likes him, you could tell. Lol.

@michaelreich4827

Жыл бұрын

It was supposed to satisfy the SJWs obsession with "representation".

@kuhanblock9380

Жыл бұрын

@@tokiyakillsinsight160 poor guy is so fixated on the need for revenge and power that he can't bring himself to live a normal life for fear of what that might bring to those he lets in

@siddheshshanbhag

Жыл бұрын

I thought that gus was close to displaying his real(homosexual) side to that wine guy(who i suspect was also the same) but somewhere in his mind, Gus remembered Max and left the bar.

@robrichporter4891

Жыл бұрын

@@siddheshshanbhag Yeah I kind of interpreted it that way as well. That was probably the last hint of Gus’ sexuality that we’ll get within the BB universe.

Finally, someone seeing Mike for who he truly is

@jamesduffy7549

Жыл бұрын

Same. I've been so bored with all the fans like "bet Mike is disgusted with Jim and Kimmy" when its like, he's way worse

@Madbandit77

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesduffy7549 And it's interesting that it's Senor Varga because he and Mike are mirror images of each other. Mike's a bad man who lost a good son. Senor Varga is a good man who lost a bad son. Kudos to Ann Cherkis, who wrote "Fun And Games".

@SPACEHARICE

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesduffy7549 mike is old school criminal Well at least that whole godfather type of criminal By the books to a T But hes still a criminal. Senor vega is what mikes son would have been a truly honorable man I honestly feel sorry for him for then anyone else. Dude worked his ass off to get out and away from cartels built his own business. Just to find out his son still ended up where he did

@DrZaius3141

Жыл бұрын

Mike only ever shone by comparison. He's better than Gus, he's way better than Walt and his competency caused less collateral damage than what Jesse brought with him. Still, a turd that's swimming in an ocean of diarrhea might be less gross than said ocean, but it's still a turd.

@edstueckle4856

Жыл бұрын

Yep! I've never understood the love for Mike. He was a dirty cop and a contract killer. I "like" him as much as the next fan, but he's a dirtbag

I really hope this isn’t the last we see of Kim for the entire rest of the series :/

@Nummymuffincocobutter

Жыл бұрын

I have a feeling that she goes to Nebraska and reconnects with "Gene" anything is possible

Is Gus a gay man who almost....ALMOST let his guard down to enjoy love again but remembered his focus to avenge the death of his one true love?

@ricardoe4215

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much yes

@Jaesee

Жыл бұрын

I think it was already confirmed that he was gay? That bar scene sorta alludes to that fact

@ricardoe4215

Жыл бұрын

@@Jaesee but do you think Mike knows? It seems Gus is not very open with him.

@Jaesee

Жыл бұрын

@@ricardoe4215 I feel like it bears no importance to either of them, due to the nature of their working relationship. Mike doesn't know exactly why Gus wants revenge on the Salamanca's and the cartel, at least not yet

@jamesduffy7549

Жыл бұрын

It's the kind of life he could have had, if he'd ever let himself. But it's too late

More than anything, Jimmy was stung hardest by the fact that Kim never told him Lalo was at-large. Like every other person close to him in his life, Jimmy never had Kim's full respect.

@melissas7980

Жыл бұрын

YES!

So glad Manuel Varga called Mike out for what he is. I think that was addressed at a lot of the fanbase too

@xxczerxx

Жыл бұрын

They did the same with Howard's dressing down of the two before he got shot (he calls them cold-hearted sociopaths) . It's one step removed from the writers actually walking on and telling us.

The once comic relief supporting character is a product of a tragic evolution. I have definitely gained a whole new perspective on the man who was James McGill and turned into Saul Goodman. 2 down, 4 left.

Someone mentioned in an earlier recap that Jimmy and Kim's hotel room number in the first episode this season was 609, foreshadowing Kim's death in Season 6, Episode 9. Turns out it wasn't her death, but rather Jimmy who died in 6 09, before transforming into the despicable Saul Goodman.

@ledzepmj

Жыл бұрын

or the end of their relationship.

@christopherp.hitchens3902

Жыл бұрын

What? Um...I know you speak English but I have no idea what the hell this means.

@Rocky_Maher

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherp.hitchens3902 : No need to be rude, just ask politely for clarification. I'm referring to the metaphorical death of James McGill in this episode as he officially becomes Saul Goodman.

@christopherp.hitchens3902

Жыл бұрын

@@Rocky_Maher - Yeah, you’re right! And I’m usually the one that complains to friends that Americans are now needlessly hostile towards each other. Ok….IT’S ALL GOOD, MAN! Get it…”Saul Good-Man”!

That scene where Kim put Howard's death on his wife reminds me of when Jimmy did it to Howard when Chuck died.

@thenaturalmidsouth9536

Жыл бұрын

That's just your cross to bear Howard....

classic blood to ketchup transition

I noticed that painting above Jimmy and Kim’s bed, was the one from Breaking Bad, that Walt kept seeing everywhere. It depicts someone sailing away from their family. This symbolizes Kim’s departure from Jimmy.

@jimbronson14

Жыл бұрын

I thought it might be, but I wasn't sure completely

Two points: 1. Mike and Nacho's dad both lost sons. Mike chose revenge, which led him to his predicament. Nacho's dad refused revenge, saying it is not justice and calling Mike out for being a criminal. His son is dead and he is not interested in revenge. That they were in the same situaton is another nail to Mike who must have empathized with another father who lost his son. This parallel of two fathers losing their sons I have not seen pointed out but I think is an important angle to consider. 2. There were a couple of teasers/trailers relating to Kim that have not played out in the episodes so far. This episode had one trailer that has played out here, with the sound but not the black and white picture, where Saul says everything will go back to normal, they will brush their teeth etc. But previously we had sound trailer with Kim giving some sort of court oath; also, the "happy ending after all" in sombre tone by Saul, and also one phone call. How does that fit into the future episodes? Does, say, Kim go to Nebraska and there becomes an attorney giving oath? It was speculated based on this trailer that she would go to trial even jail, but maybe she goes to her hometown, and there Kim and Saul meet in the Gene timeline - perhaps Gene saw Kim when he abruptly ended the call to Ed the disapearer last time. Just an idea, but in any case these trailers should play out and so it seems we will see more of Kim...

@trip2belize

Жыл бұрын

I've been saying that Kim will represent Gene/Jimmy once he returns to ABQ. It's sort of obvious to me, and I haven't seen anyone else speculating this. I can even see Carol Burnett being Judge P. It makes so much sense in my head. That's where her oath comes into play once she reapplied for the bar. Good job for making the connections because a lot of people are glossing over this possibility. It's going to be one of the best endings to a show, EVER.

@pepefrogic3034

Жыл бұрын

Yes, good point. With 4 episodes to go, we might even get more than one episode with Gene timeline, if this is true. There have been speculations that Gene gives himself up, but it would make much sense for Kim then to defend him, I haven't thought of that possibility, but it would explain the sombrr tone "a good ending after all". Gene goes to jail but maybe on some reduced sentence with Kim's help. Say, Gene sees Kim in Nebraska (that is why he cut short the call to Ed, because he saw Kim I suspect), gives himself up and Kim defends him. Will the colour return in the end, giving some hope for redemption? Kim visiting Jimmy in prison, rather than them walking into the sunset - he serves a bit of time, but gets back with Kim, some sort of bittersweet but satisfying ending.

@trip2belize

Жыл бұрын

@@pepefrogic3034 I think Kim will end up being married.. this story isn't going to be a happy ending. Out of all the people I've discussed this theory with and reading through all of the other theories.. yours rings closest to being true lol, I've read and heard so much dumb stuff it's making my head hurt man hahaha

@trip2belize

Жыл бұрын

Also, I don't believe Saul sees Kim but he's actually just having a moment of realization.. he doesn't want to be on the run anymore, it's too stressful.. he deals with Jeff and somehow this call with Francesca is going to come into play as well.. I'm not sure how we get to the end because I didn't even see last night as even a possibility. I can just see how it ends, not necessarily how we get there. We'll see though. Can't wait to see this Jeff/Gene stuff. Going to be tense!

@jamiedesousa

Жыл бұрын

Great point about Mike and Nacho’s dad. I missed that.

Excellent breakdown. I agree that parking lot scene was amazing. I also felt like the Papa Varga scene was a shot in the gut. Just like two episodes ago when I went from rooting for Jimmy and Kim, to not liking them, it was the same for Mike. Papa Varga is right.

@WillieDuitt1

Жыл бұрын

I questioned Mike's actions when he was talking to Nacho's father but at least one of the noblest characters in the show has some kind of closure instead of sitting at his machine hoping Nacho will walk through the door.

Have to also add, how the hell did cliff not ask kim where she was when she was supposed to meet him in Santa Fe? A little suspicious since they were the last ones to see Howard and she misses a huge opportunity with apparently no explanation

@shaivroy1901

Жыл бұрын

I think kim fake howard story threw them off the handle cause otherwise howard wife was not even believing it cliff probably then would have mentioned that but rn he is also surprised that howard is a coke addict who committed suicide

@KevinPrimus

Жыл бұрын

I believe Cliff holds appropriateness high on his list of values. He felt this was a solemn occasion. He was unwilling to discuss what he saw regarding Howard’s behavior with Cheryl, as well.

@woahblackbettybamalam

Жыл бұрын

Not the right place no?

@ra0929

Жыл бұрын

It wasn't the place or the time. And even if he wanted to say something, the moment Kim mentioned that she witnessed Howard sniffing coke in his office, that would have derailed his train of thought; remember, his son was an addict. There may have been an offscreen confrontation, or Kim quitting may have given him a reason not to pursue the matter any further.

@kuhanblock9380

Жыл бұрын

I feel like on some level Cliff knows Saul and Kim did something to at least upset Howard because he's seen the lengths Saul is willing to go to get his way

Towards the end of both shows we see an uncanny similarity- HEISENBERG: Everything I did, I did it for me! I liked it, it made me feel alive. KIMWEXLER: I didn’t want breakup, because I was having too much fun! (My inner voices: Everything she did, She did it for her! She liked it, it made her feel alive.)

@motiz88

Жыл бұрын

There's also the "I like it. I'm good at it" line from Kim in S4E6. They've been building towards this for a while!

@pjbrown4736

Жыл бұрын

Kim in that regard seems ultimately more tragic than Saul.

It's kind of funny when Saul was first introduced on BB, I loved the character right away and continued throughout the series. Then on BCS, we are introduced to Jimmy, a more human and likeable version of Saul, and I found myself rooting for him and Kim. And now, he's back to Saul, and I think now he has lost all of his humanity after all he has been through. I already miss Jimmy but I am looking forward to seeing what is in store for Gene.

Excellent. Honest. Thanks. My biggest frustration with BCS is the fans who express frustration when the episode doesn’t pace the way the expected or fill in all their blanks. I appreciate your respect for the story creators.

@danielamaris6367

Жыл бұрын

That’s my biggest happiness with the show! It’d be so boring to watch with a community that doesn’t speak their minds out. If people didn’t like something about the episode I wanna know about it and I wanna understand their point of view and discuss it like a fanbase. If you want a perfect show and a silence audience then maybe you should go elsewhere.

This is the episode that Eladio became "The One Who Dings"

@rejectionisprotection4448

Жыл бұрын

Great impression though, very funny.

one of the best reviewers out there... your voice and delivery are so entertaining! you deserve enormous success

- Jimmy doesn't wear the blue ribbon so I asume he hasn't meet Walt yet - The fact that Howard's wife doesn't buy the official version plus the case not being closed and the DEA finding the lab in the bb timeline could create an interesting plot

@Rocky_Maher

Жыл бұрын

I mentioned this a couple of times on previous recaps: Saul leaving Albuquerque on Breaking Bad was always a big question mark. It was always assumed that Jimmy/Saul left due to his complicity to Heisenberg's crime. However, after further review,; what exactly was he (in the Fed's eyes) in Walt's empire? Other than being his attorney, nothing else could tie him to any of Walt's crimes. Even assuming that Jesse implicated Saul in the filmed confession to Hank, that tape was taken by Jack Welker's gang, long before it ever made it to the authorities. Saul was in the clear, and had no reason to run. I think this episode opens up the possibility that Jimmy/Saul left Albuquerque because Howard's buried body will be found at some point after Walt and Jesse blew up the Superlab. Since the story that Jimmy and Kim are instructed to tell (by Mike), they are the last people to see Howard alive after he comes over to their residence. Mike's stern instructions onscreen is NOT a coincidence or a throwaway line. Once Howard's body is identified (presumably some time after the lab fire), it immediately makes Mr. and Mrs. Goodman suspects based on the testimony they gave the police and what they tell Mrs. Hamlin. Furthermore, Lalo's discovered/identified body would also raise more questions for the authorities, since Saul was his attorney, and he was presumed dead in Mexico. 5

At first I was thinking this guy sounds a lot like Rummy's Corner. Haha. Keep up the great work on both channels Rummy. I never miss a boxing video and now I can jump into your tv reviews.

Exactly. Mike is not a good person. He only seems good because the other criminals are so much worse than him (Eladio, Hector, Gus, Walt, etc). This fools us into thinking he’s a good guy. He’s not.

"Ya know, quasimodo predicted all this" lmao, I love how BCS and Sopranos have the same feel throughout their shows. Good review, pumped for final 4 episodes.

They made a point to show the Nebraska plates in the Kimmy flashbacks and point out it’s her home state. Seems like a cosmic sign with Jimmy ending up in Omaha, that somehow we’re going to see them briefly reunite in the Gene timeline. Who knows the circumstances, or how brief or bittersweet it will be, but it feels likely.

@kuhanblock9380

Жыл бұрын

I think Saul always planned on moving to Omaha in case things went south in Albuquerque so that he could have a chance at rekindling his relationship with Kim or at least creepily stalk her like Peter in TASM2

@shopins2002

Жыл бұрын

Saul gets arrested. Kim defends him one last time. different choices

@allanfifield8256

Жыл бұрын

@@shopins2002 Maybe.

This is the episode Bob Odenkirk was filming when he suffered a heart attack

@iamber34

Жыл бұрын

I think it was 608, the one before. There was a body double during the Lalo scene in the beginning.

I hate how they killed Howard's name in this episode, but by this point rather than them celebrating fooling everyone that Howard was a drug addict... their relationship ends and they are irreparably broken from this point on. In a way it's sad that Howard died, but at least the audience knows that he was always going to try to do better, and he was better than them, they gave that character some dignity even in death.

I liked this episode but it was really sad every major character had to face the fact he/she weren't the good one of the story. As always great video

i keep being amazed by your quality analysis and insights. thank u so much

Wow, Lynch...just Wow BCS is so amazing and I am thankful for your reviews. They bring a much deeper meaning to every minute of this show.

Rummy. Your analyses are great. Right on the money. Keep 'em up!

I should have felt that Jimmy deserves it but damn! I would love to give him a hug and let him cry on my shoulder.

@melissas7980

Жыл бұрын

SAME! But I also feel for Kim. I can relate to both of them, in terms of their families/backgrounds. I guess I kind of understand them, even when watching them do crappy things.

The episode showed the long term tragic ramifications of being in the game. Everyone is left a cold lifeless isolated experience from now until we meet again.

I really friggin like the montages you put at the end

Rock Solid episode....solid review as well, thank you for time and efforts.

Your reviews are the Best, thank you 👏👏👏👏👏

I knew as soon as Don Eladio said his breakfast would be ruined with the ding ding ding that it would end up as part of your collage of clips at the end of your videos.

I know that nachos dad was right about Mike, but Mike is still my favorite.

@Corn_Pone_Flicks

Жыл бұрын

I agree...you don't have to a agree with a character to appreciate the writing and acting that goes into making a good one.

i cant believe mike erhmantraut runs a youtube channel where he reviews better call saul episodes

Dude I stumbled across your channel after last weeks episode - wow you're awesome - this is great!!

Outstanding episode! Powerful scene after powerful scene, after powerful scene, my goodness. This season might be the greatest season of TV I’ve ever seen.

Before I forget, WOW!! Lynch WOW!!! You got the best straight forward analysis on YT

Happy to see your channel doing well. Been subbed since Twin Peaks: The Return

We still don't know how Gene/Jimmy gets a hold of the diamonds he digs out of the wall, and we're waiting on confirmation that Kim's the phone call he tells Francesca to expect on his birthday, but there's still 4 entire episodes left, and while this episode seemed to have completed everyone's arc leading up to BB, we know it hasn't. What sort of insanity awaits in the next month of BcS

@merp9211

Жыл бұрын

That’s what I’m wondering....

the cartel scene was intense.....i sympathise with hector sometimes......great review

@cathalsurfs

Жыл бұрын

Ding-ding-ding-DInG-DING-ding-ding-ding-DiNg-dInG-ding-ding-Ding-ding-ding-DInG-DING-ding-ding-ding-DiNg-dInG-ding-ding..!!

Don Eladio: Just remember who you are working for.

As always, great summary and entertaining presentation. Tight X 3.

Kim is no longer practicing law but retains her skill. She could be working on Sauls law cases and strategy behind the scenes and works directly with him. No relationship just shady funds. She ultimately becomes a lawyer again to save Gene after he deals with Geoff

@MarkAHouston

Жыл бұрын

She's done man just let it go

@wartrain12

Жыл бұрын

Well there was a teaser trailer of Kim swearing in. It wasn't in yesterday's Court scene. So we'll see her in court in some capacity in the last episodes

"you know what happened. the question is, can you live with it?"

I've read some comments that suggest that this episode time jumped into the Breaking Bad timeline. However, Saul's license plate sticker shows an expiration date of Nov. 05, meaning that the time jump (in this episode, at least) is about a year after Kim left him. They haven't quite reached the Heisenberg era, just yet.

@NankerPhelge65

Жыл бұрын

Ya, they only jumped ahead a year 😑

@BrooklynHudson

Жыл бұрын

It's about a year and a half. They show that check being printed March or April (I don't remember) of '04, then the plate says November '05. Also, the handicap hangy thing says 11/08 (they expire every 3 years), so it's been approx. 18 or 19 mos. since Kim left.

Great review of an excellent show. ... Well done kind sir 🙏👍😃!!!!!

Hearing you say "timeline" in Better Call Saul videos makes me miss when you would say "timeline" in your Twin Peaks: The Return videos.

The Kim part where she was lying to Cheryl reminded me of myself... and that was scary af to realize. Just to see the worst thing happen in front of you but then just easily lie to protect her loved one and herself... I can see why Kim Left Jimmy... he brought out the best parts but also the worst parts of KIm...

@Lalvon_Zelpharr

Жыл бұрын

I honestly believe Kim's life is going to be completely destroyed after this, like Chuck said to Jimmy "In the end, you're gonna hurt everyone around you. You can't help it" I feel like if we see Kim it will be heartbreaking

The scene with Papa and Mike had me in tears, Papa was my favourite.

There’s an ironic symmetry to Mike and Nacho’s father. Mike became a cop but submitted to the corruption and ultimately it got his son killed. Nacho’s father resisted criminality at every turn, yet he also lost his son to criminality. In the end they both exist as heartbroken souls. It’s seems a convoluted message. But why would Mike tell Nacho’s father anyway? He could just think his son was off somewhere - now he has to live with the pain of his fate. It seems that scene lacks a foundation other than calling out Mike. Maybe it was Mike’s last scene?

@BrooklynHudson

Жыл бұрын

Mike is a fan favorite. I think the writers wanted to remind us that he's NOT a good guy.

One interesting thing to point out in Mike's conversation with Manuel Varga. Mike stated that those responsible will face justice. On the surface, it appears that he is using this as a method of consolation for Mr. Varga, referencing his efforts to destroy the Salamancas and the cartel. However, my theory is that he is alluding to Gus as well. Could Mike conceivably start plotting against and sabotaging Fring's operation from this point forward to the BB timeline? Was Mike's anger at Walt (for killing Fring) in BB a bit misdirected because Walt cheated Mike out of his chance for revenge/justice? It's not out of the realm of possibility to think that Mike will start working against Gus, as an inside man. He's always operated under his own code. The relationship, was never great, but seems to have soured since Werner's death, and more so over the course of this season. Even in BB, Mike does what Gus instructs, but seemingly so, only because it involves their common desire to end the Salamancas and Eladio's empire. At times he's shown a reluctance to act on Fring's orders (such as the ordered hit on Walt in the Season 3 Finale), or dismayed by Fring's actions (like witnessing Victor's brutal murder in Season 4).

@cathalsurfs

Жыл бұрын

Wow.

so much happened that the scene with eladio and Gus kinda got overshadowed, but HOLY SHIT that was fucking good

Great episode and great review! We shall certainly see more Kim yet, she can't exit from the show like that. I would predict that the next three episodes will take place in the BB timeline and the last episode will take place after the BB in the Gene Takavic timeline.

When Jimmy and Kim were sitting at the end of the bed in the hotel, did anyone else catch/see the painting behind them was the one from BB that Walt sees in the waiting room and in the motel when meeting Jack?

@viper619ful

Жыл бұрын

Can someone confirm this? This is so interesting

Seriously, right before the Fring bar scene, I was telling my friend that we never see him doing anything non-work related. I was like "We need to see him just watching TV or playing video games, maybe hitting up a bar and playing some foosball!"

This review has some well done editing. As the timeline has moved forward, I wonder if some situations will left as they are? Such as, will Cliff and Howard's wife put two and two together and realize the set-up against him? Howard might have kept records of his dealing with that double crossing detective.

When this is over I’m gonna miss the clips at the end of these videos 😂

The best thing about this episode is that for a big part of it Kim doesn't say anything and I thought she was going to start despising Jimmy for him trying to move forward and for the lies he was going to tell at the funeral. Turns out she was ready to tell an even bigger lie.

The BB and Gene timelines might overlap completely. We don't know how long Gene has been in Omaha, right? Maybe less time than Walt was in New Hampshire

@Lalvon_Zelpharr

Жыл бұрын

You're assuming that Walter seeks out Gene but I don't see a reason why he would do that and even if he wanted to Walter would have no idea where he was

@mr.mayhew561

Жыл бұрын

@@Lalvon_Zelpharr I meant to say that there might not be as much difference between the Breaking Bad timeline and the Gene timeline as many people seem to assume. I don't really expect Walt will stop and visit Saul, even though Saul did tell Walt about Cinnabon in Omaha

Given how well this show plays of details, I was a bit disappointed that Cliff Mane never challenged Kim on why she no-called/no-show for that fellowship or whatever it was that he set up for her.

Wish that Kim and Gene could get back together, changed people, and resume a normal life. That would make me happy.

@thenaturalmidsouth9536

Жыл бұрын

No way they do that. The writers aren't going to give us a happy ending. Only Jesse got a semblance of that.

I found that Kim & Gus made similar decisions. Both Kim & Gus stood with their lies & they both chose to leave a potential relationship. In Kim's case, she was in a relationship but saw it for what it was.....toxic. Gus saw himself becoming enamored with the waiter but decided not to bring dude into his life because of what his life entailed & he'd never really be able to share that bottle of wine with him. I saw parallels between the two.

Let’s all look at the broader picture here. Kim definitely chose Bad Choice Road. As Mikes speech to Jimmy in the car said “You try to get off of it but you always wind up back on it.” Is Kim the only one in this universe that is able to get off Bad Choice Road ? Or is her payment still to come? Or is Howard’s death the payment? I don’t think so. We’ve seen so many characters choose bad choice road and the consequences for themselves was usually fatal. Jesse survived but only after undergoing years of torture; Ted beneke lived but with a busted neck; skyler lived but as a poverty stricken single mom; everyone else died…Gus, Eladio, Hector, Nacho, Walter, Mike, Tyrus, Victor, Tuco, Lalo, Todd, Lydia. Alright the squat cobbler is still alive but he had to make the pie videos in a baby outfit.

Love the deep cuts at the end

The flash forward to Saul seems to be the very day he crosses paths with Walt. While on the phone he referenced someone getting arrested for public masturbation, which is what he mentioned when he met with Badger.

Don Hector hitting that bell had me laughing. It was ironic. He hit the bell & gets carted to Don Eladio's room. The next time Gus hears that bell he's about to be carted out in a bodybag.

@rejectionisprotection4448

Жыл бұрын

Even funnier was Don Eladio's impression of him.

@Rocky_Maher

Жыл бұрын

@@rejectionisprotection4448 "ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding!" (in a Spanish accent)

"I prefer not to", the screenwriter clearly was inspired by Melville's Bartleby the Scribe for the Kim-Judge scene. Hopefully she won't end up like Bartleby.

That Hook from Wexler Took out Jimmy as we Know him for good

It would have added so many layers to Gus' wine conversation if the wine had been chilean instead of french. Wonder why they didnt do it?

@allanfifield8256

Жыл бұрын

Probably didn't think of it.

@Twasforthevine

Жыл бұрын

Because chilli isn't know for wine? And dooesn't produce it at all?

@TheMeyer

Жыл бұрын

@@Twasforthevine chile is in the top 5 wine exporters in the world, its top quality wine

"Howard Hamlin, the cokehead lawyer who drowned" 😭

Let’s not turn a blind eye that Lyle is the real mastermind behind the scenes … all hail Lysenburg!

@rejectionisprotection4448

Жыл бұрын

I find his devotion to Gus Fring quite touching.

@SGhosht

Жыл бұрын

@@rejectionisprotection4448 I find Gus’s devotion to Lyle equally as touching

if you think of the BCS timeline existing because Chuck got Jimmy out of jail, then the Gene timeline is the punishment he would have received without that intervention. Kim punished herself as the justice system would, up to the point of admitting guilt; she probably didn't want Jimmy to go down with her. i think Gene will follow Kim's rectification. what that will look like, i have learned not to guess.

Far Out Theories: -Kim is dead in Gene timeline (not murdered, just dead by other cause). -The black and white teasers we see/hear is Jimmy talking to his (and Kim's) son/daughter. -The son/daughter is being raised by Kim's mom (Carol Burnett?)

@MarkAHouston

Жыл бұрын

Lay off the liquor

This was the second All That Jazz call out in Better Call Saul (after the “showtime!” montage in S1). All That Jazz is one of my all time favorite movies so that made me yrev very happy 😃

I can’t imagine what’s left to be resolved in the final episodes. It feels like we’re all caught up to BB. What’s next?

@AndrewPriceEsq

Жыл бұрын

Gene time.

@merp9211

Жыл бұрын

The Gene storyline looks so depressing, though.

@baltaznerk

Жыл бұрын

@@merp9211 he will become Saul for a last time again

Papa Varga is the GOAT in the BCS/BB universe

Now we know Saul is just a broken man

Even the trash can was perfect

The conversation with Howard's wife just shows how much better BCS is than most relevision. Other shows would have had Kim and Jimmy be interrogated by the police to threaten jail, but Howard's wife is so much more powerful as an accuser because she can cut right to the moral bone. And so Kim's lie to her is so much more reprehenible than lieing to the police could possibly be.

I firmly believe we will see Kim appear in the Gene timeline. It is foreshadowed in the connection to the song from episode 601. In any case, I do hope we get an episode to see what Kim has been up to in the BB timeline.

I wish we could get one more season (in Gene Timeline). Truly one of... if not THE greatest shows ever written, acted, shot.

Without someone special in his life Jimmy was always just one step away from 'Slippin' Jimmy and ultimately the Saul we see in Breaking Bad. It was sad to see the realisation dawning on him that he was losing Kim and the ground underneath him was crumbling. As has been constantly shown time and time again in these two great series money is not necessarily the route to happiness.

If Kim shows up in the Gene timeline, she will be 40-45 years old. Is it out of the realm of possibility that the Carol Burnett cameo will feature her as Kim's elderly mom?

@thenaturalmidsouth9536

Жыл бұрын

I think you nailed it. She even resembles an older version of Kimmy's mother.

My only complaint with your recaps, Rummy, is that they're too short! I could totally watch your reviews for an hour or better :)