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DannyJC13

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« Reply #40 on: 02-23-2016 17:35 »

Fuck Chuck.

Great ep this week. Love all the stuff involving Mike & Nacho; and the scene with Jimmy explaining what a "squat cobbler" is to the detectives was hilarious. :laff:
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« Reply #41 on: 02-23-2016 18:25 »

Yeah, I really like the nerdy criminal
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« Reply #42 on: 02-24-2016 00:14 »

and the scene with Jimmy explaining what a "squat cobbler" is to the detectives was hilarious. :laff:
I hope every season has James coining a new phrase, last year being a Chicago Sun Roof. Great episode though, love all the scenes with Zim Zam the Yo yo man and of course Jimmy taking one step closer to becoming Saul.
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« Reply #43 on: 02-24-2016 04:23 »

Yeah, I really like the nerdy criminal

He really feels like he's been plucked straight from the Fargo universe and inserted into the BB/BCS universe.
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« Reply #44 on: 02-25-2016 22:04 »

I hope every season has James coining a new phrase, last year being a Chicago Sun Roof.

There was actually a little nod to that sun roof incident in the latest episode. When Jimmy gets in his new company car, he looks at the sun roof with a concerned/regretful look on his face.
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« Reply #45 on: 02-25-2016 23:36 »

I totally didn't make that connection while watching. Thanks for making that scene funnier for me.
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« Reply #46 on: 03-08-2016 13:07 »

Holy shit! Best episode yet? Not to mention we got 3 Breaking Bad characters!

I like the hints about Mike being an ex-sniper, possibly in Vietnam. I was dying to get more of Jimmy's plot after last week's episode, but I'm glad they focused on Mike in this one, because WOW it was good. :eek:
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« Reply #47 on: 03-08-2016 17:14 »

Yeah, I love how they've been bringing back season one BB characters
DannyJC13

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« Reply #48 on: 03-15-2016 09:46 »
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Another super solid episode!

I don't know who I hate more at the moment: Chuck, Howard or Erin. I loved the backstory with Chuck's wife and his & Jimmy's father owning the store. Michael McKean did an amazing job at delivering that tale.

And yet another Breaking Bad cameo! I have the feeling that perhaps the reason Hector ends up in a wheelchair is because of Mike? That'd be interesting, if true. - oops, turns out BB already hinted at the reasons for him ending up in the wheelchair, never mind! Completely forgot about that.

Really loving this show! Season 1 was great but season 2 is even better, imo.

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Episode 6 was fantastic, best scene was when the Cousins showed up watching Mike at the motel and this came on:



Interested to see where all of Mike's problems with the Salamancas end up (most likely with him working with Gus), but I'm loving Jimmy's side of the show, too. I thought it was great when he broke the cup holder, awesome visual metaphor. :)
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« Reply #49 on: 03-22-2016 17:36 »

Really? I'm not nearly as into season 2 (so far) as season 1. In fact, last week's episode was the first time that this show (or Breaking Bad) have ever turned out an episode that I'd rate below an 8/10.

I loved season 1. I thought it hit the ground running and was fantastic, overall.

Season 2 hit the ground at the level of season 1's weaker episodes (which, to be fair, are still great) and it's only gone downhill from there, so far, if you ask me.

That said, I'm only halfway through the season so far (haven't seen this week's yet) and I would be very surprised if it doesn't pull itself together and become the same, brilliant stuff I'm used to by the end of it - it's just that this seems like a worse mid-season lull than these guys normally deal with...
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« Reply #50 on: 03-22-2016 23:55 »

I can't say that this week's was a huge improvement, sadly. Still good... but I've come to expect so much more from these guys.
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« Reply #51 on: 03-23-2016 00:25 »

I'm with cyber_turnip. I personally think the last two episodes were easily the weakest of the series, so far. I'm starting to feel the Breaking Bad cameos are being shoehorned in just for the sake of it. Also, I really missed Saul alot in this latest episode. It does sound like he has quite a big part in the next episode, so I'll stay optimistic.
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« Reply #52 on: 03-23-2016 18:30 »

I'm starting to feel the Breaking Bad cameos are being shoehorned in just for the sake of it.

I do agree with you on this.

Whilst it's fun seeing all these returning BB characters pop up, I feel like they've gone overkill with it this season. So much so, that it's drowning out Jimmy's side of the story, which is kind of the whole point (and name) of the show. If they stuck to 2 or 3 characters a season and spaced out their appearances, e.g. Ken & Krazy-8, I think it'd give Jimmy/Saul a lot more room to breathe.

Then again, we are meant to be seeing how Mike eventually ends up working with Gus, so I am very excited to see him appear on the show (which one of the showrunners pretty much confirmed will eventually happen, in a recent interview), since he's my favourite BB character.

The Cousins definitely felt shoehorned, they could have used any generic Cartel hitman/hitmen, but oh well. I guess you gotta keep the people who hate the "boring lawyer" stuff happy. Which is a damn shame. But as you said, the preview for ep 7 suggests Jimmy will be definitely be delving into Saul territory soon, with his new bright pink suit. :D

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« Reply #53 on: 03-23-2016 21:50 »

I'm guessing he'll go full on Saul by the end of the season, because in BB I got the impression he had been doing his Saul schtick for a while prior to meeting Walt and Jesse, I also got that impression with the Mike/Gus relationship, so I wouldn't be surprised if he showed up before the season ends too
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« Reply #54 on: 03-29-2016 12:23 »
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The inflatable tube man/colourful suit montage in this week's ep was 10/10.

Also, was really cool to see 1973 in the BB universe, I believe that's the earliest time period we've ever seen on both BB & BCS. :)
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« Reply #55 on: 03-30-2016 12:02 »

This week's episode was a big improvement over the last two.

I agree about the wacky flailing inflatable tube man montage.
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« Reply #56 on: 04-12-2016 11:55 »

OH SHIT

That final scene! I can't believe we only have 1 more episode to go. Then it's just under a year wait until season 3. :(
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« Reply #57 on: 04-12-2016 16:09 »

Agreed. That was by far the best episode of Season 2. Reminded me of Season 1's "Pimento". The end was heartwrenching. :(
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« Reply #58 on: 04-20-2016 11:56 »

The season 2 finale was excellent. The best episode of the season if you ask me.

Overall, I thought season 1 was much better than 2, but I still love this show. Here's to season 3.
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« Reply #59 on: 04-22-2016 21:56 »

The prospect of Gus showing up in season 3 (which was pretty much confirmed by that final scene with Mike in season 2 & the hidden anagram in the episode titles (which was confirmed to be legit by Vince Gilligan & co.)) has me extremely excited for what comes next.

I was so shocked/angry by that last shot of Chuck turning off the tape recorder, the fucking sneaky asshole. :mad:
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« Reply #60 on: 04-23-2016 00:20 »

As soon as Jimmy said "It's your word against mine" I knew what Chuck had done. Such a giveaway line...a good one though.
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« Reply #61 on: 04-27-2016 20:01 »

As soon as Jimmy said "It's your word against mine" I knew what Chuck had done. Such a giveaway line...a good one though.

Of course, it remains to be seen what Chuck does with that information/evidence. He may yet die or have a change of heart.

Or Jimmy could pull another rabbit out of his butt. He's very good at doing that, and juggling multiple butt-rabbits all at once.
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« Reply #62 on: 04-14-2017 19:14 »

I know this show is very slow-paced, but christ, that season 3 premiere was next-level slow. Still, I enjoyed it. Very curious to see where they're going with the Gene storyline. Also, we're so, so close to seeing Gus. :D
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« Reply #63 on: 05-11-2017 15:01 »

WOW! The latest Better Call Saul episode was the best one in the series so far. I loved Jimmy and Chuck fighting it out in the Courtroom and ultimately Jimmy catching Chuck out at the end, causing him to have a meltdown in front of the others. First chronological appearance of Huell from Breaking Bad as well.
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« Reply #64 on: 05-12-2017 11:59 »

I haven't found any of season 3 to be particularly slow, to be honest. I'm enjoying it much more than season 2, so far.
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« Reply #65 on: 05-16-2017 14:12 »

Man, seeing the future location of the superlab in episode 6 got me so pumped. I love how they managed to focus on just about every main character without making it feel OTT or messy.
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« Reply #66 on: 05-27-2017 00:39 »

Good stuff. I thought the latest episode was one of the weakest, but still great. Season 3 hasn't had a below par episode yet compared to Season 2. Looking promising!
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« Reply #67 on: 06-10-2017 21:49 »

I'm a few episodes behind, but I do agree that the Chuck episode was outstanding
AdrenalinDragon

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« Reply #68 on: 06-21-2017 21:05 »

Holy shit! That Season 3 finale. Chuck has lost the plot and things wrap nicely for almost all the characters except for Mike. Funnily enough, he was absent in my favourite episode as well. Much, much better than Season 2.
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« Reply #69 on: 06-30-2017 19:12 »

Loved season 3. Much better than season 2.

It does seem like they're gearing up to catch up with Breaking Bad pretty soon, though. I'm going to double-down on my original predictions about this show:

Seasons 1-4: Prequel to Breaking Bad
Season 5: Final season, set after Breaking Bad
AdrenalinDragon

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« Reply #70 on: 08-11-2018 21:34 »

Season 4 of Better Call Saul has begun, and the first episode of the season was one of the strongest episodes of the entire series. Bob Odenkirk's performance was incredible and we see Saul Goodman emerging after Jimmy finally stops caring about Chuck. The subplots with Mike and Nacho were also pretty decent too. I loved the opening black and white sequence with Saul/Gene being paranoid about everything. Looking forward to see how things play out.
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« Reply #71 on: 08-11-2018 23:59 »

I always find the very first episode of every season of BCS to be the most boring one, and season 4 certainly followed the trend there, for me (bar the flash-forward black-and-white Gene scenes, which are fascinating & a nice slow-burning tease).

Bob Odenkirk says he filmed a scene(s?) for this season set in Saul's office during the events of Breaking Bad, and another site reports there's a BB character cameo in episode 3 that is pretty huge.
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« Reply #72 on: 08-14-2018 22:20 »

Newest episode of Better Call Saul was great. Starting to really become like Breaking Bad now. The job interview scene with Jimmy was great, as well as the scene with Kim being angry with Howard knowing Chuck never cared about Jimmy. Mike continues to possibly be an obstacle at his new job, and Nacho is in a really difficult position now, with Gus knowing he was behind it all and giving us a pretty cool end to the episode. Let's hope the quality continues.
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