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Originally Posted by nol
I thought the show did a great job of balancing the desire from BB fans to see a bunch of Saul and Mike doing their thing while also doing enough to sketch out their pre-Albequerque lives, but this last episode really laid it on too thick.
For example, that opening scene in one of the earlier episodes where Chuck had to come bail Jimmy out was a nice little vignette that had you thinking "boy, that Jimmy sure was a screw-up and a burden to his brother, but he's not some evil, perverted guy so I'm sure there was some goofy reason he got himself booked on all these charges" but not "How exactly did Jimmy get himself into that situation? There needs to be a 5 minute monologue explaining this at some point in the future."
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Breaking Bad had many similar elongated "lay it on thick" scenes. I always enjoyed them, and still do, but I can definitely see them coming across as being a bit much.
And yes, I think it's obvious Jimmy wasn't enjoying busting his ass in elder law, but it was making him a living and he was fulfilling his promise to his brother. The combination of his brother dismissing it all and him having a great week as "Slipping Jimmy" sent him back to his old ways, using his new lawyer skills as a tool.
I liked the episode a lot. You can now view this entire series at a high level and see how he became who he was in Breaking Bad. I thought they put a good amount of depth into it. You can connect with him and it's believable.
As a side note I thought the guy who played Marco did a fantastic job. He didn't look like much and had a bit part, but I really enjoyed his scenes.