Better Call Saul

[Dodgerchick]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

More than any other character I can remember, I could watch videos of Jonathan Banks playing Mike doing literally anything and be entertained:

How to make a Pimento Cheese Sandwich with Mike. : betterCallSaul

<3

[JPhillips]

A man... fucking a horse?

[albionmoonlight]

As tends to be the case with BB/BCS, the show is really cranking it to 11 for the last few episodes of the season.

If you've put it down, it might be a good time to pick it back up and catch up.

[cartman]

Yeah, last night was a great episode.

[Vegas Vic]

“She’s in the game now."

[Radii]

This show is absolutely on fire right now, holy shit.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by Radii

This show is absolutely on fire right now, holy shit.

It is. And Rhea Seehorn deserves some kind of an award for her performance this year. She is killing it.

[Jas_lov]

I wasn't liking this season until the last 2 episodes where it's picked up considerably. Kim is a bad ass! But I worry that Mike saying she's in the game means she ends up getting killed. Can't wait for the finale!

[PilotMan]

For everyone who was waiting for this show to fully cross over into BB territory this season was the one you were waiting for. Wow. It's still the best show on tv. I am totally captivated by it. Kim was the hero of the season, and Mike has fully taken on his character. Everything is set up for the massive final season. It's been a great trip so far.

[Vegas Vic]

I'm really impressed with Tony Dalton's portrayal of Lalo Salamanca. Lalo was only mentioned once in Breaking Bad, and Vince Gilligan was initially opposed to having the Lalo Salamanca character in BCS, but Peter Gould pushed for it. What makes him a compelling villain is his wit, sense of humor and intelligence. The other Salamancas (Hector, Tuco, the twins) are ruthless villains, but they don't have the charisma that Lalo possesses.

[JPhillips]

What all needs to get tied up in the final season?

Kim
Lalo
Nacho
Tuco back in charge
Saul's office and ads maybe
Jimmy's story post Breaking Bad

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

What all needs to get tied up in the final season?

Kim
Lalo
Nacho
Tuco back in charge
Saul's office and ads maybe
Jimmy's story post Breaking Bad

I'll be a little disappointed if we don't see timelines cross a little bit re:tuco/WW and Jimmy. I really hope we see a lot more of post BB Jimmy too. That could also be tied in with the BB timeline. Either way, to put this in aviation terms. We've been taxiing a long time, and it feels like we're all lined up on the runway and ready to take off. All the pieces are in place.

RE: Lalo

I agree. The character is a scary, scary guy, and his charisma that he brings to it is both terrifying and enjoyable. Going back to the scene at the Don's house, you can see how the Salamanca's are the favorites and Lalo knows what it takes to stay in that position.

[stevew]

Finally caught up after a massive binge session. I can't wait for the finale.

Random Predictions-
Lalo-killed by Mike
Nacho-I think he's killed by Lalo, but that's too obvious. Maybe he goes to Canada, although that's also too obvious. Given that Saul references both Lalo and Nacho in BB, saul can't know of either's passing.

Tuco back in charge
Saul's office and ads maybe

Jimmy's story post Breaking Bad-This is the most important thing I'm curious about. I assume that the final season might break down and catch up to the Cinnabon-averse by episode 11 or so.

Kim-I think she probably has to die. I'd guess that she gets killed by Howard or maybe kills howard. I could also see her getting something like Cancer and just dying.

[CarterNMA]

I think Kim goes back to Kansas to be a public defender. Kind of a return-to-your-roots thing after has a come-to-Jesus moment and wants to repent for her previous sins.

[albionmoonlight]

Bob Odenkirk Hospitalized After Collapsing on 'Better Call Saul' Set - Variety

Hope it is just heat exhaustion or something similar.

[Qwikshot]

I hope he's okay. Loved him in Mr. Show and really enjoyed Nobody.

[PilotMan]

Yikes, there's not a more excited show that I can't wait to return than this one. Hope he's ok too.

[GrantDawg]

It is worrisome, and the fact that we still have heard a reason is even more. The good news is there are lots of reasons short of something serious to cause someone to collapse. Let's hope it is one of those.

[GrantDawg]

They are saying it was a "heart incident." The Hollywood Reporter says heart attack, but an incident could be something less than that.

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[MJ4H]

Bob himself said on twitter it was a "small heart attack."

[Vegas Vic]

Season 6 premieres tonight with back-to-back episodes!

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by MJ4H

Bob himself said on twitter it was a "small heart attack."

He said....they also had to use a portable defibrillator to restart his heart. I heard him say in an interview that he woke up in the hospital and had no idea why, and that he needed to get back on set. He had no indication that anything had even happened until it was explained to him.

We are very, very thankful to get him back, and to have the new season (FINALLY!!!!) kicking off tonight.

[stevew]

Lalo fixing that guy’s teeth as a contingency plan is so next level.

[cartman]

Didn't realize just how much I missed this show until after the two episodes last night. Could have kept watching for another 12 hours.

[21C]

I typically "watch" shows while I scroll on my phone. I'll listen to the dialogue and occasionally look up when there is some sort of action on screen.

BCS is one of those shows (like BB) where I have to put the phone down and take everything in. It is so wonderfully shot that every scene is a joy to take in with such artful composition and I also don't want to miss anything on screen, whether it be a facial expression or something in the background.

[Butter]

Yeah cartman, I sort of wish I had the willpower to hold off and just watch all the episodes just prior to the series finale and then experience the finale as it happened. That would be a lot of fun.

Too used to being able to binge stuff now

[cartman]

Spoiler:

Spoiler

Poor Nacho. Went out like a champ.

[albionmoonlight]

Spoiler

Michael Mando (actor who plays Nacho) said that one fascinating part of his death scene is that everyone in it is a dead man walking. By the end of Breaking Bad, every single one of them is dead. So they think that they are all lording it over Nacho, but he's really just the first of the group to go down.

Also, great death, but I'm sad he's gone. I was really rooting for him to escape to Canada or something by the end of BCS

[stevew]

What was Mike’s play there? He was just insuring a fast death?

[Toddzilla]

Originally Posted by stevew

What was Mike’s play there? He was just insuring a fast death?

Yep. He and Nacho had kind of said they wanted to make sure it happened quick and there was no "enhanced interrogation". One of the scenes was show through a window that had all kinds of torturous instruments in the foreground so that suggests torture was on the agenda.

[albionmoonlight]

I think that Mike felt morally obligated to be there. If you send a man off to die, you follow through with that and witness your choice.

[albionmoonlight]

Thought this week was a necessary episode to move some plot along. Not every week can (or should) be OMG level intense.

[Toddzilla]

When Kim was in the restaurant seeing that last family off and the camera swung around to give a glimpse of a old bald guy sitting at the counter it gave me chills. Such good directing in this ep.

[stevew]

!!!!!

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by stevew

!!!!!

Right?!

[albionmoonlight]

dola:

Saw someone make a great point on reddit: You know that Chuck developed the habit of twisting his soda cans because Jimmy always shook them up before he handed them to him.

[PilotMan]

Finally caught the final episodes of the first half of this season. Tense stuff. Really nice leave off for the final run.

[cartman]

Stellar start to the final half season. Can't believe there are now only 5 episodes left

[Vegas Vic]

"You're getting a new refrigerator. I'm assuming stainless will do."

[cartman]

So that's what the final trigger was to fully become Saul Goodman

[albionmoonlight]

Not what I expected last night. I really liked it, though.

And Carol Burnett has still got it.

[Vegas Vic]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Not what I expected last night. I really liked it, though.

And Carol Burnett has still got it.

She sure does. I had also forgotten that Bo Pelini was a pretty good coach at Nebraska. Not Tom Osborne status, but not a bum either.

[stevew]

I kind of wonder if this whole thing will end with Saul defending himself on trial(or perhaps Kim on trial?)

[stevew]

Obvious thought being perhaps Howard’s body is recovered after the lab has been cleaned up?

[molson]

It always fall behind on this show, it's just so heavy and has a pace where it's easier to throw on something lighter late at night or after work. But then once I get going....

There was interesting stuff from a podcast last week about Odenkirk's heart attack. It happened right after they filmed the scene where Lalo was talking to Saul and Wexler while they were on the sofa in their condo, after Saul talks Lalo into sending Wexler to Fring's instead of him. They did the Saul/Wexler close-ups, next up were the Lalo close-ups, but Odenkirk collapsed while on his exercise bike while he was out of the scene on a break. The Kim and Lalo actors were close enough to him that they got there and managed to break his fall before he hit his head on the ground.

I'm probably just seeing things, but, he face does look a little thinner and gaunt in that scene.

They did chest compressions and used the ICD on him for about 15 minutes before they got his heart started. Vince Gilligan was sure he was dead. They say there would have been no Season 6 at all if he died. But, who knows. He would have had to have died at the hands of Lalo there I guess, and then everyone else gets to wrap up their story. I'm not sure what the current public tolerance for that kind of thing is now when an actor dies mid-shoot. His last filmed line before the heart attack was "you gotta go" (to Kim).

Poor Howard. I was also reading how this character changed from its conception. I don't remember much from the early years of the show, but, they kind of abandoned the idea of him as a villain. The character didn't deserve his fate and what his reputation will be in death, and it does make you look at Saul and Kim differently.

[albionmoonlight]

Spoiler

One thing that I did not catch in BB that last night's episode seems to strongly imply is that Saul really was super instrumental in taking Walt and Jessie from small time guys into the big time. If Saul had listened to Mike and just left him alone, Walt would have likely ended up just petering out as a low level cook/dealer.

I also forgot just how much contempt Walt has for anyone who isn't Walt. How the hell he made it as a high school teacher is a new mystery for me.

I now think that Jimmy/Saul/Gene dies. I wasn't sure how they were going to end the character. But this is some real death spiral shit going on right now.

[Vegas Vic]

Spoiler

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

If Saul had listened to Mike and just left him alone, Walt would have likely ended up just petering out as a low level cook/dealer.

Looking back at all of the episodes of BCS and BB, Mike has been spot on with almost every observation and piece of advice he's given to various people, from Saul, to Gus, to Walt, to Jesse, to Werner Ziegler, the list goes on and on. Unfortunately, most of the time they ignored his advice.

[Toddzilla]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Spoiler

One thing that I did not catch in BB that last night's episode seems to strongly imply is that Saul really was super instrumental in taking Walt and Jessie from small time guys into the big time. If Saul had listened to Mike and just left him alone, Walt would have likely ended up just petering out as a low level cook/dealer.

I also forgot just how much contempt Walt has for anyone who isn't Walt. How the hell he made it as a high school teacher is a new mystery for me.

I now think that Jimmy/Saul/Gene dies. I wasn't sure how they were going to end the character. But this is some real death spiral shit going on right now.

Spoiler

He's going to get arrested, booked, and demand a lawyer...and guess who thats gonna be?

[stevew]

Originally Posted by Toddzilla

Spoiler

He's going to get arrested, booked, and demand a lawyer...and guess who thats gonna be?

Bill Oakley?

[stevew]

Spoiler

saw something in a trailer and seems as if Carol Burnett cracks this case by watching videos on her laptop. Possibly that fake American Greed(dunno if that show was around when BCS was set

.