Better Call Saul -- It's Official - for Breaking Bad Addicts!

[Powerlift66]

The scene with Mike and the 2 others was great.
Chops the guy in his throat, takes all his guns away, chucks 'em in the trash.
Then that giant of a guy runs away thinking Mike's insane.

More Mike stuff like this and the series cant lose...

[240 is Back]

The scene with Mike and the 2 others was great.
Chops the guy in his throat, takes all his guns away, chucks 'em in the trash.
Then that giant of a guy runs away thinking Mike's insane.

More Mike stuff like this and the series cant lose...

Yeah, the Mike Show, with Saul as a side story, would be just as good.  That's essentially what we're getting.   A good saul story, sprinkled with a fascinating Mike story.   

Start throwing in Gus, show us how he wants to turn one restaurant into a meth empire... it'll get good.  That Espinosito actor that does Gus... he was actually better in Revolultions when he got to show more sides of him.  Will be cool to show him unsure, insecure, learning, on the way up. 

[BB]

The return of Gus will be interesting, so far he isn't listed for any upcoming episodes.The rough thing is that all the major breaking bad characters are starting to physically show their age, so it will be interesting to see how they handle it. Perhaps some more time lapse between seasons.

[Ronnie Rep]

Yeah, the Mike Show, with Saul as a side story, would be just as good.  That's essentially what we're getting.   A good saul story, sprinkled with a fascinating Mike story.   

Start throwing in Gus, show us how he wants to turn one restaurant into a meth empire... it'll get good.  That Espinosito actor that does Gus... he was actually better in Revolultions when he got to show more sides of him.  Will be cool to show him unsure, insecure, learning, on the way up. 

Agree, the Mike stuff is great. Will be interesting to see when Gus gets thrown into the mix.

[AbrahamG]

sucks there is only one episode left.  Season 2 is going to be great.

[andreisdaman]

sucks there is only one episode left.  Season 2 is going to be great.

Agreed...the season sure went quick...sadly

[El Diablo Blanco]

Gus will probably be the end of season 2 leading into season 3.  Saul is just not at the level yet where he'd get a client like Gus.  He's going to have to start with the bottom feeders.

[andreisdaman]

Gus will probably be the end of season 2 leading into season 3.  Saul is just not at the level yet where he'd get a client like Gus.  He's going to have to start with the bottom feeders.

Agreed....

[AbrahamG]

Chuck sure turns out to be a piece of shit.

[andreisdaman]

Chuck sure turns out to be a piece of shit.

undercover jealousy......probably upset that mom and dad let ol' jimmy get away with murder growing up while he had to stay on the straight and narrow because he was the older brother who had to set an example. Then after all that hard work and having to stay disciplined, good ol Jimmy who spent his life partying and getting into trouble basically becomes your EQUAL......thats too much to take...I would be upset too .....but I wouldn't sabotage my own brother like that

[Ronnie Rep]

undercover jealousy......probably upset that mom and dad let ol' jimmy get away with murder growing up while he had to stay on the straight and narrow because he was the older brother who had to set an example. Then after all that hard work and having to stay disciplined, good ol Jimmy who spent his life partying and getting into trouble basically becomes your EQUAL......thats too much to take...I would be upset too .....but I wouldn't sabotage my own brother like that

You could see that coming with Chucks comments about how he was not a real attorney. Constantly taking shots at him with his abulance chasing practices.

[andreisdaman]

You could see that coming with Chucks comments about how he was not a real attorney. Constantly taking shots at him with his abulance chasing practices.

I will say on teh brother's behalf that he knows Jimy better than anyone.....and maybe its best NOT to have Jimmy working with him at the same firm.....guys like jimmy get themselves into trouble and then guess who has to bail them out or go downhill with them>....Chuck should have just been above-board with him

[sync pulse]

WOW...nice episode concerning brother's jealousy and betrayal......Jimmy's brother obviously hates him secretly....that's gotta really hurt

Not hate, Borderline Personality Disorder.

Chuck sure turns out to be a piece of shit.

Family member saboteurs are heartbreaking when the victim finds out.

undercover jealousy......probably upset that mom and dad let ol' jimmy get away with murder growing up while he had to stay on the straight and narrow because he was the older brother who had to set an example. Then after all that hard work and having to stay disciplined, good ol Jimmy who spent his life partying and getting into trouble basically becomes your EQUAL......thats too much to take...I would be upset too .....but I wouldn't sabotage my own brother like that

The parents are usually the fountain head of the sabotage/abuse.  If a sibling takes part, they learned it from the parents.

[El Diablo Blanco]

Chuck was just jealous that anything he wanted he had to work his ass off to get and Jimmy just seems to stumble into things.

[WalterWhite]

Chuck was just jealous that anything he wanted he had to work his ass off to get and Jimmy just seems to stumble into things.

Agree and I also wonder why Jimmy would want to even be part of that firm with all the BS that goes along with it. He could take the money, do his own thing and get his 20% on the back end for doing nothing more than he has done.

[andreisdaman]

Agree and I also wonder why Jimmy would want to even be part of that firm with all the BS that goes along with it. He could take the money, do his own thing and get his 20% on the back end for doing nothing more than he has done.

He wants to work with his brother , who he truly looked up to and he craves the legitimacy that working with the firm would give him....I also think in Jimmy's mind it's also a way to say to Hamlin "you see?...I'm one of you and just as good as you"

[HDPhysiques]

Season finale was very disappointing after weeks of great episodes leading up to it.

[Nails]

Season finale was very disappointing after weeks of great episodes leading up to it.

Agree, they are really dragging out the Breaking Bad Cast appearances

[andreisdaman]

Agree, they are really dragging out the Breaking Bad Cast appearances

I thought it was good but this type of episode would have been better if shown earlier and not as the final episode of the season

[Nails]

i got a chuckle from the conning of the waitresse's pussy by saying he was Kevin Costner

[AbrahamG]

I thought the finale was good.  Certainly leaves me wanting more.  Great show.  Has a great chance to be the greatest spin-off show in TV history.

[che]

Watched every single episode ,   waiting for something to happen but it never does, it  fucking sucks , I'm done.

[TheShape.]

From BCS subreddit:
If people found it underwhelming, you're not digging deep enough.
This was the breaking point of Jimmy turning to the darkside. Throughout this entire season, we saw him start as Slippin' Jimmy and work his way to becoming Jimmy McGill. To pay Chuck back for taking a chance on him. To make Chuck proud. To prove Hamlin wrong. To catch Kim's eye. To not become Marco on that barstool. To make something of himself.
But after finding out the reveal about Chuck...feeling lower than low...losing his case and worse, his own brother...it broke him down. He loses it with his amazing "Kitty Cat Notebooks for Everybody" monologue and goes back to his roots.
Here he revisits his Slippin' Jimmy and not 10 minutes in falls perfectly back in step with Marco. Skirting the law again. Hasn't missed a beat. Just as good as he always was....if not better. Marco and Jimmy in perfect harmony, making suckers out of 'em all. And then he loses Marco.
Chuck is gone. Marco is gone. Both sides of that coin...both of his brothers...for both there's now this emptiness.
But here comes Kim to save the day! There's hope! Everything might just turn out ok. In yet another brilliant piece of cinematography...we see a shot of Jimmy outside the courthouse...he stops dead in his tracks "Looking East." A perfect profile of what he'd look like on that Kennedy coin. A new dawn. JUST THEN....he feels Marco's pinky ring. A reminder that....ya know what?
He just had the best week of his life too.
Why fight this anymore? For who? Chuck? Kim? Hamlin? Maybe. But that rush...that feeling he had with Marco...
Why not both?
And thus, the seeds for Saul have been planted. It's not an ambiguous ending. It's the beginning of Saul Goodman.
I may be reading way too in to their cinematography (but to be fair...they're pretty deliberate with it.) The final shot is of Jimmy driving "west" if you will ...away from the promise of a new path at the courthouse. And we pan down to the exact middle of the road....
He may be straddling the line between Jimmy and Saul...but he's now on his way.
tl;dr - If you dig deeper, it's not an ambiguous / underwhelming ending. It's an emotionally powerful ballad on a Shakespearean level...and now I can't tell up from down because I think I may be starting to like Better Call Saul better than Breaking Bad.

[andreisdaman]

good point,,,I think Jimmy finally put it together in his mind.....I'm not going to be a tight-ass like my brother and I'm not gonna be a loser like my friend who wound up dead in an alley while performing a scam.....however...I'm gonna embrace my true nature and run scams in my capacity as a lawyer....I'm not gonna be a small time hood like my friend....I'm gonna scam BIG

[240 is Back]

it's realistic. 

in real life, when jimmy "breaks bad", it's going to be a moment at a funeral that changes his mind.
in tv life, it's walter white blowing shit up on the 2nd floor of Tuco's drug den, WAY over the top and highly entertaining.

so this show is way more realistic.

My biggest fear - not to be morbid - is that Jonathan Banks, the awesome actor that plays Mike, is going to get sick or pass away.  He's 68 and IMO has aged terribly over the past 5 years (in real life).  Watching the final last night, I wondered what happens if he gets sick/passes away.  Do they replace him?  just end the series?   I'm sure he has the best healthcare in the world, but he just looks awful and i fear that could be the only thing to derail the show

I'm sure they can squeeze 3 to 4 seasons out of this show, and the show will get better even.