Better Call Saul

[LL!]

So happy I can finally participate in this thread now that I'm all caught up!

Im in love with Tony Dalton. 

[Bobfoc]

He's certainly a charmer.

[Moses Julep]

How is Tony Dalton not an international superstar?

[probablyoliver]

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Howard's got a P.I. to follow Jimmy everywhere he goes. Mike's men are watching anyone watching Jimmy in case Lalo shows up. Howard is sooooooooo dead.

 

[LL!]

14 hours ago, Ollie said:

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Howard's got a P.I. to follow Jimmy everywhere he goes. Mike's men are watching anyone watching Jimmy in case Lalo shows up. Howard is sooooooooo dead.

 

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I can see this happening, but part of me feels like they've been trying to make Howard a bit of a sympathetic character and he may survive. He's definitely getting to his lowest point so it may come off as cruel to murder him. 

 

[Moses Julep]

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The beautiful thing with this show is that we know some characters will live because they're in Breaking Bad and yet when bad things are about to happen to them, there's a total suspension of disbelief where I don't want them to die or anything like that. And then, there's obviously characters that don't appear in Breaking Bad and for those ones we have to assume the worse, but I still root for them to get out without harm. I was absolutely hoping Nacho would survive and make it out alive but that was absolutely not where the story was going.

 

[Benjamin]

34 minutes ago, Moses Julep said:

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The beautiful thing with this show is that we know some characters will live because they're in Breaking Bad and yet when bad things are about to happen to them, there's a total suspension of disbelief where I don't want them to die or anything like that. And then, there's obviously characters that don't appear in Breaking Bad and for those ones we have to assume the worse, but I still root for them to get out without harm. I was absolutely hoping Nacho would survive and make it out alive but that was absolutely not where the story was going.

 

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I'm still a little stunned by how early on in the season they killed Nacho. I guess it was meant to be, but I was still expecting him to somehow wiggle his way out of it. 

Also, the gym scene in this week's episode might be my favorite of the entire series. Magnificent.

[IDOL]

I just finished Breaking Bad for the first time this morning (I’d previously made it through the first season and stopped). Holy fuck, what a show. Is Better Call Saul worth investing that same kind of time into?

[C-MIL]

Yeah, it's really good. Not as good as Breaking Bad IMO, but very much worth watching, especially if you like that whole universe.

[Bobfoc]

I like it just as much as Breaking Bad. There's less action, but the character development is just as good in my eyes.

[LL!]

To make up for the lack of action in the main story, you get plenty of the Breaking Bad feeling on the side story. 

[Jimmy]

Just for balance, I think it's better than Breaking Bad. The slow burn and the evolution of characters has been so satisfying and engrossing. 

[Bobfoc]

I've been more engaged by Better Call Saul than I was with Breaking Bad, but I think a big part of that is the fact that I've been watching BCS since the start, whereas I only started Breaking Bad when the first half of Series 5 had come out. Watching it on a week-by-week basis has allowed me to think about and reflect on everything, which might have been harder if I watched them all quickly.

[Jimmy]

Oh it's so perfectly poised. This season has been beautifully paced, the emotional stakes are creeping up in each episode, I am hooked. 

[SilentHitman]

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Man they really made me care about Howard these past few seasons! Those three are monsters... Love the little details in this show. When Lalo saw that cockroach he thought of Saul and Mike pulled the guards from them because he thought he was going for Gus, which is how he got to Saul so easily. Incredible show! Glad the wait won't be as long as BB!

 

[Mick]

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Howard did not, in fact, land on his feet. 

 

 

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So, does this mean HHM is now just H?  

 

[GoGo Yubari]

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Well, looks like we're going to get a little more shading for Saul's "Did Lalo send you?" comment. Great moment that Lalo switching his plan of attack to going at Jimmy is inspired by him seeing a cockroach.

I feel like long before the episode ended how it ended there was just this general air of misery to the whole Howard scheme, this man being completely undone for no real reason at its core than money and ego. And then Lalo showed up.

 

35 minutes ago, Mick said:

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Howard did not, in fact, land on his feet. 

 

 

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So, does this mean HHM is now just H?  

 

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The first Hamlin was Howard's father, who died before the series started. It's three empty letters now.

 

[Mick]

17 minutes ago, GoGo Yubari said:

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Well, looks like we're going to get a little more shading for Saul's "Did Lalo send you?" comment. Great moment that Lalo switching his plan of attack to going at Jimmy is inspired by him seeing a cockroach.

I feel like long before the episode ended how it ended there was just this general air of misery to the whole Howard scheme, this man being completely undone for no real reason at its core than money and ego. And then Lalo showed up.

 

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The first Hamlin was Howard's father, who died before the series started. It's three empty letters now.

 

 

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So _ _ _ . 

 

[LL!]

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That is NOT the way I saw Howard going out. Things are finally starting to feel like they're coming to a close. Super excited for what's left!

 

[tristy]

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I'm betting that quick two second shot of Ed's card in the vet's black book last week is going to come in handy in these last few episodes for someone close to Saul....