Better Call Saul

I don't think anyone's really putting stock in it as a harbinger of s2

lol I don't think the show creators necessarily have creative control of what the network says in their bumpers

also HBO did not do that in the original US run

- that Bingo contraption looked a little like a methamphetamine still, and all that came out were little blue Bs. HMMMMMMM.

- sheepishly glad to see the actual Kevin Costner bit revisited. "If you build it, I will come ..."

- bugs me a little that all the money they use on the show is old money. New big portraits were introduced in 1998.

But hey, The Wire did that too.

I think Chuck will still be around, I'd have to think they will have to show why he broke down at some point in the series.

lol, i didn't get the "blue b" joke until you underlined it for me

New season starting this spring, right? Anyway, finally caught up with this and was a little surprised both how not like "Breaking Bad" it is and how much I absolutely loved it. So well written/directed/acted. Whoever upthread said it was like a good Coen Brothers movie was OTM.

I think the end of S1 made total sense, btw. After giving going straight a valiant effort, after working his ass off, after doing everything right on someone else's terms, he was no better off than where he began. I think he suspected the alleged job offer was a too good to be true favor pulled by his old coworkers, and he probably was sick of getting bailed out and ripped off by people with better cars than he has.

Heh. Better Car Saul.

Back in just over 3 weeks

!!!!!!

pumped

in a low key way

re-watched S1, confirmed that this show is probably better than Breaking Bad. It's less reliant on constant crises/cliffhangars and much more character-driven, it has a decently written female lead and the other three (Odenkirk, McKean, Banks) are all in top form.

hey! it's me! i got a new car!

are new episodes gonna be on Hulu? I'm getting kind of annoyed at how difficult it is to watch things as they air via Roku

or am I gonna have to buy these through Amazon like I did with Always Sunny

re-watched S1, confirmed that this show is probably better than Breaking Bad. It's less reliant on constant crises/cliffhangars and much more character-driven, it has a decently written female lead and the other three (Odenkirk, McKean, Banks) are all in top form.

'decently written female lead' you've gotta be kidding

nah she's good, I like the way her relationship with Jimmy is played out

certainly better than any of the garbage they gave to SKYLOR and Marie

yup. glad to have this back. definitely better than BB.

If breaking bad taught us anything it's that every single time you need to come up with a trait to round out your female characters, always default to "unexpected flair for lying"

Loved this btw. The grift was so good: "giselle", stock douche being a guy who actually says "wow. Just wow." to himself. Also loved the scene with the cops. And it looks fucking great.

the brief resurgence of slippin' jimmy

loved the DO NOT TURN OFF bit

and the rest

"unexpected flair for lying"

she's a lawyer

"Unexpected flair for lying" pretty much covers everyone in the entire Breaking Bad universe who isn't Walter Jr or already a drug dealer.

That isn't the case but it wasn't a serious post anyway, just thought it was funny as it seemed to be their go-to for "giving skyler something to do" (tho I liked that character more than a lot of people)

Slow burning opener for sure, lots of subtle character moments rather than big plot beats. Realised I can't remember much of what happened in the first season beyond Chuck screwing him over.

Like I've completely forgotten where the gangbanger guy comes into it.

short it. short it. short that shit!

really really good opener. not sure about 'better than BB' but certainly on a par.

toothbrush argument scene was so perfect

Finally watched this last night. Kinda feel like I need to rewatch s1 because, yeah, I forgot all about Nacho and the pharmaceuticals guy.

Can't believe no one mentioned this callback!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1H2jROgp-5k/UVz45AQrpWI/AAAAAAAAC4A/x5GmyJmw4WA/s1600/Screen+Captures1.jpg

Wow!

! Is that the same guy?

Yeah! I recognized him right away. So good at playing a turbodouche.

Oh wow, I didn't realize it was the same guy! So he got fucked by both Jimmy and Walt.

same actor plays a very similar character in the high school reunion episode in party down

The tequila that Ken buys is the same stuff that Gus used to poison Don Eladio

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0peM58AdgBM/UgZdy9ykyZI/AAAAAAAAzvw/sItpCBYE-YI/s640/breaking-bad-zafiro-an%CC%83ejo.jpg

~holy shit~

A+ spotting.

A+ episode. It's the artisanal slow food of TV.

Totally didn't realize that Ken actor also played the turbodouche agent on season 1 of Agent Carter.

Pretty sure Marvel's Turbodouche spin-off is in the works for Phase III.

The callbacks/easter eggs are cute and all but they're not at all what I love about this show

They're also massively subtle, so not distracting.

Wow I had no idea that was the same character! Cool.

Yeah i didnt catch any of that. Totally didnt impact how great the episode was.

I'd be perfectly fine with no easter eggs but as long as they continue to be subtle, as noted, I'll eat 'em up.

Bringing back a one-note bit player to do exactly the same thing isn't massively subtle but it's a level I'm happy with. I remembered the bb scene but never would have caught the tequila, that's nice. Considering they could have had jimmy going for an unsliced pizza with gale and everyone would be all These Breaking Bad Easter Eggs Will Blow Your Mind, I appreciate the light touch.

Also I keep saying this but I'm all for v minimal use of b&w gene stuff, I don't want whole episodes post-bb or scenes where he calls kim only to hang up without saying a word or any of that shit. Scenes with odenkirk playing a 5-year-old jimmy or whatever are fine obv