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Post by hedben on Jul 28, 2022 6:39:00 GMT
I hadn’t twigged the significance of who was involved in the heist and why at all. I just thought it was an interesting side story about Gene. I loved the rhyming couplets (One, Armani suits and run, two, Air Jordan shoes for you…)
Also, at the end I realised the entire thing was in black and white (obviously it had to be given the setting) but that hadn’t even occurred to me while watching it.
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Post by LFace on Jul 28, 2022 7:16:54 GMT
I vaguely remembered it was a cab driver that recognised him and didn't twig it was that guy until he was stood there shocked at seeing Jimmy/Gene sat with his mum. It helped that we saw the cab park up outside the house just beforehand as well.
I loved the episode and don't get the hate it seems to have from some viewers. It was a nice flash forward episode of Gene and shows that Jimmy is still clever and it gave an insight into what still manifests inside but at the end he left his Saul persona hanging on the rack with the gaudy shirt and tie combo.
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Post by geefe on Jul 28, 2022 7:41:38 GMT
My benefit is I have a fucking good memory for this stuff. The security guy with the tache who doesn't like him was on duty in the opener to series 3, where Gene sees him stop a shoplifter and shouts "get a lawyer!" - hence his displeasure.
There was also a reference to the time he was overnight in the bin store and wouldn't call someone to break him out - he carved "SG was here" into the wall, which was briefly seen in the montage.
There's also the series 4 Breaking Bad scene (opener of Ep 5 - Quite a ride), when he's shredding all his documents, he tells Francesca that she has to be waiting for a call at a specific phone at 3pm on 12th November - that was written and shot 3 years ago.
I suspect they've had the end game set up for a while and covid/ Bob's heart attack cocked things up. They lost Don to the HBO show, which meant calling in the new guy who just doesn't quite match up and creates a jarring tonal shift. Reshooting the earlier stuff with him would have been the correct way to go and would have only taken a couple of days.
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Post by darkling on Jul 28, 2022 8:25:54 GMT
The thing is, they've dug up every last Breaking Bad actor for Better Call Saul, so they've set an expectation. To use a 2 different actors for the same part within Better Call Saul wasn't even something I considered a possibility. It's strange they even bothered with the episode at all, given its tangental nature and the fact a key actor wasn't available. Maybe filming had been set in motion and it was a last minute thing.
I'm very interested to see what they're going to do with the few remaining episodes, given they could have easily ended the show in the previous episode. Kim's departure was very abrupt, so maybe we'll see more of her story.
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Post by geefe on Jul 28, 2022 8:37:45 GMT
Nailed on that Kim is the phone call. She also grew up in Nebraska. My guess is that Jeff's mum twigs something is up, Kim helps out but Jimmy ends up in prison but he's perfectly capable in there.
The suggestion at the end of the Gene episode was that he doesn't need Saul anymore.
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Post by askew on Jul 28, 2022 8:46:49 GMT
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Post by darkling on Jul 28, 2022 10:45:39 GMT
Nailed on that Kim is the phone call. She also grew up in Nebraska. My guess is that Jeff's mum twigs something is up, Kim helps out but Jimmy ends up in prison but he's perfectly capable in there. The suggestion at the end of the Gene episode was that he doesn't need Saul anymore. Yes, either that or it's Gene wistfully longing to be Saul again, so he can feel complete, instead of living this boring black & white purgatory. Which phone call are you referring to? |
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Post by askew on Jul 28, 2022 11:04:05 GMT
There's also the series 4 Breaking Bad scene (opener of Ep 5 - Quite a ride), when he's shredding all his documents, he tells Francesca that she has to be waiting for a call at a specific phone at 3pm on 12th November - that was written and shot 3 years ago. ^^ This one |
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Post by MysteryLamb on Aug 2, 2022 9:32:13 GMT
Enjoyed that. Pinkman looks jarringly old. |
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Post by Danno on Aug 2, 2022 11:49:46 GMT
Yeesh has Aaron Paul been at the meth irl |
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Post by geefe on Aug 2, 2022 13:05:26 GMT
So the scene everyone has been waiting for was pretty much the scene we expected. Personally, I did not enjoy it. Completely unnecessary and took me out of it.
I can see the impact it was having on the present storyline with the scams but the message would have been clear without. I know they're looking to have BCS as self contained, so anyone can watch it if they haven't seen BB but...come on.
Dreading the Aaron Paul scene.
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Post by salaman on Aug 2, 2022 23:08:11 GMT
I thought that was superb.
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Post by damagedinc on Aug 3, 2022 4:34:47 GMT
Yeah I loved it.really interested to see how it plays out now. What do we think was said on the phone call?
I reckon she's not a wexler anymore.....
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Post by geefe on Aug 3, 2022 7:55:17 GMT
I've no doubt we'll get a proper episode finishing off Kim's story.
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Post by darkling on Aug 3, 2022 8:58:15 GMT
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Post by Duffman5 on Aug 3, 2022 14:53:48 GMT
Enjoyed that. Pinkman looks jarringly old. I came to post this, genuinely shocked. I mean he is still younger than me, it also wasn't just his aging, he looked "off" can't really explain, but wow! not been so surprised since seeing Tod triple his weight |
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Post by Whizzo on Aug 3, 2022 15:00:04 GMT
Enjoyed that. Pinkman looks jarringly old. I came to post this, genuinely shocked. I mean he is still younger than me, it also wasn't just his aging, he looked "off" can't really explain, but wow! not been so surprised since seeing Tod triple his weight I dunno maybe I'm just used to seeing him in Westworld, he looked a lot younger in the episode than he does as Caleb.
I enjoyed it, sure it was gimmicky but this episode directly referencing the episode Better Call Saul in Breaking Bad with one called Breaking Bad in Better Call Saul was rather nice. Wish spoiler space on here just blanked stuff without the click to show button, this is going to look like a complete mess when I hit create post. |
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Post by Tomo on Aug 3, 2022 15:42:53 GMT
It's been a great series so far. Thoroughly enjoying it every week.
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Post by darkling on Aug 3, 2022 18:41:12 GMT
Agreed, it's consistently been my favourite show since it started. I'll be a little sad when it's over.
I don't know what I'm going to replace it with, but I might do a full rewatch, because some of the earlier episodes are a distant memory.
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Post by geefe on Aug 3, 2022 21:56:44 GMT
It's been long predicted/ theorised that the BB crossover would be that episode, using the name switch. It makes sense, from a synergy/ parallel standpoint of the November 2010 plot.
The last episode is likely a play on the "Felina" title too.
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Post by Duffman5 on Aug 4, 2022 5:33:57 GMT
Agreed, it's consistently been my favourite show since it started. I'll be a little sad when it's over. I don't know what I'm going to replace it with, but I might do a full rewatch, because some of the earlier episodes are a distant memory. Same boat re replacement, it is and was so bloody good. I might go The Wire route, only ever seen one or two of those, maybe Ozark ? I can recommend Snowfall (5 seasons on bbciplayer) drama set in 1980's 'Merica and the drugs explosion, also TopBoy (2 series, 2 seasons) on NetFlix, sublime drama set in En-Ger-Land/London about drugs. Both 10/10. |
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Post by damagedinc on Aug 4, 2022 8:24:07 GMT
Wonder if this will be it for the breaking bad world. Can't see where else they could go with the show, everyone seems to be getting closure.
What a wonderful ride
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Post by damagedinc on Aug 4, 2022 8:27:05 GMT
Wonder if anyone will edit the "future" saul B+W scenes into one film.
So on rewatches you have BCS>BB>el camino>gene B+W
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Post by damagedinc on Aug 4, 2022 8:56:52 GMT
Agreed, it's consistently been my favourite show since it started. I'll be a little sad when it's over. I don't know what I'm going to replace it with, but I might do a full rewatch, because some of the earlier episodes are a distant memory. Same boat re replacement, it is and was so bloody good. I might go The Wire route, only ever seen one or two of those, maybe Ozark ? I can recommend Snowfall (5 seasons on bbciplayer) drama set in 1980's 'Merica and the drugs explosion, also TopBoy (2 series, 2 seasons) on NetFlix, sublime drama set in En-Ger-Land/London about drugs. Both 10/10. I can vouch for ozark, it's breaking bad lite and the last season drops the ball a bit but well worth your time. |
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Post by geefe on Aug 4, 2022 8:59:04 GMT
Wonder if this will be it for the breaking bad world. Can't see where else they could go with the show, everyone seems to be getting closure. What a wonderful ride It 100% isn't. Vince did Battle Creek which exploded on entry. Peter Gould has either said or hinted that they have "other stories to explore" and has referred to it at the BB universe. My gut feeling is we get something tangential, like Jack's neo Nazi crew. I read a thing about how bikers are big into the meth trade. Though it would probably be too close to Sons of Anarchy. There's also the consideration of a "copycat" for the Heisenberg formula, which could get out. Or something from DEA perspective. |
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Post by MysteryLamb on Aug 4, 2022 9:04:33 GMT
Good Girls on Netflix has a certain BB vibe and isn't at all bad.
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Post by askew on Aug 4, 2022 9:45:21 GMT
I'd be up for the Adventures of Lalo Salomanca. Entirely in Spanish please.
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Post by darkling on Aug 4, 2022 9:52:20 GMT
Same boat re replacement, it is and was so bloody good. I might go The Wire route, only ever seen one or two of those, maybe Ozark ? I can recommend Snowfall (5 seasons on bbciplayer) drama set in 1980's 'Merica and the drugs explosion, also TopBoy (2 series, 2 seasons) on NetFlix, sublime drama set in En-Ger-Land/London about drugs. Both 10/10. I can vouch for ozark, it's breaking bad lite and the last season drops the ball a bit but well worth your time. I'm currently watching Ozark. I'm getting towards the end of series 2 and it's good, but it's so bloody miserable, and I don't think there's a single sympathetic character at this point. There's no joy to be had in any of it. BB or Better Call Saul gave certain episodes or scenes a light-hearted tone, and it was also fun to watch Walter, Mike, or Jimmy's plans unfold. In contrast, Ozark has very little of this. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2022 8:19:31 GMT
Waterworks S6 Ep12
Well that was excellent. Funny, tense and all round superb. It’s going to be a long week for the Finale
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Post by Whizzo on Aug 9, 2022 9:56:20 GMT
Yup, yup, yup what an episode! Now Google con man Albuquerque |
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