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Post by davidmt on Jul 27, 2022 1:42:33 GMT
Just a thought, I haven't seen last nights episode yet, but I wonder, the cab driver who made and tormented Gene Takovic, was/is working for Howard's widow, like I said, I haven't seen last nights episode, so perhaps that resolved. Nope. Watch last nights ep. Well crap, that would have been a type of poetic justice if Jimmy/Saul/Gene was done in by Howard's widow.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2022 2:48:12 GMT
Nope. Watch last nights ep. Well crap, that would have been a type of poetic justice if Jimmy/Saul/Gene was done in by Howard's widow. I blame Kim for most of that. Jimmy was very hesitant to do the Howard scam. He only went along so that Kim would continue to sleep with him. Can’t blame a guy for that.
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Jul 27, 2022 4:26:36 GMT
Having never had Cinnabon, I'm now craving it. I don't think there are any near me, however.
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Post by DarkManX on Jul 28, 2022 4:06:35 GMT
The episode didn't play out the way I thought it was going to. I assumed Saul was going to have the guy killed in some manner.
The next episode looks like another black and white one. I'm guessing it will be Kim centric.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2022 17:28:34 GMT
Tonight’s episode is titled “Breaking Bad”!
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Post by DarkManX on Aug 2, 2022 18:54:23 GMT
Recent episode was alright, it feels like they're stretching. I'm assuming Jimmy will either get arrested or killed in the finale. I don't see him getting a happy ending out of this. And hopefully they show us what Kim has been up to since she left.
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Post by tommyrockarolla on Aug 3, 2022 0:46:36 GMT
Recent episode was alright, it feels like they're stretching. I'm assuming Jimmy will either get arrested or killed in the finale. I don't see him getting a happy ending out of this. And hopefully they show us what Kim has been up to since she left. I have a feeling Carol Burnetts character is nefarious. What’s she say? “If he was a serial killer, I’d have been chopped up already?” The sons weird looks around his Mom? Maybe he’s worried about “what Mom is gonna do”.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2022 5:13:11 GMT
Recent episode was alright, it feels like they're stretching. I'm assuming Jimmy will either get arrested or killed in the finale. I don't see him getting a happy ending out of this. And hopefully they show us what Kim has been up to since she left. The Gene stuff is a little drawn out. Things should be escalating quicker. These scams are to show that he still can’t stay away from the Slippin Jimmy persona, but we knew that already. It feels very redundant. Saul Goodman was supposed to be his lowest low. I hope they get things moving next week.
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Post by davidmt on Aug 15, 2022 13:28:11 GMT
Any predictions? Will there be a Kim and Saul reunion? Will Kim go to prison? Will Jimmy/Saul/Gene wind up in prison, and if so, how long before he's the jailhouse lawyer basically running the place? (Similar to Andy Devine in Shawshank Redemption) Will any of Howard's associates be in the last episode? Is it possible that Jimmy escapes yet again? Will we see Jesse in Alaska? Will we learn what became of Mike's daughter in law and granddaughter?
Thoughts? Theories? Guesses?
Well most of my guesses have been wrong, but here goes...
Kim doesn't go to prison, her crimes were minor in the greater scheme of things.
Jimmy/Saul/Gene escapes, he's a born survivor.
None of Howard's associates will be in the last episode, and likewise Jesse's story is closed.
And the same for Mike's daughter in law and granddaughter.
Just my guesses, yhe Jimmy/Saul/Gene one is the one I'm most hesitant about, but my thoughts are about Walter White, yes he died, but he was close to death anyway, and in the end, he accomplished what he set out to do, provide for his family. Could a similar anti-Faustian ending happen for Jimmy?
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Post by tommyrockarolla on Aug 16, 2022 12:18:18 GMT
Any predictions? Will there be a Kim and Saul reunion? Will Kim go to prison? Will Jimmy/Saul/Gene wind up in prison, and if so, how long before he's the jailhouse lawyer basically running the place? (Similar to Andy Devine in Shawshank Redemption) Will any of Howard's associates be in the last episode? Is it possible that Jimmy escapes yet again? Will we see Jesse in Alaska? Will we learn what became of Mike's daughter in law and granddaughter? Thoughts? Theories? Guesses? Well most of my guesses have been wrong, but here goes... Kim doesn't go to prison, her crimes were minor in the greater scheme of things. Jimmy/Saul/Gene escapes, he's a born survivor. None of Howard's associates will be in the last episode, and likewise Jesse's story is closed. And the same for Mike's daughter in law and granddaughter. Just my guesses, yhe Jimmy/Saul/Gene one is the one I'm most hesitant about, but my thoughts are about Walter White, yes he died, but he was close to death anyway, and in the end, he accomplished what he set out to do, provide for his family. Could a similar anti-Faustian ending happen for Jimmy? Well, that’s what these writers do, right? Set-up logical conclusions, then make a left turn. I do believe it was a worthy finale, even if anti climatic. It really brought it round full circle. I like the way the HG Wells “Time Machine” was used as a motif, or more accurately? A ‘marker’ for where Jimmy McGills head was at during the entire ride. First with Chuck, again with Mike, finally with Walter. Eventually, he faces his ‘regrets’. Great prequel series, although? It was remarkably slow at times, especially during the “Jimmy slowly becomes Saul” phase of things, seasons 2 to 4. I’m glad I hung in there, the last two seasons were solid.
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Post by DarkManX on Aug 16, 2022 17:45:11 GMT
I didn't like the finale. I didn't like the last four episodes with Gene in general. Jimmy makes stupid mistakes that are really contrived in order to force him to a place the writers want him to be in and the things he does in the finale make no sense, it's like he suddenly changes into a completely different character. The episode ends without us knowing exactly what happened to Kim. Breaking Bad had a much better finale.
Despite that I liked the series overall.
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Post by jjamp48 on Aug 17, 2022 1:56:38 GMT
Just like in Breaking Bad, they stuck the landing! A truly great series. I'd give the edge to Breaking Bad, but Better Call Saul is entirely worthy.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2022 4:33:16 GMT
Having never had Cinnabon, I'm now craving it. I don't think there are any near me, however. I got a cinnamon roll from Panera and ate it during the finale.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2022 4:34:40 GMT
I didn't like the finale. I didn't like the last four episodes with Gene in general. Jimmy makes stupid mistakes that are really contrived in order to force him to a place the writers want him to be in and the things he does in the finale make no sense, it's like he suddenly changes into a completely different character. The episode ends without us knowing exactly what happened to Kim. Breaking Bad had a much better finale. Despite that I liked the series overall. The stupid decisions were because he was in self destruct mode after Kim hung up on him.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2022 4:36:37 GMT
Just like in Breaking Bad, they stuck the landing! A truly great series. I'd give the edge to Breaking Bad, but Better Call Saul is entirely worthy. I loved the finale. But… I think the transformation from Jimmy to Saul was incomplete. I hated that time jump after Kim ends their relationship. I wished we could’ve actually seen him devolve in the aftermath. Thus the final season was a tad disappointing for me. Overall though I do like this one better than Breaking Bad. They are my number one and two all time tv dramas.
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Post by tommyrockarolla on Aug 19, 2022 16:57:29 GMT
Just like in Breaking Bad, they stuck the landing! A truly great series. I'd give the edge to Breaking Bad, but Better Call Saul is entirely worthy. I loved the finale. But… I think the transformation from Jimmy to Saul was incomplete. I hated that time jump after Kim ends their relationship. I wished we could’ve actually seen him devolve in the aftermath. Thus the final season was a tad disappointing for me. Overall though I do like this one better than Breaking Bad. They are my number one and two all time tv dramas. I hear you. They really drew out the mundane existence of Gene for the better part of the first 5 seasons. More or less? Nothing was happening in those flashbacks. I’m just spitballing, but I’m guessing the original trajectory of this series was going to end with Saul becoming Gene. I don’t think I’m being very perceptive in saying the Jimmy/Kim relationship became bigger than Gould/Gillian expected, and changed the trajectory of season 6. Kind of like Jesse in BB. Oddly, they both have much in common. They became the broken moral compasses of their respective shows, and they both survived into anonymity. I honestly believe “Chuck” was supposed to be the profound relationship for Saul in this series. He certainly was the first two seasons. Kind of crazy the way things develop after the initial idea, right? I mean, the Lalo Salamanca/Howard storyline could have just as easily resulted in Saul needing ‘the vacuum guy’, ending the series.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2022 19:19:50 GMT
I loved the finale. But… I think the transformation from Jimmy to Saul was incomplete. I hated that time jump after Kim ends their relationship. I wished we could’ve actually seen him devolve in the aftermath. Thus the final season was a tad disappointing for me. Overall though I do like this one better than Breaking Bad. They are my number one and two all time tv dramas. I hear you. They really drew out the mundane existence of Gene for the better part of the first 5 seasons. More or less? Nothing was happening in those flashbacks. I’m just spitballing, but I’m guessing the original trajectory of this series was going to end with Saul becoming Gene. I don’t think I’m being very perceptive in saying the Jimmy/Kim relationship became bigger than Gould/Gillian expected, and changed the trajectory of season 6. Kind of like Jesse in BB. Oddly, they both have much in common. They became the broken moral compasses of their respective shows, and they both survived into anonymity. I honestly believe “Chuck” was supposed to be the profound relationship for Saul in this series. He certainly was the first two seasons. Kind of crazy the way things develop after the initial idea, right? I mean, the Lalo Salamanca/Howard storyline could have just as easily resulted in Saul needing ‘the vacuum guy’, ending the series. If you think about it, season six is all about Kim. Jimmy doesn’t really change that much. He didn’t even care that much about doing the Howard scheme. He basically only did it because he knew Kim would be disappointed if he didn’t. That’s why I would’ve liked at least one more episode in the aftermath of her leaving. Seeing him soullessly celebrate the Sandpiper money and building a more criminal enterprise would’ve been key. I still don’t know why they skipped over that stuff.
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Post by tommyrockarolla on Aug 19, 2022 22:00:27 GMT
I hear you. They really drew out the mundane existence of Gene for the better part of the first 5 seasons. More or less? Nothing was happening in those flashbacks. I’m just spitballing, but I’m guessing the original trajectory of this series was going to end with Saul becoming Gene. I don’t think I’m being very perceptive in saying the Jimmy/Kim relationship became bigger than Gould/Gillian expected, and changed the trajectory of season 6. Kind of like Jesse in BB. Oddly, they both have much in common. They became the broken moral compasses of their respective shows, and they both survived into anonymity. I honestly believe “Chuck” was supposed to be the profound relationship for Saul in this series. He certainly was the first two seasons. Kind of crazy the way things develop after the initial idea, right? I mean, the Lalo Salamanca/Howard storyline could have just as easily resulted in Saul needing ‘the vacuum guy’, ending the series. If you think about it, season six is all about Kim. Jimmy doesn’t really change that much. He didn’t even care that much about doing the Howard scheme. He basically only did it because he knew Kim would be disappointed if he didn’t. That’s why I would’ve liked at least one more episode in the aftermath of her leaving. Seeing him soullessly celebrate the Sandpiper money and building a more criminal enterprise would’ve been key. I still don’t know why they skipped over that stuff. I agree to an extent. They “heavy weighted” Kim’s role towards the end. The “Howard thing” never fully made sense to me, and Kim was the driving force on that. It was fun, it was kitschy, it reloaded some of the dark humor from the original BB, but? At the end of the day, it was more a vehicle for Kim to drive. Notice: both Mike and Lalo stated they had more faith in her ‘abilities’ than Saul’s. Still? Very entertaining stuff. Major points for making a sequel/prequel to a great series without just cloning the vibe. It may have been a lot of the same characters, but was of a completely different feel. The only scene that shocked the shit out of me was Lalo/Howard. In BB, the ‘in yer face’ stuff was happening 3-4 times a season.
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