*****Better Call Saul - Season 1*******

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Trident 88
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In reply to Mr.Bond • 4:42p, 3/17/15
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Sorry for my ignorance but who was overcharging? Jimmy to the elders?


I assumed that it's the old folks' home that is overcharging their tenants for "services rendered", and that Jimmy's brother is probably the one who initially sees that something fishy is going on, since Jimmy left the boxes in his house.
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7:54p, 3/17/15
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8:18p, 3/17/15
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Just watched it. Great episode. Loved the Mike scene, that was classic Breaking Bad.
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9:28p, 3/17/15
Mike eating the apples cracked me up.
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10:36p, 3/17/15
another great episode. mike's caper to find the cash was great. this show is genius

i started re-watching BB in december and made it through season 3 before work/life picked up and i ran out of free time. started season 4 on saturday and there were some great moments due to BCS - mike being visibly shaken during the box cutter scene, saul suggesting a nail salon when walt/skyler were trying to decide what to buy as a front, mike beating walt up in the bar and having no patience for jesse's bull****, etc. i may go back to the beginning of the saul/mike timeline and re-start from there, getting some backstory on them has made BB even better
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8:25a, 3/18/15
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Caught up last night. Great episode again.

There are two things that stuck out to me in this episode.

  • We finally see Jimmy/Saul not in control and loosing it. That empty office scene when he slams the door and kicks and screams really summed up the entire episode. We haven't seen many scenes in which Jimmy isn't cool, calm, and collected. Even from the beginning scene with the teenagers in court and the Tuco desert scene.
  • Jimmy isn't doing things for Jimmy. He did all that with the Kettleman's money for Kim. She asked him to send them back and he crossed the line to make it happen. He went all-in on her and whiffed. He pulled off the Mike stunt with the coffee at the request of Mike. He'll really become Saul when his propensity to please others goes out the window. Not sure what it may be that pushes him there but it'll be a good ride I'm sure.
And any guesses as to why or when he changes his name?
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8:31a, 3/18/15
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And any guesses as to why or when he changes his name?




This is what I'm really interested in. I'm guessing it's because he wants to rebrand himself. But all of Albuquerque has seen him on TV, so I'm not sure how it'll work. I really hope we see it happen before the end of this season (only 3 episodes left sadly) but I doubt it
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In reply to Mr.Bond • 8:49a, 3/18/15
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Maybe chuck does something bad/embarrassing. So he changes his name to disassociate from chuck. That'd be ironic.
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8:58a, 3/18/15
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That would be intriguing. Do we ever hear of HHM in breaking bad? Is it possible that firm has a series of unfortunate events and gets a bad reputation? Thus making Jimmy want to completely differentiate himself from them?
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In reply to mazzag • 9:11a, 3/18/15
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Maybe chuck does something bad/embarrassing. So he changes his name to disassociate from chuck. That'd be ironic.


Actually I expect it to be the other way around. Chuck finally rehabilitates himself and goes back to HHM. He reestablishes close ties with Hamlin and becomes increasingly distant from and embarrassed by Jimmy. Jimmy finds himself in yet another precarious position and in need of cash. HHM makes him an offer he can't refuse and Jimmy accepts a payoff to change his name and go away.
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In reply to Mr.Bond • 9:12a, 3/18/15
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I remember Walt wasn't happy about hiring Saul for badger but I don't remember if he offered an alternative firm.
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9:16a, 3/18/15
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We don't need a criminal lawyer. We need a criminal ... lawyer, yo.
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In reply to Burdizzo • 9:25a, 3/18/15
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I fully expect chuck to die before BB.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 9:26a, 3/18/15
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Jimmy isn't doing things for Jimmy. He did all that with the Kettleman's money for Kim. She asked him to send them back and he crossed the line to make it happen. He went all-in on her and whiffed.
Any discussion of how badly Jimmy/Saul has been friendzoned? I imagine that could also play into the whole name change
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In reply to Mr.Bond • 11:08a, 3/18/15
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I fully expect chuck to die before BB.


Definitely believable.
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11:14a, 3/18/15
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Y'all keep trying to rush this thing to the BB timeline. It's got to percolate a little more.
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11:20a, 3/18/15
I was hoping he would get the big office, become big time. Then he would have some huge scandal ruin his business and bankrupt him, so to avoid the baggage with his name, he changes to a jewish name and starts over as an shady atty who's clients are all crooks.
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In reply to MW03 • 11:21a, 3/18/15
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Y'all keep trying to rush this thing to the BB timeline. It's got to percolate a little more.


Agree. This thing can drag out for 4-5 seasons as far as I care. I was actually surprised they sprung Mike's back story on us as soon as they did.
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In reply to Mr.Bond • 11:26a, 3/18/15
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And any guesses as to why or when he changes his name?


So the brothas would think he is a member of "the tribe"... Duh. He said so in BB
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In reply to Trident 88 • 11:32a, 3/18/15
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Sorry for my ignorance but who was overcharging? Jimmy to the elders?


I assumed that it's the old folks' home that is overcharging their tenants for "services rendered", and that Jimmy's brother is probably the one who initially sees that something fishy is going on, since Jimmy left the boxes in his house.

This... It seemed obvious to me it was the retirement home/nursing home that was cheating the elderly.
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In reply to Trident 88 • 11:35a, 3/18/15
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Sorry for my ignorance but who was overcharging? Jimmy to the elders?


I assumed that it's the old folks' home that is overcharging their tenants for "services rendered", and that Jimmy's brother is probably the one who initially sees that something fishy is going on, since Jimmy left the boxes in his house.


Just wait.
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11:42a, 3/18/15
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Agree with burdizzo. I thought they rushed the Mike backstory.
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In reply to gigemags-99 • 12:05p, 3/18/15
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And any guesses as to why or when he changes his name?


So the brothas would think he is a member of "the tribe"... Duh. He said so in BB
"pipe-hitting member of the tribe"
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In reply to DannyDuberstein • 12:09p, 3/18/15
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Why's that? If Mike is gonna be a major part of the series, then giving us his backstory will only add to his character building.
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In reply to 91_Aggie • 12:29p, 3/18/15
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Sorry for my ignorance but who was overcharging? Jimmy to the elders?


I assumed that it's the old folks' home that is overcharging their tenants for "services rendered", and that Jimmy's brother is probably the one who initially sees that something fishy is going on, since Jimmy left the boxes in his house.

This... It seemed obvious to me it was the retirement home/nursing home that was cheating the elderly.

I might be wrong, but I thought the preview showed the first old lady that Jimmy worked with - the one who was including all the figurines in her will. If so, that wouldn't be the retirement home since she still lives by herself.

However, if that's not correct and it is the retirement home who is overcharging, they would blackball Jimmy for suing him, which would effectively end his specialization in Elder Law (and main revenue stream).
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 12:37p, 3/18/15
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I know they need his backstory eventually. I was just surprised they put as much as they did out there so quickly. They pretty much knocked it all out in one episode, which for the 2nd most important character in the series, that was a little more quick and condensed than I was expecting.
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12:45p, 3/18/15
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As someone mentioned, the homage to classic movies by Gilligan continues:

Got a chuckle out of the little old nursing home ladies rambling about her cats' Felix and Oscar and their bathing habits.
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1:44p, 3/18/15
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Also, just as in BB the music in this series is so friggin good and on point with the scenes and characters.
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1:51p, 3/18/15
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Last two episodes have been excellent. I think a lot of that has to do with Mike getting a more prominent role in the series.

Oh, and Mrs. Kettleman is once fine piece of ass:
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In reply to Bobcat06 • 2:34p, 3/18/15
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Sorry for my ignorance but who was overcharging? Jimmy to the elders?


I assumed that it's the old folks' home that is overcharging their tenants for "services rendered", and that Jimmy's brother is probably the one who initially sees that something fishy is going on, since Jimmy left the boxes in his house.

This... It seemed obvious to me it was the retirement home/nursing home that was cheating the elderly.

I might be wrong, but I thought the preview showed the first old lady that Jimmy worked with - the one who was including all the figurines in her will. If so, that wouldn't be the retirement home since she still lives by herself.

However, if that's not correct and it is the retirement home who is overcharging, they would blackball Jimmy for suing him, which would effectively end his specialization in Elder Law (and main revenue stream).


You people crack me up.

It will be coveted next week.

I wish the previews were more like MM to avoid conversations like this.
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In reply to BJM1781 • 3:22p, 3/18/15
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Last two episodes have been excellent. I think a lot of that has to do with Mike getting a more prominent role in the series.

Oh, and Mrs. Kettleman is once fine piece of ass:

What is that from?
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3:24p, 3/18/15
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Chest Cannons
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In reply to Know Your Enemy • 3:54p, 3/18/15
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It's her in Damages from a few years back.
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In reply to ac04 • 4:21p, 3/18/15
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saul suggesting a nail salon when walt/skyler were trying to decide what to buy as a front
That's a great find right there....
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