Better Call Saul

I guess he found out about the wife from obituaries etc. They kind of handwaved how he got into Germany, I guess it's easy if you're sneaky

I rewatched all of the previous season (5) and all that was in the one before that! It's a really long time period to keep track of what's happened, especially when you're half-remembering Breaking Bad stuff too

Fring quite clearly rehearsed holding the power connection to the lights, dropping it to his feet, then counting his steps to the hiding spot, so I’d say something’s gonna happen in the dark.

Something sexy

Lalo actually did get a little bit of info out of Werner, about the south wall nearly being complete, & has had a bit of an idea of what gus is up to ever since - he’s finally chasing this down now & I guess might be hitting up madrigal soon

What a great sequence that was with the widow, tense and sad are the moods this ep’s long scenes want you to marinate in, this is why I think the pacing is good

Also think it was v smart to vanish lalo for a few eps as it made him an increasingly oppressive absent presence for us & many of the characters (gus in particular getting frayed), & then the reveal that he’s in a different continent is p funny

I dont recall Lalo being in BB. Whats the end goal/result of him spying on the Germans operation? It seems that for the entire BB run his mob didnt know about the superlab under the dry cleaners so whats all this for? I'm sure Ive forgot something.

Kim & Jimmy’s caper even at its most comedic is so infused with bad vibes, neither of them seem to be much enjoying it & they must know at some level that it ends badly even tho it’s likely they “win”. Howard clearly has his own shit going on, from the therapy session last week & his slightly unhinged reaction to being scammed (that scene ruled btw)

xp lalo isn’t in bb (because he’s dead imo) and he’s trying to expose the secret superlab operation to the cartel to get fring killed (and fails obv)

Lalo definitely wasn't in BB, so he's clearly going to be whacked eventually. but they will definitely learn about the superlab and its function because Eladio starts hijacking Gus's Pollos trucks in an attempt to force him to share the recipe for his blue meth. so Lalo probably drops some secrets before he peaces out for good.

and I'm guessing none of them will realize Gus tried to off him, as the only one who knows about what Gus is up to is the one Salamanca who can't talk.

He might also just be after the location of the lab to try and attack it (but again obviously fails)

There are now two parties tailing the McGill-Wexler-Goodman household, wonder if they’ll come into conflict

"it's OUR shift tonight"

"no, look at the schedule dipshit"

*gunfire*

lol I back Mike’s guys against whatever mook Howard hired

Howard's guy looks like he was born 41 years old

and I'm guessing none of them will realize Gus tried to off him, as the only one who knows about what Gus is up to is the one Salamanca who can't talk.

He can when the writers need him to, using the alphabet and the bell.

As I indicated above, I've literally given up on trying to sort out the BB/BCS (including Cinnabon prologues)/El Camino timeline. I keep rewatching one to get ready for the other, and by the time I get to the other I've forgotten what I watched to get ready.

Yeah I spent half this episode thinking "wait, how is Lalo across what the Germans did when Wenrer isnt dead yet?" because I was thinking that all happened in BB! Its because I watched all of BB only a couple of years ago, mid-BCS seasons. Its all mixed up in my head.

Something sexy

I LOLed at this btw Neand
Stupid sexy Salamancas

Btw every time I see Tyrus I've been thinking it's him who (in BB) gets got with a boxcutter courtesy of Gus but I've completely misremembered! It's Victor!

Lalo finding out about the underground lab is the Rogue One of the Breaking Bad universe.

Lol

Did I miss something during that five minute scene where Gus is arranging the pen on his desk in his office at LPH, then arranges his shirt in the mirror on the wall, then goes out into the restaurant and adjusts the caps on the wall, takes an order from a customer, recommends the spicy fries, spaces out in a moonage daydream, is woken by fallen trays of chicken, then goes outside and stares into the distance?

Yeah he also inspects the deep fryer

Gus seems sure that a confrontation is going to take place at some point and he's setting up little traps

You know, assuming that Lalo is on to the fact there's a secret underground lab, maybe plotting a way to let Lalo see him going down there without making it obvious he knows he's been followed, shooting Lalo with his stashed gun

I think after his little fugue state moment he decided it's no longer a matter of if, but when, and he's a guy who likes to plan (and absolutely hates ambiguity)

Yeah he also inspects the deep fryer

he's gonna put Lalo in the deep fryer. from now on, Pollos Hermanos is made of people. sales takeeeeee off

It's very heads-up poker. What range of hands does he have me on? What's his range? Gus has read Lalo's delay correctly, narrowed Lalo's range, is confident in his top pair (Mike/crew + basement gun) and will either value bet or check down to the river.

Lalo in Margarethe's house was tense, but on reflection, how long would the news take to reach Gus that Werner's widow has been merked? It would totally tip his hand.

My new Mad Theory is that Lalo ends the series settling down with Margarethe and going straight.

resulting in spinoff show, "'Lalo, 'Lalo!"

Their brief encounter was v touching

Lalo's abrupt switch from gentlemanly charm to sociopathic murder hound is one of my fav elements of this show.

resulting in spinoff show, "'Lalo, 'Lalo!"

I Love Lalo

Listen very carefully - I shall say this only Franch

Only two more episodes of this half season and I’m not expecting to be impressed tbh. It’s pretty, and I have nothing against slow moving Television, but this has felt more like filler than slow TV. Hoping to be proved wrong. Maybe the Nacho episode being so great set my expectations too high

One question about the prologue: was Kim's mom just perversely proud, or was she actually involved in what happened?

Missed that Giancarlo Esposito directed last night's episode. Long interview:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/better-call-saul-giancarlo-esposito-directing-interview-1235148010/

I get the impression she carried on like she did so that the store owner would be sympathetic and let her off the hook, and that she found it amusing. didn't think she was actually in on it.

I could be wrong, but I read it that her mom wasn't in on it from the start, but did find it funny and took the opportunity to actually swipe the earrings and necklace when she had the chance

that's how i took it, too

I hope Lalo meets a nasty end
Watching it week to week means I've forgotten what Casimiro is the judge of.

Really enjoyed seeing John Ennis pop up as the judge stand-in.

I can't lie, I wasn't sure about whether I wanted Lalo to win that fight or not. He's an evil bastard but you just can't stay mad at him for long

Casimiro is the judge of the Sandpiper case. I only know that because I just read a review of the episode

something very terrible and/or weird is going to happen on sandpiper d-day and while we've got a lot of possibilities, I can't say with any certainty I know what it is

Had to google to make sure it wasn't Rhea Seehorn playing Kim's mother, too. Very well cast.

Right? I did the same. It was the voice. Wonder if they fudged that a bit.

Though the weirdest was figuring out that the actress playing Chuck’s wife was a Cusack sibling based solely on her voice. Did not know that she even existed, yet somehow it was obvious.

That was Sandrine Holt as Howard's wife--liked her in House of Cards and Mr. Robot.

I too was convinced that was Rhea playing her own mom for a hot minute, the voice was pitch perfect.

Holt also good in The Expanse as part of a six-member space pirate marriage.

So bored by this show at this stage

a Lalo Lalo-lo
A Lalo Lalo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo

Gus I wanna make you sweat
sweat til ya can't sweat no more