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***Official "Space Blanket" for Better Call Saul*** (1 Viewer)

Major said:
I was rewatching some BB episodes during AMC's marathon this weekend and really hoping there are no Skylar cameos.  I thought I was being hard on her initially and then the episode ran where she gave the rest of Walt's money to Ted  🤦‍♂️😂
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I'm not sure it it's official yet, but honestly, I'm not tripping over myself for Walt/Jesse cameos either.

I know Vince would do it well, but I don't particularly love the idea.  I love Walt and Jesse and both shows, of course (both top 4 all time, for me). But, on the surface, Walt/Jesse cameos feel like completely unnecessary fan service to me. 

BB and BCS are both wonderful and stand on their own. I can't imagine how Walt/Jesse cameos don't distract from the homestretch of this brilliant story. 

But again, I'm a dishwasher and Vince Gilligan is the greatest showrunner of all time. If he thinks it's a good idea, I"m sure it will be great. 

 
I say I love Walt. I do. But 12 years ago, I was rooting for Mike to gut Walt like a pig. BCS has only made that heartbreak even worse.

The Mike-Nacho relationship is just another beautiful layer on that amazing character. The layer/nacho pun was unintended. 

 
As a complete aside (sorry, I get up early and have my cold pops early too), one reason I so appreciate Vince's visuals is that I get to enjoy  his shows with my brain injured wife more. 

She has a hard time following excessive dialogue, but for Vince's work, the visuals are so strong that you can understand and be engaged even when you can't understand a word anyone is saying. 

 
Ghost Rider said:
The writers said they didn’t know that this last season would be split up the way it was, meaning they didn’t know tonight’s episode would be the start of the second half. Just something to consider. :)
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This is probably true but AMC saw the episodes and figured this was the natural break point. I’m guessing it opens with Gene. 

 
AMC Went To Hilarious Lengths To Sneak Bryan Cranston And Aaron Paul Onto Better Call Saul's Set

Although "Better Call Saul" is a prequel set before the events of "Breaking Bad," it has been confirmed that both Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will make an appearance on the final season of the spin-off show (via Variety). "Better Call Saul" follows the sketchy lawyer known as Saul Goodman from "Breaking Bad." Early on, it is revealed that his actual name is Jimmy McGill, and his life is just as bonkers as it is in the original series. These interactions throughout "Better Call Saul" help to establish the connections Jimmy will utilize when he finally comes across Walter White (Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Paul).

 It will be interesting to how he and Jesse are presented on "Better Call Saul."

However, it turns out that AMC actually engaged in some cloak-and-dagger-like actions in order to keep the surprise from being ruined too early, but what exactly did AMC do?

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Bryan Cranston spoke about his and Aaron Paul's appearance on the final season of "Better Call Saul" and the great lengths AMC went through to hide the actors. The "Breaking Bad" alum recalled, "We were flown in. We were told we can't leave. So we were almost like witnesses in a protection program." He continued, " flew in, went to a private place at the airport, walked off the plane and into a car, had to have a coat and a hood over my head. They even gave us code names. I think we were Bert and Ernie."

 It should be entertaining to see how these two characters will tie into the final season of the Bob Odenkirk-led prequel series.

 
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That was top notch.  Poor Howard deserved better than to be buried underneath the lab along with an evil scumbag like Lalo, but the BB/BCS world is not always fair, is it? 

 
Lalo and Howard being under the lab the entire BB show is a pretty nice touch. Probably never find the bodies that low after the whole place gets torched. :bow:

 
Ghost Rider said:
That was top notch.  Poor Howard deserved better than to be buried underneath the lab along with an evil scumbag like Lalo, but the BB/BCS world is not always fair, is it? 
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Definitely a tough way to spend eternity if you are Howard, laid to rest with the guy who killed you.  But now we know why the lab had a Fly problem.  

What did they do with the bodies of the 3 guys Lalo wasted upstairs?  

 
Skipdog77 said:
Definitely a tough way to spend eternity if you are Howard, laid to rest with the guy who killed you.  But now we know why the lab had a Fly problem.  

What did they do with the bodies of the 3 guys Lalo wasted upstairs?  
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Probably the same thing, but we didn't need to see them digging the hole for those guys.  

 
Maybe my TV's settings were too dark, but I couldn't figure out how Gus got the drop on Lalo. What exactly did he do?

Only thing I didn't like about that episode was that, while it's been obvious since we saw Gus hide Chekhov's Gun in the lab a few episodes ago that it would come down to the two of them there, the way it played out felt a little forced. There was no way Gus could have known it would all work out like that, which he seemed to admit in his last scene with Mike. So what exactly was his plan? It just felt like they started with the end goal in mind and yada-yada'd their way through the setup.

 
Capella said:
Howard, a good man, is going to be remembered as a coke addict who killer himself because of Kim and Jimmy. There is no way Kim can live with that. 
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Yep, the guilt is going to eat her alive and how her arc plays out now is one of the two most interesting things left (the other being how the Jimmy/Gene storyline finishes up). 

 
One thing that occurred to me as well is that maybe Walt's appearance still to come will show that he set up people to get Saul after his death.  Maybe the person who spots Gene was hired by Walt.  Walt could not have been happy about Saul bailing on him in the basement of the disappearer, so just like he told Gretchen and Elliot that no matter what happens to him, someone will be tracking them afterwards to make sure they give the money to Walter Jr., maybe he really paid someone to get Saul if they ever find him.  Just an idea.  

 
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Ghost Rider said:
One thing that occurred to me as well is that maybe Walt's appearance still to come will show that he set up people to get Saul after his death.  Maybe the person who spots Gene was hired by Walt.  Walt could not have been happy about Saul bailing on him in the basement of the disappearer, so just like he told Gretchen and Elliot that no matter what happens to him, someone will be tracking them afterwards to make sure they give the money to Walter Jr., maybe he really paid someone to get Saul if they ever find him.  Just an idea.  
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Here's a mind-blower.  Maybe Kim hired the cab guy to find Saul/Jimmy.  

 
Skipdog77 said:
Here's a mind-blower.  Maybe Kim hired the cab guy to find Saul/Jimmy.  
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I think it will be hilarious if it is revealed that Saul and Kim were together the entire time during BB.  After all, we never really heard or saw anything about Saul's personal life in BB, because we didn't need to.  Of course, that wouldn't explain why he was at Ed's place (the disappearer) alone, but then again, maybe he went into hiding without her and she was then looking for him.  So many possibilities. 

 
As Alan Sepinwall points out in his insta-review, this episode dramatically lowers the odds of Kim dying, because who's left who would kill her (other than herself)?

I still think she ends up leaving Jimmy, and by the end of the series reconnects with Gene in Omaha. 

 
ignatiusjreilly said:
Only thing I didn't like about that episode was that, while it's been obvious since we saw Gus hide Chekhov's Gun in the lab a few episodes ago that it would come down to the two of them there, the way it played out felt a little forced. There was no way Gus could have known it would all work out like that, which he seemed to admit in his last scene with Mike. So what exactly was his plan? It just felt like they started with the end goal in mind and yada-yada'd their way through the setup.
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Yeah, that was really my only complaint about the episode.  Seemed way too contrived.  

 
Has anyone ever heard Kim and Jimmy declare their love for each other? 

I cant remember them ever saying even a simple little ''i love you'' between them

 
i knew gus would not die but my anxiety was still there, this was the first time that i ever saw him scared and not in control. their story line alone would have made this amazing but the acting for Kim had me in a panic as well, holy #### this episode and acting was as good as tv gets

 
ZADO said:
Has anyone ever heard Kim and Jimmy declare their love for each other? 

I cant remember them ever saying even a simple little ''i love you'' between them
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maybe not our loud but at the bar when she decided to run a scam with him was when i realized she was no longer a coworker and in love with him. 

 
CGRdrJoe said:
i knew gus would not die but my anxiety was still there, this was the first time that i ever saw him scared and not in control. their story line alone would have made this amazing but the acting for Kim had me in a panic as well, holy #### this episode and acting was as good as tv gets
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Yea I don’t like being hyperbole guy but that was one of the best episodes of tv I think I’ve seen. Just masterful. 

 
ignatiusjreilly said:
Maybe my TV's settings were too dark, but I couldn't figure out how Gus got the drop on Lalo. What exactly did he do?

Only thing I didn't like about that episode was that, while it's been obvious since we saw Gus hide Chekhov's Gun in the lab a few episodes ago that it would come down to the two of them there, the way it played out felt a little forced. There was no way Gus could have known it would all work out like that, which he seemed to admit in his last scene with Mike. So what exactly was his plan? It just felt like they started with the end goal in mind and yada-yada'd their way through the setup.
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he kicked the cord that lit the place up.

i mean if you are gonna nit pick that then why not wonder how lalo killed 8 bodyguards to get to Gus?

 
CGRdrJoe said:
he kicked the cord that lit the place up.

i mean if you are gonna nit pick that then why not wonder how lalo killed 8 bodyguards to get to Gus?
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Yep.  Lalo was like a wrestler no-selling everything the entire season, so it's about time something actually he hurt him.  He somehow managed to get the drop on the guy in Germany despite taking an axe to the ribs. 

One nice touch at the end tonight as well was the difference in Lalo and Howard when it came to putting them in the hole.  We got the wide shot of the two guys throwing Lalo in the hole like he was human garbage, and then when Howard was thrown in him, Mike told them to take it easy and we didn't see him actually get thrown in. That was a respectful way to treat a character who wasn't always likable, but was not a bad guy by any means. 

 
Capella said:
Howard, a good man, is going to be remembered as a coke addict who killed himself because of what Kim and Jimmy did. There is no way Kim can live with that. 
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Maybe this is just it w/r/t Howard on the show and there’s nothing more, but before seeing your post, I asked Mr Krista which of them (Kim or Jimmy) would be wracked with guilt over Howard now.  He immediately said Jimmy, but I think the opposite.  Kim has a code.  Howard got his due according to Kim’s code already.  What happened to him thereafter is going to be a problem for her.

Jimmy’s code, such as it is, is profit.  He cares nothing about Howard except how it affects him.

I might be wrong but am glad to see similar thoughts.

 
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Capella said:
Yea I don’t like being hyperbole guy but that was one of the best episodes of tv I think I’ve seen. Just masterful. 
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I’m actually speechless after this episode.  If there was ever any doubt about if this is one of the best all time shows this season has stomped all over that narrative.  Masterful is a great descriptor.  

 
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THIS IS NOT A POKE THE EPISODE WITH HOLES FOR FUN AND/OR PROFIT POST.

I’m just trying to figure it out.

Gus knows once he hears Kim say Jimmy “talked him out of” having Jimmy go to kill him that that “hit” was not the target at all, since Lalo didn’t care who went.  So Gus knows Lalo is trying to get to him pull all the security to go to Jimmy.

CHECK.

So why does Gus go out where he’s vulnerable instead of lying low?  A vest doesn’t do it.  Why wouldn’t he send his best men (hi, call Mike) there to take Lalo out instead?  I miss a lot of #### you guys see (though proud to report I knew this was a prequel) so am sincere in the questions.

 
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Damn it….Kim is still alive. 😂😂

jimmy truly shows what a cowardly piece of #### he is, sending Kim. Deplorable.  I half expected her to lose her #### on jimmy when she got back. 
 

howard deserved better. 

 
krista4 said:
THIS IS NOT A POKE THE EPISODE WITH HOLES FOR FUN AND/OR PROFIT POST.

I’m just trying to figure it out.

Gus knows once he hears Kim say Jimmy “talked him out of” having Jimmy go to kill him that that “hit” was not the target at all, since Lalo didn’t care who went.  So Gus knows Lalo is trying to get to him pull all the security at his house to go to Jimmy.

CHECK.

So why does Gus go out where he’s vulnerable instead of lying low?  A vest doesn’t do it.  Why wouldn’t he send his best men (hi, call Mike) there to take Lalo out instead?  I miss a lot of #### you guys see (though proud to report I knew this was a prequel) so am sincere in the questions.
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It’s a chess game. Gus may have thought he was coming to the house and the lab would be the safe spot.

 
DA RAIDERS said:
Damn it….Kim is still alive. 😂😂

jimmy truly shows what a cowardly piece of #### he is, sending Kim. Deplorable.  I half expected her to lose her #### on jimmy when she got back. 
 

howard deserved better. 
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I didn't see it as Jimmy being  cowardly, I saw it as him trying to save Kim by getting her out of the apartment that contained a sociopath who had just murdered an innocent man in cold blood.  

 
DA RAIDERS said:
Damn it….Kim is still alive. 😂😂

jimmy truly shows what a cowardly piece of #### he is, sending Kim. Deplorable.  I half expected her to lose her #### on jimmy when she got back. 
 

howard deserved better. 
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Jimmy did the heroic thing to try to save his woman. He figured whomever stayed with Lalo was dying either way. And he didn’t know Kim was going to follow Lalo’s instructions. He was just trying to get her out of there, and then maybe she goes to the police or just escapes.

 
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