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***Official "Space Blanket" for Better Call Saul*** (6 Viewers)

irishidiot said:
Some helpful catch up mode going on here.    Soooooooo last year Jimmy was cutting & changing legal stuff at a copying store.   Help me out here,   WHY was he doing that as it is the reason Chuck recorded him admitting it.

Thanx!
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dont mind helping a shortcutter. Chuck used his harumphness to steal a client from Butterface, so Saul slipped him a Jimmy to screw his  pooch

 
Reg Lllama of Brixton said:
FFS

There were FOUR trackers.

#1 One in the station wagon.  We can assume he left it in the junk yard so as not to let Gus's men (if we're assuming that's who is following him) know that he found it.

#2  One in his sedan which he finds when he gets home.  This is the one he gets the serial # off of.  He drains the battery on #2 so that Gus's men come back.  He throws #2 in the trash.

#3 One that he buys from Dr. Caldera.  This one he puts in his sedan so that Gus's men will take it thinking it is #2.  

#4 The new one Gus's men put on the sedan when they come back at night.  Mike watches them domthis while he eats delicious, Central California-grown pistachios. Mike takes this out and puts it in his flowerbed when leaves to follow Gus's men.
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look at Sepinwall over here

 
AAABatteries said:
I both love the show and find the pacing a little slow.  If it wasnt such a good slow burn I may consider stopping watching and maybe pick it up later to binge watch.  But, it's some of the best TV out there - I trust these guys to get it right.  I JIMP'd when they showed the chicken man in the previews.
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For some reason I could watch Mike disassemble/assemble/tweak stuff in silence all day.

 
Starting a "Tollbooth Puzzles with Mike" game site where you do crosswords over his shoulder and your each 11-down, 36-across suggestion elicits one from the stoic panoply of his "looks".

 
Reg Lllama of Brixton said:
FFS

There were FOUR trackers.

#1 One in the station wagon.  We can assume he left it in the junk yard so as not to let Gus's men (if we're assuming that's who is following him) know that he found it.

#2  One in his sedan which he finds when he gets home.  This is the one he gets the serial # off of.  He drains the battery on #2 so that Gus's men come back.  He throws #2 in the trash.

#3 One that he buys from Dr. Caldera.  This one he puts in his sedan so that Gus's men will take it thinking it is #2.  

#4 The new one Gus's men put on the sedan when they come back at night.  Mike watches them domthis while he eats delicious, Central California-grown pistachios. Mike takes this out and puts it in his flowerbed when leaves to follow Gus's men.
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Wow - look at the big brain on Brad!

 
I may be the only putz standing on this island, but I've said it in other threads (or maybe this one) and I'll say it again. Why do we need to evaluate each individual episode of a show like this?

This show tells a long story. Critiquing a single episode to me feels like reading a book and talking about how a certain paragraph was boring. They have to get from A to B in a way that feels authentic in order to keep the viewer immersed. If Mike saw the note on his windshield, looked to the sky and muttered "Fring...." and then drove Los Pollos Hermanos, would that be ideal for you? No explanation of how he knew, but hey - it moves the story along faster!

I can't figure out why someone who complains incessantly about the pacing is even watching this show. The beauty is in the details. The development that makes these characters memorable takes time. 

Before someone posts something like "Well, why not show Mike brushing his teeth for 2 full minutes, it would help develop the character?", there wasn't a wasted shot or overblown scene in that whole episode. They showed you exactly what you needed to see, nothing more, nothing less. If it thoroughly bored you, you really should be watching something else. 

Also, the faster we get to Jimmy becoming Saul, the sooner the show ends. Personally, I'm in no hurry to get to the finish line. 

 
3C's said:
shuke said:
Had to have been shtick at that point.
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Pretty sure it was "I know he's on the edge so why not give him a shove". But then again she often needs hand holding through some of these shows.
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In her defense, and something we have fun with, she did have brain surgery exactly 1 year ago today. "I just had brain surgery cut me some slack!" :D

 
Johnny Bing said:
Correct.  I think he is setting him up for bulgary or theft.  Once Jimmy knows a tape exists, he will need to break into Chuck's house to get it. 

Felony on his record, he is hoping he is disbarred.  Evil thing to do, but Jimmy made his bed on this one, Chuck is not one to trust and Jimmy does trust him. 
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that would never fly ...chuck is sick and all jimmy has to say is he had to get in the house ...he goes to the house on a regular basis ...cops would never believe he broke in to steal seeing he could take what he wants any time he wants 

 
Evilgrin 72 said:
I may be the only putz standing on this island, but I've said it in other threads (or maybe this one) and I'll say it again. Why do we need to evaluate each individual episode of a show like this?

This show tells a long story. Critiquing a single episode to me feels like reading a book and talking about how a certain paragraph was boring. They have to get from A to B in a way that feels authentic in order to keep the viewer immersed. If Mike saw the note on his windshield, looked to the sky and muttered "Fring...." and then drove Los Pollos Hermanos, would that be ideal for you? No explanation of how he knew, but hey - it moves the story along faster!

I can't figure out why someone who complains incessantly about the pacing is even watching this show. The beauty is in the details. The development that makes these characters memorable takes time. 

Before someone posts something like "Well, why not show Mike brushing his teeth for 2 full minutes, it would help develop the character?", there wasn't a wasted shot or overblown scene in that whole episode. They showed you exactly what you needed to see, nothing more, nothing less. If it thoroughly bored you, you really should be watching something else. 

Also, the faster we get to Jimmy becoming Saul, the sooner the show ends. Personally, I'm in no hurry to get to the finish line. 




 
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Agree.  Does critiquing a bj while in progress enhance the enjoyment?  

No. Just the opposite.  

 
BustedKnuckles said:
Johnny Bing said:
Correct.  I think he is setting him up for bulgary or theft.  Once Jimmy knows a tape exists, he will need to break into Chuck's house to get it. 

Felony on his record, he is hoping he is disbarred.  Evil thing to do, but Jimmy made his bed on this one, Chuck is not one to trust and Jimmy does trust him. 
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that would never fly ...chuck is sick and all jimmy has to say is he had to get in the house ...he goes to the house on a regular basis ...cops would never believe he broke in to steal seeing he could take what he wants any time he wants 
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I could be totally off base here but Chuck is going to try to stick it to Jimmy and I think Jimmy's out will be committing Chuck "for his own good".

 
Evilgrin 72 said:
I may be the only putz standing on this island, but I've said it in other threads (or maybe this one) and I'll say it again. Why do we need to evaluate each individual episode of a show like this?

This show tells a long story. Critiquing a single episode to me feels like reading a book and talking about how a certain paragraph was boring. They have to get from A to B in a way that feels authentic in order to keep the viewer immersed. If Mike saw the note on his windshield, looked to the sky and muttered "Fring...." and then drove Los Pollos Hermanos, would that be ideal for you? No explanation of how he knew, but hey - it moves the story along faster!

I can't figure out why someone who complains incessantly about the pacing is even watching this show. The beauty is in the details. The development that makes these characters memorable takes time. 

Before someone posts something like "Well, why not show Mike brushing his teeth for 2 full minutes, it would help develop the character?", there wasn't a wasted shot or overblown scene in that whole episode. They showed you exactly what you needed to see, nothing more, nothing less. If it thoroughly bored you, you really should be watching something else. 

Also, the faster we get to Jimmy becoming Saul, the sooner the show ends. Personally, I'm in no hurry to get to the finish line. 
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How much do you think Mike's taxi ride was?

 
Evilgrin 72 said:
Also, the faster we get to Jimmy becoming Saul, the sooner the show ends. Personally, I'm in no hurry to get to the finish line. 
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I agree with everything else you wrote but not sure this is necessarily true.  We don't know how much of Saul they plan to show.  

 
AAABatteries said:
I agree with everything else you wrote but not sure this is necessarily true.  We don't know how much of Saul they plan to show.  
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I would think a Mike prequel would be another good way to milk this series.  They have laid a ton of groundwork about his time in philly.  His son and the strange reason he had to leave.  Only natural would be a mike series.  

 
pantherclub said:
I would think a Mike prequel would be another good way to milk this series.  They have laid a ton of groundwork about his time in philly.  His son and the strange reason he had to leave.  Only natural would be a mike series.  
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Would be great but he's getting older. How do you make him appear 15 years younger? 

Maybe they'll just tie that story up in Saul. 

 
boilerdave said:
I think there's quite a bit going...The Americans is in mid-season and the next season of Fargo starts soon to name a couple. I'm also enjoying The Feud - Bette Davis/Joan Crawford show on FX.
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I watch all of these as well. I'm enjoying Feud, it's an interesting story and a great cast. I'm wondering if only one of Lange or Sarandon get an Emmy nomination. That would be funny. Jessica Lange definitely deserves it.  

 
My problem with the pacing is it's the polar opposite of BB, which was narrative crack - particularly the last couple of seasons - and in the years since my attention span has gotten even shorter.  BCS will probably be a much better show to stream than watch weekly, but there's no way I can not watch when it's on. 

 
elbowrm said:
My problem with the pacing is it's the polar opposite of BB, which was narrative crack - particularly the last couple of seasons - and in the years since my attention span has gotten even shorter.  BCS will probably be a much better show to stream than watch weekly, but there's no way I can not watch when it's on. 
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BB could be slow as hell sometimes too.  

 
BustedKnuckles said:
that would never fly ...chuck is sick and all jimmy has to say is he had to get in the house ...he goes to the house on a regular basis ...cops would never believe he broke in to steal seeing he could take what he wants any time he wants 
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Just because he house sits or visits often, doesn't mean the law doesn't apply.  He still can't steal Chuck's property and the law would ignore that because he was taking care of a sick man.  

 
If Jimmy is busted for breaking and entering or theft, that's pretty lazy and not at all what I would expect from this show. It would be super lame. 

 
What makes people think that Jimmy will get caught doing anything?  Just finding out that his brother recorded him is enough to push him in the Saul persona, IMO.

 
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