US: Better Call Saul

AndyCr15 · 12 Apr 2016 at 19:14

dowie said:
Maybe the 'haters' were expecting more explosions or something.

Not literally, but yes. Mike's bits are certainly 'explosive', as they were this week.

This was a better episode though. The scene in Chuck's place with the 3 of them was great. The filming again was fun and the final scene was certainly interesting!

Leeroy Jenkins · 12 Apr 2016 at 19:44

Great episode. Really enjoying season 2

DirtyJester · 12 Apr 2016 at 20:17

Best thing on TV, for me

sityeuropa · 13 Apr 2016 at 00:39

Loving this series, not every show has to be action action action.

Clearcut · 13 Apr 2016 at 08:12

Read the whole thread and the one thing that jumps out at me......somebody actually thinks Lucifer is better than this....shocking!

Smokey Deza · 13 Apr 2016 at 17:57

Chuck is a nob. I have no sympathy.

robfosters · 13 Apr 2016 at 18:29

Smokey Deza said:
Chuck is a nob. I have no sympathy.

Absolutely. The way he treats a brother who has spent a large portion of his life caring for him when all others are off doing other things and not 2 shiny ****** is abhorrent. Does he have a genuine reason to be like he his or is he just a twisted old fool.

dowie · 13 Apr 2016 at 19:11

I guess it looks like those numpties are going to stand around and not call 911.. then jimmy is going to have to act and reveal himself in doing so. Chuck is a bell end, his own brother worked his ass off studying part time and he screwed him over... worse than Olly from GoT!

K1LLSW1TCH · 13 Apr 2016 at 19:41

Just caught up with yesterday's episode, hopefully that'll be the end of Chuck, he might be right about Jimmy committing fraud but he wouldn't have had to go to such lengths if Chuck hadn't stolen Kim's client in the first place. I do hope Jimmy manages to restrain his self and not rush into the copy shop, that'd be too predictable, I'd rather see him have to keep the whole thing under wraps it could be a nice little subplot and an extra layer to him. I'm probably in the minority but I prefer Jimmy's storyline, Mike is a great character but I'm more interested in seeing where it all goes wrong with Kim and the exact time that Jimmy slips into full on Saul mode.

The Mad Rapper · 13 Apr 2016 at 20:50

K1LLSW1TCH said:
Just caught up with yesterday's episode, hopefully that'll be the end of Chuck, he might be right about Jimmy committing fraud but he wouldn't have had to go to such lengths if Chuck hadn't stolen Kim's client in the first place. I do hope Jimmy manages to restrain his self and not rush into the copy shop, that'd be too predictable, I'd rather see him have to keep the whole thing under wraps it could be a nice little subplot and an extra layer to him. I'm probably in the minority but I prefer Jimmy's storyline, Mike is a great character but I'm more interested in seeing where it all goes wrong with Kim and the exact time that Jimmy slips into full on Saul mode.

I really like Mike's story line. You can see how he ends up working for chicken guy.

robfosters · 13 Apr 2016 at 21:45

The Mad Rapper said:
I really like Mike's story line. You can see how he ends up working for chicken guy.

Mike's storyline is more appealing to most because it's all guns, drug cartels and violence. I suppose people find that more riveting than lawyers and family dysfunction.

weringo · 14 Apr 2016 at 00:03

I am loving the pacing of this show, nice to see a bit of storytelling for once. I can understand the haters though, there wouldn't be so much rubbish on telly if everyone appreciated a show like BCS.

easyrider · 14 Apr 2016 at 00:06

weringo said:
I am loving the pacing of this show, nice to see a bit of storytelling for once. I can understand the haters though, there wouldn't be so much rubbish on telly if everyone appreciated a show like BCS.

I disagree,

I don't think there is much going on at all in the show...story? What story?

A lot of the stuff in the show is filler...everything takes an age to happen...

We see Jimmy forging docs we get it... But does it really need to take so long on screen with stylised timelapse ?

Break the show down...and what has actually happened ? Not a lot.

weringo · 14 Apr 2016 at 00:30

The document forgery scene was great. It was shot brilliantly, illustrated another of Jimmy’s many shady talents and showed amount of effort he is willing to put in for Kim's sake, as well as the work required to deceive Chuck.

I felt the same about the scene at the start of the episode with the DEA/border guys at the inspection centre. It could have been a lot shorter but if it grips your attention like it did mine why would you want it to be.

Ayahuasca · 14 Apr 2016 at 11:40

Shock horror as edgyrider tries to play down another show that people find great.

easyrider · 14 Apr 2016 at 11:45

weringo said:
The document forgery scene was great. It was shot brilliantly, illustrated another of Jimmy’s many shady talents and showed amount of effort he is willing to put in for Kim's sake, as well as the work required to deceive Chuck.

I felt the same about the scene at the start of the episode with the DEA/border guys at the inspection centre. It could have been a lot shorter but if it grips your attention like it did mine why would you want it to be.

It was a great scene but too long...We got the point so why it was laboured was beyond me.

It takes Mike 3 mins to wash a gun lol

easyrider · 14 Apr 2016 at 11:47

Ayahuasca said:
Shock horror as edgyrider tries to play down another show that people find great.

Don't get upset about my opinion.

Better call Saul is mediocre at best...Don't be fooled into thinking its a BB...

Its just not in the same league at all.

Ayahuasca · 14 Apr 2016 at 11:56

I'm not upset, I find the majority of your posts mildly amusing as I know exactly what you're up to.

easyrider · 14 Apr 2016 at 12:06

Ayahuasca said:
I'm not upset, I find the majority of your posts mildly amusing as I know exactly what you're up to.

There is no agenda I assure you.

Its obvious that BCS is just OK...Nothing more.

If I like something I say it...Vice versa.

Owenb · 14 Apr 2016 at 12:20

easyrider said:
It was a great scene but too long...We got the point so why it was laboured was beyond me.

It takes Mike 3 mins to wash a gun lol

I think the subtle details of the show are lost on you.

Mike is trying to not cross too far over the line - very much like WW in Breaking Bad. He has been trying to get the money he needs for his family(sound familiar?) without getting blood on his hands. That all came crashing down when he heard that a good samaritan was shot as a direct result of Mikes actions. No amount of washing will fix this problem.

The show isn't trying to be BB - even if both Saul and Mike are both 'breaking bad' in there own way. TBH I wasn't crazy about the show and its pacing(probably because I was expecting BB2) but I have really warmed to it.