US: Better Call Saul

BeeP said:
BTW.....how do you blur the text, and can it be reverted so I can read what you said?

I can copy it into notepad but is that the only way?
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Click the 3-dots and select 'Inline Spoiler'. Then you can just click on the blurred text to view/hide. Or you can just wrap the text in the [ ISPOILER] [ /ISPOILER] tags (without the space).

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Born_2_Kill_83 said:
I'm debating whether BCS is a BB beater (my favorite series of all time)
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Whilst it is a close one I don’t think it can beat BB, I do fear for certain characters but you know who survives in a prequel.
Started watching BB from the start with my son, it’s so good to watch over again, I’m laughing even more this time around.
 
So, Howard's death shocked me almost as much as the fate of Jesse's girlfriend (Andrea).

I think he'd become a character I could empathise with, really since finding out that it was Chuck who ruined Jimmy's chances of becoming a lawyer at HMM (not Howard, who would have hired him), which really set the scene for the whole show.

He also treated Kim badly, as he blamed Kim for HMM losing the Kettleman case, after she tells them the honest truth about their chances in court. He punishes Kim again (sending her to 'The Doghouse'), when he finds out that she knows about the tape Jimmy made for Davis & Main. This is perhaps the most flawed part of Howard's character, the need to place blame, and not to forgive, despite Kim being a very promising lawyer. To some extent, he gives the impression that he has learned from his mistakes, by series 6.

Some people think Kim is a psychopath, I don't see how could be true, since she obviously has a strong reaction to Howard's death (they both do). To me, Kim is also a sympathetic character, who goes out of her way on many occasions to defend petty criminals, and those she feels deserve a second chance. She is also a very loyal friend to Jimmy, defending him when Chuck attempts to have him disbarred.

My impression, was that she felt very raw about Chuck's death, she did not spare a thought at all for Howard's sense of guilt, and state of mind when she collects the small amount of money left to Jimmy, from Chuck. Similarly, Jimmy is too shocked and upset to come to terms with his role in Chuck's death, and finds it easier to place all the blame on Howard (even if deep down, he knows it makes no sense). Jimmy is unfortunately permanently feeling sorry for himself, there seems to be little awareness of the direction he is heading in, he lives only for cheap thrills.

Kim has perhaps the most complex personality of all characters in the series, and it will be very interesting to see how she reacts to Howard's death, especially given that the reason Howard visits their apartment is because of their scheme to destroy his credibility and prematurely end the Sandpiper case, so that Jimmy can receive his substantial payout.

I enjoyed hearing Howard explaining his suspicions, trying to make sense of how he could possibly deserve what their scheme involved doing to him. The bit I still don't understand, is what had he done to **** off his wife so much? Was he too cold and distant? Too obsessed with his job?

It's sad that his offer of peace goes completely unnoticed by his wife. Brilliant writing.

What next? Will Kim start to lose her mind, knowing that their nasty scheme inadvertently lead to Howard's death?
 
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Stoddy said:
I genuinely shouted out an expletive at the end. Didn’t like Howard as I thought he was a smarmy bugger but didn’t expect that was how his story was going to end. I thought he would get discredited and slip away as it looked like he might.
Anyone who thought last week was the worst episode cannot say that at all this week. When does Part 2 air - can’t wait to see the rest
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I was the same, my hand actually flew up to my mouth at the end.

How long do we have to wait for the final half of the series?
 
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