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07-26-2022, 05:29 PM | #2371 |
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It was weird to have an entire post-BB episode. What purpose does it serve?
Possibilities: a) Ties up the loose end of having been made. b.) Shows us that after running a little scam, his former life is pulling hard on his psyche. That loud shirt and tie combo was really calling his name. c.) Establishes that Jeffie fell in with a bad crowd in ABQ - perhaps he will blab to an old running buddy. Loose end re-loosened. d.) Or just becoming involved with Jeffie could end up being his downfall when Jeffie gets caught wearing the stolen goods. |
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07-26-2022, 06:26 PM | #2372 | |
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The answer: pretty much the exact same. |
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07-26-2022, 06:41 PM | #2373 | |
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More than anything I think it showed that he hated his life as Gene and missed his coping mechanism as Saul. Him seeing the outfit at the end appeared to be an admission that he wanted to be Saul but could not put on the jersey again. I think that signified that he finally retired Saul for good. Remember in Omaha he’s had one thing he hasn’t had in his life: time to think about his life and his choices (Kim, Chuck, Howard) and how his life affected people. He appears to finally be maturing somewhat. This is just my opinion, but I was surprised the shirt and tie was not in color. When Gene watches the Saul tapes you can see in the reflection of his glasses that it was in color. That made us believe that the color in his life signified his time as Saul Goodman. But if that’s true why was the shirt and tie not colored? Makes me believe that the color (aka happiness) in his life was Kim. But then again the cover for this season is Gene in black and white putting on a colored red jacket so who knows |
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07-26-2022, 07:06 PM | #2374 |
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I don't know why, but leaving the suit reminded me of Walt leaving the glass on the bar at the end of Breaking Bad.
At first thought the episode felt out of place. But it seemed to masterfully pull together the full Gene storyline in one episode. He was a lonely, anxious guy who got his high again pulling cons. There's not much work to do on this timeline anymore. I suspect whatever is left here will be handled swiftly (I'd have to think Marion and Nippy will play a part in it....). Unless they plan to spend the rest of their time in black and white, it seems they've cleaned this timeline up so we can spend most of the time on the color timeline. Which is where there's still lots of work to do. |
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07-27-2022, 05:30 PM | #2375 |
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The title of the next episode !!
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07-27-2022, 06:56 PM | #2377 |
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07-27-2022, 08:44 PM | #2379 |
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Another issue this episode addressed.
e.) When Gene stalls the cinnabon eating Security man, he tells Saul's actual sense of futility in his life/plight. His dead parents, his dead brother, his meaningless existence - no one would miss or remember him if he died. That is all his real feelings being used to manipulate another man from turning around to look at the monitors. He explained the penance he is currently paying. This is a really good show. |
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07-27-2022, 08:57 PM | #2380 | |
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And the scene at the end with the loud shirt and tie is a throwaway scene in the hands of anybody else, but the nuance and gestures come through beautifully that he feels the calling for Saul, knows he can't and, steps away, despondent. That is a difficult thing to convey without being over the top. Fantastic show. |
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07-30-2022, 08:56 AM | #2381 |
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“Another masturbator?!”
He was talking about Badger. That was the day he meets Walter White. |
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07-30-2022, 10:03 AM | #2382 |
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I am looking forward to how BCS introduces Walt and Jesse. In BB there was a pretty explicit introduction scene already.
Artistically, I don't think they would recycle that dialog. Guess I will find out Monday |
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07-31-2022, 09:46 AM | #2383 |
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I can't believe Kim just gave up her law license like that.
That was a reach if you ask me. |
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07-31-2022, 11:07 AM | #2384 |
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I thought the same but it might have been the only way to immediately get out of her current client obligations. Of course...did she really need to immediately get out of those obligations? A bit dramatic and not all that realistic.
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07-31-2022, 12:40 PM | #2385 |
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She was really shook by the event. We, the viewers, have come to accept a few murders. This was her first exposure to real violence of this kind.
Sure, she got a kick out of running scams, but she never wanted to physically hurt anyone. Then Howard is executed right in front of her. She might have been willing to hurt him professionally, but I think she had some amount of respect for him. Then Lalo sent her to kill Gus, with the knowledge that Jimmy was in mortal danger. She appeared to be ready to do it. The whole experience took her to an emotional place she had never been, not even close. She views herself as culpable in Howards death. She wanted to run away as far and as fast as she could - but she also feels a professional duty to not leave her clients totally in the lurch. Resigning her license, keepng within the procedures of the legal system, was her way to do that. If she had taken a week to think that through, she might not have done it. In the emotional Now - she felt she needed to get away fast |
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