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04-06-2016, 03:51 PM | #901 | |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
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And he DID go back into the office with Jimmy to help him get one hell of a deal on the referral for Sandpiper. He did Jimmy a MASSIVE solid there. You rarely see referral fees that high from the general pool. At this point in his career, he's a rainmaker. He's not a front-line grunt that bothers with the day to day shit. He nails down clients and coordinates massive multi-state litigation efforts. |
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04-06-2016, 03:53 PM | #902 |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
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Why let a massive revenue source walk if you don't have to? That's not how successful firms stay successful.
Those firms are like sharks - they have to be constantly looking for food and if they aren't growing, they're dying. If a firm starts letting clients like Mesa Verde walk, they're simply withering and dying. |
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04-06-2016, 07:47 PM | #903 | |
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04-06-2016, 09:58 PM | #904 |
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He wasn't interested in saving them until Howard mentioned Jimmy. Once he mentioned Jimmy, Howard got very interested in saving them. Enough so that he managed to go into the office without the space suit. It had EVERYTHING to do with Jimmy.
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04-06-2016, 10:40 PM | #905 |
Yum! Buc Marshmellows!
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04-07-2016, 07:20 AM | #906 |
Stuff & Things
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04-07-2016, 07:33 AM | #907 |
Mindful Taoist German
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So far I've only watched season 1 but it's much better than I thought it would be...
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04-07-2016, 09:51 AM | #908 | |
Deus ambulans inter homines
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What has made it so strong I think is the evolution of BOTH Mike and Jimmy, because you get a twist of the legal drama, and a bit of a police procedural with Mike. Both are such grey characters, but it rings as more authentic to me, at least. Either way, it's a pretty amazing testament to the Breaking Bad crew to completely tackle a very different perspective of known characters and episode after episode being so good. By season 4, it's going to get into the thick of things and be crazy when Gus comes around. I've been keenly looking for when we're going to get a Pollos Hermanos reference - even something subtle like a brief glimpse of a restaurant sign in the far background of a scene. It's a perfect means of cueing that Gus is hovering in the periphery and about to come into the storyline. |
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04-07-2016, 10:00 AM | #909 | |
Stay positive, don't give up
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04-07-2016, 10:12 AM | #910 |
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I personally thought that season 1 felt a lot like BB but this season has steered away from that into its own type of personality. The camera angles and everything like that are similar. Especially lighting. The storytelling is very different to me. Not better and not worse. Just different. I tend to forget all about BB when watching now. When Jimmy becomes Saul, it'll be more like BB I'm sure.
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04-07-2016, 11:25 AM | #911 | |
Deus ambulans inter homines
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To me, that's where the writing is so tight. Not a lot of primary scenes of the crossover characters in an attempt to illuminate all their back story instead of keeping focused on the main characters and the supporting cast of Better Call Saul. We're almost through 2 seasons into a show named for a character who hasn't had 1 second of screentime, because Jimmy isn't Saul - not yet. |
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04-07-2016, 05:26 PM | #912 |
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Just like BB, this show is flawless.
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04-08-2016, 07:59 PM | #913 | |
In Search of a Life
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You yourself said that Gilligan creates a lot of gray in his characters. But won't acknowledge the grayness in Chuck. We already know Jimmy's broken. While Chuck is on a higher moral ground than Jimmy, he's broken too. He reminds me a lot of Hank, actually. Hank wasn't a bad guy. But his obsession drove him to lengths he shouldn't go. |
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04-08-2016, 08:31 PM | #914 |
Deus ambulans inter homines
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So, some people have quite a bit of time on their hands...
From a website, but I forget which, I just copied the interesting tidbit. I don’t typically like anagram theories, but this one is too hard to resist. A Redditor, cassieboy81, rearranged all the episode titles this season, and came up with a mind-blowing possibility: Fifi Rebecca Inflatable Nailed Gloves Off Switch Bali Ha’i Amarillo Cobbler Klick “Fring’s Back.” Back from the dead. https://media.giphy.com/media/bafSI5Ob1z0L6/giphy.gif |
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04-08-2016, 10:02 PM | #915 | |
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