calodo2003
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Meh.
Agreed.Wasn't blown away by the ending but wasn't disappointed either. It was good.
In the end, he got what he deserved.
I enjoyed the episode and the final scene was fantastic. I’m not sure it will hold up to much scrutiny though. Did he have to confess all the rest to save Kim? Not really.I’ve generally been of the view that this fell off significantly after Gus vs Lalo but I actually enjoyed that finale.
The scene with them sharing the cigarette was a really nice nod to them on the balcony all the time earlier in the show, and the u-turn made sense with him realising he could help Kim by throwing himself under the bus.
I enjoyed the episode and the final scene was fantastic. I’m not sure it will hold up to much scrutiny though. Did he have to confess all the rest to save Kim? Not really.
That is not in keeping with the character at all. Jimmy or Saul. Just felt like a way to manipulate the ending they wanted. For me it would have had more impact if he’d just said what he needed to say to get Kim off the hook and leave the possibility they re-connect when he’s released.No, but it wasn't just about getting Kim off, it was about salvaging a trace of respect from her (and himself), which, as evidenced by the final scene, succeeded. The whole episode wrestled with the question of whether, deep down, he was more Jimmy McGill or Saul Goodman. This was his way of showing, at least to Kim and himself, that he was the former. He couldn't have done it half. Also implied that it was his plan all along rather than a change of heart in the plane.
Why is it not? Been the arc of the whole series.That is not in keeping with the character at all. Jimmy or Saul. Just felt like a way to manipulate the ending they wanted. For me it would have had more impact if he’d just said what he needed to say to get Kim off the hook and leave the possibility they re-connect when he’s released.
Not sure on that plan all along thing, it was the fact it was revealed to him that she had confessed that shook him... and made him realize he'd have to do something to allow her to live a more free life. Had she not confessed, he's doing 7 years... and likely trying to chase her back later one(maybe, maybe not, maye she continues her normal opinionless life instead). The revelation that her life is likely over because she confessed pushed to give up his freedom for hers.No, but it wasn't just about getting Kim off, it was about salvaging a trace of respect from her (and himself), which, as evidenced by the final scene, succeeded. The whole episode wrestled with the question of whether, deep down, he was more Jimmy McGill or Saul Goodman. This was his way of showing, at least to Kim and himself, that he was the former. He couldn't have done it half. Also implied that it was his plan all along rather than a change of heart in the plane.
His character throughout has been one happy to swerve the law to serve his own purposes. To the point where Kim followed his ways.Why is it not? Been the arc of the whole series.
The elegant thing about the ending, for me, is that it doesn't necessarily mean that deep down, he was in fact Jimmy McGill more than he was Saul. It might just mean that that was the impression he wanted to leave Kim with, and that he wanted it enough to sell his own freedom. Was that courtroom confession genuine or a performance, or a bit of both?His character throughout has been one happy to swerve the law to serve his own purposes. To the point where Kim followed his ways.
Yeah, I think you're right actually.Not sure on that plan all along thing, it was the fact it was revealed to him that she had confessed that shook him... and made him realize he'd have to do something to allow her to live a more free life. Had she not confessed, he's doing 7 years... and likely trying to chase her back later one(maybe, maybe not, maye she continues her normal opinionless life instead). The revelation that her life is likely over because she confessed pushed to give up his freedom for hers.
Possibly. Though as I said in my edited post above, it makes no sense for Kim to allow him to do that. She was the driving force behind the plot. Her confession now means nothing other than the man she loved serving the rest of his life in prison. In part because of something she was massively responsible for.The elegant thing about the ending, for me, is that it doesn't necessarily mean that deep down, he was in fact Jimmy McGill more than he was Saul. It just means that that was the impression he wanted to leave Kim with, and that he wanted it enough to sell his own freedom. Was that courtroom confession genuine or a performance, or a bit of both?
I take your point. Though I think emotionally, by confessing to Cheryl, she felt she had come clean and confronted her guilt, while Jimmy seemed to always compartmentalize. The actual sentencing, evidently, mattered less than facing what they had done.Possibly. Though as I said in my edited post above, it makes no sense for Kim to allow him to do that. She was the driving force behind the plot. Her confession now means nothing other than the man she loved serving the rest of his life in prison. In part because of something she was massively responsible for.
It's much slower paced than BB but the characters are so well written and acted.How so?
I'm generally not a TV kinda of guy, is it worth going through 60 something episodes for?
I mostly enjoyed bb even thought I watched it sporadically .
Never got why so many people think this about Mike. Imo he is the worse because he talks about a so-called code but he regularly breaks it or carries on when those around him break it and for what ? No, the bs about doing it for his grand daughter I’m not buying he had millions, so mostly he did for the same reason as Walter. He liked it.Mike's character beats are basically an expanded version of "Criminal with Honour" motif.
I am not saying I agree that this motif fits his character arc but that is what he thinks about himself and hence why he at least attempts to follow it first, for example stopping Gus from kidnapping Nacho's father. Or trying to save the German at first. But the show also eventually makes the same argument you do that for all of Mike's proclamations, he is a bog standard amoral criminal, as expressed by Nacho's father in Mike's last scene on the show (discounting flashbacks).Never got why so many people think this about Mike. Imo he is the worse because he talks about a so-called code but he regularly breaks it or carries on when those around him break it and for what ? No, the bs about doing it for his grand daughter I’m not buying he had millions, so mostly he did for the same reason as Walter. He liked it.
Carries on working for Gus despite Gus screwing over Nacho, carries on working for Gus after killing the German (I understand why it had to be done, but Mike was against it) , carries on working for Gus even after Gus’ foot soldiers uses kids, and doesn’t object when they execute the kid, doesn’t leave when the kid is killed after the train robbery, but does kinda leave after because he can make £5m by selling his share of methlamynn
The only criminals with honour, despite their flaws and sometimes callous acts were Jesse and Nacho. Neither really spoke about it or image crafted it like Mike did so viewers don’t associate it with them. But they were the only two who when their values were challenged they’d actually react, no matter who it was against and what they had to lose.
Her life, while free, was likely to be over due to the civil suits. He took the flak to allow her freedom instead of him…. I mean she still had her issues we’ve kinda got suspend belief a bit over… but that’s the general idea.How exactly does his confession help Kim?
That's me. I watched about 3-4 episodes of BB before deciding it wasn't for me. It was too relentlessly grim at that stage and I knew it was only going to become more so. I chose to watch BCS because I am a fan of Bob Odenkirk. I've been watching his stuff since I first saw him as Larry Sanders' slimeball agent Stevie Grant in the mid 90s.Yeah the lab stuff is a good example really. I actually liked that - It’s incredibly well done, and adds some interesting stuff to Mike’s character and the BB World - but it’s supplementary material. Im very aware that I was more patient with it because I knew what it was, and if you hadnt watched BB (I dunno why you’d be watching this if you hadn’t, but lets just say) you’d probably be incredibly frustrated with why we were spending so much energy on it and end up thinking “So, what was all that ultimately for then?” It does kinda pay off with Lalo, but this show will never show us what this thing actually is and why it’s so important.
It’d be like having a very engrossing and dramatic half season arc about the tragic previous owner of the RV, who we eventually find out left the ashes of Heul’s former partner in the glove compartment… Cool. But, like, why are we supposed to care about this RV? And couldn’t this have just been a really good bottle episode?
Again, none of this is saying BCS isn’t great, but I don’t personally think it can ever be called better than BB, because so much of it’s enjoyment is derived from building on things BB introduced and made you care about. You can’t really watch it properly without having seen that (again, why would you?) but you can watch BB on its own merit. Even all the really rich stuff about Gus & the cartels is done in a couple of flashbacks in BB, with them killing his lover. Nothing in 2 and a half seasons of BCS is really as impactful as that. It’s just very nicely made tension.
It’s hard to make these points without seeming to rag on the show, when I do think it’s largely excellent and the faults are just basically baked into it & they’ve done almost as well as could possibly have been done with a prequel that has so many BB characters in it. Other than just not have so many BB characters in it, I guess? But then, would we care as much? Questions questions…
They overlapped when they called the vacuum repair guy and were together when they were waiting for their new identities.The only bit of the series that I didn't really understand the context of was in this final episode, where he was in some kind of bunker with Walter White I didn't know when or where that was supposed to be taking place.
What about things like the aforementioned German lab building plot? Do you know what that ultimately is, or do you care? What about the fates of Gus and Mike? Does it bother you that they aren’t really resolved in this? Or the backstory of why Gus hates the Cartel? Etc…. I can get basically following the plot, but is it as rich? Genuinely quite interested.That's me. I watched about 3-4 episodes of BB before deciding it wasn't for me. It was too relentlessly grim at that stage and I knew it was only going to become more so. I chose to watch BCS because I am a fan of Bob Odenkirk. I've been watching his stuff since I first saw him as Larry Sanders' slimeball agent Stevie Grant in the mid 90s.
The only bit of the series that I didn't really understand the context of was in this final episode, where he was in some kind of bunker with Walter White I didn't know when or where that was supposed to be taking place.
I feel enough was expalined. They were building a secret lab, that's as much as I needed to know and it's obviously going to feature in BB. I found it rewarding enough on its own, but I may give Breaking Bad another go at some point. I don't feel like it's necessary though.What about things like the aforementioned German lab building plot? Do you know what that ultimately is, or do you care? What about the fates of Gus and Mike? Does it bother you that they aren’t really resolved in this? Or the backstory of why Gus hates the Cartel? Etc…. I can get basically following the plot, but is it as rich? Genuinely quite interested.
And do you intend to watch BB now? Or just look up the relevant scenes…
(Also, as @RacingClub says, it’s from the second to last episode, when Saul & Walt are waiting at Robert Foster’s hideout to be given new identities - essentially just before he becomes Gene)
Thanks for the context.They overlapped when they called the vacuum repair guy and were together when they were waiting for their new identities.
DEA claims to have a mountain of evidence against Saul, but how?
There is no proof that Saul was laundering money.
There is no evidence that he was directly connected with Hank and Gomey's murder.
Jesse's confession is the only other proof of his involvement. But that was taken and possibly destroyed by Nazis.
Sure, he is person of interest for questioning. But, it would have been nice if they went into what exact evidence they had on him for RICO.
Didnt they imply a couple of episodes ago (when Gene phoned his former secretary) that the authorities uncovered pretty much everything in the aftermath of BB?DEA claims to have a mountain of evidence against Saul, but how?
There is no proof that Saul was laundering money.
There is no evidence that he was directly connected with Hank and Gomey's murder.
Jesse's confession is the only other proof of his involvement. But that was taken and possibly destroyed by Nazis.
Sure, he is person of interest for questioning. But, it would have been nice if they went into what exact evidence they had on him for RICO.
How does his confession stop Kim from being liable to civil suits?Her life, while free, was likely to be over due to the civil suits. He took the flak to allow her freedom instead of him…. I mean she still had her issues we’ve kinda got suspend belief a bit over… but that’s the general idea.
Almost everything he does in BCS that ends up badly for him is actually, at the root of it, for Kim… Chuck took Mesa off her which started the events leading to that, Hamlin he went through with despite not wanting to because she insisted … and now he’s serving 87 years instead of 7 for her to be free.
I mean, he ain’t perfect obviously… but those things are what he’s mostly running away from by being Saul.
It doesn't.Didnt they imply a couple of episodes ago (when Gene phoned his former secretary) that the authorities uncovered pretty much everything in the aftermath of BB?
How does his confession stop Kim from being liable to civil suits?
Did I miss something or this is just assumed?
I understood the ending as Jimmy wanting to show Kim he wasnt a cnut after hearing she'd confessed.
I agree. I always felt like there wasn’t much on Saul and at best he was just running away out of fear, or to avoid a few years.DEA claims to have a mountain of evidence against Saul, but how?
There is no proof that Saul was laundering money.
There is no evidence that he was directly connected with Hank and Gomey's murder.
Jesse's confession is the only other proof of his involvement. But that was taken and possibly destroyed by Nazis.
Sure, he is person of interest for questioning. But, it would have been nice if they went into what exact evidence they had on him for RICO.
Even Walter wasn’t directly responsible for their deaths. Saul would’ve had zero responsibility.DEA claims to have a mountain of evidence against Saul, but how?
There is no proof that Saul was laundering money.
There is no evidence that he was directly connected with Hank and Gomey's murder.
Jesse's confession is the only other proof of his involvement. But that was taken and possibly destroyed by Nazis.
Sure, he is person of interest for questioning. But, it would have been nice if they went into what exact evidence they had on him for RICO.
That doesn’t explain why he then tried to take the blame for Walter White and things he played zero part in. He wasn’t even laundering money for him in the end. That was Skylar.It doesn't.
It was just him trying to show Kim he can have a guilty conscience as well.
His assistant said that Skyler took a deal and I'd imagine she gave them a lot on Saul.DEA claims to have a mountain of evidence against Saul, but how?
There is no proof that Saul was laundering money.
There is no evidence that he was directly connected with Hank and Gomey's murder.
Jesse's confession is the only other proof of his involvement. But that was taken and possibly destroyed by Nazis.
Sure, he is person of interest for questioning. But, it would have been nice if they went into what exact evidence they had on him for RICO.