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Better Call Saul

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  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    I made a youtube poop for Ep 1 + 2 if anyone is into that sort of thing. It's quick and mostly harmless, I think. Though there are spoilers:

    Oooh ooh oh

    make one with "take off the space blanket".

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  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    SimBen wrote: »
    I made a youtube poop for Ep 1 + 2 if anyone is into that sort of thing. It's quick and mostly harmless, I think. Though there are spoilers:

    Oooh ooh oh

    make one with "take off the space blanket".

    oh god yes

  • Muddy WaterMuddy Water Quiet Batperson Registered User regular
    I only just caught the premiere. I loved, loved, loved it.
    I loved the black and white intro. I loved Jonathan Banks' intro. I loved how slow it was, how the prosecutor slowly dragged the tv to the centre of the courtroom and inserted the tape. I loved the way it was shot. But most of all, I loved Bob Odenkirk.

    Tuco's appearance I could have done without though. I think they should have saved the Breaking Bad alums for a little later. Jonathan Banks I'm okay with since he's a series regular.

  • CelloCello Registered User regular
    I almost regret not waiting to binge through this season, the cliffhangers are killer, good lord

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  • Death of RatsDeath of Rats Registered User regular
    This is so damned good.

    No I don't.
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  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    edited February 2015
    Every episode keeps being better than the previous one. Hooked!

    Three ways I see this going from here
    1) Jimmy does the boyscout thing and brings the Kettlemans and the money back. Kettlemans go to jail, Nacho's exonerated, nobody gets any money but everybody's safe. Kids go to a foster family though, oh well.
    2) Jimmy takes a bribe from the Kettlemans and forgets he saw anything. Kettlemans are safe, Jimmy's rich, but Nacho's crew is pissed and the cops and the firm have some questions for Jimmy. This gets him into the most trouble.
    3) Jimmy helps the Kettlemans stash the money somewhere and then brings them back home. Jimmy maybe takes a cut for doing that (100%?), but Nacho's exonerated, the Kettlemans probably don't go to jail since nobody can find the money, and Jimmy gets to move out of the beauty salon.

    I think 3 is by far the most likely.

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  • eddizhereeddizhere Scrubber Than A Sponge Scrubtown, USARegistered User regular
    So sad that the stuff on the AMC website requires a sign in now. Might actually get an iTunes pass or Amazon one for it.

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  • Muddy WaterMuddy Water Quiet Batperson Registered User regular
    So

    Breaking Bad had this 'je ne sais quoi'. As many badass moments and plot twists as that show had, what I really fell in love with was the aesthetic, the way they framed shots, the music, the pacing, the way they wouldn't move forward until they had wrung every possible drop of tension from a given situation. It's why I liked the show more than, say, Game of Thrones.

    Better Call Saul has all of that. It's different in tone, but that mise en scène is still there.

    I love it so much.

  • autono-wally, erotibot300autono-wally, erotibot300 love machine Registered User regular
    I love the fact that I can watch it on german netflix, legally, in original language, on the day it airs in the US.

    I love you, netflix.

    Also, third episode, so good.
    Turns out the cops did miss something! Hope he gets his pineapple fruit basket.
    Love the fact that Mike basically did the cop work in a stairwell between being annoyed and being bored, without really thinking too much.

    Shows that Mike is a guy who knows his shit.

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  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    So

    Breaking Bad had this 'je ne sais quoi'. As many badass moments and plot twists as that show had, what I really fell in love with was the aesthetic, the way they framed shots, the music, the pacing, the way they wouldn't move forward until they had wrung every possible drop of tension from a given situation. It's why I liked the show more than, say, Game of Thrones.

    Better Call Saul has all of that. It's different in tone, but that mise en scène is still there.

    I love it so much.

    The payphone scene in episode 3 was Classic That.

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  • EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    Watching last night's episode
    this is going to end with a ding, isn't it

  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    i still kind of don't know where the show is headed. they're burning a lot of screen time on character development but not much on plot

    Trying to figure out how Jimmy establishing his crummy legit law business leads us to Saul Goodman, but not seeing it yet

  • MaximumMaximum Registered User regular
    Tony the Toilet Buddy made this entire season worth it, no matter what else happens.

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  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    I hope we don't see Saul Goodman fully realized until next season or even later. Give me the journey, Gilligan.

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  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    bleh. It only took like two episodes for Walter to become a cook. I was kind of expecting a similar arc. Although I will stipulate that Jimmy's life was much more interesting pre-crime

    but interesting enough for an entire season? It would be major blue balls to not have a reveal of his new identity until next year

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  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    The show has already been renewed for Season 2

    They can and are playing the long game

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  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    Watching last night's episode
    this is going to end with a ding, isn't it

    Well, followed by a dong.

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  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    Jasconius wrote: »
    i still kind of don't know where the show is headed. they're burning a lot of screen time on character development but not much on plot

    Trying to figure out how Jimmy establishing his crummy legit law business leads us to Saul Goodman, but not seeing it yet

    Pretty sure once we get back to Nacho that'll be a big part of it.

    Also whatever's going on with Mike is gonna play into that.

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  • DeliciousTacosDeliciousTacos Registered User regular
    Fill me up, Chandler

    I want it all

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  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    Fill me up, Chandler

    I want it all

    You're so big!

    I had to pause during that scene so I wouldn't laugh over all of it.

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  • Muddy WaterMuddy Water Quiet Batperson Registered User regular
    This show continues to be awesome. I love its slow and deliberate pace.

  • Death of RatsDeath of Rats Registered User regular
    Wow. Just wow.

    No I don't.
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  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    I'm still in pieces from the last episode.

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  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    Jonathan fucking Banks, everyone.
    I'm having a really hard time remembering if an episode of TV has ever left me feeling as shredded as Better Call Saul did this week. I've been a lot of things after an episode of TV, but can't remember ever actually dropping tears.

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  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    I've cried at several series finales when they get all sappy about saying goodbyes and stuff.

    But this is just, pure emotional pain, delivered flawlessly straight to the heart.

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  • Muddy WaterMuddy Water Quiet Batperson Registered User regular
    That final speech is right up there with some of the best Breaking Bad moments.

    Good god damn, Jonathan Banks. Give this man every award. Hell, make up awards to give to this man.

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  • SeriouslySeriously Registered User regular
    I'm glad I can catch this from the beginning

  • Muddy WaterMuddy Water Quiet Batperson Registered User regular
    Watching Mike and Jimmy working together made me squeal with joy

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  • OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Ho man this was a good episode. Vince Gilligan is kind of good at this television thing.

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  • LasbrookLasbrook It takes a lot to make a stew When it comes to me and youRegistered User regular
    It was nice to see the Mike we know and love

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  • OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Lasbrook wrote: »
    It was nice to see the Mike we know and love
    That guy he beat up was a little much. Like, he reminded me of people I actually know and seeing him get throatpunched was amazingly satisfying.

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  • Death of RatsDeath of Rats Registered User regular
    Lasbrook wrote: »
    It was nice to see the Mike we know and love
    That guy he beat up was a little much. Like, he reminded me of people I actually know and seeing him get throatpunched was amazingly satisfying.
    That was Trevor from GTAV.

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  • OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Huh, so it is. I had no idea, never thieved an auto in my life.

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  • OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Also, way to fucking go, Chuck. Because you know what the best thing to do to a career criminal who's legitimately trying to turn his life around is? Tell him he's shit and that no matter what he does, that he can't possibly become a better person.

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  • Death of RatsDeath of Rats Registered User regular
    It's good seeing actors who gave great performances in games with sub par stories show up in this.

    No I don't.
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  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    edited March 2015
    Man that last bit.

    That was rough to watch.
    I love Jimmy and Chuck's relationship so much though this show is the best.

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  • ZayZay yes i am zay Registered User regular
    this show is SO good

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  • BillyIdleBillyIdle What does "katana" mean? It means "Japanese sword."Registered User regular
    It's good seeing actors who gave great performances in games with sub par stories show up in this.

    My Vaas/Trevor fanfic has finally paid off...

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    That last scene was amazing. Just so much from it.

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