Better Call Saul - Prequel to Breaking Bad
Discussion
Vyse said:
So we are 6 hours into a 10 hour season and we still dont know what the story arc is.
I'm glad this has been said as it's one of my main concerns. Obviously the people writing this are the pros so you trust that they know what they are doing but I found Boardwalk Empire suffered from the same problem of massive character development then rushing to bring the season to a close in the last episode. That said it was good to see some more of Mike and his back story.
Miguel Alvarez said:
Vyse said:
So we are 6 hours into a 10 hour season and we still dont know what the story arc is.
I'm glad this has been said as it's one of my main concerns. Obviously the people writing this are the pros so you trust that they know what they are doing but I found Boardwalk Empire suffered from the same problem of massive character development then rushing to bring the season to a close in the last episode. That said it was good to see some more of Mike and his back story.
After all, once he becomes Saul Goodman, how far can they take it before BB starts, the story is a cul de sac really.
P-Jay said:
I was thinking the story was pretty simple - we start with a wide-eyed morally secure, but struggling Lawyer - through his meetings with his brother we learn about his transformation from Slippery Jimmy, to James McGill, now we're witnessing a slow transformation from James McGill to Saul Goodman - the building blocks are here - the dubious billboard add and shameless self-promotion and his bending and breaking the rules and his forced relationship with Nacho - you can all see these things creating the Saul Goodman we all know and love from BB, but I don't think we'll see him till episode 10, if at all this series.
After all, once he becomes Saul Goodman, how far can they take it before BB starts, the story is a cul de sac really.
I would say he's morally insecure but trying to do the right thing at the moment. The glimpses of his past ie the watch con and the warnings from his brother suggest he's had a dodgy past and thats his normal MO. There must be a reason he didnt work for his brother's firm.After all, once he becomes Saul Goodman, how far can they take it before BB starts, the story is a cul de sac really.
Not sure about the cul de sac either as the opening scenes seemed to show him post BB hiding out. There could be a whole new story line there. Mind you at this pace(which I'm mostly OK with) it could take 8 seasons/series to get to BB
Digitalize said:
Kaj91 said:
I thought last weeks was much better, Mike stealing the money from the Kettlemans house and then returning it just doesn't sit right.
Jimmy did it to force their hand in to returning to HHM and the deal, as they'd already 'returned' the money.Kaj91 said:
Jimmy is broke, he had to return his $30k, Mike is a car park attendant who is under investigation for a double murder, yet they returned $1.6 million in cash
Forgot the spoiler tags!Yes but Jimmy is doing it for the girl, hence his frustration at the end because he lost his new office building, and his chance of getting her to be partner, and Mike owed Jimmy for his help, and you're forgetting what would they do with $1.6million? Spend it? It's unusable money basically. And it's not Breaking Bad times yet
Digitalize said:
Kaj91 said:
Jimmy is broke, he had to return his $30k, Mike is a car park attendant who is under investigation for a double murder, yet they returned $1.6 million in cash
Forgot the spoiler tags!Yes but Jimmy is doing it for the girl, hence his frustration at the end because he lost his new office building, and his chance of getting her to be partner, and Mike owed Jimmy for his help, and you're forgetting what would they do with $1.6million? Spend it? It's unusable money basically. And it's not Breaking Bad times yet
Kaj91 said:
Maybe Jimmy has still got something of a moral compass, as we know Saul didn't.
Exactly - at this point, Jimmy and Mike are both basically decent individuals. Time and circumstances drive them to their Breaking Bad roles, and this is what we'll watch over the rest of Better Call Saul.schmunk said:
Kaj91 said:
Maybe Jimmy has still got something of a moral compass, as we know Saul didn't.
Exactly - at this point, Jimmy and Mike are both basically decent individuals. Time and circumstances drive them to their Breaking Bad roles, and this is what we'll watch over the rest of Better Call Saul.Kaj91 said:
schmunk said:
Kaj91 said:
Maybe Jimmy has still got something of a moral compass, as we know Saul didn't.
Exactly - at this point, Jimmy and Mike are both basically decent individuals. Time and circumstances drive them to their Breaking Bad roles, and this is what we'll watch over the rest of Better Call Saul.Kaj91 said:
In last weeks episode we learned that Mike killed two cops before leaving Philadelphia in a bit of a hurry
Both Mike and Jimmy think of themselves as on the right side of the law, even though they are criminals. Mike only murdered dirty cops, and Jimmy isn't really trying to hurt anyone. It's entirely sensible that they'd return the money, especially since both of them would be under police observation.smn159 said:
Kaj91 said:
schmunk said:
Kaj91 said:
Maybe Jimmy has still got something of a moral compass, as we know Saul didn't.
Exactly - at this point, Jimmy and Mike are both basically decent individuals. Time and circumstances drive them to their Breaking Bad roles, and this is what we'll watch over the rest of Better Call Saul.Gassing Station | TV, Film, Video Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff