re: tOfficial Better Call Saul S06E11 “BREAKING BAD” Thread

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And the way this season has played out has made it much, much less likely that there is a happy ending for Saul

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I agree.

One of the indicators for me was the heist on the cancer guy. They went out of their way to make the guy more likeable than the previous marks. He was shown to be a good guy, not an arrogant arse like the previous ones. And then they laid on an extra layer by having the pick pocket guy with the dog show mercy and have a bit of a moral code.

But Saul was relentless, heartless, and even a bit cruel. Insisting on taking this guy out just like the rest.

They are making him less likeable, less of a "good guy" than he's been portrayed for most of the series. Jimmy was always shown as a guy who has been mistreated, misjudged, and told he would never amount to everything. Sure, he did some bad things, but hey, you can see how he got there.

But now, they are showing his dark side. I bet that's to soften the blow of the bad shite that's about to happen to him.

And Bill Oakley and Associates have a real website. Tried calling the number but it’s busy.

LINK

Watched it at lunch. Put me in the "meh" camp for this episode. Another one of those "good episode, but just not at this point in the series" ones for me.

It's hilarious (and sad) to me that anybody critical of the show gets labeled as spoiled or someone who doesn't "deserve" it. That's fricking stupid. This show isn't above criticism...those posts came off as very Ham-like to me.

I think it boils down to Gene just being boring to me. I don't hate it at all, it's still solid TV. But with so few episodes left in the entire series, back to back episodes of Gene pulling Slippin Jimmy scams is just plain subpar. If anything, they could've gotten the point from the last two episodes across in a single episode. While watching Gene scramble and shift in his seat as his accomplice lies unconscious on the mall floor was good television, it just felt like completely wasted time. While there were some differences (obviously), this episode felt a lot like a rehash of the previous one with the mall scam.

And I know that most loose ends are tied up nicely...that's not a bad thing. But it just feels like they could be getting more out of the Gene timeline than what we are seeing.

However, I still have the utmost faith in VG/PG to pull off a great ending to what has been one of the best rides on TV. It would be nice if they tried to utilize their time wisely instead of trying SO HARD to pull off cool cinematographic shots and mundane montage scenes (seriously, montage scenes are cool and all, but they go to that well FAR too often).

The good news though, is I don't really know what I expect over the last 2/3 episodes. And I feel like that is a good thing.

I'm sure I'll get downvoted to hell, but it's okay to love the show and also wish it was ending a little better than it has been so far (and also expecting it to stick the landing once all is said and done).

It was weird seeing Jesse and Walt back onscreen. And I agree with most that Walt was great and Jesse sucked. It's like Aaron Paul was reading his lines off a cue card just off camera.

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I would imagine he meets his demise one way or the other, doesn't appear he's going to get a happy ending.

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I’ll wager Saul lives, but Kim will pay him a visit in prison. We’ll see them both on opposite sides of the glass/bars.

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I was gonna post this. Jeff can’t be that stupid. There’s gotta be a sizeable reward for bringing in Saul. Probably #2 most wanted man in America. Did Jeff really not think to turn him in for money?

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Reward for Jimmy McGill is 5 million.

That reward poster is confirmed to be promo material. The reward is not a part of the show

I bet he gets away with the theft at cancer guys house. I would say the clip of the cops is at his doorstep and he may or may not be there. He has that stack of cash to get away. No way he just ends up in cuffs. Would be very anti climatic. But I’m probably wrong

Who was the cancer actor at the bar? He looks so damn familar

*not going through 15 pages, just a simple answer would make me happy*

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Jesse sucked. It's like Aaron Paul was reading his lines off a cue card just off camera.


It sounded like he didn’t even want to be there

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Well, he didn't even have a seat.

Oh shite. This would be a lot to try to explore in just two episodes left but my goodness that would be nuts