Better Call Saul ***Spoilers***

Magnate

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

Does that short bit of a tune after the initial opening sequence count as a "theme tune" I am a bit disappointed by it barely gives you time to get to your seat!

There's an extended version too I believe, I thought the pilot was longer anyway.

jcsoulinger

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

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Jimmy (aka Saul) and Chuck both refer to "Mom" in the opening sequence. Also Jimmy says "OK I get that I have been the worst brother ever."

Ya it all became very clear what the relationship is after that opening sequence. Enjoyed this episode more than the first two it will be interesting to see if Jimmy can use the fact he knows about the money to his advantage.

-=al=-

jcsoulinger wrote: »

Ya it all became very clear what the relationship is after that opening sequence. Enjoyed this episode more than the first two it will be interesting to see if Jimmy can use the fact he knows about the money to his advantage.

Well, it might move him out of the Salon! I think this could be the start of his rise to the top :pac: With many hilarious setbacks on the way, no doubt.

dark crystal

Mike's couldn't give a shit face - gets me every time

Custardpi

Hope the plotline with the Kettlesons doesn't continue for too long, while the plotpoint about the money itself isn't bad the characters of the family themselves aren't particularly interesting. On the plus side we're starting to get more details & clues about Mike's background & how it ties into the criminal underworld. Notice how almost immediately after Jimmy mentioned Nacho's name Mike decided to drop the charges. Really hope we get to learn more about what really happened when he was a cop.

johnpatrick81

Anyone know what a Chicago Sunroof is?!:pac:

Urban Dictionary were quick off the mark, but seem as clueless as everyone else!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Chicago+sunroof&defid=8109076

nc19

johnpatrick81 wrote:

Urban Dictionary were quick off the mark, but seem as clueless as everyone else!

johnpatrick81 wrote:

Anyone know what a Chicago Sunroof is?!

sticking your bare ass through someone's sunroof??

expectationlost

Custardpi wrote: »

Hope the plotline with the Kettlesons doesn't continue for too long, while the plotpoint about the money itself isn't bad the characters of the family themselves aren't particularly interesting. On the plus side we're starting to get more details & clues about Mike's background & how it ties into the criminal underworld. Notice how almost immediately after Jimmy mentioned Nacho's name Mike decided to drop the charges. Really hope we get to learn more about what really happened when he was a cop.

still going with your theory

Custardpi

expectationlost wrote: »

still going with your theory

Not sure how that post relates to any "theory" since I haven't advanced any hypothesis, just some observations.

Son0vagun

What on earth was Jimmy bang up for at the start in the flash back?

laurenhiggins

Start watching this last night watched three episodes and didn't turn away once it was great I love the way old characters are mixed in it too

Fred Swanson

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squonk

How did you get Sexual Offences? He's a sleazebag bug it seems a stretch. I didn't hear it being said outright.

Good episode but I thought ti was a bit slow. It's my least favourite of the episodes so far. Not a heap happened really I thought. Still quality though.

FloatingVoter

squonk wrote: »

How did you get Sexual Offences? He's a sleazebag bug it seems a stretch. I didn't hear it being said outright.

Good episode but I thought ti was a bit slow. It's my least favourite of the episodes so far. Not a heap happened really I thought. Still quality though.

His brother mentioned it could be added to the charges. He didn't mean kiddie fiddling - it just meant public exposure / act of indecency whatever. The actual offence might be mooning or pissing in the park but it looks bad on a charge sheet.

Melodeon

squonk wrote: »

How did you get Sexual Offences? He's a sleazebag bug it seems a stretch. I didn't hear it being said outright.

His brother tells him he faces "being labelled a sex offender".
Saul/Jimmy 'explains' it was a simple Chicago Sunroof.

JaseBelleVie

Finally caught up with this last night. I'm loving it so far. I nearly fainted from laughing so much at the

"Here's Johnny!" scene at the tent, then that gif brought it all back!

. It has been moving at a nice pace, it's good to see that Saul/Jimmy was once an ordinary ambulance chaser/public defender just working the system and trying to keep his head above water, and was not always the sleazy, "criminal" lawyer that we all knew and loved from Breaking Bad.

Saul was up there with my favourite characters from Breaking Bad (along with Mike), so when I heard about this, I was giddy with anticipation. Then when I saw Mike, I was delighted. Mike is just such a boss, and Jonathan Banks just brings such brilliant grounded-ness to the character.

But if this proves anything, it proves that Odenkirk is more than capable of being a central character and this will be his time to shine.

Also, the opening case he took in the opening episode with the three teenagers. That is one of the best scenes of black comedy in any series ever.

I cannot wait to see where this series ends up.

we'llallhavetea

christ we are loving this, week long wait is killer though and one episode goes by so fast!!

the_monkey

Cagney & Lacey

Brendan Filone

Did anybody else notice the Sopranos reference from Mike?

"Everyone thought he was dead in the Jersey Pine Barrens".

FloatingVoter

Brendan Filone wrote: »

Did anybody else notice the Sopranos reference from Mike?

"Everyone thought he was dead in the Jersey Pine Barrens".

You might be reading a little too much into it...bit like me saying "I thought the prick was in the mountains". Every city has an unofficial graveyard.
But if James Gandolfini were still with us, we'd have a mash-up to ...ehhh...die for.

Iranoutofideas

Can you imagine Christopher, Paulie Walnuts, Mike and Saul lost in the woods with an interior decorator after them

JaseBelleVie

Iranoutofideas wrote: »

Can you imagine Christopher, Paulie Walnuts, Mike and Saul lost in the woods with an interior decorator after them

I actually watched the episode "Pine Barrens" last night. There are so many scenes where I just absolutely crack up laughing.

For me, the finest moment is when Paulie's phone cuts out (once again) and he just completely loses his sh*t: 'MOTHERF*CKING C*CKSUCKER!'

I scream laughing at that scene every time.

FloatingVoter

Iranoutofideas wrote: »

Can you imagine Christopher, Paulie Walnuts, Mike and Saul lost in the woods with an interior decorator after them

I can already see Paulie and Mike arguing about the size of hole you need to fit the recently deceased into.

the_monkey

JaseBelleVie wrote: »

I actually watched the episode "Pine Barrens" last night. There are so many scenes where I just absolutely crack up laughing.

For me, the finest moment is when Paulie's phone cuts out (once again) and he just completely loses his sh*t: 'MOTHERF*CKING C*CKSUCKER!'

I scream laughing at that scene every time.

And when Paulie loses his shoe

it could just be the greatest Sopranos ep of all time ...

FloatingVoter

Paulie and Walt stuck in the desert with no engine to speak of. BB would have ended mid season one with Paulie chomping down on a Waltburger.
The Continuing Adventures of Paulie Walnuts is a show that needs to be done.

For giggles here's Paulie on surf bums...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLdBi-VyZLI

jcsoulinger

the_monkey wrote: »

And when Paulie loses his shoe

it could just be the greatest Sopranos ep of all time ...

The bit where they find an old van and start eating ketchup from the sachets is ****ing hilarious, Paulie says "its not bad try mixing it with the relish" lol

Mars Bar

FloatingVoter wrote: »

Paulie and Walt stuck in the desert with no engine to speak of. BB would have ended mid season one with Paulie chomping down on a Waltburger.
The Continuing Adventures of Paulie Walnuts is a show that needs to be done.

For giggles here's Paulie on surf bums...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLdBi-VyZLI

That old guy acts as stevie van zandts brother in Lilyhammer, which is a great show!

Birneybau

Mars Bar wrote: »

That old guy acts as stevie van zandts brother in Lilyhammer, which is a great show!

That old guy?

He was one of the main characters in the Sopranos, as was Steve van Zandt.

Mars Bar

Birneybau wrote: »

That old guy?

He was one of the main characters in the Sopranos, as was Steve van Zandt.

Yeah the older guy. Lilyhammer is basically sopranos lite set in norway.

DeepBlue

So do we know yet what the deal with the older brother is?
Obviously he's sick in some way but seems to be blissfully unaware of his situation and expects/hopes to get better. He also seems unaware of Jimmy's situation and seems to think everything is hunky dory.

Whatever the issue is Jimmy/Saul doesn't seem to want to fill him in on the big picture. I guess this back story will get teased out over future episodes but just checking that I didn't miss anything obvious.

The impression I get is that Charlie has had some kind of breakdown and Jimmy is trying to keep things together for him while also spending any penny he has on Charlie.

I'm also still confused on putting the cellphone, keys etc into the mailbox and not carrying them into the house. What's that about?

Still, after a slow enough pilot the last two episodes have picked up nicely with the "Hello Johnny" moment being the highlight so far.