History Recap / BetterCallSaulS2E6BaliHai

* RealityEnsues: The whole point of talking Nacho down from wanting Tuco dead to just sending him to prison was so that the Salamancas wouldn't come after him and Mike. Well, despite the reduced caper, giving Tuco up with an alibi of being threatened with a gun ''still'' put Mike under Hector Salamanca's radar, and he ultimately has to make a deal to keep himself and his family safe from their wrath.

* MoodWhiplash: Mike enters his house at night, aware that Hector's enforcers are inside the house (after an earlier visit from Arturo, Mike had planted some carbon paper underneath his welcome mat). He turns on the TV knowing that the noise will lure them out. It's this trope because what plays on the TV is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpqiyFPdHZ4 this]] BillyMays infomercial at full blast.

* AbsenteeActor: Michael [=McKean=]

* OutOfFocus: Jimmy almost is practically absent for a good chunk of screentime with a lot more focus on Mike and Kim.

* StylisticSuck: Davis and Main's new Sandpiper commercial not only recycles the white text on blue swirly nebulousness of their last commercial, but it airs at 2:00 AM when its target audience is asleep.
* TemptingFate: After Hector's goons failed to scare Mike into taking his deal, Mike tells the goons to try harder next time. That "next time" involved the Cousins.

* OhCrap: Mike's face turns pale the moment he sees the Cousins standing on a rooftop overlooking the pool. [[AdultFear And then Marco does a gun sign.... at Kaylee]].

* ChekhovsGunman: Mike's remark two episodes ago about how anything happening to Tuco lures in Salamancas like flies has come true, now that we've seen the Cousins.

* TheDreaded: The Cousins are here, at Hector's beck and call.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Kim's reaction to Jimmy serenading her on the answering machine with "Bali H'ai" is a genuine reaction. Bob Odenkirk’s take was recorded separately, so Rhea Seehorn was actually hearing it for the first time.
* GenreSavvy: When Mike finds Hector's henchman Arturo outside his house, Mike makes clear he isn't accepting Hector's offer. Knowing full well that Hector might send men to kill him, he proceeds to set a trap that will allow him to know if someone is hiding in his house: several sheets of carbon paper taped to the underside of a welcome mat on his doorstep.

** The check Kim chooses not to cash is from Craddock Marine Bank, which in ''Breaking Bad'' is the bank where the crooked lawyer deposits the hazard funds for Mike's employees. The guy also made it out to "Ice Station Zebra Associates," the name of the shell company Jimmy uses to dodge income taxes.
** Hector's praising Mike for having "big balls" echoes the first interaction between Walt and Tuco, where Walt manages to make a bold request of $50,000 from Tuco and Tuco replies, "You got balls, Heisenberg. I'll give you that."

* CallForward: The check Kim chooses not to cash is from Craddock Marine Bank, which in ''Breaking Bad'' is the bank where the crooked lawyer deposits the hazard funds for Mike's employees. The guy also made it out to "Ice Station Zebra Associates," the name of the shell company Jimmy uses to dodge income taxes.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: The use of the Cousins to threaten Mike's granddaughter puts a whole new light on Mike's actions in ''Breaking Bad'', where, after the Cousins' botched hit on Hank, he is sent by Gus to finish off the critically wounded Leonel. Insofar as Mike is capable of it, he was likely jumping for joy when handed that particular task by Gus.

* MoodWhiplash: Mike enters his house at night, aware that Hector's enforcers are inside the house (after an earlier visit from Arturo, Mike had planted some carbon paper underneath his welcome mat). He turns on the TV to lure them out. On comes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpqiyFPdHZ4 this]] BillyMays infomercial.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Mike reaction to the Cousins threatening him in the presence of Kaylee is one of the rare time where he loses focus. Also earlier, his hands are a bit shaky while washing blood off his hands after pistol whipping the guys Hector had sent to scare him.
* OutOfFocus: Jimmy almost is practically absent for a good chunk of screentime with a lot more focus given to Mike and to Kim.

* StylisticSuck: Davis and Main's new Sandpiper commercial not only recycles the swirly nebulousness of their last commercial, but it airs at 2:00 AM when its target audience is asleep.

* TemptingFate: After Hector's goons failed to scare Mike into taking his deal, Mike tells the goon to try harder next time. That "next time" involved the Cousins.
* VillainBall: When Mike arrives to meet with Hector, Nacho pats down Mike and finds a gun on him. Hector allows Mike to keep his gun since his the Cousins were already in the room, but this allowed Mike to threaten him and allowed him to convince Hector to increase his bribe.

* MoodWhiplash: Mike enters his house at night, knowing full well that Hector's enforcers are probably going to come back. Sensing that they might still be in the house, he turns on the TV to lure them out. On comes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpqiyFPdHZ4 this]] BillyMays infomercial.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Mike reaction to the Salamanca's cousin is one of the rare time where he lost focus. Also earlier we saw that his hands shaking after while washing the gun he pistol whipped thug with.

* CallForward: The check Kim chooses not to cash is from Craddock Marine Bank, which in ''Breaking Bad'' is the bank where the crooked lawyer deposits the hazard funds for Mike's employees.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: The events mentioned below in WouldHurtAChild put a whole new light on Mike's actions in Breaking Bad (where he fatally poisons the remaining cousin in hospital after the other is shot dead). Insofar as Mike is capable of it, he was likely jumping for joy when handed that particular task by Gus.

* StylisticSuck: Davis and Main's new commercial is not only as bad as their first one it is airing at 2 pm when the most elderly are asleep.

* TheDreaded: The Cousins are here, at Hector's beck and call
* KickTheSonOfABitch: The events mentioned below in WouldHurtAChild put a whole new light on Mike's actions in Breaking Bad (where he fatally poisons the remaining cousin in hospital after the other is shot dead). Insofar as Mike is capable of it, he was likely jumping for joy when handed that particular task by Gus

* CallForward: The check Kim chooses not to cash is from Craddock Marine Bank, which in ''Breaking Bad'' is the bank where the crooked lawyer deposits the hazard funds for Mike's employees

* TemptingFate: After Hector's goons failed to scare Mike into taking his deal, Mike tells the goon to try harder next time. That "next time" involved the Cousins so Hector really did try harder.

* TemptingFate: After Hector's goons failed to scare Mike into taking Hector's deal, Mike tells the goon to try harder next time. That "next time" involved the Cousins so Hector really did try harder.

* WouldHurtAChild: