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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#426: Jul 26th 2022 at 6:08:33 PM

Yes, the lesson is he LOVES being a criminal!

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#427: Jul 26th 2022 at 8:03:37 PM

Does this mean all the future segments have been part of one extremely long con?

Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
merklyn Since: Feb, 2011
#428: Jul 27th 2022 at 5:29:03 AM

Only after he was recognised.

He wasn't happy, but when he was recognised, he put a plan together.

The rest was just him living this purgatory.

See what happens now, everything's so wrapped up I have literally no idea where things are going. Even the future plotline is really resolved now.

Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#429: Jul 27th 2022 at 5:39:09 AM

My guess is he will try to find Kim and try to win her back, but of course, he will fail miserably.

The legend has returned.
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#430: Jul 27th 2022 at 11:01:13 AM

I really hope Kim is into something awful.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Millardkillmoore Since: Mar, 2010
#431: Jul 27th 2022 at 4:46:06 PM

Apparently the next episode is titled “Breaking Bad” and the description is “The partners escalate their enterprise to new levels.”

The obvious conclusion is that this is the inevitable episode set during the Breaking Bad time period. However, I’m going to hazard a guess that the main plot is about Jeff and his friend trying to move further into a life of crime, putting Gene in danger. Maybe there is some BB-era stuff but I think it might just be the B-plot. My guess is that the title and description are deliberate trolling by the writers.

BorneAgain (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#432: Jul 27th 2022 at 4:58:19 PM

I do love that they've completed the circle; Breaking Bad had an episode titled Better Call Saul and now the inverse has happened.

freygrilledcheese The Fool from District Court (Handed A Sword) Relationship Status: All is for my lord
The Fool
#433: Jul 28th 2022 at 4:35:30 AM

I have no idea how they will bring back Jesse and Walt if it isn't just retelling of BB events through Saul's POV

OBJECTION!
Millardkillmoore Since: Mar, 2010
#434: Jul 29th 2022 at 9:41:20 PM

Titles for the last two episodes have been revealed: "Waterworks" and "Saul Gone"

Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#435: Jul 31st 2022 at 8:27:33 AM

I finally realized the novelty of having Carol Burnett and one half of Mr. Show acting against each other.

Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#436: Aug 1st 2022 at 7:22:21 PM

Well, shit sure is stirring up now. Gene really has turned into Walter with all this chicanery. At this point, he's gonna get to Kim, but he's gonna be a shadow of who he once was.

The legend has returned.
beneficii Since: Nov, 2011
#438: Aug 1st 2022 at 11:10:03 PM

I feel like Gene's last job on the guy with cancer is going to be his undoing.

Elmo3000 from UK Since: Jul, 2013
#439: Aug 2nd 2022 at 6:36:35 AM

Something weirdly funny that also emphasizes how much has changed over the course of the show is that there was a list on one of those Uproxx or Screenrant kind of sites which was the 10 main characters of Better Call Saul, ranked by how likable they were. It seemed to be judging the characters from pretty early in the show, but Lalo was on there so it must have been written at least after Season 5.

The weird bit is that Howard is ranked number 8 for being snobby and kind of condescending, only above Chuck at 9 and Hector Salamanca at 10. He's lower than Nacho, Gus and even Lalo. Meanwhile, Jimmy is at 3, behind only Mike at 2, and the number one most likable character in the show at the time of posting the article was... Kim Wexler.

Boy, it's crazy to see how much this dynamic has changed over one season.

Millardkillmoore Since: Mar, 2010
#440: Aug 2nd 2022 at 9:47:38 AM

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The parallel shots of Saul walking into Walt's school and Gene walking into that guy's house would seem to indicate that. That meeting with Walt ultimately destroyed Saul Goodman and trying to rob the guy with cancer will likely destroy Gene Takovic.

Elmo3000 from UK Since: Jul, 2013
#441: Aug 2nd 2022 at 10:56:15 AM

So with the naming of the episodes recently, Vince and the showrunners have gained kind of a Trolling Creator reputation, but they generally haven't kept us in the dark about much, so I think they will reveal the contents of Gene's attempted call to Kim and what made him so upset. There are several plausible possibilities, so what do you think it will turn out to be?

My guess is that Francesca was telling a little white lie to make Gene feel better, and Kim didn't actually call her to ask if he was ok, so when he rings, she has no idea why and is freaked out that he's getting in touch with her again, especially now that he's one of the most wanted criminals in America; she panics and says that she didn't call him and that he needs to turn himself in immediately.

Millardkillmoore Since: Mar, 2010
#442: Aug 2nd 2022 at 12:19:35 PM

Worth noting that the next episode is called Waterworks and Kim now works in a place that sells sprinklers. I suspect we'll see that conversation from Kim's perspective.

Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#443: Aug 2nd 2022 at 6:22:45 PM

I assume she's getting married, or she's dead.

I use to think this franchise might end on a hopeful note, but dammit Gene you and your goddamn addiction to excitement.

Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
Millardkillmoore Since: Mar, 2010
#444: Aug 2nd 2022 at 6:32:57 PM

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Chuck was always right about Jimmy.

Wackd Since: May, 2009
#445: Aug 2nd 2022 at 7:49:10 PM

I assume she's getting married, or she's dead.
Hard doubt on both of these: it's simply not interesting for her to be dead. It's unambiguous at this point that Seahorn's coming back, and it'd be weird to have her live through Breaking Bad only to kill her now.

As for married: Jimmy and Kim's relationship has been refreshing in its complete lack of jealousy, infidelity, or other love triangle tropes. Their conflict has always arisen from worldview differences between the two of them and the way they live their lives. Again, it'd be strange to change that now.

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#446: Aug 3rd 2022 at 5:39:36 AM

I feel like this next episode will be mostly focused on Kim and what she has been up to since Fun and Games while showing the aftermath of Gene breaking into the cancer patient's house at either the start or the end.

The legend has returned.
Elmo3000 from UK Since: Jul, 2013
#447: Aug 3rd 2022 at 7:31:54 AM

Spoilers, but on the Trivia page for the latest episode, under Bilingual Bonus, it turns out that in the german dub of the show, you can completely hear Gene's side of the conversation in the mysterious silent phone call.

Gene: (...) you have no idea what I did or didn't do, okay? Why don't YOU turn yourself in, you don't have to be considerate of me, I can only be hanged ONCE. Okay, look, Kim, why are we even talking about this. We're both too smart...

Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#448: Aug 3rd 2022 at 8:01:43 PM

Gene's like that Fyre Festival asshole, except he's coming from a place of extreme bitterness instead of sociopathic narcissism. It's that same addictive crime thing.

Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#449: Aug 8th 2022 at 7:28:50 PM

This was definitely a tale of two episodes for this. The Kim stuff was probably the best part of this season. The Gene stuff, I feel like I'll have to wait to see how the finale has things end up with him, but boy, he fucked up so much.

The legend has returned.
beneficii Since: Nov, 2011
#450: Aug 8th 2022 at 7:49:20 PM

Looked for a second like Saul was gonna garrote Marion! Fortunately, he didn't when she called Life Alert. But now they know he was there! And Jeff is gonna sing!

Edited by beneficii on Aug 8th 2022 at 7:52:28 AM


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