ProfessorMoran
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Chuck got what he deserved, what a psycho.
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Better Call Saul S2 |OT| The Truth Is Just A Point Of View - Mondays 10/9c
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but everything he said was right.
Brainfreeze
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May have been something from last season, when Jimmy was at his friend's funeral? I don't recall anything from this season.
ProfessorMoran
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Yeah, for sure. You can't help but think of it every time Jimmy or Mike does something likeable/entertaining.
Well he was going to get something if it wasn't for Kim not telling Jimmy. But yeah, he is wee-bit obsessed and he thinks himself a genius (which he kinda is). I mean he is the "villain", but it can also be argued that Jimmy is. that's why the show is so great.
And that scene with Mike was devastating. He never pulled the trigger, yet a death is on his hands...
Anyway, this episode was so great. This whole season has been an all-timer. I didn't expect much from this show when it was first announced, and now I'm shocked at how great it is, and that it's maybe better than Breaking Bad.
triplestation
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from the sneak peek it looks like hunky drug truck guy is in nachos van with nacho driving
ProfessorMoran
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Jimmy is more of a scammer than villain, but Chuck is such a dick even if he's right.
PantherLotus
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you can absolutely die from a blow to the temple. not even a question.
Ploid 3.0
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I would be on Chuck's side if he wasn't such a jerk to his brother when his brother repeatedly tried to be good and legitimate. He stomped all over Saul.
Sorry my friend, but YES, you can die from something like that:
http://scienceblogs.com/whitecoatunderground/2009/03/18/a-simple-bump-on-the-head-can/
triplestation
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welp
i dont want chuck to die ):
i dont want chuck to die ):
UnemployedVillain
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Mike is going to fuck up the shot and cripple Hector
Walter White
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Everyone going with the Chuck is dead angle. For some reason with the part of next week's preview that has Howard with a letter asking Jimmy if it was his doing, I'm thinking Chuck is gonna be committed or something like that. His "illness" almost gets him killed, so this is where something is finally done about that. Whether Jimmy pushes for it or not, I dunno, but that's what I'm rolling with.
Though dead would be pretty crazy way to end things.
Though dead would be pretty crazy way to end things.
Spectral Glider
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According to wikipedia, apparently Rupert Holmes did go to grammar school somewhere in Albuquerque. Thought for sure that part was bullshit, ha ha.
That's a good theory. Chuck wakes up in the hospital with all sorts of beepy-bloopy electronics going off all around him and he just flips out. Then he starts talking about this paranoid plot his brother engineered against him. His brother tells the doctors that he's not right in the head and he gets committed.
Brainfreeze
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Lance held strong. Perhaps too strong. Don't think Chuck is dead at all - his head injury will require him to take it easy awhile and question whether he wants to pursue investigating the forgery.
Poor Kim. Stuck between two feuding brothers.
I think that's it right there. Classic Breaking Bad Scenario. Chuck will be alive, but hurt badly, in the hospital. Jimmy will get his hands on the tape somehow. The doctors will talk to Chuck and make him face the facts that his disease is in his head and that he will continue to put himself in dangerous situations like this if he doesn't get over it. Howard will probably have some input about Chuck not being allowed to work like this anymore either. Jimmy will show up after a call from Ernie, see his injured brother, and feel guilty enough that he's ready to admit the truth. Just before he does, Chuck will accept that he made the mistake with the address, apologize to Jimmy, and pledge to change. And there the truth will stay a secret for a while, giving Jimmy the power in the relationship, which he will take advantage of, but will feel uncomfortable about all along.
Somewhere down the line, when Kim and Jimmy split up, the truth will come out, and Chuck will feel vindicated. It'll be the Ozzymandias for Saul, losing it all in one go.
That's my guess, anyway. It's assuming Saul "breaks bad" in a way similar to Walt by the end, just toned down.
Also, if we keep in mind that Mike and Saul have mirrored stories thus far, this would also play into Mike permanently damaging, but not killing, somebody of his own in the finale. Wonder who that could be
.Edit: On second thought, Vince and Peter and co. would be too smart for this. If things started to get too Ozymandias-like, I think they'd throw us for a loop.
Still, I bet the finale will play out similarly to that.
Somebody edited the Wikipedia page (of course).
Spectral Glider
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Keep forgetting I watch an hour later than the original airing. It's back to normal now.
Hobbestetrician
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Kim Wexler is the best character on television. Rhea Seehorn has absolutely dominated this season.
This show. This fucking show. Astonishing work.
This show. This fucking show. Astonishing work.
triplestation
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^
RecRoulette
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Caught the episode. Jesus, what an ending. What a show.
Before that: "But you're the one who made him this way." YEAH! Kim's siding with Jimmy...oh, never mind.
Before that: "But you're the one who made him this way." YEAH! Kim's siding with Jimmy...oh, never mind.
It's so cool living where this and BB were filmed. I've used that Valiant print shop several times before, It's half a block from the 'dea office' where Hank worked and like 2 blocks in the other direction from Tuco's head quarters where Walt triggered that explosion. So many scenes from both series were shot in the same 5x5 block area but they do a really good job of hiding it.
Also this show is astonishingly good.
Also this show is astonishingly good.
Mad Season
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Of course you can
Mad Season
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What's up chuck! Not chuck
- A|V Club Review: Pride goeth before a fall for the schemers of Better Call Saul.
- Sepinwall: Review: On 'Better Call Saul,' Mike and Jimmy's crimes have ugly consequences.
- New York Times: Better Call Saul Season 2 Episode 9: The Brothers McGil.
- Sepinwall: Review: On 'Better Call Saul,' Mike and Jimmy's crimes have ugly consequences.
- New York Times: Better Call Saul Season 2 Episode 9: The Brothers McGil.
TimeEffect
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Chuck dying so unexpectedly like this would be a fantastic twist. It just feels so raw to have life end abruptly like that.
I feel like Chuck becoming mentally disabled would also be a really agonizing fate
I feel like Chuck becoming mentally disabled would also be a really agonizing fate
TheUnsunghero26
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This show is so fucking good.
triplestation
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What do the tooth brushes symbolize?
Them being together, I assume.
That shot of their toothbrushes in the same cup is followed by a shot of them together in a bed like a married couple. I might be wrong but that's the most "in a relationship" shot they've had in the show's run so far.
Dominican Power
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Amazing episode. Mike's half measured approach caused an innocent his life. : (
RatskyWatsky
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Excellent episode this week. I can't wait to see how the situation with Chuck plays out, especially because I'm pretty sure he's not dead.
Oh yeah and I bet
Yes. There's no point in comparing the ratings for the two shows for a variety of reasons, but if you must know:
BB S5 > BCS S1 > BCS S2 > BB S4 > BB S3 > BB S2 > BB S1
There is absolutely no chance of the show ending prematurely. It 100% will end when Gould and Gilligan want it to.
Oh yeah and I bet
the ad Jimmy is filming is a Saul ad
Yes. There's no point in comparing the ratings for the two shows for a variety of reasons, but if you must know:
BB S5 > BCS S1 > BCS S2 > BB S4 > BB S3 > BB S2 > BB S1
There is absolutely no chance of the show ending prematurely. It 100% will end when Gould and Gilligan want it to.
Leona Lewis
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Man, what an amazing episode.
The show might seem to move slowly, but in terms of character action --> world/other character reaction, there's not another show on TV that's more immediately satisfying. What's left unsaid and left to linger is completely natural rather than used to create artificial tension.
If this is what television can consistently look like, bring on the 10-episode seasons, other shows.
The show might seem to move slowly, but in terms of character action --> world/other character reaction, there's not another show on TV that's more immediately satisfying. What's left unsaid and left to linger is completely natural rather than used to create artificial tension.
If this is what television can consistently look like, bring on the 10-episode seasons, other shows.
That conversation in bed was great, with Kim dipping a toe across the ethical line.
Sound design on Chuck's fall was brutal.
Sound design on Chuck's fall was brutal.
I know this is somewhat sarcastic, but they're not similar cases whatsoever.
I audibly gasped when Chuck's head hit the counter. Instantly flashbacked to Breaking Bad when Ted tripped on the carpet or something. Really shocked me.
Fantastic episode. Then again, the penultimate episode last season ended on a super amazing note too but the finale kinda felt lackluster (though in light of the new season it carries a good weight). Even knowing we have another season, I still want some sort of conclusion in the season finale.
Fantastic episode. Then again, the penultimate episode last season ended on a super amazing note too but the finale kinda felt lackluster (though in light of the new season it carries a good weight). Even knowing we have another season, I still want some sort of conclusion in the season finale.
firehawk12
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The two stories have to converge in some kind of cliffhanger anyway.
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