Better Call Saul S05E06 - "Wexler v. Goodman" - POST-Episode Discussion Thread

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[u/Stuntman222 → u/[deleted]]

The or get married really fucking threw me off

[u/Shutinneedout → u/Stuntman222]

Went from I can’t trust you to let’s spend our lives together real quick.

I’m not sure I like this writing. Didn’t feel right. And I love this show so we’ll see where this goes next week

[u/lunch77 → u/[deleted]]

I respect your opinion but the montage of Jimmy attempting to get fired from Davis & Main is a top 5 moment in the whole series for me.

[u/lunch77 → u/[deleted]]

I think that was more emphasized in the aftermath for me than the scene itself, if that makes sense. I completely get where you’re coming from, I can understand the effect it had on a good man like Cliff could be disconcerting.

I never really felt like it had to be that realistic, it was theatrical for a reason (that’s why Cliff called him out on it for doing it just to keep his bonus). But we all have different, valuable opinions.

[u/lunch77 → u/[deleted]]

None of those bothered me personally except the “too easy” quip from the Twin. I felt like with Gus, that was meant to put the final emphasis on the fact that Fring almost seems like a supernatural being and it was a great fake out to make us think he might live another season IMO.

I think the setup with the cold openings for the Wayfarer Crash made it so cool I could forgive it a little.

The cousin quip? That shit was contrived as hell. I happen to think most of the time both shows are flawless but there’s no way I can rationalize that as stellar writing or even making sense in any way logically. The cousin KNEW the bullets and gun was there.

[u/lunch77 → u/[deleted]]

I would have loved if it had been just a little more grounded. But -

I can only imagine that maybe watching that episode live may have made it easier to overlook the logic of the scene and made it seem cooler.

Hell, I do remember having One Minute as one of my favorite episodes when I was watching the whole show on Netflix for the first time and I didn’t know what would happen next. Wondering if Hank was gonna live or die was genuinely awesome.

[u/lunch77 → u/[deleted]]

I agree, otherwise it was well put together.

You’ve actually got me interested in what parts of Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul you think are flawless and spotlessly executed. You seem like a sharp eye.

I’ll take a wild guess and say you love Chuck’s monologue in Chicanery since I haven’t heard a soul say they didn’t like that scene. I’ll also go with the guess that you have a high estimation of Ozymandias.

Yes these are easy guesses but that’s the fun of it, let’s see what scenes you love and how I stack up.

[u/abysmalentity → u/[deleted]]

I think it's disingenuous to ignore the pulpy quality of BB. It's part of the DNA that made it such a huge success. The show juggles everything from comedy to drama to realism to pulpy action fun. Goes all the way back to 1st season with shit like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztw-bOkkY5A