I can't imagine how this show will end at this point. There's still so much we need to know. What an episode though. The beautiful overlap between "Better Call Saul" and "Breaking Bad" prove that the idea for a prequel was well thought out and considered as to not ruin the unforgettable legacy of its predecessor. It's fascinating to see some blanks being filled in that true fans will come to appreciate.
I didn't enjoy the appearance of WW and JP as I thought I would. Maybe because at the beginning it seemed pointless like straight fan service. Although, then it became clear by some superb transitions that Gene is going to make a huge mistake similar to the one he made by chosing to work with Heisenberg, still it wasn't what I was expecting.
Also, Aaron Paul was so different. I mean, I know that almost a decade has passed since BB ended but it seemed like a makeup problem.
Summing up it's a great episode, mostly because of the Gene plot and what the transitions meant.
Everything is going to blow up :/
bring kim wexler back to me :((
Dread is building once again...
The way I squealed when the RV door was first revealed…
Were those scenes with Walter and Jesses really necessary? Seems like pure fan service. I think it's also strange to be reminded that Mike did such humble work for Saul. I mean he used to be the head of a massive security operation for Fring and now he's a PI for Saul? Doesn't really make sense. In BB it went unnoticed but after BCS you know too much about Mike.
I don't like this episode. It tells us nothing new. Although he apparently has substantial funds (remember the diamonds?), he's back into the scam business. He can't help it I guess. He does it for the thrill. Plus, I don't like how they tell the end of Francesca's and Kim's story. That's all? Two phone calls?
PS: I really like the intro. How the tape slowly deteriorates over the course of this show is telling.
I just love that when I thought the remaining episodes are going to be some nicely knot stuff but nothing unexpected, they just keep going to an unexpected way. Slowly mixing the timelines and themes now, beautiful and silently thrilling direction. Back to the petty scheming like the beginning. Shooting fish in the barrel or is the fish in the flask on vacation, having the time of his live, but unable to get out? Like I'm just hoping he won't get caught, eventhough I shouldn't. "The guy with the mustache probably didn't make good life decisions." “He goes down, no one else on his team does. He’s solid.” Just praying for his soul at this point. (I already love the title of the final episode.) Great cameos, but they freaked me out with Lalo, the empty grave and the cut and disturbing the thought that maybe it was Saul who broke Walter bad - and pairing that with how he broke in to the (new) cancer guy's home? People wanted Breaking Bad instead of trolling, there, you have it, with an utmost reality check that will sweep in til next week's episode. The cliffhanger is chef's kiss. And for what it's worth: I'm happy Huell is supposedly safe. That made me happy.
The parallels between this and BB are so damn good. I never say this but I can’t wait for next Monday!!
I mean what can I say this episode felt sooo nostalgic to the old days
but my main concern now is that we only have 2 episodes left.. I have no idea how this will end
it seems there's so much potential for more season to cover everything but we're not getting that
so I'm praying that the finale doesn't suck
Great to see the cast of Breaking Bad back. Jesse look remarkably older.
Another amazing episode in a long line of them, but this one was equally great and hard to watch. A perfect title for the episode because you see Saul truly break bad. Great idea to intersperse scenes from its predecessor to motivate both shows. Just heart breaking to watch this character that once had a heart to abandon it. I'm going to miss this show.
You can really tell that Jesse is a lot older.
Literally watching paint dry is more interesting than this show
Boring and slow just like the last episode. Too bad. Season was good until last episode. I hope the last few get better.
That’s it? That’s what we’ve been waiting for all the season? Just that little scene?
i am speechless right now. this is AMAZING.
These last couple episodes got a Fargo vibe
Anyone saying "pointless episode" can read the top comment.
I genuinely couldn’t care less about the black & white scenes, absolute snoozefest.
What's going on with the ending of the show? Throwing in a ton of filler post-BB story I don't care about, combined with a couple bridge scenes between BCS and BB and some fan service appearances, and that's an episode? They are really stretching it to fill the remaining episodes.
This “past” scenes in particular were special. Gene’s hubris seems poised to take him down a peg or two or all.
Very slow, these black and white episodes are. Hopefully we get some action in the next 2.
The way the writing team went from having literally zero understanding of plotting and structure in Breaking Bad, to almost perfecting it for this show is unbelievable.
Man this is getting hard to watch. On fake B&W it's literally.
The boys are back.
Great stuff
Boring and pointless just like the last episode.
what happened to this show?
Can't believe people like the last episodes. It feels so slow, boring and at some points with fillings even Walter and Jesse fan service scene.
The parallels that are clearly being drawn are cool, even if it is rather blatant fan service. Doesn't matter, it works.
Jackie Chan Adventures!! It was on the TV when Francesca was plumbing the sink.
Show probably should have ended 2 Episodes ago.
At the very least they could have comprised the last 2 Episodes into one.
Kind of feels like they told the story and realized that they are under contract for a few more Episodes, so they retell stuff we already know or at the very least could have imagined on our own since they are obvious.
Hot take: Saul was actually killed shortly after disappearing. The black and white scenes is him being in heaven/hell/whatever
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2022-08-02T04:48:38Z— updated 2022-08-09T05:28:00Z
[7.5/10] I wondered to myself, what was the point of those Breaking Bad flashbacks. Sure, it's cool to see Walt and Jesse and the RV and even the flat bottom flask again. But I was ready to write off the trip back to Saul's first meeting with the meth-dealers in season 2 of Breaking Bad as simple fan service.
It took the scene with Mike for me to get it. The point, at least on my read, is a theme that Better Call Saul has hit time and again -- Saul can't leave well enough alone. He won't listen to Mike that this chemistry teacher is a rank amateur who's going to end up with a dark result. And Gene won't listen to Jeff or his friend who warn that it's a bad idea to darken the doorstep of another poor man stricken with cancer.
We know how things end for Saul in Breaking Bad. The choice to throw in with Walter White rather than be satisfied with his rewarding, if not exactly classy law practice ultimately ruins him, and takes away everything he'd achieved in the years before and after the events of this series. The choice to cast aside any moral hesitation and callously rob a dying man of his finances, to push the bounds of the pragmatic given how long it takes between when they dosed the guy and when Gene tries to complete the deed, will almost certainly lead to a similarly bad end.
Yes, it's neat to flashback and see some of the old faces from Breaking Bad again. It's cool to learn that Huell made it out and see Francesca get one last payday. But the takeaway is simple. Saul lost everything. He has no more fortune or empire. The cops are still after him. His former allies are either dead or have moved on. And even Kim, who asked about him, seems to want nothing to do with him anymore, via a tantalizingly opaque phone call between her and Gene.
So left with no other options, Gene makes the same choice that Slippin' Jimmy did over and over again. He goes back to running scams. He can't leave well enough alone. He does it without any joy, because he's not doing this out of pleasure. He's doing it out of desperation, addition, sadness, and loneliness. He is scraping the last bit of thrill from the bottom of the jar, and if his star-crossed visit to Walter White is any indication, it's likely to be the last step in his sad, pitiable, but always avoidable fall from grace.
EDIT: Here's my usual, more fulsome review for anyone who's interested --
https://thespool.net/reviews/tv/tv-recap-better-call-saul-season-6-episode-11/