props to my boy Dylan G for holding that position for what seemed like an eternity!
Man, what a poor episode, lackluster after lackluster. If this is the culmination of the time and interest myself and others have invested into Game of Thrones all of these years, then it is truly unfortunate and disappointing if not almost bordering on an insult.
Such a shame that this will be the legacy of a series that once took the world by storm with its brilliant storytelling and exhilarating plot twists, hardly recognizable anymore when it parades around in a pathetic shell of its former self.
I can't say I'm excited nor even interested in the remaining episodes, at least not when this season has taught me time and again to lower my expectations as much as possible, but I hope they will at least respect what this series once was and offer a conclusion worthy of its story. sigh
Idk what to do now, i'm dead inside.
Best episode so far. I pride myself on seeing most things coming in a series, but this episode blew my mind. I had no idea Bernard was one of them untill he said 'What door' near the end of the episode.
"Send the dothraki first since they are barbarians"
"Dragons are our heavy artillery let's keep them flying in circles without doing NOTHING for say 2/3 of the battle. Even if they all stop before a flaming trench and sit there nearly aligned for tenths of minutes. We can not win the easy way this must be EPIC"
"It's a massive invasion of Savage, quick and merciless undead but we like to walk orderly and calmly in libraries"
"By the way, libraries are still dead silent while people are being ripped to shreds outside"
"Hey, look, Arya slipped past 4.000 undead and learned Rey's air saber trick"
"Every major character gets to live even after being surrounded by dead. (jorah and theon were already half dead - oh yeah, theon, seems Arya waited in the shadows while you were impalled too. Go team.".
Goddamn if the tears didn't flow while they were all eating dinner. Brutal and satisfying, a spectacular way to open the new season.
fuck you chuck you lil bastard
I wanted to binge watch this season as I do with all Netflix shows but these episodes just feel to real and I time in between to digest them.
This first episode gave me more chills than a horror movie :neutral_face: I'm really looking forward to see the next episodes!
"It's just a flying saucer, Ed. We gotta go." lol, Peggy kills me.
i don't... what.. i just can't breathe aright now... holy holy damn
[9.0/10[ An incredibly tense hour of television. What's so impressive is that Better Call Saul accomplished this despite us knowing that, of course, Jimmy and Gus both survive. It comes down to such fantastic performances from everyone involved. You immediately buy how shaken and terrified Jimmy and Kim are, and how frightened even the normally steady Gus is at the point of Lalo's gun. Vince Gilligan's direction is outstanding, with a Hitchcockian flair for light and shadow that sets the foreboding mood of all these set pieces. And the score does the rest, helping the audience to feel the emotion of these scenes even if we rationally know the fates of several of those at the most risk.
My only mild beef is that Gus' survival feels like a bit of a cheat. It's still not clear to me why he did the gun in the superlab, and the dialogue kind of shrugs at the idea. Even in the dark, it seems like Lalo would have done better against Fring than he did. But details like Fring seeming to make one last desperate ploy to survive, still suffering wounds despite his body armor, and admitting he was over his skiis with this whole thing in the end helps make it passable. On a moment-to-moment basis, the scenes absolutely work, which covers for a lot.
What struck me the most is that closing image -- Howard and Lalo, two very different men, sharing the same fate and the same grave. It's a sign that the barrier between Jimmy's legal life and Saul's criminal life has been firmly shattered. Both lives, both worlds, are bound up in these deaths now, with the psychic weight hanging over Jimmy and Kim for the last five episodes. This never happened, but they, and Mike, will all still have to live with it. I can't wait to see how.
EDIT: If you'd like to read my usual, longer review of the episode, you can find it here -- https://thespool.net/reviews/tv-recap-better-call-saul-season-6-episode-8/
Probably the best episode of TV this year, if not one of the strongest I have ever seen.
What a bad ending to this once great show... This season made no sense at all.
"Waiting for an old friend".
Damn you Three-Eyed Raven!
Holy moly. This has to be the best episode of TV since Breaking Bad went off the air. The raw intensity, the power, the incredible performance by the cast had me riveted. The psychological dialogue between doctor and patient exceeded anything the Sopranos ever tried. Vera's wordy monologues and Elliot's stoicism built a fire that burned hot and bright. Then like a light it was gone.
Great show. We are so lucky to bear witness.
Finally an episode that isn't 40 minutes of nothing.
Uncancel Justin Roiland and bring him back!
Wow. This was... beautiful. While I am sad to see Vera's arc come to such a sudden end, the last "act" of this episode was pure catharsis.
Genuinely one of the most horrifying death I've ever witnessed in a TV show. The entire final sequence is scarier than most horror movies these days.
I have to say that this ending wasn't really satisfying. I don't expect to get an answer to every single question because it makes sense to keep some mystery and keep some things left for a new season, but there wasn't really a conclusion. It didn't feel like a season finale. There are so many open and unanswered storylines/questions that I feel like I'll get to see another episode next week.
Don't get me wrong. It wasn't a bad season and I did enjoy it, but nothing really wrapped up at the end and that's bothering me.
Worst episode of the season, and probably of the whole series.
How could someone have collected, watched and rated the Episode 04X01 if it hasn't even been leaked yet and much less released? This shout is directed to all those Tratk users with back to the future gizmos. Please share the schematics, we also want to time travel.
sobbing HE CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT!!
(by "he" I mean Vince Gilligan and the rest of the cast and crew and by "it" I mean making this show so consistently high quality)
No Way!... Can you believe that Awesome, Freaking Ending?... I was literary on the edge of my seat,... Freaking Awesome!
It was refreshing to see the season end on a high note instead of another "OMG WTF" cliffhanger.
I am 900% done with the Governor. please somebody kill that guy. Then kill him again.
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.