At this point I think he knows that the Salamancas are essentially a dead group of street thugs. He sees Fring as the future as a quiet big earner. It is easy to dismiss Salamanca at this point from the power structure.
Better Call Saul: Season 6 Discussion Thread
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Exactly where I expected it to go (still not certain it won’t). Made me think about what his relationship may have really involved with the student he helped that was his partner before being killed.
It was cool to watch Bolsa’s reaction. He knew that Gus had the ability to throw him under the bus for the shootout in the desert.
Hank probably? Even he beat up Jesse, but him and his partner are as close as it gets. They never attempted to paint anyone at the DEA as dirty or nefarious that I can recall, which is surprising. It’s an easy route to go for lesser writers.
They were romantically involved, right? That is the "ex" I was referring to. I thought that was implied, but maybe I read into it.
I don't think Kim is done...the time jump was weird, but I think there will be some fill-in the gap scenes. G&G know she's a driving force in the show, and that just seems like a strangely abrupt way to drop her story. I'm interested in Mike's story now though...Gus does not seem all too pleased with him after he got outsmarted by Lalo, but his next task was finding new engineers, which could be a way to get Lydia (of Madrigal) back again.
How do you know Kim is “out”? 4 more episodes left. I have no expectations but to enjoy the final ride of Saul. I expect the time jump of one year to stay in place now with the exception of perhaps the last episode being totally dedicated to the Gene side of the story. This is Saul’s own story now, we know what happens in BB. I knew that Kim was gone when she kissed Jimmy in the HHM parking garage.
Can anyone read the date on the handicap tag that he puts on his mirror? You're probably right about 2005, but he seems like the kind of guy who doesn't renew his registration in a timely fashion.
It was 2008 on the handicapped tag but those tags are certified several years at a time.
So the juxtaposition of this quote with that of Mr. Vargas (to Mike: it’s not justice you’re talking about, it’s revenge) is supposed to tell us exactly what?
Fiat justitia ruat caelum
Justice must be realized irregardless of the consequences. So, ultimately, in Saul’s case, as well as a plethora of others in both BCS & BB, there are consequences to doing bad things, physically, legally, and especially emotionally. Mr Varga was letting Mike know what he was proposing as Justice really wasn’t. Kind of ties into my field of psychology, stages of moral development
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Thank you.Fiat justitia ruat caelum
Justice must be realized irregardless of the consequences. So, ultimately, in Saul’s case, as well as a plethora of others in both BCS & BB, there are consequences to doing bad things, physically, legally, and especially emotionally. Mr Varga was letting Mike know what he was proposing as Justice really wasn’t. Kind of ties into my field of psychology, stages of moral development
I was also pondering how it pertains to Chuck. Saul says it because it sounds sophisticated and because his brilliant brother said it to him. But Chuck believed it. Mr. Vargas is reminding us of something we already know, that what Chuck was doing (trying to get Jimmy disbarred and suing Howard) was about revenge, not justice.
What I mean is that her storyline can easily be considered adequately wrapped up for BB purposes.
I have a hard time viewing Chuck as revenge, because at the end of the day he was right about Jimmy. Completely right. Jimmy at his core is nothing more than a scam artist, no matter whether he occasionally feels pangs of guilt or not. He does his scam, feels a little guilt, justifies it to himself, and then moves on to the next one. He is as bad a guy as there is.
Theirs is as complicated a brotherly relationship as you’d see in fiction. Take the opportunity to rewatch Michael McKean taking in the news that Jimmy is a bona fide lawyer. And then, at the karaoke bar afterwards, what a turnaround. I could go on for paragraphs.
On a slight tangent, one could look at Jimmy’s inability to hack it at Davis & Main as vindication of Chuck for his refusal to hire Jimmy at HHM. Like I said, paragraphs.
Here’s a timeline for both shows. I was glad to find this, for my own reasons.
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Timeline
This article is about the complete chronology of the universe of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. For the timeline of Better Call Saul episodes, see Better Call Saul Timeline. For the timeline of Breaking Bad episodes, see Breaking Bad Timeline. The cold open of "Rock and Hard Place", which...
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Not at all. Saul is old.
Breaking Bad was thankfully put to rest. Saul needs to follow.
There's only 4 episodes left, so your dream is about to come true.
Again, then you and Saul have something in common. Easy enough to do from my end. See ya.
Season 6 of BCS takes place in the second half of 2004. The tag on the Lwyrup plates we saw in 6.09 (latest episode) has an expiration date of November 2005, which means that the final scene of the episode takes place in the November 2004-November 2005 time frame. (The handicap tag is good for four years.) Breaking Bad starts in September 2008.Here’s a timeline for both shows. I was glad to find this, for my own reasons.
Timeline
This article is about the complete chronology of the universe of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. For the timeline of Better Call Saul episodes, see Better Call Saul Timeline. For the timeline of Breaking Bad episodes, see Breaking Bad Timeline. The cold open of "Rock and Hard Place", which...
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Whatcha think? Do we stay in 2005 and see an earlier version of Walt and Jesse, or does it fast forward immediately to 2008 in the next episode?
Doesn't Jesse say at some point that Saul got two of his buddies off (prior to 2008)?
My gut says we move forward and will catch up with Badger in jail pretty soon.
Hmm, this entry from the timeline seems like an easy possibility for Walter and Saul to cross paths!
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What would be the reason for not fast forwarding into 2008? We’ve seen the full-blown Saul emerge with a snap of our fingers, and we’ve learned that this happened fairly quickly after Kim left. I think we’ll see a rapid segue into 2008. Four episodes left, I figure two taking place in Omaha.
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Pretty much agree, but I could maybe see them wanting to fill in the gap between 2004 and 2008. I think it would be way more interesting to get things from Saul's perspective from the BB period, but who knows.
I'll go with one extended episode in Omaha time frame, in which Kim returns.
Oh, and dude?...How dare you not read all my posts!
The internet is a great way for idiots to self identify.
I think we all deserve a friend like Skinny Pete.
Edit: I’m responding to a post of mine, as well, in which I asked if there were truly noble characters in BB-BCS.
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I could make an argument that Jesse became a noble character.
And many of his prior detractions can be attributed to the actions of others, namely WW.
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