Yeah, I get why Gus and Tyrus wants him dead, but not Mike. He's been arguing for Nacho the whole time.
Better Call Saul, the TV series
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But Jimmy wasn't. He was only aware of something going down when he went to see Mike. If Jimmy hadn't done that, Jimmy would be have been clueless (I don't think he knew about Fring until he was an established character on Breaking Bad) even if Lalo tied him to the chair like those guys at Tuco's grandmother's house.
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Nacho is "In the game". He's advocating for Nacho but he would accept Gus's command to kill him. He's only standing up so strong for the father because he isn't "In the game".
It makes you imagine, in season 3 of Breaking Bad, Mike probably advocated for Walter before he was ordered to kill him. But he was willing to execute the order because Walter was also "In the game".
Gus needed Bolsa to find out where Nacho was without knowing the information came from him.
Jimmy has been in on it the moment Mike saved his life. Lalo knows that Gus wanted him sent back to Mexico. Before the assassination attempt, he accepted Kim's argument that the bullet holes came from people just using it for target practice. In the light of his assassination attempt he sees that defense in a different light. Jimmy doesn't know who Gus is in BB, but he knows vaguely that Mike knows a serious drug dealer, and he knows that whoever Mike was working for really really wanted that money delivered. So yes, Lalo could see Jimmy as "Proof". "I would have been killed and Mike saved me" might be all they need to believe Gus ordered the assassination.
And remember "Lalo didn't send you?!" Right now, Jimmy thinks Lalo is dead. Something has to happen that makes Jimmy believe Lalo is alive and out for his blood by the time Walter and Jesse take him out to that hole in the ground.
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I watched that last scene again trying to make out who was in that car that was following him, but it's too dark to tell. Nondescript gray car. I guess Lalo explicitly did not cross the border, but is it somebody working for him, working for Gus, or working for the cops? Given the Lalo slip up my money is on the cops.
Eleven with a near two-month break between episodes seven and eight.
Apologies if someone has already posted this but American Greed does Jimmy McGill
Fantastic. I love how, despite being produced after Breaking Bad, the episode carefully sidesteps Kim's conclusion despite referring to everyone elses.
Noooooooo!
Great scene though. The moment he made that deal it was obvious his fate was sealed.
The way this is going it makes me think Saul chooses rat. That perfectly explains the Breaking Bad line.
Great scene though. The moment he made that deal it was obvious his fate was sealed.
The way this is going it makes me think Saul chooses rat. That perfectly explains the Breaking Bad line.
Normally, I only post on TrekBBS to talk about Star Trek. But right now I'm going to make an exception. Wow. Holy fuck. I had a feeling about where things were going with Nacho. I just knew. But actually seeing it was something else. Just wow.
One thing I appreciated was Gus's tacit recognition that Mike's credibility with Nacho is the only thing that saved him, and that if he had followed through on the order to go after Nacho's father, he definitely would have been found out.
The patience Gus has with people if he thinks they have potential value to him is what sets him apart from any other villain on TV. If he sees potential in you to be valuable to him, he has *infinite* patience in trying to mold you into that person. Just like his manipulation of Walt when he was (Or will be) thinking of quitting after making his million, he applied that infinite patience with Mike and with him it paid off in spades.
The patience Gus has with people if he thinks they have potential value to him is what sets him apart from any other villain on TV. If he sees potential in you to be valuable to him, he has *infinite* patience in trying to mold you into that person. Just like his manipulation of Walt when he was (Or will be) thinking of quitting after making his million, he applied that infinite patience with Mike and with him it paid off in spades.
Damn. That happened sooner than I expected...
Rewatched the beginning again after the episode ended. What we see is the plastic zip cuffs, the piece of glass he used to cut himself free and what looks like disturbed soil (where he is buried). I think the flower is something like Bugleweed, a flower known to grow over places where people are buried.
Fuck! 
I really wanted Nacho to get out alive but damn what a way to go!
There are so many shows where I keep an eye on how long's left because I'm not 100% engaged. With Better Call Saul I check on how long's left and get depressed that it isn't longer. Magnificent show.
I really wanted Nacho to get out alive but damn what a way to go!
There are so many shows where I keep an eye on how long's left because I'm not 100% engaged. With Better Call Saul I check on how long's left and get depressed that it isn't longer. Magnificent show.