Better Call Saul: The Final Season Premieres April 18 (1 Viewer)

I’m still struggling to process Episode 4. That whole scene with Gus bouncing through his house, secret passageways, bunkers, etc just lost me.

Going to rewatch it tonight and try to figure it out.
 
I’m still struggling to process Episode 4. That whole scene with Gus bouncing through his house, secret passageways, bunkers, etc just lost me.

Going to rewatch it tonight and try to figure it out.
so the beginning was a bait and switch - they made it seem like 'someone' was spying on Gus (Lalo??)
but at the end we see that he (and Mike) have built this protection system in case Lalo or other Salamancas attack
-- similar reason Mike had Kim and Jimmie followed --
the couple at the beginning were plants (they may or may not be an actual couple - they seem to be. it may or may not be their house - probably is)
 
Don't know if it's a worse makeup job, or just factual older age, but Mike looks very much an old man in this series.

Yet in Breaking Bad his character seemed more believable. In this series they're turning him into geriatric Batman.

Kim's voice just annoys me for some reason.

Other than that it's been a good season. Especially the Lalo character.
 
Not sure there's ever been a show(s) that can plant a seed 2-3 seasons ahead of when it pays off like this one and BB.

It's unspoken but Gus trying to upsell the Spicy Curls to a customer jogs his memory of pitching the Spicy Curls at the Madrigal meeting in Germany of all the subsidiaries last(?) season which gets him thinking that Lalo must be on the hunt for the rest of the German work crew to find an angle against Gus - which will inevitably lead to him finding the Superlab....ridiculous but amazing.

Gus discovers his own weakness and starts planning for the coming attack without any meaningful dialogue at all.
 
Found this episode a bit of a snoozer, but it did bring Lalo back into the picture and throw a few more side-angles as far as Jimmy dealing with Howard, Kim perhaps reconsidering her decisions and Gus continuing to lose it.

From what I understand, the show will air 2 more episodes, take a 2 month “break” and then resume for the final 6 episodes. I expect some serious drama in the 2 episodes before the break.
 
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Not sure there's ever been a show(s) that can plant a seed 2-3 seasons ahead of when it pays off like this one and BB.

It's unspoken but Gus trying to upsell the Spicy Curls to a customer jogs his memory of pitching the Spicy Curls at the Madrigal meeting in Germany of all the subsidiaries last(?) season which gets him thinking that Lalo must be on the hunt for the rest of the German work crew to find an angle against Gus - which will inevitably lead to him finding the Superlab....ridiculous but amazing.

Gus discovers his own weakness and starts planning for the coming attack without any meaningful dialogue at all.
That's the only issue I have with Gus, the lack of dialogue! It makes him unique and I love it but there are too many blank expression looks on his face for me. It's the same thing over and over.
 
I’m still struggling to process Episode 4. That whole scene with Gus bouncing through his house, secret passageways, bunkers, etc just lost me.

Going to rewatch it tonight and try to figure it out.
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
 
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
Guido alluded to it a few posts ago, but apparently Gus is using the Rymans (neighbors) as lookouts and using their home as a control/command center to monitor his home. Somehow he managed to excavate a massive tunnel between the two properties without the HOA noticing.
What threw me off during the cold open was that I thought the male on the Bike was Saul and that the scene was some sort of time jump. That actor/character has a very similar speech cadence to Odenkirk.
Something I also missed during the first viewing was they guy who Gus passed in the tunnel is dressed exactly like Gus. Apparently Lalo isn’t the only one who is utilizing a body double.
 
That's the only issue I have with Gus, the lack of dialogue! It makes him unique and I love it but there are too many blank expression looks on his face for me. It's the same thing over and over.
but that's part of what i love so much about the characterization of Gus
that snap of realization to 'spicy curls' is as bombastic as Shatner screaming "KHAN!!"
it really pays off close viewing and i appreciate it so much
 
but that's part of what i love so much about the characterization of Gus
that snap of realization to 'spicy curls' is as bombastic as Shatner screaming "KHAN!!"
it really pays off close viewing and i appreciate it so much
I just have a massive crush on Giancarlo.
 

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