# Better Call Saul Episodes 1 and 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 7, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074 "2015-02-07T23:03:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074/201 "2015-02-15T15:53:59Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > Too late for me to agitate for separate threads, but man, it would’ve been nice if we could’ve had separate threads. Unless a show is quite niche, these omnibus threads become terribly unwieldy quite quickly. Oh well. Looking forward to the Game of Thrones Omnibus Thread. There’s still time. The first two episodes were one night apart, making it basically a two partner premier, which this thread can be about. We can start creating separate discussion threads for each subsequent episode. I think that works better for shows that generate a lot of discussion. If your show is going to generate 7 comments per episode, a season thread is appropriate enough, but if you’re going to generate 50+ comments per thread, it gets pretty clunky to have multiple episodes being discussed at once, people who are behind the times coming into the thread to talk about the start of the season, etc. So I’m going to try starting episodic threads, starting with [Episode 1.03 “Nacho”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18135513) premiering tomorrow night, and hopefully we can consider this one a premier thread and bring the discussions about this week’s episode over to that one. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074/202 "2015-02-15T16:56:09Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > There’s still time. The first two episodes were one night apart, making it basically a two partner premier, which this thread can be about. We can start creating separate discussion threads for each subsequent episode. Yay! Might be a good idea to ask the mods to change the title on this one to avoid confusion. ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2015, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074/203 "2015-02-16T03:54:41Z")
> [@GreasyJack](#): > > At a casual glance, yes. See posts #174-175! Upon further inspection, I’d probably only be able to distinguish them because the vacuum cleaner-esque lightbar grille on the Sable always makes me giggle. > > The 80’s Taurus/Sables have started precipitously vanishing in the last 5 years or so, but Ford sold zillions of the things. Maybe they were a little less common on the coasts where the Japanese ruled the roost, but in flyover country the Taurus platform cars were utterly ubiquitous. I think my Mom had one of each, but even I’m not sure which was which. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074/204 "2015-02-16T15:29:29Z")
[QUOTE=SenorBeef;18135516… So I’m going to try starting episodic threads, starting with [Episode 1.03 “Nacho”] ([http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18135513](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18135513)) premiering tomorrow night, and hopefully we can consider this one a premier thread and bring the discussions about this week’s episode over to that one. [/QUOTE] Excellent idea. And I second **LawMonkey’s** suggestion about a change to the thread name. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074/205 "2015-02-16T15:34:40Z")
I asked a mod to close this one, but they must be on vacation. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074/206 "2015-02-16T15:38:20Z")
Regarding coincidences. Yeah, the truck going the right direction was a bit of a stretch but I can forgive it. The mistake regarding the car models is entirely understandable. They were sitting maybe a block away looking at the car in the driveway when Saul pointed it out to them. I wouldn’t expect them to be auto experts that know every model on sight. The car they followed had more than a superficial resemblance to the one they were supposed to follow. When Saul saw the car in the driveway, he saw a similar model with a broken windshield and skateboards in the driveway. He was anxious and had a lot on his mind at that point and came to what seemed like an obvious conclusion which didn’t require further thought. Completely understandable. The supposed “coincidence” of running into Tuco just isn’t a coincidence, as I pointed out earlier. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074/207 "2015-02-16T15:39:28Z")
Maybe rather than close it, just rename it to reflect the fact that it’s just for the first two episodes. People may want to continue this discussion. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074/208 "2015-02-16T16:36:22Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Maybe rather than close it, just rename it to reflect the fact that it’s just for the first two episodes. People may want to continue this discussion. Request sent. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074/209 "2015-02-16T18:51:38Z")
**Mod Action** Title edited to indicate this thread is about episodes 1 and 2 only. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074/210 "2015-02-16T19:12:03Z")
How do we know they only took one truck to Tuco’s house? Maybe every time abuelita took a turn they grabbed a new ride. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074/211 "2015-02-16T20:19:44Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > How do we know they only took one truck to Tuco’s house? Maybe every time abuelita took a turn they grabbed a new ride. I suppose it’s possible, but I’d hate to be the one trying to do it. Talk about a frantic scramble! They’d end up with broken legs before they even met Tuco. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074/212 "2015-02-18T07:25:54Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Supposedly, yes. The review from the New York Times I linked to said, “Best of all, this is a series that can stand on its own. Fans of Walter White have a leg up on the outcome, but there is so much to this offshoot that viewers who have never seen ‘Breaking Bad’ won’t feel left out.” > > But if you haven’t seen Breaking Bad, I’d recommend you do so, as it was a _great_ show. I think it would be a mistake to watch this first. Catch up on BB, and keep this on your DVR in the meantime. I know the producers, who have a financial incentive, are insisting otherwise, but I see no evidence that they are attempting to write these scripts with an eye to being open to new viewers. I’m not sure how they would even try: scour the countryside for these kinds of viewers (sort of like trying to seat a jury that hasn’t heard about a sensational news event) and then make them into a focus group to give feedback at every stage of development of an episode? And assuming you have Netflix: (1) This show is quite good, but not nearly the masterpiece _Breaking Bad_ is; (2) This show will be better when you have seen _Breaking Bad_ first; (3) Though this one is unknowable and perhaps controversial, I strongly suspect _Breaking Bad_ itself is better if you _don’t_ watch this first. Relatedly, are we supposed to avoid BB “spoilers” when discussing BCS? I hope not. I’m a big stickler about spoilers in other cases but it seems so inapt here. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074/213 "2015-02-28T05:11:27Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. One wonders why you thought the same writers and producers were going to produce a markedly different show that you would enjoy. My wife preempted the door hitting me. She watches the episode and then deletes it from the DVR. I do the same with NOVA to her, so I guess _we’re even?_ . . . . What a sad thought. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-episodes-1-and-2/712074.md?page=10)