It was one cup per day. One bathroom mirror per day. One argument with the prosecutor per day.
Did anybody other than me literally cheer out loud when we saw Mike?
I wonder if Gilligan is a Coen Brothers fan, because the whole Jimmy vs Mike thing is a little reminiscent of Buscemi and the booth guy in Fargo.
Working at that booth has to be a minimum wage job or something close to it, which leads me to believe Mike has some angle that keeps him there. Or, it could be immediately following whatever got him kicked off the force but before he turned henchman. Which do you think?
Jonathan Banks once said in an interview while on BB that he had his own elaborate backstory for Mike involving his son’s death and how Mike turned to the Dark Side. I wonder if they will use any of that.
Seriously love this show already. Anybody know of a mental illness that makes you turn Amish? Or at least shun electricity to the point of wearing a space blanket if a cell phone accidentally makes it into your house?
I think Saul might be mistaken about HHM as well. They seemed remarkably patient with him storming the conference room, and really seemed to care about Chuck. I think his brother is the one being kind of shady, letting Jimmy take care of him while living in and working out of a supply closet, all the while Chuck is meeting with the law firm and collecting checks behind Jimmy’s back.
Anybody else cheer when the twins got their legs broken? I mean, they didn’t deserve to die, but they were being assholes to everyone and deserved something. That said, scamming the wrong car and running into Tuco seems like a mighty big coincidence, so I hope maybe there’s some back story to that, like Tuco was helping the Treasurer embezzle money and shared their car, or else bought Abuelita one just like it for some nefarious reason.
Also, Abuelita was surely running drugs, or drug money, right? And that’s why she didn’t stop when she hit the skateboarder, because Tuco gave her strict orders not to stop for any reason? Or are we supposed to believe she is really that senile and Tuco lets her drive around by herself anyway?
The girl whose cigarette he smoked? And he said “Can you just --?” And she said “You know I can’t”. What was that all about? Lots of interesting questions I can’t wait to see answered. Also looking forward to Mike’s story. I know he’s going to be significantly involved, but right now he’s just an annoying parking attendant.
At this point, Tuco is a plot device so that Saul can see where the dark side of lawyering could take him, and who he could be having to deal with. His talk with his brother about the hospital bill shows that, as his end of the conversation was along the lines of “this was important to do”, or basically “this was my atonement for stepping over the line”. He also was able to see that if he’s passionate, he can successfully argue a case, even against a hardliner like Tuco. So now he’s taken a step back from the abyss, but we know it’s only temporary.
I think she was worried about attracting the attention of immigration. Either she’s in the country illegally, or is afraid of being wrongfully accused of being here illegally.
I assumed it was simple syrup. Not knowing anything about the drink until I read these posts, I googled it and it seems that you use less Drambuie if you want it less sweet. Might it say something about Jimmy if he wants it extra sweet?
Loved the twins…glad they are still around even though on six months probation. That was quite a scene in the dessert when they let Jimmy go but instead of running as fast as he could he stuck around to help the twins.
The move from the Cinnabon times back 5-6 years seemed abrupt to me. Did I blink and miss a “Six years earlier…” dealy or am I forgetting Saul clearly in dreaming of six years ago mode? Of course there was the switch to color.
He suffers from electromagnetic hypersensitivity.
The Tuco surprise didn’t work for me because I remember Raymond Cruz more from Major Crimes than from Breaking Bad. His over-the-top portrayal of a cop with anger issues has made me lose all respect for him as an actor. Bad Cop from the Lego Movie gives a more finely nuanced performance than Cruz does in Major Crimes. When Tuco appeared all I could think was, “This just took a turn for the worse.”
The Wife and I were pondering this. She came up with the idea he was already working for Gus and put in a position to keep an eye on various comings and goings at the court house (for some reason).
Makes as much sense as anything else, I guess.
I think she is really that senile, but Tuco can’t bring himself to take the keys away from his beloved grandmother. He is a total badass, but a complete softy when it come to her.
I don’t think he was meeting them behind Jimmy’s back until after Jimmy refused their checks. Like they said, however you want to do it. Jimmy wouldn’t take the money so they went to Chuck who did. Chuck didn’t have any trouble telling Jimmy he had met them or that he’d taken their money.
I mean, his money of course since it is his money.
Another thought about Tuco’s Abuelita… Assuming it’s the same side of the family, it could easily be that this woman is married to Tio. Tio, at this point in the timeline, would probably be pre-stroke in prison - very much still in charge. It would not do at all to have the Abuelita complaining about Tuco to Tio.
Tuco could easily be motivated by love and fear, both.
As much as I enjoy the stories about the Empire, as I said before, I doubt that this series will focus there. More likely, it’ll focus on Saul/Jimmy’s development with regards to his relationship with his brother (patience) and with Nacho (temptation).
Why would he call his aunt Abuelita?
Maybe brother and sister? She is his grandmother and Tio Salamanca is his great-uncle?
But the post I was replying to was saying that she was Tio’s wife. I don’t see it in that family.
I was offering an alternative to them being married, but still being related.
We know that Tuco & The Twins are cousins. But, do we have any other relationships explicitly given? I see (above) the suggestion that Tio is Tuco’s uncle, rather than his grandfather. Do we know this to be the case?
I certainly do not see Abuelita being Tio’s mother. Sister? Yes, potentially. That would make Tio great-uncle to Tuco. (Again, this assumes the two elders are on the same side of Tuco’s family.)
I don’t know for sure but i believe Abuelita is Tuco’s grandmother, Tio is Tuco’s uncle or great uncle The twins may or may not be Tio’s sons or grandsons.