# Better Call Saul season 6 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [April 19, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063 "2022-04-19T17:04:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/61 "2022-04-21T13:20:02Z")
> [@Crane](#): > > I assume it was to show how far the mighty can fall. But also to show how far he will eventually climb as Saul Goodman. He’d gone from Jimmy McGill in the back of a nail salon to Saul Goodman with a literal golden toilet. What we saw of SG in Breaking Bad never really showed how much money there was in helping the various drug dealers and whatnot. ---
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/62 "2022-04-21T13:35:56Z")
That’s what I thought while watching them packing. BB didn’t portray Jimmie as a golden throne kind of guy. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/63 "2022-04-21T13:45:53Z")
> [@Fish\_Cheer](#): > > From the way the murder twins treated the burned corpse in the kitchen, I gathered that they thought it was Lalo. I thought the corpse in the kitchen was the grandmother. I honestly have no idea how Lalo is going to get the Lalo-lite corpse into position. The timeline seems to make it nearly impossible to get it into the family compound. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/64 "2022-04-21T14:29:13Z")
> [@Crane](#): > > It was a bit over the top. I assume it was to show how far the mighty can fall. I wonder about the location. Was that an upscale mall? They hired a dance troup for that sequence: [‘Better Call Saul’ Hired a Dance Troupe to Stage the Wordless Season 6 Opening Sequence | IndieWire](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/04/better-call-saul-cinematographer-ant-ties-drain-pipe-shot-1234718184/) I actually really liked it. Thought it looked very impressive and enjoyed the entire opening. ---
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/65 "2022-04-21T14:33:47Z")
Thanks, I’ll give it a try with your insight. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/66 "2022-04-21T15:43:39Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > They hired a dance troup for that sequence: That’s a bit of the problem for me. I’ve mentioned this before - and many/most disagree. ut my impression is that the makers put way too much effort on filming things in a way they think “cool” - without enough attention to how it advances the plot. Like I said, I got that they were clearing out Saul’s palatial digs. But I woulda preferred SOME hint as to who was doing the clearing and why. Same w/ the ant/cousins. I got no idea why they spent that much time on that shot. And I forget who those guys are other than a coupe of badasses. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/67 "2022-04-21T15:43:43Z")
I also thought the kitchen corpse was a beloved house-keeper or something, thus the otherwise stony-faced twins looking visibly upset. I think previous flashbacks have shown the twins as kids with Hector Salamanca, so that was presumably something of a family home for them. That said, I didn’t cotton on to using the moustache/soul-patch chap as a fake Lalo corpse, so am still foggy on how that worked. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/68 "2022-04-21T15:45:16Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > the makers put way too much effort on filming things in a way they think “cool” - without enough attention to how it advances the plot. On the other hand, I’ve always really liked that part of Breaking Bad and Better Caul Saul. They use really cool and interesting camera angels and shots. It actually makes me put down my phone and watch it through 🙂 . ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/69 "2022-04-21T15:46:21Z")
“…put down my phone…”? You usually are messing w/ your phone while watching TV? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/70 "2022-04-21T15:51:58Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Like I said, I got that they were clearing out Saul’s palatial digs. But I woulda preferred SOME hint as to who was doing the clearing and why. I thought it was pretty clear. I was to sell all of his stuff to pay restitution to the government. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/71 "2022-04-21T15:56:07Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > “…put down my phone…”? You usually are messing w/ your phone while watching TV? 90% of the time, yep. You may be surprised how many people are watching TV while scrolling on their phones. ---
**Author:** ![Fish\_Cheer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fish_cheer/32/17179_2.png) [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/72 "2022-04-21T16:06:14Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > I thought it was pretty clear. I was to sell all of his stuff to pay restitution to the government. Yes. Hence the “no value” box that his notebook ended up in. ---
**Author:** ![Fish\_Cheer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fish_cheer/32/17179_2.png) [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/73 "2022-04-21T16:07:01Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > “…put down my phone…”? You usually are messing w/ your phone while watching TV? I know, right?? Kids these days!! ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/74 "2022-04-21T16:08:19Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > I thought it was pretty clear. I was to sell all of his stuff to pay restitution to the government. How was that clear? And if so, why wouldn’t they pack things more carefully to retain their value? > [@ISiddiqui](#): > > You may be surprised how many people are watching TV while scrolling on their phones. I guess it doesn’t surprise me. I’m long since surprised at how tied people are to their phones. But I guess it does impress me as a curious observation that TV producers have to go over and above to drag folks’ attention away from their phones. Sure - most of my TV watching/as well as my phone usage - doesn’t exactly command full attention. But I don’t get the attitude that I should intentionally and consistently pay less than full attention to whatever I choose to do at any given time. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/75 "2022-04-21T16:10:15Z")
> [@Fish\_Cheer](#): > > Yes. Hence the “no value” box that his notebook ended up in. Did it say “no value” or did you just assume that from the contents? Hell, I’m not fucking w/ my phone, and I missed that! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fish\_Cheer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fish_cheer/32/17179_2.png) [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/76 "2022-04-21T16:12:42Z")
It had “no value” written on it with a sharpie. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/77 "2022-04-21T16:31:06Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > How was that clear? And if so, why wouldn’t they pack things more carefully to retain their value? He had fled into an alternative identity, the FEDs had shut him down, and the start of each season is usually sometime post Breaking Bad. I can’t see how it would be anyone else. Did you think he was moving house? I find it hard to find many other explanations for that scene. And I doubt whoever is employed to asset strip a house of a known criminal for the government is going to pay particular care for anything. Do it fast, that’s probably the only real criteria they’ve got. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/78 "2022-04-21T16:38:00Z")
> [@Smid](#): > > And I doubt whoever is employed to asset strip a house of a known criminal for the government is going to pay particular care for anything. Do it fast, that’s probably the only real criteria they’ve got. My sister has been buying some odd lots at government auctions the last few years, and an awful lot of them look like the boxes you see here. A bunch of stuff in a box, maybe something in there is worth something, worth a gamble for $20 or so. Anything with obvious value like the artwork can be sold separately, but all those ties and shirts? Who’s going to try to price those individually? Toss it in a box, sell the whole lot, it’s all profit anyways. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/79 "2022-04-21T17:04:00Z")
OK - but wouldn’t something like that notebook have been confiscated as potential evidence? I didn’t see any signs that the place had previously been searched. Unless the cops were unusually neat in doing so. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/80 "2022-04-21T17:13:36Z")
I’m assuming the cops have processed the place. The job of this lot may be many months later, seizure of assets and disposal for whatever they can get. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063.md?page=5)