Saul Rewind: the Unofficial Better Call Saul Aftershow

Holy Guacamole it's the end of Better Call Saul and what an ending it was!  Serving up time-travel realness the finale meandered it's way past some of favourite characters before serving up an ending that leaves the story line open for future reinterpretation.  Tune in as Jamie and Simon chat our way through the episode! From Wikipedia: In separate flashbacks, Saul asks Mike and Walter about their regrets;  another flashback shows Chuck asking Jimmy whether he ever considered a  different path in life. In 2010, Gene is caught and arrested, enlisting  former rival Bill Oakley as his co-counsel and negotiating a deal for  only seven years in prison, claiming to be a victim of Walt's schemes.  He also offers to confess to Howard's death, only to learn that Kim has  already done so. Saul is extradited to Albuquerque for his trial and  lies about new testimony involving Kim to get her to appear in court. He  then admits his full involvement in Walt's empire and Chuck's suicide,  and reverts to using the name James McGill; he is given an 86-year  sentence. Jimmy is recognized as Saul in prison and enjoys notoriety  among his fellow inmates. Kim visits him and the two share a cigarette.  As she leaves, Jimmy makes his signature finger-gun gesture at her.

Join Jamie and Simon as they unpick the penultimate episode of Better Call Saul - Waterworks. This week we were delighted to welcome back Kim who spills her guts to the DA and give Cheryl the lowdown on Howards murder before we pick up with Jimmy in Omagah as he gets up to a bit of gold of fashioned burglarizing! From Wikipeida: In a flashback, Kim meets with Saul to finalize their divorce and has an encounter with Jesse outside his office. In 2010, she gets a call from Gene in Florida at her sprinkler manufacturer job, where she asks him to turn himself in and hangs up when he refuses. Guilt-stricken, she travels to Albuquerque and gives Cheryl a written confession explaining her and Jimmy's destruction of his image and the circumstances of his death, having an emotional breakdown on the bus after leaving. Gene narrowly escapes the cancer-stricken man's house after he wakes up. Jeff is arrested and blamed for the burglary after he panics and runs into another car when a police car idles behind him, forcing Gene to enlist Marion to help him get out on bail. Suspicious, Marion uses the new computer Jeff bought her with the department store money to search for Gene's true identity on Ask Jeeves, and calls the authorities with her Life Alert button when Gene tries to intimidate her, forcing him to flee.

Join Jamie & Simon as they rewind Better Call Saul season 6 episode 11 - Breaking Bad and what a treat it was featuring the much speculated return of Jesse and Walt. This week we had a visual treat as we jumped back and fourth between the Gene Takovitch universe and the Better Call Saul timeline with some of our favourite characters including the return of Franchescha and Mike. From Wikkipedia: In flashbacks to 2008 in Albuquerque, Saul takes on Walter White and Jesse Pinkman as clients, deducing the former to be "Heisenberg" – the chemist behind the high-purity blue methamphetamine being sold on the streets. Mike informs Saul that Walt has terminal lung cancer and cautions Saul against helping him, but Saul nevertheless decides to visit Walt at the high school where he teaches to offer his assistance in growing Walt's business. In 2010, Gene calls Francesca, who tells him that the FBI has seized most of Saul's assets, and that Kim once called asking about Jimmy. Gene attempts to reach Kim in Florida, but the call emotionally upsets him for unknown reasons. Gene then enlists Jeff and Buddy for a new con in which Gene gets their mark drunk, Jeff drives them home while giving them water laced with barbiturates, and Buddy enters the home to photograph the unconscious mark's IDs, credit cards, and financial records to sell for profit. After a string of successful cons, their latest target reveals he has cancer, causing Buddy to back out; Gene cuts him out of the operation and forces Jeff to drive him to the man's home, where he breaks in.

Join Simon and Jamie as they Rewind Better Call Saul Season 6 Episode 10 - Nippy and relive our favourite moments from the show! We chat our way through the full episode flash forward and join Gene in Omagah as he slides on Marco's ring and Gene and Slippin' Jimmy converge! We have some classic Saul comedy moments, the return of Magic Hands and another iconic montage as Jimmy preps his scam. This episode is not to the be missed! From Wikipedia: In a flashforward to 2010, in Omaha, Jimmy, under the guise of Gene Takavic, befriends Marion, the mother of Jeff, the cab driver who recognized him as Saul Goodman. Gene confronts Jeff and offers to let him in "the game". The two collaborate with a friend of Jeff's to run a scheme where they will burgle a department store in the Omaha mall where Gene works. Gene does his part by befriending and distracting the security guards with Cinnabons and small talk about Nebraska Cornhuskers football while Jeff steals expensive merchandise under a strict time limit. When Jeff trips on a slippery floor, Gene gains him extra time to recover by telling a sob story (a true one, albeit lacking personal details) about his loneliness to cover for him. The three get away with thousands of dollars in stolen goods. However, upon completion of the task, Gene tells Jeff to keep his distance from him in the future, and threatens to turn him and his friend in to the authorities for various crimes if he fails to do so, even if it means getting caught himself. Energized by the con's success, Gene wistfully finds a Saul Goodman-style dress shirt in the department store but leaves without purchasing it.

Let us stare into the holy fire together a little longer, and let us stair with a grin. Join Jamie and Simon as they chat through the aftermath in this brand-new perfect day. Is Kim guilty, scared or two-thirds of each? Was the big break-up a big let-down? Are we ready to cross-stitch into the record-breaking world of Breaking Bad? Can I possibly USE any more hyphenated words?!

Better Call Saul explodes back onto our screens this week and it's jam packed with timely life advice, story telling and poetic script writing. Join Jamie and Simon as they chat through the episode and relive Lalo's last laugh. Saul Rewind - that show where we rewind Better Call Saul and tell you what happened! Saul Rewind is brought to you by Shut Up and Listen! To support the show buy us a coffee - https://buymeacoffee.com/shutupandlisten From Wikipedia: Lalo provides Jimmy with an address to Gus's house and instructs Jimmy to drive there and shoot him. Jimmy convinces Lalo to send Kim, after which Lalo ties Jimmy to a chair and leaves. Kim is apprehended at Gus' front door by Mike, to whom she explains the situation with Lalo. She points out Gus' body double as matching the description Lalo provided, and Mike orders his men to Jimmy and Kim's apartment. When Kim says Lalo agreed to her switching places with Jimmy, Gus realizes the shooting attempt is a diversion and drives to Lavandería Brillante. Lalo is there obtaining evidence for Eladio of Gus' planned meth lab and ambushes Gus and kills his bodyguards. Gus shows Lalo the lab, then triggers a power outage. In the darkness, he reaches the handgun he hid previously and fires several shots at Lalo. After turning the lights on, he finds that Lalo wounded him, but Lalo is fatally wounded. Mike and his men remove Howard's body from Jimmy and Kim's apartment and Mike explains that Howard's death will be made to look like a suicide. Mike supervises the burying of Howard and Lalo in the floor of the lab.

Join Simon & Jamie in the second part of this weeks special! We're recapping Better Call Saul season six and reliving out favourite moments from the show including the return of the Betsy Kettleman in Carrot & Stick, the end of Nacho's story arc in Rock & Hard Place and the mid-season finale Plan & Execution.

Join Simon & Jamie in the first part of this weeks special! We're recapping season five and reliving out favourite moments from the show including Wexler Vrs McGill, Dedicado a Max and every other episode! Tune in for Part two when we recap season 6 this weekend!

Welcome to Saul Rewind, that show where we rewind Better Call Saul and tell you what happened! Join Jamie & Simon this week as we rewind Seasons 1-4, reliving key story lines and hidden themes!

Join Jamie & Simon for the first part of our Saul Recap! This week we discuss two themes that run throughout Better Call Saul - Framing and how things are characters are framed in the narrative, sets and scripts as well as the continual battle they face between doing the right thing and doing the legal or fair thing! Don't miss next weeks episode when we recap seasons 1-5!

Join Simon & Jamie in the third of our mid season specials as we serve up an extra special taster of the upcoming That Rewind Show - Season 1, The 80's Movies Your Kids Can't Miss.  This week we're rewinding the extra special ET Extra Terrestrial - is it  just another movie about an alien or is there a deeper, hidden meaning?  Tune in to find out!!

Join Simon & Jamie in the second of our mid season specials as we serve up an extra special taster of the upcoming That Rewind Show - Season 1, The 80's Movies Your Kids Can't Miss. This week we're rewinding back to 1984 and diving into the icon Ghost Busters!

Join Simon & Jamie in the first of our mid season specials as we go Camping with the Kettleman's, get some advice from Chuck about the importance of a nice tight roll and enjoy some sweet music as Jimmy tries to play some bagpipes. We also chat our way through Coushatta and talk about the story ark which ends in Howards death. Tune in this week as we rewind the archives and bring you some of our best moments from the show!

Join Simon and Jamie as they rewind Season 6 Episode 7 of Better Call Saul - Plan and Execute. This week the show is dominated by the colour blue as we see Jimmy & Kim execute the final acts of their plan to speed the settlement of the Sandpiper case. We find Lalo hiding in a storm drain and watch as one of his mistakes set us on a path towards Howard's execution. What does it all mean and where will the show be heading next? From Wikipedia: On the day of the Sandpiper settlement hearing, Jimmy and Kim scramble to restage their photos with the film crew and the actor standing in for Casimiro, then pass them to Howard's PI, who is secretly working for them. Howard falls for the ruse, embarrassing himself and his company at the hearing. Schweikart reverts to his less-generous prior offer, which Cliff and Howard are compelled to accept. Meanwhile, Lalo, having returned to Albuquerque, spies on Gus' laundry from a storm drain. Lalo calls Hector and, realizing the line has been tapped, tells his uncle that he will attack Gus that night; Mike redirects his security team from lower-priority targets to protect Gus and the laundry. Howard visits Jimmy and Kim's apartment and asks why they went to such elaborate lengths to humiliate him, accusing them of being sociopaths who enjoy running cons. Lalo unexpectedly arrives to talk to "his lawyers", and murders Howard with a silenced pistol.

Join Simon & Jamie as they Rewind Better Call Saul, Season 6 Episode 6 Axe & Grind. We chat about meeting Howards wife for the first time and what might be in store for Jimmy & Kim as their scam hits a bump in the road. Do you think Jimmy has rumbled Howard's PI? Why else would he withdraw the cash - its not like they're actually paying off the Judge, right? From Wikipedia In a strained conversation with his wife, Howard says he is attempting to end Jimmy's harassment campaign. Howard's investigator reports Jimmy and Kim are keeping a regular routine, except for a recent $20,000 cash withdrawal. Kim and Jimmy procure a psychotropic drug from Dr. Caldera for use in their scheme against Howard. Caldera says he is retiring from crime and shows Kim and Jimmy his encrypted book of criminal contacts. Jimmy and his camera crew photograph an actor impersonating Rand Casimiro, the mediator in the Sandpiper case. Cliff invites Kim to Santa Fe to meet representatives of a foundation that finances projects similar to her pro bono criminal defense work, which coincides with the day she and Jimmy will execute their plan against Howard. Jimmy encourages her to go but later spots Casimiro, whose recently broken arm is in a cast, which is not visible in any of their photos. In response, Kim cancels her Santa Fe plans and drives back to Albuquerque. In Germany, Lalo tracks down Casper, a member of Werner's crew; he gains the upper hand in an ensuing struggle and prepares to interrogate Casper about his work for Werner.

Join Simon & Jamie as they Rewind Better Call Saul, Season 6 Episode 5 Black & Blue and what holy guacamole what an episode it was! Listen in as we back track to piece together the number play surrounding Howard, it all started with his license plate - 05 Dec or 512. BUT what can it all mean? Are the writers pointing to plot twists foretold in S5 eps 1&2 or is it linked to the cube of 8, foretelling of Howards end in Episode 8? In other news Simon talks synchronicity and physical movement before we bring it all together and realise that throughout Better Call Saul we're watching Jimmy create Breaking Bad world. From Wikipedia: Kim and Gus each remain paranoid about Lalo. Kim continues to keep her meeting with Mike secret from Jimmy. Jimmy hires Francesca as his assistant. Kim obtains from Viola the name of the judge who will arbitrate the Sandpiper case. Howard, Cliff, and Erin persuade Sandpiper clients not to settle. Cliff confronts Howard about his apparent cocaine and prostitution habits. Howard realizes Jimmy is sabotaging him. Howard challenges Jimmy to a boxing match. Howard wins and tells Jimmy he hopes this ends Jimmy's harassment campaign, but later asks his private investigator to begin surveilling Jimmy. Jimmy tells Kim about the boxing match and she assures him their scheme to ruin Howard is still going according to plan. Gus hides a handgun on an excavator at the site of his planned meth lab. Using an alias, Lalo tracks down Werner Ziegler's widow Margarethe at a bar in Germany and attempts to obtain information about Werner. The next morning, Lalo breaks into Margarethe's home and finds a Lucite sculpture with the maker's label on the base which was a gift from Werner's construction crew. Margarethe returns home unexpectedly but Lalo succeeds in escaping unseen.

Join Simon & Jamie as they Rewind Better Call Saul, Season 6 Episode 4 Hit & Run. Settle in as we talk our way through the episode and say goodbye to Nacho one last time. This week we pick up on Jimmy & Kim's scam to take down Howard and talk about whether Kim's "Crossroad" and Howard's "Forque" has put them on the same path. From Wikipedia Kim is meeting with Cliff Main at a coffee shop when Jimmy disguises himself as Howard and takes his car. He picks up Wendy from a motel, then pretends to force her out of the car while driving past Kim and Cliff, making it appear that Howard is using prostitutes. While dropping off Wendy, Kim notices a car following her. Jimmy discovers that defending Lalo has made him a pariah with courthouse staff but popular among local criminals wanting his representation. After being kicked out of the nail salon for attracting high traffic, Jimmy scouts a new office. While meeting a pro bono client, Kim again spots the car that is following her and confronts the occupants. Mike later reveals that the people following her work for him, that Lalo may be alive, and that he is monitoring anyone Lalo may contact. A visibly shaken Kim meets with Jimmy at the potential location of his new office and approves of it. Gus employs a surveillance system from a neighboring home connected to his through a tunnel system, where employees under Mike's supervision monitor Albuquerque for signs of Lalo.

Join Simon & Jamie as they Rewind Better Call Saul, Season 6 Episode 3 Rock & Hard Place. Get comfy and grab the Kleenex as we say goodbye to Nacho, one of our favourite Better Call Saul characters in a very tense and unexpected show moment and welcome back Huel, our light fingered pick pocket friend. We chat our way through the death symbolism and speculate about the future of Kim and Howard and enjoy a post-it note preview of the scams plays that Jimmy and Kim have in store as we lead up to Howards demise! From Wikipedia: The truck Nacho is driving after his escape from the Cousins breaks down, forcing him to hide. The next day he arrives at a mechanic's shop, makes a farewell call to his father, then calls Gus and offers to surrender if his father is protected. Jimmy and Kim plot to obtain a duplicate of Howard's car and vanity license plate, but realize actually obtaining access to his car is more feasible. Prosecutor Suzanne Ericsen connects Jimmy to Lalo and asks Kim to persuade Jimmy to inform on the Salamancas. Gus arranges for Nacho to be smuggled into the U.S., then Nacho and Mike review the details of Gus's plan to absolve Gus of blame for Lalo's death. Jimmy and Kim work with Huell to obtain duplicates of Howard's car key and keyless entry system. Mike takes up a firing position with his rifle to watch Gus hand Nacho over to Juan and Hector. Nacho tells them he killed Lalo in league with the Alvarez drug family. Rather than pretend to flee so that Victor can kill him, Nacho uses a piece of broken glass to free himself from his restraints, then kills himself with Juan's gun.

Join Simon & Jamie as they Rewind Better Call Saul, Season 6 Episode 2 Carrot & Stick.   Hold onto your hats - this week we see Betsy & Craig Kettlemen join the show in a hilarious comeback along with Erin, our favourite associate from Davis and Maine.  Down in Mexico Nacho figures out that he's being watched, just as the Salamanca Twins arrive for a tense shoot-out.  Meanwhile in Albuquerque Gus pays a visit to Don Hector before him and Mike get into a tense stand off about Nacho's papá.   From Wikipedia: Gus's men break into Nacho's safe and Mike removes the cash and Nacho and Manuel's fake Canadian IDs. Victor delivers a duplicate safe, into which Mike places the cash, Nacho's fake ID, and an envelope. Gus views crime scene photos from Lalo's house but is not convinced of Lalo's death. Jimmy meets with the Kettlemans at their shady tax preparation service and cons them into believing they have grounds for a lawsuit against Howard. The Kettlemans meet with Cliff Main and ask to sue Howard for ineffective counsel because he supposedly used cocaine during Craig's case, but Cliff refuses. Gus and Juan promise to avenge Lalo's death but Hector's demeanor convinces Gus that Lalo is alive. Juan breaks into the duplicate safe and discovers the motel phone number and details of a Cayman Islands bank account. The cousins search the motel but Nacho escapes after a shootout. Mike has a standoff with Gus and Tyrus because Mike wants to lead a team to find Nacho, but Gus wants to force Nacho to reveal his location by taking Manuel hostage. Kim and Jimmy coerce the Kettlemans into remaining silent about smearing Howard. Someone follows Kim and Jimmy as they leave the Kettlemans.

Join Jamie and Simon as they rewind Better Call Saul - Season 6, Episode 1 Wine & Roses. We delve into the treasure trove of Easter eggs that make up the opening scene before picking up Nacho's great escape where we left off in Season Five. Later in the episode we join Kim & Jimmy as their plans to take down Howard take shape and learn from Lalo that just because your a Cartel kingpin it doesn't mean you can't also be nice! From Wikipedia: In a flashforward, police seize personal property from Saul Goodman's mansion, including his white Cadillac. As a cabinet is loaded onto a truck, a drawer opens and Kim's tequila bottle stopper souvenir falls to the ground. In the present, Gus arranges for Nacho to hide at a motel. Juan tells Gus that Nacho aided in killing Lalo, and that the cartel has placed a bounty on him. Jimmy and Kim follow through on Kim's plan to force a resolution of the Sandpiper case by ruining Howard. Kim surveils Howard and Cliff Main during a round of golf, while Jimmy sneaks into the club locker room to plant a bag resembling cocaine in Howard's locker for Howard and Cliff to find. Lalo arrives at the home of his tenants Sylvia and Mateo, kills the couple, and moves Mateo's body to his own house to be identified as his. Lalo lets Hector know he is still alive and that he believes Gus was responsible for the attack. Hector advises him to find proof the cartel will accept. Lalo realizes the proof is not in the United States, and stays in Mexico to find it.

Join Simon & Jamie as they deep dive S5 E9 "Bad Choice Road" and S5 E10 "Something Unforgivable" and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists. From Wikipedia: S5 E9 "Bad Choice Road" Jimmy and Mike make their way to a truck stop where Tyrus and Victor pick them up. Jimmy posts Lalo's bail and tells Lalo he was alone and walked after his car broke down. Lalo plans to return to Mexico. Gus realizes the men who ambushed Jimmy were hired by Juan Bolsa to protect Gus's business. Jimmy lies to Kim about what happened, but Kim realizes the truth after she sees the bullet hole in his coffee mug. Kim quits Schweikart & Cokely to focus on pro bono clients. Mike tells Jimmy his post-traumatic stress will pass with time. Lalo discovers Jimmy's car and returns to Albuquerque instead of waiting for The Cousins to bring him to Mexico. Mike calls to warn Jimmy just before Lalo arrives at Kim's apartment. As Mike trains his sniper rifle on Lalo from a nearby roof, Lalo has Jimmy repeat the story of his desert walk, then asks about the bullet holes in Jimmy's car. Kim tells Lalo the car was probably destroyed by passersby and berates him for not trusting Jimmy. Lalo appears satisfied with Kim's argument and departs. He tells Nacho to head for Mexico, but not the original pickup site. S5 E10 "Something Unforgivable" After Lalo leaves, Jimmy tells Kim the truth about his desert trek with Mike. Kim and Jimmy hide at a downtown hotel. Mike tells Gus that Lalo and Nacho went to Lalo's Chihuahua home. Gus suggests Nacho can help the assassins he is sending. Kim accepts 20 pending felonies from the public defender pro bono. Nacho receives a call telling him to open Lalo's back gate at 3 am. Kim tells Howard she quit Schweikart & Cokely. Howard warns Kim about Jimmy's recent harassment and suggests Kim should stop following his lead. Kim says she is insulted by the notion that she cannot decide for herself. Mike tells Jimmy that Lalo will be killed, and Jimmy later informs Kim. They discuss forcing a Sandpiper case resolution by sabotaging Howard, which would enable Jimmy to receive his seven-figure share of the settlement sooner. Lalo introduces Nacho to Don Eladio, who gives his blessing to Nacho's plans for the Salamanca drug business. Nacho opens Lalo's gate and runs away as the assassins attack Lalo. Lalo kills all but one of the assassins. He instructs the survivor to call the middleman who arranged for the murder and report that Lalo had been assassinated.

Join Simon & Jamie as they deep dive S5 E7 "JMM" and S5 E8 "Bagman" and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists From Wikipedia: S5 E7 "JMM" Jimmy and Kim get married, applying spousal privilege to their conversations. Lalo is charged with murder under an alias and directs Saul to obtain bail. Kim and Rich apologize for the outcome of Acker's case. Kevin indicates he will let them know later whether he will retain them. Kim and Rich return, and Kim reminds Kevin he ignored their advice. She says that whether he retains them or hires new counsel, she hopes he will be willing to listen, and Kevin indicates his approval. Mike tells Stacey he is over the problem that caused his recent anger. Nacho tells Mike that Lalo wants Nacho to burn down one of Gus' restaurants. Gus and other subsidiary owners provide updates to Peter, Madrigal's CEO. Gus briefs Peter and Lydia on the meth lab's status. Nacho and Gus destroy a Los Pollos Hermanos to preserve Nacho's role as Gus' mole. Saul uses Mike's information to accuse police of fabricating evidence against Lalo. Bail is set at $7 million, which Lalo says he can pay. Howard confronts Jimmy and rescinds his job offer. Jimmy blames Howard for Chuck's death and says that as Saul he has grown too big for the constraints of HHM. S6 E8 "Bagman" The Cousins pick up Lalo's bail money at a cartel site in Mexico. An informant makes a telephone call to report their presence. Lalo directs Jimmy to a remote pickup site and pays him $100,000 to transport the cash. Kim says she does not want him to go because he is a lawyer, not a "bagman" for drug dealers, but he says it will be an easy job. The Cousins deliver two bags of cash to Jimmy, then depart. As Jimmy starts his return trip, he is cut off by several gunmen. They take the money and prepare to kill him but are attacked by an unseen sniper. All but one are killed and the survivor escapes. The shooter is Mike, who drives off with Jimmy and the cash. Jimmy's car breaks down, so they push it over the edge of the road, then walk cross-country to avoid the gunman. They camp overnight, then continue their trek. When Jimmy fails to return, Kim asks Lalo for his location, but Lalo refuses. The gunman continues searching, so Jimmy acts as a decoy and draws him in. Mike shoots the gunman, whose vehicle flips and is destroyed. Mike and Jimmy resume walking.

Join Simon & Jamie as they deep dive S5 E5 "Dedicado a Max" and S5 E6 "Wexler v. Goodman" and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists From Wikipedia: S5 E5 "Dedicado a Max" Mike wakes up on a ranch in Mexico which has ties to Gus, including a fountain dedicated to Max. Dr. Barry Goodman treats him and recommends he stay and heal. Gus later arrives and asks for Mike's help in Gus' war against the Salamancas. Mike refuses to engage in killing simply to further Gus' aims, but Gus says he wants Mike because Mike understands Gus' need for revenge. Jimmy as Saul creates delays in Mesa Verde's eviction of Acker. Kim tries to recuse herself by claiming a conflict of interest, but Kevin insists she remain and refuses any compromises. Howard asks Jimmy to accept his offer to join HHM, and Jimmy claims he is still considering it. Jimmy suggests there are no options left for Acker but to find "dirt" on Kevin and tries to persuade Kim to move on, but she decides to proceed. Jimmy hires Sobchak who thinks his search of Kevin's home revealed nothing damaging, but Kim's knowing smile as she looks through Sobchak's photos indicates she notices something useful. Rich Schweikart suggests that Kim should disengage from Mesa Verde's business, correctly deducing her heart is not in it, but she angrily refuses. S5 E6 "Wexler v. Goodman" Kim tells Jimmy she does not want to follow through on blackmailing Kevin and wants to reach a settlement between Mesa Verde and Everett Acker. Jimmy agrees, but at the meeting to finalize the settlement, he stuns everyone by asking for $4 million. Kim's insight into Sobchak's photos is that Mesa Verde's logo was inspired by a photograph the bank never obtained permission to use. Jimmy pressures Kevin by threatening an injunction against displaying the logo and threatening to run TV ads seeking plaintiffs for class action suits against the bank which negatively depict Kevin's father. Kevin meets privately with Jimmy and accepts a deal to pay Acker and the photographer. Kim angrily confronts Jimmy, upset that he made her the "sucker" for his con. She suggests getting married. Gus, Victor, and Mike meet with Nacho, who reports Lalo's plan to reveal the locations of Gus's street dealers to the police. Gus directs Victor to give up low-level employees while ensuring nothing leads back to Gus. Mike secretly points the police to Lalo's involvement in the murder of Fred the money wire clerk,[c] and they converge on Lalo while he is driving.

Join Simon & Jamie as they deep dive S5 E3 "The Guy for This" and S5 E4 "Namaste" and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists From Wikipedia: S5 E3 "The Guy for This" Nacho delivers Jimmy to Lalo, who wants him to make sure Domingo is freed from prison without talking. Jimmy as Saul sets up a ploy that draws in DEA agents Hank Schrader and Steven Gomez. Though they suspect a trick, Saul arranges for Domingo to go free in exchange for becoming Hank's confidential informant and revealing the locations of Gus' dead drops. Jimmy discovers that Lalo plans to use him more in the future. Nacho tries to have someone purchase his father's upholstery shop so his father can retire safely away from the drug world, but his father sees through the ruse. Nacho reveals Lalo's plan for Domingo to Fring, and Gus decides not to interfere because doing so would reveal that he has a mole in the Salamanca organization. Mike continues wallowing over Werner's death. Kim is pulled from a day of pro bono criminal defense work to deal with a stubborn homeowner who refuses to leave his land to make way for a Mesa Verde call center. Initially demanding he accept the court judgment, she returns with a sincere offer to help him move, but the homeowner accuses her of only pretending to help and refuses. S5 E4 "Namaste" Jimmy meets with Howard over lunch, where Howard offers Jimmy a position at HHM. Jimmy is unnerved by the offer and later uses three bowling balls to damage Howard's expensive car, which sports a vanity plate reading "NAMAST3". Kim tries to convince Mesa Verde to use an alternate development plan and leave Mr. Acker's home standing, but Kevin insists on evicting him. Kim decides to bring in Jimmy as Saul, who represents Acker in a suit against the bank. Gus works with Victor and Diego to ensure that the DEA finds the three dead drops Domingo told them about after his arrest. Stacey tells Mike she does not yet feel comfortable having him babysit Kaylee. That night Mike is beaten up and stabbed by the local gang he previously fought with and wakes in an unknown pueblo.

Join Simon & Jamie as they deep dive S5 E1 "Magic Man" and S5 E2 "50% Off" and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists From Wikipedia: S5 E1 "Magic Man" In a flash-forward, the taxi driver[a] says he knows about Gene's past. A nervous Gene proceeds to call Ed, "the disappearer", but changes his mind, saying he will handle the problem himself. In 2004, Jimmy tells Kim the "Saul Goodman" alias he used for his cell phone business[b] gives him an instant criminal law client base. Nacho reports rumors that some cocaine Gus provides the Salamancas is inferior, which Lalo confirms. Gus tells Lalo and Juan Bolsa that Werner was building a chiller on the chicken farm under Mike's supervision, but fled with stolen cocaine, which Gus replaced with locally-acquired meth. Lalo accepts Gus' cover story but remains suspicious. Saul gives away his remaining cell phones to publicize his criminal law practice. Gus shuts down lab construction because of Lalo's suspicions and Mike sends Werner's crew home. Upset over Gus' lack of compassion for Werner, Mike refuses to accept payment during the downtime. Saul's camera crew helps generate publicity for his practice by faking a confrontation with Deputy District Attorney Oakley. Kim's client refuses a favorable plea bargain. Saul offers to help trick him into accepting. Kim refuses, but after Saul leaves she successfully runs the con herself. S5 E2 "50% Off" Gus wants Nacho to provide inside information about Lalo's intentions. Two drug users who received Saul's 50% off business card go on a multi-day binge. As they attempt to buy more cocaine at the Salamanca drug house, the bags get stuck in the drainpipe. Domingo's attempt to solve the problem causes the drugs to fall out just as police arrive. Nacho gains Lalo's favor by climbing over rooftops to sneak in and retrieve the drug stash before police enter. Mike remains upset over Werner's death and drinks heavily. He babysits Kaylee, who asks questions about her father, causing Mike to lash out angrily. Jimmy attempts to get back into Kim's good graces. She tells Jimmy she appreciated his effort to persuade her client to accept a plea bargain but does not want to lie to succeed. As Saul, Jimmy turns on the charm at the courthouse and makes several favorable plea bargains, then tricks Assistant District Attorney Ericsen into making more after he arranges to be stuck with her in an elevator. Howard invites Jimmy to lunch and the reminder of his past leaves Jimmy unsettled. As Jimmy leaves the courthouse, Nacho suddenly appears and coerces Jimmy into his car.

Join Simon & Jamie as they deep dive S4 E9 "Wiedersehen" and S4 E10 "Winner" and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists From Wikipedia: S4 E9 "Wiedersehen" Jimmy and Kim surreptitiously replace approved plans for Mesa Verde's Lubbock, Texas branch with plans for a bigger building. Jimmy answers the questions eloquently at his reinstatement hearing, but his application is denied. The chairman suggests Jimmy's answers were insincere, and when he recounts the details to Kim, she explains to Jimmy that he did not mention Chuck. Jimmy's relationship with Chuck caused his suspension, so the panel expected Jimmy to discuss it. He defensively accuses Kim of "slumming" with him whenever she needs something, while Kim says she is always supportive and Jimmy causes his own problems. That night, Jimmy starts moving out, but Kim stops him and offers to help him win reinstatement. Lalo visits Hector and improves his communication ability with a concierge bell Lalo kept as a souvenir after Hector killed a hotelier and burned the building. Lalo thanks Gus for saving Hector's life and paying for his treatment. He then asks Nacho to show him where the Salamancas receive their drugs after Gus's trucks bring them from Mexico. Werner's crew blows up the rock preventing construction of the elevator and celebrates that their work is almost done. Werner misses his wife and escapes. S4 E10 "Winner" In a flashback, Chuck feigns enthusiasm on the day Jimmy becomes an attorney. In 2004, Kim helps Jimmy's appeal by arranging public displays where he feigns grief for Chuck. Jimmy participates in interviewing Chuck's scholarship candidates and connects with one whose past includes shoplifting. He tells her the other panel members didn't select her and counsels her that the powerful will never look past her youthful mistake, so she should do whatever is necessary to get ahead. At his appeal, Jimmy speaks extemporaneously about how he wants to bring credit to the McGill name if allowed to practice law again. His appeal succeeds, and even Kim believes him, but he reveals it was a con, and his declaration that he will not practice under his own name stuns her. Lalo surveils Gus's drug operation and learns about its regular activities. Werner plans a rendezvous with his wife and Lalo tricks him into revealing lab construction details over the phone before Mike ends the call. Mike reluctantly agrees to kill him, so Werner calls his wife at the airport and sends her home, after which Mike shoots him. Gus shows Gale the nearly completed lab.

Join Simon & Jamie as they deep dive S4 E7 "Something Stupid" and S4 E8 "Coushatta" and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists From Wikipedia: S4 E7 "Something Stupid" In a time jump sequence of several months that advances the series to early 2004, Jimmy and Kim are shown to be drifting further apart. Kim's arm has healed, and to Jimmy's chagrin she thrives at Schweikart & Cokely, with Mesa Verde's expansion continuing on schedule and Kim finding time to work on the pro bono criminal defense cases that give her satisfaction. Jimmy plans his return to practicing law, including searching for an office. His business re-selling prepaid phones on the street continues to grow, and he increasingly uses his "Saul Goodman" alias. Huell is arrested for assaulting a police officer who tries to get Jimmy to end his phone business and Jimmy involves Kim in defending him. He tries to get her to smear the police officer so the charges will be dropped, but she refuses, telling Jimmy she has a better way. Hector begins recovering from his stroke, so Gus dismisses Dr. Bruckner, in effect trapping Hector's recovered mind in his unhealed body. Mike observes Werner's crew during construction of the underground meth lab; work proceeds more slowly than expected, frustrating the crew, and Mike has to step in to break up a fight. S4 E8 "Coushatta" Kim enlists S&C employees in Huell's defense and indicates she'll bury prosecutor Suzanne Ericsen in paperwork. Jimmy takes a bus ride, uses a variety of pens and paper to write supportive mail for Huell, and enlists other passengers to help. The mail is sent with return addresses and postmarks from Coushatta, Louisiana, Huell's hometown. Suzanne investigates, but Jimmy has arranged for a fake church website and pay-as-you go cellular phones that Jimmy and his TV ad film crew answer. The phony support causes Suzanne to accept a plea that keeps Huell out of jail. Kim is elated, and tells Jimmy she wants to engage in similar behavior again. Mike arranges a strip club outing for Werner and his crew. Kai starts a fight, but the real problem is Werner, who drunkenly discusses underground concrete construction details with strangers. A fully healed Nacho takes prominence in the Salamanca organization and trains Domingo to punish dealers who do not meet their weekly quota. "Lalo" Salamanca arrives to aid in running the business. Unlike Hector, Lalo is interested in everyday details, which concerns Nacho. At home, Nacho keeps a safe with cash and fake Canadian IDs for himself and his father.

Join Simon & Jamie as they deep dive S4 E5 "Quite a Ride" and S4 E6 "Pinata" and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists From Wikipedia: S4 S5 "Quite a Ride" In a flash forward (taking place during Breaking Bad's "Ozymandias"), Francesca quickly shreds documents and Saul frantically collects cash, mementos and paperwork from his office before contacting his "disappearer" for a new identity. In 2003, Jimmy convinces a customer to buy several prepaid cellular phones as a way to maintain his privacy and then gets the idea to profit by reselling prepaid phones on the street. He sells them all, but the venture proves unsuccessful because he is mugged by three teenagers. As Kim treats his wounds, he blames himself for not recognizing the threat and promises to see a psychologist but instead goes to work the next day as usual. Kim is assigned as pro bono counsel for several defendants. When a problem arises with recent Mesa Verde paperwork, Kim sees her current case through to completion before responding, for which Paige later reprimands her. Mike discreetly escorts foreign structural engineers through the industrial laundry so they can evaluate the space below as a site for Gus's planned meth "superlab." Gus is impressed by one, Werner Ziegler, and offers him the job of planning and overseeing construction of the facility. S4 E6 "Piñata" In a flashback, Kim and Jimmy work in HHM's mailroom. Third-year law student Kim demonstrates her legal knowledge, impressing pre-sickness Chuck and piquing Jimmy's curiosity. Years later, Kim juggles Mesa Verde work with pro bono criminal defense cases, and Jimmy struggles financially during his suspension. Kim joins Schweikart & Cokely, enabling her to handle both Mesa Verde and criminal cases, but disappointing Jimmy, who realizes the death of his dream to re-start the Wexler-McGill office. Jimmy is informed that Geraldine, his first eldercare client, has died, and he grieves for her more than for Chuck. Jimmy tries to rouse a depressed Howard with a "tough love" speech. He uses his $5,000 inheritance to buy prepaid cell phones for street resale. This time, Jimmy intimidates his three teenage assailants into leaving him alone. Mike creates secret living and recreation facilities for Werner's crew, who begin constructing Gus's meth "superlab." Gus visits a hospitalized, unconscious Hector and previews their future by relating a childhood story about trapping a coati that ate the fruit from a lúcuma tree Gus nursed to health. Rather than humanely killing the injured coati after catching it, Gus held it and let it suffer until it died.

Join Jamie & Simon as they Rewind cult TV Show Better Call Saul. This week we deep dive S4 E3 "Something Beautiful" and S4 E4 "Talk" and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists From Wikipedia: S4 E3 "Something Beautiful" Mike is unwilling to steal the Hummel, so Jimmy hires Ira to do it. Kim returns to working with Mesa Verde, but is concerned about their planned rapid expansion. Victor and Tyrus arrange Arturo's death to look like a gang attack, deflecting attention from Nacho and hiding his involvement with Gus. The staged attack includes bullet wounds for Nacho, who calls Leonel and Marco (the Cousins) for aid. They succeed in getting Nacho to Dr. Caldera alive; he covertly saves Nacho, but recommends Nacho seek proper care to ensure there are no complications. The cousins alert the cartel that the attack looks like the one carried out previously on one of their trucks (the one Mike attacked while hiding his identity). Concerned that their Mexican routes are vulnerable, Juan Bolsa directs Gus to seek local manufacturers. Gus visits the university to check on the quality of meth samples he gave to Gale Boetticher for testing. Kim tells Jimmy about the disposition of Chuck's will. She gives him a letter purportedly from Chuck, which is undated but full of praise for Jimmy. Jimmy calls it "nice," but Kim is visibly upset by it. S4 E4 "Talk" Jimmy is quickly bored with managing a cellular phone store and tries to boost business. He later meets with Ira, who sold the stolen Hummel for more than expected, and offers to carry out future thefts. Bored herself with Mesa Verde work, Kim observes Judge Munsinger's courtroom, hoping to rekindle her interest in the law by taking on pro bono defense counsel work. Victor sells the drugs from the fake attack on Nacho to the Espinosas. Nacho tells the Salamancas the Espinosas carried out the attack. The Cousins kill the Espinosas, retrieve the "stolen" drugs and return to Mexico. Nacho realizes that by eliminating the Espinosas, Gus secured himself more territory, but does not see the full scope of Gus's plan. Mike confronts Henry in their support group for falsely claiming to have a wife who died. Later he inspects another Madrigal site and provides a list of items to fix. He meets with Gus, who feigns anger that Mike did not tell him about Nacho's intent to kill Hector, but Mike says he promised only not to kill Hector himself. He realizes Gus's ulterior motive and tells him to provide information about "the job" he wants done.

#Join Jamie & Simon as they Rewind cult TV Show Better Call Saul. This week we deep dive S4 E1 Smoke and S4 E2 Breathe and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists From Wikipedia: S4 E1 "Smoke" In a flash forward, following his collapse while working at the Omaha Cinnabon, a nervous "Gene" has a worrying encounter with a hospital clerk who needs his personal information for billing purposes. During his taxi ride to the mall to retrieve his car, Gene becomes suspicious of the driver, whose cab displays an Albuquerque Isotopes air freshener. He exits before reaching the mall and walks around the corner out of the driver's sight. In 2003, Jimmy and Kim learn of Chuck's death, and believing himself responsible, Jimmy falls into depression. Howard arranges Chuck's funeral, and later admits that he believes his decision to dismiss Chuck from HHM caused Chuck's suicide. Howard explains that Chuck's malpractice insurance rates had become exorbitant – not realizing Jimmy was to blame for reporting Chuck's instability to the insurers. Jimmy allows Howard to take the blame and quickly regains his happy-go-lucky demeanor. Mike performs actual security and safety consulting for Madrigal Electromotive and details a list of violations he uncovered on his first site visit. Following Hector's stroke, the cartel bosses direct Nacho and Arturo to take over Hector's drug operation. Gus remains suspicious of Nacho and has Victor follow him. S4 E2 "Breathe" With his law license suspended, Jimmy interviews for a job as a salesman at Neff Copiers and spots an opportunity to steal a valuable Hummel figurine. Rebecca and Kim meet with Howard to review the disposition of Chuck's estate. Kim is unaware of Jimmy's role in the events which led to Chuck's death and has an explosive confrontation with Howard in which she lambastes him for treating Jimmy poorly ever since. Lydia tells Mike that his security consulting is a paper transaction to facilitate the laundering of the money he stole from the Salamancas. Mike insists on continuing actual inspections, arguing they provide a plausible explanation in case anyone looks into the payments. Gus discreetly pays a skilled doctor to help Hector recover from his stroke and learns Nacho was responsible for it. When Arturo and Nacho come to his facility to acquire more drugs, Arturo strong arms his way into taking more than he is supposed to. He brags about his success as they leave, but Gus ambushes and kills him. Gus then informs Nacho he knows Nacho attempted to murder Hector, but the Salamancas do not, and because of this knowledge, Nacho is now under Gus's control.

#Join Jamie & Simon as they Rewind cult TV Show Better Call Saul. This week we deep dive S3 E9 Fall and S3 E10 Lantern and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists. 29 9 "Fall" Minkie Spiro Gordon Smith June 12, 2017 1.47[16] Jimmy receives an update on the Sandpiper case from Irene, the class representative, and finds that HHM and D&M have rejected a substantial settlement. He asks Howard why they will not accept, and Howard says they believe they can obtain more by waiting. Howard and Chuck meet with their insurance agent, who proposes substantially raising their malpractice premiums or having another attorney supervise Chuck. Chuck refuses and Howard says he will force Chuck to retire. Chuck responds by suing for $8 million, the value of his share of HHM. Mike becomes a contracted security consultant for Madrigal Electromotive, and the monthly payments enable him to launder his stolen money. While Jimmy is suspended, Kim takes on a second client to earn additional income and becomes exhausted from overwork. Nacho admits to his father that he works for Hector and begs him to follow Hector's orders, but Manuel orders Nacho to leave his house. Jimmy tricks Irene into believing that refusing the Sandpiper settlement is against her friends' wishes, so she accepts, meaning Jimmy will receive his share -- more than $1 million. Kim falls asleep while driving to a meeting with her new client and crashes into a boulder. 30 10 "Lantern" Peter Gould Gennifer Hutchison June 19, 2017 1.85[17] In a flashback to childhood, Chuck reads to Jimmy by lantern light. In 2003, Kim suffers a broken arm in the car accident. Jimmy agrees to break their office lease so Kim can save money by working from home. Chuck is forced from HHM when Howard pays the first installment to buy him out. Hector bribes Manuel to use his business as a drug front, and Manuel reluctantly accepts. Nacho intends to ambush Hector but is caught in a meeting between Hector, Gus, and Juan Bolsa. Bolsa informs Hector that Eladio wants Salamanca drugs smuggled from Mexico in Gus's trucks to be a permanent arrangement. An enraged Hector suffers a stroke. Nacho replaces the fake capsules with Hector's real nitroglycerin, but Gus is suspicious. Jimmy tries making amends with Chuck, but Chuck refuses. Jimmy tries mending relations between Irene and her friends, but Irene's friends refuse. He arranges for them to overhear him admit tricking Irene into accepting the Sandpiper settlement, vindicating her and causing her to withdraw acceptance, but costing him his share of the settlement. Chuck's EHS symptoms re-emerge and he destroys his home's interior. He then intentionally sets a fire by knocking over a gas lantern.

Join Jamie & Simon as they Rewind cult TV Show Better Call Saul. This week we deep dive S3 E7 Expenses and S3 E8 Slip and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists. S3 E7 "Expenses" Jimmy unsuccessfully tries to sell the TV ad time for which he has already paid. Nacho approaches Daniel (Pryce) with the nitro-glycerine capsule he stole and asks Daniel to obtain him empty, unsealed lookalikes. Paige gloats over Chuck's demise and praises Kim's cross-examination, but Kim expresses regret for her actions. Mike helps with construction of the new church playground and receives help from other members of Stacey's support group. Daniel asks Mike to be his bodyguard at his planned meeting with Nacho, but Mike declines. After hearing Anita tell the support group about how her husband mysteriously disappeared while hiking years previously, Mike changes his mind and accompanies Daniel. Nacho tells Mike about his plan to stop Hector by replacing his nitro-glycerine with ibuprofen in hopes of inducing a fatal heart attack. Mike advises Nacho that if Hector dies, Nacho should immediately take the placebos from Hector and replace them with the real medication, in order to minimize the chance that Hector's death will be recognized as murder and traced back to Nacho. Jimmy attempts to obtain a malpractice insurance premium refund, which is actually a ruse that allows him to feign distress over Chuck's health. S3 E8 "Slip" In a flashback, Jimmy and Marco recover Jimmy's coin collection from the abandoned McGill store in Cicero and find one to use later in a con. Marco fondly reminisces about Jimmy's parents, but Jimmy criticizes his father as a "soft touch". In 2003, Chuck follows Dr. Cruz's advice for overcoming his EHS and becomes able to walk outdoors and shop on his own. Two of Jimmy's advertising clients refuse to pay, so he stages an accident which nets him enough to pay his half of the rent. While at lunch with Kevin and Paige, Kim encounters Howard and tries to repay her law school loan, but Howard refuses. Jimmy coerces his community service supervisor into giving him credit for hours worked while he rests his injured back and earns $700 from another crew member, a drug dealer, by persuading the supervisor to allow him to leave early. Nacho switches Hector's capsules with ibuprofen lookalikes. Mike locates the body of the Good Samaritan that Hector killed and reports it to the police. Gus agrees to help Mike launder the remaining $200,000 of the $250,000 he stole from Hector.

Join Simon & Jamie as they Rewind cult TV Show Better Call Saul.  This week we deep dive S3 E3 Sunk Costs & S3 E4 Sabrosito and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists. From Wikipedia: S3 E3 "Sunk Costs" Gus meets Mike, and they agree that Gus will stop tracking Mike and Mike will not kill Hector. Mike continues trying to attract police attention to Hector, and Gus does not object. Mike obtains a small amount of cocaine from Barry Goodman, stuffs it into the toe of a sneaker, and hangs the pair from a cable spanning the road where Hector's drivers stop to stash their guns before crossing the Mexican border. As they depart, Mike shoots the sneakers, causing cocaine to spill onto the truck. When the truck arrives at the border crossing, drug-sniffing dogs are alerted, and Hector's drivers are arrested. Jimmy is arrested for the break-in at Chuck's, pleads not guilty, and posts bail. The prosecutor informs Chuck that she takes the charges seriously and will press for jail time, but Chuck suggests a better solution than criminal prosecution. Jimmy tells Kim that Chuck's proposal includes Jimmy confessing to the break-in in exchange for probation and a diversion program that could wipe his record clean, but only if he submits his confession to the New Mexico Bar Association, which could result in disbarment. Kim convinces Jimmy to let her help him fight Chuck's plan. S3 E4 "Sabrosito" In a flashback, Hector delivers a cash tribute to Don Eladio, but is humiliated when Gus sends a significantly larger tribute via Juan Bolsa. In 2002, Hector demands Gus use his trucks to smuggle Hector's drugs. Gus seems to reluctantly agree, with Hector not realizing this is part of Gus's plan. Gus sends payment to Mike for his disruption of Hector's trucks, but Mike refuses the money. Jimmy hires Mike to pose as a handyman to repair Chuck's door, which is a ruse allowing Mike to photograph the interior of Chuck's house and document his bizarre living conditions. Gus informs Mike that he is interested in hiring him, and Mike says he is willing to consider it. Jimmy, Kim, Howard, Chuck, and the prosecutor meet to finalize Jimmy's confession, with Jimmy agreeing to have it reviewed by the bar association. Afterwards, Kim confronts Chuck and tells him she suspects he has a copy of the tape. Chuck confirms it and states that he plans to submit it as evidence at Jimmy's disciplinary hearing. Kim relays the information to Jimmy and reveals that having Chuck admit the existence of the second tape was part of their strategy for defending Jimmy.

Join Simon & Jamie as they Rewind cult TV Show Better Call Saul.  This week we deep dive S3 E1 Mabel and S3 E2 Witness and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists. From Wikipedia: S3 E1 "Mabel" In a flash-forward, "Gene" points out to mall security guards a shoplifter hiding in a photo booth, but yells at him to stay silent and obtain counsel. In 2002, Jimmy helps Chuck remove foil from his walls and reminisces over a children's book they read together, but Chuck promises consequences for the fraud that humiliated him. Chuck plays Jimmy's confession to Howard, who says it has no legal value, but Chuck insists it has a use. Chuck later asks Ernesto to change the player's batteries and Ernesto hears the confession, but Chuck swears him to secrecy. Determined to discover how someone prevented him from killing Hector, Mike dismantles his station wagon and finds a tracking device in the gas cap. He then finds the same type of device in his sedan. Mike obtains a similar tracker and a receiver for monitoring it, replaces the tracker from his car with the new one, drains the battery of the one he took from his car, and stays up overnight. He sees someone replace his gas cap, thinking he has picked up the tracker with the dead battery. The man is actually carrying the tracker Mike installed, which enables Mike to follow him. S3 E2 "Witness" Chuck meets with a private investigator. The individuals who changed tracking devices on Mike's car meet with a courier, whom Mike tails until he stops at Los Pollos Hermanos. Mike asks Jimmy to watch the courier inside the restaurant. Jimmy notices nothing unusual and reports to Mike in Mike's car as Gus watches from a distance. Mike notices Victor leave, and sees the tracking device is moving, so he follows. When the device is again stationary, Mike finds it with his gas cap and a cell phone in the middle of a remote stretch of road. The phone rings, and Mike picks it up to answer. Ernesto tells Kim he heard Jimmy's taped confession. Kim has Jimmy engage her as counsel to obtain attorney–client privilege and tells him about the tape. She tells Jimmy it is useless in court and wonders what Chuck is planning, so she suggests Jimmy wait for Chuck to make the first move. Jimmy angrily breaks in to Chuck's house and destroys the tape. Howard and the private investigator reveal themselves and tell Chuck they witnessed the crimes Jimmy committed, enabling Chuck to report him to the police.

Join Simon & Jamie as they Rewind cult TV Show Better Call Saul.  This week we deep dive S2 E9 Nailed and S2 E10 Klick and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists. From Wikipedia: S2 E9 Nailed A disguised Mike ambushes one of Hector's trucks, extracts the $250,000 hidden in a tire and leaves the driver, Ximinez, tied up nearby. Mike admits to Nacho that he wanted to attract police attention to Hector, but Nacho informs him a "Good Samaritan" freed the driver and police were not notified. Hector then arrived with a crew to clean up the scene and kill the Good Samaritan. Chuck's application for a new Mesa Verde branch is incorrect, causing a long delay. Kevin re-engages Kim as outside counsel and Chuck suspects Jimmy sabotaged him. Chuck accuses Jimmy, but Kim says the mistake was Chuck's. Kim infers Jimmy's guilt, and implies that if there is evidence, Chuck will find it. Jimmy realizes the copy store clerk can identify him, so he goes there to buy the clerk's silence. Ernesto is investigating copy stores for Chuck and Jimmy sees him leave after conversing with the clerk. Jimmy bribes the clerk and then hides across the street to see if Chuck follows up. Chuck begins to question the clerk but his electromagnetic hypersensitivity causes him to faint and hit his head. Jimmy considers entering the store to render aid. S2 E10 Klick In a flashback, Chuck and Jimmy are beside their mother's hospital bed and Jimmy leaves to buy sandwiches. Their mother wakes and calls Jimmy's name before dying. Jimmy returns and asks Chuck if their mother awakened or had any last words and Chuck falsely says "no". In 2002, Jimmy rushes into the copy store where Chuck has hit his head, tells the clerk to call an ambulance, and comforts Chuck while waiting. Mike intends to kill Hector with a black market sniper rifle and positions himself on a ridge overlooking the site where Hector and his crew intend to execute Ximinez. Behind him he detects the sound of his car horn and when he investigates he finds a branch wedged against the steering wheel and a note with the word "Don't" left on his windshield. Chuck tells Jimmy his mistake on Mesa Verde's paperwork made him question his judgment, so he is retiring. Feeling guilty about deceiving Chuck, Jimmy confesses to tampering with the documents and bribing the copy store clerk. After Jimmy leaves, Chuck unveils a tape recorder he activated prior to Jimmy's arrival.

Join Simon & Jamie as they Rewind cult TV Show Better Call Saul.  This week we deep dive S2 E7 Inflatable and S2 E8 Fifi and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists. S2 E7 "Inflatable" In a flashback to the early 1970s, ten year old Jimmy is working in his family's store when a grifter enters and attempts to pull a con on Jimmy's father by claiming to be a needy parent with an emergency. Jimmy disbelieves him and tries to warn his father, but his father is more concerned that suspicion could lead him to not help someone who might truly be in need. When the grifter uses mostof the money given by Jimmy's father to buy cigarettes, Jimmy pockets the money. In 2002, Jimmy helps represent Mike when he claims to the district attorney that the gun in his recent altercation with Tuco did not belong to Tuco. Jimmy decides to quit D&M, but learns that if he quits, he will have to repay the firm's signing bonus. Jimmy discovers his contract allows him to keep the bonus if he is fired without cause. He takes several actions designed to be irritating to his D&M co-workers, and Cliff eventually fires him after saying that losing the bonus money is worth it to be rid of him. Jimmy attempts to convince Kim to become a partner in their own law firm. Kim agrees only on the condition that Jimmy play it "straight and narrow". Kim later approaches Jimmy with a compromise, suggesting they start separate solo firms, but share office space so that they can split expenses and lend each other support. Mike promises to buy Stacey a new house in a safer neighborhood and begins surveilling Hector's restaurant. S2 E8 - "Fifi" Kim tells Howard she is leaving HHM. Howard wishes her well, and immediately after Kim leaves, they each race to secure the Mesa Verde account. Kim meets with Kevin and Paige, who agree that Kim will be Mesa Verde's outside counsel. Kim and Jimmy set up their practices in a re-purposed dentists' office. Howard informs Chuck of Kim's resignation, the loss of Mesa Verde and Kim's teaming with Jimmy. Chuck damns Kim with faint praise at a meeting with Kevin and Paige, causing Kevin to keep Mesa Verde's business at HHM. Jimmy perpetrates a ruse at a U.S. Air Force base in order to gain access to the B-29 bomber FIFI and shoot video footage for use in TV ads promoting his law practice. Kim tells Jimmy she lost Mesa Verde. Ernesto tells Jimmy Chuck is ill from leaving his house to meet with Kevin and Paige and Jimmy says he will stay with Chuck. While Chuck is asleep Jimmy takes Mesa Verde documents to a copy store, alters them, then replaces them in Chuck's files. While surveilling Hector, Mike follows a cargo truck to a remote garage, then returns home and uses a length of garden hose to assemble a homemade spike strip.

Join Jamie & Simon as they Rewind cult TV Show Better Call Saul. This week we deep dive S3 E5 Chicanery and S3 E6 Off Brand and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists. S3 E5 "Chicanery" In a flashback, Chuck tries to win Rebecca back by inviting her to dinner at his house and works with Jimmy on a ruse to hide his EHS. Rebecca answers her cell phone, and Chuck knocks it out of her hand. He refuses to explain and forbids Jimmy from doing so, and Rebecca angrily departs. In 2003, the clerk prepares the hearing room for Chuck's testimony by turning off the lights and removing all the electronic devices. Rebecca arrives after Jimmy says Chuck needs her help, but Chuck believes it is a ploy to embarrass him. Jimmy stands near Chuck during cross-examination and asks how close an electronic device has to be before Chuck is affected. Suspecting a trick, Chuck correctly guesses that Jimmy is carrying his cell phone. Jimmy then reveals that Huell planted Jimmy's cell phone battery in Chuck's pocket, which Chuck carried for more than an hour without noticing. The bar association's counsel suggests that Chuck's mental illness should not affect the proceedings, and the idea that his illness is not real triggers an outburst from Chuck, who vents his frustrations about Jimmy. Chuck realizes too late that his tirade has shocked the entire room into silence. S3 E6 "Off Brand" Hector compels Nacho to beat Domingo when his weekly payment is short, disillusioning Nacho. The bar association suspends Jimmy for a year, but does not disbar him. As Kim and Jimmy celebrate, Rebecca arrives and asks Jimmy to help her see Chuck, who will not answer his door, but Jimmy refuses. Howard visits Chuck and suggests he end the feud with Jimmy and look to the future, and Chuck agrees. Nacho and Arturo pick up cocaine from Gus's warehouse, and Nacho attempts to take six packages instead of the expected five. Tyrus calls Gus, who orders Tyrus to give it to him. At the end of the call, Gus is revealed to be scouting a commercial laundry with Lydia. Hector wants Nacho's father's upholstery shop as a front for a new smuggling route, to which Nacho objects. Hector is informed that Tuco's sentence will be extended following a prison fight, and suffers an angina attack. He drops a nitroglycerin capsule, which Nacho steals. Jimmy attempts to avoid losing money he prepaid for TV commercials by making on air pitches for other businesses under the alias Saul Goodman.

Join Simon & Jamie as they Rewind cult TV Show Better Call Saul. This week we deep dive S2 E3 Amarillo & S2 E3 Gloves Off and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists. From Wikipedia: E3 "Amarillo" Jimmy bribes a Sandpiper Crossing bus driver to allow him to solicit a bus full of residents on their way to lunch. At an HHM meeting, Jimmy presents his client outreach report, and informs the group that he has signed up several new clients for the class action lawsuit. Chuck is suspicious of Jimmy's methods, but Jimmy deflects the question. Kim warns Jimmy to keep his methods legitimate, since she recommended him to Davis & Main, and his actions will reflect on her judgment. Stacey voices concern to Mike about gunshots she heard in her neighborhood over the previous two nights. Mike does overnight surveillance without Stacey's knowledge and does not hear or see anything out of the ordinary. At work the following morning, Stacey calls Mike. He rushes to her house, where she says there were three more gunshots the night before and points out a chip in the corner of her outside wall that she tearfully insists is from a bullet. E4 - Gloves Off Jimmy meets with the Davis & Main partners, who are angry at him for running a TV commercial without their consent, but Cliff decides to give Jimmy a second chance. Kim meets with Howard and Chuck, and Howard reprimands her for her failure to inform them about Jimmy's commercial, then demotes her to entry level work in the firm's document review office. Mike and Nacho go over plans to kill Tuco, due to Nacho's concern about Tuco's erratic behavior and the possibility of Tuco finding out about his secret deals. Mike decides against killing Tuco, arguing that Tuco's death would draw undue attention from the Salamancas and the cartel. Instead, Mike stages a fender bender by hitting Tuco's car with his, then goads Tuco into attacking him. The police Mike called before the accident arrive during the altercation and arrest Tuco for assault with a deadly weapon, since he was carrying a gun while he was hitting Mike. Saul Rewind is part of That Rewind Show, find us at thatrewindshow.com

Join Jamie & Simon as they Rewind cult TV Show Better Call Saul.  This week we deep dive S2 E5 Rebecca and S2 E6 Bali Ha'i and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists. S2 E5 Rebecca In a flashback, Jimmy visits Chuck shortly after moving to Albuquerque. He meets Chuck's wife, Rebecca (Ann Cusack) and succeeds in charming her, making Chuck uncomfortable. Chuck's later attempt to imitate Jimmy falls flat. In the present, Jimmy meets Kim in the HHM document room and proposes she sue the firm. Kim refuses, pointing out that no firm would ever hire her again, and tells Jimmy to worry about his job while she worries about hers. Kim tries to get out of the document review room by working her professional and school contacts to land a major new client. She succeeds in securing the business of Mesa Verde Bank, a local institution planning to expand regionally. Howard is pleased to have the lucrative new client, but does not give Kim credit, and keeps her working in document review. Chuck tells Kim that when the McGills owned a store in Cicero, Jimmy supposedly embezzled money, which led to the store's failure. Having warned Kim about Jimmy, Chuck promises to approach Howard about moving her out of document review. Mike is approached by Tuco's uncle, Hector Salamanca, who offers Mike $5,000 to claim the gun Tuco was carrying at Mike's assault was Mike's, which will reduce Tuco's jail sentence. S2 E6 Bali Ha'i Jimmy finds it difficult adjusting to his new job at D&M, and is unable to sleep in his corporate apartment, finding comfort only when he returns to his old boiler room office. With Chuck's help, Kim is reinstated to her old position at HHM, but she is treated coldly by Howard who gives her the most humiliating and menial assignments, such as arguing unwinnable motions in court. Kim is approached by Rich Schweikart of Schweikart & Cokely, who tells her he was impressed with her performance in arguing a motion she was sure to lose, and offers to hire her at S&C. Unsure of what to do, Kim relieves her stress by running another con with Jimmy, fooling an investor into giving them a $10,000 check, which Kim keeps as a souvenir. Mike refuses Hector's deal, but Hector wages an intimidation campaign, including having subordinates break into Mike's house to scare him, and Leonel and Marco Salamanca silently threatening to kill Kaylee. Mike agrees to say the gun was his, but demands $50,000, to which Hector agrees. Mike gives $25,000 to Nacho and explains that since Tuco's sentence will be reduced, Mike has failed to uphold his part of their deal, so he is obligated to return what Nacho paid.

Join Simon & Jamie as they Rewind cult TV Show Better Call Saul. This week we deep dive S2 E1 Switch and S2 E2 Cobbler and explore the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists. E1 Switch from Wikipedia: In a flash forward, "Gene" accidentally locks himself in an Omaha, Nebraska mall's dumpster room, but because of the need to conceal his past he is unable to use the emergency exit, which would summon the authorities. When he is finally let out, he leaves behind the words "SG WAS HERE" carved in the wall. In 2002, Jimmy decides to decline Davis & Main's employment offer and closes down his practice. Kim confronts Jimmy about his odd behavior, but Jimmy is adamant about leaving the practice of law. Instead, he persuades Kim to help him con a stock trader into buying them expensive drinks and food, and then paying their tab. Thrilled by the experience, Kim spends the night with Jimmy. Daniel ("Pryce") fires Mike, since he believes he no longer needs Mike as a bodyguard. Nacho takes advantage of Mike's absence to obtain Pryce's real name and address. Pryce's house is burglarized and he calls the police. The responding officers are suspicious about the nature of the burglary and investigate further, finding an empty hidden compartment behind his couch. After reconsidering the offer to join Davis & Main, Jimmy decides to accept. E2 Cobbler from Wikipedia: Howard visits Chuck and expresses concern about Jimmy's employment at Davis & Main. Mike encounters Daniel (Pryce) when he arrives at the police station for an interview about his stolen baseball cards. Mike warns Pryce that the police must suspect that he is a drug dealer and offers to find the cards himself to keep Daniel from talking to the police. Mike tracks down Nacho and threatens to inform Tuco about Nacho's secret drug deals if Nacho does not return the cards. Nacho agrees to return Daniel's cards plus $10,000 in exchange for Daniel's Hummer. Chuck visits the HHM office, where he sits in on a firm meeting between HHM and D&M, which unnerves Jimmy. Jimmy receives a call from Mike requesting that he represent Daniel. Jimmy deflects police attention from Daniel by telling investigators the secret compartment in his living room was used to hold fetish videos. When Jimmy tells Kim about staging a video with Daniel as part of his effort to convince the police, Kim voices disapproval and says Jimmy's willingness to engage in unethical behavior jeopardizes his position at D&M.

Join Simon & Jamie as they Rewind Marco, S1E10 Better Call Saul and take a deep dive into the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists! From Wikipedia: In a flashback to before 2002, Jimmy says goodbye to Marco in Cicero, explaining that as part of Chuck's work to get him out of jail, he has agreed to take a legitimate job in Albuquerque. In 2002, Jimmy has a breakdown while calling bingo at the senior center and returns to Cicero, where he reminisces with Marco. Jimmy's agreement to do a con with Marco leads to a week of scams, which ends after Marco dies. Kim calls Jimmy to say the Sandpiper case is so big HHM intends to work with Davis & Main of Santa Fe. D&M's partners know Jimmy has a good rapport with the elderly clients, so they want to hire him. Jimmy returns to Albuquerque to meet with them but hesitates and then drives out of the courthouse parking lot. He stops to ask Mike why they did not keep the Kettleman money. Mike recalls that Jimmy wanted to do the "right thing", and Mike merely did the job for which Jimmy hired him. Jimmy assures Mike that he will not make that mistake again and drives off.

Join Simon & Jamie as they Rewind Pimento, S1E9 of Better Call Saul and deep dive into the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists! Jimmy and Chuck work on the Sandpiper Crossing lawsuit and Jimmy wins in court when he argues against Sandpiper's temporary restraining order. Sandpiper buries them in paperwork, and Chuck convinces Jimmy to bring the case to HHM, which can handle large lawsuits. Hamlin is eager to take it but wants to prevent Jimmy's participation by buying him off with a small of counsel fee and a percentage of the judgment. Jimmy refuses and later discovers Chuck braved his electromagnetic hypersensitivity symptoms to make a pre-meeting phone call to Howard, in which he asked Howard to prevent Jimmy's participation. Chuck admits he has never regarded Jimmy as a peer, owing to his conman's past and unconventional legal training, also admitting it was he who insisted HHM not hire Jimmy back when he passed the bar exam. Jimmy stops taking care of Chuck and allows HHM to take the case. Mike serves as a bodyguard for pharmaceutical employee Daniel Wormald, who sells Nacho stolen pills. The payment is $20 short, and Mike insists Nacho pay in full. When Daniel questions his willingness to break the deal over a small amount, Mike explains he researched Nacho ahead of time, knew he was conducting the transaction without the knowledge of his bosses, and thus had an incentive to ensure things went smoothly.

Join Simon and Jamie as they Rewind Rico, S1E8 of Better Call Saul and deep dive into the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists. From WIkipedia: In a flashback to before 2002, Jimmy is working in the HHM mailroom and asks Kim to open his bar exam results; he passed, and she kisses him passionately. Jimmy shows Chuck his results and explains that he studied law at the University of American Samoa via distance learning. Chuck tells Jimmy he is proud of him and there is a party in the mailroom to celebrate, but Howard tells Jimmy that HHM will not hire him as an attorney. In 2002, Jimmy continues to work in elder law. While assisting a resident of the Sandpiper Crossing home with her will, Jimmy discovers that the company overcharges residents for expenses. After speaking to several other residents, Jimmy suspects elder abuse and presents a hastily written demand letter warning Sandpiper against destroying evidence. He is escorted from the facility, but can hear the staff shredding documents, so he searches the dumpster and finds the shreds. Jimmy and Chuck put the pieces together and recover an incriminating document. Realizing the potential of the case as a class action lawsuit, Chuck agrees to aid Jimmy. In the excitement, Chuck goes to Jimmy's car for more documents and is shocked to realize he went outside without suffering any electromagnetic hypersensitivity symptoms.

Join Simon & Jamie as they Rewind "Bingo", S1E7 Better Call Saul and deep dive into the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twist. From Wikidpedia: Jimmy and Mike return the detective's notebook, telling the owner they found it in the parking lot. The two Philadelphia detectives are unsatisfied with the explanation, but one privately tells Mike he has nothing to fear from their investigation. Jimmy finds Chuck standing outside his home, claiming to be building up a tolerance to electromagnetic waves. He stores legal documents at Chuck's house in a plan to get Chuck interested in cases so he will regain his interest in practicing law. Jimmy asks Kim to join him in a law partnership, but she cites her loyalty to HHM as her reason for declining. The Kettlemans fire HHM and hire Jimmy after Kim tries to get them to accept a plea bargain that includes jail time for Craig. Jimmy also tries to get them to accept, but Betsy blackmails Jimmy by pointing out that the "retainer" the Kettlemans paid him could be considered a bribe. Jimmy discovers that Kim has been demoted to the document review office because she lost the Kettleman account. Mike and Jimmy steal the embezzled money from the Kettlemans and give it to prosecutors, compelling Craig to take a plea bargain so only he goes to jail.

Join Jamie & Simon as they Rewind Five-O, S1E6 Better Call Saul and deep dive into the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists. From Wikipedia: In a flashback to before 2002, Mike arrives in Albuquerque and visits Dr. Caldera to have his wounded shoulder treated. In 2002, Mike is at the police station, requests Jimmy as counsel, and asks him to spill coffee as a diversion so Mike can steal a detective's notebook. Mike learns that his daughter-in-law, Stacey, called police after she found money Mike's son, Matt, hid in a suitcase. Mike tells Stacey that Matt was a clean cop in a precinct of corruption that included Mike. Matt refused to participate and Mike counseled him to do it for his own safety, but Matt's partner and another cop killed him in fear that he might turn them in. In another flashback, Mike breaks into a police car outside a bar, then drinks heavily inside and tells two cops he knows what they did. When he leaves, the cops give him a ride and take his gun. They ask Mike what he meant earlier and he says he knows they killed Matt. One shoots at Mike with Mike's gun, which he had purposefully left unloaded. He pulls out a second gun, which he previously hid in the car. He kills both cops but is wounded in the process.

Join Jamie & Simon as they Rewind Better Call Saul S1E5 and deep dive into the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists. From Wikipedia: Chuck's neighbor reports him for taking her newspaper. Mistakenly believing his empty propane cans and damaged electrical lines indicate illegal drug production, the police break down Chuck's door, taser him, then arrest him. Chuck is hospitalized, and the doctor, believing that his "disease" is psychosomatic, wants to have him committed, but Jimmy declines. Jimmy's newfound fame attracts less than promising clients, including one who wants to secede from the United States. He meets an elderly woman who wants him to prepare a will. Her bequests consist almost entirely of leaving her Hummel figurines to various friends and family members, but she pays in cash. Jimmy's rapport with her leads his colleague Kim Wexler to suggest that he specialize in elder law. Jimmy begins promoting himself at a nursing home, including clothing patterned after the titular character of the TV series Matlock. Mike is visited at home by several Philadelphia police officers.

Join Jamie & Simon as they Rewind Hero, Better Call Saul S1E4, and deep dive into the show's symbolism, symmetry and plot twists. From Wikipedia: In a flashback to Cicero, Jimmy and his partner in crime, Marco, use a fake Rolex watch to con a bar patron. In 2002, the Kettlemans agree to return home and pay Jimmy $30,000 to ignore their stolen funds. Jimmy gets an embittered Nacho released from jail. He then uses his ill-gotten gains to compete with HHM by creating a billboard which mimics HHM's logo and Howard's signature look. This results in a cease and desist order and Jimmy is required to remove the advertisement. He tries to generate sympathetic media coverage by faking the rescue of the worker who is removing the billboard. To Howard's disgust, Jimmy's scam generates positive local news coverage and new clients. Jimmy unsuccessfully attempts to conceal his deceit from Chuck.

Join Simon and Jamie as they deep dive into Better Call Saul Season 1, Episode 3: Nacho! From Wikipedia: In a flashback, Jimmy is jailed in Cicero, Illinois, facing multiple charges and sex offender status for a scatological "Chicago Sunroof" revenge prank. Chuck agrees to defend Jimmy if Jimmy agrees to cease running cons and move to Albuquerque to work a legitimate job. In 2002, Jimmy still hopes to represent the Kettlemans and notices Nacho conducting surveillance of their home from his van. Disguising his voice, Jimmy calls from a pay phone to warn them of the impending theft. The next day, the police inform Jimmy that the Kettlemans have been kidnapped. A neighbor reports seeing Nacho's van, so he is arrested. Nacho accuses Jimmy of setting him up and threatens to kill him unless he proves Nacho's innocence. Jimmy comes to believe that the Kettlemans staged their own kidnapping. Based on Mike's advice, Jimmy searches near their home and finds them hiding in the nearby hills along with the embezzled $1.6 million.

Join Jamie & Simon as they deep dive into S1 E2 Mijo! From Wikipedia: Jimmy arrives at Tuco's grandmother's house, where Tuco pulls him in at gunpoint. Jimmy attempts to explain that Cal and Lars made a mistake. When Tuco allows Jimmy to see them, Lars immediately implicates Jimmy. Tuco, Nacho, and No Doze take Jimmy and the twins to a remote desert site. Jimmy persuades Tuco that he is a lawyer and Nacho convinces Tuco that killing a lawyer would bring unwanted attention. When Tuco moves to kill Cal and Lars, Jimmy persuades him to show mercy by breaking one leg each. Jimmy then rushes Cal and Lars to the hospital. A few days later, Nacho tells Jimmy he wants to steal the $1.6 million the Kettlemans embezzled, for which he will pay Jimmy a finder's fee. Jimmy declines, telling Nacho he is not a criminal. Nacho leaves his phone number, advising Jimmy to call when he realizes that he is "in the game".

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