As nonchalantly and routinely as Season 5 of Better Call Saul begins, don't overlook the masterful touches that keep you thinking and ruminating. Gilligan and Gould have profoundly painted themselves into a corner by promising a detailed and plausible story about how the twisted and maniacal Saul Goodman comes into being.
In "Magic Man," they ante up.
The final encounter between Mike and Kai shows clearly the difference between the latter's untempered braggadocio versus steely resolve wrapped around a good heart. Mike doesn't kill Kai, rather gives him one in the chops, or what Kai's papa should have done long ago. But Werner's ghost lingers, challenging all who knew him to stay in the game.
Such simple encounters help set up characters, settings, and props on the chessboard. Good criminals make it by the end of the story; bad ones don't. What's the difference? Stay tuned.
And Kim Wexler proves that swindling the system for comfortable millionaires of Mesa Verde is not the same as for a helpless poor family. Saul doesn't balk in such situations, but Kim feels the ache of betraying her ethics.
Fring dances with Lalo. So does Nacho.
Goldfish and his bubbles still provide the ambiance that represent Saul's new family, while Kim gradually reveals herself as the fish out of water.
In Breaking Bad, Saul taunted Walter and Jesse when they ponied up a five-figured sum to save Badger from a prison shiv. Morality hurts.
Gene feels it too when he is made by a taxi driver. Expense and inconvenience or murder?
In "Magic Man," they ante up.
The final encounter between Mike and Kai shows clearly the difference between the latter's untempered braggadocio versus steely resolve wrapped around a good heart. Mike doesn't kill Kai, rather gives him one in the chops, or what Kai's papa should have done long ago. But Werner's ghost lingers, challenging all who knew him to stay in the game.
Such simple encounters help set up characters, settings, and props on the chessboard. Good criminals make it by the end of the story; bad ones don't. What's the difference? Stay tuned.
And Kim Wexler proves that swindling the system for comfortable millionaires of Mesa Verde is not the same as for a helpless poor family. Saul doesn't balk in such situations, but Kim feels the ache of betraying her ethics.
Fring dances with Lalo. So does Nacho.
Goldfish and his bubbles still provide the ambiance that represent Saul's new family, while Kim gradually reveals herself as the fish out of water.
In Breaking Bad, Saul taunted Walter and Jesse when they ponied up a five-figured sum to save Badger from a prison shiv. Morality hurts.
Gene feels it too when he is made by a taxi driver. Expense and inconvenience or murder?