The symbolism in this episode maneuvers slightly from "being in the game" to its title, "Bad Choice Road." Mike hits us with blunt explanations. Last week he told us what keeps him going (his family), and this week he accepts how small choices can put us on long roads we can't get off.
PTSD-suffering Saul wonders aloud how this tough old guy got so wise. Unlike Saul, we know Mike's backstory.
Meanwhile, Lalo taps the glass of Goldfish's tank (which upsets the fish). If Goldfish still represents Saul's post-Chuck family, we can figure this one out.
The suspense comes to a boil when the crosshairs on Mike's sniper rifle rest on Kim, who might become collateral damage if he needs to take Lalo out. We suspect Kim's days are numbered.
This could have easily been her last episode, or is that coming in the next episode? This would be a twist: what if she disappears for season 6 until the very end when she meets up again with Gene?
The final episodes of season 5 use only the stalwart storytellers of the franchise. "Bad Choice Roads," written and directed by Thomas Schnauz, opens by resurrecting Lola Marsh's version of "Something Stupid" (from season 4, episode 7) and ends sending Lalo and Nacho on a "long road" to Mexico, teeing up the showdown with Juan Bolsa (season 5's finale).
PTSD-suffering Saul wonders aloud how this tough old guy got so wise. Unlike Saul, we know Mike's backstory.
Meanwhile, Lalo taps the glass of Goldfish's tank (which upsets the fish). If Goldfish still represents Saul's post-Chuck family, we can figure this one out.
The suspense comes to a boil when the crosshairs on Mike's sniper rifle rest on Kim, who might become collateral damage if he needs to take Lalo out. We suspect Kim's days are numbered.
This could have easily been her last episode, or is that coming in the next episode? This would be a twist: what if she disappears for season 6 until the very end when she meets up again with Gene?
The final episodes of season 5 use only the stalwart storytellers of the franchise. "Bad Choice Roads," written and directed by Thomas Schnauz, opens by resurrecting Lola Marsh's version of "Something Stupid" (from season 4, episode 7) and ends sending Lalo and Nacho on a "long road" to Mexico, teeing up the showdown with Juan Bolsa (season 5's finale).