This episode brings us one step closer to seeing Saul Goodman, although a little twist at the end indicates that it won't be quite as soon as the rest of the episode was starting to make me think. I really liked this episode. It used the comedy as a tool to enhance the drama of the story.
The episode opens with a flashback to Jimmy's childhood with his dad the shopkeep. This is brilliant because it allows us to see Jimmy's side of the story Chuck told earlier. Then, the episode focuses briefly on Mike's story. Jimmy assists Mike in telling the police that the gun wasn't Tuco's. The police don't fully accept this, so it looks like this story will still be continuing in future episodes.
We knew that Jimmy was unhappy at Davis & Main, but right off the bat he tries to quit in this episode. But when he finds out that he will have to give up the bonus if he quits, he then sets about getting himself fired. This results in a brilliant montage of Jimmy being deliberately annoying. This is what I was talking about with the comedy being a tool used to enhance the drama. The comedy comes naturally with the nature of the montage, and helps to emphasize Jimmy's point to the viewer.
Mike's daughter-in-law chooses a place. Jimmy makes Kim an offer and Schweikart & Cokeley prepare to make theirs. Kim decides to go with a third option, one that will never work out, but will be very interesting to watch as a character dynamic.
This was a good episode. It tied off the Davis & Main storyline, bringing us closer to Saul Goodman and hopefully making way for a faster paced final group of episodes.
The episode opens with a flashback to Jimmy's childhood with his dad the shopkeep. This is brilliant because it allows us to see Jimmy's side of the story Chuck told earlier. Then, the episode focuses briefly on Mike's story. Jimmy assists Mike in telling the police that the gun wasn't Tuco's. The police don't fully accept this, so it looks like this story will still be continuing in future episodes.
We knew that Jimmy was unhappy at Davis & Main, but right off the bat he tries to quit in this episode. But when he finds out that he will have to give up the bonus if he quits, he then sets about getting himself fired. This results in a brilliant montage of Jimmy being deliberately annoying. This is what I was talking about with the comedy being a tool used to enhance the drama. The comedy comes naturally with the nature of the montage, and helps to emphasize Jimmy's point to the viewer.
Mike's daughter-in-law chooses a place. Jimmy makes Kim an offer and Schweikart & Cokeley prepare to make theirs. Kim decides to go with a third option, one that will never work out, but will be very interesting to watch as a character dynamic.
This was a good episode. It tied off the Davis & Main storyline, bringing us closer to Saul Goodman and hopefully making way for a faster paced final group of episodes.
