The last 10 to 15 minutes is the most gut wrenching, heart stopping, spine chilling minutes of TV I have EVER seen in my life.
Absolutely fucking incredible, I can't put this show into words. Fucking incredible. And the rest of the episode is no fucking joke either. The season finale is going to be absolutely horrific in the best way possible.
"The fight that led to her marriage proposal fundamentally changed — or maybe just broke — something in Kim. Now, she just wants Jimmy, and will keep making concessions to allow the relationship to continue." -Rolling Stones review
You can say that again! Damn Kim is turning out to be loyal. I was in awe of her during the last part. She's amazing!
It's weird to see Jimmy thinking so slowly and being so impaired. I'm used to watching him perform the impossible, and doing it with cheerful enthusiasm. This was the origin of bleak black and white Cinnabon Saul. Enjoyed his scene with Mike, his bitter "I can't believe you're the one I have to talk to about this." His inflection said so much; his castigation of bitter grumpy Mike. He doesn't want to be a survivor like Mike- he wants to be the special saviour to his clients, thriving; the caped stuntman, the flying acrobat.
This felt like a Breaking Bad episode. Which is thrilling but in a lot of ways I've grown to love this show even more than Breaking Bad.
It would have been interesting to see Walt deal with Lalo as Lalo has all the elements that made up a good enemy against Walter.
If Chuck had still been around- well it might have been a saving grace. His absence becomes even more vital.
Kim Wexler, best character on television in the year 2020
10/10 in my opinion, the only one I gave for this season, that last 10 minutes, I truly thought Lalo was going to kill Kim. One of the most bone chilling and blood curdling moments in tv history. I was on the edge of my seat, especially since Kim’s fate is unknown. I am definitely going to rewatch this one.
Tony Dalton has the perfect mix of charm and menace as Lalo. Such a fantastic addition to the cast.
Jimmy and Kim, what a couple! I love them :) Great episode with Mike and Lalo too. I think this season is more Breaking Badesque and that's awesome!
I'm going to think about e rewatch those last 15 minutes for the rest of my life. A complete masterclass of cinema.
This season's latter half is the best stretch of the show since Season 2's, maybe even better.
Now to "Something Unforgivable"...
This episode proves that what Jimmy and Kim have for each other is truly special. Upon his arrival back in town, Saul bails Lalo out of jail and goes home in attempt to recover physically and mentally from the events in the desert. Kim obviously has an idea what happened by Jimmy doesn't explicitly tell her the truth. Interesting twist that Kim decides to quit her job and asks Jimmy for the same support that she gave him when deciding to practice law under a new name. Lalo comes to discover Saul might've lied to him and goes back to Saul's home to hear the story again. The final scene at Jimmy's apartment was a stunning masterpiece for a drama scene. The uncertainty of Lalo's next move and Mike's sniper pointed at him ready to shoot at a moments notice was enough to make my heart race. Kim makes a bold and daring move to convince Lalo that Saul wasn't lying to him and finally he accepts it and leaves. (Holy shit, I'm gonna need a moment...) Loved the cinematography of this episode, particularly when Kim and Lalo both look through the bullet holes.
A series that increasingly operates based upon the conceit that choices will, invariably, have consequences. Every major moment of Better Call Saul works to establish progression of not only Jimmy, but the world around him. Piece by piece, we see less of the world of our normalcy and more of the seedy, grimy underbelly. What I'm always so fascinated by from both this show as well as that other show is how characters frequently defy archetypes they are purposefully written into, breaking our preconceived notions of how they should act only to later fall back into their mold.
And no character is more demonstrative of this than Lalo Salamanca. For the way this dude is meant to function within our own understanding of stories of this ilk, for all the menace he brings to the table, there is an insane amount of magnetic charisma he carries that is hard to deny. This episode, specifically, functions as an example of this archetypal writing I mentioned. Good stuff.
Genre, when used correctly in a 21st century context, is typically hard to pin down. Is Better Call Saul a mob story? Maybe. Is it a neo-noir? There's elements. Is it a lawyer show? Probably. There's so much here going for the series. Each new episode feels in some ways to be a mystery. Each one pulls harder on some threads than others and it constantly reinvents and pushes itself.
Did I mention I love Kim? Lol.
Probably my favorite female character of all time.
Wow. I am just speechless. So many emotions and Kim is just incredible. I was almost brought to tears with the unknown for Kim’s fate.
Kim talking to Lalo was epic!
that whole scene in mikes car >>
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2020-04-14T05:18:22Z— updated 2020-04-16T14:51:26Z
[8.4/10] What a masterclass in tension that final scene is. Lalo ready to kill. Jimmy having lied to someone who's already proven he'll kill a civilian. Kim seeming in continuous mortal peril. And Mike with a sniper rifle ready to end things in different terms at any moment. The scene is a brilliant one, deliberately paced with the right conclusion -- Kim saving the day by making a bold move, a move with the conviction, like she always does.
It's a great episode because it's one that centers on choices. The key comes from Mike's speech to Jimmy about the decisions that we make, and the way they set us on a certain road. Jimmy is overcoming his PTSD from last week's episode and with it comes an epihpany that maybe he's gone too far, that maybe he's in too deep and should pull back. But Mike basically tells him that it's too late. It's too late for Mike, who's made peace with his role as Gus Fring's lieutenant as the place where his choices have led him. It may be too late for Nacho, who Gus seems to suggest will either continue to serve Fring's empire or be "put down." And it's too late for Jimmy, who made so many choices before he ever officially became Saul Goodman that led him here, and which he can't suddenly turn away from.
But it's not too late for Kim. She quits her job, breaks things off with Mesa Verde, and decides to pursue a life of helping the people who really need her talents. She has the vision to see where this road is heading and the courage of her conviction to go another way. She has the temerity and the fortitude and the boldness to go toe-to-toe with a crime lord and talk him down.
In short, she is the one person in this show, and maybe in all of the Breaking Bad universe, with the willingness to see herself frankly, the self-awareness to recognize what path she's on, and the strength to decide it isn't what she wants. That is, however, a hell of a way to find that out, and one hell of an episode.
EDIT: For anyone who enjoys my longer reviews for this show, you can find mine for this episode here:
https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/04/better-call-saul-kim-wexler-his-girl-friday/