> even choices that made me uneasy

That was another thing. His resurrection process was unclear. Seems like he spawns near where he died but with an intact body and initially overwhelmed by sensory stimuli and not in possession of his memories. The suggestion is each time he comes back he leaves a little of his soul in the afterlife and is therefore…

How difficult is it to adjust to the new Van Damme? Is he good enough that it's pretty seamless or will I be haunted by the memory of a better performance?

Usually with front businesses (unlike what Gus has done), the boss is not on the paperwork, there's some stand-in the DEA is sweating although they undoubtedly know Hector is the actual guy they want. They need a direct connection and Hector's likely insulated enough that his lawyers can stop them.

I saw Skyhooks before this, so this episode made much more sense than it might have otherwise despite the writers going to pains at the end to neon arrow all the foreshadowing.

Oh, absolutely. It's part of what is driving his vendetta. Jimmy outsmarted him and did so by embarrassing him professionally. And got people with no real investment to help including his own assistant.

Basically, he told Mao that he was working for the UN again. He chewed out Avasarala which was to demonstrate that he was back in charge and she wasn't in position to negotiate shit. It was a power play. Notably, Errinwright stressed "alone" so his line about "groveling" and "real betrayal" might be his indication…

Chuck's a bastard but his intellect is the real reason everyone fears and respects him.

I think it also was meant to signal to us what Jimmy was headed to do . Which is awesome because they used this one mural task for three character development points: Jimmy's understanding and respect of Kim's meticulousness (showing another aspect of what makes 'them' work), Jimmy's use of it in his *actual*…

Chuck has continually fucked over Jimmy. I think we just witnessed Jimmy accepting in this episode that he and his brother do not have a bond that transcends their diametrically opposed world views. His brother is perfectly willing to destroy his life as a "moral" lesson.

You're giving Chuck a little too much credit.

Well, we notice the guy come back out with an empty bag during that prior visit, so my guess is he waits for the all clear signal from Gus and deposits the contents in the bathroom, probably in a janitor closet or towel dispenser for which he has a key.
Gus didn't give him the signal, so he didn't do the drop.

I'm not talking about we the viewers noticing it.

And once he ripped the tape, you can see jagged little edges. But most people would never notice it. And so the argument goes on in that little detail.

I cringed at the sight of it and if the headline can't be corrected, there is an issue with the publishing platform.

Like others, I think the reviewer has missed that Chuck is clearly laying a trap for Jimmy, having last season intuited that Ernesto has divided loyalties. He replaced batteries that would have no reason to be dead. The play button is already pressed so the moment Ernesto inserts the batteries, boom he hears Jimmy's…

The fast rapping is a nod to Kool Moe Dee, not BDK. KMD introduced that style as part of the Treacherous Three. Their first song featuring it is called New Rap Language.

Not directly related (and no, I'm not making a point) but can someone list for me the successful live-action films adapted from anime source?

This was fucking awesome.
And fuck Tammy!!!!

Well, SyFy themselves have marketed it in the media as their most expensive investment to date for a series, but you're spot-on, who knows how much of that pie they're really having to eat.