He totally didn't! When she asked him what to do, he very specifically told her just to listen to her heart.

Francesca is delightful. It's interesting how Jimmy has such a big influence on her. She seems like a fairly nice person when we first meet her as well, but it seems like Jimmy's charisma and cleverness, along with their shared hatred of bureaucracy, turns Francesca into the callous creature we see in "Breaking Bad".…

"May I ask - why are you interested in settling?"

Couldn't that have backfired if Irene brings that up? I can't imagine her being the type to watch what she says in cases like that.

"I can't go any lower than 7% and still have respect for myself—5%!"

The Nacho storline showcases the weakness of the prequel format. It's not as well done as the Jimmy/Chuck/Kim stuff, but it's really interesting because there are STAKES. I have no idea what'll happen to Nacho or his father and I care. That's exciting!

Dude, they were HUGE. They singlehandedly redefined the fantasy genre.

That scene between Howard and Jimmy in the parking garage was classic "Better Call Saul", in that both sides of the argument were 100% right - HHM should have settled and Jimmy was only there because he wanted the cash.

Look, Chuck is acting recklessly, and Howard is right about that. But being forced into retirement by a guy you tutored?

BTW, Jimmy conning little old ladies and ruining their lives without even the slightest hint of remorse is pretty much as Saul as you can get, right?

This was horrifying and cringeworthy and hilarious and awesome.

I can see them looking into him then basically shrugging and going "What's even the point here?"

I can see them looking into him then basically shrugging and going "What's even the point here?"

He didn't want to work with Jesse at all. He *needed* him there so Jesse didn't press charges against Hank.

I agree about the fraud too, but the Kim thing makes it a little easier to understand at least and Jimmy's actions after Chuck's injury, and Chuck's recording, do a lot to help swing viewers back around to team Jimmy again.

But the actor and character was never actually seen. Literally the only reference is Saul saying the name "Ignacio" *once*, in his first appearance.

That more or less helps my point here, too.

Right. I think what's going to happen is that one day we'll realize that our viewpoint has shifted - that Chuck is a mentally ill man trying to put his life back together and come to grips with his mistakes, and Jimmy is a two-bit immoral con man pulling scams for drug dealers, while tormenting his brother every now…

In some ways this supports my point. The tension is there specifically because Nacho happens to be one of the only characters we don't know the fate of. If Mike pulled this switch, it would be interesting but not nearly as tense.

Kind of. Jimmy started in a really different place than Saul, so the journey is more interesting than the constant transformation of the drug landscape with basically no character development.