Most of the intros this season have been VCR quality, but anything representing the Gene timeline this season has gone to the blue screen error

It’s a shame Nesmith didn’t live to see the song used in this episode. 

Exactly, Walt didn’t want others to continue to profit off of his work. 

Even before that, his dad and Chuck were always positive role models for Jimmy, but he saw Chuck as a stick-up-his-ass tightwad, and saw his father as a sucker who let people rob his store, which led to young Jimmy stealing from his own father himself. 

Also Walt. “We’re done when I say we’re done.” Walt then tried to intimidate Saul the last time they saw each other in Ed the Vacuum Guy’s shop, “It’s over when I say it’s over...” *intense coughing fit*  Saul: “It’s over.” 

I think it works from Jimmy’s perspective, though. He was so rattled that someone made him, that this guy seemed like a creepy, intimidating, scary figure to him. Once Jimmy decided to handle it himself, he realized this guy isn’t scary at all because if he wanted to turn him in or blackmail Jimmy, he would’ve done so…

I wonder if he tracks down Kim’s mom in Omaha (if she’s still alive; she was a 30-something alcoholic thief last we saw of her, so maybe not) in the next episode. 

I mean, that’s been glaringly obvious since the moment we saw it at the Kettleman’s office, that it’s the same one Saul later has in BrBa

He wanted Walt to believe he had kids, so he staged his house to look like small children lived there, and he mentioned “I never cook this... kids won’t eat it.” It was a ruse to convince Walt that everything they do is for purposes of providing for their families. The irony being, Gus did not have a family, all he…

It was absolutely an intentional insult by Kim. Kim knew of Howard’s marital troubles, but Cheryl did not know that Kim knew this.

Yeah I think Season 5 of BB establishes that Mike is now an employee of the Pollos Hermanos chain, as their corporate security, and no longer an employee of Madrigal directly. It’s a minor distinction, but I get the sense Mike is more in charge of vetting other guys and doing background checks/PI work and security,…

I rewatched the whole series 2 years ago and it still holds up really well. It’s crazy to me that in the early seasons people thought Walton Goggins wasn’t a terrific actor because he’s incredible throughout. 

Exactly. This was why when Mike and Gus talked at the rec center, they both knew that Lalo was indeed alive and was back in ABQ. Lalo wanted them to know this, which was why he called Hector back and told him what he did. 

What I like is that even 4 years later, Jimmy/Saul still wasn’t convinced by Mike’s “He’s not coming back,” and he immediately panics and starts talking about Ignacio and Lalo when Walt and Jesse take him to the desert.

I think your last point is correct. Hector told Lalo that he needed proof. Filming the lab from across the street wasn’t enough, he needed to break in and find where the lab was and get that evidence. But I think he knew that diverting Gus’s security teams TWICE was eventually going to lead to Gus showing up at the…

I’m rewatching BB in parallel with this final season of BCS and I just got to the part in early Season 3 where Gus puts his plan in motion to reunite Walt & Jesse, telling Mike to “do the deal” and pays Jesse and Walt each half for the batch that Jesse cooked by himself, which, essentially, is the first step towards…

I loved everything about that smile. It was almost a sort or begrudging respect shown to Fring, and also a resignation that he went out in a blaze of glory like he always felt he was destined to. 

Yes, that sucked

He’s great in Elf. When he looks at the picture of him and his old girlfriend that Buddy gives him, it’s truly heartbreaking. 

I missed that one at the time so I’m looking forward to checking it out when Maron re-posts it today (he does that whenever a past guest passes away).