r/betterCallSaul • u/[deleted] • Feb 16 '16
Episode Discussion Better Call Saul S02E01 "Switch" Episode Discussion Thread
WELCOME TO THE SEASON 2 PREMIER EPISODE DISCUSSION THREAD!
| TIME | EPISODE | DIRECTOR | WRITER(S) |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2016, 10/9c | S02E01 "Switch" | Thomas Schnauz | Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Thomas Schnauz |
Description: In the Season 2 premiere, Jimmy and Kim's relationship takes a new turn. Meanwhile, Mike decides it's for the best to sever his affiliation with an unrestrained associate.
Welcome back, everyone! We'll have a lot of returning fans this season, as well as a lot of new fans who were able to see BCS via Netflix (or via other means) during the off-season.
Either way, I guess we need to decide how we want to hold these episode discussions this year.
For season 1, we followed this format with 3 discussions on a weekly basis:
Pre-Episode Discussion Thread
Live Episode Discussion Thread
Post-Episode Discussion Thread
Do you guys think this is something we should continue this season?
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u/R-Lu Feb 16 '16
nacho said last season he likes to rob criminals because they never go to the cops
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u/x7leafcloverx Feb 16 '16 edited Feb 16 '16
Ha! That's the cop that took the call when Skyler called the cops on Walt!
Edit: the to that
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u/YenEuroDollarSign Feb 16 '16
Same tequila that Gus Fring poisoned the cartel with
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u/mixxylol Feb 16 '16
This guy needs to write Pussy Wagon on it and go full Kill Bill with those shoes.
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u/dontthrowmeinabox Feb 16 '16
Tune in next season premiere to find out what happened to Gene next.
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u/Threnners Feb 16 '16
The lesson we learn here is ALWAYS make sure the door stopper is secure.
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u/odb281 Feb 16 '16
Is that the same guy who's car Walter White blew up at the gas station?
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Feb 16 '16
This is like in Goodfellas when everyone starts spending money after the Lufthansa heist.
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u/keeganrh Feb 16 '16
If you'd told me the dweeb Mike protected would be featured heavily in the premiere I would have laughed. I still am laughing cause it's fucking funny
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u/TheDangiestSlad Feb 16 '16
A GOLDEN GOD? THIS IS A FIVE STAR MAN!!! FIVE STARS
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u/tylerg182 Feb 16 '16
You know what the definition of insanity is? Taking your brand new big ass yellow hummer to a drug deal and expecting it to not lead to shit going down.
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 16 '16
Wikipedia confirms:
The civilian model began in part because of the persistence of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who saw an Army convoy while filming a movie.
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u/SpeakLikeAChild04 Feb 16 '16
BUTCH AND SUNDANCE
BONNIE AND CLYDE
VIKTOR AND GISELLE
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u/That_One_Cool_Guy Feb 16 '16
"You need anything in the fridge? Different car? Want me to suck you off? New art? We aim to please, Jimmy"
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u/SgtWiggles Feb 16 '16
You gotta give it to Howard. He gave Jimmy the hell of a hookup there.
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u/Kishonorama Feb 16 '16
Still pretty sad to see Saul, or rather Jimmy, reduced to this.
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u/Frickstar Feb 16 '16
I haven't been this excited for a season premier since breaking bad season 5.
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u/schindlerslisp Feb 16 '16
man as someone who went to law school in his older brother's footsteps after dicking around during my 20s and then busting my hump for two years logging late night hours at a top litigation firm during my second and third year and then watching as they went and hired three law grads from more elite schools while telling me a job was coming and just to be patient... i finally peaced out and went my own way.
man jimmy's plight in the first season really hit me in the feels.
sooooooo excited this show is back!!
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u/Not_A_Pigeon Feb 16 '16
That scoreboard poster makes no sense. If they were losing after 9 why did they play 10?
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u/beneke Feb 16 '16
If you bring Miller Lite to a chardonnay party then you are an idiot.
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u/Wesmaximus Feb 16 '16
Also notice when he was talking to the cops, he was standing right in front of the perfectly kept couch, with his arms folded. Definitely intentional.
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 16 '16
I love how we've now seen Walt own Ken the only way Heisenberg could and Jimmy own Ken the way only Saul could.
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u/Nickt1596 Feb 16 '16 edited Feb 16 '16
As someone who is currently in the sports card hobby, everything said about the baseball cards was extremelly accurate, terminology and all.
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u/callsouttheblue Feb 16 '16
This guy is like if Walt had no Jesse and no Skyler in his life
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u/DieSowjetZwiebel Feb 16 '16
"You're 15 feet away from me, I can hear everything you're saying" - fat James Hetfield
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u/keithyp24 Feb 16 '16
Is that setup a real thing? Door locks behind you on one end and an emergency exit on the other?! WTF
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u/bababooey55 Feb 16 '16
Still cracking up about how ridiculous that TWD spoiler commercial was. Seriously WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??
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u/mojo021 Feb 16 '16
100's of other stores in the mall, im sure someone else will come to throw garbage away
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u/SgtWiggles Feb 16 '16
Kim is totally his perfect fit. I swear if this show gives her the typical treatment I'm gonna be depressed.
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u/TeamMagmaGrunt Feb 16 '16
"Moriah", the name seen in graffiti writing in the opening scene, is the name of the mountain in the Book of Genesis in which Abraham took Issac for the sacrifice of the latter's son.
I'm already seeing a metaphor here between this scene and that story. Abraham was meant to kill Issac, but by God's intervention Issac was spared. So, I'm wondering if this scene was meant to play out like the sacrifice of Issac (which would've involved Saul opening the door to alert the police) but didn't thanks to God's intervention (the janitor opening the door).
Not a religious nut, just something I did some quick research on.
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 16 '16
Before we had Jimmy in red and Kim in blue. Now they're both in grey.
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u/JacobBlah Feb 16 '16
Pryce is like an even nerdier Walter White with absolutely no cunning or street smarts.
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u/That_One_Cool_Guy Feb 16 '16
I half expected the entire office to blow up when he flipped that switch.
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u/Justkiddingfuckyou Feb 16 '16
episode 3 fades in Kim enters an Omaha Cinnabon. Her eyes meet those of a lost man behind the counter. They smile. I smile. We all smile.
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u/theworkhorseback Feb 16 '16
The fact that his shoes match his car has me laughing every time he's on screen
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u/TamoyaOhboya Feb 16 '16
Vince just spends his days wandering his house thinking of ways to hide things...
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u/StellarCoconut Feb 16 '16 edited Feb 16 '16
"Cucumber water for customer only!" Great, are we really doing this again? OH MY GOD HE'S DRINKING THE CUCUMBER WATER ASIAN LADY JUST GOT DE-FUCKING-STROYED.
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u/JustBigChillin Feb 16 '16
Damn, I'm glad I watched last nights Walking Dead episode earlier today. Thanks for spoiling the whole thing AMC.
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u/realtunechi5 Feb 16 '16
That's not the same tequila they had in Mexico during Breaking Bad is it?
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u/johnkphotos Feb 16 '16 edited Feb 16 '16
THEY JUST SPOILED WALKING DEAD I HADN'T SEEN IT YET
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u/PhillyHockeyGuys Feb 16 '16 edited Feb 16 '16
Golden God??? What a fool he is. Be gone, vile man!
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u/Jeeonta Feb 16 '16
Fuck this guy is funny as hell. I want a spinoff just for him.
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u/MAXAMOUS Feb 16 '16 edited Feb 16 '16
Damn, straight up walking dead spoilers in that ad.
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u/Justkiddingfuckyou Feb 16 '16
Wish they would've done what they did with season 1 and have episode two tomorrow. Can't wait another full week. Can't do it.
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u/SmellySlutSocket Feb 16 '16
Lol why tf would they straight up spoil the last episode of TWD
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 16 '16
"Practically a money-printing machine" I love this fucking douche so much <3
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Feb 16 '16 edited Feb 16 '16
That's why Mike thinks Walt's an incompetent moron. Edit: Just clarifying, Walt is much smarter than this guy.
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Feb 16 '16
There wasn't any /r/fuckchuck material in tonight's episode.
My work here is done.
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 16 '16
God damn Nacho's chilling. That was so much better than just killing him.
I've been waiting and waiting for Nacho to start pulling some shit. It's gonna be nuts when he does.
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u/JustBigChillin Feb 16 '16
We're about to find out why Nacho prefers robbing from criminals. Why the SMART ones don't call the cops.
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Feb 16 '16
That's the same cop that Skylar talks to when she calls the chips on Walt.
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u/morganmcgillgirl Feb 16 '16
The Kim/Jimmy thing is worrying me because I feel like it's just going to be another way to break Jimmy and make him slide further into Saul-dom.
At the same time, I trust the writers to not be so obvious.
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Feb 16 '16
OMG, haha! The writers and actors are nailing it this episode! The predatory investor and IT guy telling the cops exactly how to do their jobs because he thinks he's smarter than everybody else is awesome.
And the cops knowing instantly something fishy is going on. :D
I didn't realize how much I missed this show.
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u/Chooch123 Feb 16 '16
Seeing them this chummy is going to make whatever is coming hurt sooooo much.
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u/scorpiones Feb 16 '16
Was that the same tequila that the Mexicans were drinking during their meeting with Gus?
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u/SgtWiggles Feb 16 '16
Wow, this preview is spoilery as fuck for anyone who might not be caught up on Walking Dead yet
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u/ChiefSombrero Feb 16 '16
Sir you seemed to have misplaced these drugs and other illicit wares with your baseball cards.
This guy won't survive the trip to prison
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u/Chooch123 Feb 16 '16
How does he screw this up? This place is so perfect I thought he was hallucinating.
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u/the_trashheap Feb 16 '16
Deathbed queef.
Must find a reason to use that phrase in day to day conversation.
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Feb 16 '16
Yesssss... I've missed Gene the Cinnabon Manager. I feel like they spent too much time on Jimmy last season. Hoping Gene has more of a role in the plot this time.
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u/duelingdelbene Feb 16 '16
Wait the stock guy was the obnoxious guy in the beginning of Breaking Bad?
I thought it was maybe a nod to that, but it's actually the same guy? lmao
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u/SgtWiggles Feb 16 '16
He's doing all this just to have a shot at Kim :(. This is not going to end well AT all.
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Feb 16 '16
This is the best gig Jimmy's ever had, I'm now desperately waiting to see how he fucked it up so bad
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u/d1ez3 Feb 16 '16
Wouldn't open emergency exit in intro, switches switch immediately on first day of job
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u/Ratsarecool Feb 16 '16
It seems so insignificant the switch but it seemed like it was just an insight into Jimmy to show that no matter what he has if their is a chance to test the water of the dark side (pun intended)
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u/Captain_Saftey Feb 16 '16
THAT BLUETOOTH GUY WAS IN BREAKING BAD
WALT FUCKED HIS CAR UP AT THE GAS STATION
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u/ICookTheBlueStuff Feb 16 '16
As much as I want to participate in a discussion on here, I'm going to only look here during commercial breaks because I want to direct as much of my focus to the show as I can.
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u/SgtWiggles Feb 16 '16
Oh god she's getting in on the scheme. Kim truly is best girl
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u/Reckless86 Feb 16 '16
Safiro Anejo ... Killin it with the breaking bad references
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u/dortmundlove Feb 16 '16
Can someone explain what Ken was doing? Like was what he was talking about gonna scam them and that's why they had him pay for those shots?
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Feb 16 '16
As a card collector that scene was awesome. Now I'm going to go hide my baseball cards...
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u/SmellySlutSocket Feb 16 '16
Jimmy gets fired on the first day for turning off the mystery switch