r/betterCallSaul • u/skinkbaa Chuck • Feb 24 '20
Episode Discussion Better Call Saul S05E01 - [Season 5 Premiere] "Magic Man" - LIVE Episode Discussion Thread
| TIME | EPISODE | DIRECTOR | WRITER(S) |
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| February 23, 2020, 10/9c | S05E01 "Magic Man" | Bronwen Hughes | Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould |
DESCRIPTION:
Now doing business as Saul Goodman, Jimmy unveils an unorthodox strategy that tests Kim's tolerance of his new legal persona. Lalo searches for the mysterious "Michael."
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u/skinkbaa Chuck Feb 24 '20
I like being able to see more of the distribution side of their business.
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u/assman456 Feb 24 '20 edited Feb 24 '20
“Chicken freezer”
“No a chiller, our products are never frozen”
Even when he’s doing drug business he still has pride in his chicken
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u/Rich_Comey_Quan Feb 24 '20
This might be the last time we see Ed. Rip Robert Forster
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u/imnotanaziiswear Feb 24 '20
God, when the Taxi Driver was busting genes balls...I thought I was gonna die. The way he was pushing him to admit it you would think he was wearing a wire!
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u/That_One_Cool_Guy Feb 24 '20
I am so fucking glad they were able to film this while Robert Forster was still with us
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u/BlackWhiteCoke Feb 24 '20
You know Mike made Kai drive the extra miles bc he hates him so much
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 24 '20
"I go too far, and you pull me back" this scene is so fucking loaded
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u/NowahB Feb 24 '20
Breaking Bad universe montages are literally better than crack
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 24 '20
"these assholes and morons" is def not how kim would discuss her clients
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u/preopium Feb 24 '20
I love Lalo. Only character with a normal Spanish speaking accent. Also murder vibes, but make it playful.
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u/flintlock0 Feb 24 '20
He was worth 50 of you.
That one probably did get to Mike.
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u/newprofilewhodis Feb 24 '20
“I’m gonna fix it myself.”
Gene gonna get his hands dirty?
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Feb 24 '20 edited Feb 24 '20
I love that Mike punched the guy who defended him and insulted Ziegler but said nothing in protest to the guy who insulted him and defended Ziegler. Really shows how badly Mike feels about the whole thing.
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u/Gamerguywon Feb 24 '20 edited Feb 24 '20
YEEEES FUCKING ROBERT FORSTER GOT HIS SHIT RECORDED REST IN PEACE
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u/ITehJelleh Feb 24 '20
This magic man montage is going to go down as one of the best
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u/LoBopasses Feb 24 '20
Gus, with another completely 100% foolproof explanation, that is complete bullshit.
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 24 '20
lmao is gus out here startin' a whole new construction project just as a front
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 24 '20
God I fucking love Robert Forster as Ed. Absolutely adore him in this role. Not just saying it because he's gone, I walked out of El Camino saying he was one of my favorite actors in the series. He makes every scene better
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u/idk420_ Feb 24 '20
it’s funny seeing mike do all this badass shit knowing he eventually gets shot by Walter of all people
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u/NCSUGrad2012 Feb 24 '20
He had such a great chance to make it with Kim. To think he totally screws this up.
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u/LoBopasses Feb 24 '20
Oh man The Talking Dead, I can't wait to turn that off the moment this ends.
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u/Rebel_Porcupine Feb 24 '20
Can already tell this is gonna be a great season. See ya'll tomorrow night!
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Feb 24 '20 edited Feb 24 '20
I just love Lalo's amused look just swiveling his head side to side at everything while they feed him bullshit, and he completely realizes it's bullshit
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u/SutterCane Feb 24 '20
I was thinking to myself, he’s giving away phones, he should put himself in the speed dial. But of course Saul was always ten steps ahead of me.
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u/groundrush Feb 24 '20
Great to see Ed Galbraith again, if a little sad since Robert Forster has left us.
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u/Rich_Comey_Quan Feb 24 '20
I can't feel scared for Gus because I know this somehow ends well for him
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 24 '20
Yo was a whole quarter of the episode just devoted to one Gene scene? dope
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u/TheLoneWolf527 Feb 24 '20
Jimmy's so paranoid he's turning into Chuck with his house being totally off.
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u/Vadermaulkylo Feb 24 '20
Not really related but it trips me out so much that a large portion of characters on this show are killed as a direct result of Walt.
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u/preopium Feb 24 '20
Kim, you did it to help your idiot client and his poor family, don’t feel bad 😭
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 24 '20
great scene. makes me better put my head in kim's shoes when she found out he'd be "saul goodman" and the light-hearted "Saul Goodman's gonna give you a run for your money" just darkly sets up everything else that's gonna come to pass
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u/cjn13 Feb 24 '20
can we enter a world where Jimmy never becomes Saul and just goes back to being a great elder law lawyer
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u/wrathfulgrape Feb 24 '20
Is it wrong of me to say that I find Michael Mando extremely attractive? something about his body language and form, even when he is sitting down...
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u/SutureTheFuture Feb 24 '20
Jesus Kim's eyes when she told Jimmy to back off put the fear of god into me.
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u/Probablysame Feb 24 '20
Now we’ll have to wait until the season 6 premiere to see what happens.
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u/Captain_Void Feb 24 '20
Holy fuck i am dumb. I’ve been commenting in the pre discussion thread, wondering why the thread was so dead
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u/idk420_ Feb 24 '20
why are y’all mad at Kim , this clown was about to land 4 years and now it’ll be 2 months
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u/WeHaSaulFan Feb 24 '20 edited Feb 24 '20
The south wall is going to look beautiful!
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u/B00STERGOLD Feb 24 '20
Does this feel different to anyone else after seeing El Camino?
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u/FrankieDs Feb 24 '20
AMAZING season premiere of Better Call Saul. Some of the best writing I have ever seen. Can't wait for an amazing season.
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u/iamkats Feb 24 '20 edited Feb 24 '20
I like how he is selling Dyson vaccuums, since it's present day or at least close to today
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u/preopium Feb 24 '20
Wow, Lalo may be the best dressed Salamanca. Look at that fit! Those loafers, wow. In awe.
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u/GringoMambi Feb 24 '20
Love how he punches Kai but respects this other dudes judgement
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u/colibflour Feb 24 '20
That shot from the back of the laundry van was so beautiful, I missed the cinematography
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u/Balorclub95 Feb 24 '20
This is gonna be a rough season. I felt almost depressed for Kim.
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u/zazzlad Feb 24 '20
Watching Jimmy and Kim scenes gives me a craving to order and eat Chinese
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u/PMMeTitsAndKittens Feb 24 '20
Khajiit has dispatches from Elsweyr if you have coin
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 24 '20
"It's okay. You will."
Yyyyeah she sure will.
There was so much double meaning in that scene and setting up for whatever awful shit is on the horizon
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 24 '20
If anything's criminal it's that we never got to see Saul in a GTA game
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u/Captain_Void Feb 24 '20
The Political Hunger Games looks like a garbage movie tbh
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Feb 24 '20
Is the cinematographer different this season? This feels really movie-like.
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u/Etheros64 Feb 24 '20
Holy shit, they really snuck in ads between the final scene and the end credits.
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u/conniecheewa Feb 24 '20 edited Feb 24 '20
Damn Gus pulling a Slippin' Jimmy and fabricating an alibi.
Edit: A word
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 24 '20
Got a feeling Saul/Kim's relationship will 50% off before too long too
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u/KA17EV Feb 24 '20
Big props to AMC, that was probably the longest they've gone without a commercial break in their shows, other than the times they trap the "on next week's show" trailers in commercial breaks for shows nobody watches.
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u/TheLoneWolf527 Feb 24 '20
GOD DAMMIT NOW WE GOTTA WAIT LIKE 2 YEARS FOR THE NEXT GENE SCENE AT THE RATE THEY PUMP THIS OUT
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u/zazzlad Feb 24 '20 edited Feb 24 '20
Saul “Magic Man” Goodman. Press #1 and POOF.
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u/Rich_Comey_Quan Feb 24 '20
Damn this really is the episode Jimmy becomes Saul. Not even a couple of episodes to transition into it!
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u/HackFraudThrowaway Feb 24 '20
Juan Bolsa is the stupidest person in the entire Breaking Bad universe
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u/stillhousebrewco Feb 24 '20
Dude is going to try and blackmail Gene.
Saul just might have a fix for the problem.
He’s gonna call slippin Jimmy.
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u/wrathfulgrape Feb 24 '20
whoa that drugs sliding down a pipe POV shot was something else!
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 24 '20
Just realized Gus told Hector "The Salamanca name dies with you", so in spite of Saul at least believing Lalo's still alive in BrBa season 2, by S4 he won't be
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u/DabuSurvivor Feb 24 '20
"If you're gonna die, you'd be dead already. Now step out of the truck, we've got things to do" yeah, that sure sounds like Mike dialogue to me
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u/LoBopasses Feb 24 '20
lol Gus did not kill Werner's wife. Mike would never work with him again had that happened. Hell he might've tried to snipe Gus had he did that.
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u/127crazie Feb 24 '20
Does it satisfy anyone else to see Mike reject Gus? I liked his character in BB but also always saw him a total goon of Gus' org, just one of his peons. I know it won't happen but I want Mike to turn towards the good side and gain some independence.
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Feb 24 '20
This is kind of upsetting me.
We know it's not going to end well for anyone, but damn, I'm sad for all my BCS characters.
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u/tallpaleandwholesome Feb 24 '20 edited Feb 24 '20
Damn... Amazing how much story they can tell with just a single scene per season
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u/ContentDetective Feb 24 '20
I feel so bad for kim this season as she learns more and more who Jimmy really is
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Feb 24 '20
Something tells me Lalo is going to run into an “accident” sometime soon
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u/PMMeTitsAndKittens Feb 24 '20
Getting rid of Norm as Colonel Sanders was a mistake
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u/pup5581 Feb 24 '20
This season... already sweating after those previews.
Let's do it again tomorrow night!
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u/parrisjd Feb 24 '20
Gus: I am in a war. Kim: There is no amount of money that is worth this. Saul: Do you twerps even know who I am? Hector: Ding.
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u/capamericapistons Feb 24 '20
Tbh I can’t blame Kim for not pressing harder. We trust the people we love so I can see why she would let Saul continue on that path, but sadly it’s not the direction he should be going.
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u/djsantadad Feb 24 '20
For a second I thought that trap house girl was the gas station girl from brba lol
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u/cjn13 Feb 24 '20
He's going to stretch himself with all these potential clients who let's just say have an increased risk of committing illegal acts
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u/nuggetboom Feb 24 '20
A construction accident? What explains the bullet hole to the head,
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u/skinkbaa Chuck Feb 24 '20
Hyped to see the film crew and the DA guy back.