Better call saul season 2 episode 5 recap

Ina hypersensitivity-free Chuck replaces a dead bulb in his dining room chandelier without flinching. He puts on music, then makes his way to the kitchen to help his wife, Rebeccaprepare dinner.

Chuck elucidates Jimmy's lifelong slippery habits. The more we learn about Jimmy McGill, about his chicanery and utter disregard for rules and professional etiquette, the more Chuck's contempt makes sense. As with Howard, who seemed like Jimmy's arch-nemesis for most of last season, it's not Chuck who's changing, but our perspective of him. Better Call Saul is one of the best dramas on television because it has no obvious heroes and villains, no one to really root against. Well, Tuco is pretty much a textbook villain, but everyone else, even Nacho, defies easy categorization. But the post-Tony Soprano landscape, piebald with gritty anti-heroes like long swaths of dandelions, is frustratingly single-minded in its depiction of middle-aged men having lapses of judgment and trying to redeem themselves. Think of the loudest, and thus most recognized, anti-heroes, the Walter Whites and Nucky Thompsons, or more recent ones like Richie from the aesthetically phantasmagoric Vinyl and whoever's still alive on Game of Thrones.

Better call saul season 2 episode 5 recap

Jimmy McGill should be happy. He should be counting his lucky stars. What happens if you get everything you want right after you lose the very reason you wanted it? Jimmy is singularly unsuited to his new job, but he perseveres because he knows he should be happy and, more to the point, he thinks that he would let down Kim if he failed. It was so easy to lay the blame on Chuck, but Rebecca muddies the waters of just how much we can hate him. Every one of us has felt jealous of a sibling or a close friend at some point, and as the flashback at the start of the episode shows us, Chuck has a pretty good reason to be jealous of Jimmy. Later, when Chuck tries his own, she seems initially confused then forces a chuckle. Ad — content continues below. Speaking of Kim, she got plenty of focus this week as we saw just how hardworking and dedicated she is. When she finally gets a win, Howard shows no inclination to reward her, no matter the size of the success. And yet she keeps working.

After sipping at a black coffee, Hector leaves Mike to tensely ponder the situation at hand.

You don't save me. I save me. Tropes All for Nothing : Mike's plan of having the police arrest Tuco. He now knows that the very thing he tried to avoid having more Salamancas looking into Albuquerque has just happened and he's also being bribed to take the heat for the gun charge, which would significantly reduce Tuco's jail sentence. Kim feels this way after Howard won't let her out of the Cornfield, even after all the trouble she went through to bring in Mesa Verde as a lucrative client.

Soon after the final chapter in the saga of Walter White wrapped, Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan joined forces with writer-producer Peter Gould to create another comic epic of corruption and crime in the American Southwest, making what some considered a counterintuitive choice of protagonist. Better Call Saul is anchored by two Breaking Bad regulars: Saul himself and Michael Ehrmantraut Jonathan Banks , a former cop who becomes a fixer for a powerful Mexican cartel, setting his life on a course that will ultimately intersect with that of Jimmy and his most notorious future client. Better Call Saul carries the implicit assumption that any character not seen in Breaking Bad will inevitably be killed off, but proved it could sidestep bloodshed when it wanted to. Account Profile. Sign Out.

Better call saul season 2 episode 5 recap

Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission. Undoubtedly, his early bird quips and lawyer punch lines lack panache. And panache is what Jimmy has for days. For years, in fact. Actually, decades. He scraped and saved and opened his own corner store.

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The episode received positive reviews from critics. That's a bit much. Accompanied a Spanish version of My Way — and even more post-it notes — Kim continues to work the phone and toil in the cornfield. Later, in bed, Rebecca opines that Jimmy is just great. Footwear News. The question that will probably plague you after this scene is what happened to Rebecca? All Rights Reserved. Not many, but there were a few subtle callbacks and a visit from a familiar face. He apologizes for missing the wedding. The store shuttered, and their dad died six months later. Something about sperm and a 1 in 3 million chance at becoming a human being — Jimmy supplies the punchline. Terri Schwartz of IGN gave the episode a 9. And yet she keeps working.

By providing your information, you agree to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. A flashback to Chuck prior to his illness finds him living a very comfortable, quiet life with his wife Rebecca.

He made his little corner better, and his dream was to be his own boss. Upon airing, the episode received 1. And next month it is. The woman is Rebecca — presumably the Rebecca Bois whose sheet music Chuck was toiling over several episodes back. Howard Hamlin is happy to have the new client and acknowledges Kim's contribution, but keeps her working in document review. Not enough cement! He has a good heart. For the character, see Rebecca Bois. Fairchild Media. As a result, Chuck is always skeptical of Jimmy's schemes and plans. It was so easy to lay the blame on Chuck, but Rebecca muddies the waters of just how much we can hate him.