Welcome to the Heavy Spoiler show I'm your host Paul aka the guy who came from the shallow
end of the Gene Pool and this video we're breaking down the latest episode of Better
Call Saul.
After last weeks massive time jump that took us to the days of Breaking Bad we get a further
one in this entry with us shooting right up to the aftermath of it with Jimmy under his
new identity Gene.
The entire episode is in black and white and I've always kinda viewed this as being for
a symbolic reason when we're dealing with Gene.
Sure it's to differentiate between the past and present and whereas normally in other
shows and movies they might flip this, having the future scenes colour graded like this
creates a very binary presence.
Gone are the colourful suits and the over the top personality of Jimmy and it's been
filled with this very monotone, low key lifestyle that he's now having to live.
Even though he's free Gene clearly isn't happy and throughout the seasons we've got the sense
of paranoia and longing.
In this episode we see as slick talking Saul starts to return and the con-man is back in
full effect.
This is even given to us in a brilliant scene in which Jimmy shows he's still got a passion
for fashion with a snazzy tie and shirt combo.
Also I'm probably gonna be using Saul, Jimmy and Gene interchangeably but you know who
I mean.
Either way we're gonna be diving into it but if you enjoy the video I'd massively appreciate
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With that out the way, thanks for clicking this, now let's get into Better Call Saul.
Now this episode is heavily centred around Jeff, the cab driver who has appeared in earlier
flashbacks.
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Back in Season 4 Episode 1 after Gene left hospital he got picked up by Jeff in a cab.
Marion at one point mentions famous people jeff had in his taxi one of which was sammy
hagar and she and jimmy proceed to sing I can't drive 55 calling back to this ride.
Now Gene noticed a Albuquerque Isotopes air freshner and after recognising him it seemed
like the walls were closing in on Jimmy.
This air freshner once more returns in this entry when we see him returning home from
work.
Cut to Episode 1 of Season 5 and Jeff approached Gene in the Mall whilst he was on a break.
Recognising him he brought in his menacing mate who I'll send after you if you don't
subscribe and he did his catchphase after finally dropping the act.
In Magic Man Gene vowed to fix this situation himself and we see the resolution of this
in the entry.
Now someone fixed Jeff's face as he's a completely different person.
This was apparently due to other contractual obligations and let me know below which Jeff
you prefer.
We begin with Marion who is introduced with this line.
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She of course ends up needing a hand later on so this is a great way to set up how slick
Jimmy is as he's able to even penetrate the hardest shell.
She tries some Schnauz farms which have dips next to them which I dunno, kinda reminded
me of the German chip and dip stuff from Breaking Bad.
Thank you for not turning off the video for that reach if you're still with me and on
her way home Marion gets stuck in the snow.
This is the first part of the con as we discover that she travels on this route regularly and
that the snow wasn't to that level when she came out earlier.
Jimmy is enacting the first part of his plan, attempting to seem sympathetic by hanging
up missing dog ads on a tree.
He puts up several of his poor poor Nippy and tells a story about how he got lost in
the snow and hasn't been seen since.
Now we're back to reaching yeah but I think Jimmy told this story to plant the idea in
Marions head that the same thing could happen to her too.
After cutting her brakes, Gene pushes her all the way home and we discover that she's
Jeff's mother after a great title sequence.
Last episode ended with Saul putting down the world's great lawyer coffee mug which
he now had attained due to Kim leaving.
Throughout the season he carried a flask with 2nd Greatest Lawyer but this changing over
for the breaking bad stuff symbolised how it was now just him.
The tape footage also ends up stopping which metaphorically shows us that the law firm
is at an end.
Cut to Jeff coming home to see Saul shacking up with his mother.
We learn that this entire episode is basically about Jimmy setting Jeff up to be a criminal
so that he can't snitch on him because he could potentially go to jail too.
I love this line early on from Marion that of course has a double meaning to it.
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Saul is obviously on the run as being a criminal mastermind and I love the way this line makes
Jeff feeling even more afraid that he doesn't really know who he's dealing with.
Also I've always kinda thought that the design of Gene was meant to be based on BTK who like
Jimmy was hiding away a dark secret under the guise of being a mild mannered looking
man.
Now it's theory time theory time theory time theory time.
So I actually think that Marion might end up being the one who tells the police about
Gene.
Towards the end of the episode she talks about how Jeff fell in with a bad crowd all the
way back in Albuquerque.
Something bad must have happened and the pair got scared and ended up moving out with his
Momma to Bel-Air.
I think that Marion might end up finding out about the crime that the pair committed together
and being worried it could happen once more she could tell the police.
I believe that the second Jeff recognised him that his days were numbered and I don't
think the resolution of this entry is as simple as him now being off the hook.
Let me know your thoughts below but yeah that's the end of theory time theory time theory
time.
Now the pair take out the trash together and Jimmy correctly guesses that Jeff wants in
the game.
Similar to Jimmy he also misses his life back in Albuquerque and the bad crowd likely lured
him in with the same things that are promised to him here.
He probably regrets having to flee and wants some excitement back in his life which leads
to him being tempted by one of the biggest criminal masterminds out there.
Jimmy is still clearly paranoid too and that night we see as he returns home and puts on
his police radio.
Due to this being set up like this I can imagine it's a daily routine for him to constantly
be listening out for whether the police are gonna come to his door and I can imagine this
will be something that too plays into the finale.
He ends up digging out a shoebox of his old belongings and he puts on Marco's ring which
he then wears for the rest of the entry.
This belonged to his old partner in crime and throughout the series it's been something
that he's fiddled with before making either a dangerous or important decision.
It being put back on hereshowcase that the con is on once more and that Saul might be
gone but he's not forgotten.
He packs up some cinnamon buns and goes to the security guards office under the guise
of thanking them for calling the EMTs after he fainted.
We see that the security guard Frank is played by Jim O'Heir who you might recognise as playing
Jerry....sorry Garry in Parks and Rec.
Jimmy has worked out when one does his checks and the other being...bit of a plump figure
with a hot daughter...he's the one that Jimmy can use the Cinnabon to control.
He times how long it takes for him to eat one and this gives him a rough idea of how
long Jeff has later on to boost the mall.
He even bulls**ts his way through the game small talk and makes it a regular occurence.
We also see the SG was here carving and after all these visits, he clocks up an average
duration of how long he has Franks attention.
The music that we hear over the top of this scene also pulls from the original Mission
Impossible TV show, giving this a heist type feeling as we watch all the pieces fall into
place as Jimmy builds a rapport with the security guards.
By the end of it he's their best friends, miming playing football with them.
Saul is clearly back and the suit scene cements this.
He counts paces and we saw something similar with Gus back in episode 5 when he set things
up with the gun.
This allows him to create a layout of the entire mall floor so that Jeff can run through
it.
I love heist movies and shows and watching the pieces fall into place for this was great.
At the moment the general vibe I've seen is that it's a bit of a filler episode but I
think this was pretty important to show how Gene was coming back to be Saul.
We also get this nod to Walter White.
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That night a crate rolls into the store.
This has the number 1-9-6-8-AE-35 which I believe is a nod to 2001 A Space Odyssey.
Cathy ends up holding the box overnight and we discover that Jeff is inside of this.
Gene goes to the security room and we see that his blagging of sport has now turned
into actual knowledge.
He's clearly studied the game just to pull off this con.
Jeff makes his move but he ends up tripping in the middle of the store which leads to
the tensest scene in the entry.
Now all the items he steals are of course expensive clothes.
These are things Jimmy wore in his previous life but he's had to hide and be humble due
to being on the run.
Maybe not the high heels but yeah, lots of items like this.
They also end up stealing only 3 articles each so that it won't arose suspicion amongst
the stock.
I love how Jeff also has a little rhyme that he mutters here to remind him of what order
to do the job in.
With Jeff passed out Gene ends up breaking down to buy time but he actually talks about
himself.
He goes over how his brother is dead and how he lost his wife.
This sadness comes from a genuine place and it buys Jeff time to get out.
We learn the tapes get erased every 72 hours and the crate is getting picked up in the
morning so the job is a go.
Jimmy once more has a panic attack and it's a very touching moment.
Jeff hides out in the toilets and that morning he leaves when the general public come in.
Jeff smirks about it but this mutually assured destruction has a darker side to it with Jimmy
saying we're done.
This of course calls back to Breaking Bad when he tried to say the same thing to Walt
and got this response.
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After all that a Happy Ending and back at work Gene has a spring in his step.
He returns to the scene of the crime, creates an outfit Saul would wear and though he leaves
this hanging up the thrill he experienced this episode might be too tempting not to
return to.
That closes things out and I do feel like the pieces set up here will return at some
point to have bigger consequences.
Obviously I'd love to hear your thoughts on it so make sure you comment below and let
me know.
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