Real name's McGill. The Jew thing is for the homeboys." The Better Call Saul thread

[scottie]

Vince Gilligan has gone second level. He's beyond having to point out the obvious through dialog. The clues are there, the situation is presented, and the way that Jimmy told Chuck to take off the space blanket emphatically is a familial form of communication reserved for only the closest of people.

Agreed. Also the reference to how McGill's firm name on the matchbook is too similar to the Hamlin, Hamlin, and McGill name, which possibly led to the money stealing treasurer and wife showing up at HHM.

[imanihonjin]

Agreed. Also the reference to how McGill's firm name on the matchbook is too similar to the Hamlin, Hamlin, and McGill name, which possibly led to the money stealing treasurer and wife showing up at HHM.

I am pretty sure that they went to HHM because the wife wanted nothing to do with Jimmy. I don't think it had anything to do with the name being too similar and Hamlin's suggestion that it was too similar was just him being a DB.

[Dwight Schr-ute]

Vince Gilligan has gone second level. He's beyond having to point out the obvious through dialog. The clues are there, the situation is presented, and the way that Jimmy told Chuck to take off the space blanket emphatically is a familial form of communication reserved for only the closest of people.

You guys need to ground yourself before coming into this thread.

Also evident in the emergency room receipt meaning something. Their living situation. And pretty much any other interaction that they have together.

[SteelBlue]

Liked episode 1, loved episode 2, and both made me realize how much I've missed BB. I think this series is going to be excellent.

[Jeff Lebowski]

"I'm a lawyer, not a criminal."

[scottie]

For those wanting to see the difference between treasurer-wife's car and grandma's :

Stick figure family stickers, and plate 401***:


No stick figure family stickers, and plate 493***:


Edit: First one's a Mercury, second a Ford.

[Green Monstah]

I loved the opening segment of episode 1. The rest has been above average. I actually wasn't thrilled to see Tuco. Seemed like a stretch.

[imanihonjin]

I loved the opening segment of episode 1. The rest has been above average. I actually wasn't thrilled to see Tuco. Seemed like a stretch.

Why is it a stretch? I think about how small the world is when you belong to a certain group, say like Mormons. The way my life has intersected with a number of other Mormons over the years for no other real reason other than we share the same faith has always been remarkable to me. I would have to imagine that the underbelly of Albuquerque is a rather small group and that their lives intersect many times because they belong to that same group.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I loved the opening segment of episode 1. The rest has been above average. I actually wasn't thrilled to see Tuco. Seemed like a stretch.

Tuco is a great character.

[Green Monstah]

Tuco is a great character.

I don't disagree, but the way he enter the picture in BCS seemed a little forced.

[chrisrenrut]

Tuco is a great character.

[clackamascoug]

You guys might like this article.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...salamanca.html

[Jeff Lebowski]

I don't disagree, but the way he enter the picture in BCS seemed a little forced.

Tuco is done. You won't see him again.

[clackamascoug]

Tuco is done. You won't see him again.

This helps a little.

Main cast[edit]

• Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy "James" McGill/Saul Goodman, a small-time lawyer.^[30]
• Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut,^[22] Saul's private investigator. Also a returning character from Breaking Bad.
• Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler, a lawyer working at the Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill law firm who has a history with Jimmy.^[3]
• Patrick Fabian as Howard Hamlin, the co-founder of Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill who Jimmy can't stand.^[3]
• Michael Mando as Nacho Varga, an intelligent, ambitious criminal.^[3]
• Michael McKean as Chuck McGill, Jimmy's brother,^[3] who is forced to leave his job at his law firm, Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill due to the sudden onset of what Chuck describes as electromagnetic hypersensitivity.

Recurring cast[edit]

• Raymond Cruz as Tuco Salamanca, a psychopathic up-and-coming Mexican drug kingpin. Also a reprise of a Breaking Bad character.
• Julie Ann Emery as Betsy Kettleman, the wife of Craig Kettleman.^[29]
• Jeremy Shamos as Craig Kettleman, a county treasurer accused of embezzling money and Betsy's husband.^[29]
• Steven Levine as Lars, Cal's twin brother and fellow scam artist.
• Daniel Spenser Levine as Cal, Lars's twin brother and fellow scam artist.
• Kerry Condon^[28]

<sup>This lists Chuck as Jimmy's brother. I knew I'd seen it somewhere.

We used to have a guy in our ward who was electromagnetic hypersensitive, and he eventually moved out into the Oregon desert by Burns to get away from modern society.</sup>

[Jeff Lebowski]

This helps a little.

^{This lists Chuck as Jimmy's brother. I knew I'd seen it somewhere.}

Should have said "this season". Tuco is done for this season.