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That was as perfect a finale as anyone could deliver.
Jimmy did as much of the right thing as was possible for him.
He has fans in prison and baking bread is almost the same as a Cinnabon.
The way they buttoned up things with Kim, much the way Jimmy and Kim started to begin with. Leaning against a wall having a smoke.
I loved that they flashbacked to Chuck and he was reading The Time Machine. Also the convo with Mike in the desert. That Mike would go back to the day he took his first bribe if he had a time machine.
I just watched the court scene again to brush up on my details.
So he does take full responsibility for Howard's death and insists that Kim was not involved, so he did fall on the sword then to try and save her.
I'm unclear how much this saves her, since she wasn't at the time being charged with anything due to lack of evidence.
There is still a lack of evidence (no actual body), but Jimmy's testimony given before a judge in court is would override her testimony, or subsume it? Is she open to perjury charges, or simply his claiming he was the one responsible and she just a bystander -- besides knowing what happened -- alleviate her legally like Walter tried to alleviate Skyler's responsibility?
This would still leave the civil case opened, if one is levied against her -- but maybe a civil case wouldn't be brought if legally Jimmy was held responsible and convicted? (It's a bit different than OJ, who was found "not guilty," after all but the civil court said he was still liable. Is Kim able to be charged in a civil suit if another person was convicted or legally took responsibility?)
At the least, maybe it would just lessen the likelihood and/or with Jimmy going to jail, maybe Howard's ex-wife would be less inclined to try a case. After all, it sure isn't for money. Kim has none.
Poor Oakley, he really gets the short end of the stick here. A career-making case, ruined by his own client who technically was defending himself.
I think it is an interesting question (with a focal point of the Time Machine) of the possibility of change. So many people in these series did not change. Some tried but couldn't. Mike resigned himself and used it as an act of service to the people he loved. Nacho tried to change but couldn't escape. But Gus was offered a change at normal living from time to time; the last thing we see of him, he gives up and sticks with his drug cartel leader role. Chuck even tells Jimmy that maybe he could change but has nothing to say when Jimmy asks him if he ever will change (Chuck never does change). Walt never changes. People are remarkably resilient in sticking with what they are.
Yet Jimmy manages to change a bit, even if it is only merely using his conning powers in a non-selfish way for once. He can't change who he is, but he can change what he does despite the difficulty.
About Montrose:
I read it's based on Florence, Colorado -- which is like the worst max security prison in the USA with 350 inmates -- they typically put inmates there who are widely regarded as threats to each other and to the staff, and under 24/7 supervision. If that was the intent, it's hilarious they sent Jimmy there (because he would be eaten alive) and then it turns out he's like a fucking local hero and no one's gonna touch him. "I gotchu, Saul!" say his fellow baker when he's called out to see his lawyer. I hope Jimmy can take it in stride; it's like he chose to be Jimmy, now he's STILL going to be Saul for the rest of his life... but hey, in a positive way and there are far worse punishments.
As another thing, BCS manages to be the sequel/prequel that ends up feeling bigger than the original story. It was rather sneaky -- timewise, they bookended BB. We see Jimmy and Kim as kids and also later after the BB timeline. The plot literally makes BB just feel like smaller chapters within its story. Walt's empire is really just a chapter of Jimmy's life, where Jimmy recognized Walt's potential and cultivated it, and then dealt with the fallout.
I also think Walt had some course correction here -- he feels smaller, more petty, more obsessive, all the worst traits of Walter White. Less heroic, more just like an obsessive petty man who had his moment, then destroyed himself. I like that they put him more in perspective.
I just watched the court scene again to brush up on my details.
So he does take full responsibility for Howard's death and insists that Kim was not involved, so he did fall on the sword then to try and save her.
I'm unclear how much this saves her, since she wasn't at the time being charged with anything due to lack of evidence.
There is still a lack of evidence (no actual body), but Jimmy's testimony given before a judge in court is would override her testimony, or subsume it? Is she open to perjury charges, or simply his claiming he was the one responsible and she just a bystander -- besides knowing what happened -- alleviate her legally like Walter tried to alleviate Skyler's responsibility?
This would still leave the civil case opened, if one is levied against her -- but maybe a civil case wouldn't be brought if legally Jimmy was held responsible and convicted? (It's a bit different than OJ, who was found "not guilty," after all but the civil court said he was still liable. Is Kim able to be charged in a civil suit if another person was convicted or legally took responsibility?)
At the least, maybe it would just lessen the likelihood and/or with Jimmy going to jail, maybe Howard's ex-wife would be less inclined to try a case. After all, it sure isn't for money. Kim has none.
Poor Oakley, he really gets the short end of the stick here. A career-making case, ruined by his own client who technically was defending himself.
I think it is an interesting question (with a focal point of the Time Machine) of the possibility of change. So many people in these series did not change. Some tried but couldn't. Mike resigned himself and used it as an act of service to the people he loved. Nacho tried to change but couldn't escape. But Gus was offered a change at normal living from time to time; the last thing we see of him, he gives up and sticks with his drug cartel leader role. Chuck even tells Jimmy that maybe he could change but has nothing to say when Jimmy asks him if he ever will change (Chuck never does change). Walt never changes. People are remarkably resilient in sticking with what they are.
Yet Jimmy manages to change a bit, even if it is only merely using his conning powers in a non-selfish way for once. He can't change who he is, but he can change what he does despite the difficulty.
About Montrose:
I read it's based on Florence, Colorado -- which is like the worst max security prison in the USA with 350 inmates -- they typically put inmates there who are widely regarded as threats to each other and to the staff, and under 24/7 supervision. If that was the intent, it's hilarious they sent Jimmy there (because he would be eaten alive) and then it turns out he's like a fucking local hero and no one's gonna touch him. "I gotchu, Saul!" say his fellow baker when he's called out to see his lawyer. I hope Jimmy can take it in stride; it's like he chose to be Jimmy, now he's STILL going to be Saul for the rest of his life... but hey, in a positive way and there are far worse punishments.
As another thing, BCS manages to be the sequel/prequel that ends up feeling bigger than the original story. It was rather sneaky -- timewise, they bookended BB. We see Jimmy and Kim as kids and also later after the BB timeline. The plot literally makes BB just feel like smaller chapters within its story. Walt's empire is really just a chapter of Jimmy's life, where Jimmy recognized Walt's potential and cultivated it, and then dealt with the fallout.
I also think Walt had some course correction here -- he feels smaller, more petty, more obsessive, all the worst traits of Walter White. Less heroic, more just like an obsessive petty man who had his moment, then destroyed himself. I like that they put him more in perspective.
Yes. I told my husband that too - I think they meant to make Walter look as angry and petty as possible, as I always saw him that way regardless.
I'd also like to add that I was unsure about Carol Burnette being cast in this season. But she played Marion perfectly. I really shouldn't second guess Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould who have never steered me wrong before.
So I did go back and start rewatching Breaking Bad after finishing BCS -- and honestly, Jimmy wasn't exaggerating too much about his impact on Walt and Jesse's success. Sure, he didn't cook or distribute the meth, as he acknowledged, but he really did see an opportunity and proceeded to push and prod them (along with hooking them up with Gus) repeatedly when it seemed that either of them might be trying to back out, mainly because he was financially profiting off their success. His involvement can't really be understated.
It's also hard to be reminded of how much he embraced the Saul Goodman persona, compared to S1E1 of BCS -- totally amoral, jaded, indifferent to the impact of what he's doing, acting cocksure all the time and conscienceless. He totally did give himself over to that role without any brakes.
Fans are up in arms after the final season of the AMC series was once again snubbed by the Television Academy, bringing its losing streak to a whopping 46 nods and zero wins
I usually don't feel fan love for actors, but I love these guys so much...
They're so young here! (Both in their 20's.) Bob cracks me up, that is such a mid-80's guy look.
I made cinnamon rolls & icing from scratch for the 1st time ever this year solely because this show invaded my brain. They were glorious, & I saved them to eat while I watched this series.
Twin Peaks did something similar to me with coffee/doughnuts, come to think of it...
I made cinnamon rolls & icing from scratch for the 1st time ever this year solely because this show invaded my brain. They were glorious, & I saved them to eat while I watched this series.
Twin Peaks did something similar to me with coffee/doughnuts, come to think of it...