Craig H Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Oh man, Kim continues to be the best thing about this show. I was even stunned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Jimmy's bit in the copy place was top-notch as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 The funny thing about those guys' private conversation is the first time I had the closed captioning on and though I just glanced up it read like they were trashing Jimmy. Second time around I had it turned off but you couldn't hear them at all, which made me wonder if Jimmy could hear them but the audience wasn't allowed to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I love that the sparse bits of Gus physicality we’ve seen suggest he can 100% handle himself, yet he’ll only ever put himself out there to take cheap shots in situations he has full control of in order to send a message. Effective and cautious: The Gus Fring way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivpvideos Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 As someone that works in the copier industry, that segment really popped me. He is a lot like our top two salespeople. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Gus has some sort of Chilean military background which may be explored at a later date but either way he's seen a lot of shit and he's DONE a lot of shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said: Gus has some sort of Chilean military background which may be explored at a later date but either way he's seen a lot of shit and he's DONE a lot of shit. I had zero recollection of this. Thanks for mentioning it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 He definitely dove in there physically to prove his point. Shades of the end of Brooklyn's Finest with the zip-ties, and thinking about that, they didn't even really need the bag -- just the tie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Actually the best theory I've seen in regards to Gus' origin is that he was a major player in the Chilean resistance front. Some of them fled Chile in 1986 after a failed assassination attempt on Pinochet. 1986 is the year Gus showed up in Mexico. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 The ruthlessness certainly matches up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_resistance_in_Chile_(1973–90) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 On 8/9/2018 at 12:50 AM, Elsalvajeloco said: Two dudes in the break room debating who would win between Bruce Lee and Muhammad Ali was my life at work for 3 weeks last year prior to Mayweather-McGregor. That was a fucking liability to my nerves. Hahaha, same. You reminded me of this great piece of content from that weekend: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 What exactly does Madrigal legitimately sell, anyway? Car parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 10 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: What exactly does Madrigal legitimately sell, anyway? Car parts? From the wikia page for Breaking Bad: Quote Madrigal Elektromotoren GmbH, or Madrigal Electromotive, is an enormous, multifaceted conglomerate headquartered in Hannover, Germany. The company is highly diversified in industrial equipment, manufacturing, global shipping, construction and a chain of New Mexico chicken restaurants known as Los Pollos Hermanos. Pollos Hermanos isn't their only restaurant, though. One episode that featured Madrigal's offices showed the logos of a bunch of fast food joints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 16 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: What exactly does Madrigal legitimately sell, anyway? Car parts? They are a huge conglomerate. edit-Somebody beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share Posted August 20, 2018 Here's a look at their other restaurants. Funny that I think I've been to a pizza joint with that same name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 OH MY GOD, IT'S Spoiler Gale Now THAT is somebody I didn't expect to see again. What exactly is Kim up to with the paralegal? Also, I missed the first ten minutes, why was Nacho shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 8 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: OH MY GOD, IT'S Reveal hidden contents Gale Now THAT is somebody I didn't expect to see again. What exactly is Kim up to with the paralegal? Also, I missed the first ten minutes, why was Nacho shot? Spoiler They had to make his compatriot's death look like an ambush by some random cartel folks and not death by plastic bag. It would look suspicious if he just rolled out unscathed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Also showing up last night The guy Jimmy hires to steal the figurine is Ira, the guy who owns Vamanos Pest - the company Walter buys in season 5 of BB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 1 hour ago, ChesterCopperpot said: Also showing up last night Hide contents The guy Jimmy hires to steal the figurine is Ira, the guy who owns Vamanos Pest - the company Walter buys in season 5 of BB Spoiler I spent way too long trying to figure out if that was Jim Beaver hiding in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Yup. That was a cool Easter Egg. Here he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Glad that was explained. I assumed he was somebody but just gave up after a while. Okay, it's been two days, I'll still spoiler it, but it is ridiculous that I feel the need to....but Spoiler Did Kim give Jimmy her version of Chuck's letter instead? That whole scene played off as really weird to me because she broke down WAY too fast. Was it because Jimmy didn't give a shit or did she realize how easy it was to con someone she maybe thought she couldn't? And she clearly has a plan that will fuck Mesa Verde HARD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I don't think that's really worth spoilering. It's just your hypothesis. I actually wonder if she had a closer relationship with Chuck than any of us knew and now he's gone. Not in the sense that they were dating, but maybe he was a father figure or mentor to Kim. She was angry before because she thought it was one last punch in the ribs from Chuck, but it turns out it was Chuck being sincere. Also, why do you think she has a plan to screw over Mesa Verde? If anything, I think this is Kim's way out. With Mesa Verde's rapid expansion across other states, she may not be able to stay in NM with Jimmy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I read the scene at Mesa Verde as Kim not wanting any part of it, and possible wanting to get out of lawyering as well. I mean she almost died doing the work of one bank...and now they want her to be their counsel for a regional expansion. She was overwhelmed and reconsidering. There was a quick shot of two figurines in one of the mock-ups and the window framing looked like bars, like continuing to work there would feel like a prison to her. It's a little on the nose for Gilligan, but who knows? There's a theory on /r/bettercallsaul that Mesa Verde is a money laundering operation, which is how they can expand so quickly. I'm not so sure about that and crazy speculation like this is why I try to avoid TV shows' subreddits. I tapped out on Westworld Reddit after two episodes -- I'd rather be surprised and enjoy a show then possibly get spoiled by a a million theories throwing shit at the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I don't think Kim sees Mesa Verde as a way out. I don't think this relationship is there yet. Nobody has any reason to reach for the exit right now. Jimmy's trouble confronting his grief and his reversion back to his old slippin' self has yet to wreak real havoc at home. I think Kim, especially after her the car crash, has reached a point where she's seriously reconsidering her work-life balance. Her Blockbuster binge at the end of last season felt like the beginning of that. Now that she's back at work, Kevin's inadvertently given her another nudge in that direction by showing her the models her hard work will make a reality for him and telling her "this is what it's all about" or something to that effect. She's under a lot of stress and is weighing her priorities differently than she may have before the accident. Hence the work she's now willing to hand off. EDIT: Damn @Technico Support beat me by a minute! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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