"Better Call Saul"

T Rav · Post by **T Rav** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:42 pm

This show is a slow burner, but it's bring all the emotions out of me. Great music, too.

zombie · Post by **zombie** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 10:48 am

Can somebody explain the diploma picture? I don't remember seeing that... or what is being implied when you guys post it.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 11:03 am

zombie wrote:Can somebody explain the diploma picture? I don't remember seeing that... or what is being implied when you guys post it.

In the last ep, Jimmy says he got his law degree from the University Of Samoa.

The screenshot of the diploma is from Breaking Bad, it says University of Samoa but the name on it is not Jimmy Mcgill, it's Saul Goodman. And the diploma is from 1984, even though by the timeline of Better Call Saul Jimmy supposedly got his in the mid 00s.

So something is not adding up - either its a fake diploma, or Jimmy got it in the name of Saul Goodman to begin with which implies some scam already in progress, etc etc

zombie · Post by **zombie** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:30 pm

How could he have gotten it under the Saul Goodman name though from the beginning if he handed that one letter to his brother Chuck confirming he passed the exams and all of that?

And if i remember correctly, when he had Kim reading it, she said "something something Jimmy" I thought?

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:34 pm

therein lies the mystery

zombie · Post by **zombie** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 3:18 pm

well i dont think its a mystery pe se, but I also dont WANT to believe that it was something that the creators overlooked...unfortunately im leaning more toward the creators responding with "who gives a shit"

battlecatmeowstab212 · Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:20 pm

drizzle wrote:
zombie wrote:Can somebody explain the diploma picture? I don't remember seeing that... or what is being implied when you guys post it.
In the last ep, Jimmy says he got his law degree from the University Of Samoa.

The screenshot of the diploma is from Breaking Bad, it says University of Samoa but the name on it is not Jimmy Mcgill, it's Saul Goodman. And the diploma is from 1984, even though by the timeline of Better Call Saul Jimmy supposedly got his in the mid 00s.

So something is not adding up - either its a fake diploma, or Jimmy got it in the name of Saul Goodman to begin with which implies some scam already in progress, etc etc

I'm guessing fake, or modified diploma. Saul's already shown he'll make himself look older to get more elderly clients. I will say his origin story being set in the early 2000s makes him seem younger than I took the character to be on the show.

christian from austin · Sun Mar 29, 2015 6:38 pm

didnt realize until he said "its all good man" that saul goodman was a play on words

TeenageMoustache · Post by **TeenageMoustache** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 12:58 am

He doesn't get his law degree in the episode -- he passes the bar. Two separate things, but you typically need a law degree as part of the requirements. It means he can now legally practice law in the state of NM.

samdoom · Post by **samdoom** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:52 am

i'm nearly 100% positive that you need a law degree to even take the bar exam, unless certain states have exceptions

samdoom · Post by **samdoom** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:54 am

T Rav wrote:So far I dig every scene with the veterinarian . He's a fairly funny character.

That character is played by Joe Derosa, who is often referenced on Bill Burr's MMP and has opened for Burr several times when I've seen him live. Funny comedian.

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:56 am

christian from austin wrote:didnt realize until he said "its all good man" that saul goodman was a play on words

christian from austin · Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:33 am

love the term elder law too btw tickles me when i hear it

christian from austin · Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:33 am

elder law

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:13 pm

imagine being charged with Elder abuse

what type of sick fuck abuses an elder?

unclebengi · Post by **unclebengi** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:02 pm

When you hear elder abuse it involves finances most of the time. I see it at the bank all the time. Deadbeat grandkids that live off of handouts from their grandparents' social security/pension and regularly commit check/ATM fraud to siphon off as much cash as they can. I assume they're supporting habits most of the time, which doesn't make it any better, but certainly more believable.

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:14 pm

don't forget about these dirt bags fleecing our elders

unclebengi · Post by **unclebengi** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:21 pm

No doubt. The door to doors are the worst to me. Come knocking around dinner time and won't take no for an answer. My wife is way too nice. If they get me at the door my goal is to have them reconsidering their employment by the end of the encounter. I'll scream on them if necessary.

zombie · Post by **zombie** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:55 pm

unclebengi wrote:When you hear elder abuse it involves finances most of the time. I see it at the bank all the time. Deadbeat grandkids that live off of handouts from their grandparents' social security/pension and regularly commit check/ATM fraud to siphon off as much cash as they can. I assume they're supporting habits most of the time, which doesn't make it any better, but certainly more believable.

I used to be a health inspector investigating complaints in assisted living facilities, and a lot of the time it was exactly this. And sometimes it literally was scenarios where the assisted livings were committed crimes very similar to what was going on in last weeks episode lol

christian from austin · Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:45 pm

we have alot of experience in elder affairs around here i see

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:25 am

it's nice to see Jimmy stand up for himself. No need for him to enable Chuck who always tried to keep him down. My favorite sequence was when Mike took the gun out of that giant MF's hand

JaH BLaZe · Post by **JaH BLaZe** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:46 am

capable_keL wrote:it's nice to see Jimmy stand up for himself. No need for him to enable Chuck who always tried to keep him down. My favorite sequence was when Mike took the gun out of that giant MF's hand

Nah Mike took the gun out of the talkative dude's hand. The giant guy just ran off like a scared schoolgirl when he saw what Mike is capable of.

GUCCI CONDOMS · Post by **GUCCI CONDOMS** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:04 am

JaH BLaZe wrote:
capable_keL wrote:it's nice to see Jimmy stand up for himself. No need for him to enable Chuck who always tried to keep him down. My favorite sequence was when Mike took the gun out of that giant MF's hand
Nah Mike took the gun out of the talkative dude's hand. The giant guy just ran off like a scared schoolgirl when he saw what Mike is capable of.

The talkative guy was Trevor from GTA V

Tweak Da Leak · Post by **Tweak Da Leak** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:45 am

That episode was some of the best television since the Hannibal finale and Ozymandias

Ramen · Post by **Ramen** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:27 pm

solid ep. bummed that next week is the finale but also dying to see how they roll this momentum.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:50 am

Felt like a slightly flat execution of a really dope idea. Idk maybe they telegraphed the betrayal too strongly and that took some punch out of the climax. On paper though, in terms of the characters they created, it's a great and totally fitting turn. McKean really nailed the mix of disgust and naive conviction that it's all good.

Really love that Howard is generally not that bad of a guy, he's just extra hateable because he's mad rich and good looking and well adjusted and shit like that. Like he probably yachts and does mad yoga and has great sex with his wife who is a successful interior decorator and their kids are overachievers who volunteer at church.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:34 am

What show/movie was Howard in before? Looks so familiar.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:34 am

was a huge :ohshit: moment when somebody pointed it out

unclebengi · Post by **unclebengi** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:43 am

Professor Lasky?!?!

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:54 am

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