re: (OT) Better Call Saul final season...April 18th

“Axe and Grind”

That’s the title of tomorrow’s episode.

Theme for Season 6 episode titles is clearly “Blank and Blank”. Carrot and Stick, Black and Blue, Rock and Hard Place. Etc

Anyone want to completely whiff on what “Axe and Grind” could mean? Like the dude that said Black and Blue was Hispanic translator code for Walt and Jessie appearing in prequel

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Prediction: Kim’s toxic masculinity father

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do we know anything at all about kim's father? I know we saw one opening scene last season with her alcoholic mother but I can't recall anythign about her dad.

"Picknicking at HHM"

There once was a TV show about a wholesome American family that let a motorcycle hoodlum live in their garage for some reason. People loved it for many years. Then in one episode, everything changed. The whole crew went on vacation to Hawaii and the one called Fonzie water ski'd over a shark with his leather jacket on, and after that, the series got weird and sucked. And the phrase "jumping the shark" was born.

But the phrase is what? 40 years old now? So I propose it be updated to "Picknicking at HHM". As in for example "Man, that show used to be so good, but then it went off the rails in season 2. Dude, it totally Picknicked at HHM ".

WTF?

Man!! I hate doing this. ANd trust me, that boxing garbage last week was so terrible and cringe, but I bit my tongue, and said nothing. I let it slide because I love this show.But now it's two weeks in a row and I can't hold back my disapointment at what is happening anymore. "Hey, babe, Grab a blanket, some brie and toasted artisinal crackers, and a bottle of Malbec. And let's have a middle-aged picknick in our litigator costumes at midnight on Omaha Beach. Oops, I mean in the bushes at an office park where that guy you boxed works." Sorry dudes. That's fricking terrible. Just awful. We watied two years for this.

I mean, imagine being a kid and for some reason your parents canceled CHristmas one year or delayed it and said they'd make it up to you next year with Ultra Christmas. Then Delayed Ultra Christmas finally arrives and the first six presents you open in a row each contain a pair of socks. That's what this is. My gosh. This is infuriating.

Hang on.

Hey yall, I just got out of tigerdropping jail.

Remind me what the picnic scene was? Maybe I was in the bathroom for that scene?

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I agree with JD about the boxing match, that was very cringy. Maybe my brain simply rejected this alleged picnic scene.

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You know in Hollywood now, to be eligible for all their self-congratulatory awards etc, they have to be able to prove x amount of diversity at every single production position. So, I can pretty much gurantee you that the female quota portion of the writers is 100% responsible for the boxing cringe part of the story. I can see that being how a millenial female would imagine how a wealthy high society professional would handle a two bit scumbag conman trying to ruin his career. By putting on the gloves and going a few rounds in the squared circle complete with ref and headgear. So terrible.

As for the picnic at HHM, every single thing about it was horrible. From calling it a picnic at Normandy beach to the blanket and wine. All of it. But the worst part of all was how they panned up quietly at the end...for the big mic drop reveal.....that (gasp!).....oh my gosh! They are picnicking in the dirt at HHM!!!

It's so awful that it's funny. But also sad because it's beneath this show to let women writers ruin it like this.

On another note... is Howard gay, and keeping up appearances with the fake wife? No kids....

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It feel slike this "let's ruin howard" storyline has dragged on for ages, and I still don't really get the lalo in germany storyline.

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Here's where I think those two story lines are going and partially why they are dragging (outside of them just being out of good ideas):

-Lalo in Germany hunting down the architect/engineers makes the underground lab the focal point. Lalo always knew Gus was up to something. Building something. Even before the attempted hit. Now the secret lab's existence is the proof he needs to convince the other cartel bosses that Gus is undermining them with a meth side hussle. ANd since we know from BB that Gus remains working with the cartels, we know that Lalo will be unsuccessful in proving this. And so Gus will shoot Lalo in the lab. In the dark. Raise a clinched fist when Gus disconnects the power Line right before this goes down. I still don't understand though how he will get all the way to the lab without informing anyone else about what he's learned. But he will

-as for the "lets ruin howard" corny scam deal that the female writers on staff are probably responsible for coming up with. I think a large part of it is how they are suddenly going to great pains to make Howard a sypmpathetic character. They are doing this imo because Howard is going to get caught in the middle when this grift and the cartel lines cross (crossing lines everywhere now too), and HOward will be murdered. And it will be Kim's fault. Just look at that 10 minute watching paint dry scene where Howard makes his wife the most complex cup of coffee in american history. He even writes a peace sign in it (circle with lines in it, btw. which are everywhere now) But, she just sloshes it into a copper Yeti mug and snaps a built-for-the-wild mag-slider lid on it spilling half of it. (Huge continuity error there btw, because the special edition copper and granite colors weren't released until about 3 or 4 years ago tops) BUt that was a very subtle and devastating scene. His wife has clearly fallen out of love with him. SO brutal. And sowe are pulled in and feel sympathy for all that he is going through. To make it that much more dramatic and heart-breaking when the time comes and Howard is forced to his knees and executed at point blank range. The sound of the gunshot echoing off of the ancient desert cliffs in the background and out into the vivid blue New Mexico sky. Fade to black. Roll credits

I still don't think Howard dies. Howard still remains the only single character in the entire series that isn't soiled in some way. They tricked us in the first two seasons into thinking he was an evil prick, until you find out it was actually Chuck behind the prickitude. What has Howard done to deserve any of the bullshite being done to him? He is Job at this point.

-more caffeinated beverages in the next scene…

-Kim and guitar lawyer get cups of court house joe from the vending machine with closeups of dispenser mechanisms of the crude slop

-guitar lawyer winces after first sip

-caffeine theme is real



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