Better Call Saul: Season 1, Episode 9 "Pimento"
Better Call Saul: Season 1, Episode 9 "Pimento"
March 30, 2015
Better Call Saul’s ninth episode, “Pimento” is an amazing episode. It is a transitional character for Jimmy McGill. A set of events have been set in notion leading up to the reveal of Saul Goodman. This episode is exciting as it is bleak. There is an ultimate betrayal for Jimmy that broke my darn heart for him. All he wanted to do was get into his brother’s good graces using the law, but that ain’t gonna happen. If you wanted a Jimmy/Chuck teamup, you can throw that thought out of the window. Both Jimmy and Mike have some very excellent storylines-which were expertly written and directed by Thomas Schaunz.
Jimmy and Chuck continue to work on the Sandpiper case, but the case is just too big for just the two of them. Their lawyers are pushing out hundreds of documents before Chuck can even review them, plus Chuck still has to deal with his illness (space blanket-lined suits, anyone?) Chuck suggests they push the case over to HMM because of the workload and Jimmy reluctantly agrees. Jimmy expects an office there, but Howard refuses. Meanwhile, Mike gets his granddaughter a puppy and starts work as a guard for a drug dealer named Brice (Mark Proksch). There, Mike shows how smart he is. The episode ends with Chuck breaking Jimmy’s heart with his revelation.
What an episode! The theme of change is prevalent here. Chuck doesn’t think Jimmy can change which is why he always kept him at the bottom of the totem pole where he can easily shrug him off. Mike thinks people can change. The past is the past, so it’s all about what happens in the present and future. He had some very excellent lines of wisdom for Brice including my favorite, “You’re a criminal. A good one or bad one is up to you.” He also matched up very well with one of the goons played wonderfully by Steven Ogg. Anyhow, the episode is excellent, and it ends on such a heart-wrenching note.
My Grade: A+
March 30, 2015
Better Call Saul’s ninth episode, “Pimento” is an amazing episode. It is a transitional character for Jimmy McGill. A set of events have been set in notion leading up to the reveal of Saul Goodman. This episode is exciting as it is bleak. There is an ultimate betrayal for Jimmy that broke my darn heart for him. All he wanted to do was get into his brother’s good graces using the law, but that ain’t gonna happen. If you wanted a Jimmy/Chuck teamup, you can throw that thought out of the window. Both Jimmy and Mike have some very excellent storylines-which were expertly written and directed by Thomas Schaunz.
Jimmy and Chuck continue to work on the Sandpiper case, but the case is just too big for just the two of them. Their lawyers are pushing out hundreds of documents before Chuck can even review them, plus Chuck still has to deal with his illness (space blanket-lined suits, anyone?) Chuck suggests they push the case over to HMM because of the workload and Jimmy reluctantly agrees. Jimmy expects an office there, but Howard refuses. Meanwhile, Mike gets his granddaughter a puppy and starts work as a guard for a drug dealer named Brice (Mark Proksch). There, Mike shows how smart he is. The episode ends with Chuck breaking Jimmy’s heart with his revelation.
What an episode! The theme of change is prevalent here. Chuck doesn’t think Jimmy can change which is why he always kept him at the bottom of the totem pole where he can easily shrug him off. Mike thinks people can change. The past is the past, so it’s all about what happens in the present and future. He had some very excellent lines of wisdom for Brice including my favorite, “You’re a criminal. A good one or bad one is up to you.” He also matched up very well with one of the goons played wonderfully by Steven Ogg. Anyhow, the episode is excellent, and it ends on such a heart-wrenching note.
My Grade: A+
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