Better Cast Saul - Better Call Saul Unofficial Podcast

We’re trying to walk a fine line here.  On the one hand, we are impressed as we can be with the quality, pacing, and storytelling on display throughout season two of AMC’s “Better Call Saul”.  Heck, we even really like the finale, episode 210, “Klick”.  But we also have a few problems with how they’re going about doing what they do, and worry that the mounting coincidences, reliance on karmic timing and a fairly limp reveal for the finale will eventually undermine the enterprise.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 209 of AMC’s “Better Call Saul”, entitled “Nailed”, is superlative, and takes us on quite the intense and unexpected emotional rollercoaster.  We can’t wait to see what goes down in the finale next week!  But first things first, we talk about Mike’s snatching a total moral defeat from the jaws of victory, Chuck’s crazy pants theory that just happens to be true, Kim’s very nuanced and perhaps conditional acceptance of Jimmy’s wily ways, and much more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.Ron and Jim are digging Better Call Saul’s latest episode, “Fifi”, which finds the perfect Mike/Jimmy balance and pacing.  Your mileage may vary, of course, but lots of intriguing and interesting things are afoot.  Jimmy is smuggling “war heroes” on Air Force bases, Chuck is sabotaging Kim and Jimmy’s dreams of teaming up, and Mike is dabbling in rather unconventional gardening accessories.  We discuss this and more with help from our fellow fans!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 207, “Inflatable”, was the best of Jimmy, and the worst of Jimmy.  While his colorful sabotage of the corporate, buttoned down Davis and Main firm was entertaining, and the sabotage/montage a masterful edit by Insider Podcaster Kelley Dixon, it was at the expense of some genuinely good people.  And while it’s wonderful that Mike can provide a comfortable and safe lifestyle for his daughter-in-law and granddaughter, we know it eventually forces the doting Mike to abandon them both.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s episode 206 of Better Call Saul, “Bali Ha’i”, and the cameos keep coming.  When will Jim’s hands start shaking worse than Mike after bouncing two wannabee tough guys out of his hacienda?  We discuss the various deals, scams, and schemes that make up the bulk of this episode, undertake the complex task of figuring out what the chameleon Howard is all about, wonder what’s next for Mike, and worry about the future of Kim’s career.  Is the S&C offer genuine, or an Akbar-esque trap.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to our coverage of Better Call Saul’s episode 205, “Rebecca”, in which we find some new revelations about Chuck and Jimmy’s past, as well as some very dangerous future entanglements for Mike.  We come at the episode with two distinct POV’s; Jim is pro-Chuck, while I’m broadly anti-Chuck, and as a result, we have very different interpretations for a lot of the character conflicts in this episode.  Which side do you come down on?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron are loving the latest episode of Better Call Saul, number 204, “Gloves Off”.  Lots of great background and historical details to give our Breaking Bad side the warm fuzzies, and lots of present day action and character intrigue to satisfy our inner Sauls.  We discuss our increasingly nuanced positions on Chuck and Jimmy as characters, what a raw deal Kim got, the cool background details we got on the enigmatic Mike, plow through tons of feedback, and more Law Talk!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to this week’s podcast covering episode 203 of Better Call Saul, “Amarillo”.  In it, we discuss solid gold armadillos, the ethics of solicitation, the mental state of one Stacie Ehrmantraut, possible ways the Nacho/Mike plot line can connect to Saul and even Gus, and ponder Jimmy’s recklessness and a possibly upcoming Canary Trap strategy to take down Sand Piper.  All this, tons of feedback, and a segment of Law Talk with legal analysis from our bullpen of putative lawyers.  Enjoy!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We thouroughly enjoyed the second outing of “Better Call Saul’s” second season, “Cobbler”.  It had it all, really, and there’s a lot to discuss.  We move through Jimmy’s various legal wranglings, ponder his relationship with Chuck and the complex psychology at work, witness the beginning of the end of Jimmy and Kim’s relationship, and worry for the security of her career, if not her life. Oh, and we discuss pie based erotica, you know, if you’re into that sort of thing.  This plus a tonLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Better Call Saul is back, and we have a lot to say about the new episode, 201, “Switch”!  We got all the angles covered, from fictional high end tequila to the hot new breakfast cereal, Chocobolo, hummingbird and douchey investor cameos, Kim/Jimmy relational angst, and all points in between.  Plus, a lot of great fellow fan feedback and some bonus legal analysis.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AMC’s “Better Call Saul” is back next week, and we’re ready for it.  Join us for a review of season one, what we’re expecting for season two, what unspeakable sex crime a “Hoboken Squat Cobbler” could be, and our thoughts and yours on the future of the show.  See you back for the premier Monday, Feb 15th, and the following Wednesday for our full podcast coverage!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss our changing perceptions of Chuck and Hamlin, Jimmy’s Cicero week o’ scams, pinky rings, and parking lot based changes of heart. Along the way, we consider a ton of great feedback, and towards the end, consider Better Call Saul’s place alongside it’s big brother, Breaking Bad. Perhaps a bit premature, but the fact that we can have an interesting conversation at this point is high praise all by itself, no?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron might sound like a bit of a broken record, but we feel that episode 109, entitled “Pimento”, just might be the BEST. EPISODE. EVER. We knew BCS could do comedy, and the Mike centric Five-O proved it could do drama, but who knew it could blend the two so deftly, or that we’d generate genuine pathos from poor, pathetic Jimmy. We discuss betrayals, unlawful carnal knowledge of swine, our thoughts on Kim, hygenic a-holes, and dare we say it, rethinking our relationship with Hamlin.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This podcast, for episode 108 of Better Call Saul, “RICO”, will be subtitled “the one where A.Ron loses his mind with tinfoil theories regarding Hitler’s rise to power and Japanese immigration law…” Aside from the deep dive into the murky world of reddit-derived speculation, we discuss dumpster diving, legal ethics, our surprise at the relative “goodness” of Jimmy, Chuck’s miraculous recovery (or is it?), St. Sebastian, spiders, tons of feedback, and much, much more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and I were lucky enough to get a chance to talk to Alex and Dennis, location managers for Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul among other things, about their new podcast project, “Failscouts”… Topics include the ins and outs of location scouting, their triumphs, the challenges they’ve faced, some behind the scenes stories from the shows they’ve worked for, and lots more. If you want to hear even more great “below the line” tales, please check out their podcast, “Failscouts”!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another solid episode of Better Call Saul, number 107 “Bingo” is in the books! We discuss the hideousness that is the Kettlemans, Jimmy’s noble sacrifice for Kim, MIke’s voracious appetite for apples, and what fake Skymall products Chuck needs to cure his fake illness, and much, much more.  All this plus a healthy five apple a day diet of feedback, for your enjoyment!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron were pleasantly surprised by a complete departure of tone and character in episode 106 of Better Call Saul, “Five-O”… We discuss bleach by-passes, struggle to understand tank top undershirts, as we navigate formative moments of the Man Trout’s life in three month increments. Plus, a full featured feedback section fairly bursting at the seams!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another great episode of Better Call Saul, number 105, “Jello”, er, I mean “Alpine Shepherd Boy”! We discuss filthy toilets, life questioning pedicures, the ethics of committing crazy loved ones, the joys of just watching Jonathan Banks, and much more.  All this, including tons of feedback (this week is at least 33% lawyers), ready to bust down your door and tase you into submission.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron loved this episode, number 104 of Better Cast Saul, “Hero”, which we see as a huge step forward in tone, pacing, and world building.  We got a kick out of seeing the origins of “S’all good, man”, giant trashy bill boards, the bridging of the gap between Slippin’ Jimmy and Saul, the deepening of his relationship to Kim, further Nacho entanglements, and lots and lots of butthole to go around.  All this, and a ton of your insight, expertise and fan theories, coming right at you!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim finally is pleased with an episode of Better Call Saul. In the series' third outing, we get a hint of the plot could be moving a good chunk of the rest of the season, as Jimmy McGill and a huge bag of ill gotten funds finally meet.  How we got to that point is interesting too, as we bear witness to the demise of Slipping Jimmy, get hints about the nature of Jimmy and Kim’s relationship, and see the genesis of a more congenial relationship between Mike and the man who will one day be called Saul.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices