Sep 29, 2018
Jimmy McGill by Joseph M. Oland in Bisbee, AZ
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Jimmy McGill by Joseph M. Oland in Bisbee, AZ
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Kim by Ashara Peake in Edinburgh, Scotland
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I Love Kim on Better Call Saul, and She Needs to Die by Kat Rosenfield (TV Line)
“The fact that Kim is such a significant part of Jimmy's life in the Better Call Saul timeline makes it that much stranger and sadder that she's utterly absent from Breaking Bad. And while Saul Goodman makes occasional references to his past, he's also clearly cut himself loose from it. Saul doesn't have a family; he doesn't even have friends, just associates. Is there anyone left in his life - or in the state of New Mexico - who even remembers when ‘Better Call Saul’ was ‘Gimme Jimmy’? It seems unlikely, as much as Saul's shameless embrace of sleazedom seems unlikely in a world where Kim Wexler still exists. It's only logical: by the time Better Call Saul catches up to Breaking Bad, Kim pretty much has to be a goner.
I hate the “she has to be dead” assumption. There are so many other possibilities. She could move back to home in Nebraska/Kansas, or join a practice in another city ... who knows? The minute the stakes get to anywhere near life threatening for Kim, she is going to GTFO. So in my head cannon, she does not die, but simply leaves town ... and will re-enter the story in the Cinnabon Gene timeline. Jimmy will be devastated by losing Kim and Chuck and that is the 1-2 punch to launch the Saul Goodman transformation. This season will close the book on Chuck. I think Season 4 will be about losing Kim and by the end of that season, he’s be full Saul. End of series.
BrBa 3x06 / BCS 2x05 / BCS 3x03: John Shiban silhouettes.
Better Call Saul Rewatch Guide | 2x05: Rebecca Written by Ann Cherkis (new to BCS writer’s room), Directed by John Shiban Edited by Kelley Dixon Air Date: 3/14/16 StorySync for this episode
Interviews, Podcasts & more
Better Call Saul Insider Podcast Ep 2x05: With writer Ann Cherkis, and actress Rhea Seehorn
Breaking Bad callbacks in this episode
IndieWire: Why ‘Better Call Saul’ is One of the Most Feminist Shows on Television by Emma Dibdin
Women, Careers and Better Call Saul by Donna Bowman
Film Schlubs interview with writer Ann Cherkis
Art of The Cut with Kelley Dixon, ACE of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Preacher, Walking Dead
Reviews: Alan Sepinwall, A.V. Club Polite Fight, David Segal, Liz Shannon Miller, Donna Bowman, Sean T. Collins
Podcasts: Film Schlubs, Bald Move, The Ones Who Knock, PostShow Recaps, NatterCast
Nominated for 2017 WGA Award for Episodic Drama
Emmy Nomination for Kelley Dixon for “Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series”
Ratings: IMDB: 8.2 stars; Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
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oooh you know idk if i caught this on the first go round or if anyone else did (probably they did but anyway)...
so like throughout bcs we see jimmy knowing everyone’s name at hhm, down to the lowest assistants and janitorial staff. at the beginning of “rebecca” when jimmy’s at dinner with rebecca and chuck, he says that in his first week he’s learned everybody’s name. and at the end of the ep, chuck tells kim that one of the great things about dad mcgill was that “he knew everybody’s name.”
contrast this to chuck who emphatically does not know everyone’s name, but not only that, refuses to call people (ERNESTO) by their preferred names seemingly on purpose. chuck thinks jimmy betrayed their father’s legacy by going into scams, but perhaps it is jimmy who is truest to their father’s ways despite his scamming by understanding how important such a simple courtesy can be.
chuck may appreciate this lesson but he will never truly learn this lesson.
BCS 2x05 / 2x07 / 2x09: “Solo practitioners, together.” (x)
On this special episode of Film Schlubs: Brian Davids sits down with Better Call Saul writer and executive story editor Ann Cherkis. Ann discusses her career-to-date including her experiences writing for Better Call Saul. Spoiler discussion of Better Call Saul’s 2.05,“Rebecca,” begins at the 00:20:13 mark.
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