Better Call Saul Season 6 Episode 7 'Plan and Execution' Mid-Season Finale REACTION!!
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Jimmy and Kim deal with a last-minute snag in their plan. Here's Nikki & Steven's reaction to the season 6 mid-season finale of Better Call Saul.
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I think Kim will flee with the vacuum guy because she might take the fall for Howard’s murder so she needs to flee the cops.
About Gene, I think he will get in jail, either by turning himself in or someone else (possibly Kim) calling the cops on him. Then he might get shanked to death in jail. It would be poetic because he suggested shanking Badger in his first appearance but Badger ended up unscathed while Gene get shanked himself.
@@nont18411 I'm still hedging my bets on Kim becoming a cartel criminal lawyer. Lalo was definitely impressed by her. And she's definitely going further than Jimmy would like. I think Kim becomes the monster Jimmy created and loses control over.
And remember there's that flackback to breaking bad when Jimmy gives his secretary the number of a lawyer and tells her to tell them Jimmy sent her? That has to Kim in my mind
@@jgreen2015 I hope it’s either Ernie or Christy Esposito who became Francesca’s lawyer. Both of them deserve to thrive and it would be a nice payoff that Christy used Jimmy’s twisted life lesson in a good way too.
@@nont18411 Christy? Remind me? Was she Jimmy secretary/babysitter? The one who Jimmy confessed the sandpiper stuff to over open mic?
Howard starts out as a douche you want to see Jimmy punch and ends as the only decent main character you're devastated Jimmy essentially got killed. Absolutely brilliant writing.
Shares a similarity with Hank. In the beginning, Hank acts obnoxiously like a douchbag (or egoistic in the case of Howard, you get my point), but into the final stage, you're starting to like him (also hoping that nothing bad would happen to him) and then feel bad for his death.
Honestly I think the show has even started to redeem Chuck at this point, which I *definitely* didn't think was ever possible. I just have 3 words to say: Chuck was right.
@@CosmicAeon Pretty much this, the only person that knew Jimmy's nature was Chuck. But Chuck was also jealous and resentful of his brother so was the catalyst in him becoming Saul
@@TheManOnTheStreetOMG Eh he was probably right about that was well honestly. People don't change their fundamental nature. Jimmy was always going to be someone who cut corners. He started doing it as a lawyer long before the Saul Goodman moment. Chuck just became his excuse.
@@CosmicAeon I'm still not fully convinced because he definitely did not make things better like he could have, but I can't fully argue with his points. This is something that can't be fixed or made right.
The scene of Howard seeing a Therapist. The other scene of him and his wife talking in their kitchen, and Howard's face showing the disappointment of his wife not wanting to be around him. Both scenes built up so much sympathy for Howard. Even though both scenes weren't long. It made his death hit that much harder to me when Lalo pulled the trigger.
Honestly, I had already forgotten why they attacked Howard, for me the bad guy was always Jimmy's brother
Bad writing.. They could have just wrote the character off the show without a death.. I'm pretty disappointed in this last season..
@@toneman8478bruh just pay attention
@@toneman8478 lol then it becomes a plot hole to why Howard is not in Breaking Bad, to why Jimmy knows Lalo's alive, and to why Jimmy was so afraid that Lalo was behind Jesse and Walter kidnapping him
@@toneman8478 Why on earth would they do that?
Howard’s last words ‘I think I’m in the middle of something’ basically him throughout the whole series.
Yes, Howard. You’re in in the middle of the season.
@@rz8648 Yes.
He's Malcom in the middle
His true final last words were "there's really no need to..." meaning in his final moments despite Jimmy and Kim being hell bent on his destruction was worried for their well being and wanted to help save them. Absolutely tragic.
I think the thing that makes this even more tragic is that Howard was still optimistic about his own future. He seemed very hopeful that he’ll still be able to land back on his feet. Meaning he never gave up on himself after all the awful things that happened to him. Chuck, on the other hand, gave up after everything that happened to him, and killed himself… but not Howard… he was still willing to face his problems head on and overcome them, and that’s when he gets killed.
Dude when he was saying that I was actually feeling happy. He's not going to give up or become an asshole like Jimmy. He's going to keep fighting, I thought. And then Lalo walks in.
Even worse, remember when he said to Kim he wishes he had the freedom she had? He likely was thinking that even if HHM goes under, even if his wife leaves him, he still will be okay since he can finally be free to live his life how he wanted.
Yeah, he kinda face-planted in this episode
@@rowentaylor9784 it was actually the side of his head.
@@Stumme-40203 your right man, I completely missed that. I don’t know what caused me to make such a mistake. It’s like my brains just fell out, in that moment. Or in Howard’s case someone pushed them out for him
the shot of the flickering candle was fucking genius! the best introduction of an evil character ever!
Brings me back to the Chuck days. They used his ability to literally drain all the light and power from a room very effectively a couple times.
Yep , a metaphor for Howard's life fading away. I watched the episode 5 hours ago , I think I recovered now , it felt like a family death and sort of like desecration of what represented(Howard) righteousness and innocence. I think I can function again normally , I absolutely adored and loved Gus in breaking bad and first 4 seasons of BCS despite slicing victor but started hating him in season 5 of better call Saul due to Werner and Nacho and ruining Mike's conscience but I hope he fucking ends Lalo's life in a spectacular way possible. Howard's needs justice.
@@nahoManshirK i dont think the candles were a sign of Howard's life fading away, i think the candles flickering was to foreshadow a 'change in the wind', which is used in a lot of wild west movies, a change in wind direction and silence often indicated something big was about to happen, like you can feel the atmosphere change and darken
@@thisbubblygoodness7611 imho , I think the flickering of the candle was like a horror/paranormal scene since Lalo was supposed to be dead,he then showed up like a ghost
Before I saw it was Lalo, I thought it meant that the ball was going to be in Howard's court and that he would be an antagonist for Kim and Jimmy to deal with.
Another thing that really sucks is that Howard’s reputation will forever be tarnished. In people’s last moments with Howard they saw that he was paranoid and seemingly a drug addict and Kim and Saul will probably stage this as a suicide and no one will ever find out that Howard was right about everything. He really deserved better.
If Howard didn’t want his leach destroyed he shouldn’t have died.
@@KobeLoverTatum Right. It's his fault for not being bulletproof.
A medical examiner will be able to find out it was a murder rather than a suicide. They have to disappear Howard's body.
@@KobeLoverTatum literally what the f*ck
@@parkerboy795 he’s playing the character of “Ben” aka Lalo, smh
I lost all sympathy for Saul and Kim. Poor Howard. And it was obvious that Lalo wasn't going to go down this easy. He's too smart.
Also one of the reasons that lead to Howard's death was Mike, he ordered his men not to watch low-profile people (Saul and Kim) anymore because they were 100% sure that Salamanca will fall into trap but nope, he's too smart to die like that.
Also when Lalo saw the cockroach he immediately thought of Saul because he actually said to Kim that Saul was a cockroach, a survivor.
Now we need to wait 45 days, OMFGGGGG
Thanks. That explains to me why he went to the McGill's place instead of spying on Gus.
That 45 day wait will be easy, given how there isn't a single character left alive to give a fuck about at this point. The only reason I'm still watching is the hope of seeing Kim land in the Wayfarer 515 debris field in 17 different places.
Yeah, the trap was actually Lalo's. He called Hector knowing Gus was listening
@@etisoppo Yea I'm glad people are noticing this detail. His "plan A" is misdirection bs but I'm wondering if Gus and Mike realize this as well in this back and forth chess game. I'm sure Gus and Mike must realize Lalo probably knows the nursing home phones are bugged.
I'm just curious now as to what he's going to have Saul do, eventually it's gonna have to backfire for Lalo as Gus comes out on top in the end.
@@Deathkill06 i dont think they know that lalo knows. thats why theres no men watching saul and kim anymore
Lalo realized his call with Hector was being bugged. So he lied to Hector about what his plan was. He knew that his lie being overheard would cause Gus' men to go into a panic preparing for what they thought would be a last stand against Lalo. All of the men were moved to Gus's house or the lab. That left Lalo free to visit any "low-priority" target that used to be guarded.
Ahh that's smart i was like wtf happened
But Lalo had no reason to assume that Fring would put people watching over Saul.
@@Cinetiq well if he assumes that saul lied, he also has a reason to assume that gus put his men on him to watch. And the fact that he wants to Talk to saul again and Killed howard, tells us that he assumes hes lying :)
Isn't that kinda obvious?
What makes Jimmy & Kim a target? I’m honestly still confused.
Howard's death is one of the most evil deaths in any movie or TV show I've seen. We've seen before in the BB/BCS universe people getting their whole lives ruined (like Hector Salamanca), or innocent people getting murdered in cold blood (like Andrea), but we've never seen a main character who is innocent and a decent person get their whole life ruined before getting killed in cold blood. It just got to me man. Not the mention the tension before his death was immesuarable.
Yeah because in case Andrea, at least she lived a happy life before she died. She had a loving mother and an adorable son. Even in her dying moment, she was quite happy because she knew Jesse was coming back.
But Howard, he lost everything.
In Hector's case he had it coming.
@@Xehanort10 Yeah that's why I said Howard's death hit different. He was both a decent human being and got his life ruined before his death.
@Billy Bob Barnabus Happens everyday. Peoples lives gone over stupid decisions. RIP Howard. most realistic loss of life in any tv show. the potential of howard, just gone in an instance.
Yeah, that was insane
The way Todd executed Andrea and said, “just so you know, this isn’t personal” mirrors Lalo’s execution of Howard. Andrea and Howard were both innocent and killed because of their association with Jesse, Jimmy, and Kim, who had to witness the murders.
Good point
+ Silencer pistol
And in case of Jesse, he avenged Andrea. I doubt if Jimmy will ever avenge Howard.
Howard was trespassing on private, personal property while drunk and threatening Saul and Kim, Lalo did the moral thing.
Also reminded me of when Hank got killed
@@KobeLoverTatum Trolling
It's been a long LONG while since a TV show got me to scream in pure shock. Especially an American one.
But the mid-season finale of Better Call Saul left me staring at my monitor in utter disbelief. What a series. Fantastic.
"What a series. Fantastic." Amen.
Agreed. I think the Red Wedding episode in GoT was the last time I've been as shocked.
@@chaost4544 okay...let's calm down a little , you think this is similar to Red Wedding episode ? no way in hell this is even close to that... the fate of Howard was sealed once Lalo set a foot in that house...
@@die4race who are you to tell me how I feel about something? If you don't understand why people might have multiple conflicting emotions from this episode... that's on you.
I never claimed it was similar and my statement was the end result left me as shocked as the Red Wedding episode.
Last time I was shocked like this was for the end of Invincible episode 1... but I must say Better Call Saul didn't top it because in Invincible, the shock lasted longer.
Jimmy saying "how?" not knowing that Lalo was alive
Kim saying "Howard" seeing the danger she knew was alive
Lalo’s smart. There’s no reason Jimmy should’ve thought he was dead.
@@hotdog8109 what do you mean? Mike told him he was going to die. Kim told him he was dead. Mike told Kim he was alive, and Kim didn't say a word to Jimmy about the info she got from Mike.
As far as Jimmy knew Lalo was dead.
@@romarqable Jimmy knows, yes. But to Lalo, Jimmy shouldn’t have known.
@@hotdog8109 Bro what are you saying lol
@@hotdog8109 Except Jimmy also knows Lalos dead from the court telling him…
What a way to converge the two plot-lines! RIP Howard, his death is so sad, but the man got a pretty incredible final scene.
@@kdizzle901 I can't tell if you are saying it's genius or cheap
As horrible as it is, being killed when he didn’t see it coming is the most merciful thing for Howard. His life was already ruined because with the depression and failing marriage, the only thing that he lived for, that brought him satisfaction, was his business and professional reputation. And they took even that from him. He probably wouldn’t have much happiness after that, as he’ll always be known as the unhinged sick person, similar to how Chuck was towards the end.
@@jw1731 howard had hope, he said "I will land on my feet". He wasn't ready to give up and that makes it even more sad.
@@MetalCharloI honestly had mad respect for Howard in that moment. No matter how bad things get, he's still confident that he'll be okay, and he finds something important to live for. Really does make his death all the more tragic.
@@kdizzle901 People always whine about nothing
32:30 It was a trick to call Hector. He knew the line was being tapped, so Mike got his people off the "non-essential targets", which meant they were no longer watching Kim and Jimmy
I think it was a legit mistake at first which was weird he didn’t expect it
@@_D_E_N_N_I_S_ Nah, Lalo did it intentionally. Having Gus retreat his troops meant less eyes around town looking for him.
@@TheGrimHHH then why did he freak out at first
@@TheGrimHHH I get why he said what he said to hector, but the initial call he was thrown off
@@_D_E_N_N_I_S_ He wasn't aware of it at first. That's why he freaks out when he initially calls Hector to tell him about the meth lab but realizes that the line's been bugged. He takes some time to think about it and *then* he calls Hector a second time, now aware of the bug, just to throw Gus off.
What an incredible episode of TV. On rewatch there was so much subtle foreshadowing of Howard's fate. Was afraid Lalo was at their apartment first because the roach reminded him of Jimmy but when it was Howard, I completely dropped my guard. But when that candle flickered a second time, my heart just sank. I'm so angry at Jimmy and Kim atm, two characters that I've loved - credit to the brilliant writing and acting for making me feel these emotions.
And Mike pulling his guys off of Jimmy’s house to focus on Frings house, they would’ve got lalo otherwise
@@conniptions1533 fuck. You’re right
Could you give some more foreshadowing examples?:)
@@TimmiTurner10might be unintentional, but the twisting of the soda can to lessen the pop of the can. Like Lalo twisting his silencer, to lessen the pop of the gun.
The first time the candle flickered I thought it was Lalo first then Howard would go after and meet them while Lalo was there.
Unpopular opinion but Howard's death broke me way more then Hanks death did in BB
Andrea
@@luigiwiiUU Andrea had it better than Howard
I agree because Hank allowed his ego to get him killed. Poor Howard had no idea what was going on.
Hank went out with dignity doing his job, Howard was a completely innocent man from the professional world who didn't even understand what was going on. The fear in his eyes was tragic and heartbreaking, I hope Saul Kim and Lalo get what's coming to them.
Hank was also somewhat in the game, being a DEA agent and being close to walter. Howard wasn't.
That makes his death more tragic in my eyes.
Heartbreaking ending for Howard. I really liked him he didn't deserve any of this.
word man, i never disliked howard at all
i really didn't like him. but he definitely didn't deserve to be whacked like that.
i would have respected him a lot more if he simply apologized to saul instead of pretentiously offering him a job after chuck died.
@@sylvester3018 he didn't owe anything to saul, so he's just no't obligated to apologize
@@TrueAnas. he aided chuck stab Jimmy in the back more than once.
If you are there and don’t do anything about it, you still are guilty by association.
Actually, I never disliked him
You could feel Howard’s death coming as soon as Lalo walked in.
He also said he was gonna dedicate his life to exposing Kim & Jimmy right before he died, which obviously doesn’t happen.
I hate it when phone types “gonna” instead of “going to.”
Extreme, shitty American vernacular.
@@IronPsyde That wasn't nice nor necessary. I don't think you hate the grammar as much as you hate Americans and American culture. Hinesburg says, "Relax". I say, "Go eat a banana and chill on a platform somewhere."
Saw it coming from the title….Execution.
@@IronPsyde GOAN
@@mojosodope45 It didn’t cross my mind that it could be a literal execution until Lalo entered the apartment.
I've watched a lot of great shows.
I've seen a lot of characters die.
I've been through The Wire, Game Of Thrones, and Better Call Saul yet the only time I've screamed out in shock was this death in this episode.
Ten minutes later and I was still shaking!
Same,no death in the wire made me as shocked as that one
@@Mothers_milk Omar's gets kind of close for me, but it was the randomness (which I absolutely loved) that was so brilliant, like Howard's.
The biggest difference, which puts Howard's over the top, is that he's a completely innocent person that we've had to see get torn down, brick by brick. And by the end he was a completely broken man. Omar on the other hand, was in the game and I think we all expected him to die at some point
@@csi2448 I bawled after watching Omar's death for some reason. Maybe he was my favourite character and I wanted him to get the better of Marlo, that's why.
@@Mothers_milk D'Angelo death was shocking,it was too early,but it has perfect sense
@@leomessi-dh7ed wallace too
Lalo is actually such a good villain, he’s on the same level as Gus for me
In this show, Gus is turned into a cartoon character who doesn't even speak like a normal human being. I hope we can see a change on him by the end.
Lalo is a better character than BCS' Gus. Breaking Bad's Gus, on the other hand, is a godlike villain.
@@aaronestevezxd how is he any different than he was in breaking bad?
@@tylerjackson1806 He had more human trades than just having his resting bitch face on and talking really slow
Maybe they overdid the "bad guy" aspect of him, idk
@@aaronestevezxd IKR. I dont give a shit about Gus or Mike in BCS. In BB they were gold standard of characters. Jimmy, Kim and Howard>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mike, Gus and dare I say even Nacho
@@assasinsjeff what a shit opinion
Chuck McGill to Jimmy back in season 3: “Why don't you skip the whole exercise? In the end, you're going to hurt everyone around you. You can't help it. So stop apologizing and accept it. Embrace it. Frankly, I'd have more respect for you if you did.”
Terrible choice of words as advice, but it ultimately ended up true.
@@parkerboy795 Because of other factors like himself who sabotaged Jimmy at the start. Denying him to work with them because of his own pride and hatred for his brother.
chuck was always right about Jimmy
@@prashantsolanki9683 Not always, but he ended up being right about certain things.
god dammit Chuck was right the whole time. Howard suffered a horrendous fate that started because he was willing to make things right with Jimmy back in season 5. He was relentlessly punished for doing the right thing.
So much to commend in this episode, but as always it’s the little things that impress us so much. For example, having Lalo wake up just before the alarm goes off was a great but subtle touch, showing just how regimented this guy’s mind is. Like a frikkin machine.
That was also foreshadowing of his conversation with Nacho in season 5. When he told him he barely gets to sleep and he uses night to think.
@@danielamaris6367 Maybe that's why he's so homicidal and crazy. Sleep deprivation does some weird things to your mind. After a few days, you start hallucinating. A few more and you can literally just die.
I didn’t realize that. Nice catch !
Howard was by far one of the best characters in modern tv history, and it’s owed entirely to Patrick Fabian. What an actor, man.
Professor Jeremiah Laskey became Professor Hank Landry became Howard Hamlin, Esquire.
okay he’s good but thats a stretch.
I screamed when he was....
@@yungtooli Howard is definitely one of the best characters. Not a stretch at all
@@aaronnordstrom788 in TV HISTORY?? in bcs maybe but definitely not tv history😂
One thing I loved about the ending as well was Lalo kind of put Jimmy and Kim in their place. The way they tortured Howard and got off on it and felt like they were Bonnie and Clyde, was all wrecked the instant Lalo walked in. It was like "Yeah guys, there's levels to this stuff. You think you're cunning? Cute, let's see if you can handle this." and then Lalo executes Howard in cold blood, leaving Jimmy and Kim horrified. It just showed that if they wanna "break bad" they better be ready for it all.
Exactly, poor Howard, never deserved those two heartless childish asshol*s
When Howard was showing Cary how to spin the soda can to not make a mess the writers were actually telling us how he was going to die, Lalo spinning the silencer of his gun to not make any noise.
Woooooooooow
For this details is why BCS/BB are the best shows ever!!!!
amazing
“Just so you know, this isn’t personal.” - Todd/Lalo
*twist and pop
that is an incredible observation that I had completely missed.
This is so beautifully written. I actually began to root for Howard when he made the cappuccino for his wife out of love, but she didn’t even care. Made me feel so bad for him. And I was also rooting for him when he was stating the truth about Jimmy and Kim. I actually wanted to see him win one time, but damn. It was so so sad to see him go out like that especially after hearing his story.
yeah this show is so good with details!!! what a masterpiece
@T.T.Top.This Imagine how hard this scene must have been for those who started rooting for Howard since Season 4, where we saw his psychological damage from Chuck's passing
It’s crazy to think that Howard is telling the complete truth and we as the audience almost refused to knowledge it
Kim didn't tell Jimmy about Lalo though. The sheer terror on Saul's face when he saw Lalo was palpable...holy shit.
There were so many symbolic references in all the scenes and all the foreshadowing in this episode, it's mind-boggling. Camera, Soda can, fucking candle. La Cucaracha.
@grimess For the same reasons that Mike told Kim and not Jimmy.
I highly doubt Kim will die. That sort of shock would force jimmy out of the criminal world for good, and he certainly wouldnt deal with salamancas or cartels after that.
Kim might just go with the vacuum cleaner option
@@veronxska Also one detail that is often forgotten about Saul in Breaking Bad is his willingness to suggest murder. When we first meet him, he mentions the possibility of killing Badger and later offers sending Hank on a 'trip to Belize'. This could be some indication of how he deals and recovers from Howards death.
I feel like if anything... Kim becomes the real Friend of the Cartel, dragging Saul along. And then she leaves when it hets hot
I have always agreed with you, I just feel Gene's going to meet up with Kim somehow. The problem though is the creators said the "unintended consequences" only accelerate from here on, and unfortunately there's nobody left of significance that can die other than Kim, so hmm I don't know anymore.
@@scottwatrous Dude. You don’t exactly _leave_ the Cartel.
Even with all the horrible things that happened to him, Howard never broke bad. When he found out Jimmy was sabotaging him, he hired a PI to expose him in a legal way. He never resorted to deceit like Chuck or cons like Jimmy. In his last moments he still thought about how he was going to fix his life and get out of his bad situation. I think that's an important detail.
I honestly understood few episodes ago that Kim is worst than Jimmy. Jimmy is a scammer but never really wanted to hurt anyone until Kim made him go through this whole plan.
She left her job to defend less fortunate people to feel good about herself because she knows who she really is.
Let’s not forget also that she knew Lalo was alive and didn’t even tell Jimmy because she wanted so much to execute THE plan.
Poor Howard, that was an awful way to go😭
I agree with Nikki - Lalo decided someone was gonna die when he showed up. He needed Saul to know he was serious about getting the truth this time. So Howard being there I think saved Kim from getting shot.
He was all over the news. Howard could know who he was so he needed no one to witness him. Nothing to do with sending a message. He said he wants to talk to his lawyers, plural, so he needs Kim alive for some reason.
This night isn't over yet.
@@pokemastermlg7435 he knows the pair have no reason to outright have betrayed him before, I suppose. and Kim impressed him in S5.
i think he only killed howard cus he was a witness
@@pokemastermlg7435 *Just because he said he wanted to talk with his lawyers, still doesn't mean he's not gonna kill Kim.*
Kim knew Lalo was alive, but the episodes since that revelation by Mike have shown that she never told Saul. He was genuine when he saw Lalo and said “How?”
Kim is a villain. At this point, I won’t even feel bad at whatever happens to her because she deserves it. Howard didn’t deserve any of that bullshit.
Yep. Same applies to Saul.
I think she deserves to go to jail but I wouldn’t say she deserves to die because this wasn’t part of the plan. Literally an accident that happened because of what they did. But that doesn’t makes her a murderer… yet lol.
Yes, whatever happens to her and Saul, it's what they deserve.
People used to say the same of Walter in the last season
If kim was a villain why she would ask Howard to leave ? that's making no sense. And howard wasn't innocent either.
5x08 Lalo describing Jimmy to Kim: *He’s like a cucaracha…a born survivor*
6x07 Lalo sees a Cockroach…and thinks of Saul and comes up with a plan.
Howard: “The M in H H M”
Everyone in the logo is gone. 2 of which are gone because of indirect actions by Jimmy and Kim.
Howard twirling the Soda Can…Lalo twirling the Suppressor.
These writers man…
Chuck's death was caused by Jimmy? Chuck was just mentally unstable but couldn't face the fact he was embarassed publicly
+ Howard’s head bumped on a table the same manner as Chuck in season 2
@@nont18411 omg I didn't even notice that :(
Also as he was ranting about Jimmy switching the pictiures, a picture of Chuck was in the backround, who had a similar breakdown infront of people about Jimmy switching numbers, a scheme that also led to his death.
@@t_r_a_y_e9858 Jimmy didn't cause Chuck's death, he was just too ashamed that he got embarassed like that
fan theory: the reason why Chuck would swerve soda cans around is because Jimmy used to shake up soda cans before he would drink from them as a gag when they were kids.
That is canon for me now
@@Carlos-ln8fd yes me too
That would make sooo much sense omg-
That is canon in my head 100%
I think that was obviously implied. Like why else would Chuck have an old habit to always swerve cans, just in case something might happen? And who else close enough to him would be able to regularly pull these pranks on him?
Somebody tried it yet?
Literally just got finished watching, came to your channel to see if you happened to post it yet. "Uploaded 1 minute ago." That timing tho!
Same here
Awesome when that happens!
*I think the end of the last episode of season 5 is a foreshadow to Howard's death. Is when Kim have the idea to destroy Howard, the title is 'Something Unforgivible' and the last scene of her is pointing fingers and shooting. Plus, I think the Howard's death makes me more sad than Nacho's. Nacho was in the Game, but not Howard.*
Also, Nacho got what he wanted and went out in his own way. Howard was a reputable lawyer and a genuinely good guy that Kim and Saul took a shat on his reputation for fun and basically killed him.
@@MamadNobari Couldn't agree more. I liked Kim and Saul a lot less after that episode. Howard was a decent guy,
And Nacho went out on his own terms.
Great pickup on Something Unforgivable. This means BAD karma for Kim Wexler I'm afraid.
@@richardcallaway4093 Now that the two fan favorites (Howard and Nacho) are dead, I'm 100% certain Kim will live but she won't have a happy ending. I don't think Vince would kill off all of the BCS characters who aren't in BB.
Howard went out spitting truths. He was spot on about Jimmy and Kim. Glad they heard that.
Hope he gets justice from the grave eventually. I don't want a redemption for future Saul after this.
Too bad they seemed very unrepentant about it.
Yep, agreed
“Well I guess thats why Howard’s not in Breaking Bad.”
Nice observation there, Steven.
Howard hit his head on the table as he fell, VERY much like Chuck when he fell in S02E09
True!
Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed.
Yes!
The way Lalo got Mike to take his people away from Saul's house (low level targets, Mike was having them followed), and the fact that Kim never told Saul Lalo was still alive, probably not wanting to worry him and probably wanting to avoid that reality, the way that all converged to having them and their actions get Howard killed. One of those beautiful tragic moments like in Breaking Bad which sometimes takes seasons to all come together and then explode. Love it.
Nacho and Howard went out spitting facts
The way they foreshadowed howards death was so well done, Howard showing his employee how to “silence the explosion” from the can as he slowly turned the can. The in the final scene Lalo’s slowly screws the silencer on his gun
I shed a few tears for Howard. Even though I liked Howard and sympathised with him, I didn't expect to be as emotional as that.
This episode blew my mind and we all know it really blew Howard's mind.
😂
Show some fucking respect😂
Man, his body isn’t even cold yet lmao
too soon.
This is one of the most undeserving deaths I've ever seen on any medium. He was so optimistic about bouncing back from this too. I was pulling for kim to make it before but now I want her to suffer!!!
Kim is more scummy than Jimmy in my opinion. With all due respect
He bounced
I really hope Gus takes down Lalo in the most brutal way possible.
He bounced his head on a table
Yeah, I never got the point of them doing this to Howard; I guess his death came as a lesson for them both.
"Who are you?" Howard asks casually to the scariest guy in the entire Breaking Bad universe
I'm Nobody
"I'm Nobody (2021)"
By the way... that final scene, that is the scene that Bob Odenkirk had a heart attack. They shot the sequence without Lalo first, and were wrapping up to continue the next day with Lalo, Bob went out the studio for some cycling and collapsed. The rest of the sequence, from the candle onward, was shot months later.
how you know this? some sources state that its on the premiere of the second part in july.
@@DavoXDesign Patrick Fabian was on the scene, and he stated it was split in two shoots due to someone's schedule.
I thought he was in the desert when he had the heart attack
@@zeldro8099 At what point has Jimmy been in the desert during this season?
@@Blaster-Rat well we havent seen 6 episodes...
I seriously was not expecting the ending of this episode
Everytime i think it can't get any better, I'm blown away. This show is phenomenal
Howard didn't deserve it..Lalo didn't kill him, Jimmy and Kim did and it's gonna haunt Kim for ever, she'll never be the same. Lalo is definitely one of the greatest character and he outsmarted Gus again.
I actually think she's gonna take it better than Jimmy does. She has seemed so apathetic this season. More so than Jimmy has ever been in this series. I'm glad we get 6 more episodes to see how they both deal with this trauma.
I think nobody will be the same if they see someones brain splatter on their furniture.
@@TheTubbyLumpkins am I silly for thinking Kim is becoming the Walter White of this show?
@@chaost4544 No. She is THE Heisenberg of the show. It has been this way since the beginning.
@@nont18411 you're right. She is Heisenberg.
This was by far the most disturbing episode of BCS
Mike said “I took my guys off the low targets.”😭
This was so insane, I can't imagine how they can possibly create something bigger for the last mystery - Kim. But then again these damn writers shock us every damn time.
Jimmy and Kim spent *so* long planning to take Howard down, and Lalo comes in and kills him in a second. The power difference between the regular struggles of Kim and Jimmy and the Cartel Struggles is night and day.
Weird take. Both of the things are different. There's no point of power in this
@@AmitKumar-yl6bz Well, the power dynamic is "he has gun".
@@chrisakaschulbus4903 well they weren’t trying to end his life lol just his reputation
@@ivanvideos489 Of course there are different interpretations of "taking someone down".
Kim and jim took so long to plan this, to damage his reputation, while lalo ended everything in a split second.
I think you don't get Newt's point. Of course those were different contexts, one wanting to end Howard's reputation, the other one's just killing him. The point was, that Jimmy and Kim went to such lengths because after all they don't view a human life as trash enough to just wipe it out in a split second without a second thought, over something much less significant; being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Howard really didn't deserve to die like that I got more emotional from his death then Nacho's 😢😢
Nacho’s death while sad was kind of a given, he was in the game. Howard’s death was so tragic and unavoidable, he wasn’t in the game
@@Okkotsu86275 Either way, for both their sakes, I'm looking forward to Lalo finally getting his. And the rest of the Salamancas to get their's.
@@parkerboy795 What happened to Nacho makes me happy to see the downfall of the Salamancas, the cartel and Gus and his empire.
I knew from the moment Lalo I walked in, Howard was done for. Even though, it was still a shock moment when he actually shot him. Poor Howard man.
Lalo realised his line was bugged. So he intentionally told Hector he would make a move that night, making Mike take eyes off Jimmy & Kim, so he could get to them without being seen. It was also the cockroach that made him think of Jimmy.
I kinda disagree. I think he was still going after Gus but he saw a cockroach and reminded him Saul.
Why the cockroach made him think of Jimmy, i don't remember.
@@RamonK7 when Lalo talked with Kim about finding out where Saul is back on season 5 (Bagman i think), he called him "la cucaracha"
@@mehmet.6553 He knew they were listening to him. Why would he say his plan to them. It was 100% misdirection.
@@buflen Yeah I guess you're right.
When Lalo saw the cockroach after he called Hector knowing Gus was listening, he thought of Saul. Then we hear Mike telling Gus that he pulled "all of his guys off low priority targets just to cover you." Lalo knew that he was free to go wherever Gus wasn't for the rest of the night because his "Plan A" was in effect... or at least so Mike and Gus thought.
When you think about how the past couple of episodes primarily worked to put all of the pieces in place to make the ending of this episode possible, it blows your mind. Not only did they go the extra mile to make sure that this outcome could be plausible, but they spent the whole time misdirecting us as well. Just like they told us in this episode “You can’t rush the process.”
I felt the opposite. The writers made the end game clear weeks ago. The abrupt focus on Howard’s personal life after 5 seasons was a huge clue. He was going to die. Howard hiring a PI and Mike having his men shadow Kim and Jimmy was another clue. Howard and the cartel were bound to cross paths. I would have preferred a more direct Howard/Kim fínale instead of Lalo doing the job. But really enjoyed the ending non the less.
Howard talking to Kim was analogous to Hank talking to Walter in Ozymandias.
He made up his mind 10 mins ago
Damn, Howard's death hit real hard. It was just so raw, brutal, unexpected and undeserved.
The poor guy died horribly and suddenly, with no idea what he'd stumbled into, and feeling angry and defeated.
At least Nacho's death was noble, on his own terms, and to protect his father. Howard deserved better.
I blame Kim. If she had just gone to that lunch meeting instead of wanting to mess with Howard this never would have happened.
You don’t know that. Howard is so focused on Jimmy that Howard might’ve just asked the judge about the cast not being on him earlier thinking it’s part of Jimmy plan and then everything happens as it did.
@@KobeLoverTatum Yeah we do. Their scheme was the reason he confronted them.
@@KobeLoverTatum Howard didn’t see the pictures of the judge until D-day. He only knew about Jimmy taking out money but first time he saw Jimmy giving that money to a judge was after Kim turned around.
But Kim had no reason to think Lalo would happen to swing by and shoot anyone who was there. Even knowing he's alive and out there she couldn't hide forever. So at some point just has to live with it but nothing she can do. Not her fault at that point anyway that Lalo is out there.
We can blame this all on Gus really. For making a few bonehead moves and putting Lalo on the warpath.
Lalo on two seasons made a outstanding antagonist impression, one of the best i've ever saw on any form of Media
1:40 Nikki says she wants better for Kim but if you really think about it, she knew what kind of person Jimmy was from the very beginning and everyone warned her time and time again that Jimmy hurts people. But she stayed and she turned down the meeting in Santa Fe by own choice, not because of jimmy. I think it’s pretty clear that she likes this kind of life and she made all the choices that took her on this path by herself, I don’t blame Jimmy at all for Kims potential demise.
I think she will take the fall for Howard’s murder and get in jail.
Yup, she put all of this on herself. She didn't deserve it, but she didn't hold back either.
That "dropped soda cans trick" scene before the mediation is not so random as that foreshadowed his (Howard) own death at the hands of Lalo; twisting the CAN to stop it from exploding = twisting the SILENCER of the handgun to... you get the point
First Nacho, now Howard... they've been doing our boys dirty
Howard’s wife and Clifford Maine both “know” of Jimmy’s involvement from what Howard had told them so wonder how that is going to play out. Can’t wait for July!
Maybe the police suspect Kim as behind Howard’s disappearance and she uses the vacuum guy? Or it could just be paranoia about Lalo too, idk.
I think they'll stage this as a suicide. "Howard just walked in with a gun, made a huge rant and blew his brains out". This way, they have an alibi to the story they were already building to make Howard look like an addict falling apart.
@@paulbarrette4271 Kim disappearing with vacuum guy is too obvious and convenient. Imo
In the Talking Saul episode last night, Rhea said that people actually thought she played little Kim's mother. Props to that actress who did her homework.
the candles flicking like death was coming (which it did) was SUCH A GREAT DETAIL, oh my god, masterpiece horror movie levels of chills
I wanted Jimmy and Kim to win but man, they made a choice and the result went way over their heads.
OMG I just now realized why Lalo said he was gonna attack Gus that night: by doing so, Mike took away security guards from "low-priority" targets, Kim and Saul being part of them. He did that to take away their security and enter their apartment without any problem.
I don’t know why u still empathize with Kim. She’s the one who insisted to go with this sick plot, I believe jimmy just did it for her. Not only they destroyed his career but get the poor man killed!
They deserve Lalo. I hope he plays them well.
Because of the first impression I supposed.
Saul started as a shady criminal lawyer in Breaking Bad so they kinda get a bias in their mind that he will be bad anyway.
Kim’s first impression was a virtuous, smart and a very promising lawyer. She was a total opposite from Saul so they still have a bias from that time (which was long ago) to think that Kim has a better conscience and deserves more empathy than Jimmy.
But in my opinion, these two deserve to be in jail.
@@nont18411 Probably that’s why they showed us a glance of Kim’s past in the previous episode, just to prove Howard’s words “u deserve each other”!
" but get the poor man killed" not really. howard was at the wrong place at the wrong time. using your logic, one could argue that chuck got howard killed because he started all the "chaos" by pushing jimmy out of HHM.
@@pstockmaster Howard actually tried to make things right multiple times after Chuck died, Jimmy is the one that held the grudge. Kim enabled Jimmy and helped with the plan, Howard wouldn’t be at their apartment if they didn’t mess with him. Lalo is their client, they hopped into crime and Howard was killed because they dragged him into their life.
@@pstockmaster Howard got involved because of their vendetta. Hell, you'd think after Mike dropped the newsflash of Lalo not being six feet under, which he hopefully will be soon, that she'd tell Saul and they'd shut their stupid plans down at the risk of anyone else getting dragged into their mess.
One interesting thing I noticed is the parallels between the fates of Chuck and Howard. They were both duped by Jimmy, were able to explain exactly how he did it, tried to explain it to others and were seen as crazy, and were killed due to Jimmy's (and Kim's) antics. Granted, Chuck committed suicide, while Howard had hope for his future. I also find it interesting that a lantern symbolizes Chuck's death while a candle symbolizes Howard's. Don't know if that is a coincidence, but it is fun to think about.
I’m not hopeful for a happy ending for Kim, at this point we have to accept that no one gets a happy ending in this world. So far only Badger and Skinny Pete have escaped unscathed
Skinny Pete was raided and arrested by the DEA for harboring Jesse. Sure he’s not dead but no way they’re gonna buy his story.
Jesse got out.
@@crimsonghoul8983 Not unscathed, though 👀
@@TheInsaniacGuy True but its better than dead.
Huel got out safe 🙏 his last scene was him and Bill burr laying on walt's hidden money
Lalo saw the cockroach and thought of Jimmy. That’s when I knew he would show up at their place. Such a good episode!!!
Bob Odenkirk suffered a heart attack after the scene with Howard and Lalo. Thankfully he decided to celebrate Howard’s final scene with his fellow actors instead of being alone in his trailer.
there's a reason that they gave us the shot of Kim seeing the cleaners visiting card.she won't die ....she's gonna get cleaned
Sounds like wishful thinking. We saw a bra in Saul’s mansion as it was being emptied. Saul acts like a misogynist in Breaking Bad and acts like Kim doesn’t even exist when he says sexual things to Francesca. And Gene looks like a defeated man. He doesnt look like Kim is somewhere out there alive or waiting for him.
@@LanceJ. I think it would be lame for them to kill off every original character in the final season to explain their absence, i think Kim will definitely go into hiding. I also personally feel like Jimmy witnessing Howards death and then having to help Kim go into hiding so she doesn't get killed too would be a good way to show his final step into breaking bad. If she also died i feel like he'd fall apart too much to be the humorous/comedic relief character that he is in breaking bad
@@LanceJ. They aren’t gonna kill every single new character they introduce. Chuck, Nacho, Howard, presumably Lalo and Kim!? There’s no way bro. That was Kim’s bra, and Kim’s golden throne as well as her Zafiro anejo bottle cap. It’s clear from this episode she gets off on crime, and BB is like international end game deep end crime. It’s been shown that she has a taste for the finer things, what did she steal? Jewelry. Something for vanity’s sake. Plus it was a throwaway line from Saul and probably him just teasing Franny.
Gosh, I felt so bad for Howard this whole episode, and to end it like that... He was completly right about Jimmy and Kim : they are soulless and two sociopaths. I wanted to smack them so hard this episode, it reminds me of Walter
They are also responsible for Howard's death. If they did not pull this trick on Howard and destroyed his career, he would have NEVER come to their house and get killed by Lalo.
Howard and Nacho were truly the last two decent human beings on this show (except for minors characters like papa Nacho)
Bingo. Walter, Jimmy/Saul and Kim all start out as characters we want to like. We want them to succeed. But as they go, they sour and challenge our emotions. The writing here is flawless.
Kim and Jimmy are definitely kinda evil but comparting them to Walter? I think Kim and Jimmy in season 6 are way more pure hearted than Walt in like season 2.
Naaaah, Nacho was in the game. He was likeable, but he also was selling shit and killing people
@@danielamaris6367 all of them are pigs, stop making excuses for saul just because he's funny and make you laugh
Both Nacho and Howard's death episodes were tragedies, yet Nacho died having ascended in a sense (the actor himself has spoken about the religious and cultural implications of it all) while Howard was forced into a truly horrific tragedy; a sacrificial lamb as opposed to Nacho's vindication by sacrifice.
Howards death shook me so bad even though I was expecting him to die this season- I didn't think it would happen this early. Once I saw Lalo I knew it was over for him :(
Few things for Nikki and Steven:
Kim actually never told Jimmy that Lalo is still alive,
When Lalo realized that the phone connection to Hector is bugged, thats when he probably changed plans to visit Saul so he can use him somehow for his next step,
Mikes men were probably not watching Jimmy anymore as Mike mentioned earlier that he gathered his resources from low priority targets to prepare for the supposed upcoming attack against gus. The last two things i mentioned are most likely connected, once Lalo realised that Gus is listening, he told Hector he would attack, maybe with the intention for Mike to not watch Jimmy anymore so Lalo can approach Jimmy safely. Insane episode and great reaction.
The crazy thing is Kim knew Lalo was alive but didn’t tell Jimmy. Jimmy is gonna go to Mike, and if Mike said he told Kim about Lalo, It’s going to probably be something that breaks Kims/Jimmy relationship.
Like hank said to Walt, Howard says to Kim she's the one of smartest person he ever knew.
This episode perfectly demonstrated why Lalo is my favourite villain in the Breaking Bad universe. He is smooth, smart, perceptive and does his own dirty-work
I remember watching this the night it came out, and when the episode ended I was like. Shell shocked. I couldn't even speak, I didn't have any words. My mouth just hung open for 5 minutes, and the only solid thought I could get together was how I was gonna have to wait a couple months to see what happens next. That was one of the most shocking deaths I've ever seen on TV, and they did it so well. They didn't have to go over the top with the violence like other shows do. They just wrote it so well that I could've never seen it coming in a million years. Even when Lalo was putting the suppressor on the gun, I was still clinging on to some hope that Howard would get out of this, or survive til the next episode. It was just so sudden, and brutal. A truly heartbreaking scene, that created a huge pool of emotion
Jesus, the ending made me feel sick. He was even saying he'd get through this.
This episode man.. Literally just finished it, and it was phenomenal! Was so much fun watching the plan go down, i couldnt take my eyes off the screen. But then that ending.. Im in shock, almost wish i didnt even see it. The amount of emotions i went through in this episode alone surpasses a vast majority of what entire shows can do for me. 11/10 mid-season finale, and im on the edge of my seat, anxiously waiting for more.
Seeing people’s reaction to THAT scene is always priceless
Howard's death is more heart breaking than the death of hank, walter, nacho, basically any deaths on the show.
Not really
Agree. Dude takes L's, says he'll make a comeback and then gets off'd for no reason within his control
Lalo thought of Saul after he saw the cockroache in the tunnel. Small but amazing detail.
This episode makes it more likely Kim lives through BB timeline. Can’t kill everyone.
Is she in ABQ tho?
You guys are the best. My reaction was a combination of you both - mouth open, WTF, chills and it made me a little numb.
I absolutely love the way this show makes you feel uncomfortable. Makes you feel bad for a guy before they kill him off.
What is crazy is that they are going to rule Howard’s death as a suicide as to say “he was going through all these things in his life so he thought to end himself” not to mention his wife could care less about him. Namaste Howard 😢😢
this has to be a top 5 episode
I just watched episode 7 and it was like having to see another red wedding😂😂😂😂 RIP HOWARD
Howard just jinxed himself, it's like what he described with that can was the foreshadowed of his fate, just like what they did with the pink teddy bear in Breaking Bad
Bro he's so calm and condifent when explaining that can trick. He'd by dead that same day.
I like to watch reaction videos after watching an episode and the fact is that I’ve watched that episode twice now and now this reaction video. The fact that my heart was still pounding after Howard’s Sandpiper incident proves this show is a masterpiece. And I still had a hole in my stomach after his death. This show is absolutely amazing. I’m now starting to watch part B of this season. Absolutely fantastic
Lalo still doesn't know about Jimmy's connection to Mike. Maybe visiting Jimmy is Lalo's mistake which eventually gets him killed.
He has got to suspect that Jimmy is tied to Gus and Mike though since he knows Nacho was the one who betrayed him to Gus and Nacho was also the one who introduced Lalo to Jimmy.
@@MLennholm fair point! I hadn't thought about that.
Also, the way Howard hits his head on the floor reminds me on how Chuck hits his head on the counter at the printing shop.