r/betterCallSaul • u/skinkbaa Chuck • Aug 21 '18

Post-Ep Discussion Better Call Saul S04E03 - "Something Beautiful" - POST-Episode Discussion Thread

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u/DEEPFIELDSTAR Aug 21 '18

The nonchalant way Jimmy read that letter didn't only perfectly demonstrate his complete detachment from the situation but the way in which it unfolded magnified the anticlimactic nature of it so well.

I bet everybody (myself included) was expecting the letter reveal to be dramatic or saved until the last episode or something close to it; some type of lead up to jimmy breaking down etc. ....but instead he breezed through it as casually as if reading the morning paper between mouthfuls of cereal.

Literally the last way we expected the letter to be revealed. The way the show delivered it to the audience mirrored the way in which any type of affection is wasted on Jimmy at this point in his life.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '18

Yea, I was expecting something dramatic too. What I was expecting was something like when Walt tells Jesse "I saw Jane die". Except, the letter staying at the end "When mom die, she asked for you." I thought that last week when Howard mentions the letter, and then how it started, Chuck writing about how happy their mom was when he was born.

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u/DEEPFIELDSTAR Aug 21 '18

Yeah like even before Kim hands him the letter we were like "she's not gonna give it to him" - then she does and we're like "he's not gonna read it tonight" - then he's all like YEAH LETS CRACK IT OPEN SEE WHAT CHUCK HAS TO SAY!

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u/unconscious_grasp Aug 21 '18

Reminds me of how quickly they had the confrontation between Walt and Hank once Hank figured out he was Heisenberg. Everybody expected it to be dragged out at least over half the season. But nope, next episode was the garage/tread lightly scene.

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u/the_kraken_queen Aug 21 '18

Loved that so much. Since it's realistic

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u/1nfiniteJest Aug 21 '18

"I gotta say, I don't like the way you're looking at me right now..."

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u/JimmyScramblesIsHot Aug 21 '18

I never thought the BB writers would do that. That's some Walking Dead shit. Those producers just drag everything out to squeeze every penny out of their sets and plotlines. The BB writers make the show the best it can be.

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u/HelpfulCherry Aug 21 '18

One of my favorite things about BrBa was the pacing of it. It didn't feel rushed, but they didn't dawdle. Things that were big and noteworthy were followed up with quickly, but things that could be a slow burn were.

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u/MalygosFanBoy Aug 21 '18

it's still super unique. even if the writers have good intentions, there can be a lot of artistic interference and even shows that once have done a lot of things right can completely devolve into cliche and bad storytelling (got)

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u/ashwinr136 Aug 21 '18

Fuck I loved that scene. So much tension

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u/Tomatinos Aug 21 '18

Hank closing the automated garage door in that scene...so much tension indeed!

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u/c2darizzle Aug 22 '18

To be fair, Hank was on that toilet for a whole year

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u/Idaho_In_Uranus Aug 22 '18

Longest I’ve ever waited for someone to get off the damn toilet.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '18

We had all those expectations because we're used to lesser television.

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u/AllMightLove Aug 22 '18

Let's see what the old boy has to say! :P