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Many questions rest at the heart of Better Call Saul. Where did Kim end up? How did Mike lose his soul? What happened to the Kettlemans! All three are answered in time, but Carrot and Stick revels in answering the latter one. Turns out Betsy can’t stop criming, and Craig hasn’t developed a shred of gorm in two years. Also, Nacho is in a lot of trouble.

With “Wine and Roses” we’ve rounded the bend into one of the finest seasons of television ever aired. The first half of Better Call Saul’s sixth season is a magnificent fakeout, putting our attention on the final boss of grifts and pranks that is Kim and Jimmy’s plot against Howard. But there’s Lalos about, and nobody is aware of how everything will collide.

Season 5 of Better Call Saul is really good, and we’re still surprised that the DVD features are… also good? They decided to start making them informative! We also read your responses to Season 5, and get ready for the final season.

Season 5 wraps up with a bang as Kim gives the finger guns and completes her transformation into Slippin’ Kimmy… set on staying with Jimmy and ruining Howard’s life. Speaking of ruined lives, uh oh Nacho! And Lalo’s not doing great either.

The cash is in the bag, and the bag is in the courthouse. Lalo walks free and Jimmy gives him a made-up story about what happened in the desert. But the desert follows Jimmy home as he struggles to process the carnage he saw, and Lalo outsmarts Gus’s entire operation before making it Jimmy and Kim’s problem. The uninterrupted 16 minute final scene is one of the tensest stretches of this show, so come listen to us gush about it.

With a little help from Mike, Jimmy has managed to do the impossible: get bail release for Lalo “Jorge de Guzman” Salamanca after the grisly murder of Fred Whalen. One hitch in the plan is that the $7 million dollars in cash needs a ride, and that results in some… complications. Does this pseudo-bottle episode keep working after its spectacle wears off?

This episode is a very strong argument for having initials that can’t be twisted around to make a motto that will haunt you for the rest of your days. The Jimmy and cartel plot lines collide as Lalo enlists him to arrange for bond, so he can escape being imprisoned for the murder of Fred Whalen. The problem is? He has to pick up the money.

This standout episode of season five sees the culmination of Jimmy and Kim’s plot against Kevin Wachtell… even if Kim tried to pull the plug at the last minute. This leads to a blow up with a very unpredictable outcome that gives us a lot to chew on.

Mike did a whoopsie and nearly got himself killed, so Gus kidnapped him to Mexico to heal him or make a very important point. Meanwhile, Kim and Jimmy start putting together a plan to save Mr. Acker's land.

When Howard sweeps in to give Jimmy the job offer he's waited more than a decade for, Jimmy has a... paradoxical reaction. Meanwhile Kim, Kim enlists his help with the Acker situation, and Gus sacrifices a lot of money to get the DEA off his back. Also, we argue over whether or not Mike was trying to commit suicide by dude.

Someone call Powerman 5000 because we’ve found out what it’s like when worlds collide. Following a cartoonish affair last episode, Jimmy’s plot and the cartel plot run straight into each other as Lalo reaches out to Jimmy to help clean up the mess with Krazy-8’s arrest.

What harm could deep deep discounts cause? There’s no way they could set off a chain reaction that leads directly or indirectly to the creation of a Heisenberg, right?

Season five begins with the (legal) creation of Saul Goodman, an alter ego Jimmy creates for his new law practice that lets him finally step out of his brother’s shadow. But Kim isn’t very happy with this, or Jimmy’s more brazen scheming. Meanwhile, Gus and Mike deal with the aftermath of Werner Ziegler’s escape, and Lalo’s new suspicion about their plans.

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Season five begins with the (legal) creation of Saul Goodman, an alter ego Jimmy creates for his new law practice that lets him finally step out of his brother’s shadow. But Kim isn’t very happy with this, or Jimmy’s more brazen scheming. Meanwhile, Gus and Mike deal with the aftermath of Werner Ziegler’s escape, and Lalo’s new suspicion about their plans.

In this episode we say auf wiedersehen to season 4 by talking about the scant special features and deleted scenes on the DVDs, and we read your responses.

Whether or not Jimmy actually misses Chuck, or feels bad about what happened between them, is all up for debate. What’s not up for debate is that Jimmy has to put on a big sad smile and stage the biggest display of grief ever. And speaking of grief: we lose Werner Ziegler too soon.

We hope you’re ready for some really big emotions! Kim and Jimmy’s inability to talk to each other blows up in their faces as Jimmy gets rejected for his BAR reinstatement. Meanwhile, we’ve got Lalos about, poking into Gus’s business, which is a big problem because Werner’s gonna make a break for it.

If Jimmy wants to be a lawyer again, he needs Huell to not go to jail for lightly sandwiching a cop. Therefore, we need to commit some mail fraud. Meanwhile Werner Ziegler seals his fate, and Nacho has gone full Party Jesse mode.

Jimmy gets jealous over Kim's office, Mike tries to solve a workplace dispute, Gus is pleased with Hector's progress and ends his treatment.

Mike deals his outburst at therapy, Kim loses interest in her Mesa Verde work, Jimmy gets into the party decorating business.

Jimmy starts a side hustle. Kim is loving pro bono work. Mike starts his new life... under the ground.

Jimmy is really good at selling cell phones, Gus has Victor make some moves, Mike calls out a fake at his support group.

Dr. Caldera sees a new patient, Gus keeps the drugs flowing, Jimmy convinces a friend to get into collectables with him.

Jimmy looks for a new job, but gets interested in figurine collecting instead. Kim has some harsh words to share with Howard. Gus explains to Nacho the terms of their agreement.

Jimmy mourns. Howard mourns. Mike makes himself at home at his new job.

And we're already halfway through Better Call Saul! Buckle up, cowboys!

Kim needs some recovery time, Hector says his last words, Jimmy sets the record straight for the Sandpiper residents.

Jimmy has to remind his former clients he is not currently a practicing lawyer, Howard suggests Chuck moves on from HHM, Irene gets a new pair of shoes.

Jimmy gets a new guitar. Mike starts working for Madrigal. Kim takes adds more work to her already full plate.

Saul shoots another commercial. Jimmy is out of money. Mike takes a new job.

Jimmy can no longer practice the law. Saul starts shooting commercials.

Chuck and Jimmy have a showdown in the house of law. Mike is not in this episode.

Gus teaches his employees about the American way.

Don't worry everybody, Mike has a very complicated plan. Jimmy gets arrested.

Gus is back. And more importantly, Francesca is back.

Season 3 begins. Chuck has to deal with tape recorder problems, Jimmy has to deal with threats from a uniformed officer, Mike has to deal with a tracker in his car.

Finally, we cover the Squat Cobbler tape. And hear your thoughts on Season 2.

We see the rift between Chuck and Jimmy begin to crack into a chasm. Mike's plans are stopped by a guardian devil.

Mike tries to make a clean mess and Jimmy shoots a commercial.

Jimmy pulls one last scam, and then's he's OUT!