Better Call Saul | S6 E12 'Waterworks' | Reaction | Review

[@CraigKostelecky]

Now we are getting to the new videos we've recorded after turning the lights back on. This was just recorded a couple of weeks ago. 2:30 After a full 6 seasons of developing this character into Jimmy McGill, I imagine it was fun for Bob Odenkirk to go full Saul again for a bit. 3:21 Seeing how Kim chose to live her life after Jimmy was certainly interesting. And Lacey got it just right: she will not rock the boat in any way. She's just a void of her former self. 4:16 YEP YEP 7:07 I think they forgot that Jimmy used Viktor St. Clair as his name when he would do cons with Kim/Giselle. 9:42 And we see that the city of Albuquerque has replaced Mike with a machine. :( 10:38 Lacey, you should have added a little light bulb over your head just before saying that :) 12:06 It is a shame that Rhea Seehorn did not win the Emmy for this role. The way she bottled up everything Kim has ever experienced it and just let it all out was a master class in acting. 15:36 Whoopsie! 17:32 I love how they used these cameos in these last few episodes. They didn't feel forced and each added to Jimmy/Kim's overall story. And it's always great seeing Aaron Paul. Kim's answer of "when I knew him, he was" was just sublime. 22:21 Like we saw in the very first Better Call Saul episode, the reflection of his commercials in his glasses are in color. I love that subtle touch the showrunners chose for that. 22:36 These two predicted a couple of episodes ago that Marion could by Gene's downfall, and they were right. The only thing they didn't get right was knowing that she'd ask Jeeves about con men in Albuquerque. 22:54 There's two things I wonder here: would Jimmy have gone through with choking out Marion had she not used her life alert, and would Marion have even thought to ask Jeeves if he didn't slip up and mention how Omaha isn't like Albuquerque at all. I loved the pacing of this episode. Yes it was slow in the beginning, but that was a conscious choice to show Kim's new life. And I think they showed us just enough of it before moving on and advancing the storyline to its final episode.

[@basstian]

Regarding Jesse, it also shows a bit of a butterfly effect: Altruistic Kim saved Combo from serving time, which led to the RV being stolen and ultimately his demise (and many other things); Damaged Kim gave up and didn't advise Jesse to stay away from such a dangerous man ('Saul', as opposed to 'Jimmy' or 'Viktor'), which led him and Walt to hire him later on. Had Kim let Combo serve time instead of aiding him for free, or had she told Jesse to change his ways or stay away, everything would've been different.

[@mlgamings6110]

The moment Jimmy starts wrapping the phone cord around his hands like he's going to strangle an old lady always makes me scared. Like, I was actually worried Jimmy was going to kill her.

[@KCohere33]

Same.

[@dwarfchron801]

That and when he was about to bash the guy over the head with his dead dog's ashes haha

[@DuoReacts]

That’s a side I wasn’t expecting and knew right then the evil was coming out. ❤Steve

[@TampaCEO]

22:16 - Did you notice the video in the reflection of his glasses was in color? That's because it's in the past. Just one more brilliant thing the writers included in this episode.

[@DuoReacts]

I never noticed and actually went to go see if in fact that was the case. Thank you! ❤Steve

[@sallyatticum]

"I'm Saul Goodman, A Lawyer You Can Trust." "I trusted you."

[@DuoReacts]

❤Steve

[@Mic-Mak]

12:05 It's an absolute disgrace that Rhea Seahorn never won an Emmy for playing Kim and only got nominated twice! _BCS_ got robbed at every turn. 50+ nominations, not a single Emmy.

[@DuoReacts]

I don’t understand that all. I agree with you. Kim is so on point and such an interesting character in this. ❤Steve

[@lmj2k]

Remember in Breaking Bad when Jesse was first trying to convince Walt to hire Saul when Badger got arrested for selling meth? Jesse gave him the spiel about not wanting a criminal lawyer, but that Walt needed a CRIMINAL lawyer. Jesse explained that Emilio (who was one of the guys that died from inhaling the improvised phosphate gas in the RV) was caught dead to rights and Saul had still gotten him off the hook. And as a southerner, it’s Dukes mayo or nothing.

[@DuoReacts]

We have Dukes up here in the North so it’s spreading! lol (get it spreading)❤Steve

[@Spencer_2236]

not me typing better call saul reaction and this pops up. so excited!

[@DuoReacts]

Thanks for dropping by! ❤Steve

[@neezduts69420]

that line from marion "I trusted you" snapped the jimmy baack into Saul

[@neezduts69420]

@@j_fley6702 well Jimmy became Saul after the Irene situation, so Jimmy. Not Saul.

[@neezduts69420]

@@j_fley6702 exactly, that's why he backed down after her line

[@DuoReacts]

Agreed! See you in the next episode!!! Excited! ❤Steve

[@TylerWillsie]

The Jesse scene does take place around 6 months after Howard and Lalos' death, and about 4 years before he starts working with Walt

[@DuoReacts]

Thanks! See you next episode! ❤Steve

[@owenyoung9915]

I’ve been spending so long thinking you guys gave up on the show or didn’t like it anymore! This is awesome, thank you guys for the rest of the show!

[@dsscam]

They didn't recognize Howard's wife til way later, they didn't recognize Emilio going into the office as the next client, they didn't recognize the color in the black and white glasses as Jimmy started to watch his Saul video, they didn't recognize the Ignacio speech from Breaking Bad, they didn't recognize that was the dialog from the phone booth scene that we didn't hear in the previous episode, lots of reactions I look for. It was frustrating, It must've been a long time since they watched Episodes. If she had a problem with Aaron Paul's aging, I'm sure she freaked out over how Todd gained 100 lbs and then lost them again the week before his death. The first half of the episode got Rhea Seehorn another Emmy nomination, and she should've won it for her. Her crying on the Airport vehicle was heartbreaking and first-rate acting.. The woman who touched her when she was crying was Vince Gilligan's wife.

[@MightyPee]

Absolute robbery against Rhea for sure.

[@DuoReacts]

Rhea's performance was amazing!!! And yes it had been some time in between episodes, and especially since watching Breaking Bad.. so we missed a lot during this episode... but I caught a lot more during the edit!

[@DuoReacts]

We do watch the episodes multiple times and some things slip through the cracks during the reaction obviously but become clear on the second watch through. But yes your correct on some points but do understand this was a show that we had to suspend to take care of some issues in the family with health. But we did get the low down and rewatch in! See you next episode! ❤Steve

[@dynamodan8216]

Viktor was Jimmy's fake name when she was Giselle and they were scamming dudes

[@DuoReacts]

Oh yeah! Thats right I remember Kim’s name but Victor I couldn’t remember. ❤Steve

[@sallyatticum]

Kim's new boyfriend is a clone of her ex-client, Kevin Wachtell from Mesa Verde. How self-destructive is that?

[@lmj2k]

Unintentional foreshadowing. Remember when Jimmy and Kim were role playing a conversation Kim had with Kevin? Jimmy was playing Kim and Kim was playing Kevin. Then there was the end of that. Jimmy (as Kim): Kevin? Kim (as Kevin): Yes, Kim? Jimmy (as Kim): Would you like to take a shower with me? Kim (as Kevin): Well, shoot…..yes, I would.

[@sallyatticum]

@@lmj2k I wouldn't put it past them to be intentional. The "Yep" was very prominent in that sham video Saul created slandering Mesa Verde and his dad. There is so much mirroring and paralleling in this BrBa universe!

[@CraigKostelecky]

I never thought about that and I love the analogy.

[@Tusc9969]

YEP

[@DuoReacts]

She seems miserable but accepts her fate with someone less likely to be mischievous. ❤Steve

[@MofoMagnificent]

More foreshadowing that might not have been mentioned - remember in season 5 when Jimmy threatened Kevin Wachtell with a lawsuit against Mesa Verde? The tape he used repeatedly mocked the way Kevin's dad said 'Yup!'. This was clearly foreshadowing to Kim eventually getting yupped in season 6. Amazing detail! Bravo Vince.

[@MofoMagnificent]

Okay now for a legit comment - Saul and Kim talked on the phone, and the conversation completely went down in flames. This is similar to Walt and Skyler's phone call in 5x14 Ozymandias.

[@Lexie13579]

I think this ep is my favorite of the black and white stuff.

[@DuoReacts]

I think you can tell we were very excited about the episode. BB and BCS was incredible. I love the way they have done so many different angles with Walt to Jessie and just the dialogue of what was happening during that time. That in my opinion was Fire! ❤Steve

[@Mic-Mak]

You guys haven't reacted to #HotD yet?! Oh, God!! I'm so excited for you!

[@CraigKostelecky]

We have reacted to all of House of the Dragon. He was talking about season 2 in the intro.

[@dwnkaomwn3953]

Kim lives a dull life, but at least she still has a life, a much better life one that Jimmy.

[@DuoReacts]

She is settling for someone less off their rocker and someone she can recover with. It doesn’t seem her at all but it’s what she needed to do. Guilt does that. ❤Steve

[@Mic-Mak]

Let's go!

[@DuoReacts]

Right we are BACK! Love it. ❤Steve

[@jakubzelenka3700]

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[@DuoReacts]

I will tell you this we are going to watch it. It may be going up on KZbin or it may just be in our archive as a full reaction. Craig and Lacey will determine with workload what our plan of attack is. Please be patient as there is so many movies/shows we want to watch. Thanks for your comment. We will address this sooner than later. ❤Steve

[@jakubzelenka3700]

@@DuoReacts thank you So much😀

[@John_Locke_108]

I live up in the Northeast aka Hellmann's country. Get that Miracle Whip nonsense out of here.

[@DuoReacts]

Miracle whip is so bad.

[@DuoReacts]

I like Dukes/Heilmanns/and miracle whip. Each for different foods mind you but I like spreads on different foods. Look at me for Christs sake! ❤Steve

[@John_Locke_108]

@@DuoReacts 😂 A marriage divided by Miracle Whip.

[@KCohere33]

Aww, you don’t love BCS?

[@DuoReacts]

Of course we love BCS

[@DuoReacts]

Look I absolutely love BCS. You read the room wrong on this occasion. But nonetheless BB and BCS will always hold a special place for us here at DuoLand. ❤Steve

[@KCohere33]

@@DuoReacts Hi Steve and Lacey. It was just the comment I picked up on where you said that after this you were getting back to shows you actually love. I’m glad to hear you do love BCS. It’s a phenomenal show.

[@DuoReacts]

Yeah I say a lot things that can be I guess double meaning but no way brother. I love this show. I was eager to finish it off when we returned and it’s done. You’ll see how it ends soon. See ya next week! Steve

[@oldskoolmacboy]

The one thing that bothered me was the age of the characters, I don't know why they didn't use de aging software... kzbin.info/www/bejne/bn3Top2Hfdlsm9k

[@CraigKostelecky]

To me, it wouldn't have been worth the time and expense. Sure tools like this can be free to use, but not for commercial application. It would cost money for them to do that (and possibly delay the episodes from coming out on schedule). And while their age can take you out of it, there are also a few frames in the after that don't look quite right and also take you out of the scene briefly. For me, it's easier to just suspend my disbelief and realize that there are limitations to making TV shows like this. Also, the reason your post wasn't visible right off was because of the link. I had to manually approve this.

[@oldskoolmacboy]

@@CraigKostelecky It's not that expensive to de-age its a relatively cheap process. Regarding the transfer frames, the de-ageing process was made primarily using a phone. It did distract me, especially the Todd scenes in El Camino.