Review of Cobbler

Better Call Saul: Cobbler (2016)
Season 2, Episode 2
10/10
Absolute perfection in creating plot points and foreshadowing
23 February 2016
Warning: Spoilers
First of all, I'm gonna start by saying that I am so blessed to see golden TV is still around. Today's generation is too easily distracted and just watch stuff to pass time and not actually bother to think of what they watched. Better Call Saul is not the show for you if you fit that category because then the boards are filled with dumb questions that can be easily answered if one actually uses their head to think through why this scene happened and what was the point of it. I don't think there's a single scene in this show (including current episode) that doesn't have a point, it all holds value either to establish something right away or foreshadow for the future. There is a lot of "fill-in-the-blanks" situations in this show and particularly this episode involving the pie interrogation. It is downright smart writing and involves the viewers to actually think and fill in the blanks or imply, there is no exposition (nothing explained to you), which is why audiences that just want something to "chill and watch" will not like this. Anyways this episode suggests a lot of stuff for this season, Jimmy slowly seeing signs that he doesn't belong in his situation (at the new law firm) such as the car not meeting his needs, and Chuck watching his every move, which makes him uncomfortable because he doesn't like his brother anymore. So, when Mike gave him the opportunity to act as a dirty lawyer, Jimmy did not hesitate one bit. ALSO, the big reveal that Kim will not support Jimmy's dirty lawyer tricks as official business. To her, the restaurant gig was something fun, not work- related and thats all it is for her, but when she finds out that Jimmy actually likes doing this for work, she does not get behind that and this is mainly because her character is more straight and not crooked like Jimmy. So, it will be interesting to see Jimmy's descent into Saul Goodman while breaking Kim's heart and losing his brother Chuck. Cannot wait till the next episode and the next and the next!
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