Wine and Roses

Good episode, it has almost everything you want. It's kinda slow, it has good acting, tension, horror, and a little slice of action. I'll give it a 9/10, my personal opinion.

Pretty darn good 2 part opener. I really don't feel the hate for Hamlin for the lengths that Saul and Kim are going to, but it is entertaining. I kind of feel bad for him, he just is what he is, rich kid with a rich job. A little too much with the Cartel side of the story and not enough on Saul and Kim, especially considering we know the end results of the minor feud between Gus and the Salamanca's. Still well worth watching.

You know when a show has probably entirely lived up to the promise of its existence? When the trailer gives you absolutely no hint of what is to come beyond the first episode. Vince Gillian is an absolute genius and I cannot wait for everything that is to come.

Amazing start to an amazing show. It's so beautiful to see how far this show has come. Everything leading up to this. The black & white opening wrapping everything up a bit more TIGHT and just watching this episode as a whole was amazing. The theme playing after the starting scene just brings back memories back when I watched Uno for the first time in 2015. With that being said this show turns up the nob a lot more, I feel it's on maximum overdrive from here on out, everyone's fates are going to be at stake, Saul and Kim's journey seems to be evolving a lot in this episode as well, obviously there are a few characters that we know what will happen with, but in this story before breaking bad we don't.... Even if we do know their story in the breaking bad universe.

As much as I love the plot of Jimmy and Kim going after Howard with phony cocaine accusations to mess up his law practice, Lalo Salamanca is the real Masterpiece of this two-part introduction. It's wonderful how they give so much screen time to Mark Margolis, Hector Salamanca's expressions are Gold. Lalo going through the alphabet while Hector rang the bell was a priceless scene. I'm so afraid of what they're going to do to Kim and Nacho. Awesome season opener!