Carrot and Stick

Wonderful to see the Kettlemans return, again to be manipulated by Kim and Jimmy and we see Kim's Mr Hyde re-emerge as the stick to Jimmy's carrot. The fragrant Julie Ann Emery is delightful as Betsy, nailing a range of emotions from rage to submission.

The gunfight scene is fabulous, both as a spectacle and for its impact on the story.

A superb second episode with both Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn hitting their stride.

Someone complained in both the trivia and a review that people were rating this and the previous episode a 10/10 before the episodes had aired. Indeed that is correct, people with AMC+ membership got early access, it doesn't mean they didn't see it.

Anyway, 10/10, amazing as always.

The writing, acting, directing etc etc are amazing in this series and the whole crew is back to finish the series and I believe they'll end it just like it started... one of the best TV shows ever!

This episode is definitely a strong start to start the final season picking up where we left off pretty much immediately after last season ended and it's a 10/10 !

I'm not going to gloss over details, as other reviewers have probably already have done that and better. But what I will say, is that the impending doom of Kim's fate is edging closer and closer.

People were moaning mid series that this did become the Kim Wexler show and in a way, they are correct. Just as much as the show is about Jimmy McGill transforming into Saul Goodman, it is a show about how Kim keeps on getting seduced by Saul's schemes. She keeps saying her professional life and career is getting better and and in the previous episode described to Jimmy it was "The best professional day in her life", but it is Saul's diabolical plans that she can't say no to.

5 seasons of build up and we are going to see not just the decline of ol' Slipping' Jimmy, but the decline of brutal legal lawyer Kim Wexler. The carrot is in fact dangling in front of her.

This season will hold up as the best we've ever seen from Vince Gilligan, let me tell you. The cinematography is always on point, the writing always so well done for each character and tensions rising throughout. The camera looms around softly sometimes just as the storytelling unravels. It's beautiful. All I can say for the rest of the season is- Hold on to yer Butts!

The writing is so clever and Kim is just unbelievable. She is one of the greatest female character in television history. She is cold, ruthless and insanely smart.

Even though we know the fate of most characters the viewer is always on the edge of their seat. How are they going to get out of this? The talented writers always come up with the most insane and clever ways to solve problems. Your jaw will drop while watching this episode. At one point I could not help but to clap alone in my living room. Just phenomenal television!