Carrot and Stick

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!

Saul is devil in disguise, everything is fitting in place with him, plan and execute! If you add Kim that will be plan, execute and blackmail.

It was action packed episode in the other side of the border, you don't want to be on the place of Nacho Varga. There is no way out, he can trust none.

That awful inflated Statue of Liberty says it all. It's a symbol of decadence and bad taste. These two former yuppies who had it all early on, are now reduced to con men, fleecing poor old people out of their tax refunds. They come into play as Kim and Jimmy continue their assault on Howard, who is really small potatoes. They are so pathetic but Kim cuts them a new one. While this craziness is going on, we have intense conflict between the two main forces. Gus continues to be entirely self centered, no compassion for anyone, even those forced through extortion to aid him. Nacho is running for his life. Lalo is taking on the world. I'm so blessed to have been able to stream Breaking Bad and now this stellar creation. Not only is it great television, it is as good as any feature film offering. Can't wait for Episode 3.

Co-Creator, Vince Gilligan returns in the director chair with an episode that's possibility among one of the best episodes in Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad, "Carrot and Stick" has everything an episode of these shows need to have and it's done brilliantly. There's comedy, drama, sequences full of suspension and tension but most importantly unpredictability.

"Carrot and Stick" is a direct continuation to the previous episode and the tension remains. The next part of Saul Goodman and Kim Wexler's plan puts into motion, that story arc brings characters from the first season back into the show, thus resolving that plot point. But the story arc that left me speechless was Nacho's and the cartel arc, the suspense was held throughout the entire movie with its music, direction and cinematography, but also the editing. The cinematography, editing and direction is three things the show like Breaking Bad have never failed as it's always been consistent in quality, extraordinary quality. "Carrot and Stick" is an episode that'll leave you on the edge of your seat, with scenes that'll leave you speechless. Vince Gilligan along with the writing team, truly, phenomenal work.

But the acting, what can I say about that? Every single actor from Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Giancarlo Esposito and Rhea Seehorn. Everyone gives a brilliant and memorable performance. But the episode's best performance goes to Michael Mando as Nacho Varga, a role he was born to do, and he have shown award worthy performances in each season, "Carrot and Stick" is one of the actor's best.

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!