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Rock and Hard Place

  • Episode aired Apr 25, 2022
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  • 47m
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Javier Grajeda and Michael Mando in Rock and Hard Place (2022)
Better Call Saul: Rock And Hard Place
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Still on the run, Nacho is forced to choose where his loyalties lie. Saul must decide whether he wants to remain a "friend of the cartel" after his reputation is called into question. Gus an... Read allStill on the run, Nacho is forced to choose where his loyalties lie. Saul must decide whether he wants to remain a "friend of the cartel" after his reputation is called into question. Gus and Mike ready the team for a meet.Still on the run, Nacho is forced to choose where his loyalties lie. Saul must decide whether he wants to remain a "friend of the cartel" after his reputation is called into question. Gus and Mike ready the team for a meet.

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    • Gordon Smith
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    • Vince Gilligan
    • Peter Gould
    • Gordon Smith
  • Stars
    • Bob Odenkirk
    • Jonathan Banks
    • Rhea Seehorn
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    • IMDb RATING
    9.7/10
    39K
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    • Director
      • Gordon Smith
    • Writers
      • Vince Gilligan
      • Peter Gould
      • Gordon Smith
    • Stars
      • Bob Odenkirk
      • Jonathan Banks
      • Rhea Seehorn
    • 198User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Bob Odenkirk
    Bob Odenkirk
    • Jimmy McGill
    Jonathan Banks
    Jonathan Banks
    • Mike Ehrmantraut
    Rhea Seehorn
    Rhea Seehorn
    • Kim Wexler
    Patrick Fabian
    Patrick Fabian
    • Howard Hamlin
    Michael Mando
    Michael Mando
    • Nacho Varga
    Tony Dalton
    Tony Dalton
    • Lalo Salamanca
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    Giancarlo Esposito
    Giancarlo Esposito
    • Gus Fring
    Javier Grajeda
    Javier Grajeda
    • Juan Bolsa
    Ray Campbell
    Ray Campbell
    • Tyrus Kitt
    Luis Moncada
    Luis Moncada
    • Marco Salamanca
    Daniel Moncada
    Daniel Moncada
    • Leonel Salamanca
    Lavell Crawford
    Lavell Crawford
    • Huell Babineaux
    Jeremiah Bitsui
    Jeremiah Bitsui
    • Victor
    Juan Carlos Cantu
    Juan Carlos Cantu
    • Manuel Varga
    Julie Pearl
    Julie Pearl
    • ADA Suzanne Ericsen
    Mark Margolis
    Mark Margolis
    • Hector Salamanca
    Daniel Edward Mora
    Daniel Edward Mora
    • Samaritano
    Brandon Root
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    • Director
      • Gordon Smith
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      • Vince Gilligan
      • Peter Gould
      • Gordon Smith
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    nick-43276

    Better Call Saul's Ozymandias... so far

    An episode filled with events I expected to not expect much later in the season. That's why this is the best show on television, you never know what's going to happen next.
    10qbrtmgy

    Spectacular Episode

    This season is so well written and filmed. A lost art in this day and age. We will miss BCS after the season ends. The characters are as complex as the storyline. The tie ins to Breaking Bad are so well done and not condescending to the viewer as so many shows tend to do.
    10yhoha_2001

    If you think that it doesn't get anymore brutal than breaking bad, you're absolutely wrong.

    The last bit of this episode was one of the best acted bits of the whole breaking bad/ better call saul universe. The writers have outdone themselves and did manage to make more brutal than ever.

    Top notch writing, cinematography & acting. Absolutely can't get enough of this show.
    10bosporan

    Paper beats rock👍👍👍

    A tale of consequential choices.

    Nacho must decide how he is going to use his knowledge of Gus, Hector and Lalo to leverage best advantage. Mr McGill begins to question his identity facing the incompatible dichotomy of the cautious, amiable Jimmy and the audacious, selfish Saul.

    A fabulous performance from Michael Mando (Varga) emotionally portraying his difficulty on the run and the intractable dilemma he faces. An excellent episode, the best of the season to-date.
    10cuddlesatusc

    Pivotal point in Television

    This series is without a doubt going down as the most under appreciated show of all time. This hour is a full on character renovation, eventually reaching a catharsis for the character (I won't mention who). I'm still in shock and I will be for the next coming week. To think this is only the third episode of thirteen total and it's one of the best written of the entire series so far. Major props to Gordon Smith's writing and directing. The opening scene all makes sense at the end as a beautiful portrait of Nacho's character: In a world saturated of evil, he's the only one trying to do good.

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      The flower shown in the first scene is a desert blue bell; they symbolise humility and everlasting love.
    • Goofs
      At 37:44 in the top left corner, a crew member appears from behind a bush wandering into view.
    • Quotes

      Nacho Varga: Alvarez has been paying me for years... years. But you know what? I would've done it for free, because I hate every last one of you psycho sacks of shit. I opened Lalo's gate. And I would do it again, and I'm glad what they did to him. He's a soulless pig. And I wish I'd killed him with my own hands. And you know what else, Hector? I put you in that chair. Oh, yeah. Your heart meds? I switched them for sugar pills. You were dead and buried, and I had to watch this asshole bring you back. So when you are sitting in your shitty nursing home and you're sucking down on your Jell-O night after night for the rest of your life, you think of me, you twisted fuck!

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    • Release date
      • April 25, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Filming locations
      • Parking Garage 500 4th St. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA(Parking garage scene when Saul meets Huell)
    • Production companies
      • High Bridge Productions
      • Crystal Diner Productions
      • Gran Via Productions
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      47 minutes
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1
      • 1080i (HDTV)

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