Alpine Shepherd Boy

I actually enjoyed this episode even more on rewatch! It has some great humor, while also giving us drama, and deeper dive into Chuck's condition!

This episode struck me cause you start to get a glimpse of that the relationship between Chuck and Jimmy, might be more complicated than you think! I like thise subbtle hints to what Chuck thinks of Jimmy, cause I know how important that will be, as the show goes on!

The rest of the episode offers some hilarious moments, as Jimmy visits different clients, who has one outrageous request after the other!

The end offers a calm build up towards next episode!

I keep asking myself every single day, "How many underrated episodes of television are there in the world?". I think there are just countless, because this was just another one of them. I love the connection between Jimmy and Chuck. I love their dynamic alot so far, and I am starting to prefer them over Walter and Jesse. Anyways, my favorite characters in this episode were Saul, Chuck, and Kim, which Saul and Chuck were obvious. My favorite things about this episode were the storyline, the pacing, and the Cinematography. This was honestly my favorite episode of the entire series so far, and I am starting to think that the next one will be one of the greatest I will ever watch.

Second best episode of the show so far if you ask me. And more than likely the funniest episode thus far too, that string of scenes of Jimmy meeting with crazy clients feels like something only Vince Gilligan could pull off without it feeling like filler.

It's nice to now care about what's happening with Chuck a little more, although I do think that having the entire potential issue of him being upset with Jimmy for pulling a con again seeming to have been resolved in a single conversation is a pretty big wasted opportunity.

And while I'm complaining, I did think some of the shots of Mike doing...whatever he was doing at the end of this episode were obnoxiously long and not really showing much worth showing.

But I am now interested in what they might do with Mike going forward, so it's nice they're not going to keep him stuffed in a box all season.

So while it doesn't quite reach the heights of the Tuco episode, it's still pretty bloody awesome.

Well, we are currently half way through the first ever season of one of the most anticipated television shows of the century so far, Better Call Saul. And I can say without a shadow of a doubt I've been completely satisfied with the first five episodes. In fact, my expectations have been blown out of the water.

This episode - entitled 'Alpine Shepherd Boy' - has been one of the best so far. So many ideas have been opened up in just one hour. Every character in this week's installment were there for a reason. There was no single minute of filler. Everything needed to be there, and everything was spot on.

One of the best things about this episode was the music. It just matched up so well with every scene. We went from Breaking Bad meth- cooking montages to Better Call Saul old women eating jello montages, but somehow it's just as good. Cinematography was, as always, really good as well.

Man, when the end of this season comes the wait for season two is going to be really painful. Time has flied so fast this past month because of this show. Can't wait till next week.

Alpine Shepherd Boy develops the character Jimmy and Chuck nicely. Chuck's condition is given a strong focus, which at this point in the overarching narrative is needed. In association with this the writers do a great job of expanding on their relationship. Jimmy's genuine care for Chuck further increases his likability as a lead character.

Additionally there is some fantastic humour in Jimmy's attempts to link with new clients in the early scenes as he interacts with various colourful characters. Likewise his schmooze at the retirement home is very entertaining. These are my favourite moments and lift the episode significantly.

It is a fairly uneven episode that shifts in tone frequently. Focus shifts almost entirely to Mike towards the end, which involves some great moments of visual storytelling that sets up the next episode well.

Bob Odenkirk is outstanding as always and receives great support from Michael McKean and others.

For me it is an 8.5/10, but I round upwards.