No, Jimmy McGill didn’t get fitted for an orange jumpsuit in Monday’s Better Call Saul premiere… but his various indiscretions, big and small, are starting to catch up with him.
Season 3 kicks off, like the last two did, with a black-and-white prologue following Jimmy/Saul’s post-Walter White life as Cinnabon manager “Gene.” We watch as Gene sadly hauls bags of sugar and sadly glazes cinnamon buns before taking a sad lunch break on a sad mall bench. A young shoplifter runs by him and hides in a photo booth, and when the cops come by, Gene meekly rats the kid out.
Season 3 kicks off, like the last two did, with a black-and-white prologue following Jimmy/Saul’s post-Walter White life as Cinnabon manager “Gene.” We watch as Gene sadly hauls bags of sugar and sadly glazes cinnamon buns before taking a sad lunch break on a sad mall bench. A young shoplifter runs by him and hides in a photo booth, and when the cops come by, Gene meekly rats the kid out.
- 4/11/2017
- TVLine.com
On the latest premiere of this wonderful series, Chuck played cat and mouse with Jimmy, while Mike did the same with an unknown enemy (who is almost assuredly someone we know all too well).
That's right, the brilliance continued on Better Call Saul Season 3 Episode 1, as the sad, slow decline of sad sack Jimmy McGill into Saul Goodman progressed.
The present day opener with "Gene" even boasted a cliffhanger of sorts.
His instincts as a lawyer took over after he ratted out the kid thief, but him passing out back at the Omaha Cinnabon was a total shock.
They'd better pay that off soon: I need to know what happens to Gene!
Say nothing, you understand? Get a lawyer-get a lawyer!
Gene Permalink: Say nothing, you understand? Get a lawyer-get a lawyer! Added: April 10, 2017
Bob Odenkirk is so wonderful in this role. Nobody does the hang-dog look better, and he...
That's right, the brilliance continued on Better Call Saul Season 3 Episode 1, as the sad, slow decline of sad sack Jimmy McGill into Saul Goodman progressed.
The present day opener with "Gene" even boasted a cliffhanger of sorts.
His instincts as a lawyer took over after he ratted out the kid thief, but him passing out back at the Omaha Cinnabon was a total shock.
They'd better pay that off soon: I need to know what happens to Gene!
Say nothing, you understand? Get a lawyer-get a lawyer!
Gene Permalink: Say nothing, you understand? Get a lawyer-get a lawyer! Added: April 10, 2017
Bob Odenkirk is so wonderful in this role. Nobody does the hang-dog look better, and he...
- 4/11/2017
- by Ron Gilmer
- TVfanatic
Two episodes were provided prior to broadcast.
For the third successive season, the premiere of Better Call Saul begins with a terrific, symbolically-rich cold open set after the events of this show’s parent series Breaking Bad, depicting its titular character working under the assumed name of ‘Gene’ at a Cinnabon as a fugitive from the law. Once again, the sequence is shot in black and white, emphasizing the blandness of his new life; once again it scored by a retro pop hit (this time Nancy Sinatra’s “Sugar Town”); and once again there is a threat of his cover being blown, when two policemen approach him to ask about a shoplifter.
This time, however, he’s unable to maintain his usual caution, as he blurts out almost unwillingly to the shoplifter as he’s escorted away: “Say nothing, you understand? Get a lawyer.” It’s a simple scene, but...
For the third successive season, the premiere of Better Call Saul begins with a terrific, symbolically-rich cold open set after the events of this show’s parent series Breaking Bad, depicting its titular character working under the assumed name of ‘Gene’ at a Cinnabon as a fugitive from the law. Once again, the sequence is shot in black and white, emphasizing the blandness of his new life; once again it scored by a retro pop hit (this time Nancy Sinatra’s “Sugar Town”); and once again there is a threat of his cover being blown, when two policemen approach him to ask about a shoplifter.
This time, however, he’s unable to maintain his usual caution, as he blurts out almost unwillingly to the shoplifter as he’s escorted away: “Say nothing, you understand? Get a lawyer.” It’s a simple scene, but...
- 3/27/2017
- by Stephen Puddicombe
- We Got This Covered
In case you missed it, LucasBooks announced last month that author Chuck Wendig had been tapped to write “Star Wars: Aftermath.” The novel is set, appropriately enough, in the immediate aftermath of “Return of the Jedi” and is due out this September. If you’ve ever wondered what the turnaround is on this kind of project, Mr. Wendig finished his first draft of the novel today. How do I know? Because he was hilariously live-tweeting it as he drew towards the finish line. Will any of these tongue-in-cheek tidbits be alluded to in the final version? One can only hope. Below, watch in real-time* as Chuck Wendig finishes “Aftermath” using terrible puns to power through. *Now past-time as these tweets are obviously from earlier. Unless you have slipped into the timestream and are reading this from both the past and present. In which case, the time draws closer. Say nothing.
- 4/7/2015
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
Nineties giant snake movie Anaconda comes under James's microscope. Could it be more than just another scaly B-movie?
"You don't know shit about the shit we're in here!" Gary Dixon (Owen Wilson) in Anaconda. That sentence pretty accurately sums up most people's appreciation of both the movie Anaconda, life in general and the state of the Universe. When you've finished reading this article, you will know some shit.
Do you remember Anaconda? The 1997 killer snake film starring Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube and Jon Voight? It had the tagline "When you can't breathe you can't scream"? It got nominated for six Razzies but, in spite of such ignominy, went on to become a cult hit and spawned three sequels?
Until a couple of weeks ago I didn't remember Anaconda because I'd never seen it. Somehow this pleasure had passed me by, and it existed as a sizeable hole in my pop...
"You don't know shit about the shit we're in here!" Gary Dixon (Owen Wilson) in Anaconda. That sentence pretty accurately sums up most people's appreciation of both the movie Anaconda, life in general and the state of the Universe. When you've finished reading this article, you will know some shit.
Do you remember Anaconda? The 1997 killer snake film starring Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube and Jon Voight? It had the tagline "When you can't breathe you can't scream"? It got nominated for six Razzies but, in spite of such ignominy, went on to become a cult hit and spawned three sequels?
Until a couple of weeks ago I didn't remember Anaconda because I'd never seen it. Somehow this pleasure had passed me by, and it existed as a sizeable hole in my pop...
- 10/23/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
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