Although, how humble do you have to be when you have the makings of a region-dominating meth lab being custom built for you? Especially when compared to someone in the same episode who has a politician’s ability to sway concerned clients and challenge someone who threatened him to a literal fistfight, that makes Gus’ toothbrush grout cleaning all the more humbling. We’ve seen him snap into Kindly Chicken Restaurant Manager mode before. One thing that came from last week’s glimpses into his Fortress of Surveillitude is the idea that his constant upright posture is the product of wanting to project an air of confidence and control, but also of wearing a bulletproof vest at all times. There’s another look at the ankle holster and another prolonged tracking shot following him, this time through the above-ground domain of his Pollos Hermanos empire. ![]() When Jimmy answers a bogus house call - one made entirely believable by the line of clients that continue to stretch out the door and around the corner at the new Saul Goodman HQ - Howard is standing ringside, ready to make their metaphorical back-and-forth a far more literal one.įor Gus, his self-reflection here comes in the form of the burdens he’s placed on himself. Howard (Patrick Fabian) pieces together the source of his recent misfortunes and decides the best way to square things up is to, well, square things up. The blows that visit Jimmy here are far more literal. She’s still giving Jimmy career advice and is still on board for the partnership the two of them have together - her smile when she sees him drive into the parking lot below their balcony! - but without saying it explicitly, this seems like Kim questioning whether she’s still able to accept that kind of praise from a colleague. As she listens to glowing words from former paralegal Viola (Keiko Agena) about Kim being a kind of legal compass, you can see her reinvigorated public defender attitude slowly start to erode bit by bit. Part of that for Kim comes from a nagging bit of self-doubt. 'The Lord of the Rings': Everything You Need to Know About Amazon's Big Money AdaptationĪ few scenes later, not long after director Melissa Bernstein frames her face in a cup of coffee during a catch-up chat, Kim is doing what every character in “Black and Blue” is being forced to do: confront their own worst tendencies head-on. 'Black Bird' Review: Apple's Chilling Prison Drama Explores Pervasive Truths About Misogynyġ5 Other Great Modern Westerns to Watch Beyond 'The Power of the Dog' The first time, he's with Huell (Lavell Crawford), having successfully pulled off the prelude to the next step of their plan (which requires copying Howard's car keys in order to steal the Namast3-mobile.'Moonhaven' Review: Ambitious AMC+ Drama Is One of the Most Exciting New Sci-Fi Stories in Years Twice in this episode, he's confronted with existential questions about his place in the world, and twice, he flounders. ![]() It's fascinating to watch: Kim moves with the certainty of a woman who has finally found her place in the universe, living in perfect alignment with her own personal sense of justice, so that it hardly matters if her moral compass points a few degrees shy of what most would consider true north. Meanwhile, Jimmy ( Bob Odenkirk) and Kim ( Rhea Seehorn) are still moving forward with their plan to destroy Howard Hamlin's ( Patrick Fabian) reputation, and still fumbling around in the uncomfortable role reversal wherein Kim is bringing all the big energy to the project while Jimmy plays her somewhat more ambivalent sidekick.
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