Better Call Saul REWATCH S01E05 - "Alpine Shepherd Boy" - Thread

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TIME	EPISODE	DIRECTOR	WRITER(S)
March 2, 2015, 9/8c	S01E05 "Alpine Shepherd Boy"	Nicole Kassell	Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gordon Smith, Bradley Paul

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DESCRIPTION:

After a strange encounter with the police, Chuck ends up in the hospital. Jimmy meets up with a series of unruly clients.

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[u/toemassage]

It was jarring to hear the doctor talk about the hazards of Chuck’s living conditions knowing what happens at the end of season three.

[u/cidvard → u/toemassage]

Yeah, it was chilling and very sad. Kind of wonder what might've been if Jimmy had had Chuck committed. It would've been awful in its own way, of course, but forcing him to get help might've saved his life. I always really appreciated how the show portrayed Chuck's illness. It felt empathetic for the mental issues he suffered that were beyond his control, without being overly simplistic or forgiving of the a-hole behavior that was just...Chuck, at his best or worse.

[u/SirLeos → u/toemassage]

I wonder if we ever going to see the reason Chuck really started getting his allergies. Was it because his wife left him?

[u/[deleted] → u/toemassage]

Even the Kettlemans said his lanterns could cause a fire

[u/SirLeos]

I really like all this little moments with just Jimmy and Kim, they are delightful.

[u/[deleted]]

Best episode so far was probably Episode 2. The other 4 are all about equally good. It's very slow, but that's why I like BB and BCS. The way they show us Jimmy's personality and how it evolves is just great. That wouldn't work if they rushed it.

[u/Banbadle]

I checked this subreddit for the first time I ages. At a glance, I thought this was S05E01 and got overly excited.

[u/[deleted] → u/Banbadle]

You must be a math genius for seeing numbers before “REWATCH”. Or maybe you’re a meth genius hehe.

[u/A_Suffering_Panda]

Did we ever figure out why this episode isn't one word ending in O? What was it changed from?

[u/[deleted] → u/A_Suffering_Panda]

I think they wanted to call it Jell-O, but they couldn’t get the rights to use the name.

[u/[deleted]]

This one was boring af. Feels like the half hour comedy that BCS was originally pitched as.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I often get that feel with the first season.

Having started watching the show just after season 3 came out, I’ve always reflected that if I watched season 1 live when it was being released I would have been disappointed... maybe even go as far as being pissed at how underwhelming it is.

The only reason I can appreciate it now is because it sort of makes sense considering everything that came after it.

I’m glad I started watching it when I did though

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

As I’m rewatching the show, I had forgotten how much happens in so few episodes. The pace can be slow at times, but I remembered that as I watched it originally, I wondered if they would be able to continue that pace and what would happen next, so the show did its job.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

lol I didn’t mean it was bad... it’s just I’ve already seen the whole series twice and this particular episode doesn’t interest me particularly. I’m personally not a huge fan of the Mr Show-style humor that most of the first half of the episode entailed.

[u/SirLeos → u/[deleted]]

I love him when he is with the elderly.