S5E9

Bad Choice Road

Better Call Saul · 2020-04-13 · 60 min

FLICKFEEL

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from 20 comments

COMMUNITY

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nobody yet

YOURS

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what happens

In the wake of Jimmy's traumatic misadventure, Kim takes stock of what is important. Jimmy attempts to return to business as usual, but it's more difficult than anticipated. Gus and Mike set a plan in motion.

how it went

Left to right is this episode — its opening to its closing minutes. This is the one span the comments were always describing.

FUN

how good a time it was

MEANINGFUL

how much it moved you

Read from 20 comments — 12 said when.

Not enough to put a number on. The shape below is drawn from what there is, with the widest uncertainty band we use — it is the start of an answer, not one.

Not enough people said when to name this shape. The line is what the evidence draws, not a finding.

Hover the curveDrag across the curve to see what people said at any point.

height: how intense it got, 0–100
gold above: how tender it felt. violet below — what it cost. Thick on both at once means it was doing both.
tension rail: how much was still unresolved
grey haze: how sure we are — wider means fewer people described it

openingending

what people actually wrote

Grouped by where it was written, because a considered review and a reaction typed an hour after the credits are different things. Every quote links to its source.

Reddit21 read

“the last 10 min was one of the most intense scenes”
Naweezy▲ 4,085about 85–100% inread it ↗
“Her standing up for Saul against Lalo by roasting the shit out of him gave me chills.”
▲ 2,113about 75–100% inread it ↗
“focus mainly on the really boring aspects of law but somehow make it interesting”
Swankified_Tristan▲ 1,815about 0–100% inread it ↗
“WOW that last scene.”
HunterSChronson▲ 1,793about 90–100% inread it ↗

who made it

directed: Thomas Schnauz
written: Thomas Schnauz

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

AAustin Boyce as Marcie
BBreezy Sharp as Hector's Nurse
JJonathan Regier as ADA's Male Associate
KKate Cook as ADA's Female Companion
MMeredith Miniat as Bond Clerk
Saidah Arrika Ekulona as ADA Gina Khalil
Katerina Tannenbaum as Amber

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