That envelope I think plays a very big role in this season.
They've made significant visual use of it in the limited time it's been on screen.
Is it more than just an 'FU, jimmy' letter?
Yeah, it could be a lot of things ranging from an apology or a confession or maybe even a letter of recommendation, but I am guessing its a big FU letter as well. Who knows what the writers are thinking, a lot of different courses the season could take based on the envelope. They will probably circle back around to it near the end of the season.
Did Jimmy ever get the money from the class action lawsuit? For some reason I thought he did, but maybe not if he's still looking for work.
He was close to getting it, but he alienated the senior who was the class representative from the rest of her friends. To undo that, he did that whole accidentally-on-purpose confession over the mic in the yoga class to get all of the seniors to turn on him instead, and that also would make the class rep reconsider settling so quickly. The suit is still ongoing as S3 closes.
The interview scene was great. Did Jimmy suddenly turn because he didn't want to go back to working around copiers because he saw it as going back to those days when he worked in the copy room? Was it because he was able to manipulate those two guys in a matter of minutes? His word "suckers" makes me think that Jimmy can't respect anyone that succumbs to his manipulation.
Chuck's letter being an apology would go against his entire character and how poorly he's always treated Jimmy (including his final act of giving him $5k), so I'd be very shocked if it were anything other than one last f you from beyond the grave.
Kim's demise is going to be sad.
I wonder why the writers chose to blur out the hospital documents that Gus read in that scene. My assumption is that it was toxicology reports which showed that Don Salamanca was off his meds, which tying in with Victor seeing Nacho toss the meds off the bridge, led Gus to confirm that Nacho caused the stroke, but the blurring of the documents could be setting up for something else?
The interview scene was great. Did Jimmy suddenly turn because he didn't want to go back to working around copiers because he saw it as going back to those days when he worked in the copy room? Was it because he was able to manipulate those two guys in a matter of minutes? His word "suckers" makes me think that Jimmy can't respect anyone that succumbs to his manipulation.
Chuck's letter being an apology would go against his entire character and how poorly he's always treated Jimmy (including his final act of giving him $5k), so I'd be very shocked if it were anything other than one last f you from beyond the grave.
Kim's demise is going to be sad.
I wonder why the writers chose to blur out the hospital documents that Gus read in that scene. My assumption is that it was toxicology reports which showed that Don Salamanca was off his meds, which tying in with Victor seeing Nacho toss the meds off the bridge, led Gus to confirm that Nacho caused the stroke, but the blurring of the documents could be setting up for something else?
The document contents probably aren't relevant. The point of the scene, imo, was just to show how thorough Gus is being. These showrunners are pretty consistent with showing information to the viewer they think is important, so if they're not showing it, it's probably not important.
The interview scene was great. Did Jimmy suddenly turn because he didn't want to go back to working around copiers because he saw it as going back to those days when he worked in the copy room? Was it because he was able to manipulate those two guys in a matter of minutes? His word "suckers" makes me think that Jimmy can't respect anyone that succumbs to his manipulation.
A vid from AMC featured Odenkirk stating that the two reminded him of his father, giving in to people's song and dance stories. Hence the quick turnaround. EDIT:Here's the video
I gotta remember the Insider podcast is out after every episode, I haven't listened to the second episode of it yet.
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A vid from AMC featured Odenkirk stating that the two reminded him of his father, giving in to people's song and dance stories. Hence the quick turnaround.
I gotta remember the Insider podcast is out after every episode, I haven't listened to the second episode of it yet.
Ah yes that makes total sense. He talked about how his dad used to just give in to people who wouldn't pay when making purchases at his store and hated how his father was so easily pushed around and entrusting in people.
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Yeah I'm not sure what I think. The way the letter was worded didn't seem very 'Chuck', but maybe I'm being swayed by Kim's anger when Howard first gave her the letter and Chuck's final interactions with Jimmy.
Going back to the letter, that scene was great. Jimmy’s non chalance reading it while eating, Kim’s gaze locked on Jimmy the whole time and then slowly breaking down, Chuck continuing to be a POS from the grave. It’s like he’s mocking Jimmy. He was always jealous of the attention Jimmy got and how much their mother loved him. To screw him over with the estate and then write an obviously dishonest and BS letter. Such a dbag. Never supported Jimmy in life but pretends like he’s this amazing older brother on his way out. Chuck is a great villain, I’ll give him that.
The letter mentioned Jimmy working in the mail room, so perhaps it was written before their big falling out when the two brothers were actually getting along.
that was interesting ending on many levels ... I thought they'd save the letter for later in the season. Based on their relationship last season, the letter feels like mockery, but with the letter being undated it could easily be that Chuck had written that letter before their relationship soured. Kim's reaction was also interesting, no idea what to make of it yet.
And poor Gale, singing the periodic table and so eager to cook meth. "You were meant for better things" ... oh well.
The man sleeping in his office because he bought his wife a vacuum. Listening to self-help tapes.
I’m not sure what Kim’s crying over Chuck’s letter means.
Did seeing the new bank models turn off Kim the same way Jimmy was turned off by the job interviewers?
I think Kim was overwhelmed.
She was looking at a ####load of work, more work than a single lawyer could handle.
Getting overwhelmed is the reason she crashed in the first place. Could be momentum building towards something like that happening again if she's burning the candle at both ends while preoccupied with Jimmy's emotional wellbeing.
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