At first, I was upset about not getting a gene scene for season 6 but the actual cold open was so much better!
We finally see what Saul Goodman's house looks like as of 2010 and it has a clear absence of Kim Wexler and many items shown in the house display how different of a man Saul is in breaking bad. Saul in breaking bad comes off as a a man that would never be able to form a lasting relationship, so it makes sense that Kim is gone from his life at this point. But the ending of the Cold Open is a zoom on the Zafiro Anejo which has been a metaphor for their relationship since their con in 2x01.
Kim and Jimmy also bond over potentially ruining a man's career in this episode and interestingly Kim is the one that is more involved in conning Howard than Jimmy at this point. Jimmy's break-in to the country club and rant about anti-Semitism is very in character and entertaining. I also thought the banter between Howard and Cliff Main about the planted cocaine was hilarious.
Lalo was scary as usual because of his charismatic persona. You never know whether he is going to kill you or act super friendly. His conversation with hector sets up the Hector-Gus conflict in breaking bad after Lalo likely dies and adds extra tension for Nacho.
Nacho was surprisingly being helped by Gus in this episode but very minorly. Mike not picking up Nacho's call shows that Mike values loyalty to Gus more than his friendship for Nacho which also leads perfectly into breaking bad where he does not question Gus even after the death of Victor.
For an opening episode that was only building suspense, it was a masterfully made one. This quality of writing during the climax of the series might even beat Breaking Bad's impeccable finale.
We finally see what Saul Goodman's house looks like as of 2010 and it has a clear absence of Kim Wexler and many items shown in the house display how different of a man Saul is in breaking bad. Saul in breaking bad comes off as a a man that would never be able to form a lasting relationship, so it makes sense that Kim is gone from his life at this point. But the ending of the Cold Open is a zoom on the Zafiro Anejo which has been a metaphor for their relationship since their con in 2x01.
Kim and Jimmy also bond over potentially ruining a man's career in this episode and interestingly Kim is the one that is more involved in conning Howard than Jimmy at this point. Jimmy's break-in to the country club and rant about anti-Semitism is very in character and entertaining. I also thought the banter between Howard and Cliff Main about the planted cocaine was hilarious.
Lalo was scary as usual because of his charismatic persona. You never know whether he is going to kill you or act super friendly. His conversation with hector sets up the Hector-Gus conflict in breaking bad after Lalo likely dies and adds extra tension for Nacho.
Nacho was surprisingly being helped by Gus in this episode but very minorly. Mike not picking up Nacho's call shows that Mike values loyalty to Gus more than his friendship for Nacho which also leads perfectly into breaking bad where he does not question Gus even after the death of Victor.
For an opening episode that was only building suspense, it was a masterfully made one. This quality of writing during the climax of the series might even beat Breaking Bad's impeccable finale.