Better Call Saul Episode Commentary: ‘Marco’

The season finale of “Better Call Saul” was a revisitation of Slippin’ Jimmy and his sidekick Marco.

In “Marco,” Jimmy returns back to his Chicago roots where he reunites with his buddy Marco. After Jimmy makes peace with Howard, he is still angry about Chuck’s betrayal and tells a hilarious story to the senior citizens at the retirement home during bingo, about him defecating inside of a sunroof of a car while two children were sitting the back seat.

Regardless of a few laughs, it is fair to say that several scenes had dialogue that went on too long, similar to a Quentin Tarantino film. There were also several scenes that were shot artistically and had a “Breaking Bad Feel,” but not with the same result.

While we did experience the Chronicles of Slippin’ Jimmy, this episode fell short of amusement and did not quite feel like a season finale.

During Jimmy and Marco’s montage of scheming escapades, there was a hilarious scene that Jimmy pulled up on a woman whom he had a one night stand with (He tricked her in thinking he was Kevin Costner until she wakes up the next morning disappointed). Come to think of it there is a slight resemblance. While this was a cool moment, it didn’t make up for many of the other misgivings.

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