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I am a weed smoker of 22 years in June, but, I've only been legal the past year (health reasons.. I'm damn near in a wheel chair Acting on anger isn't necessarily ignorant. It's all about what you do and how you go about it and the bottom line is, Mike is the best at what he does, so, I don't see him making too many mistakes. He's already told Nacho pretty much that Tuco is coming back and he's going to be a problem. I bet Gus shows up in season 3.

DUDE!!! COME ON!!! Underestimating the Salamanca's? To the contrary, I think THEY underestimated him. Think about it. Mike took on Tuco one on one and won both physically and psychologically. When I say he won physically, I mean that he was still standing.. Tuco didn't even knock him down. then, he single handedly beat up 2 goons in his home. He physically showed no fear to the twins at the hotel. You're assuming that Mike went out of his way to set up a sit down with Hector. To the contrary, I think that mike re-evaluated the situation in his head and likely felt that given all the variables, it was easiest to just extort Hector for the 50K and take the gun rap. See, I didn't see his move as giving up or in at all. Giving in would've been to bown down to Hector and instead, he literally demanded $45K more than what he was offered and he did that even after Hector threatened Mike and Kaylee again

Yeah, you got a point there, Mexico was another rare time that Jesse actually rose to the challenge, although, while I think he only did so out of fear and self-preservation, the important thing is that he did, indeed, step up in that instance. Jesse always annoyed me though cuz he constantly used to complain about how Walt always pointed out Jesse's faults, but, IMO, Jesse got mad at that because he knew Walt was right. Jesse was also trying to be something he wasn't. Oh, no doubt that Jesse DID have his moments, but, as you said, they were far and few between and for the most part, Jesse was a constant f up. Didn't Hank come up with that actual idea? I thought it was Hank that came up w/ the actual idea of that, but, you may be right. I can't remember. Honestly, though, by that time, Walt was deserving what he got. I lost a TON of respect for Walt after it was revealed that he poisoned the kid, not Gus. That was especially shitty to do after Gus threatened Holly

I literally just choked on the piece of chicken I was eating when I read this. You think Mike was scared? Dude, he wasn't scared at all, he doesn't get scared. He was PISSED. People need to read the recent interview with the Moncada twins that's floating around the net. In it, Luis Moncada mentions that the twins aren't the same twins you saw in Breaking Bad. The actor admits that the twins in BCS aren't as vicious, savvy or smart as they were in BB. Um, that's been the case since day 1. One day, I'd like to go through the whole list of crew and see EXACTLY how many crew members are from BB.

Where do you get that Nacho is Tuco's cousin? He's not related. To compare Nacho to Jesse is nuts. Nacho is capable, Jesse wasn't. Jesse NEVER didn't mess up. Messing up is what Jesse did. I think one of the VERY FEW things Jesse ever did right was killing Gale. By "grounded", I think what you actually mean is more realistic. I agree that BCS is actually better than Breaking Bad. Honestly, I'm going through BB all over again between eps of BCS and I'm noticing something I didn't the last time I went through the series again. I'm finding myself being annoyed at so much. At Walt's obviousness (how many times are you gonna tell someone on the phone in a high whisper to "not call here again", when your wife's 5 ft behind you and expect her to not hear it? c'mon, now), Skylars ---- [see edit note - DTC] (not sure what the rules about cursing here are) and Jr's ability to completely disrespect his father all through the series. Then there's Hank's being an all out a hole (also, after hearing the commentaries and pouring through the extras on my DVD's, I get the impression Dean Norris is an a hole in real life, just like Hank is).

I wonder how soon into season 3 Gus Fring is going to come in, cuz you know he's not far away

I don't think the goons are buffoons or inefficient. I think in the face of your average person that they would be sent to scare, that their tactics and skills would be up to par just fine. But, Mike is no average person and he's practically a one man army. So, it's just that they weren't prepared for him to be so smart and good. I disagree about the cousins. Even Luis and Danny said in an interview recently regarding how their characters are different in BCS compared to how they were from Breaking Bad, Luis Moncada said, "Well, you have to remember to start with that the time period for Better Call Saul takes place a good deal of time before Breaking Bad started. So, first off, the The Cousins aren't as lethal or smart in their ways, yet. They're also not as powerful or high up in the cartel as they were in Breaking Bad. Beacuse they're so young at this point, they are trying to learn from Hector, so they will do anything, without even thinking, to impress him". So, even the actors are telling you that the cousins aren't as lethal or savvy on this show as they were on Breaking Bad. I think that Mike would have had close to the same outcome regardless of who Hector had sent. I don't think Mike got lucky in any form. I think he's just that good. Agreed. Agreed. Agreed on every point, 100%. I honestly don't remember what your full original post said, so, I don't remember exactly how I took the comment, but, what's important is that I agree with everything you said here. HMM.. ok.. thanks

Well, of course there's a lot of similarities between Walt and Mike, but, there's just as many, if not more differences. You're wrong about Mike turning to the drug trade, though. Both turned to illegal means to provide for their families, yes. However, as of this moment, Mike is not in the drug trade, he's just doing illegal fixer/bodyguard type work right now for different people. However, all of Mike's actions so far has been from doing things for people who come to him, not the other way around. Mike isn't greedy at all, he's trying to support his daughter in law and granddaughter. I agree with you when it comes to Walt that it was greed. With Mike, I think he probably does a lot of things for the thrill of it. I genuinely don't believe there's a single greedy bone in Mike's body. If Mike was so greedy, he'd be keeping that money (or at least half of it) for himself, not putting it away for his family. As for the amount of money he put away for Kaylie, you also have to remember, as Walt found out with the Tuco situation, sometimes things come up, especially in their lines of work, respectively, that can only be fixed by spending a lot of money. So, for every dollar he takes from Kaylie's stash to cover his own butt, he's gotta put that back. As for whats "glamorous", do you really think Mike would have been a career cop if he wanted glamour? C'mon, now... Hmm, very good point. I usually catch stuff like that and I didn't this time. Wow.. I forgot about Mike killing Leonel.. good memory (and I've even gone back to re-watching Breaking Bad between BCS eps, BUT, I'm only at the end of season 2, so far). But, yeah.. good points here.

If it's a chess move, no doubt it could be a silly one. But, you have to remember how arrogant Schweichert was when he first came on. The guy clearly has an ego that matches Chuck's. As for your other statements, eh, one thing I've learned in life is who knows why people do the things they do. Ya know?

As I stated before, to someone else, I think it's obvious as all hell that Kim doesn't trust Schweichert and she shouldn't. At this moment, she's technically at war with him and this could be a chess move on his part regarding the lawsuit.

There's a HUGE difference between the genius of Mike and the genius of Walt. Walt let his ego ABOUT his intelligence go to his head and it became his downfall. Mike only slipped ONCE in his lifetime and that's when Walt shot him. Mike was never greedy like Walt. No, she doesn't, but, it's not about that. She's being smart. She doesn't trust Schweichert (however you spell it) and I don't blame her. This could be a chess move on his part. I didn't get the carbon paper trick.. what was that about? What's always weirded me out about that is that my paternal uncles used to be HUGE ice fisherman and built a little tiny mobile shack that they painted "Ice Station Zebra" on the sides... so weird.. that was 1980

I'm annoyed w/ most of this post and you're nit picking.. like about Kim's voice (no, Eminem is nasally, Rhea is not) or the car on the curb, like, seriously? Agreed. Honestly, I think Mike's storyline is saving the show, right now. I love the Jimmy stuff, but, it's moving too slow. What are you talking about? Who let "just let" WHO off the hook??? Nacho DOES need Tuco gone, but, he's also smart enough to know that his plan with Mike simply didn't work. Nacho should've known that Hector would be a factor and Mike probably didn't know Hector existed yet. Plus, Ray Cruz is staying around as Tuco, so, they need a way to keep Tuco on screen. My bet is, you see Ray Cruz back next week. Agreed, but, that's why Jimmy'll get the better of 'em all in the end.

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Not everyone keeps doors opened in their houses. I know a lot of people who keep doors closed and when you're Mike and expecting trouble.. it only makes sense. When a doors closed, a hit man can't shoot you in the kitchen from your bedroom. I am pretty sure you MEANT to say the goons got off easy with Mike?