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I like it despite it's many flaws
Issac has evolved!
The Kaylons CANNOT possibly be this stupid
I love this show
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You are absolutely right. Topa was born female, so this was just her "transitioning back to the way she was born." Call it "chromosome conformity." Odds are that McFarland and the writers didn't intend to support something as unwoke as "de-transitioning" but they ended up doing it. And probably by accident.
Another shocker was that they had a whole planet of persecuted women worshipping Dolly Parton, and not Michelle Obama. Kudos to the writers for doing something so unpredictable.
Overall though, this is still a great show, despite the heavy injection of 21st century wokeness 400 years into the future. It is the most interesting and entertaining sci-fi show we have seen in quite some time.
Mighty1... look up the definition of "diversity." It doesn't mean "all villains must be white males, and all heroes must be minorities or women." When you skew things in one direction it isn't diverse. It is woke virtue signaling.
While Kim has lots of good reasons to leave Jimmy, I don't think she will. I think it is much more likely that Jimmy.... seeing the danger he has put her in.... will dump Kim in order to save her life. I know this sounds crazy, but isn't this exactly what Werner (the German engineer heading up the super meth lab project) did to protect his wife from danger.
It seems like we got our answer in Part 2.
The other 299 members of the Planetary Union didn't have to lift a finger to help. The non-member Krills jumped in to defeat the Kaylons, after realizing that they too are "biologicals" and would eventually be a target for the Kaylons.
And this just helps make my point. It wasn't just the 300 Planetary Union members who had a strong incentive to stop the Kaylons... it was ANY race of biological beings. So the Kaylon plan was even dumber than I imagined it was.
Markdown..... it seems you were right about Jimmy getting back at the thugs.
I don't think Jimmy did it for the money..... or to impress his boss.... or to network with street thugs.
Jimmy did it because he loves to sell.
It is what he does best. He is a salesman/conman at heart and is happiest when he talks people into things.
Imagine how successful he could have been if he sold real estate or was a stock broker. But then it would be an entirely different show, and not as exciting.
What a huge disappointment Ben was! This was the LEAST competitive finale in ten years.
He served up a very boring and simple first dish for a Masterchef finale and got blown out of the water. He was so far behind in the point count, that they probably should have handed Sashi the trophy right after the end of round one.
It almost looked like Ben didn't want to win. What was he thinking?
I can't wait for the next episode.
This is one of the best shows to ever appear on television. Arguably even better than Breaking Bad.
But I can understand why anyone with a short attention span would be frustrated by the slow pace of the show. Better Call Saul depends on deep character development and lots of tension and suspense. This kind of show is not for everyone, especially those who like the instant gratification of action/adventure shows.
Better Call Saul is more like a psychological thriller. It probably isn't your cup of tea, but I love it.
Also, let's remember that Mike is a pretty smart guy.
He set up this money laundering scheme with Madrigal, and now he needs to prove he has a real job in case the IRS ever questions all those big "paychecks." So Mike covers his own butt by showing up for work and actually doing a good job. With plenty of witnesses present, in case it is every challenged.
Forget my "work ethic theory." This might just be a case of Mike leaving nothing to chance. He always sees ahead, and is always careful to avoid any loose ends.
My theory.
Mike has a strong blue collar work ethic. He has never done a job poorly. And he is very careful to make sure the job comes first. (Remember when Jimmy asked him why they gave back all the money that Craig Kettleman had embezzled? Mike said "I was hired to do a job, and that's exactly what I did.")
When Mike saw that big paycheck, he felt guilty about not working for it. So the obvious solution is "go to work, and do a good job."
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