After last episode argument with his brother, Jimmy leaves to get some time by himself. He hooks up with his old partner in crime Marco and manages to instantly continue where he left off as a con artist. What is interesting is how Marco points out that he does it just for the thrill of it, not for the money. A statement that clearly makes Jimmy think.
During a con attempt, Marco dies with his last words being "This was the best week of my life".
Jimmy then return home only to be reminded off how much he had helped his brother only to be let down. This makes Jimmy realize that he has more or less lost two of his closest friends in a short time-span.
Jimmy finally realizes that he no longer have to prove himself worthy to anyone but himself and all the things Marco said makes him come to the revelation that he needs adventure in his life and cannot be controlled by others.
Jimmy therefore refuses a nice job offer Kim had fixed for him and decide to live life his way. How, we will see next season.
All in all, I think this message could have been told in a much more straight forward fashion throughout the first season and I don't really understand why the writers keep trying to communicate their points to the viewers in such a prolonged manner.
As I have said before in earlier reviews of Better Call Saul, the show need to come to terms what it's really about. I don't think the more or less pure drama angle will work in the long run though.
I cannot give this episode more than a seven since they made the mistake of portraying Jimmy's revelation of all this to be more or less instantaneous on a parking lot on the way to discuss his new job, without really feeding the viewer with proper ways of comprehending his choice, except through deep speculation.
To be a bit harsh you could argue they used an entire season for Jimmy to realize who he truly is, yet rushes the actual revelation so quick in the end that you don't really get a good understanding as to how he realized it. The more interesting question that has not even been addressed is: How did he become slippin' Jimmy in the first place?
During a con attempt, Marco dies with his last words being "This was the best week of my life".
Jimmy then return home only to be reminded off how much he had helped his brother only to be let down. This makes Jimmy realize that he has more or less lost two of his closest friends in a short time-span.
Jimmy finally realizes that he no longer have to prove himself worthy to anyone but himself and all the things Marco said makes him come to the revelation that he needs adventure in his life and cannot be controlled by others.
Jimmy therefore refuses a nice job offer Kim had fixed for him and decide to live life his way. How, we will see next season.
All in all, I think this message could have been told in a much more straight forward fashion throughout the first season and I don't really understand why the writers keep trying to communicate their points to the viewers in such a prolonged manner.
As I have said before in earlier reviews of Better Call Saul, the show need to come to terms what it's really about. I don't think the more or less pure drama angle will work in the long run though.
I cannot give this episode more than a seven since they made the mistake of portraying Jimmy's revelation of all this to be more or less instantaneous on a parking lot on the way to discuss his new job, without really feeding the viewer with proper ways of comprehending his choice, except through deep speculation.
To be a bit harsh you could argue they used an entire season for Jimmy to realize who he truly is, yet rushes the actual revelation so quick in the end that you don't really get a good understanding as to how he realized it. The more interesting question that has not even been addressed is: How did he become slippin' Jimmy in the first place?