Review of Gloves Off

Better Call Saul: Gloves Off (2016)
Season 2, Episode 4
10/10
Another solid episode with undeniably excellent storytelling!
8 March 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Better Call Saul is quickly becoming one of the best shows ever written (in my opinion). This week we get the aftermath of Jimmy's hazardous actions regarding his homemade commercial. This episode gives the viewers a perspective of just how much Jimmy actually cares about Kim and keeping their relationship intact. He would go back to Chuck (the one person he cannot stand) in order to save Kim from being demoted, which lead to outstanding dialogue between the two brothers once again reaffirming that Chuck cannot bear to see Jimmy succeed doing immoral things. Jimmy fights for Kim's freedom while throwing himself under the bus and although to no avail, we know now how much Jimmy is willing to give up, and let's see how he carries on with his second chance at Davis and Main. While all that is happening, Nacho and Mike instigate a possibility of getting rid of Tuco (Nacho's Boss). During this segment of the episode, we again learn more about (or just reaffirm) Mike's character and the way he deals with his dirty business. Mike is trying to be a better guy especially after we learn about his past from Season 1, but in this episode we see those shades of him. He would rather concoct an elaborate plan to get the police involved rather than just point- blank shooting Tuco in the plan Nacho laid out. When Nacho asks him at the very end, "Why", this is left as a rhetorical question for a reason, because the fans of the show should already know the answer to that question if they understand Mike's character at all. This is why this show is so well written because the characters are fleshed out to the right degree so when they are put into certain situations, we as an audience would know how they would react and what their motivations are. Anyways, this show is doing everything right and we are slowly but surely seeing both Jimmy and Mike break bad.
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