Hold His Calls

I was so busy on Tuesday I forgot to watch the new Better Call Saul. And what an episode to miss!

It did two things I really liked. It brought to fruition a subplot from the first season and did so in a way that completely changed the viewer's perspective on the characters. Suddenly there's another dimension to this prank Kim and Jimmy are pulling on Howard. It's not just mischief for mischief's sake.

The episode was written and directed by Thomas Schnauz whose credit comes up at the exact moment when a film student is talking about the importance of the auteur. That was pretty funny.

But funnier was the moment Howard realised he had photos of Saul handing a frisbee to someone. It was such a perfectly delicious moment.

I still wasn't interested in the Lalo plot until he turned up unexpectedly at the end. That was good. The whole thing would've worked perfectly if Lalo's inexplicable trip to Europe had just been left out of it. But, oh, well. However we got here, we're here, and it's good.

Now we just have to wait for July to see the second part of this beautiful piece of television.