BCS 1.10: Back to Slippin' Jimmy
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canyonwalkerIn the season 1 finale of Better Call Saul we see Jimmy back in his roots at con artist "Slippin' Jimmy" in Chicago. It's not via the showrunners' penchant for flashbacks, though. Jimmy actually travels to Chicago after his falling out with his brother (episode 1.09) and hooks up with his old con artist partner, Marco.
Marco, like Jimmy, has gotten a legit job in the intervening years. Marco's job is probably more legit, though. And more boring. Marco installs standpipes and by mid-afternoon he's passed out, drunk, in his favorite old bar. With Jimmy back in town, Marco calls in sick to work, and the two old pals go on a week-long bender of conning people out of money at bars and making up mind-boggling stories to get in bed with women.
Jimmy enjoyed getting back to his old games. It's a good catharsis for him after seeing how all of his hard work to be a lawyer was undermined by his brother. But after a week he realizes that he's not really Slippin' Jimmy anymore. He's ready to go back to Albuquerque and resume life as James McGill, Esq. Marco begs him to stay just one more day, though. Just one. "This has been the best week of my life," Marco begs.
The pair do one more night of conning people at bars. They choose their "fake Rolex" trick, as Marco has just one fake Rolex left from a supplier years ago. Except during the part of the trick where Marco is supposed to play passed out drunk, he's actually suffering a real-life heart attack. Jimmy calls 911 while their mark runs away then stays with Marco, waiting for help to arrive. He apologizes for letting this happen. ...Not that it's his fault; like how is another person having a heart attack his doing? But he apologizes. And Marco tells him not to be sad. "This has been the best week of my life," Marco repeats.
While Jimmy is in town a few extra days to attend Marco's funeral, Kim calls from Albuquerque with good news. Another law firm is prepared to offer him a great position. It's contingent upon an interview. Jimmy heads home after Marco's funeral.
Back in Albuquerque, Jimmy dresses up for a meeting with the partners of this other law firm, the high end Davis & Main out of Santa Fe. They've been brought in to help on the elder care home fraud case he started, and they want him because of his strong rapport with the elderly clients. But as he walks toward the courthouse he pauses, considers the pinky ring he got from con-artist partner Marco, and seems to turn around and leave.
On the way out of the parking lot, he stops to talk to hit-man/ticket-taker Mike. Jimmy recalls when they conspired to steal $1.6 million from thieves and return it to its rightful owners. "We could have walked away with $800k each," Jimmy laments. "What stopped us?" Mike reminds Jimmy that he said he "wanted to do right thing." "Well, I won't let that stop me anymore," Jimmy says as he drives off.
Will season 2 be when we see James McGill, Esq. ad Slippin' Jimmy combine to become Saul Goodman?
Marco, like Jimmy, has gotten a legit job in the intervening years. Marco's job is probably more legit, though. And more boring. Marco installs standpipes and by mid-afternoon he's passed out, drunk, in his favorite old bar. With Jimmy back in town, Marco calls in sick to work, and the two old pals go on a week-long bender of conning people out of money at bars and making up mind-boggling stories to get in bed with women.
Jimmy enjoyed getting back to his old games. It's a good catharsis for him after seeing how all of his hard work to be a lawyer was undermined by his brother. But after a week he realizes that he's not really Slippin' Jimmy anymore. He's ready to go back to Albuquerque and resume life as James McGill, Esq. Marco begs him to stay just one more day, though. Just one. "This has been the best week of my life," Marco begs.
The pair do one more night of conning people at bars. They choose their "fake Rolex" trick, as Marco has just one fake Rolex left from a supplier years ago. Except during the part of the trick where Marco is supposed to play passed out drunk, he's actually suffering a real-life heart attack. Jimmy calls 911 while their mark runs away then stays with Marco, waiting for help to arrive. He apologizes for letting this happen. ...Not that it's his fault; like how is another person having a heart attack his doing? But he apologizes. And Marco tells him not to be sad. "This has been the best week of my life," Marco repeats.
While Jimmy is in town a few extra days to attend Marco's funeral, Kim calls from Albuquerque with good news. Another law firm is prepared to offer him a great position. It's contingent upon an interview. Jimmy heads home after Marco's funeral.
Back in Albuquerque, Jimmy dresses up for a meeting with the partners of this other law firm, the high end Davis & Main out of Santa Fe. They've been brought in to help on the elder care home fraud case he started, and they want him because of his strong rapport with the elderly clients. But as he walks toward the courthouse he pauses, considers the pinky ring he got from con-artist partner Marco, and seems to turn around and leave.
On the way out of the parking lot, he stops to talk to hit-man/ticket-taker Mike. Jimmy recalls when they conspired to steal $1.6 million from thieves and return it to its rightful owners. "We could have walked away with $800k each," Jimmy laments. "What stopped us?" Mike reminds Jimmy that he said he "wanted to do right thing." "Well, I won't let that stop me anymore," Jimmy says as he drives off.
Will season 2 be when we see James McGill, Esq. ad Slippin' Jimmy combine to become Saul Goodman?
