Better Call Saul: Inflatable

 "There are wolves and sheep in this world, kid."

Oh Kim. We know you're doomed. The dramatic irony is blatant. The script wants us to know what you don't: turning down the awesome job to rely on Jimmy is going to destroy you. And it's not as though you haven't been warned. You're a sheep, Kim. Remember what Chuck told you about Jimmy?

Mike, you are obviously a wolf, but a fascinating one. You have principles. You're a genuinely great father-in-law, your ulterior motives are good...but you're a world-weary cynic who knows the world and how to survive in it.

And Jimmy... you're no alpha male. But you're a wolf. In possibly ironic contrast to Chuck- not in this episode- who, desapite his career and material success, is a man of sheeply principle. But you have no principoles, Jimmy. The opening flashback tells us how this came about- and yes, your dad was the sheepiest of sheep, even if that 70s newsstand was awesome to behold.

But Kim... oh, Kim...

Wolves and sheep aside, this episode is obviously awesome, and the "trying to get fired in a way which doesn't forfeit the bonus" montage is Office Space levels of funny. Telly seldom gets better than this.

Better Call Saul: Switch

 "That's right. Not a lawyer. Bye."

This is a fascinating, tantalising, nuanced opening episode, scrutinising the two roads Jimmy can take. Yes, at the end, he relents and takes the swanky law job. But Slippy Jimmy, I have no doubt, is not going back into his box.

We start with a flash forward to Saul's new life in Nebraska, as he spends a night accidentally in a bank vault. Yet he leaves a bit of graffiti: "S.G. was here". Despite the moustache, Saul is still in there. And yes, the name is jarring after a season thinking of him as Jimmy. And Saul, I think, is a development of Slippy Jimmy, a persona whom Jimmy spends the episode exploring.

Not only that, either. He really likes Kim, and tries to seduce her into the Slippy Jimmy lifestyle, with some success. She has fun, and there's an enjoyable little Breaking Bad cameo.Yes, Jimmy relents at the end, but he's still tempted by the con man lifestyle... Kim too?

Meanwhile, Wormald is not a clever man. For a start, that car just screams "My penis is only slightly larger than Andrew Tate's. Ladies, bring a magnifying glass". Then, the moment he arrogantly dismisses Mike and decides he can deal with the crime stuff on his own tells you he's doomed. It's not in question. The only question is how. And it's actually fun seeing his pathetic, clueless performance in front of the visiting police officers.

The episode gives off so much nuance, so many uncertainties. Kim isn't in Breaking Bad. What happens to her? Which way will Jimmy jump? We know, of course, but when? I'm betting the end of the season.