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This post contains major spoilers for season five, episode three of Better Call Saul.
Better Call Saul more than stands on its own as a great television show. But it’s also one of the best prequels in television history because it gives added context and depth to Breaking Bad. Exploring Jimmy McGill’s transformation into Saul Goodman has enriched the experience of watching Walter White’s own descent into evil. The third episode of Better Call Saul‘s fifth season, which also marked the return of our two favorite DEA agents, has directly connected each show’s main characters in a way neither they nor viewers could have imagined. Saul Goodman inadvertently set in motion the events that brought Walt and Jesse Pinkman together—a union that destroyed all of their lives.
Better Call Saul‘s last episode revealed how Domingo got his Breaking Bad-era nickname: he made a terrible fold in a poker game and was thusly dubbed “Ocho Loco,” which would eventually become “Krazy-8.” (In fairness, that was only a terrible fold if you want to win money. Probably smart if you want to appease your sociopathic boss.) But Domingo’s arrest later in the same episode would result in much bigger connections to Breaking Bad this week.
Nacho told Lalo he had “the guy” for Domingo’s legal problems. They hired Saul Goodman to be his “lawyer,” but Jimmy’s real job was delivering a message/script. Lalo is desperate to hurt Gus Fring’s standing with the Cartel, and Domingo’s arrest provided an opportunity. Domingo offered the DEA information about massive money drops, which are part of Gus’ drug business. That huge hit to Gus’ bottom line could potentially make him unable to make Cartel payments. So long as Gus keeps bringing in big money, he’s safe from the Salamancas.
Domingo’s information led to one of the most exciting Better Call Saul/Breaking Bad crossovers yet, featuring DEA agents Hank Schrader and Steven Gomez (returning Breaking Bad stars Dean Norris and Steven Michael Quezada). They were skeptical of Domingo’s story, but as part of their negotiations with Saul, they agreed to letting Domingo go free if his tips pan out. But snitches needs protection, so Jimmy got the agents to agree to Domingo serving as their own personal criminal informant going forward. He’ll give them info on drug activity in the future and they’ll keep him safe and out of jail.
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The entire sequence was fantastic for Breaking Bad fans for reasons that go well beyond reuniting with popular characters. Hank’s deal with Domingo changed the course of everyone’s life in that room, ditto the fates of Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, and everyone who knew them.
In the first episode of Breaking Bad, Walter learned during a ride-along with Hank that his former student was a drug dealer. While Hank and “Gomie” were inside making arrests, Walt saw Jesse sneak out a window and escape. He then blackmailed Jesse into working with him to make meth to pay for cancer treatments. And we know how many deaths and ruined lives that partnership led to.
The only reason Hank and the DEA knew about Jesse’s operation at all was because of their criminal informant. Domingo was the one who tipped them off, selling out Jesse and his own cousin Emilio Koyama. If he hadn’t become Hank’s C.I. years earlier, Walt never would have seen Jesse escape. The two never would have worked together. The events of Breaking Bad never would have taken place at all.
The deal Saul Goodman made for his “client” inadvertently led to Krazy-8’s death in Jesse’s basement. It ultimately led to Hank and Steve Gomez’s deaths in the desert too. And, in a way the characters themselves never realized, it led to Walt and Jesse hiring Saul Goodman as their own attorney. When they needed a “criminal” lawyer, Jesse knew he had better call Saul. (Or kidnap him, as they eventually did.)
That ultimately led to Jimmy McGill becoming Gene, Cinnabon manager on the run.
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The best prequels are great unto themselves while also giving added meaning to the original story. That’s what Better Call Saul has always done. And this episode added yet another tragic layer to both. Jimmy McGill’s own lack of morals led to Walt and Jesse’s destructive union and Jimmy’s own demise. Their stories aren’t just connected; they share the same tragic beginning. And for Jimmy, that means he has even more ownership over his own demise. He put his downfall in motion, because Saul Goodman directly led to Breaking Bad and everything terrible that came with it. All because Jimmy was so good at being a bad lawyer.
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This post contains major spoilers for season five, episode three of Better Call Saul.
Better Call Saul more than stands on its own as a great television show. But it’s also one of the best prequels in television history because it gives added context and depth to Breaking Bad. Exploring Jimmy McGill’s transformation into Saul Goodman has enriched the experience of watching Walter White’s own descent into evil. The third episode of Better Call Saul‘s fifth season, which also marked the return of our two favorite DEA agents, has directly connected each show’s main characters in a way neither they nor viewers could have imagined. Saul Goodman inadvertently set in motion the events that brought Walt and Jesse Pinkman together—a union that destroyed all of their lives.
Better Call Saul‘s last episode revealed how Domingo got his Breaking Bad-era nickname: he made a terrible fold in a poker game and was thusly dubbed “Ocho Loco,” which would eventually become “Krazy-8.” (In fairness, that was only a terrible fold if you want to win money. Probably smart if you want to appease your sociopathic boss.) But Domingo’s arrest later in the same episode would result in much bigger connections to Breaking Bad this week.
Nacho told Lalo he had “the guy” for Domingo’s legal problems. They hired Saul Goodman to be his “lawyer,” but Jimmy’s real job was delivering a message/script. Lalo is desperate to hurt Gus Fring’s standing with the Cartel, and Domingo’s arrest provided an opportunity. Domingo offered the DEA information about massive money drops, which are part of Gus’ drug business. That huge hit to Gus’ bottom line could potentially make him unable to make Cartel payments. So long as Gus keeps bringing in big money, he’s safe from the Salamancas.
Domingo’s information led to one of the most exciting Better Call Saul/Breaking Bad crossovers yet, featuring DEA agents Hank Schrader and Steven Gomez (returning Breaking Bad stars Dean Norris and Steven Michael Quezada). They were skeptical of Domingo’s story, but as part of their negotiations with Saul, they agreed to letting Domingo go free if his tips pan out. But snitches needs protection, so Jimmy got the agents to agree to Domingo serving as their own personal criminal informant going forward. He’ll give them info on drug activity in the future and they’ll keep him safe and out of jail.
AMC
The entire sequence was fantastic for Breaking Bad fans for reasons that go well beyond reuniting with popular characters. Hank’s deal with Domingo changed the course of everyone’s life in that room, ditto the fates of Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, and everyone who knew them.
In the first episode of Breaking Bad, Walter learned during a ride-along with Hank that his former student was a drug dealer. While Hank and “Gomie” were inside making arrests, Walt saw Jesse sneak out a window and escape. He then blackmailed Jesse into working with him to make meth to pay for cancer treatments. And we know how many deaths and ruined lives that partnership led to.
The only reason Hank and the DEA knew about Jesse’s operation at all was because of their criminal informant. Domingo was the one who tipped them off, selling out Jesse and his own cousin Emilio Koyama. If he hadn’t become Hank’s C.I. years earlier, Walt never would have seen Jesse escape. The two never would have worked together. The events of Breaking Bad never would have taken place at all.
The deal Saul Goodman made for his “client” inadvertently led to Krazy-8’s death in Jesse’s basement. It ultimately led to Hank and Steve Gomez’s deaths in the desert too. And, in a way the characters themselves never realized, it led to Walt and Jesse hiring Saul Goodman as their own attorney. When they needed a “criminal” lawyer, Jesse knew he had better call Saul. (Or kidnap him, as they eventually did.)
That ultimately led to Jimmy McGill becoming Gene, Cinnabon manager on the run.
AMC
The best prequels are great unto themselves while also giving added meaning to the original story. That’s what Better Call Saul has always done. And this episode added yet another tragic layer to both. Jimmy McGill’s own lack of morals led to Walt and Jesse’s destructive union and Jimmy’s own demise. Their stories aren’t just connected; they share the same tragic beginning. And for Jimmy, that means he has even more ownership over his own demise. He put his downfall in motion, because Saul Goodman directly led to Breaking Bad and everything terrible that came with it. All because Jimmy was so good at being a bad lawyer.
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Artemis Fowl fans have waited a long time for author Eoin Colfer’s beloved book series to make it to the big screen. The film’s first trailer was released way back in November 2018, which was roughly 37 years ago. Then director Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation, originally set to hit theaters in August 2019, was pushed back to May 2020. But now, with just a couple months until its long-awaited premiere, Artemis Fowl has a new trailer. Just maybe not the one many fans were hoping for. In a version that completely flips the story we know, the movie appears to be turning literature’s youngest villain into a hero.
From Disney’s official synopsis:
“Disney’s Artemis Fowl, based on the beloved book by Eoin Colfer, is a fantastical, spellbinding adventure that follows the journey of 12-year-old genius Artemis Fowl, a descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds, as he seeks to find his father who has mysteriously disappeared. With the help of his loyal protector Butler, Artemis sets out to find him, and in doing so uncovers an ancient, underground civilization—the amazingly advanced world of fairies. Deducing that his father’s disappearance is somehow connected to the secretive, reclusive fairy world, cunning Artemis concocts a dangerous plan—so dangerous that he ultimately finds himself in a perilous war of wits with the all-powerful fairies.”
Disney’s official synopsis for the movie sounds exactly like the plot of the first Artemis Fowl book. However, this latest trailer features some significant changes. Here young Artemis (Ferdia Shaw) appears to be a hero, not a villain like in the novel. He’s working with magical creatures to stop an even bigger enemy. Fan favorite Holly Short (played by Lara McDonnell), a fairy captain in the Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance force, is Artemis’s main foil in the novel. She’s the “good guy.” Here though she’s immediately presented as someone specifically sent to be Artemis’s ally.
As is the dwarf Mulch Diggums (Josh Gad). That’s another major departure from the book where Mulch is definitely not helping the young human. Disney seems to have made the decision to skip ahead in the story when it comes to character relationships. But without laying the groundwork for how those changes happen organically, they run the risk of those relationships not meaning as much.
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And by presenting Artemis as a hero, it completely upends one of the most appealing aspects of the character. He’s 12 and clearly the bad guy. (Even if he can only be so bad.) There are plenty of YA heroes. Why not adapt one of those stories if you wanted a good guy main character?
Could these changes work? Of course. Movies are a different medium, and some of the best adaptations make major changes. However, that hasn’t prevented the ire from fans of the book.
That new Artemis Fowl trailer had me like... pic.twitter.com/uHNVCpJWSQ
— Bryn Clayton Jones (@Bryn_C_Jones) March 2, 2020
This is all wrong.
— ᥴꪖડડⅈꫀ ꪖꪶꫀ᥊ⅈꪖ ???? (@NotJosieGrossy) March 2, 2020
Artemis Fowl was a cold, calculating, genius villain. That’s what made the books unique, because he was the villain but you still cheered for him.
Then Disney comes along, throws pixie dust at Artemis and now he’s a good boy hero with a heart of gold. https://t.co/GUy16wDeSU
I just saw the trailer for the Artemis Fowl movie and.. pic.twitter.com/QPkWJ8Xvir
— Jehemoth (@Jehemoth1) March 2, 2020
Probably not a great sign for enthusiasm when your trailer makes people commiserate with Percy Jackson readers.
With the Artemis Fowl trailer I finally understand how the Percy Jackson fans felt pic.twitter.com/YEUAMNy5C7
— Horror and Horrific of Netflix (@HorrorNetflix) March 2, 2020
Artemis Fowl fans
— VforVera (@VforVintageVera) March 2, 2020Percy Jackson fans
On realizing their beloved books have been butchered as movie “adaptations” by Fox and Disney pic.twitter.com/oolmrI7atF
Upset by this trailer? We get it. Our advice though is to keep doing what Artemis Fowl fans have done for a long time: wait until you see the movie. Then judge it. Hopefully it can find the right kind of magic to make your patience pay off.
Colin Farrell, Judi Dench, Hong Chau, and Nikesh Patel also star in the film.
Artemis Fowl comes to theaters (finally) on May 29, 2020.
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Vanessa Bryant is deeply hurt by the sharing of graphic photos of the crash site where Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna died back in January. She is now calling for the deputy sheriffs to be disciplined for allegedly snapping and sharing the photos, which reportedly show the remains of the victims and the debris of the crash.
Bryant had asked that the crash site be a no-fly zone and be protected from photographers after her husband’s and daughter’s death out of respect for them and the other seven victims. This request still didn’t keep the site safe. Two days after their untimely death, photos of their remains were shared and it was noticed after they became a topic of discussion between the first responders, the LA Times reported.
“This is an unspeakable violation of human decency, respect, and of the privacy rights of the victims and their families,” reads a section of a lengthy statement posted to Bryant’s Instagram from her lawyer Gary Robb. “We are demanding that those responsible for these alleged actions face the harshest possible discipline, and that their identities be brought to light, to ensure that the photos are not further disseminated.”
An anonymous person filed a complaint regarding the photos which brought the matter to Bryant’s attention.
“Mrs. Bryant is grateful to the individual who filed an online complaint exposing these acts of injustice, and for the choice to protect human dignity,” the statement continues.
The other victims of the crash were Christina Mauser, Payton and Sarah Chester, John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli and pilot Ara Zobayan.
Bryant also filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the helicopter company.
“Defendant Island Express Helicopters’ breach of its duty and negligence caused the injuries and damages complained of herein and Plaintiffs’ deceased, Kobe Bryant, was killed as a direct result of the negligent conduct of Zobayan for which Defendant Island Express Helicopters is vicariously liable in all respects,” the lawsuit reads.
