SQUAWKING DEAD: [Better SQUAWK Saul: E1] Season 6, Episodes 1 & 2 of Better Call Saul, "Wine and Roses" & "Carrot and Stick"

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Originally Recorded 2022/04/25

Our inaugural coverage of (something other than an episode of The Walking Dead Universe) Better Call Saul: In its 6th and final season. You have Sherrandy (AKA @BlazyGardener) to thank as she was the one who was really passionate about us doing this and, as we've alluded to at many points during our podcast's history, we've always wanted to branch out and talk about other television shows under this podcast's banner (and Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul are usually first on the list of series that are rattled off).

As both the 1st and 2nd episodes of this season of Better Call Saul were released, simultaneously, so too goes our episode coverage. As mentioned in the pre-amble, we first debuted these episodes on our YouTube Channel, to fairly decent reception, so we continued along this path. Our first several episodes and reaction videos were marked unlisted, to create more of a groundswell and to receive more feedback from our Ko-fi members, then we debuted them all in a row a few weeks later. If you want the opportunity to stay ahead of the curve on any new material we plan on releasing, the only place we develop these ideas is on our Ko-fi page . Create a FREE account, today, on Ko-fi.com and follow us on Ko-fi.com/SQUAWKINGDEAD to get the inside baseball on what we're doing as a podcast. You don't have to buy us a coffee or join a membership tier (for as little as a $1): it's the only place where we post our recording sessions, unedited episode recordings, and our new ideas to get your feedback (rather than on Social Media). Don't want to wait for these episodes to release via the audio podcast? They're already up on our YouTube Channel, here:

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Better Call Saul finally returns after two years!
This is our first season opener without Gene Takovic!
The opener was full of hidden Easter eggs, and future "PREaster Eggs" according to the insider podcast!
The tequila stopper from an earlier episode appears amongst these Easter eggs!
Sherrandy reveals that we are about two and a half years away from Breaking Bad.
Where is Kim Wexler in our black and white/Gene Takovic timeline?
Sherrandy reveals the writers considered using the house that Jimmy McGill and Kim looked at in a previous season.
It has only been about 3 days since Jimmy's journey in the desert.
How far will Jimmy go to make Kim happy?
What significance does Kim throwing away the lawyer cup hold?
Was Chuck McGill wrong about Jimmy being the danger? Is Kim the true danger?
Are we, as an audience, supposed to hate Howard Hamlin?
Why does Kim hate Howard?
Is Kim using Jimmy's anger towards Howard to manipulate Jimmy into doing what she wants?
Is Gustavo Fring trying to get Ignacio "Nacho" Varga off the board?
What was Jimmy's intention going into the country club?
Is this the last we see of Kevin Wachtell?
Does Eduardo "Lalo" Salamanca genuinely care about his people?
How different are Lalo and Gus really?
Special shoutout to Mark Margolis for his face acting as Don Hector Salamanca!
Let's switch gears to episode 2, Carrot and Stick!
How traumatized are Nacho's girls, Amber & Jo?
Will Mike Ehrmantraut help Nacho?
Will Nacho have to confess everything to his father?
Will we lose Manuel Varga?
Huge round of applause and welcome back to Craig & Betsy Kettleman!
The Inflatable Statue of Liberty is the same one Saul Goodman uses above his office in Breaking Bad!
Did you feel sorry for the Kettlemans?
The Kettlemans are the reason Jimmy and Kim got involved with the cartel in the first place!
How does Kim truly feel about Jimmy giving the Kettlemans the money?
Would you agree that this show is the best one on on television, currently?