Nothing is what it seems this week on Better Call Saul. No, that’s not Howard in his Namast3 Jaguar with Wendy, Albuquerque’s favorite hooker. That’s Jimmy in a hilarious spray tan and wig. He steals the car, picks up Wendy from the Crossroads Motel and kicks her out of the car in a very public way. This is, of course, in full view of Cliff, who gets another piece of false information to believe Howard is on drugs and visiting prostitutes.
No, the people in the blue car are not following Kim to intimidate her on behalf of Lalo. They’re protecting her from Lalo, as confirmed by Mike. She’s understandably rattled by the news, but as Mike says, she’s “made of sterner stuff” than Jimmy, who she doesn’t tell about Lalo. Kim is indeed tough but that doesn’t stop her from looking over her shoulder after she gets the news. You can offer somebody protection from the drug cartel and tell them to go about their lives, but good luck.
No, the agents in the house across the street from Gus are not the authorities spying on the Chicken Man. They’re agents of Gus himself, scanning his house for signs of Lalo. That was a great fake-out, with the couple on bikes in the beginning, who later show up after Gus walks through the secret tunnel that connects their houses. Very nice job directing by Rhea Seehorn.
For Kim and Jimmy, some new possibilities open up that could lead them in different legal directions. Kim asks Cliff if she can lead a team of pro bono lawyers and Cliff agrees. I don’t know if she was serious about the proposal or if it was just an excuse to meet and get Cliff to witness Jimmy and Wendy’s one-act play, but it gets Kim closer to her real passion of defending less-fortunate clients. Even with all the Howard chicanery, she’s serious about this, faithfully meeting her clients every day at a diner. If she gets the funding from Cliff, does she still need to pursue the Sandpiper money?
Meanwhile, everybody hates Jimmy at the courthouse since he used subterfuge to free Lalo. He can’t use his stuffed animal to charm the court administrator and his valiant vending machine skills go unappreciated by a fellow lawyer. None of the Heathers will sit with him at lunch. But this notoriety opens up a new avenue when clients come out of the woodwork looking for a lawyer. These include Spooge, who memorably met his end under an ATM during Breaking Bad.
This influx of clients gets Jimmy kicked out of the nail salon, but this opens yet a new opportunity as he spots the future strip-mall site where he will put up a fake Statue of Liberty and begin being a criminal lawyer in earnest. Kim has reservations, and does need to tell him about Lalo, but what the hell—Taco Cabeza is right around the corner, so it can all wait another day.
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