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Warius

In his LAST MOMENTS, Howard tried to save the lives of the people who ruined his. After everything they did to him, his first instinct when he thought they were in real danger was to de-escalate. Howard, you beautiful man.

Outis

Devastating. That’s all I have to say about this episode & the next. Absolutely devastating! Howard deserved NONE of this but boy is that Lalo as cold & ruthless as they come! Amazing performances from Tony Dalton as Lalo & especially Patrick Fabian as Howard Hamlin. Rest easy my guy! Also, I absolutely adore Jimmy’s camera crew. If only they knew the integral role they played in the downfall of Howard Hamlin. They just three college kids, three pawns in Jimmy/Kimmy’s grand scheme. The same with Clifford Main. He too doesn’t deserve to relive what I imagine he watched his son go through cause remember, he too was a drug addict, just like they’ve been leading him to believe his close friend, Howard, truly is. Disgusting. Absolutely appalling the lengths they went to, just to put an end to Howard Hamlin, literally. And Kim is maybe even more to blame than Jimmy honestly, as he too is lowkey a pawn, a willing participant for sure but a pawn as well, as she not only got this whole entire ball rolling on the scam against Howard but she KNEW Lalo was still alive & didn’t say a THING ABOUT IT! Unintended consequences for her/their actions! The full circle moment too, with the switching of the photos! He sounds JUST like Chuck did, when he accused Jimmy of switching the Mesa Verde numbers, which he also did! Insert the Jesse Pinkman scene when he wails to Hank; “HE CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THISSSS!!!!” 😫😫😫 Also, when Lalo sees the roach! La cucaracha! Crazy! Remember when Mike told Jimmy, this guy has bigger things on his mind, he’s not thinking about you. Boy was he dead wrong! Jimmy/Saul is NOT a forgettable person, AT ALL & Lalo is unfortunately too smart! A cucaracha in his own way as well! 🪳

Warius

"I'm on the Save Howard train at this point" oh. oh dear.

MoniLove

Here. We. Go.

Reece McAllen

Such a sad ending to this episode but one of the best episodes of Better Call Saul, like yourself I initially hated Howard but the more the show the went on that opinion of mine but just flipped on it’s head entirely. Patrick Fabian did a phenomenal job with his performance as Howard and I definitely wish we could have seen more of him outside of the moments in the show where he is just being tormented by Jimmy and Kim.

Jacob Hull

YES YES YES YES YES FUCK

Avery

Howard’s story line starting all the way from season 1 is so well written and so tragic.

Jake

Can you imagine how hard it was for all of us not to spoil this ending 😂😂 From the beginning of the show you were talking bad about Howard, and all of us were feeling bad for him and defended him. Now you know why. This whole season was so bad for Howard and he didn't deserve any of it

CampEvolution

Howard has the most “this is wrong” death in the entire BB universe. A good dude who, sure, could be a PoS at certain times, but was not in the game whatsoever. He didn’t deserve to be humiliated and he certainly didn’t deserve to die. Crazy ending for him

Dashed

Lalo is the boogeyman

Jesse James

My best guess about Lalo losing his shit is he was realizing that Gus was/is involved in impairing Hector.

Lostbearjr

This is why so long ago I asked for you to give Howard a chance. Howard did make mistakes, but he in part did try to make up for it. Also, at the end when Cliff points out to Howard continuing to fight will hurt the clients, Howard does the right thing.

Bono Soronzonbold

the most breaking bad character meets the most better call saul character. rip howard

Elliot

I planned to quote this as well. Tom had little understanding at the time of how ironic I guess, or prophetic this statement was. When you made that comment Tom, I immediately looked up when Lalo kills Howard and had a little laugh. Same episode as u said it.

SixFeetUnderKai

Jimmy and Kim only ever seem to get intimate when they know they succeeded in doing something awful. It's so ick.

Fender Fox

This episode always gets me... 😢 poor Howard didn't deserve this AT ALL!!

Adrian

This was the BESTT episode when it came out I was the same with my reaction hahah. We are getting into the end game now can't wait but sad it's almost over. Pluribus after for more Kim 😊

Benji Gonzalez

My favorite episode of tv ever! this genuinely made it hard for me to sleep the night I watched it, god I love Howard :(

Mark G

Agreed, with Andrea a close 2nd... imo

Mark G

This is one of the BCS moments us o.g. fans wait for when a new BCS reactor 1st mentions, way back in season 1, how they Dislike Howard and what an a-hole he is....😉.

David Guerrero

I just noticed that the roach Lalo saw gave him the idea to go see Jimmy. The final scene always took me by surprise on why Lalo showed up there in the first place. Also, it might give you some relief, but Kim and Howard are actually good friends in real life. They have pictures together on Patrick Fabian's instagram. Lastly no Kim is not in Breaking Bad. :(

Mark G

That would have been Lalos 'assumption', given that we know Gus was completely innocent of Hector ending up in a wheelchair. Gus was making sure no one went after Hector at this time. He had stopped Mike and was now pissed at Nacho for trying. ( if not a invalid, Hector would most likely been at the pool party, in Breaking Bad, when Gus poisoned Don Eladio and the other Bosses and would have met his fate at the spot where he killed Max ...)

Avery

In the sewer, Lalo knew that Gus tapped his phone, meaning he knows he's alive. Lalo was hoping he didn't know.

hbk314

Yeah. That weird sound that he could here every 5-10 seconds or so clued him in. So he instead used that against them by feeding them a fake plan both to see how they respond and as a diversion for his real intent. Also, starting his calls to Hector in Spanish to ensure the Casa Tranquila staff member on the phone didn't know Spanish was brilliant.

Avery

Kim is not in breaking bad btw

Talon Karrde

"Theres really no need" to hurt them is what I expect he was about to say. Absolutely horrible for him.

DICKTWIZZLER69

Don’t forget all of this was Kim’s idea

Tyler

9:13 I've always loved the way that Saul just scurries across the passenger seat and out the window to talk to him

T.M.

Earlier in their scheme, Kim called Howard’s law firm and posed as someone from the private investigation agency Howard typically used. She informed them that the agency’s contact number had changed, providing a new number that led directly to Jimmy and Kim’s plant. When Howard later felt he needed surveillance on Jimmy, he dialed the number he had on file. Because the number had been "updated" by Kim, he unknowingly reached out to Jimmy and Kim’s associate instead of his usual agency. By hiring the "wrong" person, Howard essentially invited the enemy into his inner circle. This allowed the PI to feed Howard the fake information—specifically the doctored photos showing Jimmy "bribing" the mediator—that ruined Howard’s credibility during the Sandpiper mediation.

T.M.

What was smeared on is a drug procured from the veterinarian (Dr. Caldera) that causes pupil dilation when absorbed through the skin. Jimmy and Kim apply the liquid directly onto the surfaces of the photos in their darkroom. When Howard receives the photos from the "PI" (who is working for Jimmy and Kim), he handles them, causing the drug to be absorbed through his fingertips. The goal is to make Howard look erratic and unstable thus under the influence of drugs or going crazy. Later when he claims to have been drugged, everything set up by Kim and Jimmy throughout the con makes no one believe him. This makes them lose the leverage and forces to settle for a smaller amount. And thus, it ruins Howard’s reputation.

Andrew R

This episode manages to make everyone place the blame on Jimmy and Kim and completely ignore the man who pulled the trigger. That's brilliant writing! I actually don't think the blood is on Jimmy and Kim's hands. They didn't call Lalo to have him murder Howard. It's just unfortunate timing. Sure Howard was there because of their shenanigans but I wouldn't blame you if you order a pizza and the delivery driver is killed in a car wreck on the way to your house.

T.M.

The showrunners said that what Howard was going to say is “no need to hurt them.” Lalo had to kill him because keeping Howard alive, he sure as shit would flee to the cops and Lalo couldn’t take that risk. I always thought it would have been better if Howard lived but actually went mad for real and Mike and Gus would have him committed and no one would believe the truth. Like a continuous living torture for Kim and Jimmy. But alas.

Reaction Therapy

I don’t know how yall kept this quiet but this Patreon family is great at that! Thank you and I take back everything I said about Howard🙏😢

MoniLove

This is one of my favorite things about this rewatch so far. It is so awesome watching someone have genuine first reactions to Howard’s story, with all its twists and turns. And yes, every one kept the secret well. Sorry you got on the Save Howard train so late!

T.M.

Did you notice Howard hits his head the same way Chuck did when he passed out in the printer shop?

boo boo keys

Look what they did to my boy

MoniLove

Can’t share pics here but Tom’s reaction mirrored the picture behind him *perfectly*!

Hyperion

The spinning a can to keep it from bursting is false. Many videos online test it.

Frank(ie) D

Hey tom, I know there’s bigger fish to fry but yes, the soda can technique DOES work. I’ve been doing it out of habit since the episode aired!

Edward

Rip Howard

Stephen L

This episode right here is why I love BCS just as much as breaking bad. First time I got to this episode man…I was not expecting that at all

James

He's trying to leave, he doesn't want to die for their mistakes and that's fine.

Michael Garza

“What is that?” When the candle flicks is such a powerful statement. Lalo isn’t a man he’s a force, they were able to portray that force of destruction so well with that slow motion and musical build up