Are you still morally flexible?
asks tollbooth attendant and underworld fixer Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks), phoning him with a job.
Its a call to heroic adventure, a devilish temptation, and an opportunity for catharsis.
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Indeed, Jimmys evolution toward Saul has reached an adolescent stage.
Here in season 2, hes temperamental and easily triggered, testing identity and testing limits.
He agrees not to cross it.
One of the premieres best moments finds Jimmy deciding whether or not to turn on a light switch.
The road to his Pauline conversion to Saul is, for now, a slippery slope traveled by inches.
And where might that be?
Perhaps the premieres opening sequence provides a clue.
Read no further if you dont want to be spoiled any more than you have.
But that isnt Gene.
The camera slowly zooms in to show us what Gene left behind.
Its not hard to guess, but whats surprising is how the suspicion is confirmed.
Such is the mesmerizing fatalism ofBetter Call Saul.
We know the destination; the only mystery is the journey.
