Red Mosquito

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:

Jorge wrote:Gus knew Lalo is alive because he's an almost supernaturally perspicacious character, not because Lalo's plan wasn't effectively communicated to the audience.

No one said this was the case. But I think it’s really cute how protective you are of this show.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

spike wrote:

Ensign9 wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Ensign9 wrote:The dentist callout was a pretty big clue.

But how would that even work? Did they get a set of falsies shaped like Lalo’s teeth?

No, Lalo had his own dental records replaced with a copy of that guy's after the work was done.

they also made it clear that the salamanca family owns the police, so why go to the trouble?

VinylGuy wrote:yeah i didnt liked Gus knowing he was alive because Hector shook his hand. It would have worked better if he told over the phone that something wasnt adding up.

But whatever

Ensign9 wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:yeah i didnt liked Gus knowing he was alive because Hector shook his hand. It would have worked better if he told over the phone that something wasnt adding up.

But whatever

Gus knows Hector very well and knows he wouldn’t genuinely shake his hand if he suspected Fring’s involvement in Lalo’s death. If Lalo were dead, Hector probably would’ve shit his pants just to offend Gus. He’s done it before. I don’t think this was a reach for the character at all.

tragabigzanda wrote:

blueviper wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Mecca wrote:

spike wrote:

Ensign9 wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Ensign9 wrote:The dentist callout was a pretty big clue.

But how would that even work? Did they get a set of falsies shaped like Lalo’s teeth?

No, Lalo had his own dental records replaced with a copy of that guy's after the work was done.

they also made it clear that the salamanca family owns the police, so why go to the trouble?

Always have a backup plan

And yet Gus knows before the end of the episode that Lalo's still alive. I'll grant that maybe I missed something obvious, but it seems to me like a rare fumble of a plot point by VG: It's not really explained very clearly, and the net payoff is either A) some confusion for us dumber viewers, or B) it doesn't even matter 25 minutes later. Weird.

Gus knows because Hector shook his hand. Hector would never shake his hand. So Gus knew something was up.

Yes I did understand this. But it's just a lot of silly mechanics (the dental records/shave and a haircut stuff) for something that doesn't seem to be actually driving the plot one iota.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:In Vince we trust

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Norris wrote:you sound like B talking about the breaking bad finale

Mecca wrote:

Norris wrote:you sound like B talking about the breaking bad finale

Beat me to it

wease wrote:Only got to watch the first episode. Interesting that the season didn’t start with a Gene scene.

tragabigzanda wrote:In Vince we trust