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Better Call Saul – Season 5, Episode 8 Bagman

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Better Call Saul – Season 5, Episode 8

Bagman

Aired Apr 6, 2020

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When a simple errand for a client goes sideways, Jimmy is pushed to the limit; Mike takes measures to contain the wrath of the cartel; Lalo gets an unexpected visitor.

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Jimmy undergoes a trial by gunfire in "Bagman," an unpredictable installment that is given blockbuster suspense by Vince Gilligan's direction.

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Alan Sepinwall

Rolling Stone

Apr 7, 2020

Gilligan has always been just as good with character as with visuals, and he and Gordon Smith(*) do a masterful job of making this not just a physical trial, but an emotional one.

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Steve Greene

IndieWire

Apr 7, 2020

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Regardless of what additional horrors await them, watching this pair make their way through this stretch of it is TV at its most sublime.

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David Segal

New York Times

Apr 7, 2020

It takes nerve and skill to tell a story as grueling as the one told in "Bagman"... The nerviest choice made by the writers is surely the one made at the end. There is no end.

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Kevin Lever

Tell-Tale TV

Apr 14, 2020

5/5

With definitive performances from both Bob Odenkirk and Jonathan Banks, the episode takes the hell of survival and turns it into a dark comedy of errors.

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Jade Budowski

Decider

Apr 14, 2020

Inhale. Exhale. "Bagman" is the kind of Vince Gilligan-directed masterpiece that almost makes you forget to breathe.

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Lauren Coates

Culturess

Apr 14, 2020

At long last, the highly anticipated Better Call Saul episode "Bagman" is finally here -- and it's a stunningly shot slow burn with some huge character moments and a scene that will change the stakes of the show forever.

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Synopsis

When a simple errand for a client goes sideways, Jimmy is pushed to the limit; Mike takes measures to contain the wrath of the cartel; Lalo gets an unexpected visitor.

Director: Vince Gilligan
Executive Producer: Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein, Thomas Schnauz, Diane Mercer, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock, Ann Cherkis, Bob Odenkirk, Princess O'Mahoney, Trina Siopy, Jenn Carroll, Alecia Weaver
Screenwriter: Gordon Smith
Network: AMC
Rating: TV-14 (S|L|V)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Apr 6, 2020

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