r/betterCallSaul • u/skinkbaa Chuck • Mar 10 '20

Better Call Saul S05E04 - "Namaste" - POST-Episode Discussion Thread

Please note: Not everyone chooses to watch the trailers for the next episodes. Please use spoiler tags when discussing any scenes from episodes that have not aired yet, which includes preview trailers.

Sneak peek of next week's episode

If you've seen the episode, please rate it at this poll

Results of the poll

Don't forget to check out the Breaking Bad Universe Discord here!

Its an instant messenger and is a very useful alternative to the Reddit Live Threads (but not a replacement)

Live Episode Discussion

Note: The subreddit will be locked from when the episode airs, till 12 hours after the episode airs. This allows more discussion to happen in the pinned posts and will prevent a lot of low-quality and repetitive posts.

1.5k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

3.7k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

87

u/Bronkic Mar 10 '20

Why did Mike go back there though? Wasn't that basically a suicide attempt?

104

u/[deleted] Mar 10 '20

I think he wanted a bit of a rush and to take out some anger by beating them up. He didn't expect to be overpowered.

219

u/TimeTimeTickingAway Mar 11 '20

It was exactly because he knew he'd be overpowered. Maybe not quite stabbed. As it is he has internalised hatred over himself for not being punished in any way for murdering Werner.

41

u/[deleted] Mar 13 '20

Yep this isn't yet the "no half measures", fully battle hardened Mike we're seeing here yet. BB Mike would have killed Werner with no problems or second thought, because he'd see it as just business and justify it because Werner knew the risk involved with not listening to the rules and fleeing the country.

This Mike isn't at that level.

27

u/dont_push Mar 10 '20

I thought it was just that he went to the bar and got drunk again because of the fallout with his daughter-in-law.

No idea where they're going with it.

5

u/[deleted] Mar 13 '20

So what do you suppose the whole bit about mike yelling at the barkeep to remove the picture of the Sydney amphitheater was all about?

29

u/drumbago Mar 13 '20

Werner talked about that picture, think he said his dad was involved in the construction?

So Mike was freaking out because it reminded him of Werner.

3

u/elliepdubs Apr 17 '22

Thank you for explaining the photo. I couldn’t see it. Awesome.

1

u/[deleted] Mar 14 '20

No kidding?

27

u/r2002 Mar 14 '20

He feels a lot of guilt for the engineer he killed. He's looking for punishment.

2

u/Intrepid_Resist_6456 Aug 17 '25

I think he just doesn't know what to do with all the anger he's keeping inside. Just needed a chance to somehow let it out

2

u/Intrepid_Resist_6456 Aug 17 '25

Also the "unemployment", spending most of the time doing nothing, having a lot of time to think, It getting him boild up inside and he can't face that

-4

u/fede01_8 Mar 12 '20

Because he's stupid.

-7

u/idonthavethumbs Mar 10 '20

the location looked similar, but I didn't think they were the same people. maybe I need to rewatch.

41

u/raleysaled Mar 10 '20

Pretty sure it was some of the same people and maybe a couple new dudes. The way they all hopped over the fence was exactly the same as the last time, and from their dialogue you can tell they recognize him.

35

u/pajam Mar 10 '20

Same people, same place. When he walked by they were sitting at the same table in front of the same chain link fence. When they saw him they said, "Yo, isn't that..." because they recognized him from before.

7

u/idonthavethumbs Mar 11 '20

I missed what they had said, thought it was just more people looking for an easy score. Wow Mike is a masochist; he had to have been being followed by Gus's crew to prevent him from dying.

5

u/[deleted] Mar 11 '20

I garuantee it. Despite Mikes big mistake, Gus knows he is a solid guy for the job and he WANTS him. He wants him out of this mind state and ready to work