Nailed (Better Call Saul)

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"Nailed"
Better Call Saul episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 9
Directed by Peter Gould
Written byPeter Gould
Original air dateApril 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)
Running time49 minutes
Guest appearances
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"Nailed" is the ninth and penultimate episode of the second season of the AMC television series Better Call Saul , the spinoff series of Breaking Bad . The episode aired on April 11, 2016 on AMC in the United States. Outside of the United States, the episode premiered on streaming service Netflix in several countries. [1]

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Plot

A disguised Mike Ehrmantraut uses his spike strip [lower-alpha 1] to ambush one of Hector Salamanca's trucks and extracts the $250,000 hidden in a tire while leaving the driver, Ximenez Lecerda, tied up. Nacho Varga suspects Mike, which Mike admits. He explains his intent to attract police attention to Hector's drug operation, but Nacho tells him a passing motorist freed Ximenez. Ximenez then called Hector, who dispatched a crew to clean up traces of the attack, including killing and burying the Good Samaritan.

Jimmy McGill and his camera crew shoot a video of Jimmy standing in front of the American flag at an elementary school for use in his TV ads. When the principal interrupts them, Jimmy claims he is filming a documentary on Rupert Holmes, supposedly an alumnus of the school. The skeptical principal leaves to call the superintendent, enabling Jimmy and his crew to finish.

At a meeting of the New Mexico Banking Board, members realize the application for a new Mesa Verde branch is incorrect, resulting in a six-week delay. Kevin Wachtell leaves HHM and retains Kim Wexler, who promises Mesa Verde will be her sole client. Chuck McGill accuses Jimmy of sabotage when Jimmy and Kim pick up the Mesa Verde files from Chuck's house. Kim claims Chuck simply made a mistake. Alone in the car with Jimmy, Kim reveals her awareness of his trick by angrily punching him in the arm.

Later that night, Kim tells Jimmy she never wants to discuss how the incorrect documents came to be filed but suggests that if Jimmy left any evidence, Chuck will find it. Jimmy realizes he can be caught if the clerk at the store where he altered the documents says he was there, [lower-alpha 2] so he goes to the store to buy the clerk's silence. He arrives while Ernesto is questioning the clerk; Chuck had him checking at each all-night copy store in the city to see if anyone recognized Jimmy. When the clerk confirms Jimmy was there, Ernesto leaves to get Chuck. Jimmy bribes the clerk, then hides across the street. Ernesto and Chuck arrive and Chuck questions the clerk, but his electromagnetic hypersensitivity symptoms overcome him. He faints and hits his head on the counter as he falls. Jimmy is torn between his desire to aid Chuck and his reluctance to come out of hiding because doing so would be an admission that he had been at the store previously.

Reception

Ratings

Upon airing, the episode received 2.06 million American viewers, and an 18–49 rating of 0.8. [2]

Critical reception

The episode received critical acclaim from critics. It holds a perfect 100% positive rating with an average score of 9.58 out of 10 on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. The critics' consensus reads: ""Nailed" is a standout episode that brings the action to a heartbreaking head leading into the season finale." [3]

Terri Schwartz of IGN gave the episode a 9.5 rating, writing "What is going to happen with Chuck?!" [4]

For their work on this episode, Kelley Dixon and Chris McCaleb were nominated Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series at the 68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Notes

  1. ↑ As seen in "Fifi".
  2. ↑ As seen in "Fifi".

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References

  1. ↑ "Nailed". AMC.
  2. ↑ Welch, Alex (April 12, 2016). "Monday cable ratings: 'Better Call Saul' and 'Teen Mom' hold steady". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Better Call Saul - Season 2, Episode 9 - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes .
  4. ↑ Schwartz, Terri (11 April 2016). "Better Call Saul: "Nailed" Review".
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