Bingo (Better Call Saul)

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"Bingo"
Better Call Saul episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 7
Directed by Larysa Kondracki
Written by Gennifer Hutchison
Editing by Skip Macdonald
Original air dateMarch 16, 2015 (2015-03-16)
Running time47 minutes
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"Bingo" is the seventh episode of the first season of the AMC television series Better Call Saul , the spinoff series of Breaking Bad . The episode aired on March 16, 2015 on AMC in the United States. Outside of the United States, the episode premiered on streaming service Netflix in several countries.

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Plot

Jimmy McGill and Mike Ehrmantraut return Abbasi's notebook, [lower-alpha 1] claiming they found it in the police station parking lot. Despite Abbasi's accusations, Sanders privately assures Mike he has little to fear. Jimmy finds Chuck McGill standing outside his home, claiming to be building up a tolerance to electromagnetism. He stores his case files at Chuck's house, secretly hoping to rekindle Chuck's enthusiasm for the law. He later brings Kim Wexler to an office suite he is considering renting and asks her to be his partner. She turns him down because of her loyalty to HHM.

Kim meets with Betsy and Craig Kettleman and proposes a plea deal that includes the return of the embezzled $1.6 million and 16 months in prison for Craig. Since losing a trial would mean 30 years in prison, she recommends Craig accept. Betsy refuses, maintaining Craig's innocence and denying there is any money to return. The Kettlemans fire Kim and hire Jimmy, who initially urges them to accept the plea bargain. Betsy blackmails Jimmy by pointing out that the "retainer" the Kettlemans paid him [lower-alpha 2] implicates him in their crime. While picking up records from HHM, Jimmy discovers Kim has been demoted as a result of losing the Kettlemans as clients.

Jimmy enlists Mike's help, and Mike sprays a fluorescent liquid on cash taken from Jimmy's bribe, which he plants outside the Kettleman house. The Kettlemans find it, assume it came from the embezzled money, and add it to the rest of the cash in their hiding place. Mike breaks in and uses a blacklight to trace the money to a false bottom in a bathroom cabinet. He leaves with the cash, and Jimmy has him deliver it to the district attorney. Mike tells Jimmy that completing this task satisfies the debt he owes for Jimmy's aid in stealing Abbasi's notebook.

The next day, Jimmy visits the Kettlemans. When they discover the money missing, Betsy again threatens to reveal that Jimmy is also guilty. Jimmy replies that if she does, she will be guilty of a crime for bribing him. If Betsy and Craig are both convicted, the Kettleman children will grow up without parents. The Kettlemans agree to accept Kim's plea deal, deciding that only one parent going to prison is their best option. Knowing he is now unable to afford a new workspace, a frustrated Jimmy returns to his prospective office to vent his anger.

Production

This was the second episode written by supervising producer Gennifer Hutchison for the series. It was directed by Larysa Kondracki.

Reception

Upon airing, the episode received 2.67 million American viewers, and an 18–49 rating of 1.3. [1]

The episode received a generally positive reception from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, based on 24 reviews, it received a 92% approval rating with an average score of 7.69 out of 10. The site's consensus reads, "A more low-key episode than the heart-wrenching one that came before, "Bingo" feels like a turning point in Jimmy's ongoing quest to be a better person." [2] IGN gave the episode an 8.8 rating. [3] The Telegraph rated the episode 4 out of 5 stars. [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ As seen in "Five-O".
  2. ↑ During "Hero".

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References

  1. ↑ Bibel, Sara (March 17, 2015). "Monday Cable Ratings: 'WWE Raw' Wins Night, 'Better Call Saul', 'Bates Motel', 'Love & Hip Hop', 'The Fosters' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
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  3. ↑ Cornet, Roth (March 16, 2015). "Better Call Saul: "Bingo" Review". IGN. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ Power, Ed (March 3, 2015). "Better Call Saul: Bingo, episode seven, review: 'a turning point'". The Telegraph. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
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