Review: Better Call Saul, "Black and Blue" | Season 6, Episode 5
The best defense is a good offense
Isn’t it disconcerting to see Gus so nervous? The Fring signature is cool, calm, collected -- walking into the lion’s den with a smile and an outstretched hand, nothing to fear. But “Black and Blue” finds him with his head on a swivel, with no idea where to look. For all his efforts to lock down any possible vulnerability, an operation as complicated and large-scale as the one he’s running has so many entries and exits to cover.
With his two houses and bolthole tunnels covered with 24/7 surveillance (even kids on bikes dropping off takeout menus have to be investigated), an incognito drug kingpin’s thoughts lightly turn to their secret lab. Yes! We’re back to the big hole under the laundry that Werner and his men dug in season 4. When Gus and Mike visit in the dark of night, it’s still just a big hole with some scaffolding and an idle excavator. Mike can’t imagine how it’s an entry point. But Gus paces off the distance, and stashes a gun…