Some shows would go for a big dramatic confrontation or a fight, but the Saul team prefers to let things simmer, which feels perfectly in keeping with this show's slow-boil plotting. Once the credits have flickered out of existence, we do indeed come straight back with Chuck (Michael McKean) and Jimmy after the former reveals he's got his brother's full confession on tape.

The weight of the world catching up with him? Some heretofore undisclosed medical issue? Unless the team is planning to visit the future more often this season, we're in for a wait to find out on that front. And, just before the credits roll, our hero collapses. It all adds up to a perfect glimpse into Jimmy's ruptured soul at that point. The monochrome footage, the perfectly composed shots, the loving montages of Cinnabons being created and iced (product placement, we suppose, though we're not sure how quickly they'd jump at the chance of being associated with a criminal in hiding). It's another tiny triumph for show co-creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, who launch the season with their script (and Gilligan directs). Always concerned about tangling with the law lest his real identity somehow be revealed, 'Gene' here throws a young shoplifter at the mall under the bus, but not before shouting 'get a lawyer!' as he's frog marched away.

Because, in keeping with both previous season premieres, we begin with a mini-movie glimpse into 'Saul''s future, post- Breaking Bad as maudlin, robotic Cinnabon manager Gene. Welcome back to the world of Jimmy McGill! If you thought that Season 3's premiere would kick off immediately after the last episode ended, then you don't know Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) and Better Call Saul itself. It goes without saying that there are spoilers in this review, so don't end up looking like one of Slippin' Jimmy's marks.

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