History Recap / BetterCallSaulS4E1Smoke

In present day, "Gene" is being wheeled out of the Cinnabon by paramedics, after him fainting. After an examination at the hospital, the doctor in charge assures him that he collapsed to due to stress and not a heart attack, and he is released with a clean bill of health. However, he is held up by the nurse at the front desk, who is having trouble entering his fake ID and Social Security numbers into a computer. Saul becomes nervous at the possible exposure of his true identity, but the nurse realizes she has merely mistyped the numbers, and when they go through, she allows "Gene" to leave.

"Gene" decides to take a taxi back to the mall, but as he is being driven there, he realizes that the taxi has an air freshener marked Albuquerque Isotopes in the rear-view mirror and the taxi driver (presumably who is from Albuquerque) appears to be staring at him. Growing paranoid, Saul asks to be dropped off at a traffic crossing. Much to his worry, he notices that the taxi doesn't drive off as he walks away.

** The music playing at Chuck's funeral is an arrangement of the piece that [[Recap/BetterCallSaulS2E2Cobbler Chuck played on his piano]] with Rebecca's name on it.

* AmbiguousSituation: It's hard to tell what exactly Jimmy is thinking or feeling when Howard is reading Chuck's obituary to him over the phone. Is he himself feeling the GreenEyedMonster when hearing of all of Chuck's incredible accomplishments, some of them at a very young age as a ChildProdigy? [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Is he overcome with guilt and depression, and aware that he himself had a hand in Chuck's suicide?]] Does he feel that the obituary presents an overly positive picture of Chuck, with few people realizing just how petty and vindictive Chuck had become?

** Howard continues his petting streak in the wake of Chuck's death by urging Jimmy not to look at his body before the coroner's van takes it away, calling Jimmy to have him okay the obituary, and finally confessing to Jimmy and Kim about the role he thinks he played in Chuck's suicide.

** Jimmy becomes deeply troubled after Chuck's death and goes through feelings of depression and guilt.

** When Howard informs Jimmy of his role in worsening Chuck's condition and informs him about the insurance raise, Jimmy learning about his own role in said condition, cheerfully whistles as he pins all the blame on Howard, while Kim looks disturbed. Not unlike a certain interaction between Walt and Jesse in [[Recap/BreakingBadS5E6Buyout Season 5]].

* {{Irony}}: Rebecca's openly sobbing for Chuck at his funeral, but is sitting by herself and has only Howard give her condolences. Jimmy's front and center, with everyone telling him how sorry they are for his loss, while Jimmy doesn't seem to care much.

->''[[WhamLine "Well, Howard, I guess that’s your cross to bear."]]''

->''"Well Howard, I guess that’s your cross to bear."''

* WhamLine: "Well Howard, I guess that's your cross to bear."

[[caption-width-right:350:Would you believe that this season goes ''sadder'' from here?]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Would you believe that this season goes ''downhill'' from here?]]

-->'''Mike:''' I waltz through security with someone else's ID. Nobody gives me a second look. When the rightful owner shows up, there's no facility-wide badge check. I find access doors left unlocked or propped open, passwords written on post-it notes. Warehouse workers are using pen and paper instead of electronic inventory devices, which leaves you wide open to pilfering. You got duplicate routing numbers on cargo, surveillance-camera blind spots on the north and the east side of the floor, inventory documents that are going into the trash instead of being shredded, not to mention loading equipment being driven at unsafe speeds and crews disregarding safety protocols.

* HeyWait: When Mike sneaks into Madrigal, he goes past the breakroom and an employee yells out to him--to sign another employee's birthday card.