TMC
08-22-2022, 06:21 PM
https://www.looper.com/975507/kim-is-in-a-worse-prison-than-jimmy-at-the-end-of-better-call-saul/
Kim's life is as boring as the color palette used to show it
Kim's existence in Florida — shot in black and white like Gene's Omaha scenes — isn't quite lifeless, but it is certainly dull, and it must be torture for someone with her intelligence, drive, and depth. She can't even make a decision about mayonnaise, deferring instead to her socks-and-sandals clad boyfriend, Glenn, who is played with perfect forgettability by Alvin Cowan. The light in her eyes that glowed when planning a small-time bar hustle with Jimmy or speaking with one of her public defense clients is gone, replaced by the blank stare she needs to fend off the memories of Howard's murder and her lost life in New Mexico.
While Gene is stuck in a mall security office talking Nebraska football in an effort to stay incognito a little longer, Kim is trapped oohing and aahing over Florida State University-colored deviled eggs at a weekend barbecue with the same three people she lunches with at work during the week. At her best, Kim was the brightest light in most rooms, intellectually, ethically, and psychosocially. In Florida, she has locked her emotional and academic smarts into an impenetrable box, buried it, and eaten the key along with her Miracle Whip tuna salad.
Kim's life is as boring as the color palette used to show it
Kim's existence in Florida — shot in black and white like Gene's Omaha scenes — isn't quite lifeless, but it is certainly dull, and it must be torture for someone with her intelligence, drive, and depth. She can't even make a decision about mayonnaise, deferring instead to her socks-and-sandals clad boyfriend, Glenn, who is played with perfect forgettability by Alvin Cowan. The light in her eyes that glowed when planning a small-time bar hustle with Jimmy or speaking with one of her public defense clients is gone, replaced by the blank stare she needs to fend off the memories of Howard's murder and her lost life in New Mexico.
While Gene is stuck in a mall security office talking Nebraska football in an effort to stay incognito a little longer, Kim is trapped oohing and aahing over Florida State University-colored deviled eggs at a weekend barbecue with the same three people she lunches with at work during the week. At her best, Kim was the brightest light in most rooms, intellectually, ethically, and psychosocially. In Florida, she has locked her emotional and academic smarts into an impenetrable box, buried it, and eaten the key along with her Miracle Whip tuna salad.