"Expenses" is the seventh episode of the third season of the AMC television series Better Call Saul, the spinoff series of Breaking Bad. The episode aired on May 22, 2017 on AMC in the United States. Outside of the United States, the episode premiered on streaming service Netflix in several countries.
Jimmy McGill picks up garbage as part of his community service. At the same time, he uses his cell phone to conduct business for "Saul Goodman Productions". At the end of his four-hour shift, his supervisor credits Jimmy with only thirty minutes. Jimmy shoots a commercial for a reclining chair store but the owner declines Jimmy's offer to shoot more. Jimmy gives Kim Wexler the money for his share of their office expenses, which concerns her because she thinks he might be exhausting his savings.
Paige Novick praises Kim's cross-examination of Chuck McGill at Jimmy's disciplinary hearing, which led to Chuck's meltdown.[a] Kim expresses regret for having destroyed Chuck's reputation. During dinner with Jimmy, Kim briefly plays along with a con but makes sure he knows they are not going to follow through. When Kim wonders whether they did the right thing by causing Chuck's meltdown, Jimmy replies that what happened to Chuck was Chuck's fault.
Jimmy tries to obtain a refund on his malpractice insurance premium. The agent is unable to comply because he needs to be covered if someone accuses him of past malpractice while his license is suspended. The agent also informs Jimmy that his premium will rise substantially after he is reinstated. Jimmy appears distressed and mentions Chuck's breakdown as the reason. He sneers as he departs, aware that he has caused trouble for Chuck.
Meanwhile, Nacho Varga breaks into Daniel Wormald's house to offer him $20,000 to obtain empty capsules that look like Hector Salamanca's nitroglycerin. Mike Ehrmantraut assists with the construction of a playground for Stacey Ehrmantraut's church and accepts help from other support group members, including Anita. Mike later heads to the courthouse parking lot to start his shift, where Daniel asks Mike to be his bodyguard again. Mike refuses and advises Daniel not to meet Nacho.
At the support group, Mike befriends Anita after she recounts how her husband mysteriously disappeared. The story compels Mike to agree to be Daniel's bodyguard. Mike and Daniel meet with Nacho, who tells Mike that Hector wants to use Manuel Varga's upholstery shop as a front for Hector's drug trade, so Nacho intends to kill Hector by switching his nitroglycerin for a placebo. Mike advises Nacho that if Hector dies, Nacho should take the fakes from Hector and replace them with the real ones so the cause of Hector's death will not be obvious.
Reception
Ratings
Upon airing, the episode received 1.65 million American viewers, and an 18–49 rating of 0.7.[1] With Live+7 viewing factored in, the episode had an overall audience of 4.2 million viewers, and a 1.7 18–49 rating.[2]
Critical reception
The episode received critical acclaim from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it garnered a 93% rating with an average score of 8.63/10 based on 14 reviews. The site consensus reads, "An award-worthy lead performance among a torrent of quality drama and sharp dialogue add up to a winning showcase for Better Call Saul's continued evolution."[3] Due to his nomination, Bob Odenkirk submitted this episode for consideration for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Expenses is the seventh episode of the third season of the AMC television series Better Call Saul the spinoff series of Breaking Bad The episode aired on May 22 2017 on AMC in the United States Outside of the United States the episode premiered on streaming service Netflix in several countries Expenses Better Call Saul episodeEpisode no Season 3Episode 7Directed byThomas SchnauzWritten byThomas SchnauzEditing bySkip MacdonaldOriginal air dateMay 22 2017 2017 05 22 Running time52 minutesGuest appearancesKerry Condon as Stacey Ehrmantraut Mark Proksch as Daniel Wormald Cara Pifko as Paige Novick Josh Fadem as Joey Dixon Jean Villepique as Doreen Valco Frank Deal as The Parks Supervisor Tamara Tunie as Anita Hayley Holmes as The Make Up Girl Raymond McAnally as Phil Brady Jason Sklar as Ryan Randy Sklar as Rick Julian Bonfiglio as The Sound Guy Abigail Zoe Lewis as Kaylee EhrmantrautEpisode chronology Previous Off Brand Next Slip Better Call Saul season 3 List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 2 1 Ratings 2 2 Critical reception 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditJimmy McGill picks up garbage as part of his community service At the same time he uses his cell phone to conduct business for Saul Goodman Productions At the end of his four hour shift his supervisor credits Jimmy with only thirty minutes Jimmy shoots a commercial for a reclining chair store but the owner declines Jimmy s offer to shoot more Jimmy gives Kim Wexler the money for his share of their office expenses which concerns her because she thinks he might be exhausting his savings Paige Novick praises Kim s cross examination of Chuck McGill at Jimmy s disciplinary hearing which led to Chuck s meltdown a Kim expresses regret for having destroyed Chuck s reputation During dinner with Jimmy Kim briefly plays along with a con but makes sure he knows they are not going to follow through When Kim wonders whether they did the right thing by causing Chuck s meltdown Jimmy replies that what happened to Chuck was Chuck s fault Jimmy tries to obtain a refund on his malpractice insurance premium The agent is unable to comply because he needs to be covered if someone accuses him of past malpractice while his license is suspended The agent also informs Jimmy that his premium will rise substantially after he is reinstated Jimmy appears distressed and mentions Chuck s breakdown as the reason He sneers as he departs aware that he has caused trouble for Chuck Meanwhile Nacho Varga breaks into Daniel Wormald s house to offer him 20 000 to obtain empty capsules that look like Hector Salamanca s nitroglycerin Mike Ehrmantraut assists with the construction of a playground for Stacey Ehrmantraut s church and accepts help from other support group members including Anita Mike later heads to the courthouse parking lot to start his shift where Daniel asks Mike to be his bodyguard again Mike refuses and advises Daniel not to meet Nacho At the support group Mike befriends Anita after she recounts how her husband mysteriously disappeared The story compels Mike to agree to be Daniel s bodyguard Mike and Daniel meet with Nacho who tells Mike that Hector wants to use Manuel Varga s upholstery shop as a front for Hector s drug trade so Nacho intends to kill Hector by switching his nitroglycerin for a placebo Mike advises Nacho that if Hector dies Nacho should take the fakes from Hector and replace them with the real ones so the cause of Hector s death will not be obvious Reception EditRatings Edit Upon airing the episode received 1 65 million American viewers and an 18 49 rating of 0 7 1 With Live 7 viewing factored in the episode had an overall audience of 4 2 million viewers and a 1 7 18 49 rating 2 Critical reception Edit The episode received critical acclaim from critics On Rotten Tomatoes it garnered a 93 rating with an average score of 8 63 10 based on 14 reviews The site consensus reads An award worthy lead performance among a torrent of quality drama and sharp dialogue add up to a winning showcase for Better Call Saul s continued evolution 3 Due to his nomination Bob Odenkirk submitted this episode for consideration for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards Notes Edit As depicted in Chicanery References Edit Welch Alex May 23 2017 Monday cable ratings Love amp Hip Hop Atlanta and Better Call Saul tick up TV by the Numbers Archived from the original on May 23 2017 Retrieved May 23 2017 Porter Rick June 8 2017 Better Call Saul racks up more big gains in cable Live 7 ratings for May 22 28 TV by the Numbers Archived from the original on June 8 2017 Retrieved June 8 2017 Expenses Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved June 24 2020 External links Edit Expenses at AMC Expenses at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Expenses Better Call Saul amp oldid 1151212053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
