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smhalltheurlsaretaken · 1 year

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Nacho's ever so slightly wondering look when the nice dude in the auto repair shop hands him that soap and towel to clean himself up and keeps being nice to him (he gives him clothes offscreen!!)... this is the worst day of Nacho life, he's a dead man walking, he's a bundle of nerves and angst and then some random guy sees he needs help and just gives it for free. Must feel surreal.

#nacho varga #ignacio varga #better call saul #rock and hard place #bcs season 6

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plathski · 1 year

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rock and hard place - better call saul / garden song - phoebe bridgers / the garden of death - hugo simberg / the roses of heliogabalus - sir lawrence alma tadema / sheep in fog - sylvia plath / martyr in the catacombs - jules cyrille cavé / ophelia - fredrich wilhelm theodor heyser / edvard munch

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catscough · 3 months

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#better call saul #nacho varga #ignacio varga #nacho #juan bolsa #michael mando #rock and hard place #datamosh #glitch #mystuff #tw suicide #datamoshing that nachussy #krv

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spockvarietyhour · 1 year

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Breaking Bad S05E13 "Face Off" & Better Call Saul S06E03 "Rock and Hard Place"

#Breaking Bad #BrBa #brbabcs #bcs #Better Call Saul #Hector Salamanca #Mark Margolis #Face Off #Rock and Hard Place #Danny watches BCS

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singingninja4 · 2 years

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A new episode, a new analysis!!

jfc….Point and Shoot emotionally wrecked me. Is everyone else doing ok?? Because I am not 😩

Anyway, I’ve been wanting to analyze Chuck’s motif from 3x10: Lantern for a while now, but I hadn’t gotten around to it…but then I watched 6x08: Point and Shoot. When I watched it at Tribeca I thought that I heard chuck’s motif in howard’s burial theme, but I wasn't certain. I only got to listen to it that one time at the showing, and I was so focused on other things. I'd been waiting anxiously for three weeks to finally see the episode again last night so I could listen and verify it lmao and goddamn it!!! Dave Porter has done it to us again!!!

analysis is under the cut!!

bcs/brba analysis 5/??

Chuck’s motif is used in two separate cues in Lantern, “Lights Off” and “Chuck’s Relapse” The theme is in 6/4 time and in the key of A minor* You can see the melodic and rhythmic content below. I used solfege to denote the scale degrees so it can easily be compared to the other cue.

The cue from Point and Shoot is titled “Burial”. It includes Chuck’s motif as a counter melody above the beautiful, heart-wrenching melody in the cello 😭😭 The biggest changes between the two cues are 1) the original is voiced in the bass range, while the Point and Shoot cue is voiced in the treble range, and 2) the instruments used. The original uses a trumpet or maybe a flugelhorn because it’s so low (I don’t know for certain) and the Point and Shoot cue what sounds to me like a vibraphone or some other pitched percussion instrument (perhaps even electronic). One interpretation I had about these changes is that the motif is pitched higher with the vibraphone to be more ethereal...like Chuck is a shadow behind Howard's death. Aside from that, there are just a few rhythmic, harmonic, and melodic differences, but the material is similar enough to be easily heard.

In Lantern, Chuck’s motif is further developed in “Chuck’s Replase” by voicing the main melody in an electric piano instead of a brass instrument, moving the melody to the treble range, and by thickening the texture through additional voices. (I didn't include the full transcription, but here's a sample!) The texture get thicker and the melody becomes more embellished to build tension as Chuck slips further into the grasp of his mental illness 😩

The parallels between Chuck’s and Howard’s deaths are numerous, and people much smarter than me have posted great meta on it. They were both gaslit by Jimmy when he switched something out (numbers/photos) and they were both made a fool in front of their peers and colleagues, reputations forever tainted.

Another very interesting thing about this cue is that after closer inspection, I realized that this cue is also found in 5x08: Bagman and 6x03: Rock and Hard Place, which I analyzed previously here.

The biggest changes with these cues are the time signature (4/4 instead of 6/4), the key signatures, and the instrumentation. The melodic content is very similar with just a few changes.

Chuck colors Jimmy’s story everywhere you turn, so it’s easy to see how and why this motif showed up in Bagman when Jimmy uses the *space blanket* to lure in the bad guy. However, I’m puzzled about how and why it is in Nacho’s cue in Rock and Hard Place. I’m sure there’s a reason, I just haven’t dug deep enough to find it yet. If anybody has any theories on that, please chime in!! I’d love to hear them.

*for the music theory nerds out there: even though it's in a minor key, I labeled the solfege as if it were in a major key because less altered syllables are used. this method is called La-based minor, where the tonic is La instead of Do

#bcs/brba music analysis #better call saul #bcs s6 spoilers #lantern #point and shoot #bagman #rock and hard place #chuck mcgill #*op

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notcapableofbeingtheguy · 2 years

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Every frickin Better Call Saul cold open

#better call saul #bcs s6 spoilers #honorable mention to dead freight for this post #rock and hard place #black and blue #OH #wine and roses #too!!!#with that fucking bottle stopper

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privartidahos · 2 years

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this is for my people who just* lost somebody (...yeah i'm still thinking about it)

*100+ days ago

#privartidahos #art #illustration #fanart #tv #artist #sketchbook spread #better call saul #bcs #breaking bad #brba #season 6 #nacho varga #michael mando #rock and hard place #mixed media #pencil #screencap redraw #s6 e3

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boardchairman-blog · 2 years

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**Shots of the Episode**

Better Call Saul (2015)

Season 6, Episode 3: “Rock and Hard Place” (2022) Director: Gordon Smith Cinematographer: Marshall Adams

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tv-moments · 2 years

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Better Call Saul

Season 6, “Rock and Hard Place”

Director: Gordon Smith

DoP: Marshall Adams

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yikesss · 2 years

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just watched the 3rd episode of S6 of Better Call Saul and now I'm sad lol. I did NOT expect that ending

#whyyyy :-(#better call saul #personal #rock and hard place

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bklily · 1 month

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Book 4 in a nutshell.

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cinemgc · 2 years

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Better Call Saul (6ª Temp.)

Episodio 3: ‘‘Rock and Hard Place’’

• Dirección: Gordon Smith

• Guion: Gordon Smith

• Cinematografía: Marshall Adams

• Cast: Michael Mando

#Serie #Better Call Saul #6ª Temporada #Episodio 3 #Season 6 #Episode 3 #6x03 #S6E03 #Rock and Hard Place #Gordon Smith #Marshall Adams #Michael Mando #Nacho Varga #BCS #2022 #20s

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violet-moonstone · 5 months

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average snotlout-astrid interaction:

#rtte #race to the edge #httyd #how to train your dragon #astrid #astrid hofferson #snotlout #snotlout jorgenson #rtte screenshots #between a rock and a hard place

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spockvarietyhour · 1 year

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#Better Call Saul #BCS #Rock and Hard Place #Nacho Varga #Manuel Varga #Danny watches BCS

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singingninja4 · 2 years

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My next music analysis involves a parallel between BCS 5x08: Bagman and BCS 6x03: Rock and Hard Place as well as a small parallel between BCS and BrBa.

The cue in the Bagman scene is titled “Target.” This is the scene where Jimmy and Mike work together to take down the cartel member that has been hunting them down in the desert. The Rock and Hard Place cue has the same title as the episode, and it occurs when Nacho is riding out to the desert to cover for Gus as he faces the Salamancas.

My analysis is under the cut!

bcs/brba music analysis 4/??

“Target” has a tonal center of F# and “RaHP” has a tonal center of D. I’m reluctant to say that either cue is “major” or “minor” because both have high amounts of chromaticism, so I’m just gonna stick with tonal/pitch centers. (It’s also worth noting “Target” ends with a tonal center of D, as seen below.)

The melodic content of both cues are very similar, and at times even identical. The rhythms are certainly identical (half note, half note, whole note). Using solfege (another way to denote scale degrees) you can see that both cues also contain a distinct, recurring motif of a descending half step followed by a descending leap: Do, Ti, So; Do, Ti, Mi; etc.

(I didn’t include the entire transcription for each cue here for you to see because I can’t put that many images in one post lmao but you should be able to easily hear the next part of my analysis if you listen!)

The cue begins with a thin texture, just the half-step motif with some single notes in the bass to harmonize it, creating a sense of introspection. As each cue develops, the texture thickens—both in harmonic and rhythmic content—and the contemplative nature of the motif changes into something more urgent and intense (this is especially noticeable in the “Target” cue.) This change from introspection to urgency supports the narrative for each episode as both Nacho and Jimmy make a choice for someone they love.

In “Bagman” Jimmy resolves to not give up and die in the desert—to keep fighting to survive for Kim. He and Mike can’t keep hiding forever, so he makes himself a shining target with the space blanket to lure in the cartel member close enough for Mike to snipe him. The music builds and builds in intensity until Mike finally shoots the bad guy. In “Rock and Hard Place” Nacho has chosen to take the blame for Lalo’s death to save his father, and he is coming to terms with his impending death. The music swells as the van drives closer toward the Salamancas and reaches its climax as Nacho is dropped in front of the Salamancas.

There is also a small parallel between “RaHP” and the BrBa Theme!! The minor third motif at the beginning of the BrBa theme occurs a few times underneath the main melody in “RaHP”. The rhythm is augmented and slightly different, but it can still be heard as the BrBa Theme.

Maybe it’s a stretch, but to me the BrBa theme being associated with Nacho in this moment shows how Nacho’s story colors the events of BrBa even though he’s not there.

Anyway…that’s my analysis! I hope you all enjoyed it and found it interesting. Let me know what you think!

#better call saul #brba #bcs/brba music analysis #rock and hard place #bagman #brba theme #*op

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boywifesammy · 6 months

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???????? IM SORRY….

WHAT DID THEY MEAN BY THIS???????

#oc #gifs from @ofnightandlight #supernatural #sam winchester #dean winchester #wincest #spn 9x08 rock and a hard place #SUBTEXT #WHAT SUBTEXT #ITS IN THE FUCKING TEXT ITS RIGHT FUCKING THERE #HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE NORMAL ABOUT THIS SHOW #WHEN IT PULLS SHIT LIKE THIS #??????????????????#im literally speechless #like why would they put this in there if spn wasnt the brother love show.#how can anybody refute that wincest was endgame when they pulled shit like THIS #cw supernatural everyone ….

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