Perhaps i will come back and change my mind about this rating if the rest of the season ends up being disappointing, but i really enjoyed this episode and thought it was possibly the best from this season. I understand the complaints about this season being slow, and i would agree that some of the scenes have seemed unnecessary. However, the plot of this season is not one that can be rushed through. Both saul and kim's plan for howard and lalo's plan with gus cannot be shown over the course of a single episode. I expect, or at least hope, that the payoff will be well-worth the "slowness" of this season. It seems clear to me that the writers are building up to something very significant. I personally found this episode engaging and definitely enjoyed watching it, and i can't wait for the next one. This show has always been quite slow, especially in the earlier seasons. I also think that with most of us watching one episode a week as opposed to binging it, the "filler episodes" become a lot more noticeable (even though there really isn't filler in this show, every episode has some sort of significance to the overall plot).
Review of Axe and Grind
