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Rock And Hard Place
"Rock and Hard Place" is the third episode of the Better Call Saul season 6, sixth season of ''Better Call Saul'', the spin-off television series of ''Breaking Bad''. It was written and directed by Gordon Smith (screenwriter), Gordon Smith. The episode aired on April 25, 2022, on AMC (TV channel), AMC and AMC+. In several countries outside the United States and Canada, the episode premiered on Netflix the following day. In the episode, Nacho Varga is forced to choose sides while on the run from the cartel. Meanwhile, Jimmy McGill questions his reputation as a lawyer when he involves his friend Huell Babineaux in his scheme to ruin Howard Hamlin's life. Filming for the episode took place between April and May 2021. Actor Michael Mando, who plays Nacho, described his character's journey and the allusions in the episode to the ancient legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, practices in the Aztec and Maya civilization, Mayan cultures, and the religious motif of weighing of souls, weighin ...
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Better Call Saul
''Better Call Saul'' is an American legal crime drama television series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould for AMC. Part of the ''Breaking Bad'' franchise, it is a spin-off of Gilligan's previous series, ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013), to which it serves primarily as a prequel, with some scenes taking place during and after the events of ''Breaking Bad''. ''Better Call Saul'' premiered on AMC on February 8, 2015, and ended on August 15, 2022, after six seasons consisting of 63 episodes. Set primarily in the early to mid-2000s in Albuquerque, New Mexico, several years before ''Breaking Bad'', ''Better Call Saul'' examines the ethical decline of Jimmy McGill ( Bob Odenkirk), an aspiring lawyer and former con artist who becomes the egocentric criminal-defense attorney Saul Goodman alongside his romantic interest and colleague Kim Wexler ( Rhea Seehorn), while dealing with conflicts with his brother Chuck McGill ( Michael McKean) and his law partner Howard Hamlin ...
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Carrot And Stick
The phrase "carrot and stick" is a metaphor for when two different methods of incentivisation are simultaneously employed; the "carrot", referring to the promising and giving of desired rewards in exchange for cooperation; and the "stick", referring to the threat of undesired consequences in response to noncompliance or to compel compliance. In politics, the terms are respectively analogous to the concepts of soft and hard power. A political example of a carrot may be the promise of foreign aid or military support, while the stick may be the threat of military action or imposition of economic sanctions. Origin The earliest English-language references to the "carrot and stick" come from authors in the mid-19th century who in turn wrote in reference to a caricature or cartoon of the time that depicted a race between donkey riders, with the losing jockey using the strategy of beating his steed with "blackthorn twigs" to urge it forward; meanwhile, the winner of the race has t ...
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Maya Civilization
The Maya civilization () was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. It is known by its ancient temples and glyphs (script). The Maya script is the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in the pre-Columbian Americas. The civilization is also noted for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical system. The Maya civilization developed in the Maya Region, an area that today comprises southeastern Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize, and the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador. It includes the northern lowlands of the Yucatán Peninsula and the Guatemalan Highlands of the Sierra Madre, the Mexican state of Chiapas, southern Guatemala, El Salvador, and the southern lowlands of the Pacific littoral plain. Today, their descendants, known collectively as the Maya, number well over 6 million individuals, speak more than twenty-eight surviving Mayan languages, and reside in nearly the s ...
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Aztec
The Aztecs ( ) were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico in the Post-Classic stage, post-classic period from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included different Indigenous peoples of Mexico, ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl, Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica from the 14th to the 16th centuries. Aztec culture was organized into city-states (''altepetl''), some of which joined to form alliances, political confederations, or empires. The Aztec Empire was a confederation of three city-states established in 1427: Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Mexica or Tenochca, Tetzcoco (altepetl), Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan, previously part of the Tepanec empire, whose dominant power was Azcapotzalco (altepetl), Azcapotzalco. Although the term Aztecs is often narrowly restricted to the Mexica of Tenochtitlan, it is also broadly used to refer to Nahuas, Nahua polities or peoples of central Pre ...
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Orpheus And Eurydice
In Greek mythology, the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice () concerns the pitiful love of Orpheus of Thrace, located in northeastern Greece, for the beautiful Eurydice. Orpheus was the son of Oeagrus and the Muse Calliope. It may be a late addition to the Orpheus myths, as the latter cult-title suggests those attached to Persephone. The subject is among the most frequently retold of all Greek myths. Versions In Virgil's classic version of the legend, it completes his ''Georgics'', a poem on the subject of agriculture. Here the name of Aristaeus, or Aristaios, the keeper of flying insects, and the tragic conclusion was first introduced. Ovid's version of the myth, in his ''Metamorphoses'', was published a few decades later and employs a different poetic emphasis and purpose. It relates that Eurydice's death was not caused by fleeing from Aristaeus, but rather by dancing with nymphs on her wedding day. In the ''Bibliotheca'' by Pseudo-Apollodorus Eurydice is simply bitten by a ...
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Michael Mando
Michael Mando (born July 13, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He played Nacho Varga on the AMC series ''Better Call Saul'' (2015–2022), Vaas Montenegro in the video game franchise '' Far Cry'' (2012, 2021), Vic Schmidt in the sci-fi series ''Orphan Black'' (2013–2014), and Mac Gargan in '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017). He is a two-time Canadian Screen Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominee. Early life Mando was born in Quebec City. He was raised by his father and is the second of three brothers. The family moved around a lot, living in more than 35 homes in 10 cities across four continents before he was in his mid-20s. Mando's mother hails from Guinea, and his father was a Doctor of Chemistry from Germany. Mando spent most of his childhood growing up in Accra, Abidjan, and Beirut, before returning home to Canada as a teen. His native language is French, and he speaks English, Spanish, and Arabic. He grew up wanting to be a writer or an athlete. In his mid-20s, he suffere ...
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Howard Hamlin
Howard Hamlin is a fictional character who appears in the crime drama television series ''Better Call Saul'', a Spin-off (media), spin-off prequel of ''Breaking Bad''. He is portrayed by Patrick Fabian and was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Initially a foil for and longtime antagonist of Saul Goodman, Jimmy McGill, his hostility and actions towards Jimmy are later revealed to have been largely due to pressure from Chuck McGill, his business partner and Jimmy's elder brother. His attempts to correct his past behavior towards Jimmy culminate in devastating consequences. Development In May 2014, Patrick Fabian was cast in ''Better Call Saul'', with his character described as a "Kennedy family, Kennedy-esque lawyer who's winning at life". Though initially reported as Burt, the character's name was later revealed as Howard Hamlin. In the series, Howard is portrayed as cocky, arrogant, and self-centered. However, many fans of the show believe that Howard is actually a g ...
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Jimmy McGill
James Morgan Jimmy McGill, better known by his business name Saul Goodman, is a fictional character created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould and portrayed by Bob Odenkirk in the television franchise ''Breaking Bad''. He appears as a major character in ''Breaking Bad'' (2009–2013) and as the titular protagonist of its spin-off ''Better Call Saul'' (2015–2022). Saul is an unscrupulous Albuquerque-based lawyer and con artist who becomes involved in the city's criminal underworld. In ''Breaking Bad'', he acts as the ''consigliere'' for the methamphetamine cooks Walter White and Jesse Pinkman and plays a crucial role in the development of their drug empire. ''Better Call Saul'' main storyline depicts Saul's origins as the aspiring lawyer Jimmy McGill and his moral deterioration in the six years before the events of ''Breaking Bad''; it also features a post-''Breaking Bad'' storyline, where Saul is living under the assumed name Gene Takavic (), that explores the consequences o ...
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Nacho Varga
Ignacio "Nacho" Varga () is a fictional character who appears in the AMC television series ''Better Call Saul'', a prequel spin-off of ''Breaking Bad''. He is portrayed by Michael Mando and was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Dialogue that introduces Saul Goodman in the ''Breaking Bad'' episode "Better Call Saul" mentions Nacho and Lalo Salamanca, though neither appears in ''Breaking Bad''. Nacho is a quiet and intelligent member of the Salamanca drug organization. He cares deeply for the well-being of his honest, hard-working father; Manuel. He befriends Jimmy McGill after Jimmy helps clear him of kidnapping charges. When the Salamancas seek to use his father's shop as a front for the drug ring, Nacho attempts to kill Hector Salamanca - the family patriarch - by switching his medication. This is discovered by Gus Fring, who runs the rival drug-trade. Nacho is forced to be a mole for Gus within the Salamancas' organization, which is further complicated when ...
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Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple languages. Launched in 2007, nearly a decade after Netflix, Inc. began its pioneering DVD-by-mail movie rental service, Netflix is the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 301.6 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries as of 2025. By 2022, "Netflix Original" productions accounted for half of its library in the United States and the namesake company had ventured into other categories, such as video game publishing of mobile games through its flagship service. As of 2025, Netflix is the 18th most-visited website in the world, with 21.18% of its traffic coming from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 6.01%, Canada at 4.94%, and Brazil at 4.24%. History Launch as a mail-based renta ...
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AMC+
AMC+ is an American subscription video on demand streaming service owned by AMC Networks that was launched on June 11, 2020. The service is a premium bundle that includes the live feeds and program libraries of the company's television networks and streaming brands along with its own exclusive content. History AMC+ was first launched in June 11, 2020 for Xfinity customers, and included content that was previously exclusive to subscribers of the AMC cable channel through its TV Everywhere AMC Premiere app. On October 1, 2020, AMC+ launched on Amazon Prime Video Channels and Apple TV Channels, and became available to Dish Network and Sling TV customers. On November 23, 2020, AMC+ launched on Roku. On April 6, 2021, AMC+ became available on YouTube TV. In the same month, AMC+ launched on DirecTV. In August 2021, AMC+ finally launched on TV, computer and mobile devices. Former BBC America executive director Courtney Thomasma was named general manager of AMC+ on April 8, 20 ...
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AMC (TV Channel)
AMC (an abbreviation of the channel's original name, American Movie Classics) is an American basic cable television channel that is the flagship property of AMC Networks. Launched in late 1984, the channel aired classic films prior to the 1970s, similar to Turner Classic Movies, the channel's former rival, until 2002, when AMC retired the American Movie Classics name as a result of a Channel drift, major shift in List of programs broadcast by AMC, its programming, and today airs original shows that are mainly dramas and documentaries, while airing theatrically released films, and acquired television programming. As of December 2024, AMC was available in approximately 60 million U.S. pay-TV households. This marks a decline from 65.1 million households in December 2023 and 94.8 million in July 2015, reflecting the broader trend of cord-cutting and the shift toward streaming platforms. History 1984–2002: Focus on classic films American Movie Classics, as AMC was originally kn ...
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