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Something Beautiful balances several plot threads strongly.

The writers sensibly focus plenty of the cartel scenes around Nacho and his arc continues to be the most compelling aspect. He feels more than ever to be filling Jesse Pinkman void of the angry young male (with a heart) trapped up in the drug trade.

Frayne's backstory continues to be well done, including some cleverly written scheming, but not quite as intriguing given that we know the outcome for him and this episode's guest character.

Jimmy's decent towards Saul Goodman territory is getting more painful to watch by the episode. I like the comedy associated with the burglary, but watching his character hardening and getting less principled is pretty downbeat. Especially when you see how much the writers invest the character Kim in their future together.

Visually it is another excellent example of the camera telling the story, especially during the opening scenes.

All actors are on great form, especially Rhea Seehorn and Michael Mando.

For me it is an 8.5/10, but I round upwards.

The Claw is a funny episode that includes more great role playing interactions of the Heeler family.

Every parent must have at some point developed a hatred of coin operated amusements. Mine runs quite deep as I have never had a positive experience. (Children cannot deal with losing games and are never satisfied regardless of how much you spend)

In this sketch the writers use Bandit to show another very amusing attempt at a life lesson. I like that he makes them work hard and demonstrates life is still rigged in a funny way. I love the concept and how everyone reacting to his efforts. Plus there are some very memorable one liners.

Koyaanisqatsi is a beautiful mix of sight and sound that captures sobering images of nature, technology and humanity.

Godfrey Reggio combines Ron Fricke's brilliant cinematography and the music of Philip Glass perfectly. Aside from a fascinating perspective on the relationship between humanity, technology and planet Earth, it captures very real moments that would otherwise have been lost in time like tears in the rain.

It feels like a BBC Natural History unit production focussed on our inevitable march towards destruction (just not narrated by David Attenborough). Made today, you would see hoards of people cascading through various landscapes, smart phones in hard, like slaves to a technological master.

Nowadays every other documentary uses timelapse, super slow motion, and drones to produce spectacular visuals. However, this was special at its time of release.