>What's Jimmy's motivation to go out of his way to fuck with
>Howard? Just pure resentment for everything?

That I assumed was both resentment for the past and also disliking that Howard has moved on and has peace. They showed that car license plate multiple times. The look on Jimmy’s face when Howard hugged him was one of pure disdain IMO.

>Was Gus fucking with that kid so he could feel a sense of
>control over something while the drop was going down

That didn’t make a ton of sense to me. I assumed Gus would want everybody gone while he waited for that call. When he kept the kid around, I was waiting for the reason because it was driving me nuts not being able to figure it out. I still have no idea. We haven’t seen Gus rattled like that too many times.

>The Kim stuff is interesting. It seems she's going out of her
>way to help the old man so she can prove she's decent. She
>wants the money and success of being a corporate lawyer
>without being the bad guy. Balancing it with pro bono work
>clearly isn't gonna be enough for her so now she's trying to
>rig the game with Saul's help.

Yup. Gotta think she’s going to go down for this too.

>Thoughts on who took Mike? Has to be Gus right? I've discussed
>this before but Gus ain't shit without Mike. Walt was only
>able to kill Gus because Mike was sidelined

Agreed, that it’s likely Gus. Is it possible it’s the Salamancas? And Gus somehow intervenes, making Mike loyal to him? Just thinking out loud.