I agree it was a slower paced episode tonight. But this is the stuff I love. It is like if a psychology class made a supplemental TV show. The dynamics were so many that you could write a serious paper on this episode alone.
First, the role reversals for Saul and Kim were great. Not only because it happened, because they were both similar and very different. Kim created his situation and Saul created hers.
Next, the family dynamic. And it was done as a great bookend. Starting it showing the weakness of Chuck. Chuck is very accomplished, but his people skills are lacking. Even before the trauma. And he is smart enough to see it, but emotional enough to not want to accept it. At the end, Chuck encapsulated the problem with Saul and in a way, broke down more of his "bad guy" exterior. Saul could be thought of as the black sheep, but that can hint that he doesn't necessarily have redeeming qualities or that their actions are premeditated and/or mean spirited. Saul is the perfect character of the guy that gets bailed out by others no matter how many times they screw others over. The answer to the question "why do you keep helping him/her." And also why the final break seems like an overreaction to those on the outside. The ending of "look. I love ya, but I've got to stop this."
The Saul bathroom meeting where perhaps he got to see what "the best case scenario" of walking away from what he currently has really means. And the best part, you aren't even sure if an a ha moment happened for Saul. He's had quite a few. Going by his character, it probably did not. Or if it did, it will be superficial and fleeting. He's basically a messed up mix of heart and sociopath. And it is a very realistic trait. Better, it had the reverse dynamic of "if you only knew that I am in fact not living the high life."
The Howard pose at the business meeting. It was a call back to Saul copying Howard's pose (and clothes and ...) And again, not quite the same. In fact, it can almost show why a person like Saul is better at Howard (the company image) than Howard. Howard had some game with the small talk, but you could tell it was all fake on both ends. Howard and the "mark" were somewhat job interviewing each other and they knew it. Saul would have made it feel more natural. That's why he gets the senior citizens like a pied piper.
And this is surface level discussion. Why it might be "slower" paced (action wise), but was really a deeply enthralling episode. Exciting even.