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Then there’s the music. From the wonderful introductions (before the opening credits) to the last scene of an episode, music is not just used as background «noise»: carefully picked songs are there to give clues and are as much an integral part of the story as they help establish the tone of certain scenes. And the original music by Dave Porter feels as organic to ‘Better Call Saul’ as it did in ‘Breaking Bad’.
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These comments are based on watching the first five seasons of the show.
This series is set before the events shown in the series ‘Breaking Bad’. It shows us how Jimmy McGill, conman turned lawyer goes from being a defender of the desperate to knowing players in New Mexico’s drug dealing underworld. Jimmy isn’t the only ‘Breaking Bad’ characters to feature; plenty of others show up, some as main characters others as important cameos. There are also plenty of new characters; I won’t say which characters belong to which group so as not to spoil anything for those yet to watch ‘Breaking Bad’.
As the story opens Jimmy is taking on a series minor cases as a public defender. He is also looking after his brother, Chuck. Chuck is a partner at a prestigious law firm but hasn’t worked for some time as he believes he is allergic to electronic devices. Other key characters include Jimmy’s friend Kim Wexler, a lawyer at Chuck’s firm and Mike Ehrmantraut, a former Philadelphia police officer who when we first meet him is working at a parking attendant.
Over the course of the series we see Jimmy get into a number of scrapes and dodgy plans as he tries to advance his legal career; these inevitably lead to him meeting some dangerous characters. Meanwhile Mike is looking for other work which leads to him meeting even more dangerous people; most notably Gustavo Fring and various members of the Salamanca crime family.
I must admit I was a little unsure about this series; I really enjoyed ‘Breaking Bad’ and thought Saul Goodman was a great character but was unsure if he’d be able to carry a series. I needn’t have been concerned. This series is really good. Importantly it doesn’t matter whether you’ve seen ‘Breaking Bad’ or not. The characters are great and the story interesting. It might not move as fast as some would like but I’d rather a story takes its time being told than have it feel rushed. The cast is great; most notably Bob Odenkirk, Johnathon Banks and Rhea Seehorn as Jimmy, Mike. The rest of the cast, be they returning from ‘Breaking Bad’, new recurring characters or just minor roles also impress. Overall I’d definitely recommend this whether you are a fan of ‘Breaking Bad’ or not. it provides great drama, a good amount of tension and a fair few unforced laughs. I can’t wait for season six.
«Breaking Bad» was undeniably one of the greatest shows of the 21st century. If you then hear that one of the characters got a spinoff show, you could be forgiven for doubting the quality. Well, doubt no more. «Better Call Saul» is an equally fine piece of work.
The protagonist is lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), who it turns out is actually named Jimmy McGill. He engages in all manner of shady activity, while other characters from the previous show have their own things to deal with. As with the previous show, it’s a serial, with episodes ending in cliffhangers. And make no mistake, you’ll want to keep watching.
Basically, it’s the type of series that you have to see to believe. There have been lawyer shows and crime dramas, but never have they gotten combined so splendidly. It’s the perfect mix of comedy, tragedy and thriller. Definitely see it.
Let’s face facts: Spin-off TV shows tend to fare poorly to the original content. I was furious when I heard about the spin-off to the amazing Break Bad. Nonetheless centering around the buffoonish clown of a character Saul Goodman?! I was livid and heartbroken. I wanted Breaking bad to end on a high note and not let this potential disaster ruin it’s legacy.
Breaking Bad was an absolute masterpiece of a show, with an amazing story, script, cinematography; you name it, it’s there. But the one thing that made Breaking Bad shine, and in my option, be one of the greatest series ever made was it’s deep, deep burial into the characters that made us either absolutely love or loath them. It didn’t rely on special effects and had no fat to it whatsoever. No other show encapsulated a slow unfurling of characters so well that it was as if we were getting to know them in our real lives.
I finally decided to give Better Call Saul a shot after hating it’s first episode on release. I figured, maybe I could eventually forget about the fact that it was attached to my favorite TV show, and when everybody who watches it is telling you it’s amazing, there must be something there.. right?
Boy, were they right. Better Call Saul is just as good as it’s predecessor. It maintains it’s very high standard to every aspect of the production, and most of all, character development, motivation and relationships are centerfold once more. It is easy to find Better Call Saul even better than Breaking Bad, although I would chalk this up to it being more current and therefore more in the forefront of our minds in the Breaking Bad universe. If you, like me, have hesitated to give this show a shot for the same reasons, stop it. Let yourself feel uncomfortable for the 1st half of the first season, and then let it get it’s clutches into you.
I’m so, so very happy I finally decided to give Better Call Saul a shot again 4 years later. With no hesitation, 10/10.
One thing that stopped me from watching this movie is because I knew this show has nothing to do with Walter White, the man that makes Breaking Bad, Breaking Bad. I believe most people also think the same.
Personally, after rewatching Breaking Bad few times, I have come to the conclusion that there is nobody in the show that I love from the beginning until the last second. What I like the most is the character development for all the important characters.
Then? What does it have to do with Better Call Saul? I believe I love this show as much as Breaking Bad because of the exact reason. I REALLY love how every character behaves and develops in this show. What more fascinating is, this show has everything you like from Breaking Bad. Tension, emotions, atmosphere, character flaws, good antagonists, you name it. One other similarity this show has, this show gets better when it is closer to the end. (I know, it has not ended yet) You really don’t want to miss every second of it.
I can assure you, all Breaking Bad fans, your love to this show will be AT LEAST as big as your love to Breaking Bad. Easiest 10/10 after Breaking Bad.
You don’t necessarily have to have seen «Breaking Bad» to enjoy this series, but if you did, you’ll have a greater appreciation for the story line and the characters. I pretty much binge watched the shows back to back, so with events from BB fresh in memory, it’s a neat exercise to try and figure out how the events of both intertwine with each other. What you have to keep in mind is that «Better Call Saul» came out after «Breaking Bad» completed it’s run in 2013, yet Saul’s, actually JImmy McGill’s, adventures begin before Walter White’s (Bryan Cranston) ended. This all creates a sometimes confusing timeline in the mind of the viewer, but it’s worth the frustration to unravel the details.
Actor Bob Odenkirk portrays Jimmy McGill, and though it’s not until the end of Season #4 that he officially begins to do business as Saul Goodman, that idea is planted early in the first season when during one of his con job schemes, he utters to a buddy, «‘S all good, man». The phrase pops up again a couple of times to reinforce the premise, but if you’ve seen BB, you’re probably thinking Saul Goodman most of the time anyway.
Rhea Seehorn is a romantic interest and sometimes willing co-conspirator of Jimmy’s, though to my mind, I can’t really see them as a couple. The seed for their dissolution seems to have been planted in the final episode of Season #4, when Jimmy persuades a conference of judges to grant him back his law license which had been suspended for a year. Calling one of the judges on the panel an ‘a__hole’ for crying, Jimmy missed the fact that Kim Wexler (Seehorn) was shedding tears as well during Jimmy’s recollection of brother Chuck (Michael McKean). Jimmy’s con-man days were really about to get under way in large fashion.
With exceptional writing and a fantastic cast, «Better Call Saul» is one of the more entertaining series on cable TV. Not quite as intense as «Breaking Bad», but still a cleverly written program with memorable characters. As the series continues, I’ll be speculating and anxiously awaiting the further adventures of Jimmy McGill, because you know, ‘s all good man.»
Not only is Rhea Seehorn, who plays Kim, extremely pretty, but the character is rich and deep in ways every person should aspire to be. In short, Kim Wexler is the polar opposite and the very antithesis of Skylar White.
Kim, alone, is enough to not only watch Better Call Saul, but to rate it a 10.
The thing is, that BEYOND the ‘perfect woman’ that is Kim, it isn’t only she who makes up the wonderful tapestry of interwoven majesty that is this series. As if her character were not enough to convince you of this series’ greatness, on top of it, you have a myriad of characters almost as fabulous and just as engaging. To not list them all would be an insult; and yet to list them all would be an exercise in futility. Not only is every major character written and directed as only the geniuses who brought us Breaking Bad could write and direct them, but they are portrayed fabulously by everyone onscreen. EVEN the extras and lesser-used characters are standouts.
Now, Better call Saul moves at a pace that is not for everyone. The story progresses somewhat more slowly than other series/shows. The plus side is that it gives you time to enjoy each moment of this subtle (not slap-you-in-the-face, willy-nilly), but delightfully presented jewel of a look into the time before the monumentally amazing story of Breaking Bad took place.
I can’t say it enough: watch it. If you watched some and thought it was not for you, watch it again. You’ll thank me.
Season 5 continues to do at least two things brilliantly:
1/. BCS depicts several characters who all appear to have an inner life, fears, guilt, desires, things that really annoy them and which make them do what they do. And the characters change over time, misunderstand one another, and resent one another. As BCS continues, the illusion that you are witnessing the lives of people you know becomes even stronger. The very opposite of a melodrama, where the ‘characters’ behave predictably to type.
2/. It’s a prequel to ‘Breaking Bad’, considered one of the best mainstream TV series ever made; at least up there with ‘The Wire’ and ‘The Sopranos’. What Peter Gould has managed to do is absolutely explain the backstory to tragedies we already know will happen in a thrilling and suspenseful way.
Hey, it isn’t perfect all the time (how does Lalo know where Gus’s dead drops are so as to tell Krazy8?), but I continue to give it 10s because unlike so many shows (and movies) in this, the Age Of Streaming, BCS doesn’t ever insult my intelligence.
There will have been 63 episodes at the end of season 6. One day I’ll binge them and the 62 Breaking Bads AND El Camino in sequence. °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Just watched S04e01. Mike Ehrmentraut as the Health and Safety Officer from Hell is utterly hilarious, counterpoint to the morbidity and solemnity going on elsewhere with Chuck’s suicide. And who doesn’t want one of those buggies? B-rilliant.
Jimmy McGill tries to do the right thing but it always goes wrong.
Heard of Emile Zola and Honoré de Balzac? 19th century French novelists who each wrote a series of novels that used the same characters from one novel to the next; in one they would be lead character, in another a support. Am I comparing BCS and Breaking Bad to classic French novels? Well yes; even the delivery format of modern ‘cable’ series is similar to the monthly publications of novels in the 1800s. Vince Gilligan and his team are certainly the front runners by far in the modern quality pop culture stakes. And in both BB and BCS, as with those writers, we have an uncompromising background of modern urban life.
That qualification aside, BCS is written, produced and performed to the same excellent standard of Breaking Bad, and Bob Odenkirk has no complaints from me on the acting chops. His is a sad, solitary character, his only foils being his sick brother Chuck, and Jonathan Banks as the parking attendant from Middle Earth, so you don’t get the crackling dynamic that Walter and Jesse had.
But it’s early days, I’m on Ep03 and if there’s one thing you can count on, it’s that Vince Gilligan will play with and exceed your expectations. It’s not whether it’s ‘as good’ or ‘better’ than BB. It’s just as good. It’s just that the lead character is less sympathetic, and doesn’t have as far to go. Or does he?
And so, a year or so later, we’re into season II. I feel sorry for those who have not learned to trust Vince G. and Peter G.’s storytelling, and are therefore bored by the mental work involved in enjoying BCS.
Oh, the nuances. If you’re missing them, you would benefit from an introductory course in scriptwriting. Better Call Saul is streets ahead of anything else and will be savoured and appreciated long into the future. It’s so good, it makes the awesome, revolutionary, phenomenal ‘Breaking Bad’ look like a soap opera.
The TV equivalent of Shakespeare + Tolstoy + Dostoyevsky at their best. «Your review contains a very long word which is not allowed». I take that as a compliment. Oh, I see, it was the divider.