Better Call Saul (2015)
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer".
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Three episodes in and Better Call Saul’s third season is getting closer and closer to the world of Breaking Bad.
…the stakes may be small, compared to Breaking Bad…
…the kind of thing that we never usually see in the Breaking Bad universe…
That distinction is central to the Breaking Bad universe, a reminder that good guys can break the law too – often because they don’t have another choice.
…the stage is set again for a slow descent into the immoral darkness of Better Call Saul’s predecessor…
…giving the show a noir-ish tinge that feels the closest we’ve ever been to Breaking Bad…
Sporting a Matlock-esque outfit and carrying catchy business cards…
“You look like Matlock,” sneers Mike. “No,” retorts Jimmy. “I look like a young Paul Newman dressed as Matlock.”
Jimmy can slide from sleazy con man to Matlock wannabe…
…no matter how much Jimmy tries to claim their Murder She Wrote daytime slot will help them target grandmas with money to spend on their kids learning to play recorder…
…he concocts the worst allibi for a suspect since A Fish Called Wanda…
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It reminded me of Henry Hill at the end of “Goodfellas.” He’s pathetic, depressed, and lifeless.
For stretches the show will remind you of “Suits” with all its firms and lawyering.
…a breakdown behind closed doors that rivals the unravelling of Annette Bening in American Beauty…
…speeches he gives every session like Ed Norton in Fight Club, leeching off other people’s grief…
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Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Mad Men-centric debut, DVR Club continues today…
John compares Better Call Saul’s deft evolution of the character’s relationship to the viewer against the more jarring shifts of sympathy that you find on Game Of Thrones.