It is a deliberate, evocative exploration of Saul Goodman’s backstory and relationships that has a satisfying payoff. Particularly within its first few seasons, Better Call Saul is considerably different than its predecessor and yet so faithful to it. What they instead were given was a brilliant and nuanced lawyer drama about Saul’s humble origins as an eccentric public defender named Jimmy McGill, hustling to earn the approval of his superiors and the affections of his sweetheart Kim Wexler. Would it be a vacuous cash-grab? An inferior replica? Breaking Bad fans awaited gun-slinging cartel action and Saul Goodman’s ethics-bending shenanigans as the first season arrived.
THE END OF THE SUN SERIES
After the success of the original series that yielded 16 Emmys and 76 other awards, many were dubious about a prequel revolving around the sleazy comic-relief lawyer, Saul. 15th, demonstrates the consistency of this heartrending realism pervading the sister series.ĭespite many Breaking Bad fans being hooked by the exhilarating and morbid drug lord and cartel showdowns, both shows center on complex and compelling characterization. The sixth and final season of Better Call Saul, which premiered on April 18th and culminated in a monumental finale on Aug. However, those in the writing room pull no punches - you’ll watch, horrified, as the hapless high school chemistry teacher, good-hearted junkie, charming attorney and more plunge deeper into an inextricable criminal underworld until the story crescendos to a seamlessly-executed tragedy. In both Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould’s original show and its prequel, Better Call Saul, the characters in each nascent season have left audiences enamored, rooting for their triumph, their redemption, their vindication. First premiering 14 years ago, the Breaking Bad universe is one of evolution and change.
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