What’s most striking about this season finale, the last cliffhanger Better Call Saul will ever give us, is what’s…
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Last week I held out hope that Mike got through to Jimmy—that his speech about doing what he had to do to keep his…
I know it’s on brand for me, but I can’t help myself. “Bagman” is biblical, through and through. The desert, where…
From the very first frames of this episode, I was head over heels. There are more right angles than an episode of…
This episode needs to come with a special content warning: BELOVED CHARACTER’S PLANS WRECKED BY SELFISH IDIOT…
Something momentous happens in this episode. It’s a turning point in the series. And it happens entirely in Rhea…
First things first: Hank and Steve aren’t totally off the mark with their musings on the etymology of culvert. The…
A key tension on Better Call Saul stems from the characters’ positions as insiders or outsiders. Chuck was the…
Jimmy McGill is now Saul Goodman—not just in the name of his legal practice, but every minute of every day. And he’s…
We’re back in Albuquerque, folks, with a defined end point for the first time. And it’s good to be back. These first…
Every story Vince Gilligan has set in Albuquerque is a tragedy—until now.
Most of us guessed earlier in the season that when Jimmy got his law license back, he’d start practicing as Saul…
One more episode to go in this season, and the pieces are being moved into place for some explosive developments.…
I pulled out my notes to start writing this review, saw the name of the episode, and started grinning like a giddy…
Even on a show known for its cold opens, this is one for the ages. The screen split vertically down the middle,…
After last week’s “Quite A Ride,” a high point for the season and for the series, a letdown was inevitable.…
What strikes you first is the color. The cold opens so far this season have been black-and-white (the flashforward…
The writers on Breaking Bad, it’s said, used to maneuver their characters into an impossible position — stuck in the…
In case you didn’t realize it two weeks ago, the theme for Jimmy’s arc this season was set by the last scene of…
One of my favorite things about the way Bob Odenkirk plays Jimmy McGill (and the way the writers write the…