In the centerpiece of tonight’s finale, Chuck McGill rips out paneling, punches holes in kitchen tile, and leaves piles…

Comedy psychiatrists get a lot of laughs by constantly distancing themselves from their own relationships through…

Uncle Bryn, on the BBC comedy Gavin & Stacey, once described a colorful acquaintance with the memorable sentence: “He…

Jimmy McGill has worn a number of different guises over the course of two and half seasons of Better Call Saul—from…

Last week’s episode was such a climactic moment for the series, so intense and elegantly delivered, that a return to …

Fiat justitia, ruat caelum. Let justice be done, though the heavens fall. Normally this phrase is cited in a positive…

Let’s pause for a moment to remember how lucky we are to have Giancarlo Esposito on our television screens. What a…

If characters on TV were good at walking away from investments of time and energy—from jobs, marriages, quixotic…

Last week I began my review by talking about the pleasure of watching Mike Ehrmantraut at work. This week shows us…

I love procedurals. Police procedurals, sure—Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct books are my favorites. But really any kind of…

Like its predecessor, the story of Better Call Saul is the story of a process: This time, the transformation of…

In talent competition shows, like American Idol or So You Think You Can Dance, producers make decisions about the…

I still hear some people say that nothing ever happens on Better Call Saul, or that the story moves too slowly. It’s…

Chuck, man. Wow.

This week’s episode is mostly about moving pieces into place. But as is always the case with Better Call Saul, the…

When Better Call Saul introduced the character of Kim Wexler, hardworking fourth-year associate at Hamlin, Hamlin &…

Breaking Bad showed us early and often the power of transforming a sidekick into a three-dimensional character. First…

This week Jimmy’s story pauses for an update on his relationship with his brother, while Mike’s story takes center…

Almost every time someone praises a prestige cable drama, the word “complex” appears in an admiring context. To rise…

Some friendly advice for BCS (and BB) viewers: Every time the creative team gives you a set piece that delivers exactly…