Apr 6 2015SaveTV ReviewsBetter Call Saul4/6/15ATV ReviewsBetter Call Saul4/6/15Better Call Saul, “Marco”Donna Bowman1.5KSaveOedipus is funny. That’s the structure of funny, right there. “Who did this terrible thing to our city? Oh God, it…
Mar 30 2015SaveTV ReviewsBetter Call Saul3/30/15ATV ReviewsBetter Call Saul3/30/15Better Call Saul, “Pimento”Donna Bowman2.1KSaveSo which is it—“People don’t change,” or “it’s up to you”?
Mar 23 2015SaveTV ReviewsBetter Call Saul3/23/15A-TV ReviewsBetter Call Saul3/23/15Better Call Saul: “RICO”Donna Bowman1.1KSaveThe more we learn about Jimmy McGill, the more we recognize the many dimensions of heartbreak Gilligan and Gould…
Mar 16 2015SaveTV ReviewsBetter Call Saul3/16/15A-TV ReviewsBetter Call Saul3/16/15Better Call Saul, “Bingo”Donna Bowman1.1KSave“What are you doing?” Mike asks, as Jimmy places the cash he got from the Kettlemans into the drawstring bag with…
Mar 9 2015SaveTV ReviewsBetter Call Saul3/9/15BTV ReviewsBetter Call Saul3/9/15Better Call Saul: “Five-O”Donna Bowman1.2KSave“Five-O” is the first episode of Better Call Saul that would fall flat, I think, without the viewer’s prior…
Mar 2 2015SaveTV ReviewsBetter Call Saul3/2/15B-TV ReviewsBetter Call Saul3/2/15Better Call Saul: “Alpine Shepherd Boy”Donna Bowman1.1KSaveI don’t think Jimmy’s plan to advertise via local news media originally had a second phase. When he got those seven…
Feb 23 2015SaveTV ReviewsBetter Call Saul2/23/15ATV ReviewsBetter Call Saul2/23/15Better Call Saul: “Hero”Donna Bowman1.0KSaveThe tragic arc of Walter White results from his conviction that he harbors unrecognized greatness. When the…
Feb 16 2015SaveTV ReviewsBetter Call Saul2/16/15A-TV ReviewsBetter Call Saul2/16/15Better Call Saul: “Nacho”Donna Bowman905SavePrequels are constrained by the starting point of another story. Even the best of them have less freedom than the…
Feb 9 2015SaveTV ReviewsBetter Call Saul2/9/15B+TV ReviewsBetter Call Saul2/9/15Better Call Saul: “Mijo”Donna Bowman981SaveI’m of two minds about the second episode of this second visit to Vince Gilligan’s Land of Enchantment. Which is…
Feb 8 2015SaveTV ReviewsBetter Call Saul2/8/15B+TV ReviewsBetter Call Saul2/8/15Better Call Saul: “Uno”Donna Bowman859SaveGod, it’s good to be back in Albuquerque.