Mr. Maryn and I agreed that the Mike episode was every bit as good as Breaking Bad. In fact, we wished Mike had been the spin-off character rather than Saul.
Maryn, glad to see Mike again
Maryn, glad to see Mike again
Sure am. My wife is hooked on Empire but I prefer Better Call Saul. The "Five-O" episode telling the tale of how Mike ended up in Albuquerque was superb. If you haven't watched it, whatsamatta wit'cha?
However, some dude who wrote his college thesis on Breaking Bad says Mike is the worst character on Better Call Saul.
I say thee nay!
Sure am. My wife is hooked on Empire but I prefer Better Call Saul. The "Five-O" episode telling the tale of how Mike ended up in Albuquerque was superb. If you haven't watched it, whatsamatta wit'cha?
Sure am. My wife is hooked on Empire but I prefer Better Call Saul. The "Five-O" episode telling the tale of how Mike ended up in Albuquerque was superb. If you haven't watched it, whatsamatta wit'cha?
However, some dude who wrote his college thesis on Breaking Bad says Mike is the worst character on Better Call Saul.
I say thee nay!
I was ambivalent about the show in the beginning, but I'm completely hooked now. The story keeps taking unexpected turns. And oh, my goodness, Betsy Kettleman. That character is just the best kind of nuts.
No spoilers from this weeks episode "Pimento" but let's just say you must watch the last ten minutes without interruption.
Thoughts on the finale?
"Marco" didn't grab me as much as "Pimento" did, but any show that has lines like, "Sorry I called you a pig fucker" and "It’s like watching Miles Davis give up the trumpet. It’s just a waste, that’s all I’m saying” is the kind of funny and smart television I can't give up on too quickly.
The bingo hall monologue was both protracted and painful. It's Bob Odenkirk baring Slippin' Jimmy's soul and I felt as uncomfortably weirded-out by his meltdown as the geezers watching him. The way they play with time on Better Call Saul is really daring for TV where every moment someone is speaking or doing something. Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould are willing to risk boring the audience with extended periods of silence and speechifying.
For me it works. It works brilliantly.
Slippin' Jimmy took a giant step to becoming Saul Goodman and I for one am all-in for the journey.
Season 4 started this week. Episode 1 was quiet and offered a lot of time for introspection over Chuck's death, and then there's still much to speculate when it comes to the future Cinnabon annexed (post Breaking Bad) Jimmy. This show is slow, but I love it, especially Mike because he's prickly, smart and always ahead of the game.
I am waiting for the day Walt wanders in. --s6
Don't worry, someday they will need an exciting conclusion for a season's finale.What about Chuck? I'm pretty sure Chuck isn't really dead but then I think--oh, that would be too soap opery. --s6