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| Now, I admittedly approached the spin-off with some skepticism. Gilligan and Gould had obviously earned a ton of trust from their work together on "Breaking Bad," and yet... Given how well and definitively "BB" had concluded, did we need to see more in that universe? And, if so, was Saul — an amusing accent to the show, but a relatively two-dimensional character who, despite being primarily comic relief, wasn't as funny as either Jesse or Walt — the right choice to continue the franchise? (Might, for instance, "The Chicken Man Cometh," about the rise to power of Gustavo Fring, have been a better choice?) Would the show be hamstrung by what we and the creators know about what happens to Saul and others down the line? And as Gilligan, Gould and others began talking about the possibility of seeing Walt, Jesse, Hank and others cross paths with these younger versions of Saul and Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks), would the whole thing turn out to be a really elaborate, gorgeously-shot piece of fan service? So I began watching "Better Call Saul!" (which debuts on Sunday, February 8 at 10 p.m., after "The Walking Dead," before moving to Mondays at 10 the following night) with eyes narrowed. At the TV critics press tour, when talking about when or if "Breaking Bad" characters might make cameos, Gould cautioned, "You also don’t want to have the detail in the background distract you from what’s going on in the foreground." And sure enough, I found myself scanning each frame for a while, wondering if some old friends might be lurking on the edge. Hey, that guy getting wanded by the security guard looks like he could be Skinny Pete before he did too much meth! Can Skank and Spooge be far behind? But if I began watching "Better Call Saul!" as a skeptic, the first three episodes have mostly made me a believer. There are nods to the parent show — and those are among the more emotionally affecting parts of this young series — but "Saul" quickly learns to function as its own thing, rather than taking the easy approach of being "Breaking Bad, Episode 1: The Phantom Ehrmantraut." |
That said, I'm a little leery of a show revolving solely around his character. Who's next, the Chicken Man?
Binge watching is just as good - if not better
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Started watching BB in august on Netflix ,iam up to season 4 episode 11 …The show is awesome and iam pissed I did not watch from the day it started on tv
Binge watching is just as good - if not better
Ideally, at least 3 episodes at a sitting, and no commercials like I did on Netflix. I have rewatched some
on TV and can't believe how much the commercials interrupt and dilute the flow of the story.
I'm looking forward to it.