Better Call Saul

[the wicked child]

I'm really enjoying it so far. I doubt it will ever reach the heights of BB, but I'm enjoying it more early than I did BB, I think.

[shmenguin]

I'm really enjoying it so far. I doubt it will ever reach the heights of BB, but I'm enjoying it more early than I did BB, I think.

[Digitalgypsy66]

Can anyone name the jazz tune that was playing while Jimmy made the media phone calls this last episode? It's been driving me crazy all day.

Ha, got it! Should have known from the weird time signature (7/4 time):

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yExwkQYcp0[/youtube]

Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Unsquare Dance"

[44windmill]

I agree with most here that BCS is good, perhaps very good, but not anywhere near epic like BB. There were so many episodes from the first couple of seasons that really got me hooked into watching every show of BB.

Spoiler:

Walt cooking meth in his tighty whities, killing Krazy-8 and the messy aftermath, Tuco, the Tortuga episode, and my favorite episode had to be the one where they opened with the mariachi band

It's hard for me to see BCS making the leap, but I'd love to be surprised.

[Crankshaft]

There was no way BCS could match BB right out of the gate. They have to take it slower to build up the story lines and characters.

With that said, I'm glad that they haven't incorporated BB into it that much so far. It will be so much better if they operate as much as they can outside of that story line.

[skullman80]

I don't want BCS to be BB, I want BCS to be it's own show which it's doing just fine. It still has the feel of breaking bad which I like, but it is its own entity. I enjoy watching the evolution of Jimmy McGill to Saul Goodman even if I already know the outcome. The fact that it hooks me in even though I already know the end result speaks to the writing and performances so far.

[DudeMan2766]

Tonights ending

[the wicked child]

That's a good thing too. This episode was amusing early on, but doing wills for the elderly wasn't going to be sustainable entertainment by any stretch of the imagination.

[Geezer]

Isn't McKeon (sp?) is from the burg ?

[Dickie Dunn]

Isn't McKeon (sp?) is from the burg ?

From New York. Went to CMU.

[cheesesteakwithegg]

Spoiler:

I'm sure there will be a nice payoff in regards to them time we are seeing Chuck struggle with whatever is going on, but there was too much of it last night.

Also, read a good theory about Mike. The woman Mike is watching is his daughter-in-law. Matt is his son who was killed by someone for an unknown reason at this point. The Philadelphia cops track down Mike (as shown in the preview) because they think he has something to do with his death, and he hires Jimmy to defend him and this to how the 2 become a team. To add on, if you remember from BB, Gus started dealing meth to get back at the cartel. Perhaps the Matt's death was at the hands of the cartel, and that is how Mike ends up with Gus (to get back at the cartel). Whether this comes to fruition or not, its an interesting theory for sure.

[Gaucho]

Thoughts on the episode:

Anton Karas is the man.

Old age is a massacre.

[columbia]

I watched an episode and can safely say that I don't get it.

:shrug:

[Spangler]

I didn't really like Saul Goodman as a person in BB and was skeptical about making a show about him, but based on what I've seen so far, now I'm sold on him as Jimmy McGill .

[skullman80]

Watched last nights episode tonight. Good stuff. Looking forward to next week and a more heavy Mike episode.

[DudeMan2766]

I watched an episode and can safely say that I don't get it.

:shrug:

Are you a Breaking Bad fan? I don't think it's necessary to have seen it first, but I really think the big hook is a lot of us want to see his progression into Saul in addition to how Mike became who he was and got involved with Fring. I think its a good show regardless but I can definitely see me not being too interested if it were just about some down on his luck lawyer James McGill that I've never heard of.

[Digitalgypsy66]

Great episode last night.

Mike is the best.

[DudeMan2766]

Great episode last night.

Mike is the best.

Last nights was fantastic.

[the wicked child]

Finally got around to watching it. Wow. Great episode.

[Gaucho]

Kerry Condon/Stacey (Mike's daughter-in-law) is Clara from TWD. I only know this because I have to do research whenever I see a great face.

[shmenguin]

using saul as a vehicle to tell great stories with great performances like last night is awesome. hopefully they do that more, and find other characters in the same league as mike.

[skullman80]

The Mike-centric episode this week was awesome. Jonathan Banks is a great actor.

[DudeMan2766]

The Mike-centric episode this week was awesome. Jonathan Banks is a great actor.

Yeah. Being the stone faced one liner he even was in Community was good, but he really showed how great he was in this. Especially the emotional scene. You couldn't ask for a more perfect mix of great writing and great actors both in BB and this.

[the wicked child]

Yeah. It's kind of a treat to get to see he and Odenkirk at work again, this time as the focus.

[Pitt87]

I didn't really like Saul Goodman as a person in BB and was skeptical about making a show about him, but based on what I've seen so far, now I'm sold on him as Jimmy McGill .

Odenkirk is almost precisely what Cranston was before he was WW. IMO, VG is repeating success, not borrowing from it. Remarkable achievement, since this could have been really lame if it was just a redux of BB contexts.