Better Call Saul
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer".
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Jimmy works his magic in the courtroom. Unexpected inspiration leads him to an unconventional pursuit of potential clients.
As his troubles escalate to a boiling point, Jimmy finds himself in dire straits. An act of carelessness puts Chuck at risk.
Jimmy pulls out all the stops to prove that his dangerous client is innocent, even though it causes some friction with Kim.
Jimmy devises a bold plan to obtain new clients, but must face consequences when his relationships become strained.
Alarming news disrupts Jimmy's efforts at drumming up new business, forcing him to make a difficult choice.
Mike's tragic past comes back to haunt him, and he's forced to seek help from an unusual source. Jimmy's moral compass is put to the test.
Jimmy meets with potential new clients. Then, when given the opportunity to do the right thing, he cashes in a favor from an unlikely ally.
Jimmy shows Chuck that he's willing to do almost anything to win a case, even if it means getting his hands dirty.
Chuck urges Jimmy to accept a harsh truth. Meanwhile, a deal threatens to go off the rails when Mike's ability to complete a job is called into questi...
In the aftermath of recent events, Jimmy seizes an opportunity to reconnect with an old friend. Chuck adjusts to a new way of life.
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Isaac Alan McIntyre
TMDB1 year ago
I better call Saul, 'cause it looks like I'm gonna break bad.
ezra
TMDB1 year ago
i don't think i've seen a more impressive show, in terms of writing, cinematography, and editing.
a lot of the shot choices were quite outlandish yet still top notch and executed perfectly. i loved the use of wide angle extreme long shots especially. in every episode they always found an interesting spot to put the camera, in ways i've never seen done before. several episodes start out with quite impressive continuous shots. every low key lighting shot is eye candy. lighting is also heavily used for symbolism, which is a nice touch.
storywise, it's definitely a painful watch at some points, but not in a bad way. more painful as it goes on, but to a lesser degree than breaking bad. the stunts jimmy manages to pull off never left me unimpressed, no matter how concerning. the characters are much more complex. they're all given their time to shine and be understood. and every plot point finds it time to intertwine with one another, sooner or later.
the pacing took me a little bit of getting used to, but now i have a deep appreciation for it. first time i went through the first two seasons, i had trouble keeping my eyes open, but i rewatched them before finishing the series and i found myself much more captivated once i was used to the pacing. there's also a lot of really well done montages, one in particular was pretty campy, which was probably their intent, but the rest play back in my mind like a screensaver. the scoring is great, and songs played over certain sequences create a really cool melancholic effect.
overall better call saul is probably one of the most ingeniously produced shows, it may not be for everyone, but damn is it good.
Marco-Hugo Landeta Vacas
TMDB7 months ago
(CASTELLANO) Lo primero que me ha pasado con Better Call Saul es lo inevitable: compararla todo el rato con Breaking Bad. Y claro, ahí siempre sale perdiendo un poco. No tiene esos estallidos de adrenalina, ni esa sensación constante de que todo va a explotar en cualquier momento. Es una serie más pausada, más contenida, que prefiere quedarse en los matices y en los silencios antes que en los grandes golpes de efecto. Aun así, me ha gustado mucho; simplemente juega en otra liga, más discreta, pero muy pensada.
Lo que más engancha es ver cómo Jimmy McGill se va deslizando, casi sin darse cuenta, hacia Saul Goodman. No es un giro brusco, es una deriva lenta, llena de pequeñas decisiones dudosas que vas entendiendo, aunque no las compartas. Ese “yo soy yo y mi circunstancia” aquí se ve clarísimo: familia, rencores, necesidad de reconocimiento, dinero, ego… Todo se mezcla hasta que el personaje que conocíamos en Breaking Bad encaja del todo. Bob Odenkirk aguanta esta evolución con una interpretación llena de humanidad: te ríes con él, te cae bien, pero sabes que se está perdiendo.
La serie tiene otra gran baza en sus secundarios. Kim no es solo “la novia de”, es un personaje con vida propia, con sus propias contradicciones, que poco a poco se va contagiando del mundo de Jimmy hasta cruzar líneas que en la primera temporada parecían impensables. Mike, por su parte, funciona como ese contrapunto seco y cansado, alguien que ya ha aceptado el tipo de vida que lleva y decide cargar con ello sin hacerse demasiadas preguntas, aunque por dentro aún queden restos de conciencia. Junto a ellos, la galería de jueces, delincuentes, jefes de despacho y miembros del cartel llena el universo de caras que siempre aportan algo.
En lo visual, la serie mantiene el sello del universo Breaking Bad: encuadres raros pero muy pensados, esa luz de Albuquerque casi cegadora, los detalles que cuentan cosas sin necesidad de diálogo (un coche, un vaso, un cambio de color). A veces da la sen...
