Better Call Saul is our podcast covering the AMC television series. The show is a creation of Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, and is a spin-off of the hugely popular Breaking Bad.
Better Call Saul Season 1 Recap. Jamie and Mike team up with Dave and Bryan from the “It’s Saul Good, Man” podcast. We have some laughs and discuss theories on season 1, including Jimmy and Kim’s romance, the second Hamlin and how Chuck replaced Howard as the big heavy antagonist. Dave and Bryan are super…
Better Call Saul Season 1, Episode 10 “Marco”. The final episode of season 1 has Jimmy saying goodbye to Marco, lamenting the Chicago Sunroof and his debt to Chuck. The future is set when Jimmy resolves with Mike to never let “doing the right thing” stop him from future career advancement. Please rate and comment…
Nothing was hidden from us in the previous eight episodes, yet here we are, surprised again by the evil genius Gilligan and his all-star writers. It was Chuck pulling the strings and keeping Jimmy out of the firm all along. While the rejection Jimmy feels is hard to watch, Chuck is probably right, Jimmy is…
Better Call Saul Season 1, Episode 8 “RICO”. This episode starts with a prequel to present “Saul” events. Jimmy starts in the mailroom and works his way through law school, eventually passing the bar on his third try. Kim seems romantically close in these earlier days and Chuck is well, pre-electromagnetism problems, working his corner…
Better Call Saul Season 1, Episode 7 “Bingo”. I’m not sure what was more difficult to watch, Mike agonizing over his lost son or Jimmy doing the same over his lost career dreams. We are still left with the bigger question, what event will take Jimmy completely over to his Saul persona? I don’t care…
Better Call Saul Season 1, Episode 6 “Five-O”. Jimmy gets a new customer, Mike! We learn Mike’s murky path to Albuquerque. This is the darkest point of BCS and this complexity connected to Mike seems much more serious and poignant than the story of Chuck or anything else related to Jimmy/Saul so far in the…
Better Call Saul Season 1, Episode 5 “Alpine Shepherd Boy”. Jimmy/Saul uses the publicity from his billboard caper to try to find his lawyer space. He cares more for his brother than for money and proves it by saving Chuck from the hospital and bringing him home. Mike gets a visit from some old Philly…
Better Call Saul Season 1, Episode 4 “Hero”. Jimmy becomes more like Saul than ever before. This episode opens and closes with him “building his brand” through scams, the latter of which is quite refined and polished. Jimmy/Saul is also developing more courage. He stands up to Nacho and presses his point that his interaction…
Better Call Saul Season 1, Episode 3 “Nacho”. Saul/Jimmy shows us he does have a conscience as he tries to go back and right his scam with the Kettlemans. We also learn more of his Cicero backstory in a scene from the Cook County jail when Chuck appears to bail the younger Jimmy out. Jimmy…
Better Call Saul Season 1, Episode 2 “Mijo”. The Kettleman scam gets messed up and Saul runs into Tuco and his associate Nacho. Saul and his twin cronies Cal and Lars are in trouble until Saul reveals the original plot. Saul gets his confidence back by saving the skateboarding twins. This leads to a new…
