Better Call Saul Season Six
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wrote on 10 Apr 2022, 15:23 last edited by
April 18 on AMC.
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wrote on 10 Apr 2022, 18:30 last edited by
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wrote on 10 Apr 2022, 18:31 last edited by
@Mik MS has it on her calendar!
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wrote on 26 Aug 2022, 00:25 last edited by
Yeah...really enjoying it so far.
I'd forgotten so much of what's happened, I binged thru season 5 in the last few days.
I'm only a couple of episodes in so far, and some critics are saying it's better than "Breaking Bad." Not sure if I agree, yet, but it's damn good.
The stylistic flourishes that Vince Gilligan developed in Breaking Bad are so prevalent in BCS. Also there's much more of "Chekov's Gun" stuff in BCS which I'm really enjoying.
I don't know what the "vision" of the producers was, but I get the sense that every episode moves the story forward with a clear goal in mind. Sort of the way that Babylon 5 was designed to tell A STORY. It's like a book - it's going to end, and the author knows exactly how it's going to end. That's the sense I get from BCS.
Odenkirk and Shoehorn are great, of course.
The supporting cast is amazing as well, down to the "irrelevant characters" who are there just to fill out a scene.
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wrote on 26 Aug 2022, 01:00 last edited by
Ok I’ll bite. I finally watched all of Breaking Bad. Is Better Call Saul worth the same time investment? Sounds like it.
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wrote on 26 Aug 2022, 01:07 last edited by
My friend said season 1 sucks but otherwise the series is as good as breaking bad. He said to just read a recap of season one. LOL
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wrote on 26 Aug 2022, 01:10 last edited by
The story was much slower developing, very slow, but worthwhile.
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Ok I’ll bite. I finally watched all of Breaking Bad. Is Better Call Saul worth the same time investment? Sounds like it.
wrote on 26 Aug 2022, 01:10 last edited by@89th said in Better Call Saul Season Six:
Ok I’ll bite. I finally watched all of Breaking Bad. Is Better Call Saul worth the same time investment? Sounds like it.
Absolutely. There are so many references to what happens in Breaking Bad that it's fun to watch.
As I said, the story seems "tighter".
Breaking Bad, as great as it was, seemed to meander every now and then (Season 3 is an example). What was with the plane crash? The bear?
BCS doesn't suffer from this lack of direction. It's a straightforward tale of the descent of Jimmy McGill from aspiring lawyer to the consigliere to the Mexican drug cartels.
Many of the Breaking Bad characters you've come to enjoy are major players.
- Hector Salamanca (and his bell)
- Gustavo Fring (and Los Pollos Hermanos)
- Mike Ehermantraut
- The "cousins"
- Tuco Salamanca
There are a lot of cameos
- Gale Boetticher
- Hank Schader
- Walter White (of course)
- Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
- Huell Babineaux
As I said, I'm not sure how it'll end, but I've really enjoyed it so far. Worth a binge.
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wrote on 26 Aug 2022, 01:11 last edited by
I don’t think I would say it was as good as BB.
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@89th said in Better Call Saul Season Six:
Ok I’ll bite. I finally watched all of Breaking Bad. Is Better Call Saul worth the same time investment? Sounds like it.
Absolutely. There are so many references to what happens in Breaking Bad that it's fun to watch.
As I said, the story seems "tighter".
Breaking Bad, as great as it was, seemed to meander every now and then (Season 3 is an example). What was with the plane crash? The bear?
BCS doesn't suffer from this lack of direction. It's a straightforward tale of the descent of Jimmy McGill from aspiring lawyer to the consigliere to the Mexican drug cartels.
Many of the Breaking Bad characters you've come to enjoy are major players.
- Hector Salamanca (and his bell)
- Gustavo Fring (and Los Pollos Hermanos)
- Mike Ehermantraut
- The "cousins"
- Tuco Salamanca
There are a lot of cameos
- Gale Boetticher
- Hank Schader
- Walter White (of course)
- Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
- Huell Babineaux
As I said, I'm not sure how it'll end, but I've really enjoyed it so far. Worth a binge.
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wrote on 26 Aug 2022, 14:43 last edited by
It is worth it to watch Gustavo and the cousins. Actually all the Salamancas are fun.
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wrote on 26 Aug 2022, 17:52 last edited by
Speaking of cameos. "Wendy" makes an appearance or three....
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wrote on 27 Aug 2022, 17:43 last edited by
A thoroughly-satisfying finale.
It's not pretty, it's not neat, but it ends as it should have, with all the characters ending up in places they belong - other than Gus and Mike, for their story is told in Breaking Bad.
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wrote on 27 Aug 2022, 17:55 last edited by
Redemption for Jimmy, freedom for Kim. Very satisfying.
