In which I dare to suggest that Better Call Saul is a bad show
Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I adored Breaking Bad, loved the character of Saul, and the super-talented Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould are two of the nicest, most humble showrunners I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. But two episodes into the second season of Better Call Saul - which drops on Netflix this week - I’ve got to admit to myself: it’s not working. There’s a point that usually comes by about episode three or four in every show’s first season where you really sink into the narrative and happily suspend your disbelief. Here’s hoping things get better as the second season progresses though - right now that one zoom-in on a plant pot in Breaking Bad was more enthralling than the entire first season of BCS.
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