Alpine Shepherd Boy - Episode 5
Finding a balance between comedy and drama was the evident challange from the get go with Episode 1 ‘Uno.’ Five episodes in and the balance has been found. With previous episodes hitting either comedy or drama stronger ‘Alpine Shepherd Boy’ delivers a responsible equilibrium that Nicole Kassell frames excellently. Continue reading “Better Call Saul – Alpine Shepherd Boy”
Hero - Episode 4
Welcome to Better Call Saul: Episode 4 – Hero ‘Special Episodes’ review. Naturally for an episode review spoilers are included so get watching first and then come back!
Treated to a sleepy night in Cicero, Slippin’ Jimmy, or as he refers to himself for the first time, Saul Goodman, is at work playing the evening’s mark. All buttered, boozed, and bantered up Jimmy leads the mark into an alley way where the stumble across and dozing drunk in possession of a round thousand and a Rolex watch. Slippin’ Jimmy at work is a sight to behold and it puts perspective on the opening scene from ‘Nacho‘ (episode 3). Continue reading “Better Call Saul – Hero”
Nacho - Episode 3
‘Nacho’ opens with a brief flashback to a time before. Enter Chuck and Jimmy in a county jail and the mystery surrounding Jimmy’s notorious alias, Slippin’ Jimmy, is teased out. Jimmy enters with the usual brio and bounce but his mood soon shifts when the reality of his situation, potentially being labelled a sex offender, sets in. Begging with Chuck to help him get out of his mess we witness the end of Slippin’ Jimmy’s reign. Continue reading “Better Call Saul – Nacho”
Mijo - Episode 2
After running head on into Tuco’s psychopathic housewife charade Jimmy is confronted with a life or death situation that he most certainly didn’t bargain for when he cooked up his little scheme. With two budding ‘Slippin Jimmy’s’ lying bloodied and hogtied in Tuco’s garage Jimmy, quite literally staring down the barrel of a gun, shows us why he’s the best lawyer in Albuquerque. Continue reading “Better Call Saul – Mijo”
Not making the usual mistake of deluding myself with good intentions to blog about an entire series when it draws to a conclusion I’ve decided to take the initiative (if four episodes late) to make Vince Gilligan’s Better Call Saul … Continue reading Better Call Saul
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