When it came time to compile our Best of the Year piece two things struck me. The first was that wasn't one BIG show that resonated with people in the same way Normal People and I May Destroy You did in 2020 or It's a Sin and Mare of Easttown last year. The second was...
Vince Gilligan teams with Rhea Seehorn for new drama
Vince Gilligan has confirmed his first new project outside of the Breaking Bad Universe, BUT he's bringing a familiar face with him! https://www.thecustardtv.com/breaking-bad-the-art-of-telling-one-epic-story-from-beginning-to-end/ AppleTV+ has given a two-season,...
Better Call Saul’s ‘Waterworks’
I had intended to review every episode of this final block of Better Call Saul episodes. I enjoyed the Gene flashforward 'Nippy' which caught up with Jimmy/Saul/Gene in Omaha still playing the long con and dreaming up elaborate schemes to con deplorable rich men out...
Better Call Saul’s “Fun and Games’ reaches the full Saul Goodman
It's hard to pinpoint the exact moment I started to worry about Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn). The relationship between Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim is, in my view, one of the most interesting partnerships on television. Incredibly, nauseated, connected by their mutual...
Better Call Saul delivers one of TV’s most exhilarating and exhausting episodes in ‘Point and Shoot’.
One of the things I admire most about the Breaking Bad universe is how everything feels so methodically planned. In truth, when the Breaking Bad team sat down for their final season they placed a machine gun in the trunk of Walt's station wagon. It was a decision that...
Better Call Saul’s Plan and Execution is an tense and moving watch.
If you've seen the mid-season finale of Better Call Saul then you're probably still sat aghast. I spent its closing moments with my hand clasped over my mouth as if I'd just witnessed something horrific. Thinking about it now, with a few days to let the episode sink...
Better Call Saul ‘Rock and Hard Place’ delivers heart stopping action
During its fifth season, a conversation arose about whether Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul was actually a better show than its predecessor. Breaking Bad is my favourite TV show of all time, it blew my tiny mind but even I started to question it. What I loved...