The first two episodes of the new season of Better Call Saul appeared on Netflix last night. These are the first new episodes in two years and they're pretty good. It really feels like the show picks up where it left off right down to having the same strengths and weaknesses.
The subplots involving Gus and Nacho and Lalo are still not remotely interesting while Jimmy's decent into Saul-hood is captivating. But I think the question on everyone's mind is, "What happens to Kim?"
I like how she's become a co-conspirator in the creation of Saul. The scene in the country club was terrific fun and I was happy to see the show has gone back to the original concept of Jimmy playing he Jewish sounding name, "Saul Goodman", as an angle.
The scene also featured a cameo from James Urbaniak. whom you may know as Doctor Venture from The Venture Brothers. He gives a pretty funny and subtle performance here as Saul's tour guide at the club. You can see the gears working in his head as he tries to keep up with Saul's grift.
This season's also supposed to see the return of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. I hope their presence is worked in organically.
The first episode of this season notably didn't begin with a "flash forward" of Saul's life post-Breaking Bad as the show has routinely done in previous seasons. I hope this means there'll be a time shift to the present this season. Bob Odenkirk doesn't resemble his younger self much at all anymore so it's gotten a bit awkward watching him play younger. It's too bad de-aging technology hasn't gotten flawless and cheap. Anyway, he's still giving a good performance and if 50 year old men can play Romeo surely Odenkirk can play Saul.
Better Call Saul is available on Netflix.
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