Breaking Bad is without a doubt the best TV series of them all. Sometimes it's like a Grand Theft Auto game come to life, other times a Coen Brothers or Martin Scorsese film. It’s just so engaging and well made, with incredible performances and many surprises in the plot. The prequel series Better Call Saul is the same level of quality, though even more character driven and deliberately paced than BB. It was great how they were able to get so much of the same team and returning actors back to fill out this world.
Better Call Saul began more comedic in the first couple seasons, but the masterful middle seasons ratchet up the drama and tension, managing to practically rival the greatness of BB. The first and final seasons are a bit inconsistent, but the show pulls it all together for the conclusion and gives Saul Goodman and Kim Wexler a fitting, poignant, and bittersweet ending. While not as perfect or exciting as Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul is a fantastic series and strengthens Breaking Bad on retrospect, with both series and the El Camino film adding up to an epic, depthful, perfect crime saga.
Review by Ben K.BlockedParent2023-03-22T00:20:55Z
Breaking Bad is without a doubt the best TV series of them all. Sometimes it's like a Grand Theft Auto game come to life, other times a Coen Brothers or Martin Scorsese film. It’s just so engaging and well made, with incredible performances and many surprises in the plot. The prequel series Better Call Saul is the same level of quality, though even more character driven and deliberately paced than BB. It was great how they were able to get so much of the same team and returning actors back to fill out this world.
Better Call Saul began more comedic in the first couple seasons, but the masterful middle seasons ratchet up the drama and tension, managing to practically rival the greatness of BB. The first and final seasons are a bit inconsistent, but the show pulls it all together for the conclusion and gives Saul Goodman and Kim Wexler a fitting, poignant, and bittersweet ending. While not as perfect or exciting as Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul is a fantastic series and strengthens Breaking Bad on retrospect, with both series and the El Camino film adding up to an epic, depthful, perfect crime saga.
Breaking Bad: 10/10
Better Call Saul 9/10