'Better Call Saul' Keeps Getting Better

It's both a strength and a weakness to craft a TV show or film in the form of a prequel. While there's a rich history to build on, there's the added consequence of the viewer knowing how certain threads will end — and when you can't execute them correctly, you're sure as hell going to be called out for it. Let us fondly recall Anakin Skywalker's abrupt romance with Padme in the Star Wars prequels, which was predestined to be awkwardly woven together with their unnecessarily huge age disparity.

Thus far, AMC's Breaking Bad prequel series Better Call Saul has lived up to the billing. It's not the pulse-pounding, body count-stacking television of its predecessor — in fact, it's a slow, slow-burn drama. This has worked to its advantage over the first two seasons, which gradually built on the ethos of Saul Goodman (still going by his actual name, Jimmy McGill) and Mike Ehrmantraut before they — forgive me — truly broke bad.

Their stories haven't always been synchronous on Better Call Saul — Jimmy McGill's story is essentially a crooked legal drama, while Mike is in Diet Breaking Bad. Entering season three, however, fans get their best look yet at just how Jimmy and Mike could be thrust into their respective Breaking Bad starting positions, thanks to some familiar faces from the flagship series. It's all thrilling stuff.

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