I watched "Better Call Saul" as part of an all-day marathon with my dad and my brother, at the start of this, the second season. My brother had just bought the first season DVD set. I don't think it's boring at all. From the very first story line, with Jimmy turning the skate punk grifters back on themselves and their encounter with Tuco, up through the whole eldercare story, I found the series to be well-written, and well-acted. Bob Odenkirk is excellent, as is Michael McKean (he's excellent in everything he has ever done, even Lenny on "Laverne & Shirley"). And Rhea Seahorn is perfect as Kim Wexler. The series has a great mix of drama and humor, and some great plot twists and also, surprises in terms of character development--for example, I was completely floored, when it was revealed that it was Chuck, not Hamlin, who kept Jimmy down--that makes it such a compelling story. I find it interesting to follow Jimmy in his long, slow decline into crime. As Chuck says, "He has a good heart. He just can't help himself." This is really the same kind of story that our culture has played, ever since we sat around campfires and told stories of ambition, greed, and characters who fall short of the ideal. The Greeks or Romans could have told this story. I don't know enough about Asian cultures, but I bet the Japanese and the Chinese could have told this story, too. And as a backstory to BB, it just makes sense, and flows so seamlessly into that story.
I guess we will never get tired of telling stories about the successes and failures of our nature.
Prost!
Brad
