10 Reasons Better Call Saul Is Better Than The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead is full of unintentionally annoying characters, and it really spoils the enjoyment of the show. Take Carl for example. Firstly, his implausibly well shampooed and conditioned hair needs cutting, it looks ridiculous. But more pertinently, his transition from fresh-faced kid to sulky teenager has been awful. Surely in the post-apocalyptic world you would skip that part puberty altogether, but sadly not, and we've been enduring it for years now. He's also completely useless without his gun. It seems the producers aren't comfortable with allowing a child to crack zombie skulls, so instead he's always eagerly charging in with his pistol, no matter how low ammo reserves are or how stealthy they are tying to be.

However, we shouldn't just focus on Carl, for the first few seasons Dale and Andrea riled up the fans, and many were happy to see them go. More recently the self-righteous hypocrite Father Gabriel has been enraging viewers. Sadly, the show is full of characters who, due to bad writing, are incredibly annoying, and it hinders your ability to just sit back and enjoy the show.

It is perhaps a little disingenuous to say that there are no annoying characters in Better Call Saul, because how much a character annoys you is a subjective issue. However, it is probably fair to say that there aren't that many characters in the show that you want to see dead primarily because you can't bear to watch them any more. Perhaps Vince Gilligan learnt from the negativity sent towards the Skylar character in Breaking Bad, or perhaps he just knows how to write well-rounded and likeable characters. Whatever the reason, it makes the show much more pleasant to watch.