Did we really need to see how Jimmy McGill became Saul Goodman, the slippery lawyer who provided a lot of comic relief on Breaking Bad? Maybe not, but on the other hand it meant seeing more of the Breaking Bad world on our screens, another show from Vince Gilligan, and Bob Odenkirk being front-and-centre of his own TV show. You can't really complain about that, even if this is a journey with a pre-determined destination. We may know where it's going to end up, but based on Season 1 it's gonna be a fun ride getting there. The season didn't get off to a great start; it was solid, but nothing particularly special, which isn't really enough for Breaking Bad fans. It really started to pick up around the halfway point though, with Five-O providing a season highlight and shedding some more light on another beloved Breaking Bad character, Mike. From there it embarked on an excellent final stretch of episodes that really served the character of Jimmy/Saul, in particular the arc of the relationship between him and his brother, which provided all kinds of emotions. We got to see him actually in action as a lawyer with a variety of clients, offering some really fun montages and the kind of scenes you'd expect from a Saul show - namely him trying to talk his way out of a variety of sticky situations. Most importantly, though, it didn't just show him as a fast-talking lawyer, but as a real human being, and a genuinely decent person who wanted to help people.
NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far.
A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.