TV Reviews4/20/20Apr 205TV Reviews4/20/20ATV ReviewsBetter Call Saul's season finale reveals what Kim might do with time on her hands and no gun to her headDonna Bowman530What’s most striking about this season finale, the last cliffhanger Better Call Saul will ever give us, is what’s…
TV Reviews4/13/20Apr 135TV Reviews4/13/20ATV ReviewsOf course Jimmy takes all the wrong lessons from his ordeal on a terrifying Better Call SaulDonna Bowman449Last week I held out hope that Mike got through to Jimmy—that his speech about doing what he had to do to keep his…
TV Reviews4/6/20Apr 68TV Reviews4/6/20ATV ReviewsBetter Call Saul goes full Breaking Bad in a desert odyssey directed by Vince GilliganDonna Bowman345I know it’s on brand for me, but I can’t help myself. “Bagman” is biblical, through and through. The desert, where…
TV Reviews3/30/20Mar 302TV Reviews3/30/20ATV ReviewsIt's Saul Goodman on the streets and Jimmy McGill between the sheets on a gorgeous Better Call SaulDonna Bowman341From the very first frames of this episode, I was head over heels. There are more right angles than an episode of…
TV Reviews3/23/20Mar 231TV Reviews3/23/20ATV ReviewsJimmy plays Superman by throwing Lois under the bus on a double-crossing Better Call SaulDonna Bowman359This episode needs to come with a special content warning: BELOVED CHARACTER’S PLANS WRECKED BY SELFISH IDIOT…
TV Reviews3/16/20Mar 161TV Reviews3/16/20B+TV ReviewsAll the action is between Kim Wexler's ears on a dual-location Better Call SaulDonna Bowman152Something momentous happens in this episode. It’s a turning point in the series. And it happens entirely in Rhea…
TV Reviews3/9/20Mar 94TV Reviews3/9/20A-TV ReviewsBetter Call Saul tours the majestic culverts of Albuquerque as Gus swallows a painful lossDonna Bowman211First things first: Hank and Steve aren’t totally off the mark with their musings on the etymology of culvert. The…
TV Reviews3/2/20Mar 21TV Reviews3/2/20A-TV ReviewsJimmy tangles with some familiar adversaries, and Better Call Saul's big bosses pull the stringsDonna Bowman183A key tension on Better Call Saul stems from the characters’ positions as insiders or outsiders. Chuck was the…
TV Reviews2/24/20Feb 24 2020SaveTV Reviews2/24/20A-TV ReviewsJustice gets speedier (and cheaper) as Better Call Saul season 5 hits its strideDonna Bowman216Jimmy McGill is now Saul Goodman—not just in the name of his legal practice, but every minute of every day. And he’s…
TV Reviews2/23/20Feb 23 20202TV Reviews2/23/20B+TV ReviewsBetter Call Saul's penultimate season kicks off the lawyering career of Saul GoodmanDonna Bowman226We’re back in Albuquerque, folks, with a defined end point for the first time. And it’s good to be back. These first…
For Our Consideration10/14/19Oct 14 20192For Our Consideration10/14/19For Our ConsiderationEl Camino gives the Breaking Bad-verse its first redemption storyDonna Bowman124Every story Vince Gilligan has set in Albuquerque is a tragedy—until now.
TV Reviews10/8/18Oct 8 20184TV Reviews10/8/18ATV ReviewsThe judges will decide, the likes of us abide—unless you're Jimmy McGill and it's the Better Call Saul season finaleDonna Bowman523Most of us guessed earlier in the season that when Jimmy got his law license back, he’d start practicing as Saul…
TV Reviews10/1/18Oct 1 20184TV Reviews10/1/18A-TV ReviewsHeading into the season finale, Better Call Saul serves up multiple crisesDonna Bowman356One more episode to go in this season, and the pieces are being moved into place for some explosive developments.…
TV Reviews9/24/18Sep 24 20182TV Reviews9/24/18ATV ReviewsBetter Call Saul pulls out all the stops for an epic Wexler-McGill legal team-upDonna Bowman353I pulled out my notes to start writing this review, saw the name of the episode, and started grinning like a giddy…
TV Reviews9/17/18Sep 17 20184TV Reviews9/17/18A-TV ReviewsAlmost everybody says or does something stupid on a momentous Better Call SaulDonna Bowman268Even on a show known for its cold opens, this is one for the ages. The screen split vertically down the middle,…
TV Reviews9/10/18Sep 10 20181TV Reviews9/10/18B+TV ReviewsBetter Call Saul can’t defy gravity, but still turns a few scenes upside downDonna Bowman308After last week’s “Quite A Ride,” a high point for the season and for the series, a letdown was inevitable.…
TV Reviews9/3/18Sep 3 20181TV Reviews9/3/18ATV ReviewsMasterful editing propels a pivotal Better Call SaulDonna Bowman274What strikes you first is the color. The cold opens so far this season have been black-and-white (the flashforward…
TV Reviews8/27/18Aug 27 20183TV Reviews8/27/18A-TV ReviewsBetter Call Saul traps its characters and sends them scrambling for escapeDonna Bowman344The writers on Breaking Bad, it’s said, used to maneuver their characters into an impossible position — stuck in the…
TV Reviews8/20/18Aug 20 20183TV Reviews8/20/18ATV ReviewsFring lays his empire's foundations while Jimmy hardens his heart on a cold-as-ice Better Call SaulDonna Bowman364In case you didn’t realize it two weeks ago, the theme for Jimmy’s arc this season was set by the last scene of…
TV Reviews8/13/18Aug 13 20184TV Reviews8/13/18A-TV ReviewsJimmy and Kim keep secrets while Mike and Gus put their cards on the table, as Better Call Saul kicks into gearDonna Bowman312One of my favorite things about the way Bob Odenkirk plays Jimmy McGill (and the way the writers write the…