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Well, we’ve reached the end of Season 4, and as usual it feels like it flew by. The 10-episode season structure of Better Call Saul is both a blessing and a curse. I hate that it goes by so quickly, as I would happily watch more, but limiting each season to 10 episodes keeps things …
This week's "Piñata" (written by Gennifer Hutchison and directed by Andrew Stanton) opens by showing us the way things were—where it all started, at least in terms of Jimmy and Kim's relationship as we know it—and then proceeds to tear it all down to the studs. Over the course of this dark, tense installment of …
In “Something Beautiful” (written by Gordon Smith and directed by Daniel Sackheim—the duo that brought us the masterpiece that was “Chicanery”), there’s a lot of ugliness to be had. We see the bloody aftermath of Nacho being discovered, Jimmy getting his hands dirty, and cracks starting to form in Jimmy and Kim’s relationship. I knew …
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We three, we’re all alone Living in a memory My echo, my shadow, and me - The Ink Spots, “We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, and Me)" This sad refrain ushers us into Season 4 of Better Call Saul. As with all previous season premieres, "Smoke" (written by Peter Gould and directed by Minkie Spiro) …
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Here at 25YLSite, we handle a lot of heavy lifting. Analysis, interpretation, deep discussion, introspective interviews… you name it, we’ve got it. “Favorites” takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, we will take you through a list of favorites – whether it’s moments, scenes, episodes, characters, lines of dialogue, whatever! …
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Saul Goodman is one of the most memorable (and colorful) characters in Breaking Bad. With his Technicolor suit-and-tie combos, over-the-top office décor, ridiculous TV commercials, and more-than-questionable morals, he is the apotheosis of the sleazy lawyer trope. Saul’s scenes in Breaking Bad are almost always funny, which is a testament both to the show’s writing …
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