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Powering through Better Call Saul right now. On the beginning of season 4. I was a big BB guy but I always tried to get into BCS and just couldn't for some reason. Knew I'd like it once I got going. Got sucked in with this staying at home stuff and of course I love it. Just like Breaking Bad, possibly a notch below but Odenkirk's SNL chops really shine it's funnier, without sacrificing the story.
But BCS is flawlessly executed just like BB and the prequel really freaking works as it's fun to dig deeper into some of the BB characters.
Combine Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and El Camino and you have an imo the best collection of drama TV ever put to the little screen. It's amazing what Gilligan has done here. It's not based on some existing property either, which gets even more points in my book. Completely original. He has basically created a Star Wars catalog of characters in this universe.
Heres the rub. I do not like TV dramas. I started Homeland and lost interest. Ozarks lost interest. House of Cards ditto. Dramas just lose me when they get to ridiculous. BB world keeps it's focus on the characters which keeps me interested even if it feels too ridiculous.
Now GOTs is about the only other show that I stuck with. I finally broke and come on right before the last season. Binging the first 4 seasons was an experience. It may have surpassed even peak BB but the last few seasons just fell apart to me. That's because they had no more source material, which makes BB even more impressive.
I know GOTs are going have a bunch of spinoffs so we will see how that world gets developed. But the world created by Gilligan it's no contest right now, it's BB.
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