GOOD OMENS (Amazon/BBC, 2019)
byIn 1990, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman co-authored Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch. The book was nominated for a…
MICHAEL McKEAN
BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.6 – ‘Off Brand’
byA chastened Chuck (Michael McKean), defeated in court by his brother Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk), is consoled over a glass of vintage wine by his business…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.5 – ‘Chicanery’
byFor a show described as a legal comedy-drama, Better Call Saul has spent very little time in a court of law. The character of Jimmy…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.4 – ‘Sabrosito’
byIf Jimmy’s (Bob Odenkirk) half of the show isn’t your favourite, which is something of a problem for a show that’s ostensibly about his backstory,…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.3 — ‘Sunk Costs’
byThis is a show with a very leisurely pace, so you can often summarise a whole episode’s content in mere sentences, but it’s nevertheless a…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.2 – ‘Witness’
byAnother methodical episode, which you either appreciate or find your leg twitching with impatience. I rather enjoy the oasis of calm a drama like Better…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.1 – ‘Mabel’
byI know too many people who gave up on Better Call Saul during its first season, either because it wasn’t enough like Breaking Bad for…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 2.5 – ‘Rebecca’
byI love how Better Call Saul fleshes out its own narrative, with glimpses of the past that inform the future (which is also, slightly confusingly,…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 2.4 – ‘Gloves Off’
byMy favourite episode of Better Call Saul’s first season was episode 6, “Five-O”, which could be seen as a problem because it had the least…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 2.3 – ‘Amarillo’
byHow long will the honeymoon period at Davis & Main last for Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), who’s more of a lone wolf than a company man?…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 2.2 – ‘Cobbler’
byThe big picture is yet to emerge for season 2 of Better Call Saul, but “Cobbler” concluded last week’s storyline very amusingly, and the show…