By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – March 23, 2020) EPISODE 5: DEDICADO A MAX EPISODE 6: WEXLER V. GOODMAN “Or.” That word proved to be of supreme importance in the last two episodes of Better Call Saul, as it necessitates and instigates the concept of a CHOICE. Ultimately, that’s what several characters on this show are…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – March 9, 2020) EPISODE 4: NAMASTE This was a very, very heavy Saul and Kim episode, which with just a little Hank and Steve hijinks and a pretty frightening few minutes of Gus waiting for that call…made it maybe my favorite of the new season. Written and directed by Gordon…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – March 2, 2020) SEASON 5, EPISODE 3: THE GUY FOR THIS Better Call Saul has always been a show that has valued convergent themes amongst its storylines. Monday’s episode was yet another example where multiple characters went through different situations that all put them in the position of being the…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – February 24, 2020) We’ve spoken before, you and I, here in these reviews that date all the way back to the series premiere of Better Call Saul, about the inherent disadvantage the series has in its audience knowing how it will end, at least to some extent. The last “real”…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – October 8, 2018) “Oh and sweetheart I’m going to need one more form…DBA, because I am not going to be practicing under the name McGill, so…” State and local governments usually require companies to register any alternate names under which they do business. Called a Doing Business As (DBA) filing,…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – October 2, 2018) “Auf wiedersehen” translates from German to, “Goodbye, until we see each other again.” In last night’s penultimate Season 4 installment of Better Call Saul, we watched two separate stories of possible farewells, one that might be legit, and another that was postponed for the time being. However,…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – September 25, 2018) Tempter – Stereolab (1995) Midway between happiness and sadness, boiling but not overflowing, fails to only make a better come back, more powerful and poignant and falls again. Destructive lust for life erected, on the verge pricked up like a picket fearing to respond to the tempting but malevolent call…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – September 17, 2018) The opening sequence of tonight’s episode was the very epitome of a LITERAL “cold” open. It ended with two people increasingly on different paths, taking different roads, and growing apart. This season for Jimmy McGill has been about deciding to take the low road, rather than simply…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – September 17, 2018) In another terrific episode, Better Call Saul foreshadowed its own future, as well as the events to come in the Breaking Bad story we’ve already seen. It wasn’t an extended hour or anything overdone, but instead relied upon our knowledge of a certain series of outcomes to…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – September 4, 2018) “Quite a Ride” turned out to be a Saul Goodman quote to his secretary, who may as well have been his fixer as he attempted to escape the complete garbage fire his life and work became at the tail end of Breaking Bad. It’s one of the first…… more
