The famous crime/action drama tv series "Breaking Bad" reached its five season conclusion in 2012, leaving the audience in awe of how good it was throughout its longevity and wanting more of the unique characters and its drug filled plot. Vince Gilligan, the creator, obliged, and in early 2015 the first season of "Better Call Saul" aired on AMC. It is a prequel to Breaking Bad, starring lawyer Saul Goodman. However before Saul was helping Walt and Jesse with their meth troubles, he was Jimmy McGill, whose office was at the back of a nail salon with an online law degree from University of American Samoa. For visual reference, here is Jimmy:
A small time defense lawyer, Jimmy is having serious money troubles doing honest business until he finds a massive fraud scheme in a retirement home while doing wills for old people. His rise to a prominent position in a classy law firm isn't without the help of the parking booth worker, Mike.
With the help of Mike, Jimmy does some dirty deals to jumpstart his practice to try to impress his brother, Chuck, who is a partner at a prestigious law firm. As Jimmy rises the ranks of his new firm, he gets deeper entrenched with the wrong crowd, and must soon make a decision on what path he wants to take.
As a huge fan of Breaking Bad, I was ecstatic to see another show pop up to fill in the intriguing story of Jimmy McGill/ Saul Goodman unfold in central New Mexico. The show itself has great characters because they are so unique and all have very normal lives. What makes the show so great is because all of the characters are believable, and do normal everyday things. The path Jimmy takes is really cool to see because you already know where he is eventually because of Breaking Bad. But how he gets there is why people keep tuning in. The show is currently halfway through its second season and is going strong. For anyone interested in drug trade, law, subtle humor throughout shows and an overall excellent plot I recommend the show highly. However even though this takes place before Breaking Bad, it is very important that you watch that first. There is serious foreshadowing and even clips of what happens to some characters after the conclusion of Breaking Bad. If you guys watch the show or what to and have questions, feel free to ask them in the comments. Thanks!
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