Better Call Saul Is The Best Prequel Ever Made

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Prequels are always a double-edged sword. It can be fascinating to expand upon an existing universe and characters by delving into the past, but you’re also dealing with a foregone conclusion that erases any and all meaningful stakes as a consequence. Making us care, especially for those with pre-ordained destinies, is no easy feat regardless of the medium.

Audiences know where the endgame resides, and thus where all of these personalities and places are going to end up when the curtain falls, and we’re left to ruminate upon it all. Better Call Saul is one such show, aiming to expand on the story of Breaking Bad while forever aware that the legacy it intends to reside within is so legendary that any attempt to deviate from it would be a very bad idea indeed.

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But somehow, Vince Gilligan has managed to produce a show that is equally fantastic, and sometimes even more so, than the masterful drama that inspired it. Walter White and Jesse Pinkman are nowhere to be found, but that doesn’t matter when Better Call Saul manages to craft an entirely independent cast of characters each with their own intricate motivations, alongside world building that manages to evoke such a palpable sense of place that it’s impossible not to be drawn into the sun-scorched corruption of New Mexico.

The arrival of the sixth and final season earlier this month means we will soon be saying goodbye to Jimmy McGill as he completes his transformation into Saul Goodman, leaving the likes of Kim Wexler and Nacho Varga behind as he’s forced to adopt a new life that fully embraces the criminal underworld. We have no idea how he gets there, or what events this coming season will