It was hard not to be skeptical of Better Call Saul, at least at first: a prequel/spinoff series of one of the most acclaimed television shows of all time, centering on the early days of a secondary character who had often been delegated to comic relief? Sure, Breaking Bad proved that Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, their writing crew, and Bob Odenkirk had tremendous talent, but there still was plenty of room to go wrong.
Prequels, sequels, and spinoffs too often feel like cash-grabs that count on the investment of fans in order to sell an inferior product.
Thankfully, Better Call Saul far surpassed expectations of it merely being a piece of Breaking Bad-related content and made itself an equally esteemed piece of serialized storytelling.
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