Better Call Saul is Peak TV

Today I'm gonna talk about one of the greatest shows of all time which dropped it's final episode yesterday after 6 seasons of groundbreaking content.

It's a widely known and renowned show but for the sake of those who may not know, it's the original spin-off of the Crime Drama that's considered the best of all time- Breaking Bad, by Vince Gillian and Peter Gould on AMC+.

The spin-off focused on a fan-favorite side character of the show- Saul Goodman, the lawyer who helped the dynamic duo of Breaking Bad run their criminal affairs from a legal standpoint. 

It gives the full narrative of his life long before Breaking Bad was set, telling the story of how Jimmy McGill, the crook turned small-time lawyer became the criminal lawyer/mastermind known as Saul Goodman.

The show concluded it's 6 season run at the start of this week, and Better Call Saul has delivered the absolute best TV has to offer.

With a charismatic main character to take us through the story, the crime-drama offers a multi-faceted narrative that highlights an elaborately developed world of characters from both judicial and criminal societies.

The show established a form of dichotomy and perfect balance between the legal and criminal worlds in it's story. Both parts feel equally compelling and beautifully written and developed. 

Better Call Saul has the most elaborately developed world of crime in modern TV. With perfect pacing and writing that's unmatched among all shows of it's genre, it introduces us to not only the main character's life but to a legal community filled with amazing characters given proper roles in the plot, casting a light over the dark criminal underworld whose figures and events are also highlighted perfectly throughout the run of the show. 

Jimmy McGill is a guy who crosses through both worlds to get what he wants, and the show gives us a proper view of his interactions with the characters from these societies and how they impact on him thematically.

Throughout the show, different characters impacted on Jimmy McGill in different ways. Whether they're his allies like Mike Ehrmantraut, Nacho and his partner/lover Kim Wexler, family figures like his brother Charles McGill, collegues and rivals in the legal world like Howard Hamlin, antagonizing figures from the crime world like Eduardo Salamanca or just minute characters he ran into in the course of his activities with both societies, Jimmy McGill's dealings and relationships with these people help develop his character throughout the show and the characters with themselves develop beautifully as the show progresses.

Better Call Saul unlike most crime shows provides peak entertainment without relying on basic wish-fulfillment through cheap thrills, cool moments and lots of fights. 

With a slow and steady progression, the show systematically builds a realistic world where every climactic event is only a result of all the pieces falling into place during it's buildup. The twists, the tension, the action and all the big dramatic moments of this show all come forth after a detailed build up, and serves as a big pay-off after all the combustible elements brought together creates a stunning narrative peak to the story.

With great writing comes even greater execution, as every production value in this show is World class. 

The Cinematography of Better Call Saul is just phenomenal. Eloquent set designs captured with the utmost dexterity through amazing camera maneuvering, getting the right angles to make every scenery shot in this show truly beautiful. 

The visual maneuvering sometimes even extends to use of black and white editing and highlighting background shots, all to give a proper feel of the world being represented in this story. The visual representation is backed with amazing sound effects and soothing fashion aesthetics to all create the perfect ambiance of the setting being displayed.

Bob Odenkirk continuously outdid himself every season through his display of overwhelming talent as the lead actor of this show. His role required him to be as diverse in his expressions as he is in character, and he truly delivered some of the best TV performances ever in his role as Jimmy McGill.

The side cast also did tremendously well in their performances, Rhea Seehorn in particular stole my heart through her portrayal of Kim Wexler, being the side character with the most screentime.

It's no surprise this show keeps getting Emmy nominations and wins due to how outstandingly it delivers in all aspects of film making.

The question of which is a better show between Better Call Saul and it's predecessor- Breaking Bad in terms of narrative quality and execution should have a clear answer now that both shows have completely wrapped up.

Better Call Saul is clearly the better show from my perspective, due to the fact that there's so much more to the writing of BCS than BB. Their shared creators have certainly improved since the ending of Breaking Bad, and the fruits of their improved mastery of the art of filmography have been fully incorporated into the making of Better Call Saul.

With better production values and a story that branches out through worlds of Crime and The Law, intertwining them in an epic crescendo, fulfilling great character developments along the way and a perfect thematically heavy ending to wrap up it's narrative, Better Call Saul is the epitome of a perfect show, and while Breaking Bad might stand aside it as one of the greats of TV, Better Call Saul reigns above it.

The show is finally over, the final season and ending were more perfect than I could've imagined and while I'll miss the show a lot, I'm glad it managed to land on its two feet in it's ending and solidify it's spot among the Greatest in TV history.

If you haven't seen this show, you're literally missing out on some of the greatest cinematic experiences you'll ever have, because Better Call Saul is the very Peak of TV.

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