Better Call Saul

 

So, Better Call Saul ends tonight. Based on how well they executed the Breaking Bad finale, my expectations are scary high. I wish I could lower them but I am unable to. I am one of those people who believe that at times Better Call Saul has eclipsed its parent series. Both shows have top notch acting, storytelling, and cinematography. The difference is who I am rooting for. In Breaking Bad, I was mostly rooting for Jesse as I wanted Walt to get his comeuppance in the end. I guess I was rooting for Mike as well. But with Better Call Saul, I’m rooting for Saul, for Kim, for Nacho. I find I’m more invested for some reason. I’m not looking for comeuppance. I don’t know what I want from the finale other than to be satisfied, which may be a tall order. In the meantime, here are my twenty favourite episodes of Better Call Saul in chronological order.  I also 'cheated' by calling some episodes two-parters. The underlined ones are in my top five.

The Best of Better Call Saul

1. Uno/Mijo S01E01-02
Jimmy gets some scammers to fool a lost client but ends up involved with Tuco who wants revenge

2. Hero S01E04
Jimmy does a big publicity stunt to get new business and piss off Howard

3. Pimento S01E09
Mike takes a job; Chuck visits the office to hand over the Sandpiper case but they exclude Jimmy

4. Gloves Off S02E04
Rita is punished for Jimmy’s commercial; Mike finds an alternative for killing Tuco to help Nacho

5. Fifi/Nailed S02E08-09
Kim and Chuck fight over Mesa Verde until Jimmy steps in; Mike robs Hector’s truck

6. Witness S03E02
Francesca is hired; Gus foils Mike; Jimmy foolishly takes Chuck’s bait

7. Chicanery S03E05
Jimmy pulls out all the stops in order to discredit Chuck on the witness stand

8. Slip S03E08
Slippin’ Jimmy is back; Chuck grocery shops; Kim gets another client; Nacho switches pills

9. Fall S03E09
Jimmy isolates Irene so she settles fasters; Mike joins Madrigal; Chuck sues; Kim is sleepy

10. Quite a Ride/Pinata S04E05-06
Kim joins a firm; Mike vets German builders; Jimmy sells burner phones, gets mugged and revenge

11. Something Stupid/Coushatta S04E07-08
Kim helps Jimmy when Huell gets arrested; the builders are restless; Lalo arrives

12. Winner S04E10
Jimmy shows his ‘sadness’ for Chuck; Mike tracks down Werner with Lalo on his tail

13. Wexler v Goodman S05E06
Saul shoots a defamation ad; Make starts to take down Lalo; Kim backs down to end Mason Verde

14. Bagman S05E08
Things go horribly wrong when Saul agrees to pick up seven million in the desert

15. Bad Choice Road S05E09
Saul has PTSD from his ordeal; Kim quits; Lalo investigates and questions Saul’s story

16. Rock and Hard Place S06E03
Nacho is on the run and may have to face the music; Saul gets Huell’s help in his scheme

17. Hit and Run S06E04
Saul & Kim enlist a local pro to help discredit Howard in front of Cliff; Mike hides/protects Gus

18. Plan and Execution/Point and Shoot S06E07-08
Saul & Kim race to deal with a last minute snag to take down Howard; Lalo makes a big move

19. Breaking Bad/Waterworks S06E11-12          
Gene goes too far in his latest venture; Kim is in her own special hell; a ‘flashback’ to Breaking Bad

20. Saul Gone S06E13        
Don’t know what it’s about but I’m sure the finale is going to be amazing.

Enjoy the finale!