If Breaking Bad was the story of a good man turning bad, Better Call Saul is the tale of bad just taking its time.

The writers took a character flaw (lack of backstory) and made it seem like an intentional choice by writing an arc where Jimmy was forced to leave his true self behind. There are tons of small ...

She also started working in law again, which provided redemption to a heartbreaking character arc. When Kim left Jimmy McGill ...

We learn more about his background through Season 1 and his character arc is every bit as fascinating as Jimmy’s. Chuck McGill, who plays Jimmy’s elder brother, becomes the third pillar around ...

Jimmy McGill’s character defies categories ... during his illness and how he risks his career to save his assistant Huell from jail). The arc of his character is carefully constructed to resist ...

There was no carnage or cliffhanger in the first season finale of “Better Call Saul,” the spinoff of “Breaking Bad” tracing the ups and downs of shady attorney Jimmy McGill, who will ...

In Saul Goodman v. Jimmy McGill, Gould revealed that an AMC exec wanted to scrap Saul Goodman’s character before he was even introduced in Breaking Bad. He admitted that McKean, who played Jimmy ...

The man who, according to Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), “reached ... It was a darkly funny but devastating turn for the character — and his arc came to an even more disturbing end when the ...

Read an excerpt from Alan Sepinwall's new book, "Saul Goodman V. Jimmy McGill: The Complete Critical Companion to Better Call Saul." ...