“Better Call Saul”: Back On Top
After a terrific first two episodes, “Better Call Saul†has felt somewhat adrift, placing considerable weight on Bob Odenkirk in the early going while slowly chronicling his origins as the shady attorney featured in “Breaking Bad.†By that measure, the series took what feels like a quantum leap forward last night with its sixth episode, which both further cemented ties to its beloved predecessor and finally unleashed one of the show’s not-so-secret weapons that had largely been held in check. That ingredient, of course, is Jonathan Banks, who played the taciturn enforcer Mike. I can’t say more without spoiling the story. Watch here.
