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#9
#9

Better Call Saul

2015The Impossible Prequel

Cultural Impact

7/10

Storytelling

10/10

Rewatchability

8/10

Total Score

25/30

The Impossible Prequel25/30 Score#9 Overall
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Why It Ranks

The prequel that matched the original.

Score Breakdown

Cultural Impact7/10
Storytelling10/10
Rewatchability8/10
Total Score25/30

The Review

Better Call Saul accomplished the impossible: it created a prequel to the greatest drama ever made and arguably surpassed it in emotional depth. Bob Odenkirk's transformation from Jimmy McGill to Saul Goodman is a tragedy told in slow motion — you see every compromise, every betrayal of his own principles, every moment where he could have turned back and chose not to. Rhea Seehorn's Kim Wexler is the best character in the Gilligan-verse. The show rewards patience like nothing else on television. Its final season is a masterclass in how to end a story.

Fun Fact

Bob Odenkirk had a heart attack on set during filming of Season 6 and was resuscitated by crew members performing CPR for eighteen minutes.

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