So much of the brilliance of the “Breaking Bad” prequel is how reluctantly it seems to be getting where it’s going.
, the writers of “Better Call Saul” seemed intent on avoiding a repeat of the Skyler problem when they wrote the character of Kim. Played by the beguilingly opaque Rhea Seehorn, Kim is Jimmy’s partner in crime; the pair even run cons together, bilking blowhards for free drinks and checks they don’t bother to cash. Whereas Skyler was an uncomfortable reminder of all the responsibilities that Walter was shirking, Kim is Jimmy’s unconditional ally and enabler.
Also pointedly absent from “Breaking Bad” is Nacho Varga , a mid-level cartel lieutenant who attempts to get out of the game—and keep his family from being drawn in—only to grow more deeply embroiled. Nacho’s fate has become tangled with that of “Better Call Saul” ’s second parallel protagonist, Mike Ehrmantraut , a former cop whose descent into crime both mirrors and facilitates Jimmy’s own. On “Breaking Bad,” Mike served the same limited narrative function as Saul.
“Better Call Saul” ’s air of proleptic regret may be the best measure of what its creators learned from “Breaking Bad.” The original show was ostensibly about transformation, as it reminded us through heavy-handed shots of chemistry paraphernalia and more than a few
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