The complete critical companion to AMC’s Emmy- and Golden Globe–nominated series Better Call
Saul from the author of Breaking Bad 101 and The Sopranos Sessions "If you love Better Call
Saul this book will be a great pal to hang out with while you muse upon it if you like Better
Call Saul then I think this book might make you love it! ” —Bob Odenkirk (Saul Goodman)
Named one of the most anticipated books of the year by the AV Club Timed to the 10th
anniversary of the first season this ultimate companion book serves as a guide to the series’
greatness and place in pop-culture history as fans kick off celebratory rewatches and new fans
discover the series for the first time. Saul Goodman v. Jimmy McGill: The Better Call Saul
Critical Companion collects chief TV critic at Rolling Stone Alan Sepinwall’s critical essays
on every episode of the Emmy- and Golden Globe–nominated series. Sepinwall covered Better Call
Saul from start to finish and conducted exhaustive interviews with creator Vince Gilligan and
stars Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seahorn reproduced here alongside new interviews with series
cocreator Peter Gould. Across six critically acclaimed seasons Better Call Saul surprised
audiences and subverted Breaking Bad fans’ expectations for what a prequel sequel series could
be. Bob Odenkirk reprised his role as the morally compromised defensive attorney and revealed
the tragic and inevitable downfall of Jimmy McGill a small-time con artist with big dreams and
even bigger schemes. Audiences were introduced to now iconic characters including Rhea
Seahorn’s Kim and Michael McKean’s Chuck as well as villains like Tony Dalton’s Lalo who
rivaled Breaking Bad ’s most sinister creations.
