This show is garnering a lot of views due to its association with Breaking Bad. That's the only reason I watched it. It has some bright spots, but overall is a weak effort so far. The chief problem with it is the brother, who reminds me of some character from an 80's vacation movie or maybe a cheap horror movie. The brother has cancer and is terrified of electro- magnetic radiation, so they use an ice-filled cooler for a refrigerator, gas lamps for light, and the guy actually drapes himself with tin foil in one scene. Whatever they talk about is so dull I've forgotten it already.
Tuco returns to the show, which is good, but it's hard to get around how much older he looks, a serious problem with bringing back the Breaking Bad characters, especially if this show is going to last. Jonathan Banks is also back, this time as some kind of parking lot Nazi, and provides little comedy and no relief.
While Saul, or McGill, (his original name), still brings some charisma and keeps the show watchable, he seems to be channeling Woody Allen rather than his more energetic characterization in Bad. In one scene, where he tries to save the lives of two small time scammers who are about to be cut into pieces by Tuco, rather than coming off as the man who can smoothly talk his way out of anything, he is more bumbling coward which somehow impresses Tuco's associate. This will apparently be the focus of future episodes, and if Saul/McGill can present more personal magnetism, the show may keep the built in audience it's had so far, but only if they go back and edit out the older brother scenes. They are a complete buzzkill.
Final verdict- After two episodes, somewhat watchable, but needs a serious infusion of red bull, and hopefully the brother's chemo is less successful than Walt's.
Tuco returns to the show, which is good, but it's hard to get around how much older he looks, a serious problem with bringing back the Breaking Bad characters, especially if this show is going to last. Jonathan Banks is also back, this time as some kind of parking lot Nazi, and provides little comedy and no relief.
While Saul, or McGill, (his original name), still brings some charisma and keeps the show watchable, he seems to be channeling Woody Allen rather than his more energetic characterization in Bad. In one scene, where he tries to save the lives of two small time scammers who are about to be cut into pieces by Tuco, rather than coming off as the man who can smoothly talk his way out of anything, he is more bumbling coward which somehow impresses Tuco's associate. This will apparently be the focus of future episodes, and if Saul/McGill can present more personal magnetism, the show may keep the built in audience it's had so far, but only if they go back and edit out the older brother scenes. They are a complete buzzkill.
Final verdict- After two episodes, somewhat watchable, but needs a serious infusion of red bull, and hopefully the brother's chemo is less successful than Walt's.