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Better Call Saul – Season 1, Episode 1 Uno

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Jimmy works magic in the courtroom; after being inspired unexpectedly, Jimmy tries an unconventional method for pursuing potential clients.
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Better Call Saul — Season 1, Episode 1

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The premiere will be familiar territory, but Bob Odenkirk's turn as Jimmy McGill establishes Better Call Saul as a worthy character study in its own right.

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Judy Berman Flavorwire 09/22/2017
Though it wasn't quite the same tour de force as Breaking Bad's pilot, it was absorbing and fun to watch all the way through, introduced rich characters and deep conflicts that are sure to pay off for seasons to come... Go to Full Review
Chris Harvey Daily Telegraph (UK) 03/11/2015
5/5
Odenkirk was just rounding the character out, bringing him to life in all his new found depth and complexity so that we'd care about him just as much as we did about Walt once the action kicks in. Go to Full Review
Liz Shannon Miller IndieWire 03/02/2015
B+
It's a treat to see Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould push the universe they originally created into some new directions, and really rely on the concept of longform storytelling, letting mysteries unravel slowly. Go to Full Review
Ian Berriman Total Film 03/02/2015
4/5
Uno is a supremely confident start to a series that feels very much of a piece with Breaking Bad, but doesn't feel like it exists swamped by its shadow. Walter who? Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg Nerdist 02/11/2015
It doesn't look like the producers Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould will have any trouble avoiding the spin-off pitfalls that plague so many other television franchises. Go to Full Review
August King The Young Folks 02/11/2015
8/10
Each sequence is cannily constructed both to pull off a laugh and peel back another layer of Jimmy's personality/predicament. Go to Full Review
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Episode Info

Synopsis Jimmy works magic in the courtroom; after being inspired unexpectedly, Jimmy tries an unconventional method for pursuing potential clients.
Director
Vince Gilligan
Screenwriter
Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould
Network
AMC
Rating
TV-14 (L|D|S|V)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 8, 2015
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