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Better Call Saul – Season 1, Episode 5 Alpine Shepherd Boy

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Better Call Saul – Season 1, Episode 5

Alpine Shepherd Boy

Aired Mar 2, 2015

Drama

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Alarming news disrupts Jimmy's efforts at drumming up new business, forcing him to make a difficult choice.

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With "Alpine Shepherd Boy," Better Call Saul continues to forge its own identity, while establishing its characters and their journeys in surprising ways.

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Judy Berman

Flavorwire

09/22/2017

"Jello" upped the humor quotient with some of the show's funniest dialogue to date - though, thanks to a parallel storyline, it was also Better Call Saul's most emotional episode.

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Richard Vine

Guardian

03/03/2015

After the first four installments, it's a welcome gear shift; we've got a sense of the rhythm of the show, the lie of the land, now it's satisfying to take a tour around - and to set up the next chapter.

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Kevin P. Sullivan

Entertainment Weekly

03/03/2015

The episode's conclusion made me the most hopeful I've been about the series since the black-and-white cold open.

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Jocelyn W

TV Equals

03/17/2015

The Better Call Saul writers have done a good job at balancing intense, well-crafted moments of drama with moments of levity that feel genuine and organic.

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Ian Berriman

Total Film

03/05/2015

There's nothing explosive about this episode, but there are three elements to it and all of them work really well.

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Kevin Yeoman

Screen Rant

03/03/2015

Director Nicole Kassell excels in building up expectations and then letting them collapse under the enormity of their ridiculousness.

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Synopsis

Alarming news disrupts Jimmy's efforts at drumming up new business, forcing him to make a difficult choice.

Director: Nicole Kassell
Screenwriter: Bradley Paul
Network: AMC
Rating: TV-14 (L)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Mar 2, 2015

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