I wonder if people who aren't getting into Better Call Saul are also fans of Walter White in Breaking Bad?
On the surface there are a lot of similarities to the first few episodes of each.
Walt is in need of money. After trying for years to do things 'the right way', he eventually sucumbs to doing things the wrong way, and the show then follows his dark descent into his own character.
Jimmy is in need of money. After trying for years to do things 'the right way' he eventually sucumbs to doing things the wrong way, and the show is starting to follow his descent.
The problem is, for viewers who 'like' Walter White, see him as an anti-hero or even as a hero, there is the ability to identify with his agency; Walt changes things, he makes decisions that alter the course of his life.
Jimmy, on the other hand, is now reacting to decisions to try to save his ass. There's no grand scheme here, no megalomaniac to be unleashed, just a down on his luck shyster/con trying to do good but failing to do well.
It's like if Walter White had stayed Walter White, some hapless highschool chemistry teacher, who made it out alive by the skin of his teeth almost by accident.
For me, Walt was always a despicable character, so it's refreshing watching Jimmy bumble his way through this world because inherently, he's not such a bad guy.
Duffman kind of represents this; hasn't seen Breaking Bad, enjoys watching some down on his luck lawyer scramble together a life.
People that are waiting or watching for Saul to become a criminal law mastermind deeply entrenched in the ABQ criminal underworld are probably going to be disappointed.
Similar pretense as Breaking Bad but a much different show.
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