SEASON FINALE: We critics here at TVWW often agree to disagree, in a congenial clash of opinions that encourages frank but civil discussions of our opinions of television. Better Call Saul is a perfect example. David Hinckley has a new All Along the Watchtower column in which he admits to not caring much about the season finale of Saul because, he argues, there’s no one worth rooting for. Yet my reaction is so different that I consider Saul, even more than Fargo, this season’s very best drama – and it’s one I watch with heightened anticipation each week. I’m rooting for almost everyone, and rooting, most of all, for the story to take me to unexpected places, while arriving inevitably at its Breaking Bad “conclusion.” Last week ended with a shockingly abrupt car accident derailing Rhea Seehorn’s Kim (what a great final shot, pictured), and hinting at an aggressive lawsuit filed by Chuck McGill (Michael McKean), the unsupportive older brother of Bob Odenkirk’s Jimmy. Both are characters who were never mentioned in the Breaking Bad series – and both are invaluable additions to this prequel backstory. How will they react to their respective adversities in tonight’s Season 3 finale? And how will Jimmy, soon to become Saul, react to them both?

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