TV: Better not kill Saul… Will our hero survive?

Producers of blockbuster movies and TV shows love prequels nearly as much as they love sequels.

Sadly it gives rise to prequelitis where characters are in jeopardy but you know fine well they can’t be killed off. See the recent Obi Wan Kenobi finale, with a showdown between Darth Vader and the Jedi Master; the mortal enemies would both have to survive in order to have their iconic Death Star death match.

Better Call Saul has this with the likes of Jimmy, Mike and Gus, all of whom we know will go on to appear in the events of Breaking Bad.

Without spoiling anything, a few of the major characters have been somewhat boldly bumped off well before what we all might have expected would be a showdown in the New Mexico desert.

Rhea Seehorn has played Kim Wexler to perfection, showing heart and wit yet making her believable enough when she follows her husband across the grey line of morality and beyond.

In the last episode, Seehorn’s acting and the masterful camera work of cinematographer Marshall Adams combined to make a kiss under a fluorescent strip light in a car park a relationship-defining moment.

Following an abrupt turn in the last episode, Jimmy seems to be at his most grotesque. Yet there are still four episodes to see if even Saul, whose fate appeared set in stone, might still be saved.

Better Call Saul, Netflix