Better Call Saul · Season 5 · Netflix
Better Call Saul Season 5
Better Call Saul Season 5 is a MUST-WATCH, BollyMeter 9.4/10. 10 episodes on Netflix from 23 February 2020.
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What BollyAI Thinks
Saul Goodman is now fully operational, and the show's darkest stretch begins. Tony Dalton's Lalo Salamanca - introduced in S4 but unleashed here - is a charismatic threat operating on the same tactical frequency as Gus, which means the season's cartel scenes achieve genuine suspense rather than mere mythology-plugging. 'Bagman' (episode 8) - Jimmy and Mike, alone in the desert, no dialogue for extended stretches - is the episode most commonly cited as the best in the entire run. Kim's decision in the finale to cross a line she cannot uncross is the season's moral detonator: critics rated it 99% on RT. Audiences on IMDb averaged 9.2. The case was being made loudly that BCS had surpassed its parent.
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The Room
“With Lalo Salamanca and Kim Wexler at the fore, Season 5 stands as one of the best seasons of television in the prestige era.”
Rotten Tomatoes (critics consensus)
Season Over Season
The show's most cinematic season - operatic set-pieces alongside quiet devastation. The Kim arc assumes co-equal billing with Jimmy's.