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Better Call Saul
Season 5
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Starring
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkAMC
Original releaseFebruary 23 (2020-02-23) –
April 20, 2020 (2020-04-20)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The fifth season of the AMC television series Better Call Saul premiered on February 23, 2020, in the United States, and concluded on April 20, 2020. The ten-episode season was broadcast on Mondays at 9:00 pm (Eastern) in the United States, except for the premiere which aired on a Sunday. Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando, and Giancarlo Esposito reprise their roles from previous seasons and are joined by Tony Dalton, promoted to the main cast from his recurring role in the previous season. Better Call Saul is a spin-off prequel to Breaking Bad and was also created by Vince Gilligan; co-creator Peter Gould also worked on the series.

The fifth season picks up where the fourth left off, also taking place in 2004, four years before Jimmy McGill (Odenkirk) meets Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul). The season shows the further evolution of Jimmy into the titular character, criminal defense lawyer "Saul Goodman", after regaining his law license, while fully rejecting the goodwill that Howard Hamlin (Fabian) extends to him in the wake of his brother Chuck's death. Kim Wexler (Seehorn) is dismayed by Jimmy's secretive and sporadic nature as well as her own willingness to go along with Jimmy's morally ambiguous motives to move ahead in her casework. Lalo Salamanca's (Dalton) presence in Albuquerque disrupts Gus Fring's (Esposito) legitimate restaurant business and his reputation with the drug cartel. Both Nacho Varga (Mando), fearing for his father's safety, and Mike Ehrmantraut (Banks), who is struggling to cope with his killing of Werner Ziegler, are caught between Gus and Lalo's conflict, eventually drawing Jimmy and Kim in.

The fifth season received universal acclaim from critics, particularly for its performances and heightened tension compared to earlier seasons, and four nominations at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, including for Outstanding Drama Series.

Cast and characters

See also: List of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul characters

Main

Bob Odenkirk (Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman), Jonathan Banks (Mike Ehrmantraut), and Rhea Seehorn (Kim Wexler)
Patrick Fabian (Howard Hamlin), Michael Mando (Nacho Varga), Tony Dalton (Lalo Salamanca), and Giancarlo Esposito (Gus Fring)

Recurring

Guests

Production

Development

On July 28, 2018, AMC renewed Better Call Saul for a fifth season, just prior to the airing of the fourth season.[6] At the time of renewal, the number of episodes had yet to be specified, and even after the conclusion of the fourth season in October 2018, series co-creator Peter Gould said they were still in discussions with Sony Pictures Television for how long the fifth season would be, given that Better Call Saul had a finite amount of content.[7] In November 2019, AMC confirmed that the fifth season would have ten episodes and would debut on February 23, 2020.[8][9] On what to expect in the fifth season, Gould said that Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman's first move is "to try to leverage all the contacts he has in the world of selling drop phones." He also posed a question about Saul's reputation "as not just a criminal lawyer but a criminal lawyer?".[10]

Casting

Breaking Bad actors Dean Norris (left) and Robert Forster (right) reprised their roles in this season.

Main cast members Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando, and Giancarlo Esposito return from previous seasons as Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman, Mike Ehrmantraut, Kim Wexler,[10] Howard Hamlin,[11] Nacho Varga,[12] and Gus Fring, respectively.[10] Tony Dalton, who recurred in season four as Lalo Salamanca, was promoted to the main cast for the fifth season.[13]

In January 2020, it was announced that Breaking Bad actors Dean Norris and Steven Michael Quezada would reprise their roles as Hank Schrader and Steven Gomez, along with actor Robert Forster who appeared posthumously as Ed Galbraith.[3] The first episode of the season was dedicated to Forster.[14] Bill Burr was set to return as Patrick Kuby in "Dedicado a Max", but scheduling fell through due to him needing to attend to a personal matter.[15][16]

Filming

Filming for the fifth season began on April 10, 2019, in Albuquerque, New Mexico,[17][18] and ended in September 2019.[19]

In the first scene of the season, Jimmy hides his real identity under his Gene Takavic alias while working at a Cinnabon in a shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska.[20] The Cinnabon scenes in Better Call Saul are set in Omaha, but are filmed at the Cottonwood Mall in Albuquerque.[21]

Series co-creator Vince Gilligan, who is also the creator of Breaking Bad, said that the episode "Bagman" was the most "challenging" episode he has had to direct so far.[22]

Episodes

See also: List of Better Call Saul episodes
Better Call Saul season 5 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
411"Magic Man"Bronwen HughesPeter GouldFebruary 23, 2020 (2020-02-23)1.60[23]
422"50% Off"Norberto BarbaAlison TatlockFebruary 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)1.06[24]
433"The Guy for This"Michael MorrisAnn CherkisMarch 2, 2020 (2020-03-02)1.18[25]
444"Namaste"Gordon SmithGordon SmithMarch 9, 2020 (2020-03-09)1.22[26]
455"Dedicado a Max"Jim McKayHeather MarionMarch 16, 2020 (2020-03-16)1.45[27]
466"Wexler v. Goodman"Michael MorrisThomas SchnauzMarch 23, 2020 (2020-03-23)1.40[28]
477"JMM"Melissa BernsteinAlison TatlockMarch 30, 2020 (2020-03-30)1.30[29]
488"Bagman"Vince GilliganGordon SmithApril 6, 2020 (2020-04-06)1.42[30]
499"Bad Choice Road"Thomas SchnauzThomas SchnauzApril 13, 2020 (2020-04-13)1.51[31]
5010"Something Unforgivable"Peter GouldPeter Gould & Ariel LevineApril 20, 2020 (2020-04-20)1.59[32]

Broadcast

In the United States, the season debuted with a two-night premiere on Sunday, February 23, 2020, and Monday, February 24, where it returned to its regular timeslot.[4] In the weeks prior to the premiere, AMC had aired a Breaking Bad marathon leading into the AMC premiere showing of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as lead-in to Better Call Saul's fifth season.[33] Regarding the decision to air the fifth season nearly a year and a half after the fourth, Sarah Barnett, the president of the entertainment networks group at AMC Networks, said the long hiatus was "driven by talent needs, which we would not override if it would result in a worse show".[34]

In certain international markets, like previous seasons, the fifth season was released on Netflix with episodes available the day after the episodes were broadcast on AMC.[35]

Reception

Critical response

The fifth season of Better Call Saul received universal acclaim from television critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 99% based on 184 reviews, with an average rating of 8.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Grounded by Bob Odenkirk's endlessly nuanced, lived-in performance, Better Call Saul's fifth season is a darkly funny, vividly realized master class in tragedy."[36] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 92 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[37]

Kelly Connolly of TV Guide gave it 4.5/5 stars and wrote that Better Call Saul is better than other prequels, saying that the series "understands that the tragedy of fate is baked into the story."[38] Writing for Collider, Adam Chitwood gave it a perfect 5/5 star review, stating that the series might have become even better than Breaking Bad, and describing its execution as "unparalleled by anything on television right now".[39] Daniel D'Addario of Variety gave the first few episodes a positive review, saying "Better Call Saul, in the early going of its fifth and penultimate season, remains the picture of white-knuckled but real restraint."[40] Jen Chaney of Vulture said that Kim's development into a similar character as Jimmy made viewing the fifth season a more "nerve-wracking experience than usual, in the best, albeit still anxiety-provoking way."[41]

The final few episodes of the season were highlighted by Alison Herman from The Ringer, as she mentioned that they finally had the two stories of Better Call Saul, Jimmy's story involving legal work, and Mike's story involving the drug cartel, fully intersect after several seasons to a great effect.[42] The episode "Bagman" received universal acclaim from critics and audiences, with some considering it to be the series' best episode.[43][44][45] The following episode "Bad Choice Road" received similar acclaim.[46]

Rhea Seehorn's performance as Kim during the fifth season was seen by some critics as the stand-out performance of the season. Both from Rolling Stone, Alan Sepinwall described her as the "MVP of Better Call Saul",[47] and Brian Tallerico referred to Seehorn's work as "one of the best performances on any show in the last decade".[48] Liz Shannon Miller of Collider wrote in regards to her Emmy snub, "Seehorn in particular hurts after turning in career-best work; Kim Wexler's journey in Season 5 was a heartbreaking, even chilling experience".[49] The final scene from "Bad Choice Road" in which Kim stands up to Lalo for Jimmy was highlighted by CNN's Brian Lowry, saying that it has "really been Seehorn's year, crystallizing what has drawn Kim to Jimmy" and that it showed the "character's strength".[50] TVLine named Seehorn their "Performer of the Week" for her performance in "Bad Choice Road", particularity the final scene. They wrote that Seehorn was "delivering one of the best performances on TV" and "is the best thing that ever happened to Better Call Saul."[51]

Critics' top ten list

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Better Call Saul season 5
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Magic Man" February 23, 2020 0.5 1.60[23] 0.5 1.69 1.0 3.29[53]
2 "50% Off" February 24, 2020 0.3 1.06[24] 0.3 1.29 0.6 2.34[54]
3 "The Guy for This" March 2, 2020 0.3 1.18[25] 0.4 1.45 0.7 2.63[55]
4 "Namaste" March 9, 2020 0.3 1.22[26] 0.4 1.49 0.8 2.71[56]
5 "Dedicado a Max" March 16, 2020 0.4 1.45[27] 0.5 1.55 0.9 3.00[57]
6 "Wexler v. Goodman" March 23, 2020 0.3 1.40[28] 0.5 1.67 0.9 3.07[58]
7 "JMM" March 30, 2020 0.3 1.30[29] 0.5 1.54 0.8 2.84[59]
8 "Bagman" April 6, 2020 0.3 1.42[30] 0.4 1.34 0.7 2.76[60]
9 "Bad Choice Road" April 13, 2020 0.4 1.51[31] 0.4 1.39 0.8 2.90[61]
10 "Something Unforgivable" April 20, 2020 0.4 1.59[32] 0.4 1.44 0.8 3.03[62]

Accolades

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Better Call Saul
Ceremony Category Recipients Result Ref.
36th TCA Awards Program of the Year Better Call Saul Nominated [63]
Outstanding Achievement in Drama Nominated
Individual Achievement in Drama Rhea Seehorn Nominated
72nd Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Better Call Saul Nominated [64][65]
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Giancarlo Esposito Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Thomas Schnauz ("Bad Choice Road") Nominated
Gordon Smith ("Bagman") Nominated
72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Supervision Thomas Golubić ("The Guy for This") Nominated [64][66]
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) Nick Forshager, Kathryn Madsen, Matt Temple, Todd Toon, Jeff Cranford, Jane Boegel-Koch, Jason Tregoe Newman, Gregg Barbanell, Alex Ullrich ("Bagman") Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) Phillip W. Palmer, Larry Benjamin, Kevin Valentine ("Bagman") Nominated
Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Employee Training: Legal Ethics with Kim Wexler Won
25th Satellite Awards Best Drama Series Better Call Saul Won [67]
Best Actor in a Drama/Genre Series Bob Odenkirk Won
11th Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Drama Series Better Call Saul Nominated [68]
Best Actor in a Drama Series Bob Odenkirk Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Jonathan Banks Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Rhea Seehorn Nominated
Best Short Form Series Employee Training: Legal Ethics with Kim Wexler Won
78th Golden Globe Awards Best Actor – Television Series Drama Bob Odenkirk Nominated [69]
73rd Writers Guild of America Awards Best Drama Series Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Heather Marion, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock Nominated [70]
Best Episodic Drama Thomas Schnauz ("Bad Choice Road") Nominated
Alison Tatlock ("JMM") Nominated
Peter Gould and Ariel Levine ("Something Unforgivable") Nominated
Original and Adapted Short Form New Media Employee Training: Legal Ethics with Kim Wexler Nominated
27th Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Better Call Saul Nominated [71]
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Bob Odenkirk Nominated
32nd Producers Guild of America Awards Best Episodic Drama Better Call Saul Nominated [72][73]
Outstanding Short-Form Program Employee Training: Legal Ethics with Kim Wexler Nominated
73rd Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directing – Drama Series Vince Gilligan ("Bagman)" Nominated [74]
46th Saturn Awards Best Action-Thriller Television Series Better Call Saul Won [75]
Best Actor on Television Bob Odenkirk Nominated
Best Actress on Television Rhea Seehorn Nominated
Best Supporting Actor on Television Jonathan Banks Nominated
Tony Dalton Nominated

In response to the Emmy nominations, several critics felt that Odenkirk (who had been nominated for each previous season) and Seehorn were significant snubs.[76][48][77][49][78]

Home media

The fifth season was released on Blu-ray and DVD in region 1 on November 24, 2020. The set contains all 10 episodes, plus cast and crew audio commentaries on every episode, deleted scenes, and various behind-the-scenes featurettes.[79][80]

Ethics Training with Kim Wexler

AMC released ten mini-episodes of Ethics Training with Kim Wexler alongside the fifth season of Better Call Saul, which were presented on both YouTube and AMC's social media sites. It follows similar series Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training w/ Gus Fring for season three and Madrigal Electromotive Security Training presented by Mike Ehrmantraut for the fourth season.[81] The ethics training videos are presented as continuing education videos mixing live-action segments of Kim with Jimmy filming her behind the scenes along with animated segments, and are a product of "Saul Goodman Productions".[82] The animated segments include nods to both Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad.[83] The web series won the award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series at the 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.[84]

Notes

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