Hero

I've been writing reviews for each episode of this show thus far and plan to do so for as many consecutive future episodes as I can, but I'm concerned I'm just going to give the same review every week, because every week this show is just really good.

I won't give away any plot details of the episode, so I will just have to try and cover as much ground as I can without spoiling anything.

As far as acting goes (this will come as no surprise), the main cast is excellent. Bob Odenkirk is, as usual, great. Many feared he wouldn't have been able to take on the character in the lead role and thought it could only work when Saul (or Jimmy), is a side character. As far as the rest go, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian and Michael McKean all stood out in this episode with very impressive performances.

The cinematography is outstanding, just like Breaking Bad's was. Same goes for the music. I really find it difficult to find much wrong with this show so far, and I think these first four episodes are probably even better than Breaking Bad's were. I can't wait for next week and the rest of the series. Thanks Gilligan and Gould!

This season (and maybe the second) always felt different to me than the others. This felt smaller and more like a tiny bit of relating to the feel of it. Now I know why: This is all about tiny doses of Goodman poison into the immune system of James M. McGill, which is currently much more healthier. This episode shows this perfectly to me.

Vince Gilligan is a genius! How he is able to come up with these plot points and excellent line of dialogue is either the work of a madman....or a genius. The fourth episode of the first season, "Hero" is yet another work from this Albert Einstein of television. One wouldn't think that this prequel would ever come close to the adventures of Walter White....well I think it has. This particular episode does play down the drama and ups the comedy, but we are in for a treat. In addition to Bob Odenkirk, Michael McKean as Chuck stands out this episode. He provides many of the comedic lines, but also delivers a very tense running sequence wrapped in a space blanket. Finally, the episode shows you how clever Jimmy McGill really is, pulling off some complicated cons.

The episode's opening starts off with one of those cons Jimmy used to do against people in an alleyway. Very clever, I gotta admit. Then, we roar right back to present day (episode-wise). The Kettlemans have to deal with the aftermath of their kidnapping and they compare the situation to human slavery (LOL). Nacho is released from prison and is very hesitant to believe Jimmy. Jimmy has a thing against Chuck's law partner, Howard Hamlin. He drives Hamlin to the brink, especially when he puts up a giant billboard. He has an injunction filed against him which forces Jimmy to take down the billboard, but he apparently saves someone in the process...which may lead him to more clients as Jimmy's answering machine gets busy.

The episode takes more of a comedy route and I'm all down for that. I laughed often and hard. I took great pleasure in watching Jimmy pull of his cons and embarrassing the weasel that is Howard. I am also intrigued by Jimmy's taste in cinema. He quotes Spartacus the wrong way here. Kim, however, has a great taste. The Thing is an 80's classic. The cliffhanger is great! Maybe Jimmy will be yet again a disappointment to his brother. Only time will tell.

My Grade: A

This was overall a very enjoyable episode with a lot og small yet enjoyable scenes and a showcase of how good the writing is!

The opening shows Jimmy in his first scene as Slippin Jimmy and we see how he once were the King of schemes! Its small and slow but effective at providing context!

The rest of the episode is overall both tense and hilarious! We get multiple scenes showing us that the characters in this show aren't stupid and can see through Jimmy's schemes!

I love the scene where Jimmy refuses to take a bribe! A small scene showing us the huge gab between Jimmy and Saul Goodman!

We qre also introduced to the production crew who will return regularly throughout the show!

The billboard stuff is one of the more iconic schemes of season one!

The plot is just getting more and more thrilling, amazing writing, problem then solve it , then problem , then solve ... etc.

Things are getting more tension, and a glimpse on the copyrights law and how Saul just shove that up right the big companies A** ..

Honestly the rating is high and constant i believe no episode will get lower than 9 or 8 ,, just as we saw in breaking bad.

I think with 4 episodes so far , the show will go up to 4 maybe 5 seasons. and still expecting to see more familiar faces on the upcoming episodes.

I'm darn satisfied so far and i think i will be till 6 April when the season wrap up. bravo Vince Gilligan ;)