Guillermo del Toro Explains Why He Prefers BETTER CALL SAUL Over BREAKING BAD

When it comes to comparing Better Call Saul to Breaking Bad, I can’t definitively say one is better than the other. There are times I think people who say Saul is better haven’t watched B.B. in a long time, but there are times where I find myself engrossed and completely invested in Saul when its nothing more than Jimmy McGill trying to get by.

There is a certain magic to the show that is a little hard to describe to outsiders, although Guillermo del Toro did a pretty solid job recently of describing why he prefers the program:

A small reflection in the middle of BETTER CALL SAUL's new seasson: I like it even more than BB, not to be a contrarian but because the evident stakes seem smaller but the moral downfall strike me as deeper, more poignant... pic.twitter.com/DGIJg7MLL0

— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) September 22, 2018

With Walter White (who turns Black) you were tracking a massive downfall/transformation. BCS takes you by the hand as Jimmy becomes Saul Goodman (No Good in him) in small painful tumbles.

— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) September 22, 2018

Kim is the key!

— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) September 22, 2018

Even in his relationship with Chuck, Jimmy was an enabler, he kind of loved seeing Chuck diminished. Both brothers wanted to see the other "down". Beautifully laid out.

— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) September 22, 2018

I still don’t know if this means Saul is better than Breaking Bad, but I do know del Toro just helped me out in future conversations in articulating what it is I love about Saul so much! Do you think Saul is better than Breaking Bad?