Unless you've been living under a rock for the past 18 years, you know that Breaking Bad pretty well broke AMC when it exploded among viewers. Two years after its tenure was up, the excitement was palpable when a prequel series came out, but not everyone went into it with the expectation that the spinoff would usurp the original.
As it was, Better Call Saul broke the mold.
The crime drama recently appeared at No. 18 on Rotten Tomatoes' list of the 100 Best Netflix Series to Watch Right Now , earning a 98% Tomatometer score. The ranking places it among the streaming service's most acclaimed shows, alongside series including Derry Girls , Baby Reindeer , and Lupin .
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement That alone would be enough to make the show worth revisiting. But Rotten Tomatoes has also published an entire argument titled "Hear Us Out: Better Call Saul Is a Better Show Than Breaking Bad ," giving fans plenty of ammunition for one of television's most persistent debates.
A Prequel That Became Much More Than a Spinoff When Better Call Saul premiered in 2015, expectations were understandably high. Breaking Bad had become one of television's defining dramas, and t...