Season 2 of the American crime drama TV series “Better Call Saul” is set to premiere on AMC on February 15, 2016 and the network has released a 20-second teaser trailer on December 11 showing Jimmy McGill, played by Bob Odenkirk, struggling to find his real self.
While every fan of the very popular TV show, that is the prequel to its critically-acclaimed and highly popular mother series “Breaking Bad,” knows that Jimmy McGill will eventually transition into becoming Saul Goodman, no one has the exact idea when and how it will happen.
The cryptic teaser trailer actually gave a hint about the impending emergence of Saul Goodman, as Jimmy starts hearing several voices in his head, notes the Christian Post.
One of the voices that have been playing on his head belongs to Michael ‘Mike’ Ehrmantraut, played by Jonathan Banks, and the former police officer was heard telling Jimmy that he remembers him saying to always do the right thing.
However, his darker side in Saul Goodman appears to be slowly emerging as Jimmy said in a soliloquy that it will never stop him again.
Turning to the dark side early
Fans of the TV series would recall that as early as the Season 1 finale of “Better Call Saul” which aired on April 6 this year, Jimmy has already started his turn towards the dark side.
During the final episode of Season 1, McGill returned to Chicago in search of Marco, played by Mel Rodriguez, only to find his long-lost friend in the very same spot where he left him, but already a different person altogether.
Chuck, played by Michael McKean, has made Jimmy doubt that his straight path was a dream. He said that the Kettlemans simply do not want to put their trust on him, which had Jimmy broken and frustrated.
With a painful past burdening him and the betrayal of the people closest to him, Jimmy is expected to start heading toward the shadows of the law where truth are all lies and every trial comes with a price.
It would be his history and his current situation that would combine and contribute to his eventual transformation as Saul Goodman.
During the final scene at Mike’s tollbooth, Jimmy asked Mike what stopped them from taking Kettleman’s money. He eventually answered his own question when he said that he knew what stopped him, but that would not stop him again before speeding off. It was the same cryptic line that was shown in the 20-second teaser trailer, notes the Hollywood Life.
Two networks for one show
While a number of TV series this year have been looking for a network and streaming service to rescue them from cancellation, “Better Call Saul” is enjoying the opposite.
It is one of the very few shows on the small screens these days that shall be aired both on a cable channel and on a streaming service.
Season 2 of “Better Call Saul” will be streamed on Netflix beginning on February 16, 2016, right after its season premiere on AMC the day before. Instead of featuring the whole Season 2 in one sitting the way it normally does to its other TV series, Netflix will just stream a new episode of “Better Call Saul” per week one day after it was shown on AMC.
The second season of “Better Call Saul” will have a total of 10 episodes just like its Season 1 but AMC actually ordered 13 so the network would most likely content itself with 10 since the producers of the popular TV series will not go beyond 10 episodes for Season 2.
Critics describe “Better Call Saul” as one of the most promising shows that have made it into the small screens this year with its premiere season.