Better Call Saul (AMC, 2015) L Fascina Por Ser Una Serie Que Muestra a Seres Humanos Comunes, Frágiles E Intensos Atravesar Por Situaciones Cercanas a La Realidad

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Better Call Saul (AMC, 2015) L Fascina Por Ser Una Serie Que Muestra a Seres Humanos Comunes, Frágiles E Intensos Atravesar Por Situaciones Cercanas a La Realidad NUESTRO MUNDO Ismael Lares // Twitter: @ismael_lares Better Call Saul (AMC, 2015) l Fascina por ser una serie que muestra a seres humanos comunes, frágiles e intensos atravesar por situaciones cercanas a la realidad. Hay drama y diálogos hilarantes. a quinta temporada de Better Call Saul estará dispo- tiene la entereza para abrirse paso entre poderosas firmas Lnible en Netflix a partir del 24 de febrero. Lo más fácil como Howard, Hamlin & McGill o en la división bancaria sería comparar a esta serie con Breaking Bad. Nada más Schweikert y Cokely. Después viene Mesa Verde. Hasta la simple. Sabemos que Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) es cuarta temporada somos testigos de la tremenda conexión Saul Goodman. Y esa certeza la tenemos gracias a Brea- que hay entre Kim Wexler y Jimmy McGill. king Bad (AMC, 2008-2013). Se sabe también que Jimmy Por otro lado, tenemos a dos tremendos personajes. es abogado, aunque no precisamente uno de los mejores ¡Y qué decir de las actuaciones! Mike Ehrmantraut (Jo- ni de mayor fama. Tampoco es un hombre preocupado por nathan Banks) y Chuck McGill (Michael McKean). Éste la ética. Conocemos a Saul Goodman por haber colabora- es un abogado exitoso y socio de Howard Hamlin en la do con Walter White (Brian Cranston) y Jesse Pinkman firma Hamlin & McGill, Chuck es el hermano mayor de (Aaron Paul) en la aclamada serie de Vince Gilligan ya Jimmy. En serio, ¡qué gran personaje! Primero, porque mencionada: Breaking Bad. Hasta ahí el viento fluye. ¿No se ha convertido en un recluso de sí mismo hasta el grado has visto Breaking Bad? No pasa nada. Incluso será más de creer que padece hipersensibilidad electromagnética. favorable. Esto sucede porque Better Call Saul es la pre- Este hombre es un ser de claroscuros que nos muestra a la cuela de Breaking Bad. Digamos: seis años antes. Si, por figura paternal de Jimmy con sus lados más encantadores el contrario, eres ya fan de Heinsenberg, entonces esta se- y siniestros. Digamos lo siguiente: Chuck es un catalizador rie te permitirá involucrarte aún más con esos personajes para que Jimmy se convierta finalmente en Saul Goodman. que no gozaron de todo el reflector en Breaking. Punto y aparte. Mike Ehrmantraut es un viejo conocido Ahora bien, durante la última entrega de Better Call de quienes vimos Breaking Bad, sin embargo nos hemos Saul (en la temporada cuatro) fuimos testigos de un suceso: llevado una grata sorpresa (disculpen que hable por uste- Breaking Bad fue superada. La trama es más cotidiana en des). Mike es un hombre sensible y con una historia triste. Better Call Saul y eso logra que sus personajes sean íntimos No presenciamos al duro e impenetrable Ehrmantraut de y auténticos. Parecieran seres ordinarios que jamás llega- Breaking, sino a una persona que se ha ido endurecido con rán a convertirse en lo que son. Una grata sorpresa me ha los años, un veterano parsimonioso y melancólico. Uno dado el personaje de Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn), también agradece ver la historia de Mike más allá de su presente. abogada y pareja de Jimmy. Me agradó su aparición sobre Hay que seguir atentos a este personaje. todo porque no es mencionada en Breaking Bad, pero apor- En general, Better Call Saul fascina por ser una serie ta bastante a la trama y, no precisamente por ser novia de que muestra a seres humanos comunes, frágiles e intensos Jimmy, sino por su perspicacia y entereza. Kim ha padecido atravesar por situaciones cercanas a la realidad. Hay dra- junto con su pareja varios altibajos. No es un personaje que ma y diálogos hilarantes. También es una serie trágica: la encaje en los clichés de la mujer blanca norteamericana. Pa- suerte de Chuck McGill, por ejemplo. Para ver o recordar: reciera en ocasiones algo desenfadada con los roles asigna- la temporada cuatro acaba con los tediosos conflictos mo- dos a mujeres profesionistas y, aunque es una mujer con as- rales. Nos muestra a un Jimmy que transita entre quien es piraciones, nunca cede a chantajes ni se permite pisotear sus y será o ¿ha sido? Para cerrar: se aproxima la quinta tem- ideales. Incluso cuando Jimmy trata de salirse con la suya, porada y nos acercamos a un irremediable final. Si no has Kim ha sido quien lo guía y aconseja para que éste no pier- visto Better Call Saul, es momento de atender a una de las da el rumbo. Al mismo tiempo, es ella quien confronta a un series más excelsas en cuanto a humor negro se refiere. Se grupo de abogados prepotentes y machistas. Kim Wexler ha dicho: está todo bien. ¡S’all good, man! SIGLO NUEVO • 57.
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