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T2 WHATS UP! February 23 - 29, 2020 BY KYLA BREWER TV Media T elevision has evolved. With entire series available at the touch of a button through on-demand and streaming services, TV fans don't need to wait to be enter- tained. Still, some things are worth waiting for. After a long hiatus, everyone's favorite "criminal" lawyer is headed back to prime time. Bob Odenkirk ("Mr. Show With Bob and David") returns as Jimmy McGill, aka Saul Goodman, in the two-night season premiere of "Better Call Saul," beginning Sunday and continuing Monday, Feb. 23 and 24, on AMC. The char- acter famously originated in AMC's "Breaking Bad" and proved so popular that Oden- kirk was given his own show, which serves as a prequel to the previous series. Goodman's origin story con- tinues in the new season of "Better Call Saul," which fol- lows Jimmy/Saul as he sheds his one-time hapless persona for that of a sleazy but highly capable lawyer. All the while, longtime friend and some- times lover Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn, "Whitney") makes her way as an ambitious law- yer, albeit with a very different approach to practicing law. Mike Ermantraut (Jonathan Banks, "Breaking Bad") is also back this season. The cantan- kerous former cop finds him- self on the other side of the law as he works for under- world figure Gustavo Fring (Giancarlo Esposito, "The Mandalorian"). Both Fring and Ermantraut were main charac- ters who met their demise in "Breaking Bad." Fans have been waiting a long time for new episodes of "Saul." The Season 4 finale aired in October 2018, and fans will likely be expecting a big payoff for their patience. By all accounts, Odenkirk appears to think that they will be satis- fied with "Better Call Saul's" 10-episode fifth season. At the 2020 Winter Television Crit- ics Association Press Tour, the actor said that the new season would be "bigger." Bob Odenkirk stars in "Better Call Saul" A 'criminal' lawyer continued on page T10 TV FEATURE