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Just watched four episodes in a row. I guess you can make yourself not like Mary and Jane, or it just might not be the type of humor you appreciate. Both of the main actors have comedic talent, and the writing is good. It's fast paced and some of the humor is subtle. I like Broad City, Inside Amy Schumer, Key and Peele. Actually. Mary and Jane is a better two girl buddy show than Broad City, but not as bitingly funny as Inside Amy Schumer. Hope you give it a chance and don't be put off by people who like to feel "superior" by dissing shows they don't really understand, or those who have not watched enough to know why Mary and Jane is a half hour program instead of a five minutes one.

If you have a short attention span that doesn't allow you to watch carefully constructed character development, then Better Call Saul might not be for you. The first two episodes of Better Call Saul were perfect for letting Saul's character develop into what he'll eventually become. Breaking Bad also had carefully constructed character development.

When reviewing the couple of negative reviews of Better Call Saul I couldn't help but chuckle: One reviewer had never watched Breaking Bad; another thinks a movie must have dialog every time he sees a face before it can be interesting. I thought the first episode opening was great: it showed Saul despair and boredom and loneliness and paranoia without one word. But if you didn't watch the ending of Breaking Bad you wouldn't know why Saul was in Omaha selling junk food. As for the dialog less opening, if you can't appreciate a character or understand his problems or motivation without having any dialog, then you're lucky you weren't born before talking movies, or lucky you've never watched the opening (what was it, 10 or 15 minutes?) of Saving Private Ryan, or The Artist, or many other great films with long stretches without any dialog, or any sound period.

One person even said that the characters were "jerks." I guess he or she has film appreciation that's limited to Disney or Harry Potter movies. Not that there's anything wrong with Disney or Harry Potter movies. But crime dramas need people who are nice all the time, or nice at any time. No better place for jerks than a crime drama. Jerks get into conflict, and conflict creates drama.

Better Call Saul carefully sets up Saul Goodman's back story—before he became Saul. But it does help to have watched BB if you want to fully understand Saul as a character. I see a great series coming and those who don't like it—well, that's your problem. Looking forward to the next episode.