Finally I've been given my chance to catch up on the first moments of new Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould creation, Better Call Saul. It's the prequel to Breaking Bad nobody saw coming, centering around the dodgy lawyer we all grew to love throughout BB's string of seasons, Saul Goodman.
Let me make it clear, I love a good courtroom drama. I get a little bit more excited with each passing episode of How To Get Away With Murder when Annalise picks up a new case with her awesome cast of law students.
And so when we'd got past the new life Saul is living post-Walter White and Jesse Pinkman trauma - in a deadbeat job reliving his past through old VHS tapes - and were transported to the courtroom, I couldn't have been happier. It wasn't a scene that even lasted all that long, but it was a worthwhile teaser of what is likely to come.
But this isn't the Saul Goodman we all know. Not yet, anyhow. There are glimpses of the charismatic attorney, but this is James McGill. The Saul persona hasn't yet been created, but the ability to present himself as something he isn't quite on the level of just yet is already embedded within his character - a delusional dreamer.
"Lawyers, we're like health insurance. You hope you never need it, but man oh man, not having it? No!" Saul's passion for his industry is apparant from the get-go - he's a man who means business and is willing to say whatever it takes to get people under his wing in a court of law.
The writing is beyond brilliant and Bob Odenkirk's performance is as incredible as it always was. He's eccentric and delivers an act that will have fans of the original series this was born from feeling nostalgic. He may have been at first relatively minor, but Saul has a background and history that was just begging to be explored. Couple that with a small cameo in episode one from Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut and you're on to a winner.
Though we as viewers love him, those around him use him for their own personal gain. He's desperate for huge success but it's not something that's going to open itself up to him quite so easily. He's a man backed into a corner, reminiscent of Walter White back in Breaking Bad's first episode, and though that's a huge similarity in writing style that could be criticised, the way in which each character deals with their problems ensures that this is a show that can more than hold its own.
The episode ending? Perfect. Skillful. You're going to have to watch to understand, but trust us when we say, it's one you're not going to want to miss.
Better Call Saul's second episode is now available on Netflix UK, with further episodes being added every Tuesday at 7am GMT. US viewers can watch on AMC every Monday.