Bob Odenkirk

‘Lucky Hank’ Episode 6: When Denial Bridges on Delusion Many stories have a natural inflection point where everything seems to have changed. While this may be more gradual depending on the genre, there is often a scene when one can pinpoint the protagonist being irrevocably altered. For some this generates…

‘Lucky Hank’ Episode 5: When the Past Decides the Present Any doubts about whether Lucky Hank could deliver were put to bed at the English department’s annual dinner party. Not only does episode five bring to a head the escalating tensions between Lily and Hank, but also depth is added…

‘Lucky Hank’ Episode 4: Will Hank Lose Lily to New York? Out in the sky the great dark clouds are massing; I look far out into the pregnant night, Where I can hear a solemn booming gun And catch the gleaming of a random light, That tells me that the…

‘Lucky Hank’ Episode 3: How to handle feeling trapped? “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” - Invictus, William Ernest Henley In Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, Dr. Seuss portrays the wondrous life ahead when finally out of the scholastic system guiding from…

‘Lucky Hank’ Episode 2: Why can’t Hank finish his second novel? There is nothing more terrifying than staring at a blank screen. While both famed and forgotten authors alike attest to the trepidation accompanying new writings, this doesn’t fully explain the curious case of Hank. Perpetually stuck between starting and…

Bob Odenkirk is Back On AMC — But That’s Not The Only Reason To Watch Lucky Hank I have made little secret over the last decade and indeed before that how much of an admirer I am of Bob Odenkirk. I have loved him well before he took on his…

Processing the ‘Lucky Hank’ Pilot (and what exactly is Hank’s problem?) If anything is evident from the Lucky Hank pilot, there is a problem. Serving as a long-time professor and chair of the English department at Railton College, William Henry (Hank) Devereaux Jr. (played by the legendary Bob Odenkirk) seems…

Redemption Is The Long Game In Jimmy’s Final Fight For Survival After 14 years, two ground-breaking series, and one movie no one knew we actually needed, the Breaking Bad universe has finally come to an end. And what a glorious end it was. Like most Breaking Bad fans, I watched the pilot (simply titled Uno) of Better Call Saul the night…

Better Call Saul brings closure to the story of Jimmy McGill and the larger Breaking Bad Universe — The story of Saul Goodman is steeped in such deep sadness. Saul is a costume put on by Jimmy McGill to cover over the emotional damage built up throughout his life. Jimmy seemed to have a decent heart but just couldn’t get out of his own way. Jimmy is a…