TMC
03-24-2015, 04:58 PM
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/03/18/mike_ehrmantraut_is_the_worst_character_on_better_call_saul.html
Yes, Jonathan Banks is a great actor, but Mike Ehrmantraut is not the type of character whom the show should delve into, says Eric Thurm. "I don't think we really needed to learn Mike's backstory," he says. "Like his boss Gus Fring, Mike worked better as a hyper-competent enigma, a counterbalance to the more emotionally legible characters around him."
Yes, Jonathan Banks is a great actor, but Mike Ehrmantraut is not the type of character whom the show should delve into, says Eric Thurm. "I don't think we really needed to learn Mike's backstory," he says. "Like his boss Gus Fring, Mike worked better as a hyper-competent enigma, a counterbalance to the more emotionally legible characters around him."