Can we appreciate Gordon Smith’s run as a writer?

Im looking into writing so I love learning about the writers and Gordon Smith’s run is actually insane. Hasn’t been in many non Vince Gilligan projects, was a writers assistant for Breaking Bad, and wrote so many crazy good episodes for Better Call Saul.

S1:

S1 E6: Five-O (his first script for TV ever!) iMDB rating: 9.4!!!!

S1 E8: Rico iMDB rating: 8.6

S2:

S2 E4: Gloves Off iMDB rating: 8.9

S2 E7: Inflatable iMDB rating: 8.3 (his worst rated yet still a very iconic episode

S3:

S3 E5: Chicanery (Iconic) iMDB rating: 9.7!

S3 E9: Fall iMDB rating: 8.8

S4:

S4 E3: The Guy for This iMDB rating: 9

S4 E8: Coushatta iMDB rating: 8.8

S5:

S5 E4: Namaste iMDB rating: 8.5

S5 E8: Bagman (CRAZY good one) iMDB rating: 9.7!

S6:

S6 E3: Rock and Hard Place (Prolly one of my favorites) iMDB rating: 9.7!

S6 E8: Point and Shoot iMDB rating: 9.8!

The dude is so incredibly talented. For him to get that high of ranks in his first show, much less debuting at a 9.4 his first ever episode is insane. Not to mention his episodes always have important, well written lore. I cant wait to see what he does for Pluribus and his future projects!!! (I cant believe his episode was a 7.8)

Posted Dec 11, 2025, 9:54 AM UTC

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