This was always a great, if somewhat underappreciated show, but theres never been a better time to say the other quiet part out loud. Saul goodman will not be the only breaking bad returning character well be seeing from season 3 of better call saul. With bryan cranston, anna gunn, aaron paul, dean norris. Saul was a con artist still called jimmy mcgill when the spinoff began, but was working hard to get his life on track in the hopes of becoming a partner in his older brothers. Surprisingly, despite being set before breaking bad your enjoyment of better call saul does not depend on whether you have seen breaking bad or not. Feb 06, 2015 think of better call saul as the parks and recreation to breaking bad s the office. Here are the reasons why you want to watch better call saul before watching breaking bad. In february 2009, amc made a series of five original miniepisodes available online leading up to the second season premiere.
Fortunately, banks presence is the closest better call saul comes to having any of sauls old friends pop in to wish him luck. Do you need to watch breaking bad before better call saul. Bob odenkirk and the cast of better call saul on the. In celebration of better call saul season 3, and, you know, actual easter, here are our 22 favorite breaking bad easter eggs, from season 1 through the season 3 premiere episode, mabel. Better call saul is an exemption because it creates a parallel breaking bad experiencie. Even more so than breaking bad, because better call saul is set a little bit before, but certainly consistent with the first season of breaking bad, hes his loudmouth, boisterous, overthe. Better call saul proves more compelling in its subtlety, irony, and pathos. And as breaking bad creeps closer and closer, you can feel the tension pulling this show in two directions. That said, familiarity with breaking bad makes better call saul. But gilligan and his cohorts werent interested in dragging out the story of walter. He was promoted to series regular in season 3, stayed with the series until its end, and then. Better call saul cocreator peter gould on explosive.
In 2010, ten more episodes were released before third season. Better call saul may be a spinoff of breaking bad, but its become clear you dont need to know the original to enjoy the prequel. How dave porter melds better call saul and breaking bad music. Breaking bad is an amc neowestern crime drama series that debuted in january 2008 with a sevenepisode season shortened because of the writers strike and soon found itself renewed for a fullrun second season. I dont really want to interrupt the better call saul flow by starting to watch a new show. Jul, 2018 for the most part, better call saul has stood on its own as something vastly different from its predecessor breaking bad. I wouldnt advise doing so, but you can understand bcs without bb. Nobody is immune to breaking bad on better call saul. Better call sauls finale will top breaking bads, says. Rather than being hit over the head with mortalitys moral dilemmas, we see saul dealing with the banality of mediocrity, and trying to overcome it. Are you ready for better call saul to become breaking bad. Breaking bad characters wed like to see in better call saul. So much of better call saul is about how jimmy becomes saul, a bit like walt becoming heisenberg in breaking bad.
One in the trail blazed by breaking bad, and one in the trail better call saul has. Apr 10, 2017 and as breaking bad creeps closer and closer, you can feel the tension pulling this show in two directions. Its definitely better call saul season one, not breaking bad season six, which i think is a good thing. Unlike better call saul, where we know people like jimmy and mike and gus will survive because weve seen them years later in the franchises chronology, breaking bad had the tension you can. When better call saul escapes breaking bads shadow, its. It was written by peter gould and directed by terry mcdonough this episode marks bob odenkirks first appearance as the fasttalking criminal lawyer saul goodman in the series. Better call saul brought back breaking bads hank and it was. How better call saul will finally give us breaking bad s saul goodman. Aug 02, 2018 to the extent you can compare real historical events with the fictional events of breaking bad, which you can, apparently, because i just did. He is portrayed by bob odenkirk, and was created by vince gilligan and peter gould. Should i watch better call saul if i havent watched breaking.
The meeting spot in both breaking bad and better call saul loyolas family restaurant you might remember this spot more from when mike would meet. May 17, 2017 unlike better call saul, where we know people like jimmy and mike and gus will survive because weve seen them years later in the franchises chronology, breaking bad had the tension you can. When we began to work on better call saul, vince gilligan and peter gould were adamant that the show would be very different than breaking bad, which meant reevaluating. In episode 3 of better call saul season 5, hank schrader returns and comes facetoboldfacedlie with saul goodman for a major breaking bad cameo. Although characters from breaking bad make an appearance in better call saul, as of the end of the first season you do not need to know anything about breaking bad to enjoy better call saul, and you do not need to know anything. Better call saul inhabits the same sad albuquerque underground as breaking bad, so its natural that characters in the amc shows would overlap. He added that the introduction of bingewatching bolstered breaking bad s success, and that better call saul wouldnt be able to compete with that kind of advantage. You wont find anyone uttering the name saul goodman in the first three episodes of amcs breaking bad spinoff at least not in the.
Apr 05, 2017 the karmic universe of better call saul. Watching better call saul without having seen breaking bad. Better call saul just had its highest rated episode ever. Feb 12, 2015 if you like breaking bad, watch better call saul. Better call saul boss vince gilligan teases breaking bad. The thing i liked about bcs and bb you can choose what to know. Better call saul episode 5 begins during the breaking bad universe. It looks like the original show, smells like the original show, and yet, when saul steps on screen, there are a. Look, breaking bad is an alltime great show with arguably the best series finale of all time, but something tells me better call saul could come out looking like the stronger overall series. James morgan mcgill, also known as saul goodman, slippin jimmy, and gene takavic, is a fictional character who appears in the television series breaking bad and serves as the titular character of its spinoff prequel series better call saul. The first scene of better call saul at best wont make sense, and at worst will spoil parts of the final season for you.
Can i watch better call saul before watching breaking bad. Walter white why they break bad better call saul and. Some people i know like saul goodman and mike because theyre characters with a fundamentally mysterious background. It was written by peter gould and directed by terry mcdonough. Best of saul goodman moments from breaking bad youtube. Better call saul s bob odenkirk confirms status of breaking bad movie. This show is in dialogue with its predecessor, but that dialogue exists as a bridge between better call saul and breaking bad, not a doorway for cheap fan service.
Can you watch better call saul before you watch breaking bad. I was so excited to get him into the episode, said gould. Gus begins plans for the ultimate meth lab while jimmy continues to live a lie in episode 5. As far as tv show endings go, most would agree breaking bad set the standard, but series creator vince gilligan thinks better call saul s ending will be even better.
Jul 17, 2018 better call saul amcs breaking bad prequel centered on the transformation of jimmy mcgill into saul goodman has been known to toy with time over its first three seasons. Im talking about breaking bad prequel better call saul, which has been great pretty much since moment one, but like breaking bad, only seems to be getting better and better in time. Top 10 hidden references to breaking bad in better call saul duration. Apr 15, 2017 the writers of better call saul knew breaking bad fans would be looking for any little throwback to the mothership series in the saul goodman prequel, and from the very first episode, they have. Saul doesnt even appear in breaking bad until s02e08, better call saul. Without spoilers, much of the shows later plotlines revolve around a particular construction. But better call saul should be doing more than fine, because it is already better than breaking bad, and thus has a shotif it stays this goodat being one. Better call saul, the prequel to breaking bad, stands on. Its not gonna nearly mean as much to you if you havent seen breaking bad, or better call saul. Its a show that takes full advantage of being a prequel, whose greatest enemy is usually foreknowledge.
Does it make sense to watch better call saul before. May 30, 2012 with the dea on their trail, walt and jesse decide to hire saul goodman, a lawyer who has experience with clients that have been in similar situations. I do not want better call saul to devolve into a series of easter eggs enticing breaking bad fans with the prospect of seeing their favorite characters one more time. Bob odenkirk on how better call saul is edging closer to. Finally, two more episodes were broadcast on the internet in 2011 before the fourth season. Breaking bads hank is joining better call sauls final season. Should i watch better call saul if i havent watched. Think of better call saul as the parks and recreation to breaking bad s the office.
Better call saul relies on a lot of plot points that set up moments in breaking bad. Its fun to be able to make the universe of breaking badbetter call saul tilt that way. However, when the amc drama returns for season 4, expect the series to lean. List of breaking bad and better call saul characters. Thats coming from someone who is a huge breaking bad fan. Can better call saul ever be better than breaking bad. Better call saul references callbacks to breaking bad. Do not read ahead if you have not watched the season 5 finale of better call saul. Perhaps one of the greatest achievements of better call saul is creating nuanced characters with the same attention to detail as in breaking bad characters with complexities, flaws and strengths. Apr 14, 2016 in fact, one of sauls trademarks on breaking bad was his seemingly endless string of cheesy commercials, a penchant for which we are seeing in better call saul. The following is a list of characters from both series and the feature film. Walt and jesse hire the best criminal lawyer in town, saul goodman. This episode marks bob odenkirk s first appearance as the fasttalking criminal lawyer saul goodman in the series.
Ive already kinda gotten into better call saul because i started watching it not knowing that it was part of the breaking bad story. In breaking bad, it was a downward spiral almost from go. For everybody mourning the season two finale no spoilers weve got five more shows for you to binge watch just as quickly. Credits bryan cranston as walter white 2 episodes, aaron paul as jesse pinkman 1 episodes, dean norris as hank. Breaking bad vet dean norris on hanks return on better. Better call saul is finally becoming breaking bad gq. In better call saul, the prequel spinoff to amcs critically acclaimed meth drama breaking bad, we finally get to learn a little more about the sweaty desperation that makes saul goodman tick. Breaking bad dealt with timeless moral dilemmas, a modern macbeth for the small screen. When it comes to better call saul, dont call him saul.
Better call saul to show scenes set during breaking bad. Actor giancarlo esposito and breaking bads writers have been offering conflicting teasers about whether or not well see the terrifying gus fring back for better call saul. To the extent you can compare real historical events with the fictional events of breaking bad, which you can, apparently, because i just did. Five questions as better call saul approaches breaking bad. Breaking bad better call saul tv episode 2009 imdb. Better call saul is cocreated by gilligan, who created breaking bad, and peter gould, the writerproducer who created the saul character way back in season 2. Everything you need to know to watch better call saul e. Heres 5 reasons to start with that show and 5 why better call saul should be where new watchers begin. Aug 17, 2017 for its first two seasons, the breaking bad prequel better call saul found bob odenkirk starring not as sleazy lawyer saul goodman, but as the more honest and earnest jimmy mcgill. A breaking bad story, vince gilligan kept hearing about an episode of the upcoming season 5 of better call saul. Better call saul will be on the air for at least two more years, probably 5, and who knows if they choose to split the final season again. Feb 08, 2015 videoits only natural to want to compare amcs better call saul to its predecessor breaking bad. Better call saul is no breaking bad, but itll be just as.
Breaking bad is an american television series created by vince gilligan that premiered in 2008. The karmic universe of better call saul the atlantic. Better call saul is occurring is occurring historically. How better call saul will finally give us breaking bads. Better call saul, chronicling jimmy mcgills transformation into saul goodman, is one of the most intriguing shows out right now, regardless of the fact that its a spinoff of a modern classic. It introduces new characters like kim and creates suspense around her destiny. Better call saul is the eighth episode of the second season of the american television drama series breaking bad. Its not a straightforward answer it can be both yes or no.