New characters are introduced and backstories are further illuminated with nods to the breaking bad universe. He was promoted to series regular in season 3, stayed with the series until its end, and then. Better call saul executive producer peter gould, left, with bob odenkirk and jonathan banks, talks about the season 1 finale and what might be in store for season 2. Looking back at better call saul season 5s breaking bad. A season into the series, right from the first episode we get the similarities and references to breaking bad bb. Follow jimmy mcgills devolution toward breaking bads saul goodman. Breaking bad easter eggs in better call saul season 2. 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. The premiere of better call saul began with a prologue from the present present. A look at some of the details viewers may have missed, callbacks to breaking bad and references to other shows or movies.
Better call saul season 2 will reveal more breaking bad easter eggs. Better call saul has a unique ability to recycle minor characters to show what people were doing years before they showed up on breaking bad. Thankfully, better call saul season 1 was even better than expected and part of what made it so fun for fans was looking for the breaking bad easter eggs that were scattered throughout the 10. What breaking bad easter eggs can we find in better. When each better call saul episode hits the air, a certain segment of its audience answers the call. Fresh off a wga win for episodic drama, amcs hit breaking bad spinoff better call saul has returned for its second season. 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.
Fans received good and bad news at the television critics association tca winter press event, with better call saul renewed for a episode sixthbutfinal season. Better call saul is the prequel to the awardwinning series breaking bad, set six years before saul goodman bob odenkirk became walter whites lawyer. Breaking bad easter eggs in better call saul mental. Wrapping up season 5 the cast and creators on the downfalls, new partnerships, and wild cards from their best season yet. Badger almost immediately laughs him off, convinced that the guy has to be an undercover cop. Dont accuse me of copying the references from imdb trivia coz i am the one who added them there. Better call saul cast teases amazing breaking bad easter. Breaking bad easter eggs season 4 trivia quiz better. Set in the early to mid 2000s, the series follows the story of conman turned smalltime lawyer jimmy mcgill played by bob odenkirk, beginning six years before the events of breaking bad and showing his transformation. Amc breaking bad better call saul the amc hits most obsessive viewers turn to a library of 120,000 screengrabs and specialized facebook groups to unlock secrets of the bad spinoff. Amc highlights breaking bad easter eggs by jessica pena, february 2, 2016 last month, we reported that more breaking bad references would be made in season two of better call saul. The episode opens with badger siting at a bus stop. Amc highlights breaking bad easter eggs february 2, 2016. Better call saul turns breaking bad throwaway line into.
Better call saul is strictly serialized, and moving in a very definite direction, so theres no upside to starting from anywhere but episode 1. 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. Fans of breaking bad highly anticipated the first season of the spinoff better call saul, and the new series certainly did not disappoint. Keep an eye out for more in the new season premiering monday, february 15th at 109c on amc. Weve seen this flowertopped bottle many a time on both better call saul and breaking bad, the first during breaking bad season 4, episode 10, salud, when gus uses it to poison don eladio. Anyhoo, yeah were 2 years behind in better call saul from when breaking bad takes place. Better call saul teases fans with easter eggs, callbacks. Better call saul season 5 transforms a throwaway line from breaking bad and turns into a main plot point. It is a prequel and spinoff of gilligans prior series breaking bad. Better call saul is an american television crime drama series created by vince gilligan and peter gould. When we meet him, the man who will become saul goodman is known as jimmy mcgill, a smalltime lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Since its debut in 2015, the spinoff show has of course featured multiple references to its parent program. For keeneyed viewers, better call saul is packed with easter eggs that make direct reference to the breaking bad universe.
Millions tuned in weekly to amc from february to april in 2015 to see bob odenkirk star as jimmy mcgill and watch the start of mcgills metamorphosis into saul goodman. Better call saul lives up to the high expectations set by breaking bad. 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. Did you catch all of the breaking bad easter eggs hidden in season 1. Breaking bad season 1 episode 1 and better call saul. There could be a time jump in season 5 to go towards breaking bad, but thatll most likely be saved for season 6. That said, familiarity with breaking bad makes better call saul. If you have not seen all of breaking bad and are not caught up on better call saul, you might want to bookmark this article for later. Better call saul details, callbacks, and easter eggs in smoke music. Better call saul is the eighth episode of the second season of breaking bad and the fifteenth episode altogether. You can continue your better call saul marathon, then head here for all of the breaking bad easter eggs, subtle nods, and other pop culture references that you may have missed. Better call saul nyt watching breaking news, world. Season two to feature another breaking bad character january 1, 2016. For breaking bad fans, amcs spinoff series has been saul good, man.
Parts of some episodes of saul, like the season 2 premiering debuting tonight on amc, take place after breaking bad, in a nottoodistant future in which the former saul runs a cinnabon. You missed a sinister breaking bad callback on better. Better call saul is the eighth episode of the second season of the american television drama series breaking bad. The creators of better call saul included quite a few easter eggs in the show, particularly in the first episode. You missed these breaking bad easter eggs in better. Here are 15 clever breaking bad easter eggs hiding in better call saul. 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. With that attention to detail and connection to the breaking bad world, its no surprise that its packed full of easter eggs, and.
Working alongside, and often against, jimmy is fixer mike. What are all the references to breaking bad in better call. With better call saul set to merge with breaking bad after its sixth and final season, we take a look back at the easter eggs in season 5. Better call saul season 4 breaking bad easter eggs video.
Better call saul details, callbacks, and easter eggs in. The end result is a satisfying modern western that also just happens to feature a mountain of. For instance, the guy putting up jimmys hamlinmocking billboard in season 1, episode 4, also played a cartel. Better call saul season 2 will reveal more breaking bad. It focuses on saul goodman, otherwise known as jimmy mcgill. From the return of tuco to a tantrum that was oddly similar to walter whites, better call saul has constantly included callbacks to the original series. Better call saul callbacks and easter eggs in the guy. Here are some breaking bad easter eggs from the first two episodes of the second season of better call saul that you may have missed. The creators of better call saul included quite a few easter eggs in the show during season four. Did you catch these items that link back to people, places and things found in breaking bad. There are also breaking bad easter eggs hidden amongst the seasons that only the biggest fans will catch.