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Vince Gilligan’s world ofBreaking Baddid not simply disappear into the ether with the end of Walter White and his empire. The legacy lived on through Bob Odenkirk’s arc inBetter Call Saul, a series that delved into the expansive history behind the first lines uttered by Saul Goodman in the original series.
The two shows, demarcated only by a difference in timelines, ran complimentary to each other – each with its own set of promises to keep and ambitions to fulfill. For showrunner Vince Gilligan, however,Breaking BadandBetter Call Saulwere never separate entities but two halves of the same saga, and it took Bob Odenkirk four years to realize Gilligan’s true intention.
Better Call Saul‘s Inevitable Tribute toBreaking Bad
There exists a multitude of moments inBetter Call Saulthat stand out as fleeting echoes from the world ofBreaking Bad. The ripple effect that one series leaves in the other is a fun puzzle to solve for fans who love the shows. But as the lead of the spinoff series,Bob Odenkirkwas one of the first people to realize the depth of the connection that the two series had with each other.
Better Call Saulwas not simply superficially linked to its parent series,Breaking Bad. The two shows were integral to the other’s existence and it was only a matter of time before the events in one series would send aftershocks through the other, forever altering the lives of everyone in sight. Bob Odenkirk recalls one such inevitable moment of aftershock thatVince Gilligancleverly concealed within the spinoff series.
“I would have predicted an ending with more explosions”: Better Call Saul’s Anti-Climactic Ending Wasn’t What Bob Odenkirk Thought Would Happen
While promoting the final season of his series, Odenkirk recounted how the writers’ room ofBetter Call Saulmade it their business to filter through every echo of events fromBreaking Badand made sure to link the two series via every repercussion and loose end.
Bob Odenkirk Arrives a Little Late to the Party
WhenBetter Call Saulaired, Bob Odenkirk was not entirely aware of how or if Vince Gilligan would ever link the spinoff series to its parent show,Breaking Bad.By the time he found out the answer, Odenkirk was already four years into the series. It was only with the arrival of a villainous character that Odenkirk finally stumbled upon an epiphany.
In an interview withColliderahead of Season 6, the actor revealed:
I knew they were trying to do that. Of course, we didn’t meet Lalo for four years. I think when Lalo came around, I started to sense that they were going to deliver on all the intimations and suggestions that existed inBreaking Badthat you could pick up on, and even the ones that were just an accident. […] We have a lot of women writers. We have a predominantly female staff. They find every little loose end and make it matter.
The legacy left behind byBryan Cranstonduring his run as Walter White colored every moment ofBetter Call Sauland Bob Odenkirk was right to hone his arc in light of the events of the original series.
“It all kind of came together in this episode”: 1 Better Call Saul Episode Was Created Just to Fulfill Vince Gilligan’s ‘Long Term Fantasy’ of Connecting it to Breaking Bad
WhenBetter Call Saulended, it signified the end of an era. In 2007-08, shows likeMad MenandBreaking Badlaunched the golden age of television. When the curtains fell on Bob Odenkirk’s series, that age came to a subtle close as the era of streaming viciously took over the realm of entertainment, marring the arena with weekly ratings, one-season cancellations, and tax write-offs.
Better Call Saulis streaming on Netflix.
Diya Majumdar
Senior Writer
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Diya Majumdar is a Senior Content Writer at FandomWire with over 2000 published articles on the website. Since 2022, she has been working as an entertainment journalist with a special focus on films and pop culture.Among the countless genres and themes of Hollywood, the ones that particularly favor Diya’s tastes include Game of Thrones, DC, and well-aged thrillers and classics.
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