I guess since we all know the end result of BCS they can get away with being less focused and telling the story more loosely.
"Better Call Saul" Premiere This Sunday!
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Looks like next week might be another Mike-centric episode.
Looks like next week might be another Mike-centric episode.
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I don't think we know the end of BCS. Vince Gilligan has said the BCS timeline is pre, present, and post Breaking Bad. I'm pretty sure the show doesn't end with Saul in Omaha.
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I think the opening scene of BCS with Saul at the Cinnabon takes place either while Walt is still hiding in New Hampshire or possibly just before Walt kills all the neo-Nazis and dies on the floor of Todd's meth lab. Saul went into hiding out of fear for his life, Huell was missing and he thought he was next. When Saul finds out Walt is dead along with the neo-Nazis he will no longer fear for his life and will return to Albequerque and deal with whatever legal issues remain. He will also return to provide some assistance to Brock, Andrea's son, for whom he helped pay rent and living expenses. Where it goes from there, who knows? Of course, this is all just speculation, but I don't think we can say with any assurance exactly how or during what timeframe BCS will end.
Yeah true detective's definitely in my top #5.
It was after Walt died. He looked to have gained weight and lost a lot of hair.
Jonah
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A few months working at Cinnabon could dough up anybody's waistline. Good point on the hair though, it does seem like that is meant to show some passage of time, possibly years. Still, my speculations on a return to Albuquerque aside, I don't think there's any reason to assume Omaha has to be the end of the road for Saul. Maybe that's just wishful thinking though, hoping for some kind of redemption for him.
spycam1
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I was under the impression that Saul went into hiding because the police would come after him, too, for helping one of the biggest drug kingpins in the world run his business?
But yeah, we definitely don't know the definitive ending for BCS. We do know a basic idea of where the prequel part of the timeline ends up, but we don't know the how or why, which is where the basic intrigue of the show derives.
Going to say lose case to HHM. The scene where his brother doesn't give him a job is kind of foreshadowing. Chuck is 1/3 of the company and probably could have given Jimmy the job if he wanted to. Chuck makes it seem like Hamlin is the one that says no, but in reality it was probably Chuck. Jimmy is going to realize this when he loses the case and that is what makes him change his name, because he doesn't want to share his name with his brother anymore.
It seems like there are only two things keeping Jimmy on the more noble path: the need to impress Chuck and the need to impress Kim. When those things leave he will become Saul Goodman.