Soon after, Saul approaches Walt again to become his official attorney in his growing meth business.
The spinoff largely portrays him as Jimmy before he starts using the name Saul Goodman professionally.
Saul/Jimmy’s story was perhaps always meant to be told given how it is alluded to inBreaking Bad.
This episode aired in 2009, whileBetter Call Sauldebuted in 2015, six years later.
Saul realizes his mistake due to Walt’s recognizable coughing.
Before that,Saul says: “It wasn’t me, it was Ignacio.
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He’s the one!
[…] Lalo didn’t send you?
The spinoff also reveals that both Lalo and Nacho are dead years before this scene takes place.
Better Call Saul follows small-time lawyer Jimmy McGill as he navigates the legal world to make ends meet. The series, set six years before his encounter with Walter White, chronicles Jimmy’s evolution into Saul Goodman, with notable interactions alongside fixer Mike Ehrmantraut.
His love interest Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) is the only one who was made a major character.
However, these throwaway moments that were turned into legitimate storylines all reinforce the connection between the two shows.
What happens and what does it mean for the Breaking Bad spinoff?
Breaking Bad, created by Vince Gilligan, follows a chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin named Walter White (Bryan Cranston) as he attempts to provide for his family following a fatal diagnosis. With nothing left to fear, White ascends to power in the world of drugs and crime, transforming the simple family man into someone known only as Heisenberg.
