Better Call Saul - Prequel to Breaking Bad

[SpeckledJim]

MadmanO/T People said:

SpeckledJim said:

vxr8mate said:

Anyone know how long after the end of BB the black and white stuff is?

Don't know.

Originally I thought 'Gene' was in witness protection, but when he was so scared in the hospital when his social security number wasn't recognised, I now think he's on the run using a stolen or invented identity.

Someone in the formal witness protection programme would have a gold-plated social security number and 'genuine' verifiable identity, so wouldn't be worried about that sort of hiccup like 'Gene' was.

He thought his scam had been found.

It was near the end of Breaking Bad when Saul had to use his contact for making people "disappear" to disappear himself. In BB, is was established that "Gene"s" Nebraska driving licence is a forgery. Also, I suspect he's using a stolen Social Security Number in order to work and pay taxes, in much the same way that illegal immigrants working in the United States do.

As for the timeline, we seem to be caching up with "Gene" at least a few years after the events in BB. Gene is visibly older, with thinning hair and he moves about like an older man typically does. Despite time moving on, he takes great pains to avoid contact with the police and keeps a very low profile. When leaving the hospital in the taxi, Jimmy/Saul/Gene notices the Albuquerque Isotopes (Albuquerque's Minor League Baseball team) air freshener hanging from the taxi's rear-view mirror. Fearing the taxi driver may be from Albuquerque and that the driver may possibly recognise Saul from his many TV adverts there, Jimmy/Saul/Gene asks the driver to stop and quickly walks away from the cab, looking over his shoulder the whole time. He is clearly still a man on the run.

[ashleyman]

I finally got to watch episode 1 of season 4.

It was a bit slow but the Mike scenes were awesome. I assumed he was doing his ‘job’ when he went there as well as scoping out to see if the front was legit.

I have a feeling this season is going to be a great watch!

[RemyMartin81D]

TheGuru said:

MadmanO/T People said:

It was near the end of Breaking Bad when Saul had to use his contact for making people "disappear" to disappear himself.

He also makes reference to running a Cinnabon in Breaking Bad

Having just re watched it, I did lol when he said about his future he'll probably be in a new identity and he can aim to be a manager in cinnabon. I love the tiny details like that.

[BOBTEE]

Small point... They've made a big deal about Jimmy feeding his fish. The fish was shown in the latest episode but it didn't get fed. I might be over thinking this!

[anonymous-user]

photocopy 5 dollars lol

[Rick101]

Superb ending. Loved it.

[Rawwr]

That ending was a bit Bricktop but I loved the job interview

[siovey]

Now I'm fully up to date with this I can read the thread! Great show. Love the 'world' so have started to watch BB over again ,as it's been a few years, while waiting for new episodes here

[anonymous-user]

Such a shame they killed Mike at the end of BB , he would have made a superb character for a spin-off series in the post-Gus/Heisenberg world they'd created, he really was one of the best and most interesting and likeable characters in the entire franchise.

[hyphen]

BOBTEE said:

Small point... They've made a big deal about Jimmy feeding his fish. The fish was shown in the latest episode but it didn't get fed. I might be over thinking this!

Can we have pics like this one next time??

[Nimby]

BOBTEE said:

Small point... They've made a big deal about Jimmy feeding his fish. The fish was shown in the latest episode but it didn't get fed. I might be over thinking this!

Goldfish link explained today. Also another familiar BB character debuts.

There was some limpressive photography in the opening scenes. How do they get the depth of field to focus on an object inches from the camera and mountains miles away?

[Jonesy23]

Nimby said:

There was some limpressive photography in the opening scenes. How do they get the depth of field to focus on an object inches from the camera and mountains miles away?

Last time they did something like that it was as a composite of two shots.

[Ructions]

Jonesy23 said:

Nimby said:

There was some limpressive photography in the opening scenes. How do they get the depth of field to focus on an object inches from the camera and mountains miles away?

Last time they did something like that it was as a composite of two shots.

I guess that was the highlight of this particular episode, or was it just me?

Edited by Ructions on Wednesday 22 August 17:35

[e30m3Mark]

Enjoyed yesterdays new episode, although this series does feel as though it's a slow burner compared to previous.

[youngsyr]

e30m3Mark said:

Enjoyed yesterdays new episode, although this series does feel as though it's a slow burner compared to previous.

Agreed, it does feel like a slow burner, but I suspect that's because we've been waiting for Jimmy's transformation into Saul for 3.5 seasons now and it still feels some way off!

Nacho and Mike's stories are moving on at pace, but for some reason that doesn't feel satisfying enough for me.

[boxst]

I'm enjoying the series, but am feeling that the stories are not intertwined enough even more so than previously.

[NBTBRV8]

Can somebody remind me what happened to Nacho in Breaking Bad? Or wasn't he in it?

[Mandat]

I had a feeling of deja vu during the scenes where Jimmy is working at CC Mobile.

I think that CC Mobile may have featured in BB but I don't remember exactly.

Does anyone know?

[SpeckledJim]

NBTBRV8 said:

Can somebody remind me what happened to Nacho in Breaking Bad? Or wasn't he in it?

I don't think he was in it? For a while I thought he was, but I was thinking of Tuco.

[Phil Dicky]

SpeckledJim said:

NBTBRV8 said:

Can somebody remind me what happened to Nacho in Breaking Bad? Or wasn't he in it?

I don't think he was in it? For a while I thought he was, but I was thinking of Tuco.

I was thinking just the same confusing Nacho with Tuco.