Questions tagged [better-call-saul]
For questions about Better Call Saul, a prequel to Breaking Bad focusing on the rise of Saul Goodman, criminal attorney.
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Why does Mike call Jimmy "Saul"?
In Breaking Bad, Mike clearly calls Jimmy by his alternate name "Saul" multiple times. In Better Call Saul, we see that their paths are crossed quite considerably before Jimmy even starts using his ...
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Why weren't the cast of Better Call Saul aged down?
Technically, everyone in Better Call Saul is supposed to look younger than they do in Breaking Bad. But everyone is older and wrinklier. It doesn't seem like they've focused on making up their ...
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Does the first scene in Better Call Saul take place after Breaking Bad
In the first scene from the first episode of 'Better Call Saul', we see Saul, working at some food joint and watching his own videos at home. All this is shown in black & white. After which the ...
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Does it make sense to watch Better Call Saul before Breaking Bad?
For someone who hasn't seen either of the two shows, in order to get the most clear and continuous plot experience, does it make sense to watch Better Call Saul before Breaking Bad?
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Who is the second Hamlin in Hamlin, Hamlin and McGill?
In Better Call Saul, the prequel of Breaking Bad, a successful Albuquerque lawyer firm called Hamlin, Hamlin and McGill is named after:
Howard Hamlin
Charles McGill
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What did Mike write in Tina's birthday card
In the first episode of the 4th season of Better Call Saul, Mike is asked to sign a birthday card for Tina, what did Mike write to her? I can't understand the writing.
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Did Lalo do this to the innocent couple in S6E01?
In S06E01, we see Lalo going to a couple's home after the events of last season.
It seems the couple knows Lalo and offered him coffee and talks with him about how he helped the family. And then we ...
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What is the significance of the scene where Gus had a long conversation with a man at a bar in S06E09?
In Better Call Saul S06E09, titled "Fun and Games", there was a scene where Gus orders wine at a bar, and has a conversation with one of the bar's staff (who seems to be the manager) — a man ...
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Why does Chuck McGill end the season like this?
At the end of the Season 3 of Better Call Saul, Chuck McGill ends (I think) with a full win situation and obtains everything he wants:
He manages to extort a huge severance payout ($3 million) from ...
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Does Better Call Saul contain Breaking Bad spoilers?
I'm one of those people who has a Breaking Bad box set they've not yet got around to watching... although I intend to soon.
Somehow, I've managed to avoid all Breaking Bad spoilers beyond "the ...
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Why does Better Call Saul show future events in black and white?
Throughout Better Call Saul Season 6, all future events (after the main storyline of Breaking Bad ends and Saul lives a low-profile life in exile) are shown in black and white.
Normally, events ...
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Why was Jimmy so condescending (S4 EP2)
In the episode Breathe, Jimmy goes on a job interview for a sales position in a copier/printer store. He did a spectacular job at selling himself and ends up being offered the position on the spot.
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What is the meaning of the "Do not turn off" label on the switch in Jimmy's office?
In S2E1 "Switch" Jimmy moves into a new office and his attention is brought to a sign "Do not turn off" taped over a switch on the wall. He looks at it and decides to flip it anyways. What is the ...
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What is the naming pattern in Better Call Saul?
Better Call Saul's episodes feel like they have a pattern in their naming convention to me, but I can't quite figure it out and I haven't been able to find any articles on it.
Uno
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Nacho
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What is the image of at the beginning of Better Call Saul's next-to-last episode?
In the opening credits of the final episodes of Better Call Saul's final season, the usual title and grainy images of ash trays and foot massagers and matchbooks in urinals are increasingly ...
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Why does Chuck ask people that enter his house if they have 'grounded themselves'?
On the show Better Call Saul, when someone enters Chuck's house, he asks
Ground yourself?
By which he means to leave watches, mobile phones et cetera outside of the house.
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Origin of Saul Goodman's Name
In season one of Better Call Saul, we hear James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill, Esq. say "'s all good, man" to another person as a joke. While this seems to be the origin, is it ever hinted at on Breaking Bad ...
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Is Chuck McGill mentioned at all in Breaking Bad?
Is Chuck McGill, brother of Jimmy McGill (aka Saul Goodman), mentioned at all in Breaking Bad?
Chuck is an important figure in the life of Jimmy McGill in the first season of Better Call Saul, but I ...
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What is the significance of Lyle cleaning the fryer in Better Call Saul S5E4?
Close to the end of episode S5E4 of Better Call Saul Lyle, an assistant manager, is closing the restaurant after a shift and saying bye to the workers of Los Pollos Hermanos. One of them mentions that ...
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Why do Mike and Tuco have the same boxing charm?
At the beginning of Better Call Saul S2E04, we see Mike sitting on his couch admiring some kind of boxing gloves charm.
And then, later in the episode when Mike confronts Tuco Salmanca, Tuco is shown ...
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What does this code mean in the finale of Better Call Saul?
In the finale of Better Call Saul, Saul/Gene/McGill is hiding in a dumpster; he finds a piece of paper from a bandage and it reads:
Hoover Max Extract Pressure-Pro, model sixty
As soon as he ...
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Why did Jimmy and Kim undermine Howard in such a way?
From Better Call Saul, season 6, Ep 7, Jimmy and Kim have unfolded their multi-step plan that is dedicated to undermine Howard in front of his colleagues, clients alike.
Throughout this TV series, ...
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Why does Gus want the cartel to find Nacho?
In Better Call Saul S06E01 ("Wine and Roses"), Gus arranges a motel for Nacho to hide and orders him to stay put. In S06E02 ("Stick and Carrot"),
thus leading them to his location....
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Do I need to have watched Better Call Saul before El Camino?
Is there any plot structure in Better Call Saul that is vital -- or even just highly recommended -- to comprehension of El Camino, or is just a good working knowledge of Breaking Bad good enough?
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What is the significance of Jimmy's restaurant scenes in Better Call Saul?
In S01E01 in a starting scene, we see Jimmy working in a restaurant. We see similar scenes at the start of many episodes.
How did Jimmy end up working there? and What is the significance of those ...
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Why has AMC stopped censoring the use of the f-word as seen this season in Better Call Saul?
Better Call Saul has had 2 non-bleeped uses of the f-word this season that I've noticed. In the past, AMC shows have typically bleeped these words from the episode and the word was non-bleeped on the ...
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Why didn't Jimmy get the permission to air his commercial?
In s02e03 of Better Call Saul Jimmy makes a commercial to reach the residents at Sandpiper Crossing.
He airs it without asking his boss for permission to do so which gets him into trouble.
Why didn'...
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Is Jimmy's trial realistic in Better Call Saul? [closed]
I've just watched early episodes of Better Call Saul's latest season. From a French guy's point of view, Jimmy's trial seems a bit ridiculous. To me, regarding what trials look like in France, this ...
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Are the ice-cream scenes foreshadowing something?
In Better Call Saul S05E01, we see Saul Goodman drop his ice cream cone and go with Nacho Vargas. In S05E02, we see multiple scenes of that dropped ice cream, notable the starting one with ants ...
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Why would Gus get involved with Walt?
Spoiler for Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul (up to Season 6 Episode 11)
In Breaking Bad Season 2, Walt has produced a lot of Blue Meth in the desert together with Jesse. They get via Saul and Mike ...
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Why would Mike give the German engineers his real name?
Why would Mike give the German engineers his real name? When the head German engineer and Mike are talking in S4E7, the engineer tells him the meaning of 'Ehrmantraut' - This seems sloppy after all ...
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What happened to Charles' shares in HHM?
In the season 4 episode 2 of Better Call Saul, we heard that Charles has left his house to Rebecca. There were only a few letters and 5K dollars left to Jimmy. Most probably Jimmy was deprived of the ...
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How could you explain that Hank Schrader did know about altercation between Mike Ehrmantraut and Tuco?
In Breaking Bad season 2 episode 2, Hank lists criminal records of Tuco but does not tell about the altercation between Mike and Tuco on the season 2 of Better Call Saul.
How can this be possible?
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Homeland - possible "Better Call Saul" series reference
I've recently finished watching the fifth season of Homeland whose fifth episode is entitled Better Call Saul, which of course is Saul Berenson's first name, one of the main characters of the show ...
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What kind of revolver did Tuco have?
In the series Better Call Saul, in the second episode, where Tuco points a revolver at Saul, we can notice how unusually large the cylinder of the revolver looks.
What is its make? Is it a real ...
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What is the reason for using this sound effect for Gus Fring (season 4 episode 2)?
In "Better Call Saul", season 4, at the end of the episode 2 when Gus Fring pronounces the final sentence, his voice tone is made lower, the voice itself is made louder and some reverberations are ...
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How old is Mike's granddaughter?
Mike's granddaughter seems to be younger in Breaking Bad than she is in Better Call Saul. Is this just one of those things that gets changed in order to make the story line work?
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Jimmy telling Chuck he's a lawyer and Chuck getting "sick"
I was wondering what the timeline was from when Jimmy told Chuck he passed the bar and Chuck getting "sick" in Better Call Saul. Was Chuck's illness based on a necessity to occupy Jimmy's time, and ...
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Was Gus ready to have Walter White killed if he refused to cook after he shows him the lab for the first time?
I finished watching Better Call Saul. No spoilers -- but in light of the methods Gus employs to ensure the secrecy of the lab... can we retrospectively suggest that Gus would have had Walt killed if ...
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Is there a hidden meaning behind 'Smoke On The Water' in Better Call Saul?
I'm referring to the two times when Marco hums the song to himself whilst on a scam-mission, just before he's approached by Jimmy and their unsuspecting victim. The second time, he doesn't complete ...
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How did Kim Wexler know? (S06E02)
In Better Call Saul S06E02, Jimmy fails to bribe the Kettleman couple. Then Kim Wexler starts calling the IRS and is about to expose the Kettleman couple for tax fraud (Apparently a 'tax preparation ...
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Was this character from 'Better Call Saul' also in 'Breaking bad'?
In the latest episode of 'Better Call Saul', we saw Saul aka Jimmy saving that guy (obviously staged) hanging from that billboard. Among the crowd, I noticed this lady and I thought I had seen her in ...
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What was the meaning of Kim squeezing a ball under the table in the latest Better Call Saul opening
The opening sequence of the latest episode of Better Call Saul S4.E7 "Something Stupid" was really interesting. The whole opening shows a split screen montage with a song playing. The split screen ...
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How does Jimmy greet the women in the parlor?
What is the greeting Jimmy uses whenever he enters the parlor to enter his office in Better Call Saul?
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Why not have assassins kill Nacho at Lalo's house?
In Better Call Saul it is clear that Gus wants Nacho dead, dead before he can be forced to talk to the Salamancas. Why not simply have him killed when he opened the gate to Lalo's hacienda? The very ...
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Why the characters 'Walter White' and 'Jesse Pinkman' dropped from the spin-off 'Better Call Saul'?
Recently I came to know about the new TV show Better Call Saul, which is a spin-off from Breaking Bad. But to my disappointment, the characters Walter White and Jesse Pinkman were dropped from the ...
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Does Jimmy save Kim?
In the final episode of Better Call Saul (so, y'know, spoilers ahead, both inside and outside the spoiler blocks):
He seems to do this in order to
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Saul Goodman's Second Wife
In Breaking Bad season 3 episode "Green Light", Saul mentions: "I caught my second wife screwing my stepdad, okay? It's a cruel world, Walt."
In Better Call Saul, I have not seen ...
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Why doesn't James McGill join a different law firm?
In Better Call Saul S01E09, James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill comes up big by bringing a multi-million dollar case against Sandpiper Crossing to HHM and Jimmy wants to work on the case with his brother ...
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How old is James McGill?
In Breaking Bad, Saul looked like a man in his late 40s. I want to know - at the beginning of Better Call Saul, how old is James McGill?
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