Better Call Saul is almost at its conclusion, but for the stars of the Breaking Bad prequel, the end actually brings a new beginning of sorts and some low-key truths.
19.07.2022 - 05:55 / deadline.com
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of tonight’s “Fun and Games” episode of the final season of Better Call Saul.
“You asked if you were bad for me,” Rhea Seehorn’s Kim Wexler says to Bob Odenkirk’s Saul Goodman in tonight’s fifth to last episode of AMC’s Better Call Saul. “That’s not it,” the recently Emmy-nominated actress adds. “We are bad for each other.”
Full of anything but fun and games, the Michael Morris directed and Ann Cherkis penned “Fun and Games” episode took Wexler and Goodman’s relationship seemingly over a cliff, as well as calcified others like Jonathan Banks’ heavy Mike Ehrmantraut and Giancarlo Esposito’s drug lord Gus Fring. Still, regardless of where things go next with Saul Goodman now apparently in full sleezeball lawyer flight, and the advance towards Breaking Bad, it was that closing soliloquy by Seehorn’s Wexler that will largely define this turn on the BCS highway. Absent from the Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul-led series, Wexler’s fate appears determined and the question of how Saul Goodman was truly born answered – at least for now.
With the August 15 series finale fast approaching and those long, long awaited BCS appearances by Emmy winners Cranston and Paul looming, Seehorn and series co-creator Peter Gould spoke with me about the serious implications of “Fun and Games,” who is truly bad for whom, and what’s really next. Also, the duo offered their own perspectives on the wild BCS ride and Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul’s upcoming stint on the show.
DEADLINE: So, have we seen the last of Kim Wexler?
RHEA SEEHORN: You will have to wait and see.
DEADLINE: Peter?
PETER GOULD: (LAUGHS) Well, that remains to be seen. I mean it certainly looks like the two of them have broken up. Is it the last
Better Call Saul is almost at its conclusion, but for the stars of the Breaking Bad prequel, the end actually brings a new beginning of sorts and some low-key truths.
www.propstore.com/bettercallsaul. If you register for the auction, you are also entered to win one of two “Better Call Saul” gift packs.Chuck Costas, VP of Business Development & Marketing for Propstore said, “For six seasons now, we’ve watched the evolution of ‘Slippin’ Jimmy’ McGill into the smooth-talking cartel lawyer that we first met on ‘Breaking Bad,’ Saul Goodman. It’s been an incredible story that’s been intertwined with fan-favorites like Gus Fring, Hector Salamanca, and Mike Ehrmantraut and the series has also introduced us to new amazing characters like Kim Wexler, Chuck McGill, Howard Hamlin, Nacho Varga, and Lalo Salamanca.
Better Call Saul writer and director Thomas Schnauz has addressed the decision to not de-age Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston for their recent cameos.After the two actors were confirmed to appear in the Breaking Bad spin-off’s final season earlier this year, Jesse Pinkman (Paul) and Walter White (Cranston) finally made their debut during a flashback sequence in the latest episode, aptly titled Breaking Bad.While the cameos were positively received by many fans, it prompted some discussion around the decision to not use digital de-aging technology on the characters to match their younger appearance in Breaking Bad.It’s been a common complaint throughout Better Call Saul, which serves as a prequel but hasn’t noticeably de-aged any of the characters throughout six seasons.Speaking to Variety about the issue, Schnauz said: “There’s only so much you can do before it starts looking ridiculous. We don’t do a ton of de-aging on the show.
Ethan Shanfeld SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the 11th episode of “Better Call Saul” Season 6, titled “Breaking Bad.”When set decorator Ashley Marsh found out “Better Call Saul” was going to revive the iconic RV from “Breaking Bad,” she was psyched. And luckily, the original “Krystal Ship” had been kept safely stored at the Sony lot.
showed up, reprising their “Breaking Bad” characters. But according to “Saul” star Bob Odenkirk, there’s still more of them to come.Granted, fans were already hopeful for as much after the episode, considering it left the door pretty clearly open for future returns.
Spoiler Alert: The following article contains plot details for third to last episode of AMC’s “Better Call Saul”After several confirmations from both creators and stars in recent months, and years of eager anticipation from fans, “Better Call Saul” finally welcomed Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) into the fold. Monday’s episode of the AMC drama opened with the same storyline from the Season 2 episode of “Breaking Bad” that first introduced Bob Odenkirk’s Saul Goodman. But this time around, we experienced this first fateful introduction from Saul’s perspective rather than Walt and Jesse’s.
Ethan Shanfeld SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the 11th episode of “Better Call Saul” Season 6, titled “Breaking Bad.”“Better Call Saul” fans have waited over seven years for the Bob Odenkirk-led series to intersect with the world of Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul). This week’s episode of the spinoff, aptly titled “Breaking Bad,” provided viewers with all that and more.The episode goes back and forth between the black-and-white timeline, which features Saul’s post-“Breaking Bad” persona Gene Takovic in Omaha, and the world of Saul Goodman within “Breaking Bad” Season 2.
Jordan Moreau SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the 11th episode of “Better Call Saul” Season 6, titled “Breaking Bad.”After their “Better Call Saul” cameos were teased by the show’s co-creator Peter Gould before the start of the sixth and final season, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul were finally back as Walter White and Jesse Pinkman Monday night.The two Emmy winners reprised their roles for the first time on the “Breaking Bad” prequel, just a few years after they shared the screen briefly in “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.” After fans theorized about when Walt and Jesse would show up, they were introduced during a flashback to “Breaking Bad” Season 2 Episode 8, an episode titled “Better Call Saul,” which introduced Bob Odenkirk’s character. That 2009 episode of “Breaking Bad” was also the first time we heard the names of the characters Lalo and Ignacio, but at the time they were just throwaway lines from Saul and never addressed again.
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of tonight’s Better Call Saul‘s “Breaking Bad” episode. Let’s just say, the title is a bit of a giveaway.
Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston hang out with some mascots on the field ahead of a charity baseball game in Albuquerque, New Mexico over the weekend.
Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul attend an unveiling of statues dedicated to their Breaking Bad characters Walter White and Jesse Pinkman at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Friday (July 29) in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
They were drug dealers. Murderers. Disloyal criminals breaking almost every law imaginable.
Better Call Saul’s next episode is titled Breaking Bad, leading to speculation that Walter White and Jesse Pinkman could make their long-awaited appearance.Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul confirmed in April this year that they’ll be reprising their Breaking Bad roles in the spin-off’s final sixth season. With only three episodes left, however, the window is narrowing on when Walter and Jesse will actually appear.The next episode’s title appeared on Canadian TV listings site TVPassport.
Jim O’Heir is a Cinnabon fan — since his “Better Call Saul” guest-starring role required him to scarf down scads of the mega-sugary cinnamon rolls.“They brought in 100 fresh [Cinnabons] each day,” O’Heir told The Post. “One day, after one of the takes, I went to my little break area and a medic comes up and says, ‘Hi, Jim, I’m going to check to make sure your blood-sugar levels aren’t getting out of hand.’ I did end up eating a lot of them … it was so important to the storyline that the director [Michelle MacLaren] got on the phone with me before I flew to Albuquerque [to shoot the episode] to talk about it.
Broadway box office held steady last week, with most productions keeping pace, for better or worse, with their recent trends. In all, the 25 shows took in a total $29,531,601 for the week ending July 24, up about 2% from the previous week.
confirmed that Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will reprise their roles from “Breaking Bad” in the prequel’s final season. Now, with just three episodes to go and fans still waiting for Walter White and Jesse Pinkman to show up, Cranston has explained just how tightly under wraps their looming appearances were kept. Guesting on CBS’ “The Talk” Monday morning, the Emmy winner detailed how he and Paul filmed their upcoming scenes in secret.
EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Rhea Seehorn in all areas.