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I am thinking of doing a Saul Goodman costume for Halloween, but I am on the fence about which suit would be the best. These are my top two choices.

I love everything about breaking bad. And I love everything about better call Saul, but I think what uplifts better call Saul for me to like it more down to a few reasons

1. is how it blows my mind how amazing they got everything from a prequel aspect, that strong characters such as chuck, nacho, KIM, LALO.
   Every one of the main cast is so strong and brings so much.
   To think they all exist in the same world as Walter white. It’s just insane to me how right they got it.
   tragic history is implemented before Walter even got there. It adds more weight to the ending of s4 where he technically kills Hector and gus, he ends the game that everyone’s a part of in better call Saul.

This is more so credit to the writing team and the actors for their performances. But when something is so good, everything works in its favour(hence why my title is a factor for me).

The moving parts in this show are just all amazing, multiple 10/10 storylines moving back and fourth at once (mikes storylines, nachos, jimmys) such great entertainment

1. Another reason for the title is because of Mikes story in BCS. We see him enter the game, and his whole story in that respect specifically is just amazing to watch when you have the hindsight of BrBa. I especially like his storyline with the bug implanted in his car, when he stays up all night to find the people and follows them on their route. IT just makes sense that the mike from breaking bad does that !

So cool seeing a grizzled old man become an insanely competent private investigator

1. Jimmy being the main character as opposed to Walter.
   The character of jimmy and the way bob odenkirk acts. He is able to play the emotional beats well and also the jazzy Saul Goodman act perfectly (his charismatic nature)

He is refreshing to see as a main character in this world compared Walter who was such a piece of shit it was hard to watch at times.
It’s much easier to root for Saul because it feels like the world is out to get him (chuck and Howard)- he obviously does fucked up things but not to the extremes as Walter. And so for a lot of the show you sympathise with him

1. Cinematography and cameras

This one is kind of unfair but breaking bad looks like a tv show of its times, which is beautiful and nostalgic, the cameras of the time make the look. i have no issue with that. But I think BCS just benefits from having higher quality technology. It gives the creatives better blocks to build with

I also think the cinematography is beautiful in BCS, it’s much more artistic in this show compared to breaking bad, I think the way they using lighting in the show is a major reason- the night scenes look magical to me.

( I love the wide shots this show sometimes does this shot , where there’s a single character by a big wall or in the middle of nowhere, and they really pop in the frame it’s a shot I love seeing whenever, ever- it feels very melancholy).

1. The concept of the show being a prequel that loops back round and gives you the continuation of jimmy’s story after breaking bad is so smart and a beautiful cherry on top. It’s like the whole show is feeding you the context for why jimmy does what he does in that courtroom at the end.

It’s like “we’re gonna show you Saul’s conclusion, but first we’re gonna show you why his conclusion is what it is”. As if his conclusion (with Kim walking into the courtroom is the reason for this shows inception)- like the conclusion was predetermined, and fans were gonna see her and be like “who the fuck is that” so they had to go make a whole show about why the moment is so significant 😂. THATS JUST A FUNNY WAY OF LOOKING AT IT

I’m not a Star Wars fan but i think it’s similar in how well the prequels fit the original like a glove it’s like the prequel was written before.

honourable mention (making lalo who he was from a throwaway line in breaking bad is so great)

CONCLUSION- both shows immaculate quality uplifts the others, and adds to the tragedy of the other

I wanna see if I’m not the only one😅
I’ve watched it about 4 times from beginning to end. Still love it. Still have to be paying attention to the little details. I still don’t get bored of it.

I hate to admit it but maybe he had a vision, although Jimmy was victim to a lot of things, he also lacked the backbone to simply decide to do the right thing instead of being dragged into it (like Kim convincing him to ruin Howard's life)

Years of not watching it and hearing all how it’s good, and damn even tho i’m so late to the party I can see why the two shows are widely popular til this day. But anyways here’s some random takeaways:

1. Mike is significantly more likeable in BCS than BB & I do enjoy watching him in the prequel. Like his dynamics with Nacho & with Jimmy along with his hatred of the Salamancas and working with Gus seemed more dynamic, meanwhile in BB he seemed too serious for me, maybe I need to rewatch
2. El Camino is the only one I watched multiple times bc it’s a movie & easier to digest. I didn’t like it at first but after rewatching it more I started liking it. Only complains are I wish they did a better job with Neil Kandy & Casey as villains as they seemed random. I also wish that we saw a little of how Jesse lived his new life, along with seeing how Skinny & Badger are doing in Alberqueque along with Brock (in its trailer Skinny is interrogated by the feds) . Skylar/Walt Jr as well, maybe in the flash forward scenes in BCS if they couldn’t be done in El Camino
3. Jimmy/Saul was definitely my favorite character in the whole universe from how relatable and likeable he is, but damn I still can’t believe he got himself caught, like how does one see the cops nearby so you run and make noise INSIDE the garbage can you’re in? Like making loud sounds will surely let you be hidden smh
4. I know Ed’s actor passed but I wish we had some way of having his character have closure, like maybe if Jimmy called his number in the trash and the line disconnects
5. Walt was unlikable but also you kind of did root for him in a way which is weird but bravo to the writers
6. I wish Todd, Uncle Jack & the gang had some screen time in BCS to get a little background on them
7. Marie is very unlikeable and I thought she had too much going on with her. Idk just not a fan of her as a character
8. It surprised me how Walt & Jimmy had similar things going on in their lives in the criminal world but their partners approached them in diff ways. Skylar wanted nothing to do with Walt while Kim was very supportive of Jimmy to my surprise & I was rooting for a bonnie & clyde dynamic tbh.
9. I feel bad for Kaylee the most seeing as Mikes money didn’t go to her & who knows how she and her mom will live their lives
10. Walt is a egotistical moron for leaving Gretchen & Elliot’s company and also refusing their aid to help his treatment
11. I sympathize with Skylar a lot but she’s not innocent like this sub claims she is, both her and Walt have their issues which annoyed me a lot but overall obviously Walt’s issues are far worse
12. No Francesca, K

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1. & Huell closure? Especially Huell since we don’t know what happened to him after Hank & Gomie left him in that house.

   Hell what happens with Kim after BCS?

I have many more thoughts but these were the ones that I randomly thought of on the spot

I love this scene so much, it feels like the "Say my name" of Better call Saul

Using Snapmaker U1 printer.

Reddit AI thinks this post is unrelated to Better Call Saul so I just want to type here that this is related to Better Call Saul.

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it was barely halfway down

This isn’t actually the stool in the episode. I just happen to own the same stool

i worked hard on this edit i hope everyone likes it :)

I'm loving BCS. Last week I finished Season 3 and clicked play on the next season without realising at the time that I'd just hit play on Season 5.

I admit, it felt a bit jarring, Jimmy immediately legally changing his name and I did a quick Google to ask why nobody ever really mentions Chuck's suicideand I read a bit about how Jimmy lives in constant denial and guilt over it, so I just assumed that was the director's way of communicating a "new beginning" and Jimmy's denial of what happened.

Anyway, yesterday I got to the second last episode of S5 and noticed the season I was watching. I thought shit, that went quick, let me re-read some of the episode summaries since Chuck's deathto make sure I didn't miss any and realised I missed the ENTIRE FOURTH SEASON because I didn't have it loaded in Jellyfin, and I barely noticed.

Now I don't know whether to watch the last episode of S5 or go back and watch all of S4 first. Any suggestions?

I'm rewatching the show for the third or fourth time, and I’ve noticed something I already knew but hadn’t given enough weight to until now. The exact moment Jimmy begins doing bad things (and I mean truly bad things, not just taking bribes or scamming that sweet abuelita) along with his complete relapse into the life of crime he had left behind, occurs precisely when Chuck tells him: "You’re not a real lawyer." That is what finally breaks Jimmy, because all the effort he put into studying in secret and trying to be a better person was, in reality, driven by a desire to make Chuck proud of him—it wasn't even for Kim's if we’re talking about the people he cared abt,

Only Chuck had the power to shape Jimmy into a better or worse person than he already was.

Personally i think he got a pretty "happy ending" taking into consideration how the other characters ended but those last scenes will always break me.

Was it necessary to destroy the ladies' friendships?

🤔

They both have to play around each other pretending they both want him alive while also doing things to want him dead without letting each other know they want him dead.

BB Plot armor makes sure Gus is "ahead of the game", but even then they made sure to do what both needed to be done with elegance.

Great writing. Fuck they were on their game with this show.

As I recall, the original premise of BCS was *just* the part where Saul engages in chicanery to get his clients off. Kinda like what they did for Huel. There wouldn't have been an overarching story, no Mike, no Lalo, etc. And it would have been a 30 minute show rather than an hour.

Anyway, I still think that would be an interesting premise for a tv show. Now that Saul is out of prison (presidential pardon from Trump) what would be some good storylines for a hypothetical BCS2 with the original premise?

Yeah,he was kind of a fighter. He did took some wrong decisions, I mean, every coin has two sides. But still he didn't deserved to die at all. Well, either ways, a tribute to howard Hamlin, a fine and charismatic man.