Sage-Tips

What did the kids do in the first episode of Better Call Saul?

In May 2002, Jimmy McGill is a down-on-his-luck Albuquerque public defender representing three teenagers charged with breaking into a funeral home and performing a sex act on a severed human head.

Is the first episode of Better Call Saul after breaking bad?

Notably, each season’s opening episode has started with a black and white flash-forward to a period in the years after the finale of Breaking Bad where Saul has been relocated to Omaha, Nebraska, as “Gene”, a manager of a Cinnabon store, remaining paranoid about anyone discovering his past identity.

In what order should I watch Better call Saul?

If you see the timeline, the events of better call Saul happen first, followed by that of breaking bad and then El Camino which acts as a direct sequel to breaking bad. Watching Better call Saul first, won’t cause any trouble.

Why is the series named Better call Saul?

The title of this show is named after the title of Breaking Bad: Better Call Saul (2009) (as well as being the tagline for his TV commercials), where Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) made his first appearance in the show.

What happened to Rebecca McGill?

McGill is coming off a 15-year stint at NBC. She joined the network in 2006 as Manager of Daytime Programming and soon moved to the current department as Director of Current Programming.

How many seasons of better call Saul are there?

5
Better Call Saul/Number of seasons

What was Saul Goodman’s real name?

James Morgan McGill

Saul Goodman
Portrayed by	Bob Odenkirk Blake Bertrand, Cole Whitaker (childhood flashbacks)
Voiced by	Bob Odenkirk (Ethics Training with Kim Wexler)
In-universe information
Full name	James Morgan McGill

Who was Saul Goodman based on?

Ron Bell
Saul Goodman was inspired by an actual attorney named Ron Bell, whose advertisements are plastered all over Albuquerque’s bus stations and television networks. (Watch Ron Bell’s actual infomercial next to Saul’s fictional one, below.)