Top 10 Hidden References to Breaking Bad in Better Call Saul 

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Belize.

Hello, Phoebe

I've got a reference the whole tv show

Saul is in Nebraska... not Omaha. S5:15. Saul asks Vacuum guy, "what's in Nebraska?" He says: " from now on, you." So I highly doubt he drives across state to work at a Cinnabun.

Yeah because he's been through these shits

Desert scene in bcs!

Fr man, I rewatched breaking bad and I was like this makes so much sense

Coz he's seen Worse

good times lmao

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Cant believe they missed that

Really? Props on the writers giving Jimmy/Saul a deep backstory prepping up for a potential show then.

ReiMourr Power The Ignacio and Lalo line was just a throwaway line to make Saul look more crooked, it wasn’t meant to be a backstory for a potential future show.

@@bruceturnbull4219 if i remember the correctly, the writers of the Better Call Saul had people constantly rewatch Breaking Bad so they wouldn't fall into any plot holes, so its not surprising that they're making characters out of obscure names

He wanted Jesse to invest in it not Walt.

Thats obvious not hidden

@@arandomboi7611 He said to Jessie I was going to let Walt have this but he's too busy so you're the lucky winner.

It’s not the same spa, they look completely different

They're two different places, and he was trying to get Jesse to invest, not Walt.

especially the recent episode where Kim basically "wins" Emmys for me

Best proposal ever

Yeah I've rewatched every episode at least twice. The newest episode was the best in the season

The 5th season is amazing. Cant wait for the next episode to come out.

Haha 99 so what happened to Kim ? Did she end up divorcing Saul

there was also a triantula in the recent episode with Mike and Saul in the desert

That’s not true actually. The tarantula from Breaking Bad actually died almost 2 years later after the show ended. Vince was actually able to contact one of the tarantulas son, who looked almost identical to his dad, and they were able to cast him for El Camino to continue the role his father played.

And in one of the episode intros

Charles Wilkins The characters say it the right way so I don’t know how they still managed to make it sound butchered lol

@@summarizerrain5028 Because they didn't watch the show lol

It's like, can't they have someone who actually watched the show (and probably compiled the list) in the recording booth to correct mistakes like these? Not that I expect any integrity from a watchmojo top 10 list but it makes it feel so much more disingenuous...

"IgNaysheo" she pronounces it like it's a pokemon.

Charles Wilkins Thank you! She butchers the name “Ignacio” and then still somehow magically nails “Zafiro Añejo Tequila.” Makes absolutely no sense.

And S5, S6, S7 as well

Him and Peter Gould, Vince had almost nothing to do with bcs it was all Peter. He said that he only helped here and there when he was needed.

Lmaoo facts

@@mike353 He didn't say that. He said it was Peter's idea. And that yes, he is more responsible for this series, but he didnt say that he was just helping. They write together

Well that bank in BB is called Mesa Credit Union. But... if recent events in Better Call Saul cause Mesa Verde to require a rebranding, they could change their name to Mesa Credit Union.

@@fredwardandthebear3192 in BB when Walter takes all his savings and gives it to Jesse you see a Mesa sign. This is in color green (verde) in Spanish... What you say I also thought about

Awesome.

@@ModernClixMat You just predicted several episodes worth of Mesa Verde changes, probably right too.

Matias Borda Well spotted, Holmes!!! Er - I mean Homes!!! 🔎

Ironic considering your profile picture

@@YourFriendDevin Same universe my friend :)

I liked him more in The Wire

And gould

Very grim universe may I add

Wendy's opening montage was definitely number 1 for me

All of your suggestions are right. But I think the pink teddy bear intros combined are also cool. Especialy with this "737 down over abq" easter egg.

@@mistaknista3933 how convenient

The flashback to the two twins when they were kids with Hector was a favorite of mine

The four episodes cold opening in season two 737, Down, Over, ABQ.

How did I not put this together, I’m a massive fan of the Blue Meth Saga!? Wow dude… you just blew my mind! So that basically means season 6 should pick up a month or so before Walt meets Saul.

Wow my hype just blow up. I can't wait to this final season, it will be amazing!!

I'm not quite sure this is true. If you see the official Breaking Bad timeline the episode where Hank and Gomez appear in BCS is set in 2004, while the scene you're talking about from the Breaking Bad "Pilot" is set in 2008. We still have a few years to go.

@@linkinparkkiro no. they mentioned in BCS season 5 that tuco get out of jail in eleven months. in the first season of BB, they mention that tuco had jsut gotten out of jail.

@@mrfahrenheit677 Watch 6x01 just before Saul enters the Kettlemans office you will see that they print a receipt with a date from May 2004. You can also follow the official BCS timeline wiki.

its like she never watched the show and was just given a script for the video

Thank you...

Matt To be completely fair more than likely they recorded this in the editor added the clips afterwards. It happens in these type of RU-vid channels more than you think.

@@Faceplay2 thats what I was thinking. Even still though, you should know about the show you're making a video on

The narrator has probably not watched the series but was just given a script.

No

Maybe he already has

Don't you mean *in* better call Saul?

"Wait a minute... You are *not* Bob Odenkirk!"

What are you talking about, Jimmy is played by Kevin Costner, I think you meant for a Bob Odenkirk cameo

Driver Nephi its not a theory it directly links with it

@@brettsharpe7305 Do you have any solid proof for that claim?

@@brettsharpe7305 I highly doubt that, this is just wishful thinking from breaking bad fans. Better Call Saul is in its own unconnected universe.

here we go with the tinfoil hat

Can’t tel if you’re sarcastic

Can You elaborate?

Bartek Kubica in breaking bad, Saul says ‘Lalo didn’t send you?’

-ignaisheo

Wait so does this mean Lalo is still alive during breaking bad? But we never see him?

@@bartekkubicaku-bitsa9802 "Show me"

Kim is super fine

Dave Clark five fan I guess

Voice overs are often recorded at a different time than the editing process

@@williamfrank83 Yeah, but a little attention to detail doesn't hurt. Plus there are like 30 people left in the world who haven't seen both shows... No one should have trouble pronouncing Ignacio, Tranquila, Salamanca, or any of the other names that turn up more than once.

This has nothing to do with the video

Hank did my nut in. Played his character well though

Yes! And his orange shirt

You realize what this connection indicates? Kim truly IS pulling Saul's strings in BB!

@@seanbohan9491 or maybe she will die?!

I mean if you dont watch the show you would naturally pronounce it ig nay shee oh

Don’t even think Vince Gillian would give a fuck how she pronounces it.

Right

@@shenukajay8171 Your point is non-existent, because clearly everyone here, the announcer included, watches the show. Additionally, I would say it the way in which I'm correcting her, even if I weren't familiar with the show. Furthermore, Saul clearly says it correctly, yet she still insists on saying it incorrectly. This strikes a nerve in me, because it's typical of only-English-speaking Americans to pronounce things however they wish. Names don't change just because you either can't or won't bother to try to say them correctly. It's interesting, because this same chick, in another video, literally lapses into French when pronouncing Marion Cotillard's name.

@@Mr.BeastFacts That's not the point, is it? I bet, however, if she were pronouning "Saul" as "Sah-ool" or "Sowl", you and many others, including myself, would be ALL OVER this comment section, up in arms, correcting her.

I think it's probably the same location or nearby. Remember the forest.

I think the dialogue is similar...

@@nikhilpatil9337 - how is "I found your dumb ass clients"...and "You're welcome" similar? Or did WatchMojo just do a crappy editing job?

@@pedrosincasa - That's the only thing I could come up with. But if so, that's a terrible Easter egg to include.

​@@endorphinzz hello, it's part of the honorable mentions before revealing the final easter egg. The final easter egg for them is the reference about the story of Kevin Costner. I think I would have to watch the serie again to think if mojo did or not a good job.

bisnatch!

Lmao

Thank you. I didn’t catch that one.

@@anapaulaborba126 Gilligan has asked viewers to specifically keep an eye out for that cap in the final season....

Exactly

I believe this video came out before the season 5 launch

@@jerryvarghese581 and it appeared in the very beginning in the first episode of the last season.

"Street Life!..." 🎶🎵

And Jesse buy 2 mobile in BB s1 at the dog house

i really wanted to see Jesse, skinny pete or badger buy a phone from saul! they missed a trick there!

Fail

He's just having a party.

@@viracocha Yeah like "Apply yourself"

Wrd

MXFilms people actually thought GoT was better than BB. Over hyped piece of shit

Wi Fine In no way, shape or form is GoT better than BB

Dbz

At that point Saul was terrified of Walt and didn’t want to rock the boat any further. He knew he was in deep and Walt was just looking for trouble at that point.

for real?

Omg that would be so cool

I dont think so the Time doesnt match

No. People just upvote comments without a second thought? Better Call Saul is still years behind Breaking Bad, so no

@Adi 02 Why doesn’t the timeline match ?

Or hectors medicines

Literally all of that was in the video

@@viracocha he's saying it sarcastically

it just means he likes the mint flavour! lol

​@@gametagimlisafromearthpeep9963yeah in the series finale of BCS he asks for lifetime supply of the same mint ice cream as part of his prison deal

Lol why? Hank is the best

@@Ty-nw5sx lol I just couldn't stand him. He was alright some times, but the way he'd passively bullied Walt, and even worse, when he did it in front of Walt's son... oh it made his face soooooo punchable to me. lol Besides, he was a straight up prick half the time. 😋 Just my raggedy opinion. The actor, Dean Norris killed the role, though. He played him perfectly.

@@Mozes316 That's the secret to a great character though. Great writing and great characters make you care. Maybe you want them to succeed, maybe you want them to die--but if the character is flat and lifeless, you're indifferent, and their fate doesn't matter when it finally happens. Hank is a jackass. He's obnoxious, crass, arrogant, and basically a bull in a china shop. But he's a straight shooter, and he does the right thing. He believes in justice, and he's a great detective. Unfortunately for him, his brother in law is a genius who began a downward spiral. The show wouldn't have been as successful without Hank. Every player had a crucial part.

Well, I have some news for you…

I think she’s gonna use the vacuum guy

Light a candle.

Maybe it's Maybelline.

Yeah, in England a lot of people use 'teddy bear' as a general term.

@@Paddy.C Ah ok. Thanks for the answer!

@@Effaly_ No problem😉

You speak the language of odin my friend what the heck is plush? All I heard is flush

@@brainquake4413 Such as a teddy bear. Fluffy stuffed animals.

His vietnamese is pretty on point tho 😆

Same place... Maybe?

I can't figure it out myself. They're ... both somewhere with trees? Maybe the watch MOJO folks are purely urban-living people and it's remarkable that two things might both happen out in the countryside. It's definitely not the same place: Jimmy was fairly high up the ridge when he found the Kettlemans, and obviously he and Mike are down in a river valley.

Thank goodness I'm not the only one. I thought I was going mad. No idea what they were getting at here!

Bcs wouldn’t even be relevant if bb never happened. If Saul was a show on its own and bb never happened Saul would be a good not great show whereas bb was a great show. Bb is what makes bcs a great show

>recency bias

Jeramithehuman It definitely couldn’t exist without Breaking Bad I agree, but everything from the camera shots to the dialogue is miles better imo. It doesn’t require top notch drug dealing shootouts and action to provide an engaging and thrilling plot. Plus us knowing about Jimmy’s future already makes for a very interesting plot as we have to see how he’ll descend into the Saul Goodman we all know. It also enhances everyone’s backstory like Mike’s and Gus’.

PlaystationPlayer0813 exactly my point. You already know the outcome. That’s why the show has been so successful. If you didn’t know the outcome call Saul is good but not great. If there were no backstory to this backstory I don’t think this show would have made it past 3 seasons. Let’s not kid ourselves here the first 2 seasons were hard to watch at such a slow pace and the reason we’re hooked is because we already know the outcome. Let’s say this show pre dated BB I don’t believe rating would’ve let this show make it to 5 seasons. Like I said Saul is good not great because of bb. If bb never happened this show would have gotten the can in 2 seasons. I think it was getting bad ratings that’s why season 4&5 have stepped up with more of the drug dealing action that made bb such a great show. Nobody is really that interested in just a lawyer show. Now a lawyer show that’s representing cartels and big crime is where the interest is. Look at Ozark for example. Nobody really cares about accounting it’s boring but now add he’s an accountant for a cartel that launders money there’s a show. It’s the same reason why there’s no show about working at the dmv or being a health inspector that’s popular. It’s just not that interesting without the murder and drugs. It’s like watching porn but everything is blurred out and there’s no sound... nobody would watch that

Completely agree. Gilligan has honed his skills since the end of Breaking Bad and I’m now convinced that Better Call Saul might actually be the best TV drama of all time. Crazy that a spinoff can be so much better than the original, especially when it’s spun off from the likes of Breaking Bad.