It is, in its own way, the fondest farewell.īreaking Bad Debut: “Madrigal” (Season 5, Episode 2)īetter Call Saul Debut: “JMM” (Season 5, Episode 7) the con artist formerly known as Saul Goodman, in “Magic Man”? Indeed, Ed, you have delivered to him before.ĭoes He Survive? Despite Forster’s untimely death, there is nothing to suggest Ed doesn’t carry on his days juggling service repairs and the clandestine escorting of known fugitives. Signature Moment: Given that it was his final onscreen appearance in the Saul/BB universe, how could it not be his black-and-white back-and-forth with Gene Takovic, a.k.a. But he also took a liking in different ways to Walter White and, as we saw in El Camino, Jesse Pinkman. (Essentially, his version of Gus’s Lavandería Brillante.) As with most characters played by onetime Oscar nominee Robert Forster - who sadly passed last year, and was given an In Memoriam tribute at the conclusion of “Magic Man - Ed was unrelentingly droll and concise.
Known For: Discretely picking up well-connected criminals and - per his nickname - disappearing them into a kind of off-books Witness Protection Program under the auspices of his Best Quality Vacuum business. Ditto for Stacey Ehrmantraut’s fleeting, uncredited glimpse in BB, which is too scant even for this list.) If we happened to miss something or someone, well, as Saul might advise, sue us!īreaking Bad Debut: “Granite State” (Season 5, Episode 15)īetter Call Saul Debut: “Magic Man” (Season 5, Episode 1) (Sorry, but Nacho’s whispered mention in Breaking Bad doesn’t count. To help you keep track of the franchise’s continuity, we’ve put together this list of every character who has appeared in the flesh on both Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad. Others, like Saul’s eventual muscle Huell, have thus far popped up in BCS in less detailed but perfectly pointed circumstances. Some, such as Gus Fring’s stoic henchman Tyrus, have been given more dimension in the spinoff series, helping to lay the groundwork for what would become a conquering criminal enterprise.
As the differences between Jimmy McGill and Saul Goodman fade away, executive producers Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan have seeded BCS with crossover cameos and consequential appearances from Breaking Bad favorites and bit-parters alike.
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Whether or not you think Better Call Saul rivals Breaking Bad in the prestige TV canon, it’s undeniable that the shows are more closely entwined than ever. Spoilers below for Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Photo: Nicole Wilder/AMC/Sony Pictures Television/AMC Network Entertainment LLC.
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