7 'Breaking Bad' references hidden in 'Better Call Saul

It's not easy tofollow up one of the most critically acclaimed shows in history. But "Better Call Saul" is more than just a follow-up.Set before the events of "Breaking Bad," "Better Call Saul" follows Walt's lawyer Saul Goodman as he tries to set up a law firm in New Mexico. While fanswonder ifwe maysee Walt, Jesse, or Skyler again,AMC released a video showing the much more subtle ways the two shows are connected."We try to callback to 'Breaking Bad' every now and then, on 'Better Call Saul' and that can mean anything fromthe appearanceof a prop...or characters[from]Breaking Bad," said creator Vince Gilligan.Some of the references are minor, while others are much more obvious. AlthoughWalter and Jesse haven't appeared on the show yet, other characters have returned, showing their relationship to Saul before the events of "Breaking Bad."Keep reading to see seven"Breaking Bad" references in "Better Call Saul."Saul predicts his future job of working at a Cinnabon.In Saul's final scene of "Breaking Bad," once Walt's drug dealing and money laundering have bankrupted him, Saul tells Walt, "I'm lucky - months from now. Best case scenario, I'm managing a Cinnabon in Omaha."In the first moments of "Better Call Saul," we found out that's exactly what happens to him. It was one of the most satisfying, yet sad, references to "Breaking Bad" to see Goodman fall so far.In "Breaking Bad," Saul told Walt he once convinced a woman that he was actually Kevin Costner.In "Better Call Saul," we see what actually happened. After a night together, the woman wakes up and angrily tells him "You are not Kevin Costner!" before storming off. Fans were delighted to see this callback in the "Better Call Saul" season finale, with the Huffington Postcalling it the "best" "Breaking Bad" reference all season.In "Breaking Bad," Saul suggests Walt and Skyler buy a nail salon to use as a money laundering front.In "Better Call Saul," it turns out Saul's original law office was in the back of a nail salon. He's desperate to move to a better location, but as "Breaking Bad" viewers know, he never leaves the strip mall where he became partners with Jesse and Walt.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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