Better Call Saul is our podcast covering the AMC television series. The show is a creation of Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, and is a spin-off of the hugely popular Breaking Bad.
Better Call Saul, 101 “Uno”. Better Call Saul Season 1, Episode 1 “Uno”. True to the closing dialogue in Breaking Bad, Saul is living in quiet desperation in a Cinnabon in Omaha, Nebraska. But this is only a flash-forward, Saul is a struggling Jimmy McGill, cutting his public defender teeth in Albuquerque courtrooms for $700…
Recap of Breaking Bad 516, “Felina”. The police converge on the New Hampshire bar where Walt saw Eliot and Gretchen on the Charlie Rose show. Walt hides inside a snow covered Volvo and prays, “Just get me home. I’ll do the rest” as the police lights pass over him. He gets the car started and…
Recap of Breaking Bad 515 “Granite State”. The Disappearerer arrives with his passenger at the vacuum repair shop. In a twist, that passenger is Saul. Ed the Disappearerer processes him in and we learn that Saul’s new life will be in Nebraska. Saul meets Walt here at the vacuum shop and ends Walt’s grand ideas…
Recap of Breaking Bad 514, “Ozymandias”. The gunfight plays out in the desert scene from last episode. Gomez is dead and Hank is badly wounded. Things develop quickly as Walt negotiates for Hank’s life. His unsuccessful pleading involves revealing the location of the buried money. The money cache becomes a grave for Hank and Gomie.…
Recap of Breaking Bad 513, “To’hajiilee”. Todd is trying to cook meth on his own but can’t seem to get the color or purity down right. Walt puts the hit on Jesse by setting it up with Todd and Jack. Hank’s plan is to trick Huell into revealing the details of the van and the…
Recap of Breaking Bad 512, “Rabid Dog”. Hank has teamed up with Jesse to bring down Walt. Even though he is not convinced it will work, Jesse reveals all of their criminal activity on videotape at Hank’s house. Hank is prepared to sacrifice Jesse to catch Walt and sets him up with a wire. Jesse…
Recap of Breaking Bad 511, “Confessions”. The freight train methylamine moves from AZ (Declan) to NM (Jack’s gang). Jesse gets questioned by the ABQ police for tossing his money away. The confession happens with Walt and Skylar vs. Hank and Marie at the tableside guacamole meeting. Jesse deserts the “disappearerer” when he gets the truth…
Recap of Breaking Bad 510, “Buried”. Jesse’s money is on the ground, Walt’s money is in the ground and Declan’s lab is underground. Not for long though, as Jack’s crew takes over their operation. Lydia is providing an expanding customer base in the Czech Republic. Hank and Gomie get closer to the answers. Stay tuned…
Recap of Breaking Bad 509, “Blood Money”. Getting right back into it after almost 11 months, Blood Money is the season 5 1/2 premier and the start to the final eight episodes. Walt flashes forward to see the Heisenberg graffiti on his old house. Lydia seeks answers to purity of meth for her Euro customers…
Recap of Breaking Bad 508, “Gliding Over All”. This episode closes out the first half of season 5. Todd and Walt need to take care of Mike’s car and body. They do this behind Jesse’s back. Dennis the laundry manager strives to make a deal with the DEA for a reduced sentence. Hank holds out…
