who'd have thought that this crooked
floppy-haired lawyer would do so well on
his own welcome to watchmojo.com and
better call Saul for this list we're
taking a look at the best callbacks or
um call forwards to the Breaking Bad
series hidden within the dialogue and
scenery of better call Saul oh yeah and
a huge spoiler alert to anyone who isn't
up to date on either series if you like
what you're hearing be sure to check out
the full song at the link below you'll
win it all if you're not afraid to lose
this beauty in that darkness what will
it take to soothe your heart
number ten a Cinnabon in Omaha when the
proverbial you-know-what hits the fan
towards the end of season five of
Breaking Bad Saul Goodman is considering
his options which mainly consists of
keeping a low profile and while keeping
his life if he's lucky in a throwaway
comment when talking to Walter White saw
mentions that he'll be lucky if he's
managing a Cinnabon in Omaha from here
on out I'm mr. low-profile just another
douchebag with a job and three pairs of
Dockers if I'm lucky month from now
best-case scenario managing a Cinnabon
in Omaha and yep you guessed it in a
selection of flash-forward scenes from
better call Saul we see Jimmy also known
as Saul also known as gene working at a
Cinnabon in Omaha intense and memorable
black-and-white sequences ladies oh yeah
what you need world's come out number
nine Casa tranquila in his elderly
client days Jimmy would head to a
certain Casa tranquila retirement home
in order to generate new business and he
did pretty well for himself in the
process beautiful today
if Casa tranquila looks familiar though
it's because it just so happens to be
the same retirement home that the
wheelchair-bound Hector Salamanca spends
his time in during Breaking Bad it's
also the place where Hector and Gus have
their final explosive showdown a
crippled little rocker and let's not
forget better call Saul also shows us
how Hector ended up in a wheelchair in
the first place and how we learned to
communicate using that dreaded Bell door
this isn't personal
number eight name-dropping nacho in a
scene from an early breaking bad episode
Walt and Jesse have a run-in with solve
and in an attempt to scare him they take
him out to a hole in the desert this
scene alone has so much content based on
Saul's past including his dollar in the
pocket attorney/client technique you
want attorney-client privilege don't you
so then everything you say is strictly
between us I mean it put a dollar in my
pocket come on make it official mention
of his bad knees and most significantly
his attempt to point the blame at
someone called Ignacio was insane I know
he's the one at the time we thought it
was just a made-up name
but the prequel series has introduced
Ignacio also known as nacho as a key
character so it turns out it wasn't just
BS after all I trust you
number seven watch out for tarantulas no
I mean what do you Karen you know peace
what's the make memento is a cheese they
call it the caviar of the south
Mike quickly becomes a key focus in
better call solve and we see him leaving
Philadelphia and heading to Albuquerque
but there's a moment just before Mike
leaves when a bartender tells him to
keep an eye out for tarantulas
tarantulas they got its big - in my book
Wow I will be on the lookout a
meaningless comment on the surface but
it's actually a reference to the train
heist in season 5 of Breaking Bad which
has Todd shooting a kid on a motorbike
that episode starts with sad kid
collecting a tarantula in a jar in the
desert and later on it falls to the
ground after each shot so the mention of
tarantulas early on acts as a grim
foreboding number six Ice Station zebra
associates this one's a clever one
throughout better call Saul we learn of
the close relationship between Jimmy and
Kim and one of their favorite pastimes
is watching movies together specifically
Ice Station zebra which Kim has fond
memories of because of her father what
is this weird fascination you have with
stories of men
I Station zebra is on the north pole the
thing takes place on the South Pole they
literally could not be any more
different my dad loves this one why is
this significant well the fake company
Ice Station zebra associates is
referenced during one of Jimmy and Kim
scams and more significantly Saul uses
Ice Station zebra associates as the name
of a holding company to help Walt
launder his money in Breaking Bad Ice
Station zebra associates it's blown out
number five
bullies hardcore Breaking Bad fans will
remember the time when Saul suggests to
Walt that they should send Hank to the
same place Mike went you know bullies
have you given any thought to sending
him on a trip to Belize Belize yeah
please you know or or Mike went to off
on a trip to Belize Walt did not take
that suggestion lightly what's wrong
with you of course
Saul was using beliefs as a euphemism
for murder in that instance in a call
back to that moment Saul as Jimmy drops
Belize into his routine during this
bingo calling gig at a retirement home
in better call Saul to the uninitiated
it's purely a random holiday destination
but to fans of the series it's a cool
Easter egg that carries a lot of weight
number four the pink pig Mike certainly
got a tough outer shell both physically
and emotionally
communal and throughout his tenure in
the Breaking Bad universe we never see
his guard go down well except for when
he's with his granddaughter Kaylee and
better call Saul we see Mike spending
lots of time with her and giving her
gifts including a cute pink pig teddy
bear why don't you give his foot a
squeeze
[Laughter]
eagle-eyed viewers will have noticed
that mica later uses the same teddy bear
to distract a hitmen who's waiting on
the other side of a door for him in
Breaking Bad clever I'd like you to drop
you gun waste and number three sofrito
and yellow tequila as fictional brands
go this one's pretty significant stuff
you don't idea a tainted bottle of the
stuff helped Gus take out an entire
cartel mob remember but that wasn't its
first appearance in this series you ever
try Zafiro Anejo no I have not but I'm
down for whatever
three of whatever she just said Zafiro
Anejo tequila features a few times in
better call Saul notably in a scene
where Jimmy and Kim's scam a guy called
Ken in a bar convincing him to buy them
$50 shots of the stuff Jimmy also buys a
congratulatory bottle for him and Kim to
drink in season 3 of the show hey
is this right yes sir yes number two
Loyola's diner a lot goes down in
Albuquerque diners especially at the
famed Loyola's diner
we have Lipton's that's pretty much all
we have this seemingly normal eatery is
a favorite meetup spot for Mike and
Lydia and Breaking Bad and Mike can also
be seen taking Jesse for a meal here in
season 4 of the series if it's setting
looks familiar that's because it also
features numerous times and better call
Saul with Jimmy meeting the kettlemans
Mike meeting Hector Salamanca
and Mike also occasionally dining there
alone sorry mysteries of the bladder so
not only that but it's actually a very
real restaurant that you can go to and
visit in Albuquerque before we unveil
our favorite Easter egg here are a few
honorable mentions 6353 Juan Tabo
apartment 6
[Music]
that's it that's what you want to buy
people believe it worked here for four
years
X on wax off was that you I take
calculated an aggressive risks cuz I
want to catch lightning can I do
practically a money-printing machine
I'm not worried I got the best freakin
attorney I would not want to be on see
you next week to go
don't let shopping strain your brain no
just sing this short refrain Oh
Furniture is way no Tom Abiko is the
name oh you hear that I found you
dumbass clients you're welcome I'm sorry
what number one kevin costner you're
never quite sure whether what's coming
out of Saul's mouth is fact or fiction
and when he claims that he managed to
convince a woman he was Kevin Costner
and Breaking Bad most of us likely
assumed it was just an elaborate lie in
order to prove a point to Walt I once
convinced the woman that I was Kevin
Costner and it worked because I believed
it but it turns out he was telling the
truth in an episode of better call Saul
you see a hazy eyed Jimmy waking up to
the sight of a confused and angry woman
who was quickly realizing that he is not
who he said he was the night before you
are not Kevin Costner was last night
Jesus
that's Jimmy do you agree with our picks
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