Better Call Saul star Rhea Seehorn breaks down how season 6 is going to change how fans see Breaking Bad. Better Call Saul is the prequel to AMC's hit series Breaking Bad, which ran for five seasons between 2008 to 2013. The spinoff starring Bob Odenkirk is set about 6 years before Walter and Jesse start cooking crystal meth together in the New Mexico desert. Seehorn has played Kim Wexler, Jimmy McGill's (Saul Goodman) love interest, for Better Call Saul's first five seasons.
Better Call Saul has been filled with Breaking Bad easter eggs and crossovers, such as returning characters like Mike Ehrmantraut and Gus Fring. Each season also begins by continuing Saul's post-Breaking Bad storyline, with the character in hiding as a manager of a Cinnabon named Gene. With the series getting closer and closer to the beginning of Breaking Bad, season 6 is expected to have many more easter eggs. AMC officially announced that Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will be reprising their roles as Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, which answered one of the biggest questions fans had about the upcoming season.
As season 6 quickly approaches, Seehorn has sat down with EW to tease the upcoming season and how it connects to Breaking Bad. Seehorn explains that the season doesn't just connect by seeing familiar faces, like Walt and Jesse, but will have a "Rashomon effect" on specific Breaking Bad storylines. Check out Seehorn's full quote below:
"I would say it's not just specific to faces and places. It's also storylines from Breaking Bad, and understanding the peripheral parts of some of them, and some of the Rashomon effect of what was going on when."
The Rashomon effect is essentially when the same events are seen played out from a different person's point of view, ala Knives Out, which means Better Call Saul may have finally caught up to Breaking Bad. However, before the show does catch up, several Better Call Saul storylines need to be resolved, the biggest being whether Kim survives or not. Better Call Saul season 5 ended on a cliffhanger after Lalo Salamanca survived the hit that Gus Fring placed on him, putting Gus, Mike, Nacho Varga, Kim, and Jimmy in danger. There is a strong possibility Kim won't survive Better Call Saul since Breaking Bad makes no reference to her. However, if she does survive, that potential Breaking Bad plot hole could be easily explained by Saul not talking about her to keep Kim safe.
Better Call Saul is experiencing a new wave of popularity now that season 5 has dropped on Netflix, and the first episodes of season 6 are coming to AMC on April 18. The prequel show is currently trending in Netflix's top 10, and as Better Call Saul starts connecting more and more to Breaking Bad, it's possible viewers will start watching (or rewatching) the original series. Better Call Saul has become more than just a Breaking Bad spinoff, but for obvious reasons, connections to Walt and Jesse are always anticipated. Based on Seehorn's comments, it might be worth waiting until after Better Call Saul season 6 airs to see how it shines a different light on Breaking Bad's storylines.
Source: EW