Better Call Saul

[Tonker]

Can I watch this without having watched Breaking Bad?

[Saul Goodman]

Can I watch this without having watched Breaking Bad?

Yes. You'll only miss the callbacks and in-jokes. This show appears to hold its own but it's hard to tell for sure since I've watched BrBa all the way through at least five times.

[CT III]

Can I watch this without having watched Breaking Bad?

Yes. You'll only miss the callbacks and in-jokes. This show appears to hold its own but it's hard to tell for sure since I've watched BrBa all the way through at least five times.

I did not watch Breaking Bad.  The answer is yes.

[CBStew]

Can I watch this without having watched Breaking Bad?

Yes. You'll only miss the callbacks and in-jokes. This show appears to hold its own but it's hard to tell for sure since I've watched BrBa all the way through at least five times.

I did not watch Breaking Bad.  The answer is yes.

I tried to watch Breaking Bad but I couldn't stay interested.  This show, however, stands up well on its own.  It is a spot-on depiction of the way that many individual practitioners have to get along.  That is not a prescription for a general audience to remain interested.  But as a prequel to Breaking Bad it is fascinating.  So far it has nothing to do with the illegal drug trade, but how a shyster (I hate that word but it fits in this context) makes a living.

[Tinker to Evers to Chance]

Jimmy has to get fired next week, right? I can't imagine he can talk his way out of it after what he did.

[Bort]

Jimmy has to get fired next week, right? I can't imagine he can talk his way out of it after what he did.

Yeah, I can't figure a way he gets out of this smelling like a rose. Of course, even if he survives, that only postpones the inevitable.

[Saul Goodman]

Jimmy has to get fired next week, right? I can't imagine he can talk his way out of it after what he did.

It's Slippin' Jimmy we're talking about. If anyone can survive this it's him.

Also that was the angriest at being confronted with the credits instead of more show that I've been in quite some time.

[Bort]

Jimmy has to get fired next week, right? I can't imagine he can talk his way out of it after what he did.

It's Slippin' Jimmy we're talking about. If anyone can survive this it's him.

Also that was the angriest at being confronted with the credits instead of more show that I've been in quite some time.

I actually sat there for a second blankly, thinking: "no more show? Boooooooo."

[InternetApex]

Jimmy has to get fired next week, right? I can't imagine he can talk his way out of it after what he did.

It's Slippin' Jimmy we're talking about. If anyone can survive this it's him.

Also that was the angriest at being confronted with the credits instead of more show that I've been in quite some time.

I actually sat there for a second blankly, thinking: "no more show? Boooooooo."

I think that's the first time I've felt that since Justified went off.

[Tinker to Evers to Chance]

Good start to season two. Welcome back, Jimmy.

And welcome back "KEN WINS." That was great.

Welcome back, Krazy-8.

And that scene with Mike and Lawson was the balls.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Good start to season two. Welcome back, Jimmy.

And welcome back "KEN WINS." That was great.

Welcome back, Krazy-8.

And that scene with Mike and Lawson was the balls.

Lawson?

For some reason i can't remember Krazy 8 from Breaking Bad and I feel like I'm starting to miss so many sly allusions to BB that I need to go back and binge-watch it again.

Nearly every scene with Mike is the balls.  He's as much the star of this prequel/spinoff as Jimmy is.

[Yeti]

Good start to season two. Welcome back, Jimmy.

And welcome back "KEN WINS." That was great.

Welcome back, Krazy-8.

And that scene with Mike and Lawson was the balls.

Lawson?

For some reason i can't remember Krazy 8 from Breaking Bad and I feel like I'm starting to miss so many sly allusions to BB that I need to go back and binge-watch it again.

Nearly every scene with Mike is the balls.  He's as much the star of this prequel/spinoff as Jimmy is.

Krazy-8 was the guy Walt locked in his basement. And he was the guy giving money to Tuco in this episode.

The gun salesman was the same guy Walt bought his gun from.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Good start to season two. Welcome back, Jimmy.

And welcome back "KEN WINS." That was great.

Welcome back, Krazy-8.

And that scene with Mike and Lawson was the balls.

Lawson?

For some reason i can't remember Krazy 8 from Breaking Bad and I feel like I'm starting to miss so many sly allusions to BB that I need to go back and binge-watch it again.

Nearly every scene with Mike is the balls.  He's as much the star of this prequel/spinoff as Jimmy is.

Krazy-8 was the guy Walt locked in his basement. And he was the guy giving money to Tuco in this episode.

The gun salesman was the same guy Walt bought his gun from.

Well I know he was the guy giving money to Tuco because the episode was just on 40 hours ago and I'm old and shit but I'm not that old that I can't remember something from 40 hours ago.

I just don't remember him from BB--though I do recall the basement scene now that you mention it...I just don't remember the face--nor do I remember the guy who sold Walt his guns. 

Someone on the interwebs wondered where this show ranked as far as spinoffs are concerned.   Somebody threw out Frasier-from-Cheers....there are a few (though not terribly many) others I'm sure, but this would be toward the top, in spite of how high a bar Breaking Bad set.

[Saul Goodman]

Good start to season two. Welcome back, Jimmy.

And welcome back "KEN WINS." That was great.

Welcome back, Krazy-8.

And that scene with Mike and Lawson was the balls.

Lawson?

For some reason i can't remember Krazy 8 from Breaking Bad and I feel like I'm starting to miss so many sly allusions to BB that I need to go back and binge-watch it again.

Nearly every scene with Mike is the balls.  He's as much the star of this prequel/spinoff as Jimmy is.

Krazy-8 was the guy Walt locked in his basement. And he was the guy giving money to Tuco in this episode.

The gun salesman was the same guy Walt bought his gun from.

Well I know he was the guy giving money to Tuco because the episode was just on 40 hours ago and I'm old and shit but I'm not that old that I can't remember something from 40 hours ago.

I just don't remember him from BB--though I do recall the basement scene now that you mention it...I just don't remember the face--nor do I remember the guy who sold Walt his guns. 

Someone on the interwebs wondered where this show ranked as far as spinoffs are concerned.   Somebody threw out Frasier-from-Cheers....there are a few (though not terribly many) others I'm sure, but this would be toward the top, in spite of how high a bar Breaking Bad set.

Krazy-8 (real name Domingo) is the low-level distributor/DEA informant who Walt and Jesse bolted to a beam in Jesse's basement with a bike lock. Walt eventually chokes him to death with it when Krazy-8 tries to stick him with a plate shard. And he's the reason Walt SPOILER!!!!! cuts the crust off every sandwich for the rest of his life.

[CBStew]

Good start to season two. Welcome back, Jimmy.

And welcome back "KEN WINS." That was great.

Welcome back, Krazy-8.

And that scene with Mike and Lawson was the balls.

Lawson?

For some reason i can't remember Krazy 8 from Breaking Bad and I feel like I'm starting to miss so many sly allusions to BB that I need to go back and binge-watch it again.

Nearly every scene with Mike is the balls.  He's as much the star of this prequel/spinoff as Jimmy is.

Krazy-8 was the guy Walt locked in his basement. And he was the guy giving money to Tuco in this episode.

The gun salesman was the same guy Walt bought his gun from.

Well I know he was the guy giving money to Tuco because the episode was just on 40 hours ago and I'm old and shit but I'm not that old that I can't remember something from 40 hours ago.

I just don't remember him from BB--though I do recall the basement scene now that you mention it...I just don't remember the face--nor do I remember the guy who sold Walt his guns. 

Someone on the interwebs wondered where this show ranked as far as spinoffs are concerned.   Somebody threw out Frasier-from-Cheers....there are a few (though not terribly many) others I'm sure, but this would be toward the top, in spite of how high a bar Breaking Bad set.

Krazy-8 (real name Domingo) is the low-level distributor/DEA informant who Walt and Jesse bolted to a beam in Jesse's basement with a bike lock. Walt eventually chokes him to death with it when Krazy-8 tries to stick him with a plate shard. And he's the reason Walt SPOILER!!!!! cuts the crust off every sandwich for the rest of his life.

The law firm is appalled at Jimmy's violation of the ethical standards of the firm by running a TV commercial, but they stop short of turning down the clients that the advertising brought in.