For the first time in the series, Better Call Saul had an entire episode that takes place post-Breaking Bad.
Along Better Call Saulspin-off of breaking badthe series showed some glimpses of how Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) after the events of the original series through brief black and white scenes – and the character changed his identity and changed his name to Gene Takovic.
for all the time”Nippy,” tenth episode of the sixth season of Better Call Saulthe production showed the universe of Gene – all in black and white, as usual. Several fans complained that the chapter is a filler, but it showed a lot of the character going back to being naughty as he was with Saul Goodman.
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Alison Tatlock discussed the decision to bring back the character, who became the manager of Cinnabon of a mall for the first time this season. According to the screenwriter, this was the perfect change of pace for Episode 10 to move even further into the post-September timeline.breaking bad.
“Following the emotionally intense finale of the ninth episode of season six and the leap into full-on territory Saul Goodmanwe felt it would be exciting and surprising and, hopefully, pleasurable to shift gears and step into our future in black and white,” he said. tatlock. “We weren’t sure it was going to be a chapter ten event, but when we got there, it felt like the right time.”
It almost felt like we were starting something new. The soundtrack is different, the cast is a little different and we’ve never had a completely black and white episode before,” he continued in the interview.
So there were so many new elements in this episode that it felt right to mix it up now that this is the second half of the final season.
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Better Call Saul: Producer confirms Gus Fring’s sexuality
Since the appearance of Gus Fringplayed by Giancarlo Espositoin breaking bad, several fans discussed the character’s sexuality, which was always left open, but always with some clues. with the participation of Gus in the spin-off Better Call Saulproducer and showrunner Peter Gould confirmed everything.
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In “Fun and Games,” ninth episode of the show’s sixth season, Gus Fring can be seen flirting with a bartender after the character convinces Don Eladio (Steven Bauer) of how he was not responsible for the death of Lalo Salamancaplayed by Tony Dalton – Nacho Varga (Michael Mando) and the Peruvian cartel were found guilty.
During a podcast interview The Watchof The Ringer, Gould explained what happened in the scene. “Gus holds back his anger, his desire for revenge, and maybe he holds back this romance he had, with his boyfriend. Max [parceiro de negócios morto de Breaking Bad],” stated the producer, confirming how gay the character is.
“We know that Gus had some kind of… we were never very specific, he had some kind of violent past before that, but [a morte de Max] seems to be the turning point for Gus Fring,” continued “He made the choice to empty himself and can’t really be himself with someone else.”
Source: Rollingstone
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