Better Call Saul: Creator comments on Kim’s fate in the Breaking Bad era: ‘It took a long time’

[Atenção: o texto possui spoilers da sexta temporada de Better Call Saul]

One of the biggest doubts of the fans of Better Call Saul was about what would be the fate of Kim WexlerInterpreted by Rhea Seehornbecause the character who makes a romantic pair with Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) does not appear or is mentioned at any time in breaking badcreated by Vince Gilligan.

In “waterworks,” 12th episode of the sixth season of Better Call Saulthe audience finally finds out if Kim was alive at the events of breaking bad. Answer: the character was, moved to Florida and started working on Palm Coast Sprinklera company that sells aquatic materials.

In an interview with Variety, Vince Gilliganwho wrote and directed the chapter, spoke about “waterworks” and the fate of Kim in the era breaking bad. “It took a long time. She wasn’t killed, she’s not dead, she still exists in this world of Better Call Saul and breaking bad until the end – and I hope far beyond,” he said.

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Because Better Call Saul didn’t you rejuvenate Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul digitally?

After six seasons and much anticipation from fans of breaking bad, Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) finally made a cameo in the spin-off Better Call Saulstarring Bob Odenkirkinterpreter of Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman.

As the filming of the sixth season of Better Call Saul took place many years after the original filming of breaking badit was noticeable on the screen the aging of Aaron Paul, 42, who returned to the role of a 24-year-old. Currently, Hollywood is used to getting around this problem with rejuvenation through CGI, but the spin-off chose not to.

During an interview with Variety, Thomas Schnauzdirector and screenwriter of the episode “breaking bad” in Better Call Saulexplained the reason for the decision not to make the younger actors with CGI.

“There’s only so much you can do before it starts to look ridiculous. We don’t do a ton of rejuvenation on the show,” the filmmaker stated in the conversation. “There’s a little bit of stuff on guys’ faces to take a few lines here and there, but other than that, Aaron won’t look like an 18 year old boy or how old Jesse was during that period.”

“I fear people will cut this scene in the world of breaking bad and try to match their appearance then and now, but it’s not something you can worry too much about. It is what it is,” continued schnauz. “We’re telling a story and you can either stick with it or start choosing, ‘He looks a lot older than he did in the original scene.’

We decided to go for it, and I’m glad we did.