Breaking Bad Easter eggs. After years of theories and speculation, Better Call Saul’s final season delivered all the moments audiences had been waiting for. The prequel series finally caught up with the events of Breaking Bad; Walter and Jesse appeared, and the fate of key Breaking Bad characters after "Felina" was revealed.
Some Breaking Bad Easter eggs in Better Call Saul season 6 were more noticeable than others. However, none of the callbacks to the original show felt gratuitous. Even the returns of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman happened to serve Jimmy McGill’s story. From an interesting choice of numbers to unexpected returns, here are the 15 best Breaking Bad Easter eggs in Better Call Saul’s final season.
15 Lalo & Howard Were Buried In Breaking Bad’s Superlab
Before Better Call Saul season 6 premiered, producers Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan promised that it would change how viewers perceive Breaking Bad. While that promise paid off on a character level, Better Call Saul season 6 also changed Breaking Bad in a very direct way. After “Point and Shoot,” Breaking Bad’s Superlab received a whole different meaning. Both Howard Hamlin and Lalo Salamanca, two people who had nothing to do with each other until the day of their deaths, were buried by Gus’ men under the superlab. This whole time, Walter and Jesse were cooking right above the bodies of Lalo and Howard.
14 Gus Looking At Don Eladio’s Pool Foreshadowed His Breaking Bad Revenge
Better Call Saul’s “Fun and Games” episode wrapped up several storylines ahead of the final Gene flashforwards. That includes Gus’ role in the prequel. “Fun and Games” may have been Gus’ final appearance in the Breaking Bad universe, and it saw Fring presenting his version of the story to Don Eladio. Despite Hector’s efforts, Don Eladio did not believe that Gus was involved in Lalo’s death. Even still, the crime boss called out Gus’ desire for revenge, saying that too much hate in the eyes can be dangerous. Ironically, Gus would act his revenge on that very pool in Breaking Bad, after poisoning Don Eladio and his men.
13 “Breaking Bad” Revisited Saul Goodman’s Introduction From Jimmy’s Perspective
Saul Goodman was introduced in Breaking Bad’s “Better Call Saul” episode. In a most fitting decision, Walter and Jesse’s first cameos on Better Call Saul happened in an episode called “Breaking Bad.” Whether Better Call Saul would ever enter the Breaking Bad timeline had been theorized since the prequel began, and the result could not have been better. Instead of simply bringing Walter and Jesse as fanservice, Better Call Saul’s “Breaking Bad” episode served Jimmy’s story. The episode revisited key scenes from Saul Goodman’s introduction in Breaking Bad, now from Saul’s perspective. The “Lalo” namedrop from Breaking Bad also came full circle.
12 Mike’s Sunglasses Were A Callback To His Original Breaking Bad Look
Mike Ehrmantraut had a very interesting journey in the Breaking Bad universe. Mike was introduced as Saul Goodman’s henchman, and the character was created simply because of Bob Odenkik’s schedule. Breaking Bad needed a character to assist Walter and Jesse for a day, and thus Mike was brought in. Wearing sunglasses and acting like a private investigator, Mike was still far from being the complex, layered character he would soon become. When Better Call Saul entered the Breaking Bad timeline, Mike, who was now an even more complex character after the prequel, was spotting his original sunglasses.
11 Mike Was Already Keeping Track Of Walter White Before Breaking Bad S2
Saul, Mike, and Gus only ed the Breaking Bad universe in season 2, but Better Call Saul season 6 showed that they were already keeping track of Heisenberg. Mike’s scene with Saul in Better Call Saul’s “Breaking Bad” episode happened before Walter’s first interaction with Gus. However, Mike, who was retconned to be working for Gus from the start, already knew exactly who Heisenberg was. Mike quickly found out that Heisenberg was Walter White, a chemistry teacher. In a way, Mike underestimated Walter, yet he was right in warning Saul about ing "an amateur."
10 Better Call Saul Shows When Saul Decided To Heisenberg
Better Call Saul’s “Breaking Bad” episode saw Jimmy making capital choices in two different moments of his life. Saul’s decisions in the Breaking Bad timeline mirrored Gene’s decisions in the black-and-white timeline. More specifically, Gene had the chance to stop his robbery plan and go back home after it failed. However, Gene had entered a self-destruction mode after his call to Kim and decided to break into a house to steal from it. Similarly, even after being warned by Mike about Walter White, Saul Goodman decided to Heisenberg. Better Call Saul showed the day Saul went looking for Walter at the school, now from Saul’s perspective.
9 Breaking Bad’s Emilio Appeared In Saul Goodman’s Office
Emilio appeared in the first Breaking Bad episode as Jesse’s associate. Jesse knew Emilio since high school, but their partnership ended once Walter White recruited Jesse for his own operation. Emilio was killed off right at the beginning of Breaking Bad, but the character was surprisingly revisited 14 years later in Better Call Saul. When Kim entered Saul Goodman’s office in “Waterworks,” Emilio was exiting the room. In Breaking Bad, Jesse knew Saul Goodman through Emilio.
8 Better Call Saul Season 6 Featured Jesse Pinkman’s First Chronological Appearance
Better Call Saul season 6, episode 12, “Waterworks” also featured Jesse Pinkman’s first chronological appearance in the Breaking Bad universe. Jesse already knew of Saul’s reputation because of Emilio, but he wanted to confirm whether the lawyer was really good. Interestingly, Kim was the only original Better Call Saul character to interact with Jesse Pinkman. Jesse had heard of Kim already, as she once represented Breaking Bad’s Combo.
7 Gene’s Victim’s Bank Balance Referenced Walter White’s Breaking Bad Plan
When Gene is robbing the man at the bar’s house, he discovers a bank statement. The victim, who had cancer, had a total of $737,612 in his bank . The choice for “737” was likely intentional, as $737,000 was the amount of money that Walter White needed at the beginning of Breaking Bad. Gene projected his frustration toward Walter White on this man at the bar who had cancer and reminded him of Walter.
6 Saul Goodman’s Breaking Bad Office Slowly Came Together
Saul Goodman & Associates’ office, where some of the best Breaking Bad scenes happened, only came to be in Better Call Saul season 6. Saul’s office began in a very different style compared to what audiences knew from Breaking Bad. Kim was involved, and sca was the one who originally decorated. At some point between Better Call Saul’s “Fun and Games” and Breaking Bad, Saul acquired the inflatable Statue of Liberty from the Kettlemans, gave up the decoration sca had come up with, and made his office into the “cathedral of justice.”