The most important piece of information to be revealed in this news piece aboutBetter Call Saulis that I have just seenBob Odenkirk’sbare bottom. At the AMC panel during the TCA (TV Critics Association) press tour today, Odenkirk came on stage, unbuckled his pants, and then dropped trou to show us a (temporary) tattoo on his bum of theBetter Call Saullogo with a heart and the Season 4 premiere date. Folks, it was something I didn’t know I needed to see but it wasspectacular.
It was also announced that AMC has renewed the series for Season 5, which isn’t surprising but it also great news. As we’ve been hearing a lot about lately,Better Call Saulis going to be moving more and more into the world ofBreaking Bad. At the show’sHall H panelat this year’s San Diego Comic Con, creatorsVince GilliganandPeter Gould– along with stars Odenkirk,Rhea Seehorn,Patrick Fabian,Michael Mando, andGiancarlo Esposito– spoke a little bit about those transitions:
“If you love Breaking Bad, you’re going to get to see that world expand a bit,” Gilligan expanded. “And in addition to seeing things from that world that you’ve seen, you’re going to meet people who were referenced in Breaking Bad but you never met.” Who exactly? Well, look back to Saul’s very first introduction in Episode 8 of Season 2. When Jesse and Walt have Saul at gunpoint, he asks if “Lalo” sent them? We know he didn’t, but until know, we haven’t known anything about Lalo. Well, that’s about to change. The series recruited Tony Dalton (Sense8) to take on the role, and while they didn’t reveal the details of his character, they did show an image of him interaction with another familiar face…. None other than Hector Salamanca (ding ding!).
As for the scenes that could have been onBreaking Bad, Odenkirk hinted heavily that one scene in particular will be familiar to audiences… because itwasonBreaking Bad. “You’re going to see some stuff that will look very familiar in a delightful way,” Gould replied coyly.
I’ll have my review of the newBetter Call Saulseason up soon, but in the meanwhile, enjoy these the links below:
