Vince Gilliganโs Breaking Bad mythology is coming full circle as Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul reprise their roles as the iconic Walter White/Heisenberg and equally memorable Jesse Pinkman, respectively, for Better Call Saul season 6.
The development has been something fans anticipated since the Bob Odenkirk-led spin-off premiered back in 2015 due to the storyโs placement in the overall chronology; and to an extent the main seriesโ feature-length epilogue, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which depicted the aftermath of Breaking Bad season 5 from Jesse Pinkmanโs perspective (lacking in Waltโs presence for obvious, spoiler-related reasons).
But now, in light of the Twitter posts from both AMC and the showโs official account featuring a brand new image of Cranston and Paul in full costume captioned: โTheyโre coming backโ โ we have solid confirmation. The long-awaited reunion is finally happening. Break out the Dos Hombres Mezcal. Cue the Thin Lizzy.
โI donโt want to spoil things for the audience, but I will say the first question we had when we started the show was: โAre we gonna see Walt and Jesse on the show?โ Instead of evading, Iโll just say yeah,โ series co-creator Peter Gould revealed this past weekend during a panel at PaleyFest Los Angeles.
โHow or the circumstances or anything, youโll just have to discover that for yourself, but I have to say thatโs one of many things that I think youโll discover this season.โ
A little earlier in the week, Vince Gilligan himself teased the (re)appearance of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman in Better Call Saul season 6, effectively setting the foundation for Breaking Bad season 1.
โThese two worlds cross over in a way that you havenโt seen before, thatโs for sure,โ says Gilligan.
โIt would be a damn shame if the show ended without [Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul] appearing, would it not?โ
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Of course, given how Better Call Saul serves as an expansion of the Breaking Bad universe โ and a wonderfully masterful one at that, illustrating the nuanced evolution of Bob Odenkirkโs Jimmy McGill from slippinโ con artist to struggling attorney to morally ambiguous criminal lawyer Saul Goodman โ season 6 certainly isnโt the sole occasion a familiar face has popped up.
In addition to regular cast members such as Jonathan Banks who portrays retired police officer turned hitman Mike Ehrmantraut and Giancarlo Esposito who portrays Cartel-backed kingpin/Chicken Don Gus Fring, throughout the series, the likes of Raymond Cruzโs psycho narcotics distributor Tuco Salamanca, Mark Margolisโ Hector Salamanca (AKA Senor Ding-Ding), Dean Norrisโ DEA Agent Hank Schrader, Steven Michael Quezadaโ DEA Agent Steven โGomeyโ Gomez, and even Lavell Crawfordโs professional pickpocket Huell Babineaux have played a part.
The first seven episodes of Better Call Saul season 6 hits Australia on April 19th, 2022 while the last six episodes land on July 12th, 2022 (via Stan).
