MovieChat Forums > Better Call Saul (2015) Discussion > The Breaking Bad scenes felt so unnecesa...

The Breaking Bad scenes felt so unnecesary

posted 2 years ago by Mister Babadook (2684)
14 replies | jump to latest

All the in color scenes with Walt and Jesse, Saul and Mike at his office, Saul going to the high school it all felt completely unnecessary, added nothing to the story and felt pretty much like deleted scenes from Breaking Bad pasted into the episode.

Did we really need to see Saul getting out of his car and walking up to Walt's high school? Yeah in Breaking Bad i know he walks into his classroom, but boy howdy for the longest time i always dreamed of being able to see Saul walking up to the school before that moment.....

Just all felt like lame fan service.

[–] 102000 (6253) 2 years ago

Totally agree.

[–] untitled6 (291) 2 years ago

You have no brain.

[–] spurtle467 (1547) 2 years ago

I kind of agree yeah. Back during the earlier seasons and I was speculating to myself about how it would end, I'd have thought it was only right they bring Walt and Jesse back into it, but it does seem unnecessary now and offering little other than fan service. Perhaps they could have acknowledged their first coming together in a more subtle way if they wanted to go there? Just having the Mike scene where he talks about them with him might have been enough.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

Then why don t all you chronic bitchers just quit watching the show....

[–] Mister Babadook (2684) 2 years ago

Yeah cause i dislike one or two aspects of the show just don't watch it all? so we should all love every fucking thing in the show or not watch at all? get the fuck outta here.

[–] Adster (262) 2 years ago

Aaron paul looked 11 years older which stuck out to me in that scene the most even his voice sounded older it felt out of place.

the point of the scene in simply 2 words which is a problem with TV and movies today 'fan service' and that is why that scene was in there.

[–] Mister Babadook (2684) 2 years ago

Yeah and i knew he would, he stood out like a sore thumb in the flashback scenes in El Camino, he can't pass for young Pinkman anymore, he just can't and its embarrassing how they think he can. He looks and sounds like a 42 year old dude trying to pass for a 23 year old. They think sticking a beanie on him and having him say "Yo" will do the trick, no it wont he still looks and sounds 42.

For Aaron Paul being too old alone should be reason enough not to do these flashbacks.

Yeah back when Aaron Paul was 27 he could pull off being 23 which is what age Jesse was in Breaking bad season 1, but now that he's 42 he can't exactly pass for 23 anymore.

[–] Burk48917 (11365) 2 years ago

Agredd, to the point it was out of place.

[–] Mister Babadook (2684) 2 years ago

Yeah those scenes just kept coming out of nowhere no rhyme or reason just showing us random unseen scenes from Breaking Bad spliced in with the Gene segments, it felt like a fan edited in deleted Breaking Bad scenes or something.

[–] SpikeMike (470) 2 years ago

That point in Saul's life was the beginning of the end, when he chose to align himself with Walter who would lead to his downfall. The scene with Mike shows he tried to warn him but Saul couldn't help himself and it destroyed his life. The same thing is currently happening with Gene: the one guy wanted to stop but Gene said no and couldn't help himself. Going back to that guy's house as we saw at the end will lead to Gene's end one way or another.

He's repeating a pattern of behavior and the scenes are there to reinforce that, while also providing some fan service.

[–] Bill7102 (221) 2 years ago

I interpreted it as opportunities to set up the grave scene fading into him in bed, indicating his symbolic fate. Also gives the opportunity to show his lack of empathy for Walt as a cancer patient and the guy with cancer in the bar, both leading to his downfall.

[–] mtxmind (3296) 2 years ago

That's my take on it as well

[–] winslow (1318) 2 years ago

Walking into the school is a parallel moment to when he broke in the guy's house at the end of the episode. Saul already had the big house and plenty of money, he didn't have any financial need to get involved with Walt, and Mike already warned him not to, but he couldn't stop himself. Same here, he is determined to complete the scam, even if it means taking big risks.