Its like a 21st century, lost Bruce Springsteen song.
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The actual depressing music comes from The Ink Spots Address Unknown.
Theyre selling Renoirs on the shopping channel that Gene watches.
Creator Vince Gilligans mother was an art teacher and he himself had experience selling art.
Judge Irving R. Nance gets a very visible nameplate.
Is this name an anagram?
Does it hold any meaning?
Can you spy a beige coat and black hat sitting on the coat rack nearby?
That cant just be a coincidence.
Jimmy, just like his future friend Walt, drives a really emasculating car.
A yellow 1998 Suzuki Esteem is a far cry away from Cadys the future Saul will come accustomed to.
Real life ABQ diner Loyolas Family Restaurant serves as Jimmys meeting place with the Kettlemans.
The restaurant first appeared in theBreaking Badepisode Cornered as relaxed Mike and a livewire Jesse wait on Gus.
The setting would be visited even more, being a favorite spot of Lydia as well.
Of course you recognize Jonathan Banks aka Mike Ehrmantraut, the worlds greatest employee.
Craig Kettlemans money issues sound an awful lot likeBreaking Badwhite-collar criminal Ted Beneke.
Jimmys office is in the back of a nail salon, by their laundry room.
This is a callback on two levels.
Jimmy gets to deliver Ned Beattys infamousNetworkspeech.
-When Jimmy grounds himself, hes shown having the same key fob as Walter White.
Chuck McGill Suffers From RF Radiation (EHS) Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity.
Interestingly, the WHO doesnt recognize EHS as a real disorder.
Chuck asks, Wouldnt you rather build your own identity?
in a playful moment of foreshadowing.
He is often depicted tied to a tree, shot with arrows.
The twins use of biznatch surely reminds you of the vocabulary that Jesse Pinkman would use.
No idea which telenovela Tucos Abuelita is watching, but shes pretty devoted to it.
InBreaking Bad, No-Doze also gets in trouble for speaking out of turn.
This episode is directed by Michelle McLaren, acclaimed TV director and the woman who almost directed DCsWonder Womanmovie.
The close-up shot of Jimmys face after being thrown down into the desert is direct visual callback toBreaking Bad.
The method is also brought up by Jesse inBreaking Bads Cats in the Bag.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Esquivel is playing while Jimmy has drinks with a woman at the bar.
Its from the Mexican composer/bandleaders 1959 albumExploring New Sounds in Hi-Fi.
Jimmy pleads with Nacho that hes a lawyer not a criminal.
No, hes a criminal lawyer.
Bob Odenkirks wig in the flashback is giving me seriousMr.
-Jimmy mentions hes being held in the Cook County Jail.
-Find Out Whats Happening by Bobby Bare plays while Jimmy searches for the Kettlemans.
The song was released in 1968.
Bare has had a long career in country music and even dabbled in some acting in his younger days.
Hero opens with a shot of two Chicago bars: Dearborn Cafe and The Wheelwright Bar.
As far as Google knows neither of these bars actually exist.
We get an excellent insight into how Jimmy eventually chooses his nom de plume.
I never did catch your name.
Saul…Sall goodman.
Jimmys accomplice hums Deep Purples Smoke on the Water as part of his ruse.
Just a little fact in case youre curious because I know I was.
The cheapest I could find was around $6,000 and that was for a PRE-OWNED watch.
Mrs. Kettleman turns Jimmy down because Youre the kind of lawyer guilty people hire.
Little does she know how right she is.
Upon this rock, I will build my church, Jimmy says about the bribe money he receives.
This very same shirt will eventually become a Saul Goodman wardrobe staple.
And if you look closely, you could see the same outfit worn by an infamousBBcharacter.
The number of Jimmys billboard is (505) 842-5662.
Jimmy wears an American Samoa University sweatshirt while relaxing at the nail salon after hours.
Well eventually find out this is where he attended law school.
He wants me to change my name!
Jimmy says about Howards legal complaint over the billboard.
-The man Jimmy saves on the billboard actually played an anonymous henchman offed by Mike inBB.
He also popped up in the episode two montage of Jimmy taking cases.
The cops think Chuck is a tweaker because hes got campfire fuel in his house.
Dont quite remember that factoring into Walt and Jesses blend.
Must not have been part of the ingredients for the good blue stuff.
(505) 533-4455 is the number on Jimmys bench ad in the opening credits.
Take it away,Wikipedia!
That case is real.
Jimmy probably wont uphold the spirit of that law.
There is an extended shot of Jello cups as Jimmy hosts bingo night at the senior center.
Speaking of the nursing home.
This is the very same nursing home that Hector Salamanca will one day settle down in.
AMC has confirmed this and Imgur user,bobthemtnbikeroffers these helpful side-by-side screenshots.
If the diner Mike finishes the episode in looks familiar, it should.
Jimmys moral compass is put to the test.
This whole episode is essentially an interesting explanation or exploration of one line inBreaking Bad.
Mike mentioned that his time as a cop in Philadelphia ended on difficult terms.
Oh boy, did it ever.
Five-O features our first introduction of Mikes granddaughter Kaylee.
Kaylee is the most important part of Mikes life in Breaking Bad and influences all of his decision-making.
Five-O continues the long, illustrious pop culture history of veterinarians as doctors for criminals or other various indigents.
Vince Gilligan, an unabashed Tarantino-influencee may have picked up the trope fromInglourious Basterds.
Mikes Philadelphia cop friend rightly clocks Jimmy as doing a Matlock impression.
Just one episode ago, Jimmy watched old episodes ofMatlockjust to get the lawyers appearance exactly right.
Upon hearing that Mike hails from Philadelphia, Jimmy responds Philadelphia?
Mike displays superior pick-pocketing skills to get a notebook off a police officer.
Huell demonstrates this when he pick-pockets Jesse to get the ricin cigarette he has on him.
Philly cops are drinking Yeungling in Mikes flashback.
Yeungling is purportedly the oldest brewery in America and is a Pennsylvania bar staple.
I broke my boy.
When given the opportunity to do the right thing, Jimmy cashes in a favor from an unlikely ally.
Theres an interesting shot of a caterpillar getting into a cocoon outside of Chucks house before Jimmy enters.
A deal is what they got O.J.
Mrs. Kettleman says about not wanting to settle her case out of court.
First of all: here is a free plug to watchAmerican Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J.
Simpsonon FX because its great.
Secondly, what is Mrs. Kettleman talking about?
received no deal that Im aware of.
He was found not guilty by a jury of his peers.
Agooddeal for sure but not an actual plea deal.
But wait a minute, there was asecondO.J.
trial for his armed robbery case.
Jimmy and Kim share another cigarette in the parking garage.
Jimmy does the right thing by not taking the Kettlemans money once hes stolen it.
This is certain to be one of the last times he does that.
Criminals have no recourse.
And you two are criminals, Jimmy tells the Kettlemans.
University of American Samoa.
Jimmy seriously cant stop doing the sports team thing when mentioning any location.
Chuck has a nice Sony VAIO laptop.
Sadly, Sony discontinued the VAIO PC laptops on February 6, 2014.
Its a nice little technological detail to show thatBetter Call Saultakes place in the recent past.
In Five-O Mikes Philly bartender mentions that Albuquerque has too many tarantulas for him to want to visit.
In the opening credits of RICO we see one of those many tarantulas.
Not bad work, Jimmy.
A deal threatens to go off the rails when Mikes ability to complete a job is called into question.
We can Erin Brockovich the shit out of this case, Jimmy says.
Pimento is a cheese.
They call it the caviar of the South, Mike says about his pimento sandwich.
Apparently pimento cheese sandwiches are a signature item at the Masters Golf Tournament.
Im gonna tell all those clients what a lying, miserable pig-fucker you are, Jimmy tells Howard.
AMC famously allowedBreaking Badone un-bleeped F-word a season, though there are a couple in the pilot episode.
I think we can all agree the best is I fucked Ted.
Chuck adjusts to a new way of life.
Sorry I called you a pig-fucker, Jimmy tells Howard.
Ok, maybeBetter Call Saulgets two F-words.
We get a shot of a dented trashcan in the parking garage that Jimmy brutalized earlier in the season.
Jimmy tells his famous anecdote about a Chicago Sunroof.
Co-creator Peter Gould told Esquire that this wasan invention of the writers.
But is presumably a real thing now.
Not unlike blue meth.
The scam is just that: a scam.
Kennedys visage on the half-dollar has always faced in the same direction.
Though coins produced between 1964 and 1970 have a little extra valuedue to silver content.
Arnos German Pub in Chicago is also regrettably fictional.
It was really shot atThe Edelweiss Am Rio Grande in Albuquerque.
Old Style Beer is a legitimate Chicago institution, however.
Youre not Kevin Costner.
And here it is: the gold standard of allBreaking Badcallbacks.
Jimmy receives one of Marcos rings at Marcos funeral.
Its like Bruce Wayne donning Batmans cowl.
I know what stopped me and you know what: its never stopping me again.
