8 Ways Better Call Saul Can Bring Breaking Bad Characters Back
2. Jesse Pinkman
Might Better Call Saul expound on what became of Walts one-time lab assistant/presumed successor/victim/partner/friend? Jesses journey from half-assed meth cook to self-pitying junkie to maybe, just maybe, some sort of peace was just as much a part of Breaking Bads make-up as Walters own transformation. Unlike with Walt, however, the shows final moments left the door open for Jesses eventual return. Also, unlike Walts descent into darkness, Jesses own arc was, upon occasion, less than compelling; Season 3, for instance, was characterised by an awful lot of moping following the death of his paramour Jane. Understandable, sure; dramatically interesting, not so much. As such, were Jesse to appear in Better Call Saul, the show could leverage his exit from Breaking Bad -literally screaming off into the night - to really set in motion its sequel element. With present-day Saul currently tasched up and hiding out in Nebraska, who better to bring him back into the world of crime than Walts former accomplice? Saul cant just hang around that Cinnabon - no matter how bleakly stylish it all looks in black and white - and, however interesting his origin story may be, eventually the shows gonna need to start looking to the future. Breaking Bad 2: The Hunt for Heisenbergs Gold, anyone?
