Saul Goodman Almost Worked at Hot Topic, ‘Breaking Bad’ Script Draft Reveals
variety.comEthan Shanfeld “Better Call Saul” begins with a black-and-white sequence showing Saul Goodman working at a Cinnabon in an Omaha mall.
Saul has the new identity of Gene Takavic and is in hiding after the events of “Breaking Bad,” before the spinoff series goes back to before he ever met Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.
The scene is a make-good on a promise made in the penultimate episode of “Breaking Bad,” when Saul (Bob Odenkirk) and Walter (Bryan Cranston) are waiting to enter witness protection and Saul says, “If I’m lucky, a month from now, best case scenario, I’m managing a Cinnabon in Omaha.” But according to a script draft of that “Breaking Bad” episode, Saul almost worked at Hot Topic instead.
In that early draft, posted by “Better Call Saul” co-creator and showrunner Peter Gould on the social media site Bluesky, Saul tells Walt, “From here on out, I’m Mr.
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