Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Better Call Saul season 6, episode 1.
Better Call Saul season 6 kicks off with a tour around Saul Goodman’s luxurious house – here are the Easter eggs we spotted during the visually stunning introduction. Most fans would’ve expected Better Call Saul season 6 – the Breaking Bad spinoff’s final run – to open in style, but “Wine & Roses” outdoes itself with a ridiculous, dizzying single-take sequence through an equally ridiculous mansion. From the prescription meds and the massive sign that reads “Saul Goodman,” it’s clear who the house belongs to.
Quite when this clearance scene takes place (and why it’s taking place) remains a mystery. Perhaps this is the home Bob Odenkirk’s Jimmy McGill and Rhea Seehorn’s Kim Wexler purchase with the Sandpiper money at a future point in Better Call Saul‘s prequel timeline, but everything is taken away due to Jimmy’s association with the cartel. Or maybe this scene actually comes post-Breaking Bad. These could be treasures Jimmy bought with his percentage of Walter White’s meth operation, and the clearance is due to Walt becoming a wanted man.
Though there’s still plenty to explore, we know this much – there are a ton of Easter eggs in Better Call Saul season 6’s opening sequence. With callbacks galore, the house walk-through is almost a love letter of farewell to Saul Goodman – and here’s what we picked up…
Saul Goodman’s Ties (& A Secret Transition?)
Better Call Saul season 6‘s house clearing sequence begins with a cascade of bad ties and, immediately, the fashion choices scream Jimmy McGill. From the bold stripes to flowers and Paisley, these are exactly the types of tie we’ve seen Jimmy wear throughout Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad – an early clue as to who the clothing belongs to. Perhaps more important than the ties themselves is the camerawork. Notice how the image begins in black-and-white, then gradually transitions into full color. Could this denote Better Call Saul‘s Gene timeline also moving from black-and-white to color?
A Very “Saul Goodman” Wardrobe
As if the ties weren’t clue enough, Better Call Saul moves into Jimmy’s massively ostentatious wardrobe. Here, we find the mustard yellow and salmon pink shirts that comprise Jimmy McGill’s dubious dress sense in both Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad. To the right of the entrance, Saul also carries a large selection of pocket squares following the same color scheme. These are particularly interesting, since Jimmy is far more prone to wearing the handkerchiefs in Breaking Bad than Better Call Saul.
Better Call Saul’s Wardrobe Foreshadows Gene
A curious item in Saul Goodman’s wardrobe is the brown-colored baseball cap. Though the logos don’t match exactly, it’s a close match for Gene’s Cinnabon hat in Better Call Saul‘s future timeline. Though the hats aren’t perfectly alike, the similarity foreshadows Gene’s future job.
Numilifor References Better Call Saul Season 5
Among the collection of drugs in Saul Goodman’s possession is a bottle of Numilifor. This fake medication featured in a commercial during Better Call Saul season 5’s “The Guy For This.”
Saul Goodman’s Viagra Confirms A Female Presence
Saul Goodman’s luxury mansion brings no shortage of Jimmy-isms, but there’s a suspicious lack of references to Kim Wexler. Not only is it very difficult to imagine Kim having any input into this interior design, there are no obvious women’s clothes or bathroom products that would suggest Jimmy is living with Kim at this stage. Saul is, however, packing Viagra, implying the lawyer is sleeping with someone.
HG Wells’ Time Machine Is Jimmy’s Book
The next Easter egg in Better Call Saul season 6‘s elaborate intro sequence is a copy of H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine. Exactly the same book can be clocked next to Jimmy’s bedside in episode 2 (“Carrot & Stick”). The reading material could be a small hint that Better Call Saul‘s house clearing sequence doesn’t take place when you think it takes place. A blurry Saul Goodman poster is also propped up in the background.
The Painting Is From Jimmy & Kim’s Apartment
Immediately following the H.G. Wells book, one of the workers clearing Saul Goodman’s house carries a painting down the staircase. The sandy blue landscape is identical to the painting hanging over the sofa in Kim Wexler’s apartment. It’s a curious addition to the gold-drenched home, since little else provides a direct link to Kim. Did Jimmy take it from her apartment as a souvenir? Did Kim live in this luxury house, but later move out?
A Saul Goodman Cardboard Cutout
As seen in Better Call Saul‘s season 6 trailer, a cardboard cutout of Saul Goodman is floating in the swimming pool. The life-size Saul is very much in keeping with past promotional campaigns we’ve seen from the lawyer in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, but might hold a deeper meaning. The image of Jimmy lying face down in a pool is not especially encouraging symbolism for those hoping Bob Odenkirk’s character survives until the end of his Gene timeline.
Saul Goodman’s Cadillac
Saul Goodman became famous for his flashy choice of vehicle in Breaking Bad – a 1997 Cadillac DeVille with the personalized license plate LWYRUP. Saul still hasn’t purchased his iconic car in Better Call Saul‘s prequel timeline (though Kim does plant the idea in his mind), but episode 1’s house clearing sequence marks the Cadillac’s official debut. Weirdly, the car is getting towed as part of the house-stripping. If this scene takes place before Breaking Bad, Jimmy would need to claim his car back in order to make the timelines fit.
Jimmy McGill’s Electric Guitar
Jimmy McGill playing Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” is a familiar sight in Better Call Saul, with the lawyer knocking out a, er… unique rendition of the riff in season 5. A guitar is briefly shown being carried through Saul Goodman’s house, and though the camera fails to provide a close-up, the white color and Strat shape match the instrument Jimmy bought.
Cuddly Toys Saul Gave To The Counsel Administrator
The small collection of cuddly toys feels counter-intuitive among the panic rooms and pink undies, but these soft animals have played a key role in Jimmy’s Better Call Saul story. Throughout the prequel, Jimmy has bribed the court house’s counsel administrator by gifting her TY Beanie Babies in exchange for small favors. The same scene features a black book containing lines of text written in cipher – a method for criminals to secretly keep track of deals.
Ping Pong Balls Reference Jimmy’s Old Job
In the same box as Saul Goodman’s soft toys is a collection of ping pong balls with “CC M…” written in black lettering. These are promotional items for CC Mobile, the cellphone store Jimmy worked at whilst banned from practicing the law. He’d often toss them around whilst waiting for customers who, invariably, wouldn’t appear.
The Mesa Verde Photo From Better Call Saul Season 5
When Kim and Jimmy were hunting legal ammunition to deploy against Kevin’s Mesa Verde call center construction project in Better Call Saul season 5, Steven Ogg’s Sobchak found an incriminating photograph in the CEO’s home. The same photograph (of a man riding a horse) is contained in box alongside the CC Mobile balls.
Jimmy McGill’s Bingo Balls From Better Call Saul’s Early Seasons
A woman walks from behind a rail carrying what appears to be a bag of bingo balls. Back when Jimmy McGill used to practice elder law (as opposed to outlaw law), he’d hold bingo sessions at Sandpiper retirement home.
Jimmy & Kim’s Tequila Stopper From Better Call Saul Season 2
The final Easter egg (that we found!) in Better Call Saul season 6’s opening sequence is the tequila bottle stopper that tumbles from a dresser as it’s loaded into a removal van. This token was kept by Kim Wexler after she and Jimmy pulled their first scam in Better Call Saul season 2’s “Switch,” tricking a businessman into paying out for a bottle of expensive booze. The topper later resurfaced after Kim quit her job in season 5, but how does it wind up in this luxury pad?
Better Call Saul continues Mondays on AMC.
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