Breaking Bad: One Saul Goodman Catchphrase Was Inspired By Kim Wexler
As Better Call Saul delves deeper into its final season, more surprising Breaking Bad connections are coming to light — but few would've seen this one coming. As a prequel to Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul has the unique job of constructing a character in reverse. The spinoff's debut season begins with Bob Odenkirk's Jimmy McGill as a distinctly different man and then, over the course of 6 seasons, pushes him closer to the «Saul Goodman» viewers already know. Predictably, that process has kicked up several gears in Better Call Saul season 6. Jimmy moves into his Breaking Bad office, earns himself a grimy new clientele, and hires Breaking Bad's Francesca as an assistant.
Another vital piece of the Saul Goodman jigsaw falls into place during Better Call Saul season 6's «Black & Blue.» Howard Hamlin finally realizes Jimmy is framing him as a drug addict, so arranges a fake client meeting at a boxing gym. When Jimmy arrives, Howard challenges his former employee to a match and, using the term very loosely, wins. A sheepish Jimmy McGill returns to his and Kim Wexler's apartment beaten black and blue.
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A concerned Jimmy leans over the bathroom mirror trying to cover his bruises with make-up. He tells Kim, "I gotta see if this will work, I got court first thing in the morning." Kim, however, sees the black eyes and grazes as a marketing opportunity. Acting out some fantasy commercial, she semi-playfully suggests, "I'm Saul Goodman. Pow — *punches* I fight for you!" Although Jimmy chuckles, he practices a fighting stance in the mirror and warms to the idea. Thanks to Breaking Bad, we know Kim's spark of inspiration sticks, since Saul's future TV ads use this
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