Should I watch Better Call Saul before Breaking Bad?

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Now that Better Call Saul has come to an end, there has never been a more perfect time to binge the entire series. But there's one question that seems to be on many people's minds: *How* should I watch Better Call Saul? And should I watch it before Breaking Bad?

And we're not talking about where to watch or how to stream, we're talking about how the Breaking Bad prequel's timeline lines up with the flagship show and what's the easiest or perhaps most enjoyable way to consume both series. Don't worry: we have options for those starting out, as well as those curious about watching the Breaking Bad series in chronological order from start to finish.

Though the series takes place years before the events of Breaking Bad, it begins with a look into Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman's life at the end of the flagship series and makes frequent cuts to these scenes (shown in black and white as not to confuse the viewer).

Considering that it quite literally picks up where Breaking Bad ends, and then rewinds to how Jimmy even became a seedy lawyer in the first place, it's definitely possible (and recommended) to watch all of Breaking Bad first. This creates a pretty cool contrast between the Saul who gets involved with Walt and Jesse and the Jimmy we meet in season 1.

A common misconception when the spinoff began was that the show was made for Breaking Bad fans and only Breaking Bad fans. In reality, Better Call Saul functions as its own entity – even though it contains many of the same characters. The average person can sit down and watch the show without any knowledge of who Walter White even is. 

Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould do a pretty great job of setting up Jimmy's backstory and putting an emphasis on the characters who are