Vince Gilligan Goes Into Detail On Better Call Saul Scene Between Kim Wexler And Jesse Pinkman
Fans were waiting to see if and when the worlds of Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad would collide. Now, series creator Vince Gilligan has shed light on the recent scene between Rhea Seehorn's Kim Wexler and Aaron Paul's Jesse Pinkman.
In the penultimate episode of Better Call Saul, Kim Wexler and Jesse Pinkman met in a flashback that took place after Better Call Saul's prequel portion but before Breaking Bad begins. Gilligan acknowledged that the conversation between the two may not have been truly necessary, but it was fun to pair up those two in one scene together, especially knowing how integral they are to each show and knowing what their fates would be in the end.
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«I just love ’em both so much. It’s as simple as that,» Gilligan said during an interview with Rolling Stone. «We try to tell these stories as organically as possible, and we do. But a scene like that is, I hate to admit it, just pleasurable to write, pleasurable to direct. It doesn’t really move the plot forward. In strict, organic storytelling terms, it’s not 'necessary.' But it just was fun. And yeah, I love those two.» Gilligan later added that they primarily did it because, much like the fans, they wanted to see characters exclusive to each show meet up more than anything. «I think we all wanted — I can’t remember who came up with the idea — that we wanted to see those two worlds collide. We couldn’t help ourselves.»
It may have only been for a couple of minutes, but Kim's brief conversation with Jesse felt like an unofficial passing of the torch timeline-wise. Both Jesse and Kim suffer the most because of their association and loyalty to the main character of
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