Better Call Saul Why Jimmy Is Working In A Cinnabon (As Gene)

Better Call Saul: Why Jimmy Is Working In A Cinnabon (As Gene)

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Better Call Saul contains flashforward sequences showing Jimmy McGill now working at a Cinnabon as Gene, and here’s why he ended up there.

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Better Call Saul Why Jimmy Is Working In A Cinnabon (As Gene)

Better Call Saul contains flashforward sequences showing Jimmy McGill now working at a Cinnabon as Gene, and here’s why he ended up there. Introduced in season 2 of Breaking Bad, Walt and Jesse’s “criminal lawyer” Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) would become one of the most important characters on the series. He was also one of the few major figures to end the show alive, making the smart move to get the hell out of dodge – or in this case Albuquerque – before things really hit the fan.

In Better Call Saul, fans have gotten to witness Saul’s journey from small-time hustler Jimmy McGill, to briefly respectable attorney Jimmy McGill, to go-to lawyer for the New Mexico meth trade. Well, he’s not quite there fully yet, but presumably will be by the end of the spinoff. As Better Call Saul goes on though, it’s becoming more and more like Breaking Bad, which doesn’t seem to be bothering fans. Although the fact that Kim Wexler is never mentioned in Breaking Bad probably doesn’t spell a bright future for her.

As seen in Better Call Saul’s black and white flashforwards, Jimmy clearly can’t stand his existence as the manager of a Cinnabon in Omaha. Why did he agree to put himself in that position? It’s simple, he had no other choice.

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Better Call Saul: Why Jimmy Is Working In A Cinnabon (As Gene)

The fact that Saul Goodman is spending his time after Breaking Bad managing a Cinnabon in Omaha is a direct callback to the final conversation had between Saul and Walter White before they parted ways for good. Both men were holed up in a bunker owned by Ed, the man who specializes in making people disappear, and giving them new identities. Saul says to Walt, lamenting their perilous situation at the time, “If I’m lucky, month from now, best case scenario, I’m managing a Cinnabon in Omaha.” Sure enough, that’s where he ended up in Better Call Saul.

As for why a Cinnabon in Omaha, there are several reasons it’s the right move. Saul fears for his life and his freedom, thanks to the many criminal acts he committed alongside Walt, and the many enemies he made in the underworld along the way. Nebraska is over 700 miles from New Mexico, making it less likely people will recognize Saul, or as he’s now called, Gene.

As for the job, it’s entirely unremarkable, and unlikely to attract attention. While Saul retained some of his ill-gotten gains, he can’t just not work and live like a rich man, or he’ll draw unwanted scrutiny as to how he’s doing that.The name Gene is also not only a pretty common name, but it sounds nothing like Saul. Put all those factors together, and it makes a perfect recipe for Saul staying under the radar and living an honest, albeit dreadfully boring life. That said, Better Call Saul season 5 made it quite clear that it’s only a matter of time before the Gene facade is found out, and Saul/Jimmy must face a reckoning for his past.

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