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February 23, 2020

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T10 WHATS UP! February 23 - 29, 2020 "I do feel like we go faster in Season 5," he said. "More hap- pens. It's a bigger season. The snowball is coming down the mountain and it's breaking up." At the same event, Peter Gould, who co-created both "Breaking Bad" and "Saul" with Vince Gilligan, echoed Odenkirk's enthusiasm for the new season: "I'd say this sea- son, where it goes, is a little more kinetic," Gould ex- plained. "There are scenes that are certainly as violent as anything we had on 'Breaking Bad.'" Speaking of "Breaking Bad," fans of the now-defunct AMC drama may be happy to know that a couple of familiar faces will show up in the new sea- son of "Better Call Saul." The biggest buzz is that Dean Nor- ris ("Claws") will guest star as Hank Schrader, DEA agent and brother-in-law to "Break- ing Bad's" main character, meth cook Walter White (Bry- an Cranston, "Malcolm in the Middle"). In a blog post on AMC.com, Norris was quoted as saying: "I was absolutely thrilled to revisit my old friend Hank Schrader. It was particularly fun to play the early Hank with swagger. Getting time on set again with my 'Breaking Bad' family was a cherry on top. I hope the fans enjoy it as much as I did." As an added bonus, Schrad- er's ever-loyal sidekick, Go- mez (Steven Michael Queza- da, "Beerfest," 2006), will be back in action, too. They're scheduled to appear in two ep- isodes of the new season, and the dynamic duo caused a hul- labaloo when they showed up in the "Better Call Saul" Sea- son 5 trailer. The trailer offers some glimpses of what's to come. Saul and Kim share a kiss. Gus appears to be engaged in some intense wheelings and deal- ings. "Breaking Bad" psycho- path Tuco Salamanca (Ray- mond Cruz, "The Closer"), who appeared in the first and second seasons of "Saul," re- turns with his bell. Gang mem- ber Nacho (Michael Mando, "Orphan Black") broods. In the trailer's best clip, Mike shows some young whipper- snappers that he's not to be trifled with. In addition to the other "Breaking Bad" alums, Robert Forster ("Jackie Brown," 1997) is set to make an appearance as vacuum cleaner salesman Ed Gailbraith, who has a side job helping people disappear witness-protection style — for a fee, of course. Sadly, Forster appears posthumously, having died in October 2019, from brain cancer. With so many nefarious characters in the new season, Saul should have no trouble finding clients for his bur- geoning law practice, shady though it may be. His transfor- mation from Jimmy to Saul should be almost complete by the season's end, but there will surely be more to explore since "Better Call Saul" has al- ready been renewed for Sea- son 6. Unfortunately, that will be its final season, as the pre- quel nears the "Breaking Bad" timeline. Who knows, perhaps White and partner-in-crime Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul, "The Path") will turn up in Season 6? Critics and fans praised Paul's reprisal of Pink- man in last year's Netflix film "El Camino," which served as an epilogue for "Breaking Bad," proving that there's still a hunger for the show's char- acters. As Season 5 kicks off, Saul comes up with an unorthodox strategy for getting new clients that tests Kim's patience. Else- where, Lalo (Tony Dalton, "Sr. Avila") searches for the myste- rious Michael. Don't miss what happens next in the season premiere of "Better Call Saul," airing Sunday and Monday, Feb. 23 and 24, on AMC. Rhea Seehorn as seen in "Better Call Saul" continued from page T2 S'all good, man: 'Better Call Saul' is back on AMC TV FEATURE

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