Ed makes it clear that he won’t help Jesse again unless he pays him $250,000. Saul Goodman and Walter White both utilized his services and Jesse was supposed to as well before he opted to return to Albuquerque and get his revenge on Walt. Ed Galbraith (Robert Forster) is more than just a mild-mannered vacuum repairman he’s an expert in getting criminals off the grid. – So why is Jesse urgently looking for a vacuum shop? Longtime viewers of Breaking Bad know why and El Camino watchers find out soon as well. Neil is very confident that the gussets and fishplates he’s installed will keep Jesse from escaping. We later see Neil and another Breaking Bad cameo player Kenny (Kevin Rankin) via flashback. Neil welded the apparatus that kept Jesse in bondage but also mobile enough to cook meth back at Jack’s. – “I was wondering when you were gonna remember me.” It turns out that Jesse has a personal connection to this Kandy Man. Kandy is played by Scott MacArthur, who plays a fun villain on The Righteous Gemstones. – Neil Kandy and his partner of Kandy Welding Company pose as cops when Jesse is looking for Todd’s money. – Speaking of the news, the radio reports that a woman suspected to be a part of the Heisenberg cartel is in the hospital with acute poisoning and is not expected to survive. Both “KHM News 1” and “4 KDS News” appear to not be real news stations in New Mexico or anywhere else. Also, a quick note on the news programs that frequently report on Jesse’s disappearance. – Back in the present, Jesse’s parents Adam and Diane Pinkman are on TV urging Jesse to turn himself in. When Jesse orders pizza in season 4 episode 2, however, there doesn’t appear to be pepperoni on it. The pizza that Walt threw on the roof of his house in Breaking Bad was a pepperoni pie. Jesse says he likes pepperoni on his pizza. – In the past, Todd offers Jesse a pizza for not killing him. He also has a Vamonos Pest shirt lying around. He still owns the tarantula that previously belonged to the little boy he killed in the New Mexican desert. – Todd’s apartment has quite a few Easter eggs. Interestingly, Todd killed her via strangulation, which is how Todd will eventually die. He killed Sonya because she discovers where his secret stash of money is. Todd needed help disposing of the body of his cleaning lady Sonya. – In Jesse’s flashback, he recalls the time that Todd took him out on a little field trip to his apartment. Though long dead, Todd becomes a pretty crucial character in El Camino. – After Jesse departs Skinny Pete’s, El Camino flashes back to Jesse’s time as a captive of Todd Alquist (Jesse Plemons). I can tell you now that that I did not think that would work.” But he does reminisce about the days of Breaking Bad past. “MAAAGNETS. Old Joe doesn’t stick around for long as he realizes the police has tracked Jesse’s car. – Old Joe (Larry Hankin) of Old Joe’s Junkyard? Now the cameos reach a near parody level. Skinny Pete even develops a pretty solid plan to help Jesse escape sans El Camino. It’s pretty amazing to watch them stand in awe of Jesse and the journey he has gone on thus far. They’re not the brightest of dudes but they are certainly reliable. Skinny Pete and Badger were always the natural choice for Jesse’s first visit after his emancipation. – And the hits keep on coming! Netflix made it clear that we would be seeing Skinny Pete (Charles Baker) and Badger (Matt Jones) in El Camino, but it’s still nice to see them so soon. Sorry kid, that’s the one thing you can never do.” Haunting words from the man who will be killed by Walter White shortly after this scene. When Jesse says he’ll finally have the opportunity to “put things right” after he retires, Mike says “No. Jonathan Banks once again reprises his role as Mike to share some words of wisdom with Jesse. Mike Erhmantraut! Mike, of course, has become a regular character on Better Call Saul, but it’s still thrilling to see this latter day version of everyone’s favorite enforcer. – Welp, right off the bat, Vince Gilligan delivers a treat for Breaking Bad fans.
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