In addition, the show does film some scenes out of sequence.)
“The pick-up scenes [from episode 8] were not the first things we shot.
And that’s true.
Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler and Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman on ‘Better Call Saul’.Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television
We had a different director.
We had Michael Morris directing.
We started in on that stuff.
My brain just had a brain fart and I apologize to the world.
Odenkirk thinks that all of the concern and focus on his close call can carry another benefit.
“We watched him die.
I’d never seen anything like it, except for in a movie,” said Gilligan.
“It was just so good to see Bob there,” said Dalton.
Forget about the show.
This is the worst thing that could ever happen to somebody.
[Laughs] That’s what happens when you mess with Lalo.”
So, what was it like for Odenkirk to return to the set to film these pivotal scenes?
I think about it all the time.
So for me to come back, they were extremely sensitive.
Everyone was very emotional and sweet and kind and a little too concerned.
[Laughs] Very worried about everything that I did…
It was kind of funny and sweet and touching.
And you could see it in everyone’s eyes.
They were all looking at me like, ‘Is he really okay?
Is he going to be all right?’
And the truth was, I was still recuperating.
My stamina came back a little more every week."
Odenkirk’s most frequent scene partner was certainly thrilled to welcome him back.
He came back really feeling like he didn’t want to hold the crew back anymore.
It wasn’t about ignoring it.
