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The character progressions onBetter Call Saulare as intricate yet logical as legalese. “Rebecca” usurps that notion. Chuck is changing a lightbulb, sometime before his electrical affliction. Credit: Ursula Coyote/AMC He puts a record on jazz, of course, ‘cause he’s classy. In the kitchen, a woman sweats onions. Chuck’s sheet music sits undisturbed in the foreground, in the dark. Of their soon-to-arrive dinner guest, Chuck says, “He’s…an acquired taste.” “How bad can he be?...

Across the street was Jimmy, spying on the scene anxiously. So, what kind of illicit action can you expect from Klick, which airs Monday at 10 p.m. Odenkirk promises an episode in which the gloves are being thrown to the wind. The gloves are off. Credit: Ursula Coyote/AMC And yet it feels to me like were very much in the middle of the story. Theres no cappers put on anything....

You want to plot-driven capers, racing pulse, and zeitgeist pop? Youre getting a willfully idiosyncratic drama that moves at a deliberate clip and with self-conscious style. You want fixer and contract killer Mike (Jonathan Banks) to, like, kill people? Credit: Ursula Coyote/AMC Youre getting a whole season of Mike not wanting to kill people. You wantBreaking Badcameos and backstory? Okay, fine, heres some Salamancas. Nowstop looking for anagramsand suck on the beauty of my elegant and rigorous filmmaking, dammit!...

Where do we find him when we return, in terms of his lot in life and his headspace? PETER GOULD:Its an open question. You have to ask yourself as hes driving off, Whats he smiling about? Credit: Ben Leuner/AMC What is the overarching theme of season 2? Season 2 is all about what people are willing to do for the things that they care about. What does that show about you?...

Meanwhile, Jimmy has started an unlikely, not-exactly-legal alliance withBadfixer and former cop Mike (Jonathan Banks). Where do we find him when we resume the story? BOB ODENKIRK:He is reveling in his big eff-you when we start. Credit: Ursula Coyote/AMC Of course, that isnt going to last forever. You cant tell the world to f off forever. You have to find your way back in. He did learn some things from last year....

Are you still morally flexible? asks tollbooth attendant and underworld fixer Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks), phoning him with a job. Its a call to heroic adventure, a devilish temptation, and an opportunity for catharsis. Credit: Ursula Coyote/AMC Indeed, Jimmys evolution toward Saul has reached an adolescent stage. Here in season 2, hes temperamental and easily triggered, testing identity and testing limits. He agrees not to cross it. One of the premieres best moments finds Jimmy deciding whether or not to turn on a light switch....

Better Call Saulhas beensprinkling in appearancesfrom a fair amount ofBreaking Badcharacters recently. But there is one biggie were still waiting to see. I dont know, answered Paul coyly. Credit: Ursula Coyote/AMC Yeah, weve talked about it, says Paul. They kind of threw some ideas at me. Like, What if? What do you think about this? So the conversations are definitely there, but it has to make sense for the show....

Those cumulative six years of backstory dont scare star Bob Odenkirk, however. Odenkirk swore to prove it by summarizing all of season 1 in under 60 seconds. Things start off well enough. Credit: NBC The shows calledBetter Call Saul, I play Jimmy McGill, Odenkirk said. He is the person who becomes Saul Goodman inBreaking Bad,which, we should start there actually. Odenkirk ended up going way deeper into the origins of his show than even Fallon expected....

Elsewherealum, six-time Emmy nominee and veteran film actor will guest-star in multiple episodes of theBreaking Badprequel. But you wouldnt want to cross him, lets put it that way. Have you forgotten whereBetter Call Saulleft off? Credit: Ursula Coyote/Sony Pictures Television/AMC Re-read EWs season 1 finale postmortems with Gould and Odenkirkhereandhere. Ursula Coyote/Sony Pictures Television/AMC

The actor teased the events to come while attendingEWs SAG Awards partyon Friday in Los Angeles. I think last year was a real set up for a lot of stuff, he said. As Fabian teased, we wont be disappointed in his sartorial game. Credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images Entertainment One particular moment last season involving him andBob Odenkirkwearing the same suit taught him not everyone can wear pinstripes. The day that we shot that I went out to see the billboard first, he said....

Pamela Adlon did not take her big break well. A few years ago, Louis C.K. My first reaction was Are you fing crazy?' Credit: Jessica Brooks/FX Were putting Rachel McAdams in these.' Eventually Adlon, 50, found the time/nerve, and the result is a true sadcom standout. The show offers a raw, fresh take on motherhood. Nicole Wilder-Shattuck/FX Shes spitting in the glass, trying to fill it up. If I didnt have to do any on-camera acting, Id be happy as a clam, she says....

First up, Adlon (who also serves as a writer and executive producer, alongside C.K. )walks us through her personal series premiere, Pilot/Sam. My inspiration wasAll That Jazz, the Bob Fosse movie. Credit: Colleen Hayes/FX Every morning he wakes up and says, Its showtime, folks! The pilot was originally very relentless and this deep, harrowing look at 24 hours for this woman. Hes a brilliant editor. I gave Celia [Imrie], who plays my mom, some of my moms jewelry....

Here, Diedrich Bader, who plays Sams friend, Rich, brings us into episode 6, Alarms. I just finished watchingBetter Things. Our voices were never raised above Pams, so her sweet growl was like the Washington Monument. Credit: Jessica Brooks/FX We kind of rehearsed, started shooting, and then we watched the playback. Pam only got two goes at that speech at the top of the scene. Its all she needed, but also, its all she took....