Better Call Saul is the spin-off of the popular series, Breaking Bad. The spin-off has in fact gone on to become as popular as the original, and fans are clamoring to find out what’s in store in the upcoming season.
The showrunners had wanted to keep Gus Fring’s appearance a secret, but the fans figured it out. Fans were teased with the information that Better Call Saul Season 3 will depict the transformation of Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) to Saul Goodman.
Saul Goodman was the high-profile lawyer that Breaking Bad viewers know very well. Better Call Saul depicts the creation of Saul Goodman. While the transformation was a long drawn process, it will finally take place in Season 3.
Apart from showing Bob Odenkirk’s character becoming Saul Goodman, Better Call Saul Season 3 will also deal with Jimmy McGill’s relationship with his brother Chuck (Michael McKean).
Chuck will have an important role to play in the creation of Saul Goodman. Jimmy, while convincing Chuck to continue his career as a lawyer, confessed that he had tampered with the files of Mesa Verde.
Bob Odenkirk talks about the moment when Jimmy sits down to speak to Chuck. He hears Chuck talk about how Jimmy had undermined the court case and helped Kim. He realizes that his brother has figured the whole thing out.
Jimmy thinks of a million things to do but stops since he knows that the slightest move will warn Kim. She is very perceptive and smart and will quickly figure out what had happened. Kim had already warned Jimmy about messing things up.
Jimmy will realize in Better Call Saul Season 3 that Chuck had recorded the whole conversation and will use it as evidence against Jimmy. Chuck’s act will bring in a surge of emotions in Jimmy.
The brothers had always been close, though Chuck was jealous of Jimmy. He felt that no matter how much he tried, all Jimmy had to do was make his mother laugh, and he would become the star in his mother’s eyes.
The betrayal in the hands of Chuck will force Jimmy to peel his good layers. He will transform into Saul Goodman, an event that the fans have been waiting to see. It is at this juncture that Gus Fring comes into the picture. Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) is a famous villain and fans are excited to have him in Better Call Saul Season 3.
While Chuck betrays Jimmy, he facilitates the meeting between Gus and Jimmy. Gus approaches Jimmy, a.k.a. Saul to become his lawyer, and help him run his drug empire under the garb of the fast food chain that he owns.
Even if Jimmy isn’t ready to become a part of the drug kingpin’s team, he has no way out. Jimmy has already tampered with the legal documents, and if Chuck reveals the information, Jimmy would be left without a law career to practice.
According to Vine Report, Jimmy might decide to take the job Gus had to offer so that he can prevent the information about Mesa Verde from being leaked. However, co-creator Peter Gould has teased that Chuck might end up revealing the recording to the public.
Better Call Saul Season 3 will also see Gus hiring Mike (Jonathan Banks) to become his top security guard.
Rumors suggest that more characters from Breaking Bad will make an appearance in Better Call Saul Season 3. The plot of Better Call Saul prequels that of Breaking Bad, and so it is natural for characters to make an appearance in Season 4.