Some very familiar faces popped back up in Albuquerque on Monday’s “Better Call Saul,” which showed the first what would become many legal tussles between Saul Goodman and Hank Schrader.
Showrunner Peter Gould explained that they needed to find someone who would make Bob Odenkirk’s nascent criminal lawyer up his game. And who better than New Mexico’s most famous DEA agents?
“We knew that there would be a scene where Jimmy/Saul tangles with some very smart law enforcement people who are worthy opponents,” Gould told TheWrap. “As soon as we realized that that was the next natural thing to happen, we got very excited and said wow wouldn’t it be amazing if this was Hank and Gomez.”