Bob Odenkirk couldnt have been more perfect for Saul Goodman, but three different actors also played him in Breaking Bads universe. Very few actors are as inextricably attached to a role as Odenkirk is with Saul; its like James Gandolfini with Tony Soprano or Bryan Cranston with Walter White. Sauls early episodes in Breaking Bad made great use of Odenkirks comedic talents, but as the series went on and the character was developed a lot more and especially after he was given his own spin-off show this role also introduced the world to Odenkirks untapped abilities as a dramatic actor.

Across Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, outside of a couple of isolated flashbacks, Jimmy McGill was mostly only played by Odenkirk. A couple of younger actors were brought in to briefly play the character at different stages of his life, but Odenkirk was never too far away from the...