Better Call Saul spoilers follow.
Better Call Saul fans have been waiting anxiously for the return of Breaking Bad duo Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul in their roles of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, respectively.
The two characters were confirmed to appear in the final season of the spin-off show, which follows Bob Odenkirk's Jimmy McGill in the time before he became known as Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad.
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There are only three episodes left of this final season and neither Walter nor Jesse have cropped up so far. But that may be about to change with Monday's episode, which just happens to be titled 'Breaking Bad'.
The show's boss Peter Gould, who co-created the series with Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, has pretty much confirmed that it will be the hotly-anticipated episode, too. Gould spoke to Entertainment Weekly at the unveiling of the Walter and Jesse statues at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Friday and hinted as much.
"Spoiler alert, everybody. You're hearing it first; no one else knows this yet. This coming Monday night, if you happen to be watching the AMC network – and thanks to them as well – you might just see these two on the next Better Call Saul," Gould said.
Gould also revealed that he has spent a long time hearing a lot of fan theories about how Walter and Jesse would return, but feels confident that fans' patience will pay off.
"I've heard a lot of theories about what's going to happen. And I'm happy to report I haven't heard a theory that comes quite close to the actual fact," Gould said.
"The thing that I'm really proud of is that we waited to see them until it was right for this story. Of course, the low-hanging fruit would've been to have them appear early in season 1, to kick the show off.
"I think the way that they do appear is all about the story of Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler [Rhea Seehorn] and Mike Ehrmantraut [Jonathan Banks]. I hope you agree when you see it."
This is the show's final season, with only three episodes left out of a total of 13. The final three episodes will premiere on August 1, August 8 and August 15, respectively.
Better Call Saul airs on AMC in the US and on Netflix in the UK.
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