How could you explain that Hank Schrader did know about altercation between Mike Ehrmantraut and Tuco?

How could you explain that Hank Schrader did know about altercation between Mike Ehrmantraut and Tuco? - Man in Black Suit Holding White Printer Paper

In Breaking Bad season 2 episode 2, Hank lists criminal records of Tuco but does not tell about the altercation between Mike and Tuco on the season 2 of Better Call Saul.

How can this be possible?



Best Answer

It's a lapse in the narrative.

Better Call Saul is the prequel to the series Breaking Bad. As such, it's narrative is supposed to align it with the events of the following series in a manner that precludes narrative lapses. However, for reasons of time and expense, as well as having different writers there have been several lapses in continuity, including this one.

Mike Ehrmentraut's run in with Tuco and the subsequent dealings with Tio Salamanca are never referenced in Breaking Bad. Since Mike was forced to retract his statement and risks arrest and prosecution for this, it seems to be more than a little odd that such a major event was not referenced in Breaking Bad. There were two chances to do (when Hank Schrader was pursuing Tuco and then later when the Fring organization collapsed and Mike was being questioned) and yet the producers and writers never avail themselves of the opportunity to do so. That's what makes it a narrative lapse.

While the series may attempt to cover this lapse with a scene or scenes which reference this oversight, there seems to be very little that can be done to correct. Just like Jimmy (Saul) having an older brother whose was an important attorney in ABQ,just like Jimmy relationship with Roz and just like Mike's granddaughter being the same age as in Breaking Bad whose events occur six years later, there are a number of lapses that have been made trying overlay the sequel with the prequel.




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Who gave Hank the warning call?

Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) warned Hank Schrader (Dean Norris) about an impending cartel assassination attempt, despite being the one who ordered the hit in Breaking Bad season 3.

Why did Hank get shot Breaking Bad?

The episode follows Hank as he deals with a lawsuit against the DEA by Jesse after Hank brutally physically assaults him. Walt tries to pacify Jesse and have him be his cooking partner. Meanwhile, the Cousins plot Hank's assassination and engage in a shootout with him in a parking lot.

How was Hank injured in Breaking Bad?

In the early fourth season episodes, Hank is bedridden after being shot multiple times in the chest by Tuco Salamanca's cousins, and is increasingly hostile toward Marie while she tries to take care of him.



Breaking Bad Hank vs Tuco




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