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How Bob Odenkirk's Heart Attack Rocked 'Better Call Saul' - Series co-creator Peter Gould talks about the emotional aftermath of the star's health crisis and his moving return to set: "We were ready to dump the whole thing."

In an excerpt from Alan Sepinwall's new book, 'Saul Goodman v. Jimmy McGill,' series co-creator Peter Gould talks Odenkirk's health crisis and return.

And, most importantly, exactly when, how, and why would Jimmy McGill, a shady but mostly decent attorney, fully transform into the amoral version of Saul Goodman we knew from the previous show? Suddenly, those other questions were irrelevant to Saul co-creator Peter Gould, who only cared about the survival and health of his leading man and friend, and who assumed the series would stop abruptly if Odenkirk died or simply couldn’t return. I can stay a little longer to finish this.” But Melissa Bernstein and the rest of the producers just put the hammer down, and when the clock struck a certain hour, he turned back into a pumpkin and had to go home and relax.

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