Jimmy McGill
Saul later
Elder law / hustler
Loc. ABQ
- Motivation
- Advance personal and factional stakes
- Emotional state
- Hardened by recent events
- Last known
- Conflict with Chuck; Tuco desert
Allies
Kim, Mike soon
Threats
Chuck, Tuco
Prep pack · temporal graph
Better Call Saul
About to watch S01E02 · Mijo
Spoiler-free to End of S01E01 "Uno"
100% spoiler-free up to the final frame of S01E01. Continuity pack (season knowledge + staged narrative + relationship web). Nothing from S01E02 or later.
Long gap (passport-weighted): foundational who/where listed first.
Standard
Jimmy McGill becomes Saul Goodman; Kim Wexler is the moral and romantic center.
Cartel (Salamancas, Gus, Mike) braids with elder law and con artistry in Albuquerque.
You are resuming mid-Season 1. Hard cutoff: S01E01 (Uno). Nothing from S01E02 or later.
You are still early in Season 1. Prior seasons (if any) are fully in force; this season's finale geometry is not.
Jimmy's elder law and Chuck conflict establish the moral board.
Tuco and desert danger; Nacho enters.
Focus on who wants what, who is allied, and which institutions are pressuring the cast.
Season 1 path through S01E01: E1 "Uno".
Cutoff discipline: every fact above ends at S01E01. Do not import anything from S01E02 ("Mijo") or later.
Key events (pre-cutoff)
- 01Season 1 through E1: early markers only.
- 02S1E01: Context beat: Jimmy's elder law and Chuck conflict establish the moral board.
- 03S1E01: Context beat: Tuco and desert danger; Nacho enters.
- 04S01E01: Uno
Character status cards
Snapshots as of graph ordinal ≤ 1 (S01E01).
alive
Kim Wexler
Lawyer
Loc. HHM / Mesa Verde path
- Motivation
- Advance personal and factional stakes
- Emotional state
- Hardened by recent events
- Last known
- Competent; drawn to Jimmy's chaos
Allies
Jimmy
Threats
Howard, ethics
Chuck McGill
Brother / HHM legend
Loc. Home
- Motivation
- Advance personal and factional stakes
- Emotional state
- Hardened by recent events
- Last known
- Electromagnetic delusion; hates Jimmy as lawyer
Allies
Howard
Threats
Jimmy's bar card
Mike Ehrmantraut
Ex-cop cleaner
Loc. Parking booth / fixer
- Motivation
- Advance personal and factional stakes
- Emotional state
- Hardened by recent events
- Last known
- Enters crime for Kaylee money
Allies
Stacey, Gus later
Threats
Salamancas
Nacho Varga
Operator
Loc. Cartel mid
- Motivation
- Advance personal and factional stakes
- Emotional state
- Hardened by recent events
- Last known
- Between Salamanca and survival
Allies
Mike later
Threats
Tuco, Hector, Gus
Howard Hamlin
Name partner
Loc. HHM
- Motivation
- Advance personal and factional stakes
- Emotional state
- Hardened by recent events
- Last known
- Chuck's face against Jimmy
Allies
Chuck
Threats
Jimmy schemes
Relationship map
Continuity web
Relationship map
Ink diagram of who is bound, opposed, or entangled as of the cutoff (End of S01E01 "Uno"). Click a name to pin. Edge labels appear on focus.
6 figures10/10 ties shownhub: Jimmy (5)
Hover or click any figure to open their tie dossier. Hostile and tense ties carry direction marks. Secret ties are dashed.
Open threads
Story continues from cutoff
highAll facts above end at S01E01. S01E02 is not included.
Who cares: you
Path to now
S1 through E1
Progress marker E1
Season 1 - early path (through E1). Board is set; season-end outcomes are not assumed.
S1 through E1
Current season path
Last episode watched: Uno. Next: Mijo.
World state
- Status quo at season end is the baseline for the next stretch.
- Treat later-season institutional collapses as unknown until you pass them.
Constrained desk chat
Temporal RAG over this pack only. No model calls. No post-cutoff index rows exist.
Desk · Cutoff desk open. I only know this show through End of S01E01 "Uno". Ask about characters, threads, or events before that line. I will refuse anything later.
Spoiler-free to End of S01E01 "Uno"
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