In the penultimate episode of the series we see the other side of that conversation, the character masterfully played by Rhea Seehorn now lives in Florida, works at a sprinkler company, writing copies of catalogs for pipe fittings. She wears sneakers, her hair is now dark and she seems to have chosen to spend her days between monotony and inconsequentiality, a kind of self-inflicted punishment seeking to atone for her guilt or at least keep it as far away as possible. But that past returns once again in the form of an unexpected call.
The mystery surrounding Saul/Gene’s call last episode is now all reveal. After pronounced silences, Kim tells him to turn himself in, unleashing those furious moves we saw in the previous episode. Saul/Gene retorts: Why doesn’t she follow her own advice? Then she says something about them both being too smart for that, and when he’s done yelling, she says, “I’m glad you’re alive” and hangs up.
From there the episode moves in the narrative style presented in the last episodes. From the present of Gene, to the past of Saul, who is already in the same timeline that we met in breaking bad. That present in black and white becomes increasingly darker when the latest robbery gets complicated, that victim who suffers from cancer becomes a big stone in the shoe. Gene’s renewed ambition bringing back the old Saul makes Jeff (pat healy) is caught by the police.
Meanwhile in that same timeline we see Kim, mobilized by the call, embark on a journey of what could be towards an attempt at redemption. From Florida to Albuquerque a trip that includes a statement in the local prosecutor’s office and a visit to the widow of Howard Hamlin (patrick fabian), the truth about the lawyer’s death has finally been revealed: “Howard was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
The past in colors takes us to what was the last face-to-face meeting between Saul and Kim, the signing of the divorce papers. The end of that society that went far beyond love, gives one more example that Jimmy Kim gave himself totally to her alter ego. Just a crossing of words and a desire as brief as it is empty of feelings on the part of the ineffable lawyer: “Have a good life Kim”.
Outside Saul’s studio there is a crossing that will also be highly celebrated by the followers of Better Call Saul Y breaking badJesse and Kim share a scene for the first time. There we see how Walter White’s former student recognizes the lawyer, she helped an acquaintance of Pinkman, apparently Jesse still doubts whether or not to hire Saul’s services and asks Kim for her opinion. Is he a good lawyer?… “When I met him, he used to be,” Kim blurts out and then gets lost in the intense rain that surrounds the scene.
Vince Gillian Y peter gould, the creators of the series, once again show off their masterful way of connecting both worlds, Kim’s departure from that world is in a way Jesse’s gateway. Two characters, who although they had their own demons, by associating with Saul and Walter, respectively, unleashed their hells.
Better Call Saul, waiting for the end
To finish, it only remains to mention two scenes, Kim’s emotional breakdown at the airport after her trip to Albuquerque and the end of Gene being recognized as Saul by Marion (Carol Burnett), two sides of what was once the same coin. Kim was always a character who showed little of her emotions, despite that we always knew the love she felt for Jimmy, this time we see her break into tears, it is pure anguish a way to exorcise her demons, Rhea Seehorn delivers a performance that will undoubtedly have to be considered in the next awards season.
For his part, Saul has been discovered, his facade fell and all that remains is to wait for the final chapter that will arrive next Tuesday at Netflix. Drawing parallels with what was the story of Walter White, both are characters who managed to penetrate deeply into the audience, in their own way they are a kind of anti-heroes who manage to generate sympathy with their stories. But if something taught us breaking badis that beyond some possible redemption there is no place for happy endings, a lot of damage has been done and sooner or later it is time to pay the bill.
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