Goodbye Saul, goodbye Jimmy: Explained ending of Better Call Saul, the latest Breaking Bad story

It was in 2015 when the first season of Better Call Saulspin-off of the world of breaking bad, the successful series by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould; and that under the same creators they now ventured with a new production starring Walter and Jesse’s lawyer, Saul Goodman.

A story that began cautiously in Jimmy McGill’s first steps as a lawyer and how he would sooner or later become Goodman.

Featuring a variety of new characters that are sure to win the hearts of fans, such as Kim Wexler with an amazing Rhea Seehornor the returns of Gustavo Frings and Mike Ehrmantraut; the new creation of the world of Breaking Bad not only managed to sustain itself solidly without depending on its “sequel”, but in a more modern world dominated by streaming, It was positioned as one of the best TV series of the century and with an ending worthy of it.

What happened at the end of Better Call Saul?

Attention! Below are spoilers for the latest episode, 6×13, of Better Call Saul. If you haven’t seen it yet and don’t want to find out, don’t keep reading.

Until the end of Saul Goodman came, and in a totally emotional way for the character of Bob Odenkirk. After Marion called the police to reveal that Saul was at her house, it didn’t take long to that he was captured by the police.

In a quick negotiation that featured the first of the episode’s Breaking Bad cameos, Hank Shrader’s (Dean Norris) widow, the charismatic Marie Shrader (Betsy Brandt); it seemed that Goodman was going to get away with it again and He would manage to lower his sentence to only 7 years.

But one detail changed all of Saul’s plans, which in the previous episode Kim Wexler had a catharsis and confessed how Howard Hamlin died. Despite the lack of evidence, Kim’s future looked complex with the possibility of a civil trial and losing everything he had.

Without telling us Saul’s plans, he had his audience and when we thought he was going to tell a story full of lies to get his way, he told the truth of his ambition and guilt of associating with Walter White, basically all of his crimes.

And it is that the episode is that, a confession of Jimmy McGuill about who was Saul Goodman and all the crimes and mistakes of which he felt guilty and never wanted to confess, including the tragic end of his brother Chuck.

The mere fact that Kim was in danger convinced the protagonist to throw lose the deal he had and confess just like Wexler hadBoth so that both of them would finally get rid of Howard’s death, regain the respect of their great love, and the crimes that Jimmy McGill has now committed, who said goodbye to Saul and asked to be recognized by his name again.

The protagonist had lied about how involved Kim was just so that she would attend the hearing and listen to his lesson, which had at least the smile of his ex-wife in approval.

The ending had Jimmy going to prison and with a sentence of more than 80 yearsalthough with the respect of his fellow prisoners upon learning of his past as a defender of criminals.

The emotionality carried over into the final minutes of the episode, with Kim visiting McGill in prison and having a cigarette together, just as they did several times in their early days after a tiring day.

What does the ending of Better Call Saul mean?

The series ended as it began, and with both in a kind of reconciliation, with Kim leaving prison before a Saul who saw her walk away to close a chapter perhaps not with so many emotions, but with a kind of tranquility for the paths of both protagonists.

The episode titled “Saul Gone” also had the cameos of Jimmy’s brother, Chuck (Michael McKean), and one last return from Bryan Cranston as Walter White.

Both, together with another appearance by Mike, witnessed how Saul evaded showing regret for his misdeeds, or guilt for his actions, which he was finally able to reveal before the judge and Kim.

With Mike and Walter, reference was made to what they would change from the past, but Saul never wanted to reveal what he really would change.

At the end we see a flashback of him leaving food for his brother Chuck and having one more conversation about the path Jimmy was taking. Is that the moment that he would have changed? To listen to his brother and be a typical and honorable lawyer?

This is how Better Call Saul closed, a series of sublime quality as much as Breaking Bad, but with both aesthetic details and depth of the characters which brought much more than just being a spin-off.

With a Bob Odenkirk and a Rhea Seehorn who graduated from great actors, and a production that has saved a place in the best series in historyfinally the fans can say goodbye after 7 years and say goodbye to Saul Goodman, goodbye to Jimmy McGuill and goodbye to Better Call Saul.

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Goodbye Saul, goodbye Jimmy: Explained ending of Better Call Saul, the latest Breaking Bad story