TV Season Review - Better Call Saul (Season 6)

 

14 years ago, no one would think that a series such as Breaking Bad would become as big as it is today. Finding itself a place in pop culture and making the dark humour/drama genres as lucrative as ever. Now here we are where it all ends. We know the fates of the two main characters of the original show thanks to the show's series finale and the film El Camino. But now we see where it all ends for Saul Goodman (reprised by Bob Odenkirk) in the spin-off show that also serves as both a prequel and a sequel to the main show. Setting everything up while seeing where it all ends. Of course, the reason why I'm saying this is the end is because franchise creators Vince Gillian and Peter Gould have both stated recently that they are ready to move on to other projects. Therefore, making this not just the final season of Better Call Saul, but also the final instalment of the overall franchise that Breaking Bad has become. Let's take a look:

Much like with Breaking Bad's final episodes, this final season was split in half. Though, unlike the main show, there wasn't as much of a waiting gap for the second half. Set four years before Jimmy McGill meets Walter White (reprised by Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (reprised by Aaron Paul), Jimmy and Kim (reprised by Rhea Seehorn) set a plan into motion to finally ruin the career of Howard Hamlin (reprised by Patrick Fabian) in an attempt to force a resolution for the "Sandpiper" case. But soon things take a turn for the worse forcing Kim and Jimmy to split with the latter fully embracing his Saul Goodman persona. The final four episodes, set in 2010, see Jimmy using his "Gene Takavic" alias to cause a few shenanigans and trying to reconnect with Kim while we also see a few flashback moments set during the Breaking Bad series never before seen until now. All ending with someone getting captured, locked up and that is that.

Although it can be confusing with the flash forwards all being in black and white, this final season is pretty much what many of us were expecting to see in the end. How he finally embraces his Saul Goodman persona, what his fate ends up being in the end and whatever happened to Kim who was largely absent and probably not spoken off in Breaking Bad (as far as I can remember). A fine ending to what has been a truly twisted show and a truly entertaining franchise that not one person is bound to forget about any time soon. But seriously, get a real lawyer who knows his/her/their stuff if you need one. Don't bother with this guy as the show will explain. 9/10