The Nuns back in Cicero would send me to hell for saying it, but thank God he’s dead.
You said you were watching us!
Where were you?
Huh?
The poor thing had lost her way.
Is she going to be okay?
She’ll be fine, Jimmy.
How do you know?
Just listen.
With only the final 5 episodes left, Kim Wexler is the only main character in Better Call
Saul whose future remains unknown, at least through the Breaking Bad finale.
Gene Takovic is the other character, although there is a degree of uncertainty there regarding
exactly when the Gene timeline takes place.
But the other huge and related unknown is what happens with the relationship between
Wexler and McGill?
After more than five and a half seasons, that relationship will now be strained to an unprecedented
magnitude.
It had been tested before, many times over.
The biggest test so far was when Goodman made Kim the sucker of his scam, which ironically
he was doing because it accomplished what she initially wanted.
With their relationship in the balance, just when it seemed Kim would break it off with
him, she instead suggested marriage, and the Wexler-Goodman union would soon become official.
But now they must face a number of inconvenient facts about themselves, both as individuals
and as a couple.
Their actions directly led to Howard’s good name being ruined, but the real kicker is
that their actions indirectly led to Howard’s death, and now their cartel connections have
them directly interweaved in Gustavo Fring’s aspiring drug empire.
It was all fun and games for Kim when she was looking for the thrill of pulling off
a crazy scheme to take a shortcut.
It worked, and she couldn’t have been happier.
As is often the case after a successful con, Kim gets all hot and bothered, but this particular
long con was a true work of criminal artistry.
But now Howard Hamlin is dead, and Kim finds herself forced to assassinate some random
guy to save her husband’s life.
And despite clearly being rattled and under great duress, Kim resisted the temptation
to tell the police, she resisted the temptation to just run away, and she attempted to carry
out her mission, clearly showing an unwavering love and devotion towards Jimmy.
Jimmy did the exact same thing immediately before this, when he insisted that Lalo send
her instead, because he didn’t want his beloved Kim to be left alone with that lunatic.
Jimmy wanted Kim to get away and save herself, and he was willing to face whatever music
that madman had in store.
Kim and Jimmy were each willing to put EVERYTHING on the line for the other under the most stressful
and debilitating of circumstances.
But now that they need to face the music for their own ill deeds, will that unwavering
love and devotion grow stronger, or will it completely fall apart?
I think there are some clues in their childhood flashbacks, with Kim and Jimmy each having
two apiece to date.
The first flashback was when young Jimmy saw his old man get played like a sucker, and
the culprit gave Jimmy a lesson about wolves and sheep.
The next flashback is when young Chuck is reading a book to young Jimmy.
Then we get our first Kim flashback when she refuses to enter the car with her drunken
mother, and young Kim marches away with her cello.
And finally, the scene where Kim shoplifted jewelry, and her proud mother conned the store
manager, got her daughter out of trouble, and still stole the goods.
With Jimmy and his old man, the practical lesson young Jimmy would put into practice
here was that he wasn’t going to be a sucker like his old man!
In that same episode, Jimmy represented Mike and lied on his behalf to get him out of the
Salamanca jam with the Tuco altercation.
Then when he wants to quit Davis and Main, but wants to keep his bonus, he starts acting
like an unruly menace, and they fire him, where he gets to keep his bonus.
And finally, Kim told him she’d be willing to partner with him if he could keep everything
on the “straight and narrow”, and Jimmy tells her he needs to stay true to himself,
so she decides not to.
Everything Jimmy did in this episode plays back on the ideal that he was never gonna
become a sucker like his old man, and he would do whatever it takes to prevent that from
happening.
Then Chuck reading the book to Jimmy, that little snippet represents everything that
Chuck hated about Jimmy and taking shortcuts.
Jimmy wasn’t even appreciating the story, he wanted a shortcut to know what would happen.
And in Chuck’s mind, Jimmy was always someone who never appreciated the law, and got where
he was by being underhanded and taking cheap shortcuts.
When Jimmy tries making up with Chuck in that episode, his brother tells him he was never
really important to him, and Chuck later takes his own life.
But the point here is that even from a younger age, Jimmy idolized his big brother, and Chuck
resented his kid brother.
And that was the reality of their entire relationship in the show, Jimmy always seeking big bro’s
approval, and Chuck envious of Jimmy’s success taking shortcuts.
Kim refusing to get into the car with her mother was a bold move from a young lady determined
to find her own path and control her own destiny.
Later in that episode, Kim finally wants to bow out of her plans with Acker, and she offers
him a settlement willing to pay the difference out of her own pocket.
She made a decision, and Kim and Kim alone wants to define her future path.
But Goodman defied her, and he made her a sucker at the aforementioned meeting with
Mesa Verde.
Kim lost control of how things unfolded, even if she DID get what she originally wanted.
And then just as she threatened they needed to break-up, she suggested marriage.
Was this Kim in control of her own future?
Deep down, did Kim suggest that not only to regain the illusion of control, but was she
really happy deep down that Goodman screwed Mesa Verde over?
Then the shoplifting ordeal.
Kim’s Mom played that store owner like a mean cello, and in the end, Kim got what she
wanted.
Not unlike what happened when she proposed to Jimmy, do or die, either we get married
or we’re done!
We are done!
That episode features Kim and Jimmy learning about the encrypted black book of the criminal
underground.
Later that episode while playing out their cruel scheme against Howard, Cliff offers
Kim what she claims she always wanted, where all of her pro bono dreams of helping the
helpless could come to fruition, without the need to scam Howard.
But Kim insisted the scam go forward, and even when the entire ploy was threatened and
Jimmy suggested calling it off, Kim still insisted, and she abandoned her dream come
true scenario because she couldn’t resist the thrill of the scam.
I think that is exactly what happened with her mother.
It wasn’t really about getting what she wanted that made Kim so happy.
It was about taking a shortcut to get there, and the thrill of ultimately getting away
with it.
For Kim it’s more about the thrill, as evidenced by how excited she gets after pulling one
off, where she at times literally throws herself all over Jimmy.
For Jimmy, it’s more about a means to an end where he is more of an opportunist.
If it were simply a means to an end for Kimmy Corleone, she would have abandoned her plans
to ruin Howard, content that Cliff got her the type of funding she required to fulfill
her self proclaimed pro bono dreams.
But she was eager and willing to flush that all down the toilet for the thrill!
Look how happy she is!
That’s as good as it gets for Kimmy Corleone.
For Jimmy, the shortcuts really are about taking shortcuts, but for Kim, the scam is
all for the thrill.
The same thrill she felt when she saw her Mom had gotten away with it.
Jimmy always idolized Chuck, looking to obtain his approval, and after Chuck was gone, in
many ways Jimmy turned that desire to please all in on Kim.
McGill wants Wexler to have whatever she wants, and if he can feasibly do something for her,
he will!
And his driving childhood ideal was not to become a sucker like his old man before him.
This leads me to believe that at the end, Goodman is going to become an even bigger
sucker.
Whether he gets played by Kim, or whether he gets played by Jeff the cab driver, that
remains to be seen.
But Jimmy becoming a sucker, that which he rejected in his father, would prove to be
the ultimate fall of McGill.
And with his desire to please Kim and receive her approval, he might just be setting up
the perfect storm scenario that allows him to fall victim to a con.
Kim always wanted to be in control of her own destiny, wanting to do things her own
way, solving her own problems her own way, and choosing her own path however her heart
desires in a given moment.
But Kim is likewise driven by the irresistible rush that comes with completing a con.
Even with their intimate interactions, Kim is almost always the one initiating it, sometimes
literally throwing herself at Jimmy after they pull one off.
Kim likes being in control, and pulling one off brings her great joy.
So if being made into a sucker is the worst thing that could happen to Jimmy McGill, then
the worst thing that can happen to Kim Wexler is losing the ability to control her own destiny.
Prison?
Disbarment?
Forced to flee and assume a new identity from Ed?
Or maybe even something as simple as not being able to live with the guilt of her own ill
deeds?
If Kim does wind up being the one who plays Jimmy as a sucker, then Gene has a potential
moment of redemption with Jeff the cab driver.
If Kim doesn’t play Jimmy for a sucker, then I believe that almost certainly means
that Jeff will play him.
The biggest questions now, are how will Jimmy and Kim handle their guilt and the trauma
suffered from the Howard-Lalo ordeal, and will Kim’s lie of omission ever come into
play?
Kim never told Jimmy how she knew she was being followed, she secretly met with Mike
because Mike believes she is made of sterner stuff, and that she was informed Lalo was
alive and well.
She deliberately withheld that from him, perhaps with the rationalization that she was protecting
him from worrying, but the reality is that she didn’t want him to abandon the Howard
scheme.
Kim knew that Jimmy was reluctant to scam Howard from the beginning, but she also knew
that she could take advantage of his desire to please her and obtain her approval.
Kim ALREADY has a huge advantage over Jimmy, because she can play him like a mean cello.
So if Kim is going to play Jimmy, the foundation to do so is alreadythere.
We know the black book comes into their possession at some point.
We know that the Saul Goodman character we see in Breaking Bad was developed with strong
influence from Kim.
We know that Saul ultimately uses the vacuum service, and we know he referred at least
two others there.
And we know there is an important phone call coming up on November 12th at 3pm that involves
Francesca, and while no one can say for sure, it seems likely that Kim is a prime candidate
to be on the other side of that phone.
If the phone call does involve Kim, that suggests she at least survives until the point Goodman
gets disappeared by Ed.
And it likewise suggests that Kim and Jimmy are on terms that are at least amicable if
they are still in communication with each other.
Although, strange that the call would need to be made in such secrecy that it somehow
requires Francesca’s assistance.
Is Kim in prison?
Did Kim use the service before Goodman?
If she did, why didn’t he go with her?
Is Kim really in charge of Ice Station Zebra, and could Kim have been the one telling Saul
to encourage Walt to keep on cooking?
Or are they just old pals who talk once every year on Jimmy’s birthday, before going their
separate ways?
With Salamanca dead, and 5 episodes remaining, I’m fully expecting at least one more childhood
flashback for Kim and maybe another for Jimmy too.
I have no idea how this will play out, but I do believe there are clues in those childhood
flashback scenes, and I believe we will get another piece of the puzzle before the Jimmy-Kim
relationship reaches its ultimate resolution.
There is some uncertainty about the exact timeline for the Gene scenes, and how it directly
corresponds with Walt’s time in New Hampshire, and/or the events from El Camino, or beyond.
But I think there is a damn good chance that resolution happens at the very end, in the
Gene timeline for sure.
Whether or not Kim comes clean with Jimmy about Mike is perhaps the most important upcoming
factor here.
Jimmy and Kim are both at a crossroad here.
We know the direction Jimmy goes, because we see Goodman in Breaking Bad.
But this is the single biggest defining factor for Kim!
Is she going to want to cleanse herself from her ill deeds, ignoring Mike’s advice and
confessing to everything?
Or is she going to break bad and venture closer to the dark depths of the criminal underworld?
Was Kim appalled by the new world she was thrown into, where Howard gets murdered, she
becomes an unwilling wouldbe assassin, and then is taken hostage by a crew of mysterious
criminals?
Or did Kim find that world exciting and appealing.
Perhaps even thrilling?
The answer, I think, is whether Kim comes clean about what Mike told her.
If Kim tells him, then I believe she will seek to cleanse herself and distance herself
from Goodman.
But if she never tells him, and he finds out elsewhere or never at all, then I’m liking
the chance of Kim Wexler truly becoming Kimmy Corleone.
Will Kim tell Saul she met with Mike?
Will she come clean?
Or will she keep that to herself, and get even dirtier?
Either way, I am 100% convinced that the Golden Toilet plays a huge role in the ultimate fate
of Saul Goodman and Kim Wexler.
Either way, I’m fired-up and I do believe thus far the season has been tight!
Tight, tight, ight!
Yeah!
Do you think Kim will tell Jimmy?
Please share your thoughts in the comment section.
Thank you very much for watching everyone, i hope you enjoyed, and have a wonderful night.
Will Kim Wexler come clean?
Or get dirtier?
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He’s conning you.
Jimmy, what if you’re wrong.
It was one beer.
Doesn’t smell like one beer.
Well, that’s what it was.
So let’s go.
Wolves and sheep.
Figure out which one you’re gonna be.
Really?
You’re gonna walk 3 miles with a cello?
Don’t be stupid.
Get in!
Maybe that’s for the best.
Nip it in the bud!
I mean protecting her from the consequences.
The poor thing had lost her way.
Is she going to be okay?
She’ll be fine, Jimmy.
How do you know?
Just listen.
Nip it in the bud!
And go our separate ways or we’re…
Or what?
Maybe we get married.
You may kiss.
Shit!
Oh shit!
Oh my God!
You know she’s the best choice.
No I’m not!
I-I can’t.
I can’t do it.
She can do it.
You know she can do it!
You know I’m right!
I need to impress on you, none of this ever happened.
Why are you telling me this and not him?
Because I think you’re made of sterner stuff.
I didn’t know you had it in you.
I got you something.
See?
Your Mom’s good for something.
Say it out loud.
I need to hear it.
I understand.
It never happened.
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You know Quasimodo predicted all of this.
What is this?
That my friend is Albuquerque's public enemy #1.
We’re done when I say we’re done.
The Nuns back in Cicero would send me to hell for saying it, but thank God he’s dead.
The poor thing had lost her way.
Is she going to be okay?
She’ll be fine, Jimmy.
How do you know?
Just listen.
You said you were watching us!
Where were you?
Huh?
You’re done!
You are done!