# Better Call Saul season 6 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [April 19, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063 "2022-04-19T17:04:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 59
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1161 "2022-08-08T16:07:50Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > It doesn’t feel in keeping with the way it has been told for five and half series The scene after Kim left so abruptly, with Jimmy waking up with a prostitute in his big house and then going into his office full of sleazy clients, was pretty much Saul at the start of his appearance in Breaking Bad (I think one of the new clients he was speaking about on the phone ties in directly with his first scene in BB). So other than a couple of insterstitial flashbacks, we are done with Albuquerque - the story of Saul’s rise and fall with Walt and Jesse is told in Breaking Bad. Now the story is about what happens after it all fell apart in Albuquerque. If you don’t know Saul’s story, I agree that the flow from pre-BB to post-BB is going to feel disjointed but equally, if you have seen BB then what happens next is the natural flow. I don’t think there’s a way to cater for both BB and non-BB viewers. (Although I would have been quite content for the show to have ended with that scene of Saul in full flow post Kim’s departure). ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1162 "2022-08-08T16:19:55Z")
I don’t think anyone has pointed out yet that we finally found out what happened to Huell! Last we saw him in BB he was sitting alone in that apartment, as instructed, waiting for Saul to come back. But Saul wasn’t coming back. Was he still there? There was much speculation in the BB threads at the time. But this episode we found out that Huell was arrested, there was a screw-up in the procedure and he was released to go back to his now Saul-free life. Also Skyler reached a deal with the prosecutors and her story is closed. Saul and Jesse are the only ones the feds are still after, and they think Jesse is in Mexico (we know he’s not). Saul is the only one whose story is still unfinished. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1163 "2022-08-08T16:44:04Z")
How I see it- In BB we were introduced to a fully formed Saul Goodman, lawyer to the drug cartel. He was a compelling character, who at the end of BB had to go into hiding. What was this guy?? We know the end of his story (in the BB universe) but not his beginning. BCS is the story of how Jimmy McGill, a generally good guy with somewhat flexible morals, becomes Saul Goodman, a lawyer who will soon be perfectly comfortable in a morally bankrupt life (even if he’s not quite there yet). To understand his path we need to return to the present- his compete fall from grandiose drug cartel lawyer to sad Cinnabon manager is a critical part of the story. So BCS spent a lot of time showing us how Jimmy became Saul, and planted the seeds for his eventual transformation to Gene, via drug cartel Saul. We needed peaks at his current life to remind us of exactly who he was in BB and how far he fell. Now, with Kim leaving him, his BCS transformation arc seems nearly complete, so there isn’t a whole lot left of that story to tell. Some, yeah, but we’re almost there, to the Saul of BB. So what story is left to tell? We know the Jimmy story and most of the Saul story. Now we see what happens to Gene. In black and white. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1164 "2022-08-08T17:51:47Z")
> [@Toxgoddess](#): > > Also Skyler reached a deal with the prosecutors and her story is closed. “Reached a deal” could mean a lot of things though. She might have got off scott free in return for her testimony and help locating Hank and Gomie’s bodies. Or maybe she went to jail for a long time, but not as long as if she hadn’t taken the deal? I’d like to get more detail on her and Walt Jr’s lives after Breaking Bad, but I also recognize this is Saul’s story, not hers. So we might not get it. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1165 "2022-08-08T23:49:43Z")
> [@Toxgoddess](#): > > I don’t think anyone has pointed out yet that we finally found out what happened to Huell! Last we saw him in BB he was sitting alone in that apartment, as instructed, waiting for Saul to come back. But Saul wasn’t coming back Hank, not Saul. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1166 "2022-08-09T01:38:10Z")
… this is a great episode. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1167 "2022-08-09T01:40:46Z")
Kim in that wig looks a lot like Marilu Henner. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1168 "2022-08-09T01:41:34Z")
Yup… yup… yup… ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1169 "2022-08-09T02:09:00Z")
Emmy. The gate opening and Kim going from darkness into light was great. Is Jessie asking Kim for advice about Saul or retcon? You could fanwank it, but I don’t think it really fits with the BB “you don’t want a criminal _lawyer_ you want a _criminal_ lawyer” scene. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1170 "2022-08-09T02:34:06Z")
Its hilarious that “Ask Jeeves” is a contributor to Saul’s downfall. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1171 "2022-08-09T02:34:13Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Is Jessie asking Kim for advice about Saul or retcon? You could fanwank it, but I don’t think it really fits with the BB “you don’t want a criminal _lawyer_ you want a _criminal_ lawyer” scene Jesse told Walt Saul got Emilio off when they had him dead to rights. So I don’t think it was necessarily Kim’s weak recommendation that gave him that idea. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1172 "2022-08-09T02:34:52Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Is Jessie asking Kim for advice about Saul or retcon? You could fanwank it, but I don’t think it really fits with the BB “you don’t want a criminal _lawyer_ you want a _criminal_ lawyer” scene. I’m pretty sure this isn’t when Badger got arrested. Jessie is there for Emilio, who he tells Walt that Saul got him off when Badger gets arrested. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1173 "2022-08-09T02:38:41Z")
I thought that the scene implied that Jessie had never met Saul. I didn’t recall that Emilio used him. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1174 "2022-08-09T02:40:03Z")
He didn’t meet him, as far as we know. He was just waiting outside smoking a cigarette while Emilio was inside talking to Saul. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1175 "2022-08-09T02:41:26Z")
Here’s the scene from BB: > Jesse: Look, you remember Emilio? This dude got Emilio off, like, twice. Both times, they had him dead to rights, yo. And then poof! Dude’s like Houdini. Seriously, when the going gets tough, you don’t want a criminal lawyer. Emilio was the one walking into the office when Kim was leaving ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1176 "2022-08-09T02:45:05Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Emilio was the one walking into the office when Kim was leaving I gathered that when they called out for Emilio. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1177 "2022-08-09T03:00:13Z")
Apparently the dollar amount the cancer guy had in his account is the number Walt calculated he needed to earn in S1 of BB. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1178 "2022-08-09T03:39:54Z")
Yes, $737,000. I also loved the fact that the sign above Kim’s head at ABQ airport was “Alaska.” ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1179 "2022-08-09T04:05:55Z")
I gotta say, for a show built around a “comedic” character, Jeffy speeding away from the cops might’ve been the funniest scene in the entire show. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063/1180 "2022-08-09T04:52:54Z")
Man, just when I thought Cinnabon manager in Omaha was the most jejune life possible along comes Kim to show me just how wrong I am. Along about the happy birthday song I was sawing at my wrists with an imaginary knife dang. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063.md?page=58) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063.md?page=60)