Better Call Saul season 6 Episode 12

2022 - 8 - 9

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Better Call Saul Season 6 Episode 12 Recap, Theories, and ... (ComingSoon.net)

Hey there, folks! Welcome to another Better Call Saul recap. It's hard to believe we have just two episodes left in the final season of this amazing show.

Saul drives in his car, merrily singing along to Blondie’s “The Tide is High.” He knocks on the door. She reaches for the phone to call the cops. (Is this where Saul collides with Nobody?) He leaps off of the vehicle and into his car. “Why there?” Before she can respond, he adds: “You’re going to regret not taking your share of the Sandpiper money. We don’t get the answer, but I suspect it’s because Kim either A) wants to cleanse her soul or B) wants to save Jimmy from Saul. My paranoia is through the roof.) She heads to a familiar sight: the Bernalillo Courthouse, where she moves through the metal detector with the rest of the guests and waits in line for an elevator. While Saul breaks the phone booth, we see Kim take a long moment to gather her thoughts. He calls her a hypocrite and says she should turn herself in since she’s the one with the troubled conscience. “Said the pot to the kettle,” Saul snaps before going on a tirade about everything from Lalo to his business. Let me know that you still have a pulse.” Is this the first time Kim has spoken to Saul Goodman? He tries to keep things light, but she cuts right to the chase. Where Jimmy’s guilt over Howard’s death drove him to become an exaggerated (and evil) version of himself, Kim went the opposite way and became a watered-down iteration of the feisty lawyer we grew to love.

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Before the series finale, we recap Better Call Saul Season 6, Episode 12, "Waterworks", which features Kim Wexler and Jesse Pinkman.

The woman is determined to call the police, which leads Gene to threaten her life. To escape, Gene is ready to use the ashes of the victim's dead dog as a weapon, bashing a man dying from cancer in the head. The whole situation only increases Marion’s suspicions, leading her to use her computer to look up con artists in Albuquerque. Gene arrives at Marion’s place as the woman is watching an old Saul Goodman ad. He also offers to drive the elderly woman to jail and give her the money she needs to get her son free. In the meanwhile, Jeff (Pat Healy) waits for Gene in his taxi on the streets. But Gene gets greedy and decides to explore the house and find some other things to steal, such as a collection of expensive watches. Howard’s death ripped a hole in Kim’s soul, and keeping the secret of his death inside her destroyed her chance of having a happy life. Saul is cold and distant during the process, and Kim realizes he might be beyond saving. We only have one more episode of Better Call Saul left before the finale, in which Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) will have to face the consequences of his actions. Once Kim gets on a bus to start her long trip back to Florida, she has an emotional breakdown and begins to cry. In his anger, Gene also accuses Kim of being a hypocrite, since she didn’t turn herself in for the crimes she committed. She also seems deeply afraid of making any decision and lets the people around her choose everything in her place.

Better Call Saul Season 6 Episode 12 Review (Game Rant)

Rhea Seehorn returns as Kim Wexler in what could be the perfect setup for Better Call Saul's ending next week.

In a way, it’s the opposite of El Camino, because while Jimmy still had some restraint to him, Saul never really did, which is why he’s so likely to get caught now — if that ends up being the case, then it'd be the perfect way to close out Better Call Saul as a spinoff. Though the show doesn’t tell the audience that, it’s clear Francesca is keeping Kim in the waiting room once the mention of a woman pops up. Of course, practically any Better Call Saul episode could fit that description, but what really makes “Waterworks” tick is how the show manages to do all that while putting things on track for a plausible and fitting finale next week.

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It’s unclear if Kim will face punishment — as she admits to Cheryl, there’s no physical evidence tying her to it — and we also don’t know if she’ll make a reappearance in the show. Backed into a corner, Saul looks like he’s about to cross the one line he’s never crossed and kill Marion, wrapping phone wire around his hands. Kim has opted for the exact opposite of her life with Jimmy — a bleakly inoffensive existence where she makes none of her own decisions, and has surrendered her autonomy to a man who says “yup” when having sex. Kim makes the journey to Albuquerque to visit Cheryl, handing her a written admission of her part in Howard’s death. We see Kim’s perspective of her call with Jimmy, in which she tells him to hand himself over to the police. After giving up her days of scheming with Jimmy, Kim has settled for a middle-of-the-road life in Florida with a dull husband, dull co-workers, and dull friends.

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Perhaps Better Call Saul’s finale direction depends on how far Jimmy McGill is willing to go in the name of avoiding jail. Gene’s chances of avoiding jail are rapidly becoming slimmer, and with Kim’s “you should turn yourself in” suggestion ringing in his ears, Better Call Saul’s last episode could see Saul do the right thing – if he doesn’t go down in a ball of flames first. Gene starts Better Call Saul’s final episode on the run as police chase Heisenberg’s lawyer through Omaha. It’s only a matter of time until the authorities figure out which residence “Gene Takavic” is registered at, leaving only a small window to grab the shoebox, load up on cash, and destroy any evidence. According to Better Call Saul, Jesse’s faith in Saul comes from his "Waterworks" conversation with Kim Wexler, which means Rhea Seehorn’s character accidentally played a vital role in Breaking Bad. Without Saul, Walter White’s meth empire doesn’t happen. Bryan Cranston’s Walter White and Aaron Paul’s Jesse Pinkman made their triumphant returns in Better Call Saul season 6, episode 11, but everyone’s favorite gravely-voiced teen makes a second spinoff appearance in “Waterworks.” Hanging outside Saul Goodman’s office circa 2004, Jesse meets Kim Wexler for the first time, scoring a cigarette. Not so long ago, the Breaking Bad spinoff looked all but certain to wrap with Jimmy and Kim’s reunion in the Gene timeline, but “Waterworks” makes that outcome seem as likely as Gus Fring forging a successful side-hustle as a stand-up comic. Even he must appreciate the irony of how she uses this skill to search for “con man Albuquerque” and discovers Gene is actually Saul Goodman. Gene first realizes he’s in trouble after sauntering into Marion’s house and finding her watching old “Better Call Saul” commercials on YouTube, but how did Carol Burnett’s senior Sherlock deduce Gene wasn’t who he claimed to be? Whether Gene gets caught or escapes yet again in Better Call Saul’s finale, there’s no denying Marion has come closer to bringing the shady ex-lawyer down than just about anyone else. As you’d expect from Better Call Saul, there’s a deeper reason – nay, two deeper reasons - why Marion is instrumental to Gene’s downfall. Alas, Gene slipped back into old habits upon returning for Better Call Saul season 6, starting with a low-key mall heist before a fiery phone call to ex-wife Kim brought “Saul Goodman” out to play. Better Call Saul’s penultimate episode teaches a harsh lesson to Jimmy, Kim, and anyone expecting a happy ending for Breaking Bad’s spinoff.

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My guess is that he is, but that to the bitter end he maintains his innocence, makes excuses for his crimes, and ultimately pays for them. He saw the darkness and he felt obligated, as a man of the law, to stop Jimmy from doing real damage. He tries to assure her that he’s still her and Jeff’s friend, that he’s only trying to help, but she threatens to call the police. He asks her “Why Florida?” but when she starts to speak he cuts her off. Kim leaving Saul woke up a dark side of him that he had kept buried, or at least had kept on a leash, up to this point. She pulls out her emergency button—the type elderly people use if they’ve fallen or have an emergency of some kind—and he tells her “Don’t.” She doesn’t let go and he says “Last warning,” ominously. “He’ll be the death of me!” She tells Saul about his troubles in Albuquerque and the bail bondsman she had to work with to get him out, and how she maxed out her credit card. He comes through the back door and she shuts the laptop quickly, but it doesn’t shut all the way and Gene hears something playing—something familiar. He’s simply using people to stroke his own ego and prove to himself that he’s “still got a pulse” (words he flung at Kim). But he misses her and he wants to hear her voice. Jeff, clearly assuming the worst, makes the worst possible decision: Instead of just driving off slowly, stopping at the stop-sign, using his blinker to turn, he peels out, runs the stop sign and crashes into a parked car. It’s audacious, and as a viewer it’s stressful to watch.