Better Call Saul‘s highly-anticipated ending is drawing nearer – these are our biggest theories on how season 6, part 2 could play out. With Breaking Bad regularly counted among the greatest television finales of all time, expectations for Better Call Saul‘s closing season are higher than Spooge after a three-day Blue Sky session. Better Call Saul season 6, part 1 enjoyed widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike, but part 2 is the business end, where fates will be decided, mysteries will be solved, and connections to Breaking Bad will be drawn.
Season 6’s opening block of episodes already answered plenty of big questions. Audiences know what happens to Michael Mando’s Nacho (dead) and Patrick Fabian’s Howard (also dead), while Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim (Rhea Seehorn) successfully framed the latter as a drug addict, forcing a settlement to the Sandpiper class-action lawsuit that’ll make them both rich. Elsewhere, Giancarlo Esposito’s Gustavo Fring lived in constant fear of Lalo Salamanca’s vengeance, not realizing Tony Dalton’s character was actually in Europe finding proof of the secret superlab project.
Nevertheless, Better Call Saul‘s last 6 episodes still have swathes of ground to cover. Kim’s fate needs resolving, those Walt and Jesse cameos are in the pipeline, and Better Call Saul hasn’t even visited the Gene timeline this season. Here are our biggest theories and predictions heading into the second half of Better Call Saul season 6.
Kim Exits Better Call Saul Via The Disappearer
The biggest mystery heading into Better Call Saul season 6, part 1 was why Kim Wexler doesn’t appear in Breaking Bad. The biggest mystery heading into Better Call Saul season 6, part 2 is still why Kim Wexler doesn’t appear in Breaking Bad. With only a handful of episodes remaining, Jimmy and Kim are inextricably linked personally and professionally, making it difficult to imagine what separates them ahead of Kim’s total absence throughout Breaking Bad.
The double dose of main character deaths in Better Call Saul season 6, part 1 has boosted Kim’s odds of survival – especially since her most likely murderer (Lalo Salamanca) already executed Howard. That means Kim disappears from the story in one piece… and the Disappearer can explain how. While Jimmy and Kim were acquiring drugs from their criminal contact, Dr. Caldera, they discovered the vet’s black book – a treasure trove of underworld intel that includes a business card for Ed Galbraith’s vacuum repair shop. Kim took particular interest in Ed’s card, and we know from Better Call Saul season 6’s house-clearing sequence that Jimmy ultimately acquires this book. All signs point toward Kim hiring the Disappearer and fleeing Albuquerque under a new identity.
Better Call Saul might’ve subtly explained the “why” and “how” of Kim’s disappearance already. Someone needs to take the fall for Howard Hamlin’s death, and his corpse is currently laid upon the floor of Kim’s apartment. The Disappearer could be Kim’s “get out of jail” card as the cops hunt down Howard’s killer, but Ed’s service doesn’t come free. Kim’s newly-acquired Sandpiper money can pay the bill.
If Kim exits Better Call Saul via the Disappearer, one question remains – why does Jimmy stay behind? Maybe Kim taking the blame only succeeds if her partner-in-crime remains in New Mexico to project a veneer of innocence. Or, more intriguingly, a split for Better Call Saul‘s Bonnie & Clyde could be on the horizon. Jimmy probably wouldn’t throw Kim under the proverbial bus, but as Rhea Seehorn’s character becomes increasingly criminal, Jimmy may realize Kim isn’t quite the woman he thought.
Better Call Saul’s Gene Timeline Becomes The Main Narrative (In Color)
Better Call Saul season 6 broke a massive tradition by completely ignoring Gene in its premiere. Every prior season featured black-and-white scenes from Jimmy’s post-Breaking Bad existence as “Gene Takavic” in its opening episode, but the mustachioed Bob Odenkirk was nowhere to be seen across the final season’s entire first half.
The most likely reason for Gene’s part 1 absence is Better Call Saul having a bigger-than-usual role lined up for him in season 6 part 2. Gene usually just shows up for a few scenes in episode 1, but Better Call Saul could fully switch focus from Jimmy to Gene in its final episodes, perhaps even dedicating the entire finale to this black-and-white world of sticky cakes and misery. A recent teaser supports this theory by lingering exclusively on Gene’s sequel timeline (don’t get excited, it’s reused footage), suggesting Better Call Saul makes up for season 6’s Gene-free premiere with a bumper chapter further down the line.
If Gene’s timeline eventually becomes the main narrative in Better Call Saul season 6, part 2, audiences might reasonably anticipate a move from black-and-white to color as a means of signalling that transition. Indeed, Better Call Saul might’ve secretly triggered this change already. While season 6’s premiere doesn’t feature Gene, the opening sequence does take place after Saul’s extraction, probably simultaneous to Jimmy hiding in Omaha. Fabric ties begin falling in black-and-white, but gradually become colorful with each tumbling garment.
Gus Fring Kills Lalo Salamanca In A Superlab Showdown
If Kim Wexler’s fate represents the biggest mystery of Better Call Saul‘s final season, Lalo Salamanca’s future ranks a close second. Tony Dalton doesn’t physically appear in Breaking Bad, but Jimmy does name-drop Lalo during season 2, mistaking Walt and Jesse for his henchmen and pleading, “It wasn’t me, it was Ignacio!“
Better Call Saul season 6’s first half dropped several big clues that tease Lalo dying by Gus Fring’s hand during a climactic fight at the superlab construction site in part 2. “Black & Blue” sees Gus experience an epiphany whilst serving spice curls at Los Pollos Hermanos. The deliciously starchy snack reminds Gus of his partner, Peter Schuler, and of their plan to build a superlab behind the cartel’s back. Suddenly, Fring realizes Lalo Salamanca isn’t seeking him, but proof of the superlab’s existence, which would turn the Cartel against Gus and assure his demise. Immediately after making this connection, Gus ensures there’s only one entrance to the construction site, surveys the lab alone, then hides a small pistol inside a parked construction vehicle.
Although Better Call Saul hasn’t yet revealed Gus’ plan, he most likely intends to lure Lalo Salamanca into the superlab, kill him using the hidden pistol, then bury the body beneath the lab once it’s completed. A Breaking Bad scene between Gus and Hector saw the Chicken Man taunt his nemesis by claiming all Salamanca men were dead, but Better Call Saul season 6 proves just how skeptical Gus can be. He surely wouldn’t make such a bold claim without absolutely knowing Lalo was deceased… and the only way he’d absolutely know is by pulling the trigger personally.
Walt & Jesse’s Cameos Happen In Different Timelines
Bryan Cranston’s Walter White and Aaron Paul’s Jesse Pinkman will appear in Better Call Saul season 6, part 2 – the only question is how. While Bryan Cranston has confirmed the Breaking Bad duo will cameo as a pair (perhaps in a scene similar to their El Camino reunion), the actor also mentioned solo scenes. With this in mind, Walt and Jesse straddling totally different timelines could prove the most organic way of integrating them into Better Call Saul‘s ending..
As Better Call Saul season 6 draws closer to Breaking Bad‘s timeline, a Jesse Pinkman appearance looks increasingly likely. Aaron Paul’s baggy-clothed delinquent is already a meth cook when Breaking Bad begins, going by the name “Cap’n Cook” and adding chili powder to his recipe. Not only has Better Call Saul previously introduced Krazy-8 (one of Jesse’s associates), but Kim Wexler’s pro bono law practice is designed to represent youthful runaways committing their first felony, allowing Jesse to potentially cameo as a client. While making Aaron Paul look younger in 2022 than he did in 2008 will be a challenge, the prequel timeline presents Jesse’s most natural entry-point into Better Call Saul season 6.
Walter White, however, can resurface in the Gene timeline. After hiring the Disappearer, Walt spent a few months hiding in a New Hampshire cabin before Breaking Bad‘s finale. Better Call Saul hasn’t revealed exactly where Gene sits on the franchise timeline, but since he and Walt departed Albuquerque around the same time, it’s possible (even probable) that Gene’s storyline is running parallel to Walt’s New Hampshire exile. After Gene resolved to fix his own problems in Better Call Saul season 5, he might just visit Walt for one last conversation, seeking advice, closure, or both. Walt’s words could define Jimmy’s entire Better Call Saul ending.
Jimmy & Kim Reunite In Better Call Saul’s Ending
If Kim gets extracted by Ed Galbraith at the end of Better Call Saul‘s prequel timeline, she’s surely still alive and well (somewhere out there in the wilderness) while Jimmy works at an Omaha Cinnabon outlet. As long as Kim is alive, Better Call Saul can deliver a happy ending. Throughout the Breaking Bad era, Jimmy kept numerous reminders of Kim, from the landscape painting they used to plot Howard’s downfall to “Ice Station Zebra Associates” referencing her favorite…
