Better Call Saul Finale: Shocking Fates of the Main Characters Revealed!

by

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Better Call Saul Season 6.

Over the course of six captivating seasons, the prequel “Better Call Saul” outshone its predecessor, “Breaking Bad,” on AMC, earning critical acclaim as a standalone series. Like all prequels, “Better Call Saul” faced the challenge of establishing the events leading to “Breaking Bad” while conclusively wrapping up the story of Albuquerque’s cunning lawyer. Fortunately, the creative minds behind the show, Peter Gould, Vince Gilligan, and their writing team, masterfully achieved this feat and more. Now, with almost three years passing since its end, even dedicated fans of Gilligan’s New Mexico meth saga might have grown hazy on the final fates of the series’ primary characters. Let’s revisit where “Better Call Saul” left off its (anti)heroes.

Jimmy McGill, a.k.a. Saul Goodman

In my perspective, as a follower, I can say that Better Call Saul presents its lead character, Jimmy McGill (played by Bob Odenkirk), with not just one, but two narratives to resolve. First, we see how an ethically questionable public defender transforms into the preferred defense lawyer for almost every criminal in Albuquerque. Moreover, it delves into what became of this attorney following the events depicted in Breaking Bad, where Saul adopted a new identity and vanished. The first storyline is effectively resolved throughout the series, but the second one isn’t fully explained until the series finale, “Saul Gone.

The show portrays that Saul’s supposedly improved life isn’t as perfect as people think, where he works at a mall Cinnabon and yearns for his former greatness. Eventually, his disguise is unmasked by the authorities as he attempts to conceal himself in a trash bin. Facing a potentially long prison term due to his involvement in Walter White’s criminal empire, Jimmy initially tries to argue that he was merely a victim of Walter’s manipulations, hoping for a lenient seven-year sentence. However, when he realizes that his ex-wife Kim Wexler might be affected by the fallout, Jimmy decides to accept responsibility instead.

At the hearing, encountering Kim after many years, Jimmy admits to having orchestrated Walter’s business, and also acknowledges his part in his brother Chuck’s (Michael McKean) suicide. Consequently, he receives a sentence of 86 years in prison. A final flash-forward scene depicts Kim visiting Jimmy in prison, sharing a last cigarette together before she departs, and he offers her their trademark finger-gun salute as she exits.

Kim Wexler

One of the most significant questions throughout Better Call Saul is Kim Wexler’s (Rhea Seehorn) fate, being Jimmy’s wife and fellow attorney. Since she didn’t appear in Breaking Bad, viewers were always anxious about her potential violent demise due to her connection with Saul Goodman. Unlike Jimmy, Kim was a more law-abiding lawyer, but throughout the series, she found herself increasingly entangled in Jimmy’s questionable actions.

It’s fortunately concluded that Kim makes it through the series, and manages to get away with most of her spirit unscathed. A glimpse into the future shows us that Kim has bid farewell to her law career, opting for a move to Florida where she works at a sprinkler sales company in a suburban lifestyle. This phase of her life is uneventful, marked by a new husband who also embodies the monotony of suburbia. However, Kim eventually finds herself drawn back to the legal field, but with a fresh perspective, choosing to devote her time to a nonprofit providing pro bono legal aid. This work rekindles in her the passion for law that she initially felt, as she helps clients who are financially disadvantaged yet still require competent legal representation.

Mike Ehrmantraut

In both “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” the character Mike Ehrmantraut, played by Jonathan Banks, makes an appearance. Fans of “Breaking Bad” will be familiar with Mike’s final destiny. Throughout “Better Call Saul,” we witness how Mike became entangled in the world of drug lord Gus Fring and also began working for Saul. By the end of the series, Mike continues to work for Gus while occasionally taking on some private investigation tasks for Saul as a side gig.

In the narrative of “Breaking Bad,” Saul Goodman enlists Mike Ehrmantraut to investigate Walter White following an incident where Jesse Pinkman and Walt are kidnapped by their associate, Badger. Mike determines that Walter is not a reliable associate, labels him as an inexperienced amateur, and reveals that he’s suffering from cancer. Despite Mike’s warning, Saul continues to offer his legal services to Walter White, setting the stage for his storyline within “Breaking Bad.

Gus Fring

In the prequel series “Better Call Saul,” we witness Gus Fring’s transformation from a mid-level cartel operative to the powerful drug lord of the Southwest. However, unlike his eventual confrontation with Walter White, Gus initially faces different challenges in this series. In the sixth season episode titled “Point and Shoot,” Gus’s long-time cartel adversary Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton) survives an assassination attempt orchestrated by Gus. This event leads Lalo back to America, ultimately uncovering a methamphetamine laboratory that Gus had been constructing beneath a laundromat, as depicted in “Breaking Bad.” Eventually, Gus is able to turn the tables and ends up killing Lalo, hiding his body within the lab’s foundation.

Initially, Gus finds himself in a tense agreement with the cartel, securing a significant share of the New Mexico drug market, and persists with his secret laboratory operations. However, peace doesn’t last long once Walter White arrives on the scene.

Nacho Varga

Among the saddest storylines in the series is that of Nacho Varga (played by Michael Mando), initially a loyal cartel soldier who finds himself unwittingly orchestrating a flawed raid on Lalo’s compound in Mexico, following his capture by Gus Fring. Over time, he’s handed over to the cartel when his usefulness to Gus concludes, yet he opts to take the blame for Gus to safeguard his father, Manuel, whose life was at risk. Instead of complying with their instructions, Nacho confronts the Salamancas, seizes one of their guns, and ends his own life – a startling, if foreseeable conclusion for a character whose criminal path could lead nowhere else but here.

Read More

2025-03-29 22:32