I don't understand how people can say BCS was better then BB. In my opinion, BCS was a good to great show while BB was the best show ever made. And I can't comprehend how Saul traded 7 years for 86 with his confession- it was completely out of character and makes no sense - there is absolutely no justification for it. To redeem himself with Kim or to somehow redeem his soul? I don't see it - he could have done those by dedicating himself to helping the downtrodden with legal representation after his 7 year term.
Stephen Maund - 2 years ago
As a Brit, I am spoiled by decades-long excellence in tv drama but BB and BCS are ahead of everything in quality. To maintain my ‘fix’ it would be interesting to see how Kim fares; whether she stays with her dull boyfriend and selling sprinklers, or whether her old dynamism gets a re-boot and she gets fully back into the law. Surely there is scope for a series based on Kim’s further journey, including whether she moves back to Albuquerque to visit Jimmy occasionally.
Tim W. - 2 years ago
It's hard to beat BB but this was definitely a good follow-up. Still not sure I liked the ending, but it is fitting for Saul to be behind bars. I "kiiiiinda" feel sorry for him though and part of me wishing he got away with it and went straight.
Patrice Jennings - 2 years ago
Best show ever. Wish more series writers were thoughtful of the intelligence of viewers. (Sigh; I know why that is) I loved how the ending allowed viewers to imagine what happens after sow ended. In my head: Kim, having returned to law, moves to New Mexico and represents Jimmy for appeal. In court Saul was sworn in but not Jimmy during his confession. No strike that. Anyway, he wins appeal, miraculously gets a much lighter sentence and he and Kim might work together, definitely play together -honestly, no trickery- and live happily ever after. Sigh.
Sandra DiBrango - 2 years ago
I think it was the best show on tv. It had it all, at times disturbing, funny, action packed and never boring. Very sorry to see it end. Hope the writers come up with a new series using most of the surviving cast.
Ellis Saull - 2 years ago
I get reminded of my name by Saul watchers. Being a lawyer, also, sort of makes me guilty - - of what, I don't know. The 6 years of the show provided intelligent and absorbing entertainment. For sheer shock and horror, Howard's murder at the hands of a smiling Lalo is/was unmatched. In some ways, it brought down the curtain on
Saul and Kim. Only on a show like this, where the writing was imaginative, would Lalo's murder of Howard be rightfully laid at the feet of Saul and Kim.
6 years of watching the exceptional cast and extraordinary story was a good deal, a very good deal.
Cindy Myers - 2 years ago
I loved this show even more than Breaking Bad. This is the very best show that I have ever seen so I am a big fan and very invested in how this was to end. Last night I was sad the Jimmy let go of a 7 year sentence for eight decades. After reflecting on it, I like the end better. I think I would have loved it if Jimmy got a 15 year sentence and at the end there was a flash forward to him getting out and having Kim pick him up. I just loved the Jimmy Kim love story and wanted that to continue. I am left sad by thinking of Jimmy dying in prison. 87 years was too harsh!
Kip - 2 years ago
The final show was predictable. Think writers took easy way out. Needed some "Big Surprise" ending that would have been more fanciful and memorable. What that could have been is not mine to write. Side thought, besides picking up the money for Lalo, Jimmy only gave legal advice. Not against the law. His sentence was too long and ends any chance for a spin off perhaps so, thus, sad all around.
Dick Simmons - 2 years ago
In a modern world of situational ethics, these two excellent shows, with believable characters and writers, have driven home in the end the old adage: "Crime Does Not Pay". At least to those with a conscience.
Betsy Dobrick - 2 years ago
So perfect. Symbolism throughout was so thoughtful. Great writing and acting. The night stayed with me. So special and perfect. Thanks for the flashbacks. A heartfelt thank you to the writers and caters that created a masterpiece. Will miss them but this carefully crafted ending was as good as it gets.
SW - 2 years ago
Compared to BB (the best finale ever), I was disappointed with this one. In BB, Walter White goes out in a blaze of glory (killing the bad guys) and Pinkman is set free. In BCS, Kim is a shell of her former self and is about to be sued by Hamlin’s widow for every penny she’s got (and ever will have) - because of her own confession. Saul confesses to change a 7 year sentence to an 86 year sentence - so he dies in prison. I understand these characters did bad things - but we fell in love with them. I think the writers took the easy way out in the end. Still a great show - but would have liked a different ending.
Shanna - 2 years ago
Perfect ending. When Jimmy became Gene and turned mean, my son was so upset. He commented, “That’s not Jimmy. Jimmy wasn’t mean.” My son was right. "Jimmy" wasn’t mean. It was his love for Kim that kept him grounded, in touch with his humanity, and wanting to be better. She was the only person that he ever put before himself and the embers of love between them (as symbolized by the orange flame of the cigarette in the black and white film) continued to glow. She always had his back.
It really ended the only way that it could and that was the way that it should. There had to be consequences and acceptance of blame to be right. Jimmy finally internalized his wrongdoing and accepted responsibility. He had to face the consequences and he was ready. Ultimately, his incarceration was much less of a prison than his dismal existence as Gene Takavic, hiding and living his lie.
Okay, I'm glad I got that out. I think I feel better about it now, haha.
Paul Schuster - 2 years ago
After all of those years of Breaking Bad and then BC Saul, I am emotionally drained.
Isn't it amazing how a well written and executed story, though not real can effect us as if it were, while drawing ourselves into it as if we were a part of i t?
This is some of the best television ever done. Thanks for giving us these wonderful and emotional moments that will live inside us for many years to come.
Jody Johnston - 2 years ago
I LOVE the show, but was sad at the ending. Maybe I need to think about it more. First, Chuck was pretentious and always critical to Jimmy even though he put himself through law school and did everything in his power to take care of him. Second, it was Kim’s master plan to do what they did to Howard Hamlin, even though I don’t know what he did to deserve it. She was AT LEAST half responsible, so maybe if she hadn’t left Jimmy he wouldn’t have gotten involved with Walter White. Maybe Jimmy needed to pay for his involvement with Walter’s drug empire, but I guess I just don’t want to see him serving 87 years (dying in prison) when he could have done 7.
Mark - 2 years ago
I found it interesting that there are two parallel lines. The one for Walt is his "Breaking Bad" as a final call to Walt's bad guy image that never changes, whereas Saul transforms back to Jimmy who ends up "Baking Bread". I don't know is that was purposeful, but I like to think it was.
At the end of the day, it was a love story! Who knew? #saulgone. Very satisfying! Bringing in Marie was a nice twist!! Bob Odenkirk was fantastic as were all the actors! Thanks for the ride!
IHateDems - 2 years ago
Kim Wexler spin-off ?
Movie of Saul working for the DEA and getting out i.e. Raymond Reddington ?
John Cup - 2 years ago
I've only read the recap and I haven't watched the ending yet. Just from reading the recap I'm not captured by the ending of this fantastic series.
I think the reason I feel this way is, first I haven't watched the episode yet and second, I really don't think anything could ever top the perfect Breaking Bad ended. I thought it was the best ending of any hit series' EVER!
I hope after I watch the ending of this series I feel the same way. On paper it just doesn't seem the same.
Regardless, thank you for this awesome piece of art.
GC - 2 years ago
Loved the entire series but very disappointed in the ending. No way Saul Goodman gives up a 7 year sentence for an 80+ year sentence for ANY reason. That's like Walter White giving up the empire to go back to cooking in an old trailer. Not in their character to do anything remotely close to that.
wellwoman - 2 years ago
Where was the scene of Marion(Carol Burnett) receiving the 5 million dollar reward since she turned him in? We needed that scene….
Aviatrix86 - 2 years ago
Walter Jr. should have been in the courtroom in support of Marie or shown to be on track to work for the DEA. I would have liked a happier ending for Jimmy and Kim. I think it's pretty lazy comparatively speaking.
Robert Ross - 2 years ago
Saul, or should I say Jimmy, finally atones for his sins and suffers the consequences. Some may disagree but I feel the finale does justice to his inner good. It also absolutely proves his love for Kim. As good an ending as one could hope for. Kudos to all the 'characters' in the cast...they leave a true masterpiece.
Thank you , thank you for the years of excellent television and compelling entertainment. The writing was superlative, consistently and the cast on both shows was well, nothing short of magnificent. One can only hope that, "Straight Man" and "Parish" (which were really kept secret) are cut from the same cloth. My all -time favorite shows are now, "24", "Breaking Bad", "Better Call Saul", '"Dexter" and "Homeland." In short, for a high school chemistry to wreak ALL this havoc speaks volumes to a totally unique concept. From a devoted fan, thanks again.
911inSC - 2 years ago
After giving it some thought, the ending was very good. Saul could have taken the easy way out, but instead, Jimmy make Kim happy. He confessed his part in “everything”. He’ll be able to live with himself, knowing Kim will be happy and may continue to visit him.
I don't understand how people can say BCS was better then BB. In my opinion, BCS was a good to great show while BB was the best show ever made. And I can't comprehend how Saul traded 7 years for 86 with his confession- it was completely out of character and makes no sense - there is absolutely no justification for it. To redeem himself with Kim or to somehow redeem his soul? I don't see it - he could have done those by dedicating himself to helping the downtrodden with legal representation after his 7 year term.
As a Brit, I am spoiled by decades-long excellence in tv drama but BB and BCS are ahead of everything in quality. To maintain my ‘fix’ it would be interesting to see how Kim fares; whether she stays with her dull boyfriend and selling sprinklers, or whether her old dynamism gets a re-boot and she gets fully back into the law. Surely there is scope for a series based on Kim’s further journey, including whether she moves back to Albuquerque to visit Jimmy occasionally.
It's hard to beat BB but this was definitely a good follow-up. Still not sure I liked the ending, but it is fitting for Saul to be behind bars. I "kiiiiinda" feel sorry for him though and part of me wishing he got away with it and went straight.
Best show ever. Wish more series writers were thoughtful of the intelligence of viewers. (Sigh; I know why that is) I loved how the ending allowed viewers to imagine what happens after sow ended. In my head: Kim, having returned to law, moves to New Mexico and represents Jimmy for appeal. In court Saul was sworn in but not Jimmy during his confession. No strike that. Anyway, he wins appeal, miraculously gets a much lighter sentence and he and Kim might work together, definitely play together -honestly, no trickery- and live happily ever after. Sigh.
I think it was the best show on tv. It had it all, at times disturbing, funny, action packed and never boring. Very sorry to see it end. Hope the writers come up with a new series using most of the surviving cast.
I get reminded of my name by Saul watchers. Being a lawyer, also, sort of makes me guilty - - of what, I don't know. The 6 years of the show provided intelligent and absorbing entertainment. For sheer shock and horror, Howard's murder at the hands of a smiling Lalo is/was unmatched. In some ways, it brought down the curtain on
Saul and Kim. Only on a show like this, where the writing was imaginative, would Lalo's murder of Howard be rightfully laid at the feet of Saul and Kim.
6 years of watching the exceptional cast and extraordinary story was a good deal, a very good deal.
I loved this show even more than Breaking Bad. This is the very best show that I have ever seen so I am a big fan and very invested in how this was to end. Last night I was sad the Jimmy let go of a 7 year sentence for eight decades. After reflecting on it, I like the end better. I think I would have loved it if Jimmy got a 15 year sentence and at the end there was a flash forward to him getting out and having Kim pick him up. I just loved the Jimmy Kim love story and wanted that to continue. I am left sad by thinking of Jimmy dying in prison. 87 years was too harsh!
The final show was predictable. Think writers took easy way out. Needed some "Big Surprise" ending that would have been more fanciful and memorable. What that could have been is not mine to write. Side thought, besides picking up the money for Lalo, Jimmy only gave legal advice. Not against the law. His sentence was too long and ends any chance for a spin off perhaps so, thus, sad all around.
In a modern world of situational ethics, these two excellent shows, with believable characters and writers, have driven home in the end the old adage: "Crime Does Not Pay". At least to those with a conscience.
So perfect. Symbolism throughout was so thoughtful. Great writing and acting. The night stayed with me. So special and perfect. Thanks for the flashbacks. A heartfelt thank you to the writers and caters that created a masterpiece. Will miss them but this carefully crafted ending was as good as it gets.
Compared to BB (the best finale ever), I was disappointed with this one. In BB, Walter White goes out in a blaze of glory (killing the bad guys) and Pinkman is set free. In BCS, Kim is a shell of her former self and is about to be sued by Hamlin’s widow for every penny she’s got (and ever will have) - because of her own confession. Saul confesses to change a 7 year sentence to an 86 year sentence - so he dies in prison. I understand these characters did bad things - but we fell in love with them. I think the writers took the easy way out in the end. Still a great show - but would have liked a different ending.
Perfect ending. When Jimmy became Gene and turned mean, my son was so upset. He commented, “That’s not Jimmy. Jimmy wasn’t mean.” My son was right. "Jimmy" wasn’t mean. It was his love for Kim that kept him grounded, in touch with his humanity, and wanting to be better. She was the only person that he ever put before himself and the embers of love between them (as symbolized by the orange flame of the cigarette in the black and white film) continued to glow. She always had his back.
It really ended the only way that it could and that was the way that it should. There had to be consequences and acceptance of blame to be right. Jimmy finally internalized his wrongdoing and accepted responsibility. He had to face the consequences and he was ready. Ultimately, his incarceration was much less of a prison than his dismal existence as Gene Takavic, hiding and living his lie.
Okay, I'm glad I got that out. I think I feel better about it now, haha.
After all of those years of Breaking Bad and then BC Saul, I am emotionally drained.
Isn't it amazing how a well written and executed story, though not real can effect us as if it were, while drawing ourselves into it as if we were a part of i t?
This is some of the best television ever done. Thanks for giving us these wonderful and emotional moments that will live inside us for many years to come.
I LOVE the show, but was sad at the ending. Maybe I need to think about it more. First, Chuck was pretentious and always critical to Jimmy even though he put himself through law school and did everything in his power to take care of him. Second, it was Kim’s master plan to do what they did to Howard Hamlin, even though I don’t know what he did to deserve it. She was AT LEAST half responsible, so maybe if she hadn’t left Jimmy he wouldn’t have gotten involved with Walter White. Maybe Jimmy needed to pay for his involvement with Walter’s drug empire, but I guess I just don’t want to see him serving 87 years (dying in prison) when he could have done 7.
I found it interesting that there are two parallel lines. The one for Walt is his "Breaking Bad" as a final call to Walt's bad guy image that never changes, whereas Saul transforms back to Jimmy who ends up "Baking Bread". I don't know is that was purposeful, but I like to think it was.
At the end of the day, it was a love story! Who knew? #saulgone. Very satisfying! Bringing in Marie was a nice twist!! Bob Odenkirk was fantastic as were all the actors! Thanks for the ride!
Kim Wexler spin-off ?
Movie of Saul working for the DEA and getting out i.e. Raymond Reddington ?
I've only read the recap and I haven't watched the ending yet. Just from reading the recap I'm not captured by the ending of this fantastic series.
I think the reason I feel this way is, first I haven't watched the episode yet and second, I really don't think anything could ever top the perfect Breaking Bad ended. I thought it was the best ending of any hit series' EVER!
I hope after I watch the ending of this series I feel the same way. On paper it just doesn't seem the same.
Regardless, thank you for this awesome piece of art.
Loved the entire series but very disappointed in the ending. No way Saul Goodman gives up a 7 year sentence for an 80+ year sentence for ANY reason. That's like Walter White giving up the empire to go back to cooking in an old trailer. Not in their character to do anything remotely close to that.
Where was the scene of Marion(Carol Burnett) receiving the 5 million dollar reward since she turned him in? We needed that scene….
Walter Jr. should have been in the courtroom in support of Marie or shown to be on track to work for the DEA. I would have liked a happier ending for Jimmy and Kim. I think it's pretty lazy comparatively speaking.
Saul, or should I say Jimmy, finally atones for his sins and suffers the consequences. Some may disagree but I feel the finale does justice to his inner good. It also absolutely proves his love for Kim. As good an ending as one could hope for. Kudos to all the 'characters' in the cast...they leave a true masterpiece.
Thank you , thank you for the years of excellent television and compelling entertainment. The writing was superlative, consistently and the cast on both shows was well, nothing short of magnificent. One can only hope that, "Straight Man" and "Parish" (which were really kept secret) are cut from the same cloth. My all -time favorite shows are now, "24", "Breaking Bad", "Better Call Saul", '"Dexter" and "Homeland." In short, for a high school chemistry to wreak ALL this havoc speaks volumes to a totally unique concept. From a devoted fan, thanks again.
After giving it some thought, the ending was very good. Saul could have taken the easy way out, but instead, Jimmy make Kim happy. He confessed his part in “everything”. He’ll be able to live with himself, knowing Kim will be happy and may continue to visit him.