Better Call Saul's Jimmy Story Exposes Breaking Bad's Worst Hypocrisy
Warning! SPOILERS for Better Call Saul season 6, episode 4.
Better Call Saul exposes the worst hypocrisy of Breaking Bad audiences by highlighting the similarities between Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) and a controversial Breaking Bad character. In Better Call Saul, season 6, episode 4, «Hit and Run,» Kim (Rhea Seehorn) learns from Mike (Jonathan Banks) that she and Jimmy may still be at risk from the cartel and Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton) following the failed attempt on his life. When challenged as to why he told her instead of Jimmy, Mike tells Better Call Saul's Kim he thinks she's «made of sterner stuff.» Kim chose not to inform Jimmy of this concerning development, suggesting that she agrees with Mike's assessment of her husband.
It's a decision that calls to mind those of Walter White (Bryan Cranston) in Breaking Bad. He, too, is informed of the risks to his life by Mike, and often tries and fails to keep this information from his wife Skyler (Anna Gunn). With Kim now keeping similar secrets from Jimmy, Better Call Saul suggests a similarity between Saul Goodman and Walter White's wife, exposing the hypocrisy of those Breaking Bad viewers who hated Skyler.
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In repositioning Jimmy as Skyler to Kim's Walter, Better Call Saul is challenging those people to confront why exactly they hated Skyler White. While Jimmy is unquestionably more amoral than Walter White's law-abiding suburban wife, Kim clearly sees him as someone she needs to protect. When Skyler got wind of Walter's lies and confronted him about exactly how much danger the family was in, this vocal minority criticized her for being a scold. Often believing that Walter had the
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