Better Call Saul Season 6 Episode 6 Review

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The following article contains spoilers for Better Call Saul season 6.

Better Call Saul took important steps towards its mid-season finale with an episode that is more about setting up the final details of Kim and Jimmy’s plan to bring down Howard Hamlin than anything else that’s going on. Nevertheless, the result sticks to the high standard of the show, while also providing a few Breaking Bad easter eggs fans might want to look out for.

Even more so, this week’s “Axe and Grind” (yes, every episode’s title this season sticks to the same format) also marks Giancarlo Esposito’s directorial debut, with his character taking a rare break as Gustavo Fring is nowhere to be seen. His absence seems merited though, as the actor’s work behind the camera turns out to be just as stellar as his performances in Better Call Saul, starting from the very first shot.

Better Call Saul Season 6 Feels Like A Cocktail Of Two Classic Movies

Before the opening credits, the audience meets a young Kim Wexler, who’s been caught shoplifting early in her teens; her mother is summoned by the store manager to handle the situation and she gets what’s coming her way. At least it seems like it because once they get to her mother’s car Little Kim gets the new earrings she desired courtesy of mom herself, as well as an unconventional parenting lesson “Relax. You got away with it.”

The moment is telling of what kind of episode this will be, it’s about character depth and exploration, rather than the accustomed high tension scenes Better Call Saul gives fans when conflicts or action arise. Hence why the second scene features Howard’s morning routine (no boxing involved), he gets dressed and prepares a beautifully peaceful cup of coffee for his wife, and yet for