Better Call Saul Supports A Shocking Kim & Gus Breaking Bad Theory
Warning: Contains Spoilers for Better Call Saul season 6.
Ever since the introduction of Kim Wexler on Better Call Saul, viewers have wondered where she is during Breaking Bad, and now it seems like the answer might be truly shocking. As expected due to the bloody legacy of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul's final season has so far seen important characters dropping like flies. Nacho Varga met his end, much to the chagrin of Mike, Lalo shot Howard Hamlin simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and now Lalo himself is dead, thanks to Gus Fring.
With all this death going around, many still assume Kim might end up dead too, but the further Better Call Saul progresses, the more unlikely that seems. Jimmy is deeply in love with Kim at this point, and if she were to be killed, it is likely Saul Goodman would break down from grief. Instead, if Kim is alive during the Breaking Bad events, Better Call Saul's mid-season return made a rising fan theory look more likely.
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That theory asserts that Kim is not only alive duringBreaking Bad but is actually working as legal counsel for drug kingpin Gus Fring. Following Better Call Saul season 6, episode 8, Gus knows who Kim is and has spoken to her, albeit briefly. While Mike caught her before she could act, the fact that Kim attempted to take Gus out to save Jimmy has to have impressed him, as a civilian having the nerve to do something like that is likely relatively uncommon in Gus' world. He also allows her to go in peace after Lalo is dead, something he did not have to do since she now knew the location of his safe house. It has also been made clear in the past that Mike is impressed by Kim, recognizing her as a more
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