Better Call Saul Teases The 1 Person Who Can Stop Gene (It's Not Kim)
Only one person can save Gene Takavic from himself in Better Call Saul, but that cape-wearing guardian angel may not be who you think… With only a scant two episodes remaining, Better Call Saul is balanced on a knife edge. Jimmy has broken bad all over again — this time in Better Call Saul's Gene timeline — and season 6, episode 11 ends with him invading a cancer patient's home to commit robbery despite an obscenely high chance of getting caught. Gene is rapidly careering down a dark path, and Better Call Saul seems destined to conclude in tragic fashion.
At first glance, Kim Wexler seems the obvious candidate to prevent Gene self-destructing. His desperate desire for reconciliation is glaringly obvious, and it's an unsuccessful phone call to Kim that triggers this latest regression into Saul Goodman territory. One gentle word from Gene's ex-wife feels like it would be enough to yank him from the brink… but is Kim really the hero Gene needs? As a married couple, Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler infamously brought the worst out of each other, and the angry phone call in Better Call Saul season 6, episode 11 proves Kim isn't exactly in the mood for gentle words.
Related: What Happened When Gene Called Kim?! Why He Smashes The Phone
The real savior of Better Call Saul season 6 might actually be Carol Burnett's Marion. Gene targeted Marion as a means of getting to Jeff, but they've struck up a genuinely sweet relationship. Even if Gene's reasons for visiting Marion are a total deception, the respect and fondness between them is very real. But Marion is smart, and when Gene rushes to her house when a scam goes awry, the savvy cat video enthusiast gives a curious look out her kitchen window toward the garage, clearly realizing
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