Kim Surviving BCS Can Explain 1 Saul Inconsistency In Breaking Bad
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Better Call Saul season 6
Kim Wexler surviving the events of Better Call Saul can explain a major inconsistency in Breaking Bad. Over its six-season run, the prequel series has charted Jimmy McGill’s slow transformation into Saul Goodman, the shady and corrupt lawyer who played a key role in the rise – and fall – of Walter White’s criminal empire. With Better Call Saul providing a nuanced take on a previously one-note character, Saul Goodman no longer feels like a comic-relief caricature, but has become a complex and compelling protagonist in his own right. However, this has created a significant gap between the two versions of the character – and with only six episodes left before Better Call Saul finishes for good, the show’s writers have their work cut out to account for the Saul seen in Breaking Bad.
One key issue for the writers to resolve is the fate of Kim Wexler, Saul’s long-term partner. Kim has been a permanent fixture in Better Call Saul, but is conspicuously absent from Breaking Bad. This has led to significant speculation that Kim won’t survive the events of Better Call Saul, with many viewers also theorizing that her death will be the event that changes Saul Goodman forever. However, Kim’s death is by no means guaranteed – and her surviving the events of Better Call Saul can actually explain a glaring Saul Goodman inconsistency in Breaking Bad.
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As Better Call Saul nears its end, there is still a gulf between the sleazy and misogynistic Saul Goodman seen in Breaking Bad, and the largely respectful character from the prequel. This contrast is most clearly seen in Saul’s continued
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