Wait, What Is The Rest Of Better Call Saul Season 6 About?!
WARNING: This post contains spoilers for Better Call Saul season 6
The events of the Better Call Saul season 6, part 2 premiere raise questions about what the rest of the season will be about. After the first half of Better Call Saul season 6 wrapped the lawyer storyline with Howard's shocking death, many viewers assumed the rest of the show's run would follow the ongoing cartel storyline. Jimmy and Kim were caught up in the middle of Lalo and Gus' feud, and there seemed to be more than enough material in that thread to cover the remainder of the season. However, Vince Gilligan and company had another major surprise for the audience.
Better Call Saul season 6, episode 8, «Point and Shoot,» features Lalo's death, effectively ending the cartel story. Since Breaking Bad exists, viewers figured Gus would win eventually, but few could have predicted it would happen this early in the season. There are still five episodes left, and the show's primary antagonist has been killed off.
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Similar to Howard's death in «Plan and Execution,» the decision to kill Lalo now blows the rest of the season wide open from a narrative perspective. For years, Better Call Saul has primarily been defined by its dual plots, both of which were seemingly resolved in consecutive episodes. Even though Howard and Lalo are dead, there's still plenty of ground for Better Call Saul to cover before it signs off the air.
There is a third thread that's permeated throughout Better Call Saul in the form of the Gene flashforwards, showing Jimmy's life after Breaking Bad. Gene was conspicuously absent in the first half of season 6, so at some point in the next five episodes, audiences will
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