![]() ![]() That said, “Point and Shoot” wastes no time wrapping up the Howard and Lalo storylines to give us ample time to spend with Kim, Jimmy, and hopefully, Gene. While Better Call Saul has mostly avoided this classic prequel problem by introducing new characters we care about, like Chuck, Howard, Nacho, Lalo, and Kim, as we reach the end of the show and move toward the Breaking Bad timeline, there’s a fear that an air of inevitability will permeate these final episodes. Most of all, we know that Jimmy, Gus, Mike, hell, even Tyrus, are in no real danger. We saw Gus hide a strategically placed gun in the lab. We saw the great lengths Gus went to to ensure that he would not be a sitting duck in his home should Lalo return. Mike’s familiar face answers and pulls her inside.įor as anxiety-inducing and gripping as these scenes are, and as good as the rest of the episode is in a vacuum, from the moment that Mike answers the door, the rest of the episode plays out pretty much as expected. She arrives at Gus’ home, and with no other option to help her protect Jimmy, she rings the doorbell. Mike once told Kim that she’s made of sterner stuff than Jimmy, but she hasn’t been thrown into the deep end like this. This is not her world these are not the sort of compromises she makes. It’s a small thing, but it helps illustrate how torturous this all is for Kim. At a stoplight, Kim is waiting next to a cop car, and she almost instinctually rolls her window down to flag for help, but fear, adrenaline, and a green light keep her from raising any flags. The tension is sky-high as Kim makes her way to Gus’ home. Kim’s fear is absolutely palpable, but she takes the instructions and soldiers ahead. Jimmy wants to ensure that Kim gets as far away from Lalo as possible, no matter the outcome. Unlike the last home visit from Lalo, Jimmy does what he does best, persuading Lalo that Kim is the one to carry out the hit, despite her protests. Lalo remains as calm and jovial as ever, detailing a list of instructions for Jimmy to go murder Gus at his home while he keeps watch of Kim. ![]() ![]() Jimmy and Kim’s horrified, frantic reactions coming on the eve of this year’s Emmy nominations is some perfect synergy (cancel the Emmys entirely if they aren’t nominated). Thankfully, the rest of “Point and Shoot” immediately canceled out these fears. If anyone on this show would take the “walk straight into the ocean” suicide route, Howard fits the bill, but I worried that the cold open was jumping to the immediate aftermath of that shocking execution, skipping ahead to avoid the heavy lifting. “Point and Shoot” begins with a glimpse at the cover-up that will hide Howard’s death at the hands of Lalo Salamanca. The final episodes - this time we mean it - are finally here, and while a Better Call Saul-shaped hole in my life is on the horizon, I’ve got six weeks to bask in all the Albuquerque-based goodness. While others were enjoying high temperatures, fireworks, and cookouts, I thought about Howard Hamlin lying lifeless on Jimmy’s apartment floor. A break? I spent the month agonizing over the wait and wondering what could come next. Better Call Saul, amid its sixth and final season, took a month-long hiatus after “ Plan and Execution,” a barnburner of an episode that ended with perhaps the most excruciating cliffhanger of the series. They called it a break, but it felt more akin to torture. This Better Call Saul review contains spoilers. ![]()
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