Does Gene Takavic’s feigned breakdown hint at Jimmy and Kim getting back together in Better Call Saul? Better Call Saul’s “Fun & Games” provided the answer to a query that viewers have been asking since the first season: why doesn’t Rhea Seehorn’s Kim Wexler appear in Breaking Bad? When Howard Hamlin passed away, Kim was shocked to her core and received the long-overdue wake-up call she needed about her moral slide. She then surprisingly called off her marriage to Jimmy McGill and blamed Howard’s passing on their toxic relationship. In Better Call Saul’s Gene timeline, which is set in the immediate aftermath of Breaking Bad, Kim’s ability to avoid dying herself naturally led to rumours of a potential reconciliation.
There are still three more episodes of Better Call Saul, although it’s unclear what will happen in them. Everything that happened before “Breaking Bad” was wrapped up in “Fun & Games,” including Gus Fring’s victory against Lalo Salamanca, Kim’s unexpected departure from Albuquerque, and even Saul Goodman’s office renovation. Then, in Better Call Saul season 6, episode 10 (“Nippy”), Gene’s black-and-white future is visited, where the unresolved Jeff issue from season 5 is addressed. Finally, “Saul Goodman” is laid to rest when Jimmy rejects the impulse to purchase a shirt and tie that would be similar to those worn by Saul. It’s impossible to predict what will happen in the remaining three episodes of Better Call Saul season 6, but “Nippy” gives away a major spoiler that suggests a reunion between Jimmy and Kim is imminent.
When Jeff trips on the polished shop floor while robbing Air Jordans and cashmere shirts, Gene’s Cottonwood Mall heist starts to fall apart. Gene needs to divert the security guard because his man is unconscious, so he impersonates an emotional breakdown by crying crocodile tears and screaming harder each time Frank turns to face the CCTV cameras. Gene’s improvisation, in an unexpected turn, delves into deeply ingrained traumas. The former attorney, briefly resuming Jimmy McGill, sadly says, “I don’t have a wife, kids, or friends. Nobody would notice if I passed away tonight.” This sentence might hint at Gene’s next step. Is it now time for Gene to find that special someone with whom he can share his life after allowing “Saul Goodman” to pass away and regaining his self-confidence?
