This couldn't have ended any better way. From start to finish, this show had it all, but most importantly, it was character-driven in such a way that we can nearly see the gears turning in every head on our television screens. Nothing is hidden. We see motivations, egos, flaws, and it all comes together seamlessly and in astonishingly fresh angles.
As good as Breaking Bad was, as groundbreaking and impactful, Better Call Saul somehow improves on it through the complexity and sheer messiness of Jimmy McGill's character. From Jimmy McGill to Slippin' Jimmy to Saul Goodman and back again, this character becomes real to us, human, dark and light.
Definitely a 10 start to finish.
ETA: There seems to be a lot of confusion in the reviews as to why it ended the way it did. All I can say is that it seemed to me that Jimmy understood his own nature by then. He'd already had his second chance and repeated the cycle of Jimmy McGill to Slippin' Jimmy to Saul Goodman. It wasn't going to ever change because he loved it and he was so good at it.
In the end, the only thing that mattered was that Kim could see the good in him again, so that she wouldn't be ashamed of him or of herself for having loved him.
As good as Breaking Bad was, as groundbreaking and impactful, Better Call Saul somehow improves on it through the complexity and sheer messiness of Jimmy McGill's character. From Jimmy McGill to Slippin' Jimmy to Saul Goodman and back again, this character becomes real to us, human, dark and light.
Definitely a 10 start to finish.
ETA: There seems to be a lot of confusion in the reviews as to why it ended the way it did. All I can say is that it seemed to me that Jimmy understood his own nature by then. He'd already had his second chance and repeated the cycle of Jimmy McGill to Slippin' Jimmy to Saul Goodman. It wasn't going to ever change because he loved it and he was so good at it.
In the end, the only thing that mattered was that Kim could see the good in him again, so that she wouldn't be ashamed of him or of herself for having loved him.