On Call

To no one's surprise, Better Call Saul has been renewed for a sixth and final season. A highly respected show--it's been nominated for a ton of Emmys (though it never wins)--let's hope it gets the farewell it deserves.

But as good as the show is, I've often been disappointed.  While Jimmy McGill may be a complex character, he's no Saul Goodman. Did we really need five seasons for him to develop into the shyster? (I believe the original concept was a comedy showing Saul's cases before he met Walter White. Sounds like a good idea to me.)

In particular, all that drama with his brother.  This was the centerpiece of the show, but it was drawn out, and all the stuff with the brother's imaginary disease was tiresome.  The two siblings could have struggled just fine without it.

But the final season has promise.  There are a lot of questions to be answered.  We need to see the complete transition, and perhaps a meeting with Jesse or Walter.  We also don't know what happens to the characters who we didn't see in Breaking Bad.  In particular, Kim.  Will she simply leave Jimmy, or is it something worse?

Above all, there's the ultimate fate of Saul.  I've noted before I still don't get why he had to go underground, but he's now a Cinnabon manager.  I certainly hope we'll see where he ends up.  Will he be uncovered?  Will he give himself up (though I'm not sure for what)?  Will he find someone?  Will that someone be Kim?  Huell?

Anyway, stay tuned.  We know Jimmy and Mike and Gus will survive.  But just because they can't die doesn't mean there isn't still some life left in them, dramatically speaking.