'Better Call Saul' Season 6 Ending Explained: Saul is finally GONE, but what happened at trial?
The final episode of ‘Better Call Saul’ has finally aired and there’s a sense of uneasiness in me as a viewer. It has nothing to do with how the finale was, but the ending just made me a little emotional. It was the last time that we ever saw these characters on the screen and it was truly the end of an era. However, let’s talk about how the series ended and there were a lot of surprises for the fans.
In the first half of the series finale, we saw Gene, aka Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) finally getting arrested for everything that he has done in the past. He called Bill Oakley to be his advisory counsel and when they sat together with the opposition party, the fun began. He told the party how he met Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and why he couldn’t stop him from killing people. He told everyone that he knew if he did something, Walter would not take a second in putting a bullet in his skull. The lawyer understood his antics and asked if he thinks that the jury would buy that. To which, Saul replied, “I only need one”.
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After that, he began striking a deal with them and told the lawyer that if he doesn’t want to lose the case, it was better to listen to his demands. So, what happened afterward? Was Kim also involved? Let’s take a look.
‘Better Call Saul’ Ending Explained: What was the deal between Saul and the prosecution?
So, they struck a deal that could have put Saul behind the bars for 30 years. He made quite a unique deal of getting a blueberry chip ice cream for every Friday when he is in jail and wanted to make things interesting by telling them about Howard Hamlin’s death. However, the prosecution team was ready for that and gave him bombshell news that his ex-wife, Kim Wexler, has already told the judge about what really happened with Hamlin.
While taking him to New Mexico in an airplane, Saul talks to Bill about the Kim situation. Oakley tells him that the court doesn’t have any physical evidence against her to put her behind the bars, unfortunately, she told everything to Howard’s widow and she can file a civil suit against her to take everything she has. Saul tells Oakley that he has some information that he would like to tell the court and that would change everything for Kim.
They reach the court and as soon as the judge reads out her first statement, we are shocked to learn that the deal between the defendant and the prosecution sends Saul to jail for just “7 YEARS”. Now, you see how good Saul really was.
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Saul was representing himself at the court and asked the judge to let him tell the truth. So, he started from the same thing that he told the prosecution and told the judge how he met Walter White. However, he changed the entire statement by saying that he “helped” Walter White in setting up his drug empire. Everyone was shocked, including his advisory council. He went on to confess that even though he didn’t do those murders, he knew about them and was a part of them. Saul also discussed how innocent people died because of Walter while he continued to make money.
In reality, Walter and Jesse Pinkman couldn’t have done anything without Saul. He was the man who took his drug syndicate to a whole new level.
The lawyer also admitted to the things that led to Hamlin’s murder and said that Kim had no involvement in anything that he just said right now. The only reason she is here is that he wanted to see this trial. In the end, Saul talked about his brother Chuck McGill and how he drove him so mad that he killed himself. He concluded his statement by saying, “I’ll live with that”.
While sitting on his chair, he said that his name is not Saul Goodman, it was JIMMY MCGILL.
‘Better Call Saul’ Ending Explained: How many years of prison did Saul get?
In the concluding moments of the episode, we saw Kim meeting Saul inside the prison. They smoked together and Kim was proud of how his ex-husband managed to convince the prosecution of a sentence of just 7 years. However, it is later revealed that Saul will be behind the bars for 86 YEARS.
The finale ends with Kim and Saul looking at each other as Kim leaves the facility. THE END.
This was truly a masterpiece and a befitting end to a mesmerizing story.