Breaking Bad and the first 5.5 seasons of Better Call Saul are two of the most high quality tv series ever made. As a result, one holds the writers to a higher standard of expectations for the finale. The episode Saul Gone felt like a very uncharacteristic end for Jimmy McGill. This is the same guy who has been a conman his entire life and also the same guy who almost kills an elderly woman in the previous episode to keep his identity a secret. He now happens to suddenly condemn himself to 86 years of prison because an old lady says "I trusted you" ? The real Jimmy bought his sentence down to 7 years and would've taken the deal instead of some grand court confession just to get mommy Kim's approval. Serial criminals don't change overnight and confess to their crimes just because their girlfriends do so. Additionally i felt there was no need to bring in Bill Oakley and Marie into the episode at all, their presence did not affect the storyline. It is still a very conclusive ending however the whole bit about taking the moral high ground felt a bit forced and out of character for a person who has been shown to be a repeat offender.
Review of Saul Gone
