History Recap / BetterCallSaulS6E4HitAndRun

* WhamEpisode: After five seasons of being peripherally aware of each other, this episode sees Kim and Mike finally meet each other directly [[note]]at least on personal, since Kim recognizes Mike as the parking lot attendant she used to see every day[[/note]], which represents not only that the law world and the cartel world around Jimmy are at last irrevocably colliding with each other, but that Kim is now so far deep in the game that Mike has to address and have his men watching over her directly, leading to disastrous consequences in the future.

* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: Saul is met with hostility by everyone at the courthouse because of what he did to get Lalo out of jail. The only reason he hasn't been charged officially is because the DA doesn't have enough evidence to justify a full-blown investigation into Saul's involvement with the cartel (yet), but given how much these people know Saul personally, it's safe to say that they don't need any proof to confirm with them.

* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: Saul is met with hostility by everyone at the courthouse because of what he did to get Lalo out of jail. The only reason he hasn't been charged officially is because the DA doesn't have enough evidence to justify a full-blown investigation into Saul's involvement with the cartel (yet), but given how much these people know Saul personally, it's safe to say that they don't need any proof to confirm with them.

* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: Saul is met with hostility by everyone at the courthouse because of what he did to get Lalo out of jail. The only reason he hasn't been charged officially is because the DA doesn't have enough to justify a full-blown investigation into Saul's involvement with the cartel (yet), but given how much these people know Saul personally, it's safe to say that they don't need any proof to confirm with them.

* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: Saul is met with hostility by everyone at the courthouse because of what he did to get Lalo out of jail. The only reason he hasn't been charged officially is because the DA doesn't have enough to justify a full-blown investigation into Saul's involvement with the cartel (yet), but that doesn't matter.

* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Already ostracized by the legal community due to his shenanigans with Chuck, Cliff and Howard, Jimmy is now given the cold shoulder by the lawyers and workers of the state due to his direct involvement in the Cartel's criminal activities. Every petty criminal from New Mexico however, is jumping at the chance to be represented by Saul Goodman, the guy who released a head of such Cartel, apparently becoming what Chuck warned he would become. Yet Jimmy is.... not really all that bothered by it, enthusiastically throwing his lot working for the criminal underworld and making a shit ton of money on the way.

* CueTheFallingObject: Seconds after Howard drives away from the counselor's office, the parking sign keels over.

* HesBack: A subtle one, but Jimmy is noticeable more at ease and closer to his normal enthusiastic, voluble self than he has been since [[Recap/BetterCallSaulS5E8Bagman almost dying in the desert]] a while back.

* AbsenteeActor: For the third episode in a row, Lalo remains MIA. [[note]]This will also likely be true for Nacho going forward the rest of the season, since Michael Mando continues to receive starring credit despite Nacho's death in the previous episode, unless there are flashback scenes in the season that involve him.[[/note]]

* WroteAGoodFakeStory: Kim arranges for lunch with Clifford Main at an outdoor café, planning to trick him into seeing "Howard" have an altercation with a hooker. While stalling for time, Kim makes up a pitch about heading an independent legal team for Pro Bono cases with Clifford's backing. Surprisingly, Clifford thinks it's an excellent idea, and Kim realizes it's something she genuinely wants to pursue.

* WroteAGoodFakeStory: Kim arranges for lunch with Clifford Main at an outdoor café, planning to trick him into seeing "Howard" have an altercation with a hooker. While stalling for time, Kim makes up a pitch about heading an independent legal team for pro Bono cases with Clifford's backing. Surprisingly, Clifford thinks it's an excellent idea, and Kim realizes it's something she genuinely wants to pursue.

* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Already ostracized by the legal community due to his shenanigans with Chuck, Cliff and Howard, Jimmy is now given the cold shoulder by the lawyers and workers of the state due to his direct involvement in the Cartel's criminal activities. Every petty criminal from New Mexico however, is jumping at the chance to be represented by Saul Goodman, the guy who released a head of such Cartel, apparently becoming what Chuck warned he would become. Yet Jimmy is.... not really all that bothered by it, enthusiastically throwing is lot working for the criminal underworld and making a shit ton of money on the way.

* WomenAreWiser: Mike tells Kim instead of Jimmy that Lalo is alive and that his team is watching them because he believes that Kim is "made of sterner stuff".

* TheParanoiac: Compared to his usual stoic self, Gus is now clearly, visibly on edge; he has been in hiding for at least two weeks and only travels through secret tunnel networks filled with security and people he trusts. Although the audience knows he has good reason to be paranoid, Mike displays some skepticism over his paranoia, to which Gus angrily asserts Lalo is alive. That said from his exhausted sigh as he re-secures his ankle holster, not to mention how clearly tempted he was to just forgo the gun entirely, it's clear the pressure of living like this is starting to wear on Gus as well.

* AbsenteeActor: For the third episode in a row, Lalo remains MIA. [[note]]This will also likely be true for Nacho going forward the rest of the season, since Michael Mando continues to receive starring credit despite Nacho's death in the previous episode, unless there are flashback scenes in the season that involves him.[[/note]]

* TheParanoiac: Compared to his usual stoic self, Gus is now clearly, visibly on edge; he has been in hiding for at least two weeks and only travels through secret tunnel networks filled with security and people he trusts. Although the audience knows he has good reason to be paranoid, Mike displays some skepticism over his paranoia, to which Gus angrily asserts Lalo is alive.

* ProperlyParanoid: Gus has a lot of men and a lot of surveillance installed around both his neighborhood and in his restaurants to trace any possible moves Lalo makes. Mike brings up the obvious fact, which is that as far as the whole world knows Lalo is dead. But Gus remains absolutely certain that he's alive (and the audience knows he's completely correct).

* AbsenteeActor: For the third episode in a row, Lalo remains MIA. [[note]]This will also be true for Nacho going forward the rest of the season, since Michael Mando continues to receive starring credit despite Nacho's death in the previous episode.[[/note]]

* EvilFeelsGood: Despite that it costed him any semblance of respect within the legal community, Saul seems to enjoy his newly acquired reputation of AmoralAttorney, as it made him popular among many low-end criminals who want to be represented by the lawyer who let [[TheDreaded Lalo Salamanca]] free.

* FreezeFrameBonus: If you look closely when Kim is gazing out the window of the El Camino restaurant to see if the men are still following her, you can distinctly see Mike sitting at the corner [[FiveSecondForeshadowing a few moments]] before he talks to Kim.