"And then I go and spoil it all, by saying somethin' stupid like 'I love you'..."
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Season One
Uno
- Jimmy and Kim sharing a cigarette in the HHM parking lot.
- Here, we see further explanation for why Jimmy pushed for Walt and Jesse to buy the nail salon as their laundering front: because the place has history for him by being the first place he started practicing law in, using the back room as his office.
Mijo
- Tuco may be volatile and sadistic, but he turns into an absolute lamb when his little abuelita is in the room. He savagely beats the boys who try to scam her, cleans their blood from her carpet, all while gently ushering her back to her favorite show so that she won't witness any of it. She even tells him he's a good boy.
- In addition to this, Jimmy negotiating with Tuco to spare the boys' lives and not inflict too harsh of a punishment on them. Jimmy was already free to go and had no more use for the guys, but he managed to convince Tuco to give them only a broken leg each, and even took the hospital bill. He may be an Amoral Attorney, but he's certainly not heartless.
- After the ordeal with Tuco, Jimmy shambles into Chuck's home without answering whether he grounded himself, drops his jacket and pants and passes out on his couch. Rather than waking up and questioning Jimmy, Chuck places a blanket over him.
- While also very funny, the montage shows just how Jimmy cares for any client he has, and how far he's willing to go for them. An opinion shared by female staff on the show, as hilariously pointed out by the insider podcast, saying they all fell in love with Jimmy at this point and couldn't believe they now feel anything for Saul Goodman.
Nacho
- Mike helping Jimmy get out of potential criminal charges at the end of 1x03. Jimmy deduces quickly that Mike helped him out of the situation not really out of any compassion but rather agreement with his theory, and gives Mike a bubbly smile knowing that someone is on his side.
- Jimmy eventually comes back, with the right amount of stickers for the toll, and sincerely thanks Mike, even feeling he owes Mike a favor. Later, he gladly hands Mike his business card.
- A subtle moment as Jimmy initially has a lot of fun making his surprising the Kettlemans as scary as possible by shouting "HERE'S JOHNNY!!", but then he remembers the kids don't deserve to be scared like that and backpedals by saying, "Hey Warren, hey Jojo, sorry about that, I’m your uncle Jimmy, alright? Now your parents are gonna take you down the mountain back to your house. That sound good?"
- The fact that when Jimmy calls Kim at night, she makes her annoyance quite obvious, but she still hears him out.
Hero
- The scene between Jimmy and Kim on the massage chairs where Jimmy remarks that Kim should work someplace that respects her.
- After seeing Jimmy do his Refuge in Audacity saving the guy from the billboard stunt, Kim secretly grins to herself. It’s also her Characterisation Click Moment, where the creators realised they needed to boost her to deuteragonist and not just Morality Pet.
Alpine Shepherd Boy
- Even though he is mostly there to advertise his services, Jimmy going around an assisted living home and sweet-talking the residents really seems to make their day.
- Jimmy's protectiveness of Chuck after he's arrested, even with his own doubts about how real the condition is.
- The scene with Jimmy giving Kim a pedicure. Kim suggests the possibility that elder law could be his calling and that seniors need a lot of assistance. He actually does take her suggestion to heart and the retirement home sequence implies he did gain clients, and judging by his interaction with Mike, he's quite content to do elder law.
- In "Five-O", Mike asks Jimmy to spill some coffee on one of his interrogators, so that Mike can tacitly steal his notebook. Jimmy refuses, as obviously doing such a number on a cop isn't gonna win him any favours. But after the interrogation is over, Jimmy – being a smart person – has obviously deduced what the whole story with Mike is. He spills the coffee.
- The implication that Mike would respect his daughter-in-law's decision to report him for the murder of the two corrupt cops who murdered his son.
- Jimmy seeing Chuck improving himself. Jimmy also "stores" away some Elder law case files in Chuck's home, knowing full well that Chuck will snoop through them, to show Chuck how much his business has improved.
- In "Bingo," the Kettlemens return to Jimmy, dissatisfied with Kim's suggestion for them to take a plea. And Jimmy actually instigates the circumstances (with Mike's help) to convince the Kettlemens to go back to Kim.
- The fact that when Kim believes she pretty much lost the Kettlemens to Jimmy, she does not have any hard feelings toward Jimmy.
- The soft thank you that Kim mouths at Jimmy from across the elevator.
- Jimmy showing Kim his (what would have been) office space. And he saved the best room for her. She appreciates the gesture, but refuses. To make it heartwrenching, he has his breakdown in what he wanted to be her office space..
- For her part, when he says he wants a cocobolo desk, she thinks whatever it is (because neither of them know what it means), he deserves it.
- Jimmy taking steps to draw Chuck back to work by misnaming a law so he can be corrected, and then storing some of his files in Chuck's house.
- "RICO" opens on a flashback of Jimmy finding out he passed the bar. Kim shrieks and kisses him when he has her open the letter. When he tells Chuck, he appears to be over the moon about the accomplishment and the amount of work and persistence Jimmy obviously put into it. Although it's revealed in the next episode that Chuck has been sabotaging Jimmy because he's actually horrified at the idea of him becoming a lawyer, the first conclusion the viewer makes is that he's proud that his ne'er-do-well brother has actually done well.
- Jimmy is delighted when Chuck actually wants to work with him, and forgoes a handshake to glomp him.
Pimento
- The McGill brothers are in business together, working to expose a scheme by the corrupt caretaking companies to prey on the elderly, no less. And though it's too early to tell for sure, it may be that this endeavor has helped Chuck beat his condition.
- Mike is so distracted by the joy of getting to babysit Kaylee that he lets a car go through the parking lot gate without checking stickers or payment.
- The entire law firm of HHM piling their electronics into a box and shutting down, and clapping out of respect for Chuck McGill as he enters.
- Mike getting Kaylee a puppy. Stacey is reluctant as all mothers are when unexpectedly given the responsibility of a pet, but she sees Kaylee's happiness and allows the puppy to stay.
- Stacey, having some financial desperation, asks Mike if she could use the dirty money that her late husband Matt took. Mike senses the financial problems are deeper than Stacey is letting off, and goes off to get a job.
- Kim helping Jimmy carry a heavy box. It's a small gesture, but it says miles about their relationship considering that no one else at HH&M offered to help.
- Kim going to Hamlin and adamantly admitting that she has a huge problem with the way Hamlin has been treating Jimmy at the risk of her job. And when she procures the horrible truth out of Hamlin, she runs to Jimmy and tries to convince him to take Hamlin's deal, voicing how much she wants Jimmy to be happy.
- Despite deducing and suspecting Chuck's betrayal by then, Jimmy still brings him a few days worth of ice and groceries, even his favorite foods, as a farewell gesture to their relationship.
Marco
- The conversation between Jimmy and Howard in "Marco." Despite his few jerkish tendencies, it turned out that Howard did respect Jimmy after all. Jimmy still ensures that Chuck is cared for by HHM. When Howard finds that out that Jimmy has been dropping off groceries and caring for Chuck for the better part of a year, he is shocked and regretful that despite Jimmy’s devotion to his brother, Chuck still saw fit to block him from HHM.
- And when Kim tells Jimmy about the interview for the partner position at a firm HHM is about to partner with she says Howard was at least partially behind him getting the offer
- On a whole level, Kim's and Jimmy's relationship is heartwarming as well as tragic. It's clear that Jimmy does not agree with Kim's adamance in her commitments to HHM, but he nonetheless respects her decision, even when she rejects the chance of becoming his own partner, his very equal. Kim also appreciates Jimmy, always tries to make sure he's doing fine, even if she doesn't always agree with his decisions.
- Learning a fuller story about the name "Saul Goodman" is this in buckets. Jimmy stuck with it not just because it was a pseudonym he'd used before, nor because it sounds Jewish as he later told Walt. Nope: it's in memory of Marco and the times, both good and bad, they had together when he felt happy being himself, even when they were running a two-man con. Emphasised by the fake Rolex they never got to scam a mark with (and which he continued to wear prominently as Saul) and the ring both Jimmy and Saul wear (which was Marco's).
Season Two
Switch
- After an episode of dicking around and whining about the sunk cost fallacy of trying to be good, Jimmy takes the Davis and Main job because he wants Kim to be happy. He doesn't quite believe her that the relationship has nothing to do with taking the job, but Desperately Needs Orders is how he shows love.
Cobbler
- When Jimmy notices something in the Sandpiper documents, Cliff sincerely praises him and Jimmy looks so delighted.
- Jimmy is badly thrown off his game when Chuck walks in on a meeting for the Sandpiper case. But then Kim simply puts her hand on his leg, and all that confidence comes right back.
- Before the meeting, there's a sweet little moment where Kim changes some of the files around just so she can sit next to Jimmy. Aww.
- What gets Mike to take on the task of getting back his idiot client's baseball card collection? "Some of them were my dad's." The look on his face makes clear that he can't believe he's doing this, but he just can't turn away from something like that after what happened to his own son.
- That, or he just realizes that there's no chance of the idiot letting it go, that letting the idiot deal with the cops is almost certainly going to reveal Mike's involvement and that getting the guy's baseball cards back from Nacho would be quicker, easier and safer than trying to make him disappear.
Amarillo
- As always, Mike playing with his granddaughter is one of the sweetest things on this show. Especially because the toy he gets her in this episode ends up saving his life later down the line.
Gloves Off
- As mad as she is at Jimmy for locking her out of the loop, Kim still pretends to Howard and Chuck that she knew all about the commercial context. She also makes it clear they're not over as of yet when Jimmy makes his sad Puppy-Dog Eyes, and Jimmy repays the favour (in a slightly deranged way), trying to get Chuck to ruin his life if that will make things right for Kim.
- Jimmy heads to Chuck's house to confront him about reassigning Kim, and is so furious that he almost forgets to leave his electronics behind. But when he sees that Chuck is suffering an attack from staying outside too long, he immediately sets to taking care of him and sits up with him all night.
Rebecca
- Hector Salamanca politely negotiating with Mike so his nephew will have a lesser sentence. Sure there is hidden threat but from what we saw from him this is the first time he doesn't act like a complete asshole toward someone all for the sake of having his nephew out of jail sooner.
Bali Ha'i
- Jimmy appears to serenade Kim with the song Bali Ha'i over the phone.
- It's a bittersweet moment, but after suffering from insomnia in his corporate apartment, Jimmy is finally able to find comfort in the place he was once unsatisfied with: his office in the nail salon boiler room.
- The expression on Nacho's face when Mike gives him $25,000, saying he "couldn't hold his end of the deal," especially because Nacho did not demand any compensation for the probably early release of Tuco. He seems to admire Mike for this sense of honor.
- When a too-small cupholder becomes Serious Business enough to take a tire iron to it to try expanding it to fit a particular cup, you know Jimmy cares a lot for the giver (Kim).
Inflatable
- Just seeing how Omar treats Jimmy. After getting fired, Omar helps Jimmy moves his stuff back into his old office and Jimmy offers Omar a drink before he goes.
- Jimmy's response is especially Heartwarming in Hindsight when you realise and compare it to how Chuck treats Ernesto in Season 3. What with the firing and blame shifting as soon as he's outlived his purpose?
- When Jimmy is admitting that he just does what anyone else wants him to, first Chuck, then Kim, he makes sure to add that it’s not her fault and it’s just his personality.
- As confirmed by the commentary, Jimmy's proposal of being partners and Kim's proposal at the end of sharing a space were indeed meant to emphasise proposal. Heartwarming in Hindsight too, as Kim actually proposes in season five.
- Jimmy tries to reassure Mike that he did the right thing by amending his statement to reduce Tuco's sentence because he knows what it's like to deal with Tuco. While Mike doesn't accept, Jimmy even offers to wave his attorney fee as a favor.
Fifi
- When Kim loses the Mesa Verde account due to Chuck's manipulating, Jimmy gets her hopes up by reassuring her that other Mesa Verdes will be ripe for the taking. And then Jimmy straight up alters Chuck's paperwork so that Mesa Verde would go back to Kim.
Nailed
- Even though Chuck was correct and Kim also knew it, Kim still defends Jimmy from Chuck's accusation and then gives him a "Reason You Suck" Speech for how it was his actions that made Jimmy the person he is.
- There's something kinda endearing about Mike's light flirting with the waitress at the diner after the success of his truck attack.
Klick
- The previous episode ended with Chuck passing out and injuring himself while Jimmy watches from the shadows, agonized, knowing he will implicate himself to Chuck if he rushes to his brother's side. Jimmy only hesitates for a few seconds before he rushes right in and does his best to take care of Chuck.
- Ernesto covering for how Jimmy arrived to help Chuck so quickly, just because he doesn't want to see the brothers torn apart forever.
- After seeing Chuck at the end of his rope, Jimmy comes right out and admits to altering his paperwork just to convince him to not retire. And then it turns out Chuck was faking and tricked Jimmy into confessing.
Season Three
Witness
- Despite all distress, Kim is completely supportive when hearing that Jimmy cocked up and accidentally confessed to Chuck on tape. As opposed to flying off the handle at Jimmy's stupidity like she could have done.
- Jimmy thanking Francesca for her hard work.
- It's subtle, but Mike does show a flash of guilt when Jimmy retorts, "Thanks for crushing her spirit on the first day," when Mike makes a snide comment about Francesa, after he'd just been less-than-nice to her on the phone. Jimmy McGill, standing up for the little guy, and Mike momentarily remembering when he used to be kind or, at least, polite towards such people all the time.
Sunk Costs
- DDA Oakley, seeing Jimmy in legal trouble, offers to use his pull to bump up Jimmy's first court appearance as a favor. He's also sympathetic when it hears said trouble is about Chuck.Bill: That hard-ass? Don't blame you.
- Gus shows pragmatism by sympathizing with Mike's plight, recognizing that Mike's interests against Hector Salamanca mirror his own interests.
- Jimmy at first requesting that Kim not get involved in his case to keep her out of trouble and allow her to focus on Mesa Verde, and Kim deciding to represent Jimmy anyways.
Sabrosito
- When Gus finds Hector's crew have taken his Los Pollos employees captive and summoned him to a sit-down, his first instinct is to dismiss the employees and promise to compensate them for missed work. He also has to reassure the nervous employee Lyle that he doesn't need to be around. And the next day, Gus apologizes to his employees over what had happened and even offers two days worth of extra pay, as well as arranging for any counseling they may need from the traumatic experience.
- After Mike takes part in Jimmy's scheme against Chuck by posing as a handyman to get some pictures while fixing his door, he comments "It felt nice to fix something for once." He then picks up a Handyman magazine, apparently finding the feeling so good he wants to do it for real.
- Gus deduces that Mike went through all the trouble of exposing Hector's smuggling route in order to avenge the "Good Samaritan" that he killed.
- It's a small moment, but Nacho subtly indicating to Arturo to let the mother and child leave the restaurant shows that despite his toughness and sins, Nacho doesn't like seeing innocent people hurt.
Chicanery
- Despite the failure of their marriage, and how badly Chuck botched his first attempt to reconcile with her, it's made clear that he still loves Rebecca just as much as he did when they were married, and was very conflicted about hiding his "disease" from her.
- During Kim's cross-examination of Howard, there's a brief moment when Kim manages to back Howard into a corner and dismantle his "nepotism" argument by asking Howard who the other "Hamlin" of the firm is. Howard responds "my father" with a smile on his face, clearly impressed and proud of his former associate for managing to call him out like that.
- A weird example is Jimmy humiliating Chuck in court by exposing his EMS as purely psychological rather than physical, but by doing that he's raised awareness that Chuck is mentally ill and therefore increasing the chances of at least someone taking care of him.
Off Brand
- Even after all that's happened, Howard still takes the time (and money) to come over to Chuck's house in the middle of the night to try and cheer him up over a drink. Even the despondent Chuck can't bring himself to turn him away, and Howard tries to spin the results of the hearing in a positive light and suggesting to Chuck that he let go of his feud with Jimmy and instead work for the future, to which Chuck seems to agree to.
- In a bit of an ironic twist, one of Jimmy's clients just so happens to have once been Fifi's actual pilot.
- Jimmy's insistence to Kim that they not fire Francesca because he likes her, despite his probation meaning that they'll have trouble paying her.
- Nacho being adamant on keeping his father out of the drug business, even if it means defying Hector.
- Mike agreeing to help rebuild a playground for Kaylie's school, with Stacey recounting a story about how Mike once did something similar for Matty as well.
- Kim's closing statement where she says that plenty of Jimmy's clients testify in his favor that he offered them the best legal service they could have for an affordable price and that his caretaking of his brother is proof that Jimmy wants to help people first and foremost.
Expenses
- Kim gets one for professionalism when she apologises for snapping at Paige due to her moral qualms over Jimmy's Mesa Verde scam.
- Despite their disagreements, it's nice of Mike to make sure Nacho knows what he's doing in his plan to covertly assassinate Hector by giving him placebo tablets.
- Once again we have Mike working at the playground, politely refusing help and the offer to reimburse him for the supplies he bought. When the volunteers insist, he puts them to work, all without his usual eye-rolling sarcasm.
- Jimmy's makeup artist offering to return her fee when she sees how down on his luck he is. Jimmy in turn, insists she keep the fee.
Slip
- Mike finding the good samaritan's corpse and reporting it to the police so that his family may finally have closure.
- Sure, he asked for $700, but Jimmy going out of his way to make sure that a drug dealer in his community service group could leave to see his sick child and still keep his hours.
- Somewhat undermined by the suggestion that the dealer is really going to make money on a drug deal.
- Mike goes to Gus to try and launder some of the money that he stole from Hector. When Gus tells him it would be difficult, Mike offers a 20% cut. Gus refuses any compensation, stating that he would never want to take money from Mike's family.
Lantern
- Jimmy taking care of Kim after her car wreck.
- Also, both Mesa Verde and Gatwood Oil sending generous get well gifts to Kim.
- Kim deciding to refer Gatwood Oil to Schweikart & Cokely, obviously repaying them for their past kindness to her.
- Howard deciding to pay off Chuck's $8 million share of HHM out of his own personal funds, demonstrating just how far Howard is willing to go to protect HHM, even from Chuck himself. Considering he only joined the firm because of his dad that's commitment to what has been created
- Jimmy fixing the mess he made of Irene's life with the Sandpiper settlement by confessing that he abused the trust of Irene and her friends.
- In comparison to the last episode, which featured Jimmy at his worst, this episode highlights his better qualities by taking care of Kim and revealing how he messed up Irene's social life in the previous episode.
- The flashback of a teenage Chuck reading "The Adventures of Mabel" to young Jimmy.
- Despite everything, instead of just quietly parting with Chuck after giving him the money, Howard has a huge chunk of the firm, possibly literally employee of it, gather around so that he can give a touching speech about this being a bittersweet occasion due to their fearless leader leaving. He talks about how he and Chuck built the firm with six employees, declares gratitude, and then, asks if Chuck would like to give a farewell speech. He didn't have to do this. No one, Chuck aside, and possibly not even Chuck, would have thought badly of him if he'd just given the money, and then, directed Chuck to the door. A simple, neutral statement could have been put out via other channels. But part of him still loves and respects Chuck, and he gave his once-friend a dignified send-off.
Season Four
Smoke
- Mike is asked to sign a birthday card for a Madrigal employee he doesn't know at all. Nevertheless, he writes for her "Reach for the stars."
- Part of it is, "Rules are rules," but Mike forcing a team leader to get everyone to stop what they are doing and put on proper safety gear before resuming could be due to a decency-driven desire of not wanting anyone to get seriously hurt. Notably, this is the only time he takes immediate action to correct something while documenting all the security liabilities and procedure-breaking.
- Mike pranking Kaylee by stepping on her hose, with her reaction making clear that they play this game a lot. In fact, just Mike in that scene. He looks so happy, probably the only time across both series.
- Howard calling Jimmy to ask for his opinion before publishing Chuck's obituary. At the end of the piece, he makes special mention to Jimmy as having followed in his brother's footsteps to become a lawyer, which is a sweet gesture especially since Jimmy was still suspended from legal duty at this point.
- Chuck may have been a terrible brother to Jimmy, but he was a very respected lawyer within the Albuquerque legal community, and we see other lawyers like Rick Schweikert and Cliff Main offering condolences to Jimmy right as the memorial service starts.
- Howard stopping Jimmy from seeing Chuck's body.
Something Beautiful
- Mike and Jimmy's conversation at the diner. Mike not only decides to pass on Jimmy's idea of stealing a Hummel figure to pawn off, but earnestly tries to talk Jimmy out of it, saying that it shouldn't be the kind of work for him. He also gives his condolences for Chuck's death, and even says "You take it easy" as Jimmy walks out. All in all, it's probably the most civil Mike has ever been to him.
Pinata
- Upon being told by Mrs. Strauss's nephew that she passed in her sleep, the first thing Jimmy asks is if Clarence got the "Alpine Shepherd Boy", and if he graduated from college yet, both of which the nephew answers yes. Afterwards, Jimmy goes home and re-watches the "nest egg" commercial that he filmed with her, making it clear just how fondly he thought of her.
- Since his law license is still under suspension meaning he legally can't help with the issues in her will, he instead gives the man a referral to HHM, promising that they will take good care of him. It's a good gesture from Jimmy, who usually shows resentment towards the firm but for once is considering what's best for his client.
- On another note of Jimmy's respect for Mrs. Strauss, in the previous episode Ira is so jazzed by the success of the Hummel figure's auction that he asks Jimmy if he knows where to find more. Jimmy says no, despite knowing full well that Geraldine kept a collection of them.
Something Stupid
- After the opening montage, Jimmy shows off a huge office space to... Huell. Who imagines something fancier. Clearly wanting to keep the idea a surprise to Kim even after she partnered with S&C, it's both nice and tragic to know he still has "Wexler & McGill" in his heart while it's looking less and less likely to happen.
- Werner and Mike blow off some steam drinking after Casper knocked a column over and the ensuing fight the crew's arguing devolved into. Werner admires Mike for bothering to learn German, and continues the conversation by assuring him that he's one of them, pointing out his last name of "Ehrmantraut" means "World" and "Strength" in their language.
- That same conversation, Werner wants to heavily apologize for the mess and delays, and Mike tells him they shouldn't worry about Fring. Mike then expresses sending troublemaker Kai back to Germany, to which Werner objects since he swears "he's a good boy". As "Magic Man" shows, the respect may not necessarily go both ways, but Ziegler is A Father to His Men no matter what.
Coushatta
- Mrs. Nyugen earnestly asks if Kim has kicked him out, and pours him a drink when Jimmy confesses that their relationship has been rocky. She leaves the whole bottle and even gives him advice on how to make things right with her.
- Mike and Werner share another drink at the bar. They decide to discuss their respective fathers, and Werner proudly boasts how his father helped achieve an ambitious concrete-related architectural feat for the Sydney Opera House. He then asks if Mike's father did anything big, and Mike says all he left was a cold-water apartment flat and stacks of unpaid bills. Werner adds how he also left something great behind: Mike himself, as a lasting legacy. The two then talk about having kids and if Werner's thought about it, prompting him to mention his "one and only" Margarethe.
- Upon finally getting Suzanne Ericsen to blink first on giving Huell a soft verdict, Kim marches up to Jimmy and answers his question of how it went by pinning him to the wall and passionately kissing him. Looks like their relationship is far from finished after all.
Wiedersehen
- Though she's ultimately getting one hell of a scam run on her for her kindness, the clerk who bends the rules to help Kim (who is playing the role of an injured single mother under a lot of job stress) while offering comforting words for her troubles is very sweet.
- Werner's crew celebrates a well-done demolition job after all the previous trouble setting the explosives up. Despite Werner's panic attack when fixing the wiring and all the hassle the previous delays have caused them these past months, they're just so happy to pull off such an ambitious project and ask Mike to join their drinking. He does, and tells them "Good job" in German.
- It's certainly undercut by how horrific both of them are, but Lalo's conversation with Hector is surprisingly sweet. The first thing he does once he realizes how Hector communicates is to give him a sentence he can respond to that raises his spirits, and Lalo even gives Hector his signature bell while reminiscing on the good times they had together. If it weren't for the fact that they're both murderers, it'd be like any other father-figure bonding moment.
- As soon as Jimmy calls Kim over his failed hearing, she drops her conference call and rushes right over to their meeting spot without question. In addition, despite the argument that resulted in their meeting, Kim is still by Jimmy's side.
Winner
- Jimmy and Chuck drunkenly singing “The Winner Takes it All” is this combined with Tear Jerker. They really did love each other's company once.
Season Five
Magic Man
- A real life one as the late Robert Forster makes a surprise final appearance in the franchise, thanks to the show’s crew deciding on a whim to get him to appear in what was originally scripted as a one-sided phone call when he was brought back for El Camino. One review described it as meeting one last time with an old friend you thought you’d never see again.
- Definitely thinking that her calling him an Ungrateful Bastard a few episodes ago had a point, Jimmy thanks Kim "for everything".
50% Off
- Jimmy and Kim's relationship has been turbulent since Jimmy made the decision to practice law as Saul Goodman, something Kim has been struggling to support. However, while touring an open house together, Kim decides to play with Jimmy while he's inspecting the shower and the two begin laughing and splashing each other in the shower, finally creating sparks in their relationship again.
Dedicado A Max
- It is revealed that Gus had erected a memorial for his former partner in a small village in Mexico, giving us a rare glimpse of his true, humane feelings. Seeing that this cold, ruthless, revenge-driven man still mourns deeply over Max is both this and a Tear Jerker.
- Mike repairing the woman's window sill after it was water-damaged by a storm.
JMM
- Jimmy and Kim's marriage is more of a legal firewall than an actual declaration of their relationship, as Jimmy makes clear to Huell. However, it's still clear from their jubilant smiles that the quaint courtroom ceremony does mean something to them, and Kim even seems to be holding back tears.
- Mike reading Kaylee the copy of The Little Prince he checked out from the library, showing that he's successfully patched things up with his family. Later, he and Stacey bond over happy memories of Matty. Realizing that the thought of his dead son is no longer a trigger for him, Mike tells Stacey that he's feeling a lot better now.
Bagman
- Jimmy stopping Mike from pushing the car into a ditch so he could get the cup that Kim gave him. Doubles as a Tear Jerker as there’s a bullet hole clean through it.
Bad Choice Road
- The split-screen intro of the episode, showing Jimmy continuing to cross the desert while Kim worries about him back in their apartment. This directly contrasts with the intro of "Something Stupid;" while they are miles apart from each other, their bond and love for one another is stronger than ever.
- Jimmy eventually gets service and immediately calls Kim, who breaks down sobbing in relief at his voice. She also quits Mesa Verde because she thought he might be dead and realised there were more important things, and tries her best to take care of him when she realises just how traumatised he is.
- Mike trying to talk Gus into letting Nacho go, even if it's unsuccessful, and being ready to put a bullet in Lalo's heart if he tries anything on Kim and Jimmy. He doesn't really like them but he will stick his neck out for them even if it goes against Gus.
- Indeed, Gus has no official reason to keep Jimmy alive: Gus doesn't appear to have a clue who Jimmy is. Even if he did, Jimmy's death would put the Salamancas at a disadvantage, as it'd be difficult to find another lawyer willing to pull the kind of stunts Jimmy is with his eyes open. And if Jimmy spills about Mike's involvement in "Bagman", it won't matter if a bullet is put in his head immediately or later that night: indeed, shooting Jimmy in front of Lalo would give the entire game away no matter what. One of only two plausible reasons for Mike to show up with a sniper rifle is that he cares about Jimmy's well-being. The other is that he took Jimmy's insistence that Kim "isn't in the game" seriously and showed up to protect her—which would show a stunning amount of faith in Jimmy's honest and unbiased assessment of that situation.
- He also gives Jimmy some earnest advice on dealing with his PTSD from the desert misadventure, telling him that one day he'll realize he's made it through his morning routine without once thinking about the shootout and that's how he'll know he's moving on from it.
- The fact that he was waiting for Jimmy at the courthouse suggests he either came at Jimmy's beckoning or showed up to make sure he had a safe ride home. He still may not like Jimmy very much at this point, but he might have at least gained a bit more respect for him after what they went through together in the desert.
Season Six
Wine and Roses
- As absolutely monstrous as Hector is, there's something incredibly sweet about the way his face lights up when he learns that Lalo's alive, with the two of them eagerly getting back to scheming against Gus as though nothing happened and Lalo swearing to uphold Hector's teachings to take him down. Both of them may be sociopaths, but they love each other dearly, and Lalo clearly doesn't want to disappoint Hector.
Rock and Hard Place
- The scene where Nacho calls his dad for the last time, while sad is also rather heartwarming for the Samaritan to allow Nacho to use his phone.
Black and Blue
- According to Fabian
, the boxing scene was both Howard trying to get his frustration out, and also try and provide a way for Jimmy to get catharsis, as he knows the guy's transferred all his anger about Chuck onto Howard, and getting a punch in might actually help. It doesn't work, but the thought is nice.
Axe and Grind
- Jimmy was a huge jerk about Kim deciding to pursue philanthropy in "Bad Choice Road", and seems similarly baffled in this episode when he finds out Dr. Caldera is leaving behind "guaranteed income" to focus on his doctoring, seemingly incapable of comprehending that someone might choose doing good over financial success. So when Kim tells Jimmy about the big meeting Cliff lined up for her, it's refreshing to see Jimmy all smiles, congratulating her on getting what she wants and reassuring her that he'll hold down the fort on their scheme while she's gone. She's clearly a little nervous when she broaches the subject, but the more Jimmy talks the more happy and relaxed she becomes, and the scene ends with the two sharing a romantic embrace.
Plan and Execution
- Although this episode is immensely dark, during Howard's conversation with the intern about Chuck, he gently warns him to focus on more important things than strictly becoming a lawyer, knowing what Chuck's obsession with the law and Jimmy cost him, not wanting to see the same mistakes repeat again.
- When Howard storms into their house to rant about them ruining him, Jimmy stands there and takes Howard's well-justified rant about him without retorting, even when Howard says that Chuck was right about Jimmy all along. However, when Howard turns to Kim and tells her that she's a disappointment, Jimmy steps in and tries to get him a cab.
- Even when in the middle of telling Kim and Jimmy off for ruining his reputation, when Lalo also shows up at their house brandishing a gun, Howard becomes concerned for their safety. It also seemed as if he was going to attempt to talk Lalo down, before being cruelly cut off.
Point and Shoot
- Jimmy and Kim still love each other desperately, as Jimmy does a Take Me Instead so Kim won't have to be alone with Lalo and Mike assures him she's okay, while Kim has the option of going to the police, but tries to steel her nerves to kill Gus (and screaming at Mike that Jimmy's alone with Lalo so she has to get back) so that Jimmy will be kept alive. Jimmy is prepared — if not expecting — to die for Kim; Kim is prepared to kill for Jimmy.
- Despite the horrid nature of the situation, Mike still tells his guys to treat Howard's body with some decency. In stark contrast to Lalo, who gets tossed like a piece of garbage.
- As much as Mike (justifiably) doesn't like either Kim or Jimmy much at this point, he still politely but very firmly works to calm Kim down, and there's clear worry in his eyes when Kim tells him that Jimmy is alone (or so she thinks) with Lalo.
- Gus has an intimate conversation with a sommelier at a fancy restaurant about wine. Gus closes his eyes and savors David's words. It's really one of the only times in the series or in Breaking Bad where Gus is shown on screen truly enjoying the company of another person and talks about something unrelated to his business (the other being the dinner with Walter White in his house many years later).
- In a bittersweet way, Cheryl grieves her husband's death. Her first scene was with her being very cold, with her and Howard sleeping separately, this is somehow nice. They had marriage problems but she clearly still loved Howard. Too bad he will never know.
Nippy
- In contrast to his previous scenes which depicted him as depressed, paranoid, and isolated from people, Gene digs up his Slippin' Jimmy routine once more and clearly enjoys himself while doing so. Though it's part of the ruse, he eventually befriends Marion, Jeff's mother, and the cops Frank and Nick. Gene evidently displays his ability to connect with elderly women once again and his friendly conversations with Marion as he stays for dinner might well have been the first for him in ages. He then develops a routine of delivering Cinnabon to the two cops on a day to day basis until they are closely acquainted and come to expect him. They eventually become friendly to the point of horsing around and pretending to play football in the office, which Gene brushes up on so he can chat with Frank about it.
- While he’s still got a long way to go in the “not hating yourself” department, Gene can be seen actually enjoying his work, taking pride in the treats he’s making and being genuinely charming with customers instead of completely miserable.
Breaking Bad
- Also a Tear Jerker, but Kim obviously heard about "Heisenberg's lawyer going missing" and called Francesca to see if her husband was still alive.
- Francesca tells Gene that Jesse's car was found at the Mexican border meaning that Badger succeeded in planting Jesse's car at the border and drew attention away from Jesse's true journey to Alaska.
- Additionally, that same phone call reveals that Walt's gambit to get Skyler off the hook worked, as she was able to secure a deal with the DEA.
- Seeming to recognise when a man’s Trauma Button has been pushed, Jesse asks about Lalo, as Saul was clearly freaked out by the guy. Saul swiftly freezes and changes the subject, but the thought was nice.
Waterworks
- While also heartbreaking, Kim telling Jesse (who meant if Saul was good as a lawyer) that Jimmy was good when she knew him.
- He doesn’t appreciate it, still in the same “wanting someone to be proud of him no matter what he does” rut he’s been for most of his life, but Kim’s plea for Jimmy to turn himself in is more born of she knows what pathetic existence he’s leading than anger at all his crimes, and she still protects him in front of Cheryl.
- Cheryl tells Kim that Howard said that Kim was a great lawyer.
- A very minor moment but when Kim is having a breakdown you can see some of her fellow passengers looking at her concerned, with one laying a comforting hand on her. It’s nice to see that in a world as cynical as this some people still care.
Saul Gone
- In the opening scene, Mike clearly already knows that Jimmy is feeling PTSD, sees him in a Thousand-Yard Stare, and asks if he’s feeling right.
- When Gene gets his phone call in police custody, who does he call? Cinnabon, to make sure that the people who work under him are set for the week, and to let them know they'll need to hire someone to fill his position; he could have left them hanging, but it shows that there's still someone not entirely selfish in there.
- When Marie gives her "The Reason You Suck" Speech to Jimmy, Marie makes it a point not to just tell him how his actions as part of Heisenberg's empire affected her, but also how they affected Gomez's wife Blanca and their sons.
- While it was definitely at least a small part of his Playing the Victim Card plan, Saul takes the time to tell Marie that Hank was a good man and admit both she and him were victims of the Heisenberg empire who did not deserve what happened.
- When Jimmy mentions during the plea bargain that he has a “sweetener” involving a murder and an Albuquerque lawyer, they all immediately know he’s talking about Howard’s death. This means Kim’s plan is working - the truth is spreading about Howard, and while there’s no bringing the man back, maybe his reputation can be restored.
- During his courtroom hearing, Jimmy decides to confess truthfully to all of his crimes in front of Kim, destroying his original plea bargain of 7 years and ultimately getting 86 years. This along with actually admitting to real feelings revives their relationship.
- Judge Smalls didn't give Jimmy a life sentence and instead gave him the 86 years (with the possibility of release with good behavior), which means she rewarded his sincerity and legit believed it too. Jimmy told the whole truth and somebody finally gave him the break he needed. After so long of being down, he finally got helped up.
- After confessing his role in Chuck's suicide, Jimmy firmly tells the judge that his name is James Morgan McGill, fully abandoning the Saul Goodman name in name and spirit.
- When Oakley tells Jimmy he didn't have to bring up what happened with Chuck, Jimmy calmly answers: "Yeah I did."
- Kim sneaks in, pretending to be his lawyer, and they share a cigarette (her hands are shaking a little when she holds the lighter, and he checks her face to make sure it’s okay to hold them steady). It's the Splash of Color in the grey world, and Word of God is that she visits as much as she can.
- After the last finger guns were both Jimmy and Kim committing themselves to the dark side, Jimmy gives them to Kim one more time, and while Kim doesn't raise hers, her fingers are still in position by their side.
Rhea: It felt like, "There is still something great about us. Not everything about what we were together is bad. There's something great about the two of us together." And I took her look to him to be an acknowledgement that it's true, even though she's not ready to say what that means.- According to Bob Odenkirk, after so long of being the Insecure Love Interest, so Desperately Craves Affection that he'll try to manipulate them to like him, so I Just Want to Be Loved, that Jimmy finally realises "he's got love for the rest of his life, he's got her."
- For so long, Jimmy has both been told and hid behind everyone (except Kim) telling him that he’s nothing and should just give up on trying to be good. As Gould pointed out, he finally breaks free of Chuck’s curse.
- The fact that all of the prisoners in Jimmy's prison bus know who he is and treat him like a celebrity, and despite Jimmy's insistence on people knowing his real name, he still accepts being referred to as Saul Goodman. Even though many of the people Saul Goodman helped were petty criminals who primarily cared about themselves, it's nice to see the criminal community finally give something back to him in their own way, and recognizing what Saul did for Albuquerque.
- When Saul takes a break from making bread in the prison to go see a visiting Kim, one of the prisoners immediately jumps up to replace him, indicating that Saul truly is respected within the criminal underworld.
- Kim coming out of the self-imposed punishment for herself and volunteering at a legal aid firm. Rhea also thinks she’ll work on a way to get Jimmy out early, while remaining on the up and up.
- Jimmy has always put both Chuck and Kim on a pedestal, desperate for Chuck’s approval, unaware that Kim is just as insecure as he is and begging them both to just tell him what to do. He finally seems to see them in healthier ways, calling Chuck brilliant but limited and respecting Kim for confessing, inspired to do the same not just for crimes he did as Saul, but for what she knows has been eating away at him; the grief over Chuck’s treatment of him and what he did in return.
- Jimmy's ending in general. Yeah, he's ended up in jail, but ultimately he's happy and healing. He's finally admitted and dealt with his long-suppressed traumas, he's repaired his relationship with Kim as much as he can, he's honorably repaying his debt to society, there's a possibility (however small) that he could get out early for good behavior, and his stay in prison isn't too bad, as the prisoners all like him and probably look to him for legal advice, allowing him to play at being the big shot Crusading Lawyer who sticks up for people taken advantage of by the flaws in the justice system that he always wanted to be. His body is physically in jail, but his soul is more free then ever, and one can almost imagine an unseen epilogue where he steps out of prison Older and Wiser and gets his life together.
- It's very small, but Chuck in the flashback actually laughs at some of Jimmy's descriptions of his clients. The brothers have always been a mess, but there were good moments too.
- The fact that Jimmy is allowed to work in the prison's kitchen shows that he is a trusted model prisoner; given how the kitchen provides a point where someone could cause widespread harm through poisoned or even just improperly prepared food, not to mention things like attacking someone with kitchen implements or stealing things other prisoners would be keen to trade with, prisons are very careful about allowing prisoners to work there.
