Kim Wexler actor Rhea Seehorn teases a tragic - but not necessarily deadly - fate for her character when Better Call Saul season 6 returns to AMC.
Rhea Seehorn teases Kim Wexler’s tragic fate when Better Call Saul season 6 returns. Bob Odenkirk’s Jimmy McGill was very much the focus of AMC’s Breaking Bad spinoff show when it debuted back in 2015. But over six seasons the character of Kim Wexler has become arguably as central to the series’ drama as McGill.
Seehorn’s Wexler began Better Call Saul as McGill’s love interest and foil, who later became mildly wrapped up in his shady schemes. But not only did Wexler come to be increasingly embroiled in Jimmy’s plans, she ultimately came to be his complete accomplice (not to mention also becoming his wife). The turning-point for Kim, or at least the audience’s perception of her, came in season 5 with the infamous “finger-guns” moment – a scene that implied Kim possessed a lot more darkness than fans may have first realized. Season 6 has now seen Kim become an equal partner in Jimmy’s plan to ruin Howard Hamlin, making her fully complicit in the horrible thing that befell Howard in the midseason finale episode "Plan and Execution."
The cliffhanger at the end of “Plan and Execution” unfortunately left fans having to wait awhile to find out what happens next, as Better Call Saul season 6 is divided into two parts, with the second not premiering until July 11. In the meantime, Seehorn has offered a tease of what might be coming for her character in season 6, part 2, and it seems fans have good reason to be worried about Kim. But if something bad does happen to Kim, it may not necessarily be death. Speaking to Variety, Seehorn teased “Death is not the only tragic end.”
Better Call Saul fans have of course long speculated that something bad must happen to Kim at some point during the show. The biggest evidence for this is Kim’s complete absence from Breaking Bad, which takes place after the events of BCS. Of course it could just be that Kim fell out with Jimmy and left Albuquerque before the events of Breaking Bad. But as Kim has gotten in deeper with Jimmy, and by extension Jimmy’s cartel friends, a tragic fate for Wexler has seemed more-and-more likely.
The Breaking Bad universe has of course never been shy about killing fan-favorite characters. The original show obviously saw not only Walter White die, but also Hank Schrader and Steve Gomez, as well as Gus Fring and Mike Ehrmantraut. The body count has been lower on Better Call Saul, but things are ramping up as season 6 has now seen both Nacho and Howard meet a tragic fate with a shot to the head.
Kim taking a bullet to the head would obviously be the most blunt and horrifying thing that could happen to her, and certainly seems possible given Lalo’s apparent desire to tie up loose ends as he seeks revenge on Gus. But Seehorn’s latest remarks open up the door on something bad but not necessarily deadly happening to Kim instead. Prison obviously seems like one possibility for Kim given the fraud she’s become involved in with Jimmy. Indeed it would seem very unfair if Kim went to jail and Jimmy walked away free to go on being Saul Goodman (as we know he does). Kim and Jimmy breaking up would also be a sad way for things to play out, though not necessarily tragic. Kim doing something horrible that scars her soul forever also counts as tragedy, and arguably she’s already done that, having unwittingly contributed to Howard’s death. Answers to all fans’ questions are of course coming soon, as Better Call Saul returns to AMC on July 11, 2022.
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