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As a result, the latest answer to the ongoing question How is Kim Wexler doing?
Although shes at a low point emotionally, her capacity for decision-making is solid.
And thats when well know we can forget.
But Kim knows this is not true.
Their legacy has been eradicated.
They got a new trash can, Jimmy notes.
In 2020,Rhea Seehorn saidthis brief scene told her a lot about Kim.
She immediately has boundaries about work, Seehorn explained, and I never forgot that.
Her boundaries, notably, included refusing to let her relationship with Jimmy affect her professional conduct.
She knows she cant live with the Howard-Lalo baggage, pretending everything is normal.
Before she dumps Jimmy, she resigns from the New Mexico Bar Association.
You gangsters and your justice, says Nachos father after learning his son has died.
Youre all the same.
Those two things cannot coexist.
Then she says something seemingly impossible to come back from: I love you, too.
All along, we thoughtBetter Call Saulwas an origin story about how Jimmy McGill turned into Saul Goodman.
ButBetter Call Saulis also an origin story about who Kim Wexler becomes next.
Even if she keeps her name, shes not the same person anymore.
Is Kim Wexler alive after this episode?Physically, yes.
Metaphorically, the Kim Wexler we once knew is dead.
Is Kim still with Jimmy/Saul?Its over.
And I dont think theyre just on a break.
These differences look irreconcilable.
Okay, but how is Kim Wexler doing?As previously noted, terribly.
But it looks impeccable.
Her convictions are as tight as that blonde ringlet.
