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Better Call Saulhas always bobbed and weaved between genres.
They must be there for a reason, and they are.
All three scenes tell us something about Jimmys personal evolution and the attitudes that inform each of these men.
Better Call Saulis typically described as a prequel, and thats both correct and not entirely true.
WhatBetter Call Saulcant do is alter the course of events already canonized byBreaking Bad.
Its an honorable and good answer that reflects a desire for redemption that Mikes resigned himself to never achieving.
Hed realize he never lives to see Kaylee grow up because Walt kills him before he gets the chance.
Theres nothing youd change?
Mike asks him, but Jimmy avoids the question.
Hes not prepared to face his demons or even acknowledge that such demons exist.
In the end, its money and power that drive Walt and consume his thoughts.
This is progress for Saul, albeit small.
As usual, the McGill brothers struggle to connect.
Their sentences fly past each other, never lining up on the same page.
When have you ever changed your path?
We always end up having the same conversation, dont we?
is Chucks rhetorical answer.
But the presence of that novel implies they both would have derived great pleasure from having that discussion.
Another path never traveled.
In the end, both Jimmy and Kim have their regrets to live with, not each other.
