![]() ![]() Season 6 has to end Jimmy's story, but to do so means ending Gene's, because of the long-stretching arc creators Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan have crafted. Gene's story - from the diamonds he strangely has to the taxi driver who recognized him - is far from over, and there are too many plates spinning in it, despite the short visits, to wrap it up satisfyingly in just one last 10 minute scene. But with Better Call Saul ending after season 6, that's not going to be able to work the same way it has thus far. That's worked fine so far, largely because the central narrative of Better Call Saul, first with Jimmy and Chuck (Michael McKean), and more lately Jimmy and Kim Rhea Seehorn), has been so great, but it's also because the makers of the show have managed to put together a compelling, mysterious story about Gene in just five opening sequences. Related: Better Call Saul: How Old Jimmy Is In The Prequel, Breaking Bad & As Gene Instead, fans had to wait until the first episode of season 2 to see more of Gene's life, and these glimpses into the future have become the traditional way of opening each season of Better Call Saul, giving audiences just a once-yearly hint of what's become of Jimmy. ![]() Perhaps even more surprising, though, was that despite the premiere opening with that scene, the subsequent episodes of season 1 never returned to that part of the story. It was something of a surprise when Better Call Saul's first episode opened in a monochrome world, showing viewers the new life of Saul Goodman, working as a man called Gene in a Cinnabon in Omaha, Nebraska. While Better Call Saul is a Breaking Bad prequel first and foremost, telling the story of how Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) becomes the slime-ball lawyer Saul Goodman, who fans first met in season 2 of the parent show, it's also continuing the story beyond the end of that too. Better Call Saul is going to come to an end with season 6, and that should mean a shift in the show's storytelling, not least how it approaches its traditional opening future-set scenes with Gene Takovic. ![]()
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