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Considering that the vast majority of prequels stink, Better Call Saul—a follow-up to the acclaimed Breaking Bad that serves as the origin story for shady lawyer Saul Goodman, aka Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk)—has always been an inherently daring venture. Nonetheless, the show took audaciousness to an entirely new level with last night’s “Fun and Games,” the ninth chapter of its sixth and final season.
(Warning: Spoilers for the most recent episodes of Better Call Saul ahead.)
Aside from being a sterling vehicle for the phenomenal Giancarlo Esposito, the episode ended with the confrontation that Vince Gilligan’s AMC drama has been building toward for years, and then leapfrogged into its Breaking Bad future. It was, for all intents and purposes, a series finale—the catch being that there are still four episodes to go.