Axe and Grind

"Axe and Grind"
Better Call Saul episode
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Episode no.	Season 6 Episode 6
Directed by	Giancarlo Esposito
Written by	Ariel Levine
Featured music	"The Reflex" by Duran Duran "A Dreamer's Holiday" by Perry Como
Cinematography by	Paul Donachie
Editing by	Chris McCaleb
Original air date	May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16)
Running time	46 minutes
Guest appearances
Ed Begley, Jr. as Clifford Main Kerry Condon as Stacey Ehrmantraut Ray Campbell as Tyrus Kitt Josh Fadem as Joey Dixon Sandrine Holt as Cheryl Hamlin John Ennis as Lenny Tina Parker as Francesca Liddy Joe DeRosa as Dr. Caldera Hayley Holmes as The Make-Up Girl Stefan Kapičić as Casper Lennie Loftin as Genidowski John Posey as Rand Casimiro Beth Hoyt as Mrs. Wexler Katie Beth Hall as Young Kim Wexler John Hartmann as Mr. Pearson Karen Maruyama as Judge Metcalf
Episode chronology
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"Axe and Grind" is the sixth episode of the sixth season of Better Call Saul, the spin-off television series of Breaking Bad. Actor Giancarlo Esposito directed the episode written by Ariel Levine. The episode aired on May 16, 2022, on AMC and AMC+. In several countries outside the United States and Canada, the episode premiered on Netflix the following day.

In the episode, Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler finish their preparations for "D-Day" in their attempt to ruin Howard Hamlin's career, but the plan hits an unexpected obstacle. Lalo Salamanca tracks down one of Werner Ziegler's construction crew in Germany and prepares to interrogate him about the crew's work for Gus Fring. "Axe and Grind" was the television directorial debut of Esposito, who stars in the series as Gus but does not appear in the episode.

"Axe and Grind" was met with positive reviews for its writing, direction, pacing, cinematography, and on-screen performances, most notably that of Rhea Seehorn as Kim. An estimated 1.13 million viewers saw the episode during its first broadcast on AMC.