| "Saul Gone" | |
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| Better Call Saul episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Peter Gould |
| Written by | Peter Gould |
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| Cinematography by | Marshall Adams |
| Editing by | Skip Macdonald |
| Original air date | August 15, 2022 |
| Running time | 69 minutes |
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"Saul Gone" is the series finale of the American legal crime drama television series Better Call Saul, which is a spin-off of Breaking Bad. The episode is the thirteenth episode of the sixth season and the series' 63rd episode overall. Written and directed by Peter Gould, who co-created the series with Vince Gilligan, the episode first aired on AMC and AMC+ on August 15, 2022, before debuting online in certain territories on Netflix the following day.
"Saul Gone" is primarily set in late 2010, with flashbacks set during Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. It depicts Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) facing the consequences of the conflicts caused by his three identities: his actions throughout Better Call Saul under his birth name, the federal crimes he committed for Walter White (Bryan Cranston) throughout Breaking Bad as Saul Goodman, and the schemes he ran in Omaha, Nebraska, as Gene Takavic. The episode also sees Jimmy and Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) meeting for the first time in six years.
Gould and the Better Call Saul writing staff knew the series would end with Jimmy going to prison for his actions in Breaking Bad by the time the fifth-season finale aired in 2020. They sought to differentiate "Saul Gone" from Breaking Bad's "Felina" (2013) and El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) with a slower pace and greater focus on dialogue. Several actors from Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad returned for guest appearances, including Cranston as Walt, Betsy Brandt as Marie Schrader, and Michael McKean as Chuck McGill.
An estimated 1.80 million household viewers watched this episode when it was first broadcast on AMC. "Saul Gone" received acclaim, with critics praising Jimmy's character development and his reconciliation with Kim. Many considered it a "masterful" conclusion to the series and one of the best series finales of all time.[1] Gilligan has stated that "Saul Gone" is likely the last entry in the Breaking Bad franchise, as he and Gould have no plans for further works continuing it.