Wine and Roses

"**Wine and Roses**"
"Wine and Roses"
Better Call Saul episode
	Promotional poster
Episode no.	Season 6; Episode 1
Directed by	Michael Morris
Written by	Peter Gould
Featured music	"Days of Wine and Roses"; by Jackie Gleason and his Orchestra
Cinematography by	Marshall Adams
Editing by	Joey Reinisch
Original air date	April 18, 2022
Running time	57 minutes
Guest appearances
	Ed Begley Jr. as Clifford Main; Javier Grajeda as Juan Bolsa; Ray Campbell as Tyrus Kitt; Rex Linn as Kevin Wachtell; Nigel Gibbs as Tim Roberts; Saidah Arrika Ekulona as ADA Gina Khalil; Luis Moncada as Marco Salamanca; Daniel Moncada as Leonel Salamanca; James Urbaniak as Norm Wakely; Rosemary Dominguez as Sylvia Ramos; Mark Margolis as Hector Salamanca;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Something Unforgivable"	Next →; "Carrot and Stick"
	Better Call Saul season 6
	List of episodes

"Wine and Roses" is the first episode of the sixth season of Better Call Saul, the spin-off television series of Breaking Bad. Michael Morris directed the episode written by Peter Gould. It aired back-to-back with "Carrot and Stick" on April 18, 2022, on AMC and AMC+. In several countries outside the United States and Canada, it premiered on Netflix the following day.

In the episode, Nacho Varga goes into hiding after aiding in the attempted assassination of Lalo Salamanca, unaware of its failure. Meanwhile, Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler proceed with their scheme to ruin Howard Hamlin's life.

The episode's cold open features a glimpse into the life of Jimmy during the events of Breaking Bad when he was better known as Saul Goodman. The sequence was inspired by the classic films Citizen Kane and Sunset Boulevard. It includes an instrumental version of the song "Days of Wine and Roses". The closing shot of the opening shows a callback to an episode from the second season of Better Call Saul. Gould said it was a nod to the ending of Citizen Kane and that he wanted the moment to symbolize Saul's true character.

"Wine and Roses" was met with critical acclaim for the direction, screenplay, and on-screen performances. An estimated 1.42 million viewers saw the episode during its first broadcast on AMC.