Plan and Execution

"**Plan and Execution**"
"Plan and Execution"
Better Call Saul episode
	Promotional poster
Episode no.	Season 6; Episode 7
Directed by	Thomas Schnauz
Written by	Thomas Schnauz
Cinematography by	Marshall Adams
Editing by	Skip Macdonald
Original air date	May 23, 2022
Running time	50 minutes
Guest appearances
	Ed Begley Jr. as Clifford Main; Dennis Boutsikaris as Rich Schweikart; Josh Fadem as Joey Dixon; Ray Campbell as Tyrus Kitt; Jessie Ennis as Erin Brill; John Ennis as Lenny; Jean Effron as Irene Landry; Hayley Holmes as The Make-Up Girl; Julian Bonfiglio as The Sound Guy; Lennie Loftin as Genindowski; John Posey as Rand Casimiro; Mark Margolis as Hector Salamanca;
Episode chronology
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	Better Call Saul season 6
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"Plan and Execution" is the seventh episode and mid-season finale of the sixth season of Better Call Saul, the spin-off television series of Breaking Bad. It was written and directed by Thomas Schnauz. It aired on May 23, 2022, on AMC and AMC+. In several countries outside the United States and Canada, it premiered on Netflix the following day.

In the episode, Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler carry out their plan to discredit Howard Hamlin during the Sandpiper settlement hearing. Meanwhile, Lalo Salamanca resurfaces in Albuquerque after discovering the location of Gus Fring's secret meth lab.

"Plan and Execution" was met with critical acclaim for its direction, writing, cinematography, score, and on-screen performances, most notably that of Patrick Fabian as Howard. It has since been considered by some as Better Call Saul's finest episode and one of the greatest episodes of the entire Breaking Bad universe.^[1] An estimated 1.19 million viewers saw the episode during its first broadcast on AMC.

^ McLeod, Kyle (June 30, 2024). "2 Years Later, I'm Still Amazed By Better Call Saul's Best Episode". ScreenRant.com. Montreal, Canada: Valnet Publishing Group. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

[1] McLeod, Kyle (June 30, 2024). "2 Years Later, I'm Still Amazed By Better Call Saul's Best Episode". ScreenRant.com. Montreal, Canada: Valnet Publishing Group. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

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