| "Point and Shoot" | |
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| Better Call Saul episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Vince Gilligan |
| Written by | Gordon Smith |
| Cinematography by | Paul Donachie |
| Editing by | Chris McCaleb |
| Original air date | July 11, 2022 |
| Running time | 49 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Point and Shoot" is the eighth episode and mid-season premiere of the sixth season of Better Call Saul, the spin-off television series of Breaking Bad. It was written by Gordon Smith and directed by series co-creator Vince Gilligan. It screened at the Tribeca Festival in New York on June 18, 2022, and aired on AMC and AMC+ in the United States and Canada on July 11, 2022, before debuting online in certain territories on Netflix the following day. In the episode, Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler react to the death of their colleague Howard Hamlin at the hands of Lalo Salamanca, who orders them to help him carry out his plan in proving Gus Fring's disloyalty to the cartel.
On July 27, 2021, the first day of filming the episode, Bob Odenkirk (who plays Jimmy) suffered a "heart incident". Rosa Estrada, the on-set health safety supervisor, helped resuscitate him with an automated external defibrillator. Odenkirk was rushed to the hospital. The cause of the heart incident was allegedly plaque buildup he had known about since 2018 but had not medicated. After a five-week break, Odenkirk returned on set in September. The episode's opening scene, featuring Howard's car and personal effects at the beach, was shot months after the rest of the episode; it was also the last scene filmed for Better Call Saul.
"Point and Shoot" was met with critical acclaim, particularly for its direction, writing, cinematography, and on-screen performances. It marked the final appearance of both Howard (Patrick Fabian) and Lalo (Tony Dalton). An estimated 1.16 million viewers saw the episode during its first broadcast on AMC.