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Meme-makers everywhere had a lot to work with after the final season of Better Call Saul didn't end up winning any Emmys. Given Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould's masterful Breaking Bad prequel/sequel was filled with outstanding writing and remarkable performances, including from Giancarlo Esposito as the chilling Gus Fring, the Emmy snub was a surprise. Especially since both fans and critics alike praised the conclusion of the show.
But even though the finale was almost universally beloved, there are still some questions to be answered. Particularly when it comes to Rhea Seehorn's Kim Wexler. Fortunately, in an interview with Vulture, the Emmy-nominated actor clarified a few things.
Caution: Spoilers Ahead For The End Of Better Call Saul
Rhea Seehorn's Final Day On Better Call Saul
During her interview with Vulture, Rhea explained that the very last thing she filmed was the smoking scene. This was rewarding given that her emotions in real life matched the feelings her character had in the scene. Both were saying their 'goodbyes'.
"I just tried to go about thinking like, 'Okay, saying goodbye to somebody is a very real thing that one can use, but even more so the idea that she can’t let it go right now. It would be inappropriate for Rhea to bawl through this scene, but it would also be inappropriate for Kim to bawl through this scene,'" Rhea explained.
"I stayed very close to the set between takes and I didn’t go and chat with people. I often goof around even on difficult scenes and just go in and out. But we had press there, and in-house people doing DVD commentary stuff on the last day, and people crying over in the corner saying goodbye to each other, and I needed to stay away from it all."
Rhea went on to explain what the whole experience meant to her.
"It’s been extraordinary, just the most beautiful way to become a better actor. Everything that I’ve gotten to learn from doing this character, from doing this writing, being challenged by these scripts and also this direction, and also Bob [Odenkirk] as my scene partner. He is tireless in his pursuit of truth in a scene, as am I, or at least I try to be."
What Happened To Kim Wexler At The End Of Better Call Saul?
Kim Wexler is one of the people who holds Jimm/Saul accountable for his actions at the end of the series. She does with an affidavit and asks him to confess. In addition, she too comes clean.
"I think it is out of love to say, 'Turn yourself in' and 'You can’t be living much of a life.' Kim has no idea that he’s a manager at Cinnabon, but he’s living a life in hiding from the Feds and possibly from cartel people, which is even more of a shell of a life than what she’s living," Rhea explained.
"In her confession, Kim continues to say one lie. She does not say that she knows Saul Goodman is alive," Rhea said to Vulture.
"There are people that are going to see it as, 'Well, he was forced into this because she went and confessed everything they did,' but as she says, she’s not really sure they can legally prosecute anything that Kim and Jimmy did. Not the stuff she confessed to," Rhea continued. "I do think that she goes and admits all this stuff perfectly willing to be prosecuted and she knows that his widow could bring a civil suit against her. But she has no direct knowledge of exactly what Jimmy has done during the Breaking Bad years."
"She doesn’t have any specifics to incriminate [Jimmy/Saul] with and she never threatens to turn him in. She comes back to the court because ADA Suzanne Ericsen says he is going to incriminate her for things she didn’t do, which is infuriating."
This is why Rhea chose to begin the trial scene with Kim being angry. She had felt the ultimate betrayal.
"There is still love and that’s why she refused to turn him in. The fact that he would be fine with her going to jail is deeply disturbing to her. But then of course, throughout the course of the trial, she finds out that’s not true."
Kim Wexler's Life After Better Call Saul
"I think her starting to volunteer at the legal office, the pro bono office, and her visiting Jimmy are signs that she is just beginning to think that she deserves to live a more authentic life and hopefully find passion and real value," Rhea said of Kim's life after Better Call Saul.
"It’s a very, very long road ahead, but I do think that she went back and confessed because she decided, yes, it’s atoning for your sins more than just living this shell of a life. But I also think it was a decision to breathe again."
As for that final cigarette scene Kim has with Jimmy/Saul, Rhea believes this isn't their last.
"I think definitely that’s not the last visit. They are going to see each other many times," Rhea explained to Vulture. "I actually think that she goes about trying to reduce his sentence in a legally just way, not cutting corners. What their relationship is after that, I’m not sure of, but I think they stay in each other’s lives. I do."
