There are a number of things in life that one can pretty much always count on. 1. Carbonated beverages taste best from a glass bottle. 2. Toast will always land butter side down. 3. The lack of Waluigi is the greatest stain on the legacy of Super Smash Bros. 4. Every beloved series will have its final installment split up for some reason. It's just how the world works, apparently, and Better Call Saul will be no different.
Harry Potter, Twilight, the rather widely disliked The Hobbit (turning a short children's book into 3 movies is something only the maddest of lads could pull off), and beyond have demonstrated this trend to varying degrees of audience confusion. Maybe it has to do with the sheer content the filmmakers wish to convey, or maybe it simply has to do with wanting more money. Either way, it seems to work, even getting to the point where Breaking Bad kept viewers on the edge of their seats for nearly an entire year while they waited for the second half of its final season to air.
Now, it looks as though its prequel series Better Call Saul aims to follow in its big sibling's footsteps. Variety reports that the show's upcoming final season will also air as 2 separate halves, likely prompting many viewers to enjoy war flashbacks to seeing Hank find that telltale book in the bathroom and then having to wait 11 months just to see more. Granted, it's certainly one way to spread things out when a show starts to get really intense, and both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are undisputed masters at that.
Rhea Seehorn, who plays crack shot attorney and moral compass Kim Wexler on Better Call Saul, briefly spoke with Variety about the show after discussing her new series Cooper's Bar, saying "I can tell you that this season is insane. It's going to blow people's minds. I can't wait for it to come out." So it looks as though the series, which many consider even better than its predecessor, is getting ready to end with an extended bang, and splitting it in half may help dampen the blow to viewers' minds.
Naturally, Seehorn couldn't give away any juicy details on what to expect from the final season. As one of the most loved and endearing characters on the show, fans obviously want to know what happens to Kim by the end. She never showed up on Breaking Bad after all, which could have tragic implications. Even the most optimistic possibilities involve her parting with Bob Odenkirk's Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman on bad terms, so fans should get ready for some stormy emotional seas before all is said and done.
Still, on the upside, cutting the final season in 2 also means that it will technically last longer. Sure, audiences will spend a good chunk of that time in mental anguish waiting for the other shoe to drop, but is that really all that different from real life? At least this particular gut punch to the heart will be over something fictional.
Better Call Saul season 6 is set to premiere its first half on AMC in early 2022.
Source: Variety