‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6 Episode 4 Recap: Jimmy and Kim Continue Their ‘Wicked’ Plans in ‘Hit and Run’
Better Call Saul Season 6 is chugging along at an impressive pace, but the latest episode of the AMC series stops to take a breath following Nacho Varga’s (Michael Mando) death in “Rock and Hard Place.” Better Call Saul Season 6 Episode 4 returns to Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim’s (Rhea Seehorn) scheming — and it takes things up a notch, delivering a huge blow to an unsuspecting Howard’s (Patrick Fabian) career.
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Better Call Saul Season 6 Episode 4, “Hit and Run.”]
Kim and Jimmy move forward with their plans in ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6 Episode 4
Last week’s episode of Better Call Saul focused primarily on the cartel storyline, but season 6 episode 4 shifts its attention back to Jimmy and Kim. The duo continues enacting their plan against Howard in “Hit and Run.” And fans get a better understanding of why they needed the keys to his car.
While Howard is in therapy, Jimmy takes his vehicle for a spin, sporting a hilarious dye job and spray tan that makes him look like his former boss. He then picks up Wendy (Julia Minesci), a prostitute with a weakness for root beer, who many fans will remember from Breaking Bad.
As Kim is grabbing coffee with Cliff Main (Ed Begley Jr.), Jimmy and Wendy put on a performance that might be the final nail in Howard’s coffin. Disguised as Howard, Jimmy kicks Wendy out of his car and drives off. It’s enough to get the attention of everyone on the street and to convince Cliff that something might be up with his friend.
Jimmy and Kim laugh about their actions later, especially after a moved traffic cone nearly gets them caught. But Kim seems genuinely surprised to hear Jimmy refer to them as “wicked.” Rhea Seehorn plays her character’s cognitive dissonance well, and it’ll be interesting to see how it factors into the final season of Better Call Saul.
‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6 Episode 4 brings us a step closer to ‘Breaking Bad’
Jimmy and Kim’s latest move against Howard is no doubt the main attraction of Better Call Saul Season 6 Episode 4. However, “Hit and Run” also takes viewers a few steps closer to Breaking Bad.
For one, this week’s episode sees Jimmy checking out office space for Saul Goodman. His connection to Lalo (Tony Dalton) — which is losing him friends at court — has brought more clients his way. Viewers are seeing in real-time how Saul became the savior of characters like Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul). He’s not yet the lawyer we know and love from Breaking Bad. However, he is getting there.
Fans also get a brief glimpse of Gus Fring’s (Giancarlo Esposito) home in “Hit and Run,” a fascinating development to say the least. Nacho may have removed suspicion from the Chicken Man, but Gus is still waiting for the other shoe to drop. He and Mike (Jonathan Banks) have surveillance everywhere, and the two are wondering when Lalo will show his face again. They’re right to be concerned, but it looks like Lalo is playing the long game here.
Kim gets bad news at the end of ‘Hit and Run’
Speaking of Lalo, Kim discovers he’s still alive during Better Call Saul Season 6 Episode 4. After she spends much of “Hit and Run” being followed, Kim is approached by Mike in a diner. The two characters have never shared a scene together. And their first proves an intense one, serving as a testament to Rhea Seehorn’s and Jonathan Banks’ acting talent.
Mike reveals that he sent men to follow her, just in case Lalo decided to reach out to them. Of course, he thinks Lalo will have bigger things on his mind. When asked why he chose to tell her instead of Jimmy, Mike admits that Kim is “made of sterner stuff.”
And strangely enough, Kim doesn’t tell Jimmy about Lalo’s survival at the end of the episode either. The two head off to get tacos, with Jimmy none the wiser about this new development. That leaves him vulnerable if Lalo does decide to come after him — and knowing Better Call Saul, he probably will.
New episodes of Better Call Saul Season 6 air on AMC on Mondays at 9 p.m. EST.
