It’s another one of his parlor tricks, to push things and manipulate those around him to falling for his next act. His suggestion that they go one step further is done in such a way where he leaves it as an open question, enticing Kim to want to know. However, Jimmy is playing her, whether he realizes it or not. But with most things with Kim, there is doing what’s right. That point feels close already, with the “friendly” warning that her boss gives.
There’s the concern that Kim will jump off a cliff (metaphorically) and not realize it until the ground is already far too close. There is that smile, noticing something in Kevin’s photos, that suggests she isn’t ready to let go just yet. Photo Credit: Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television
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Related Throwback Thursday: 'Better Call Saul,' 'Dollhouse,' 'PEN15,' and 90s TV Moments Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler – Better Call Saul. But is she questioning it, or just uncertain? X’s appearance and his fairly illegal suggestions should be the wake-up call she needs, and Rhea Seehorn’s performance during the scene sends a message that she may not know all of the darker deeds Jimmy has committed. Acker and Jimmy, or she may have to prove her loyalty and hurt them both. The question of where this leaves Kim is a tricky one. Her pushback comes off a little too defensive, but with Jimmy’s skating and delays, the evidence is starting to pile up. She’s descending into an underbelly of moral grey areas that she can never come back from, and for Rich (her boss) to already be suspicious and say it (with some coaxing) to Kim’s face shows that perhaps she has crossed that line already. It’s what makes Kim’s curiosity of Jimmy’s “or” so worrying. There’s a corrosive effect to each of these plays, and while the cracks are just now starting to show, the foundation underneath may be irreparably ruined. But when Kim is on that other side as the collateral damage, the damage being her reputation and her career, these moves are only further splitting the two while they work closer than ever. There’s an art to his madness, to wear someone down so he can finally strike the last blow. Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill – Better Call Saul. While Jimmy may lack being totally above board and playing by the rules, he’s brilliant at taking obscure laws and discrepancies and spinning them into gold. Jimmy’s go-for-broke way of continuously throwing bombs of time delays is a stroke of genius, a hilarious escalation of shenanigans that really delivers on the promise his coffee mug holds: World’s Best Lawyer. Kim’s devil on her shoulder, Jimmy, threatens to upend everything she’s worked for on Better Call Saul Season 5 Episode 5, “Dedicado a Max,” but she’s holding on tight as things get a whole new kind of messy.