This conclusive Aaron Paul moment from a Breaking Bad spin-off proved that Kim was Saul Goodman's Jesse

Several viewers and critics of Breaking Bad consider Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) from Better Call Saul to be the equivalent of Aaron Paul's character Jesse Pinkman. Interestingly, both characters serve a similar role in their respective stories, mainly as the ones manipulated by the main protagonists of the series.

In Better Call Saul Season 6 Episode 12, titled Waterworks, when a young and talkative Jesse was standing and waiting outside Saul Goodman's office in the rain, there he met Kim Wexler for the first time. Even if it was a brief encounter, they shared a cigarette and exchanged a few words. Jesse told Kim,

"You're a lawyer, right? I recognize you. You defended my buddy Cabo."

Jesse continued pestering Kim about Saul and asked,

"This guy any good?"

To which Kim replied,

"When I knew him he was"

Thus, Aaron Paul's final moment in Better Call Saul and the Breaking Bad franchise proved that his character Jesse was quite similar to Kim Wexler. This scene solidified a long-standing theory- What Kim was to Saul Goodman, Jesse was to Walter White.

Breaking Bad: The symbolism behind the Jesse and Kim rain-soaked encounter in Better Call Saul

Both Jesse and Kim started as morally ethical characters- over the influence of Walt and Saul, they were slowly pulled into the life of crime by someone they trusted. Both Jesse and Kim became close partners to Walt and Saul, helping them with their risky schemes even when they were conscious that they were wrong. Later, both of them suffered from their choices- and they chose to walk away from their respective manipulative partners.

However, the scene in the penultimate episode of Better Call Saul Season 6, where Jesse meets Kim for the first time outside Saul Goodman's office, is highly symbolic. Firstly, the rain symbolizes a moment of transition for Kim, who has decided to walk away from Saul Goodman's manipulation. On the other hand, for Jesse, the rain symbolizes the troubles that he is about to encounter, which would turn his life upside down.

Kim, sharing cigarettes with Jesse, symbolizes the passing of the torch/baton of fate- of being close to someone like Saul Goodman. The show's creator Vincent Gillian told Variety

"The idea of seeing the two worlds collide, seeing these two characters together. It was just a wonderful thing."

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, when Aaron Paul was asked about whether his scene in Better Call Saul bridged the gap between the two series of the Breaking Bad franchise, he replied,

"Oh my God, I know. Honestly, I did not expect a call to join Better Call Saul. I'm such a huge fan of the show, but I didn't see how they were going to do it. And when the call came I was half a season behind and so I didn't know where the timeline was going."

Breaking Bad first aired in 2008, and it ended in 2013, releasing five seasons in total. The series chronicled the life of a druglord along with his business partner, a former high school chemistry teacher named Walter White, and his apprentice Jesse Pinkman. The Emmy-winning series's prequel, Better Call Saul, was released in 2015, and it spanned across six seasons. The series follows the story of Jimmy McGill, who morphs into neafrious lawyer, Saul Goodman, and his partner Kim Wexler. Besides that, the franchise has a Netflix film released in 2019, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, based on Jesse Pinkman's journey to Albuquerque in search of a new identity and life.

Also, read: How to watch Breaking Bad universe in order?

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Edited by Sugnik Mondal