Better Call Saul: 6 Reasons Kim Wexler Won't Die In Season 6

6. Her Death Would Not Complete Jimmy's Transformation Into Saul

The death of a loved one has already fundamentally shaped the journey of Jimmy McGill into Saul Goodman. The death of his brother Chuck allowed Jimmy McGill to shed the family name and finally step out of the shadow of his worthier brother. It's easy for him, because he knows that Chuck never believed in him. Kim does, in spite of everything.

As the fourth and fifth seasons play out, Jimmy's unpredictable actions and loosening of morals as he transitions into the role of Saul Goodman simultaneously horrify and excite Kim. However, if Saul Goodman's business practices were to result in her death, wouldn't it derail him? Whatever Jimmy McGill is, he still has a heart and feels guilt.

Whilst he's able to shift the guilt of Chuck's death on to Howard, would he really be able to do the same if Kim died? The ordeal in the desert didn't harden Jimmy, it almost broke him completely and it's Kim who picked him up. A second death close to Jimmy would halt his transformation stone dead. Better Call Saul is an origin story, it's not a tragic tale of hubris and downfall.