20 Best Episodes Of Better Call Saul
19. Something Unforgiveable (Season 5, Episode 10)
What is the unforgivable act in Better Call Saul's season five finale? It could be any numbers of things, from Saul and Kim's decision to undermine the reputation of Howard for little more than sh*ts and giggles, to Nacho letting Gus's assassins into Lalo's house, seemingly dooming him to a bloody fate.
Better Call Saul, always thriving with its season finales, hits its stride early in this hour spectacular, which works wonder to create a palpable sense of dread around Nacho's double life, Lalo's increasing menace, and Saul's link to a protective Mike.
Like many of the best episodes, Something Unforgivable is finely tuned to the pace of its various subplots, speeding things up as Lalo's house is violently raided, but slowly things down to an almost uncomfortable degree whilst he and Nacho have a threatening heart-to-heart.
Everything changes here -- Nacho is doomed, Lalo cornered, Kim firmly going along with Saul's shadiness -- and the results are both divine and genuinely tragic.