Better Call Saul: Howard Actor Reacts to Shocking Series Episode: ‘My Mom Will Be Angry’

[Atenção: spoilers de Better Call Saul abaixo]

in the episode “Plan and Execution,” last of the first half of season 6 of Better Call Saul, Howard Hamlinplayed by Patrick Fabian and one of the main characters of the spin off in breaking badtragically died at the hands of Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton) with a shot to the head.

The scene in question was the junction of the two great arcs of the season: the Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) to try to tarnish the reputation of Howard in law, while the other was Lalo in an attempt to find evidence to unmask Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito), who builds a huge laboratory in the basement of a laundry room.

In “Plan and Execution,” seventh chapter of season 6, Lalo watch the laundry room Gusbut remember the existence of Saul and Kim, then decides to pay a visit to the couple of lawyers. Although, Howard he was at their house, because he was confronting them about the plan. In order not to leave any loose ends, the villain kills the character from Patrick Fabian.

In an interview with vanity fair, the actor revealed how he reacted to the traumatic event of the series. “Honestly, after it happened, I had to hold back a little bit and put my hands on my knees,” he revealed. “I lost my breath for a while. I’ve been shot on stage before, I’ve been killed. But in this case, there was a sense of purpose, of character, of work, of life… My mom is going to be mad at these guys.”

Finally, fabian told how the production’s producers broke the news of Howard’s death: “Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould and Melissa Bernstein they called me before [das filmagens] of the season. No actor wants to get a call from the show’s bosses, because it’s probably not a good thing. They didn’t tell me exactly what would happen, but they did let me know how, basically, my services would no longer be needed after a certain point.”

In Brazil, the sixth season of Better Call Saul returns on July 12, 2022. Episodes are made available by Netflix.

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Giancarlo Esposito dissects Kim’s flashback in Better Call Saul season 6

Giancarlo Espositoone of the main actors in Better Call Saul (in addition to working as a director on the series), detailed flashbacks to Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) in “Ax and Grind,” sixth episode of the 6th and final season. It is worth remembering that the interpreter of Gus Fring in the spin-off of breaking bad directed the chapter.

In an interview with Variety, Esposito discussed the chapter in question, which was very focused on Kimand started with a flashback of the character stealing a pair of earrings as a child – and ended with a “moment of disgrace” for her, according to the Danish actor and director.

“We all have moments that we remember with our parents. We remember how it affected us in a negative or positive way. This moment, for me, is a reflection of the whole life of Kim and who she really becomes,” he said. “I intrinsically believe how Kim is a good person and probably has deeper advocacy skills than Jimmy [interpretado por Bob Odenkirk]. And yet she falls in love with the afterlife; for how long, we don’t know.”

“On the scene [do flashback], you see some connections throughout the episode if you watch closely. Earrings are important because Kim he wears the same earrings basically his whole life,” the star continued. “You see them again at the vet’s office; if you notice, they are the same earrings. They meant something to her.”

Then, Giancarlo Esposito explained how the character “was content to be scolded by her mother for doing something wrong” and needed that guidance from an important figure. Therefore Kim was impressed when the mother says, “Look what I brought you,” while delivering the stolen product.

It was all a ruse. This is heartbreaking. I think that breaks her in a way that relates to the decision she makes at the end of the episode.

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