Better Call Saul season 6 had some amazing lines, some of which combined humor with seriousness in a way that the Breaking Bad prequel always nailed. The three Better Call Saul timelines – Jimmy’s life, the Breaking Bad era, and Gene’s story – all came together in a virtually perfect season. Better Call Saul season 6 gave every major character a chance to shine, and it even revisited Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.
Better Call Saul’s ability to place humor in serious, thrilling scenes set it apart from Breaking Bad. Season 6, one of the best Better Call Saul seasons, delivered that combination on a much bigger scale. Here are the 15 best and funniest quotes from Better Call Saul season 6.
15 “Why Do You Do All This?” (Better Call Saul 6x3)
Jimmy and Kim were so focused on pulling cons and working a scheme against Howard Hamlin that they didn’t even realize how absurd it all was. Two relatively successful lawyers wasted their time and resources to destroy someone else’s career only because of the thrill of it. Huell called out Jimmy’s decisions in one of the funniest Better Call Saul season 6 quotes. After helping Jimmy clone Howard’s car key, Huell tried to understand why Jimmy was doing all that. Despite being a funny moment, Huell’s "Why do you do all this?" is what Jimmy should have asked himself on many occasions.
14 “There’s Proving, And There’s Knowing.” (Better Call Saul 6x4)
Bill Oakley was often a comic relief in Better Call Saul, but the character had a very serious quote in Better Call Saul season 6, episode 4. After the story got out that Jimmy McGill helped Lalo Salamanca walk away free, all of Jimmy’s colleagues lost their respect for him. Jimmy and Bill Oakley would often have a banter regarding their cases, but it was all part of how the system was supposed to work. During the Lalo case, however, Jimmy actively tried to trick the prosecution to help Lalo escape. No one had any proof, but they all knew Jimmy was involved.
13 “I Have A Jimmy McGill Problem.” (Better Call Saul 6x5)
It took a while, but Howard finally realized that Jimmy was working against him. Jimmy wanted to build a narrative that Howard was struggling with addiction, and it worked. Cliff Main, the audience Jimmy’s Howard play wanted to reach, believed that Howard needed help. Cliff confronted Howard and told Hamlin he had a problem. Having realized it was all Jimmy’s fault, Howard hilariously replied that he had a “Jimmy McGill problem.” Unfortunately, Howard never suspected the true extent of Jimmy and Kim’s plan.
12 “You've Mistaken My Kindness For Weakness.” (Better Call Saul 6x5)
In the same episode where Howard finds out about Jimmy’s scheme against him, he challenges McGill to a boxing fight. Better Call Saul’s boxing scene was one of the oddest moments in the entire show, as it was neither funny nor serious enough. Still, Howard’s “You’ve mistaken my kindness for weakness” line after knocking out Jimmy was a highlight of the season. Howard was originally intended to be the villain in Better Call Saul. However, with the help of Michael McKean and Patrick Fabian, the roles of Howard and Chuck were reversed. Howard was never the villain Jimmy and Kim wanted him to be.
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11 “What You Talk About Is Not Justice.” (Better Call Saul 6x9)
Nacho’s death had a huge impact on Mike, and it led to one of the best quotes in the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul universe. When talking to Nacho’s father, Mike promised that the Salamancas would pay for what they had done and that there would be justice. However, Nacho’s father knew exactly what kind of justice Mike was talking about. Manuel Varga called out Mike and his “gangster” friends, stating that what he was talking about was not justice. Despite having lost his son, Nacho’s dad was not interested in Mike’s revenge.
10 “Apart, We’re Okay. But Together, We’re Poison.” (Better Call Saul 6x9)
Better Call Saul season 6, episode 9, “Fun and Games” was the end of a major chapter in Jimmy and Kim’s lives. In a way, “Fun and Games” was the actual transition from Better Call Saul to Breaking Bad. After the events of “Plan and Execution” and “Point and Shoot,” Jimmy and Kim would never be able to have a normal life again. Howard Hamlin had been shot in their living room, partially due to the scheme they had just pulled. Though Jimmy wanted to move on as if nothing had happened, Kim realized what the problem was. Together, Jimmy and Kim were dangerous to those around them.
9 “I Love You Too. But So What?” (Better Call Saul 6x9)
Another great Better Call Saul season 6 line came from Jimmy and Kim’s breakup in “Fun and Games.” Jimmy and Kim’s dynamic was one of the most unique relationships in television. Saying “I love you” or going on dates was not part of their routine. Instead, the sincerest “I love you” Jimmy and Kim ever said to each other happened during their breakup. After Jimmy told Kim he loved her, she replied “I love you too. But so what?” At that point, it did not matter what Jimmy and Kim felt for each other. They could not remain together.
8 “Let Justice Be Done, Though The Heavens Fall.” (Better Call Saul 6x9)
When Jimmy McGill would become Saul Goodman was a question that Better Call Saul took to answer. While the buildup to Breaking Bad’s Saul Goodman goes back to Better Call Saul season 1, the show followed Jimmy McGill until “Fun and Games.” Jimmy’s transition into Breaking Bad’s Saul Goodman was simpler than viewers had theorized. After Kim left, there was nothing else for Jimmy. Saul Goodman, the “funny lawyer” from Breaking Bad, appeared in the final minutes of “Fun and Games.” In the episode’s final scene, Saul used a legal quote that Chuck once used too, “Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.”
7 “Have A Nice Life, Kim.” (Better Call Saul 6x12)
Jimmy and Kim’s divorce was one of the saddest, most heartbreaking moments in Better Call Saul. Whereas their breakup in “Fun and Games” showed Jimmy’s vulnerability, their official divorce in “Waterworks” highlighted how cold Saul could be. Saul Goodman was an act, and “Waterworks” proved it. Jimmy had Kim wait for a few minutes outside of his office before he could meet with her so that he could put on his best Saul Goodman act. Kim had never interacted with “Breaking Bad Saul Goodman” up until that point. Ignoring all the history they had together, Saul simply wished Kim a “nice life.”
6 “Stay In Your Lane.” (Better Call Saul 6x13)
Bryan Cranston’s cameo as Walter White in Better Call Saul season 6 was much more than a nod to Breaking Bad. During Better Call Saul season 6’s finale, the show revisited a key moment from Breaking Bad that the original series never actually showed. Saul and Walter spent a few weeks together hiding from the police and waiting for the “vacuum cleaner” service. The time travel question set the tone for Better Call Saul’s finale, but Walter White was not too interested in it. After schooling Saul on the laws of thermodynamics, Walter told Saul to stay in his lane in a hilarious but meaningful scene.
5 “So You Were Always Like This.” (Better Call Saul 6x13)
Walter White’s cameo in the Better Call Saul finale delivered some great quotes. After Jimmy tells a story about trying to pull a con at high school, Walter White realizes something quite important about Saul Goodman. Walter’s “So you were always like this” summarizes the story Better Call Saul told through six seasons. Jimmy McGill did not “break bad” and became Saul Goodman. Jimmy’s story was far more complex than just “becoming Saul Goodman,” as it all traced back to Jimmy and Chuck’s relationship. Walter’s line may have been funny, but it put the events of Better Call Saul in a different perspective.
4 "(...) One-Pint Blue Bell Mint Chocolate Chip Every Friday.” (Better Call Saul 6x13)
Gene was radically different from Saul Goodman, but that genius lawyer who could win any case returned during Better Call Saul’s finale. After being arrested, Saul Goodman risked getting multiple life sentences. However, it took just a few minutes for Saul to flip the table and get the upper hand in the negotiations with the federals. Saul got a perfect deal, seven years, but he still was not happy. To prove just how good of a lawyer he was, Saul asked to receive ice cream in jail every Friday. Though that one final request backfired, Saul being the smartest person in the room was a great scene.
3 “Walter White Couldn’t Have Done It Without Me.” (Better Call Saul 6x13)
In one of the most cathartic Better Call Saul scenes, Jimmy McGill admitted how crucial he was to the Heisenberg operation. After abandoning his original story, Jimmy told the truth about everything that happened between him and Walter White. Saul Goodman saw a business opportunity in Walter White, and Heisenberg would have failed much quicker without the lawyer. Walter White would never admit it, but what Jimmy said was right. “Walter White couldn’t have done it without me” changes how viewers perceive Breaking Bad. Saul Goodman was not just Walter and Jesse’s lawyer; he was the main reason why they were able to be in the game for so long.
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2 “There’s No Shame In Going Back And Changing Your Paths.” (Better Call Saul 6x13)
Chuck McGill had some of the best quotes in Better Call Saul, even though they were not always nice to Jimmy. Though Chuck died in Better Call Saul season 3, Michael McKean reprised his role as Jimmy’s brother in Better Call Saul’s series finale. In a flashback set before the events of Better Call Saul season 1, Chuck and Jimmy tried to find some common ground. Seeing how much Jimmy was struggling in building his law career, Chuck asked if his brother he would not be better in another field. According to Chuck, there was “no shame in going back and changing your paths.”
1 “But With Good Behavior… Who Knows?” (Better Call Saul 6x13)
Saul Goodman could have walked out of jail after seven years, but Jimmy McGill was sentenced to 86 years. Instead of accepting the deal he had achieved, Jimmy decided to confess all his crimes. Better Call Saul’s ending was bittersweet, as Jimmy only fixed his mistakes at the very end. Despite likely spending the rest of his life in jail, Jimmy still had that sense of humor that charmed audiences for multiple seasons of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. “But with good behavior… who knows?” was Jimmy McGill’s final joke in Better Call Saul.
