Klick (Better Call Saul)

"Klick" is the tenth and final episode of the second season of the AMC television series Better Call Saul, the spinoff series of Breaking Bad. The episode aired on April 18, 2016.

Plot

Teaser

In a flashback, Chuck and Jimmy are at their mother's bedside in a hospital. Jimmy leaves to buy sandwiches for himself and for Chuck, who has not eaten in days yet refuses to leave. While Jimmy is gone, his mother wakes and calls his name twice – ignoring Chuck – before passing away. After finding his mother's room empty, Jimmy is informed by Chuck that their mother is gone. Jimmy asks if their mother awakened or had any last words. Chuck says she did not.

Plot

In the present, after Chuck has knocked himself unconscious, Jimmy rushes into the copy store and orders the clerk to call an ambulance. In the hospital, Chuck, now stable, wonders how it was possible for Jimmy to come to his aid in the copy store when Chuck had only been unconscious for less than a minute, correctly deducing that Jimmy had bribed the clerk and then stayed to watch. However, Ernesto speaks up and lies that he called Jimmy before going to the copy store.

Back in the hospital, Jimmy refuses to commit Chuck but takes temporary guardianship of him. Jimmy allows for an MRI and a CAT scan to be done, despite the tests being against Chuck's will. While waiting in the hospital, Kim visits Jimmy, and the two catch the television commercial Jimmy had been working on for his firm in the past few episodes. Shortly after, the doctor tells Jimmy that Chuck is otherwise healthy, but has entered a stress-induced coma as a result of the scan. When Chuck finally wakes, Jimmy takes him home.

Elsewhere, Mike purchases a sniper rifle and ammunition, intending to kill Hector Salamanca. He positions himself on a ridge overlooking a spot in the desert where Hector and his crew are preparing to execute the driver whose truck Mike robbed, but Mike is unable to get a clear shot at his target when Nacho stands directly in front of Hector. Behind him, Mike hears his car horn blaring. He finds a branch wedged against the horn and a note on the windshield with a single word: "Don't."

Later, Jimmy and Kim are working in their new building, with Jimmy attending to clients. However, Jimmy takes a call from Howard, who informs him that Chuck has quit HHM. Jimmy rushes to Chuck's house, where he finds that his brother has plastered the walls, floor, and ceiling of his living room with reflective foil sheets. Chuck explains that the walls of his home were doing nothing to deflect electromagnetic rays, and this has led to the deterioration of his mind over time, hence his elementary mistake with the Mesa Verde documents. Desperate for his brother to keep practicing law, Jimmy confesses to tampering with the documents and bribing the copy store clerk, assuring Chuck that Chuck's mind is not deteriorating. When Jimmy leaves, Chuck unveils a tape recorder he had hidden and activated prior to Jimmy's arrival.

Reception

Ratings

Upon airing, the episode received 2.26 million American viewers, and an 18-49 rating of 0.8.^[1]

Including DVR playback, the finale was watched by 4.78 million viewers.^[2]

Critical reception

The episode received positive reviews from critics. It holds a 100% positive rating with an average score of 9.2 out of 10 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The critics' consensus reads: "Subtle but with detail-oriented precision, 'Klick' further scrutinizes the complex relationship between the brothers McGill while setting the stage for a potent next season."^[3] Bob Odenkirk received a Best Actor Emmy Nomination for his performance in this episode.

References

External links

• "Klick" at AMC