According to Deadline, the finale of Better Call Saul was the show’s most-watched episode since the third season’s tenth episode titled “Lantern.” More so, the finale garnered more views during its last episode than season 3’s finale did.

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As Deadline put it, “the series finale of Better Call Saul last week was the most-watched episode of the season with an audience of 2.7 million on AMC, according to Nielsen Live+3 ratings. The episode also averaged 1.1 million in the adults 25-54 demographic… In Live+Same Day viewing, the series finale August 15 was the most-watched episode on AMC since the Season 3 finale on June 19, 2017, which drew 1.8 million viewers.” Deadline also made it a point that the show’s final season grew in viewership over time. “In its final season, Better Call Saul averaged 2.2 million viewers per episode in Nielsen Live+3 ratings. The audience grew more than 70% each week from L+SD viewers to Live+3 over the course of the season in total viewers and both demos.”

Given that the series finale of Better Call Saul also felt like another send-off to Breaking Bad, it would make sense that more viewers would tune in to see the fates of some of the characters they’ve grown attached to since 2015, and also see how some other characters from Better Call Saul’s predecessor are doing all these years later. The finale still left some loose ends that, for now, viewers will never get closure for, but some stories are better left untold. Plus, they were far from the most vital plotlines to resolve.

What made Better Call Saul’s finale so memorable is the fact that climax of the show, in general, had already happened. The finale mostly dealt with the consequences of what was to happen in the end. As much as viewers love Saul Goodman, the show was going to end either with his death or him going to jail. Even though the show established why viewers should like someone like Jimmy McGill, the finale also reminded fans that he committed horrible deeds that were against the law. While the show doesn’t end on a high note, it does show its viewers that no matter how far Saul Goodman went with his misdeeds, Jimmy McGill, in the end, still had strong enough morals to come clean when presented with the opportunity to cut another corner.

Adding more nuance to the finale was that McGill could not have done this on his own. What motivated him to ultimately confess his crimes was primarily to demonstrate to Kim Wexler, the love of his life, that he still was the man she fell for once upon a time. The fact of the matter is that Jimmy always was Saul Goodman, but he had two pillars to prevent him from embracing his con-man persona - Kim and Chuck. Once those two were out of the picture, no one was going to stop him from being who he naturally was. Because Kim meant more to Jimmy than his freedom, he was willing to bite the bullet in the end if it meant keeping his kindred spirit. Even if he’ll never be free, Jimmy McGill proved in the end that his moral values meant more to him than ripping off another sucker.

Better Call Saul can currently be streamed on Netflix.

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Source: Deadline