The final season premiere kicked off with two amazing episodes packed with easter eggs, action, and a return of some fan-favorite characters. First, let’s talk about Wine and Roses, written by Peter Gould and directed by Michael Morris.
It started with a teaser after Saul Goodman leaves with the disappeared and before his time as Gene. Picture the Saul Goodman we got to know in Breaking Bad, then imagine what his house would look like; that was what we saw in the teaser. The tackier, the better, a round bed with a mirror on the ceiling, a tiger print bedspread, Greek statues, stained glass windows, a gold toilet, and topped off with a hot pink thong left in the bathtub.
Kim was still pumped about bringing Howard down, but Jimmy was worried about his influence on her. However, Jimmy quietly agreed to listen to Kim’s plan. The next time we see the happy couple is outside Howard’s country club. The way Jimmy pulled off their scam was brilliant. He created a scene and got his way even though Kevin Wachtel was there to expose Jimmy as a con man. Jimmy made his way down to the men’s locker room, he created a distraction, and at Howard’s locker, Jimmy slipped a baggy into Howard’s locker, but before Jimmy could escape, Howard and Cliff Main returned from golfing. Jimmy had to think quickly to decide what to do next. He stripped down to completely nude and hid his face with a towel. Playing by locker room ethics, Howard greeted the naked man and walked off without realizing it was Jimmy. Howard opened his locker door, and that baggy fell out. Cliff Main pointed the bag of cocaine out to Howard; Cliff nor Howard knew what to think. Jimmy walked to his car, where Kim was waiting with a smile on his face. It worked.