Jimmy and Kim Plan Something Unforgivable
Following Lalo’s unwelcome intrusion in their lives, Jimmy and Kim do the smart thing and abscond to a hotel for nearly the entirety of this final episode. Other than Kim heading into work to tie up some loose ends (and come across Howard Hamlin and his words of warning), the pair spend their time living in relative luxury.
This means that the Jimmy and Kim arc is the least kinetic of everything going on during this finale, but it is certainly not without some fireworks. In fact, the plan that Jimmy and Kim hatch when left to their own devices may be the most consequential part of the episode and the series’ future.
When Kim briefly encounters Howard at the courthouse, he tells her about all the ways that Jimmy has messed with him this season including tossing a bowling ball through his car windshield and hiring some prostitutes to embarrass him in public. Rather than reacting with horror, Kim gets annoyed with Howard for denigrating her husband. Later on in the hotel she openly ponders at how she can join in on Jimmy’s attempts to mess with their mutual foe.
Jimmy and Kim’s fantasies start with relatively benign pranks like introducing an agent into his shampoo at the gym to make his hair fall out. Soon, however, they become far more intense.
“We’d never do it but…what if Howard does something terrible? No, I mean really bad. Like misconduct. You know, misappropriating funds, bribing witnesses, something like that?” Kim muses.
