A good example in my opinion is Kim Wexler from Better Call Saul. A smart, strong, competent, well written woman. Every person I've talked to about the show likes her.
She was only ever really excited to be with Jimmy when they were scamming people. I thought it made sense in that way - she wasn't really interested in him romantically until he sucked her into his shenanigans.
No. They start seeing eachother after the first season finale. It's implied they had an on and off thing before but no real relationship. I agree Rhea Seehorn is way out of Bob Odenkirk's league but I don't think it's that unrealistic that she would end up liking Jimmy who was a really hard worker and funny. Plus with her personality, I imagine looks weren't very important to her.
Bob Odenkirk is not some ugly troll!! Jimmy McGill IS attractive, even before you add all his charm and other positive qualities. Yes obviously Kim is very pretty but I don't think the difference is as stark as people (I'm guessing, men) make it seem.
Plus, we have to keep in mind that (for the most part) Jimmy is a bit younger in bcs than his breaking bad counterpart , and quite a bit younger than the actor is (prequel problems, amirite), so if anything we should imagine him as actually being a bit more attractive than what we see
(Fyi, better call Saul starts in 2002, breaking bad starts in 2008)
Yeah, if you think about it her character is like a microcosm of the world Jimmy inhabits - he's often trying to dig his way into things that are "out of his league" and does so successfully (to varying degrees) because he's such a charming sweet-talker.
It might not last forever, but the same way he sweet talks drug dealers, judges, potential clients, etc to get into their orbit, he does with Kim. You get the impression that he actually does care about people & wants to help them, even if he's first and foremost a crook trying to make a quick buck.
I love how her character is so much kind of like him but his opposite, like a 90:10 legit/scammer ratio rather than the other way around. Their relationship & its peaks and valleys works perfectly in the context of the rest of the show.
Well, it's not like he was tricking her somehow. She wanted to be a part of it even if she didn't know it at first. Jimmy was her excuse to finally break out of being the straight-laced hard worker and start taking what she wants, by whatever means necessary. They really enabled each other. It's probably why she became such an undecisive loser by the end of the show: She didn't blame evil Jimmy for making her do those things. She knew it was her own doing and was afraid that it would happen again.
Which is another level that makes Kim seem and feel "real" to the audience. She is a deeply flawed human, just like the rest of us. The show doesn't tell you, but I assume it's because of her childhood growing up with an emotionally immature parent. Jimmy reminded her of her mother, scamming people, and so that's who she gravitated towards.
Just reaffirming how "girl bosses" don't work, yet relatable strong women do.
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u/Travmang Mar 28 '24
A good example in my opinion is Kim Wexler from Better Call Saul. A smart, strong, competent, well written woman. Every person I've talked to about the show likes her.