‘Does Kim Survive?’: Rhea Seehorn Teases the End of ‘Better Call Saul’

Seehorn on the 'finger guns' ending of the last season:

The other moment that got a lot of attention comes at the very end of season five, which is the “finger guns” gesture that Kim makes. What was your interpretation of that?

That was a really hard scene. [Better Call Saul showrunner] Peter Gould wrote it and directed it. And I loved how hard that scene was. It is extremely amorphous. It is extremely hard to pin down. As an actor, I need to know what I’m playing in those moments. When she’s playing that game back and forth about things to do to Howard and then starts getting meaner and meaner and more vicious about the things she wants to do, and then pulls it back and says, just kidding, and then maybe not. And then he’s like, “Well, you wouldn’t be able to do that.” And then she’s like, “Wouldn’t I?” From the time they get to the hotel room, Jimmy is saying, “I’m bad for you, and therefore I’m going to leave. We should break up. We should end this.” And Kim doesn’t want that. But in this situation, the audience is Jimmy’s point of view, unable to discern whether she’s being serious or not. So how do you play those intentions purposely, making it not discernible? Normally you need to be clear about your choices. But she also shouldn’t look like she’s purposely trying to confuse him. It was a very tiny needle to thread. And so we did a lot of variations, so many takes of finger guns.

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