Better Call Saul - Season 1eps10 | RECOMMENDED |

In the Season 1 finale of , titled " Marco ," Jimmy McGill finally hits his breaking point with the "respectable" world.

As he pulls up to the courthouse to meet with , Jimmy pauses. He looks at Marco’s pinky ring—which he now wears—and realizes he is done trying to earn the approval of people like Chuck. He turns his car around and drives away, humming "Smoke on the Water," choosing a path of moral flexibility over a straight-and-narrow career. It is the moment Jimmy McGill truly begins his transformation into Saul Goodman . Better Call Saul - Season 1Eps10

However, the fun ends in tragedy when Marco suffers a fatal heart attack during their final "Rolex" scam. Standing over his friend, Jimmy realizes that the thrill of the grift is the only thing that makes him feel alive. He returns to New Mexico to find a life-changing opportunity waiting: a potential partnership at the prestigious firm . In the Season 1 finale of , titled

After the crushing revelation that his brother has been actively sabotaging his career at HHM, Jimmy abandons his elder-law practice in Albuquerque and retreats to his old stomping grounds in Cicero, Illinois . He reunites with his former partner-in-crime, Marco Pasternak , at their favorite dive bar. The two fall right back into their old rhythm, spending a week running elaborate cons on unsuspecting marks, and for a moment, Jimmy is "Slippin' Jimmy" again—happy, reckless, and free. He turns his car around and drives away,