The very first shots in Better Call Saul season 6's first episode foreshadowed the final fates of Saul Goodman and Kim Wexler in the series finale. In the cold open of Better Call Saul season 6, episode 1 "Wine and Roses," police seize Saul Goodman's property from his mansion. Several of the details and Easter eggs in Saul Goodman's house during this flash forward scene are actually clues about Jimmy McGill's future.
Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad are well-known for using symbols to reveal angles of the story that the dialogue can't explore. This can also be a handy tool for foreshadowing. Apart from teasing yet-unknown outcomes, the foreshadowing in Better Call Saul can help in connecting the dots for audiences struggling with its detail-oriented approach to storytelling. This is part of the reason Better Call Saul leaves behind certain clues about the future. The presence of such clues also makes certain episodes stand out for their many connections to the endgame.
The Better Call Saul season 6 premiere is one such episode, as the first five minutes alone are filled with details that foreshadow the future. Moreover, the flash forward scene also serves as a cinematic diary of Saul's ill-gotten high life during Breaking Bad. Here's everything in Saul Goodman's house that was actually a clue about the Better Call Saul ending.
Saul Goodman's Ties Foreshadowed The Merging Of The Saul & Gene Timelines
Better Call Saul season 6 began and ended in black and white, starting with a shot of Saul's monochrome neckties majestically falling in slow motion onto a pristine white surface - immediately followed by Saul's most colorful and ostentatious-looking ties. This was the first tease about how Gene Takavic's black and white world would soon collide with Saul's colorful timeline. In hindsight, this beautiful slow-motion scene also foreshadowed how Saul wouldn't be able to stay in Gene's boring black and white world for too long. Indeed, in the end, it took Saul just a couple of months before he sought out his previous life of bright ties and colorful scams.
Saul Goodman's Casual Clothes Foreshadowed Gene's Nebraska Life
The ties are followed by shots that show off Saul's massive walk-in closet and collection of expensive clothes, but the camera also shows casual-looking clothes in a corner - foreshadowing Saul's ordinary life as Cinnabon manager Gene Takavic. This also shows that Saul actually prepared for his new life in Nebraska and that he took it seriously. As seen in the Better Call Saul finale, the first call Gene made when he was finally taken to jail wasn't to a lawyer, but to Krista at Cinnabon - which helped minimize the impact of Gene's sudden exit. These seemingly misplaced casual clothes in the great Saul Goodman's wardrobe are one of the first clues that Gene Takavic wasn't just a cover for Saul - at one point, he might've considered actually becoming Gene.
What Does Saul Goodman's Gold Toilet Mean?
The camera lingers on a shot of Saul's golden toilet, which, apart from revealing just how tacky Saul can be, is basically a metaphor for Jimmy McGill's final fate. While there's no denying that Jimmy's life is in the toilet after the Better Call Saul finale, like his gold throne at home, he looked damn good doing it, and even convinced Kim that he could still be redeemed. There might be no better metaphor for Saul Goodman's rise and downfall than a toilet made of pure gold. In-universe, it also serves as a hilarious look into the stupid things that Saul bought using the money he earned from legally representing violent criminals.
H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine" - Regret In Better Call Saul
The book "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells first appears in the Better Call Saul season 6 premiere, and it foreshadowed several elements in the series finale. This includes Jimmy's incessant time machine questions to Mike and Walter White, the finale flashback inside the home of Jimmy's brother Chuck, and Jimmy McGill's final testimony in court. "The Time Machine" appeared again in the next episode, "Carrot and Stick," and then one last time during Jimmy and Chuck's flashback conversation during the finale, "Saul Gone," which revealed why Jimmy kept asking about time travel. As Walt tells Saul, his time travel questions are actually about regret - the overarching theme of the Better Call Saul ending.
Moreover, Jimmy asking about a time machine during the most desperate times in his life reveals his biggest regret: the way Jimmy and Chuck's relationship ended. In the end, the biggest expression of regret is when Jimmy essentially kills Saul Goodman during his final testimony and confessional. At first, the notable appearances of "The Time Machine" in Better Call Saul seemed to be a reference to the converging timelines. However, the book actually foreshadows the deep regrets faced not just by Jimmy, but also Kim, Walt, and Mike in their final moments in the show.
The Saul Goodman Cardboard Cutout Foreshadowed Gene's Dumpster Arrest
Just like the life-size cardboard cutout of Saul, Gene Takavic was fished out of the water and ended up in the dumpster. This is perhaps the least subtle of all the foreshadowing elements found throughout any season of Better Call Saul. However, given its timely placement at the beginning of Better Call Saul season 6, its context, and its eventual payoff, it's also the funniest. While totally bereft of any subtlety, a Saul Goodman cardboard cutout in the dumpster is not only hilarious and iconic, but it's also an effective visual synopsis for the finale.
Kim's Tequila Stopper Foreshadowed Her Dropping The Game
Better Call Saul showing Kim Wexler's Zafiro Añejo tequila bottle stopper ending up in the gutter foreshadowed the moment when Kim left in season 6 - when she decided to drop the game. Kim first acquired the tequila bottle stopper as a souvenir for her and Jimmy's first-ever scam. Kim also kept the stopper at her desk in her office at Schweikart & Cokely's banking division, and she took it with her when she left. This stopper represents Kim being in the game, and apart from how this scene foreshadowed her leaving, it also revealed that she had no intention of ever returning to her criminal ways - including being with Jimmy. Kim even went so far as to implicate herself and confess to Howard's wife about how Kim and Jimmy scammed Howard and inadvertently caused his death. While it's undeniable that everything Jimmy and Kim destroyed gave Kim a sense of satisfaction and genuine accomplishment, she didn't take the single souvenir she ever claimed from their many exciting scams, which revealed that her heart was no longer in the game during Better Call Saul's final season.