Kim Wexler might seem fated to die before the end of Better Call Saul, but star Bob Odenkirk has a better idea for her destiny. One of the better spinoffs in TV history, Better Call Saul has offered those who miss Breaking Bad a chance to reunite with and see the origin stories of many of their favorite characters, including Saul Goodman himself, Mike Ehrmantraut, Gus Fring, and more. However, it's also introduced some great characters in its own right, such as Chuck McGill, Howard Hamlin, and of course, Kim Wexler.
As Better Call Saul has progressed, Kim (Rhea Seehorn) has seen the spotlight on her grow ever larger, with at this point Kim being nearly as important to the show as Saul/Jimmy. Going into Better Call Saul season 6, Kim looks to be turning further and further toward the dark side, to the point where even Saul is alarmed. Understandably, this devolution is making more and more viewers believe that death is the logical ending for Kim's story arc.
When asked about Kim's possible fate at the end of Better Call Saul in summer 2021, Odenkirk disagreed with the idea that she'll end up dead, instead offering up his own theory. While Odenkirk says he prefers not to be told about creative plans far ahead of time, he believes that by the time of Breaking Bad, Kim will still be living in Albuquerque and still practicing law. He also thinks that Saul and Kim will still occasionally cross paths, which would partially fuel his desire to become a success—and remain in the public eye.
While Odenkirk's idea of what should happen to Kim Wexler isn't necessarily the most dramatic or compelling way for her to end up by the end of Better Call Saul, it's still a better route than killing her off. For one, many Better Call Saul viewers have assumed Kim was a goner for years now, some even dating back to the beginning of the series. After all, if she's still alive during the events of Breaking Bad, why is she never shown during them? At the same time, the widely predicted nature of her coming demise means that Better Call Saul deciding to leave her alive would actually be the more surprising option.
On another level, Seehorn has succeeded in making Kim one of the most interesting characters in the entire Breaking Bad universe via her multifaceted performances. Whether or not any other Breaking Bad spinoffs - outside of the animated Slippin' Jimmy - follow Better Call Saul's conclusion, the Breaking Bad world is better served by having Kim in it than not. Leaving Kim alive also leaves the door open for the even more surprising move of her playing some kind of role in what happens to Saul's increasingly paranoid "Gene" identity in Omaha. If Kim is still practicing law in the present as Odenkirk suggests, perhaps a desperate Saul will reach out to Kim for help, following the two not speaking for years. That's a far more intriguing route to go than simply killing Kim off.