Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Better Call Saul – Season 4, Episode 6 Piñata

Play trailer 1:17 Better Call Saul – Season 4, Episode 6 Piñata Aired Sep 10, 2018 Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 11 Reviews
While Jimmy daydreams about reconstituting Wexler-McGill, Kim sets out to secure her own future; Mike puts a plan into motion for Gus.
Watch on Fandango at Home Stream Now

Where to Watch

Better Call Saul — Season 4, Episode 6

Better Call Saul — Season 4, Episode 6

What to Know

Critics Consensus

Though more of an expositional creep than previous episodes, "Piñata" maintains the season's emotionally charged character growth and provides a powerful, mildly petrifying performance from Giancarlo Esposito.

Read Critics Reviews
Halt and Catch Fire 90% 91% Halt and Catch Fire Watchlist The Son 52% 86% The Son Watchlist TRAILER for The Son Rubicon 69% 86% Rubicon Watchlist Hell on Wheels 73% 89% Hell on Wheels Watchlist Into the Badlands 84% 88% Into the Badlands Watchlist TRAILER for Into the Badlands Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Critics Reviews

View More
Donna Bowman AV Club 09/11/2018
B+
"Piñata" structures its narrative around Jimmy's hunger for the respect, adulation, and sense of accomplishment that lawyering was supposed to provide him. Go to Full Review
Kenny Herzog New York Magazine/Vulture 09/11/2018
"Piñata" reminds us that when creating compelling characters, as Mike would say, "We can't just keep 'em alive, we gotta keep 'em from climbing the walls." Go to Full Review
Alan Sepinwall Rolling Stone 09/11/2018
Offers a valuable emotional counterweight to the steps Jimmy takes in the rest of the episode on the road from (hat tip to Jesse Pinkman) criminal lawyer to criminal lawyer. Go to Full Review
Jude Brewer Cultured Vultures 10/08/2019
You couldn't ask for more skill in an episode. Stanton's direction compliments Hutchison's writing beautifully. Go to Full Review
Nick Hogan Tell-Tale TV 09/12/2018
4.5/5
Pinata, may have been the most revealing episode yet in terms of the journey to becoming Saul Goodman, Go to Full Review
Matt Fowler IGN Movies 09/11/2018
8.6/10
It's becoming clearer that the final "Saul" straw will come when this dream collapses entirely. Go to Full Review
Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis While Jimmy daydreams about reconstituting Wexler-McGill, Kim sets out to secure her own future; Mike puts a plan into motion for Gus.
Director
Andrew Stanton
Creator
Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould
Executive Producer
Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein
Screenwriter
Gennifer Hutchison
Network
AMC
Rating
TV-MA (L|V)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 10, 2018
More Top TV Picks Netflix