If there is one thing I hate about the Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad fandom is the constant repetition of the god awful “Gus is gay” theory. This theory just simply won’t hold water when you actually start thinking critically. Oh, so Gus is gay because he had a… male business partner? That’s fucking stupid since the show very explicitly stated that they are brothers. It’s literally in the name of the chicken restaurant: “Pollos HERMANOS”. Why even call it “Gus is gay” theory when the bigger problem here is that Gus supports incest which is fucked up.

If you want an actual GOOD gay theory I now present to you my personal theory about the show:

Saul Goodman gay theory

Now at first this might sound absurd. “But Lordcactusthe3rd! Saul is married to a WOMAN! (Kim 😍) How in the world could he be gay?”

Well, it’s all about subtext and as you know Better Call Saul is filled to the brim with steaming subtext. I promise you that at the end of this essay you will be just as convinced as I am.

Let’s starts at the beginning where we get our first taste of gay Saul.

In the cold opening of the episode “Inflatable” from season 2 we see a young Jimmy working in his parents’ store. We see him pick up and read a dirty magazine featuring WOMEN. This might seem to contradict this theory, but actually it perfectly supports it. I believe Jimmy is just repressing his true sexuality by reading a playboy magazine. Why would he read it in public if he wasn’t doing it to prove he was straight. Once the grifter enters the store Jimmy puts back the magazine to spy on the interaction between the grifter and his father. Kind of suspicion that Jimmy put down a magazine of nude WOMEN when a man came into the store, hm?

In fact, I believe grifting is a euphemism for homosexuality.

The grifter tells Jimmy there are “wolves and sheep” in the world. Wolf and sheep? More like gays and straights. Using his gaydar the grifter I able to tell that Jimmy too is gay and he tells him in a very subtle way that it’s okay and that he shouldn’t hide who he is. It’s clear that Jimmy takes the encouragement to heart as after the grifter leaves he takes money from the register, setting him on the Saul Goodman path.

When Jimmy got older he started hanging out with his friend Marco. The show also makes reference to how Jimmy had multiple ex wives in Cicero during his youth. Why does he have multiple failing relationships with women while having a strong bond with another man? Really makes you think huh.

Together he and Marco would grift. Scamming people out of their money and getting high in the basement. As I stated earlier grifting is a metaphor for homosexuality.

Things take a turn for the worse when Jimmy gets arrested and his brother has to bail him out. The subtext in this scene shows that Chuck doesn’t agree or support Jimmy’s homosexual lifestyle. Chuck tells Jimmy he’ll bail him out if he straightens out his life, aka go back in the closet. Poor Jimmy has no other choice but to comply with Chuck’s unfair demands. Jimmy moves out of Cicero, leaving his lover behind, to start a new life in the HHM mailroom in Ablerqueruwer.

During his time in the mailroom he dates Kim, but I’ll talk about that later. What is more important is that Jimmy studies to become a lawyer like his brother. This symbolises Jimmy pursuing the heteronormative lifestyle. It’s very interesting that Chuck is not comfortable with Jimmy as a fellow lawyer. Could it mean that Chuck, while wanting Jimmy to suppress his true identity, doesn’t want to see him as a heterosexual equal? Quite possible. I will come back to this once I start talking about the “You’re not a real lawyer” speech.

The Kettlemens decline Jimmy’s offer to be their lawyer and instead go to the pristine HHM for the legal support. Once again Jimmy suffers oppression for his sexuality, even though he tries his best to hide it with boring suits and a pretend secretary. The closet is made of glass, Jimmy.

His multicoloured car gives away his true nature, which is why in later episodes he claims it’s just a car he borrows and that his “real” car is in the shop.

Jimmy goes on a date with a WOMAN. However he ends up ditching her to instead go vomit in the bathroom, implying he prefers that activity over interacting romantically with someone of the opposit sex.

Marco also never gets married implying he is not romantically attracted to women and that Jimmy was his true other half. And in beautiful storytelling Marco and Jimmy spend one last night together grifting. Truly bravo Vince.

Jimmy decides not to accept the offer from Davis and Maine. It seems like he’s finally ready to come out and be himself. But alas, this too is short lived.

He realises that maybe he could live heteronormative life with Kim(😍) and so he starts a romantic relationship with her once again falling back into the same trap like many years before.

It’s very interesting how Kim(😍) was written. First of all, her name. Kim is a unisex name. Second of all, she’s a woman in a male dominated field of work and her main colour of choice is a masculine blue. So even when Jimmy is dating a woman there are hints of his true feelings. Genius writing! Bravo!

Jimmy accepts the job at Davis and Maine and proceeds to take his place in the heterosexual culture of the firm. He is given a male assistant instead of a female one. Very interesting.

To reach out to the Sandpiper clients Jimmy goes behind Cliff’s back and makes a very artistic commercial. This pisses Cliff off beacuse it’s too flamboyant. This causes Jimmy to realize he doesn’t belong among the straights and instead should just embrace who he truly is.

A beautiful montage starts with Jimmy unpacking his new fresh rainbow wardrobe. This symbolises that Jimmy is gay. In the montage we see clips of an inflatable tube man dancing sensually. Sort of like in a Bond movie where the opening features a dancing woman. We also see Jimmy playing the bagpipe, an instrument that you have to BLOW. Very very interesting

Eventually Jimmy gets fired from his job beacayse Cliff is uncomfortable with Jimmy displaying his sexuality

okay i can’t write anymore i am am done

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TLDR: Saul is gay