It’s bittersweet for fans heading into the midseason finale of Better Call Saul. Because Bob Odenkirk has spent so many years perfecting the fan favorite role of Saul Goodman on two separate television shows, there’s a certain sadness that many feel in saying goodbye to the character. At the same time, people have also been waiting for years to see what ultimately becomes of Saul, aka Jimmy McGill, who has been living a life on the lam under the alias of Gene Takavic.

At the start of the first five seasons, flash-forward scenes on Better Call Saul would provide some clues about Saul’s new life as a Cinnabon manager. He may have avoided the law and any other potential threats, but a life in hiding has been taking its toll. We last saw the character getting recognized by a stranger, leading Saul to initially decide to get out of town for another new identity. At the last second, he changes his mind, and it becomes clear “Gene Takavic” is finished running from his problems.

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So, what comes next? Season 6 did not open with the traditional “Gene scene,” revealing the next chapter of the present-day black-and-white timeline. That’s likely because it’s being saved for the end of the season where viewers will learn Saul’s ultimate fate. It’s not clear what exactly will go down, but in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Odenkirk teases some great television that’s in store for fans. It begins with Jimmy McGill making the choice as to whether he wants to keep running or let Saul Goodman come back through.

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Bob Odenkirk admits that Saul Goodman is a pretty “selfish” person, but he also wanted the character to learn the right lessons from his life crashing and burning after getting too involved with Walter White and other dangerous criminals. The actor says he would pitch to series creators Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan that sometimes people can take the appropriate lessons learned form “challenges and trauma,” and maybe McGill could come out of his bad days as a better person.

Odenkirk can reveal exactly what happens, of course, but he doesn’t want fans to read too much into his interview and assume that he’s saying Saul Goodman will have a happily-ever-after kind of ending. Perhaps the character is shown to come to terms with his life choices and accept the mistakes he’s made, even if things don’t exactly get much better for him from there. In any case, Odenkirk promises a satisfying ending, and he seems to feel the fans will appreciate how the story ends just as much as he did.

The midseason finale of Better Call Saul will premiere on AMC and AMC+ on May 23.