There is a devastating cold open that details Jimmy and Kim’s juxtaposed mornings, the former wading his way through the desert and the latter worrying sick about him. It ends in Kim hearing Jimmy’s voice through a phone call, and the tears start flowing, both for the audience and for Kim. It’s a perfect way for the show to demonstrate the way both characters express themselves with each other.
5. All the Smoking Sessions
When Jimmy and Kim decide to smoke together, it’s almost their way of being physically intimate. There are so many different times throughout the show that they share a cigarette before a big moment, or in a time of solitude and cool down.
There’s the iconic first time in the parking garage in the pilot episode, to the fallacy of sunk costs quote in front of the glass windows of their shared law office. Whichever is your favorite, it’s sure to come with a genuine conversation of love and some beautiful cinematography that symbolizes their special romance.
4. Kim and Jimmy Battle Chuck in Court
When Jimmy has to defend himself in court against his brother Chuck in the middle of the third season to keep his law degree, Kim decides to represent him as legal counsel. By doing this, she is putting her name in the mud simply by associating with Jimmy. After all, he vandalized Chuck’s home and threatened him to try and destroy the tape that has his confession about botching the Mesa Verde Bank and Trust numbers (more on that later).
This is the biggest moment of Jimmy’s professional life to this moment, and it’s the tipping point in the feud with his brother Chuck. She serves both as emotional support and a strong partner in litigation. It’s another instance of the ways both characters support each other in multi-faceted ways rather than one simple gesture.
3. Kim Tells Lalo Off
When Lalo comes to the apartment in season 5’s “Bad Choice Road” to interrogate Jimmy over his involvement in the desert in the previous episode, Kim decides to intervene and stick up for her husband even when she doesn’t know all of the details of what happened.