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Originally Posted by Baby Lee
I think he sees an off ramp for the treadmill.
Chuck's demise shows him the dark end of principled living.
He probably has a mountain of guilt sitting on his stomach from what Chuck was driven to. But rather than let it consume him he is mindful of Howard's similar feelings of guilt and ready to let others suffer for their shortcomings while he takes advantage where he sees it.
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Unless the writers of the show have started taking shortcuts in fear of not being around for 2-3 more years, that's just WAY to quick a switch.
I think he's turtling up a bit and we'll see it create a slow gnaw at him. To just have a 'eureka!' moment where he becomes Saul simply doesn't fit what Gilligan does, especially not on this show.
We'll see him struggling his ass off over this in the coming episodes, IMO. It's gonna eat away at him. Because if he's just decided "screw it, being good doesn't keep you alive and feeling bad just looks miserable - I'm gonna be Saul now..." then where else does this show have to go?
Nah - there's still more story to be told.