"Fun and Games" is the ninth episode of the sixth season of Better Call Saul, the spin-off television series of Breaking Bad.

In the episode, Gus Fring discusses the death of Lalo Salamanca with the cartel, Mike Ehrmantraut ties up a loose end, and Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler deal with the aftermath of Howard Hamlin's murder.

"Fun and Games" was met with critical acclaim, particularly for its character development and the performances of Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn as Jimmy and Kim.

Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler leave for work while Mike Ehrmantraut and his men remove all traces of Howard Hamlin's murder[a] from their apartment.

To keep the peace, Eladio divides the Albuquerque-area drug territory: the Salamancas will control the South Valley, while Gus receives the area to the north.

She reveals that she knew of Lalo's survival before he appeared at their apartment but did not tell Jimmy for fear it would jeopardize their scheme against Howard, which she enjoyed but now regrets.

In a flashforward, Jimmy has fully embraced his Saul Goodman persona, living in a large mansion, frequenting prostitutes, and driving a 1997 Cadillac DeVille with "LWYRUP" vanity plate to his newly renovated office to meet with clients.

[e] "Fun and Games" was written and directed by Better Call Saul veterans Ann Cherkis and Michael Morris, respectively.

The episode was dedicated to Julia Clark Downs, an Albuquerque attorney who consulted for the show in regard to its legal system presentations.

[9] A music cover of Harry Nilsson's "Perfect Day", by Dresage and Slow Shiver, was recorded for the intro to accommodate the runtime.

Rhea Seehorn, who plays Kim, described it as an intimate, orchestrated dance to shoot the scene with a minimal number of cuts.

"[15] Morris said they filmed the transition to the final scene's flashforward in an "unconventional way" by not focusing on Jimmy's facial reaction to the "last time he's going to see this apartment probably in some real sense" and cutting to the future where "it's not him anymore.

[4][25][23] Harley said it was the first scene to challenge his perception of Gus, and wished the show had explored more of the character's thoughts and emotions before its end.

"[25] Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone described it as "remarkable", "lovely", and "terribly sad" and praised Esposito's performance as Gus.

"[22] Harley complimented it and said it was "the sort of hardboiled, dark night of the soul stuff that Mike's storylines so frequently produce, and it's as excellent and heartbreaking as the rest".

[11] Michael Hogan of Vanity Fair said there was "so much amazing acting and dialogue" in the breakup scene that "you have to just sort of stand back and behold the pièce de résistance".

[22] Harley thought the departure felt right for a series like Better Call Saul and said the two actors were "extraordinary": "You can almost physically see Jimmy trying to hold on as Kim pulls away from him.

[23] Potts felt the breakup "moved too quickly" but nevertheless gave the episode a positive review, noting how Odenkirk and Seehorn "display frighteningly real sincerity".