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Mr_hulk88 posted...

I don't equate taking life in prison to be more "redeeming" than taking 7 years though.
I don't see the value in choosing to go to prison for life, when able to go for 7 years. It was contrived and unrealistic.

It was about saving his soul tbh. To quote Mike about the money in season one: "I believe you said something about doing the right thing." He remembers Chuck's advice that it's never too late to change your path, and sees Kim do it, so he realizes he can too.

In the abstract taking 80 years over 7 just for morality sounds unbearable, but Jimmy's life was already joyless by then. There's no burst of color as he grows back into Saul's shoes when negotiating the plea deal. The only color that returns for him is when he shares the cigarette with Kim.