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He's always been Saul, because Saul = Slippin Jimmy. Kim knows this too, but they have adopted a don't ask don't tell policy since season 2. There are some lines he doesn't like to cross, like in Breaking Bad where he had Francesca call Hank and tell him his wife was in the hospital.

THIS complaint again?

Look, I always sound like an ass when I say this to people but really--people should use their common sense more:

The show is about the JOURNEY toward Saul Goodman. What does EVERY SINGLE STORY have? A protagonist. What does a protagonist do? They DEVELOP. They go on a JOURNEY of development. Once Jimmy hits 100% Saul mode, guess what? His journey is complete. What's left after the completion of the journey? The ENDING (IE: Gene and whatever they decide to wrap up with that angle of the story.

This complain from people baffles me. Did you really expect the show to be 60 episodes of a Breaking Bad Saul Goodman? Where's the story there? Where's the development? Where's the journey?

And have you even been paying attention to this show? Jimmy has made HUGE progress toward becoming Saul Goodman: he's getting slimier every season. Those moments you mentioned where he still does good things is NO different than how they handled Walter White in Breaking Bad: you have to keep your protagonist somewhat relatable and redeemable.

And what do you mean by "Saul didn't seem all that caring"? I can think of many instances:

-His disgust with Walter White poisoning Brock and how he said: "You never told me that kid would wind up in a hospital!" and tried to cut his ties with Walt after that. And he reiterated that point to Jesse when he said: "I wouldn't have helped him if I knew what he was going to do! You've gotta believe me, Jesse! I didn't want any of THIS!"

-His personal recommendation that Jesse talk to Andrea in Season 4 and how he watched, almost with envy, as Jesse heads toward Andrea's how to rekindle their relationship. He didn't have to recommend that to Jesse.

-Little things such as when Saul brings Jesse a little "welcome home" cactus house-warming gift in Season 3.

-His whole speech to Walt in "Granite State" about how Walt should stay and face the music and offering advice about how Walt could help his family keep their house.

Saul had many moments of "Jimmy" in Breaking Bad.

Plus, people seem to forget that we've watched an entire show now where Jimmy shifts into Saul mode all the time and then shifts out of it. Even Odenkirk stated that Saul is a public persona. We NEVER see Saul's personal life in Breaking Bad. We have NO idea what goes on with Saul after Walter White leaves his office or when Saul goes home.

I swear, some people act as if Saul was on the same level of bad/crazy as Walter White. He wasn't. Not even close.

Complaints like these really do the writing of BOTH shows a disservice. If you didn't see Saul Goodman all over Season 3 then you and I must have watched a different show.

Well we found out that the year is 2003 in this finale, as stated during Jimmy & Kim's conversation about midway through the episode. Still plenty of time to go before the recession years that take place during Breaking Bad. (there are several mentions of the economy in the toilet on-screen during BB's run)