Better Call Saul season 6's "Carrot & Stick" speaks to Gus Fring's awesome instincts, not only knowing a visit to
After Bolsa and Gus visit Hector and promise him vengeance for Lalo's supposed death, Gus realizes from Hector's demeanor that Lalo is still alive.
Lalo died smiling as a nod to the maniacal personality he carried throughout life, but also to stress the satisfaction he derived from having been right about Gus. The familiar, creepy smirk was one final act of rebellion. Even in his most painful moment, he refused to let Gus see a glimmer of defeat on his face.
One explanation could be precisely what happened in episode 7 of Better Call Saul 6: Lalo appears at Saul and Kim's house, and Saul is sure (Mike told him) that Lalo is dead.
Because of the rivalry between Gus and Hector, Lalo becomes dedicated to disrupting Gus' legitimate restaurant business Los Pollos Hermanos and Lavandería Brillante, as well as his reputation with the cartel. Unlike his other rivals such as Walter White, Gus was highly fearful of Lalo due to his cunning and resilience.
Up to this point, Gus is portrayed as the smartest person on the show, matched only by Walter White in Breaking Bad. In spite of this, Lalo is able to believably outmaneuver him at nearly every turn.
The Breaking Bad episode "Hermanos" shows that Gus and his long-time business partner and boyfriend Max Arciniega started Los Pollos Hermanos as a front to sell methamphetamine that Max "cooked".
She says that she withheld the news from Jimmy that Lalo was alive because she knew what would happen — that Jimmy would protect her, hide with her and end the plot against Howard. And were that to happen, “We'd break up,” as she puts it.
Despite knowing Lalo Salamanca is alive and well in Better Call Saul, Kim lets Jimmy believe otherwise.
Better Call Saul's eighth episode ended with Mike (Jonathan Banks) burying both Lalo and Howard's bodies in a shared grave in Gus' bunker meth lab. Looking back at a specific moment in Breaking Bad, fans believe it was Hank Schrader (Dean Norris) and his team who discovered their grave.
Nacho Varga (Michael Mando)
By season five, Nacho was a mole in the Salamanca organization, which is a very dangerous place to be. After being befriended by Lalo, Nacho filled Gus in on his rival's plans but ultimately wanted out of this tug-of-war between ruthless men as the intensity grew.
Yes, because he needed the body of the man: Needing a body to make his death look believable to Gus and the world, Lalo finds a man who closely resembles himself. He then encourages this man to shave his facial hair in a way that makes him look like Lalo's double.
Rather than pretend to flee as planned so that Victor can kill him quickly, Nacho uses a piece of broken glass to free himself from his zip tie, seize Juan's gun, and kill himself. The Cousins then assist Hector to fire bullets into Nacho's lifeless body.
Mike switched Nacho's safe to ensure Nacho's death without casting suspicion over Gus Fring.
Lalo easily takes out the guards and could easily kill Gus immediately, but he makes a crucial mistake: he underestimates Gus. Earlier in the episode, he downplays Gus's threat to Kim and Jimmy, describing him as a "housecat" and suggesting that even a lawyer could take him out.
Then, being the brilliant man that he is, he also realizes what fellow brilliant man Lalo Salamanca's next move will be: to pay someone in Germany a visit. Sure enough, the final portion of “Black and Blue” reveals that Lalo really has gone to Germany to investigate what Gus is up to.
Back in Better Call Saul season 5, when Jimmy is collecting Lalo's money in the desert, Kim visits Lalo in prison to try and find out more. Lalo insists Jimmy is fine because "he's like la cucaracha" (cockroach in Spanish), which, according to Lalo, indicates that Jimmy is a "born survivor."
Abuelita Salamanca
She is the only Salamanca family member whose fate is currently unknown and who is not associated with the Cartel. She is most likely dead by the end of Breaking Bad as Gus states that all of the Salamancas are dead.
On his way to Mexico after being released on bail, Lalo ends up finding Jimmy's car riddled with bullet holes in a ditch, so he goes to Jimmy and Kim's apartment to question his story and continually asks him to repeat the story in order to intimidate Jimmy into exposing the lie.
Through flashbacks, Better Call Saul revealed the Wexler family lived in constant poverty, and Kim's mother was cruel and uncaring. Hearing how deeply Jimmy's brother loved him perhaps struck a nerve that reminded Kim of the family connection she never experienced.
Kimberly "Kim " Wexler is a fictional character from the television series Better Call Saul, a spin-off of Breaking Bad. Kim is primarily portrayed by Rhea Seehorn, and was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould.
Turns out Lalo hopped aboard a flight to Germany, and "Black & Blue" finds him propping up a bar under the alias "Ben." Turning on the same charm that made Kate Bishop's mother weak at the knees, Lalo gets chatting to Margarethe Ziegler - the wife of Werner Ziegler from Better Call Saul season 4.
Originally collaborating with the Mexican drug cartel to distribute cartel cocaine, Gus eliminated his dependence on the cartel and began distributing methamphetamine himself, and eventually became the kingpin of his solo drug empire, which was the most successful drug operation in United States history until his ...
The boyfriend Gould is referring to is Max Arciniega (James Martinez), who Breaking Bad fans will remember as Gus' friend and business partner.
Not looking at Gus is a sign of disrespect. Hector hates Gus but doesn't have a lot of ways of showing it. He's been reduced to a little man in a wheelchair while Gus just keeps growing in power and influence. Since he happily shot Gus' lover, Max, he has to know that Gus revels in his misery.