Better Call Saul: 1 Genius Detail Explains Why Lalo Went To Jimmy
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Better Call Saul season 6, episode 7.
Lalo Salamanca's return to Jimmy and Kim's home in Better Call Saul is a shocking twist, but the reason for Lalo's actions creeps across the scene just moments earlier. Lalo makes sure that Better Call Saul's mid-season finale ends with a bang, as he arrives unannounced and kills Howard Hamlin, who is just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The nail-biting scene mirrors a terrifying moment in season 5 when Lalo waltzes into Jimmy's home demanding to hear his version of what happened in the desert. That season 5 scene ends without any casualties, but lightning definitely strikes this time around.
Lalo is embroiled in a game of cat and mouse with Gus Fring in Better Call Saul season 6, and Fring and his superlab remain Lalo's main target, so his motivation for going to Jimmy and Kim's remains murky. Lalo and Jimmy have history, with Jimmy representing Lalo in court during season 5 and securing Lalo the opportunity to escape on bail. This trial has led many to call Jimmy "Salamanca's guy," a title he embraces as he morphs fully into Breaking Bad's Saul Goodman. One of the reasons he has embraced said title, however, is because Jimmy believes Lalo to be dead. This revelation could cause friction in Jimmy and Kim's relationship, as she was informed by Mike that Lalo is very much alive.
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The twist of Lalo's arrival comes as a surprise to viewers, as well as to Jimmy, but one detail in the scene prior explains exactly why Lalo turns up at Jimmy's. As Lalo is on the phone to Casa Tranquila, the residence of his uncle Hector Salamanca, he sees a cockroach running along
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