Better Call Saul Fully Kills Breaking Bad's Lalo & Nacho References

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Caution: spoilers ahead for Better Call Saul season 6, episode 3

Recent events from Better Call Saul season 6 completely change the meaning behind Saul Goodman's famous Breaking Bad Nacho line. Vince Gilligan first sowed the seeds for his Better Call Saul prequel series way back in 2009 with Breaking Bad season 2. Seeking criminal representation, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman kidnap Bob Odenkirk's Saul Goodman for a violent trip into the desert. Before he realizes whom his captors really are, Saul pleads, "It wasn't me, it was Ignacio. He's the one!" Following a spot of Spanish begging, he then asks, "Lalo didn't send you?"

Thanks to Better Call Saul, we now know «Lalo» is Tony Dalton's Lalo Salamanca, and «Ignacio» is Nacho, played by Michael Mando. What we don't yet know is the full context behind Saul's two name-drops. Why is Saul Goodman looking over his shoulder expecting Lalo to pop out? And why would the shady lawyer blame Ignacio for whatever crime he thinks he's been captured for? Better Call Saul has inched closer to an answer over the course of 5-and-a-bit seasons, but hasn't yet struck upon a full explanation.

Related: How Gus Knew Lalo Was Alive In Better Call Saul Season 6

A long time coming,Better Call Saul season 6's «Rock & Hard Place» provides a pretty important piece of the puzzle. Caught between the Salamanca family and Gus Fring, Nacho sees no choice but to accept death, and in one final middle finger to the cartel, puts a bullet through his own brain. In this fateful moment, Nacho's Better Call Saul bullet also appears to kill Saul Goodman's Breaking Bad line stone dead. "It was Ignacio" — really, Saul? Four years after Ignacio's brutal death? There's no way Nacho could be a believable