Better Call Saul Mid-Season 6 Finale's Twist: Why THAT Moment Happened

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WARNING: This post contains Better Call Saul season 6 spoilers

Here's why Lalo kills Howard in the Better Call Saul season 6 midseason finale. The final season of AMC's acclaimed drama has followed two distinct storylines so far: the escalating cartel war between Gus Fring and the Salamancas, and Jimmy and Kim's scheme to take down Howard. Both threads have been ripe for drama and surprises in the season's first half, most notably with Nacho's death in «Rock and Hard Place.» Vince Gilligan and the creative team have taken Better Call Saul down an unpredictable path, with this latest episode, «Plan and Execution,» serving as a shocking merging of the two narratives.

Unable to find proof of what Gus is up to at the laundromat (the cover for his meth super lab), Lalo informs Hector he is going back to «Plan A.» This course leads him to Kim's apartment, and he coincidentally arrives while Howard confronts Jimmy and Kim about their dark Casimiro plan that painted Howard as an unhinged drug addict. Following a brief interaction, Lalo nonchalantly shoots Howard in the head and turns his attention back to an impending conversation with his lawyers. It was a horrifying and tragic end for Howard that left the season on a staggering cliffhanger.

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Lalo likely saw Howard as an unexpected loose end to tie up, which is ultimately what doomed Howard. At this point in the story, the world at large is under the impression Lalo is dead, and he likely wants to keep it that way for the time being. Lalo couldn't risk Howard leaving and telling someone about what transpired at Kim's apartment. If Howard got away, he probably would have gone to a colleague or the