Why Lalo Must Die Before The End Of Better Call Saul
As Better Call Saul approaches its end, one of the most pressing questions remains—the fate of Lalo Salamanca. It was originally theorized that Lalo (Tony Dalton) could have survived his war with Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) in order to potentially reappear in the modern-day, black and white timeline that bookends the series. However, the mid-season finale of Better Call Saul season 6 makes it clear that the character has to die before the events of Breaking Bad for the events of that series to make sense.
Based off a single line in Breaking Bad, Lalo has become one of Better Call Saul's most striking and unnerving characters, due in large part to actor Tony Dalton's performance. The first half of season 6 showed Lalo escaping Gus's attempted assassination attempt, faking his own death by killing his body double, and setting in motion an elaborate revenge plot to bring down Gus's empire. In the Better Call Saul mid-season finale, Lalo returns to Jimmy McGill's (Bob Odenkirk) life with a horrific bang, appearing in his apartment unannounced and shooting Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian) dead.
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It is clear that the feud between Lalo and Gus must end with one of them dead. Lalo already had his chance to escape and start a new life, and instead decided to return, looking for revenge. Both men have also shown throughout Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul how ruthless and absolute they are in taking care of loose ends. After everything that has transpired, it is hard to imagine the two of them working out a truce. And since clearly Gus survives to appear in Breaking Bad, that means Lalo must die.
Lalo surviving would also make it hard to explain much of Gus's
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