Why [SPOILER] Laughs Before They Die In Better Call Saul
WARNING: Spoilers ahead for Better Call Saul season 6, episode 8
Why does Lalo laugh shortly before he dies in Better Call Saul season 6? As soon as Gus Fring planted a secret weapon at his superlab in Better Call Saul season 6, part 1, the subterranean construction site was destined to host one final battle between he and Lalo Salamanca. Thanks to his Breaking Bad absence, audiences also had a pretty good sense that Lalo wouldn't emerge from Better Call Saul alive. Nevertheless, few were expecting to witness Lalo's death as early as the midseason premiere.
Lalo Salamanca uses Jimmy and Kim as decoys for creating an opening in the superlab's tight security. Gus Fring realizes what's afoot and bolts to the lab in person, where Lalo quickly and easily seizes control of the situation. Having already prepared the field to his advantage, Gus cuts the lights, grabs his hidden firearm, and blasts Lalo from the shadows, finally settling their feud for the ages. As a victorious Gus looms over his downed, bleeding opponent, Lalo looks up at his killer and emits a weak, gurgling laugh. Why the strange reaction?
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First and foremost, Lalo Salamanca laughing as he dies marks an appropriate farewell for this particular Better Call Saul character. Tony Dalton's fiery villain has a deserved reputation as a hot-headed maverick, willing to make bold gambits his fellow Salamancas never would. Despite his penchant for brutal violence, Lalo also goes about his work with a permanent smile, only letting that trademark grin slip on the rarest, most grave of occasions. It's appropriate, then, that Better Call Saul season 6's «Point & Shoot» finds Lalo quite literally laughing in the
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