As he tried to do in the prior episode in his gunfight with the Salamanca cousins, the revelation is Nacho going out in a blaze of fire, and as such is incredibly cathartic for audiences. When Nacho reveals his true feelings to the Salamancas in Better Call Saul, he drops another bombshell when he tells Hector that it's his fault that Hector is a wheelchair user.
Truly, in the world of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, nobody is ever safe, and Hank and Nacho make sure that nobody forgets that before they go out. After being asked if anyone else is involved, Nacho looks at Gus and asks rhetorically, "Him?" Quivers appear on Gus' stone-clad face before Nacho insults him, branding Gus "the chicken man? What a joke." Like Hank, Nacho degrades the one ultimately responsible for his death and makes Gus aware of the fragility of his position. When Nacho lies about his employer, Hector Salamanca remains convinced that Gus is to blame. With Hank's death in Breaking Bad, Walt acknowledges his own vulnerability for the first time in forever, meanwhile Nacho manages to expose a chink in Gus Fring's seemingly impenetrable armor before he dies. And you're too stupid to see he made up his mind ten minutes ago." This last gut-punching line reveals Walt's own deficiencies, as he is often blinded by money, his emotions, and his ego. Yet, as Hank tells his brother-in-law, "You're the smartest guy I ever met. In Hank's case, Walt's desperation to save him leads to a glimmer of hope as Walt offers his hidden stash of $80 million to Jack in exchange for Hank's life. As previously stated, they're both inevitable and take place in the desert but both characters are also allowed to endear themselves to audiences before they bite the bullet.
While the deaths of Hank and Nacho both shocked and upset audiences, the similarities between their killings run deeper. It's fitting that his death takes place in similar surroundings to the events of "Ozymandias" as it harks back to the sense of tragedy felt during Hank's death and therefore makes audiences believe that something similar will transpire. Nacho eventually shoulders the blame to protect his father and enable the events of Breaking Bad. Since Gus works in tangent with Don Eladio's cartel and the Salamanca family during Breaking Bad, Gus is never going to take the blame for the assassination attempt on Lalo, otherwise, either Gus or the Salamancas would be dead before the events of Breaking Bad. The showdown in Better Call Saul season 6, episode 3, "Rock and Hard Place" is similarly inevitable. The notion of circularity also demonstrates the inevitability of Walt's eventual downfall and the consequences of his actions, especially since his brother brother-in-law is a DEA agent and the nature of the business that Walt thrives in. The use of flashback in "Ozymandias" signals the end of Breaking Bad and the cyclical nature of violence, as the first act of violence and the most heart-breaking both occur in the same place in the desert. The opening of Breaking Bad season 5, episode 14, "Ozymandias" runs back to Walter White's first time in the desert before returning to the current situation in the same place where Hank has been shot by Jack's biker gang. Better Call Saul does not emulate "Ozymandias" beat-for-beat, however, as Nacho's final tirade towards the Salamancas inverts the crushing revelations in Breaking Bad's episode, leaving a bitter-sweet taste in the mouth of viewers in comparison to the despair and tragedy that permeates Breaking Bad's greatest episode.įrom its first episode, Breaking Bad establishes the desert as the wild and vast setting where many of its grimmest actions can take place unseen. His inevitable death in the episode is reminiscent of Hank's heart-breaking demise in Breaking Bad, in which both men got the last laugh. Related: Better Call Saul: Gus & Mike's Nacho Plan Explainedīetter Call Saul season 6, episode 3 sees Nacho accept his fate and blame Alvarez in exchange for his father's safety. Once again, things don't go to plan for Nacho and his involvement in the attempt on Lalo's life becomes obvious to the Salamancas, placing him in a seemingly inescapable position. Gus' plans for Nacho put him in increasing danger, as he is tasked with aiding Gus' hit-men with the attempted assassination of Lalo Salamanca.
His plan to kill Hector and save his father is thwarted by Gus Fring, who identifies Nacho's scheme and blackmails Nacho into working for him. A member of the Salamanca crime family, Nacho betrays his employers when he swaps Hector Salamanca's nitroglycerin pills for ibuprofen. Nacho proves the age-old cliché that getting out of the drug trade is easier said than done.
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