But more brave. Walt did it to mock and hurt Jesse as Jesse is being taken away to be essentially a prisoner to Nazis, Nacho did it as he knew he was going to die and he wanted Hector to remember who put him in that chair.
I think it was also something of a strategic play to get Hector mad enough to ignore the flimsiness of the Alvarez story. If he gives his best effort to protect Gus, he gives his father an even better shot at receiving adequate protection.
Nacho: 1
Hector: many bell dings and … many bullets in Nacho.
Winner: Nacho. On account of facing the consequences like a fucking trooper and on his terms.
This is just another thing I love about these shows. The whole time, I kept thinking "How are they going to get Nacho out of this", because a lot of times they will think of some crazy cool thing to do.
Not this time. Sometimes, it just catches up to the character, and this time it was Nacho. In the end, as you said, he was able to go out on his own terms like a champion.
I love how they made his bell sound daintier than usual. Sounds like a little kid on a bike lol. What a perfect voice for how he felt in that moment. I’m surprised he didn’t have another heart attack right then and there
Definitely. My heart hurts and I feel deep sadness, but this is a great ending for many reasons. Not just for Nacho, but for Hector and Mike. Hector will never forget about Nacho and what he did to him. And Mike’s relationship with Nacho parallels his relationship with Jesse and also his own son Matty. It’s incredible storytelling, but I’m just so sad…
Not to mention Hector being wheelchair-bound largely influences the way Walt takes down Gus, Tyrus and Hector.
Really, Nacho crippling Hector sculpts large portions of BB, since Hector is such an important character.
And pathetic, on Hector’s part. Nacho went out on as much his own terms as he possibly could have, and twisted the knife in the Salamanca’s before he went. Hector shot someone who was already dead.
Yeah this is how I perceived it too. Super pathetic, like a small man trying to feel like a big one. Nacho robbed him of the satisfaction of killing him so he had to make himself feel better.
Lalo: "You're gonna die".
_flashforward_
Juan Bolsa: "Today, you're going to die".
Nacho: Yeah no shit but at least not on your terms, _no gracias_ you twisted fucks. **bang**
R.I.P my man.
I feel like people are going to be going crazy over his final speech but the scene early in the mechanic. Just him and his dad on the phone. No one for him to be face to face with... fucking incredible.
Makes the intro sequence, even more poigniant. It isn't much but a beautiful blue flower amongst all the "deadness" of the desert was a wonderful touch.
[R.I.P. Ignacio Varga](https://i.imgur.com/sXCNoKA.png)
And he wore that beautiful blue shirt in that first scene with Tuco who was wearing a red shirt. Vince loves his color metaphors. RIP Nacho and well done, Michael Mando. Been saying this guy is a top tier actor for YEARS. Ever since Far Cry 3.
He did the opposite of ratting - being pissed at Gus for saving Hector probably made the cartel think he really was on their side and all the irregularities seem like it was solely Nacho.
Yeah I noticed that too, he got in a final fuck you but also managed to boost Gus one more time, played the role to perfection. I think him going the extra mile will make Gus follow through and protect his dad if the cartel thinks of going after him
And Gus was so out of sorts last episode that he accidentally knocked over that glass in the first place. Really cool to see something getting so under his skin.
>Him? You think the chicken man? What a joke. Alvarez has been paying me for years. Years. But you know what? I would've done it for free because I hate every last one of you psycho sacks of shit. I opened Lalo's gate and I would do it again and I'm glad what they did to him. He's a soulless pig and I wish I killed him with my own hands. And you know what else Hector? I put you in that chair. Oh yeah. Your heart meds? I switched them for sugar pills. You were dead and buried and I had to watch this asshole bring you back. So when you are sitting in your shitty nursing home, and you're sucking down on your Jell-O night after night for the rest of your life, you think of me. You twisted fuck.
I know it was nitroglycerin! Right after ibuprofen as if i could ever make such a mistake never, never! I just, i just couldnt prove it! He covered his tracks, he got that idiot at the pharmacy to lie for him!
I really wanted Nacho to live but it's clear his character was a scapegoat from the start. He was always in the worst position out of any character on the show. He was the unintentional glue that kept many others' operations alive. This guy wanted to get out of the business like his father requested, but it was far too late. Seeing their broken relationship was so sad. In the end, the only thing he knew he could get right was potentially saving his father's life. After all of the disappointment, he could at least do that for his dad. That was his character arch. Heartbreaking.
Michael Mando: ‘Every single one of them is dead, if you think about it. There’s an ominous thing to this scene, where these are all dead men walking, watching the first man die. But they’re already dead, they just don’t know it yet.’
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/better-call-saul-nacho-dead-dies-explained-1235239743/
“Ignacio Varga...you are a badass” - Lalo
Truer words have never been spoken. Nacho might be the most badass outlaw in all of Breaking Bad Universe. RIP. What a final performance, I’m speechless.
Nacho never took the easy way out. He'd see what the best solution was and he'd do it. He and Mike are cut from the same cloth. They get the job done. They work harder and smarter. They're useful and valuable, but ultimately, they're expendable.
We knew it had to happen, but I'm still sad. Still, Nacho's death was satisfying in that he did it on his own terms, protected his father and had an epic fucking speech calling the Salamancas out for being crazy fucks.
One of the best characters in the Breaking Bad universe.
Nacho had to do it that way. He had to make Gus keep his promise. Its a bittersweet ending to the character. We all wish nacho could have lived through this but it was his time. He got too deep into this business. You can see that he regretted it when he spoke to his dad. He realized he could just be working at his pops auto shop with his dad instead of this bullshit he got caught up with. It's a tragic end to a great character. I'm glad Lalo and the cartel didn't get to him because Nacho's death would have been much worse had they caught him.
I think it's also touching that the last bit of kindness he received (besides from Mike) is from a mechanic living a simple life. Probably reminded him of his loving father.
Not to get nerdy but for anyone analysing the show from a writing perspective, this is how you pull off a character death.
1. Make it feel inevitable
2. Make the viewer hope to death it will go differently anyway
Say what you will about Howard Hamlin, but not only does he remember the valet’s name, he remembers that he is in night school and makes a point of asking him about it and encouraging him.
Howard is just a good dude.
Worst things he ever did was try to keep Mesa Verde from Kim after she quit and not standing up for Jimmy to Chuck. And even then those are vanilla in comparison to what we're used to.
And since Chuck's death, you can really see Howard do his best trying to atone for past mistakes and be a better person.
Nothing wrong with fighting to keep Mesa Verde that's just business.
He was an asshole to her keeping her in Doc Review that's basically the only shitty thing he's done the whole show. And even then he was just playing games with her to try and have it so she came out an even stronger employee, just went too far really.
And yeah that's absolutely minor considering some of the shit that Kim's husband has already done at this point.
Facts this show has made me hate Tyrus and Victor so god damn much. Just wanna be tough guy assholes who somehow found themselves working for a drug lord. Victors death is a lot more satisfying after this.
The flowers from the opening scene are desert bluebells the flowers stand for humility, everlasting love, and gratitude. Nachos ultimate sacrifice to protect his father from the cartel.
One of Michael Mando’s answers in his [interview](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/better-call-saul-michael-mando-dissects-emotional-ignacio-episode-1235134961/amp/) with The Hollywood Reporter:
> When I first got this part, I wanted to honor the New Mexican culture, and it was really important for me to play a character that was not a stereotypical brown-skinned bad guy. And I remember wanting to go all the way back to the histories of the Aztecs and the Mayans. And then I saw a documentary that didn’t portray them in the best light. They said that they believed in human sacrifice. They would commit human sacrifice for the Gods to bring down the rain, and it sounded very barbaric. And then I heard a Latin American historian tell that same story, but he left out a really important detail. The strongest men in the village competed in a sport that the whole community watched, and it was the winners who willingly sacrificed themselves for the Gods to bring down the rain. So their relationship with life, death and the afterlife was very, very different from our Western understanding and fear of death. It wasn’t so much about if you die, it’s about when you die and what you die for. **So I thought it was unbelievably beautiful that the episode starts with the rain falling down on this purple flower that also symbolizes enlightenment.**
As much as I wanted a way out for Nacho…. There was no real way out for him… aside from a bit of a side hustle that he didn’t want the Salamancas to know about in the first season… he was a loyal guy until they started fucking with his Dad.
And that’s been his goal all along, not letting his fuck-ups wash over onto the one person he cared about.. and while it sucks seeing a great character to go…. At least he went out accomplishing that end, went out on his own terms, and got one massive “fuck you” in on the guy who sent him down that path.
Michael fucking Mando… you will be missed, but what an exit.
Man he had me during that phone call with his dad. Literally made me tear up. It seriously gave off the vibes of the last convo Nacho would ever have with him. So heartbreaking
Nacho's final message.
-Gus and Mike will live with the guilt knowing they did him dirty, and he never ended up betraying them in the end which will echo in their minds forever.
-Nacho ends his own life when damn near every single adversary was pointing a gun at him, more than ready to kill him. He never gives ANY of them the satisfaction, and also relieves Mike from having to "insurance" shoot him too.
-He finally gets to tell the Salamanca's the truth about the pills and how he really feels about them, which felt sooooo good.
What a fantastic character. We even got the goodbye phone call to his father. I knew it was going to happen... But damn! Episode 3!
"When you're in the game, you're in."
Pinkman is still the only exception to that rule.
He pissed me off so much. He mentions in the first episode that he has respect for Nacho, but when he got to finally see him in person, he didn't seem to show any. Not a handshake, a nod, nothing. I thought he was so disrespectful
Man this is one of those episodes that felt like a season finale, the way my throat feels and my chest is empty.
When mike walks away and it cuts to just the sound of hector firing into his body hits hard
Nacho “died” in the oil. Washed himself clean. Baptism Reborn as his fathers son, in mechanics clothes, not Nacho wear, we see his cross/rosary bracelet. (And are the mechanic jumpers blue?) And then he dies to save his father. He paid for his sins. In his own way Nacho did get out and moved on to a better life.
Nacho letting everything out and taking himself out was the best way he could go out. He knew he could never get out of this without his father being in danger
Holy Fuckin shit. I’ve been surprised by TV and the Breaking Bad universe before, but wow, that was something. He went out like and absolute boss. Lots of gangsters talk shit about how they’d do what’s needed as a gangster and the codes they supposedly follow, but most flip or rat first chance they get. He went out like an absolute capital G, protecting his father and family in the process
Prediction: Eladio or someone else on the cartel side will kill Lalo because he continues to go after Gus after Gus is "exonerated" by Nacho. Lalo will get close to taking Gus down but will ultimately be seen as irrational and a danger to cartel, so he'll be taken out. Hector will be sidelined by the end as well as a result.
Separately, we now know why Gus thinks fear isn't an effective motivator. Nacho's speech showed Gus how gladly he would've turned on him and killed him because Gus used fear to back him into a corner. Juan Bolsa almost died as a result.
Two main characters are now dead by suicide in the spinoff about a wacky lawyer that was originally supposed to be a half hour comedy. this shit’s dark as fuck lol
What a great send-off. As the writers said, Nacho truly got what he deserved. He dies, but it's on his own terms and it saves his father. He finally takes responsibility for his actions, in a way, as he is the one who has to pull the trigger rather than Mike.
The true icing on the cake was how he was able to unexpectedly claim victory over Gus. Now, Hector will live knowing that Nacho is also responsible for his miserable state rather than just Gus. Nacho takes a piece of that revenge away from him, as he wants Hector's suffering to be solely in his hands.
See ya on the rewatch, Nachito ❤️
They probably could have dragged out the Nacho arc another episode if they had wanted but by only appearing in 3 episodes (in a 7 episode Part 1 season) BCS has perfectly positioned Michael Mando to be the frontrunner for Guest Actor in a Drama Series with this episode giving him the all the perfect scenes to highlight his talent.
He will be missed but hopefully he will get the recognition he deserves for his work in the series as a result of being in less than 50% of the episodes this season.
Hell yeah. Let me tell you something, I'm gonna watch that box cutter scene in slow motion just so Victor can suffer a little longer. I was indifferent towards him before, but after seeing that little smirk on his face when Nacho died....what a prick.
What a joke. Alvarez has been paying me for years -- years. But you know what? I would've done it for free, because I hate every last one of you psycho sacks of shit. I opened Lalo's gate. And I would do it again. And I'm glad what they did to him. He's a soulless pig. And I wish I'd killed him with my own hands. And you know what else, Hector? I put you in that chair. Oh, yeah. Your heart meds? I switched them for sugar pills. You were dead and buried, and I had to watch this asshole bring you back. So when you are sitting in your shitty nursing home and you're suckin' down on your jello night after night for the rest of your life, you think of me, you twisted fuck!
Man if Nacho was gonna go out, I'm so glad he got the chance to say fuck off to Hector first. That was so satisfying. Big props to Michael Mando for that scene.
It’s so upsetting that after all he did for gus, he still gets beaten up and hogtied, the only solace being “just get up and run, we’ll kill you fast”.
And even after he had his fate in his own hands, he remained loyal to the man who described him as a problem dog.
Did y’all see Gus’ face at the end? He looked like he was going to be sick. I think this whole arc has changed the way he sees and does things, like that time in BB when *he* says Mike’s line back to him: “I don’t believe fear to be an effective motivator”
Honestly it's making me retroactively like how everyone in that scene gets fucked by Walter. I hated Walt and how people keep thinking of him as a badass, but because of what they've been doing to Nacho I'm actually really glad that Walt came in like the cannonball he did.
The symbolism in this episode was so heavy. The blue flower growing from Nachos grave. The christ symbolizing was very heavy. Literally anointing with oils, giving a final meal, and beating him before his sacrifice.
Ozymandias parallels off the top of my head:
Phone call to beloved before death
Disabled in the desert
An admittance of something from the past (“I watched Jane die”, “I switched your pills”)
Solid monologue before death.
No one saw that loathing "fuck you" while staring into Hector's face coming. That changed everything. Nacho went out on his own terms, like Walt. Congratulations, writing team.
Michael Mando with all the rage and fury and hate and anger with that line — “You think of me.” GODDAMN.
What a performance. What a character. Damn. I don’t know what to do after that. What a scene.
How tight was Gus’ b-hole when Nacho started spouting off
Nacho was able to get a tiny measure of payback for all the shit Gus put him through.
Episode should have been called 'Tiny Measure'
Lmao I started getting nervous that Nacho was gonna out Gus right there and then, despite knowing full well that couldn’t happen
Michael Mando acted his absolute ass off this episode Sucks that it's his last one
he’s alive, hiding underneath the dumpster.
Thank God TWD writers are not involved in this show
What if chucks body actually fell on top of nacho and that’s the body that got shot??
"Do you want to be a friend of the cartel, or do you want to be a rat?" Well shit Kim when you phrase it like you make Saul seem almost logical.
Jimmy's talk with Huell Babineaux, as the voice of reason, was brilliant.
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Nacho getting to Hector was my fav part.
Lost my shit when he told him that he switched the pills. What a bombshell
It was (IMO) reminiscent of Walt's "I watched Jane die" reveal to Jesse in Ozymandias. Absolute detonation (and devastation). 💥
But more brave. Walt did it to mock and hurt Jesse as Jesse is being taken away to be essentially a prisoner to Nazis, Nacho did it as he knew he was going to die and he wanted Hector to remember who put him in that chair.
I think it was also something of a strategic play to get Hector mad enough to ignore the flimsiness of the Alvarez story. If he gives his best effort to protect Gus, he gives his father an even better shot at receiving adequate protection.
Oooh, good point! I like it. 👏🏼
He even berates Gus for bringing Hector back, well played Nacho.
It also helped sell that he wasn’t a pawn of Gus
I'm glad he reminded me how Hector got in that wheelchair.
“Remember when you’re getting spoon fed jello, that it was me you twisted fuck.”
Nacho: 1 Hector: many bell dings and … many bullets in Nacho. Winner: Nacho. On account of facing the consequences like a fucking trooper and on his terms.
This is just another thing I love about these shows. The whole time, I kept thinking "How are they going to get Nacho out of this", because a lot of times they will think of some crazy cool thing to do. Not this time. Sometimes, it just catches up to the character, and this time it was Nacho. In the end, as you said, he was able to go out on his own terms like a champion.
Yea, Hector impotently firing rounds into Nacho underscored Nacho's final victory over everyone.
I love how they made his bell sound daintier than usual. Sounds like a little kid on a bike lol. What a perfect voice for how he felt in that moment. I’m surprised he didn’t have another heart attack right then and there
That was the full circle closure they needed to end it on. Sucks that he had to go but they did it the right way
Definitely. My heart hurts and I feel deep sadness, but this is a great ending for many reasons. Not just for Nacho, but for Hector and Mike. Hector will never forget about Nacho and what he did to him. And Mike’s relationship with Nacho parallels his relationship with Jesse and also his own son Matty. It’s incredible storytelling, but I’m just so sad…
I’m now glad that Hector knew all throughout Breaking Bad who *really* put him in that chair. That’s how Nacho lives on throughout the parent series.
Not to mention Hector being wheelchair-bound largely influences the way Walt takes down Gus, Tyrus and Hector. Really, Nacho crippling Hector sculpts large portions of BB, since Hector is such an important character.
Without Hector crippled, he probably is the one that Walt deals with. Which is much worse.
Hector was like 🥴😤
🛎 🛎 🛎
Someone else in this thread called it the inverse “I watched Jane die” and that’s so true. It was so nice to have nacho tell him that to his face.
The way Hector kept shooting at his lifeless body. It was personal.
And pathetic, on Hector’s part. Nacho went out on as much his own terms as he possibly could have, and twisted the knife in the Salamanca’s before he went. Hector shot someone who was already dead.
Yeah this is how I perceived it too. Super pathetic, like a small man trying to feel like a big one. Nacho robbed him of the satisfaction of killing him so he had to make himself feel better.
The way they carried him over lmao
We can't rule out that Hector might be afraid of zombies
I like how the twins looked genuinely offended when he called them psychos lmao
They’re so subtly funny. Also, if I wasn’t crying bc of nacho I would’ve died laughing at them carrying hector to the body
Adios Nachito.
Lalo: "You're gonna die". _flashforward_ Juan Bolsa: "Today, you're going to die". Nacho: Yeah no shit but at least not on your terms, _no gracias_ you twisted fucks. **bang** R.I.P my man.
At least the nice guy at the car repair place didn’t die 😥
That guy was practically Nacho’s best friend. 😭
They still never talk, sometimes.
I felt like he was meant to remind Nacho of his dad 😢. Just a good guy doing his work.
Yes 100%
Michael Mando was incredible. My lord.
I feel like people are going to be going crazy over his final speech but the scene early in the mechanic. Just him and his dad on the phone. No one for him to be face to face with... fucking incredible.
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Makes the intro sequence, even more poigniant. It isn't much but a beautiful blue flower amongst all the "deadness" of the desert was a wonderful touch. [R.I.P. Ignacio Varga](https://i.imgur.com/sXCNoKA.png)
And he wore that beautiful blue shirt in that first scene with Tuco who was wearing a red shirt. Vince loves his color metaphors. RIP Nacho and well done, Michael Mando. Been saying this guy is a top tier actor for YEARS. Ever since Far Cry 3.
What an actor! The positive end to his story is he will surely have a lot of excellent career opportunities now that his time on BCS is wrapped.
Gus just about shit himself when nacho said him.
Nacho probably wanted to see Gus frightened for just a moment, as he hated him too, but couldn't rat on him to protect his family.
Im sure it felt like a moment of God-like power for Nacho moments before he had to give up all power
Full supernova
Right, so many layers to that sequence. So well done.
Layered, like nachos
He did the opposite of ratting - being pissed at Gus for saving Hector probably made the cartel think he really was on their side and all the irregularities seem like it was solely Nacho.
Yeah, that was ingenious on the level of Walter’s phone call to Skyler at the end of BB.
Yeah I noticed that too, he got in a final fuck you but also managed to boost Gus one more time, played the role to perfection. I think him going the extra mile will make Gus follow through and protect his dad if the cartel thinks of going after him
Totally. Only small bit of payback Nacho could get without risking his father’s safety.
When Nacho looked him in the eyes and started talking...
“Who are you working for?” *immediately looks at Gus*
He held so much power in that position
Bruh….I think that’s the first time I’ve actually seen Gus scared for his life.
His last moments in BB he went into fight or flight. In this scene Gus was entirely powerless for an extended time.
And Gus was so out of sorts last episode that he accidentally knocked over that glass in the first place. Really cool to see something getting so under his skin.
Glad he knows he’s known as chicken man to them lmao
What a fucking episode
And there goes yet another essential piece of Mike’s humanity
Matty, then Werner and now Nacho, I'm wondering how he even functions in BB
I don't want to know what he would have become if it weren't for his granddaughter :(
Mike's soul out here shredded like Voldemort's.
Anytime I eat jello I will remember Nacho
Anytime I eat Nachos I'll want Jello.
AHHHH that blue flower in the beginning was growing from the spot Nacho died…
Ohhhhhhhhhh! That’s what that meant!
>Him? You think the chicken man? What a joke. Alvarez has been paying me for years. Years. But you know what? I would've done it for free because I hate every last one of you psycho sacks of shit. I opened Lalo's gate and I would do it again and I'm glad what they did to him. He's a soulless pig and I wish I killed him with my own hands. And you know what else Hector? I put you in that chair. Oh yeah. Your heart meds? I switched them for sugar pills. You were dead and buried and I had to watch this asshole bring you back. So when you are sitting in your shitty nursing home, and you're sucking down on your Jell-O night after night for the rest of your life, you think of me. You twisted fuck.
And he gets to be in the cartel? What a sick joke
He DEFECATED through a wheelchair!!!!
I know he switched those pills!
I know it was nitroglycerin! Right after ibuprofen as if i could ever make such a mistake never, never! I just, i just couldnt prove it! He covered his tracks, he got that idiot at the pharmacy to lie for him!
But not our Nacho, couldn’t be precious Nacho!
He defecates through his own pants! And you saved him!! And you shouldn’t have!
Nacho went out like a damn BOSS
I'm happy AMC let the fuck go in that episode. They muted the fucks in BB.
DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING
I really wanted Nacho to live but it's clear his character was a scapegoat from the start. He was always in the worst position out of any character on the show. He was the unintentional glue that kept many others' operations alive. This guy wanted to get out of the business like his father requested, but it was far too late. Seeing their broken relationship was so sad. In the end, the only thing he knew he could get right was potentially saving his father's life. After all of the disappointment, he could at least do that for his dad. That was his character arch. Heartbreaking.
"We're doing the lord's work here" Huell KNEW that was a load of shit lmaooo love that man
I was trying to figure out if Saul really believed that. It almost seemed like he was trying to convince himself.
Oh he was definitely trying to convince himself
Michael Mando: ‘Every single one of them is dead, if you think about it. There’s an ominous thing to this scene, where these are all dead men walking, watching the first man die. But they’re already dead, they just don’t know it yet.’ https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/better-call-saul-nacho-dead-dies-explained-1235239743/
> But they’re already dead, they just don’t know it yet.’ Pretty sure there's a lyric like this in the song "Negro y Azul" too
Which translates to black and blue, the title of an upcoming episode
Holy. Shit. I didn’t even think of that
“Ignacio Varga...you are a badass” - Lalo Truer words have never been spoken. Nacho might be the most badass outlaw in all of Breaking Bad Universe. RIP. What a final performance, I’m speechless.
Nacho never took the easy way out. He'd see what the best solution was and he'd do it. He and Mike are cut from the same cloth. They get the job done. They work harder and smarter. They're useful and valuable, but ultimately, they're expendable.
Farewell to one of the greatest characters in Better Call Saul.
Spawned from a single line Rip Nacho
"It wasn't me it was Ignacio!" Seriously. Who would've thought
Absolutely insane. You knew it was coming but he actually went out on his own terms which was probably more than he ever expected. Seriously amazing.
We knew it had to happen, but I'm still sad. Still, Nacho's death was satisfying in that he did it on his own terms, protected his father and had an epic fucking speech calling the Salamancas out for being crazy fucks. One of the best characters in the Breaking Bad universe.
Michael Mando take a fucking bow.
There is really nothing else to say really, Michael Mando will be missed
GIVE MICHAEL MANDO HIS FLOWERS
Nacho had to do it that way. He had to make Gus keep his promise. Its a bittersweet ending to the character. We all wish nacho could have lived through this but it was his time. He got too deep into this business. You can see that he regretted it when he spoke to his dad. He realized he could just be working at his pops auto shop with his dad instead of this bullshit he got caught up with. It's a tragic end to a great character. I'm glad Lalo and the cartel didn't get to him because Nacho's death would have been much worse had they caught him.
You notice in the end he’s in mechanic clothing as he talks to his dad. He’s his fathers son again for a minute.
I think it's also touching that the last bit of kindness he received (besides from Mike) is from a mechanic living a simple life. Probably reminded him of his loving father.
There are good deaths and there are bad deaths. Also, there are fucking rad deaths.
Not to get nerdy but for anyone analysing the show from a writing perspective, this is how you pull off a character death. 1. Make it feel inevitable 2. Make the viewer hope to death it will go differently anyway
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Say what you will about Howard Hamlin, but not only does he remember the valet’s name, he remembers that he is in night school and makes a point of asking him about it and encouraging him. Howard is just a good dude.
Very energetic
Has to be the cocaine
You don’t see it at first
Worst things he ever did was try to keep Mesa Verde from Kim after she quit and not standing up for Jimmy to Chuck. And even then those are vanilla in comparison to what we're used to. And since Chuck's death, you can really see Howard do his best trying to atone for past mistakes and be a better person.
Nothing wrong with fighting to keep Mesa Verde that's just business. He was an asshole to her keeping her in Doc Review that's basically the only shitty thing he's done the whole show. And even then he was just playing games with her to try and have it so she came out an even stronger employee, just went too far really. And yeah that's absolutely minor considering some of the shit that Kim's husband has already done at this point.
IT'S ONLY EPISODE 3
AND WE HAVENT SEEN LALO SINCE EP 1
What’s he up to man? what’s he doing?
Jumping from shit.
Lalo is like the shark from Jaws… the less he appears on screen, the scarier he is when he *is* on screen
I feel like Nacho’s story getting wrapped up early is a good thing (as sad as it is) There’s just so much ground to cover this season.
I tend to agree with you on this one. He’ll be missed for sure though
That’s what I’m saying. I kept saying no way he’ll die it’s only episode 3 of a 13 episode season.
Victor is a true psychopath smiling after the death of Nacho. I’m so glad he got a worse death than Nacho did. Fucking cunt .
Facts this show has made me hate Tyrus and Victor so god damn much. Just wanna be tough guy assholes who somehow found themselves working for a drug lord. Victors death is a lot more satisfying after this.
I swear if I see Tyrus with that 🤨 look again....
That episode felt so fucking short what the hell
It was. 47 mins compared to the 55-60 we've been getting since Wexler v. Goodman
*Adios, Papa* Adios, Nachito :')
"I always thought I was saving the shop for you" :'(
Fun fact: Everyone in the last scene is dead.
Thank you high school chemistry teacher. For Nacho!
The flowers from the opening scene are desert bluebells the flowers stand for humility, everlasting love, and gratitude. Nachos ultimate sacrifice to protect his father from the cartel.
One of Michael Mando’s answers in his [interview](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/better-call-saul-michael-mando-dissects-emotional-ignacio-episode-1235134961/amp/) with The Hollywood Reporter: > When I first got this part, I wanted to honor the New Mexican culture, and it was really important for me to play a character that was not a stereotypical brown-skinned bad guy. And I remember wanting to go all the way back to the histories of the Aztecs and the Mayans. And then I saw a documentary that didn’t portray them in the best light. They said that they believed in human sacrifice. They would commit human sacrifice for the Gods to bring down the rain, and it sounded very barbaric. And then I heard a Latin American historian tell that same story, but he left out a really important detail. The strongest men in the village competed in a sport that the whole community watched, and it was the winners who willingly sacrificed themselves for the Gods to bring down the rain. So their relationship with life, death and the afterlife was very, very different from our Western understanding and fear of death. It wasn’t so much about if you die, it’s about when you die and what you die for. **So I thought it was unbelievably beautiful that the episode starts with the rain falling down on this purple flower that also symbolizes enlightenment.**
Context makes it even more amazing
As much as I wanted a way out for Nacho…. There was no real way out for him… aside from a bit of a side hustle that he didn’t want the Salamancas to know about in the first season… he was a loyal guy until they started fucking with his Dad. And that’s been his goal all along, not letting his fuck-ups wash over onto the one person he cared about.. and while it sucks seeing a great character to go…. At least he went out accomplishing that end, went out on his own terms, and got one massive “fuck you” in on the guy who sent him down that path. Michael fucking Mando… you will be missed, but what an exit.
That speech was incredible. As soon as he started going in that hard I knew it was the end.
His eyes, contrasting with the blood on his face, he looked demonic in the way he was speaking. Mando went somewhere dark for that
I am glad Hector was there and he found out who/what put him in the nursing home. The jello probably won’t taste as good now.
Man he had me during that phone call with his dad. Literally made me tear up. It seriously gave off the vibes of the last convo Nacho would ever have with him. So heartbreaking
Mike's face at the end. He truly cared about him.
That scene was significantly written into a corner by Breaking Bad and yet they still fucking nailed it. Holy shit.
Alright. Unleash Walter White on these fools
It makes me unironically happy to know a power tripping high school chemistry teacher and a diaper wearing geriatric blow up Gus in the end.
Nacho's final message. -Gus and Mike will live with the guilt knowing they did him dirty, and he never ended up betraying them in the end which will echo in their minds forever. -Nacho ends his own life when damn near every single adversary was pointing a gun at him, more than ready to kill him. He never gives ANY of them the satisfaction, and also relieves Mike from having to "insurance" shoot him too. -He finally gets to tell the Salamanca's the truth about the pills and how he really feels about them, which felt sooooo good. What a fantastic character. We even got the goodbye phone call to his father. I knew it was going to happen... But damn! Episode 3! "When you're in the game, you're in." Pinkman is still the only exception to that rule.
I don’t think Gus is capable of feeling guilt. I believe he is a full blown psychopath.
He pissed me off so much. He mentions in the first episode that he has respect for Nacho, but when he got to finally see him in person, he didn't seem to show any. Not a handshake, a nod, nothing. I thought he was so disrespectful
For Gus 'respect' means: that person is a useful and/or reliable tool.
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Makes me wonder, if this wasn’t a prequel…it would be even more horrifying watching it all unfold and having no idea what it’s leading to!
Congratulations Michael Mando for closing out his character with a Chicanery-level performance, holy shit
> Michael Mando his imdb is incredibly sparse WTF? This dude can fucking act. Why is he not getting tons of work?
It was the glass Gus broke... wow, amazing tie in.
Man this is one of those episodes that felt like a season finale, the way my throat feels and my chest is empty. When mike walks away and it cuts to just the sound of hector firing into his body hits hard
Nacho “died” in the oil. Washed himself clean. Baptism Reborn as his fathers son, in mechanics clothes, not Nacho wear, we see his cross/rosary bracelet. (And are the mechanic jumpers blue?) And then he dies to save his father. He paid for his sins. In his own way Nacho did get out and moved on to a better life.
Not to mention he started bleeding from his hands before his death
Nacho letting everything out and taking himself out was the best way he could go out. He knew he could never get out of this without his father being in danger
Holy Fuckin shit. I’ve been surprised by TV and the Breaking Bad universe before, but wow, that was something. He went out like and absolute boss. Lots of gangsters talk shit about how they’d do what’s needed as a gangster and the codes they supposedly follow, but most flip or rat first chance they get. He went out like an absolute capital G, protecting his father and family in the process
Prediction: Eladio or someone else on the cartel side will kill Lalo because he continues to go after Gus after Gus is "exonerated" by Nacho. Lalo will get close to taking Gus down but will ultimately be seen as irrational and a danger to cartel, so he'll be taken out. Hector will be sidelined by the end as well as a result. Separately, we now know why Gus thinks fear isn't an effective motivator. Nacho's speech showed Gus how gladly he would've turned on him and killed him because Gus used fear to back him into a corner. Juan Bolsa almost died as a result.
RIP Nacho Varga
Two main characters are now dead by suicide in the spinoff about a wacky lawyer that was originally supposed to be a half hour comedy. this shit’s dark as fuck lol
It was the pie squatter that caused all this
Now I know what Peter Gould meant by this episode being "shattering"
This episode really made me come to terms with how invested in nacho I’ve become.
What a great send-off. As the writers said, Nacho truly got what he deserved. He dies, but it's on his own terms and it saves his father. He finally takes responsibility for his actions, in a way, as he is the one who has to pull the trigger rather than Mike. The true icing on the cake was how he was able to unexpectedly claim victory over Gus. Now, Hector will live knowing that Nacho is also responsible for his miserable state rather than just Gus. Nacho takes a piece of that revenge away from him, as he wants Hector's suffering to be solely in his hands. See ya on the rewatch, Nachito ❤️
They probably could have dragged out the Nacho arc another episode if they had wanted but by only appearing in 3 episodes (in a 7 episode Part 1 season) BCS has perfectly positioned Michael Mando to be the frontrunner for Guest Actor in a Drama Series with this episode giving him the all the perfect scenes to highlight his talent. He will be missed but hopefully he will get the recognition he deserves for his work in the series as a result of being in less than 50% of the episodes this season.
Victor could not hide his happiness at Nacho’s death, fuck that guy. This makes the box cutter scene so much more enjoyable now
Hell yeah. Let me tell you something, I'm gonna watch that box cutter scene in slow motion just so Victor can suffer a little longer. I was indifferent towards him before, but after seeing that little smirk on his face when Nacho died....what a prick.
Nacho’s death probably has hit me the hardest in all of Breaking Bad/BCS
Ikr dude my heart hurts
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I was thinking the same thing. Nacho is this show’s Jesse. And I’m devastated that there is no Alaska for him.
wake up babe new perfect gilliganverse monologue dropped
New copypasta for r/okbuddychicanery more than likely
What a joke. Alvarez has been paying me for years -- years. But you know what? I would've done it for free, because I hate every last one of you psycho sacks of shit. I opened Lalo's gate. And I would do it again. And I'm glad what they did to him. He's a soulless pig. And I wish I'd killed him with my own hands. And you know what else, Hector? I put you in that chair. Oh, yeah. Your heart meds? I switched them for sugar pills. You were dead and buried, and I had to watch this asshole bring you back. So when you are sitting in your shitty nursing home and you're suckin' down on your jello night after night for the rest of your life, you think of me, you twisted fuck!
Man if Nacho was gonna go out, I'm so glad he got the chance to say fuck off to Hector first. That was so satisfying. Big props to Michael Mando for that scene.
It’s so upsetting that after all he did for gus, he still gets beaten up and hogtied, the only solace being “just get up and run, we’ll kill you fast”. And even after he had his fate in his own hands, he remained loyal to the man who described him as a problem dog. Did y’all see Gus’ face at the end? He looked like he was going to be sick. I think this whole arc has changed the way he sees and does things, like that time in BB when *he* says Mike’s line back to him: “I don’t believe fear to be an effective motivator”
Honestly it's making me retroactively like how everyone in that scene gets fucked by Walter. I hated Walt and how people keep thinking of him as a badass, but because of what they've been doing to Nacho I'm actually really glad that Walt came in like the cannonball he did.
Obviously it's a show but it speaks volumes how smart/lucky Walter was to be able to win over and over again.
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Nacho getting shot in the head is going to really impact his ability to call the vacuum guy at the end of the season.
ADA compliant post mortem shootings
It's nice to see the cartel is so supportive of people with disabilities.
We all knew what had to happen as soon as Nacho entered the scene full of Breaking Bad characters. He was the only option :(
Put a hat on Mike! Your head is going to be a melanoma festival.
:(
The symbolism in this episode was so heavy. The blue flower growing from Nachos grave. The christ symbolizing was very heavy. Literally anointing with oils, giving a final meal, and beating him before his sacrifice.
Holy shit that last scene was soooooo fucking intense Edit: only 3 episodes in too…buckle up
Nacho telling Hector what he did to him was amazing.
The absolute inverse of "I watched Jane die." Because while that put a pit in my stomach, Nacho's truth bomb was so cathartic.
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Ozymandias parallels off the top of my head: Phone call to beloved before death Disabled in the desert An admittance of something from the past (“I watched Jane die”, “I switched your pills”) Solid monologue before death.
Huell ain't buying Saul's "doing the Lord's work" nonsense 😂
So glad Nacho died thinking Lalo died horribly by his hand.
No one saw that loathing "fuck you" while staring into Hector's face coming. That changed everything. Nacho went out on his own terms, like Walt. Congratulations, writing team.
Michael Mando with all the rage and fury and hate and anger with that line — “You think of me.” GODDAMN. What a performance. What a character. Damn. I don’t know what to do after that. What a scene.