Not really liking the writing so far in Season 6.. Jimmy and Kim spending all their time going after Howard is just juvenile.. And Michael's character would never in a million years commit suicide.. Just doesn't make any sense..
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@@toneman8478 it made perfect sense, and the episode literally explained everything on why he did that. He would do anything to keep his dad safe. The show has explained that since the beginning. Those were his choices, if he ran everyone would go after his dad. I understand if you don’t like the writing but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t make sense. Because it does.
Don't forget how visibly shaken Gus was walking away. Gus knows that Nacho, who he saw as nothing more than an expendable pawn, bought him extra time, and Nacho owed him nothing.
I spoke of this in my own comment, but I think this was the turning point for Gus when he changed his methods on Jesse for Breaking Bad. I don't think Gus ever wanted to be placed in a spot like that again.
@@Ricman78 it puts the line in so much more perspective now. “I do not believe fear is an effective motivator” he learned from everything that happens in bcs and that’s great writing
@@mp6640 Michael Mando's incredible performance in the video game 'Far Cry 3' had me big time hyped when I saw he was cast in BCS. He easily lived up to and exceeded the hype!!!
Nacho is such an important character in the BB/BCS universe. Not only does he put Hector in the wheelchair, but that is also the situation that allows Walt to set up the bomb to get Gus. Nacho laid the groundwork for both Hector and Gus' death. RIP Ignacio!
Wow, this makes me feel a little better about his death. Not only did he go out like a boss in the moment, but it was still deeply sad that he was used as nothing more than a pawn by Gus and Hector, even if he did get his chance to say his piece. The fact that the pawn they abused in their war set the dominos in place for their eventual fall is fucking poetic. Huh, funny, dominos, where did we see them recently?
@@flightdub6056 He spoke facts and humiliated everyone there, like he was putting a curse on them or something. And all the characters in that scene died.
Killing himself is a very coward way to go tho... but he doesn't appear in BrBa, and there was no way he could leave that situation alive, and the writers had to do something with him
@@matheuss886 got to disagree fiercely with that he wasn't scared to die.He did that to protect his father. I guess he could've tried to take out bolsa and the salamancas
@@matheuss886 I don't agree at all that it was a cowardly way to go. He was very brave to do the things he did to keep his dad safe. The way he directly told Hector that he was the one who put him in that chair was badass. He knew he had to die to keep his dad safe and he went through with it.
Right next to where Nacho died, a flower grew in the dessert, that just makes his death even more sad. Also I cried during Nacho and his father last conversation, and i didn’t even know it was gonna be there last conversation.
Michael Mando's (Nacho) explanation of the flowers in the beginning:- "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."
He didn't sell Gus out even if he hate him because he wanted his father safe. This way he piss off hector and embrace his fate, he knows he is a dead man.
@redwill17 Why would Mike want Nacho to kill Bolsa? Bolsa is the only one that helps Gus with the Salamancas, he needs him alive (till Breaking Bad where Gus didn't need him anymore becaus he had the lab and Walter) i think Nacho doesn't kill him because there is no reason to, he accepted his death and just wanted to get over with.
This episode was perfection. Nacho’s death was perfection. His last act being to save his father and defy both Gus and Hector, the two men he’s been under the thumbs of the entire series, is so poetic. THIS is how you subvert expectations. A big final showdown between Lalo, Gus, and Nacho might have been cool, but it also would have been so predictable. This is so much better and makes more sense for Nacho’s character arc.
@@MO-zk8qs yeah the actor talked about the phone call and how at that moment he was free to run. He won and escaped the cartel and Gus failed to kill him but he stays because he knows his father wouldnt run with him and would go to the police instead which would end with him being killed. He sacrifices himself for his father despite the fact that he could have ran and lived. In a series full of characters turning bad he actually turns good. The actor said he breaks good while the other protagonists break bad.
He saved his father from Gus, but actually put his dad in more danger by revealing the med switch to Hector. Now Hector is furious and the best way to pay back Nacho is to take out Papi. Mike will have to turn into Ethan Hunt if he is going to have any chance of saving him
@@frankpalancio8471 I doubt his father will die it would completely ruin nachos arc and I know these writers are way too good to do something that stupid. Hector is more focused on Gus because he caused it all and his nephew getting evidence. Nacho died and it ended with that for him I'm guessing.
@@seanking1775 so it's adequate because it didn't subvert your expectations. The quality of this episode for all hangs on ur personal enjoyment of it? It's an opinion who's to say it's perfection or not but saying his is wrong cause you personally didn't enjoy it as much doesn't make much sense.
@@MO-zk8qs "it makes you really hate the entire operation as much as nacho did" Well there are ways how we could give people their free choice regarding their recrerational activities and make cartels less powerful and deadly.
"You think I'd be caught dead driving that thing? *Points at large, bright yellow hummer* Looks like a school bus for six-year-old pimps." Shout-out to Michael Mando for a stellar performance as Nacho and for perfectly delivering one of my fav lines in all of BrBa and BCS.
I also find it interesting that it’s a blue flower and a shard of glass. Meth is sometimes referred to as “shard” or “glass”, and the flower is blue, just like the meth Walt and Jesse cook up. So I think your take on this is very fitting. The symbolism of this shot is so good, this show is excellent
There was no way Nacho was getting out of this alive, even if he stayed on the run, the cartel would've gone after his father to get to him. But he went out like an absolute boss with one last 'fuck you' to the Salamancas. Michael Mando is a terrific actor.
I didnt think anything could top “i am the one who knocks” , but mandos “think of me” is my new favorite. Polly gray’syou hear for my footsteps is also iconic
The flower that was growing on the spot where Nacho died, next to that shard of glass, is called Desert Bluebell. It has a lot of associations in folklore, including Everlasting Love. Other symbolism include danger, disappearing into the wilderness, humility, and telling the truth. A VERY fitting flower for Nacho
Nacho was the Jesse Pinkman of this show. Yes, they both did terrible things, but we saw a softer side to both of them, and deep down they had a good heart, so we wanted them to survive.
Jesse and Nacho are similar if you look at the cartel side of the show. On the lawyer side of the show Jesse and Kim share similarities. They both show remorse for their actions and look to make amends and right wrongs where they can be made. They both left town and started over. They both had a partner that embraced their second persona. Kim - Jimmy/Saul and Jesse - Walt/Heisenberg.
This show really shows how horribly selfish Gus is. How he's willing to hurt people....just to keep his revenge on Hector going. Gus is just as evil as Hector. He hates Hector for killing Max, yet was willing to hurt Nacho's dad. Massive hypocrisy. Fantastic writing. I'll miss Nacho. And I'm glad Gus ultimately loses to Hector.
You are forgetting that Nacho changed Gus after this. Gus believed in fear (or dread, as you can more accurately put it) to motivate a person to do what he wanted them to do. But in BB Gus is quoted as saying he doesn't believe in fear as an effective motivator anymore.
@@CST1992 I didn't forget that. It just has nothing to do with what I said. Gus will cause the same pain Hector caused him just to continue his own twisted form of revenge.
@@Billyregin yeah like when he visited Hector after Salud with Don Eladio's necklace and then said. Would you like to meet the man who murdered your grandson Joaquin?
This season is already shaping up to be one of the best seasons of television. Imo season 5 was already the level of Breaking Bad's final 2 seasons. But this season is already shaping up to be even better. Poor Nacho! RIP! He was my favourite character.
I didn't think the first two episodes were particularly good, for multiple reasons. This was much better. Big call on the part of the writers too, to write him out here. Even though the call to his dad felt like a goodbye, I was completely thrown by that ending.
I don’t think this season is shaping up good at all especially with a pretty shaky first 2 episodes. This season so far is highlighting the issues of having a story line where we all know how it ends. This season feels rushed and a bit weaker than the last 5. They have to fill in the rest of the blanks regardless of if they’re well thought out or not. The character motivations are getting pretty weak
@@essel23fly rushed where smh😂😂 You people need to stop portraying urself as (fake) TV experts, using Fancy terms just because you think it's cool to do it
Victor was the one supposed to "put him down" as Nacho ran past him. Bolsa said he wouldn't let the Salamancas torture him if Nacho told the "truth" but then says they can take him so they can do as they please. Gus didn't get to kill him, Hector nor the Twins get to kill him, the Cartel didn't get to kill him, Lalo didn't get to kill him, Mike didn't have to snipe him. Nacho chose to go out on his own, he got the "better" death. At least he was able gloat against the Salamancas one good final time.
Naaaa not sure I buy this out. It’s not very good writing. It was the easy way out for the writers. It was very uninteresting and anti climactic end of a great character. And then to have Hector telepathically tell the Twins to move him closer to shoot him?? Wtf. That’s another thing, hector is doing strange things this season like have the ability to shake hands. Even though this has never been established at all in the better call Saul and breaking bad timelines. Sounds like they’re just trying to move the plot along this season to tie up the story line into breaking bad times.
@@essel23fly How is it the easy way out for the writers? Nacho dying that way makes perfect sense. He sacrificed himself for his dad instead of constantly running from the Salamancas and getting more innocent people or even his dad killed in shootouts. Regarding Hector, the dude has enough movement in his hands to ring a bell, and he definitely struggled to shake Gus's hand. It's not hard to believe he can still shoot a gun if the twins place it in his hands and put his finger on the trigger. This was a phenomenal episode and you're just trying to find random things to be upset about because your favorite character died. Get over it
@@essel23fly they’ve got plenty of episodes left to finish off nachos story or any type of story. they chose to end his this early on and it is literally because there was no other way out for him, he was supposed to die at the hands of someone in that desert but he chose to do it himself, which is something nacho never got to do, really, in the show. its not bad writing, sorry you think that way. also hector rang his bell a bunch , he didnt use telepathy, lol. and this is still like 4 years before breaking bad so it makes since he’d have more motor function before getting older. each their own tho
Last time Nacho was on his knees and zip tied behind his back was when Gus told him he knew what he did to Hector and he owns him now. This time, Nacho was gonna go out on his terms. For however briefly, he was gonna be in charge. He got to talk s#%t to all the Salamancas and even to Gus in a round about way. I think he even toys with Gus a little by giving long pauses when referring to Gus as if he just might spill the beans and making Gus stand their nervous. This put Gus in such a vulnerable spot that this might be the turning point when he realizes it might be better to win an ally over to his side rather than force someone through fear and intimidation. That can only take you so far. This would explain why he would try different tactics with Jesse.
So much happened in this first 3 episodes and everything's well balanced without being over packed, it's a perfect show and this final season is shockingly awesome and leaves me breathless! Great reaction guys, as always!
@@CC-1004. sad doesn't make it the best. Nacho death was inevitable. We didn't have a clue that Gus kill the whole cartel. Especially how he does it. Even with ozymandias you had an idea of what could happen. Not with Salud.
I know we all hate Heisenberg. But I think everyone can agree that the best thing he did in Breaking Bad was advertantly and inadvertently killing everyone present at Nacho's death.
There is an even deeper meaning to why he felt so protective of Nacho because he reminds him of his son. A good kid, stuck in a terrible situation with even worse people. I imagine this is why Mike is an emotionless killer in BB. By not protecting Nacho in a way he failed his son again.
I legit flinched hard when he pulled the trigger! Although it was depressing and incredibly sad to see him go.He went out in a heroic way protecting his dad! The blue flower was an amazing homage to Nacho.On other hand,now I really appreciate Walt even more for being responsible for the demise of everyone alive here, in the future.
@@keyser9537 out of all present in this scene, Bolsa is the only one Gus was directly responsible for his death. Walter killed Gus, Hector, oh and even Mike. Gus killed victor but he doesn't count. Hank killed one of the twins and Mike killed the other.
Nachos death really builds who Mike and Gus are in BB. It really sheds new light on Mike's relationship with Jesse, and I think it's what made Gus believe that fear is not an effective motivator. Nacho was introduced to us in a life or death situation in a desert, and it's the same scenario where he departs us.
What I enjoyed about the Nacho death scene was the character was determined to finally free himself from the cartel’s hold over his entire life. He was a puppet. Heck while he was “given a choice” on an easy death or difficult one, the choice was based on the cartel’s decision and ultimately out of Nacho’s hands. I’m his final words he was able to blatantly tell these criminals exactly who they are. A bunch of lowlifes, not the kings they imagine themselves to be. He a lowly errand boy put Hector in a wheel chair. He gets to live like a vegetable his remaining days. The man who ruined so many lives, including the twins standing next to him. Another couple errand boys. He calls Gus a chicken man. The man who’s plan was so weak it caused this whole mess in the first place. The man who think of himself as the constant planner, and above the other “lowlife criminal”. Nacho owned the moment
Now the only question is: What's gonna happen to Lalo? Before this episode I thought we were gonna get a big three-way confrontation between Nacho, Lalo and Mike in Mexico. I have no clue what to expect now and that's fucking great
A lot of it has to do with whatever this “Proof” that is definitely NOT in New Mexico that Hector has sent Lalo to get. I wonder if it’s this village that Gus has set up for he fallen friend.
What about Gus ? he even said to his uncle he was going to kill him, what about Jimmy and Kim who tried to make him believe nothing happened in the dessert but it was lies... Are you sure you watched the show very well ? lol
@@TheNaughtyFrench well we know that Jimmy definitely doesn't know Nachos dead and his proof won't be Jimmy because Jimmy wouldn't cross Mike and Gus and even if he did go after Saul, Gus would know probably send Mike and kill Lalo
Walt is worse bruh, I love him but he's the worst in both breaking bad and better call saul. Gus had restraint and he knew he was operating a dishonest business but he was very ruthlessly professional. Walt let his ego rid him of reason, doing evil in the service of his ego.
@@j0hnc00 Gotta remember that we’ve seen all of Walt’s evil actions. I think the earliest we’ve seen of Hector’s evil actions was murdering Gus’s partner. And some mention of burning down an entire hotel (i think) just for fun from Lalo when he got his bell. You can imagine the man has been like this for pretty much his whole life.
The irony of the character (Nacho) is that we are first introduced to him out in the desert, during an interrogation. Ironically, his exit was similar. Great tv magic! Great actor and character. Rest in Power Ignacio "Nacho" Varga. I think the beginning scene, showing the flower, represented his grave and memorial. Pretty sure he was buried close to the flower and broken glass. Again, great character! Rooted for him all the way.
That's not ironic, that's *poetic.* Irony means two elements that are opposites and contradict each other. People misuse the word "irony" way too much.
Also, first time we hear the name Ignacio was when Walt and Jesse dragged Saul to the desert and he says it was all him. Makes me think he finds out about Nacho and that's why he throws him under the bus: known traitor but also dead so conscience is clean.
It seemed he wasn't getting out of this halfway through the episode so I wasn't shocked he died, but those eyes! THOSE EYES when he's just spewing his anger and hate at Hector, that was A+ eye acting.
"Rock and a hard" place had so many meanings. For Mike having to maybe kill Nacho or die. Saul having to choose the cartel or becoming a rat. And Nacho having to choose between trying to survive or making sure no one comes for his Dad and his family.
RIP sweet Nacho! He did go out like a BOSS though! I'm gonna miss those dreamy eyes of his! What an incredible show. Finally something to look forward to watching each week!
Nikki should have been wearing her "It was me" shirt. Nacho's death gave me serious Lady Olenna vibes. Both going out on their own terms with a big middle finger at the villian.
The whole series Nacho has been played as someone who's holding back his emotions his sadness and his anger. His eyes always looked like they were saying something the rest of his face and body weren't. Then this episode was the first time we saw him let out his sadness when he cried while talking to his father and his anger at the end of the episode. Great fricken acting
18:14 This must be what causes Saul to think Walt and Jesse are henchmen of Lalo's sent to kill him in Season 2 of Breaking Bad. Jimmy probably rats on the cartel then tries to blame Nacho. But since Lalo isn't in BB Mike or Gus will presumably kill him in this season.
Maybe even take it a step further; Kim clearly doesn’t think ratting is the right move. Jimmy’s gonna lose her by trying to do what he feels is right whereas she’s too far gone now; that, the Howard thing, and perhaps her siding with a doomed Lalo thinking it will help Jimmy might all combine together to separate them both, however it may happen, and lead us to the Saul we see in BB.
@@flightdub6056 I think we still have one more tragedy in store for us before this show is over. I'm betting that Howard dies somehow. I think Kim will live since Nacho died, because I really don't see the writers killing off both of the fan favorites
I've been so engrossed in Nacho's story arc that I forgot the reason why Kim and Jimmy are trying to ruin Howard. I have a bad feeling Kim may have to make some ultimate sacrifice to save Jimmy. The one thing you can count on these writers is that they'll find a way to rip your heart out in the most beautifully shot, most poetic way possible. 🔑💠
That's what I'm saying!!! There's like 10 episodes left. We know everyone's fate besides Kim and Howard now, and Lalo's just out there. But he's gonna die I presume cuz Gus told Hector in S4 of BB "the Salamanca name dies with you" . I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Well we haven't seen Lalo for a full two episodes now (I think), so I'm assuming we'll get a lot more of him. It's sounding as though the Jimmy/Kim storyline is re-converging with the cartel storyline in the manner of season 5 - which makes me fear for Kim.
That wasn’t how Gus planned it. He was supposed to run towards Victor all tied up and he would’ve shot him. Nacho actually did a better job covering for Gus with his improvisation. Remember the glass Gus broke? Well, that’s what Nacho used to cut the restraints.
same man, out of everyone on this show Nacho was the most trapped by circumstance from the beginning and it's just tragic. He didn't deserve any of this shit but had to keep digging himself further in or it would be even worse for his loved ones :(
@@fauxrowsdower7610 He was just trying to get out, and instead just kept getting deeper and deeper. Easily one of the most depressing deaths I’ve ever seen in fiction.
ZOMG! I couldn’t figure out WHERE Nacho got that piece of glass. He couldn’t have just picked it up in the desert. Then it hit me. He was being held in the same trailer where Gus knocked over a glass. A chunk of it must have bounced under the table & Nacho found it & was palming it the whole ride out into the desert. Damn! What an exit though. Nacho ripping into Hector & telling him that he was the one who put him in that wheelchair. Let there be no doubt Michael Mando is a Fantastic actor & he played the role of Nacho flawlessly. Can’t wait to see what he does next in his career. That fella is gonna go places. 💕
He actually finds broken glass pieces from Gus’ accident, likely in a sink, during the last scene in the trailer, where you see his face reflected a number of times
"I don't believe fear to be an effective motivator." Now we know why. The way Gus looked back at his body, he was clearly shaken by that and I believe Gus will make a big sacrifice to get Nacho's dad to safety whether it be getting some of his men killed, arrested, etc which will earn Mike's respect and loyalty. 💠🔑
During Nacho and his Dads phone call I kept yelling at my tv to both of them "Say you love him!!" obviously they love each other and it doesnt need to be said, but still. 😭😭😭
This was the darkest, most tragic bit of filmmaking I’ve seen in awhile. I’d been getting “No Country For Old Men” vibes in all of the Nacho segments this season, so I guess this was the inevitable end.
Absolutely. I rewatched and the cold open hit so hard upon rewatch, right where his body fell and fertilized the ground a flower grew. All that remains of nacho is a beautiful flower and a shard of glass.
My gosh. This show is on its 6th season and you know what? It’s never been better! It says a lot that a show can be near its end and I find myself having a new favourite episode. Some amazing performances all around!
Nacho's speech before he died reminds of me of peter dinklage's perfromance as tyrion in that trial. Both were spectacular actors who killed it in their own way.
I think it actually bears more comparision to Diana Rigg's Olenna's last moments, right down to the "It was me." Mando absolutely killed it this season, even more than before. Very touching episode.
The more I think about it the more Nacho’s way out makes sense. He spent however many years/months it’s been living by someone else’s terms and now he wants to go out on his own.
I think the blue flowers in the first scene marks a death site, and that scene time is in the present. There is no music either. Also Jimmy is told Lalo is dead at this episode, but he knows Lalo might be alive in Breaking Bad when Saul goes to the desert with WW.
Closed casket. That’s why Hector shot Nacho at the end. Also Nacho was talking to and about Gus too at the end. But hands down, Michael Mando is an amazing actor! And should be applauded for his work on this show! Standing ovation 👏🌹
I wanted to see your reaction first. I just finished the episode, and I’m still shook, but I also think it was the best way for Nacho to go out. I’m still sad. But that scene was above “I am the danger” by a mile. With him going out on episode 3, I’m actually nervous for the rest of the show. Jesus.
This episode was a bang, the shots & dialogues were insane, literally finished watching minutes ago, the moment he fired that gun I was holding my head in disbelief until the screen blacked out to the end. They outdid themselves with this one, one of the best episodes ever…
Nacho was my favorite character. He was tired of running, tired of the life and being used. As long as he knew his dad was okay. He went out on his terms.
I think at the end Nacho still derailed Gus’s plan if at that moment he was suppose to kill Bolsa. Nacho already weighed all the outcomes to know it was a lose-lose situation. Even though we already know Bolsa still survives, Nacho went out on his own terms and we gotta give a shout-out to the actor’s performance. Let’s pour one out for Nacho
I. Am. *BROKEN.* While I was in denial about how things would end up for Nacho (I imagined they'd first kill his dad, and then maybe he'd be taken by Lalo towards the end of the season), I'm especially hurt that something that I desperately wanted to happen is now officially off the table: Mike connected with Nacho, much like he does later with Jesse, because he sees Matty in both of them - good-hearted young men who are in way over their heads, and whose lives are endangered as a result. I figured with the tragic ending of Mike in Breaking Bad, the truly poetic arc that Mike would undergo here is ultimately saving Nacho's life in the end, after being unable to save his own son's life. But now that's not a possibility. My heart... _hurts._
Dude no kidding, I was already sad af, then rewatched the episode and the cold open hit me even harder. Like obviously the flower is meant to represent Nacho, but not only that it grew from his remains and fertilized the soil. Through so much ugliness, something beautiful remained.
i believe the beautiful flower in the beginning is what grew out of Nacho's blood. Its like a tribute to Nacho. He is the only character i wanted to survive. When he shot himself i was so upset. Also, Nacho went out on his terms. He decided how and when.
I just watched the episode and saw you guys reacted ☺. I had a feeling he would die, but not on the 3rd episode! I was gobsmacked. We still have 10 more episodes, I'm really curious as to where it goes.
Years later a beautiful flower grew up in the middle of the desert in the place where Nacho died, in the place where Nacho decided to die by his own hand, absolutely poetic 😢
I feel like Nacho's death will parallel wathever is coming for Gene, as he's also finally ready to face consequences and those who pursue him After this episode, I believe Gene will find a similar ending
I actually think that’s done. His redemption as his father’s savior would be wasted and his death wouldn’t have any sense. Imo it would be anticlimactic to go against his father at this point.
@@danielamaris6367 Nah, lose ends still. Hector is petty, he'll want to kill the dad out of spite and to send a message about what happens to rats. And Mike gave Nacho his word that he'd protect his father. Mike also pocketed the fake ID Nacho made for him. Mike knows what it's like to lose a son, and still has a guilty conscience over not being able to save Ziegler. I think Mike is going to help his father disappear, or try to.
@@danielamaris6367 I personally hope Nacho's father is ok at the end of the story. But I do agree that the Hector I know might target him out of spite. Personally I think something needs to play out. Mike promised that anyone targeting Nacho's father would have to go through him. I think we'll get to see Mike fulfill the promise in some way.
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Not really liking the writing so far in Season 6.. Jimmy and Kim spending all their time going after Howard is just juvenile.. And Michael's character would never in a million years commit suicide.. Just doesn't make any sense..
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@@toneman8478 it made perfect sense, and the episode literally explained everything on why he did that. He would do anything to keep his dad safe. The show has explained that since the beginning. Those were his choices, if he ran everyone would go after his dad. I understand if you don’t like the writing but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t make sense. Because it does.
@@toneman8478 bro it's just the third episode. Also I liked very these 3 episodes. Maybe you'll like the next one.
Don't forget how visibly shaken Gus was walking away. Gus knows that Nacho, who he saw as nothing more than an expendable pawn, bought him extra time, and Nacho owed him nothing.
I spoke of this in my own comment, but I think this was the turning point for Gus when he changed his methods on Jesse for Breaking Bad. I don't think Gus ever wanted to be placed in a spot like that again.
@@Ricman78 That explains why he no longer believes fear to be an effective motivator. He had to have had his mind changed in such a gruesome way.
@@Ricman78 it puts the line in so much more perspective now. “I do not believe fear is an effective motivator” he learned from everything that happens in bcs and that’s great writing
I feel it also reminds him of his partners death
@@touroleite9920 yeahhhh, you know what? That trauma of Hector shooting Nacho... yes. PTSD.
"Think of me, you twisted fuck" is one of my favourite last lines now, right next to Mike's "Shut the fuck up, let me die in peace" in BB.
I had to replay that scene a couple times over… the way he gave the delivery and the setup. He gave a stellar performance for all of them to believe
@@mp6640 Michael Mando's incredible performance in the video game 'Far Cry 3' had me big time hyped when I saw he was cast in BCS. He easily lived up to and exceeded the hype!!!
the Breaking Bad universe doesn't use the f bomb often, but when it does, it hits hard as hell.
Oh,it is of my go to's now, NACHO LIVES in our hearts
@@DaRealBruner That's how the word always has an impact. As with all powerful words. You use it all the time and your language is WEAK.
Nacho is such an important character in the BB/BCS universe. Not only does he put Hector in the wheelchair, but that is also the situation that allows Walt to set up the bomb to get Gus. Nacho laid the groundwork for both Hector and Gus' death. RIP Ignacio!
Bro…
Wow, this makes me feel a little better about his death. Not only did he go out like a boss in the moment, but it was still deeply sad that he was used as nothing more than a pawn by Gus and Hector, even if he did get his chance to say his piece. The fact that the pawn they abused in their war set the dominos in place for their eventual fall is fucking poetic. Huh, funny, dominos, where did we see them recently?
Definitely makes his death go down easier thinking of this.
@@flightdub6056 He spoke facts and humiliated everyone there, like he was putting a curse on them or something. And all the characters in that scene died.
well said
Nacho went out like an absolute BOSS!
The acting in that last scene 🤤🤤
Killing himself is a very coward way to go tho... but he doesn't appear in BrBa, and there was no way he could leave that situation alive, and the writers had to do something with him
@@matheuss886 got to disagree fiercely with that he wasn't scared to die.He did that to protect his father. I guess he could've tried to take out bolsa and the salamancas
@@matheuss886 I get always automatically calling suicide cowardice, but there’s no way that was the case here.
@@matheuss886 I don't agree at all that it was a cowardly way to go. He was very brave to do the things he did to keep his dad safe. The way he directly told Hector that he was the one who put him in that chair was badass. He knew he had to die to keep his dad safe and he went through with it.
Right next to where Nacho died, a flower grew in the dessert, that just makes his death even more sad. Also I cried during Nacho and his father last conversation, and i didn’t even know it was gonna be there last conversation.
It felt the last to me. Especially the way he said "adios papa", heartbreaking.
Doc: Nacho Did you hear that?
Nacho : “Yes Lung Cancer. Inoperable”
The opening scenes this season are hard to get. I get it now with the flowers but still not as cool as other seasons.
Vince likes to use blue as a way of showing innocence. I like to see the flower, as well as the rain finally purifying Nacho.
is the opening in the future? Cause if you say that that plant grew on his spot, then it has to be the future
Michael Mando's (Nacho) explanation of the flowers in the beginning:-
"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."
Wonderful. Thank you.
And then the glass shows who it was that made the sacrifice.
Nacho sacrificed himself to keep his father alive.
This is amazing where do u find this quote?
@@UncleAlex916 idk but the killing each other in a fake battle was called the Flower wars back in the aztec days
@@mr.b3168 They created them when they ran out of neighbouring tribes to sacrifice. Their psychedelic use was tragic
He didn't sell Gus out even if he hate him because he wanted his father safe. This way he piss off hector and embrace his fate, he knows he is a dead man.
It's not just about hate he had all good reasons to betraye him because it's gus's fault if Nacho is dead.
@redwill17 Why would Mike want Nacho to kill Bolsa? Bolsa is the only one that helps Gus with the Salamancas, he needs him alive (till Breaking Bad where Gus didn't need him anymore becaus he had the lab and Walter) i think Nacho doesn't kill him because there is no reason to, he accepted his death and just wanted to get over with.
@redwill17 When Mike said, “Do it”, he was referring to Nacho shooting himself.
@@dorya.2189 No he wasn't lol
@@dorya.2189 No, I don't think so.
This episode was perfection. Nacho’s death was perfection. His last act being to save his father and defy both Gus and Hector, the two men he’s been under the thumbs of the entire series, is so poetic. THIS is how you subvert expectations. A big final showdown between Lalo, Gus, and Nacho might have been cool, but it also would have been so predictable. This is so much better and makes more sense for Nacho’s character arc.
@@MO-zk8qs yeah the actor talked about the phone call and how at that moment he was free to run. He won and escaped the cartel and Gus failed to kill him but he stays because he knows his father wouldnt run with him and would go to the police instead which would end with him being killed. He sacrifices himself for his father despite the fact that he could have ran and lived. In a series full of characters turning bad he actually turns good. The actor said he breaks good while the other protagonists break bad.
He saved his father from Gus, but actually put his dad in more danger by revealing the med switch to Hector. Now Hector is furious and the best way to pay back Nacho is to take out Papi. Mike will have to turn into Ethan Hunt if he is going to have any chance of saving him
@@frankpalancio8471 I doubt his father will die it would completely ruin nachos arc and I know these writers are way too good to do something that stupid. Hector is more focused on Gus because he caused it all and his nephew getting evidence. Nacho died and it ended with that for him I'm guessing.
@@seanking1775 so it's adequate because it didn't subvert your expectations. The quality of this episode for all hangs on ur personal enjoyment of it? It's an opinion who's to say it's perfection or not but saying his is wrong cause you personally didn't enjoy it as much doesn't make much sense.
@@MO-zk8qs "it makes you really hate the entire operation as much as nacho did"
Well there are ways how we could give people their free choice regarding their recrerational activities and make cartels less powerful and deadly.
Nacho’s last lines were so f****** satisfying. He went out with a bang.
Literally
@@VocalistahTV 😭
@@VocalistahTV Too soon LOL
@@VocalistahTV Yeah, gave them a real piece of his mind.
@@VocalistahTV 😏😆
"You think I'd be caught dead driving that thing? *Points at large, bright yellow hummer* Looks like a school bus for six-year-old pimps."
Shout-out to Michael Mando for a stellar performance as Nacho and for perfectly delivering one of my fav lines in all of BrBa and BCS.
wasnt that what the guy selling pills in bb drove
@@charlbrassell2001 it is!
@@charlbrassell2001 he was in BCS, not BB
Sixty *
ill have the guys at the chop shop be gentle
The flower that sprouts where Nacho died signifies the events of Breaking Bad *literally* taking root. And the flower, appropriately enough, is blue.
I like this interpretation, nicely put
I also find it interesting that it’s a blue flower and a shard of glass. Meth is sometimes referred to as “shard” or “glass”, and the flower is blue, just like the meth Walt and Jesse cook up. So I think your take on this is very fitting. The symbolism of this shot is so good, this show is excellent
There was no way Nacho was getting out of this alive, even if he stayed on the run, the cartel would've gone after his father to get to him. But he went out like an absolute boss with one last 'fuck you' to the Salamancas. Michael Mando is a terrific actor.
Well he got to call Gus a pussy to his face too.
I didnt think anything could top “i am the one who knocks” , but mandos “think of me” is my new favorite. Polly gray’syou hear for my footsteps is also iconic
Yeah, both sides wanted Nacho dead and he knew it. It was the only way to protect his father.
get all the money
grab his dad
become a informant and get witness protection
his dad would go for that
Is Nacho's father really safe, i mean cartel just can go after his father as an act of revenge
The flower that was growing on the spot where Nacho died, next to that shard of glass, is called Desert Bluebell. It has a lot of associations in folklore, including Everlasting Love. Other symbolism include danger, disappearing into the wilderness, humility, and telling the truth.
A VERY fitting flower for Nacho
His everlasting love for his father.
Nacho was the Jesse Pinkman of this show. Yes, they both did terrible things, but we saw a softer side to both of them, and deep down they had a good heart, so we wanted them to survive.
Bingo!!!
Jesse and Nacho are similar if you look at the cartel side of the show. On the lawyer side of the show Jesse and Kim share similarities. They both show remorse for their actions and look to make amends and right wrongs where they can be made. They both left town and started over. They both had a partner that embraced their second persona. Kim - Jimmy/Saul and Jesse - Walt/Heisenberg.
This show really shows how horribly selfish Gus is. How he's willing to hurt people....just to keep his revenge on Hector going. Gus is just as evil as Hector. He hates Hector for killing Max, yet was willing to hurt Nacho's dad. Massive hypocrisy. Fantastic writing. I'll miss Nacho. And I'm glad Gus ultimately loses to Hector.
You are forgetting that Nacho changed Gus after this. Gus believed in fear (or dread, as you can more accurately put it) to motivate a person to do what he wanted them to do. But in BB Gus is quoted as saying he doesn't believe in fear as an effective motivator anymore.
@@CST1992 I didn't forget that. It just has nothing to do with what I said. Gus will cause the same pain Hector caused him just to continue his own twisted form of revenge.
@@CST1992 Mike changed him more than nacho did. Last episode, Mike was the one who told gus that fear isnt an effective motivator
@@Billyregin yeah like when he visited Hector after Salud with Don Eladio's necklace and then said. Would you like to meet the man who murdered your grandson Joaquin?
gus is still my fav character and honestly i was cheering him on throught the entire thing, hes fucking badass lol
This season is already shaping up to be one of the best seasons of television. Imo season 5 was already the level of Breaking Bad's final 2 seasons. But this season is already shaping up to be even better. Poor Nacho! RIP! He was my favourite character.
Doc: Nacho Did you hear that?
Nacho : “Yes Lung Cancer. Inoperable”
I didn't think the first two episodes were particularly good, for multiple reasons. This was much better. Big call on the part of the writers too, to write him out here. Even though the call to his dad felt like a goodbye, I was completely thrown by that ending.
I don’t think this season is shaping up good at all especially with a pretty shaky first 2 episodes. This season so far is highlighting the issues of having a story line where we all know how it ends. This season feels rushed and a bit weaker than the last 5. They have to fill in the rest of the blanks regardless of if they’re well thought out or not. The character motivations are getting pretty weak
That was some great theater this was a great episoed for better call soul
@@essel23fly rushed where smh😂😂
You people need to stop portraying urself as (fake) TV experts, using Fancy terms just because you think it's cool to do it
This episode had me feeling some type of way, feels like I lost a friend, since Nacho had been there from the start.
How u think Mike feel too… he knows he was losing a friend
@@mp6640 More like his son figure
Victor was the one supposed to "put him down" as Nacho ran past him. Bolsa said he wouldn't let the Salamancas torture him if Nacho told the "truth" but then says they can take him so they can do as they please. Gus didn't get to kill him, Hector nor the Twins get to kill him, the Cartel didn't get to kill him, Lalo didn't get to kill him, Mike didn't have to snipe him. Nacho chose to go out on his own, he got the "better" death. At least he was able gloat against the Salamancas one good final time.
Naaaa not sure I buy this out. It’s not very good writing. It was the easy way out for the writers. It was very uninteresting and anti climactic end of a great character. And then to have Hector telepathically tell the Twins to move him closer to shoot him?? Wtf. That’s another thing, hector is doing strange things this season like have the ability to shake hands. Even though this has never been established at all in the better call Saul and breaking bad timelines. Sounds like they’re just trying to move the plot along this season to tie up the story line into breaking bad times.
@@essel23fly what are you talking about? In Breaking Bad, Hector pushed the food off the table when Walt & Jesse were trying to poison Tuco.
@@essel23fly How is it the easy way out for the writers? Nacho dying that way makes perfect sense. He sacrificed himself for his dad instead of constantly running from the Salamancas and getting more innocent people or even his dad killed in shootouts.
Regarding Hector, the dude has enough movement in his hands to ring a bell, and he definitely struggled to shake Gus's hand. It's not hard to believe he can still shoot a gun if the twins place it in his hands and put his finger on the trigger. This was a phenomenal episode and you're just trying to find random things to be upset about because your favorite character died. Get over it
@@ajs8873 Yeah, he even half-stood up in his chair so that he could shit himself in front of Hank. Good times.
@@essel23fly they’ve got plenty of episodes left to finish off nachos story or any type of story. they chose to end his this early on and it is literally because there was no other way out for him, he was supposed to die at the hands of someone in that desert but he chose to do it himself, which is something nacho never got to do, really, in the show. its not bad writing, sorry you think that way. also hector rang his bell a bunch , he didnt use telepathy, lol. and this is still like 4 years before breaking bad so it makes since he’d have more motor function before getting older. each their own tho
Was so heartbreaking. I totally lost it when he called his dad.
I know me too… I knew it was going to be their last conversation. 🥹🥹
Olenna: Did you tell them?
Nacho: Face-to-face.
Olenna: Good.
Nacho's speech seriously reminded me of Tyrion's speech on trial in GoT
@@HaronYoungerBro and olenna’s confession to jaime
What?
@@stanknugget olenna is a character from game of thrones. You need to watch the show to know the context
Immediately thought of Lady Olenna when Nacho said "It was me!" Olenna said it with grace; Nacho said it with vengence, but both was said with impact.
Last time Nacho was on his knees and zip tied behind his back was when Gus told him he knew what he did to Hector and he owns him now. This time, Nacho was gonna go out on his terms. For however briefly, he was gonna be in charge. He got to talk s#%t to all the Salamancas and even to Gus in a round about way. I think he even toys with Gus a little by giving long pauses when referring to Gus as if he just might spill the beans and making Gus stand their nervous. This put Gus in such a vulnerable spot that this might be the turning point when he realizes it might be better to win an ally over to his side rather than force someone through fear and intimidation. That can only take you so far. This would explain why he would try different tactics with Jesse.
So much happened in this first 3 episodes and everything's well balanced without being over packed, it's a perfect show and this final season is shockingly awesome and leaves me breathless! Great reaction guys, as always!
S6 is really fast paced compared to the rest
@@eanderson9599 True
This is one of the best episodes ever - in the whole BB/BCS universe.
I have to say the episode Salud is the best. When Gustavo poisons the whole cartel.
nah...There is no way that this is better than Ozymandias
@@die4race fair point
@@jbravo1070 But that was satisfying but Nachos death was very sad
@@CC-1004. sad doesn't make it the best. Nacho death was inevitable. We didn't have a clue that Gus kill the whole cartel. Especially how he does it. Even with ozymandias you had an idea of what could happen. Not with Salud.
The way he stood up to the most powerful cartel players was beyond savage. Nacho went out on his own terms and we will miss him. Rip Nacho
I know we all hate Heisenberg. But I think everyone can agree that the best thing he did in Breaking Bad was advertantly and inadvertently killing everyone present at Nacho's death.
amazing how this show has made my walter white phobic ass b like "ok but he did avenge my bf nacho so how bad can he be"
@@fauxrowsdower7610 Your what now!?
Nacho went out like a champ on his own terms , he got my respect.
After watching this episode i kinda realized that why Mike try so hard to protect Jessie from Gus because it's remind him of Nacho.
There is an even deeper meaning to why he felt so protective of Nacho because he reminds him of his son. A good kid, stuck in a terrible situation with even worse people. I imagine this is why Mike is an emotionless killer in BB. By not protecting Nacho in a way he failed his son again.
@@BrotherGilbert69 i agree
Blue flower car key. Imagine a world where Nacho calls the vacuum man and ends up working on a crabbing ship in Alaska with Jesse. 😞 RIP Ignacio
I legit cried harder than i thought I would at Nachos death. RIP Nacho.
RIP Nacho and great performance by Michael Mando.
i also cried like a baby.🙃
I kinda saw it coming but I still screamed his name and cried. And just sat there for a while staring into space lol.
I'm still crying bro
I legit flinched hard when he pulled the trigger! Although it was depressing and incredibly sad to see him go.He went out in a heroic way protecting his dad! The blue flower was an amazing homage to Nacho.On other hand,now I really appreciate Walt even more for being responsible for the demise of everyone alive here, in the future.
It was mostly Gus that took them out, and then Walt took out Gus.
@@keyser9537 meh not really
Yes, I felt a little bad about Walter taking out Gus but now not so much. 😕
@@marcuslee698 lol "not really"? But that's what happened.
@@keyser9537 out of all present in this scene, Bolsa is the only one Gus was directly responsible for his death. Walter killed Gus, Hector, oh and even Mike. Gus killed victor but he doesn't count. Hank killed one of the twins and Mike killed the other.
Nachos death really builds who Mike and Gus are in BB. It really sheds new light on Mike's relationship with Jesse, and I think it's what made Gus believe that fear is not an effective motivator.
Nacho was introduced to us in a life or death situation in a desert, and it's the same scenario where he departs us.
What I enjoyed about the Nacho death scene was the character was determined to finally free himself from the cartel’s hold over his entire life. He was a puppet. Heck while he was “given a choice” on an easy death or difficult one, the choice was based on the cartel’s decision and ultimately out of Nacho’s hands.
I’m his final words he was able to blatantly tell these criminals exactly who they are. A bunch of lowlifes, not the kings they imagine themselves to be.
He a lowly errand boy put Hector in a wheel chair. He gets to live like a vegetable his remaining days. The man who ruined so many lives, including the twins standing next to him. Another couple errand boys.
He calls Gus a chicken man. The man who’s plan was so weak it caused this whole mess in the first place. The man who think of himself as the constant planner, and above the other “lowlife criminal”. Nacho owned the moment
Now the only question is: What's gonna happen to Lalo? Before this episode I thought we were gonna get a big three-way confrontation between Nacho, Lalo and Mike in Mexico. I have no clue what to expect now and that's fucking great
I expect Saul, Kim and Lalo to face off once again but idk who the hell makes it out of that one (if Kim and Lalo survive until after Breaking Bad)
A lot of it has to do with whatever this “Proof” that is definitely NOT in New Mexico that Hector has sent Lalo to get. I wonder if it’s this village that Gus has set up for he fallen friend.
What about Gus ? he even said to his uncle he was going to kill him, what about Jimmy and Kim who tried to make him believe nothing happened in the dessert but it was lies... Are you sure you watched the show very well ? lol
Lalo seems to be making his way into Saul, Kim, and Howard's storyline. I can't wait!
@@TheNaughtyFrench well we know that Jimmy definitely doesn't know Nachos dead and his proof won't be Jimmy because Jimmy wouldn't cross Mike and Gus and even if he did go after Saul, Gus would know probably send Mike and kill Lalo
27:37 I love it whenever someone insults or torments Hector. Guy's the most evil character in both series. Great character but sick old bastard.
Walt is worse bruh, I love him but he's the worst in both breaking bad and better call saul. Gus had restraint and he knew he was operating a dishonest business but he was very ruthlessly professional. Walt let his ego rid him of reason, doing evil in the service of his ego.
@@j0hnc00 In my opinion, Hector is worse
@@j0hnc00 Gotta remember that we’ve seen all of Walt’s evil actions. I think the earliest we’ve seen of Hector’s evil actions was murdering Gus’s partner. And some mention of burning down an entire hotel (i think) just for fun from Lalo when he got his bell. You can imagine the man has been like this for pretty much his whole life.
@@goooodam5180 Remember the flashback to when the twins were little and Hector held one's head under the water to teach him to be tough?
The impotent, petty rage of him shooting a dead body while confined to a wheelchair was hilarious 🤣
The irony of the character (Nacho) is that we are first introduced to him out in the desert, during an interrogation. Ironically, his exit was similar. Great tv magic! Great actor and character. Rest in Power Ignacio "Nacho" Varga. I think the beginning scene, showing the flower, represented his grave and memorial. Pretty sure he was buried close to the flower and broken glass. Again, great character! Rooted for him all the way.
Yeah, you're right. Very similar in fact, dragging Saul and the twins into the desert in a van, with their mouths taped shut.
That's not ironic, that's *poetic.*
Irony means two elements that are opposites and contradict each other.
People misuse the word "irony" way too much.
@@prot07ype87 Excuse me. You're absolutely right.
Also, first time we hear the name Ignacio was when Walt and Jesse dragged Saul to the desert and he says it was all him.
Makes me think he finds out about Nacho and that's why he throws him under the bus: known traitor but also dead so conscience is clean.
It seemed he wasn't getting out of this halfway through the episode so I wasn't shocked he died, but those eyes! THOSE EYES when he's just spewing his anger and hate at Hector, that was A+ eye acting.
THOSE EYES! THOSE HORRIBLE YELLOW EYES!!!
"Rock and a hard" place had so many meanings. For Mike having to maybe kill Nacho or die. Saul having to choose the cartel or becoming a rat. And Nacho having to choose between trying to survive or making sure no one comes for his Dad and his family.
After 7 years losing nacho feels like losing someone in real life. I can’t believe he actually is dead
RIP sweet Nacho! He did go out like a BOSS though! I'm gonna miss those dreamy eyes of his! What an incredible show. Finally something to look forward to watching each week!
Nikki should have been wearing her "It was me" shirt. Nacho's death gave me serious Lady Olenna vibes. Both going out on their own terms with a big middle finger at the villian.
Oh yes! Hadn't thought of that, but THAT is totally satisfying. That's some OG death right there.
Yep! Tell Cersei, I want her to know it was me!!
Yes, just don’t wear a “It was me” shirt if your feeling gassy that day.
The whole series Nacho has been played as someone who's holding back his emotions his sadness and his anger. His eyes always looked like they were saying something the rest of his face and body weren't.
Then this episode was the first time we saw him let out his sadness when he cried while talking to his father and his anger at the end of the episode.
Great fricken acting
The piece of glass that Nacho found is the same piece of glass that Gus Broke in the previous episode. Love how they make these connections
Oh wow, good catch!
Get that man an Emmy!!!
Stat!
He’ll be nominated for sure
Mike looked broken at the end. That was brutal all around.
I want to take a moment of silence here.... for all the people out there... who said this show was "boring"... they are TRULY missing out
This show just gett better,each episode leaves you on the edge of your seat.
Great reaction guys
The ending had my jaw drop and mouth stay open for longer than any episode in the bb universe so far.
Me too. Nacho's hateful confession to Hector was what made me so surprised.
18:14 This must be what causes Saul to think Walt and Jesse are henchmen of Lalo's sent to kill him in Season 2 of Breaking Bad. Jimmy probably rats on the cartel then tries to blame Nacho. But since Lalo isn't in BB Mike or Gus will presumably kill him in this season.
Maybe even take it a step further; Kim clearly doesn’t think ratting is the right move. Jimmy’s gonna lose her by trying to do what he feels is right whereas she’s too far gone now; that, the Howard thing, and perhaps her siding with a doomed Lalo thinking it will help Jimmy might all combine together to separate them both, however it may happen, and lead us to the Saul we see in BB.
@@flightdub6056 I think we still have one more tragedy in store for us before this show is over. I'm betting that Howard dies somehow. I think Kim will live since Nacho died, because I really don't see the writers killing off both of the fan favorites
I've been so engrossed in Nacho's story arc that I forgot the reason why Kim and Jimmy are trying to ruin Howard. I have a bad feeling Kim may have to make some ultimate sacrifice to save Jimmy. The one thing you can count on these writers is that they'll find a way to rip your heart out in the most beautifully shot, most poetic way possible. 🔑💠
Just said the same thing (kinda) above, then read down to see your comment.
Nacho was a huge part of the show, it will be very interesting to see how they fill up his airtime going forward, still a lot of episodes left.
That's what I'm saying!!! There's like 10 episodes left. We know everyone's fate besides Kim and Howard now, and Lalo's just out there. But he's gonna die I presume cuz Gus told Hector in S4 of BB "the Salamanca name dies with you" . I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
There's still Gene's story to see
Well we haven't seen Lalo for a full two episodes now (I think), so I'm assuming we'll get a lot more of him. It's sounding as though the Jimmy/Kim storyline is re-converging with the cartel storyline in the manner of season 5 - which makes me fear for Kim.
I knew he was done the second Mike gave him that meal. The way he enjoyed his “last meal.”
When he growls "you think of ME" I got chills
I love that the flower in the beginning of the intro grew on top of Nachos grave. Reason why they focus on the glass.
The actor who plays nacho gave it his all when talking to his dad and i loved every second of it that is acting
That wasn’t how Gus planned it. He was supposed to run towards Victor all tied up and he would’ve shot him. Nacho actually did a better job covering for Gus with his improvisation. Remember the glass Gus broke? Well, that’s what Nacho used to cut the restraints.
YOU THINK OF ME!!
We always will Nacho, we always will 🥺
Michael Mando has been amazing this whole series but he sure saved his best performance for his last episode. Damn.
Not gonna lie, my eyes welled up when Nacho died. He deserved better. When he revealed what he did to Hector, that was awesome.
same man, out of everyone on this show Nacho was the most trapped by circumstance from the beginning and it's just tragic. He didn't deserve any of this shit but had to keep digging himself further in or it would be even worse for his loved ones :(
@@fauxrowsdower7610 He was just trying to get out, and instead just kept getting deeper and deeper. Easily one of the most depressing deaths I’ve ever seen in fiction.
Nacho wanted to take control of what little life he had left. And he sure did!!! R.I.P Nacho I totally agree with Steven on Nacho's character arc
That was one of the best monologues I’ve ever seen. Rip Nacho. One of the best characters in the BB universe
Calling this episode exquisite would be an understatement. Nacho pulled an "Olenna Tyrrell" to the maximum and got his wish; he went HIS way.
Nacho telling hector he put him in the chair was epic didnt see that coming, up there with i am the one who knocks
Far above the one who knocks imo
ZOMG! I couldn’t figure out WHERE Nacho got that piece of glass. He couldn’t have just picked it up in the desert. Then it hit me. He was being held in the same trailer where Gus knocked over a glass. A chunk of it must have bounced under the table & Nacho found it & was palming it the whole ride out into the desert. Damn! What an exit though. Nacho ripping into Hector & telling him that he was the one who put him in that wheelchair. Let there be no doubt Michael Mando is a Fantastic actor & he played the role of Nacho flawlessly. Can’t wait to see what he does next in his career. That fella is gonna go places. 💕
He actually finds broken glass pieces from Gus’ accident, likely in a sink, during the last scene in the trailer, where you see his face reflected a number of times
All for the safety of Papa Nacho. Respect!
"I don't believe fear to be an effective motivator." Now we know why. The way Gus looked back at his body, he was clearly shaken by that and I believe Gus will make a big sacrifice to get Nacho's dad to safety whether it be getting some of his men killed, arrested, etc which will earn Mike's respect and loyalty. 💠🔑
During Nacho and his Dads phone call I kept yelling at my tv to both of them "Say you love him!!" obviously they love each other and it doesnt need to be said, but still. 😭😭😭
it doesn't need to be said in my opinion
This was the darkest, most tragic bit of filmmaking I’ve seen in awhile. I’d been getting “No Country For Old Men” vibes in all of the Nacho segments this season, so I guess this was the inevitable end.
Absolutely. I rewatched and the cold open hit so hard upon rewatch, right where his body fell and fertilized the ground a flower grew. All that remains of nacho is a beautiful flower and a shard of glass.
Damn RIP Nacho. I didn't think they'd off him this early in the season though
My gosh. This show is on its 6th season and you know what? It’s never been better! It says a lot that a show can be near its end and I find myself having a new favourite episode. Some amazing performances all around!
Ignacio Varga will go down as one of the most memorable, impactful, and incredible characters in TV history. He is a legend. RIP Nacho.
Ignacio Varga and Olenna Tyrell . King and Queen of "It was me" moments . Went out like they lived! FIERCE
What a freaking masterpiece
Nacho, you will always be the best character in this whole show, damn
RIP NACHO!! Can’t wait to see more of Mando’s work.
Nacho played his role. What a good character too. He had the best F you moment to his boss lol
Love the fact you two are wearing shirts of my two favorite shows. Question is will BCS join them in the top tier.. so far it's looking very likely!
Nachos final speech was very similar to Walt telling Jesse he watched Jane die
Nacho's speech before he died reminds of me of peter dinklage's perfromance as tyrion in that trial. Both were spectacular actors who killed it in their own way.
I think it actually bears more comparision to Diana Rigg's Olenna's last moments, right down to the "It was me." Mando absolutely killed it this season, even more than before. Very touching episode.
The more I think about it the more Nacho’s way out makes sense. He spent however many years/months it’s been living by someone else’s terms and now he wants to go out on his own.
Also I love the shot he was able to take at hector beforehand
You both owe Chuck an apology. He was 100% correct about Jimmy: “Jimmy with a law license is like a Chimpanzee with a machine gun.”
I think the blue flowers in the first scene marks a death site, and that scene time is in the present. There is no music either.
Also Jimmy is told Lalo is dead at this episode, but he knows Lalo might be alive in Breaking Bad when Saul goes to the desert with WW.
Closed casket. That’s why Hector shot Nacho at the end. Also Nacho was talking to and about Gus too at the end.
But hands down, Michael Mando is an amazing actor! And should be applauded for his work on this show! Standing ovation 👏🌹
I wanted to see your reaction first. I just finished the episode, and I’m still shook, but I also think it was the best way for Nacho to go out. I’m still sad. But that scene was above “I am the danger” by a mile. With him going out on episode 3, I’m actually nervous for the rest of the show. Jesus.
This episode was a bang, the shots & dialogues were insane, literally finished watching minutes ago, the moment he fired that gun I was holding my head in disbelief until the screen blacked out to the end. They outdid themselves with this one, one of the best episodes ever…
Nacho was my favorite character. He was tired of running, tired of the life and being used. As long as he knew his dad was okay. He went out on his terms.
Good guy nacho, bringing out that last fact to make Hector so pissed he forgot all about gus
I think at the end Nacho still derailed Gus’s plan if at that moment he was suppose to kill Bolsa. Nacho already weighed all the outcomes to know it was a lose-lose situation. Even though we already know Bolsa still survives, Nacho went out on his own terms and we gotta give a shout-out to the actor’s performance. Let’s pour one out for Nacho
He wasn’t supposed to kill Bolsa, he was supposed to run at Victor who would shoot him in the head but he went his own way instead
Man that was a tense episode i like how he said when your in wheel chair rember me that great show time
I. Am. *BROKEN.*
While I was in denial about how things would end up for Nacho (I imagined they'd first kill his dad, and then maybe he'd be taken by Lalo towards the end of the season), I'm especially hurt that something that I desperately wanted to happen is now officially off the table:
Mike connected with Nacho, much like he does later with Jesse, because he sees Matty in both of them - good-hearted young men who are in way over their heads, and whose lives are endangered as a result. I figured with the tragic ending of Mike in Breaking Bad, the truly poetic arc that Mike would undergo here is ultimately saving Nacho's life in the end, after being unable to save his own son's life.
But now that's not a possibility.
My heart... _hurts._
Im very close with my dad and that last phone call makes me tear up everytime
Wow, it actually got me crying, I don't think I've done that for the series yet
And oh man, watching the episode intro after finishing it😭😭😭😭😭
Dude no kidding, I was already sad af, then rewatched the episode and the cold open hit me even harder. Like obviously the flower is meant to represent Nacho, but not only that it grew from his remains and fertilized the soil. Through so much ugliness, something beautiful remained.
i believe the beautiful flower in the beginning is what grew out of Nacho's blood. Its like a tribute to Nacho. He is the only character i wanted to survive. When he shot himself i was so upset.
Also, Nacho went out on his terms. He decided how and when.
I just watched the episode and saw you guys reacted ☺.
I had a feeling he would die, but not on the 3rd episode! I was gobsmacked. We still have 10 more episodes, I'm really curious as to where it goes.
Years later a beautiful flower grew up in the middle of the desert in the place where Nacho died, in the place where Nacho decided to die by his own hand, absolutely poetic 😢
I feel like Nacho's death will parallel wathever is coming for Gene, as he's also finally ready to face consequences and those who pursue him
After this episode, I believe Gene will find a similar ending
"YOU THINK OF ME" chills. First 2 episodes were slow but now I'm fully in again and remembering why this is still the best show In tv
I'm 1000% sure Nikki will cry.
Because i did too, I'm so drained out :(
Such an amazing performance from Michael Mando
Me too. I cried so much.
Michael Mando killed that final monologue
I'm worried that Nacho's admission to putting Hector in a wheelchair will comeback to his father.
I actually think that’s done. His redemption as his father’s savior would be wasted and his death wouldn’t have any sense. Imo it would be anticlimactic to go against his father at this point.
@@danielamaris6367 Nah, lose ends still. Hector is petty, he'll want to kill the dad out of spite and to send a message about what happens to rats. And Mike gave Nacho his word that he'd protect his father. Mike also pocketed the fake ID Nacho made for him. Mike knows what it's like to lose a son, and still has a guilty conscience over not being able to save Ziegler. I think Mike is going to help his father disappear, or try to.
@@SuzakuX We can just wait and see who's right I guess.
@@danielamaris6367 I personally hope Nacho's father is ok at the end of the story. But I do agree that the Hector I know might target him out of spite. Personally I think something needs to play out. Mike promised that anyone targeting Nacho's father would have to go through him. I think we'll get to see Mike fulfill the promise in some way.
Nachos last scene is the most badass way to go ever