Better Call Saul's Most Controversial Death Still Bugs Fans
The show follows the story of Jimmy McGill, a struggling lawyer who eventually becomes the infamous defense attorney Saul Goodman.
One of the series' main antagonists is Lalo Salamanca, a member of the ruthless drug cartel who eventually dies before Mr. White arrives on the scene.
In Better Call Saul, Lalo Salamanca is introduced as a formidable adversary to Jimmy, Mike Ehrmantraut and Gus Fring. He is portrayed as a cunning and dangerous criminal with a strong desire for revenge against those who wronged his family.
However, Redditor AngryMidgets77 is not very happy with the death of one of the most memorable characters in the Breaking Bad universe.
The user notes that Lalo was always one step ahead and had excellent physical strength.
This leads to the speculation that Gus could not have killed his nemesis. At the end of season 6, during their confrontation, the owner of Los Pollos Hermanos somehow managed to pull out his gun and shoot Lalo.
This seems far-fetched and silly to the Redditor, though they note that it was necessary to begin the development of the Breaking Bad storyline.
Some fans point out that Lalo was a showman, a sort of Jimmy analogy, only he went beyond the law much more often and harshly.
It was this quality that ruined Salmanca, who liked to do things beautifully, but not always efficiently and to the end.
Many fans have defended the show, saying that the deaths in the series are more metaphorical. They note that each downfall of the main characters is a result of them becoming careless and overconfident.
For example, Walter White got caught up in his greed, Gus, blinded by a desire for revenge, fell at the hands of Hector, whom he tried to kill; Jimmy himself became part of the scam.
It's worth noting, though, that McGill was the first character to be given a chance to repent.
This way of looking at the story of both shows makes Lalo's death more meaningful. Still, the two series never tried to mimic reality one hundred percent.
The writers created a unique world of contradictory situations and characters to reveal human nature, rather than to portray the vicissitudes of the cartel and its environment.
Source: Reddit