re: tOfficial Better Call Saul S06E04 Thread “Hit and Run”

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Are you saying Gus Fring is dead?

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Umm, no.

The post was pretty clear. Lalo isn't looking for a green light from the cartel to kill Gus. He's planning on doing that regardless. Notice Gus seems to share that opinion.

Hector said he needs proof first, though. Not for permission but for an explanation.

What he needs is a retroactive explanation if he succeeds in that.

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I thought we already had an episode where lalo knew about the underground thing and Gus said it was for his chicken business.. Maybe I'm thinking of s BB episode. I recently did a rewatch of of both and get them severely confused..

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if it helps, lalo is only in BCS so anything you remember with him in it it wasn't from BB ha.

And you're right, that was towards the end of last season of BCS. Lalo is hot on the trail of werner and knows who mike is and is trying to find out what the germans were building. Mike and Gus realize that he's on the scent so they basically invite him to come see for himself. There is a massive industrial looking chicken plant thing under construction that gus tells lalo is waht they were building. But this wasn't the underground meth lab we eventually know. And lalo remains suspicious that this was the "real" project.

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And you're right, that was towards the end of last season of BCS. Lalo is hot on the trail of werner and knows who mike is and is trying to find out what the germans were building. Mike and Gus realize that he's on the scent so they basically invite him to come see for himself. There is a massive industrial looking chicken plant thing under construction that gus tells lalo is waht they were building. But this wasn't the underground meth lab we eventually know. And lalo remains suspicious that this was the "real" project.

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Ahhhh.. Thanks!

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Seems Lalo needs proof that Gus ordered the hit against him.

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I think you hit the nail on the head. Now who can confirm that?

Not sure. Hector could pass along what Nacho told everyone and try that route or he can try to trace the assassins back to whatever group they came from.

It seems like any proof would be more circumstantial than ironclad but he's not interested in trying Gus in an American court of law so "circumstantial" may be good enough.

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It’s all for the money. Kim wants to do nothing but pro bono work, she’s obsessed with it, and the only way is to that settlement money from “greedy” lawyers like Hamlin

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I love the writing on Kim's journey. Kim is like Schrödinger's cat, except instead of being both dead and alive, Kim is explicitly both good and bad.

And speaking of Schrödinger's cat, Gilligan had quite a dilemma plotting out her end. On one hand, the most logical conclusion to her not being in BB is that she's dead, but she's such a popular character I think he had to find a way to keep her alive (and somehow part of the story).

Given the (IMO) overly sentimental ending to Walter White's story, my predicted end to the BCS story goes like this:

1. Kim does indeed inquire about a new dust filter for her Hoover Max Extract Pressure Pro Model 60.
2. The last episode of BCS is about post-BB Gene.
3. By some Gilligan-designed miracle, the former Jimmy and former Kim find each other again.

J+K=S is ridiculous, so this is the way to give fans the ending they want.

I just hope the next episode it more cartel driven and we get some Lalo answers.

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how does getting proof that the germans were building an underground concrete room prove gus was doing it for drug manufacturing?

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What else would he be building it for?

Plot twist-Spooge is Cliff Main's son.

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Let's ignore the logistics of this known wanted criminal getting on a plane and flyign to Europe,

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Yeah, the last thing a wanted murderer, $7 million dollar bail jumper, and known cartel kingpin is going to do is fly off to Europe.