And my extension, Gus’. Gus consistently saying “look at me hector” seems like Gus trying to get hector to acknowledge him and not Nacho. Because nacho took more away from hector than Gus ever could. Nacho really fucked over two of the most evil characters in a few words
Nacho’s death made Jesse’s survival more meaningful. Mike had two son figures so far: Matty and Nacho. Both fell the same circumstance, being uncomfortable to the system they’re in with Mike trying the hardest to keep them survive by giving them solid (but morally dubious) advices but it’s still not enough and both of them still died anyway because those in the system (dirty cops, Gus) saw them as loose ends. “I broke my boy(s).” Jesse is his 3rd son figure and unlike the former two, Mike sort of succeeded in getting Jesse out of the game alive. Jesse is his success story. Unfortunately, Mike died before he can witness his own success.
That's an awesome viewpoint my guy. This just makes Mike's death all the more sad. Damn you Walt and him killing Mike was one of the only things that I never forgave him for.
Odd comparison of those two moments specifically. One is a badass fuck you to die on, the other’s a sadistic cheap shot about an innocent he killed with no risk to himself.
@@BrandonLikesMovies Yeah, plus it seems like the Emmys don't really care for BCS. They either don't get nominated, or get nominated and never win, it's ridiculous.
I loved that once he calls his dad, they stop teasing whether or not he’ll make it out of the episode and just leave you anticipating his inevitable fate.
What got me in that scene is that right away his dad knew something was wrong from the tone of his voice … I’m not a parent, but I put myself in his shoes and I could hear my own fathers voice asking me the same question, which brought tears to my eyes . Great stuff !!🙌🏼
Michael Mando is such a great actor I hope I can watch him in another project. I already saw his performance as Vaas Montenegro in the videogame Far Cry 3 and the guy is phenomenal.
He’s also a great singer, he has two songs out on Apple Music or TH-cam; The Wild One and Dance With Me… Both of which had me hooked on first listening 👌🏼@@eduardocelis6710
The Desert Bluebell is the name of the flower that was growing on the spot where Nacho died in the cold open. In folklore it symbolizes many things, including everlasting love, enlightenment, truth-telling, and humility. A pretty fitting flower for Nacho. RIP. In an interview, Michael Mando said that when he got the part, he wanted to “honor the New Mexican culture” and not play the stereotypical brown-skinned bad guy. He remembered listening to this Latin American historian who told a story of Aztecs & Mayans. The historian spoke about how the strongest men in the village would compete in a sport that the community watched. The winners would willingly sacrifice themselves for the God to bring rain to their lands. He talked about how their relationship with life, death, and the afterlife was very different from the Western understanding and fear of death. It was all about when you die and what you die for. Nacho’s final moments are about choosing his own way, going out on his own terms (despite this awful situation), and the selfless sacrifice he does to save his father. He does the right thing to protect his dad. And in the cold-open flash forward, we see that desert bluebell (a sign of Nacho’s everlasting love for his dad), and we see rain falling on that dry desert.
"Bro! Thank goodness this man is alive! I was so worried! That puts to rest all my fears!" - Brandon, moments before disaster. "But it's only episode 3..." - pretty much every viewer out there.
Person who hasn't watched BB before BCS: "Oh my god Nacho please stay safe how will you get out of that" Person who has watched BB before BCS and knows everyone here lives except Nacho: "Oh my god Nacho please stay safe how will you get out of that" Moral of the story is that we're all in denial
@@davidci it’s more of the fact that people who never seen BB don’t know that nacho is the only one of them that’s not in BB anything could’ve happened and anyone could’ve died. People who’ve seen BB knew how this was going down from the start but wanted a different fate for him.
@@birdbones74 we didn't really know for sure he was going to die, but in that last scene yeah, people that already watched BB knew all of them (the cousins, Hector, Bolsa, Gus and his guys) live, so there was no way Nacho was getting out of there alive.
@@mario_gabriel it's very cold comfort knowing in a few more years every single one of those men will also die an ugly violent death because of their lifestyle. They died from natural causes. Natural to the line of work they was in. (No Country For Old Men).
The meeting between Nacho and Don Eladio last season really hits harder after this season: Eladio asks him what he wants, he says "respect" (the scene between Mike and Gus in ep 1 or 2), he also wants to "make his own decisions, go his own way" and not to be "looking over his shoulder"... amazing writing
Such a sad end for Nacho. He only ever wanted a way out, it's tragic that this was how he finally achieved it. At least he got to see the rage in Hector's face.
It’s simultaneously sad and absolutely badass. He got to get the shit on basically everyone there, especially Gus and Hector, and still proceeded to go out on his own volition. Probably the least-tragic death of a major character in the two series, at least imo
@@nathanielsattler1382 I agree, not sure why everyones sad, it felt like his place to die and I LOVED the way he went out with all the power despite facing the entire cartel
@@moneykenny119 I agree, and that's an interesting thought, because when you begin a show with a cancer patient, it's certainly a subversion to have him end up being one of the least tragic circumstances, right? That in itself is pretty badass.
*I loved the fact that Nacho was at peace with his final decision. He looks around and knows there is no way out, and yet he dies with a smile on his face. Sad is for Mike because he couldn't save his own son and I felt like he wanted to save Nacho.* #RipBestBetterCallSaulCharacter
Literally throughout the first three episodes (only ones I’ve seen at this point currently watching) I was thinking the w same thing it even looks way better quality than the last season like it does I’m el Camino the movie quality off the charts
I would just like to bring attention to how great of an actor MIchael Mando is. That phone conversation with his dad was some of the best acting I've ever seen.
As devastating as the loss of Nacho is, I had been dreading that it would end up being Mike who (under orders) was the one who had to kill him, so it's almost a relief that it happened this way.
R.I.P. nacho. Sad story overall. Great character. Unfortunately he had to die. The writing was on the wall. Him hiding in that oil tank sums up his time on BCS. The oil represents all the bad that doesn't wash away easily. And at that moment he was forced to submerge himself in it completely. Now the blue flower growing where he is buried, the rain coming represents his cleansing out of the game finally. Mike wanting Jesse to get out safely holds more weight now cause he couldn't get that for Nacho. Mike is now that hardened right hand to Gustavo Fring. Nacho berating hector was so satisfying too. So glad he got his "I watched Jane die moment"! Good for him, he got to be himself and say what he really wanted in that moment. Then nacho goes out on his own terms. Like a boss.
What I love is that every character suffers the consequences of their actions. It's not like ''He suffered a lot and now he needs to have a beautiful ending''. BrBra and BCS show us what happens when you're involved in a really dangerous life. *What a notice as well is that first Nacho's scene (that I can remember) is him with the Salamancas in the desert, and his last scene is him in the desert AGAINST the Salamancas. I'm glad that he didn't give them a choice for anyone to hurt him, he said what wanted to say and killed himself like ''You're not gonna torture me, you motherfuckers''. He accept his fate and died. In a moment I was worried Lalo would appear from this house and torture Nacho.*
Few remarks from listening to the Insider Podcast: - The stairs wipes were "just an idea" the editor tried to give a good pace to the scene, not planned. People working on this are so creative on their own - The last meal was with knife & fork to eat with dignity, but plastic ones to not give him any weapon, luckily there was a bin. - The fact that they didnt show the detail of how Gus' team got Nacho out really drives the point that it was an easy feat for them all along - The flower comes off all the blood/iron on the ground from Hector going crazy on the body with his gun, and in Breaking Bad colors blue is for loyalty (to his father).
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 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. - Michael Mando
I don't know if it was on purpose, but the episode where Nacho first becomes a more main character is Off Brand from season 3. In that episode he beats up Domingo, gets a gun pointed at him by Victor, Hector decides to use his father's shop to transport over the border, and Nacho begins his big pill heist plan. It's one of my favorite episodes so I think about it a lot. Just find it interesting that that episode was 3x06 and the episode where his arc concludes is 6x03. Again, not sure if that's on purpose but I thought it was kind of interesting.
Wanted to see your reaction to this episode more than anyone. Heartbreaking, I sat in silence for quite awhile after the end credits. I really think this might be one of the most shocking endings in television history!
I agree. Only thing i wonder is what they are counting down to since this season is gonna have 13 episodes. That would mean the event in question has to happen in episode 10 and its not just a countdown for the end of BCS
Nacho lines before dying were delivered so well, easily the best acting throughout the whole series imo, even above Walt’s “I’m the one who knocks” speech.
I knew this moment was coming, this is the episode we didn't wanna wtatch but had to. Nacho going out on his own terms is exactly what he wanted and he wasn't controlled by Gus in the end.
It's been a long time since I truly felt the death of a fictional character. Part of it was the shock (nobody expected him to die so soon) and part of it was the truly touching scene with his dad on the phone (I legit had tears in my eyes), but what really got to me was how much Mike truly cared about the guy. The way he grabs his hand when pulling him out of the false bottom of the truck, the way he shared a drink with him and told Victor to get the hell out of there, the way Mike (with a gun to his head) looked directly at Gus and said to Nacho that anyone who goes after his dad will have to come through him first), then he insists to Gus that he be there at Nacho's death, their final nod at each other, but what really got me teary eyed again was Mike's reaction to Nacho shooting himself. He was visibly sad and Jon Banks and Michael had such awesome chemistry ever since season 1. In a business full of heartless despicable monsters, these 2 had a true bond. They had trust.
Crazy thing is, I am watching Mike and Nacho talking all about the plan and it was clear that he is dying but my brain completely switched off and went in denial till the final moment of Nacho killing himself and kept hoping that he is still escaping somehow. I just wanted him to survive but this was perfectly executed.
9:32 “It’s wild that Kim and Jimmy are getting closer when doing job like this. Very toxic relationship.” Well, they slept together for the first time and started dating for real back in season 2 episode 1 because they got turned on after conning a guy. It has always been like this throughout the show but it became more clear because the scam is too big and dangerous now.
@@eduardocelis6710 The concept of “scam” is always unfair. Both of them are bad people from the start but the reason we start to realize this because we know Howard as a character. We saw his struggle at grieving Chuck’s death. We don’t know about the victims of former scams or once we know it, they are not as sympathetic (for example the Kettlemans).
This episode will go into history as one of the all time great Everything about it was perfect. And Michael Mando was absolutely legendary in his final dialogue. We all knew Nacho's fate was sealed. But I never expected him to go out like that. Amazing performance.
With the way things have gone in the past, Michael Mando probably won't get nominated for an Emmy for this episode. Rhea Seehorn never got an Emmy, and she had several episodes of acting her ass off, putting everything into the role. This series and cast, doesn't get the respect it deserves. Best series on television, and it's constantly overlooked.
I desperately wanted Nacho to live but his character was a scapegoat from the start. He was always in the worst position out of anyone on the show. He became the unintentional glue that kept many others' operations alive. Watching the broken relationship between him and his father was so sad but one of the more compelling storylines. Nacho wanted to get out of the business per his father's request but it was too late. In the end, the only thing he knew he could get right was potentially saving his dad's life. After all the disappointment, he could at least do that for his papa. That was his character arch. Extremely well written. A character that was mentioned for one second in Breaking Bad became one of the best characters in the BB universe. We were all rooting for Ignacio Varga.
Your countdown theory is 100%. Gilligan and Gould love sneaking stuff like this in, and they get more subtle with it as time goes on because they know their fans are looking for it. On Talking Saul, they said how disappointed\proud they were that fans sussed out "FRINGISBACK" before the season even got to its third episode just by catching the upcoming episode titles
This has been my favorite show for years and I just found out my friends dad is the main sound mixer for BCS,, I was starstruck because there are so many crazy moments we all know are made by the sound design
I genuinely enjoy your vibe my friend, I’m gutted to my core and I’ve taken indirect inspiration from Nacho as a character and the bluebell is just a beautiful touch 👍
I’ll miss him as he was one of my favorite character from the BB/BCS universe and Michael Mando is a great actor (chills during his monologue) but he went out like a boss. I’d consider it a good death, even if very unfortunate and sad.
I took the blue flower in the beginning as a foreshadowing to the looming, ever-approaching collision of BCS with Breaking Bad. The color blue is absolutely associated with the “Crystal Blue Meth” and seeing the storm clouds thundering behind it seemed like a metaphorical sign of where the story tragically/ultimately has to end
My current guess about the guy tailing Jimmy and Kim is Howard heard from Wachtell or someone else from the country club that Jimmy was there the same day “cocaine” was found in his locker. He put two and two together, and now that’s probably the same private eye tailing them that was waiting at the house for Jimmy to come and destroy the tape.
WOW!!! Watched this as it aired and still devastated... Acting, cinematography, music and sound all as on point as ever!!.. That scene with Mike and the whiskey showed such a juxtaposition between the Honour Mike has as opposed to the evil of Gus and the Salamanca's. Thanks for the vid dude!!!
anyone else notice how nachos death kind of mirrors hectors eventual death in breaking bad? Nacho sacrificed himself to save his dad and killed himself while still getting a win over hector because he put him in the wheelchair while hector sacrifces himself to be able to get the "final win/word" over gus by kamikazeing gus.
Well its satisfying to know what will happen with all the monsters involved in Nacho's death. Hector lived all the rest of his life paralyzed, watching whole of his family die, one by one. The Twins, both died in pathetic ways, especially the one who died in hospital. Bolsa died after getting betrayed by Gus whom he trusted the whole show 😂. Victor was killed so pathetically by his own boss. And Gus died after realizing that he was outwitted for the first time in his life. All his smartness and wit never was able to save him. Nacho died the best death. And all these monsters, each died in ways more pathetic than the other.
My thought is that when he's washing up and is offered the washcloth by the mechanic, it immediately reminds him of his Dad, he then wants to call his Dad, knowing what he has to do to protect the one person he loves, giving him actual control over his situation and no longer being a simple pawn. He went out on his terms, getting exactly what he wanted.
This episode man, not gonna lie kinda broke my heart, especially the part when he calls his dad. Nacho will be remebered as one of the best Breaking Bad universe characters.
The ending of this episode was shocking, yet very powerful. It looks like a typical set up of where they say one thing is going to happen throughout the episode of a show or film, but that doesn’t happen. Here they do it and as unfortunate as it is, I’m defiantly interested in how this effects the characters, especially Mike, throughout the rest of the shows run. Hopefully Michael Mando gets an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor. The man was incredible as Nacho. Great reaction Brandon, hope you have a great weekend!
The blue flower over his grave is chromatic symbolism. It existed in breaking bad but more so in BCS. It utilizes fire and ice scheme, where blue and cooler colors symbolize good in people. Often times, Nacho wore red when he was doing work for the cartel or for greed. When he fell victim to Gus and to the cartel, he began to wear more blue. When he died, the flower that grew from him showed that he was a good person at the end of it all.
Michael Mando said on the pod case after each show that they filmed Hector & his group, filmed Gus & his group then when it came time for Nachos scene the sky burst into thunderstorms and they all had to run. When Michael got home a tree had fallen across his driver during the storm.
Junior year in high school me and 3 friends had a “Who can hold their breath the longest” competition and my time was 1 minute 3 seconds (We were potheads btw) so if that was my time, then I can imagine Nacho’s time.. But it’s not just that he held his breath under that thick, nasty, hot, oil; He didn’t let air bubbles out either (Which I also didn’t do until the last split second as I came up) which deserves props on its own 👏🏼 I also believe that in a life or death situation, our potential as human beings might be exaggerated to an extent. Which of course, he was blessed with.. In that moment .
Any channel that thrives off of posting spoilers is worse than the entire Salamanca family. But unfortunately TH-cam rewards those videos in the algorithm because people are more likely to click on them.
This show is so good that they flat out tell us that he's gonna die in this episode and it was still shocking!! I'm also hoping youre right about the numbers cause I havent seen anybody else catch that!
Countdown, you say? Whose already been confirmed showing up in season 6? ""You are a time bomb tick, tick, ticking. And I have no intention of being around for the ‘boom." - Mike from Breaking Bad😳🤯
I don't know if it's intentional, it's super possible given the writers, but Varga is Spanish for "the steepest part of a slope." Pretty fitting last name for a guy who was quickly sliding downhill with no way back up.
To be fair Gus had no idea about Nacho's plans to swap the pills and was actually angry about it because he wanted Hector to die on his terms. If it wasn't for Gus, Hector would have died.
I felt that Nacho's last call to his father was also a goodbye from Michael Mando to this series and I also love that the camera rests on his face for some time after the call for his heartfelt reaction.
Those were some cool observations you made with the domino numbers Brandon. I'll have to be on the lookout for those in the coming episodes. Natcho's last words to Hector really reminds me of the last words a certain character said in Game Of Thrones.
What a heartbreaking episode. Nacho was my favorite character and I really hoped that he just moved somewhere far away from everything with his father but at least he went out telling Hector that he is the reason why he is in a wheelcheer. When rewatching BB and hector shows up we think of Nacho. Also good find with the numbers. Gotta keep an eye out for number 6 in next episode!
The Dice Countdown... I really think you're on to something there, because that's exactly the kind of stuff they love throw into BCS & BB as clues, like 737 Down Over ABQ, or Walt's wardrobe color scheme changes throughout the series.
He was my favorite. And I knew he was going to die. But I never mourn so hard for a character I knew was not going to make it. I was and still am, devastated. I wanted more episodes with him. But I'm happy he'll never be torture any more. He was indeed the only one who broke good. A noble and self sacrificing death.
Michael Mando liked two of my tweets yesterday about BCS. That was a nice. Huge fan. He made Nacho one of the best characters on tv. Also, Kim asking "do you want to be a friend of the cartel or do you want to be a rat?" is the moment she's clearly broken bad to me.
Most satisfying thing about Nacho's ending is, now we know Nacho is living rent free in Hector's head throughout all of Breaking Bad
And my extension, Gus’. Gus consistently saying “look at me hector” seems like Gus trying to get hector to acknowledge him and not Nacho. Because nacho took more away from hector than Gus ever could. Nacho really fucked over two of the most evil characters in a few words
Nacho’s death made Jesse’s survival more meaningful.
Mike had two son figures so far: Matty and Nacho. Both fell the same circumstance, being uncomfortable to the system they’re in with Mike trying the hardest to keep them survive by giving them solid (but morally dubious) advices but it’s still not enough and both of them still died anyway because those in the system (dirty cops, Gus) saw them as loose ends.
“I broke my boy(s).”
Jesse is his 3rd son figure and unlike the former two, Mike sort of succeeded in getting Jesse out of the game alive. Jesse is his success story. Unfortunately, Mike died before he can witness his own success.
that's an excellent take man, thank you.
That's an awesome viewpoint my guy. This just makes Mike's death all the more sad. Damn you Walt and him killing Mike was one of the only things that I never forgave him for.
Crazy how the prequel is making breaking bad even better too
At first when Mike had his rant in the car with Jesse "you are not the guy", could he mean nacho? he seemed very emotional in that rant.
Damn, that "I broke my boy" line keeps getting more meaningful!
FINALLLYYYYYY. This is truly the ozymandias of this series, and nacho got his “I watched Jane die” speech
Odd comparison of those two moments specifically. One is a badass fuck you to die on, the other’s a sadistic cheap shot about an innocent he killed with no risk to himself.
@@NaouasT wasn’t talking to you homie
the ozymandias episode is still coming and it will be about kim
More like Face Off of this series
I didnt even realize he was going to take that with him to the grave until he said it. It was very satisfying
Felt sick to my stomach after this episode. Hope Michael Mando gets an Emmy for his role, he deserves it.
I'm worried he won't get nominated since he was only in 3 episodes
I hear you. Great character. But the writing was on the wall for a long time for nacho.
@@BrandonLikesMovies Yeah, plus it seems like the Emmys don't really care for BCS. They either don't get nominated, or get nominated and never win, it's ridiculous.
@@BrandonLikesMovies he could get a ‘guest actor’ nomination
He could always show up in a flashback. Wonder if they’ll credit him for the whole season since he’s been a regular since Season 1.
I loved that once he calls his dad, they stop teasing whether or not he’ll make it out of the episode and just leave you anticipating his inevitable fate.
Nacho to Saul in his first episode (ep 2): I like ripping off thieves because
What got me in that scene is that right away his dad knew something was wrong from the tone of his voice …
I’m not a parent, but I put myself in his shoes and I could hear my own fathers voice asking me the same question, which brought tears to my eyes . Great stuff !!🙌🏼
You feel the weight of his cost with Nacho.
Michael Mando is such a great actor I hope I can watch him in another project. I already saw his performance as Vaas Montenegro in the videogame Far Cry 3 and the guy is phenomenal.
He’s also a great singer, he has two songs out on Apple Music or TH-cam; The Wild One and Dance With Me… Both of which had me hooked on first listening 👌🏼@@eduardocelis6710
The Desert Bluebell is the name of the flower that was growing on the spot where Nacho died in the cold open. In folklore it symbolizes many things, including everlasting love, enlightenment, truth-telling, and humility. A pretty fitting flower for Nacho. RIP.
In an interview, Michael Mando said that when he got the part, he wanted to “honor the New Mexican culture” and not play the stereotypical brown-skinned bad guy. He remembered listening to this Latin American historian who told a story of Aztecs & Mayans. The historian spoke about how the strongest men in the village would compete in a sport that the community watched. The winners would willingly sacrifice themselves for the God to bring rain to their lands. He talked about how their relationship with life, death, and the afterlife was very different from the Western understanding and fear of death. It was all about when you die and what you die for.
Nacho’s final moments are about choosing his own way, going out on his own terms (despite this awful situation), and the selfless sacrifice he does to save his father. He does the right thing to protect his dad. And in the cold-open flash forward, we see that desert bluebell (a sign of Nacho’s everlasting love for his dad), and we see rain falling on that dry desert.
Came to the comments looking for an explanation about the flower - thank you for this!
@@oliverhughes610 glad to be of help 😊
Beautifully said. Wow...😞
Great breakdown. Makes me feel better about this death. Thank you 🙏🏾
Dude ❤️
"Chicken Man? no he's a joke." & "I put you in that wheelchair!" Nacho gave one hell of a verbal beat down to both sides.
"Bro! Thank goodness this man is alive! I was so worried! That puts to rest all my fears!" - Brandon, moments before disaster.
"But it's only episode 3..." - pretty much every viewer out there.
I can’t imagine how much more intense this episode must be for someone who hasn’t watch BB prior to BCS
Person who hasn't watched BB before BCS: "Oh my god Nacho please stay safe how will you get out of that"
Person who has watched BB before BCS and knows everyone here lives except Nacho: "Oh my god Nacho please stay safe how will you get out of that"
Moral of the story is that we're all in denial
@@davidci it’s more of the fact that people who never seen BB don’t know that nacho is the only one of them that’s not in BB anything could’ve happened and anyone could’ve died. People who’ve seen BB knew how this was going down from the start but wanted a different fate for him.
@@birdbones74 we didn't really know for sure he was going to die, but in that last scene yeah, people that already watched BB knew all of them (the cousins, Hector, Bolsa, Gus and his guys) live, so there was no way Nacho was getting out of there alive.
@@mario_gabriel it's very cold comfort knowing in a few more years every single one of those men will also die an ugly violent death because of their lifestyle.
They died from natural causes. Natural to the line of work they was in. (No Country For Old Men).
@@davidci No one knew Nacho died from any info in BB or BCS up until this episode.
Micheal Mando said in an interview that Nacho was the only character that was "Breaking good".
That's actually so true honestly
“You are the smartest guy I’ve ever met but you are stupid to see, Vince made up his mind 10 months ago. Do what you gonna…”💥🔫
- Nacho to all of us
lol
The meeting between Nacho and Don Eladio last season really hits harder after this season: Eladio asks him what he wants, he says "respect" (the scene between Mike and Gus in ep 1 or 2), he also wants to "make his own decisions, go his own way" and not to be "looking over his shoulder"... amazing writing
Wow excellent connection!!
@@BrandonLikesMovies definitely a less subtle example of the great writing but it still struck me :)
I loved how the twins looked genuinely offended when Nacho called them psychopaths
daniel and luis moncada are fucking great, they're both so funny offscreen too
RIP Nacho. Hell of a character, hell of an actor, hell of an ending.
Michael Mando is such a great actor he is able to say many things with just one look
It's crazy how Michael Mando has finally done what he's most famous for in Far Cry 3: giving a badass speech.
Such a sad end for Nacho. He only ever wanted a way out, it's tragic that this was how he finally achieved it.
At least he got to see the rage in Hector's face.
It’s simultaneously sad and absolutely badass. He got to get the shit on basically everyone there, especially Gus and Hector, and still proceeded to go out on his own volition. Probably the least-tragic death of a major character in the two series, at least imo
Fierce last words. I was hoping he’d make it tho before this episode.
@@nathanielsattler1382 I agree, not sure why everyones sad, it felt like his place to die and I LOVED the way he went out with all the power despite facing the entire cartel
@@nathanielsattler1382 I would say the least tragic is Walter, he never had to face consequences for what he did
@@moneykenny119 I agree, and that's an interesting thought, because when you begin a show with a cancer patient, it's certainly a subversion to have him end up being one of the least tragic circumstances, right? That in itself is pretty badass.
*I loved the fact that Nacho was at peace with his final decision. He looks around and knows there is no way out, and yet he dies with a smile on his face. Sad is for Mike because he couldn't save his own son and I felt like he wanted to save Nacho.* #RipBestBetterCallSaulCharacter
I do notice a pattern. Through his actions, he enables those around him and by the time he realizes what they're in for, it's alreadyh too late.
True man, that hurt
Nacho got his very own "El Camino" movie in these first 3 episodes.
Really gonna miss this character
Literally throughout the first three episodes (only ones I’ve seen at this point currently watching) I was thinking the w same thing it even looks way better quality than the last season like it does I’m el Camino the movie quality off the charts
I would just like to bring attention to how great of an actor MIchael Mando is. That phone conversation with his dad was some of the best acting I've ever seen.
As devastating as the loss of Nacho is, I had been dreading that it would end up being Mike who (under orders) was the one who had to kill him, so it's almost a relief that it happened this way.
Me too! I was theorizing that it would be a very similar situation as with Werner. So glad it wasn't.
R.I.P. nacho. Sad story overall. Great character. Unfortunately he had to die. The writing was on the wall. Him hiding in that oil tank sums up his time on BCS. The oil represents all the bad that doesn't wash away easily. And at that moment he was forced to submerge himself in it completely. Now the blue flower growing where he is buried, the rain coming represents his cleansing out of the game finally. Mike wanting Jesse to get out safely holds more weight now cause he couldn't get that for Nacho. Mike is now that hardened right hand to Gustavo Fring. Nacho berating hector was so satisfying too. So glad he got his "I watched Jane die moment"! Good for him, he got to be himself and say what he really wanted in that moment. Then nacho goes out on his own terms. Like a boss.
Even though it was bound to happen, I'm pretty sure nobody expected it to happen in only Episode 3
What I love is that every character suffers the consequences of their actions. It's not like ''He suffered a lot and now he needs to have a beautiful ending''. BrBra and BCS show us what happens when you're involved in a really dangerous life.
*What a notice as well is that first Nacho's scene (that I can remember) is him with the Salamancas in the desert, and his last scene is him in the desert AGAINST the Salamancas.
I'm glad that he didn't give them a choice for anyone to hurt him, he said what wanted to say and killed himself like ''You're not gonna torture me, you motherfuckers''. He accept his fate and died. In a moment I was worried Lalo would appear from this house and torture Nacho.*
Few remarks from listening to the Insider Podcast:
- The stairs wipes were "just an idea" the editor tried to give a good pace to the scene, not planned. People working on this are so creative on their own
- The last meal was with knife & fork to eat with dignity, but plastic ones to not give him any weapon, luckily there was a bin.
- The fact that they didnt show the detail of how Gus' team got Nacho out really drives the point that it was an easy feat for them all along
- The flower comes off all the blood/iron on the ground from Hector going crazy on the body with his gun, and in Breaking Bad colors blue is for loyalty (to his father).
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 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.
- Michael Mando
@@acepmon Very nice, this guy is SO thoughtful in his work
I don't know if it was on purpose, but the episode where Nacho first becomes a more main character is Off Brand from season 3. In that episode he beats up Domingo, gets a gun pointed at him by Victor, Hector decides to use his father's shop to transport over the border, and Nacho begins his big pill heist plan.
It's one of my favorite episodes so I think about it a lot. Just find it interesting that that episode was 3x06 and the episode where his arc concludes is 6x03.
Again, not sure if that's on purpose but I thought it was kind of interesting.
Wanted to see your reaction to this episode more than anyone. Heartbreaking, I sat in silence for quite awhile after the end credits. I really think this might be one of the most shocking endings in television history!
This is easily one of the best episodes I’ve ever seen in any tv show
Yup
this and moon knight ep5,we got two of the best episodes in 1 week
every breaking bad episode was better than this one
@@weedor3861 Try harder to troll please
@@weedor3861 maybe a few but definitely not every one
Honestly your theory about the number countdown may be legit, and I haven’t seen anyone else mention it
right im trying to find out if we went down a number or two
The classical piece in Howard's car is the SECOND MOVEMENT of Beethoven's FIFTH SYMPHONY. 5+2=7
I dont even see people posting about it online at all
I agree. Only thing i wonder is what they are counting down to since this season is gonna have 13 episodes. That would mean the event in question has to happen in episode 10 and its not just a countdown for the end of BCS
The seven. That’s when the countdown stopped. 6x7. Howard’s fate
Nacho lines before dying were delivered so well, easily the best acting throughout the whole series imo, even above Walt’s “I’m the one who knocks” speech.
I knew this moment was coming, this is the episode we didn't wanna wtatch but had to. Nacho going out on his own terms is exactly what he wanted and he wasn't controlled by Gus in the end.
Still can't believe that nacho is gone man, such a great episode
It's been a long time since I truly felt the death of a fictional character. Part of it was the shock (nobody expected him to die so soon) and part of it was the truly touching scene with his dad on the phone (I legit had tears in my eyes), but what really got to me was how much Mike truly cared about the guy.
The way he grabs his hand when pulling him out of the false bottom of the truck, the way he shared a drink with him and told Victor to get the hell out of there, the way Mike (with a gun to his head) looked directly at Gus and said to Nacho that anyone who goes after his dad will have to come through him first), then he insists to Gus that he be there at Nacho's death, their final nod at each other, but what really got me teary eyed again was Mike's reaction to Nacho shooting himself. He was visibly sad and Jon Banks and Michael had such awesome chemistry ever since season 1. In a business full of heartless despicable monsters, these 2 had a true bond. They had trust.
Crazy thing is, I am watching Mike and Nacho talking all about the plan and it was clear that he is dying but my brain completely switched off and went in denial till the final moment of Nacho killing himself and kept hoping that he is still escaping somehow. I just wanted him to survive but this was perfectly executed.
9:32 “It’s wild that Kim and Jimmy are getting closer when doing job like this. Very toxic relationship.”
Well, they slept together for the first time and started dating for real back in season 2 episode 1 because they got turned on after conning a guy. It has always been like this throughout the show but it became more clear because the scam is too big and dangerous now.
And this time the scam is unfair, because Howard is a nice guy and doesn't deserve what they want to do to him
@@eduardocelis6710 The concept of “scam” is always unfair. Both of them are bad people from the start but the reason we start to realize this because we know Howard as a character. We saw his struggle at grieving Chuck’s death. We don’t know about the victims of former scams or once we know it, they are not as sympathetic (for example the Kettlemans).
they had a thing before that tho, when Jimmy was still in the mail room.
This episode will go into history as one of the all time great
Everything about it was perfect.
And Michael Mando was absolutely legendary in his final dialogue.
We all knew Nacho's fate was sealed.
But I never expected him to go out like that.
Amazing performance.
Woah, I hadn't seen it myself, or heard anyone talk about the domino thing. Good catch!!
With the way things have gone in the past, Michael Mando probably won't get nominated for an Emmy for this episode. Rhea Seehorn never got an Emmy, and she had several episodes of acting her ass off, putting everything into the role. This series and cast, doesn't get the respect it deserves. Best series on television, and it's constantly overlooked.
It makes me so so angry that GOT won so many awards when BCS has been ignored when it's the superior show in every way
This episode made it clear
Spolier;
Nobody is safe
*except the BB characters
@@BrandonLikesMovies nah they can still die
@@BrandonLikesMovies yeah. But everyone who has been only mentioned in BB or less than that. I’ll be biting my nails
@@BrandonLikesMovies they’re safe for another 3-5 years.
We will probably get present stuff so maybe Jimmy isn’t all that safe in Nebraska.
Your dice theory is amazing! Gonna be looking out for them in the next episodes for sure.
The domino was a 6 and a 3. Perhaps, because it is episode 6x03 when Nacho dies.
It makes me feel better knowing that every person in the desert dies in the future. Feel’s like a little divine justice
I desperately wanted Nacho to live but his character was a scapegoat from the start. He was always in the worst position out of anyone on the show. He became the unintentional glue that kept many others' operations alive.
Watching the broken relationship between him and his father was so sad but one of the more compelling storylines. Nacho wanted to get out of the business per his father's request but it was too late. In the end, the only thing he knew he could get right was potentially saving his dad's life. After all the disappointment, he could at least do that for his papa. That was his character arch. Extremely well written. A character that was mentioned for one second in Breaking Bad became one of the best characters in the BB universe. We were all rooting for Ignacio Varga.
Well mf said💯
When was he mentioned in breaking bad??
@schneblen
Breaking Bad- Season 2- Episode 8- "Better Call Saul"
Saul- "It wasn't me, it was Ignacio"
Your countdown theory is 100%. Gilligan and Gould love sneaking stuff like this in, and they get more subtle with it as time goes on because they know their fans are looking for it. On Talking Saul, they said how disappointed\proud they were that fans sussed out "FRINGISBACK" before the season even got to its third episode just by catching the upcoming episode titles
Loving your Domino theory, 3 eps in a row can't be a coincidence
we all definitely looking out for a six next episode now 👀
Has another TH-camr brought up this theory? Seems pretty cool
@@Jcall9 haven't seen any that have
im trying to find out if we went down a number or two
@@Det.RichardDick Went down 1. Previous was 8. This was 7. Next will be 6.
Damn Brandon showing some 2000IQ awareness to see that 'domino' in the holes in the wall, I didn't notice that at all...
This has been my favorite show for years and I just found out my friends dad is the main sound mixer for BCS,, I was starstruck because there are so many crazy moments we all know are made by the sound design
This is the greatest episode of Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul ever. An absolute masterpiece.
I genuinely enjoy your vibe my friend, I’m gutted to my core and I’ve taken indirect inspiration from Nacho as a character and the bluebell is just a beautiful touch 👍
I’ll miss him as he was one of my favorite character from the BB/BCS universe and Michael Mando is a great actor (chills during his monologue) but he went out like a boss. I’d consider it a good death, even if very unfortunate and sad.
this is the most pivotal episode of the whole series.
I took the blue flower in the beginning as a foreshadowing to the looming, ever-approaching collision of BCS with Breaking Bad. The color blue is absolutely associated with the “Crystal Blue Meth” and seeing the storm clouds thundering behind it seemed like a metaphorical sign of where the story tragically/ultimately has to end
My current guess about the guy tailing Jimmy and Kim is Howard heard from Wachtell or someone else from the country club that Jimmy was there the same day “cocaine” was found in his locker. He put two and two together, and now that’s probably the same private eye tailing them that was waiting at the house for Jimmy to come and destroy the tape.
Woah dude that domino theory seems super legit. I'm gonna be keeping an eye out for them now, lol.
WOW!!! Watched this as it aired and still devastated... Acting, cinematography, music and sound all as on point as ever!!.. That scene with Mike and the whiskey showed such a juxtaposition between the Honour Mike has as opposed to the evil of Gus and the Salamanca's.
Thanks for the vid dude!!!
What interesting to me is for a brief second there’s a shot of both groups with Nacho in the middle & it reminds me of a the justice scales. ⚖️
oh my god, i didn't even pick up on the dominoes counting down.
this is really crazy man, I'm going to be thinking a lot about it now.
anyone else notice how nachos death kind of mirrors hectors eventual death in breaking bad? Nacho sacrificed himself to save his dad and killed himself while still getting a win over hector because he put him in the wheelchair while hector sacrifces himself to be able to get the "final win/word" over gus by kamikazeing gus.
I feel Nacho's "You all disgust me" was pointed to Gus as well. Well deserved.
Mannn I’ve been refreshing my subscription tab waiting for this since I watched the episode last night.
Loving the Dominoes / count down stuff...first time I have seen this mentioned, very interesting and I believe it means something.
Well its satisfying to know what will happen with all the monsters involved in Nacho's death.
Hector lived all the rest of his life paralyzed, watching whole of his family die, one by one.
The Twins, both died in pathetic ways, especially the one who died in hospital.
Bolsa died after getting betrayed by Gus whom he trusted the whole show 😂.
Victor was killed so pathetically by his own boss.
And Gus died after realizing that he was outwitted for the first time in his life. All his smartness and wit never was able to save him.
Nacho died the best death. And all these monsters, each died in ways more pathetic than the other.
My thought is that when he's washing up and is offered the washcloth by the mechanic, it immediately reminds him of his Dad, he then wants to call his Dad, knowing what he has to do to protect the one person he loves, giving him actual control over his situation and no longer being a simple pawn. He went out on his terms, getting exactly what he wanted.
I love the countdown theory
Damn, now you got me paranoid about the numbers. Damn you, Brandon!
The Vince Gilligan effect😂
This episode man, not gonna lie kinda broke my heart, especially the part when he calls his dad. Nacho will be remebered as one of the best Breaking Bad universe characters.
Notice that Mike was looking Gus right in the eyes when he told Nacho, "Anyone that goes after him is gonna have to come through me."
The ending of this episode was shocking, yet very powerful. It looks like a typical set up of where they say one thing is going to happen throughout the episode of a show or film, but that doesn’t happen. Here they do it and as unfortunate as it is, I’m defiantly interested in how this effects the characters, especially Mike, throughout the rest of the shows run. Hopefully Michael Mando gets an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor. The man was incredible as Nacho. Great reaction Brandon, hope you have a great weekend!
The blue flower over his grave is chromatic symbolism. It existed in breaking bad but more so in BCS. It utilizes fire and ice scheme, where blue and cooler colors symbolize good in people. Often times, Nacho wore red when he was doing work for the cartel or for greed. When he fell victim to Gus and to the cartel, he began to wear more blue. When he died, the flower that grew from him showed that he was a good person at the end of it all.
My reaction to Nacho dying was the same as when Hank died in BB. Jaw on floor man
Michael mando is a freeeeeaking legend, what a performance
The intro sequence was actually shot indoors, with a blue screen behind a fake stretch of desert and a rain machine above. Exquisite filmmaking.
Michael Mando said on the pod case after each show that they filmed Hector & his group, filmed Gus & his group then when it came time for Nachos scene the sky burst into thunderstorms and they all had to run. When Michael got home a tree had fallen across his driver during the storm.
Michael Mando better win all the awards.
Junior year in high school me and 3 friends had a “Who can hold their breath the longest” competition and my time was 1 minute 3 seconds (We were potheads btw) so if that was my time, then I can imagine Nacho’s time.. But it’s not just that he held his breath under that thick, nasty, hot, oil; He didn’t let air bubbles out either (Which I also didn’t do until the last split second as I came up) which deserves props on its own 👏🏼
I also believe that in a life or death situation, our potential as human beings might be exaggerated to an extent. Which of course, he was blessed with.. In that moment .
I'm predicting that when we finally get to 1 with that number theory, we'll see Jesse or Walt.
Honestly I didn’t realize the episode aired so within 5 mins on TH-cam there’s of course a video titled “nachos death”
Any channel that thrives off of posting spoilers is worse than the entire Salamanca family. But unfortunately TH-cam rewards those videos in the algorithm because people are more likely to click on them.
One of the best episodes in the breaking bad universe
I was waiting for this, as sad as it was lol. Just wanted to see what you thought. Episode was absolutely insane, top tier.
This show is so good that they flat out tell us that he's gonna die in this episode and it was still shocking!! I'm also hoping youre right about the numbers cause I havent seen anybody else catch that!
I think that we can expect a huge mid-season cliff hanger on May 23rd. That's when the last domino will fall.
Nacho was one of the best characters....and Michael Mando is such a great actor.
Good catch on the subtle background countdown lol will have to keep my eye out to see if there's any more
Countdown, you say? Whose already been confirmed showing up in season 6?
""You are a time bomb tick, tick, ticking. And I have no intention of being around for the ‘boom." - Mike from Breaking Bad😳🤯
oh lord
I don't know if it's intentional, it's super possible given the writers, but Varga is Spanish for "the steepest part of a slope." Pretty fitting last name for a guy who was quickly sliding downhill with no way back up.
I'M LOVING THIS LAST SEASON SO MUCH OMGOMGOMGOGMOGMOGMOG
That “you think of me” line. Godddaammmmm. Give this man an Emmy
The object in the beginning is a piece of glass from when Gus dropped his drink, Nacho used it to cut the zip ties.
the numbers brandon! what do they mean?!?!
To be fair Gus had no idea about Nacho's plans to swap the pills and was actually angry about it because he wanted Hector to die on his terms. If it wasn't for Gus, Hector would have died.
I felt that Nacho's last call to his father was also a goodbye from Michael Mando to this series and I also love that the camera rests on his face for some time after the call for his heartfelt reaction.
Acting that good can only be called devastating. A truly unforgettable performance by Michael Mando.
Those were some cool observations you made with the domino numbers Brandon. I'll have to be on the lookout for those in the coming episodes. Natcho's last words to Hector really reminds me of the last words a certain character said in Game Of Thrones.
Excited for this one. Piece of tv history
What a heartbreaking episode. Nacho was my favorite character and I really hoped that he just moved somewhere far away from everything with his father but at least he went out telling Hector that he is the reason why he is in a wheelcheer. When rewatching BB and hector shows up we think of Nacho. Also good find with the numbers. Gotta keep an eye out for number 6 in next episode!
And this is just the 3rd episode. We still have 10 episodes left. 😓
Your domino theory is very interesting. Let's see if it pans out, good observation either way.
The Dice Countdown...
I really think you're on to something there, because that's exactly the kind of stuff they love throw into BCS & BB as clues, like 737 Down Over ABQ, or Walt's wardrobe color scheme changes throughout the series.
He was my favorite. And I knew he was going to die. But I never mourn so hard for a character I knew was not going to make it. I was and still am, devastated. I wanted more episodes with him. But I'm happy he'll never be torture any more. He was indeed the only one who broke good. A noble and self sacrificing death.
Yo dude, that numbers counting down thing blew my mind. Definitely counting down to something.
Michael Mando liked two of my tweets yesterday about BCS. That was a nice. Huge fan. He made Nacho one of the best characters on tv. Also, Kim asking "do you want to be a friend of the cartel or do you want to be a rat?" is the moment she's clearly broken bad to me.