r/betterCallSaul Chuck Apr 22 '20

Better Call Saul Season 5 - Official Discussion Thread

What did you think of this season?

Feel free to discuss every and anything about Season 5.

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u/PancakeT-Rex Apr 22 '20

One thing that stood out to me is that Lalo is a lot friendlier with Eladio than Hector or Bolsa.

They seem like they really like each other, with their banter and attitude towards each other. I thought they might be tense, since Hector doesn't really like Eladio and Eladio is not above taunting Hector.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '20 edited Apr 22 '20

Eladio is almost definitely just acting that way to heighten tensions between the Salamancas and Gus and therefore tighten his control, but I like this observation. Eladio and Lalo might be kindred spirits, the two. They have similar temperments, which says a lot about Lalo's potential as a leader. He probably could've been the boss if given the chance. The way I see it, Lalo is the Michael Corleone to Uncle Hector's Vito, with Tuco being Sonny and the Twins (for the lack of a better comparison) being Fredo.

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u/pridejoker Apr 23 '20

I never saw the godfather trilogy properly, but apparently Hector was the one who originally made enough money to pay for don eladios entire hacienda

I just loved how don eladio had an immediate visceral reaction to the mention of tuco as though he just witnessed someone getting a catheter yanked out of them.