Better Call Saul’s Big Death Makes Jesse’s Ending Even Better

Better Call Saul’s Big Death Makes Jesse’s Ending Even Better

Whereas Jesse successfully absconds to Alaska in El Camino, evading both the authorities and lingering adversaries, Nacho finds himself between a rock and a hard place (see what they did there?) and makes peace with knowing his youthful arrogance and criminal sins have made death inevitable. Better Call Saul‘s season 6 Nacho ending is a tragic cautionary tale of cartel life – shocking in its brutality and merciless in its message – but that bloody final stand makes Jesse Pinkman’s unlikely, daring escape all the more special. Michael Mando and Aaron Paul’s characters cross over in so many ways, yet their final destinations couldn’t be more divergent. Jesse could’ve easily ended up in the same predicament as Nacho, laying on the ground being plugged with bullets by Hector Salamanca, but he defied the odds, escaped death, and forged a fresh start. Nacho’s failure to do the same in Better Call Saul season 6 emphasizes how huge Jesse’s achievement truly was in El Camino.
There is, however, another way of looking at the Jesse/Nacho dynamic after Better Call Saul season 6’s huge death scene. Although Jesse Pinkman escapes in Breaking Bad and El Camino, many of his loved ones aren’t so lucky. Jane succumbs to an overdose, Andrea is murdered, and Brock gets poisoned. Better Call Saul‘s Nacho, on the other hand, agrees to be killed because it’s the only way to ensure his father’s safety. His life is sacrificed so his family avoids harm. That’s not to say Jesse wouldn’t have made the same sacrifice given an opportunity, but his survival came at great cost, whereas Nacho’s death came with great reward… even if he isn’t around to see it.

Better Call Saul continues Monday on AMC.

#Call #Sauls #Big #Death #Jesses

Better Call Saul’s Big Death Makes Jesse’s Ending Even Better

Whereas Jesse successfully absconds to Alaska in El Camino, evading both the authorities and lingering adversaries, Nacho finds himself between a rock and a hard place (see what they did there?) and makes peace with knowing his youthful arrogance and criminal sins have made death inevitable. Better Call Saul‘s season 6 Nacho ending is a tragic cautionary tale of cartel life – shocking in its brutality and merciless in its message – but that bloody final stand makes Jesse Pinkman’s unlikely, daring escape all the more special. Michael Mando and Aaron Paul’s characters cross over in so many ways, yet their final destinations couldn’t be more divergent. Jesse could’ve easily ended up in the same predicament as Nacho, laying on the ground being plugged with bullets by Hector Salamanca, but he defied the odds, escaped death, and forged a fresh start. Nacho’s failure to do the same in Better Call Saul season 6 emphasizes how huge Jesse’s achievement truly was in El Camino.
There is, however, another way of looking at the Jesse/Nacho dynamic after Better Call Saul season 6’s huge death scene. Although Jesse Pinkman escapes in Breaking Bad and El Camino, many of his loved ones aren’t so lucky. Jane succumbs to an overdose, Andrea is murdered, and Brock gets poisoned. Better Call Saul‘s Nacho, on the other hand, agrees to be killed because it’s the only way to ensure his father’s safety. His life is sacrificed so his family avoids harm. That’s not to say Jesse wouldn’t have made the same sacrifice given an opportunity, but his survival came at great cost, whereas Nacho’s death came with great reward… even if he isn’t around to see it.

Better Call Saul continues Monday on AMC.

#Call #Sauls #Big #Death #Jesses