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** Just the fact how effortlessly Lalo breaks into Jimmy and Kim's apartment is worth a mention as he makes no noise whatsoever until he is right there in the same room with them. The disturbingly eerie music that starts playing in this part is enough to make anyone's skin crawl.

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** Just the fact how effortlessly Lalo breaks into Jimmy and Kim's apartment is worth a mention as he makes no noise whatsoever until he is right there in the same room with them. Heck, the aforementioned candle flicker is the only indication he was already there. The disturbingly eerie music that starts playing in this part is enough to make anyone's skin crawl.
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** Just the fact how effortlessly Lalo breaks into Jimmy and Kim's apartment is worth a mention as he makes no noise whatsoever until he is right there in the same room with them. The disturbingly eerie music that starts playing in this part is enough to make anyone's skin crawl.
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-> ''"<You know what I was thinking about this morning? The smell of burning leather and horsehair stuffing. Do you remember? Hotel Tulipan. You were so polite to that guy. And he turns his back on you? Makes that big deal to show he's not scared... You took your time with him. And his wife listening from the side. That asshole was so proud of his beautiful Spanish, his books, his antiques. But when it burned, it all smelled like shit. I never told you this, but... I went back inside. I went through the flames, the smoke. It was so hot the rubber on my shoes melted a little. Yes, I know it was very stupid, but... I'm sentimental. I wanted a souvenir.>''"

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-> ''"<You ''"You know what I was thinking about this morning? The smell of burning leather and horsehair stuffing. Do you remember? Hotel Tulipan. You were so polite to that guy. And he turns his back on you? Makes that big deal to show he's not scared... You took your time with him. And his wife listening from the side. That asshole was so proud of his beautiful Spanish, his books, his antiques. But when it burned, it all smelled like shit. I never told you this, but... I went back inside. I went through the flames, the smoke. It was so hot the rubber on my shoes melted a little. Yes, I know it was very stupid, but... I'm sentimental. I wanted a souvenir.>''"''"
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** Not to mention Jimmy says repeatedly "Un amigo del Cartel"(A friend of the Cartel), but due to his accent and proficiency in Spanish it might as well be heard as "Enemigo del Cartel"(Enemy of the Cartel). Both ways would have ended up badly.

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** Not to mention Jimmy says repeatedly "Un amigo del Cartel"(A friend of the Cartel), but due to his accent and lack of proficiency in Spanish it might as well be heard as "Enemigo del Cartel"(Enemy of the Cartel). Both ways would have ended up badly.
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** Not to mention Jimmy says repeatedly "Un amigo del Cartel"(A friend of the Cartel), but due to his accent and proficiency in Spanish it might as well be heard as "Enemigo del Cartel"(Enemy of the Cartel). Both ways would ended up badly.

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** Not to mention Jimmy says repeatedly "Un amigo del Cartel"(A friend of the Cartel), but due to his accent and proficiency in Spanish it might as well be heard as "Enemigo del Cartel"(Enemy of the Cartel). Both ways would have ended up badly.
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* Lalo breaks into Margarethe Ziegler's house while she's away for work to look for notes about the Superlab. He's [[EvenEvilHasStandards surprisingly sweet to her dog]], so for a moment you'd think he's finally given up his tendency to target innocents. Except he then hears Margarethe entering the house, having forgotten her phone. And then her agitated dog points her upstairs. And then Lalo pulls out ''a gun and puts a silencer on it''. What follows might be one of the most terrifying moments in the series as Margarethe slowly creeps towards Lalo's room as Lalo stays put, fully willing to add another victim to his bloody trail. It's only in the nick of time that he finds identifying info for Casper on one of the gifts given to her, and jumps out the window by the time she gets in. Despite everything, for a moment you're left wondering if they're about to go full ShootTheShaggyDog with Werner's posthumous arc. Casper on the other hand...
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** Not to mention Jimmy says repeatedly "Un amigo del Cartel"(A friend of the Cartel), but due to his accent and proficiency in Spanish it might as well be heard as "Enemigo del Cartel"(Enemy of the Cartel). Both ways would ended up badly.
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* Even Lalo's ''death'' is creepy. After Gus manages to outsmart him at the last minute with careful planning and sheer luck in his part, Lalo ends up dead: choking in a pool of his own blood after getting hit by a stray bullet in the neck. Instead of looking disappointed, Lalo musters one last laugh with the remaining breath before ultimately succumbing. He sure died the way he lived, laughing and smiling all the way until the very end.

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* Even Lalo's ''death'' is creepy. After Gus manages to outsmart him at the last minute with careful planning and sheer luck in his part, Lalo ends up dead: choking in a pool of his own blood after getting hit by a [[MurphysBullet stray bullet bullet]] in the neck. Instead of looking disappointed, Lalo musters one last laugh with the remaining breath before ultimately succumbing. He sure died the way he lived, laughing and smiling all the way until the very end.
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** Nacho mentions that he has unsuccessfully tried to cut out the skull fragment himself. It appears to be shallow and in a spot where it likely wouldn't impair his movement, which implies he did that just not to be constantly reminded of it. And he can't seek a proper surgeon to remove it since they would likely call the police to ask how he ended up with a splinter of another person's bones under his skin.

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** Nacho mentions says that he has unsuccessfully tried to cut out the skull fragment himself. It appears to be shallow and in a spot where it likely wouldn't impair his movement, which implies he did that just not to be constantly reminded of it. And he can't seek a proper surgeon to remove it since they would likely call the police to ask how he ended up with a splinter of another person's bones under his skin.
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** Nacho mentions that he has unsuccessfully tried to cut out the skull fragment himself. It appears to be shallow and in a spot where it likely wouldn't impair his movement, which implies he did that just not to be constantly reminded of it. And he can't seek a proper surgeon to remove it since they would likely call the police to ask how he ended up with a splinter of another person's bones under his skin.
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* While Kim and Jimmy are at home, [[DyingCandle an ominous shot of a candle flickering is shown,]] making the viewer think Lalo has come to pay the pair another visit, just at a point in which Mike's men who previously covered for Kim are busy with Gus... but instead it’s simply Howard. After chiding them over the scam they pulled on him that day, [[DoubleSubversion the shot of a candle flickering plays a second time... and this time it's Lalo who walks in the door.]] He decides that [[HeKnowsTooMuch Howard has already seen too much]] and slowly pulls out his pistol and screws on the suppressor, all while the pair desperately try to get Howard to leave - before Lalo blasts him in the head and kills him right in their living room, leaving Jimmy and Kim screaming.

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* While Kim and Jimmy are at home, [[DyingCandle an ominous shot of a candle flickering is shown,]] making the viewer think Lalo has come to pay the pair another visit, just at a point in which Mike's men who previously covered for Kim are busy with Gus... but instead it’s simply Howard. After chiding them over the scam they pulled on him that day, [[DoubleSubversion the shot of a candle flickering plays a second time... and this time it's Lalo who walks in the door.door from the other room.]] He decides that [[HeKnowsTooMuch Howard has already seen too much]] and slowly pulls out his pistol and screws on the suppressor, all while the pair desperately try to get Howard to leave - before Lalo blasts him in the head and kills him right in their living room, leaving Jimmy and Kim screaming.

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