By Audrey Cleo Yap Gustavo Fring, played by Giancarlo Esposito, may have made himself scarce in Monday night’s Season 5 finale of “Better Call Saul,” but he proved crucial in setting off the events leading up to the episode’s bloody climax: an attempted murder of Fring’s cartel rival, Lalo Salamanca, played by Tony Dalton.
While the hit may have fallen short (Lalo is still alive by episode’s end), Esposito assured to fans on the “Variety After-Show” that even though Gus will be mad, but probably won’t hold it against his inside man Nacho Varga (Michael Mando), who was tasked with facilitating the kill. “I don’t believe he’ll blame it on Nacho, but I do believe this is setting us up for a very explosive Season 6,” Esposito predicted. “Gus
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