Walt's disappearance is met with investigation by both his wife and Hank, as Tuco Salamanca intends to leave town with his kidnapped cooks.Walt's disappearance is met with investigation by both his wife and Hank, as Tuco Salamanca intends to leave town with his kidnapped cooks.Walt's disappearance is met with investigation by both his wife and Hank, as Tuco Salamanca intends to leave town with his kidnapped cooks.
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- TriviaAaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman) revealed that in the scene where Tuco Salamanca throws Jesse through the screen door of his house, he actually hit his head so hard that he got a concussion. Raymond Cruz (who plays Tuco) didn't realize this and carried on throwing him to the ground and hitting him in the ribs and face, mistaking his genuine pleas to stop for scripted acting. The take made the final cut.
- GoofsAfter Hank shot Tuco and Walt and Jesse are watching from a distance, Hank walks into their view and Tuco has his face towards Jesse's car, but when the camera switches back to Hanks point of view Tuco is now facing the opposite direction.
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Tuco Salamanca: Tell me what you did, Walter!
Jesse Pinkman: Jesus, I don't wanna die! NO!
Tuco Salamanca: TELL ME WHAT YOU DID!
Walter White: We tried to poison you. We tried to poison you because you are an insane, degenerate piece of filth and you deserve to die.
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The end of Tuco's story arc
Since the fifth episode of BREAKING BAD we were used to Tuco Salamanca (Raymond Cruz) but at the same time scared of him because it's too dangerous and after the end of the previous episode we certainly couldn't wait to see how it followed.
Hank Schrader and his DEA squad are getting close on Tuco's organization but since they can't find him they realize that he must have escaped to Mexico since Tuco is connected also to a Mexican cartel. Hank then finds out that Walter White is missing after also receiving a desperate call from Skylar. In fact, Walt and Jesse are taken hostage by Tuco that takes them in his cabin in the desert where he lives with his wheelchair-bound and mute uncle Tio Salamanca. In the cabin tries to poison Tuco's wrap with ricin but fails because Tio Salamanca rang his bell after noticing that the two prisoners are up to something. Tuco drags Jesse out for killing and Walt reveals that he was trying to kill him so that while Tuco grabs a rock for hitting Walt Jesse manages to take his gun and shoot Tuco in the back. Walt and Jesse can finally flee but stop when they notice the DEA truck: it's Hank that has a fire fight and after some missing shots manages to shoot Tuco in the head finally killing him.
It was a perfect end for Tuco's storyline because at this point we grew to hate him but as always Cruz nailed the role perfectly, his uncle was endearing to an extent and of course Walt, Jesse and Hank are a powerhouse. The first great episode of the second season, that's for sure.
Hank Schrader and his DEA squad are getting close on Tuco's organization but since they can't find him they realize that he must have escaped to Mexico since Tuco is connected also to a Mexican cartel. Hank then finds out that Walter White is missing after also receiving a desperate call from Skylar. In fact, Walt and Jesse are taken hostage by Tuco that takes them in his cabin in the desert where he lives with his wheelchair-bound and mute uncle Tio Salamanca. In the cabin tries to poison Tuco's wrap with ricin but fails because Tio Salamanca rang his bell after noticing that the two prisoners are up to something. Tuco drags Jesse out for killing and Walt reveals that he was trying to kill him so that while Tuco grabs a rock for hitting Walt Jesse manages to take his gun and shoot Tuco in the back. Walt and Jesse can finally flee but stop when they notice the DEA truck: it's Hank that has a fire fight and after some missing shots manages to shoot Tuco in the head finally killing him.
It was a perfect end for Tuco's storyline because at this point we grew to hate him but as always Cruz nailed the role perfectly, his uncle was endearing to an extent and of course Walt, Jesse and Hank are a powerhouse. The first great episode of the second season, that's for sure.
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- Nov 18, 2023
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