![]() ![]() ![]() He loves his cars, his shirts, his boots, and he has a grin that at first glance invites you in. There are times when you could almost underestimate Dalton’s Lalo. Dalton’s Lalo is many different people: there’s the warm la familia Lalo that is kind and patient with Hector, who always kneels down to Hector’s level as a sign of respect there’s the dandy who dresses with flair and flamboyance, the boyish rogue who seems to wake with a song in his heart the straight businessman who wants everything just right, and then there’s the man we meet at the end of Season 5 Episode 9: the stone cold sociopath. That’s why when we meet one that is truly original-one that must have gestated inside of a hungry actor for years and years-we all recognize it. While I couldn’t have known what was coming, I wish I would have better recognized the greatness of the actor I was talking to.Ĭolorful villains are nothing new. I spoke to Dalton on the cusp of Season 5, and while I loved interviewing him, I honestly feel like I failed him a little bit. Sure, there were hints in Season 4 that Dalton’s Lalo was going to be a great foil for Odenkirk and Esposito, but I don’t know that any of us were prepared for what Dalton delivered. Perhaps it was the sneak attack that Dalton laid on us. In a season when Rhea Seehorn may have done her very best work (no small statement), and Bob Odenkirk, Giancarlo Esposito, and Jonathan Banks continued to grow their own legends, it was Tony Dalton who took what was already great and escalated it even further. In fact, I would argue if there was a “star” among all the stars of Season 5, it was Tony Dalton. This is not to say that Dalton hadn’t done stellar work on Better Call Saul before-he certainly had. With that line, Tony Dalton’s Lalo Salamanca became a legend.
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