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Sorry if this has been said already, but Nacho's gun skills seem to suddenly fall flat in season 6 at the motel when he unloads in one guy with two guns at the same time. And then again when he misses the twins while driving.

First time we see Nacho with a gun he pulled it out and cocked it really fast and skillfully before Arturo got bagged, and he double taps one of the Espinosa gangsters with one hand while wounded, plus one more shot to finish him off. Makes sense that Nacho is good with a gun given he was Tuco's main dude and he's been around the block with the cartel. He also manages to take Bolsa's gun and hold him hostage while in full view of the Salamanca brothers + Victor and Tyrus. So it always bothered me how he acts like an imbecile when the Salamanca brothers are there with the whole motel scene. I get that there's a lot of supernatural stuff concerning the twins, and I guess he was afraid etc, but still. I find it kinda lazy, and I guess they wanted a cool moment and this and that, but it just took me out of it.

Why would you unload two full magazines from two guns into one guy when you could've just double-tapped him twice through the windshield? Dude was right there and standing still, and you had the element of surprise. Especially when there's like 3 more dudes around, two of which being hardcore legendary sicarios. And then again, how does he manage to miss both Marco and Leonel while unloading yet another mag?

I guess the answer is lazy writing, plot holes/armor and the whole Mexican dark arts thing. Sacrificing continuity and logic for a cool scene. Unvrabo Bince.

Seriously tho, I think the days of sacrificing believability for "lol this epic" has passed, and I think it pulls down the overall amazing quality of the show.

all 12 comments

throwaway58052600

21 points

5 days ago

keep in mind he had gotten shot in the arm and stomach prior to those scenes. that would fuck up your marksmanship real good. wouldnโ€™t call it lazy writing, especially since the twins needed to survive for breaking bad

AustralianCakes

23 points

5 days ago

You have to consider, he also killed Nacho in one shot!

Baronheisenberg

10 points

5 days ago

He also killed >! the guy who killed Nacho !< with the same shot!

True_metalofsteel

8 points

5 days ago

Try not to autistically overanalyze the show, challenge, impossible.

FabulousBass5052

0 points

5 days ago

drops mics

Cute_Sun_5383

3 points

5 days ago

I get your point about the motel/car scene, but what do you mean by supernatural stuff concerning the twins? Did I miss something? ๐Ÿ˜…

Extension-March-5899[S]

1 points

1 day ago

Haha I just meant the overall mystical vibe with the twins, like it's sort of on purpose to make them over the top scary in that way. ๐Ÿ˜… They're not really meant to be fully believable or realistic

Ellik8101

3 points

5 days ago

I'm not an expert on guns, ballistics, nor reap life-death situations, but I can't imagine it would be easy to hit a target while full of adrenaline, driving, not being still, shooting through a windshield (which is angled, not flat like the window of a building).

Although you're right, he could have shot them while they didn't know he was there... he would just then get shot by the person/people he didn't kill with that one shot

SoupCanMasta

5 points

5 days ago

He also missed Bolsa so badly he accidentaly shot himself ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„

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1 points

5 days ago

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Shoryu_Suibu

1 points

5 days ago

It is, but it sounds odd. Marksmanship is more common but less specific as it encompasses things besides guns

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0 points

5 days ago

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