@@TheTroller911 That's why I'm announcing my run for presidency of the United States. My first and only executive order will be to mandate that all fast food places have all day breakfast
He made the mistake of allowing Walter and Jesse to live longer than he should have let them live because their loyalty to each other reminded him of his loyalty to his boyfriend max
@@LokiTheClever yeah i mean i doubt the bell was needed to use as a button, its probs a button shoved inside to be pressed whenever the bells ringed (explaining why its so dampened and why it took 20+ rings)
@@kingclampz6081 you misunderstood my comment, when I said I doubt the bell was needed, I mean that I doubt the bell it connected as a button (so when it dings it passes a current through it) idk what you thought I meant
He let Hector race bait him with morse code, Hector knew he would lose his control and set the voice activated pipe bomb off. In the end Hector outsmarted Gus
@@COCO-uf3sm Hector was the secret smartest genius of breaking bad and better call Saul, he manipulated Walt and Jesse in the one scene they met him into making a bomb for him to kill Gus.
Walt’s ego also helped him get as far as he did. He was motivated to win against Tuco and Mike because they bruised it. But without his ego he wouldn’t have even tried becoming a criminal. Someone as smart as Walter and more secure would have taken the job Elliot offered in Season 1, or even not walked away from Gretchen to begin with. Walt did because her family’s wealth threatened his ego. I think Mike and Saul were right, he was an incredible chemist but would have been caught in a few months without their help.
Gus had no loyalty to anyone after his boyfriend died. That was his mistake. He thought Walt was smart enough to not have any loyalty and be driven by self interest. Walt was full of ego but he was also driven by loyalty to the few people he loved. However misguided. Gus thought Walt would just take it as he had. Walt would rather gamble and see what other cards he could play
In any good characters, I always look to see if there are contradictions to them. I see that Gustavo's main contradiction is that he takes a rational, practical approach to achieve an irrational, emotional goal.
Well, goals cannot be "rational" by nature. In philosophy this is called the "value-fact" distinction. Part of the problem in (certain types of) A.I. is that those "irrational goals" are part of normal decisionmaking, and that's the part mankind submit to it.
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Gus killing Lalo will forever be my favourite Esposito performance. We knew he was scared of Lalo after seeing him grind his entire operation to a halt in order to ward against him, but it was always a calm, rational response to a greater threat, but in this scene the FEAR in Gus's face just says everything; he wasn't being rational or calculated, he was paranoid and threw all his defenses up because he knew Lalo was the better man, who in the end just got unlucky.
@@playlist-master7382 lalo was Gus basically had he not have his “showmanship” and younger at that, if he lived he could’ve possibly started a front similar to Gus
Funny thing is, Gus isn’t just intelligent, he is wise. He consistently give good advice to those around him, and he knows when to be loved and when he should be feared.
I always like how in bcs we see Gus using fear to keep a person complacent and mike suggesting against that. Yet in BB it’s the opposite, it really shows how Gus became more calculated and learned not to have a “nacho” situation again, while mike went into his more ruthless, if it works get it done hitman we all know and love.
Seriously.... he sounded like the best boss in the universe when it came to the chicken establishment. If you were a competent employee, he seemed like the best boss ever
The subtle critique of the writers was that the corporate intelligence was exactly the ‘smart’ that organized crime rings admire. The makers of the godfather said similar things, and the ex-criminal writer of ‘soul on ice’ said the same thing: corporate and criminal values are the same when you subtract all the ‘rudeness’ of street manners.
Exactly. Gus is a businessman that has applied capitalist, ruthless efficiency to the drug business. He is not going to do shit on a whim like tuco but he will cut the throat of anyone that threatens his business, no matter how loyal. If you're replaceable and you endanger his business, he's going to kill you.
While everyone is talking about the amazing performances. 2:48 gus sinks a basket clear across the restaurant and smiles to himself...truly a nice moment.
24:16 I love this scene. At this point Gus understood Walt enough to know exactly the right triggers to push to get him in line: his ego, his masculinity, his twisted justification of doing it all for his family.
It frustrates me that so many people didn't understand that Gus was just sayin what Walter wanted to hear in this moment, and that he didn't have the same motivations as him.
To be fair Walter was easy to manipulate because of his ego. It was his major flaw and it cost him so many times but ironically he would still win in the end anyways, causing all the Walter White haters to grovel in their graves.
I just love gus what a fucking villain man the fact he waited 20 years for his revenge is still amazing what a patient and calculating man. and to think in the end, he waited too long and relished in his victory for too long and got taken out by his enemy the exact same thing which happened between him and lalo what a poetic story of revenge of an empire risen and fallen in the same way. this is peak TV
(BB/BCS Spoilers) Gus is the most important character in the BB universe. In that he more than any other character drives forward the events of both shows. Without him, Jimmy would’ve never worked for Lalo, Mike would never have gotten so deep in the game, Nacho and Howard would both still be alive, and Walt and Jesse would never have been anything more than low level street dealers.
"The connect" UA-cam channel shows how unlikely that is to be the case. They'd likely be in prison, since they were generally clueless. Next-most-likely, they'd have found a university, biker, or nightclub connect...somewhat like they ultimately found.
What I found terrifying about Gus' character when first watching this show was how Giancarlo Esposito could alter his expression and mannerisms from being an amiable, unassuming fellow to an insensate drug lord. I think that is why his last moments with Don Hector is so memorable to me is because his last expression goes from a moment of tenderness, to bewilderment, and finally absolute terror. What a fantastic and original character, definitely up to Los Pollos standards.
22:24 it's amazing that here we can see that gus remembers and is sad about it, that he can't have relationships and he doesn't have to say a word to us. Just the piano in the background dropping the notes at the same time, which he remembers that.. Incredible.
Also the fact that such a relationship could be used to make him vulnerable in the business, leaving him open to be manipulated into a situation where he is not on top due to said relationship, like Walt and his family. Tuco said it best, there's always a lot of collateral.
Gus has one of my favorite character introductions. It's so subtle you don't even realize you met him when it happens. I completely overlooked him as a background character at first. Gus is a master at hiding in plain sight.
I legit shed a tear seeing Gus go from satisfied spinning his drink and enjoying David's company degrading to a frown, not of sadness but rage as he still lets himself be defined by the awful acts of the Salamancas. I want an alternate ending where Gus hangs out with David like that video of Hank crawling out of the dirt lol
I am 64 y o, BB has been of of the most engaging series ever, in all my years, of of all the stories presented, BB has been one one the most enjoyable series ever, excellent writing and story telling.
You watched NARCOS just as good. What about THE SHIELD and THE WIRE??!.If you liked BB then you would most likely enjoy those too as most people who have seen BB like those too. If you have not watch them I suggest you do. I love the positive distraction that happens when you watch great shows like BB. To me it's akin to a drug that kills boredom and takes you out of reality immersing you in a state of contentment and joy mixed with can't wait for the next episode anticipation .
@@darrylkassle361 bro wrote a whole text just because someone else said BB is the best 😂 let the man enjoy & compliment his favourite tv show in peace man..
I like to think most of the main characters are highly intelligent, but they all have a character flaw that make them do unwise things. Walter is a chemistry genius, but his pride and ego make him act irrationally in spite of how smart he is otherwise. Mike is a brilliant tactician, but he has heart and mercy, which are good qualities in a man, but wind up being fatal in the business he's involved in. Gus is a highly intelligent businessman and negotiator, but his single-minded pursuit of vengeance at all costs leave him wide open to predictable behaviors that end up being his downfall. Hank is a very competent DEA agent, but his familiarity with the drug industry and the kinds of people he knows to be involved make him frequently rule out the possibility that his meek and mild-mannered brother-in-law Walt could ever manage to deal with them and come out alive. They're all very intelligent and competent at what they do best, but they're also not immune from having a character defect which leads to their undoing.
After watching Better Call Saul, watching Gus try and kill Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad is much more justified. Hector didn't deserve to take Gus with him. At least not until after Gus got justice.
I completely disagree.. Gus wasnt any more justified for him to try and take out Hector after watching BCS than after watching BrBa. Gus had all the justification he personally needed from the flashbacks we see in BrBa. And Gus absolutely deserved to go out the way he did... In fact I couldn't think of a more poetic way for him to have died.
For me it's opposite. While I was watching Breaking Bad, I felt sorry for Gus, I thought Hector didn't deserve the chance to kill him. But after watching Better Call Saul I'm convinced Hector had every right to avenge Lalo, his favourite and most capable nephew.
Debating about who deserves what in BB/BCS is a waste of time. There are no good guys and bad guys - only protagonists and antagonists. That's the whole point.
Thought this was gonna be a breakdown video of how intelligent Gustavo Fring is, but you let him speak for himself by showing BCS/BB clips. Even better!
I like how gus essentially tried to save walter white by getting the two salamanca brothers to go after a Dea agent who could pose a threat for the cartels later on in the future essentially killing two birds with one stone, it means gus really wanted walter to keep living on even after his time was done either out of respect for his talent, or wanting to use him more I suppose but to guses suprise hank managed to survive and defeated the equivilent to two elite cartel hitmen, and in response to this walter wanted to know what was going on and gus simply told him without words "the problem has already been sorted you have nothing to worry about anymore", you can even tell since gus is saying this since he winks at walk confirming that basically the salamanca assasin issue is no longer a thing
Walt milked his advantage to Gus's face, He has immunity, its like chess. The queen (Gus) can't kill the rook (Walter) because the fucking horse (Jesse) is protecting him and vice versa with jesse and walt
It's Gus. Sure in the end he was outwitted by Walt but, that ended up being Walt's undoing. It led to Walt poisoning Brock to get Jessie on his side which led to Hank using Jessie to bust Walt and the whole thing fell apart. However, Gus accomplished everything he wanted to in life: destroy the Salamancas and their whole cartel. Walt basically got everything he wanted to. He died 2 years after his diagnosis (as he originally planned to do) and managed to humiliate his old partners, get his money to his family, and kill all his enemies. Hell he probably could have gotten away in the end if he wanted to but, he had nothing left but a life on the run with a lung wound and no money. So he just accepted death. So if anything Gus and Walt would be tied in their master plan's efficacy.
Lalo: Oh and I'll be back for more chicken! see you soon. Gus in the next scene: *Blows up the restaurant so he doesn't have to give Lalo more chicken*
Gustavo Fring is truly one of the most calculated and intelligent characters ever to be in television. The man spent decades on a revenge mission and took time, planning and money to build his empire, the chief component being his meth lab that took extenuating circumstances, delays and millions of dollars to construct. He could’ve attacked the cartel at anytime once he consolidated his forces but he took the time and patience to gradually tear them down, specifically with the Salamancas. As Hank Schrader put it, Fring was one “magnificent bastard”
I admire Gus Fring, he always gets his revenge one way or another. I understand the concept of getting people back that have wronged you or tried to hurt you. Your enemies deserve no mercy whatsoever.
They say understanding revenge means you should understand you are weak because in effect it's fighting evil with evil. The strong forgive and don't lower themselves by engaging in revenge as it makes them no better than their antagonist . As a result they are seen as the better person . Revenge is weak,evil and reflective of a characterless base even primitive ape like personality. A wise intelligent man with character and integrity not to mention ethics and morality refrain from this thug mentality . That is the psychology of revenge if you didn't know. Also if you can't understand this at least theoretically it also hints at your intellectual level. Basically stupid ignorant people choose revenge .
One thing to like about Gus is how he treats his employees and care about them, and you can see that they respect him as well even though they don't know the reality of this man
"because i am sure you took this home with you, you will also each receive 24 hours of overtime pay" everyone's questioning instantly shifts from "who were those guys?" to "what am i going to pay off/buy with next weeks check?" in mexico, that's called "plomo o plata" [lead or silver] w 24 hours of ot pay, he instantly bought silence. and because he is that great of a fast food boss, AND pays notably more than kfc + others, turnover in PH is low, so he rarely has to worry about a new staffer being spy, undercover, hit man... for GF, its pennies on the millions of dollars
No, not a series. Prequel movie. *Maybe* a two-part special. But it should focus on whatever the hell got a man like Gus Fring have such immense respect and loyalty to Peter Schuler.
He gave us a little taste of his life when he was talking to Hector in the hospital in BCS. I think the big mystery of him is better than knowing everything
This was simply the best-written, best-produced Series ever made. The fact that Better Call Saul was a spin-off and written as a prequel to the main series was another example of Gilligan's genius. Great acting - no doubt. Great cast - for sure. But the WRITING - the creation of what and who Gus became - was what riveted most viewers. YOU - created a GREAT compilation. A pleasure to watch.
What always blows my mind about BB and BCS is that there are people out there like Gus who you walk by every day not knowing their true motives but they are so good at hiding it you never give it a second thought. Real monsters out there that are so good that you would never know. A whole hell of a lot of them never get caught too
@@memibrowne1945Underestimation devalues intelligence and judgement. The smartest is Saul, he’s show multiple feats of deception, manipulation and talking his way out of things (Literally, he talked his way out of life into 7 years.)
I love what they did with the character Lalo. He was almost like a polor opposite to Gus. An agent of chaos on a war path. And the only man to truly put fear into the heart of guns.
I always joked that if I go to hell, I’ll be one of the few first people there and I’ll make a deal with the boss to give me a loan so I can buy rental properties for the even newer assholes to rent. I become a slumlord, and give the boss a cut as tribute. Win-win for us 2, hell with all the renters.
If I go to hell I'll beg God for a second chance and prostrate myself before him and beg him for forgiveness. I'll try and make a deal with him that if he gives me a second chance at life I'll right all of my wrongs and beg for apologies from the people I've wronged and make things right. I'll also worship him everyday with genuine intent in my heart.
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@@lalotime he knew gus had an empire but he didn’t know his involvement in taking down the cartel, how many people he killed, how long he planned, or even that he told hank about the twins
Honestly I think walt is slightly smarter but(Especially when backed in a corner) but can't really use what hank said as evidence tbf. Hank doesn't know how smart Gus was, he just kind of knew him at a surface level
The actor of Gus, Giancarlo Esposito said a few months back that’s he would be interested in doing a prequel show called the rise of Gus, exploring the background of him but after that. that’s all I know
Ain’t happening. Vince Gillian says he’s done with the breaking bad universe for now. That would mean it will be years if they’d even consider another show. Giancarlo Esposito would be WAAAAAY too old to play a young version of the character. The only option they’d have would be to have a younger actor play the part. I’m sure you’d agree though that nobody else could play this character and do it proper justice.
@@cianxm for a multi season show? Not likely. Those de-aging effects aren’t cheap. You think they’d have the budget for possibly multi seasons worth? BB and BCS both lasted over 60 episodes
@@samdiego1965 if they made The Rise of Gus i couldn’t see it being as long as brb or Bcs, maybe only 2 season or even just make movie titled The Rise of Gus (a breaking bad movie) like el Camino
That little twitch at 9:45 was some grade A acting. Hats off to Giancarlo Esposito for being Gus Fring. One of the best villains played by the best portrayer of villains. Gus clearly had OCD, and he overcomes it with every move he makes. Mind over matter style, on par with the best of them.
I love how whether or not he survives the poison is coming down to seconds and he still takes the time to remove his jacket and put a neatly folded towel down to kneel on.
They always felt equal to me, just gus used lalos emotions against him be doing this big speech like nacho did and used his pride and showmanship against him like Walt used gus hatred for Hector against him
Gus was definitely a better character in bcs , and i think its genius since hes less cautious in bb due to lalo being dead , he thinks he has a hold on hector
End of Season 4 Gus was very damn cautious... There was simply no way he could've predicted Walter knew about the nature of his relationship with Hector. And even then Gus still ended up dodging Walter's first attempt on his life based on a very ambiguous detail of Jessie's statement on the kid being poisoned.
Lalo was the smartest man in the said universe. He was caught with the worst hand when it mattered most. He also suffers from being in a prequel. They should have written him off as jailed in Mexico because having him as the last chess board is what would make him the true king of the game. Seeing through Gus, knowing what lines are family and business. Shame he died but he died with a smile. Respect for it
i think maybe that's the point the show was trying to make. Lalo, gus, and walt were all very smart, but in that game being smart won't save you. You can make all the right moves and still lose.
The one thing his messed up on was not owning the place where mike dropped off the flyers with Ziegler’s name, address and phone number on it. They could have put the hit squad on him long before it got back to New Mexico
For me the big what if w Gus was what if he had managed to prevent those two gang bangers from killing the kid who killed Combo. Ìf Gus had done that then he probably could have enforced the peace between them and Jesse. Walt would never have had to kill them. Jesse would never have killed Gale. And there wouldn't have been the war between him and Walt. True, there wouldn't be any show past season 3. But still that is the what if that interests me most.
He's so smart that he was already doing all-day breakfast on the menu way back in the early 2000s
That’s a dangerous man.
I ate out joz habits and also man napped 5
bro a lot of fast food places nowadays still dont do all day breakfast here in the US
@@TheTroller911 That's why I'm announcing my run for presidency of the United States. My first and only executive order will be to mandate that all fast food places have all day breakfast
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Gus was not just smart, he was patient, he was calculated and he left emotion and pride out for most of the series, until he made a fatal mistake.
He made the mistake of allowing Walter and Jesse to live longer than he should have let them live because their loyalty to each other reminded him of his loyalty to his boyfriend max
@@NoseyBonk5599 wow. I never thought Of it that way. But it makes some sense. But he ultimately died because of his need for vengeance.
@SufferF.E.1.7 To be fair Walt was lucky enough to find the one blind spot and was able to get Gus to let his guard down enough
He actually was kinda goofy
He underestimated Walter and his bond with Jesse as well. He was soooo close to succeeding but his need for revenge bit him in the ass, ultimately.
It's nice to see a gus compilation without phonk and 17 tiktok filters
Agreed.
And stupid music n the back
@@mistertre80that's what he meant by "phonk" though i wont lie by itself it's not as bad.
@@ianciti I agree. Though to me some are ruined because of its overusage.
Basically generic zoomer trash
They destroy everything they touch
It’s crazy how relieved Gus was after killing Lalo, you can really see how many years it took from him when watching Breaking Bad.
Why doesn't this comment have more recognition?
@@Aurum458Probably because it's a 4 day old comment on a 10 month old video
@@TrackpadProductionsprobably but you never really know
Nice one 😂
@@enqquerthahhgut1842the hell does that mean
That moment you realize that in the end Lalo still managed to kill Gus (since Lalo is the one who gave Hector his bell).
Albeit very indirectly
@@LokiTheClever yeah i mean i doubt the bell was needed to use as a button, its probs a button shoved inside to be pressed whenever the bells ringed (explaining why its so dampened and why it took 20+ rings)
@@djmicrowave6073nope the bell Lalo gave Hector was the trigger to the death of Gus 5 years later Lalo started it and Walter and hector ended it
@@kingclampz6081 you misunderstood my comment, when I said I doubt the bell was needed, I mean that I doubt the bell it connected as a button (so when it dings it passes a current through it) idk what you thought I meant
Hmm
He became emotionally vulnerable for only one moment in Breaking Bad and got killed for it 😭
He let Hector race bait him with morse code, Hector knew he would lose his control and set the voice activated pipe bomb off. In the end Hector outsmarted Gus
Yeah, maybe that was his motivation all along after Salamanca killed his brother. Revenge.
@@mdhamidusman9097his boyfriend
@@COCO-uf3sm Hector was the secret smartest genius of breaking bad and better call Saul, he manipulated Walt and Jesse in the one scene they met him into making a bomb for him to kill Gus.
@@mdhamidusman9097lover*
If Walt could keep his ego in check he would’ve been unstoppable. Gus knew how to play the long game.
Just sucks that Walt was an outright genius and could essentially bomb gus
I don't think it was his ego. It was love. He should have killed Hank and Jesse many times over
Walt’s ego also helped him get as far as he did. He was motivated to win against Tuco and Mike because they bruised it. But without his ego he wouldn’t have even tried becoming a criminal. Someone as smart as Walter and more secure would have taken the job Elliot offered in Season 1, or even not walked away from Gretchen to begin with. Walt did because her family’s wealth threatened his ego. I think Mike and Saul were right, he was an incredible chemist but would have been caught in a few months without their help.
apart from the cancer
Gus had no loyalty to anyone after his boyfriend died. That was his mistake. He thought Walt was smart enough to not have any loyalty and be driven by self interest.
Walt was full of ego but he was also driven by loyalty to the few people he loved. However misguided.
Gus thought Walt would just take it as he had. Walt would rather gamble and see what other cards he could play
In any good characters, I always look to see if there are contradictions to them.
I see that Gustavo's main contradiction is that he takes a rational, practical approach to achieve an irrational, emotional goal.
Well, goals cannot be "rational" by nature. In philosophy this is called the "value-fact" distinction. Part of the problem in (certain types of) A.I. is that those "irrational goals" are part of normal decisionmaking, and that's the part mankind submit to it.
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@@TheJanitorIsIn is eating food every day an irrational goal?
He wants it to be done well
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As someone who worked at McDonald’s and works at a retail place rn I can relate very strongly to Gus’ Customer Service Voice
His second in charge def ready to run his own shop lol
soulless american corporations
@@astroNexx TRUUUUUU
My wife and I met when we worked at McDonalds, she still makes fun of my drive-thru voice, it sounds nothing like my normal speaking.
Gotta stay to up to Pollo’s standards.
2:50 I love the smile he had when he made the shot showing that he is not emotionless but he is good at acting like it
Was just thinking that good scene
It's what I call a "Humanity break". Every good character has at least a few like Mike telling the story about his son or Walter smoking pot.
BrAvO vInCe
Starting to realize people don't know what emotionless means and that's nice
Gus killing Lalo will forever be my favourite Esposito performance. We knew he was scared of Lalo after seeing him grind his entire operation to a halt in order to ward against him, but it was always a calm, rational response to a greater threat, but in this scene the FEAR in Gus's face just says everything; he wasn't being rational or calculated, he was paranoid and threw all his defenses up because he knew Lalo was the better man, who in the end just got unlucky.
What exactly do you mean by Lalo being the better man?
lalo died because of plot armour
@@playlist-master7382 lalo was Gus basically had he not have his “showmanship” and younger at that, if he lived he could’ve possibly started a front similar to Gus
@@railedez350 And also lived cause of the same "plot armor"
He was not the better man. He was simply worthy.
Funny thing is, Gus isn’t just intelligent, he is wise. He consistently give good advice to those around him, and he knows when to be loved and when he should be feared.
I always like how in bcs we see Gus using fear to keep a person complacent and mike suggesting against that. Yet in BB it’s the opposite, it really shows how Gus became more calculated and learned not to have a “nacho” situation again, while mike went into his more ruthless, if it works get it done hitman we all know and love.
It’s amazing how down to earth and charming he is while in public. Always been fascinated by two faced characters like that
That.s why he’s my favorite character
I guess you have never worked retail or in the food industry
@@dennisclayton1225 THIS. Or met any psychopaths or narcissists, who often choose the sort of jobs where you can pretend and manipulate others.
Me in a nutshell
Seriously.... he sounded like the best boss in the universe when it came to the chicken establishment. If you were a competent employee, he seemed like the best boss ever
"He's not up to Pollos standards" this one cut the deepest
Was looking for this comment lol
The subtle critique of the writers was that the corporate intelligence was exactly the ‘smart’ that organized crime rings admire. The makers of the godfather said similar things, and the ex-criminal writer of ‘soul on ice’ said the same thing: corporate and criminal values are the same when you subtract all the ‘rudeness’ of street manners.
Exactly. Gus is a businessman that has applied capitalist, ruthless efficiency to the drug business. He is not going to do shit on a whim like tuco but he will cut the throat of anyone that threatens his business, no matter how loyal. If you're replaceable and you endanger his business, he's going to kill you.
It’s not corporate or criminal there’s just the right way to run organizations.
Same values you’ll see in the military
@@qualicumjack3906 The irony of using the military as a counterexample. Maybe worth digging a little deeper there..
@@justinlepard
Morality isn’t what’s at issue here, the discussion is about “properness”
@@qualicumjack3906 No it isn’t, lol, it’s about the shared internal values of corporations and more explicitly “criminal” enterprises.
While everyone is talking about the amazing performances. 2:48 gus sinks a basket clear across the restaurant and smiles to himself...truly a nice moment.
All I can think of with that smile is napoleon dynamite fistpumping while saying "yes" calmly
All smart people share that
"yay it actually hit"
I believe that took 35 takes
Lyle truly was the rock that kept Gus's plans running perfectly
Lyle is the man.
It's not a rock, it's a mineral!
@@perkedel7558 I want you to know that it was me who downvoted your unfunny hack comment.
@@hkgcgsdhjgd His karma is gonna be devastated now
@@Mr.Mister412 One can only hope.
24:16 I love this scene. At this point Gus understood Walt enough to know exactly the right triggers to push to get him in line: his ego, his masculinity, his twisted justification of doing it all for his family.
It frustrates me that so many people didn't understand that Gus was just sayin what Walter wanted to hear in this moment, and that he didn't have the same motivations as him.
To be fair Walter was easy to manipulate because of his ego. It was his major flaw and it cost him so many times but ironically he would still win in the end anyways, causing all the Walter White haters to grovel in their graves.
Gus drinking poison and taking a chance just to get rid of his enemies was balls.
2:51
Love how it goes from “Gus being happy because he hit a cool trick shot” to “Gus brutally murdering a man”
What do you mean? He was just giving him a really tight hug. He’s a very loving man.
I just love gus what a fucking villain man the fact he waited 20 years for his revenge is still amazing what a patient and calculating man. and to think in the end, he waited too long and relished in his victory for too long and got taken out by his enemy the exact same thing which happened between him and lalo what a poetic story of revenge of an empire risen and fallen in the same way. this is peak TV
(BB/BCS Spoilers) Gus is the most important character in the BB universe. In that he more than any other character drives forward the events of both shows. Without him, Jimmy would’ve never worked for Lalo, Mike would never have gotten so deep in the game, Nacho and Howard would both still be alive, and Walt and Jesse would never have been anything more than low level street dealers.
"The connect" UA-cam channel shows how unlikely that is to be the case. They'd likely be in prison, since they were generally clueless. Next-most-likely, they'd have found a university, biker, or nightclub connect...somewhat like they ultimately found.
What I found terrifying about Gus' character when first watching this show was how Giancarlo Esposito could alter his expression and mannerisms from being an amiable, unassuming fellow to an insensate drug lord. I think that is why his last moments with Don Hector is so memorable to me is because his last expression goes from a moment of tenderness, to bewilderment, and finally absolute terror. What a fantastic and original character, definitely up to Los Pollos standards.
Tenderness???
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 Yeah what is the guy talking about, he was pissed the whole time
22:24 it's amazing that here we can see that gus remembers and is sad about it, that he can't have relationships and he doesn't have to say a word to us. Just the piano in the background dropping the notes at the same time, which he remembers that..
Incredible.
Also the fact that such a relationship could be used to make him vulnerable in the business, leaving him open to be manipulated into a situation where he is not on top due to said relationship, like Walt and his family. Tuco said it best, there's always a lot of collateral.
Yep
Gus has one of my favorite character introductions. It's so subtle you don't even realize you met him when it happens. I completely overlooked him as a background character at first. Gus is a master at hiding in plain sight.
I legit shed a tear seeing Gus go from satisfied spinning his drink and enjoying David's company degrading to a frown, not of sadness but rage as he still lets himself be defined by the awful acts of the Salamancas. I want an alternate ending where Gus hangs out with David like that video of Hank crawling out of the dirt lol
I am 64 y o, BB has been of of the most engaging series ever, in all my years, of of all the stories presented, BB has been one one the most enjoyable series ever, excellent writing and story telling.
do you still have sex?
You watched NARCOS just as good. What about THE SHIELD and THE WIRE??!.If you liked BB then you would most likely enjoy those too as most people who have seen BB like those too. If you have not watch them I suggest you do. I love the positive distraction that happens when you watch great shows like BB. To me it's akin to a drug that kills boredom and takes you out of reality immersing you in a state of contentment and joy mixed with can't wait for the next episode anticipation .
@@darrylkassle361 bro wrote a whole text just because someone else said BB is the best 😂 let the man enjoy & compliment his favourite tv show in peace man..
I like to think most of the main characters are highly intelligent, but they all have a character flaw that make them do unwise things. Walter is a chemistry genius, but his pride and ego make him act irrationally in spite of how smart he is otherwise. Mike is a brilliant tactician, but he has heart and mercy, which are good qualities in a man, but wind up being fatal in the business he's involved in. Gus is a highly intelligent businessman and negotiator, but his single-minded pursuit of vengeance at all costs leave him wide open to predictable behaviors that end up being his downfall. Hank is a very competent DEA agent, but his familiarity with the drug industry and the kinds of people he knows to be involved make him frequently rule out the possibility that his meek and mild-mannered brother-in-law Walt could ever manage to deal with them and come out alive. They're all very intelligent and competent at what they do best, but they're also not immune from having a character defect which leads to their undoing.
After watching Better Call Saul, watching Gus try and kill Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad is much more justified. Hector didn't deserve to take Gus with him. At least not until after Gus got justice.
Wrong Gus deserved to die
I completely disagree.. Gus wasnt any more justified for him to try and take out Hector after watching BCS than after watching BrBa. Gus had all the justification he personally needed from the flashbacks we see in BrBa.
And Gus absolutely deserved to go out the way he did... In fact I couldn't think of a more poetic way for him to have died.
For me it's opposite. While I was watching Breaking Bad, I felt sorry for Gus, I thought Hector didn't deserve the chance to kill him. But after watching Better Call Saul I'm convinced Hector had every right to avenge Lalo, his favourite and most capable nephew.
Debating about who deserves what in BB/BCS is a waste of time. There are no good guys and bad guys - only protagonists and antagonists. That's the whole point.
@@givaretlol dafuq lalo was a psychopathic murderer
Thought this was gonna be a breakdown video of how intelligent Gustavo Fring is, but you let him speak for himself by showing BCS/BB clips. Even better!
Giancarlo Esposito was absolutely perfect for this role.
this guy played buggin out in do the right thing, and gustavo fring. that is some serious acting range
come to think of it, why doesn't gus have pictures of any brothers on that wall at los pollos?
The way the video goes from the end of bcs to season 2 of bb really shows how much better the cinematography got as time went on
I like how gus essentially tried to save walter white by getting the two salamanca brothers to go after a Dea agent who could pose a threat for the cartels later on in the future
essentially killing two birds with one stone, it means gus really wanted walter to keep living on even after his time was done either out of respect for his talent, or wanting to use him more I suppose
but to guses suprise hank managed to survive and defeated the equivilent to two elite cartel hitmen, and in response to this walter wanted to know what was going on and gus simply told him without words "the problem has already been sorted you have nothing to worry about anymore", you can even tell since gus is saying this since he winks at walk confirming that basically the salamanca assasin issue is no longer a thing
He wanted Walt to live long enough for Gale to learn from him, regardless of his issues with him or not.
Walt milked his advantage to Gus's face, He has immunity, its like chess. The queen (Gus) can't kill the rook (Walter) because the fucking horse (Jesse) is protecting him and vice versa with jesse and walt
But why did gus call hanks phone warning him that they where comming?
@@kingboii6952 to give him time to prepare for the twins to come in and get killed.
@@alvarodiamzon5069 you don’t play chess if you think that metaphor was 💯 Andrew Tate would be disappointed
The first part I just can't. It's so funny, literally abruptly cuts to Max's death
I fucking love how he's always presenting this mild, extremely polite, model citizen persona to hide in plain sight.
politicians do the same thing every day.
Everyone says Gus is emotionless. But, really, Gus is only driven by emotion.
2:50 Cartel Boss or not, every man is a child when it comes to those trash dunks 😄
It's Gus. Sure in the end he was outwitted by Walt but, that ended up being Walt's undoing. It led to Walt poisoning Brock to get Jessie on his side which led to Hank using Jessie to bust Walt and the whole thing fell apart. However, Gus accomplished everything he wanted to in life: destroy the Salamancas and their whole cartel. Walt basically got everything he wanted to. He died 2 years after his diagnosis (as he originally planned to do) and managed to humiliate his old partners, get his money to his family, and kill all his enemies. Hell he probably could have gotten away in the end if he wanted to but, he had nothing left but a life on the run with a lung wound and no money. So he just accepted death. So if anything Gus and Walt would be tied in their master plan's efficacy.
Both men died with all of their goals accomplished and satisfied.
Lalo: Oh and I'll be back for more chicken! see you soon.
Gus in the next scene: *Blows up the restaurant so he doesn't have to give Lalo more chicken*
Gus was worrying and preparing for a Salamanca to kill him. Problem was, he was worrying over the wrong Salamanca.
Hector is so lucky Lyle was feeling good that day, I agree he was the smartest in the show
What? Why??
That "Look at me" line is so chilling. Such a power move
Gustavo Fring is truly one of the most calculated and intelligent characters ever to be in television. The man spent decades on a revenge mission and took time, planning and money to build his empire, the chief component being his meth lab that took extenuating circumstances, delays and millions of dollars to construct. He could’ve attacked the cartel at anytime once he consolidated his forces but he took the time and patience to gradually tear them down, specifically with the Salamancas. As Hank Schrader put it, Fring was one “magnificent bastard”
One magnificant bastard
How though? He got blew to bits in a busy residential area by someone disabled 😂😂😂.
And people say Mike is smarter then Gus, smh
Those guys dodged Lyle. Never mess with Lyle.
I admire Gus Fring, he always gets his revenge one way or another. I understand the concept of getting people back that have wronged you or tried to hurt you. Your enemies deserve no mercy whatsoever.
Gus a patient, calculating Scorpio highly adept at manipulation, deceit,
They say understanding revenge means you should understand you are weak because in effect it's fighting evil with evil. The strong forgive and don't lower themselves by engaging in revenge as it makes them no better than their antagonist . As a result they are seen as the better person . Revenge is weak,evil and reflective of a characterless base even primitive ape like personality. A wise intelligent man with character and integrity not to mention ethics and morality refrain from this thug mentality . That is the psychology of revenge if you didn't know. Also if you can't understand this at least theoretically it also hints at your intellectual level. Basically stupid ignorant people choose revenge .
4:21 that side eye always makes me chuckle
I particularly enjoy the scenes where nobody says what they mean. Perfectly pitched and very telling.
1:34 lyle was ready for war with the salamancas even wanted to call for backup 😂😂😂😂.. he was waiting , gus to give him the green light
Gus is so smart, he always behaves professionally and patient, and always considerate to his employees,
13:00 I had missed the body double's first appearance ! Great placement.
8:27 The one time I’ve seen his mood like this
23:23 Gus drank wine and he became so young
I guess Gus was using very high quality products for the skin he looks way better later with when he meets Walter White.
lol
Yo Gustavo man why you ain’t got no brothers up on the wall at Pollos?
will soon be))
phaahaa!!!
I have never seen a sweetest, kindest face turns into cold blooded killer's face in a split second. Great acting!
One thing to like about Gus is how he treats his employees and care about them, and you can see that they respect him as well even though they don't know the reality of this man
No, it's all manipulation. You saw the way he killed Victor, his most loyal soldier.
@@watema3381 I'm not talking about works for him in the drug field. I'm talking about the people who work for him in the restaurant
"because i am sure you took this home with you, you will also each receive 24 hours of overtime pay"
everyone's questioning instantly shifts from "who were those guys?" to "what am i going to pay off/buy with next weeks check?"
in mexico, that's called "plomo o plata" [lead or silver]
w 24 hours of ot pay, he instantly bought silence.
and because he is that great of a fast food boss, AND pays notably more than kfc + others, turnover in PH is low, so he rarely has to worry about a new staffer being spy, undercover, hit man...
for GF, its pennies on the millions of dollars
@@Numantino312 Great point.
Thanks
Gas is great and all, but you should check out Gus also!
A 45 minute video all about Huel? Jesus
Gus Fring Dea's interrogation scene was cut because UA-cam considered it a copyright infringement ;(
My new video about Gustavo Fring
ua-cam.com/video/8OVDRwoaC04/v-deo.html
This whole video seems like copyright infringement. It's nothing but Gus clips
I really want to see a Gus prequel series all we really know about his past is that he’s from Chile would love to see his full backstory
No, not a series. Prequel movie. *Maybe* a two-part special. But it should focus on whatever the hell got a man like Gus Fring have such immense respect and loyalty to Peter Schuler.
He gave us a little taste of his life when he was talking to Hector in the hospital in BCS.
I think the big mystery of him is better than knowing everything
Can't Bust Gus
Better Ring Fring
Gus of Wind
Put a Fring on It (If You Like it So Much)
Gus-picious
Lord of the Fring
Pollitos Hermanos
How?
Giancarlo is way too old for playing a prequel
This was simply the best-written, best-produced Series ever made. The fact that Better Call Saul was a spin-off and written as a prequel to the main series was another example of Gilligan's genius.
Great acting - no doubt. Great cast - for sure. But the WRITING - the creation of what and who Gus became - was what riveted most viewers. YOU - created a GREAT compilation. A pleasure to watch.
How you gonna call a guy smart when he got killed by a guy who lost a fight to a fly
That fly fucken cheated, ya gotta believe me, honest!
walter didnt kill him 😂
@@yazzy3177 Well he installed a bomb, intended to kill gus fring, it blew up, killing gus fring.
@@yazzy3177Yes he did💀 It's literally one of the major things that happened in the show
@@Josama0214 from what i remember hector killed him. he couldve easily said no to walters plan
What always blows my mind about BB and BCS is that there are people out there like Gus who you walk by every day not knowing their true motives but they are so good at hiding it you never give it a second thought. Real monsters out there that are so good that you would never know. A whole hell of a lot of them never get caught too
He is the smartest character yet he was beaten by a junkie and a school teacher, which both hate each other.
Because he lets his ego take over for a second…!
he just underestimated White’s desperation.
@@bacht4799”For a second” he tortured hector for years, it was more than a second.
@@memibrowne1945Underestimation devalues intelligence and judgement. The smartest is Saul, he’s show multiple feats of deception, manipulation and talking his way out of things (Literally, he talked his way out of life into 7 years.)
@@bacht4799do u even know what ego is, hivemind
46:00 guys I don't think he's surviving that one
0:05 that transition was funny af
LMAOOO
Same 😂 just how abrupt it was
I will never forget this character,for the rest of my days he will be remembered.
2:25 LOL, what a petty and childish powerplay to insult: removing chewing gum from your shoe with your opponent's ballpoint on his desk.
I know, because other than that he was such a gentleman.
it's not gum...
shout out to lyle, the most loyal member of the los pollos hermanos family
Gus was definitely varsity material. The way he made the shot from the outside into the trash can
He always had the makings of a varsity athlete
I love what they did with the character Lalo. He was almost like a polor opposite to Gus. An agent of chaos on a war path. And the only man to truly put fear into the heart of guns.
32:15
Gus: You could use a new assistant
Walter: I can get right on that
Gus: No I decide this time
*cuts to me opening a package I waited 2 days for
I enjoyed his character so much more in Better Call Saul. Unbelievable
2:04 Hector wears such crazy looking shoes!
What are thoooose
I can imagine Gus ending up in front of the Devil in that same elegant suit and manipulating the Devil for his benefits lol
I always joked that if I go to hell, I’ll be one of the few first people there and I’ll make a deal with the boss to give me a loan so I can buy rental properties for the even newer assholes to rent. I become a slumlord, and give the boss a cut as tribute. Win-win for us 2, hell with all the renters.
If I go to hell I'll beg God for a second chance and prostrate myself before him and beg him for forgiveness. I'll try and make a deal with him that if he gives me a second chance at life I'll right all of my wrongs and beg for apologies from the people I've wronged and make things right. I'll also worship him everyday with genuine intent in my heart.
@@justforrow And what's stopping you from doing that right now?
@jankijan8004 Your right. I'll do it right now.
@@justforrow Bro I promise you, all it takes is closing your eyes and sitting down in love of the Lord. Just do not create hurdles. Don't feel guilty about the wrong things you've done in the past. Don't be sorry for your situations. Just say, I forgive everyone and hope everyone forgives me. And then just sit with the sweetest emotion possible, just ask for His love. Just remember, nobody can stop you from getting His love but you. We create our own heaven and hell, so it is up to us what we want to create.
Gus is smart because he can throw trash from a distance into a can
Walt and Jesse messed everything up
Really thought this vid was gonna be video essay, but I'm happy with what I got 😂
Dude just knew what kind of game was played right when he entered.
The smartest character is Walt. That's what Hank even said
Hank didn’t know how far Gus went
@Gianni Smith what are you talking about lol he got gus all figured out and no one believed him
@@lalotime he knew gus had an empire but he didn’t know his involvement in taking down the cartel, how many people he killed, how long he planned, or even that he told hank about the twins
Does not mean anything because Hank never met Lalo and did not know much of how Gus operated he only knew Walter so ofc that’s what he’s going to say
Honestly I think walt is slightly smarter but(Especially when backed in a corner) but can't really use what hank said as evidence tbf. Hank doesn't know how smart Gus was, he just kind of knew him at a surface level
@4:20 DO NOT find someone that looks at you the way Gus looks at Nacho. He really nailed the pissed off wife glare. 🤣
I thought they were going to explore Santiago
They seemed to keep referencing it and maybe there was a setup for Gus spin off but it seems silent now
The actor of Gus, Giancarlo Esposito said a few months back that’s he would be interested in doing a prequel show called the rise of Gus, exploring the background of him but after that. that’s all I know
Ain’t happening. Vince Gillian says he’s done with the breaking bad universe for now. That would mean it will be years if they’d even consider another show. Giancarlo Esposito would be WAAAAAY too old to play a young version of the character. The only option they’d have would be to have a younger actor play the part. I’m sure you’d agree though that nobody else could play this character and do it proper justice.
@@samdiego1965 your absolutely right but they could do what the Irishman did.
@@cianxm for a multi season show? Not likely. Those de-aging effects aren’t cheap. You think they’d have the budget for possibly multi seasons worth? BB and BCS both lasted over 60 episodes
@@samdiego1965 if they made The Rise of Gus i couldn’t see it being as long as brb or Bcs, maybe only 2 season or even just make movie titled The Rise of Gus (a breaking bad movie) like el Camino
Lalo was genuine about the chicken, it's so real.
as a wise man once said: Revenge is a fools game
The scene where Walt goes to Gus's house and he had it staged like he had children, master of deceit
That gesture Gus made before bending down to clean up the glass is something i find myself doing now
Gustavo was the first ‘Walker.’
That little twitch at 9:45 was some grade A acting. Hats off to Giancarlo Esposito for being Gus Fring. One of the best villains played by the best portrayer of villains. Gus clearly had OCD, and he overcomes it with every move he makes. Mind over matter style, on par with the best of them.
You know that Gus is a very nice man by the fact that one of his EMPLOYEES wanted to stay behind and assure his safety
😂😂😂😂
I love how whether or not he survives the poison is coming down to seconds and he still takes the time to remove his jacket and put a neatly folded towel down to kneel on.
Smartest person until he threatens the guy with nothing to lose lol.
Walt had a wife, two children, a brother in law, and a trusted partner who was with him through hell. Not exactly nothing to lose.
Gus had a brain that could keep a body walking while straightening a tie with half of it gone.
4:20 I always felt so bad for Nacho in that moment. I could feel him shrink under that gaze.
Crazy he ended up as friend chicken in the end
I feel like Lalo was smarter and had a knack for outsmarting Gus and his men multiple times, but he lacked discipline
No, much like most characters in the Breaking Bad universe, his pride was his favorite downfall.
@@irvinmorales1409 Yeah true, I struggled to find the word for it.
They always felt equal to me, just gus used lalos emotions against him be doing this big speech like nacho did and used his pride and showmanship against him like Walt used gus hatred for Hector against him
I'd say they were on par with eachother intellectually tbf
Gus was definitely a better character in bcs , and i think its genius since hes less cautious in bb due to lalo being dead , he thinks he has a hold on hector
End of Season 4 Gus was very damn cautious... There was simply no way he could've predicted Walter knew about the nature of his relationship with Hector. And even then Gus still ended up dodging Walter's first attempt on his life based on a very ambiguous detail of Jessie's statement on the kid being poisoned.
Lalo was the smartest man in the said universe. He was caught with the worst hand when it mattered most. He also suffers from being in a prequel. They should have written him off as jailed in Mexico because having him as the last chess board is what would make him the true king of the game. Seeing through Gus, knowing what lines are family and business. Shame he died but he died with a smile. Respect for it
I'm not sure I'd say Lalo was smarter, but he was certainly more clever.
@@RaptorJesus Who would you choose Heisenberg (Post Gus Death) or Lalo
@@riegan947 In what way?
i think maybe that's the point the show was trying to make. Lalo, gus, and walt were all very smart, but in that game being smart won't save you. You can make all the right moves and still lose.
I just wish Lalo won
The one thing his messed up on was not owning the place where mike dropped off the flyers with Ziegler’s name, address and phone number on it. They could have put the hit squad on him long before it got back to New Mexico
For me the big what if w Gus was what if he had managed to prevent those two gang bangers from killing the kid who killed Combo.
Ìf Gus had done that then he probably could have enforced the peace between them and Jesse. Walt would never have had to kill them. Jesse would never have killed Gale. And there wouldn't have been the war between him and Walt.
True, there wouldn't be any show past season 3. But still that is the what if that interests me most.