Keep in mind that the cartel is still probably not in its peak stages at this time, maybe only a few years old. Then from the money he made, he tried to clean his life a bit like Walter attempted with the car wash but starting a fast food joint.
It was all going good for him until his company went through some money struggles, possibly with faster and more notable chains opening nearby. He then decided to build his cartel up from the ground, and by around , they were cooking at record speeds and becoming rich in the process.
But it goes deeper than that: I think Gus is meant to be the true parallel to Jesse-from bad to 'good yet criminal' to bad. Let's look at what was mentioned about Gus' past and what we know about Pinochet from the real world. Amongst many other human rights violations, he's been near proven to have ordered the assassination of a Chilean diplomat in Washington Pablo Neruda in Poison was rumored.
He was also responsible for the 'disappearance' of at least Marxist MIR guerillas in his own country. You can read this Redditor's full theory here. He may have grown up on a compound or being of mixed race otherwise in hiding, which explains why there are no records to trace back to his childhood and birth.
I think this is an amazing theory and makes a lot of sense. It would explain his ties to a German business, his last name, and his general origin. Three years after Breaking Bad ends, and my mind is blown once again. I was rewatching Breaking Bad when I had a thought: What if Gus had Hector poisoned in the past, and that's what caused his debilitating stroke? In the few scenes where Gus visits Hector in the disabled care home, he obviously enjoys torturing Hector with the news that he's just killed yet another one of Hector's friends or family members.
Gus planned to kill everyone way back when, so how perfect would it be to have Hector be crippled, only able to sit by and watch as his loved ones are being murdered by Gus, helpless to do anything.
Helpless as Gus was when Hector killed Max. What do you think? From a former Redditor:. Pinochet's Chilean army did some messed up stuff, not to mention Gus was an officer in the said army as he is called generalissimo by one of the cartel guys. Although he had tendencies during his childhood making the rodent that stole his fruit suffer before he killed it , the Chilean dictatorship would have enabled Gus to unleash his most sick twisted fantasies.
The worst part is that it would have been encouraged as his actions would be directed against "enemies of the state. Instead of just giving him a rundown, Mike actually produces a file of medical records, which he immediately hands off to Gus, who proceeds to seemingly read through them as if he knows what he's looking for. It got me thinking that maybe Gus had some experience as a physician, perhaps as a high ranking surgeon in Pinochet's government. It would perhaps also explain his interest in methamphetamine from a scientific perspective, realizing that it's a potent drug that can be synthesized from raw materials.
He seems to be anatomically pretty smart; he only nicked Victor with the box cutter but got him in just the right spot in the jugular to cause massive hemorrhaging. I'm not sure how much water this theory holds as the show and BCS , but he did seem to be competent in resuscitating Hector and finding a competent provider for him progresses, but I think it would be consistent with his character to be a surgeon of some type, given how meticulous and, well, surgical he is throughout the show.
The scientist decides to create clones of Hitler by repeating Hitler's childhood experiences on children i. I think that Gustavo Fring might be one of those boys, not only from his disregard for human life but a couple of other things too. Here they are:. The DEA cant find records of him living in chile: Gus explains this away by saying the government running Chile at the time was notorious for having bad paper keeping; what a coincidence, right?
And he wants to make sure the DEA cannot find who he really is because he has Mike double check to make sure his true identity can not be found. And most ominous of all, when Gus and his friend are in Don Eladio's house in the flashback and Don Eladio kneels down and tells gus he won't kill him because he knows who he really is.
You can't lead unless you can follow In Gus' case, that world of order would have been the Chile of the dictator Augusto Pinochet, whose military government jailed, tortured, or killed tens of thousands in an effort to quash dissent after rising to power in Gus' exact role in the regime was never specified, though Hector Salamanca refers to him as "generalissimo" and Don Eladio Vuente tells him he's only alive because his reputation preceded him.
What we do know is that he left Chile for Mexico in , and three years later came to the United States and began expanding his ventures, both legitimate and criminal. In Esposito's mind, this was very much a choice, and one that Gus didn't necessarily have to make in order to accumulate power and wealth.
Gus arrives at Los Pollos again and sees the Cousins. An employee, Cynthia , wonders if she should call the police, but Gus replies "they're doing nothing wrong. Back at Los Pollos, Gus, frustrated with the lurking Cousins, approaches them and arranges an offsite meeting: "Sunset. Walt may have betrayed Tuco, Gus reminds them, but someone else pulled the trigger.
May his death satisfy you. Gus with the Cousins in the desert " Sunset ". Walt calls Gus to let him know that Gale isn't working out, and he wants to replace him with Jesse. Later, Hank is in his SUV in a shopping center parking lot. His cell phone rings.
Bolsa concedes that it will be delayed indefinitely, then vows to learn the truth about the assassination plot from the surviving Cousin. In the hospital waiting room, a call from Gus interrupts Walt's conversation. Walt excuses himself. He lies about being "hard at work" and blames his inability to meet the week's meth quota on Gale's mistakes.
He promises to deliver pounds by next week " I See You ". Gus comforting Walt's family " I See You ". Shortly afterwards, Gus as part of his image as a big DEA booster goes to the hospital with a large buffet of Los Pollos Hermanos fried chicken for the police officers keeping vigil over Hank. In the waiting room, Walt watches Gus console Marie. Gus mentions how he met Agent Schrader earlier.
Referring to the donation jar for Walt's surgery he saw at the DEA office. Gus replies that he investigates everyone with whom he does business. Walt asks if Gus's presence is a message to him. Gus says that he is supporting his community, hiding in plain sight the same way Walt does " I See You ".
Walt tells Gus that he fears for his family. The businessman replies that the Cousin is unlikely to survive.
As Gus departs, police race upstairs where medical staffers are attempting CPR on the flat-lining Cousin. Their resuscitation attempts fail and the Cousin dies.
Amid the commotion, Mike slips away unnoticed, discarding a syringe as he leaves. A sudden crash interrupts Bolsa. His bodyguards investigate and are brought down by gunfire. As Bolsa attempts to escape, he is met by a machine-gun-wielding assassin. Gus listens impassively as Bolsa is gunned down, then breaks his cell phone in two " I See You ". Gus listens as Walt explains his interpretation of Gus's business strategy to take over the Southwest meth market " Kafkaesque ".
As the methamphetamine production accelerates, Gus' method of distribution is revealed in the lab, Walt and Jesse hand off a batch of blue crystal meth, which ends up at Gus' chicken farm. Victor supervises workers as they submerge plastic bags of blue meth into tubs of fry batter with a star only visible under ultraviolet light for shipment across the Southwest with Los Pollos Hermanos truck " Kafkaesque ".
They were steered to Hank to protect Walt. Gus surprises Walt with an invitation to his home for dinner. Gus offers to help Walt avoid mistakes that he himself made starting out.
Jesse is outraged that the dealers behind Combo's murder are selling blue meth, meaning they are dealers who work for Gus. He plots to have Wendy poison the dealers with burgers, but as Wendy and Jesse are in Jesse's car they notice that the dealers aren't in their regular spot.
At the farm, Walt and Gus sit side by side. The rival dealers are also present at this ad hoc summit. Gus concedes that his employees may have "acted rashly" in murdering Combo, but that "the man was selling on their territory.
There is blame on both sides. Gus orders Jesse to make peace with the dealers. Jesse refuses. Incensed by Jesse's insolence, but committed to finding a resolution, Gus tells the dealers "No more children," and orders Jesse to shake their hands " Half Measures ".
Enraged, Jesse goes to the drug corner, picks up his gun and walks toward it. The dealers, also armed, notice Jesse and menacingly walk toward him. Just as Jesse draws his gun, Walt plows into the dealers with his car. One is killed instantly. The other, badly injured, reaches for his gun.
Walt rushes over, grabs the gun, and shoots the dealer in the head. Walt then tells Jesse to run. Following that night's events, Walt finds himself in his car in the desert. An SUV arrives. Mike phones and instructs Walt to walk toward it. Gus emerges from the SUV. Walt tells Gus that Jesse is on the run and suggests that Gus has two options: Kill Walt and search for Jesse or consider this a lone hiccup in an otherwise long and fruitful business arrangement. Gus accedes, but insists on choosing Walt's new lab assistant.
When he reports to the superlab, Walt is surprised to see that the locks have been changed Victor has to let him in and that Gale has been reinstated as his assistant " Full Measure ". Gus in his office talking to Mike " Full Measure ". Later that night at a chemical supply warehouse, Mike effortlessly outmaneuvers four Mexican gunmen, slaying them all.
At Gus's office, Mike and Gus examine the gunmen's passports. Later, Gus surprises Gale at home and tells him Walt is dying of cancer. Nevertheless, he continues, "I must prepare for the worst-case scenario. Gus asking Gale to learn Walt's formula as soon as possible in case "push came to shove" " Full Measure ". Walter deduces Gus' true intentions: he knows that he is only safe until Gale feels confident enough to take over the lab. Gus can't afford to stop production, Walt reasons, which gives Walt the leverage he needs to save their lives.
Without Gale, Gus would be forced to retain Walter as the only cook capable of producing the high-quality meth needed to sustain his operations. Thus, he plots with Jesse to kill Gale.
That night, as Walt is leaving his house after dinner with his family, Victor pulls up and takes him to the industrial laundry on the premise that there is some kind of "chemical leaking" in his lab.
Once there, Walt sees Mike and knows he's about to be killed. Walt is able to place a call to Jesse, explain his dire situation, and order to Jesse to follow through on the plan. Mike calls Gale to prevent the situation, but music and a noisy teakettle prevent Gale from hearing his phone vibrate.
He answers a knock on his front door. It's Jesse. Jesse pulls out his gun. Gale begs for his life, but, his eyes tearing, Jesse fires the gun " Full Measure ". At the lab where Walt and Mike are waiting, Victor returns with Jesse and it's clear that Gale is dead.
Mike asks if Victor performed a sweep of Gale's apartment. Victor replies that he couldn't because people were there. When Mike asks if he was seen, he admits he was. Mike calls Gus on his cell phone shortly after he hears from Victor about Gale's death at the hands of Jesse " Box Cutter ".
In the lab, Walt explains the new reality to Mike and Victor: like it or not, he's the only one who can maintain the meth production schedule. In response, Victor switches on the equipment and begins the cook himself. Gus arrives and Walt immediately tries to defend his and Jesse's actions. Gus wordlessly changes into one of the lab's orange clean-up suits. As he becomes more nervous and agitated, Walt blames Gus for Gale's death: did Gus really think that Walt wouldn't take "extreme measures" to defend himself?
Gus says nothing and Walt, panic mounting, taunts Victor with rapid-fire questions pertaining to the chemistry of the meth-making process. Without him and Jesse, says Walt, the lab is just "an eight million dollar hole in the ground" " Box Cutter ". Gus picks up a box cutter and walks menacingly toward Walt and Jesse. You kill Jesse, you don't have me. The blood sprays on Jesse and Walt. Walt can't meet Gus' icy stare. Jesse locks eyes with Gus until, his face covered in blood, Gus pushes Victor's dead body to the floor.
He walks past Walt and Jesse, dropping the box cutter. After washing up, Gus silently changes back into his street clothes. Walt becomes quite worried that Gus will kill him, and purchases a gun. At the lab, Walt tucks his gun in his belt, waiting for Gus to arrive. When someone appears at the top of the stairs, he prepares to draw When Mike demands a second weighing "new policy" Walt asks to see Gus to "clear the air.
Late that night, Walt approaches Gus's house, gun in hand, but loses his nerve when Mike calls telling him to "Go home, Walter. Later, Walt arrives at the superlab and hears the whirring sound of a surveillance camera tracking his every move: Gus is watching him. Furious, he flips the camera the bird " Open House ". Mike huddles inside a Los Pollos Hermanos refrigerated truck as it travels down the highway. The truck stops, and Mike hunkers down as two gunmen blast the truck with machine guns.
When they open the rear doors, Mike shoots them dead and jumps out. Meanwhile, Mike meets with Gus and explains that Jesse is becoming a liability. Walt may not like it, Mike continues, but something has to be done " Bullet Points ". For reasons unknown to Mike, Gus has sent Jesse on a mission with Mike to pick up money drop-offs. Mike makes the final pickup of the evening at another abandoned warehouse.
While he's inside, a second vehicle arrives, and Jesse notices one of its occupants approaching Mike's car with a shotgun. Jesse, convinced Mike is about to be robbed, shifts into reverse, floors it, knocks the guy to the ground, and slams into the other car.
Then he peels out in an attempt to lose the gunman and his cohort. Mike and Gus rendezvous outside Los Pollos Hermanos. Everything with Jesse went the way Gus planned, Mike reports. The gunman clearly was a plant, and Gus set it all up for Jesse's benefit.
Meanwhile, Hank Schrader is curious when he finds a Los Pollos napkin in Gale's apartment with a serial number written on it in pen. Hank found this suspicious since Gale's apartment indicated he was a strict vegan " Shotgun ". So he walked away.
It was most likely Gus's dealers that did this. In Season 4 yes Gus is the main antagonist but a majority of the reasons why he stated to hate Walt is Walt's fault.
Gus had a right to want to kill both Jesse and Walt as killing the dealers could've exposed his empire as did killing Gale. Since last Sunday's new episode of Breaking Bad, fans have been wondering how Gus knew to not enter his car after Walt had secretly bugged it. In a new interview with actor Giancarlo Esposito we get some nice clarification! Instead, he used a Lily of the Valley plant which was growing in his backyard. The effects of ingesting the flower mimicked the ricin that Jesse assumed Brock had eaten.
Does Brock know Walt poisoned him? No, he does not. With this in mind, Jesse starts to feel bad being with Andrea, and decides to end the relationship and stop seeing her and Brock "Hazard Pay". Jesse later finds out that Saul had Huell steal the ricin cigarette from his pocket, and that Walt was indeed responsible for Brock's poisoning.
Jesse now realizes that he didn't just misplace the weed. Jesse figures out that Saul's very large bodyguard, Huell had pickpocketed it from him.
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