Gus didn’t kill Victor randomly… It was because he got himself seen by a lot of people at Gail’s murder scene, and THEN cooked without Gus’s authority. That’s back to back screw ups. He had to make an example of someone in that room of people that just pissed him off and Victor was the most expendable.

Gus should’ve gotten his own show like better call Saul

I always figured it was because he wanted Hank to take out the twins without his own fingerprints being directly on it. Make it look like a hit gone wrong and if they all killed each other, that much the better.

Gus knew Hank and Walt were related since season 2. When Gus visits the DEA office, he sees Hank's donation jar for Walt.

309 revealed this plot point. - Protect Walt - Public shootout turning US and Mexico against cartel - Cut off cartel supply to Southwest “The rewards would be enormous”

I thought Gus warned Hank because the mere attempt on his life by the Salamancas would bring the DEA down on the cartel in Mexico, thus serving Gus' plan. And as shown in a subsequent episode, that is exactly what happened.

Walt explains this within a few episodes. Gus didn't want it to be a silent execution. He wanted Hank to know so it would start a shootout for everyone to see, thus ensuring the twins, and more specifically, the cartel, found out. This would cause the DEA to down hard on the cartel as going after a DEA agent is a surefire way to get them to your front door. I actually think Gus respected Walt at this point in the story. Walt only becomes a problem in the later half of the season.

Gus has a vendetta against all salamancas. He simply came up with a plan to kill all of them and this was one of its facets.

Gus didn't know telepathically about the car bomb. Not long after threatening the life of the family of his fired meth cook, a child close to the backup meth cook has been poisoned, mysteriously. Gus knows it wasn't him. So either it's a completely random child poisoning, or something else is up. Gus then realized that Jesse's distraught over this caused him to go visit Jesse in the hospital which made him leave his car unattended. It just seemed off to Gus. Actually one could see how somebody in Gus's position would be very acutely aware of situations like this. The only reason he didn't see the danger coming with Hector is because he was blinded by his rage for revenge (And he was still cautious there, he just didn't calculate Hector killing himself to take out Gus)

He was trying to get the twins killed. He didn't know Hank didn't have his gun.

Walter was only deemed problematic when he killed the drug dealers who killed Andrea's younger brother to protect Jesse from being hurt. They maintained a good relationship throughout Season 3 overall. Gus didn't really deem Hank problematic until Season 4 when he started investigating Gale's murder, Gale was a vegan who had a handkerchief that belonged and lead him to Los Pollos Hermanos. Gus's main priority in using Hank was to get rid of the problematic twins and have the DEA divert attention to the cartel rather than his business, resulting in Bolsa also getting killed. Killing three birds with one phone call.

4:52 killing two birds with one stone… THEY‘RE MINERALS MARIE!!!

Love when gus fring says "last chance to look at me hector" and then fringes all over the place.

why does this channel feel like someone telling chat gpt to write scripts about specific topics?

Honestly, when you remember Gus' vendetta against the cartel it is pretty clear why he warned Hank: it removed one of the last wild-card factors that could interrupt his plans. Sure, the cartel started messing with his trucks and forced him into a meeting, but it was very clear Gus was prepared for that to swing it as his trump card play. With Lalo, Tuco, and now the Twins removed from the equation, Gus had no serious threats that would be able to interrupt his plans or out his impending treachery.

What a great video. Production quality, voiceover, in depth analysis.... well done.

Gus knew where the twins were and their rate of travel. Gus knew where hank was and his rate of travel. Gus knew hanks phone number, Gus knew how to make an untraceable phone call. Gus knew Hank had a fighting chance. Which means he knew the twins execution strategy and weaponry. Did Gus have the twins bullet proof jackets gps tracked?

I love that Hank is set to die at 3:08, and Walt's address is 308.

As someone who is a major BB fan and has watched this show from beginning to end at least 16 times, it wasn't until my most recent look back at the show that I noticed Mike throwing away a used needle in the hospital when 1 of the twins were there after the shootout with Hank, signifying that Mike did something to make the one living twin die.

Walter explained in the same episode that Gus warned Hank because he wanted a shootout not an assassination

I get that overly analyzing Breaking Bad is a kind of a meme, but i mean it's pretty obvious he wanted them to kill each other, or at least for Hank to take out the Salamancas. If he didn't warn Hank, the twins would have killed him quietly and left.

Good points. I think also that it fitted well into Gus' resolve to get rid of the entire Salamanca clan. He probably expected Hank to be armed, so Gus used Hank as an unwitting hit man.

Very insightful commentary. Well done!

Such an interesting character and actor that it warrants a book release as a prequel for gus to flesh out more of his history

Nothing better than someone making a video to "explain" something that is explicitly explained later in the show.

Makes total sense to turn both your enemies on each other. When a wolf sees two bears fighting over a fish, it just needs to sit there and let the two bears maul each other. When they're both tired and worn out, it simply wanders in and takes the fish for itself.

Gus knew Hank and Walt were family the first time they met at the DEA,Gus asked about the donation jar with Walt’s face on it. I always assume Gus’ initial thought was Walter an undercover agent for a second so he asked about the picture(“is this one of your agents?”). Gus was probably fuming for a spilt second😂

The twins went to Walts house BEFORE speaking to Gus about it.

Gus was the best character of all time on daytime TV. Giancarlo did an amazing job at playing a vigilante psychopath that will stop at nothing to be independent and grow a multi billion dollar empire.

This was already explained in the conversation between Walt and Gus. Walt knew Gus made the call and explained the whole reason behind the actions.

This was some great analysis

Wow another fantastic video good job even tho I already know I jus like how u explain everything g

Gus was just making plans for Walt's death by cancer. It wasn't until Heisenberg got a reprieve that the situation required a pivot.

Before watching I’m going to say it was because he knew the cousins would be a very serious threat to him. Having them removed was good business

these twins were so creepy back then when I first watched the show, I still remember the scene where Walt was having a shower and they were just waiting in his room.

I thought it was pretty obvious. Gus warns Hank, who gets the upper hand and kills the twins, or at least fights back enough to make a big scene and draw attention to it. Knowing who tried to kill a member of the DEA, the Mexican government goes after the cartel members responsible, in this case Juan Bolsa.

I think Gus should get a movie instead of a TV show. Netflix could do it like they did El Camino.

He warned Hank because if a DEA agent got killed, people would start looking around as to why there was a hit put out on them. Gus was a "friend" to the DEA, but he was also well known to the people who put out the hit and he wasn't exactly on good terms with them. If the hit went ahead and they were caught, they would roll over on him in a second.

Per a KZfaq interview, Gilligan is considering a series based upon The Kettlemans. He really liked the way the couple interacted.

Still one of the best shows to ever grace TV.

“Never make the same mistake twice” - Gus Fring That’s great advice 💯

nice work great audio

I just figured it was so he could take out the twins without doing it himself

After Hank fought twins. There was a scene where Walter told Gus that he knows the only reason he warned Hank was so there could be a messy public gun fight. Somehow it made Gus the only one who could snuggle the drugs.

Walt told Gus exactly why Gus did it...

it gets explained later in the show.. good work

Never thought id see basic plot points being explained in a 7 minute video

Revenge- Gus knew that Hank was a formidable tactician having defeated Tuco. Gus’s vendetta against Hector Salamanca was to have him live to see every male member of his family killed while he was powerless to act against Gus directly himself.

He was at war with the Salamanca, bro.

I was acually in Albuquerque a few months ago, and some of the locals talked about a show focusing on gus and los pollos hermanos. Hope its pretty cool!

should make a show about gus and him dealing with cartel problems, or like his backstory on him providing and stuff as he slowly made his way up the cartel

Another reason built in could be that besides the twins being steered towards Hank, Gus knew they still held Walt as culpable and would ultimately still try to make any attempt on his life.

As half his face was being blown off he was thinking . . .

Gus was the definition of a high functioning narcissistic, sociopath. This was the greatest series of all time.

(i saw a comment of someone talking about a Gus show and i wanted to reply with my own comment) I think the reason it was only breaking bad, better call saul and el camino was because walter, jesse and saul are the big three on that universe, being hunted for 500k or 5M, i don't remember how much was in the poster but yeah, the trio got their own movie/series to show before and after with jesse, it was him talking to mike, because we learned about his past and the movie was more about what had happened after BCS on the other hand talks about jimmy since we didn't know much about him, then in season 6 everything comes together and then we go back to the present, with Gene

Great Video!

Gus simply took the chance to take down more Salamancas it was the twins hector and the other salamanca with don heladio

I dont actually think he wanted all 3 of them to die, because that could ruin walters motivation to cook/ be involved in the criminal world as he wouldnt want any more of his family to die because of his actions. He wanted them 2 to die and to not have the blood on his hands. Sure there was always the risk of Hank dying, but this was the best option for Gus it was either this, killing them urself (with hitmen not himself, or allow them to kill Walt. And at this point Hank was not suspicious of Gus

New Sub... great insight.

At that stage gus knew hank and walt were related since he saw the donation jar for walt in the police station and hank says its his brother in law

OP: Not only did Gus know that Hank and Walt were brother-in-law's at that early point of their relationship, he also still valued won't very highly and did not think he was unstable to where it would disrupt his operations. He saved walk because it was in his greater interests to do so and to point the twins in another direction. Walt did not become a problem for Gus until, after mowing the two dealers down for Jesse, Walt figured out that Gus was going to replace him with Gale.

Bravo Vince.

He wanted to inflict as much damage on the twins and Hank as possible.

Take a shot every time he says gus

It was the beggining of gus revenging his dead brother by killing tha salamancas. He knew shredder would kill them

If Gus didn't call to Hank, Hank had enough time to drive away. Gus just stopped him

Wasn’t Gus fully aware that Hank and Walt were brother in laws by then? That scene from Season 2 when Gus visits the DEA office and see a picture of Walt seems to indicate this.

= Just to give him a chance. It was a Win-Win regardless if he warned Hank or not. If the Twins killed Hank… it would push the government against the Salamanca’s / Eladio. This is exactly what happened to Bolsa. Calling him to give a possible chance to survive was just a safe move… there was no true motive or guilt just moving a pawn forward and hope for the best. Look at the event unfolded… Hank a DEA who might have a pistol against these deadly killers Twins. The chances are very low and if the one twin didn’t go get the axe, Hank would’ve died there… None of Gus’s men were on the scene to aid if he really wanted Hank to live.

3 reasons. 1. The salamacas wanted blood for tuco, he offered hank instead. 2. Hank was a dea agent close to walter and therefore a threst so if he died big plus. 3. Gus wanted to kill the twins and the entire salamaca family

My perspective: Gus is againts The Cartel, Fring made a call to Hank so Hank can take out the Twins for him

Gale “wasn’t ready” to buy Walt more time. He liked Walt, and his beautiful mind. Dude was a freakaleak.

Short answer, he knew Hank would fight back and inadvertently help him eliminate the cousins, hence why we see Mike kill the one in the hospital

I wish screen writers thought as deeply about their scripts as these breakdowns do.

He wanted Cartel hitmen going after Hank, and he knew Hank had a good chance of taking them down. Wise investment from a solid business man.

Best tv show ever made. Impeccable

Fring was my favorite character, Giancarlo Esposito was the only actor that could nail that roll. His body language alone makes him intimidating.

Gus knew Hank and Walt were related when he visited the police station as a donor. Hank was fundraising for Walt (a jar with his picture on it) and Gus asked if it was one of his agents. Hank said no, brother in law.

Gus didn't want Walt dead until after he killed the two dealers. It seems more likely that Gus just thought Gale was a better partner and that Walt was dying so in case cancer took Walt he'd have a chemist to make Walt's meth. Gus did seem to care about his loyal employees if nothing else as a way to motivate them to do a good job rather than rely on solely on fear like the cartel he hated. You can see this in how he stocked blood for Jessie and Mike at his secret Mexican hospital. Sure they were both needed employees but I couldn't see a ruthless bastard like Hector doing that for anyone. However, when Walt became insubordinate to the point where he was clearly out only for himself, that's when Gus wanted Gale to take over ASAP.

Walt knew the reason and he told Gus to his face about it

Obviously, he knew Walther will kill him and Hank is a mastermind with the experience to bust Walther

gus did know that walter was related to hank earlier in the coming episodes when they first met. its a scene where gus, and two other businessmen were in a precinct and hank had a donation jar for walters surgery.

When an essay has a minimum word requirement

He needed the brothers gone and only way was hank fighting back and then killed bolsa because bolsa was finding out where the call was placed

Leonel and Marco looked just as intimidating and gustavo still wanted his title

Breaking Bad was a masterclass in elaborate storytelling and you gotta analyze everything or else you miss details. I've literally watched and rewatched BB dozens of times and each time, I come away with something else. Gus was the ultimate chess player because he was always prepared and in control. Walter White was ultimately better but not by very much. Gus needed to get rid of the Salamanca twins without it appearing to be his doing while also continuing to eliminate Salamanca family members to avenge Max. This calculated move accomplished both goals plus the added benefit of stopping Hank's investigation into Fring's activities. Vince Gilligan and his writing team did such a great job developing the Gustavo Fring character that you almost can't believe he was ever outsmarted by Walt. But, Walter ultimately used Gus's hatred for Hector Salamanca against him to get him alone without Gus being able to see it coming. I could literally talk BB forever because the writing and acting on it was just the best thing ever on TV or any medium. Great video! You gained a new subscriber.

do you think also maybe Gus disliked the Salamancas?

If gus didn’t warn him and hank got eliminated and the twins lived then Walt was probably eliminated too.

Walt literally explains the reason in there meeting.

I think it’s definitely because hank killing the twins was best his personal mission and business for him the twins would be gone making it easier to get rid of the rest of Salamancas plus just more salamancas gone but a dead DEA agent means they will look into his business even more

Also Gus would like Cousins out if his territory. Bolsa told Gus something along the lines of "the boys aren't the same anymore" suggesting that Cousins weren't taking direct orders from him. Only thing I suppose Gus didn't realise was that Hank was discharged prior to the hit attempt, so he didn't have a gun on him. Hank still did good, thanks to his training and quite thick plot armor

I don’t think Gus even cared if Hank survived or not. He just wanted a public shoot-out instead to force the governments to get involved. No matter who died, Gus would win. Cut off the cartel‘s access to the US giving him a stronger position to make his move against Bolsa, Eladio and the Salamanca family

I think one thing that was missed was that Gus didn’t necessarily care if Hank lived or died. He wanted a firefight to act as a spectacle to get media attention of a cartel attack on a DEA officer. If Hank, was simply killed, the response from the DEA likely wouldn’t reach the threshold necessary to start the crackdown on the cartel that allowed him to get rid of Don Bolsa. By starting a war with the DEA, the Salamancas would have also lost a lot of influence and Gus would become more instrumental to the cartel even if the twins lived. The outcome that occurred appeared to benefit Gus in the short-term as the Salamanca twins were killed and the crackdown began but Hank would ultimately be a contributing reason for the fall of Los Pollos Hermanos.

Gus wanted all the Salimancas dead as well, that was his greatest goal of all ultimately

he did that to save one of his largest los pollos customer

Finally finished Better Call saul. .last seasons last few episodes was absolutely 💯 amazing. Carol Burnett !! She came out of nowhere, i absolutely LOVED HER CHARACTER!!! Such great acting. Also, the scene with Gus sitting alone at the bar, and talking/flirting with the bar tender waa such an amazing scene, Gus was so happy, but in the end he had to leave the bar, he never got over his "chicken brother"😢

I think the bigger question is, why didn’t hank use that minute to gtfo the parking lot?

Gus must’ve just thought hank had loads of weapons on him and that route would be easy but it worked in his favor BARELY thanks to Marco and the Salamancas “slow” method mentioned by Bolsa in BCS

It's rather simple, Gus just wants to screw over Salamanca every way he can, which he did, and he tasted the sweet tears of Hector, till latter got his last laugh.

The brilliance of this show can't be overstated, because while you're stating that Gus wanted to kill off Walter not that far from the from the beginning of their work together, I was never convinced that was the case? By the time the cousin hit took place, while yes Walter has shown to be a little impulsive and reckless, Gus didn't seem to have any personal disdain for him yet, reminder that the cousin hit happened BEFORE he offered the open ended work contract, AND before he invited Walt into his home. The home bit in particular I don't see any real reason why he would do besides pulling at his ego a bit, but even then I don't know that he even needed to do that at the time, it almost does come across as a genuine "hey we're coworkers, let's get along," but undoubtedly there was more to that that maybe I'm not seeing or remembering. And, the last point for this, is that if he really did want to replace Gus with Gael at this point in the show, I don't think he would've accepted Walt's request to bring Jesse to replace Gael, he could've shot that shit down immediately if he wanted, as I'm sure wanted to. As you say, motivations aren't as clear as it seems to be at times, and I think this is another situation in this same discussion. It doesn't at all hurt your overall point of why he helped Hank, it's just a small little detail that I picked up that reinforces that point of motivation that you mentioned that I found interesting.

Never noticed how much one of the twins looks like Kratos. 🤣🤣