Why Didn't Hector Kill Gus?

Why Didn't Hector Kill Gus? - Breaking Bad

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Why did Hector choose Max and not Gus?
The Breaking Bad universe, masterfully crafted by Vince Gilligan, is filled with intricate character dynamics, complex motives, and a gripping narrative that keeps viewers on the edge. One character who plays a crucial role in this compelling tale is Hector Salamanca. While his presence in Breaking Bad was marked by his ailing health and ominous bell-ringing.
Hector Salamanca made his debut in Breaking Bad as Tuco's ailing uncle. Suffering from the aftermath of a stroke, Hector's primary means of communication was the ominous bell attached to his wheelchair. Initially, Hector may have seemed like a marginal character, but he went on to play a significant role, especially in the ultimate downfall of Gus Fring.
Tuco, Hector's nephew, introduced Walter White and Jesse Pinkman to Hector while they were in the desert. During this meeting, Hector's cunning is revealed when he sabotages Walt's attempt to poison Tuco, demonstrating that his mind remains sharp despite his failing health. Furthermore, Hector was instrumental in raising his nephews, including the menacing Cousins, Marco and Leonel Salamanca.

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@packet802ieee8 7 ай бұрын

Ummm....after Hector killed Max, Don Eladio tells Gus - "The only reason you are alive and he is not is because I know who you are. But understand, you are not in Chile anymore". So there was something in the past that saved Gus, not because Don Eladio needed him in the future for anything....

@prankd8101 7 ай бұрын

That makes sense. I kinda think that his name isn’t even gus due to this quote from eladio and the fact that Hank couldn’t pull his name up in the records for chile

@chill3282 7 ай бұрын

There’s a fan theory that he was a high ranking officer working for the Chilean government in the past. Killing him would not be a smart move.

@chill3282 7 ай бұрын

Also explains why someone even as skilled and experienced as Mike can’t find out Gus’ real identity. This fan theory is what I personally believe in but it could be just be one of those “left to interpretation” scenarios.

@kevinm.n.5158 6 ай бұрын

@@prankd8101 it isn't gus, it's Gustavo.

@dodolord 6 ай бұрын

Chickeman - Nacho (RIP) @@kevinm.n.5158

@smokystew8923 7 ай бұрын

Hector did kill Gus...eventually

@serialbinger 7 ай бұрын

True

@drexelbeckman9519 7 ай бұрын

I mean in a way but true😂

@kodymedders5320 7 ай бұрын

⁠@@drexelbeckman9519he blew him up 😂 wym in a way

@HeronimusBilly 7 ай бұрын

👴: 🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔

@epicfan1598 7 ай бұрын

I mean yeah but lost everything at that point

@blainemonaco2092 7 ай бұрын

The only person Gus feared was Lyle his employee. Gus didn’t want to lose his respect……

@therebelofchaos1674 6 ай бұрын

Even Hector needed to see his balls.

@moodyowlproductions4287 4 ай бұрын

Lylo

@DaFlashGuy7 3 ай бұрын

Lylo Salamanca

@daredevil6145 2 ай бұрын

that 1 employee, which he made wash the 'already-cleaned SINK' for 20 mins: 10,15 times straight just because of his OCD

@michaelb5119 7 ай бұрын

"The only reason you are alive and he is not, is because I know who you are"

@diy_mushroomguy 6 ай бұрын

Lol i guess everyone missed the part where they took it as disrespect that he'd come to them with the drug methamphetamine. Back in those days the cartel hated meth. They seen it as an inferior drug.

@supersaiyanzero386 6 ай бұрын

Biker crank

@g.k.4710 6 ай бұрын

In my interpretation, Eladio does not care about the quality of his product unless it can make him more money. So when they talk about how cocain doesn't suite the way of the world, it's almost a direct insult to his product and by extension his business. So when Max starts his speech about Gus being a business genius... Its almost as if Eladio sees Max as Gus's product. It's (in my opinion) the equivalent of seeing a kid with a cooler toy than you, so you're either jealous of the toy and get a better one, or you smash their toy to make the kid cry. He wanted Gus to feel hurt for insulting his business, and thus, made the only person he trusted "broken product".

@DontYouLookAtMe. 6 ай бұрын

“Hanks brother in law, tuco salamanca” wtf is this video haha 🤦‍♂️

@blinkfan305 3 ай бұрын

Haha he must've meant the connection through Hank's brother in law with Tuco. Could've been phrased better

@SeraSmiles 6 ай бұрын

It's almost funny that nothing in the BB/BCS universe wouldve happened without Don Eladio deciding to kill Gus's boyfriend here. I cant even imagine what wouldve happened to walt in that timeline

@serialbinger 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, it is a significant inciting event.

@zoodles 6 ай бұрын

then the cartel would have more control of new Mexico probably being a greater threat to walter, with lalo being alive

@anthonytilleman3576 6 ай бұрын

I wonder what it would be like if it was Max instead of Gus managing his side of the business

@clarkthakuria 5 ай бұрын

Nah a lot of stuff would’ve happened differently is all. Mike would stay working various odd criminal jobs in the Albuquerque area, Jimmy’s arc would continue until Lalo disappears into Mexico, and Walter and Jesse look to sell the 38 pounds elsewhere, which would’ve led to god knows what.

@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs 5 ай бұрын

Also chuck mcgill holding jimmy now saul back in life

@DebitAdams 7 ай бұрын

They said they didnt kill him because they knew his history in Chile

@scottieman2 7 ай бұрын

Alternate timeline Max lived. What would that be like? Would he do the same?

@serialbinger 7 ай бұрын

Max would probably be forced to cook for Don Eladio. So Walt would become their competition at some point. What do you think?

@chill3282 7 ай бұрын

@@serialbinger And then no one would be able to stop the hit on Walt from the Salamanca twins. Walt would be killed for killing Tuco and maybe Jesse too.

@theforce5191 4 ай бұрын

Anything alternate can littleraly be made by anyone. So make something up, lol.

@JacobDean88 6 ай бұрын

Because he could tell which one was the mastermind and more of the leader. If they killed Gus they probably wouldn't of gotten anywhere with Max. They could tell Gus was the more beneficial one.

@Whiteboykun 6 ай бұрын

*wouldn't have *wouldn't Have *wouldn't HAVE HAVE HAVE

@AmirKhan-yv8jm 2 ай бұрын

It was Eladio’s decision!

@AmirKhan-yv8jm 2 ай бұрын

But what do they have to gain from killing Max?

@joshythehand2960 7 ай бұрын

Uh.. i could tell by body language and guses never ending rage that it was his boyfriend/life partner that was killed. I never needed other clues.. knew it the second i saw it.. I'm sure most people did. When he later says "a man provides for his family"... he meant everything he was doing was a means of providing revenge for the love of his life..

@FantasyVisuals 7 ай бұрын

It's amazing Josh that so many people don't spot that Gus lost his life partner. It's like an IQ test. It was blatantly clear they were a couple And Gus, the sheer long term vindictiveness from a ruthless man against Hector - is definite proof of the relationship status " If only I could cause you the pain you've caused me " - James Franco

@joshythehand2960 7 ай бұрын

@FantasyVisuals I totally agree.. as a matter of fact, before it was confirmed in better call Saul, I got in 2 separate arguments on threads about it. Both said "you gay guys always think others are gay"... and not that it matters.. I'm not gay . I'm just observant as many people are. I explained that it was extremely obvious they were a couple. And that homophobic rants don't make it less of a fact. Myself and others figured it out INSTANTLY. I know in my heart that people who were denying it online.. there were many discussions about it.. were denying out of some weird political reason. But LONG before better call saul.. those who can read a situation knew at the very moment his partner was shot.

@lazzledazzle7827 7 ай бұрын

@@joshythehand2960I think you're right, but the whole body language thing is a bit silly. It would be pretty easy think that Max was something of a brother to Gus, although obviously it's more than that, it wouldn't be ridiculous for people to come to other conclusions. It's just a scene from a TV show, someone's opinion on it isn't necessarily emblematic of something bigger.

@gogetavsvegito 7 ай бұрын

@@joshythehand2960I wouldn’t say it’s too obvious at first. Gus was somewhat of a philanthropist who put people through school, we see that with Max, Gale, and the Doctors who would save his life later on. They all mention that it was Gus who put them through school, so to me I assumed he was somewhat of a Robin Hood helping out the less fortunate who took max under his wing, just as Walter did to Jesse. Losing a protege is like losing a son.

@joshythehand2960 7 ай бұрын

@gogetavsvegito I could tell by his reaction at the pool. That look in his eye. And the fact he had put.other people through school kinda was a hint. There was 100% a far more personal connection.

@HotPepperBeatzz 6 ай бұрын

U did not just say “los polos hermanos” 😭

@saberserpent1134 7 ай бұрын

Between the "Santiago Incident" and his connections to Peter Schuler, it's fairly easy to infer that he held a military position of some authority. Either way, shooting Max was a stupid, short-sighted decision, creating a long-term enemy over a slight that could have been settled by taking a beating or offering to cut a finger to prove loyalty. That would have been more than enough for the slight of "slinging drugs to gangsters who sell other drugs". I did think it was odd he let Eladio fall into the pool.. almost like he didn't even want to touch him, regardless of the hatred.

@JB-nu4oy 7 ай бұрын

Hahahaah you clearly dont know how cartels or criminal groups operate. Yes they should have given Max a time out no supper for him hahahaha

@saberserpent1134 7 ай бұрын

@@JB-nu4oy Right, because mutilation and "no supper" are equivalent?? Of course there's going to be a violent response; it doesn't necessarily have to be murder.

@JB-nu4oy 7 ай бұрын

@@saberserpent1134 not in this case Gus really did manipulate a meeting perhaps it wasn't mean spirited but it still showed disrespect and in that life that the ultimate slap in the face. Eladio had to do something to reign in Gus to make him scared of him obviously he took him lightly because what Gus did was just genius afterwards. But in the beginning he had to in lack of better terms make Gus his bitch make him see who was the Boss

@malinwj1167 7 ай бұрын

Those mafioso types kill people for fun. They have so many options available to them - murdering a Max is nothing

@tootieq6527 6 ай бұрын

Given Gustavo’s age, I assumed he may have been an acknowledged, but illegitimate son of Pinochet, hence the hard to find record of his birth.

@asd35918 7 ай бұрын

Because that would’ve made the show impossible.

@DaFlashGuy7 3 ай бұрын

This is the moment Tuco became Lyle Salamanca

@shapeshifter7676 7 ай бұрын

Cuz Gus was more useful than Max

@ejkboxing 7 ай бұрын

Don Eladio killed Max, Hector was just the tool he used.

@AmirKhan-yv8jm 2 ай бұрын

Yes it was his decision

@TheFreshestResh 4 ай бұрын

This script is literally just chatgpt

@DJFNaFMan 6 ай бұрын

Hector killed Max and Gus only Gus Fring remained

@yankeemania2345 4 ай бұрын

Hank: Gus couldn't have done it without me!

@artycuen3572 6 ай бұрын

Max was his paramour.

@DarioMakris 7 ай бұрын

because he wanted to see if he could make him look at him

@luccavillafana2989 7 ай бұрын

i love you binge watch your videos

@serialbinger 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, really appreciate that!

@SVNT0 4 ай бұрын

This made me think like…. Where are the female Salamanca’s?? We saw nonna in BCS but if you watched everything it seems like hector raised his nephews single handedly.. also, who are the parents of the cousins??

@picklickwick 7 ай бұрын

Gus did not disrespect Don Eladio in their first encounter.

@serialbinger 7 ай бұрын

The disrespect was him giving out samples behind their back

@picklickwick 7 ай бұрын

@@serialbinger yes I’m aware, but you said something like”Gus disrespecting don eladio during their first encounter sealed max’s fate” which implies you think Gus’s demeanor was disrespectful as well in their first encounter, which it was not. He was very respectful and tried his best to respectfully explain his actions

@serialbinger 7 ай бұрын

@@picklickwick Yeah, clumsy phrasing there. My bad

@_MaZTeR_ 7 ай бұрын

@@picklickwickI don't think Gus intentionally acted disrespectfully, but Eladio translated Gus and Max begging for their lives as weakness, so he had Max killed. When Eladio asked Gus why he should be kept around when only one of them cooked the meth, I think he was floating the idea of being willing to keep them both, if they had actually come up with a good comeback, something like what Mike Ehrmantrout did when he came to demand the 50 000 bucks from Hector and said he was just going to kill him if he didn't get the 50k. He didn't kill Gus obviously because of his background. But if Gus wasn't so significant, I think he would've either killed them both or just kept Max because he was the chemist.

@neilpemberton5523 6 ай бұрын

@picklickwick Giving samples of Max's work to underlings was disrespectful to a boss who would be automatically paranoid about controlling rival product.

@roketonkun 6 ай бұрын

Los pollos not los polos, did you see the show dude?

@skyzert2516 2 ай бұрын

It's AI

@Pete_Gribs 4 ай бұрын

Did anyone know that Jonathan Banks played bass guitar in a psychedelic prog rock band called "Bongwater" in the 1970s?

@gentity8589 3 ай бұрын

Well, i guess what Gus has been through started by the death of his partner, causing him to be more ruthless and deadlier.

@Perdoct 6 ай бұрын

Hank lost everything when his brother in law Tuco died

@zestyraccoon813 Ай бұрын

This video feels like AI

@moe6702 7 ай бұрын

Was that a laugh at 0:41 ?

@Grandpa_Gibberson 6 ай бұрын

stroke for comedic effect

@mihaimihai7673 5 ай бұрын

01:18 leonel is not pronunced like that

@mattwise8597 7 ай бұрын

Damn good show,always will be one of my favorites

@THEBIGGESTSCUMBAG 7 ай бұрын

*FAVORITE*

@ElAndrossX2033 3 ай бұрын

Thats why Gus got revenge

@ericb3255 6 ай бұрын

Gus prequel now

@josetrivino7276 5 ай бұрын

Lalo Salamanca's preque first, please

@CokinaClutch Ай бұрын

why does the word primary make you laugh?

@tn8880 3 ай бұрын

0:40 Wtf was that😂

@someones_out_there2668 2 ай бұрын

Los Polios Hermanos

@williedooh5900 2 ай бұрын

Yo is the voiceover done w ai, the cadence and tonality of it is very boring and hard to pay attention to

@1robis1 5 ай бұрын

Realy ? Tuco was hanks brother in law? how could you make such a misserable mistake ? :D...Haisenberg was Hanks brother in law not Tuco....The only reason he killed Max just to assert dominance over him and make him fear cartel...nothing to do with any threats...Gus wasnt a threat to him...He knew Gus will be forced to work with him anyway...I believa Max was killed cause moments before he got shot in a head he showed weakness while Gus was totaly calm...No place for weak peoples in drug bussines....

@zach11241 3 ай бұрын

Because Hector chickened out

@Finngrinder 7 ай бұрын

Bing bing bing bing bing bing bing... woaaaaaaaaaaa

@jbusta8548 2 ай бұрын

Greatest show ever

@coledavidson5630 3 ай бұрын

They probably didn't see Gus as a threat whatsoever without Max. No meth cook means he has only one option: distribute the cartel's product

@sugarjay.cherry7823 6 ай бұрын

Max was Gus's husband

@RTSS420 5 ай бұрын

lol

@billdocos3302 2 ай бұрын

Wow .. do people really need to have these things explained to them? I know why watch it but KZfaq just loads these things.. like that just has to be the crowning achievement in laziness that one has to have there tv shows explained to them! Crazzy

@-_-SAG3-_- 7 ай бұрын

Hello there

@serialbinger 7 ай бұрын

Hello🙋‍♂️

@comfy24 4 ай бұрын

So really, there was no solid reason for killing Max. He only did it because he wanted to show Gus he was in charge? Doesn’t make any sense and if he didn’t kill gus because of his connections, then Gus could of used that as leverage and said he needed the cook.

@JB-nu4oy 7 ай бұрын

Because he knows who he is

@josetrivino7276 5 ай бұрын

And who he is? xD

@RonaldinhoCabral-qo4xf 6 ай бұрын

*Mas por que o ódio de gus pelo hector e maior sendo que o eladio que deu a ordem?*

@bachthe1st557 6 ай бұрын

Since he was a don, Gus had to plan this for years without getting killed himself. Plus hector was a complete asshole to almost everyone so a quick death wouldn’t satisfy Gus.

@RonaldinhoCabral-qo4xf 6 ай бұрын

@@bachthe1st557 eu entendo o ódio pelo hector, mas não faz sentido deixar ele por último sendo que quem deu a ordem foi o eladio.

@extsaojose 5 ай бұрын

Ódio por ambos

@RonaldinhoCabral-qo4xf 5 ай бұрын

@@extsaojose mas ele deixou hector por último

@ightholmes 6 ай бұрын

It's pronounced poyos not polos

@Whiteboykun 6 ай бұрын

polo swag

@PikkaBird 5 ай бұрын

It's also "Lee-o-nel", not "Lion-el".

@ali_m_ 6 ай бұрын

los polos hermanos, dang, its pronounced poyos, as 2 ls in spanish is pronounced as y/

@stordoy 4 ай бұрын

peto ghoul?

@mahsam.r 28 күн бұрын

Iloveyou gas❤❤❤❤

@Donfrak 23 күн бұрын

I've always interpetrated in a more simple explanation. Don Eladio had to make an example out of them, they've insulted him. He track their background, as everyone in that position would do. He knew by a fact, somehow, that Gus was really a criminal and was there to make business. On the other hand, he probably had not been able to do the same with Max. So killed the one he didn't knew anything about it, and could easily being a cop, an infiltrated. It is how this business works: zero tolerance to "outsiders". You just don't talk about business with a boss and walks free without having minimun "credibility". That's where the "i know who you are" came front. it was just a way to say: "I choose you to live because you are who you say you are".

@sesbry 6 ай бұрын

Is this an ai channel?

@serialbinger 6 ай бұрын

@dannypreklas 6 ай бұрын

Yes

@fartkerson Ай бұрын

You going to spoil the entire character arc of Gus and NOT include his last moments as the the half faced T-800 from Terminator? Why do I even bother watching these recap videos. I'm learning nothing lol

@don_foster 7 ай бұрын

1 hour gang

@serialbinger 7 ай бұрын

👌

@michaeldarabasz7210 6 ай бұрын

Because he was a main character?

@certifiedyaminspector-dadd6224 5 ай бұрын

The whole 'Gus is gay' narrative had to be included later in the writing. Because right before Max is shot, he says that Gus is like a brother to him. That's a super weird thing to say about your lover.

@dumbclown 5 ай бұрын

I think it's more because of the time period, they would've had to hide their relationship because being gay was seen as VERY gross and something to get killed over way back when, so being brotherly would be used as an excuse to explain why they're so close so they can hide their romance

@angryanakin 4 ай бұрын

Agreed

@Pete_Gribs 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely right! it all comes straight back to the big question ... "was Gus a horses hoof?" I would have to say he swung both ways, personally ... note the salacious winks and rapid raising of the eyebrows whenever that Lydia bird was about. In the hotel room when that German fella is there? I thought they were going to spit-roast her, but once again we were kept guessing!

@coal1818 4 ай бұрын

i mean me personally i wouldn't tell the cartel i'm a gay man in a gay relationship and "hey here's my gay lover" like i don't think the cartel is really the best group of people to come out to

@eduardopoceros7737 4 ай бұрын

Fan service at its best

@dipper7802 5 ай бұрын

Hector didnt kill gus because the director said so

@Beetlebummer 6 ай бұрын

Max was more than a friend

@serialbinger 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, I talk about that in the video.

@marcob2137 6 ай бұрын

They were confirmed bachelor roommates!!!

@lisaroberts8556 6 ай бұрын

Ye they were Super Best Friends 👉🌈 Hector had a real dislike for these two Fancy Boys. You can feel it right from the start.

@mahsam.r 28 күн бұрын

Ilove berekink bad❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@phiendish 3 ай бұрын

This video is bull

@sergoldenhandthejust1495 3 ай бұрын

2:14 "Max was not just Gus's business partner but also his boyfriend."*** Is so what I thought you would end that sentence and would be 100% accurate

@bobbyblackman8560 2 ай бұрын

I wanna hear them talkin not u 👎👎👎👎😩

@bloodraven5067 2 ай бұрын

Bruh less chapt gpt AI video

@agentleprichaun819 2 ай бұрын

Was this written by AI? It sounds like it was written by AI

@christopherlarock9062 4 ай бұрын

There's a fan theory floating around that Gus and Max were gay lovers. That would explain the emotional response of Gus when Max was executed in front of him.

@serialbinger 4 ай бұрын

It was explained in bcs

@christopherlarock9062 4 ай бұрын

@@serialbinger Hector implied something to that effect while pissing in the pool.

@rita6355 3 ай бұрын

It's pretty much canon

@meowmachine9147 3 ай бұрын

It's not a fan theory. It's cannon.

@Pete_Gribs 6 ай бұрын

I noticed the smouldering sexual tension between the two characters but never realised that they had been lovers. Hetcor Salamancer is definitely a sausage jockey, anyone can spot that .. it highlights the amazing scriptwriting throughout the entire episode. However, close scrutiny will reveal that many of Frings men are bummers ... Mike Ermantrouts and Tyrus Hodge are both gay ... note secretive winks, a shy smile here and there from Tyrus, and the longing stares. It's no secret Walter White was to be openly bisexual but Bryan Cranston was violently opposed to the planned graphic sex scenes between himself and Aaron Paul.

@angryanakin 4 ай бұрын

@Pete_Gribs 4 ай бұрын

@angryanakin thanks, angryanakin. I have to confess, I never felt comfortable with some of the subplots. The pilot was ghastly and needlessly violent, with many confusing references to The Shining Path.

@ohyeahyeah6313 4 ай бұрын

Never let bro cook again💀💀💀

@Pete_Gribs 4 ай бұрын

@@ohyeahyeah6313 ha ha ha! I just wanted to see if anyone took the shit I wrote seriously .... nowt wrong with a bit of leg pulling, eh mate?

@HouseTre007 3 ай бұрын

Making Gus gay was cringe and took away from the show 🤷🏽‍♂️ I also don’t care about how yall feel in the replies. 😊

@user-vk3vw2mk4s 2 ай бұрын

So would the show have been better if max was just… a woman? Nothing would change, female max would still have been Gus’ love interest, Gus would’ve gotten mad at the cartel, breaking bad would’ve happened. I think the reason you don’t understand the importance of losing a lover because you’ve never had one in the first place LMAO

@HouseTre007 2 ай бұрын

@@user-vk3vw2mk4s right.. tf r u talking about 💀

@user-vk3vw2mk4s 2 ай бұрын

@@HouseTre007explain to me exactly how making gus attracted to men took away from the show in any way.

@HouseTre007 2 ай бұрын

@@user-vk3vw2mk4s because I said so