Hes an evil inversion of Walter White himself.
Walt had been climbing the ranks of the criminal underworld by outsmarting his peers.
But then he met Gus, whos just as smart as Walt and even more ruthless.
Walt and Gus rivalry finally came to a head in season 4, episode 13, Face Off.
He calmly adjusts his tie before collapsing, dead.
Up until this point,Breaking Badhad been a mostly realistic TV drama.
There had been certain aspects of the show that werent 100% realistic.
Butthe show had never done something as flagrantly unrealistic as Gus death.
Its easily the most ridiculous, fictionalized thing that ever happened in the series.
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In retrospect,this shouldve been considered the moment thatBreaking Badjumped the shark and the show lost viewers.
But somehow, it still worked.
This was the one time thatBreaking Badallowed itself to be ludicrous.
The series had conditioned audiences to expect realistic outcomes.
After Hank has a near-death experience, he needs to rest for the remainder of the season to recover.
After Walt, Jr. finds out his dad is a drug kingpin, he instantly turns on him.
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Audiences were supposed to be disturbed by Gus death and the producers certainly succeeded in creating that effect.
Gus Fring is a man of few words, but when he does speak, it’s priceless.
Here are some of the Breaking Bad villain’s greatest, coolest quotes.
Not only is Gus death one ofBreaking Bads most shocking moments; its also a great bit of symbolism.
