Why Did Gus Warn Hank? - Breaking Bad
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- In this video, I explore the complex relationship between Gus Fring and the Salamancas, and why Gus felt compelled to warn Hank Schrader about the cousins. I analyze key scenes from Breaking Bad and delve into the backstory of these characters to uncover the motives behind Gus's actions. Whether you're a die-hard fan of the show or simply curious about its intricate plot, this video provides an in-depth analysis that sheds light on one of the most intriguing subplots of the series. Join me as I unravel the mysteries of Breaking Bad and discover the hidden depths of its unforgettable characters. Don't miss this chance to gain a new perspective on one of the greatest TV shows of all time!
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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.
Victor was a cocky idiot who stepped way out of his jurisdiction and paid the price, a bit like the morally corrupt version of Werner
Exactly. Victor's death was not random at all. It wasn't even so much about the cooking, even though his cook would have probably been very bad quality. It was mostly about being seen at Gale's appartement by all the neighbours.
and not to mention he shot nacho more than he was supossed to
@@dripp_dropp Yeah, he is not a good soldier. He keeps doing what he feels like instead of exactly what he’s told. I think the cook was the last straw. You know how seriously Gus takes quality control.
it was also to prove a point to walter, that he didn't need anyone. that no one could take advantage of him
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.
This was my idea too, which is entirely in line with the character tbh
Thats what i thought too. Literal perfect cover.
I don't think so because gus would want to do it himself.
Did Walt ever show contempt towards Gus for knowing the Twins for coming for Hank and only warning him a minute before?
@@idkanymore1298 I think that's specifically for Hector's case only. The other members of the Salamanca family can die out for all he cares. Hector's the only real exception because of what he did to Gus in the past.
Edit: To expand further on what I said, Gus only really targets other members of the Salamanca family if they get in his way. But, his true goal is directed at Hector and Eladio, especially Hector.
Gus should’ve gotten his own show like better call Saul
Fingers crossed! 🤞
I don’t think so, he’s not much of a talker, or a conversationalist like jimmy or Walter and Jesse dynamic
@@stavomatias3047 Would just be a diffrent show, but I think it could still work
Never Ring Fring
a romcom with Gus and the wine guy from Better Call Saul..
Gus knew Hank and Walt were related since season 2. When Gus visits the DEA office, he sees Hank's donation jar for Walt.
Thank you.
But the other characters wouldn’t know that he put those pieces of the puzzle together. Walt didn’t tell Gus but he probably assumed that Gus had figured it out at some point but didn’t want to bring it up
Gus would've known before that. There's no way that Mike's background check on him wouldn't have turned that up, I don't know why people assume otherwise.
he did, he stated as much in the show. he knew@@dog-eared6991
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.
This is it. The brothers were wary of attacking DEA because Bolsa said so but Gus giving them his blessing set up the DEA going after the cartel, which only would work if Hank survived to tell the tale.
It amazes me that people theorize explanations that were explicitly stated stated in the show
@Curt Johnston Nobody actually seems to pay attention to what is literally said in the show unfortunately.
@@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470Walt fanboys alone prove that
@@redhood444 a lot of walt hate is single-minded
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”
It was a master stroke
This is correct. Saved everyone 6 mins of an obvious answer
Also, slowly wittle away at the Salamancas' numbers so he could take full control.
And take away what Hector loves one at a time as revenge
Hell the answer to this question is in the show..... Walt explains his thinking behind why in the trailer just before they discuss him ?continuing to cook full time after the 3 month original deal.
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.
Correct. It wasn’t until Walt ran over the two henchmen (saving Jessie) that Gus became and antagonist for him.
Gus also subtlety threatened Walt's family early on, which is why Walt was scared to leave. Part of why Gus didn't work with druggies because they had nothing to lose/use against them. Keep Hank alive as a way to keep Walt in check, if he died then at least he has the DEA doin come down on the cartel and the brothers. I think Gus subtly threatened Mike in a similar way, but Mike had a much greater tie to Gus' operation than Walt did
Exactly lmao. Just watch the show and it’ll make sense.
Thank you lol
Yes. He didnt care if Hank lived or died, he probably thought Hank would be killed regardless; the point was to expose the Vuente Cartel and have the fu'll heat of the DEA on them.
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.
Exactly, he knew that if hank was prepared there was a chance that both of the cousins would fail. Getting rid of them also meant that walter would be safe from them.
@@l.m.l8598 its video like this that make me think that some people just didn’t watch the show
Then why was he angry at Nacho when he wanted to kill Hector by swapping his Heart meds with sugar pills?
@@azizshamsi6044 because hector was his prey not nachos
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)
I do this.
This comment is very true and important for everyone to read. Gus is a very high profile target and he knows that at all times people are plotting against him. His sixth sense has probably made him find a different way home or change course many times before for no reason, this time it just happened to save his life. Gus waited 20 years for his goals because he never once assumed, he always took caution and thinking ahead to an obsessive level. How could he have predicted someone like Walt however, how could anybody
@@DioBrando-ln1to Also, people act like he suddenly became stupid with Hector. He was also very cautious about that and even had the room checked out beforehand. So even then he was concerned about something going on.
But he did not anticipate a situation where Hector would be willing to get himself blown up to take out Gus.
He was trying to get the twins killed. He didn't know Hank didn't have his gun.
And get rid of Bolsa at the same time because when the DEA is attacked, they send all units at the door in both the US and Mexico. He gets rid of capable hit men in the twins and his “cartel boss” in Juan Bolsa.
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!!!
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.
It mostly served to keep the cartel away from 'his' region
why does this channel feel like someone telling chat gpt to write scripts about specific topics?
That's actually a great idea. With how much TH-cam has increased how easy it is for nothing channels to get exposure that will likely result in success. Shit I might do it.
It's an AI voice. Not sure if the script is also written by AI or not.
I think the videos are stolen from someone else, idk who tho
@Bryan Smith That one detail took me by surprise and changed my entire perception of the channel LOL
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'm tempted to say his BEST ASSET here would have been just having Mike tail them...
but considering that Hank was a "cop" who was worthy of Mike's respect... I cannot imagine Mike just letting Hank take his chances with the twins...
it's honestly probably just a plot point they never really thought about...just adding to the mystery of Gus' character.
Love when gus fring says "last chance to look at me hector" and then fringes all over the place.
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What a great video. Production quality, voiceover, in depth analysis.... well done.
Thank you😃
If gus didn’t warn him and hank got eliminated and the twins lived then Walt was probably eliminated too.
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.
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.
16 times? damn I noticed it the first time because of the scene cut after the death, but we all miss some little details.
The chicken delivery was a ploy for Mike to poison the last twin undetected
Lol wow what a clown
16 times brah ? I hope not - it ain't that good
@@davidrice3337 L, it's an insane show
I love that Hank is set to die at 3:08, and Walt's address is 308.
Very insightful commentary. Well done!
Thank you🙂
Walter explained in the same episode that Gus warned Hank because he wanted a shootout not an assassination
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.
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.
Wow another fantastic video good job even tho I already know I jus like how u explain everything g
Thank you! Really appreciate that
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.
What about nighttime tv
@@magilem8075 AMC never put breaking bad on "nighttime TV"
Esposito is bloody amazing, that's for damn sure
@@megatronskneecapBut who then
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😂
Lmaooooo
It was revealed in Season 2 of Breaking Bad that Jimmy (Saul) was able to find out everything about Walter cause he hired Mike to research Heisenberg. This is brought up again in Better Call Saul season 6.
Since Mike was the first to know everything about Walt, it's natural that he would pass that info on to Gus. Therefore Gus has always known about Walter's double life. He even references it in BB S02E11 Mandala, where he tells Walt "I have your numbers", after Walt asks when he can hear back from Gus.
Per a TH-cam interview, Gilligan is considering a series based upon The Kettlemans. He really liked the way the couple interacted.
Nothing better than someone making a video to "explain" something that is explicitly explained later in the show.
This was some great analysis
Thank you!
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.
Such an interesting character and actor that it warrants a book release as a prequel for gus to flesh out more of his history
The twins went to Walts house BEFORE speaking to Gus about it.
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 just figured it was so he could take out the twins without doing it himself
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.
Great Video!
Thanks!
nice work great audio
Thanks🙂
@@serialbinger ChatGPT moment
Walt told Gus exactly why Gus did it...
New Sub... great insight.
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
Never noticed how much one of the twins looks like Kratos. 🤣🤣
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.
There is absolutely no way the twins would roll on anyone. That being said, I think he warned Hank not only because he wanted it public, but also so he could get his problem taken care of. Hank could take out the twins with proper warning.
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.
I think Gus should get a movie instead of a TV show. Netflix could do it like they did El Camino.
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!
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.
As half his face was being blown off he was thinking . . .
He was at war with the Salamanca, bro.
Bravo Vince.
“Never make the same mistake twice” - Gus Fring
That’s great advice 💯
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.
it gets explained later in the show.. good work
Still one of the best shows to ever grace TV.
(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
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
It was the beggining of gus revenging his dead brother by killing tha salamancas. He knew shredder would kill them
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
yeah i think it was just a good opportunity to possibly get rid of the twins or at least slow them down a bit by giving Hank a warning
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.
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.
Never thought id see basic plot points being explained in a 7 minute video
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
My perspective: Gus is againts The Cartel, Fring made a call to Hank so Hank can take out the Twins for him
And, which I can’t believe no one else has figured out, give the DEA free reign to plan a raid on Juan Bolsa’s house, taking out his “cartel boss” as well.
= 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.
Gus simply took the chance to take down more Salamancas it was the twins hector and the other salamanca with don heladio
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.
do you think also maybe Gus disliked the Salamancas?
I think so! That is a good point.. are you perhaps related to the FBI agent Jeffrey A. Steele? I heard about him working on Operation Kingbreaker!
Gus was the definition of a high functioning narcissistic, sociopath. This was the greatest series of all time.
Take a shot every time he says gus
Obviously, he knew Walther will kill him and Hank is a mastermind with the experience to bust Walther
*Waltuh
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.
If Gus didn't call to Hank, Hank had enough time to drive away. Gus just stopped him
Fring was my favorite character, Giancarlo Esposito was the only actor that could nail that roll. His body language alone makes him intimidating.
Gale “wasn’t ready” to buy Walt more time. He liked Walt, and his beautiful mind. Dude was a freakaleak.
He wanted to inflict as much damage on the twins and Hank as possible.
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
When an essay has a minimum word requirement
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
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
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.
Okay before we get started, was it revenge on Salamanca?
Walt knew the reason and he told Gus to his face about it
I wish screen writers thought as deeply about their scripts as these breakdowns do.
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.
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"😢
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.
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.
Good points, appreciate that🙂
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
Well, he also didn't know that Hank was just fired from the DEA and thus unarmed. An armed Hank likely would have done better in a fight but he didn't have his gun because he was no longer a DEA agent at the time, thus he almost died. If Hank had a gun, then he probably could have killed one of the twins pretty quickly as soon as he spotted them and realized they were a threat but he was unarmed and just barely managed to win.
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.
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
This whole plan could’ve gone wrong if either twin survived. They would’ve told their bosses that Gus gave them permission to carry out the hit and then it would’ve been over for him
You were closer in your analysis than the dumb video. The narrator forgot one huge detail, kill a DEA agent and they all come after their suspects. Because Hank was shot it gave the DEA and the Federales of Mexico free reign to go after Juan Bolsa, Gus’ cartel boss.
Damn a whole ass video? This is one of the most straightforward questions at the entire series, Gus wanted to get rid of the Salamanca’s. Him warning Hank could’ve potentially led to the death of two of the Salamanca’s, witch it did. He just put himself at arms length, chess brotha not checkers.
Well he wanted to get revenge from the Salamanca family
he did that to save one of his largest los pollos customer
I think the bigger question is, why didn’t hank use that minute to gtfo the parking lot?
Best tv show ever made. Impeccable
Why Did Walter White Leave The Book in The Bathroom? While Hank had the Gale's lab notes with him on which it's written W.W. as same as inscribed in the book.
Gus wanted all the Salimancas dead as well, that was his greatest goal of all ultimately