Yeah, good thing he never got mixed up in all that chaos between Gus, Walt and Jesse later on. Would have been a shame to see such a nice guy get hurt or even killed.
"which hovers around 67%" And then Gale came in and made it 96% purity, the mans a genius. Gus should have just stuck with that instead of letting that extra 3% from Walt destroy his whole empire
@@aguinmox3043 gale insists walts is the purest hes ever seen and the 3% difference is massive. He also wants to know who Walt is and is insistent that the quality is impeccable even over his own resulting in Gus hearing his input and hiring Walt. Rewatch the show.
I think sooner or later they would have butted heads. There is no peaceful co-existence in the drug trade and Walter's 3% according to Gale makes a big difference
That’s why I love this show. He’s trying to make water soluble benzos (which are rare other than midazolam). Benzos aren’t typically active if you snort or shoot them up cuz they don’t pass the mucous membranes well. If you drop an xan in a sprite it doesn’t actually mix and bind to the soda like a opiate would. It just falls to the bottom in clumps. They’re active orally. He’s trying to make more abusable benzos that the junkies can sniff and slam
@Sup bro Michael R yep. The best way to make benzos hit is chew em up and let them dissolve under tongue. That’s the real fiend way and the only way I eat my sticks
I like this scene because it shows that Gale isn't innocent. He knew exactly what he was doing and even had an opportunity to never join Fring's drug empire. But instead of just checking the purity and moving on, he petitions Gus to be the chemist for his empire even going so far as to say he could make a kilo right here in his lab. BB and BCS does a good job of showing how everyone who went into the drug trade has blood on their hands from the crazy and violent Tucos to the seemingly friendly and peaceful Gales.
"innocent" is a hard term to apply to most in breaking bad, but Gale is probably the one who comes closet to it when talking about the drug business. Keep in mind he's a pretty big libertarian who earnestly believes people should have the right to use meth if they want, and if that's the case they should be getting the best they can (either through him or someone like Walt, which is why there was no jealousy or insecurity from him when he got some of Walt's stuff just pure admiration). Think it's also worth noting just how out of the loop he seems with the nitty gritty of the drug business, remember that Gus lied to him about what was going on with Walt and why he needed to be ready to replace him. In other words he's not doing it for malicious or greedy reasons, he just genuinely believes in providing a good "product."
I disagree with this take. Gale knows that meth is illegal and that cartel men like Gus are very dangerous. So I don't buy that him being a libertarian who is a bit aloof means he didn't know the risks of getting involved in the illegal drug trade. The fact that they make the point of showing Gale lock his hidden meth drawer in his lab TWICE means that Gale is well aware of implications of his actions. I think he simply thought that he was too far removed for death and destruction to come knocking on his door.
@@quilenblackwell4820 th-cam.com/video/KcfEgs79HxM/w-d-xo.html I'm not pulling "he's a libertarian" out of my ass or anything, I'm simply repeating the things Gale himself said. He's a criminal and he's aware he's breaking the law, I never implied otherwise, I'm just saying he isn't as ruthless or malicious as other characters in the business.
Exactly. People like to rest the majority of evil in the series on Walt, but the majority of characters in both series did pretty awful things. Hell, even Hank. He was so ego driven to be "the one who slaps the cuffs on Heisenberg" that he advised Skylar to not go to a lawyer, and purposefully hid the case from the DEA so he'd have full control of it, which led to his and Steve gomezes deaths.
@@quilenblackwell4820 I agree with you that it doesn't seem plausible that Gale would ignore the amorality and dangerousness of the business he's in. After all, the violence caused by the drug business is well known : death by murder for gang members (by the police or other gang members), overdose for the consumers... The list goes on. I don't think someone like Gale would be that ignorant. He does say that he's a libertarian, but if I'm not mistaken (english is not my first language), this word can mean two very different things : first, it can be used to talk about left-wing libertarians (or socialist libertarians), which are concerned with morality in economics (and thus won't like the idea of someone selling a harmful product to vulnerable people and making profit off of it) but also believe in the right for everyone to do what they want with their own body (based on the idea that someone's liberties stop where others' begin). In short, socialist libertarians would want to ban selling drugs but allow consuming drugs. The second main type of libertarians however is quite different and is more of a right-wing ideology. Right-wing libertarians basically want a market that's totally free : when two individuals make a transaction, according to them, the only rules that should apply are those that both of them agreed on. They are kind of hardcore liberal capitalists, quite close to anarcho-capitalists. So the question is : which libertarian is Gale ? I originally thought that he was in left-wing (considering that he's a vegan, which is more of a left-wing thing), but that would mean he wasn't aware of the immorality of the drug business (otherwise it would be contrary to his values to take part in it) and, like I said above, I don't find it plausible. There are several things that hint that Gale is a right-wing libertarian. First, here is his justification for making meth : "Consenting adults want what they want, and if I'm not supplying it, they will get it somewhere else. At least with me, they're getting exactly what they pay for." For him, the fact that his customers would make a deal with someone else if he didn't sell them meth is enough to justify doing it. We can sense that he just sees the drug business as a competitive economic market in which he can succeed because he can make a "better" product than his competitors. We can also find the liberal idea that "the customers can choose in which direction the economy goes by choosing to buy some products and not others", placing the responsibility for the damage caused by the product's production or consumption on the buyer rather than the seller. Gale also (purposefully ?) ignores some other things : the fact that some (if not most) of this clients are addicted and don't completely choose to buy meth, or the fact that his 96% pure meth is more addictive than the 67% meth (according to the show), which means that Gale's customers are far from being "consenting adults". In short, this phrase is filled with right-wing ideological elements that justify selling a product that harms the people who consume it. Second, according to people online, Gale had political stickers on his car showing that he supports someone named Ron Paul. According to Wikipedia, Ron Paul is a right-wing american politician. He's a libertarian, partisan of the free market, anti-abortion and approved building an anti-immigration wall between Mexico and the USA in 2006. I think that answers the question : you're right, it seems that Gale perfectly knows the reality of the drug business, he just doesn't care. For him, all his customers are fully consenting, so everything bad that happens to them is entirely on them. And Gale can make millions by making people's lives more violent without feeling bad about it. So like you said, Gale isn't innocent nor is he a good person. He's just doesn't like the idea that he can be responsible for the trouble in someone else's life, and built himself an ideology to eliminate remorse for his actions. PS: you said that Gale hiding the meth in a locked drawer meant that he was aware that taking part in the drug business was bad. I don't agree : just because someone hides something from someone else doesn't mean this thing is bad. It just means the people he hides it from think it's bad.
@John Wall Anybody can be a sociopath. The biggest difference between a psychopath and a sociopath is that psychopathy is genetic, while sociopathy is a learned behavior from the environment and others around you.
This actually makes senses as to why Gale successfully persuaded Gus to hire Walter. In this scene, Gale is confident to the point of forcing Gus to let him make the drug batches. He is so confident and determined. Which is why I think Gus was persuaded later to hire Walter, is because that is the first time he saw Gale in total loss of his confidence against Walt's baby blue.
What's awesome about BCS is how much context it provides for why Gus went against his instincts and hired Walt. From BB we think it's just the 3% argument, but in BCS we see how much effort and money went into making that underground lab and how much bad history he had with the Salamancas (who were Walt's first major distributor). Gus invested so much getting ready to dominate the meth market with the lab and Gale as his secret weapon, but out of nowhere came Heisenberg's product being sold by his enemies. I think before the 3% scene, Gus was getting ready to get rid of Walt. Gale convinced Gus to basically acquire the product so he planned to let Gale learn from Walt then get rid of him but we know how well that went.
@@gr33nspan It's complicated but I actually think Gus would have worked with Walter long term, it's the whole Jesse situation and the dealers killing people that ruined everything because Jesse was furious about it. Because of that Walt acted recklessly to protect him and his relationship with Gus was ruined leading to Walt having Gale killed out of self-preservation. Gus only decided to have Gale replace the duo after Walter acted recklessly
@@meris8486 Well we'll never really know what Gus's real intention was with Walt, but we know from the two shows that Gus is insanely meticulous with his operation and it doesn't make sense that he'd accept such a huge liability that is Walt and Jesse. Gus groomed Gale with the scholarship and he is reliabile and trustworthy. I don't think he was planning to sideline him for long and Walt knew this from the beginning. That's why he had his own counterplan to kill Gale whenever he was under threat.
It took me this long to realize that when we are introduced to Gale we are also foreshadowing his eventual death - the man loves his music, and because of that he is aloof to things in his surroundings. In this scene, it's Gus; in Breaking Bad, it's his phone ringing to warn him of his impending assassination.
For those who don't know, Gale is the recipient of the Max Arciniega ( Gustavo's ex who Hector murdered ) grant, which is a Chemistry scholarship, since Max was a Chemist, himself. It's why Gustavo and Gale have such a deep bond and trust between them and probably why Gustavo wants to hear about what Gale is working on even though he doesn't understand it. It's why Walt killing Gale forced Gustavo to keep him, he couldn't replace Gale because they had years of history and trust.
what makes you think gus doesn't understand? gale is explaining for the audience. if gus actually doesn't understand chemistry he's gonna have a hard time doing his job.
@@scottmatheson3346BB and BCS never have the characters do anything"for the audience". That's a modern marvel movie trope that these shows avoid like the plague
Also probably one of the reasons he killed Victor. Victor was supposed to keep Walt in line and make sure Gale was safe. He failed both of those. (Besides being seen at the crime)
@@scottmatheson3346”When the need arises - and it does - you must be able to shoot your own dog. Don't farm it out - that doesn't make it nicer, it makes it worse.” - Robert A. Heinlein
Gale was the perfect employee for Gus. He was motivated, not by pride, ego, money or power, but by simply the joy of making something chemically sound. 💙
@@miker0tch_ I think that just one of the multiple reasons of why he killed Victor, apart from that he got seen by lots of people at the crime scene, that’s a loose end. Also he failed spectacularly at not only killing Walt but at keeping Gale safe, which was his main job, also to send Mike a message for that very same reason, and finally to send another message to Walt (and perhaps Mike and Jesse too) to show they aren’t irreplaceable, as Victor had been working for Gus for far longer than all of them combined.
@@Kanadabalsamhe got seen, and Gus spotted his sketch at the police station. at that point he knew it would only be a matter of time until Victor gets detained
Fun fact: the "benzodiazepine" compounds refer to substances such as Xanax, Valium, Ativan, etc. He is trying to create a super-saturated solution; to what end I'm unsure. He likely works for a pharmaceutical company creating pharmaceuticals. If you'll recall from BB, he mentions that his original career vector was taking him further from the lab. He left it to get back to the lab which he loves.
I like how in breaking bad, there are characters who have certain skills in a particular field that make them outright geniuses more than others. Gale and Walt are chemical genius, Zeigler is an excellent engineer, Saul has great people skills, the Salamanca family knows to make great food, and even Jessie was implied to have the talents in craftsmanship, more so than cooking meth.
In bb, gus went against his better judgement of trusting walt and decided to do business with him. I mean part of it is always about money, but seeing this scene it adds more context to it, guard had been grooming gale which mean he had always wanted a legit chemist to cook superior product. Then comes walt with something that is even better than what gale makes. It's not so far fetched to assume gus is also an idealist. He wanted superior quality both for his chicken and his drugs.
It actually wasn’t Gus. Gale was the one who wanted Walt in the lab. We see in a cold open that Gus was fine with Gale’s product, but Gale was enamored by the 99.1% purity.
@@RealMonzer i really don't understand it . Gale product is 96% pure . But later gus fires walt and he is fine with 92% jesse pure product. Why didn't he went all the way with gale. It's not like methheads would notice the 3%+ purity lol.
@@iqm4574 Gus didn’t care, but Gale cared. Gale is a nerd doing it out of his love of chemistry, and he told Gus how much he wanted to meet the 99% guy. Saul is also the one who set Walt up with Gus, and we know how good at convincing people Saul is. From there, I can see how Gus would think it’s a good idea to hire Walt. Also Jesse’s purity was pretty much the same as Gale’s during season 4. And Jesse is a decently fast learner and could probably eventually get it to 98-99% with time (remember Gale said it would take him a few months to get to Walt’s level).
@@RealMonzer saul never met gus (i think you mean saul told mike which he work for gus) + jesse never got to 96% when he did a sample for the cartle it was 92% a year later when he was cooking for the nazis i rembere todd told lydia the are making 92% product because of jesse. 96% might be a chance to get there. But walt 99% is pretty much impossible without him.
@@CosmicZombehThey basically get the whole show spoiled in season 6, so I think it would be better to go the traditional route (atleast that's how I went about it)
Gus clearly gave Gale terrible samples so he would feel almost challenged to repay Gus for the scholarship by cooking for him. Gus rejecting Gale just made his desire to cook for Gus stronger. Genius move by Gus.
Turns out that by "you are meant for greater things", he meant that he was waiting for the lab to be finished, where he'd be making the stuff at an industrial scale. Compared to that, a kilo at a time was a stupid risk
Someone told me a hidden secret of this scene is that Gale is attempting to make a benzos (xanax) which doesn't dissolve in drinks. In other words, Gale is already cooking for drug dealers, just legal ones.
I always though Gale was so strange, but seeing this makes me admire and respect him a little more. Walt was in it first for the money and then to feed his own ego, Gale was in it for the love of the chemistry. His death was the one I felt most bad about, but who's to say if he wouldn't have become like Walter after being in the game for too long. But I kinda wish they would have kept him around for longer. There's much more depth to his character, then what we see in "Breaking Bad". If Walt didn't have such a massive ego, the two of them could have revolutionized the chemistry and drug world together.
Who would have guesed that gale would pass at such a young age from lead poisoning a few years after this scene. Such an mysterious death lead poisoning is. Just sad.
I always liked the relationship between Gus and Gale, both seemed to truly respect each other. Even if you were working for Gus on the drug side of his business, if you respected him and didn't get on his nerves, he would do the same for you.
I like how in breaking bad, there are certain skills people have that make them geniuses in certain fields more than others. Gale and Walt are chemical genius, Zeigler, an excellent engineer, Saul has great people skills, the Salamanca family knows to make great food, and even Jessie was implied to have the talents in craftsmanship, more so than cooking meth.
I love how gus is the embodiment of you get what you deserve With gale he treated him with respect and even kindness and he got everything he wanted With mike he is strictly professional And with walt he can be two faced and angry even to the point of murdering with his own hands
Gale passed his interview in this scene. He shows a passion for his work and an initiative as a cook (his experiment). He also has an eye for quality, pointing out how the sample makers could improve. Lastly, he proactively offers his services to deliver more quality. A proven true professional, with a dedication to his craft and a cooperative spirit, just what he wants to replace Walter.
I like how Gus wasn't entirely on board with hiring Gale at first. You can tell he knew he could us his mind for better things than drugs. Makes Gus a little bit more human considering that he's a disgusting person.
Such a sweet guy. He just wants to help make better drugs. This way more deaths, murders, crime, and good people ruin their lives and die. A sweetheart!
Às vezes penso que Gale traz lembranças do Max para Gus, muito provável dele ter presenciado Max demonstrando seu interesse por química da forma que Gale faz. Por isso esses sorrisos genuínos quando o vê
I believe that given some years of experience Gale would have been a better meth cook that Walter. He loved chemistry and was without Walter’s evil ego.
poor little Gale. he never deserved being afflicted with walter white, and Especially the rotten murder he was subjected to. I wanted to try his coffee really bad.
Gale is Reddit personified. The worst kind of person. Evil, but doesn't think anything of it because he thinks you can do whatever you want as long as you're a "nice guy."
Gosh, gale is such a likeable character; it pains me to see him here. I even think there's a kind of 'brother from another mother' vibe between these two; with maybe Gus being the older brother figure. Maybe it's that despite Gus' stature, they both seem to share a geeky (or quirky) side.
I assume this is what also attracted Gus to Max as well. In the podcast, one of the writers mentions how Fring has a type, and tends to go for individuals who are passionate about their interest.
Pedantic correction: it's "The Elements" by American satirist Tom Lehrer. Obviously, it's a nod to "Major-General's Song" by Gilbert & Sullivan. th-cam.com/video/AcS3NOQnsQM/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=TheTomLehrerWisdomChannel
what in the world!? I haven't seen BCS yet, and hearing Gale sing the tune of "modern major general" while replacing the lyrics with the periodic table is something I was not expecting to see in my feed.
If Gus gave Gale SLIGHTLY more confidence with the difference of 3% not being a big deal, Gale would believe today. Except he was vague, and Gale's mind and insecurity got the better of him. A rare L by Gus
I''m glad Gus talked him out of it. This is no business for such a sweet guy like Gale.
it would be so sad if he were to get caught up in the industry and die along the way, man gus is a great man
Gus only talks him out of it because it could attract unwanted attention
@@unclekarl5219 it was a joke
F uck gale thats why he got k illed listening that s stupid music 🤣🤣
Yeah, good thing he never got mixed up in all that chaos between Gus, Walt and Jesse later on. Would have been a shame to see such a nice guy get hurt or even killed.
"which hovers around 67%"
And then Gale came in and made it 96% purity, the mans a genius. Gus should have just stuck with that instead of letting that extra 3% from Walt destroy his whole empire
I bet if it were only to Gus' judgement, he'd not have brought Walter in. Gale convinced him to hire Walt
@@pedrodecarvalho8648 Did he?
@@aguinmox3043 gale insists walts is the purest hes ever seen and the 3% difference is massive. He also wants to know who Walt is and is insistent that the quality is impeccable even over his own resulting in Gus hearing his input and hiring Walt. Rewatch the show.
I think sooner or later they would have butted heads. There is no peaceful co-existence in the drug trade and Walter's 3% according to Gale makes a big difference
Walt doesn't think gale is a genius.
We actually see Gus smile here before Gale realizes that his boss is here. As heartless as was, Gus may actually have liked Gale.
Gale was flaming hard when singing the song and Gus liked that 😏
He did like Gale because he didn’t cause problems. He did his job and was nice
He's probably the most likeable character in the series, so no surprises there
@@aliveandwellinisrael2507 Theyre all likable.
@@th3azscorpio Not so sure about jack and his gang
like one of the only characters who actually looked younger in BCS than BB lmaoo
Lol no
@@requiem165 lol yes
came to this video to see how old he looks compared to breaking bad and you are totally right, it’s like it’s deaged.
Mans looked fresh in this
Surprisingly, Gus’s hair has some grey in BB but not BCS
So the dude was cooking his own super concentrated Xanax before meth? Cool.
No wonder he was so damn happy
@@kylewilmoth5769 lmao
That’s why I love this show. He’s trying to make water soluble benzos (which are rare other than midazolam). Benzos aren’t typically active if you snort or shoot them up cuz they don’t pass the mucous membranes well. If you drop an xan in a sprite it doesn’t actually mix and bind to the soda like a opiate would. It just falls to the bottom in clumps. They’re active orally. He’s trying to make more abusable benzos that the junkies can sniff and slam
Yes
@Sup bro Michael R yep. The best way to make benzos hit is chew em up and let them dissolve under tongue. That’s the real fiend way and the only way I eat my sticks
I like this scene because it shows that Gale isn't innocent. He knew exactly what he was doing and even had an opportunity to never join Fring's drug empire. But instead of just checking the purity and moving on, he petitions Gus to be the chemist for his empire even going so far as to say he could make a kilo right here in his lab. BB and BCS does a good job of showing how everyone who went into the drug trade has blood on their hands from the crazy and violent Tucos to the seemingly friendly and peaceful Gales.
"innocent" is a hard term to apply to most in breaking bad, but Gale is probably the one who comes closet to it when talking about the drug business. Keep in mind he's a pretty big libertarian who earnestly believes people should have the right to use meth if they want, and if that's the case they should be getting the best they can (either through him or someone like Walt, which is why there was no jealousy or insecurity from him when he got some of Walt's stuff just pure admiration). Think it's also worth noting just how out of the loop he seems with the nitty gritty of the drug business, remember that Gus lied to him about what was going on with Walt and why he needed to be ready to replace him. In other words he's not doing it for malicious or greedy reasons, he just genuinely believes in providing a good "product."
I disagree with this take. Gale knows that meth is illegal and that cartel men like Gus are very dangerous. So I don't buy that him being a libertarian who is a bit aloof means he didn't know the risks of getting involved in the illegal drug trade. The fact that they make the point of showing Gale lock his hidden meth drawer in his lab TWICE means that Gale is well aware of implications of his actions. I think he simply thought that he was too far removed for death and destruction to come knocking on his door.
@@quilenblackwell4820 th-cam.com/video/KcfEgs79HxM/w-d-xo.html
I'm not pulling "he's a libertarian" out of my ass or anything, I'm simply repeating the things Gale himself said. He's a criminal and he's aware he's breaking the law, I never implied otherwise, I'm just saying he isn't as ruthless or malicious as other characters in the business.
Exactly.
People like to rest the majority of evil in the series on Walt, but the majority of characters in both series did pretty awful things.
Hell, even Hank. He was so ego driven to be "the one who slaps the cuffs on Heisenberg" that he advised Skylar to not go to a lawyer, and purposefully hid the case from the DEA so he'd have full control of it, which led to his and Steve gomezes deaths.
@@quilenblackwell4820 I agree with you that it doesn't seem plausible that Gale would ignore the amorality and dangerousness of the business he's in. After all, the violence caused by the drug business is well known : death by murder for gang members (by the police or other gang members), overdose for the consumers... The list goes on. I don't think someone like Gale would be that ignorant.
He does say that he's a libertarian, but if I'm not mistaken (english is not my first language), this word can mean two very different things : first, it can be used to talk about left-wing libertarians (or socialist libertarians), which are concerned with morality in economics (and thus won't like the idea of someone selling a harmful product to vulnerable people and making profit off of it) but also believe in the right for everyone to do what they want with their own body (based on the idea that someone's liberties stop where others' begin). In short, socialist libertarians would want to ban selling drugs but allow consuming drugs.
The second main type of libertarians however is quite different and is more of a right-wing ideology. Right-wing libertarians basically want a market that's totally free : when two individuals make a transaction, according to them, the only rules that should apply are those that both of them agreed on. They are kind of hardcore liberal capitalists, quite close to anarcho-capitalists.
So the question is : which libertarian is Gale ? I originally thought that he was in left-wing (considering that he's a vegan, which is more of a left-wing thing), but that would mean he wasn't aware of the immorality of the drug business (otherwise it would be contrary to his values to take part in it) and, like I said above, I don't find it plausible.
There are several things that hint that Gale is a right-wing libertarian.
First, here is his justification for making meth : "Consenting adults want what they want, and if I'm not supplying it, they will get it somewhere else. At least with me, they're getting exactly what they pay for." For him, the fact that his customers would make a deal with someone else if he didn't sell them meth is enough to justify doing it. We can sense that he just sees the drug business as a competitive economic market in which he can succeed because he can make a "better" product than his competitors. We can also find the liberal idea that "the customers can choose in which direction the economy goes by choosing to buy some products and not others", placing the responsibility for the damage caused by the product's production or consumption on the buyer rather than the seller. Gale also (purposefully ?) ignores some other things : the fact that some (if not most) of this clients are addicted and don't completely choose to buy meth, or the fact that his 96% pure meth is more addictive than the 67% meth (according to the show), which means that Gale's customers are far from being "consenting adults".
In short, this phrase is filled with right-wing ideological elements that justify selling a product that harms the people who consume it.
Second, according to people online, Gale had political stickers on his car showing that he supports someone named Ron Paul. According to Wikipedia, Ron Paul is a right-wing american politician. He's a libertarian, partisan of the free market, anti-abortion and approved building an anti-immigration wall between Mexico and the USA in 2006.
I think that answers the question : you're right, it seems that Gale perfectly knows the reality of the drug business, he just doesn't care. For him, all his customers are fully consenting, so everything bad that happens to them is entirely on them. And Gale can make millions by making people's lives more violent without feeling bad about it.
So like you said, Gale isn't innocent nor is he a good person. He's just doesn't like the idea that he can be responsible for the trouble in someone else's life, and built himself an ideology to eliminate remorse for his actions.
PS: you said that Gale hiding the meth in a locked drawer meant that he was aware that taking part in the drug business was bad. I don't agree : just because someone hides something from someone else doesn't mean this thing is bad. It just means the people he hides it from think it's bad.
Poor Gale would never know that he Doomed Gus fring for being so insistent on hiring a high school chemistry teacher.
And himself, and Mike, and Lydia, but Lydia deserved it.
And himself
@John Wall Anybody can be a sociopath. The biggest difference between a psychopath and a sociopath is that psychopathy is genetic, while sociopathy is a learned behavior from the environment and others around you.
"Doomed Gus" Gus sealed his own death by threatening Walt's life
and himself
This actually makes senses as to why Gale successfully persuaded Gus to hire Walter. In this scene, Gale is confident to the point of forcing Gus to let him make the drug batches. He is so confident and determined. Which is why I think Gus was persuaded later to hire Walter, is because that is the first time he saw Gale in total loss of his confidence against Walt's baby blue.
Not to mention using the Salamancas drive for revenge against Walter to eliminate them as well.
What's awesome about BCS is how much context it provides for why Gus went against his instincts and hired Walt. From BB we think it's just the 3% argument, but in BCS we see how much effort and money went into making that underground lab and how much bad history he had with the Salamancas (who were Walt's first major distributor). Gus invested so much getting ready to dominate the meth market with the lab and Gale as his secret weapon, but out of nowhere came Heisenberg's product being sold by his enemies. I think before the 3% scene, Gus was getting ready to get rid of Walt. Gale convinced Gus to basically acquire the product so he planned to let Gale learn from Walt then get rid of him but we know how well that went.
Or be had 10+ Charisma😂
@@gr33nspan
It's complicated but I actually think Gus would have worked with Walter long term, it's the whole Jesse situation and the dealers killing people that ruined everything because Jesse was furious about it. Because of that Walt acted recklessly to protect him and his relationship with Gus was ruined leading to Walt having Gale killed out of self-preservation. Gus only decided to have Gale replace the duo after Walter acted recklessly
@@meris8486 Well we'll never really know what Gus's real intention was with Walt, but we know from the two shows that Gus is insanely meticulous with his operation and it doesn't make sense that he'd accept such a huge liability that is Walt and Jesse. Gus groomed Gale with the scholarship and he is reliabile and trustworthy. I don't think he was planning to sideline him for long and Walt knew this from the beginning. That's why he had his own counterplan to kill Gale whenever he was under threat.
I fucking love gale. His death was genuinely the hardest to watch for me, he was such an endearing dork
Worse than Andrea?
Cmon he was in the game even if he was nieve & passionate about chemistry
I do like gale but he was in a rough business
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@@lukecockburn1140 literally couldn't care less about Andrea. Boring character
he would've loved reddit
i wasn't sure if i trusted him first time i watched bb but honestly even for being a meth cook he was still a decent fella
It took me this long to realize that when we are introduced to Gale we are also foreshadowing his eventual death - the man loves his music, and because of that he is aloof to things in his surroundings. In this scene, it's Gus; in Breaking Bad, it's his phone ringing to warn him of his impending assassination.
this show is genius and so are you
Hey man, you're great! Took me several viewings, I'm no genius, but thank you for spreading some positivity on the internet 🙏@@doctorcardio1559
ah yes another layer right there!
The writers of this show deserve all the awards.
What I respect most is David Costabile learning the Element Song by heart for this scene.
Reminded me of animaniacs.
0:37 The reason why Gus was interested in his work it's because Max was into chemistry, and that... that fucking hurts
Bro... that... that fucking hurts man...
Instagram?
He wasn't just into chemistry. He was a chemical engineer.
Wut
how do u know max was into chemistry
For those who don't know, Gale is the recipient of the Max Arciniega ( Gustavo's ex who Hector murdered ) grant, which is a Chemistry scholarship, since Max was a Chemist, himself. It's why Gustavo and Gale have such a deep bond and trust between them and probably why Gustavo wants to hear about what Gale is working on even though he doesn't understand it. It's why Walt killing Gale forced Gustavo to keep him, he couldn't replace Gale because they had years of history and trust.
what makes you think gus doesn't understand? gale is explaining for the audience. if gus actually doesn't understand chemistry he's gonna have a hard time doing his job.
@@scottmatheson3346BB and BCS never have the characters do anything"for the audience". That's a modern marvel movie trope that these shows avoid like the plague
@@scottmatheson3346Also, why does Gus need to understand chemistry to do his job?
Also probably one of the reasons he killed Victor. Victor was supposed to keep Walt in line and make sure Gale was safe. He failed both of those. (Besides being seen at the crime)
1:07 you gotta love when someone can instantly read your mind by reading your eyes
i love that part so much
What a nice sweet guy.
Hope he lives a long and happy life and isn't brutally murdered.
brutally is an overstatement, it was relatively clean. as far as murders go
@@yourehereforthatarentyouBro could have been chopped up by Cartel in Mexico before dying, but he went out like this. He was 'lucky'
Shut up all of you
A gunshot is hardly brutal.
Jesse kills him.
It's a real shame Gail didn't live to see Tom Lehrer recently release all his songs into the public domain. He would have loved it!
Always appreciate anyone who gets the Tom Lehrer reference 😁
I like how they made him look like how he did in the ID picture from Breaking Bad. Explains the beard.
I love Gale. He carries himself with the swagger of the goodest golden retriever lol
but sometimes you have to put down a problem dog
@@ikazukison2doesn't really work in this context
@@ikazukison2 okay jeffrey dahmer
@@scottmatheson3346”When the need arises - and it does - you must be able to shoot your own dog. Don't farm it out - that doesn't make it nicer, it makes it worse.” - Robert A. Heinlein
Gale was the perfect employee for Gus. He was motivated, not by pride, ego, money or power, but by simply the joy of making something chemically sound. 💙
Gotta love Gale.
Not at all. He’s a dork.
@@themaestro3034
That’s why people love Gale. His dorkiness makes him endearing.
@@MC-810 not to me. Just makes him pathetic.
@@themaestro3034 I dont see whats pathetic about being super smart and being really into stuff you like
@@localloser7415 you have a very apt profile name for a comment like that 😂
bro said "Bye Mr. Fring 🖐️😁"
Gus: "You were meant for better things."
Breaking Bad: "You... may want to sit down for this..."
Gale was such a great character. I know these actors are busy, but I wish we'd have seen more of him in BCS.
He’s surprisingly a very busy guy, I see him in many different things, sometimes as a main supporting character (like in Billions)
@@alexman378 Was great in Suits.
0:48 I feel like that‘s a blooper but they kept it in
looked like gus was about to break character huh 😂
@@dukecitiplaya_2671 What, his character can't smile?
@@twisted_nether373 who are you the writer?
@@twisted_nether373 he does when he’s working at his restaurant
No I actually really like that small detail, it shows that his treats Gail differently than the rest of the business (like he does in breaking bad)
Gale :"Mr Drug Lord please, let me help you make a much better product."
Gus :"I respect you too much for that Gale, I'm sorry."
he didnt want another brillaint mind like max splattered and it happened anyway. this puts the box cutter into new context
That's what I thought of, Victor disrespected the chemistry, which made Gus kill Victor because Max was into chemistry
@@miker0tch_ I think that just one of the multiple reasons of why he killed Victor, apart from that he got seen by lots of people at the crime scene, that’s a loose end.
Also he failed spectacularly at not only killing Walt but at keeping Gale safe, which was his main job, also to send Mike a message for that very same reason, and finally to send another message to Walt (and perhaps Mike and Jesse too) to show they aren’t irreplaceable, as Victor had been working for Gus for far longer than all of them combined.
@@Kanadabalsamhe got seen, and Gus spotted his sketch at the police station. at that point he knew it would only be a matter of time until Victor gets detained
Fun fact: the "benzodiazepine" compounds refer to substances such as Xanax, Valium, Ativan, etc. He is trying to create a super-saturated solution; to what end I'm unsure. He likely works for a pharmaceutical company creating pharmaceuticals. If you'll recall from BB, he mentions that his original career vector was taking him further from the lab. He left it to get back to the lab which he loves.
I like how in breaking bad, there are characters who have certain skills in a particular field that make them outright geniuses more than others. Gale and Walt are chemical genius, Zeigler is an excellent engineer, Saul has great people skills, the Salamanca family knows to make great food, and even Jessie was implied to have the talents in craftsmanship, more so than cooking meth.
It’s very anime
imagine the effort and dedication the actor gave to memorise this song for only a couple of minutes in the entire show.
Wouldn't have taken that long
Press x to doubt...
You're always auditioning for better roles.
totally worth it
It's almost as if this is what they are paid to do...
In bb, gus went against his better judgement of trusting walt and decided to do business with him. I mean part of it is always about money, but seeing this scene it adds more context to it, guard had been grooming gale which mean he had always wanted a legit chemist to cook superior product. Then comes walt with something that is even better than what gale makes. It's not so far fetched to assume gus is also an idealist. He wanted superior quality both for his chicken and his drugs.
Frfr
It actually wasn’t Gus. Gale was the one who wanted Walt in the lab. We see in a cold open that Gus was fine with Gale’s product, but Gale was enamored by the 99.1% purity.
@@RealMonzer i really don't understand it . Gale product is 96% pure . But later gus fires walt and he is fine with 92% jesse pure product. Why didn't he went all the way with gale. It's not like methheads would notice the 3%+ purity lol.
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Gus didn’t care, but Gale cared. Gale is a nerd doing it out of his love of chemistry, and he told Gus how much he wanted to meet the 99% guy. Saul is also the one who set Walt up with Gus, and we know how good at convincing people Saul is. From there, I can see how Gus would think it’s a good idea to hire Walt.
Also Jesse’s purity was pretty much the same as Gale’s during season 4. And Jesse is a decently fast learner and could probably eventually get it to 98-99% with time (remember Gale said it would take him a few months to get to Walt’s level).
@@RealMonzer saul never met gus (i think you mean saul told mike which he work for gus) + jesse never got to 96% when he did a sample for the cartle it was 92% a year later when he was cooking for the nazis i rembere todd told lydia the are making 92% product because of jesse. 96% might be a chance to get there. But walt 99% is pretty much impossible without him.
I just had the biggest and dumbest smile on my face when I saw him, same smile for Hank and Steve
What about Walter and Jesse?
@@ghostcoffee1099 same thing
Imagine the people who first watched better call Saul and then Breaking Bad without spoiler
Luckiest people I’d imagine
@@CosmicZombehThey basically get the whole show spoiled in season 6, so I think it would be better to go the traditional route (atleast that's how I went about it)
Gus clearly gave Gale terrible samples so he would feel almost challenged to repay Gus for the scholarship by cooking for him. Gus rejecting Gale just made his desire to cook for Gus stronger. Genius move by Gus.
Can we just appreciate how good of actors these guys are
Indeed, compare him to the monster Daniel Hardman he plays in Suits
A big brain like that is absolutely going places. Specifically all over 6353 Juan Tabo Blvd, Apartment 6.
As heartless as Gus was, he 100% did care about Gale... poor guy
Turns out that by "you are meant for greater things", he meant that he was waiting for the lab to be finished, where he'd be making the stuff at an industrial scale. Compared to that, a kilo at a time was a stupid risk
Amazing music choice, Gale is exactly the kind of guy who would know that song by heart.
I thought seeing him again would make me feel better about what he have known latter on.... it didn't
He was mixed up drug dealers and he opened his peephole for a stranger. Ultimately gus should have known he was so naive though and had him protected
"Gale, I'd like you to meet Lyle."
5 yrs later Los Pollos would have grown so much that it had become its own state..
Oh shit. Just realised Gale is played by David Costabile, the same actor who played Daniel Hardman in Suits. 💀
also Mike "Wags" Wagner on Suits! he's great in it
He’s also in season 5 of the wire. Great show if you haven’t seen it
Not to mention Season 6 ep 14 of The Office US
Funny thing about gus' comment about better things, you can't tell if he's talking about not getting involved or working at the super lab.
It's interesting that Gus seems genuinely fond of Gale.
Someone told me a hidden secret of this scene is that Gale is attempting to make a benzos (xanax) which doesn't dissolve in drinks. In other words, Gale is already cooking for drug dealers, just legal ones.
2:42 “You were meant for better things.” And he went on to manage Motley Crue
It's cool how they made him look younger in this
This is the moment Gale became Peter Schilling
This is the moment Peter Schilling became Werner Ziegler
I always found it funny how this is like the complete opposite of his character on Suits
Gus Mike Gale Victor are the most solid i ever seen in BB and BCS universe. Sad part is they are just meant to be a part of the story.
He’s such a dork. I love him so much. 💙
he actually looks younger than he did in Breaking Bad
I don't know I would agree if he was clean shaved but the facial hair makes Gale look older
I always though Gale was so strange, but seeing this makes me admire and respect him a little more.
Walt was in it first for the money and then to feed his own ego, Gale was in it for the love of the chemistry. His death was the one I felt most bad about, but who's to say if he wouldn't have become like Walter after being in the game for too long. But I kinda wish they would have kept him around for longer. There's much more depth to his character, then what we see in "Breaking Bad". If Walt didn't have such a massive ego, the two of them could have revolutionized the chemistry and drug world together.
Who would have guesed that gale would pass at such a young age from lead poisoning a few years after this scene. Such an mysterious death lead poisoning is. Just sad.
Gus is not an unreasonable guy. He’s just ruthless as it gets as well.
Sound reasoning abilities would've never led him into crime.
@@SelectCircle He grew up under a brutal dictatorship. It's no surprise he is so messed up.
@@figlego He grew up groomed by liberals?
Maybe Gale had a thing for Mr. Fring...
After finishing his work for Gus, Wags moved on to join Bobby Axelrod and making millions in investment banking.
gale is such a cute goofball
The only one who looks younger in BCS
I always liked the relationship between Gus and Gale, both seemed to truly respect each other. Even if you were working for Gus on the drug side of his business, if you respected him and didn't get on his nerves, he would do the same for you.
I like how in breaking bad, there are certain skills people have that make them geniuses in certain fields more than others. Gale and Walt are chemical genius, Zeigler, an excellent engineer, Saul has great people skills, the Salamanca family knows to make great food, and even Jessie was implied to have the talents in craftsmanship, more so than cooking meth.
I love how gus is the embodiment of you get what you deserve
With gale he treated him with respect and even kindness and he got everything he wanted
With mike he is strictly professional
And with walt he can be two faced and angry even to the point of murdering with his own hands
Gus sees Gale as a puppy, he has complete control over him and Gale would do to anything Gus says.
90% of me thinks it’s the same kind of relationship he had with Maximo.
@@HinDoongEe💀
Gale is gus's boo!❤
Gale passed his interview in this scene. He shows a passion for his work and an initiative as a cook (his experiment). He also has an eye for quality, pointing out how the sample makers could improve. Lastly, he proactively offers his services to deliver more quality. A proven true professional, with a dedication to his craft and a cooperative spirit, just what he wants to replace Walter.
i think gale almost had the same relationship as gusses boyfriend i mean like gus did certainly feel somewhat of emotion around him
I don’t think my face ever lit up as much as when I realized we we’re gonna see Gale in Better Call Saul 🥲
Gale….tv’s greatest nerd ever.
I like how Gus wasn't entirely on board with hiring Gale at first. You can tell he knew he could us his mind for better things than drugs. Makes Gus a little bit more human considering that he's a disgusting person.
Can't believe Jesse killed this sweetheart
He didn’t want to, tbf
you misspelled walt, stupid autocorrect
He didn't want to tbf. And was sad about it
I’m I the only one who gets the vibe Gus probably has a similar relation he has to Max with Gale here? Like that **kind** of relation?
Such a sweet guy. He just wants to help make better drugs. This way more deaths, murders, crime, and good people ruin their lives and die. A sweetheart!
Às vezes penso que Gale traz lembranças do Max para Gus, muito provável dele ter presenciado Max demonstrando seu interesse por química da forma que Gale faz. Por isso esses sorrisos genuínos quando o vê
Of course they have him singing a song of all the elements.
What are the chances of two best organic chemists who specialize in meth process be in same place
For to add max arciniega
Seems like Gale was in the business longer and still didn't reach 99% purity.
@@lilymae7516 Really goes to highlight how good Walt actually was compared to most Chemists and why Gale was so enamored with his work.
They aren’t necessarily the two best. They were just two two best in Albuquerque.
@@RealMonzer Nah, Heisenberg was the best across the world, at least from America to Europe, mentioned in season 5!!!!
I believe that given some years of experience Gale would have been a better meth cook that Walter. He loved chemistry and was without Walter’s evil ego.
Am i the only one who love Gur Fring???
*_I FUCKING LOVE GUR FRING_*
i love gur too!
Gur
I love how much this feels like a GTA cutscene
Hardmen went from from embezzling to making meth
Seems like Gale and Sheldon Cooper both enjoy singing the elements song
For that short....brief moment....the "chemistry" between Gayle,& Walt was an awesome thing to behold.
My mans was just chillin in his lab making some experimental Xanax. I wish I could do that .
This feels like looking at a ghost
There's nothing more stereotypical than a scientist to be listening to a song about the periodic table lol
Especially when the elements are out of order. Yikes.
The Yakko’s world sequel we never knew we needed
I genuinely think these 2 had a thing for each other. There’s no way they don’t.
rule 34
poor little Gale. he never deserved being afflicted with walter white, and Especially the rotten murder he was subjected to. I wanted to try his coffee really bad.
Gale is Reddit personified. The worst kind of person. Evil, but doesn't think anything of it because he thinks you can do whatever you want as long as you're a "nice guy."
Gosh, gale is such a likeable character; it pains me to see him here.
I even think there's a kind of 'brother from another mother' vibe between these two; with maybe Gus being the older brother figure. Maybe it's that despite Gus' stature, they both seem to share a geeky (or quirky) side.
I assume this is what also attracted Gus to Max as well. In the podcast, one of the writers mentions how Fring has a type, and tends to go for individuals who are passionate about their interest.
I never knew that Daniel Hardman was this sweet guy before being a lawyer/ lol
Gale looks like its ripped straight out of Big Bang Theory.
It works since the character is out of his league at being a criminal
Lovely rendition of Gilbert and Sullivan, that song is fire.
Pedantic correction: it's "The Elements" by American satirist Tom Lehrer. Obviously, it's a nod to "Major-General's Song" by Gilbert & Sullivan. th-cam.com/video/AcS3NOQnsQM/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=TheTomLehrerWisdomChannel
@@taamiralkarim Oh, I didn't know that, thanks!
I'm glad he is not breaking bad
gus played him like a fiddle
Someone should make a mashup of all the characters he played on tv from The Wire,Suits,BCS,BB and Billions.
Top lad Gus is for not inloving an innocent guy in the cartel trade.
his brilliance is worth way more then a meth cook
Any time you can tie in Tom Lerher, it's a good thing...
"You were meant for better things"
And with those words, Gale went on to achieve great things, including getting a Nobel Peace Prize.
Gale, my favorite character from the Breaking Bad universe.
what in the world!? I haven't seen BCS yet, and hearing Gale sing the tune of "modern major general" while replacing the lyrics with the periodic table is something I was not expecting to see in my feed.
Gale really really really should have listened to Gus. It would have saved his life and eventually Gus's.
Gail was a great character. Loved the guy.
If Gus gave Gale SLIGHTLY more confidence with the difference of 3% not being a big deal, Gale would believe today. Except he was vague, and Gale's mind and insecurity got the better of him. A rare L by Gus
Tom Lehrer.