How Gus Overcame Every Salamanca - Better Call Saul & Breaking Bad

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  • Gus took down the Salamancas often indirectly. A far different approach to someone like Nacho say who had to act on a timer, and mostly face them head on, directly hiring hits on the Salamanca members, or directly inflicting them. Gus was forced to play the long and indirect game, with him being the main target to blame if Salamancas suddenly went missing. He required a strategy for each that wouldn’t create suspicion.
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    Songs used are taken from TH-cam Audio Library:
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    Night Run Away - An Jone
    Timestamps:
    Intro 0:00
    Lalo Salamanca 0:56
    Tuco Salamanca 10:36
    The Twins 13:32
    Joaquin Salamanca 15:47
    Hector Salamanca 16:38
    Conclusion: 18:34
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  • @AdamMovs
    @AdamMovs  ปีที่แล้ว +633

    lil bit of a follow up from the Nacho video - thought it would be interesting to look at after the events of 6x08.

    • @hackerman4436
      @hackerman4436 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      wait is this the only reply?

    • @ininjaa5587
      @ininjaa5587 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@hackerman4436 no.

    • @hackerman4436
      @hackerman4436 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ininjaa5587 nooooooo

    • @jams5534
      @jams5534 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the legion is kinda op ngl

    • @Tobersp2010
      @Tobersp2010 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Look at me hectir

  • @BadGrief
    @BadGrief ปีที่แล้ว +6225

    The only one he didn't truly overcome was Hector. In the end Hector dragged Gus into a bloody inferno, and that was probably the best moment in Hector's life in years. It must've been Gus's worst moment too, knowing for a split second Hector (and walter) got the last laugh over him.

    • @fahholliday5374
      @fahholliday5374 ปีที่แล้ว +547

      Hector was merely a useful tool to Walter, but yes, he did get the final catharsis. But had Gus not shown his hatred to Jesse and by proxy Walt, Hector would have been trapped in a hell for the rest of his days, with no hope of ever defeating Gus.

    • @brandonreed3670
      @brandonreed3670 ปีที่แล้ว +445

      It’s even worse because he could’ve just let Hector die when Nacho swapped his pills, but Gus saved him so he could torture him.
      But in the end, Gus hated Hector so much that I really don’t think he would’ve changed that much if he had another chance. Telling a helpless Hector how he killed everyone probably brought him more joy than actually killing the Salamanca’s and Cartel

    • @4040Collective
      @4040Collective ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Gus should've handled Hector when he had the chance

    • @psychoticdaizyproductions569
      @psychoticdaizyproductions569 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      After all the mental torture- nobody won that day

    • @yumnykiddd1312
      @yumnykiddd1312 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Gus did overcome hector for a majority of the show. Although the one time Gus let him out of his sight for to long it came back to bite him

  • @jamesu8033
    @jamesu8033 ปีที่แล้ว +2916

    I think Gus is just such an interesting character. Almost everyone sees him as an emotionless machine who only cares about business. But deep down he had such incredible vengeance and hatred he effectively tortured hector for 20+ years.

    • @The_Bigot
      @The_Bigot ปีที่แล้ว +92

      Hector wasn’t in the wheelchair for 20 years

    • @ReaperCH90
      @ReaperCH90 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      It was 7 years between Kim leaving Saul and their phone call, so Hector was in the wheelchair probably around the same time since the pill switch happened around 2 years before she left and Gus death probably also around 2 years before Saul called Kim.

    • @shend2992
      @shend2992 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes and no, Giancarlo Esposito is like Gus for every of his roles.

    • @333dae
      @333dae ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@The_Bigot he tortured him in other ways, pollos being super successful which set up better distribution he was the moneymaker in the cartel, hector was losing the cartel’s respect even though he was one of the founders, hector slowly slipped away from power figuratively and literally until he’s just a witness to his surroundings

    • @DeadManSinging1
      @DeadManSinging1 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      He only tortured Hector for 8 years, maybe 10 tops. Breaking Bad takes place between 2008 and 2010, but Fring was dead by 2009. Hector's stroke happens in about 2003.

  • @Tarnished-bn5gq
    @Tarnished-bn5gq ปีที่แล้ว +1055

    In life, and in death, Gustavo Fring still won. Even though he died, the Salamanca name ultimately ended, even if he died with the last member of that family.

    • @deadpan904
      @deadpan904 ปีที่แล้ว +303

      Technically, he died outside of the room. My man hated Hector so much that he had to die in the hallway rather than with Hector

    • @catpineconekit3490
      @catpineconekit3490 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@deadpan904 stolen comment 💀

    • @lukeladin
      @lukeladin ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Abuelita Salamanca is still alive from what I know tho

    • @Lasikisal
      @Lasikisal ปีที่แล้ว +33

      ​@@lukeladin shh don't say that, she controls everything from the shadows.

    • @ygorschuma3059
      @ygorschuma3059 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      ​@@lukeladin She isn't tho, when Jimmy asks Lalo about abuelita, Lalo looks at the mirror for a moment, clearly upset, she probably passed sometime after the scam.

  • @aname8832
    @aname8832 ปีที่แล้ว +2519

    Finally Joaquin is acknowledged for existing

    • @RiC_David
      @RiC_David ปีที่แล้ว +128

      and nothing more

    • @liberalatheist
      @liberalatheist ปีที่แล้ว +118

      Joaquin also sniped few people outside Gus' chicken farm. Almost killed Jesse. And then Jesse's the one who kills him.

    • @aname8832
      @aname8832 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      @@liberalatheist I like to headcanon that’s him but it’s a different character named gaff.

    • @liberalatheist
      @liberalatheist ปีที่แล้ว +72

      @@aname8832 Wow, looks like you're right! I always thought it's Joaquin - that he survived Mike's strangling and then shot Mike in revenge. That would have been better, because that would be Jesse killing someone who had almost sniped him. Thanks for the info!

    • @whatisreddin7367
      @whatisreddin7367 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      joaquin salamanca and rickon stark are the same person

  • @stepladder3257
    @stepladder3257 ปีที่แล้ว +671

    Gus vs Lalo is basically the quiet kid vs the funny kid that are both the top honors of the class

    • @monkestan9433
      @monkestan9433 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      Then Walter White is the kid who stole the correction sheet and managed to rise past both of them

    • @HassanH_007
      @HassanH_007 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@monkestan9433 hahaha 😂

    • @zahando8803
      @zahando8803 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Best analogy

    • @doppio8061
      @doppio8061 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Tru

    • @janreiafrica
      @janreiafrica 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Gus is more like the smart kid

  • @georgeedwards7418
    @georgeedwards7418 ปีที่แล้ว +410

    Lalo was the smartest of all the Salamancas which is why Gus encountered a lot of difficulties killing him

    • @mahendervelpula1010
      @mahendervelpula1010 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gus shit his pants while Lalo is alive. He always kept guns and men with him wearing a bulletproof vest. It all explains how he scared of Lalo!

    • @robertstephens7251
      @robertstephens7251 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I wouldn’t say the smartest, I’d say the most capable. He was brutal like tuco, smart like hector, and as deadly as the twins. He definitely would’ve been the next leader of the Salamanca family

    • @dudududu1926
      @dudududu1926 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@robertstephens7251 So he's the smartest?... Who do you think is smarter? Hector?

    • @yj4003
      @yj4003 ปีที่แล้ว

      M

    • @ChrisZukowski88
      @ChrisZukowski88 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@dudududu1926 hector was definitely not the smartest.

  • @Blasco_Snap
    @Blasco_Snap ปีที่แล้ว +503

    Gus vs Lalo was a big mindgame, but it ended in the two of them shooting at each other in the dark, which could've gone either way. It proved Lalo was every bit Gus' equal, and it just came down to a lucky bullet to the neck.

    • @alexcross7583
      @alexcross7583 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Ye, it was pretty stupid. A smart and cunning character like lalo gets killed in the dark by a lucky shot. It's a good thing gus has the best kind of armour, PLOT ARMOUR!!!

    • @alliinase9076
      @alliinase9076 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      ​@@alexcross7583That and body armour, which Lalo didn't bother with

    • @alexcross7583
      @alexcross7583 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @Alliinase well let's face it, if lalo had body armour it still wouldn't have mattered because he was shot in the neck. So ye gus had the best kind of armour, plot armour.

    • @yung_wise5861
      @yung_wise5861 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      The only plot armor he had was that Lalo didn't just blast him but it's already been established that Lalo needs info on Gus before he can kill him. It's not plot armor as much as it's pure luck. Either of them, could've died right there.

    • @alexcross7583
      @alexcross7583 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @yung_wise5861 but ur forgetting it wasn't going to be either one of them and I'm fine with that we knew lalo was going to die, but the way he went out was just total plot armour. Gus killed lalo from a lucky shot in the dark he has never fired a gun, but somehow he magical aims a fatal blow to someone like lalo. Even if lalo had body armour he still would died, the whole scene is riddled with plot armour or LUCK as u call it.

  • @tony_dogs
    @tony_dogs ปีที่แล้ว +1465

    I think what you're forgetting about Joaquin is that if Jesse had not been present, Gustavo and Mike would have died in Mexico. Joaquin got the drop on Mike with a shot that left him unable to even raise his gun in retaliation while Gustavo was barely conscious from the Zafiro. It was Gustavo's manipulation of Jesse by bringing him in close that inadvertently saved his his life (for another week or two at least).

    • @Fairenough642
      @Fairenough642 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Yea but they might have brought a different guy instead idk

    • @TyPhenirW0LF
      @TyPhenirW0LF ปีที่แล้ว

      You cooked Heisenberg's formula? What a sick joke!
      Skinny Pete I can handle, but Skinny Pete with Chemistry Know How is like a Chimp with a Machine Gun!

    • @snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470
      @snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Fairenough642 No

    • @Fairenough642
      @Fairenough642 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@randomname5646 ye as if that ever even mattered, gus planned too kill everyone anyway if he can bring mike why not another bodyguard or two

    • @TheMisterGuy
      @TheMisterGuy ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@Fairenough642 "ye as if that ever even mattered, gus planned too kill everyone anyway if he can bring mike why not another bodyguard or two"
      Maybe bringing that much muscle would have raised suspicion. But bringing one security guy and the cook, that's not a problem.

  • @user-dt7vt3cm2b
    @user-dt7vt3cm2b 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +110

    One Salamanca truly overcame Gus. Although Lalo was the most dangerous, and hector was the most influential; the real mastermind behind all Salamanca stuff and the one that overcame Gus was Abuelita.

    • @epicfan1598
      @epicfan1598 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      True Abuelita = GOAT and the only salamanca that wasn't killed

  • @juliopena9235
    @juliopena9235 ปีที่แล้ว +1571

    "Yall ever had gay thoughts? Lmao"

    • @jordyundieground3270
      @jordyundieground3270 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      Look at me Gayctor

    • @jonothandoeser
      @jonothandoeser ปีที่แล้ว +23

      When did show ever admit that Gus and Max were lovers? I heard the Salamancas throw that at Gus as an insult but that wouldn't make it true.
      And Gus had kids and I believe a wife too.

    • @jordyundieground3270
      @jordyundieground3270 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      @@jonothandoeser he never had kids or a wife, he lied about that to Walt to gain Walt's trust. When Jesse comes over later all the childrens stuff is gone and no wife is mentioned. It was a theory that Max has Gus's lover in BrBa, but it was entirely confirmed in Better Call Saul season 6 episode 9

    • @jonothandoeser
      @jonothandoeser ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jordyundieground3270 You mean the the "boyfriend" line in In BCS?

    • @jordyundieground3270
      @jordyundieground3270 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@jonothandoeser nope, cause that didnt happen in season 6 episode 9. That happened in season 5 episode 1.

  • @luvpilled
    @luvpilled ปีที่แล้ว +568

    in an alternative ending Lalo would’ve just stayed in Germany and married mrs Ziegler lol

    • @user-uv1qv5vz7k
      @user-uv1qv5vz7k ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Or fled to Fargo and replaced Mr. Tripoli as the head of the Fargo Mob.

    • @somethingwithultra7231
      @somethingwithultra7231 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I actually think in an alternative ending, had Lalo not been his in character egotistical self. Gus could've very easily gotten screwed over by Lalo revealing he was alive to Eladio, with them then potentially trapping Gus, Mike and potentially Kim & Saul with them.

    • @0biwan77
      @0biwan77 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Mrs. Ziegler is really a knock-out.

    • @faisalkamal4319
      @faisalkamal4319 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Zieeeeeeeegleeeeeerrr

    • @SquidwardLSDSquirtingOctopussy
      @SquidwardLSDSquirtingOctopussy ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I just imagined Lalo & Mrs Ziegler in bedroom.
      And as he's about to come, he screams WERNER ZIIIEEEEEGGGLLLERRR !
      multiple times.
      lol

  • @barrybondz4483
    @barrybondz4483 ปีที่แล้ว +496

    Lalo's biggest mistake was letting Hector know he was still alive. If he didn't, Gus would have been dead.

    • @thatguyonline5083
      @thatguyonline5083 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      La familia es todo

    • @barrybondz4483
      @barrybondz4483 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      What do you mean he wouldn't have the idea? He knew it was Gus and Nacho. Lalo was incredibly intelligent, and unlike any other Salamanca he went against. Hector was reckless and understood blood for money and only money. The charisma Lalo had was actually haunting and made him a scary character. I was actually hoping somehow he would live.

    • @Denji_Hayakawa
      @Denji_Hayakawa ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@thatguyonline5083 dom toretto would be proud

    • @aeiouaeiouaeiou
      @aeiouaeiouaeiou ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah that was stupid

    • @duplicitduplicate7206
      @duplicitduplicate7206 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChabooeyHe was in a pretty good spot until Hector let it slip to Gus.

  • @chandlerfox7759
    @chandlerfox7759 ปีที่แล้ว +737

    Wow. I didn’t realize that but that is TOTALLY the reason why Hector won’t look Gus in the eyes. Doesn’t wanna give away any other ideas lol that’s so damn crazy. These shows are just 10/10

    • @zumabbar
      @zumabbar ปีที่แล้ว +23

      shame from feeling defeated played the part at most on why hector did that. but this def adds a whole new interesting layer on that.

    • @davidalexander3320
      @davidalexander3320 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It was also just disrespect

  • @intboom
    @intboom ปีที่แล้ว +297

    The best part of the Lalo fight at the end is that it really shows the difference between their mentalities: Gus is incredibly perceptive, but he always keeps everything to himself until he knows exactly what he plans to do, meaning that when he suspects that Lalo is in the room with them, he tries to figure out where Lalo went before acting, INSTEAD OF TELLING HIS GUARDS!

  • @UncleStag
    @UncleStag ปีที่แล้ว +218

    in a way Lalo was the trigger for Gus's death. The bell he gave hector acting as a detonator for Walts bomb.

  • @Slickcactus
    @Slickcactus ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Lalo waving at a strangers kids like they are his own is utterly hilarious

  • @MotherFucker445
    @MotherFucker445 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    I think it’s possible Gus figured if he didn’t bother with Tuco, Don Eladio would of taken care of him since he wasn’t the kind of guy you could trust to be in charge and get away with it he wasn’t very smart had a hot temper and was an addict Don Eladio probably would of had him killed and replaced.

    • @SuperJutah
      @SuperJutah ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Tuco was never a "threat" to Gus in any sense of the word... Tuco was a reckless hot head meth head who was so far beneath Gus, you can tell Tuco had self destructive tendancies so Gus never needed to take him out

    • @tarantula_7u863
      @tarantula_7u863 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      "You can never trust a drug addict"

    • @ubelmensch
      @ubelmensch ปีที่แล้ว +39

      don't think he was that dumb just extremely impulsive and emotional. He managed the cartel's operation north of the border relatively well after all

    • @Walrus5
      @Walrus5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Tuco was literally about to save the cartel and beat gus by making walter work for the cartel. If walter and jesse went with tuco to Mexico then gus plan would have failed and the cartel would have no use for him

    • @Riqo2Suave
      @Riqo2Suave ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@ubelmensch emotional intelligence is just as important as analytical intelligence, why heisenburg is a genius yet makes the dumbest choices

  • @bverrue602
    @bverrue602 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    Hank has the most personal Salamanca kills.

    • @PolishGod1234
      @PolishGod1234 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Salamancas check under bed if there is no Hank there every night

  • @stephennelson9212
    @stephennelson9212 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Gus never overcame the most powerful member of the Salamanca family, abuelita

    • @monkestan9433
      @monkestan9433 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's because Gus knew not even he would be able to stand up to the sheer threat that Abuelita poses

    • @crazybot1125
      @crazybot1125 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Imagine Lyle and Abuelita teaming up

    • @saedmax4656
      @saedmax4656 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@crazybot1125 scary af

  • @JakeKoenig
    @JakeKoenig 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    He may have won the battle against Hector, but he lost the war. Hector’s life was over, and he got to end his suffering and take Gus with him. Hector died happy, and he was the ultimate winner of their feud.

    • @epicfan1598
      @epicfan1598 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      eh would say it was a draw technically. Hector took out gus(although gus did technically outlive him by a few seconds) and gus ended the salamanca bloodline and also got his revenge. Both parties got revenge one way or another

    • @jakebeck4132
      @jakebeck4132 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Someone old with a last name they are proud of who loses every younger relative does not die happy, you can die while your still alive sadly 😢

  • @lifeiswonderful22
    @lifeiswonderful22 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Gus overcame Homelander. He is a legend.

    • @dashx1103
      @dashx1103 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Interestingly, the literal translation of "Salamanca" to English is "Homelander."

    • @aminostyles6801
      @aminostyles6801 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dashx1103no

    • @bartpleysier7821
      @bartpleysier7821 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dashx1103 Fake

  • @amipadme3985
    @amipadme3985 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    “Waiting to AXE him a question” lol
    Really liked both this and the Nacho one. Good stuff!

  • @voooftruk814
    @voooftruk814 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    He never truly overcame every salamanca, he destroyed the family but also goes down with the very person that roots all his want for revenge

  • @RAGE-OF-SPARTA-X
    @RAGE-OF-SPARTA-X ปีที่แล้ว +716

    Seeing all of the Salamanca’s lose to Gus makes Walter’s victory all the more impressive.
    Even with the mental Gymnastics Gus had to perform to defeat Lalo, it still wasn’t enough to beat Walter.

    • @Charles-qu5rz
      @Charles-qu5rz ปีที่แล้ว +17

      or its just bad writing

    • @dabobuduk5644
      @dabobuduk5644 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      @@Charles-qu5rz or it’s just making the legend of Walter white even greater than it is

    • @Pm50077
      @Pm50077 ปีที่แล้ว +194

      Thats only because gus underestimated walter. Lalo was a high ranking drug trafficker who had none of the other Salamanca's weaknesses. He was powerful. Walter...was an amateur and a high school chemist

    • @shunlau7051
      @shunlau7051 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      It is easier to destroy than build, and Walter is destructive. But for raw destructive power, yeah Walter is DAMN unstoppable.

    • @lucasbatista9369
      @lucasbatista9369 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      And even then he only lost because he got careless, and didnt see walt as a noteworthy threat. If he took Walter seriously, season 4 would end in episode 3 or 4 with Mr. White dying in a sabotaged car crash or something like that.
      Then againp, "he's smarter than you, he's luckier than you"

  • @iamjaboba
    @iamjaboba ปีที่แล้ว +71

    After Lalo, the twins were probably Gus' next biggest threat, and Honestly the way the twins' attack on Hank lead to both twins dying and the raid on Bolsa was just pure luck. Idk how Gus would've planned a way to kill off the twins without the DEA involved.

    • @PosterityIslesNews
      @PosterityIslesNews 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      the plan *was* to get the DEA involved

  • @RavaleshBhatJ
    @RavaleshBhatJ ปีที่แล้ว +27

    3:54 Leaving Nacho in charge under Gus's "finger". I saw what you did there 😂😂

    • @an-animal-lover
      @an-animal-lover ปีที่แล้ว

      Unless there was a small throwaway line that I missed, this inside joke of happend out of nowhere? Why is it a thing?

  • @kevinhixson1586
    @kevinhixson1586 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "F*cking Gus"-Hector after Burning his mouth with coffee

  • @sundjatamb3061
    @sundjatamb3061 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    I feel like Eladio was almost testing Gus's willingness to disrespect the cartel with his little joke at Hector's expense. Gus could have easily seen that Eladio didn't respect the elder Salamanca as a moment to betray his own feelings. In sociopaths this is called "duper's delight"--kind of like what Gus felt when he was torturing Hector with details of his plot--and Eladio is nothing if not a sociopathic master manipulator, so he would pick up on Gus's tell. But Gus didn't fall for it b/c he's too smart for that. Ultimately the only person who proved to be more dangerous than Gus was Walter White, because his criminal mentality is highly spontaneous and in the moment, abetted by scientific genius. While Gus is a much more linear, poker-playing type of mastermind, who extends his influence everywhere and lays traps everywhere.

    • @0biwan77
      @0biwan77 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I especially liked how uncomfortable Juan Bolsa looked when Don Eladio was mocking Hector.

    • @sundjatamb3061
      @sundjatamb3061 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol Gus is so obviously gay, like why would this even be a debate? The gay question doesn't come up for any other character. He went on a twenty-year Machiavellian crusade against his own employers just to avenge Max. TV series don't have to be as deliberate as Omar from The Wire about the sexual identity of their characters, as evolved adults we should be able to grasp shit like this on our own

  • @lukezyx8031
    @lukezyx8031 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    3:54 under gus' finger, while finger is on the screen I see what you did there

  • @SumtinSTINKS
    @SumtinSTINKS ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Still haven't overcame Abuelita Salamanca

    • @faisalkamal4319
      @faisalkamal4319 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She is final boss even Gus couldn't overcome

  • @spotty4849
    @spotty4849 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Just finished episode 8 of season 6, and that speech gus gave to lalo was so cold🥶

  • @aceyspud551
    @aceyspud551 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I’m surprised Joaquin didn’t appear in Better Call Saul, even with an actor change.

    • @PeeGeeThirteen
      @PeeGeeThirteen ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He’s the youngest, younger than the twins

    • @aceyspud551
      @aceyspud551 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@PeeGeeThirteen People join the cartel at a very young age, probably twofold if you're a Salamanca

    • @snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470
      @snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@PeeGeeThirteen I don't think there's a legal age requirement to join a cartel lol

    • @Pottasium92
      @Pottasium92 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470 I guess what he means there is not much to do with him at a younger age, for example the arc with the twins and Lalo, it would had been nice to have a mention of him.

    • @333dae
      @333dae ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Pottasium92 yep, joaquin was probably learning from the sidelines, salamancas value their family a lot i don’t think they’d send a young one to do tasks that would likely get them killed

  • @albdamned577
    @albdamned577 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I wonder how happy he was when he found out that tuco was killed and he had nothing to do with it?

  • @flymanyoutube8768
    @flymanyoutube8768 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    If they could nail a Gus prequel show this would be the greatest universe of all time

    • @JohnGormleyJG
      @JohnGormleyJG ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Giancarlo would be too old and they couldn't get anyone else to play him.

    • @maxfieldnuckels9075
      @maxfieldnuckels9075 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Someone younger. It would be set in the 1980s, with flashbacks to the 1970s

    • @rsdillbot3646
      @rsdillbot3646 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@maxfieldnuckels9075 the guy who played a young Stan edger would be perfect for a young gus

    • @vincecarter2674
      @vincecarter2674 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Salamanca prequel. Lalo,tuco and twins. One or two seasons.

    • @dipper5835
      @dipper5835 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      But gus literally doesn't talk or show enough emotion to be the main guy in a show. He is a solid side piece that sets up the main guys

  • @robertpatter5509
    @robertpatter5509 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    With someone like Tuco you don't do anything. Tuco will self destruct on his own as he's an agent of chaos. Those people self emulate eventually

  • @nameunavailable6164
    @nameunavailable6164 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It's kinda sad that if Lalo wouldn't have faked his death so well, Hector just MIGHT have been able to convince Eladio of Gus being a opp

  • @aleksandrssmirnovs6642
    @aleksandrssmirnovs6642 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    3:54 under Gus's finger.
    Kid named finger:

  • @nont18411
    @nont18411 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    “I won.” - Heisenberg

    • @richardshiflett5181
      @richardshiflett5181 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At the cost of an empire. Gus could lead. Walter couldn't

    • @Z3AL316
      @Z3AL316 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@richardshiflett5181 Walter was the most dangerous character in both shows, he single handedly destroyed everything and left nothing in the end, no other character has done that, not even Lalo as smart and dangerously capable he is couldn’t take Hector out, but Walter did, he did that and much more

  • @narxes
    @narxes ปีที่แล้ว +41

    >"Gus Overcame Every Salamanca"
    >A Salamanca overcomes him in the end
    what

    • @danielvictor3262
      @danielvictor3262 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hector when he ding ding ding'd that pipe bomb

    • @snowarmth
      @snowarmth ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Gus always wanted to defeat the entire Salamanca family, and Hector always wanted to defeat Gus. They both won, and they both lost. ^^

    • @blinkyy1088
      @blinkyy1088 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      a salamanca takes him down with him, i'd hardly call a suicide bombing 'overcoming' your enemy

    • @shamwowguy23
      @shamwowguy23 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Technically Gus overcame Hector. Think about it; he was alive and Hector was dead (even though Gus only lived for about 5 seconds after the suicide bombing), he was still the last man standing.

  • @blockidol7866
    @blockidol7866 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I wouldn’t say Gus isn’t as skilled as Lalo. He’s ex military in chili and has shown to be a force to be reckoned with

    • @dr.aisaitl7439
      @dr.aisaitl7439 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Gus was probably a general due to his skills in logistics, Lalo is like a spy who has endless amounts of skills

  • @maventry
    @maventry ปีที่แล้ว +15

    That Gus photo is cursed now

  • @Kyrieru
    @Kyrieru ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Sad to think that Gus was the cause of so many problems just because simple revenge wasn't enough for him.

    • @dr.aisaitl7439
      @dr.aisaitl7439 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The thing is that he pretty much wastes everyone in a short and simple manner except for Hector who he left wheelchair bound and crippled for at least 5 years. I don't know why he had such a huge vandetta against Hector in particular when Bolsa and Eladio were also responsible

    • @arawn1061
      @arawn1061 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@dr.aisaitl7439 i mean its Hector that shot hus partner

    • @juanin200
      @juanin200 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@dr.aisaitl7439 Hector put a bullet into his partner's head and forced him to lay next to his corpse while saying "you did this to him" so there's that. Also Bolsa and Eladio were south of the border and the bosses of the whole cartel, so it was harder to reach them or to kill them without getting heat on himself. For Bolsa he had to have the Federal Police take him down and for Eladio he had to poison the entire cartel.

    • @dr.aisaitl7439
      @dr.aisaitl7439 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@juanin200 @arawn1061 Bruh they were all in on it and it was 100% decided beforehand that Max would die. Watch the scene, Bolsa forces him to look at his partner. Eladio is also in charge of the cartel so Hector wouldn't kill him without his approval
      I'm just saying that Bolsa and Eladio got off very lightly compared to Hector where their deaths were short and relatively painless. Gus is a meticulous planner and if you've seen BCS, he is able to get a whole swat team in Mexico. I feel like they really could have captured Eladio by doing an ambush on that party or something

    • @epicfan1598
      @epicfan1598 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dr.aisaitl7439 Tbf the hector torture sess pretty much fell into his lap because of Nacho. The fact that hector taunted him over it probably didn't help

  • @Die4Gesichter
    @Die4Gesichter 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    No long intro talking, no outro talk at all, straight to the point. Perfect video

  • @twv2753
    @twv2753 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    3:53 "under gustavo's finger"
    Cuts to mike

    • @apurvashanker
      @apurvashanker ปีที่แล้ว

      Searched for this comment lmao

  • @Revealingstorm.
    @Revealingstorm. ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Unfortunately he couldn't overcome Walter whitamanca

  • @andrewcruzsmith2343
    @andrewcruzsmith2343 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Half of this video about Gus taking down the Salamanca's was just about lalo , that is both scary (because it shows that the smartest villan in the breaking bad universe met his match) and kinda baffling cuz I'm sure hector punishment took a lot more time even tho it's so simple.

  • @evangeloskastaniotis3521
    @evangeloskastaniotis3521 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    SPOILER ALERT! Gus did not overcome every Salamanca so close to the finish line the overconfidence that he had avoided before came back to haunt him, he underestimated Walter White and he overlooked Hector's hate for him and his willingness to give up his own life just to kill him. His brash bravado and cockiness cost him his lover's life and ultimately in the end it was his downfall.

    • @peaknonsense2041
      @peaknonsense2041 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yep. Their very behavior that allowed him to overcome the rest of them, their compulsive arrogance making them predictable, took him down at the hand of the behavior that he had to win, calculated self control.

  • @dtugg
    @dtugg ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I just want to point out that Tuco was not murdered as was stated in the video. He was justifiably killed in self defense by Hank. By definition not murder.

    • @jakee.4030
      @jakee.4030 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i bet ur fun to hangout with

    • @anuvette
      @anuvette ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@jakee.4030 i bet you're fun to hangout with

    • @kensington1199
      @kensington1199 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anuvette i bey youre fun to hangout with

    • @iwiwwh2002
      @iwiwwh2002 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@kensington1199I bet you're fun to hang out with

  • @ezekielbrockmann114
    @ezekielbrockmann114 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    15% of the men in New Mexico are Tuco, thinking they're Gustavo.

    • @MrBell-iq3sm
      @MrBell-iq3sm ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you happen to know how many are Jesses thinking they are Walts?

    • @ezekielbrockmann114
      @ezekielbrockmann114 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MrBell-iq3sm That depends on where.
      Las Cruces: 0%
      Socorro: 25%
      Los Alamos: 100%

  • @michaelmcgee2026
    @michaelmcgee2026 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    If there was a framed picture of all the Salamancas I'd definitely buy it for the man cave.

  • @Supperdude9
    @Supperdude9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Gus would have gotten away with everything, if he didn't show his biggest weakness - his need to be over the Salamancas. That one weakness gave Walter the means to take him out in explosive fashion.
    That was it. Gus had won. He was the drug kingpin. And he lost it all with one single mistake that only served to fuel his own ego.

  • @ITZSNIPERZ
    @ITZSNIPERZ ปีที่แล้ว +63

    you're a truly underratted youtuber i thought u would have atleast 100k with these indepth vids keep going i love ur analysis of the characters actions

    • @johnnguyen6469
      @johnnguyen6469 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmfao he doesn’t even have 5k bra. His voice is awful

    • @ITZSNIPERZ
      @ITZSNIPERZ ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@johnnguyen6469 that sounds like a personal problem imma keep supporting

    • @montresor2009
      @montresor2009 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Chives I knew i remembered his voice from somewhere, didn't realize he was Azhymovs till i read this

    • @GinkgoPete
      @GinkgoPete ปีที่แล้ว

      A lot of youtubers arent Ratted enough. Put some respect on the rodents!

    • @an-animal-lover
      @an-animal-lover ปีที่แล้ว

      @@montresor2009 yeah, watching this and the video "all 27 killers ranked least to most changed by The Entity!" back to back, I hear it now

  • @RTDLI
    @RTDLI 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It's really amazing to see that what the able bodied Salamancas couldn't do to Gus,a paraplegic Salamanca managed to just do it. Phenomenal.

  • @DeadManSinging1
    @DeadManSinging1 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Gus didn't phone Hank, it was Mike. The way he speaks, its unmistakable.
    "They're coming"

  • @zumabbar
    @zumabbar ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "...., under Gus' finger."
    *shows a shot of Mike*
    perfect

  • @THE3TROLL1487
    @THE3TROLL1487 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Hank killed three salamancas just saying

    • @Matthew-oq1hx
      @Matthew-oq1hx ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tuco was already shot and caught him off guard everyone knows twins we’re gonna kill hank but wanted to get a axe for no reason

    • @305donkryder8
      @305donkryder8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You must have forgot the fact that Gustavo sent the twins to Hank..

    • @THE3TROLL1487
      @THE3TROLL1487 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dont matter how he did it still killed em

    • @antoniorosario7055
      @antoniorosario7055 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Matthew-oq1hxthe reason he grabbed an axe was because he wanted to take revenge on his brother that Hank half crushed with a car.

    • @mathewstoker2131
      @mathewstoker2131 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mike finished Leonel. Hank still holds the high score, with 2 Salamancas on his scorecard.

  • @TyPhenirW0LF
    @TyPhenirW0LF ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I wonder if they will do a prequel that focuses on the Salamanca family and the events surrounding Gus Fringe as a much younger man.

    • @lucasalexandrejansen3770
      @lucasalexandrejansen3770 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Would be amazing, and the history of don eladio

    • @marcusholder6508
      @marcusholder6508 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      We could also finally found out who Hector's son/Joaquin's father is

    • @AA-cf4es
      @AA-cf4es ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They won't.

    • @TyPhenirW0LF
      @TyPhenirW0LF ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@AA-cf4es They could get the people who did the South American version of Breaking Bad to do one.

    • @jgamer2228
      @jgamer2228 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why? We already know Gus’ backstory and motivations

  • @psychoticdaizyproductions569
    @psychoticdaizyproductions569 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    That's hilarious. The last living Salamanca capable of taking the business, a man who was just denied a drink that was given to literally everyone in the room- capable to taking the business- right there.
    Decides to get himself killed

    • @enescetiner4839
      @enescetiner4839 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah. The guy got the drop on Mike too fast for Mike to do anything and Gus was already too weak to act because of the poison. The only reason that Gus and Mike survived was because they brung Jesse with them.

    • @psychoticdaizyproductions569
      @psychoticdaizyproductions569 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@enescetiner4839 he shot at them. He coulda slid out the moment people started dying and just picked up the pieces. It's not like Gus would keep his presence in Mexico that was all just for revenge haha. Gus even gave them the chance. And then he came to shopt

    • @enescetiner4839
      @enescetiner4839 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@psychoticdaizyproductions569 If he did escape then he wouldn't have any pieces left to pick. Pretty sure the police confiscated the valuables the moment they came to the house. The only way that he could maybe keep up the business is if there was another place where Salamanca's hid their money,and we don't know if that's true or not.

    • @psychoticdaizyproductions569
      @psychoticdaizyproductions569 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@enescetiner4839 name goes a long way.

    • @enescetiner4839
      @enescetiner4839 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@psychoticdaizyproductions569 Not long enough to give you a living,especially if you're the last bearer of that name.

  • @solomonsterling4787
    @solomonsterling4787 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    All of this really speaks to the incredible genius of Vince Gilligan

  • @aldiboronti
    @aldiboronti ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Strictly speaking the last Salamanca took down Gus while also taking down himself.

  • @zeke5380
    @zeke5380 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The salamanca family are scary as fuck. You cannot take them on all at once. Imagine lalo ask help to his cousins to take down Gus. They will be unstoppable.

    • @PolishGod1234
      @PolishGod1234 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hank:

    • @rosecomet18
      @rosecomet18 หลายเดือนก่อน

      if lalo had asked the twins to come help with gus he would've been done for, but alas

  • @s1mplem4gic58
    @s1mplem4gic58 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    7:17 is so heavy when you think about the iconic “look at me Hector”

  • @kasan8495
    @kasan8495 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    5:37 this scene always cracks me up no matter how many times I watch it

    • @antoniorosario7055
      @antoniorosario7055 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I recently watched Better Call Saul for the first time, and Lalo became my favorite Salamanca because of this scene

  • @fouke5013
    @fouke5013 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “under gus’s finger”
    or course this is referring to mike

  • @zeo4481
    @zeo4481 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Except Hector, the one he actually cared about hurting.

    • @epicfan1598
      @epicfan1598 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He did hurt hector and make him suffer. He just didn't kill him

  • @GustavoSilva-ny8jc
    @GustavoSilva-ny8jc ปีที่แล้ว +2

    8:52 ALL THIS IS TOO AMAZING!!!! I'm out of breath, he's so smart that he even used Saul's legendary persuasion against him, he knew how they would react and made it feel like a natural progression. That's just pure genius.
    The mind game in this showdown is anime level.

  • @oily4545
    @oily4545 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thumbnail makes it look like Gus is gonna give us a tutorial

  • @FrankACai
    @FrankACai ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Season 6 never explained why Tuco suddenly ran away.
    Instead spending too much time on sandpiper case which should be over in season 4.
    So yeah, Tuco wasn't mowed down by Gus.

  • @leventebalasko5541
    @leventebalasko5541 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love both these and your DBD videos

  • @Lukehed
    @Lukehed ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great to hear your voice again on YT. :)

  • @Mich-jk2ze
    @Mich-jk2ze ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Bro your comment section is goated

  • @Mr._XStence
    @Mr._XStence ปีที่แล้ว +34

    He didn't overcome Hector Salamanca. Hector Salamanca blew his face off.

    • @richardshiflett5181
      @richardshiflett5181 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      No. Walter did.

    • @mikeh2887
      @mikeh2887 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@richardshiflett5181 valid point but Hector still rang his bell 🔔

    • @DunsfordFarnsworth
      @DunsfordFarnsworth ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mikeh2887 kinda makes me think eladio doing his ‘dingdingding ding ding ding’ making fun of Hector is supposed to draw to when hector kills his with a bunch of songs. But maybe I’m seeing something that’s not there

    • @vincecarter2674
      @vincecarter2674 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mikeh2887 and Lalo bring the bell to Hector :))

    • @mikeh2887
      @mikeh2887 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DunsfordFarnsworth they never do nothing for no reason that ding ding ding ding is a foreshadowing to gus death. Eladio would've lived if he would've listened to don Hector. The writers did an outstanding job with both shows. Masterpieces

  • @cooperbourke7717
    @cooperbourke7717 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Gus is the smartest player in both Shows.

  • @victorsaldana154
    @victorsaldana154 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG I just recognized your voice from your other channel with Dbd content. Glad to know you upload content from this as well!

  • @twiz476
    @twiz476 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you for this quality content. I’m glad this was shown on my algorithm :)

  • @RobinHerzig
    @RobinHerzig ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sweet thorough + well-targeted breakdown 👏
    but super weird how you cut off your vids at the end of your last sentence… not bad just different + surprising

  • @mildcartoonviolence
    @mildcartoonviolence ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Joaquin Salamanca deserved better, the only Salamanca we’ve seen to not be in their 40s or older

  • @evanarsenault6537
    @evanarsenault6537 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey I’m very impressed by your TH-cam content and you’re literally 1 viral vid from millions of subs. Your dbd content is great and when I found this channel I couldn’t believe it was u

  • @Lamb_IRL
    @Lamb_IRL ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Y’all ever have gay thoughts lmao

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep ปีที่แล้ว

      He knew exactly what he was doing that that thumbnail lol

  • @bshaddo
    @bshaddo ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love how the Twins aren’t even twins.

  • @saul6586
    @saul6586 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Gus killed lalo because of plot armour

    • @aldahry4573
      @aldahry4573 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not really he planned for it very well he knew what lalo wanted so he set a trap for him

  • @subfreak1996
    @subfreak1996 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I did not put the pieces of Lalo's season 5 story together. Thanks.
    Edit: Gus couldn't have known that Lalo would kill the Travel Wire guy though, right?

  • @lilbigjp1989
    @lilbigjp1989 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Glad your still here bro. I gotta watch BB some day

  • @mattmarzula
    @mattmarzula ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This was the only time Gus got his hands dirty? Well... So far in the timeline.

    • @Matthew-oq1hx
      @Matthew-oq1hx ปีที่แล้ว

      He meant actually pulling the trigger on someone

    • @shamwowguy23
      @shamwowguy23 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Matthew-oq1hx I'm pretty sure slitting someone's throat with a box cutter dirties up the hands more than pulling a trigger. Unless you're talking about how Gus had to actually defend himself instead of making an example out of Victor

  • @crappymccrappen4897
    @crappymccrappen4897 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Q:How Gus Overcame Every Salamanca?
    A: He read the script.

  • @Ivantheterrible81280
    @Ivantheterrible81280 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m sure Gus always had a vest on and other means of overprotection. We just saw him set it up bc of Lalo. It was always there after. He’s not dealing with shoplifters here.

  • @yaboisky9896
    @yaboisky9896 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    youre the same guy with a dbd channel I instantly recognized your voice

  • @GeoStreber
    @GeoStreber ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The situation between Gus and Hector really reminds me of Captain Ahab trying to hunt his white whale that crippled him. In the end, he dies because of it. But so does the whale.

  • @M00000oooo00000
    @M00000oooo00000 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    he didn't though, hector teaches us, through tenacity all things are possible

    • @dustingaethje1332
      @dustingaethje1332 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He didn't accomplish that on his own though, he would have zero chance of victory without Walter

    • @Dysphoros
      @Dysphoros ปีที่แล้ว

      All things are possible through opportunistic intervention.

  • @inventor1214
    @inventor1214 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was the exact moment the moment became Gus becoming a Salamanca.

  • @ebinmenes1698
    @ebinmenes1698 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    feels like im listening to lore of some DBD killer

  • @pcb1175
    @pcb1175 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What about abuelita? Aka Biznatch

  • @corswaincaptain-paladinoft4067
    @corswaincaptain-paladinoft4067 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Makes me sad to now know what happened to Nacho :(

  • @internetsurfer3037
    @internetsurfer3037 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The voice… I know this voice…
    DBD mannn its uuu

  • @GustavoSilva-ny8jc
    @GustavoSilva-ny8jc ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the excellent review

  • @sack811officialvevo4
    @sack811officialvevo4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Finger

  • @dbags7617
    @dbags7617 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm not too familiar with the better call saul part of his story but personally I always liked Gus. I remember watching the show for the 1st time and kind of hoping he came out on top. Between him and Mike they had a decent operation going, for what it was anyway.

  • @BangTheRocksTogether
    @BangTheRocksTogether ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Hundreds of guards?" A dozen or so guards.

  • @raflimongi
    @raflimongi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “Leaving Nacho in charge, under Gus’ Finger” (shot of mike on the screen)