That wasn't the same. Gus carefully took his clothes off and put of the lab clothes and then killed Victor deliberately and brutally to make a point. He wasn't doing it out of bruised ego or frustrated anger; like everything he did he was calculated and in control of his emotions. Which is the fundamental difference between he and Walt. Walt lets his ego and emotions control his actions while Gus has insane self-control at nearly all times.
That doesn't make it smart on Walts part. He wasn't waiting for the opportunity to kill Mike and cleverly took advantage of a slip up, he lost control and offed him in a moment of vulnerability. Mike had no way to predict that Walt would senselessly murder him for no reason. Its not on Walt being smart, its on Mike for not realising just how monstrous Walt really is.
Nah, I'd definitely say that was down out of frustration and anger. Even Mike was shaken up by Gus there. Yes, Walt lets his ego get the better of him more than Gus, it's arguably one of his biggest flaws. But Gus still has an ego which is why he is always gloating to Hector.
Both were ones for long term games/depthful strategy and both also had restraint and facades of cunning.
Walt probably slightly less so due to the big c feeling like a ticking clock to him, but yeah the biggest shame was that we never got to see them face off on a Chessboard.
Would have been a hell of a game.
(Gus would take it in Poker though. No reads or tells on THAT face.)
Hmm, I take it as Victor needing to be dealt with, as he'd allowed himself to be seen, overstepped his bounds by trying to cook the meth and in general ****ed up the situation. Also it was to intimidate Jesse and Walt and try to get them in line. I believe Walt speculated about his motives in a few episodes. I do think he was frustrated and angry, but he wasn't controlled by it. Recall that as well as being able to calmly change clothes, Gus had to go through the whole day after being told, just doing his usual business, again demonstrating how in control he was. In his position Walt would have blown everything off, rushed over and then thought up a weak excuse later on.
But yes, his one flaw was Hector and his past. But even then he was incredibly patient in dealing with the cartel and very careful with Hector. Again, he was mostly in control.
I know people really like to think that Walt is the pinnacle of calculating master criminal genius, but the man has a host of flaws that tend to f*ck things up. In the course of a single year he's gotten himself in to many a deadly pickle that he's barely escaped from. And that's what makes him such a f*cking awesome character. He's not Gus, he's Walt. He's very, very different from than other character. And thank God he is.
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Eh, let's just agree to disagree on the Jane part.
I don't believe that Walt is a Gus-level character at this point in the show, but I'll wait and see if he does things in the coming episode that put him on his level.
I find it funny people are proclaiming Walt is no Gus Fring. They are right. Both have their strengths and weaknesses but Walt killed Gus. Walt beat him and despite an entire operation against him.
Walt>Gus. Gus died after be lost the chess game against Walt.
At this point, I dont know. I'm thinking Lydia and Todd will force Walt to cook and that probably wont work and his family will pay the price. The M60 could be for Todd and his people. I don't want Jesse to talk but at this point is looking likely.
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Even more so than Jane? Her only crime was being a biotch to Walt and being a junkie. Jesse tends to be a biotch himself sometimes, he is a junkie and killed before.
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He's gone through too much to protect Jesse and keep him close. Having the show end with him then killing him would feel... very inconsistent and unbelievable. The other way around, absolutely. But Walt killing Jesse in anything short of desperate self defence would reek of trying to hard to be momentous on the writers' parts.
I thought she OD'd on heroin?
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