Gus Fring DEA Interrogation Scene - Breaking Bad
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He seems a nice man. I'm glad he was able to clear up any confusion.
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man, im still stuck on this show after i've finished watching it years ago.. still looking some good scene and this is one of the funniest comment hahahaha
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@@sanji11916 same 😂 it’s 1:26… I should b sleeping for work tomorrow.. or later today lol
Glad Gus could be so helpful to a DEA investigation. One of the few characters in the show that makes an effort to fight against the spread of drugs.
Ur comment made my day 😂
Such a kind man
I mean he is the literal definition of a hardworking and charismatic manager
What kind of man talks to the dea. No man at all, a crippled little rata
Lmao
Knowing that Gale was Vegan, if I was the DEA, I would have casually asked Gus what they had for supper.
How do you know there is a vegan in your restaurant?
Don't worry, they'll let you know
Gus would've known that.
Gus simply would've stated that he brought some chicken from his restaurant as a nice gesture and foolishly forgot Gale was vegan
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Did the DEA know he was vegan?
“If you keep digging, you’ll find me” and that he did, technically. Enough to warrant Gus wanting to kill Hank
Tucker! Tucker! Tucker!
That'd already happened at this point. Gus gave the twins their permission to hit Hank and even warned him of the incoming assassination attempt. That's why Gus insisted that Hank stay seated; he was still recovering from his injuries.
This episode was in season four, the Salamanca twins tried to kill him in season three.
3:45 the subtlety in this expression as Gus was just caught off guard and his brain is working at maximum speed to improvise a solid answer while trying to keep composure.
honestly this might be the most sociopathic thing ive ever seen. how gus was able to come up with a plausible story on the spot shows just how determined he was to balance his double life and personality. the man was insane
he didn't come up with it on the spot, he was probably creating it from the pollos hermanos place all the way here at least
Hank knows somethings off
What kind of man talks to the DEA? Gus apparently.
I like how Hank looks at the notebook, like what are the chances that someone not only writes their whereabouts down but actually has that on them for a random interrogation?
He's too prepared for an innocent man, but the other DEA agents only cared about the "facts".
realistically none of them would be buying this act, and realistically Gus wouldn't be arrogant enough to talk without an attorney. But it's a tv show.
I don't know Gustavo Fring you've been acting a little Sustavo Fring lately.
If they suspected him, they should have tailed him for a few weeks and kept digging.
The only person who was onto him at the time was Hank, the rest thought that he was reaching, until the fingerprints came up. That's the reason this interrogation happened, which cleared Gus of any suspicions as far as the others were concerned if you remember the conversation after this scene.
Gus was an honorable man how dare they question him.
Ever since Lalo this was the first time we see Gus try and hold it together…Terrifying to see
Gus would have been screwed if Hank would have requested to see the cameras of Gale coming to the store
This man is a legend
I KNOW! Hank should be promoted
@@CrimsonHelldrake Did you watched the show? He got promoted to ASAC in S05E04.
All they had to do was ask exactly what type of meal they had and look for evidence of the ingredients or receipts if it was take out.
He could have just picked a couple apples and eaten the whole thing, weird but so was he
@@giovanniruiz6875 yeah someone invites a boss to dinner and just eats apples, ok.
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Obi Wan: A drug… LORD? Impossible. The DEA would have sensed it.
Count Dooku: His fundraising donations have clouded their vision….
How come he never questioned the fact that they have his finger prints?
he could have, but gus is guilty, so why push it?
Gus prided himself on being above suspicion so this must have really stuck in his craw.
He still was, technically. Hank was the only one who believed him suspicious. He was told by his boss to stop investigating Gus because there was no evidence against him. Mike even told Gus that Hank was going to commit "career suicide" if he brought his name up to the DEA again.
If Gus says it happened that way... It happened that way. What a model citizen in the community. He could be into crime but he lives his life the right way.. ... He .... He's what? Oh ... My bad
We need a Gus spin off for sure. Need to know this mans childhood and everything.
The look on Gus' face when Hank questions his name is absolutely priceless. Gus is so careful and thinks through every possible outcome. He was genuinely baffled that this guy managed to get so close to uncovering him
Suddenly he wished he had let the cousins kill him
The look on his face when he says "I'm sure if you keep digging, you'll find me".
feigning offense at the implication of a white person asking about the "real name" of someone of a minority ethnicity not born in the country
@@tfwnoyanderehow is that offensive?
@@logger22 no, not bryce hayes, i mean your REAL name, what's your real name? tell me your real name i want to know what your real name is where are you from where were you born what are you
Love how the other DEA agents are impressed while Hank totally sees through his bullshit.
The interesting part is that Gus operating right under the DEA’s nose all this time without ever being suspected is in parallel to Walt operating right under Hank’s nose for so long.
@@stellarwind1946 That's true-Walt did just that, but it was easier for him not to get caught by Hank, since the latter had an already established image of Walt, and that old image was quite misleading. The fact that Hank didn't know Gus made him more suspicious of him.
Hank is smarter than most people think.
I doubt hank sees through 'his bullshit'. He was suspicious is all.
I didn’t hank was suspicious…. Maybe I need to rewatch all of BB for 4th time
I believe him. He makes sure his employees are paid on time, he makes sure his hungry customers get the satisfaction of eating his fried chicken, he visits the elderly and he donates to the DEA. He definitely doesn't strike me as someone who would poison an entire cartel out of revenge at all.
"Visits the elderly" JAIL
🤣🤣🤣 And he asks elderly to look at him
@@faiqmohiuddinwani922 Indeed. And the reason for that is totally not because he wants revenge for his friends killing at all!
Well he's definitely more charitable than some owners of "legal" businesses.
"Visits the elderly" lmaoo
One thing I love is Gustavo blaming Pinochet on his absence of having Chilean records is a perfectly believable excuse. The guy was a brutal dictator and was known for destroying records of the people he massacred. No one will question a dictatorship survivor like that
That’s why I actually think that Gus was a General for the rebellion. A war HERO instead of a criminal.
Fring was likely someone who oversaw a lot of illegal activities for Pinochet’s government. Pinochet quietly sold a lot of precursor chemicals to the various cartels in Latin and South America. This is why when Don Eladio killed Max Arciniega (who the scholarship is named after), he did not kill Fring. He tells Fring he knows who he really is, which is why he’s not dying. Fring is also mocked by Hector, who called him the, “Grand Generalissimo”. The implication is quite clear: whoever Fring actually was in Chile, he was no opposition figure, and was likely close to Pinochet. The timing of Frings arrival in Mexico in the late 80s was also near the end of the Pinochet era, and so he was probably helped along.
For a man who beyond that, according to Hank, doesn’t exist, means only one thing: the US government granted Fring a visa for some reason. Probably the CIA, and probably in exchange for information on Communists in South America and perhaps former Nazis as well since Pinochet hated both and went after all of them. But that’s just a wild guess. Pincohet kept records just fine, and entire people don’t just disappear like that, unless an entity like the CIA makes that happen.
So again, whatever Fring was part of in Chile, he was not a “good guy” and never was.
@@Prof_Tickles92 would Gus not be somewhat young for a general in that time? I think it’s more likely that he committed war crimes that meant he had to get the hell out of Chile after Pinochet fell.
@@hal560 Then why would Don Eladio say “The only reason he’s dead and you aren’t is because I know who you really are. And this isn’t Chile.”
That implies that Gus would have protection in Chile. But because of the timeline Pinochet had been ousted from power in Chile.
So how could Gus have protection? He’d be hated and Don Eladio killing him would be a public service…UNLESS Gus was a war HERO.
Then that would make sense. Then Eladio can’t kill him because he’s a beloved figure.
@@Prof_Tickles92 Yeah, also the "But understand, you're not in Chile anymore," could further mean, "you don't have protection or power here like you do in Chile" furthering your point.
Also, in BCS, Lalo and Bolsa are discussing Gus, and Bolsa brings up, "it's all business with him," Lalo retorts, "Like what happened in Santiago [the capital of Chile]? Was that business too?"
Makes you wonder...what is that business?
Am I crazy or does Gus seem to accentuate his accent when he’s in “innocent/friendly” mode but when he’s talking as a serious crime lord his accent is almost totally gone?
I’m a month late but yeah I noticed that too. God I love Gus was really sad to see him go. One of my favorites
Customer service voice
@@slightlygloomy4378 haha all good, glad im not the only one! I always wondered if maybe I was just looking into it too much but it seems really intentional
Except when he gets mad! Rewatch the scene where he has Walt out in the desert and tells him what will happen if he contacts Jesse again (S4 E11). Or the other scene in the desert after Walt saves Jesse from those dealers (S3 E13). The accent comes back with a vengeance
@@slightlygloomy4378 me too. I wish VG would create a spinoff show with a Young Gus and how he became a drug lord and got involved with the cartel
Even as an actor, to have such a straight face telling all those lies is absolutely mesmerizing. Giancarlo really pulled on this scene
Not really, Ig ur a bad liar lol
@@wee7750 😂
Dont know why he isnt in movies hes a great actor
@@colt2128 lots of great actors never make it. Lots of bad actors do make it. To be successful in Hollywood, you must be equal parts actor and politician.
No, this is actually one of the scenarios where it'd be harder in real life to do than for the actors. The actor, when lying on screen, does not feel the same emotional burden as the character would be in real life; which actually often translates to a more convincing on-screen lie.
I discussed this scene with a classmate when I studied screenwriting. What I love the most about this is how it builds Gus' thorough planning and subtly indicates Hank's intellect. When this starts, everyone is asking questions that Gus has already considered. It's only at the end, Hank asks a question that notably catches Gus off guard. Giancarlo manages to perfectly show a mastermind briefly scared of what might happen. It's the only mistake that he makes but he can't accept that. You'll notice that after this scene, Gus becomes intensely hostile towards Hank.
yup that is insane writing. gilligan is a genius
Love your comment here.
I love how he has that shocked worried look but then played it off like he doesn’t understand the question fully
@@CornholioPuppetMaster Love that cold, dead, shark-like pause of no emotion when the question catches him off guard and he’s calculating how to react 😧
Then, after that sudden dead eyed pause calculating his best reaction to the question is to be surprised and offended, he reacts and goes back to seemingly like an ordinary human being.
It’s like he glitches for a moment - and before that there’s this build up of all the other cops in the scene buying it, and Hanks reactions are like “hmmm there’s something kinda off about this guy… ok now I’m sure there’s something off about this guy…” and you can see hank getting increasingly annoyed nobody else can spot it) makes the moment so much more creepy and eery - such subtle acting 🙏
@@aaronvaunts41 I haven’t watched breaking bad in a while but isn’t this about the time when Hank decides to put the GPS tracker on frings car? I remember he goes up to the counter and tells Gus I didn’t do it and he tells Walter to do it
Gus blaming Pinochet is genius. That line "I'm sure if you'll keep digging you will find me" is beautiful because no federal agency in the US is going to permit it's agents from digging too much into Pinochet's Chile.
why
@@Cobbido US involvement in the Pinochet coup and the regime. At best DEA higher ups would just see it as a low priority investigation due to it being Chile and not another drug trafficking hot spot. At worst it would be out of concern that the DEA would find information connecting US assets to the drug trade which would make other federal agencies look bad. Not what ya want to do when the DEA and CIA often work together to fight drug trafficking abroad.
@@calvinware7957 it's absolutely intelligent from Gus
It's also a subtle threat
@@CrashingWaves-dm6oi I’ve never thought of it like that 😮
"If you keep digging, you'll find me."
Is he telling us the real Gus Fring is buried in a hole somewhere?
lol
Just a brilliant example of the writing in this series, bravo vince
@@van_whufc298 vrabo bince
Hey, I heard a spin-off about Gus may be out sometime soon. Another throwaway line that become an entire series, eh?
it’s leaked that in the season series finale of better call saul that lyle murders gus and as it turns out, is wearing his skin imitating him for the entirety of breaking bad. truly genius writing
This is exact moment gus became sus
You haven’t seen the new episode of better call Saul then
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"Is it my real name...??"
Underrate Gus line/delivery.
A rare moment when we see Gus caught off guard.
@@stellarwind1946 I don't think so. I think he wanted to show the other agents that he was surprised at the accusation. Fake names being associated with crime and such. He wanted to look as squeaky clean as possible, and as such, to have not even considered the possibility.
If we didn't know he was a drug lord we would have fallen for it too.
@@jackschuller6684 I think he was a little taken aback. He checks with Mike after this scene for reassurance, and Mike says “if I couldn’t find you, they won’t either…”
He was trying to act Suprised because yeah typically men change their name when they’ve committed crimes in other countries
I agree, especially because it was not cliche "what are you talking about?" question you hear only in movies/series.
Hank is smart. His formidability is part of what made his role in the story so captivating.
His relentlessness was what set him apart. Once he was on your case, it was impossible to shake him off.
What I love the most about Hank's character growth is that in the beginning, he just seems like a really loud, abrasive, stupid cop. Especially compared to the wimpy chemistry genius Walt.
But by the time he reads that personalized note from Gale on Walt's toilet, he'd already been shown to be a wildly competent and smart investigator, making that revelation a really dangerous thing for Walt. Because short of Hank being killed, Hank was gonna nail Walt to the wall before slapping those handcuffs on him.
This scene just shows how calculating gus is. He predicted what questions the DEA could ask, and even when he's caught off guard by hank's question, he maintains composure and makes up a completely plausible excuse on the spot.
Gus should have gotten a lucrative career in improvisational acting
I was so impressed with Gus in this scene. He truly was a master of his empire. To outsmart an entire panel of high ranked feds has got to be nerve racking. I can never be a successful criminal
I don't even think it was an excuse, his records may legitimately have been destroyed..
He’s a genius.
I think Gus was a part of Pinochet Government in the past, Which could explain his experience with dealing with authorities and interrogations
"I'm sure if you keep digging you'll find me" chills
More like chilles
@@nadeemloYou’re not in Chile anymore
@@floormop6672 you're in Vice city now, we do things different here
You cold? Need a blanket, pal?
@@G.A.C_PreserveWhat you’re seeing is advanced warfare
What I love most about this scene is the way Gus wears his glasses. He puts them on his nose, therefore the lenses are perfectly positioned in front of his eyes. That way he can look directly through them to get a clearer view of his surroundings. It's the subtle attention to detail that makes this show the gem that it truly is.
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Took me too long to realize you were joking.
I love how Walter White wears his glasses the exact same way, as you can see during the phone call scene in Season 5, Episode 14, signifying Gus and Walt are two of the perceptive and attentive geniuses of the universe.
Vravo Vince
@@chaddaddywarden4349 vravo
Nice to see Gus being so helpful to the DEA. He's always been a big help to the community.
I agree!
I love how perfectly calm he is
Probably not his first time lol
And inside his probably freaking out, you kinda see that later when he's in elevator
@@tardarsauce1842 psychopaths are not nervous
Until asked about his real name.
@@senor2930 He handled that pretty well tho
This is the meeting Gus NEVER wanted to have. Afterward, he thought “I should have gone with my initial gut feeling about getting involved with Walter White and his sidekick.”
When you think about it, the 3% difference between Gale and Walt's meth purity absolutely destroyed everything. Hope it was worth it Gus!
@@TheGearsofwar2010an increase in purity beyond lime 90% is pointless anyway.
He is the smoothest operator imaginable. An epic character and performance
‘Is Gustavo Fring your real name?’
‘No. It’s Giancarlo Esposito. Why?’
''you never had the makings of a varisty athlete.''
My real name is “Shinebox” 😊
I aspire to have his level of calmness and composure
I love Hank's "Goddammit" look when Gus mentions Pinochet.
He was *that* close to uncovering him, but that excuse was absolutely believable.
if i was sitting there and had to lie all that i would shit my pants
I’d probably shart myself
Like Hector?
Can’t do that without a warrent
@@ryanreis8814 why would u decline. Declining would be suspicious in that situation
@@ryanreis8814 lmao
This scene shows how sociopathic Gus was. Had an alibi for literally everything. Can lie to your face and you'd never know, maybe even if you used a lie detector.
That's not what sociopathic means
Lie detectors are unreliable af these days.
@@vscurt4601 Well high functioning sociopaths are known for being expert liars and intelligent.
Lie detectors are very unreliable and not an accurate means to determine if someone is lying.
@@vscurt4601 sociopathic is an elastic, medical adjacent term and not an actual medical term. Sociopathic can mean a lot of things because it isn’t a medical term.
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With his pants down?
@@floormop6672 😳
Sussy Gussy
The fact they remind him of his right to an attorney shows you the other guys didnt suspect him, love that.
Well it's also about not getting into legal trouble
@@mafikdew78exactly. if he argues that he was summoned & held without cause & wasn’t granted the rights to an attorney, that creates legal problems
Yeah the legal aspect is true, but at other points in the show we see police, and Hank, trying to nudge a suspect into not getting a lawyer from what I remember.
@@Maltesfilm doesn’t every cop do that I mean that is what their taught to do but if you invoke the fifth they can’t do anything to you without getting into a whole mess of legal trouble
They don't have to read him his rights since he's not in custody and thereby free to leave. The miranda rights only apply when you're in custody
No more free meals for Hank.
"I'm sure if you keep digging, you'll find me"
Fucking great line
I see people say this a lot, but why? I love the line but I don’t understand it that much can you explain lol
@@Bowl427 I don't understand it either... it's a nice but clearly overrated line. 🤷🏻♂
@@splashbs I get it now, it is indeed a really clever line
@@Bowl427 something about agents not being allowed to dig further into Gus's history, because of Chile's past dictator Pinochet
@@someguy-hc8gi so awesome , what a cool ass villain Gus Fring is
The DEA should have just asked for the CCTV tape of Gale actually visiting Los Pollos to confirm Gus’s story…?
That’s easy. Normally cctv videos are only stored for a short amount of time and then deleted from the system automatically after a few days to make room for newer footage since they have a limited storage capacity. No reason to save cctv footage unless there is a robbery or some crime committed in the store. Gus could use that as his excuse.
The other comment is correct, but on top of that: the DEA likely wouldn’t allocate investigative resources to that extent for Gus, since at this stage there is absolutely no reason to suspect him of being dishonest. He’s only in that interview in the first place as a favour/way to shut up Hank.
@@dergin38467 they’re stored longer than a few days. 30 days is usually the minimum.
@@stellarwind1946 maybe in high security places like vaults but restaurants usually delete footage after 72 hours
Keep in mind that at the time CCTV would have been a grainy B&W video on VHS. Almost certainly overwritten or "lost" after a couple of weeks.
This is why Hank is such a great agent, even if he knows he can’t confirm or nail the criminal he know what to say to confirm his suspensions. He did it with Jessie and the money, he did it with Mike and the Money, he did it with Gus and his name, finally he did it with Walter and the book.
I think the book of Walter was pure good luck, no one expected that Walter could be too fool to leave that evidence on the top of his toilet
@@juanblancocaceres6411 Book of Walter, Chapter 1, Verse 1.
Yeah, I’m Heisenberg lol.
Bruh no one remembers he busted Hugo for smoking pot🤣
“Please don’t get up.” Such a great line, inferring that he wants Hank dead.
I feel like that’s a coincidence
Or he was just being kind seeing Hank in a crutch
"I'm sure if you keep digging you'll find me". Such a great line, inferring that he wants Hank to dig under the laundry to find him and his meth lab.
Hank was injured from the Salamanca twin’s incident.
Lol there isn’t a deep meaning to ever single dialogue
I’ve always theorized that Gus was ex CIA of some sort. The references to Chili and the Pinochet regime, the way he speaks Spanish, the lack of records, plus the way he runs his operation in Breaking Bad and Better call Saul (decoys, safe houses, etc) and his ability to sense trouble, he seems like he’s got some kind of espionage background
Yeah. I think you're correct. When the cartel kills his partner/lover at the pool, they tell him he's only alive because who he was back in Chile. The cartels usually don't touch CIA operatives for fear of blowback. I think it's safe to assume Gus was part of the Pinochet regime in some sort of intelligence capacity, working with the CIA who after all supported Pinochet.
@@majuli8420 Then why didnt the CIA came knocking on his door in New Mexiko and demand their cut or else they will turn him over to the DEA and FBI?
We really need a show about gus, from hes childhood in chile, to building hes drug empire.
@@stevvvvveperry wont happen unless if they get another actor as Gus
@@ishid_anfarded_king It will be as disappointing as that other guy as Han Solo
"Keep digging and you will find me." That's totes a subtle threat on Gus' part. He's telling Hank if he keeps pushing he WILL find the "real" Gus under the pleasant demeanor.
Yes. A threat to Hank.. In other words, "Stop digging, or else..."
No that’s unbelievably stupid. It wasn’t a threat. Hehe. That would make no sense on his part. Please don’t be so dense going forward
@@ramstacp could be, yes. Still, knowing the manipulative side of Gus, the master of words, that sentence is quite open to interpretation
@@thedarkone9552I doubt Gus would be so foolish to verbally threaten a federal officer during a recorded conversation.
Maan he was doing all this to look as innocent as possible. What would be the point of subtly threatening one of the investigators?
And to think I suspected him of running a drug ring this whole time.. lol me and my imagination sometimes
Because we all know this real name is Stan Edgar
I liked how this scene highlighted Hank's intelligence, as well as his observation. He sat back quietly listened, listened to Gus answer questions; almost as if Gus was reading a script, and then at the end, almost in a Colombo style way, asks: "Oh, just one other thing, is Gustavo Fring your real name," similar to how Colombo would go, "Oh, one more thing," and then challenges the question with careful background research he did on Gus.
Gus's reaction was very telling, and for a second you almost see the mask slip off, but then manages to recover, though not enough for Hank to know that he got him. Hank was oftentimes brash, but he wasn't stupid.
In fact, I almost saw Hank as a good guy version of Mike. Intelligent, responsible, diligent, holds himself to very high standards of professionalism and personal conduct, as even Mike had moral lines he wouldn't cross, and also like Mike, Hank had a profound love for family.
I loved Colombo at first but the more seasons they made, the more it was obvious what a bad cop he was. While undoubtedly smart, almost all crimes he ever solved was because of dumb luck or because guilty party constantly worked with him and helped him instead of shutting him down. Even when Colombo made it clear that he thinks that they did it and that he is gunning for them.
Even in that one episode where the murderer got his lawyer involved it still ended up with the lawyer just sitting on chair doing nothing while his client was constantly baraged by Colombo way beyond apropriate limit.
After first few episodes it turned more from criminal investigation serie into one where someone does a crime and then he joins force with Colombo and everyone else in trying to solve it.
One of the best and most chilling sequences related to the interrogation is actually right after the scene encompassed here, when Gus is in the elevator, his hand trembling ever so slightly but surely. It's a rare instance of Gus losing the tight control he's maintained upon himself and his surroundings, and it's likely there that Gus resolves to go all-out against both Hank and Walt. It was Walt, after all, who'd had Gale killed and who set off the chain of events leading to that downward spiral (starting by invading Gus's territory with his dealers when Jesse had explicitly warned him not to). And it was Hank who was proving to be a more tenacious threat than Gus had expected.
Same with the moment in Better Call Saul that Gus knows that Lalo is alive after the attack in the season 5 finale, but hè doesn’t know where and when Lalo will attack him! This and that moment are the 2 only times that Gus lost the control!
If Gus was a war criminal then why WOULDNT Eladio kill him? It would be a public service to Chile.
My theory is that Gus was a General in the REBELLION. The liberation front. A war HERO actually beloved by Chile.
Gus explains how he grew up in poverty in a shack, he rescued Max from poverty. Maybe he had a soft spot for the poor and it made sense to join a left wing organization.
Also notice his demeanor during the first meeting with Don Eladio. This is not the menacing, intimidating man we know today. He’s actually affable and seemingly normal.
I think Gus was a sociopath who tried to be good, joined an organization, fought for his country and liberated it, made a friend, started a business and got into the drug business to make more money and possibly use that wealth to help people, and only when Max was killed did Gus resign himself to the fact that a happy life isn’t for him. He embraced the darkness inside of him.
Best theory for Gus’s backstory that I’ve seen.
@@jinxthatsme2317 Thank you! Why else would Don Eladio say “The only reason he’s dead and you aren’t is because I know who you really are. And this isn’t Chile.”
That implies that Gus would have protection in Chile. But because of the timeline Pinochet had been ousted from power in Chile.
So how could Gus have protection? He’d be hated and Don Eladio killing him would be a public service…UNLESS Gus was a war HERO.
Then that would make sense. Then Eladio can’t kill him because he’s a beloved figure.
It makes sense too considering we now know gus is gay
I like your theory because Gus is my favorite character and I wouldn’t want him to be a war criminal (obviously he did a lot of other bad shit, but this makes him more sympathetic)
It's a nice theory, but it doesn't work on a few levels. First, if he was such a beloved figure in Chile, his identity would be a matter of public record as a liberator. It would be easily found in the papers and TV/Radio broadcasts of the 80s in Chile, as well as government archives. Hank, the DEA, anyone would have known who he was and he likely would have either been given asylum by the US or blacklisted for his actions against the Pinochet regime as the regime was a Cold War ally of the USA.
Second if he was a hero of the new regime, knowing his basic personality, he would have stayed to take a position in the new government to ensure its success. He never would have emigrated.
Third, this scenario doesn't match up with the historical record. Pinochet left power in 1990 after losing a 1988 referendum to extend his term for 10 more years. There wasn't a violent revolution, rather the Chilean military sided with the transition to democracy and elections were held the next year, electing a civilian government.
Finally, how could a person of his stature not be easily found on the public record ? Likely he was a member of Chile's equivalent of the CIA at the time, the Central Nacional de Informaciones. As such he could have both held high rank and kept his identity in the shadows, away from the public record and the press.
This would also explain how his identity was expunged and how he was able to leave Chile with the resources to start his new businesses and to easily obtain visas to Mexico and the USA as he likely would have been given some assistance by the CIA, which was aligned with the CNI during much of the Cold War.
This would also explain why Don Eladio didn't actually kill him in 1988, because he likely knew of this history to some degree that Gus was aligned with the CIA on some level, and actually killing one of their assets would create enough potential heat against the Cartel to destroy it.
So as much as I wish he was some great rebellion leader, based on the available information, I think he was a high-ranking member of Pinochet's regime who transitioned out to work in concert (initially) in come capacity with the CIA before going into businesses for himself.
The balls on Hank, to drag this good man into his cockamamie conspiracy, I just... what abuse of power; what a pathetic display of desperation. He should be ashamed of himself. And the way he almost lost his head towards the end, what an embarrassment.
I think we can expect a second spin off series centering on Gus called Los Pollos Hermanos.
Yes, where we find out he also has used Saul Goodmans services
I don’t think so. Vince and Gang have said they are ready to tell other stories. I would love another Gus story though, I love his character
really? how far can they take that story line?
@@bradleybrown8399 look at how far they went with Saul.
@@cloudtheavegner1000 yeah, because Saul was a fascinating character study. Do we really need a series about the manager of a chicken joint? Didn't we get enough of his backstory in both BB and BCS? What, a whole episode of Kyle scrubbing the fryer baskets? How Stacy mops the dining room floor? The drama over the soda machine needing a brix adjustment? Squeegeeing the windows? Changing the letters on the marquee sign? Coupon day?
His story is so compelling that if he was just introduced to the show even we would believe it.
"Im sure if you keep digging you'll find me." Nice subtle intimidation
I love the double meaning of that “if you keep digging you’ll find me.” If they kept digging they won’t find much regarding Gus but they’ll most likely attribute it to what he said about the general, but he’s also saying that it Hank keeps pressing Gus he might just fuck around and find out.
I’m glad this cleared up any confusion. It’s clear Gus is just a hardworking man just trying to help the DEA stop the spread of drugs
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Gus = Every person who ever gave an anti-drug speech.
I loved the scene in the lift after this where Gus is tapping his fingers together. He's fucking angry
You guys notice when Hank catches Gus off guard with that question Gus spends like 10 seconds acting confused and repeating what Hank asked him. In reality he was multitasking, trying to prolong the convo by acting dazed while he was thinking of an answer. Say for example he had a long pause, it would look suspicious.
Yup. Classic trait of liars.. Repeat the question or accusation to come up with an excuse.
Possibly. It could have also been him trying to be realistic after being asked such an ostensibly preposterous, unprovoked sort of question. A guy like Gus probably had every conceivable contingency figured out, but he had to appear like a normal, law abiding citizen, which means reacting in an aghast fashion to such a question, at least initially.
Was hoping better call saul wouldve dove into gustavos past in Chile but i respect Vince and the crew keeping that a mystery, makes the character that much more menacing
Gus able to take on 4 veteran agents peppering him with questions with relative ease is truly scary af and speaks to the characters sociopathy.
I'm not sure, but watching it again, it seems they made a major tactical error, and something that wouldn't happen in real life, regardless, either: they asked him if he wanted a lawyer present before he even knew why he was there.
I only just now put together that Gus' chemistry scholarship for 3 dozen was literally to train a new cook
You can tell how smart hank is by his face alone picking apart all the details.
Its crazy how the DEA treats the ideal american citizen!! Such a nice and hard working man yet hes framed and seen as guilty!! In what world???
3:46 Great acting by Giancarlo. That slight expression when his past is brought up. Excellent actor
What a personality, manners and etiquette. Damm bro.
At 1:55 the stare hank gives him.....fuck.....he just knows he's full of shit.....
if say no to drugs had a face, it would be Gus Fring's!
And the bible says: "Beware of false businessmen, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." 🤣🤣🤣
hank schrader and lalo have the same bullshit detection radar. comes with a smile of course!
Hank knew all about the south wall too😂
I love the irony that Hector refused to talk to the DEA twice but Gus volunteers to talk to them then Gus drops that what kind of a man talks to the DEA line on hector
Well. Hector snitched in his mind, Gus used those chances to mislead them.
@@canraid3477exactly
@@misbahrizwan6739even a smart man like Gus should have known better than to talk without a lawyer. All he did was alert Hank even more
Tbf pretty sure Gus was referring to snitching to the Dea when he said that. He should have seen that it was a trap though
But Gus talked to the DEA in a capacity of his updating member of the community disguise
"What kind of man talks to the DEA?"
No man…
No man at all.
@@stellarwind1946 snow man
Walt wishes he could lie like this 💀 Gus’ stories had whole beginnings, middles and ends 😅
Weird fact. Maximino Arciniega (Gus former boyfriend) is also the name of the actor who portrays Krazy 8
He's obviously one of the good guys in the show judging from his politeness and general demeanor.
I sometimes wonder they made Gus Chilean just so they could use the "Pinochet not reliable in keeping records" excuse
Gus: "What kind of man talks to the DEA?"
*ALSO GUS:*
Gus was trying to remove suspension from him and his operation. As far as Gus knew, the broken and alone Hector was gonna confess and accuse Gus. That's my take on that. But, then again many are hypocritical.
Hank really was a great cop, did very precise research on Gus.
Gus should have pretended he never found out about Gale’s death until just now. Then Hank might have bought it.
he smoothly handled it
and Hank would never buy it
he simply trusts his guts too much
@@isaacpianos5208 Hank knows he is lying because he is easily making up an excuse for every single thing
Nah, by saying he knew, Gus let's himself control the story as soon as he can. Playing stupid could only get you so far.
Besides, Hank wouldn't have bought it and kept searching for a crack. Gus wouldn't have convinced Hank, but he could limit what he had over him.
If gus went with the narrative of him hearing of gales death first, he’d half to play up the shock too much. Solemn awareness fits him better.
@@GreaterGrievobeast55 not true. If Gus pretended he’s hearing it for the first time and excuses himself to call Gale and feigns a panic attack/anxiety, even Hank would have bought it. Before this, Gus is (officially) clean man, friend of the DEA, so Hank would think twice before pursuing this again.
I always hated when the cop moves the recording device closer. Just irks me lol
He did that on purpose, not just to piss you off, but to make sure all is recorded. But upsetting the interviewed is a nice touch to throw them off for a minute... ☆
@@fjb4932 obviously but to me it’s like if I mention something and then see officer doofy react like that and move the recording device all close like he’s getting confession of the century then I’m gonna be even smarter about what I say but then again it’s a show it doesn’t matter either way lol
They need to make a series on Gustavos past and the the rise of Salamanca
Giancarlos getting too old for a backstory. If it’s not Giancarlo I don’t want it
0:35 Gus instantly takes control of the interview right there. They’re thinking they can shock him with his involvement in a situation and he reveals it before they do and then has a completely plausible excuse for his part in it. Has them beat before they even start.
"A guy this clean has gotta be dirty."
-Hank Schraeder.
Reminds me of the logic of L from Death Note. Love it lol.
Gus actually makes a mistake here.when he hears drug related homicide he says gales name but then goes on to say he never hear the news calling it a drug related homicide.
He knows it is the DEA. Anyone with half a brain knows DEA does not investigate stolen bicycles.
@@JPSimen u ignored what i said. Gus mention gale after they say drug related homicide. He then goes on to say that the he never heard the news calling it a drug related homicide.
@@jammy_2371 It was not a mistake. The DEA told Gus his fingerprints were found at a drug related homicide. Gus was plausibly was able to deduce that Gale was the reason he was being questioned about because he knew that Gale was killed recently and he had been at Gale's house, thus leaving his fingerprints. Gus simply stated that this was the first he was hearing it was drug related, as the newspaper he had read about Gale's murder did not indicate it was drug related.
@@BW-pr8qr oh your right
Damn Gus actually mentioned Pinochet? I think it's pretty evident he was a high ranking officer working under him
I think he did. Before the failed assassination attempt on Pinochet. That caused Gus to fled to Mexico to the USA.
Why are you surprised he mentioned him? Isn’t he from Chile?
1:07 Imagine Gus was gonna build his empire with God knows how many cooks! "Three dozen scholarships" a year maybe
Gus fring is such a mastermind and i loved how he said is it my real name to buy him some time to think about the next thing to say , its those small and simple things in breaking bad that make it seem so unique from other shows . Truly calculated person.
"I'm sure if you keep digging, you'll find me."
What a perfect double meaning 😂😂😂
“I’m sure if you keep digging you’ll find me”. Such a masterful threat in disguise
“Oh no no please don’t get up” is like business way of saying “SIT DOWN STAY DOWN” gotta love this back and forth and two different mind sets
Oh and, one more thing mr Fring. Who's Lalo Salamanca?
LOL!!