As I clarified in my edit, I meant after Jesse is recruited, so I'm not counting that. The implication is that while Gus initially just needed to keep Jesse in line, he ultimately warmed up to him as Mike did and began to see him as part of the crew.
This is what I'm trying to explain: Gus's positive characterization came at the same time as Walt started to spiral. Our last memories of Gus are mostly more positive, while our last memories of Walt are things like poisoning Brock and now threatening Skyler, screwing with Jesse, etc. Is it really that surprising that people tend to hitch their ideas about characters to the memories that stand out most in their minds? I don't think Gus is a ~hero~, I think he's a terrible man. But I did start to find him sympathetic at the end of s4, whereas I couldn't possibly find Walt less sympathetic than I do right now.
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This is what I'm trying to explain: Gus's positive characterization came at the same time as Walt started to spiral. Our last memories of Gus are mostly more positive, while our last memories of Walt are things like poisoning Brock and now threatening Skyler, screwing with Jesse, etc. Is it really that surprising that people tend to hitch their ideas about characters to the memories that stand out most in their minds? I don't think Gus is a ~hero~, I think he's a terrible man. But I did start to find him sympathetic at the end of s4, whereas I couldn't possibly find Walt less sympathetic than I do right now.