[ SECRET POST #2445 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2445 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Breaking Bad]


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[Cillian Murphy]


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[Robert Downey Jr.]


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[Star Trek]


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[Homestuck]


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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

In the Breaking Bad Insider podcasts, even Vince Gilligan said he believed that Walt was a monster, and that by maintaining that "Family members are off limits" Walt is only trying to convince himself that he's still a moral person.

Indeed, Gus threatened to kill an infant, but it was only prompted by Walt provoking Gus after receiving the ultimatum of leaving the matter of Jesse and Hank alone; Walt kept prodding Gus along the lines of "Oh yeah, you can't kill me because of Jesse. So back off, or else you'll do what?" So, as Gus's initial empty threats were haughtily blown off, he then turned to more extreme threats

I'm sure that Gus would have followed through about killing Walt's family if need be, but I'm also sure he would have left the rest of Walt's family alone as promised, if Walt did what he was told. If Gus were a true monster, he could have just held Walt's family over his head and forced Walt to cook for him that way.

Also, Gus does in fact experience emotions; for starters, Gus started his whole war on the cartel because his lover was killed. Gus feels for those working under him--he resisted the cartel's demands and only gave in because one of his underlings was sniped to death, and he felt anger towards Walt for forcing Gus into the position to deport those cleaning ladies after Walt exposed them to the meth lab, he even knew the names of all his employees whereas Walt couldn't even remember Badger and Combo (who died largely thanks to Walt's orders!)-- But Gus understands the necessity of sacrificing the individual for the sake of the whole; Gus was furious that he had to kill Victor but he did it himself to protect the entire "family".

Gus cares. He is cold and professional and he has to be ruthless for the sake of the larger whole, but he cares. He just doesn't lie to himself or others about the depths of it the way Walt does.

Tl;dr- Gus isn't as unfeeling as you think, just because he doesn't outwardly show it; and Walt is less authentic than you may think, just because he acts that way.

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(Oops, replied to the wrong comment! Oh well)