The Psychology of Gustavo Fring Being Ice Cold - Therapist Reacts to Better Call Saul!

[@GeorgiaDow]

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[@AdamWEST-yu2os]

Gustavo calls his town a memorial. To me it sounds like a memorial to Max. Those people may have been related to Max. Or as Max and he moved to Mexico, it seems resonable to assume they stayed some where and that villiage seems like a logical place. A remote location for a drug dealer is not an unthinkable strategy.

[@ardynamberglow3124]

To me, Gus is the definition of "Speak softly and carry a big stick." as he almost never raises his voice and when he does, you freeze in terror, and listen.

[@gearoidl1557]

I love how Gus analyses meticulously nearly everything which makes him so dangerous as he can strike the ego of people to a scarily accurate degree. I love if you do one video on Nacho or Lalo. The best characters of the prequel.

[@CalciferDimitra]

Kim is the best character of the prequel

[@anthonyh386]

Gus is one of the most terrifying (human) villains in modern television.

[@ahmed5091]

What about Lalo?

[@Xehanort10]

The last time Gus showed proper emotion was probably when Max was still alive.

[@ZenShroud1]

He seemed to show a little with David the Sommelier.

[@rory_pond1701]

What fascinates me about the BB/BCS universe is how a character can be seen as the protagonist in one set of circumstances and the antagonist the rest of the time. When Gus is facing off with the cartel, my sympathies are entirely with him. But once the story returns to Albuquerque, I'm hoping Walt and Jesse prevail over Gus. Of course, Walt is actually his own worst enemy, creating discord everywhere he goes. If he had it within him to accept certain realities, he could've coexisted with Gus in a mutually rewarding business arrangement. But as is shown over and over, Walt's pride and ego make that impossible. Great analysis, Georgia!

[@smeva26]

I love his work ethic, hell everyone on Better Call Saul has amazing work ethics including everyone who had a part in making the show.

[@Pongant]

It's because both series are a satirical take on the old american dream

[@smeva26]

@@Pongant er... ok. Thats a new take lol

[@Flutterbyby]

Gus is very observant & in total control of his narrative. Very calculating.

[@OneOnOne1162]

I think the reason Gus funds the village is because it's something Max would've liked. There's a monument to Max in the village, but I would argue that the village itself is also a monument to him.

[@coletrain3162]

Gustavo is fascinating because he clearly wasn't always like this. In the flashbacks we get during Breaking Bad, he seems much more carefree, but then his business partner/implied boyfriend was murdered in front of him by the cartel and he dedicated his life to brutal, meticulous revenge.

[@illwitness]

Its also heavily (but subtly) implied that Gus was part of the Pinochet regime. This would explain why he is the way he is.

[@Boreasnorm6391]

Gus has a way of inspiring loyalty through both ends of the spectrum. Giancarlo said it the best: “Brutal if you don’t do what he says, but very kind if you do,” People not only follow him out of fear of his experience and influence, but they also know that they are treated extremely fairly as long as they remain in his good faith.

[@esbeng.s.a9761]

fun fact Gustavo was only meant to be in one ep, but the actor played him like Gustavo was hidding something. And people wanted to know what his true deal was. And the rest is history

[@Tomsense76]

Love makes people do things that would not normally be in their character. It's scariest or most tragic when love of self is stronger than love of other....

[@GeorgiaDow]

well said

[@bigbean1627]

I feel like the town is Gus’ way of proving to himself that he’s still human. He became such a cold blooded machine on his mission to get revenge on the cartel, but like you said, the town shows that he still kind of cares about people.

[@AMoniqueOcampo]

Love that you put "Lawful Evil" in the thumbnail of this video.

[@andrewkline5611]

Yeah, but Neutral Evil is the correct diagnosis. The law is irrelevant if it conflicts with his interests.

[@zarraenla]

I love Giancarlo Esposito. He is the best actor. He has been awesome in every role I have seen him in. He portrays the best villians

[@guyrza5537]

Omg, I remember how I suggested it a few months ago, but didn't actually think it will make it onto the channel. Thank you so much

[@CalciferDimitra]

superb analysis on this so intimidating character! I want more!

[@Espinozaize]

When Psychoanalyzing Gus...Well I think it is important that, that is not his real name. What is his real name...No one knows. Except Don Eladio apparently. Gus grew up in Chile. His family was extremely poor. At least that is the story that he tells Hector Salamanca. He elaborates by explaining that from he was 15 & for several years he kept his family secure by growing Lucama fruits that he sold. Furthermore he tells Hector that a Cuati, A species of racoon, stole his fruit & when he finally caught it. He did not kill it. He kept it alive that was a worse punishment. Which is a metaphor for what happens to Hector when he has his stroke & is left paralysed in his wheel chair. "Gus" is giving him a fate worse than death. Because Hector killed his lover. On top of that it is strongly hinted by Eladio that "Gus" was in fact a member of the Chilean secret police when he grew up. He had to flee the country in 1986 when Augusto Pinochet took power. As you say he is a perfectionist & there is almost no concrete evidence as to whom he were before 1986 except the stories that he tells Hector among others....Some of them seem like obvious lies. For example that he had a wife & children. Because it appears quite evident that he is gay as the show presents him. Personally I think that "Gustavo Fring" is sort of a character that he has invented for himself. It is an empty void. Like a machine. It has two purposes: Survive & Prosper. Nothing else. The village is his old real self sometimes sticking its head out...Yet essentially it is dead

[@JonathanGhost42]

This video is up to Pollos standarts.

[@Neogi596]

JESUS CHRIST I JUST FINISHED BREAKING BAD . AND IT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED HOW GOOD IS THE SERIES. PERSONALLY I THINK GUSTAVO IS THE MOST WELL WRITTEN WELL DECORATED AND THE MOST INTELLIGENT VILLAN IN THE SERIES.

[@33drewster]

Gus is my favorite character, he is necessary evil and he handled his business like a boss

[@jackransom.]

pretty much the only emotions I got from the guy were anger and fear. Neither states you'd want to be around him in.

[@JohnFRambo]

Gus just played old trick, Iron fist in velvet glove!

[@spacemanspiff3052]

My gosh, I like your posts!!! What a great analysis of an amazing villain. Gustavo is like Hans Gruber and Professor Moriarty dialed up to 11 and polished meticulously. Stay awesome!!!

[@GeorgiaDow]

Yes he is!

[@zachstuff]

Totally love his character! Nice breakdown and overview! Agree with your thoughts on Mike too!

[@damianstarks3338]

Amazing Gus analysis and cosplay.

[@classicslover]

Hello Georgia! Love the cosplay as always...and I REALLY love that tie! I think there are so many things Gustavo feels he does or can do that most other people do not. The protecting and funding of the village may be a another way he can prove that to himself for his own gratification. Maybe the whole...Max...was it? connection was just a direction indicator for this realm of "achievement" for Gustavo. You poster on the back wall has me curious...especially as it is not clear enough for me to identify...yet I think I may have seen it before. You're playing with my brain Georgia. I like that! = )

[@jdmckelvey5567]

Gus is one of the greatest villains ever.

[@rawadabdulghani8046]

Even when Mike put someone to protect him at the restaurant, Mike said he worked two years in McDonald , Gus said : he is not los pollos standards. 😁

[@haydengamino9756]

Bravo. Only video about him worth viewing

[@rrael]

One of the best written villains of all time. All thru BCS and BB. I loved that they gave us more of his backstory. We already knew his most defining life moment from BB, which was tragic, but we didn't see much of what happened after that. That moment definitely changed him. And we can see it thru his actions and behavior afterward.

[@user-ZhengYuE]

gus's last scene in the bar is amazing for his character

[@Pohgg-c9o]

Lol... gotta love a guy who lives for 8.3% quarter over quarter growth.... no emotional processing there. The big difference between him and Tuco from BB is that Tuco may seem more scary but there is a sense if one were to wait long enough he will screw up and take himself out. Not with Fring.

[@d.-_-.b]

Much of the meticulous perfection we see in Gus I also see in the tennis player Rafael Nadal who has many superstitious rituals on court. I'd love to see your analysis of him.

[@OGTwistedDobermanXCVI]

I love how she dresses up like whatever character she's going to talk about in each video. Lovely lil detail i noticed. 😊

[@sinjinreed2091]

This woman needs to do _The Wire._ She’d have a field day with Omar, or Stringer Bell, or Marlo.

[@wnose]

For your next reaction, check out Everything Everywhere All At Once. It's a wild crazy ride but has an incredible emotional core.

[@John-uw2je]

One thing I think I noticed about him, is that he probably sees no difference between selling meth and selling fried food. He probably only sold meth to make it big with his friend, but once his friend was killed he probably sold the meth out of spite.

[@jeffhale1189]

Thanks for another great video. Blessings on your day 👍🏻

[@D-LineReviews]

Gus’s coldness and lack of emotion was multiplied towards his revenge and making it happen….. anything to get his revenge….. aside from that people would have said he wasn’t a monster

[@joeychick9045]

Gus has been on a revenge mission since they killed his partner. The passion and coolness comes from that imo.

[@m3rrys0ngstr3ss]

Giancarlo Esposito plays the smoothest villains, I swear! He's fabulous in The Mandalorian too - Moff Gideon may lose a touch of his cool, but he still has this air of aristocracy.

[@etapoopoo2946]

Last chance to look at me hector 💪🏿👱🏿‍♂️💪🏿

[@brandonstone1913]

Another great analysis of one of the best villains ever out to film. Do you play D+D? If so, what character are you playing?

[@Telruin]

First of all. Another great video. Since I have been replaying Grand Theft Auto 5. I have been thinking that it could be interesting to hear your take on the three main protagonists. I don't know if this is something that can be easily sourced. But they are interesting characters. (The world is a bit wild, but they are still well developed characters on their own)

[@murfdog19]

This video is acceptable.

[@GeorgiaDow]

ha thx

[@Torgo1969]

I need to work on being more ice cold...out on the bowling lanes!

[@theunknownreturns]

You look great in this cos. Breaking Bad was phenomenal.

[@Ephixxy]

Not sure if this has been suggested yet or not but what about Vaas from Far Cry 3? He was such an amazing antagonist in the game portrayed by the absolutely amazing Michael Mando.

[@mik5229]

MORE MORE MORE BETTER CALL SAUL

[@NT-sm5jk]

Hm Ice? I'd see him as Mr freeze 🥶

[@bmccorrales]

Hi I been recently watching your video and I enjoy theme so much especially when u see the lil things that we as the viewers miss or didn't catch and expand it further as well as the character emotional and physical distress so I can u do an reaction to the euphoria ep and each of the character please

[@Burbah]

Maybe Gus nurtures the place and the people in it as it represents the last of innocent-good on his life that was brutally taken away from him, his partner, and that he got into doing all his dark deeds unwillingly as it is the way of the world he got into, and yet still had to have this place just not to completely lose touch with this part of his soul. Maybe he's not so nihilistic.

[@TheTimeshadows]

Have you seen Esposito as Major Tom in the REVOLUTION TV series? I'd love to hear your take on them, and the series as a whole.

[@braytac]

completely unrelated: when you do cosplay with glasses for a camera, remove the lenses from the frame so you don't get the glare reflecting off them. (at least looks like there is no prescription in the lenses)

[@classicslover]

Not sure if they are prescription...but the glare did not rise to the level of distraction for me. What I DID find of interest was the poster on the wall behind her. Do you happen to know what that is of? Pretty sure I've seen it before...bothers me that I cannot remember.

[@braytac]

@@classicslover Ow no that was just me being a nerd (im an optician for my day job). Its the hermanos los pollos Logo from the show!

[@classicslover]

@@braytac I see! Then you would definitely be able to more accurately guess if they were prescription! I bow to your expertise! And thank-you for clarifying that for me! I have not seen the show. I tend not to watch shows where they celebrate bad guys and make them heroes. Many kids have ruined their lives thinking that is something to aspire to. I think I may have seen that image before in another of Georgia's videos!

[@GeorgiaDow]

Thanks that’s a great suggestion. Thank you ! And it’s for his restaurant : )

[@classicslover]

@@GeorgiaDow Ha! I'm thinking that YOU, my dear Georgia...DO NOT yet grasp the concept of a "vacation". It's an extended time of leisure. Like...AWAY from work = )

[@Karvre]

Ding ding dinding din ding din ding dingding ding...

[@2704underground]

Hey, can you please analyze Eduardo (Lalo) Salamanca? That really would be awesome ^^

[@davidartaviaaraya2727]

You could make an analysis on the antagonist of far cry they are pretty interesting

[@paulgardner5079]

GUs, Lydia and Todd were the most out there characters to me

[@franciscodanielcansecovill6607]

Can you do a reaction about another villain from better call Saul, Lalo Salamanca pliss he is one of the best antagonist

[@kjaws3348]

Can you do walt jr. Pls because i feel sad for him not having breakfast

[@93BossRoss]

holy fuck you look awesome dressed as Gus lol

[@mirjana5514]

Lawful evil? Ain't he a drug kingpin?

[@TheGuy-u7f]

Hey when do you think you’ll get to breaking down cobra Kai characters? I don’t mean to hassle you or something like that.

[@zaneatlas7141]

You should do Tobias Whale from Black Lightning he is charismatic, manipulative and brutal

[@danieladusei1993]

Yh yh

[@Mario-wf2br]

Cool vid

[@janpaulgarde8639]

Hi georgia in your opinion is gus a intj, istj or estj?

[@justachannel8600]

The German accent is so extreme. 😂

[@tatealderson9843]

U should do Walter

[@godinsurance4434]

lalo next perhaps?

[@lzi9452]

Is it me or does she look like Courtney from Smosh

[@thezeek2745]

You wear the best blouses

[@GeorgiaDow]

Why thank you : )

[@george5590]

exploding skinned chicken

[@plottwisted172]

Another great one. I'd really like to see your thoughts on Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty, especially the therapy episode but also some of the plot heavy episodes.

[@Eckister]

huh two Far Cry villains in one show? scary... 🙂 excellent actors though!

[@marekw7562]

I feel disturbed watching this analysis. This character is so well written and played that I felt really uncomfortable watching it. But in the good way...

[@Metheuz7665]

ha btw if you care you should know why we get things icare stay one place ... i like you

[@zeitgeist5134]

As very young child, Gustavo Fring endured the trauma of starvation poverty. When an animal harmed his lacuma tree, a source of food and money, a seven-year-old Gustavo tortured that poor animal...and it was prolonged torture. Children who sadistically torture animals become adult psychopaths. All the more disturbing is that as a mature adult, when Gustavo tells this story, he is boasting. A psychological healthy person would NOT tell this story, as a matter of shame, no less BOAST of it. Gustavo Fring is mentally ill.

[@Kitty-nq6dc]

That was not his friend, Max was his boyfriend. I think it's important to note that, because it affects Gustavo's character, actions, past, and more. Queer relationships should be noted and not straight washed

[@Walkthroughpanda]

A soulless individual fuelled by only his business and revenge