In retrospect, Gale became WaltвЂ™s foil: proof that not any man in such a situation would be corrupted as thoroughly as Walt. But Gus knew exactly what he was doing from the moment he loosened his necktie.

Walt babbles like the undisciplined motormouth heвЂ™s become recently, the opposite of a scientist. Walt and Jesse get locked up in the lab, and the action is literally do-or-die: Will Gus kill Jesse and Walt and risk his supply chain? Will GusвЂ™s henchman VincentVictor be able to replace them? GusвЂ™s inexorable preparation is slow-mo, horror-movie terrifying. GaleвЂ™s murder propels a startlingly tense premiere forward, ratcheting up the stakes just when it seemed like Breaking Bad couldnвЂ™t get any more nerve-wracking. Instead of making a cool million a month producing meth, Gale signs his death warrant. In season fourвЂ™s opening flashback, Gale unwraps the lab equipment for GusвЂ™s super-lab and signs his death warrant by convincing Gus of the вЂњtremendous gulfвЂќ between the 96 percent pure crystal meth he can produce and the preposterously 99-plus percent pure product that Walt cooks up. Breaking BadвЂ™s spectacular third season ended with Walt in the clutches of drug kingpin GusвЂ™s lackeys and Jesse pointing a gun at the face of that Birkenstock-wearing, tea-swilling chemistry nerd. Gale, we doff our proverbial caps to you, sir.

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