Breaking Bad: Why Gus Fring Killed Victor Instead Of Jesse
The reason why Gus killed Victor instead of Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) at the beginning of Breaking Bad season 4 reveals much about what goes on in the head of the Breaking Bad villain. Victor (Jeremiah Bitsui) served as Gustav Fring's (Giancarlo Esposito) henchman when the character made his series debut in Breaking Bad season 2. Like Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks), Victor was a violent enforcer of Gus' drug empire and made sure everything went smoothly for his boss. Coincidentally, the man he worked for ended up slitting his throat in of the most brutal scenes in the entire Breaking Bad timeline.
As revealed in the prequel series, Better Call Saul, Victor worked for Gus long before the events of Breaking Bad. By season 3, Victor watched over the meth superlab where Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse worked as part of Gus' operation. When Gale Boetticher (David Costabile), another chemist, was introduced into the fold, Walt worried that he would be killed and replaced with the newcomer. Walt devised a plan to kill Gale, making him the sole person to lead the meth-cooking, but Jesse wound up doing the dirty work. Jesse shot and killed Gale at his apartment before Victor arrived to stop him.
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In the Breaking Bad season 4 premiere, «Box Cutter,» Walt and Jesse were held hostage so that Gus could punish them for their actions. While waiting for Gus to arrive at the lab, Victor cooked his own batch of meth to prove that he studied Walter White's meth formula. Rather than target Walt and Jesse, Gus entered and cut Victor's throat with a box cutter before telling his employees to get back to work. The druglord was unhappy with the fact that Victor was spotted
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