Gus Frings borderline cartoonish death scene in Breaking Bad shouldnt work, because its a far cry from the gritty realism of the rest of the series but somehow, it still became an iconic moment. Gus quickly became Breaking Bads greatest villain after being introduced as a chicken chain manager-turned-drug lord in season 2, episode 11, Mandala. Hes an evil inversion of Walter White himself. Walt had been climbing the ranks of the criminal underworld by outsmarting his peers. But then he met Gus, whos just as smart as Walt and even more ruthless.

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