I guess I have to put everything I have to say in spoilers.
One of my screenwriter friends explains his job in very simple turns: Create a hero anyone can root for, run him up a tree, throw rocks at him, then bring him down. He said it's a formula you should never break and it's more challenging than it sounds. Not everyone can do the first three in a compelling manner, and only a select few can do the last two in a satisfying way. Vince Gilligan? You're on the clock, and you've inspired a lot of faith!
Gus had to die because this show has always been about Walt vs. Jesse. Gus had officially gotten in the way of that because he was ultimately a uniting factor for Walt and Jesse. Every season they find new ways to pit them against each other. Of course, it's more clear now, but everyone else is a bit player compared to those two. In a show rich in metaphors, none are more apt than the father vs. son epic they've built here. Only at this point, they've turned Jesse into the unlikely hero, and that's something I never saw coming, even though I understood at the beginning the very premise was about a good man (Walt) going bad.
Based on what we can only assume Walt did now (poison the kid) (and I emphasize 'assume,' because you never really know with this show), he's past the point of return. The writers used Gus to paint that universe's ethos (and pretty much any other universe with a concept of real justice): True evil is shown when you're willing to put the innocent in harm's way to get what you want. Based on a single selfish act, they've made Walt unredeemable.
Jesse now is carrying the torch for justice. His life now has cosmic meaning, even though he doesn't know it yet.
Based on what we can only assume Walt did now (poison the kid) (and I emphasize 'assume,' because you never really know with this show), he's past the point of return. The writers used Gus to paint that universe's ethos (and pretty much any other universe with a concept of real justice): True evil is shown when you're willing to put the innocent in harm's way to get what you want. Based on a single selfish act, they've made Walt unredeemable.
Jesse now is carrying the torch for justice. His life now has cosmic meaning, even though he doesn't know it yet.
One of my screenwriter friends explains his job in very simple turns: Create a hero anyone can root for, run him up a tree, throw rocks at him, then bring him down. He said it's a formula you should never break and it's more challenging than it sounds. Not everyone can do the first three in a compelling manner, and only a select few can do the last two in a satisfying way. Vince Gilligan? You're on the clock, and you've inspired a lot of faith!
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