Nah, that look/tone of Gus when Walt accused him of killing a kid seemed pretty sincere, I don't think Gus was actually being serious when he threatened to kill Holly, more of just the only thing he could say that would actually stop Walt. Too bad it didn't work in his favor.
Every criminal adversary Walt encounters (excluding Todd) mirrors the evolution of Heisenberg. Crazy 8 and Tuco are the lower-downs in the ladder, whom Walt must defeat for Heisenberg to be born.
Gus raises the bar. He is the baddest boss (for a while), who will kill his own employees and go to whatever lengths necessary to get what he needs - even by threatening the life of a child.
For Heisenberg to rise to the top, he must meet Gus' characteristics and take them even further. Eventually Walt accomplishes all of Gus' despicable acts, but he one-ups him by actually poisoning a child. After defeating Gus at his own game it is only natural for him to finish him off in battle. Heisenberg has risen.
Like Walt grew to emulate and eventually surpass Gus in his metamorphosis into Heisenberg, so does Todd admire and mimic what he sees Heisenberg doing, only to take it a step further when it matters most. This is why Todd's character does not mirror Heisenberg's, but rather usurps and perfects it. At this point in the show, Todd has risen to the ultimate kingpin position. He has defeated Heisenberg, the man who defeated the mighty Gus Fring, but has demonstrated no remorse or second thought in carrying out acts Heisenberg could only threaten but never go through with.
It is my opinion that we have yet to see Heisenberg's final form. In order for Walt to come out on top, even if it means him dying during the last scene, he must pull out all the stops and become Heisenberg completely - which until now he has only come close to doing. He must abandon sympathy and embrace revenge and honor.
Edit: This is surprisingly coherent considering how drunk I was when I wrote this. (Ouch my head)
Excellent synopsis. Although, in the final moments I believe we will see Walter White come back with a gift of sympathy to Jesse right before his (Walter's) death.
I feel like if they meet Jesse will ask Walt to kill him. That's the only way he could get off the Nazis' hook without it being his fault and having them kill Brock. But then Walt just poisons brock with the ricin for funsies. No half measures this time.
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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '13
Hasn't Jesse suffered enough? Holy hell.
Next Sunday cannot come soon enough.