The Psychology of Gustavo Fring Being Ice Cold - Therapist Reacts to Better Call Saul!

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What's a psychotherapist's take on the cold and calculating Gustavo Fring from "Better Call Saul?" Georgia Dow gives us her take on this dangerous character!
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  • @GeorgiaDow
    @GeorgiaDow Жыл бұрын

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  • @ardynamberglow3124
    @ardynamberglow31244 ай бұрын

    To me, Gus is the definition of "Speak softly and carry a big stick." as he almost never raises his voice and when he does, you freeze in terror, and listen.

  • @gearoidl1557
    @gearoidl1557 Жыл бұрын

    I love how Gus analyses meticulously nearly everything which makes him so dangerous as he can strike the ego of people to a scarily accurate degree. I love if you do one video on Nacho or Lalo. The best characters of the prequel.

  • @CalciferDimitra

    @CalciferDimitra

    Жыл бұрын

    Kim is the best character of the prequel

  • @anthonyh386
    @anthonyh386 Жыл бұрын

    Gus is one of the most terrifying (human) villains in modern television.

  • @ahmed5091

    @ahmed5091

    10 ай бұрын

    What about Lalo?

  • @Xehanort10
    @Xehanort10 Жыл бұрын

    The last time Gus showed proper emotion was probably when Max was still alive.

  • @ZenShroud1

    @ZenShroud1

    5 ай бұрын

    He seemed to show a little with David the Sommelier.

  • @rory_pond1701
    @rory_pond1701 Жыл бұрын

    What fascinates me about the BB/BCS universe is how a character can be seen as the protagonist in one set of circumstances and the antagonist the rest of the time. When Gus is facing off with the cartel, my sympathies are entirely with him. But once the story returns to Albuquerque, I'm hoping Walt and Jesse prevail over Gus. Of course, Walt is actually his own worst enemy, creating discord everywhere he goes. If he had it within him to accept certain realities, he could've coexisted with Gus in a mutually rewarding business arrangement. But as is shown over and over, Walt's pride and ego make that impossible. Great analysis, Georgia!

  • @Alpha1200
    @Alpha1200 Жыл бұрын

    I think the reason Gus funds the village is because it's something Max would've liked. There's a monument to Max in the village, but I would argue that the village itself is also a monument to him.

  • @smeva26
    @smeva26 Жыл бұрын

    I love his work ethic, hell everyone on Better Call Saul has amazing work ethics including everyone who had a part in making the show.

  • @Pongant

    @Pongant

    9 ай бұрын

    It's because both series are a satirical take on the old american dream

  • @smeva26

    @smeva26

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Pongant er... ok. Thats a new take lol

  • @Flutterbyby
    @Flutterbyby Жыл бұрын

    Gus is very observant & in total control of his narrative. Very calculating.

  • @coletrain3162
    @coletrain3162 Жыл бұрын

    Gustavo is fascinating because he clearly wasn't always like this. In the flashbacks we get during Breaking Bad, he seems much more carefree, but then his business partner/implied boyfriend was murdered in front of him by the cartel and he dedicated his life to brutal, meticulous revenge.

  • @illwitness

    @illwitness

    3 ай бұрын

    Its also heavily (but subtly) implied that Gus was part of the Pinochet regime. This would explain why he is the way he is.

  • @Boreasnorm6391
    @Boreasnorm6391 Жыл бұрын

    Gus has a way of inspiring loyalty through both ends of the spectrum. Giancarlo said it the best: “Brutal if you don’t do what he says, but very kind if you do,” People not only follow him out of fear of his experience and influence, but they also know that they are treated extremely fairly as long as they remain in his good faith.

  • @Tomsense76
    @Tomsense76 Жыл бұрын

    Love makes people do things that would not normally be in their character. It's scariest or most tragic when love of self is stronger than love of other....

  • @GeorgiaDow

    @GeorgiaDow

    Жыл бұрын

    well said

  • @esbeng.s.a9761
    @esbeng.s.a9761 Жыл бұрын

    fun fact Gustavo was only meant to be in one ep, but the actor played him like Gustavo was hidding something. And people wanted to know what his true deal was. And the rest is history

  • @JohnFRambo
    @JohnFRambo28 күн бұрын

    Gus just played old trick, Iron fist in velvet glove!

  • @AMoniqueOcampo
    @AMoniqueOcampo Жыл бұрын

    Love that you put "Lawful Evil" in the thumbnail of this video.

  • @andrewkline5611

    @andrewkline5611

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, but Neutral Evil is the correct diagnosis. The law is irrelevant if it conflicts with his interests.

  • @zarraenla
    @zarraenla Жыл бұрын

    I love Giancarlo Esposito. He is the best actor. He has been awesome in every role I have seen him in. He portrays the best villians

  • @JonathanGhost42
    @JonathanGhost42 Жыл бұрын

    This video is up to Pollos standarts.

  • @bigbean1627
    @bigbean1627 Жыл бұрын

    I feel like the town is Gus’ way of proving to himself that he’s still human. He became such a cold blooded machine on his mission to get revenge on the cartel, but like you said, the town shows that he still kind of cares about people.

  • @CalciferDimitra
    @CalciferDimitra Жыл бұрын

    superb analysis on this so intimidating character! I want more!

  • @guyrza5537
    @guyrza5537 Жыл бұрын

    Omg, I remember how I suggested it a few months ago, but didn't actually think it will make it onto the channel. Thank you so much

  • @Espinozaize
    @Espinozaize Жыл бұрын

    When Psychoanalyzing Gus...Well I think it is important that, that is not his real name. What is his real name...No one knows. Except Don Eladio apparently. Gus grew up in Chile. His family was extremely poor. At least that is the story that he tells Hector Salamanca. He elaborates by explaining that from he was 15 & for several years he kept his family secure by growing Lucama fruits that he sold. Furthermore he tells Hector that a Cuati, A species of racoon, stole his fruit & when he finally caught it. He did not kill it. He kept it alive that was a worse punishment. Which is a metaphor for what happens to Hector when he has his stroke & is left paralysed in his wheel chair. "Gus" is giving him a fate worse than death. Because Hector killed his lover. On top of that it is strongly hinted by Eladio that "Gus" was in fact a member of the Chilean secret police when he grew up. He had to flee the country in 1986 when Augusto Pinochet took power. As you say he is a perfectionist & there is almost no concrete evidence as to whom he were before 1986 except the stories that he tells Hector among others....Some of them seem like obvious lies. For example that he had a wife & children. Because it appears quite evident that he is gay as the show presents him. Personally I think that "Gustavo Fring" is sort of a character that he has invented for himself. It is an empty void. Like a machine. It has two purposes: Survive & Prosper. Nothing else. The village is his old real self sometimes sticking its head out...Yet essentially it is dead

  • @attilawilhelmliubei8954

    @attilawilhelmliubei8954

    Жыл бұрын

    But Pinochet had chile from 1973-90

  • @OGTwistedDobermanXCVI
    @OGTwistedDobermanXCVI2 ай бұрын

    I love how she dresses up like whatever character she's going to talk about in each video. Lovely lil detail i noticed. 😊

  • @zachstuff
    @zachstuff Жыл бұрын

    Totally love his character! Nice breakdown and overview! Agree with your thoughts on Mike too!

  • @jeffhale1189
    @jeffhale1189 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another great video. Blessings on your day 👍🏻

  • @jackransom.
    @jackransom. Жыл бұрын

    pretty much the only emotions I got from the guy were anger and fear. Neither states you'd want to be around him in.

  • @33drewster
    @33drewster Жыл бұрын

    Gus is my favorite character, he is necessary evil and he handled his business like a boss

  • @haydengamino9756
    @haydengamino97562 ай бұрын

    Bravo. Only video about him worth viewing

  • @spacemanspiff3052
    @spacemanspiff3052 Жыл бұрын

    My gosh, I like your posts!!! What a great analysis of an amazing villain. Gustavo is like Hans Gruber and Professor Moriarty dialed up to 11 and polished meticulously. Stay awesome!!!

  • @GeorgiaDow

    @GeorgiaDow

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes he is!

  • @Neogi596
    @Neogi596 Жыл бұрын

    JESUS CHRIST I JUST FINISHED BREAKING BAD . AND IT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED HOW GOOD IS THE SERIES. PERSONALLY I THINK GUSTAVO IS THE MOST WELL WRITTEN WELL DECORATED AND THE MOST INTELLIGENT VILLAN IN THE SERIES.

  • @d.-_-.b
    @d.-_-.b Жыл бұрын

    Much of the meticulous perfection we see in Gus I also see in the tennis player Rafael Nadal who has many superstitious rituals on court. I'd love to see your analysis of him.

  • @classicslover
    @classicslover Жыл бұрын

    Hello Georgia! Love the cosplay as always...and I REALLY love that tie! I think there are so many things Gustavo feels he does or can do that most other people do not. The protecting and funding of the village may be a another way he can prove that to himself for his own gratification. Maybe the whole...Max...was it? connection was just a direction indicator for this realm of "achievement" for Gustavo. You poster on the back wall has me curious...especially as it is not clear enough for me to identify...yet I think I may have seen it before. You're playing with my brain Georgia. I like that! = )

  • @jdmckelvey5567
    @jdmckelvey5567 Жыл бұрын

    Gus is one of the greatest villains ever.

  • @damianstarks3338
    @damianstarks3338 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing Gus analysis and cosplay.

  • @joeychick9045
    @joeychick90452 ай бұрын

    Gus has been on a revenge mission since they killed his partner. The passion and coolness comes from that imo.

  • @user-ZhengYuE
    @user-ZhengYuE Жыл бұрын

    gus's last scene in the bar is amazing for his character

  • @bmccorrales
    @bmccorrales Жыл бұрын

    Hi I been recently watching your video and I enjoy theme so much especially when u see the lil things that we as the viewers miss or didn't catch and expand it further as well as the character emotional and physical distress so I can u do an reaction to the euphoria ep and each of the character please

  • @sinjinreed2091
    @sinjinreed2091 Жыл бұрын

    This woman needs to do _The Wire._ She’d have a field day with Omar, or Stringer Bell, or Marlo.

  • @Telruin
    @Telruin Жыл бұрын

    First of all. Another great video. Since I have been replaying Grand Theft Auto 5. I have been thinking that it could be interesting to hear your take on the three main protagonists. I don't know if this is something that can be easily sourced. But they are interesting characters. (The world is a bit wild, but they are still well developed characters on their own)

  • @wnose
    @wnose Жыл бұрын

    For your next reaction, check out Everything Everywhere All At Once. It's a wild crazy ride but has an incredible emotional core.

  • @paulbrigham359
    @paulbrigham359 Жыл бұрын

    Lol... gotta love a guy who lives for 8.3% quarter over quarter growth.... no emotional processing there. The big difference between him and Tuco from BB is that Tuco may seem more scary but there is a sense if one were to wait long enough he will screw up and take himself out. Not with Fring.

  • @brandonstone1913
    @brandonstone1913 Жыл бұрын

    Another great analysis of one of the best villains ever out to film. Do you play D+D? If so, what character are you playing?

  • @Torgo1969
    @Torgo196926 күн бұрын

    I need to work on being more ice cold...out on the bowling lanes!

  • @davidartaviaaraya2727
    @davidartaviaaraya2727 Жыл бұрын

    You could make an analysis on the antagonist of far cry they are pretty interesting

  • @m3rrys0ngstr3ss
    @m3rrys0ngstr3ss Жыл бұрын

    Giancarlo Esposito plays the smoothest villains, I swear! He's fabulous in The Mandalorian too - Moff Gideon may lose a touch of his cool, but he still has this air of aristocracy.

  • @TheTimeshadows
    @TheTimeshadows Жыл бұрын

    Have you seen Esposito as Major Tom in the REVOLUTION TV series? I'd love to hear your take on them, and the series as a whole.

  • @DevilDriverMGO
    @DevilDriverMGO Жыл бұрын

    Not sure if this has been suggested yet or not but what about Vaas from Far Cry 3? He was such an amazing antagonist in the game portrayed by the absolutely amazing Michael Mando.

  • @etapoopoo2946
    @etapoopoo2946 Жыл бұрын

    Last chance to look at me hector 💪🏿👱🏿‍♂️💪🏿

  • @mik5229
    @mik5229 Жыл бұрын

    MORE MORE MORE BETTER CALL SAUL

  • @Mario-wf2br
    @Mario-wf2br Жыл бұрын

    Cool vid

  • @John-uw2je
    @John-uw2je Жыл бұрын

    One thing I think I noticed about him, is that he probably sees no difference between selling meth and selling fried food. He probably only sold meth to make it big with his friend, but once his friend was killed he probably sold the meth out of spite.

  • @2704underground
    @2704underground Жыл бұрын

    Hey, can you please analyze Eduardo (Lalo) Salamanca? That really would be awesome ^^

  • @kjaws3348
    @kjaws3348 Жыл бұрын

    Can you do walt jr. Pls because i feel sad for him not having breakfast

  • @theunknownreturns
    @theunknownreturns Жыл бұрын

    You look great in this cos. Breaking Bad was phenomenal.

  • @janpaulgarde8639
    @janpaulgarde8639 Жыл бұрын

    Hi georgia in your opinion is gus a intj, istj or estj?

  • @franciscodanielcansecovill6607
    @franciscodanielcansecovill660710 ай бұрын

    Can you do a reaction about another villain from better call Saul, Lalo Salamanca pliss he is one of the best antagonist

  • @murfdog19
    @murfdog199 ай бұрын

    This video is acceptable.

  • @GeorgiaDow

    @GeorgiaDow

    9 ай бұрын

    ha thx

  • @NT-sm5jk
    @NT-sm5jk Жыл бұрын

    Hm Ice? I'd see him as Mr freeze 🥶

  • @93BossRoss
    @93BossRoss Жыл бұрын

    holy fuck you look awesome dressed as Gus lol

  • @braytac
    @braytac Жыл бұрын

    completely unrelated: when you do cosplay with glasses for a camera, remove the lenses from the frame so you don't get the glare reflecting off them. (at least looks like there is no prescription in the lenses)

  • @classicslover

    @classicslover

    Жыл бұрын

    Not sure if they are prescription...but the glare did not rise to the level of distraction for me. What I DID find of interest was the poster on the wall behind her. Do you happen to know what that is of? Pretty sure I've seen it before...bothers me that I cannot remember.

  • @braytac

    @braytac

    Жыл бұрын

    @@classicslover Ow no that was just me being a nerd (im an optician for my day job). Its the hermanos los pollos Logo from the show!

  • @classicslover

    @classicslover

    Жыл бұрын

    @@braytac I see! Then you would definitely be able to more accurately guess if they were prescription! I bow to your expertise! And thank-you for clarifying that for me! I have not seen the show. I tend not to watch shows where they celebrate bad guys and make them heroes. Many kids have ruined their lives thinking that is something to aspire to. I think I may have seen that image before in another of Georgia's videos!

  • @GeorgiaDow

    @GeorgiaDow

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks that’s a great suggestion. Thank you ! And it’s for his restaurant : )

  • @classicslover

    @classicslover

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GeorgiaDow Ha! I'm thinking that YOU, my dear Georgia...DO NOT yet grasp the concept of a "vacation". It's an extended time of leisure. Like...AWAY from work = )

  • @user-sh1gy2oe5f
    @user-sh1gy2oe5f Жыл бұрын

    Hey when do you think you’ll get to breaking down cobra Kai characters? I don’t mean to hassle you or something like that.

  • @zaneatlas7141
    @zaneatlas7141 Жыл бұрын

    You should do Tobias Whale from Black Lightning he is charismatic, manipulative and brutal

  • @danieladusei1993

    @danieladusei1993

    Жыл бұрын

    Yh yh

  • @Karvre
    @Karvre Жыл бұрын

    Ding ding dinding din ding din ding dingding ding...

  • @godinsurance4434
    @godinsurance4434 Жыл бұрын

    lalo next perhaps?

  • @tatealderson9843
    @tatealderson98438 ай бұрын

    U should do Walter

  • @mirjana5514
    @mirjana55142 ай бұрын

    Lawful evil? Ain't he a drug kingpin?

  • @lzi9452
    @lzi9452 Жыл бұрын

    Is it me or does she look like Courtney from Smosh

  • @plottwisted172
    @plottwisted172 Жыл бұрын

    Another great one. I'd really like to see your thoughts on Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty, especially the therapy episode but also some of the plot heavy episodes.

  • @paulgardner5079
    @paulgardner50798 ай бұрын

    GUs, Lydia and Todd were the most out there characters to me

  • @squattingheads
    @squattingheads Жыл бұрын

    His company didn’t do bigger profit. It’s the drug money he’s washing

  • @thezeek2745
    @thezeek2745 Жыл бұрын

    You wear the best blouses

  • @GeorgiaDow

    @GeorgiaDow

    Жыл бұрын

    Why thank you : )

  • @Metheuz7665
    @Metheuz7665 Жыл бұрын

    ha btw if you care you should know why we get things icare stay one place ... i like you

  • @Eckister
    @Eckister Жыл бұрын

    huh two Far Cry villains in one show? scary... 🙂 excellent actors though!

  • @marekw7562
    @marekw7562 Жыл бұрын

    I feel disturbed watching this analysis. This character is so well written and played that I felt really uncomfortable watching it. But in the good way...

  • @zeitgeist5134
    @zeitgeist51344 ай бұрын

    As very young child, Gustavo Fring endured the trauma of starvation poverty. When an animal harmed his lacuma tree, a source of food and money, a seven-year-old Gustavo tortured that poor animal...and it was prolonged torture. Children who sadistically torture animals become adult psychopaths. All the more disturbing is that as a mature adult, when Gustavo tells this story, he is boasting. A psychological healthy person would NOT tell this story, as a matter of shame, no less BOAST of it. Gustavo Fring is mentally ill.

  • @Kitty-nq6dc
    @Kitty-nq6dc Жыл бұрын

    That was not his friend, Max was his boyfriend. I think it's important to note that, because it affects Gustavo's character, actions, past, and more. Queer relationships should be noted and not straight washed

  • @Walkthroughpanda
    @Walkthroughpanda Жыл бұрын

    A soulless individual fuelled by only his business and revenge