I thought it was his Good and Courteous "I'm just a business man and pillar of society" act he was putting on at the car wash. He was ultra polite and very humble seeming Very UN Heisenberg-like Rocket River
I was thinking this exact same thing. Especially if you remember the flashbacks of Gus and his partner in Mexico trying to get a deal going with the cartel. He was overly polite, visibly nervous, and seemed a little naive, completely different from the Gus we knew.
But that is the way all drug-dealing managers act at work when other customers are around. They're basically saying, "No here! Take it outside, dufus." I didn't expect him to act any other way with that customer standing nearby (and then Skylar). I never said to myself, "Oh, look, Walt is taking on Gus's traits."
Dunno if I has seen enough of them to make that a standard act Gus was legit in every way and every phase. His persona was almost absolute. It just seemed like Walter was trying to be similar Rocket River
Yeah, I don't doubt they tried to make that symbolism, but I didn't think that when watching, because, imo, Walt was acting very normal in that situation. My feeling was a feeling of awkwardness for him to deal with the situation without raising suspicion in public. My question is, how else is he supposed to act, when a customer is standing there and Skylar walks in. I think Mike would have acted the same way too. Doesn't mean people are taking on Gus's traits. Being ultra polite when at a cash register is normal. imo, Walt is not very similar to Gus when he isn't standing next to his cash register.
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Yea, I thought people were reaching with that too. Didnt take it as he was acting like Gus. Any former drug dealer who is trying to stay out the game would act like that.
The towel during vomiting was definitely Gus, though. Only reason I recognized it was because I watched that episode the day before. Probably would have dismissed it otherwise.
Skylar: Walt, I cut the crusts the way you now like, but I'm not sure how much peanut butter or jelly you want- a little or a lot? Walt: Skylar, if you don't know how I like it after all these years, then maybe your best course would be to .... spread lightly.
I disagree with taking on Gus' trait with the towel thing. Doesn't taking on a trait requires one to witness it? Walt never saw Gus doing that.
I don't get why Jesse is so freaked out about the money. I mean all the money he got from Gus, plus the house in lives in right now, all comes from "blood money".. and he seems fine with that.
it's more of the all the people who died while they were cooking, especially that last kid who was shot by Todd right in front of him
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People know that. We are talking about movie symbolism. The writers definitely wanted to make use of that symbolism. So, the writers are trying to show you that Walt is taking on Gus's traits in a symbolic way. The character doesn't need to see Gus do it. The only other reason for the camera to make a big point of the towel is possibly to give a reason for why Walt looked up to notice the magazine stack was too low in the tray, and then to discover the missing book.
