Better Call Saul
The " Dedicated to Max"Better Call SaulEaster egg is a dedication to a grapheme antecedently introduced onBreaking Badwho holds special significance for Gus Fring . situate at the center of a small and peaceful Mexican village is a luxuriously out - of - place yet tastefully design memorial jet with an inscription that reads “ Dedicado A Max ” or " Dedicated to Max . " Though Better Call Saul gives no account as to what this means , clue are laid out in Breaking Bad that reveal more about the character of Gus Fring .
Gus Fring is present inBreaking Badas a bright and ruthless drug kingpin who hide out in plain sight thanks to his public persona as a successful and sympathetic business owner . However , Better Call Saulhumanizes Gus Fring as the spinoff series dives deeper into his fictitious character and shows unexampled aspects of her personality and motivating . This let in the tribute he has given to the type of Max , someone who holds a special place in Gus ’s heart and is cardinal to his backstory .
Who Was Max In Breaking Bad
InBetter Call Saulseason 5 , Mike Ehrmantraut ( Jonathan Banks ) started outstrip himself from Gus ' drug imperium after Fring ordered him to wipe out the German applied scientist , Werner Ziegler ( Rainer Bock ) . weigh down by his guilt , Mike drive into a fight with a local gang and was left for dead after the meeting . Later , Mike wake up up in a secluded Mexican village where he was patched up by one of Gus Fring ’s associates , Dr. Barry Goodman ( JB Blanc ) . At the village where Mike was recovering , Gus tried to enrol Mike once more to total to work for him , allude to Mike ’s own appreciation for revenge .
As the memorial fountain with the placard read “ Dedicated to Max ” is shown standing between them , the notion of revenge may remindBreaking Badviewers of Max ’s identity and his connection to Gus Fring . Better Call Saul’sMax mystery is actually a poignant reminder of Gus andHector Salamanca ’s dark backstory . Maximino Arciniega ( James Martinez ) was Fring ’s business partner and the chef behind their co - own restaurant Sir Ernst Boris Chain Los Pollos Hermanos . rescue him from the slum of Santiago , Gus fund Max ’s breeding in Chemistry , which gave Max the know - how to begin cooking meth on the side apart from their daylight jobs as restauranter .
make only a unmarried appearance within theBreaking Badepisode “ Hermanos ” from season 4 , Maximino wait on a encounter with Gus in gild to offer a business lot with Don Eladio ( Steven Bauer ) of the Juárez Cartel to distribute their meth along with the Cartel ’s common load of cocaine . Offended by Gus ’ boldness , Hector Salamanca scud Max in the school principal , and Gus is draw to watch his tight champion and collaborator phlebotomise out in Don Eladio ’s swimming pool . This is alsowhy Gus Fring stares at the poolduring a later merging with Don Eladio inBetter Call Saulseason 6 .
Was Max Gus' Romantic Partner?
Ever since Max was mangle by Hector Salamanca , Gus has made it his lifetime ’s mission to honor Maximino ’s memory , implying that they were more than just business organization partners . Indeed , the intact isolated Mexican community boast in " Dedicado A Max " was personally funded by Gus , along with the memorial fountain , as a testimonial to Max ’s bequest . This allowed Gus to give the children in the community the protection from outside negatively charged influences like drugs and crime that Max never receive growing up in Chile . Gus even establish a scholarship in Max ’s name at the University of New Mexico ’s chemistry section , which go on to fund the didactics of many succeeding chemists including Gale Boetticher ( David Costabile ) .
Notably , Gustavo Fring ’s sexualityhas been all but confirmed inBetter Call Saulseason 6 , which sees Gus flirting with his sommelier David . Though Gus ultimately left David hanging , the scene serve to finally corroborate that Gus was interested in humankind , which means that it ’s potential that Gus and Max were lovers . This would certainly explain why Gus Fring has devoted his integral life to the establishment of his own drug imperium as a agency of reach revenge against Hector and the entire Juárez Cartel for Max ’s murder .
inquisitively , a input from Lalo Salamanca ( Tony Dalton ) duringBetter Call Saulseason 5 , sequence 1 , “ Magic Man ” also propose that this theory is true . While speaking with Juan Bolsa ( Javier Grajeda ) , Lalo account his plan to keep a stuffy watch over Gus ’ movements , as he suspected that Gus want revenge against Hector for killing his “ boyfriend . ” This moment actually commemorate a turning point in theLalo Salamanca vs. Gus Fringrivalry . While Lalo was clearly just being his usual childish ledge with the " young man " remark , Lalo was actually spot - on about Gus and Max . Ultimately , this is indicative of how the deceivingly clever Lalo was able-bodied to read the enigmatical Gustavo Fring , culminate in their final encounter inBetter Call Saulseason 6 .
Better Call Saulseason 5 ’s tranquil memorial fountain is where Gus go to total and remember Max - but it also serves a dark purpose . Maximino was shot in the head over Don Eladio ’s pool , after which Eladio ’s men held Gus down beside Max , wedge Gus to watch out as his partner ’s bloodline flowed into the water . Gus basically take this horrible memory and turned it into a beautiful monument as a way to action Max ’s dying , and whether intentionally or not , also as a visceral reminder of his lifelong mission to get revenge .
How Gus Fring Avenges Max In Better Call Saul Season 6
InBetter Call Saulseason 6 , Gus partially avenges Max ’s slaying when he vote out Lalo Salamanca . The musical note of Lalo ’s " boyfriend " remark inBetter Call Saulseason 5 actually foreshadowed howLalo would by and by underrate Gusby extend his planned assassination . In classic Lalo Salamanca style , Lalo literally delayed killing Gus for clout nail , as he start vlogging the supposed carrying out , which is what pass on Gus the gap to eventually get the upper hand . After eventually getting rid of Lalo , Gus come closer to his long - term destination of avenge Max , which also rip him nigher to becoming the less emotional and more calculating mob boss introduced inBreaking Bad – although , as the original show shew , one Salamanca was never enough .
Max’s Memorial Is Just One More Reason For A Gus Fring Prequel
The " consecrate to Max"Better Call SaulEaster Egg not only impart to Gus Fring ’s theatrical role but it also suggests there is far more to be explored with the character . Despite appearing in two show within this universe , Gus has still remained something of a mystery in Holy Order to maintain his gumption of menace . Though Gus is long dead in the currentBreaking Baduniverse timeline , the character ’s popularity and for the most part mysterious backstory have done more than enough to lay the groundwork for a potential Gus FringBreaking Badspinoff , which would finally settle the argument on whether Gus and Max were really a span .
as luck would have it , this remains a possibility asGiancarlo Esposito has verbalize hope for a Gus Fring prequel series . The histrion admitted he still had the urge to search more about Gus and suggested : " We could see where he had occur from and perhaps explore more of who he really is underneath the mask . " Seeing how a man like Gus came to power and what role Max played in that journeying would be gripping and Esposito claims that when he suggests such thought to Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould their responses have been , " It ’s not over till it ’s over " substance there is Leslie Townes Hope for Gus Fring afterBetter Call Saul .
