In fact the statement 'You're loyal to the wrong guy' could be applied to both Jesse and Mike
Ooooh. I like this observation. I like it a lot. :D
Maybe Mike would have switched his loyalty to Jesse instead of Gus as repayment for saving his life.
Hard to say. I mean, yeah, Jesse saving Mike's life was probably the only thing that stopped Mike from shooting Walt in 5x1. Mike might have vouched for Jesse but I don't think Mike would have outright rebelled against Gus and risked his position for Jesse. Gus was the one paying Kaylee's trust fund and I think Mike would choose Kaylee over Jesse. Mike would've felt bad about it. Mike still liked Walt at the end of S3 and yet he was willing to kill Walt on Gus's orders.
That said, I agree that Gus wouldn't have asked Mike to kill Tomas. It's also significant that Gus makes his monstrous "I will kill your infant daughter" speech in a scene where Mike is not around. Mike was very perceptive. I'm sure he wasn't blind to Gus's darker nature. But Mike did have a "I don't ask. I just do my job." attitude towards the business.
I can also see why Mike had respect for Gus rather than Walt. Gus spent 20 years carefully building up his network. He seemed like a safe bet for earning bags of money and not getting caught. Walt was a reckless usurper who just rushed in and stole everything. Mike doesn't enjoy the thrill of "gambling" like Walt does.
But yeah, Mike's rant about how Walt should have known his place struck me as ironic for the same reason. Walt standing up to Gus was the only thing that could've saved Jesse's life. And then the reason Mike ends up dying is he put protecting Jesse Pinkman ahead of his own safety. Funny how protective feelings towards Jesse was the one thing Mike and Walt had in common in the end.
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Date: 2013-02-27 11:59 pm (UTC)Ooooh. I like this observation. I like it a lot. :D
Maybe Mike would have switched his loyalty to Jesse instead of Gus as repayment for saving his life.
Hard to say. I mean, yeah, Jesse saving Mike's life was probably the only thing that stopped Mike from shooting Walt in 5x1. Mike might have vouched for Jesse but I don't think Mike would have outright rebelled against Gus and risked his position for Jesse. Gus was the one paying Kaylee's trust fund and I think Mike would choose Kaylee over Jesse. Mike would've felt bad about it. Mike still liked Walt at the end of S3 and yet he was willing to kill Walt on Gus's orders.
That said, I agree that Gus wouldn't have asked Mike to kill Tomas. It's also significant that Gus makes his monstrous "I will kill your infant daughter" speech in a scene where Mike is not around. Mike was very perceptive. I'm sure he wasn't blind to Gus's darker nature. But Mike did have a "I don't ask. I just do my job." attitude towards the business.
I can also see why Mike had respect for Gus rather than Walt. Gus spent 20 years carefully building up his network. He seemed like a safe bet for earning bags of money and not getting caught. Walt was a reckless usurper who just rushed in and stole everything. Mike doesn't enjoy the thrill of "gambling" like Walt does.
But yeah, Mike's rant about how Walt should have known his place struck me as ironic for the same reason. Walt standing up to Gus was the only thing that could've saved Jesse's life. And then the reason Mike ends up dying is he put protecting Jesse Pinkman ahead of his own safety. Funny how protective feelings towards Jesse was the one thing Mike and Walt had in common in the end.