Box Cutter (Breaking Bad) for drug kingpin Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito). Gale asks Gus about the blue meth being produced by chemist Walter White (Bryan Cranston), who is not yet working for Gus. Gus explains he has reservations about hiring Walter, but Gale insists Gus hire him because of his superior product. In the present day, Walt's partner Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) has just shot Gale to death on orders from Walt to foil Gus' plot to kill and replace them. Gus' henchman Victor (Jeremiah Bitsui) arrives at Gale's apartment and finds him dead, surrounded by neighbors who have just called police. Victor finds
Breaking Bad season received overwhelming critical acclaim. Following the end of the series, critic Nick Harley summarized his commendation of the show: "Expertly written, virtuosic with its direction, and flawlessly performed, "Breaking Bad" is everything you could want in a drama. Critics will spend the next decade dissecting and arguing about what made it great, but the reasons are endless and already well documented." During the final season, the show also received praise from George R. R. Martin, author of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels, particularly the episode "Ozymandias"; Martin commented that "Walter White is a bigger monster than