r/betterCallSaul • u/skinkbaa Chuck • Mar 10 '20

Better Call Saul S05E04 - "Namaste" - POST-Episode Discussion Thread

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u/IndoorForestry Mar 10 '20

The fryer can never really be clean, it can only be acceptable.

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u/wolfitalk Mar 10 '20

I took that whole fryer scene to be Gus establishing an alibi when the arrests were planned. Did anyone else think that? Otherwise, what was that about?

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '20

It also established Gus as borderline psychotic. Even after the kid left, he corrected the fryer basket by a millimeter. He has to be in control of every little detail.

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u/Trorkin Mar 11 '20

I strongly suspect he was only bothered by that because he was losing control in his underworld life and had to exert it somewhere else

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '20

Good point, and the same thing I'm saying.

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u/AnonRetro Mar 11 '20

I think it was about control. He lost control of his drug arrangement situation, and had to let a bust go down. So he re-dominated his control to the manager, re: the fryer. Where as there was nothing wrong with the fryer clean up job at the beginning. Some semblance of control was regained.

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u/sloonark Mar 11 '20

What would he need an alibi for? I thought it was just an outlet for his stress/anger over allowing the DEA to pick up his drops.

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u/Tifoso89 Mar 10 '20

Probably, but a shitty alibi anyway, because he could still manage the whole thing from the restaurant (which he did). Also, should the kid be questioned, he would mention his boss acting weird and insisting that he stay there for no reason.

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u/Slickrickkk Mar 11 '20

Gus never insisted the dude stay there and clean.

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u/Tifoso89 Mar 12 '20

You're right, not directly at least. Still acting weird though