The One Minute Strategy

Gustavo Fring and the One Minute strategy Credits: Velvet (reddest_velvet_ on Discord) The strategy: Juan Bolsa calls Gus to a meeting. He quickly explains to Fring how the twins want to take revenge on Heisenberg due to him betraying Tuco, which led to his death. Gus takes note on how Bolsa only calls the betrayer by the alias Heisenberg, and decides to portray his relationship with Walter as a temporary partnership that he knew basically nothing of. He strategically lies, saying he never knew Walt by the name of Heisenberg to make himself look less guilty while also explaining that his business arrangement is merely temporary. This tactic initially just serves to stall the Twins, but when Bolsa mentions to Fring that he should finish his arrangement quickly and that the Twins might act out, he reanalyzes the situation and comes up with a strategy. Gus, after around two weeks, gets Walter to cook again and immediately begins distributing his product throughout multiple other states. This not only serves as a way to cover up his previous lie but also as means to gather power. No matter what the Salamancas do, it directly plays into Gus’ hand. The longer they wait for Gus to finish his business, the more power he gains and thus the easier it is to carry out the strategy, the quicker they begin taking a more proactive approach the more Gus can paint them as aggressive and the deception is easier to carry out. Eventually, the Salamanca twins show up at Los Pollos …