10 Ways Breaking Bad Was Almost Completely Different
4. Gus Fring Wasnt Supposed To Stay Around So Long
When Raymond Cruz regrettably opted out of extending his stay beyond a couple of Season 2 episodes, Breaking Bads writers faced the prospect of creating an equally memorable bad guy for Walt and Jesse to deal with. In order to accomplish this, Gilligan believed: the best thing to do is find a guy who is everything that that character is not and yet who, once you get to really know him and understand him, is every bit as scary in his coldness and his will. In Gustavo Fring, a man who, like Walt, hides in plain sight, it was mission accomplished on every level, and yet there were no plans for the Chicken Man to play quite so significant a role in Season 3 and beyond. Tucos uncle, Hector Tio Salamanca, was set up to be the seasons primary antagonist, which is how it would have been were it not for the intervention of Giancarlo Esposito. Esposito was asked to return as Gus Fring in Season 3, but as a guest star. The actor wanted a more permanent role and refused the initial contract, as well as a follow-up offer for him to appear in seven episodes. When this offer was bumped up again, Esposito agreed to reprise his role and hustled his way into the pantheon of the most memorable screen villains in recent memory.
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