Francis White
i been away to long, my feeling died.
Wrong. Walt place was always going to be at the top , he was the brains all along, he is a million times smarter than Pryce and if you watch and listen you can see Walt listen and learn to what Gus said. You are correct every boss has an ego , you have to . Gus didn't know his place with the cartel and look what he did. He killed them all because they didn't respect him and stay in his place. Gus felt his place was the king also , Gus said him and Walt were similar so did Saul. You think if Walt had time to live longer and that he wanted to end his partnership with Gus and run his own thing he wouldn't have problems with Gus?I wouldn't say Mike never took Walt seriously but I would say Mike can't trust him at all.
Mike clearly doesn't like Walt. He's upset that Walt was unwilling to just "know his place", cook meth, and make as much money as he wanted. Mike had a lot of respect for Gus, they have worked together for many years and "Loyalty" is important to Mike.
I think Mike felt like he had a future with Gus, a plan to be able to retire and leave money to his granddaughter. Also, losing Guys put his entire future in jeopardy when Walt came in and cause the problems.
Plus, Walt stepping out of bounds when he asked Mike to help kill Guys in .38 This is goes to Mike's whole "know your place" comment. Walt knew Mike couldn't trust him but Walt's ego and pride and felt he wasn't getting the respect he deserves.
Mike snaps when Walt says, "not even a thank you?"
Mike says "We had a good thing going and you blew it up with your ego and your pride. You didn't know your place." Walt snaps because of his ego and his pride and because he feels his place is as the kingpin now....
Walt place was always going to be on top . Mike was always going to be number 2. Last Walt made Mike 3 million bucks in one day after twice losing his nest egg money by not moving smart, he should have said thanks and killing Mikes men? Hell yes they had to go, they doing years and if Mike wanted to take care of them that's on him not the boss. Mike could have used Saul guy Ed left town safe and sound but he had to be independent .