Breaking Bad has repeatedly surprised viewers with twists and turns, from ruthless murders to Walter White's chemical masterpieces. But it is Gustavo Fring, the polite, neat, almost sterile fast food owner, who inspires fans with a special thrill. And now a theory has emerged that adds a new, much more sinister context to this figure: Gus Fring could have been... a CIA agent.
At first glance, this is absurd. But the fans dug deeper. And that's where the fun begins.
Nobody knows about Gus's past. Even Hank Schrader, an agent of the DEA, openly admits that the file on Frink is empty, especially regarding his life before emigrating from Chile. No name, no date of birth, no trace. It happens either with ghosts or with people who have protection.
Then there are the 1970s, Chile. With the help of the United States and the CIA, Pinochet comes to power. It was at this time, according to fans, that Fring gained access to military structures, and later participated in American special operations. Salamanca, shouting "Grand Generalissimo" in a rage, seems to remember who Gus really was — a man capable not only of killing, but also of giving orders.
After the cooling of relations between Chile and the United States, according to this version, the CIA secretly transported Gus to the United States. Undocumented, but with absolute protection. And suddenly — already in Albuquerque — he becomes a successful businessman, builds a drug empire from scratch, without attracting too much attention. Who else could so easily enter the mafia world, bypass cartels, and earn the trust of the Mexican drug system? Someone with very serious support.
The most intriguing thing is that maybe the CIA was covering for him for a reason. Gus could be their eyes and their hands in the underworld. What for? To control the flows, eliminate dangerous players, or just keep everyone who brews blue crystals on the hook. If this theory is correct, Walter White played chess with a more serious system than it seemed.
