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Originally Posted by nik-
I see it quite differently. Gus needs Walt to keep making quality product and keep the money coming in if he's going to go to war with the cartel. The Cartel won't care about having Walt's product as much as having the territory.
Also, from the start I think Gale was meant to be a replacement for Walt which is really why Walt got Jesse brought in.
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I didn't mean that Gus doesn't need Walt, I meant Walt is a threat to Gus because Walt knows that Gus is trying to replace him. So Walt may negotiate a deal with the Mexican cartel where he makes the product that he's so famous for in exchange for protection against Gus. If the Mexican's get their hands on the product that's become so popular in Gus' territory, it will be a lot easier for them to take over.
Walt has bought himself some time if Gail is out of the picture, but Gus will still try and replace him at the first opportunity. I don't think there's any going back to the way things were now, so I would think Walt is going to have to find himself more protection than just some extra time next season.
I'm not convinced Gus intended to have Gail replace Walt from the very beginning. Otherwise, why would he let Walt fire Gail in favour of Jesse? If that was his intention I think he would have killed Jesse long ago by making it look like an overdose or something that would not lead back to him.