One fan asked the members of the "Better Call Saul" subreddit, "What happened to Gus's family?" The poster, u/charlie721, brought up the "Breaking Bad" episode, "Abiquiu," in which Gus invites Walt over for dinner and notes that he doesn't make his favorite dish frequently because "the kids" don't like it. Yet, the kids are never seen and nothing is heard about them after Gus's death — nor do we see them pop up in any "Better Call Saul" scenes.
Well, a lot of fans have the same idea as to why this could be. The first comment under the post reads, "They probably never existed. I think Gus was trying to make himself seem more relatable, pretending to be a family man so Walt would feel more comfortable [and] trusting of him." Many other fans agreed with this idea, given how calculating Gus proved to be.
In another Reddit post posing a similar question, a user brings up a valid point about why he may have avoided building a family. User u/Defiant-Canary-2716 wrote, "I think the loss of Max was the inflection point that proved you can't have anyone you care about. It gives your enemies an angle in which they can come at you." After all, the flashback in which Gus's business partner — and potential romantic partner, many fans have interpreted — Max (Maximino Arciniega) is killed right in front of him by Hector Salamanca (Mark Margolis) is heartbreaking despite knowing how ruthlessly brutal Gus is.
