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Originally Posted by simsketch
can you please elaborate? i think Gus was one of the best characters/actors on the show.
Sure. His part basically requires that the actor plays two emotional states. The main one is carefully controlled emotionless robot. It doesn't exactly take Al Pacino to do that I don't think; usually we are impressed by actors who can do a good job of showing the emotion the character is feeling. Now, Esposito does a good job of showing us that Gus is a tightly wound and very controlled individual, but is that really that difficult of a part to play or an emotion (lack of emotion?) to convey? Doesn't seem like it to me. Especially not compared to the parts Cranston, Paul, Gunn and Norris have on the show.
The other emotional state Gus' character has is quietly controlled rageface. Again, the actor does a good job, but it is hardly nuanced compared to the other acting on the show. Norris was far more deserving of a nomination. As was GOAT supporting actor Vincent Kartheiser.