Part of what makes this episode so satisfying is knowing (at least by BB fans) where the story's trajectory is going. We KNOW what is going to happen. But not when and not how. For example, we KNOW Mike becomes the soldier Gus so badly needs. We KNOW that Kim will no longer be a part of Saul's life or work. Knowing this, we all are left wondering, WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT?
Dedicado a Max uses the BB storyline to advantage by never once mentioning what happened to Max directly. Viewers new to the BB universe only know that this Max person was obviously very important to Gus, so much so that Gus essentially creates a small compound to serve a small Mexican community. By bringing Mike to the same community to be cared for and nurtured (physically and emotionally), Gus is able to truly help Mike. And to also win Mike over.
The last scene of the episode wraps the story up perfectly. Viewers now know that something bad happened to Max, something so bad that Gus' thirst for revenge/justice is perhaps even more deeply felt than Mike's sense of justice.