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03-12-2022, 07:06 AM
https://www.looper.com/796489/the-most-devastating-deaths-on-breaking-bad/
Spoilers ahead!
Death is baked into the premise of AMC's hit series "Breaking Bad." (https://www.looper.com/307425/the-best-episodes-of-breaking-bad/) Creator Vince Gilligan's oft-quoted (https://www.nme.com/news/tv/bryan-cranston-nearly-turned-down-breaking-bad-role-due-to-malcolm-in-the-middle-2863001) goal to "turn Mr. Chips into Scarface" was always bound to leave bodies on the ground, as Albuquerque high school chemistry teacher Walter White (Bryan Cranston, in a multiple Emmy-award winning performance), alongside his former student Jesse Pinkman (fellow Emmy-winner Aaron Paul), wades into the violent world of crystal meth production and distribution, and eventually bends it to his will. But before Walt has even cooked his first batch, the specter of death already haunts him; his decision to break bad is rooted in providing money for his family after he receives a terminal cancer diagnosis.
Many of the show's most memorable moments are centered around death, whether its Walt's DEA agent brother-in-law Hank (Dean Norris) fighting off (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kjp3rSU6V0) a pair of murderous Mexican cartel twins, or crystal meth and fried chicken magnate Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) getting half his face blown off (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MybaTnzu9AA). But just as in chemistry, and many of the show's most devastating deaths are not of violent criminals, but ordinary people who had the massive misfortune to cross paths with Walt and Jesse. And even some of those violent criminals receive a punishment that they do not necessarily deserve. Let's take a look at some of the most devastating deaths on "Breaking Bad."
Spoilers ahead!
Death is baked into the premise of AMC's hit series "Breaking Bad." (https://www.looper.com/307425/the-best-episodes-of-breaking-bad/) Creator Vince Gilligan's oft-quoted (https://www.nme.com/news/tv/bryan-cranston-nearly-turned-down-breaking-bad-role-due-to-malcolm-in-the-middle-2863001) goal to "turn Mr. Chips into Scarface" was always bound to leave bodies on the ground, as Albuquerque high school chemistry teacher Walter White (Bryan Cranston, in a multiple Emmy-award winning performance), alongside his former student Jesse Pinkman (fellow Emmy-winner Aaron Paul), wades into the violent world of crystal meth production and distribution, and eventually bends it to his will. But before Walt has even cooked his first batch, the specter of death already haunts him; his decision to break bad is rooted in providing money for his family after he receives a terminal cancer diagnosis.
Many of the show's most memorable moments are centered around death, whether its Walt's DEA agent brother-in-law Hank (Dean Norris) fighting off (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kjp3rSU6V0) a pair of murderous Mexican cartel twins, or crystal meth and fried chicken magnate Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) getting half his face blown off (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MybaTnzu9AA). But just as in chemistry, and many of the show's most devastating deaths are not of violent criminals, but ordinary people who had the massive misfortune to cross paths with Walt and Jesse. And even some of those violent criminals receive a punishment that they do not necessarily deserve. Let's take a look at some of the most devastating deaths on "Breaking Bad."