Krysten Ritter on her "Breaking Bad" Death Paving the Way for "Orphan Black: Echoes"

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Krysten Ritter Explains How her "Breaking Bad" Death Paved the Way for "Orphan Black: Echoes"
by Brian Davids
June 24, 2024


It’s now been 15 years since Krysten Ritter’s "Breaking Bad" arc came to a tragic, series-altering end. But that eight-episode run in season two of the beloved AMC series continues to bear fruit for the actor.

On the 2008 set of Ritter’s fateful season two episode, “Phoenix,” AMC executive Benjamin Davis was on hand to watch this pivotal moment unfold as part of Vince Gilligan’s now highly decorated series.




The original version of the death scene had Walt inject Jane once more to cause the lethal heroin overdose. But after some pushback from AMC, Sony and Gilligan’s fellow writers, the decision was made to have Walt play more of a passive role in her demise.

Davis, who was AMC’s director of development for scripted programming at the time, eventually became Executive VP, and he helped bring the Ritter-led "Orphan Black" spinoff to fruition.




“[Ben Davis] was on set for the Jane death scene, which was fun to talk about and reminisce about and hear the behind the scenes of those conversations that were happening around Walt letting Jane die. He was a huge part of my character’s storyline,” Ritter tells The Hollywood Reporter.

“I’m so thrilled that [AMC] gave me another gig. They’ve always had a very classy slate of shows. And Breaking Bad is very, very dear to my heart.”

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...es-1235930416/